[Federal Register: January 15, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 10)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0712; FRL-9103-9]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Delaware; Reasonable Further Progress Plan, 2002 Base Year Inventory,
Reasonably Available Control Measures, Contingency Measures, and
Transportation Conformity Budgets for the Delaware Portion of the
Philadelphia 1997 8-Hour Ozone Moderate Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Delaware State
Implementation Plan (SIP) to meet the reasonable further progress (RFP)
requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the Delaware portion of the
Philadelphia 1997 8-hour ozone moderate nonattainment area. EPA is also
proposing to approve the RFP motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs),
the 2002 base year emissions inventory, contingency measures, and the
reasonably available control measure (RACM) analysis associated with
this revision. EPA is proposing to approve the SIP revision because it
satisfies RFP, emissions inventory, contingency measures, RFP
transportation conformity, and RACM requirements for the 1997 8-hour
ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) nonattainment areas
classified as moderate and demonstrates further progress in reducing
ozone precursors. EPA is proposing to approve the SIP revision pursuant
to section 110 and part D of the CAA and EPA's regulations.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 16,
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
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State submittal are available at the Delaware Department of Natural
Resources & Environmental Control, 89 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 1401,
Dover, Delaware 19901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose Quinto,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by e-
mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
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document.

I. What Action Is EPA Taking?
II. What Is the Background of This Action?
III. What Is EPA's Evaluation of the Revision?
IV. What Are EPA's Conclusions?
V. What Are Statutory and Executive Order Reviews?

I. What Action Is EPA Taking?

    EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the Delaware SIP
submitted by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control (DNREC) on June 13, 2007, to meet the emissions
inventory and RFP requirements of the CAA for the Delaware portion of
the Philadelphia 1997 8-hour ozone moderate nonattainment area. EPA is
proposing to approve the 2002 base year emissions inventory, the 15
percent RFP plan, the RFP 2008 MVEBs, contingency measures, and RACM
analysis. The RFP plan demonstrates that emissions will be reduced 15
percent for the period of 2002 through 2008. The volatile organic
compound (VOC) MVEBs is 21.84 tons per day (tpd) and the nitrogen
oxides (NOx) MVEBs is 43.89 tpd. EPA is proposing to approve the SIP
revision pursuant to section 110 and part D of the CAA and EPA
regulations.

II. What Is the Background for This Action?

    In 1997, EPA revised the health-based NAAQS for ozone, setting it
at 0.08 parts per million (ppm) averaged over an 8-hour time frame. EPA
set the 8-hour ozone standard based on scientific evidence
demonstrating that ozone causes adverse health effects at lower ozone
concentrations and over longer periods of time, than was understood
when the pre-existing 1-hour ozone standard was set. EPA determined
that the 8-hour standard would be more protective of human health,
especially children and adults who are active outdoors, and individuals
with a pre-existing respiratory disease, such as asthma.
    On April 30, 2004 (69 FR 23951), EPA finalized its attainment/
nonattainment designations for areas across the country with respect to
the 8-hour ozone standard. These actions became effective on June 15,
2004. Among those nonattainment areas is the Philadelphia-Wilmington-
Atlantic City (PA-NJ-MD-DE) moderate nonattainment area

(NAA). This NAA includes the three counties in Delaware, five counties
in eastern Pennsylvania, one county in Maryland and eight counties in
southern New Jersey.
    These designations triggered the CAA's section 110(a)(1)
requirement that States must submit attainment demonstrations for their
nonattainment areas to EPA by no later than three years after the
promulgation of a NAAQS. Accordingly, EPA's Phase 1 8-hour ozone
implementation rule (Phase 1 rule), published on April 30, 2004 (69 FR
23951) specifies that States must submit attainment demonstrations for
their nonattainment areas to EPA by no later than three years from the
effective date of designation, that is, by June 15, 2007.
    Pursuant to the Phase 1 rule, an area was classified under subpart
2 of the CAA based on its 8-hour design value if that area had a 1-hour
design value at or above 0.121 ppm (the lowest 1-hour design value in
Table 1 of subpart 2). Based on this criterion, Delaware, as part of
the Philadelphia nonattainment area was classified under subpart 2 as a
moderate nonattainment area. On November 29, 2005 (70 FR 71612), as
revised on June 7, 2007 (72 FR 31727), EPA published the Phase 2 final
rule for implementation of the 8-hour standard (Phase 2 rule) that
addressed the RFP control and planning obligations as they apply to
areas designated nonattainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. The
Phase 1 and 2 rules outline the SIP requirements and deadlines for
various requirements in areas designated as moderate nonattainment. For
such areas, reasonably available control technology (RACT) plans were
due by September 2006 (40 CFR 51.912(a)(2)). The rules further require
that modeling and attainment demonstrations, RFP plans, RACM,
projection year emission inventories, motor vehicle emissions budgets,
and contingency measures were all due by June 15, 2007 (40 CFR
51.908(a), (c)).
    Section 182(b)(1) of the CAA and EPA's 1997 8-hour ozone
implementation rule (40 CFR 51.910) require each 8-hour ozone
nonattainment area designated moderate and above to submit an emissions
inventory and RFP Plan, for review and approval into its SIP, that
describes how the area will achieve actual emissions reductions of VOC
and NOx from a baseline emissions inventory.

III. What Is EPA's Evaluation of the Revision?

    EPA's analysis and findings are discussed in this proposed
rulemaking and a more detailed discussion is contained in the Technical
Support Document for this Proposal which is available on line at http:/
/www.regulations.gov, Docket number EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0712.
    After completing the appropriate public notice and comment
procedures, Delaware made several submittals in order to address the
CAA's 8-hour ozone attainment requirements. On October 2, 2006,
Delaware submitted a RACT SIP revision which certifies that all
relevant RACT controls have been implemented in Delaware for attaining
the 8-hour ozone standard. EPA approved Delaware's 8-hour RACT SIP
revision on July 23, 2008 (73 FR 42681). On May 2, 2007, Delaware
submitted a new VOC control from crude oil lightering operations. EPA
approved this rule on September 13, 2007 (72 FR 52285). On June 13,
2007, Delaware submitted a comprehensive 8-hour ozone SIP. The SIP
submittal included an attainment demonstration plan, RFP plans for 2008
and 2009, RACM analysis, contingency measures, on-road motor vehicle
emission budgets, and the 2002 base year emissions inventory. These SIP
revisions were subject to notice and comment by the public and the
State addressed the comments received on the proposed SIPs. All
sections of this SIP submittal with the exception of the attainment
demonstration plan will be discussed in this rulemaking. The attainment
demonstration plan sections of this SIP submittal will be discussed in
a separate rulemaking.

A. Base Year Emissions Inventory

    An emissions inventory is a comprehensive, accurate, current
inventory of actual emissions from all sources and is required by
section 172(c)(3) of the CAA. For ozone nonattainment areas, the
emissions inventory needs to contain VOC and NOX emissions
because these pollutants are precursors to ozone formation. EPA
recommended 2002 as the base year emissions inventory, and is therefore
the starting point for calculating RFP. Delaware submitted its 2002
base year emissions inventory on June 13, 2007. A summary of the 2002
base year VOC and NOX emissions inventory, in tons per day
(tpd), are included in Tables 1 and 2 of this document.

                                 Table 1--Delaware 2002 Base Year VOC Emissions
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                  Source sector                        Kent         New Castle        Sussex        State total
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Point...........................................            0.49            9.42           13.35           23.26
Stationary Area.................................            5.75           20.02            7.31           33.08
Non-Road Mobile.................................            5.17           12.24            9.36           26.77
On-Road Mobile..................................            5.45           16.98            9.95           32.38
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    Total Emissions.............................           16.86           58.66           39.97          115.49
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                                 Table 2--Delaware 2002 Base Year NOX Emissions
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                  Source sector                        Kent         New Castle        Sussex        State total
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Point...........................................            5.06           44.09           24.95           74.10
Stationary Area.................................            0.45            1.95            0.77            3.17
Non-Road Mobile.................................           15.02           24.62           13.15           52.79
On-Road Mobile..................................           13.97           36.56           18.50           69.03
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    Total Emissions.............................           34.50          107.22           57.37          199.09
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B. Adjusted Base Year Inventory and 2008 RFP Target Levels

    The process for determining the emissions baseline from which the
RFP reductions are calculated, is described in section 182(b)(1) of the
CAA and 40 CFR 51.910. This baseline value has been determined to be
the 2002 adjusted base year inventory. Sections 182(b)(1)(B) and (D)
require the exclusion from the base year inventory of emissions
benefits resulting from the Federal Motor Vehicle Control Program
(FMVCP) regulations promulgated by January 1, 1990, and the Reid Vapor
Pressure (RVP) regulations promulgated June 11, 1990 (55 FR 23666). The
FMVCP and RVP emissions reductions are determined by the State using
EPA's on-road mobile source emissions modeling software, MOBILE6. The
FMVCP and RVP emission reductions are then removed from the base year
inventory by the State, resulting in an adjusted base year inventory.
The emission reductions needed to satisfy the RFP requirement are then
calculated from the adjusted base year inventory. These reductions are
then subtracted from the adjusted base year inventory to establish the
emissions target for the RFP milestone year (2008).
    For moderate areas like the Philadelphia nonattainment area, the
CAA specifies a 15 percent reduction in ozone precursor emissions over
an initial six year period. In the Phase 2 rule, EPA interpreted this
requirement for areas that were also designated nonattainment and
classified as moderate or higher for the 1-hour ozone standard. Also in
the Phase 2 rule, EPA provided that an area classified as moderate or
higher that has the same boundaries as an area, or is entirely composed
of several areas or portions of areas, for which EPA fully approved a
15 percent plan for the 1-hour NAAQS, is considered to have met the
requirements of section 182(b)(1) of the CAA for the 8-hour NAAQS. In
this situation, a moderate nonattainment area is subject to RFP under
section 172(c)(2) of the CAA and shall submit, no later than 3 years
after designation for the 8-hour NAAQS, a SIP revision that meets the
requirements of 40 CFR 51.910(b)(2). The RFP SIP revision must provide
for a 15 percent emission reduction (either NOX and/or VOC)
accounting for any growth that occurs during the six year period
following the baseline emissions inventory year, that is, 2002-2008.
The sections 182 and 172 requirements differ in that section 182(b)(1)
specifies that it must be a 15 percent VOC reduction, where section
172(c)(2) provides that the 15 percent reduction can be either a VOC
and/or NOX reduction.
    According to EPA's Phase 2 rule, Delaware must achieve 15 percent
VOC emission reduction in Sussex County from its 2002 baseline level,
and 15 percent VOC and/or NOX emission reduction in Kent and
New Castle Counties from their combined 2002 baseline level before the
end of 2008.
    According to section 182(b)(1)(D) of the CAA, emission reductions
that resulted from the FMVCP and RVP rules promulgated prior to 1990
are not creditable for achieving RFP emission reductions. Therefore,
the 2002 base year inventory is adjusted by subtracting the VOC and
NOX emission reductions that are expected to occur between
2002 and the future milestone years due to the FMVCP and RVP rules. The
FMVCP/RVP VOC and NOX emission reductions that are expected
to occur between 2002 and 2008 were determined using EPA's MOBILE6.2
model. The input and output files for MOBILE6.2 runs for the
adjustments, the emission factors generated, and the calculations for
emission projections are found in Appendix 4-1 of the Delaware SIP
submittal. The adjustments, in tpd, are presented in Table 3 for Sussex
County and Table 4 for Kent and New Castle Counties.

                         Table 3--Mobile Source FMVCP/RVP Adjustments for Sussex County
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                                                  VOC             NOX                       Note
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Adjusted On-Road Mobile Source Emissions:
    Adjusted for 2002.....................           16.66           20.24  A
    Adjusted for 2008.....................           15.51           18.81  B2008
Mobile Source Adjustments for 2002
 Baseline:
    2002-2008.............................            1.15            1.42  C2008 = A-B2008
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                  Table 4--Mobile Source FMVCP/RVP Adjustments for Kent and New Castle Counties
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                                                  VOC             NOX                       Note
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Adjusted On-Road Mobile Source Emissions:
    Adjusted for 2002.....................           42.16           56.02  a
    Adjusted for 2008.....................           39.18           51.64  b2008
Mobile Source Adjustments for 2002
 Baseline:
    2002-2008.............................            2.98            4.38  c2008 = a-b2008
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    The mobile source adjustments in Tables 3 and 4 are the non-
creditable emission reductions due to the pre-1990 FMVCP and RVP rules.
Subtracting these adjustments from the 2002 base year emissions
inventory (i.e., the State total emissions in Tables 1 and 2) will give
the 2002 adjusted base year emissions inventory relative to the subject
milestone year, as presented in Table 5 for Sussex County and Table 6
for Kent and New Castle Counties.

                   Table 5--The 2002 Adjusted Base Year Emissions Inventory for Sussex County
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                                                  VOC             NOX                       Note
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2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory........           39.97           57.37  E
Mobile Source Adjustments for 2002-2008...            1.15            1.42  C2008
2002 Adjusted Baseline Relative to 2008...           38.82           55.95  F2008 = E-C2008
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            Table 6--The 2002 Adjusted Base Year Emissions Inventory for Kent and New Castle Counties
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                                                  VOC             NOX                       Note
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2002 Base Year Emissions Inventory........           75.52          141.72  e
Mobile Source Adjustments for 2002-2008...            2.98            4.38  c2008
2002 Adjusted Baseline Relative to 2008...           72.54          137.34  f2008 = e-c2008
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    By the end of 2008, Delaware is required to reduce 15 percent in
its 2002 adjusted base year emissions inventory. According to the Phase
2 rule, Sussex County must achieve this 15 percent reduction in its VOC
emission, since it did not have a 15 percent VOC rate-of-progress plan
approved by EPA under the 1-hour ozone standard. For Kent and New
Castle Counties, their 15 percent emission reductions can be achieved
form VOC emissions and/or from NOX emissions.
    The 15 percent VOC emission reduction and emission target in 2008
in Sussex County are calculated as follows:

Sussex 2002 adjusted VOC baseline relative to 2008 is 38.82 tpd.
Required 15 percent emission reduction: 38.82 x 15 percent = 5.82 tpd.
2008 VOC emission target: 38.83 - 5.82 = 33.00 tpd.

    The 15 percent VOC emission reduction and emission target in 2008
in Kent and New Castle Counties are calculated as follows:

Kent/New Castle 2002 adjusted VOC baseline relative to 2008 is 72.54
tpd.
Required 15 percent emission reduction: 72.54 x 15 percent = 10.88 tpd.
2008 VOC emission target: 72.54 - 10.88 = 61.66 tpd.

C. Control Measures and Emission Reductions for RFP

    The only post-2002 point source VOC control in Sussex County is
Regulation No. 24, Section 46, Control of Crude Oil Lightering
Operations. Since there will be no new VOC controls for point sources,
non-point source sector, and non-road mobile source sector for VOC
emissions between 2008 and 2009, Delaware's 2008 emission reductions
and projections are estimated by interpolating the 2002 base year
emissions and the 2009 projections. Kent and New Castle Counties
applied for and obtained total VOC and NOX emission
reductions from facility/unit shutdown or modification. The 2008 on-
road mobile source VOC emissions were projected using EPA's MOBILE6.2
for obtaining factors and the Peninsula Travel Demand Model (PTDM) for
predicting future vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Tables 7 and 8
summarize the total 2008 VOC emission projections, in tpd, for the RFP
requirements for Sussex County and Kent/New Castle Counties,
respectively.

          Table 7--Sussex County Total VOC Emission Projection
                                  [tpd]
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Point Source Sector............................................    10.71
Area Source Sector.............................................     6.32
Non-Road Mobile Sector.........................................     8.01
On-Road Mobile Sector..........................................     7.09
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    Total 2008 Emission Projection.............................    32.13
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    The total VOC emission projection meets the 2008 emission target
under the 15 percent RFP requirements (33.00 tpd). Therefore, the 2008
RFP in Sussex County is demonstrated.

   Table 8--Kent and New Castle Counties Total VOC Emission Projection
                                  [tpd]
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Point Source Sector............................................    10.51
Area Source Sector.............................................    21.64
Non-Road Mobile Sector.........................................    13.81
On-Road Mobile Sector..........................................    14.75
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    Total 2008 Emission Projection.............................    60.71
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    The total VOC emission projection meets the 2008 emission target
under the 15 percent RFP requirements (61.66 tpd). Therefore, the 2008
RFP in Kent and New Castle Counties is demonstrated.

D. Contingency Measures

    The CAA requires States with nonattainment areas to implement
specific control measures if the area fails to make reasonable further
progress. This CAA provision is a requirement for States with moderate
and above ozone nonattainment areas to include sufficient contingency
measures in their RFP so that, upon implementation of such measures,
additional emission reductions of at least 3 percent of the adjusted
2002 baseline emissions would be achieved. Under the same provision of
the CAA, EPA also requires that the contingency measures must be fully
adopted control measures or rules, so that upon failure to meet
milestone requirements, the contingency measures can be implemented
without any further rulemaking activities by the States and/or EPA. For
more information on contingency measures, see the April 16, 1992
General Preamble (57 FR 13512) and the November 29, 2005 Phase 2 8-hour
ozone implementation rule (70 FR 71612).
    To meet the requirements for contingency emission reductions, EPA
allows States to use NOX emission reductions to substitute
for VOC emission reductions in their contingency plans. The condition
set forth by EPA for NOX substitution is that States must
achieve a minimum of 0.3 VOC reductions of the total 3 percent
contingency reduction, and the remaining 2.7 percent reduction can be
achieved through NOX emission controls. Delaware included
both VOC and NOX emission controls as contingency measures
in this 8-hour ozone RFP.
    Based on the CAA and EPA requirements on contingency measures, the
contingency VOC reduction for Delaware for the 2008 milestone year is
as follows: the 2002 VOC baseline (statewide) adjusted to 2008 (see
Tables 6 and 7 in this document) is 111.36 tpd, therefore, contingency
VOC emission reduction in 2008 is 111.36 multiplied by 3 percent = 3.34
tpd.
    Analysis in Chapter 5.5, page 29 of the Delaware SIP, indicates
that the three counties in Delaware will have a VOC emission reduction
surplus of 1.82 tpd in 2008 [i.e., (33.00 + 61.66) - (32.13 + 60.71) =
(94.66 - 92.84) = 1.82]. Therefore there is 3.34 - 1.82 = 1.52 tpd
contingency VOC reduction shortfall in 2008.
    Delaware's 2002 VOC-to-NOX baseline (with respect to
2008) ratio is (38.82 + 72.54): (55.95 + 137.34) = 111.36:193.29 =
1:1.74 (Section 4, Tables 4-3 and 4-4 in the Delaware SIP). Therefore,
the contingency VOC reduction shortfall is equivalent to 1.52 x 1.74 =
2.64 tpd NOX reduction shortfall.
    Delaware has implemented numerous controls leading to
NOX reductions in 2008 that are greater than the identified
2.64 contingency shortfall (see subsections 5.4 and 6.4 of the Delaware
SIP). Therefore, there is no need to specify additional contingency
measures for the 2008 milestone year.

E. RACM Analysis

    Pursuant to section 172(c)(1) of the CAA, States are required to
implement all RACM as expeditiously as practicable. Specifically,
section 172(c)(1) states the following: ``In general--Such plan
provisions shall provide for the implementation of all reasonably
available control measures as expeditiously as practicable (including
such reductions in emissions from existing sources in the area as may
be obtained through the adoption, at a minimum, of reasonably available
control technology) and shall provide for attainment of the national
primary ambient air quality standards.''
    Furthermore, in EPA's Phase 2 rule, EPA describes how States must
include with their attainment demonstration a RACM analysis (70 FR
71659). The purpose of the RACM analysis is to determine whether or not
reasonably available control measures exist that would advance the
attainment date for nonattainment areas. Control measures that would
advance the attainment date are considered RACM and must be included in
the SIP. RACM are necessary to ensure that the attainment date is
achieved ``as expeditious as practicable.''
    Control measures under RACT constitute a major group of RACM
control measures for stationary sources. To meet the CAA's RACT
requirements under the 8-hour ozone standard, Delaware submitted a RACT
SIP revision on October 2, 2006, which certifies that all relevant RACT
controls have been implemented in Delaware for attaining the 8-hour
ozone standard. EPA approved Delaware's 8-hour RACT SIP revision on
July 23, 2008 (73 FR 42681). On May 2, 2007, Delaware submitted a new
VOC control from crude oil lightering operations. EPA approved this
rule on September 13, 2007 (72 FR 52285). In addition to those RACT
control measures, Delaware adopted a number of other VOC and
NOX RACM measures. These measures include the tightening of
Delaware's Open Burning Regulation, Control of Stationary Generator
Emissions, restrictions on Excessive Idling of Heavy Duty Vehicles,
Control of Stationary Combustion Turbine Emissions, and the Brandywine
School Districts Clean School Bus USA grant, and voluntary and
mandatory Ozone Action Day initiatives. There are no additional RACM
measures or group of RACM measures that Delaware could adopt to advance
the attainment date from 2009 to 2008, therefore Delaware has met the
RACM requirements of the CAA.

F. Transportation Conformity Budgets

    Section 176 of the CAA requires that highway transportation
activities in ozone nonattainment areas must: (1) Establish in their
SIP, mobile source VOC and NOX emission budgets for each of
the milestone years up to the attainment year and submit the mobile
budgets to EPA for approval; (2) upon adequacy determination or
approval of EPA, States must conduct transportation conformity analysis
for their Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs) and long range
transportation plans to ensure highway vehicle emissions will not
exceed relevant mobile budgets; and (3) failure of demonstrating such
transportation conformity lapses resulting in freezing of Federal
highway funds and all Federal highway projects in the lapsed area.
    The mobile emission budgets for 2008 RFP milestone are based on the
projected 2008 mobile source emissions, accounting for all relevant
mobile source controls including all Federal controls and Delaware
specific controls. The 2008 mobile emissions are projected using EPA's
MOBILE6.2 for obtaining emission factors and the ``Peninsula Travel
Demand Model'' for predicting future VMT. Table 9 is a summary of the
2008 VOC and NOX motor vehicle emissions budgets for the
three counties in Delaware.

                                Table 9--Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for 2008
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                                                                                2008 Emissions (tpd)
                             County                                    FIPS      -------------------------------
                                                                                VOC             NOX
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Kent............................................................           10001            4.14            9.68
New Castle......................................................           10003           10.61           21.35
Sussex..........................................................           10005            7.09           12.86
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    State Total.................................................  ..............           21.84           43.89
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    On March 21, 2008, EPA posted the availability of these budgets for
Delaware on EPA's conformity Web site for the purpose of soliciting
public comments. The public comment period closed on April 21, 2008 and
no comments were received. On December 19, 2008 (73 FR 77682), EPA
published a notice of adequacy for the Delaware 2008 RFP MVEBs. In this
notice, EPA found that Delaware's RFP MVEBs are adequate for
transportation conformity purposes. As a result of EPA's finding,
Delaware shall use the MVEBs from the June 13, 2007 RFP plan for future
conformity determinations for the 8-hour standard.

IV. What Are EPA's Conclusions?

    EPA is proposing approval of the Delaware's SIP revision to meet
the RFP requirements of the CAA for the Delaware portion of the
Philadelphia 1997 8-hour ozone moderate nonattainment area. EPA is also
proposing approval of the RFP MVEBs, the 2002 base year emissions
inventory, contingency measures, and RACM analysis associated with this
revision. EPA is proposing approval of the SIP revision because it
satisfies RFP, emissions inventory, RFP transportation conformity,
contingency measures, and RACM requirements for the 1997 8-hour ozone
nonattainment areas classified as moderate and demonstrates further
progress in reducing ozone precursors.

V. What Are Statutory and Executive Order Reviews?

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely proposes to approve state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     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 CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this proposed rule pertaining to Delaware's RFP Plan,
2002 base year emissions inventory, contingency measures, RACM
analysis, and transportation conformity budgets, does not have tribal
implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian
country located in the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

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

    Dated: January 6, 2010.
William C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2010-745 Filed 1-14-10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

December 11, 2009.
    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER00-1814-008.
    Applicants: Avista Turbine Power, Inc.
    Description: Avista Turbine Power, Inc submits a revised market-
based rate tariff that includes the Limitation and Exemption section to
be authorized for the affiliate transaction sought  etc.
    Filed Date: 12/08/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091210-0053.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 29, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER05-1482-004, ER98-4540-017, ER94-1188-048, ER99-
1623-017, ER07-1199-003, ER09-1505-002, ER98-1279-018.
    Applicants: Kentucky Utilities Company, LG&E Energy Marketing Inc.,
Louisville Gas & Electric Company, Western Kentucky Energy Corporation,
Stony Creek Wind Farm, LLC, Electric Energy Inc., Munnsville Wind Farm,
LLC.
    Description: Non-material notice of change in status filing
pursuant to 18 CFR 35.42(d) Q3 2009.
    Filed Date: 12/10/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091210-5109.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 31, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER06-972-003.
    Applicants: Thornwood Management Company, LLC.
    Description: Thornwood Management Company, LLC submits revisions to
its market based rate schedule to add provisions for the sale of
ancillary services and to reflect the tariff language adopted by the
FERC.
    Filed Date: 12/08/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091210-0137.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 29, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER08-54-015.
    Applicants: ISO New England Inc., New England Power Pool.
    Description: Report of ISO New England Inc. Regarding the
Implementation of Market Rule Changes to Permit Non-Generating
Resources to Participate in the Regulation Market.
    Filed Date: 12/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091209-5082.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-117-001.
    Applicants: North American Power and Gas.
    Description: North American Power and Gas, LLC submits Amended
Petition for Acceptance of initial Tariff, Waivers and Blanket
Authority.
    Filed Date: 12/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091210-0055.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-379-000.
    Applicants: Just Energy (U.S.) Corp.
    Description: Just Energy Corp submits a FERC Electric Tariff,
Original Volume 1.

    Filed Date: 12/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091210-0054.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-386-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc
submits proposed revisions to its Open Access Transmission, Energy and
Operating Reserve Markets Tariff.
    Filed Date: 12/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091207-0204.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 28, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-387-000.
    Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    Description: Pacific Gas and Electric Company submits compliance
filing to the Transmission Owner Tariff Transmission Access Charge
Balancing Account Adjustment.
    Filed Date: 12/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091207-0203.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 28, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-388-000.
    Applicants: Tampa Electric Company.
    Description: Tampa Electric Company submits Service Schedule C for
inclusion in the agreement for Interchange Service with Florida
Municipal Power Agency.
    Filed Date: 12/04/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091207-0202.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 28, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-395-000.
    Applicants: Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy Limited Partnership.
    Description: Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy Limited Partnership
submits for acceptance the initial FERC Electric Tariff, Original
Volume 1, to be effective 2/8/10.
    Filed Date: 12/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091211-0051.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-399-000.
    Applicants: Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.
    Description: Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation submits
revisions to its Rate Schedule FERC 202 of the Ninth Revised Sheet 9 et
al.
    Filed Date: 12/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091210-0052.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-400-000.
    Applicants: MidAmerican Energy Company.
    Description: MidAmerican Energy Company submits an amended
Electronic Interconnection Agreement with Northwest Iowa Power
Cooperative, dated 9/30/09.
    Filed Date: 12/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091210-0051.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-403-000.
    Applicants: Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy Limited.
    Description: Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy Limited Partnership
submits Notice of Cancellation of its Rate Schedule FERC 2.
    Filed Date: 12/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091210-0136.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-404-000.
    Applicants: Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
    Description: Duke Energy Ohio, Inc submits Memorandum of
Understanding with Buckeye Power, Inc et al.
    Filed Date: 12/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091210-0139.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 30, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ER10-405-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Southern California Edison Company submits revised
rate sheets to the Standard Large Generator Interconnection Agreement
and the Service Agreement for Wholesale Distribution Service Agreement
etc.
    Filed Date: 12/10/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091210-0138.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, December 31, 2009.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
securities filings:

    Docket Numbers: ES10-2-002.
    Applicants: Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC.
    Description: Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company Amendment to
Section 204 Application.
    Filed Date: 12/09/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091209-5092.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, December 21, 2009.

    Docket Numbers: ES10-8-001.
    Applicants: Interstate Power & Light Company.
    Description: Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc. Revised
Exhibits B, C D and E.
    Filed Date: 12/08/2009.
    Accession Number: 20091208-5086.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, December 18, 2009.

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment
date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket
related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the
same docket. Protests will be considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to
make protestants parties to the proceeding. Anyone filing a motion to
intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the
Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline
need not be served on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the
Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the
above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Regulatory Guidance: Clarification of Reissuance Dates

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).

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SUMMARY: On March 3, 2020, the Department announced the availability of
a regulatory guidance portal to provide public access to the
Department's guidance documents. This notice clarifies the reissuance
date of FMCSA guidance published in FMCSA's guidance portal (``Guidance
Portal'' or ``Portal'') as of March 3, 2020. This notice also clarifies
the reissuance dates for guidance posted between March 4 and June 27,
2020, during the ``grace period.''

DATES: This clarification of prior reissuance dates is applicable on
June 20, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Anna Winkle, Attorney-Advisor,
Office of Chief Counsel, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC
20590-0001;<PHONE_NUMBER>; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Executive Order (E.O.) 13891 and the Announcement of the DOT and FMCSA
Guidance Portals

    On March 3, 2020, the Department announced the availability of a
portal for regulatory guidance (85 FR 12663). As explained in the
introductory text on the DOT Guidance Portal, each operating
administration maintains a guidance portal available through a link on
the DOT Guidance Portal website.\1\ The guidance portals were
originally established to comply with section 3(a) of E.O. 13891,\2\
which required each Federal agency to establish or maintain on its
website a single, searchable, indexed database that contains or links
to all guidance documents in effect from that agency or its components.
While E.O. 13891 has since been revoked,\3\ it provides context, along
with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum \4\
implementing the Order, for the efforts FMCSA undertook to
comprehensively review its existing guidance in establishing its
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    \1\ https://www.transportation.gov/guidance/operating-administration-guidance-portals. FMCSA's Guidance Portal may also be
accessed through a direct link: www.fmcsa.dot.gov/guidance.
    \2\ See ``Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency
Guidance Documents.'' 84 FR 55235 (Oct. 15, 2019), available at:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/15/2019-22623/promoting-the-rule-of-law-through-improved-agency-guidance-documents.
    \3\ See E.O. 13992, ``Revocation of Certain Executive Orders
Concerning Federal Regulation.'' 86 FR 7049 (Jan. 25, 2021),
available at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01767/revocation-of-certain-executive-orders-concerning-federal-regulation.
    \4\ See M-20-02, ``Guidance Implementing Executive Order 13891,
Titled `Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance
Documents,' '' (Oct. 31, 2019) available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/M-20-02-Guidance-Memo.pdf.
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    The E.O. and implementing memorandum required in part that Federal
agencies establish the database mandated by the E.O. no later than
February 28, 2020, and permitted agencies a grace period, through June
27, 2020, to reinstate any existing guidance documents not posted by
the initial deadline without the need to conduct a formal good faith
cost estimate or otherwise review the guidance in accordance with
newly-required approval procedures prior to posting it to the relevant
database (e.g., the FMCSA Guidance Portal). The E.O. also required each
agency to comprehensively review its guidance documents, rescind those
it determined should no longer be in effect, and prohibited agencies
from either retaining in effect any guidance document not posted to the
database or issuing a guidance document without including it in the
database. See 84 FR 55236.

FMCSA's Reissuance of Existing Guidance

    FMCSA conducted an extensive review of its guidance in response to
the requirement in E.O. 13891 to post current guidance and rescind
outdated guidance. When FMCSA published current guidance to FMCSA's
Portal, including guidance with a specific expiration date identified
in the Federal Register notices,\5\ FMCSA effectively

reissued the guidance. The date the Department announced the
availability of the regulatory guidance portals, March 3, 2020, is
therefore the reissuance date for all guidance FMCSA published in the
Portal as of that date. Guidance documents with previously identified
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    \5\ In both Federal Register notices, FMCSA referenced section
5203 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (Pub.
L. 114-94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1535, Dec. 4, 2015). This section does
not require that an expiration date be added to guidance but rather
instructs, in part, that not later than 5 years after the date on
which a guidance document is published or during a regular review,
FMCSA reissue an updated version of any guidance document for which
it was not practicable to incorporate into its regulations. Sec.
5203(a)(3)-(4).

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                                                        Applicability/
  FMCSA Guidance Portal unique     Federal Register    expiration dates
          identifier(s)           notice issuing the      in Federal
                                       guidance         Register notice
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FMCSA-HOS-AG-395.1-Q34, FMCSA-    83 FR 26374 (June   Applicable June 7,
 HOS-AG-395.1-Q35, FMCSA-HOS-AG-   7, 2018).           2018; Expires
 395.1-Q36, and FMCSA-HOS-AG-                          June 7, 2023.
 395.1-Q37.
FMCSA-HOS-395.8-Q26.............  83 FR 26377 (June   Applicable on June
                                   7, 2018).           7, 2018; Expires
                                                       June 7, 2023.
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    Guidance documents that were posted to the Portal by the initial
OMB deadline (February 28, 2020) were publicly reissued on March 3,
2020; however, FMCSA's Guidance Portal will continue to provide the
original ``issued date'' unless substantive updates were subsequently
made to the existing guidance. FMCSA believes this approach provides
continuity and minimizes risk of confusion as compared with adding new
issuance dates each time a guidance document is reissued.

Reissuance Dates of Grace Period Guidance

    This notice also clarifies the reissuance dates of the 53 ``grace
period'' guidance documents, which are the existing guidance documents
FMCSA posted to the Guidance Portal between March 4 and June 27, 2020--
the grace period established by the OMB implementing memorandum. As
with the guidance posted to the Portal by February 28, 2020, the
original ``issued date'' of all grace period guidance documents remains
the same unless substantive updates were made to the existing guidance.
However, since the guidance was not in fact posted to the Portal by
February 28, 2020, the reissuance dates are the dates they were posted
to the Portal, as follows:

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         Unique identifier             Issued date      Reissuance date
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FMCSA-CDL-383.133-Q001............           3/1/2019          6/25/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.600-Q007...........           3/1/2020          6/25/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.603-Q001...........           3/1/2019          6/25/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.603-Q002...........           3/1/2019          6/25/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.603-Q004...........           3/1/2019          6/25/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q005...........           3/1/2019          6/25/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q010...........           3/1/2019          6/25/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q015...........           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q017...........           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q018...........           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.605-Q023...........           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.703-Q009...........           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.707-Q008...........           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.707-Q022...........           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.719-Q011...........           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.719-Q012...........           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.719-Q013...........           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.721-Q014...........           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380.721-Q016...........           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380-Appendix-Q003......           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380-Appendix-Q019......           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380-Appendix-Q020......           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380-Appendix-Q021......           3/1/2019          6/26/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380-Appendix-Q024......           3/1/2019          6/27/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380-Appendix-Q025......           3/1/2019          6/27/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-380-Q026...............           2/4/2020          6/27/2020
FMCSA-ELDT-383.73-Q006............           3/1/2019          6/27/2020
FMCSA-FR-78FR25782.2013.05.02.....           5/2/2012          6/24/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ001............          4/15/2018          6/23/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ002............          4/15/2018          6/23/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ003............          4/15/2018          6/23/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ004............          4/15/2018          6/23/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ005............          4/15/2018          6/23/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ006............          4/18/2018          6/23/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ007............          4/15/2018          6/23/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ008............          4/15/2018          6/23/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ009............          4/15/2018          6/24/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ010............          4/15/2018          6/24/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ011............          4/15/2018          6/24/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ012............          4/15/2018          6/24/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ013............          4/15/2018          6/29/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ014............          4/15/2018          6/24/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ015............          4/15/2018          6/24/2020

FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ016............          3/19/2020          6/24/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ017............          3/19/2020          6/24/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ018............          3/19/2020          6/25/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ019............          3/19/2020          6/25/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ020............          3/19/2020          6/25/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ021............          3/19/2020          6/25/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ022............          3/19/2020          6/25/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ023............          3/25/2020          6/25/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-FAQ024............           3/5/2020          6/24/2020
FMCSA-RG-390.23-Q004..............          2/28/2020          6/23/2020
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Robin Hutcheson,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP05-668-000]

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.; Notice of Proposed
Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

September 16, 2005.
    Take notice that on September 14, 2005, Southern Star Central Gas
Pipeline, Inc. tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,
Original Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets, to become effective
November 1, 2005:

First Revised Sheet No. 300
First Revised Sheet No. 301
First Revised Sheet No. 302

    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
Section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible online at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG 2008-0512]

Safety Zone; Vallejo Fourth of July Fireworks, Vallejo, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Vallejo Fourth of July
Fireworks Display safety zone for the city of Vallejo, from 8 p.m.
through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2008. This action is necessary to control
vessel traffic and to ensure the safety of event participants and
spectators. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or
vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or
anchoring in the safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander
(PATCOM).

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191 will be enforced from 8 p.m.
through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Junior Grade Sheral
Richardson, Waterways Management Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San
Francisco, at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
for the annual Vallejo Fourth of July Fireworks in 33 CFR 165.1191 on
July 4, 2008, from 8 p.m. through 10 p.m.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1191, unauthorized persons or
vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or
anchoring in the safety zone during all applicable effective dates and
times, unless authorized to do so by the PATCOM. Additionally, each
person who receives notice of a lawful order or direction issued by an
official patrol vessel shall obey the order of direction. The PATCOM is
empowered to forbid and control the regulated area. The PATCOM shall be
designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco. The
PATCOM may, upon request, allow the transit of commercial vessels
through regulated areas when it is safe to do so.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1191 and 5
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the
Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with extensive advance
notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to
Mariners. If the Captain of the Port determines that the regulated area
need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, he or
she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission
to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: June 18, 2008.
P.M. Gugg,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector San Francisco.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER10-1184-000]

Blackstone Wind Farm II, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

May 6, 2010.
    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Blackstone Wind Farm, LLCs application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is May 26, 2010.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a

document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any
FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call
(866) 208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60938-60939]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19169]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER23-2726-000]

Walnut Bend Solar LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Walnut Bend Solar LLC's application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR

part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is September 19, 2023.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports
meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission
proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners,
environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access
publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For
public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as
interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected].

    Dated: August 30, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION Please read the instructions before completing this form. For additional forms or assistance in completing this form, contact your agency's Paperwork Clearance Officer. Send two copies of this form, the collection instrument to be reviewed, the Supporting Statement and any additional documentation to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20503.

1. Agency/ Subagency originating request EPA, Office of Prevention, Pesticides & Toxic Substances 2. OMB control number b. G None a. 2 0 7 0  0 1 4 8 3. Type of information collection ( check one) a. G New collection b. G Revision of a currently approved collection c. O Extension of a currently approved collection d. G Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired e. G Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired f. G Existing collection in use without an OMB control number 4. Type of review requested ( check one) a. O Regular b. G Emergency  Approval requested by: / / c. G Delegated 5. Small entities Will this information collection have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities? G Yes O No For b f, note item A2 of Supporting Statement Instructions 6. Requested expiration date a. O Three years from approval date b. G Other Specify: / /___

7. Title Worker Protection Standard Training and Notification 8. Agency form number( s) ( If applicable) EPA ICR # 1759.04,

9. Keywords Worker Protection, Standard Training and Notification, Pesticides, Information Collection, Pesticide Registration 10. Abstract This information collection request is designed to enable EPA to require that agricultural employers provide certain notifications to agricultural workers and pesticide handlers in order to protect them from the hazards of pesticides used on farms, on forests, in nurseries and in greenhouses. The workplace practices related to the Worker Protection Standards ( 40 CFR 170) are designed to reduce or eliminate exposure to pesticides and establish procedures for responding to exposure related emergencies. The practices include prohibitions against applying pesticides in a way that would cause exposure to workers and others; a waiting period before workers can return to areas treated with pesticides, basic training and posting of information about pesticide hazards, and provisions for emergency assistance.

11. Affected public ( Mark primary with " P" and all others that apply with " X")

a. Individuals or households d. P Farms b. Business or other for profit e. Federal Government c. X Not for profit institutions f. State, Local or Tribal Government 12. Obligation to respond ( Mark primary with " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. G Voluntary b. G Required to obtain or retain benefits c. O Mandatory 13. Annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden a. Number of respondents 3,245,393 b. Total annual responses 9,736,179 1. Percentage of these responses collected electronically 0 % c. Total hours requested 2,293,364 d. Current OMB inventory 2,294,625 e. Difference  1,261 f. Explanation of difference 1. Program Change 0 2. Adjustment  1,261 14. Annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden ( in thousands of dollars)

a. Total annualized capital/ startup costs 0 b. Total annual costs ( O& M) 0 c. Total annualized cost requested 0 d. Current OMB inventory 0 e. Difference 0 f. Explanation of difference 1. Program change 2. Adjustment 15. Purpose of information collection ( Mark Primary With " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. Application for benefits e. Program planning or management b. Program evaluation f. Research c. General purpose statistics g. X Regulatory or compliance d. Audit 16. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting ( check all that apply) a. G Recordkeeping b. O Third party disclosure c. O Reporting 1. O On occasion 2. G Weekly 3. G Monthly 4. G Quarterly 5. G Semi annually 6. G Annually 7. G Biannually 8. G Other ( describe) 17. Statistical methods Does this information collection employ statistical methods?

G Yes O No 18. Agency contact ( person who can best answer questions regarding the content of this submission) Name: Angela F. Hofmann, Director, Regulatory Coordination Staff Phone: 202 564 0258 OMB 83 I 10/ 95 19. Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions On behalf of this Federal agency, 1 certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9.

NOTE: The text of 5 CFR 1320.9, and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3), appear at the end of the instructions. The certification is to be made with reference to those regulatory provisions as set forth in the instructions.

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

( a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

( b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

( c) It reduces burden on small entities;

( d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology that is understandable to respondents;

( e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

( f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

( g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3): ( i) Why the information is being collected; ( ii) Use of information; ( iii) Burden estimate; ( iv) Nature of response ( voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory); ( v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and ( vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

( h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected ( see note in Item 19 of the instructions);

( i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology; and ( j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item below and explain the reason in Item 18 of the Supporting Statement.

Signature of Program Official Angela F. Hofmann, Director Regulatory Coordination Staff ( OPPTS) Date Signature of Senior Official or designee Oscar Morales, Director Collection Strategies Division Office of Environmental Information ( OEI) Date OMB 83 I 10/ 95 Certification Requirement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions 5 CFR 1320.9 reads " As part of the agency submission to OMB of a proposed collection of information, the agency ( through the head of the agency, the Senior Official or their designee) shall certify ( and provide a record supporting such certification) that the proposed collection of information

"( a) is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including that the information to be collected will have practical utility;

"( b) is not unnecessarily duplicative of information otherwise reasonably accessible to the agency;

"( c) reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on persons who shall provide information to or for the agency, including with respect to small entities, as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act 5 U. S. C § 601( 6)), the use of such techniques as:

"( 1) establishing differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to those who are to respond; "( 2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance and reporting requirements; or collection of information , or any part thereof; "( 3) an exemption from coverage of the collection of information, or any part thereof;

"( d) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology and is understandable to those who are to respond;

"( e) is to be implemented in ways consistent and compatible, to the maximum extent practicable, with the existing reporting and recordkeeping practices of those who are to respond;

"( f) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time persons are required to maintain the records specified;

"( g) informs potential respondents of the information called for under § 1320.8( b)( 3); [ see below]

"( h) has been developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected, including the processing of the information in a manner which shall enhance, where appropriate, the utility of the information to agencies and the public;

"( i) uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology appropriate to the purpose for which the information is to be collected; and "( j) to the maximum extent practicable, uses appropriate information technology to reduce burden and improve data quality, agency efficiency and responsiveness to the public."

NOTE: 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3) requires that each collection of information:

"( 3) informs and provides reasonable notice to the potential persons to whom the collection of information is addressed of: "( i) the reasons the information is planned to be and/ or has been used to further the proper performance of the functions of the agency; "( ii) the way such information is planned to be and/ or has been used to further the proper performance of the functions of the agency; "( iii) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the average burden of the collection ( together with a request that the public direct to the agency any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing this burden); "( iv) whether responses to the collection of information are voluntary, required to obtain or retain a benefit ( citing authority), or mandatory ( citing authority); "( v) the nature and extent of confidentiality to be provided, if any ( citing authority); and "( vi) the fact that any 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."

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[Notices]
[Pages 35472-35473]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720; FRL-9980-86]

Registration Review; Draft Human Health Risk Assessments for
Atrazine, Propazine, and Simazine and Draft Cumulative Human Health
Risk Assessment for the Triazines (Atrazine, Propazine, Simazine);
Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's draft human
health risk assessments for atrazine, propazine, and simazine and EPA's
draft cumulative human health risk assessment for the triazines
(atrazine, propazine, simazine).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 24, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, to the docket identification (ID)
number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the Table in
Unit IV, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information
contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest
identified in the Table in Unit IV.
    For general questions on the registration review program, contact:
Dana Friedman, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, farm worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry;
pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity,
consult the Chemical Review Manager identified in the Table in Unit IV.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. Background

    Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide
registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform
its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human
health or the environment. As part of the registration review process,
the Agency has completed comprehensive draft human health risk
assessments for all pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. After
reviewing comments received during the public comment period, EPA may
issue a revised risk assessment, explain any changes to the draft risk
assessment, and respond to comments and may request public input on
risk mitigation before completing a proposed registration review
decision for the pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. Through
this program, EPA is ensuring that each pesticide's registration is
based on current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects
on human health and the environment.

III. Authority

    EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed
in the Table in Unit IV pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural
Regulations for Registration Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C.
Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among other things, that the
registrations of pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 years. Under
FIFRA, a pesticide product may be registered or remain registered only
if it meets the statutory standard for registration given in FIFRA
section 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used

in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, the
pesticide product must perform its intended function without
unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; that is, without any
unreasonable risk to man or the environment, or a human dietary risk
from residues that result from the use of a pesticide in or on food.

IV. What action is the agency taking?

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability
of EPA's human health risk assessments for the pesticides shown in the
following table, and opens a 60-day public comment period on the risk
assessments.

                     Table 1--Draft Risk Assessments Being Made Available for Public Comment
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  Registration review case name and No.             Docket ID No.                    Contact information
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Atrazine................................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0266............  [email protected];
0062....................................<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Simazine................................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0251............  [email protected];
0070....................................<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Propazine...............................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0250............  [email protected];
0230....................................<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Triazine Cumulative (atrazine--0062,      EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0266; EPA-HQ-OPP- [email protected];
 propazine-- 0070, simazine--0230).        2013-0251; EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0250.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
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    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.53(c), EPA is providing an opportunity,
through this notice of availability, for interested parties to provide
comments and input concerning the Agency's draft human health risk
assessments for the pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. EPA may
then issue a revised risk assessment, explain any changes to the draft
risk assessment, and respond to comments.
    Information submission requirements. Anyone may submit data or
information in response to this document. To be considered during a
pesticide's registration review, the submitted data or information must
meet the following requirements:
     To ensure that EPA will consider data or information
submitted, interested persons must submit the data or information
during the comment period. The Agency may, at its discretion, consider
data or information submitted at a later date.
     The data or information submitted must be presented in a
legible and useable form. For example, an English translation must
accompany any material that is not in English and a written transcript
must accompany any information submitted as an audiographic or
videographic record. Written material may be submitted in paper or
electronic form.
     Submitters must clearly identify the source of any
submitted data or information.
     Submitters may request the Agency to reconsider data or
information that the Agency rejected in a previous review. However,
submitters must explain why they believe the Agency should reconsider
the data or information in the pesticide's registration review.
    As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the registration review docket for
each pesticide case will remain publicly accessible through the
duration of the registration review process; that is, until all actions
required in the final decision on the registration review case have
been completed.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: July 17, 2018.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45885-45886]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0594]

Safety Zones; Swim Events in Captain of the Port New York Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones within the
Captain of the Port New York Zone on the specified dates and times.
This action is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels and spectators
from hazards associated with swim events. During the

enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zones
without permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP).

DATES: The regulation for the safety zones described in 33 CFR 165.160
will be enforced on the dates and times listed in the table below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email Lieutenant Douglas Neumann, Coast Guard; telephone 718-
354-4154, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety
zones listed in 33 CFR 165.160 on the specified dates and times as
indicated in Table 1 below. This regulation was published in the
Federal Register on November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69617).

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1.              Hudson Valley Triathlon..   Location: All waters
                Swim Event...............   of the Hudson River in the
                33 CFR 165.160(1.1)......   vicinity of Ulster Landing,
                                            bound by the following
                                            points: 42[deg]00'03.7'' N.,
                                            073[deg]56'43.1'' W.; thence
                                            to 41[deg]59'52.5'' N.,
                                            073[deg]56'34.2'' W. thence
                                            to 42[deg]00'15.1'' N.,
                                            073[deg]56'25.2'' W. thence
                                            to 42[deg]00'05.4'' N.,
                                            073[deg]56'41.9'' W. thence
                                            along the shoreline to the
                                            point of beginning. This
                                            Safety Zone includes all
                                            waters within a 100-yard
                                            radius of each participating
                                            swimmer.
                                            Date: July 12, 2015.
                                            Time: 7:30 a.m.-8:30
                                            a.m.
2.              Newburgh to Beacon.......   Location:
                Swim Event...............   Participants will cross the
                33 CFR 165.160(1.2)......   Hudson River between
                Date: July 18, 2015......   Newburgh and Beacon, New
                                            York approximately 1300
                                            yards south of the Newburgh-
                                            Beacon Bridges. This Safety
                                            Zone includes all waters
                                            within a 100-yard radius of
                                            each participating swimmer.
                                            Date: July 18, 2015.
                                            Reserve Date: July
                                            19, 2015.
                                            Time 10:15 a.m.-
                                            01:15 p.m.
3.              Rose Pitnof Swim.........   Location:
                Swim Event...............   Participants will swim
                33 CFR 165.160(4.2)......   between Manhattan, New York
                                            and the shore of Coney
                                            Island, New York transiting
                                            through the Upper New York
                                            Bay, under the Verrazano-
                                            Narrows Bridge and south in
                                            the Lower New York Bay. The
                                            route direction is
                                            determined by the predicted
                                            tide state and direction of
                                            current on the scheduled day
                                            of the event. This Safety
                                            Zone includes all waters
                                            within a 100-yard radius of
                                            each participating swimmer.
                                            Date: August 15,
                                            2015.
                                            Time: 10:00 a.m.-
                                            05:00 p.m.
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    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.160, vessels may not enter the
safety zones unless given permission from the COTP or a designated
representative. Spectator vessels may transit outside the safety zones
but may not anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the transit of other
vessels. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or
local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.160(a) and 5
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the
Coast Guard will provide mariners with advanced notification of
enforcement periods via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine
information broadcasts.
    If the COTP determines that a safety zone need not be enforced for
the full duration stated in this notice, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners
may be used to grant general permission to enter the safety zone.

    Dated: June 23, 2015.
G. Loebl,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port New York.
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