[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59314-59320]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20870]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2022-0416; FRL-9820-02-R9]

Limited Approval, Limited Disapproval of California Air Plan
Revisions; California Air Resources Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a
limited approval and limited disapproval of California Code of
Regulations, Title 17, Division 3, Chapter 1, Subchapter 10 Climate
Change, Article 4, Subarticle 13: Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities (Oil and Gas Methane Rule) into
the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern
emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from crude oil and
natural gas facilities. Under the authority of the Clean Air Act (CAA
or the Act), this action simultaneously approves a state rule that
regulates these emission sources and identifies deficiencies with the
rule that must be corrected for the EPA to grant full approval of the
rule. We are also finalizing disapprovals of the reasonably available
control technology (RACT) demonstrations for the 2008 and 2015 ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sources covered by
the EPA's 2016 Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural
Gas Industry (Oil and Gas CTG) for the Sacramento Metropolitan Air
Quality Management District (SMAQMD), San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District (SJVAPCD), South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD), Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD), and
the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District (YSAQMD).

DATES: This rule will be effective on October 31, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2022-0416. All documents in the docket are
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available through https://www.regulations.gov, or please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for additional availability information. If you need assistance
in a language other than English or if you are a person with
disabilities who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you,
please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Law, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105. By phone:<PHONE_NUMBER> or by
email at [email protected]. Donnique Sherman, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105. By phone:<PHONE_NUMBER> or by
email at [email protected]. Sina Schwenk-Mueller, EPA Region IX,
75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105. By phone:<PHONE_NUMBER> or
by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action

IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Proposed Action

    On May 12, 2022 (87 FR 29103), the EPA proposed a limited approval
and limited disapproval of the following rule that was submitted for
incorporation into the California SIP.

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                   Agency                                 Rule title                  Adopted        Submitted
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California Air Resources Board.............  California Code of Regulations,          03/23/2017      12/11/2018
                                              Title 17, Division 3, Chapter 1,
                                              Subchapter 10 Climate Change,
                                              Article 4 Subarticle 13:
                                              Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards
                                              for Crude Oil and Natural Gas
                                              Facilities (Oil and Gas Methane
                                              Rule).
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    The submission also contained a staff report evaluating the Oil and
Methane Rule against the Federal RACT standard, concluding that the Oil
and Gas Methane Rule, in combination with applicable SIP-approved local
air district rules, met the RACT requirement for the 2008 and 2015
ozone NAAQS for sources covered by the EPA's 2016 Control Techniques
Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry for SMAQMD, SJVAPCD,
SCAQMD, VCAPCD, and YSAQMD.
    We proposed a limited approval of the Oil and Gas Methane Rule
because we determined that this rule strengthens the SIP and is largely
consistent with the relevant CAA requirements. We simultaneously
proposed a limited disapproval because some rule provisions do not
comply with the requirements of section 110 and part D of the Act. In
addition, we proposed a disapproval of the RACT demonstrations for the
2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS for sources covered by the Oil and Gas CTG
for SMAQMD, SJVAPCD, SCAQMD, VCAPCD, and YSAQMD.
    The provisions identified in our proposed limited disapproval of
the Oil and Gas Methane Rule include the following:

Reoccurring Deficiencies

    1. Subsections 95668(a)(2)(C), 95669(b)(1), and 95670(a)(1) include
insufficiently specific exemptions for storage tanks or components
``approved for use by a local air district'' or ``subject to a local
air district requirement.''
    2. Subsections 95668(a), 95668(b)(4), and 95671 do not contain a
requirement for initial and continuous compliance demonstration and do
not specify test methods or reporting requirements.
    3. The Rule provides exemptions from the vapor control requirements
of the Rule for low use compressors in subsections 95668(c)(2)(A) and
95668(d)(2)(A) that has not been demonstrated to implement RACT.
    4. In subsections 95668(c)(4)(F) and 95668(d)(9) the Rule
potentially allows a leak to go unrepaired for an additional year after
being identified.
    5. Subsections 95668(c)(4)(B), 95668(d)(4), and 95668(g)(1) do not
specify test methods or a calculation methodology for determining flow
rate.
    6. Subsections of 95668: (c)(3)(D)(1)(a), (c)(4)(D)(1)(a),
(d)(6)(A)(1) and Subsections of 95669: (h)(4)(A)(1) and (i)(5)(A)(1)
provide for an open ended, and potentially indefinite period during
which a leak could remain unrepaired.

Rule Deficiencies by Section

95668 Standards

    7. According to the 2016 Oil and Natural Gas CTG, storage vessels
with a potential to emit at or greater than 6 tons per year (tpy) VOC
are required to implement RACT-level control. It is not clear whether
the Rule captures all storage vessels at oil and gas facilities that
meet or exceed the CTG Potential to Emit (PTE) threshold because the
Oil and Gas Methane Rule only requires evaluation of the separator and
first tank connected to the separator, to determine if they fall above
or below the 10 tpy methane emissions applicability threshold.
    8. Subsection (a)(2)(A) exempts separator and tank systems that
receive an average of less than 50 barrels of crude oil or condensate
per day from the Oil and Gas Methane Rule's flash testing and vapor
control requirements for storage vessels. By using the word ``or,''
this exemption potentially exempts tanks that receive a minor amount of
either crude oil or condensate, but a significant quantity of the other
organic liquid.
    9. Subsections (a)(3) and (a)(4) require existing and new tanks
that are not equipped with vapor collection systems (VCS) to comply
with specified requirements for flash testing. The Oil and Gas Methane
Rule requires tanks with emissions greater than 10 tpy of methane to
meet specified vapor control requirements. The Oil and Gas Methane Rule
does not specify requirements for how tanks equipped with vapor control
determine their emissions to assess whether they must meet RACT-level
control requirements.
    10. Subsection (b)(4) includes an exemption for when the California
Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Officer makes a determination that
controlling emissions is not possible. This provides insufficiently
bounded director's discretion, and is not an exemption included in the
CTG.
    11. Subsections (c)(3)(B) and (c)(4)(B)(3) contain the term
``inspection period.'' The term is not defined.

95669 Leak Detection and Repair

    12. Subsection (b)(7) includes an exemption that is not included in
the CTG for one-half inch and smaller stainless steel tube fittings
used to supply natural gas to equipment or instrumentation.
    13. Subsection (i)(1) requires leaks of 1,000-9,999 parts per
million (ppm) be repaired in 14 days, but the CTG recommends that
within 5 days of the detected leak an attempt at repair be made.
    14. The CTG contains a requirement to maintain a list of
identification numbers for all the equipment subject to leak
regulation. Subsection 95669 does not contain a similar requirement.
    15. The CTG contains a requirement to maintain a list of equipment
that is designated as ``unsafe to monitor.'' Subsection 95669 does not
contain a similar requirement.

95671 Vapor Collection Systems and Vapor Control Devices

    16. Subsection (f) allows VCS to be taken out of service for up to
30 calendar days per year while maintenance is performed. The State has
not justified that a smaller amount of time, or less frequent interval
is not reasonably available. Moreover, this maintenance requirement is
not bounded by requirements specifying the necessity of taking the
system out of service and minimizing the outage time.

95672 Record Keeping Requirements

    17. Subsection 95672 does not contain specification on what type of
records need to be kept.

Appendix C Test Procedure for Determining Annual Flash Emission Rate of
Gaseous Compounds From Crude Oil, Condensate, and Produced Water

    18. The flash emission test procedure established in Appendix C
relies upon

several test methods that have not been approved by the EPA. In
addition, paragraph 13 of Appendix C indicates that alternative test
procedures, sampling methods, or laboratory methods may be used if
written permission is obtained from CARB. This constitutes unapprovable
director's discretion.
    In addition to the deficiencies identified in the CARB Oil and Gas
Methane Rule, the following deficiencies, organized by California
District Rule, serve as additional bases for disapproval of the RACT
demonstrations that the CARB Oil and Gas Methane Rule along with the
associated California District Rules meet RACT for sources covered by
the 2016 Oil and Gas CTG in the associated districts.

Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD

Rule 446: Storage of Petroleum Products

    A. The State has not demonstrated that Rule 446 will capture all
storage vessels at oil and gas facilities that meet or exceed the CTG
PTE threshold because the applicability of Rule 446 is based on vapor
pressure of the liquid stored and the CTG applicability is based on a
PTE threshold.
    B. The definition of ``gas tight'' in section 202 of Rule 446 is
much higher than the 500 ppm threshold used in the CTG and other
California district rules and does not represent RACT.
    C. Rule 446 does not contain initial or continuous testing
requirements to demonstrate compliance with the vapor control
efficiency requirements. While Rule 446 does require inspections, it
does not require recordkeeping of these inspections.

South Coast AQMD

Rule 463: Organic Liquid Storage and Rule 1178: Further Reductions of
VOC Emissions From Storage Tanks at Petroleum Facilities

    D. The State has not demonstrated that Rules 463 and 1178 will
capture all storage vessels at oil and gas facilities that meet or
exceed the CTG PTE threshold because the applicability of Rules 463 and
1178 is based on a tank's volumetric capacity and the CTG applicability
is based on a PTE threshold.

San Joaquin Valley APCD

Rule 4623: Storage of Organic Liquids

    E. The State has not demonstrated that Rule 4623 will capture all
storage vessels at oil and gas facilities that meet or exceed the CTG
PTE threshold because the applicability of Rule 4623 is based on a
tank's volumetric capacity and the CTG applicability is based on a PTE
threshold.

Rule 4401: Steam-Enhanced Crude Oil Production Wells

    F. Rule 4401 does not require controls that are reasonably
available because the leak inspection requirements in Rule 4401 are
less stringent than the CTG and other comparable California district
rules.

Ventura County APCD

Rule 71.1: Crude Oil Production and Separation and Rule 71.2 Storage of
Reactive Organic Compound Liquids

    G. The State has not demonstrated that Rules 71.1 and 71.2 will
capture all storage vessels at oil and gas facilities that meet or
exceed the CTG PTE threshold because the applicability of Rules 71.1
and 71.2 is based on the vapor pressure of the liquid stored and a
tank's volumetric capacity, while the CTG applicability is based on a
PTE threshold.
    H. Rule 71.1 does not contain inspection or initial compliance
determination requirements.

Yolo Solano AQMD

Rule 2.21: Organic Liquid Storage and Transfer

    I. The State has not demonstrated that Rule 2.21 will capture all
storage vessels at oil and gas facilities that meet or exceed the CTG
PTE threshold because the applicability of Rule 2.21 is based on vapor
pressure of the liquid stored and a tank's volumetric capacity, while
the CTG applicability is based on a PTE threshold.
    Our proposed action and technical support document (TSD) contain
more information on the basis for this rulemaking and on our evaluation
of the submittal.

II. Public Comments and EPA Responses

    The EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period.
During the comment period we received one comment submitted by
Earthjustice on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, Central
California Asthma Collaborative, Central Valley Air Quality Coalition,
Clean Water Action, Earthjustice, Little Manila Rising, Mi Familia
Vota, and Sierra Club (Kern-Kaweah Chapter) (collectively, the ``Valley
Coalition''). The comment and our response are summarized below.
    Comment: The Valley Coalition comment addresses ``what appears to
be a systematic failure to control significant leaks of volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) from oil and gas wells in neighborhoods in
Bakersfield, California.'' The commenters state that the leaks may fall
within loopholes in the Oil and Gas Methane Rule, and related local air
district rules. They claim that such loopholes would preclude a finding
that the State is implementing RACT.
    The Valley Coalition writes that at least 30 idle wells in and
nearby to Bakersfield neighborhoods are leaking methane, with many
wells near homes, and leaking methane at volumes that would make the
air near the escaping gas explosive. The comment describes the
discovery of the leaks, and states that two wells were hissing audibly
within a few hundred feet of homes, and that concentrations near other
wells exceeded 50,000 parts per million.
    The Valley Coalition asserts that the leaks are undoubtedly also
sources of VOCs and that ``EPA therefore must assume these leaks are
significant sources of VOCs.'' The commenters state that there are
approximately 38,000 idle wells in California and cite a study that,
according to the commenters, suggests that idle well leaks are
widespread.
    The commenters encourage the EPA to learn about where the leaks
fall within the regulatory scheme, and then require state and local air
districts to remedy any loopholes or inadequacies that may allow such
leaks. Commenters assert that ``[s]uch remediation plainly falls within
the scope of the requirement in section 182(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act
that the State implement RACT.''
    The Valley Coalition also writes: ``Specifically, it appears that
if a well within the jurisdiction of the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District is used for oil with an American Petroleum
Institute (API) gravity below 20 and is not steam-enhanced, that well
is exempt from leak detection and repair (LDAR) requirements under the
Oil and Gas Methane Rule and the San Joaquin Valley Air District's
relevant local rules. The Oil and Gas Methane Rule itself, in Cal. Code
Regs., title 17, section 95669(b)(2), exempts `components found on
tanks, separators, wells, and pressure vessels [ ] used exclusively for
crude oil with an API gravity less than 20 averaged on an annual
basis.' San Joaquin Valley Rule 4401--which regulates VOC emissions
from steam-enhanced crude oil production wells--applies only to
components at wells that are steam-enhanced. And San Joaquin Valley
Rule 4409--which regulates VOC emissions from leaking components at
light crude oil production facilities, natural gas production
facilities, and natural gas processing facilities--does

not apply to facilities used for oil with an API gravity below 30
degrees.''
    The commenters write that it appears that the Bakersfield wells,
and potentially the majority of wells in California, fall within these
exemptions. The Valley Coalition states that the Bakersfield wells at
issue were not involved in steam injection, and that oil from two of
the fields at issue had API gravities of 15.3 and 19.2. They note that
in 2018, 68% of California's crude oil production was heavy (that is,
with an API gravity between 10 and 22.3). Consequently, the commenters
claim, exemptions for equipment with an API gravity below 20 ``could
allow a vast proportion of California's oil production to escape LDAR
requirements.''
    The Valley Coalition writes that other loopholes and exemptions may
exist and encourages the EPA to identify and close any such loopholes
and inadequacies.
    Response: With respect to the commenters' concerns regarding
leaking wells, the EPA agrees that if wells are leaking methane, they
are likely to also leak VOCs. As a result, leaking wells might
implicate the RACT requirement. We note, however, that this rulemaking
evaluates California's Oil and Gas Methane Rule submittal with respect
to a specific part of section 182(b)(2)'s RACT requirement. Section
182(b)(2) obligates states with nonattainment areas that are classified
as Moderate or above to submit SIP revisions that require the
implementation of RACT in these areas with respect to two distinct
categories of VOC sources: sections 182(b)(2)(A) and (B) govern VOC
sources covered by a CTG, whereas section 182(b)(2)(C) relates to major
stationary sources of VOCs (i.e., ``non-CTG major sources''). As
explained in our proposed action, California submitted the Oil and Gas
Methane Rule for the purpose of satisfying the RACT requirements for
the first category, i.e., VOC sources covered by a CTG (namely, the
EPA's 2016 Oil and Gas CTG). Therefore, this rulemaking evaluates
California's submissions with respect to CAA section 182(b)(2)(A) and
the provisions of the 2016 Oil and Gas CTG and does not evaluate the
submissions with respect to section 182(b)(2)(C) and non-CTG major
sources in Moderate and above nonattainment areas.
    The above point regarding the scope of this rulemaking is important
because idle wells are not within the scope of the EPA's 2016 Oil and
Gas CTG. Section 9.1 of the 2016 Oil and Gas CTG provides: ``[f]or
purposes of this CTG, the emissions and programs to control emissions
discussed herein would apply to the collection of fugitive emissions
components at well sites with an average production of greater than 15
barrel equivalents per well per day.'' The CTG further explains that
``[f]or the purposes of this CTG, fugitive emission reduction
recommendations would not apply to well sites that only contain
wellheads.'' \1\ We further note that no other CTGs apply to emissions
from idle wells. As a result, the commenters' concerns regarding idle
wells relate to emissions from sources not covered by the CTG (i.e.,
well sites with average production less than or equal to 15 barrel
equivalents per day) and are therefore beyond the scope of this
rulemaking.\2\
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    \1\ 2016 Oil and Gas CTG, 9-1.
    \2\ The EPA notes that the Biden Administration recently awarded
$560 million to plug orphaned oil and gas wells across 24 states,
including California. See U.S. Department of the Interior Press
Release ``Through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,
24 States Set to Begin Plugging Over 10,000 Orphaned Wells'' August
25, 2022, https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/through-president-bidens-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-24-states-set-begin-plugging.
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    Although the Valley Coalition comment focuses on idle wells, the
comment also identifies specific exemptions that the commenters suggest
may constitute loopholes or inadequacies in the regulatory scheme that
could allow a large number of wells in California to escape LDAR
requirements. To the extent that these exemptions may represent an
inadequacy in the regulation of non-idle wells that are covered by the
CTG, the validity of these exemptions is within the scope of the
present rulemaking.
    The commenters raise the following exemptions as potential
loopholes in the regulatory scheme:
    (1) CARB Oil and Gas rule section 95669(b)(2), exemption for
``components found on tanks, separators, wells, and pressure vessels [
] used exclusively for crude oil with an API gravity less than 20
averaged on an annual basis.''
    (2) San Joaquin Valley Rule 4401, which regulates VOC emissions
from steam-enhanced crude oil production wells. applies only to
components at wells that are steam-enhanced.
    (3) San Joaquin Valley Rule 4409, which regulates VOC emissions
from leaking components at light crude oil production facilities,
natural gas production facilities, and natural gas processing
facilities, does not apply to facilities used for oil with an API
gravity below 30 degrees.
    The commenters assert that this combination of regulations exempts
from LDAR requirements wells in the San Joaquin Valley that are not
steam-enhanced and that produce oil from fields with an API gravity
below 20 degrees.
    The exemption found in section 95669(b)(2) is not found in the CTG;
the CTG does not provide for an exemption for wells based on API
gravity or volatility of the oil in the produced field. Although a
state may provide for an exemption for sources that are not exempted in
the CTG, if it chooses to do so it must provide an analysis of why the
exemption is consistent with the RACT requirement. The State has not
done so here.\3\ Although some of the active wells producing oil from
fields with API gravity less than 20 degrees are regulated by SIP-
approved local district rules, the submission does not analyze the
impacts of this exemption or show how it is consistent with the section
182(b)(2) RACT requirement.
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    \3\ In its submission, the State indicated that components
associated with heavy oil emit less total hydrocarbons than
components found in gas or other liquid service. CARB Staff Report:
Initial Statement of Reasons, Date of Release: May 31, 2016, 55. The
fact that these wells emit less per well is not, on its own,
sufficient to justify the exemption.
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    Based on the submission before us, the scope of the exemption from
LDAR requirements is unclear in terms of number of wells and associated
emissions. Similarly, the submission does not address the cost of
potential monitoring and control options. As a result, the EPA agrees
that CARB's submission does not sufficiently demonstrate that RACT is
in place for wells that are subject to the section 95669(b)(2)
exemption. We recognize that, given the low volatility of the oil in
such fields, the State may have valid reasons for exempting such
components. Analyses demonstrating that controls are not cost
effective, or that emissions are minimal may, in some instances,
satisfy the RACT requirement. However, no such analysis was included
with the submission of the Oil and Gas Methane Rule.
    Therefore, in addition to the grounds for disapproval that we
identified in our notice of proposed rulemaking, we are also
disapproving the CTG RACT demonstrations for the relevant districts
based on the inclusion of an exemption for production from fields with
API gravity below 20 degrees, that has not been justified as RACT.

III. EPA Action

    No comments were submitted that change our proposed simultaneous
limited approval and limited disapproval of the rule or our disapproval
of the RACT demonstrations for the 2008 and 2015 ozone National Ambient
Air Quality

Standards (NAAQS) for sources covered by the EPA's 2016 Control
Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry (Oil and Gas
CTG) for the SMAQMD, SJVAPCD, SCAQMD, VCAPCD, and the YSAQMD. As noted
in Section II of this rule, in addition to the deficiencies listed in
the TSD, and summarized in Section I above, subsection 95669(b)(2)
includes an exemption for components used for crude oil with an API
Gravity less than 20 that is not in the CTG, that the State has not
justified as meeting the RACT requirement.
    Because the rule strengthens the SIP and is largely consistent with
the relevant CAA requirements, the EPA is finalizing a limited approval
of the submitted rule, as authorized in sections 110(k)(3) and 301(a)
of the Act. This action incorporates the submitted rule into the
California SIP, including those provisions identified as deficient. Due
to the deficiencies enumerated above, the EPA is simultaneously
finalizing a limited disapproval of the rule as authorized under
sections 110(k)(3) and 301(a).
    As a result, the EPA must promulgate a Federal implementation plan
(FIP) under section 110(c) unless we approve subsequent SIP revisions
that correct the rule deficiencies within 24 months. In addition, the
offset sanction in CAA section 179(b)(2) will be imposed 18 months
after the effective date of this action, and the highway funding
sanction in CAA section 179(b)(1) will be imposed six months after the
offset sanction. A sanction will not be imposed if the EPA determines
that a subsequent SIP submission corrects the identified deficiencies
before the applicable deadline.
    Note that the submitted rule has been adopted by CARB, and the
EPA's final limited disapproval does not prevent CARB from enforcing
it. The limited disapproval also does not prevent any portion of the
rules from being incorporated by reference into the federally
enforceable SIP as discussed in a July 9, 1992 EPA memo found at:
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-07/documents/procsip.pdf.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of
California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Division 3, Chapter 1,
Subchapter 10 Climate Change, Article 4 Subarticle 13: Greenhouse Gas
Emission Standards for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities as
described in Section I of this preamble and set forth in the amendments
to 40 CFR part 52 below. Therefore, these materials have been approved
by EPA for inclusion in the SIP, have been incorporated by reference by
EPA into that plan, are fully federally enforceable under sections 110
and 113 of the CAA as of the effective date of this final rulemaking,
and will be incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP
compilation.\4\ The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these
documents available through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region
IX Office (please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this preamble for more information).
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    \4\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Additional information about these statutes and Executive orders
can be found at https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

    This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the PRA because this action does not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    I certify that this action will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. This
action will not impose any requirements on small entities beyond those
imposed by state law.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

    This action does not contain any unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not significantly or uniquely affect
small governments. This action does not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law. Accordingly, no additional costs to
State, local, or tribal governments, or to the private sector, will
result from this action.

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between
the National Government and the states, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government.

F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments

    This action does not have tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175, because 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, and will not
impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal
law. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks

    The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern environmental health or safety risks
that the EPA has reason to believe may disproportionately affect
children, per the definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in
section 2-202 of the Executive order. This action is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 because it does not impose additional
requirements beyond those imposed by state law.

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)

    Section 12(d) of the NTTAA directs the EPA to use voluntary
consensus standards in its regulatory activities unless to do so would
be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. The EPA
believes that this action is not subject to the requirements of section
12(d) of the NTTAA because application of those requirements would be
inconsistent with the CAA.

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    The state did not evaluate environmental justice considerations as
part of its SIP submittal. There is no information in the record
inconsistent with the stated goals of E.O. 12898 of

achieving environmental justice for people of color, low-income
populations, and indigenous peoples.

K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)

    This action is subject to the CRA, and the EPA will submit a rule
report to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of
the United States. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2).

L. Petitions for Judicial Review

    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by November 29, 2022. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial
review nor does it extend the time within which a 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, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: September 21, 2022.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart F--California

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2. Section 52.220a is amended by adding at the end of table 1 to
paragraph (c) an undesignated center heading and entries ``95665''
through ``95677,'' ``Appendix A,'' ``Appendix B,'' and ``Appendix C''
to read as follows:

Sec.  52.220a  Identification of plan--in part.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *

                            Table 1--EPA-Approved Statutes and State Regulations \1\
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                                                         State                                   Additional
       State citation            Title/subject      effective date    EPA approval date         explanation
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                                                  * * * * * *
  Title 17 (Public Health), Division 3 (Air Resources), Chapter 1 (Air Resources Board); Subchapter 10 (Climate
  Change); Article 4 (Regulations to Achieve Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions); Subarticle 13 (Greenhouse Gas
                          Emission Standards for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Facilities).
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95665......................  Purpose and Scope....       3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                                                                     Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                                                                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
95666......................  Applicability........       3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                                                                     Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                                                                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
95667......................  Definitions..........       3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                                                                     Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                                                                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
95668......................  Standards............       3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                                                                     Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                                                                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
95669......................  Leak Detection and          3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                              Repair.                                Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                                                                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
95670......................  Critical Components..       3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                                                                     Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                                                                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
95671......................  Vapor Collection            3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                              Systems and Vapor                      Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                              Control Devices.                       9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
95672......................  Record Keeping              3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                              Requirements.                          Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                                                                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
95673......................  Reporting                   3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                              Requirements.                          Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                                                                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
95674......................  Implementation.......       3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                                                                     Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                                                                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
95675......................  Enforcement..........       3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                                                                     Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                                                                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
95676......................  No Preemption of More       3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                              Stringent Air                          Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                              District or Federal                    9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                              Requirements.                                                 letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
95677......................  Severability.........       3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                                                                     Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                                                                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.

Appendix A.................  Record Keeping and          3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                              Reporting Forms.                       Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                                                                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                                                                                letter dated
                                                                                December 4, 2018.
Appendix B.................  Calculation for             3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                              Determining Vented                     Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                              Natural Gas Volume                     9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                              from Liquids                                                  letter dated
                              Unloading of Natural                                          December 4, 2018.
                              Gas Wells.
Appendix C.................  Test Procedure for          3/23/2017  [INSERT Federal        Submitted on December
                              Determining Annual                     Register CITATION],    11, 2018 as an
                              Flash Emission Rate                    9/30/2022.             attachment to a
                              of Gaseous Compounds                                          letter dated
                              from Crude Oil,                                               December 4, 2018.
                              Condensate, and
                              Produced Water.
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\1\ Table 1 lists EPA-approved California statutes and regulations incorporated by reference in the applicable
  SIP. Table 2 of paragraph (c) lists approved California test procedures, test methods and specifications that
  are cited in certain regulations listed in Table 1. Approved California statutes that are nonregulatory or
  quasi-regulatory are listed in paragraph (e).

* * * * *

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3. Section 52.237 is amended by adding paragraphs (b)(1)(ii) and (b)(3)
through (6) to read as follows:

Sec.  52.237  Part D disapproval.

* * * * *
    (b) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (ii) RACT Determinations for the source category Control Techniques
Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry (EPA-453/B-16-001) for
the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS, as contained in the submittal titled
``California Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and
Natural Gas Facilities,'' dated December 4, 2018, as adopted March 23,
2017 and submitted on December 11, 2018.
* * * * *
    (3) San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.
    (i) RACT Determinations for the source category Control Techniques
Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry (EPA-453/B-16-001) for
the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS, as contained in the submittal titled
``California Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and
Natural Gas Facilities,'' dated December 4, 2018, as adopted March 23,
2017 and submitted on December 11, 2018.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (4) South Coast Air Quality Management District.
    (i) RACT Determinations for the source category Control Techniques
Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry (EPA-453/B-16-001) for
the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS, as contained in the submittal titled
``California Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and
Natural Gas Facilities,'' dated December 4, 2018, as adopted March 23,
2017 and submitted on December 11, 2018.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (5) Ventura County Air Pollution Control District.
    (i) RACT Determinations for the source category Control Techniques
Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry (EPA-453/B-16-001) for
the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS, as contained in the submittal titled
``California Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and
Natural Gas Facilities,'' dated December 4, 2018, as adopted March 23,
2017 and submitted on December 11, 2018.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (6) Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District.
    (i) RACT Determinations for the source category Control Techniques
Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry (EPA-453/B-16-001) for
the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS, as contained in the submittal titled
``California Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil and
Natural Gas Facilities,'' dated December 4, 2018, as adopted March 23,
2017 and submitted on December 11, 2018.
    (ii) [Reserved]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation; Notice of Request for
Permission To Withdraw Tariff Filing

March 11, 2008.
    Take notice that on March 3, 2008, Columbia Gas Transmission
Corporation (Columbia) requests permission from the FERC to withdraw in
its entirety Columbia's proposed tariff sheet filing in the approved
referenced docket made on November 7, 2007. Columbia contends that good
cause exists justifying such a withdrawal and that withdrawing the
proceeding will ensure that Columbia, Commission Staff, and the parties
will no longer expend valuable resources litigating the tariff
proposals contained in Columbia's November 7, 2007 Rate Schedule SIT
filing.
    Any person desiring 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. Such
protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of Section
154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone filing
a protest must serve a copy of that document on the parties to the
proceeding.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests 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 filing in the above proceeding is 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. For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, March 17, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4505-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2021-0001]

Rhode Island; Amendment No. 3 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 declaration
for the State of Rhode Island (FEMA-4505-DR), dated March 30, 2020, and
related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued February 2, 2021.

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, pursuant to the
President's Memorandum to Extend Federal Support to Governors' Use of
the National Guard to Respond to COVID-19 and to Increase Reimbursement
and Other Assistance Provided to States, dated January 21, 2021 and the
President's Memorandum on Maximizing Assistance from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, dated February 2, 2021 FEMA is amending
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. 5121-5207 (the ``Stafford Act'') for all of
the COVID-19 emergency and major disaster declarations. FEMA is
amending this declaration as follows:

    Federal funds for emergency protective measures (Category B),
including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance
program (Section 403) are authorized at 100 percent of total
eligible costs for work performed from January 20, 2020 through
September 30, 2021.

(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.)

Robert J. Fenton,
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator, Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
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 Dry Cleaners dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area comment I CT 534 no no yes past inspections showed compliance;

MA 920 no yes once a year yes highem med

RR rule subst.; requires annual self certif under ERP; random inspections also; extensive outreach ME 29 no yes once a year yes n/ a 80% state rule is equiv to MACT; annual registration required NH 251 no no regional conf SBAP planning to send information pkg to drycleaners RI 93 no no regional conf no permitting, but new equip required to register; all sources must submit annual report VT 32 no yes every 5 years regional conf high state dry cleaner rule similar to MACT; provides tech assist II NJ 1500 no yes every 5 years developing t5 gen permit; NJ found lower indoor levels of perc where MACT was met NY no yes every 5 years 50% MACT included in syn. minors > 50% of major thresh.

PR yes yes every 5 years 50%

VI no yes every 5 years III DE DC no DC is considering a minor source permitting program for drycleaners.

MD 663 no yes every 10 yrs yes However, new sources must obtain minor NSR permits. Provides compliance calendar.

PA 594 no yes once a year yes 489 inspections in past year. Most violations are recordkeeping. Provides compliance assistance.

Philadelphia 123 no yes every 5 years yes 38% ( of 29 sources inspected to date. Most violations for recordkeeping. Provides compliance assistance.

Allegheny Co. 120 no yes every 3  5 yrs yes 90% Presentations at drycleaner association meetings. Mostly recordkeeping violations.

VA 625 no yes every 3 years yes 75% Compliance calendars, inspection; compl. rate based on inspection of 500 sources WV 80 no yes every 3 years yes Compliance calendars, most violations pertain to recordkeeping IV AL FL yes yes once a year yes 90% title V gen. permits; initial training; educ. of new sources; compl. calendar; 10% chronic violators GA yes no yes " generic" state permits; permits include MACT std KY MS no yes use compl. calendar NC no yes every 10 yrs yes 66% 66% permits are issued only in Forsyth Co Asheville 13 no yes once a year no Mecklen no yes every 3 years yes high high SC no yes every 3 years yes 10% few emission violations TN Nashville 78 yes yes once a year 90%

OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections 1 6/ 23/ 04 Dry Cleaners dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area comment compliance rate %

routine inspections V IL 1600 yes yes low training by ILEPA & SBAP; calendars; workshops; state op. permit if > 360 gal/ yr; 600 insp in 2000 IN no yes every 10 yrs MI 900 no yes once a year yes SBAP fact sheet, forms, plain lang. guide, workshops; loan program for new equip MN 315 no no yes SBAP provided training, workshops, checklist, calendar, forms. perc fee cut usage by 1/ 2; loan prog.

OH 1100 yes yes every 4 yrs yes all have state op. permits, incl. MACT Dayton 72 yes yes every 4 yrs WI SBAP onsite assistance, calendar, fact sheet, forms VI AR no no no LA no maintains annual perc usage data NM 75 yes yes every 3 years by SBAP 100% inspect only when complaint received; permits may be General Permits ( unclear); no basis for compl. rate Albuq no no constr permit only OK yes no yes state gen permit incl MACT; * insp by complaint only TX 3300 no by SBAP inspect only when complaint received VII IA Linn Co yes once a year yes 99% 99% Issue construction permits only KS no no Bureau of Waste handles dry cleaners MO no yes once a year 87%

NE no no yes did not inspect in past  will start inspecting in 2 years  no major sources VIII CO 97 yes yes permits are title V permits & contain MACT stds MT ND SD UT 173 no yes every 10 yrs yes compl. assist. by SBAP & compl. calendar WY 38 no no yes compl. assist. by SBAP; no major sources IX PinalAZ no no no 1 source permitted; inspected once PimaAZ Maricop yes yes once a year yes 90% permits incl MACT S. Coast yes yes every 18 mo yes 60% most noncompliance due to recordkeeping; district rule 1421 will elim. perc by 2020 MontBay 50 no yes CARB rule equiv to MACT Mojave 56 no yes yes MACT incorp by ref N. Coast 7 no yes yes CARB rule equiv to MACT SLObispo yes yes yes permits incl MACT Mendocin no yes Sacrament 400 yes yes yes permits incl MACT SanDiego yes yes yes permits incl MACT equiv rule; workshops, source education Ventura 100 yes yes once a year 90%

HI no yes once a year yes 56% only 2 t5 permits ( incl MACT); outreach, compl calendar, site audit if requested; no major sources NV no no no Washoe yes yes once a year EPA materials 100% incl MACT X AK yes issue general permits ID 70 yes Lane OR yes dry cleaners permitted under Haz Waste Program; no major sources WA SW 30 yes once a year 75%

Yakima 15 yes once a year yes 100% first insp includes compliance assistance Olympic 28 yes once a year 85% a few are always noncompliant Spokane 20 yes yes yes low 2/ 3 have constr permits w/ MACT; inspect only if poor compl, 1/ 2 in noncompliance; some chronic Benton no no Puget 500+ no no only 2 sources inspected annually; annual educ on compl. techniques WA DOE 14101 2 6/ 23/ 04 Dry Cleaners dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area comment compliance rate %

routine inspections # states using compl. tools**

65 PA's reporting 35 41 25PA's reporting once a year 16 13 80  100 %

every 2 3 yr 6 8 50  80%

> every 3 yr 13 3 < 50 %

45 ( 3 title V permits)

* excludes those with no sources NATIONAL SUMMARY PA's inspecting ** compliance tools means that PA's ( mainly thru SBAP's) outreach to sources to help them understand rules. Outreach takes many forms. Examples: plain English guides explaining MACT requirements, translation of rule/ guides into Korean, Spanish, etc.,

development of compliance calendars to show what to report and when under the rule, workshops with sources to explain rules, fact sheets, and assistance as needed. or permitting reporting* compliance rate %

PA's area source inspection frequency 3 6/ 23/ 04 Degreasers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes freq. tools? major area I CT 39 no no in past MA 73 no some by EPA P2 institute med em/ low RR ME 2 yes no yes NH 8 yes 1 major in 01 95 outreach ltr 100%

RI 44 no no 95 outreach ltr VT 1 no yes 95 outreach ltr n/ a medium II NJ 750 no yes every 5 years NY no yes every 5 years 50%

PR yes yes every 5 years 85%

VI no yes every 5 years III DE DC ? no MD 5 no PA 70 no yes every 5 years Philadelphia 20 no no Allegheny Co. 0 VA 10 no yes every 3 years yes 75 to 85%

WV 1 no yes every 3 years no IV AL FL yes yes once a year yes high GA yes yes every 2 years 100%

KY MS NC yes yes no data Asheville 2 yes yes every 2 years no high only 1 vio Mecklen yes yes every 3 years yes in compl in compl SC yes yes every 3 years yes 90%

TN Nasville yes yes once a year no V IL 228 yes yes IN yes no data MI 100 yes no yes MN 25 no no yes OH 250 yes yes 25% per year yes Dayton WI yes OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections 4 6/ 23/ 04 Degreasers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes freq. tools? major area OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections VI AR yes yes every 3 years no LA no no in past NM 4 yes yes every 3 years yes 100%

Albuq no no OK yes no yes TX no no yes VII IA Linn Co KS no yes every 1 3 years yes MO yes yes once a year yes NE no no yes VIII CO 8 no yes yes MT ND SD UT 3 no no no WY IX PinalAZ PimaAZ Maricop yes yes every 2 years yes 90%

S. Coast yes yes once a year yes 80%

MontBay 0 Mojave 3 no no N. Coast SLObispo 0 Mendocin 0 Sacrament 1 no no no SanDiego yes yes yes Ventura yes yes once a year HI 0 NV no no no Washoe yes yes once a year EPA materials 100%

X AK ID Lane OR WA SW 0 Yakima Olympic 0 Spokane 1 yes Benton 0 Puget WA DOE 1648 # states using reporting* compl. tools** area source PA's inspection frequency PA's inspecting or permitting compliance rate %

NATIONAL SUMMARY 5 6/ 23/ 04 Degreasers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes freq. tools? major area OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections 48 PA's reporting 23 28 14 PA's reporting once a year 6 10 80  100 %

every 2 3 yr 9 2 50  80%

> every 3 yr 8 1 < 50 %

* excludes those with no sources ** compliance tools means that PA's ( mainly thru SBAP's) outreach to sources to help them understand rules. Outreach takes many forms. Examples: plain English guides explaining MACT requirements, translation of rule/ guides into Korean, Spanish, etc., development of compliance calendars to show what to report and when under the rule, workshops with sources to explain rules, fact sheets, and assistance as needed.

33 ( 1 title V GOP)

6 6/ 23/ 04 Degreasers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls comment permit large facilities; sent 1995 compliance letter unless state approval required; MA permit by rule ( doesn't incl MACT)

outreach letter; workshops incl. MACT; P2 solvent bazaar on substitutes substitute rule submitted; 5 10 sources recently insp MACT included in syn. minors > 50% of major thresh.

However, new sources must obtain minor NSR permits.

No area source degreasers.

title V gen. permit; initial training/ education of new sources SIP permits; permits include MACT std unless exempt under state reg permits include MACT stds outreach by SBAP; workshops; many sources have been inspected SBAP provided Q& A, fact sheet, forms, teleconf.

SBAP sat broadcast, forms SBAP fact sheet, forms on web page 7 6/ 23/ 04 Degreasers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls comment permitting unclear, but insp every 3 years if perrmitted; viol found in past basis for compliance rate unknown construction permit only state gen permit incl MACT; inspect by complaint only insp by complaint only; NSR permits to new sources constr permits only ; noncompliance is rare minor source permits constr permits only; may start insp every 2 3 yr; compl rate maybe 75%?

insp by SBAP not CDEH air tox specialist available HAPs being phased out in favor of aqueous cleaners no sources no sources no sources permits incl MACT equiv rule; workshops, source education no sources  halog. solvents not used incl MACT no sources believe all except one are too small and not subj to MACT no sources all but one source using non TCE solvent; use EPA recordkeeping brochure no sources 8 6/ 23/ 04 Degreasers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls comment 9 6/ 23/ 04 Chrome Platers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area I CT 7 no yes yes high MA 27 no no 95 outreach ltr high em/ low RR ME 2 yes no 95 outreach ltr NH 4 yes yes every 2 years 95 outreach ltr 50%

RI 18 yes no 95 outreach ltr VT 6 yes no 95 outreach ltr med II NJ no yes every 5 years NY no yes every 5 years 50%

PR yes yes every 5 years 85%

VI no yes every 5 years III DE DC 1 MD 7 no PA 58 no no once a year Philadelphia 12 no no Allegheny Co. 4 yes yes every 3  5 yrs no 50%

VA 15 no yes every 3 years yes 75 85%

WV 17 no yes every 3 years no IV AL FL yes yes once a year yes high GA yes yes every 2 years KY MS NC yes yes 47% 47%

Asheville 2 yes yes every 2 years no high Mecklen yes yes every 3 years yes in compl* in compl SC yes yes every 3 years yes 90%

TN Nashville 8 yes yes once a year no 100%

V IL 65 yes yes IN yes yes once a year yes MI 50 yes yes once a year yes 85%

MN 27 no no yes OH 250 yes yes every 4 years yes Dayton WI yes 65%

OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections 10 6/ 23/ 04 Chrome Platers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections VI AR yes yes once a year no LA no no no NM 2 yes yes every 3 years yes 100%

Albuq no no OK yes no* yes TX VII IA Linn Co no yes once a year yes* 99% 99%

KS no yes every 2 years yes MO NE no no yes VIII CO 27 no yes yes MT ND SD UT 18 no no no WY 5 no no yes IX PinalAZ 0 PimaAZ Maricop yes yes every 2 years no no major 90%

S. Coast 190 yes yes once a year yes 87%

MontBay 0 Mojave 0 N. Coast 0 SLObispo 0 Mendocin 0 Sacrament yes yes yes SanDiego yes yes yes Ventura yes yes once a year HI 0 NV no no no Washoe yes yes once a year EPA materials 100%

X AK ID 3 yes Lane OR 4 yes yes once a year med WA SW 3 100%

Yakima 0 Olympic 0 Spokane 5 yes yes once a year yes high Benton ?

Puget yes yes once a year no high WA DOE 3 no 67%

840 # states using reporting* compl. tools**

51 PA's reporting 29 29 25 PA's reporting PA's inspection frequency 37 area source PA's inspecting or permitting compliance rate %

( 1 title V GOP)

NATIONAL SUMMARY 11 6/ 23/ 04 Chrome Platers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections * excludes those once a year 13 15 80  100 %

with no sources every 2 3 yr 10 7 50  80%

> every 3 yr 6 2 < 50 %

* excludes those with no sources ** compliance tools means that PA's ( mainly thru SBAP's) outreach to sources to help them understand rules. Outreach takes many forms. Examples: plain English guides explaining MACT requirements, translation of rule/ guides into Korean, Spanish, etc., development of compliance calendars to show what to report and when under the rule, workshops with sources to explain rules, fact sheets, and assistance as needed.

12 6/ 23/ 04 Chrome Platers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls comment EPA and state inspections; state tech assistance unless state approval needed; some violations found by EPA insp in 99 state permits include MACT; inspections within past few years; 1 source in viol/ 1 in compl/ 2 incl MACT; workshop held viol found few years ago; workshop hel developing t5 gen permit MACT included in syn. minors > 50% of major thresh.

Is at a major T5 source.

However, new sources must obtain minor NSR permits.

conducted seminars, mailings title V gen. permit; initial training/ education of new sources SIP permits; permits include MACT std unless exempt under state reg permits include MACT stds except for MR& R violations outreach by SBAP SBAP provides Q& A; teleconferences; forms SBAP sat. broadcast, forms SBAP fact sheet, forms, webpage; permits on 1/ 3 of sources 13 6/ 23/ 04 Chrome Platers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls comment permitting unclear, but insp every 3 years if perrmitted; viol found in past mailed questionnaire few years ago basis for compliance rate nown constr permit only state gen permit incl MACT; * insp by complaint only permit only new sources; permits incl MACT standards * refer to IA waste reduction ctr constr. permits only; KS believes T5 would help compliance some new sources have constr permits; will begin insp every 2 years insp by SBAP, not CDEH compl assist by SBAP permit incl MACT no sources no sources no sources no sources no sources permits incl MACT permits incl MACT equiv rule; workshops, source education no sources incl MACT EPA materials incl MACT; no compliance issues; no major sources no sources no sources all have constr permits w/ MACT no known sources, unsub. reports that some exist T5 would not be too much burden 1 source had viol in 1991; subj to compliance cert process 14 6/ 23/ 04 Chrome Platers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls comment 15 6/ 23/ 04 EO Sterilizers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area comment I CT 1 no yes yes high EPA inspected 2002 MA 1 no no 95 outreach ltr high unless state approval needed; minor viol found by EPA in ' 02 ME 0 NH 1 yes yes every 2 3 yr 95 outreach ltr 100% 1 major source RI 1 yes yes every 2 years 95 outreach ltr n/ a high* * incl MACT; viol found on insp but now in compliance VT 0 II NJ no yes every 5 years NY no yes every 5 years MACT included in syn. minors > 50% of major thresh.

PR yes yes every 5 years VI no yes every 5 years III DE DC 0 no MD 5 no However, new sources must obtain minor NSR permits.

PA 2 no no once a year Philadelphia 1 no no Allegheny Co. 1 yes yes every 3  5 yrs no 100%

VA 1 yes yes every 3 years 100% Source is permitted due to non MACT State requirements WV 1 no yes every 3 years IV AL FL yes yes once a year yes high title V gen. permit; initial training/ education of new sources GA none KY MS NC yes yes * unless exempt under state reg Asheville none Mecklen yes yes every 3 years yes in compl in compl SC yes yes every 3 years yes 100%

TN Nashville yes yes once a year no V IL 5 yes all 5 sources have been inspected IN 1 yes yes every 5 years MI 3 yes yes no MN 1 no no no OH no data WI OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections 16 6/ 23/ 04 EO Sterilizers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area comment OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections VI AR yes yes once a year no state permits contain MACT standard LA no no no NM 1? yes no no Albuq no no constr permit only OK yes no state gen permit incl MACT; * insp by complaint only TX 3 no no inspect when complaint received VII IA no data Linn Co no data KS no data MO yes yes once a year yes permits contain MACT standards NE no data VIII CO none MT ND SD UT none WY none IX PinalAZ 0 PimaAZ Maricop yes yes every 2 years no * incl MACT S. Coast 7 yes yes once a year yes 100% 1 facility w/ violations MontBay 0 no sources Mojave 2 N. Coast 0 no sources SLObispo 0 no sources Mendocin 0 no sources Sacrament 0 no sources SanDiego yes yes yes * permits incl MACT equiv rule; workshops, source education Ventura yes yes once a year HI 0 no sources NV no no no Washoe yes yes once a year EPA materials 100% * incl MACT X AK 0 no sources ID Lane OR WA SW 0 no sources Yakima 2 sources may not be subj to MACT ( too small)

Olympic 1 may not be subj to MACT Spokane 0 no sources Benton 1 no no no source is in a hospital Puget 1 100% source test conduted annually 17 6/ 23/ 04 EO Sterilizers dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area comment OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections WA DOE 42 # states using reporting* compl. tools**

37 PA's reporting 21 11 10 PA's reporting once a year 8 10 80  100 %

every 2 3 yr 8 0 50  80%

> every 3 yr 5 0 < 50 %

* excludes those with no sources ** compliance tools means that PA's ( mainly thru SBAP's) outreach to sources to help them understand rules. Outreach takes many forms.

Examples: plain English guides explaining MACT requirements, translation of rule/ guides into Korean, Spanish, etc., development of compliance calendars to show what to report and when under the rule, workshops with sources to explain rules, fact sheets, and assistance as needed.

26 PA's PA's inspecting ( 1 title V GOP)

or permitting NATIONAL SUMMARY compliance rate %

area source inspection frequency 18 6/ 23/ 04 Sec. Lead dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area comment I CT 0 MA 0 ME 0 NH 0 RI 0 VT 0 II NJ no yes every 5 years NY no yes every 5 years MACT included in syn. minors > 50% of major thresh.

PR yes yes every 5 years VI no yes every 5 years III DE DC 0 MD no However, new sources must obtain minor NSR permits.

PA 2 no yes once a year Philadelphia 0 Allegheny Co. 0 VA 0 WV 0 IV AL FL yes yes once a year yes high 1 source; title V indiv. permit; initial/ ongoing training GA none KY MS NC yes yes * unless exempt under state reg Asheville none Mecklen yes yes every 3 years yes in compl in compl SC none TN Nashville yes yes once a year no V IL IN 2 yes 1 has title V permit; 1 has FESOP MI none MN no data no no no OH no data WI OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections 19 6/ 23/ 04 Sec. Lead dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area comment OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections VI AR LA NM Albuq OK TX 0 VII IA Linn Co KS MO * * no area sources; 2 major sources NE VIII CO none MT ND SD UT none WY none IX PinalAZ PimaAZ 0 Maricop yes yes every 2 yr no no major * incl MACT S. Coast 2 yes yes both sources major w/ title V permits MontBay 0 no sources Mojave 0 no sources N. Coast SLObispo 0 no sources Mendocin 0 no sources Sacrament 0 no sources SanDiego HI 0 no sources NV no no no Washoe X AK 0 no sources ID Lane OR WA SW 0 no sources Yakima 0 no sources Olympic 0 no sources Spokane 0 no sources Benton 0 no sources Puget 0 no sources WA DEQ 0 no sources 6 20 6/ 23/ 04 Sec. Lead dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area comment OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections # states using reporting* compl. tools**

15 PA's reporting 9 2 2 PA's reporting * excludes those once a year 3 2 80  100 %

with no sources every 2 3 yr 2 0 50  80%

> every 3 yr 4 0 < 50 %

PA's inspection frequency 12 compliance rate %

area source PA's inspecting or permitting ( 2 title V permts)

NATIONAL SUMMARY 21 6/ 23/ 04 Sec. Aluminum dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area comment I CT MA ME 7 no tech assistance; state may begin annual registration NH 2 will be issued outreach/ tech assist compliance date not passed RI 0 VT 1 will be issued considering outreach to auto recyclers II NJ no yes every 5 years NY no yes every 5 years MACT included in syn. minors > 50% of major thresh.

PR yes yes every 5 years VI no yes every 5 years III DE DC no MD no However, new sources must obtain minor NSR permits.

PA Not delegated.

Philadelphia 0 no Allegheny Co. 1 yes yes once a year no 0% Believes a permit ( State or a T5) is needed.

VA 2 no yes every 3 years WV 2 no yes every 3 years IV AL FL yes yes once a year yes high title Vgen. permit; initial & ongoing training GA yes yes yes SIP permits; permits include MACT std KY MS NC yes yes 86% 86% unless exempt under state reg Asheville Mecklen yes yes every 3 years yes in compl in compl SC yes yes every 3 years yes 80%

TN Nashville yes yes once a year no V IL 23 yes outreach by SBAP IN 5 yes yes 2 5 years yes website permits are title V or FESOP MI 6 no data no data no data SBAP provided fact sheet MN 26 no no yes SBAP newsletter OH WI yes SBAP notified sources; fact sheet, forms on web page OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections 22 6/ 23/ 04 Sec. Aluminum dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area comment OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections VI AR yes yes once a year no LA no no* no insp by annual targeting NM Albuq OK TX no no* by SBAP inspect when complaint received VII IA Linn Co KS no yes every 1 3 yr yes various outreach programs were tried MO NE no no yes no majors will begin inspec. every 2 3 years VIII CO no no no SBAP identified sources MT ND SD UT no no no WY IX PinalAZ 0 PimaAZ Maricop 2 yes yes every 2 years no no major incl MACT S. Coast yes yes once a year yes MontBay 0 no sources Mojave 1? yes permit includes MACT std N. Coast 0 no sources SLObispo 0 no sources Mendocin 0 no sources Sacrament 0 no sources SanDiego Ventura yes yes once a year HI 0 no sources NV no no no Washoe X AK 0 no sources ID Lane OR WA SW 0 no sources Yakima 0 no sources Olympic 1 source was in viol 1 2 years ago Spokane 1 yes 1 major source Benton 0 no sources Puget 0 no sources WA DEQ most sources shut down, but probably not all found 79 # states using PA's inspecting area source NATIONAL SUMMARY 23 6/ 23/ 04 Sec. Aluminum dwcgi 19084 1088004163 639961000. xls # of state use compl.

RO state sources permits? yes? freq. tools? major area comment OVERSIGHT EFFECTIVENESS compliance rate %

routine inspections PA's reporting* compl. tools**

35 PA's reporting 17 14 5 PA's reporting once a year 6 4 80  100 %

every 2 3 yr 6 0 50  80%

> every 3 yr 5 1 < 50 %

* excludes those with no sources ** compliance tools means that PA's ( mainly thru SBAP's) outreach to sources to help them understand rules. Outreach takes many forms. Examples:

plain English guides explaining MACT requirements, translation of rule/ guides into Korean, Spanish, etc., development of compliance calendars to show what to report and when under the rule, workshops with sources to explain rules, fact sheets, and assistance as needed.

20 or permitting inspection frequency compliance rate %

( 2 title V permits)

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[Notices]
[Pages 54917-54918]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19626]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2016-0002-N-18]

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the renewal of the information
collection requirements (ICRs) abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describe
the nature of the information collections and expected burdens. The
Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the ICRs was published on May 3, 2016.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 16, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Safety
Regulatory Analysis Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202)
493-6292, or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Office of Administration, Office of Information Technology,
RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590,<PHONE_NUMBER>. These telephone
numbers are not toll-free.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520 (1995), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to
issue two notices seeking public comment on information collection
activities before OMB may approve paperwork packages. See 44 U.S.C.
3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), and 1320.12. On May 3, 2016,
FRA published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting
comment on ICRs for which FRA is seeking OMB approval. See 81 FR 26619.
FRA received no comments in response to that notice.
    Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed ICRs, it must
provide 30 days for public comment. See 44 U.S.C. 3507(b), 5 CFR
1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or disapprove paperwork
packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30-day notice is published.
See 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978,
44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes the 30-day notice informs the
regulated community to file relevant comments and affords the agency
adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a decision.
See 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should submit
their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication to best
ensure their full consideration. See 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR
44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
    The summary below describes the nature of the ICRs and expected
burdens. FRA is submitting the renewal request for OMB clearance the
PRA requires.
    Title: Filing of Dedicated Cars.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0502.
    Abstract: Title 49 CFR part 215 contains standards for freight car
safety and prescribes certain conditions railroads must follow to move
freight cars in dedicated service. Dedicated service means the
exclusive assignment of railroad cars to the transportation of freight
between specified points under the conditions defined in Sec.
215.5(d), including stenciling, or otherwise displaying, in clear
legible letters on each side of the car body the words ``Dedicated
Service.'' A railroad must identify those cars in a written report to
FRA before the railroad assigns the cars to dedicated service. The
railroad must file that report with FRA not less than 30 days before
the cars operate in dedicated service. FRA uses the information
collected under Sec.  215.5(d) to determine the number of railroads
affected, the number and type of cars involved, the commodities being
carried, and the territorial and speed limits within which the cars
will be operated. FRA reviews these reports to determine if the
equipment is safe to operate and if the operation qualifies for
dedicated service. The information collected indicates to FRA and State
inspectors the particular or ``dedicated'' cars are in special service
and that certain restrictions apply to their movement under part 215.
FRA inspectors may cite cars not in compliance for violations.
Railroads also use the information collected to provide identification
and control so dedicated cars remain in the prescribed service.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
information collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
    Form(s): N/A.
    Total Annual Estimated Burden: 4 hours.
    Total Annual Estimated Responses: 4.
    Title: Special Notice for Repairs.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0504.
    Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 216, FRA and State inspectors may issue
a Special Notice for Repairs to notify railroads in writing of an
unsafe condition involving a locomotive, car, or track. The railroad
must notify FRA in writing when the equipment is returned to service or
the track restored to a condition permitting operations at speeds
authorized for a higher class, specifying the repairs completed. FRA
and State inspectors use this information to remove from service
freight cars, passenger cars, and locomotives until they can be
restored to a serviceable condition. They also use this information to
reduce the maximum authorized speed on a section of track until repairs
can be made.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
information collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
    Form(s): Form FRA F 6180.8; Form FRA F6180.8a.
    Total Annual Estimated Burden: 20 hours.
    Total Annual Estimated Responses: 72.
    Title: Rear-End Marking Devices.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0523.

    Abstract: FRA regulations in 49 CFR part 221 contain requirements
for rear end marking devices and for railroads to give FRA a detailed
description of the type of marking devices used for any locomotive
operating singly or for cars or locomotives operating at the end of a
train (trailing end) to ensure they meet minimum standards for
visibility and display. Specifically, part 221 requires railroads to
furnish a certification it has tested each device consistent with
current ``Guidelines for Testing of Rear End Marking Devices.''
Additionally, part 221 requires railroads to furnish detailed test
records, which include the testing organizations, description of tests,
number of samples tested, and the test results, to demonstrate
compliance with the performance standard.
    Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
information collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
    Form(s): N/A.
    Total Annual Estimated Burden: 39 hours.
    Total Annual Estimated Responses: 4.
    Title: Locomotive Certification (Noise Compliance Regulations).
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0527.
    Abstract: FRA's noise enforcement procedures in 49 CFR part 210,
encompass rail yard noise source standards the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) publishes. EPA has authority to set these standards under
the Noise Control Act of 1972. Information FRA collects under part 210
is necessary to ensure compliance with EPA noise standards for new
locomotives.
    Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
information collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
    Form(s): Form FRA F 6180.49A.
    Total Annual Estimated Burden: 2,767 hours.
    Total Annual Estimated Responses: 1,582.
    Title: Railroad Police Officers.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0537.
    Abstract: FRA regulations in 49 CFR part 207 require railroads to
notify states of all designated police officers who perform duties
outside of their respective jurisdictions. This is necessary to verify
proper police authority.
    Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
information collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
    Form(s): N/A.
    Total Annual Estimated Burden: 181 hours.
    Total Annual Estimated Responses: 70.
    Title: Foreign Railroads Foreign-Based (FRFB) Employees Who Perform
Train or Dispatching Service in the United States.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0555.
    Abstract: For foreign-based railroads with an FRA-approved foreign
workplace alcohol and drug testing program equivalent to 49 CFR part
219, subparts B, E, F, and G, this FRA regulation requires removal from
service of FRFB train and dispatching service employees who test
positive for unauthorized use of alcohol and drugs. Part 219 testing
enhances safety and serves as a deterrent to other FRFB train and
dispatching service employees who might be tempted to use unauthorized
drugs or alcohol. FRA uses this collection of information to determine
the compliance of FRFB train and dispatching service employees and
their employers with the prohibitions against the abuse of alcohol and
controlled substances spelled out in part 219.
    Request: Extension with change of a currently approved information
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
    Form(s): N/A.
    Total Annual Estimated Burden: 27 hours.
    Total Annual Estimated Responses: 91.
    Addresses: Send comments regarding these information collections to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FRA Desk Officer. Comments may also be sent via email to OMB
at the following address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Comments are invited on the following: Whether the proposed
collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department, including: (1) Whether the information
will have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimates
of the burden of the proposed information collections; (2) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (3) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of
information on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2016.
Sarah L. Inderbitzin,
Acting Chief Counsel.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 183 (Friday, September 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 53098]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20688]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4513-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2021-0001]

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 declaration
for the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands (FEMA-4513-DR), dated
April 2, 2020, and related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued August 5, 2021.

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: The notice of a major disaster declaration
dated April 2, 2020 for the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands is
hereby amended to include the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

    All areas within the territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands are
eligible for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

    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.

Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2021-20688 Filed 9-23-21; 8:45 am]
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