[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 163 (Thursday, August 24, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 57882-57887]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17945]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2022-0307; FRL-10892-02-R6]

Air Plan Approval; Texas; Updates to Public Notice and Procedural
Rules and Removal of Obsolete Provisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving portions of three
revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on July 9, 2021, and
January 21, 2022, that update the air permitting

program by removing obsolete provisions and enhancing public notice
requirements of the air permitting program. We are also making
ministerial edits to correct several errors identified in the
amendatory language for the Texas SIP.

DATES: This rule is effective on September 25, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R06-OAR-2022-0307. 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 or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the internet. Publicly available docket
materials are available electronically through https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adina Wiley, EPA Region 6 Office, Air
Permits Section,<PHONE_NUMBER>, [email protected]. Please call or
email the contact listed above if you need alternative access to
material indexed but not provided in the docket.

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

I. Background

    The background for this action is discussed in detail in our April
21, 2023, proposal (88 FR 24518). In that document we proposed to
approve portions of three revisions to the Texas SIP submitted by the
TCEQ on July 9, 2021, and January 21, 2022. The first revision, adopted
on April 22, 2020, submitted on January 21, 2022, updates internal
cross-references and removes or replaces obsolete provisions identified
during a routine review of the Texas permitting regulations. The second
revision, adopted on June 9, 2021, submitted July 9, 2021, repeals
obsolete permitting provisions, and makes necessary corresponding edits
to other permitting provisions. The third revision, adopted on August
25, 2021, submitted January 21, 2022, enhances the public notice
requirements of the air permitting program. As detailed in our proposed
approval, we found that the submitted revisions are consistent with the
CAA and the EPA's regulations, policy, and guidance for permitting SIP
requirements. We did not receive any comments regarding our proposal.
Therefore, we are finalizing as proposed.

II. Final Action

    Pursuant to section 110, of the Act, we are finalizing the
submitted revisions to the Texas SIP that update the air permitting
program by removing obsolete provisions and enhancing public notice by
extending requirements for alternative language notices to notices for
public meetings in certain circumstances.
    We are approving the following revisions adopted on June 9, 2021,
effective on July 1, 2021, submitted to the EPA on July 9, 2021:
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 116.910--Applicability,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 116.911--Electric Generating
Facility Permit Application,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Sections 116.920--Public Participation
for Initial Issuance,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Sections 116.1530--Best Available
Retrofit Technology (BART) Control Implementation, and
     Repeal of 30 TAC Sections 116.770--116.772, 116.774,
116.775, 116.777--116.781, 116.783, 116.785--116.788, and 116.790.
    The EPA is approving the following revisions adopted on April 22,
2020, effective on May 14, 2020, submitted to the EPA on January 21,
2022:
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 39.405--General Notice
Provisions,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 39.411--Text of Public Notice,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 39.419--Notice of Application
and Preliminary Decision,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 39.420--Transmittal of the
Executive Director's Response to Comments and Decision,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 39.601--Applicability,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 39.603--Newspaper Notice,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 55.154--Public Meetings,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 55.156--Public Comment
Processing,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 101.306--Emission Credit Use,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 116.111--General Application,
and
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 116.112--Distance Limitations.
    The EPA is approving the following revisions adopted on August 25,
2021, effective September 16, 2021, submitted to the EPA on January 21,
2022:
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 39.405--General Notice
Provisions,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 39.412--Combined Notice for
Certain Greenhouse Gases Permit Applications,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 39.418--Notice of Receipt of
Application and Intent to Obtain Permit,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 39.419--Notice of Application
and Preliminary Decision,
     New 30 TAC Section 39.426--Alternative Language
Requirements,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 39.602--Mailed Notice,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Section 39.604--Sign-Posting,
     Revisions to 30 TAC Sections 55.154--Public Meetings, and
     Revisions to 30 TAC Sections 55.156--Public Comment
Processing.
    The EPA is also correcting several errors identified in the
amendatory language for the Texas SIP at 40 CFR 52.2270(c). The EPA is
making these necessary, ministerial edits to the Texas SIP without
notice and comment under the ``good cause'' exemption in section
553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) which, upon
finding ``good cause,'' authorizes agencies to dispense with public
participation. Under section 553 of the APA, an agency may find good
cause where procedures are ``impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to
the public interest.'' Public comment is ``unnecessary'' and ``contrary
to the public interest'' since the ministerial corrections update the
amendatory language at 40 CFR 52.2270(c) to correctly reference prior
EPA actions that were previously subject to notice and comment
consistent with section 553 of the APA. The public benefits by having
these updated citations.
     The EPA's January 11, 2011, final rule at 76 FR 1525,
1531-1532, inadvertently used the wrong section names in the Title/
Subject field for several of the section numbers that were approved
into the Texas SIP. We are correcting the Title/Subject field for 30
TAC Sections 116.911, 116.912, 116.916, 116.917, 116.918, 116.920,
116.930.
     The EPA's February 13, 2020, final rule at 85 FR 8185,
8188, inadvertently omitted the information identifying the EPA's
approval date from the SIP-approved sections for 30 TAC Sections
116.164, 116.196, 116.198, 116.310, 116.611, and 116.615. We are
correcting these sections to include the EPA approval date and FR
citation.

III. Environmental Justice Consideration

    The EPA reviewed demographic data and provided the results in our
April 21, 2023, proposed rule. See 88 FR 24518, 24520-24521.

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 revisions to
the Texas regulations as described in Section II of this preamble,
Final Action. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these
materials generally available through www.regulations.gov (please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this preamble for more information). 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 the final rulemaking of EPA's approval, and will be
incorporated in the next update to the SIP compilation.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Clean Air Act
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 Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 14094 (88 FR 21879, April 11, 2023);
     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 subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997) because it approves a state program;
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); and
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act.
    Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629,
February 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies to identify and address
``disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects'' of their actions on minority populations and low-income
populations to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law.
The EPA defines environmental justice (EJ) as ``the fair treatment and
meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color,
national origin, or income with respect to the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies.'' The EPA further defines the term fair treatment to mean
that ``no group of people should bear a disproportionate burden of
environmental harms and risks, including those resulting from the
negative environmental consequences of industrial, governmental, and
commercial operations or programs and policies.''
    The state air agency did not evaluate environmental justice
considerations as part of its SIP submittal; the CAA and applicable
implementing regulations neither prohibit nor require such an
evaluation. The EPA performed an environmental justice analysis, as is
described above in the section titled, ``Environmental Justice
Considerations.'' The analysis was done for the purpose of providing
additional context and information about this rulemaking to the public,
not as a basis of the action. Due to the nature of the action being
taken here, this action is expected to have a neutral to positive
impact on the air quality of the affected area. In addition, there is
no information in the record upon which this decision is based
inconsistent with the stated goal of E.O. 12898 of achieving
environmental justice for people of color, low-income populations, and
Indigenous peoples.
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act, 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).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by October 23, 2023. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action 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, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: August 15, 2023.
Earthea Nance,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Environmental
Protection Agency amends 40 CFR part 52 as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

Subpart SS--Texas

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2. In Sec.  52.2270, the table in paragraph (c) titled ``EPA Approved
Regulations in the Texas SIP'' is amended by
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i. Revising the entries for sections 39.405, 39.411, 39.412, 39.418,
39.419, 39.420, 39.426, 39.601, 39.602, 39.603, 39.604, 55.154, 55.156,
101.306, 116.111, 116.112, 116.164, 116.196, 116.198, 116.310, 116.615,
116.910, 116.911, 116.912, 116.920, and 116.1530, and

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ii. Removing the heading ``Subchapter H--Permits for Grandfathered
Facilities'' and sub-heading ``Division 1--General Applicability'',
consisting of entries for sections 116.770--116.772 and sub-heading
``Division 2--Small Business Stationary Source Permits, Pipeline
Facilities Permits, and Existing Facility Permits'', consisting of
entries for sections 116.774, 116.775, 116.777-116.781, 116.783,
116.785-116.788, and 116.790.
    The revisions read as follows:

Sec.  52.2270  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

                                    EPA Approved Regulations in the Texas SIP
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                                                        State
                                                      approval/
       State citation             Title/subject       submittal      EPA approval date          Explanation
                                                         date
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                                            Chapter 39--Public Notice
                               Subchapter H--Applicability and General Provisions
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 39.405.............  General Notice            8/25/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert
                              Provisions.                          Federal Register
                                                                   citation].

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 39.411.............  Text of Public Notice.    4/22/2020  8/24/2023, [Insert
                                                                   Federal Register
                                                                   citation].
Section 39.412.............  Combined Notice for       8/25/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert
                              Certain Greenhouse                   Federal Register
                              Gases Permit                         citation].
                              Applications.
Section 39.418.............  Notice of Receipt of      8/25/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert
                              Application and                      Federal Register
                              Intent to Obtain                     citation].
                              Permit.
Section 39.419.............  Notice of Application     8/25/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert
                              and Preliminary                      Federal Register
                              Decision.                            citation].
Section 39.420.............  Transmittal of the        4/22/2020  8/24/2023, [Insert
                              Executive Director's                 Federal Register
                              Response to Comments                 citation].
                              and Decisions.
Section 39.426.............  Alternative Language      8/25/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert
                              Requirements.                        Federal Register
                                                                   citation].
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                         Subchapter K--Public Notice of Air Quality Permit Applications
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Section 39.601.............  Applicability.........    4/22/2020  8/24/2023, [Insert
                                                                   Federal Register
                                                                   citation].
Section 39.602.............  Mailed Notice.........    8/25/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert
                                                                   Federal Register
                                                                   citation].
Section 39.603.............  Newspaper Notice......    4/22/2020  8/24/2023, [Insert
                                                                   Federal Register
                                                                   citation].
Section 39.604.............  Sign-Posting..........    8/25/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert
                                                                   Federal Register
                                                                   citation].

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              Chapter 55--Requests for Reconsideration and Contested Case Hearings; Public Comment
                                Subchapter E--Public Comment and Public Meetings
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Section 55.154.............  Public Meetings.......    8/25/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert
                                                                   Federal Register
                                                                   citation].
Section 55.156.............  Public Comment            8/25/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert
                              Processing.                          Federal Register
                                                                   citation].
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                                     Chapter 101--General Air Quality Rules
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                                   Subchapter H--Emissions Banking and Trading
                                       Division 1--Emission Credit Program
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Section 101.306............  Emission Credit Use...    4/22/2020  8/24/2023, [Insert
                                                                   Federal Register
                                                                   citation].

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          Chapter 116 (Reg 6)--Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Construction or Modification
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                                     Subchapter B--New Source Review Permits
                                         Division 1--Permit Application
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Section 116.111............  General Application...    4/22/2020  8/24/2023, [Insert
                                                                   Federal Register
                                                                   citation].
Section 116.112............  Distance Limitations..    4/22/2020  8/24/2023, [Insert
                                                                   Federal Register
                                                                   citation].

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                           Division 6--Prevention of Significant Deterioration Review
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Section 116.164............  Prevention of            10/31/2018  2/13/2020, 85 FR 8187.  The PSD SIP does NOT
                              Significant                                                  include 30 TAC
                              Deterioration                                                Section 116.164(b).
                              Applicability for
                              Greenhouse Gases
                              Sources.

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                                  Subchapter C--Plant-wide Applicability Limits
                                   Division 1--Plant-wide Applicability Limits
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Section 116.196............  Renewal of a Plant-      10/31/2018  2/13/2020, 85 FR 8187.
                              wide Applicability
                              Limit Permit.
Section 116.198............  Expiration of Voidance   10/31/2018  2/13/2020, 85 FR 8187.
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Section 116.310............  Notification of Permit   10/31/2018  2/13/2020, 85 FR 8187.
                              Holder.

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Section 116.611............  Registration to Use a    10/31/2018  2/13/2020, 85 FR 8187.  30 TAC Section
                              Standard Permit.                                             116.611(b) is SIP-
                                                                                approved as adopted
                                                                                by the State as of 11/
                                                                                20/2002. The SIP does
                                                                                NOT include 30 TAC
                                                                                Section
                                                                                116.611(c)(3),
                                                                                (c)(3)(A), and
                                                                                (c)(3)(B).

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Section 116.615............  General Conditions....   10/31/2018  2/13/2020, 85 FR 8187.

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Section 116.765............  Compliance Schedule...    7/31/2014  7/20/2015, 80 FR 42729  SIP includes 30 TAC
                                                                                Section 116.765(b)
                                                                                and (c)

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                               Subchapter I--Electric Generating Facility Permits
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Section 116.910............  Applicability.........     6/9/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert
                                                                   Federal Register
                                                                   citation].
Section 116.911............  Electric Generating        6/9/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert      Section 116.911(a)(2)
                              Facility Permit                      Federal Register        is authorized for
                              Application.                         citation].              Minor NSR only.
Section 116.912............  Electing Electric        12/16/1999  1/11/2011, 76 FR 1525.
                              Generating Facilities.

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Section 116.916............  Permits for              12/16/1999  1/1/2011, 76 FR 1525..
                              Grandfathered and
                              Electing Electric
                              Generating Facilities
                              in El Paso County.
Section 116.917............  Electric Generating       5/22/2002  1/11/2011, 76 FR 1525.
                              Facility Permit
                              Application for
                              Certain Grandfathered
                              Coal-Fired Electric
                              Generating Facilities
                              and Certain
                              Grandfathered
                              Facilities Located at
                              Electric Generating
                              Facility Sites.
Section 116.918............  Additional General and    5/22/2002  1/11/2011, 76 FR 1525.
                              Special Conditions
                              for Grandfathered
                              Coal-Fired Electric
                              Generating Facilities
                              and Certain
                              Grandfathered
                              Facilities Located at
                              Electric Generating
                              Facility Sites.

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 116.920............  Public Participation       6/9/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert
                              for Initial Issuance.                Federal Register
                                                                   citation].

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Section 116.930............  Amendments and            5/22/2002  1/11/2011, 76 FR 1525.
                              Alterations of
                              Permits Issued Under
                              this Subchapter.

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                             Subchapter M--Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART)
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Section 116.1530...........  Best Available             6/9/2021  8/24/2023, [Insert
                              Retrofit Technology                  Federal Register
                              (BART) Control                       citation].
                              Implementation.

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[FR Doc. 2023-17945 Filed 8-23-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P


This form is to help you establish your facility's H2E goals and track progress. H2E will not request you to submit these forms in 2002; however, we will be collecting the forms in 2003. We are interested in your comments! Please submit any comments to the address at the end of this form.

SECTION 1: CONTACT INFORMATION Facility/ System Name: ________________________________________________ Date:__________________________

Contact Name: __________________________________________ Title:_______________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

City: _____________________________________ State: ______________________________ Zip: __________________

Phone: ______________________________ Fax: ______________________________ E mail:______________________

The information contained on this form is for the year ________________

SECTION 2: FACILITY INFORMATION SECTION 3: FACILITY WASTE ASSESSMENT SUMMARY Annual Facility Assessment Summary and Goals Form Facility Type Total In Patient/ Hospital Adjusted Patient Days*:

Beds:

Staff:

Ambulatory Care/ Outpatient Clinics Outpatient Visits:

Staff:

General Administrative Staff:

Long Term Care Beds:

Staff:

* Adjusted Patient Days = Total Patient Days x ( Total Patient Revenue ( Inpatient+ Outpatient) / Inpatient Revenue)

Establish a baseline. The first step to measuring annual progress at your facility is to conduct a baseline assessment. The H2E Self Assessment Guide, available at < www. h2e online. org>, can help you in this process. For questions or assistance, please contact us at 800 727 4179. You are welcome to use other waste assessment tools and/ or consultants. For H2E tracking purposes, your baseline year should be from 1998 or later.

Record annual progress. Use this same form to track your facility's annual waste data. This form will also help you identify and track goals for your facility ( see Section 6).

Waste Management Category Tons / Year Percent of Total Waste Annual Costs Solid Waste Recycling/ Reuse Regulated Medical Waste Hazardous Waste Total 100 SECTION 4: MERCURY ASSESSMENT For information on how to evaluate mercury use and implement activities to eliminate mercury from your facility's waste stream, download the H2E Self Assessment Guide at < www. h2e online. org>. See Sections 5A and B in the guide.

Is your facility virtually mercury free?  Yes  No Has your facility:

  Conducted a facility inventory of mercury containing devices and chemicals?  Yes  No   Implemented a mercury purchasing policy?  Yes  No   Eliminated mercury containing patient care devices?  Yes  No ( e. g., thermometers, sphygmomanometers, bougies, dilators)

Please highlight efforts to eliminate mercury from your facility to date. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

SECTION 5: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES Please indicate if your facility has any of the following policies by marking your response. If no, you might consider implementing these policies for your H2E program.

Facility Environmental Commitment Statement  Yes  No Comprehensive Waste Management  Yes  No Mercury Management/ Elimination  Yes  No Environmentally Preferable Purchasing  Yes  No SECTION 6: H2E GOALS Please list your facility's goals below and describe any activities, including source reduction, mercury elimination, recycling, reuse, donation, and other efforts, that your facility will implement to achieve these goals. For more information, consult " How to Develop Your H2E Goals" on the H2E Web site located at < www. h2e online. org>.

Goal 1:_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Goal 2:_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Goal 3:_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Goal 4:_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Goal 5:_______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

When notified, please mail or fax this form to:

Hospitals for a Healthy Environment  1755 S Street NW, Suite 6B  Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 800 727 4179  Fax: 202 234 9121


[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33730-33731]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11987]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Hazardous Materials: Actions on Special Permit Applications

AGENCY: Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of actions on special permit applications.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR part 107,
Subpart B), notice is hereby given of the actions on special permits
applications in (October to October 2014). The mode of transportation
involved are identified by a number in the ``Nature of Application''
portion of the table below as follows: 1--Motor vehicle, 2--Rail
freight, 3--Cargo vessel, 4--Cargo aircraft only, 5--Passenger-carrying
aircraft. Application numbers prefixed by the letters EE represent
applications for Emergency Special Permits. It should be noted that
some of the sections cited were those in effect at the time certain
special permits were issued.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2016.
Donald Burger,
Chief, Special Permits and Approvals Branch.

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                                                                                Nature of special permit
        S.P. No.                 Applicant                  Regulation(s)                     thereof
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                                       MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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15628-M................  Chemours Company FC, LLC,  49 CFR 179.100-12(c).........  To modify the special permit
                          Wilmington, DE.                                           to authorize an additional
                                                                                hazardous material.
16510-M................  Apple, Inc., Cupertino,    49 CFR Subparts C through H    To modify the special permit
                          CA.                        of Part 172, 173.185(f).       originally issued on an
                                                                                emergency basis to authorize
                                                                                an additional two years.
13213-M................  Washington State Ferries,  49 CFR 172.101(10a)..........  To modify the special permit
                          Seattle, WA.                                              to increase the quantity of
                                                                                Petroleum gases, liquefied
                                                                                or Liquefied Petroleum Gas
                                                                                from 100 lbs to 143 lbs.
16566-M................  Sunset Helicopters, Inc.,  49 CFR 172.200, 172.300,       To modify the special permit
                          Aurora, OR.                172.400, 173.27,               originally issued on an
                                                     173.220(b)(1), 173.220(g),     emergency basis to authorize
                                                     175.30, 175.33, 175.75.        an additional two years.

16555-M................  Advance Research           49 CFR 173.227(b)(2)(iii)....  To modify the special permit
                          Chemicals, Inc.,                                          originally issued on an
                          Catoosa, OK.                                              emergency basis to authorize
                                                                                an additional two years and
                                                                                identify Advance Research
                                                                                Chemicals, Inc. as an
                                                                                offeror of hazardous
                                                                                materials.
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                                           NEW SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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16584-N................  Visuray LLC, Houston, TX.  49 CFR 171-180...............  To authorize the
                                                                                transportation in commerce
                                                                                of sulfur hexafluoride in a
                                                                                non-DOT specification
                                                                                cylinder, which is part of
                                                                                an oil well downhole logging
                                                                                tool. (modes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
16591-N................  Department of Defense,     49 CFR 171.23(a), 173.302(a),  To authorize the
                          Scott AFB, IL.             ICAO TI Part 6, Chapters,      transportation in commerce
                                                     Paragraph <IP_ADDRESS>, IMDG Code   of compressed argon in non-
                                                     Part 6, Chapter 6.2 Section    DOT specification cylinders.
                                                     <IP_ADDRESS>.2.                     (modes 1, 3, 4)
16587-N................  Mobis Parts America, LLC,  49 CFR 172.102(c)(2), Special  To authorize the
                          Fountain Valley, CA.       Provision A54, ICAO T1         transportation in commerce
                                                     Special Provision A99.         of lithium-ion polymer
                                                                                battery assemblies exceeding
                                                                                a net weight of 35 kg when
                                                                                transported aboard cargo
                                                                                aircraft. (mode 4)
16601-N................  SAFC Hitech, Inc.,         49 CFR 173.181(b), IMDG Code   To authorize the manufacture,
                          Haverhill, MA.             Packing Instruction P400,      mark, sale and use of
                                                     paragraph (2).                 specially-designed
                                                                                combination packagings for
                                                                                the transportation in
                                                                                commerce of certain
                                                                                pyrophoric hazardous
                                                                                materials. (modes 1, 3)
16602-N................  Hydrite Chemical Co.,      49 CFR 173.158(b),             To authorize the
                          Brookfield, WI.            173.158(e), 173.158(1).        transportation in commerce
                                                                                of nitric acid with
                                                                                concentrations up to 50% in
                                                                                UN 3HI jerricans and UN IHI
                                                                                plastic drums. (mode 1)
20244-N................  Kalitta Air, LLC,          49 CFR 172.101 Table Column    To authorize the
                          Ypsilanti, MI.             (9B), 172.204(c)(3),           transportation in commerce
                                                     173.27(b)(2), (3), and         of certain explosives that
                                                     175.30(a)(1).                  are forbidden for
                                                                                transportation by cargo only
                                                                                aircraft. (mode 4)
20233-N................  National Air Cargo Group,  49 CFR 172.101 Table Column    To authorize the
                          Inc., Orlando, FL.         (9B), 172.204(c)(3),           transportation in commerce
                                                     173.27(b)(2), (3), and         of certain explosives that
                                                     175.30(a)(1), 49 CFR           are forbidden for
                                                     173.158(b), 173.158(e),        transportation by cargo only
                                                     173.158(1).                    aircraft (mode 4). To
                                                                                authorize the transportation
                                                                                in commerce of nitric acid
                                                                                with concentrations up to
                                                                                50% in UN 3141 jerricans and
                                                                                UN 1111 plastic drums. (mode
                                                                                1)
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                                                     DENIED
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15507-M................    Request by Yiwu Jinyu Machinery Factory Jiangwan Town, Yiwu City, April 08, 2016. To
                               modify the special permit to authorize an additional non-refillable, non-DOT
                                     specification inner container similar to a DOT specification 2Q.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 135 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45417-45419]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2016-0290; FRL-9948-97-Region 10]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Washington:
Spokane Second 10-Year Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the
limited maintenance plan submitted on May 11, 2016, by the Washington
Department of Ecology (Ecology), in cooperation with the Spokane
Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA) for the Spokane carbon monoxide (CO)
maintenance area (Spokane area or area). The Spokane area includes the
cities of Spokane, Spokane Valley, Millwood, and surrounding urban
areas in Spokane County, Washington. This plan addresses the second 10-
year maintenance period for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) promulgated for CO, as revised in 1985. The Spokane area has
had no exceedances of the CO NAAQS since 1997 and monitored CO levels
in the area continue to decline steadily. The EPA is also approving an
alternative CO monitoring strategy for the Spokane area which was
submitted as part of the limited maintenance plan.

DATES: This final rule is effective August 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OAR-2016-0290. All documents in the docket are
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in
the index, some information may not be publicly available, i.e.,
Confidential Business Information or other information the disclosure
of which is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and is publicly
available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials
are available at http://www.regulations.gov or at EPA Region 10, Office
of Air and Waste, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101. The EPA
requests that you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional
Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to
4:30, excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Hunt, Air Planning Unit, Office
of Air and Waste (AWT-150), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10,
1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101; telephone number: (206)
553-0256; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Background Information
II. Final Action
III. Incorporation by Reference
IV. Statutory and Executive Orders Review

I. Background Information

    On May 27, 2016, the EPA proposed to approve the limited
maintenance plan submitted by the State of Washington for the Spokane
CO area, including proposed approval of an alternative CO monitoring
strategy and removal of an obsolete site-specific order and amendment
for the former Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation's aluminum
reduction plant (81 FR 33632). An explanation of the Clean Air Act
requirements, a detailed analysis of the submittal, and the EPA's
reasons for proposing approval were provided in the notice of proposed
rulemaking, and will not be restated here. The public comment period
for this proposed rule ended on June 27, 2016. The EPA received no
comments on the proposal.

II. Final Action

    The EPA is approving the limited maintenance plan submitted by the
State of Washington for the Spokane CO area. We are approving the
request to remove the associated order and amendment for the former
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation's aluminum reduction plant
located in Mead, Washington from incorporation by reference in the
Washington State Implementation Plan (SIP) because the facility has
been shut down, dismantled, and the operating permit has been revoked.
We are also approving the State's alternative CO monitoring strategy
for the Spokane area. The EPA's approval of this limited maintenance
plan satisfies the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 175A requirements for
the second 10-year period in the Spokane CO area.

III. 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 as described
in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. These materials
have been approved by the EPA for inclusion in the State implementation
plan, have been incorporated by reference by the EPA into that plan,
are fully federally enforceable under sections 110 and 113 of the CAA
as of the effective date of the final rulemaking of EPA's approval, and
will be incorporated by reference by the Director of the Federal
Register in the next update to the SIP compilation.\1\ The EPA has
made, and will continue to make, these materials generally available
through www.regulations.gov and/or at the EPA Region 10 Office (please
contact the person identified in the For Further Information Contact
section of this preamble for more information).
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    \1\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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IV. Statutory and Executive Orders Review

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
2011);
     does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    This SIP revision is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land in Washington or any other area where the EPA or an
Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those
areas, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
However, consistent with EPA policy, the EPA provided a consultation
opportunity to the Spokane Tribe in a letter dated September 11, 2015.
The EPA did not receive a request for consultation.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    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 September 12, 2016. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action 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, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: June 29, 2016.
Michelle L. Pirzadeh,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 40 CFR part 52 is
amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

Subpart WW--Washington

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2. In Sec.  52.2470:
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a. Amend paragraph (d) by removing the entries for ``Kaiser Order DE 01
AQIS-3285'' (state effective date 10/24/01) and ``Kaiser Order
Amendment #1 DE 01 AQIS-3285'' (state effective date 4/9/03) from the
table.
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b. Amend paragraph (e) by adding an entry at the end of Table 2--
Attainment, Maintenance, and Other Plans for ``Carbon Monoxide 2nd 10-
Year Limited Maintenance Plan.''
    The addition reads as follows:

Sec.  52.2470  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *

                                Table 2--Attainment, Maintenance, and Other Plans
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                                    Applicable  geographic       State
      Name of SIP provision         or nonattainment area   submittal date    EPA approval date    Explanations
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Carbon Monoxide 2nd 10-Year        Spokane................         5/11/16  7/14/2016, [Insert
 Limited Maintenance Plan.                                                   Federal Register
                                                                             citation]
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 47138]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15494]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas and Oil Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: CP23-514-000.
    Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, NEXUS Gas Transmission,
LLC.
    Description: Application for Authorization to Amend Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity and Authorization to Abandon by Leas
NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC and Texas Eastern Transmission, LP.
    Filed Date: 7/14/23.
    Accession Number: 20230714-5216.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/4/23.

    Docket Numbers: PR23-60-000.
    Applicants: Red Bluff Express Pipeline, LLC.
    Description: Red Bluff Express Pipeline, LLC Certification of Unchg
Rates to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 7/17/23.
    Accession Number: 20230717-5076.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/7/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-899-000.
    Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--July 2023
Cleanup Filing eff 8-17-23 to be effective 8/17/2023.
    Filed Date: 7/17/23.
    Accession Number: 20230717-5036.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/31/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-900-000.
    Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--July 2023
Clean Up Filing to be effective 8/17/2023.
    Filed Date: 7/17/23.
    Accession Number: 20230717-5044.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/31/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-901-000.
    Applicants: NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--July 2023
Cleanup Filing eff 8-17-23 to be effective 8/17/2023.
    Filed Date: 7/17/23.
    Accession Number: 20230717-5045.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/31/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-902-000.
    Applicants: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rates--UGI to
Colonial 8984409 eff 7-18-23 to be effective 7/18/2023.
    Filed Date: 7/17/23.
    Accession Number: 20230717-5067.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/31/23.

    Docket Numbers: RP23-903-000.
    Applicants: White River Hub, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Capacity Reserved for a Future
Project to be effective 8/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 7/17/23.
    Accession Number: 20230717-5082.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/31/23.

    Any person desiring to intervene, to protest, or to answer a
complaint in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with
Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211,
385.214, or 385.206) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the
specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is
necessary to become a party to the proceeding.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY,
call<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: July 17, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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