[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 160 (Monday, August 21, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56772-56773]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17800]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0128; FRL-10840-02-OCSPP]
RIN 2070-ZA16

Pesticide Tolerances; Implementing Registration Review Decisions
for Certain Pesticides; Aluminum tris (O-ethylphosphonate), Carbon
disulfide, et al.; Technical Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of July 19,
2023, finalizing several tolerance actions under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) that the Agency determined were
necessary or appropriate during the registration review conducted under
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). That
document inadvertently instructed the Federal Register to designate a
tolerance for ginseng as time-limited, with an expiration date, but
used an incorrect footnote number and neglected to include the
expiration date. Elsewhere, an instruction to redesignate a paragraph
was not clearly stated. This technical correction to the final rule
will address these errors.

DATES: This final rule correction is effective August 21, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0128, is available online at
https://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Office of Pesticide
Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson
Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001. Additional instructions for visiting the docket, along with
more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Scheltema, Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508M), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this action apply to me?

    The Agency included in the July 19, 2023, final rule a list of
those who may be potentially affected by this action.

II. What do these corrections do?

    EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register of July 19, 2023
(88 FR 40677) (FRL-10840-01-OCSPP) that finalized several tolerance
actions identified during the registration review of several pesticide
chemicals. This technical correction addresses inadvertent
typographical errors related to the redesignations of a paragraph and
subparagraph in 40 CFR 180.414 (d) and the numbering of a footnote and
omission of footnote text for a tolerance for Ginseng in 40 CFR
180.415. Specifically, the regulatory text published in the July
19,2023 final rule inadvertently omitted the designation of paragraph
(d)(1) in 40 CFR 180.414, and incorrectly numbered the footnote for the
tolerance for Ginseng and omitted the footnote text in 40 CFR 180.415.

III. Why are these corrections issued as a final rule?

    Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B)) provides that, when an agency for good cause finds that
notice and public procedure are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
to the public interest, the agency may issue a final rule without
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. EPA has
determined that there is good cause for making these corrections final
without prior proposal and opportunity for comment, because EPA
inadvertently omitted instructions to the Federal Register to
redesignate 40 CFR 180.414 paragraph (d) as paragraph (d)(1); and
incorrectly instructed the Federal Register to add footnote number 1 to
the tolerance for Ginseng in 40 CFR 180.415 rather than correctly
numbering it as footnote number 2. The Agency neglected to provide the
text for the body of the footnote. Because these are corrections of
typographical errors in the regulatory text of a final tolerance rule
and because the correct information was contained in the rule preamble,
EPA finds that this constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B).

IV. Do any of the statutory and executive order review apply to this
action?

    No. For a detailed discussion concerning the statutory and
executive order review refer to Unit V. of the July 19, 2023, final
rule.

V. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: August 14, 2023.
Edward Messina,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, for the reasons stated in the preamble, 40 CFR part 180
is corrected by making the following correcting amendments:

PART 180--TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES
IN FOOD

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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

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2. Amend Sec.  180.414 by:
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a. Redesignating the text of paragraph (d) introductory text as
paragraph (d)(1) introductory text;
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b. Revising newly designated paragraph (d)(1) introductory text;
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c. Adding a heading to the table in newly designated paragraph (d)(1);
and
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d. Adding paragraph (d)(2).
    The revision and additions read as follows.

Sec.  180.414  Cyromazine; tolerances for residues.

* * * * *
    (d) * * *
    (1) Tolerances are established for indirect or inadvertent residues
of the insecticide cyromazine, including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on the commodities in table 1 to this paragraph
(d)(1) when present therein as a result of the application of
cyromazine to growing crops listed in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in this paragraph (d)(1)
is to be determined by measuring only cyromazine, N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-
triazine-2,4,6-triamine, in or on the commodity.

Table 2 to Paragraph (d)(1)

* * * * *
    (2) Tolerances are established for indirect or inadvertent residues
of the

insecticide cyromazine, including its metabolites and degradates, in or
on the commodities in the table 3 to this paragraph (d)(2) when present
therein as a result of the application of poultry manure-based
fertilizer containing cyromazine to soil in which the crops identified
in this section are grown. Compliance with the tolerance levels
specified in this paragraph (d)(2) is to be determined by measuring
only cyromazine, N-cyclopropyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine, in or on
the commodity.

                       Table 3 to Paragraph (d)(2)
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                                                            Parts per
                       Commodity                             million
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Grain, cereal, forage, fodder and straw, group 16.....               0.6
Grain, cereal, group 15...............................               0.6
Herbs and spices, group 19............................               0.6
Oilseed, group 20.....................................               0.6
Onion, bulb, subgroup 3-07A...........................               0.6
Strawberry............................................               0.6
Vegetable, foliage of legume, group 7.................               0.6
Vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10.......................               0.6
Vegetable, leaves of root and tuber, group 2..........               0.6
Vegetable, legume, group 6............................               0.6
Vegetable, root and tuber, group 1....................               0.6
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3. In Sec.  180.415, amend table 1 to paragraph (a) by:
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a. Removing the entry ``Ginseng \1\'' and adding in its place the entry
``Ginseng \2\''; and
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b. Redesignating the second footnote 1 as footnote 2.
    The addition reads as follows:

Sec.  180.415  Aluminum tris (O-ethylphosphonate); tolerances for
residues.

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                        Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
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                                                            Parts per
                       Commodity                             million
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Ginseng \2\...........................................               0.1

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\2\ This tolerance expires on January 19, 2024.

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[FR Doc. 2023-17800 Filed 8-18-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P


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1 0 30 47 1152 0 0 14 20 490 0 0 6 10 236 0 0 12 17 421 1 0 17 28 703 1 0 42 55 1370 0 0 3 2 57 0 0 11 13 317 0 0 13 16 389 1 0 20 30 749 0 0 11 19 471 0 0 7 10 240 0 0 11 16 404 0 0 4 5 136 28 0 830 1143 28330 0 0 4 6 141 0 0 7 10 250 0 0 2 3 73 1 0 17 25 631 0 0 12 17 426 1 0 29 44 1094 0 0 15 20 505 0 0 4 6 143 1 0 30 45 1115 1 0 30 44 1079 0 0 7 9 213 1 0 29 43 1057 0 0 2 2 47 0 0 9 10 248 0 0 2 3 83 0 0 10 16 391 5 0 132 186 4610 0 0 7 11 268 0 0 2 2 43 1 0 20 24 603 0 0 25 16 388 1 0 14 23 563 0 0 11 18 454 0 0 10 14 349 SumOf1996SumOf1996SumOf1996 300,1 500 116 65 57 73 42 38 124 69 61 55 30 27 692 388 341 167 93 81 70 39 34 13 7 6 4 2 2 236 135 122 151 84 73 18 10 10 31 17 15 314 174 151 135 75 65 64 36 31 115 64 56 192 106 91 377 212 186 16 10 10 88 50 45 108 61 55 205 113 98 129 71 60 66 37 32 111 61 54 37 21 19 7786 4353 3808 39 21 19 69 38 33 20 11 10 172 96 83 117 65 57 299 165 144 140 78 68 39 21 19 304 168 146 296 164 143 59 33 29 289 160 139 13 8 7 69 39 35 23 13 11 107 60 51 1265 706 617 74 41 36 12 6 6 167 95 83 115 71 70 153 84 72 124 69 59 95 53 46 SumOf1996 500,1 600 SumOf1996 600,1 750 SumOf1996 750,1 1000 16 12 22 10 7 14 17 12 24 7 5 10 94 68 132 22 16 32 9 7 13 2 1 2 1 0 1 33 23 44 21 15 29 2 2 3 4 3 6 43 31 60 18 13 26 8 6 12 16 11 22 26 19 37 52 37 72 2 2 3 12 9 17 15 11 20 28 20 39 18 13 25 10 7 13 15 11 21 5 4 7 1062 767 1484 5 4 7 9 7 13 3 2 4 23 17 33 16 12 22 41 30 57 19 14 26 5 4 8 42 30 58 40 29 57 9 6 11 39 29 55 2 1 2 10 7 13 3 2 4 15 11 20 172 125 241 10 7 14 2 1 2 23 16 32 17 11 20 21 15 30 17 12 24 13 9 18 SumOf1996 1000,1 1500 SumOf1996 1500,1 2000 SumOf1996 2000,1 3000 28 6 4 18 4 3 30 6 5 13 3 2 168 35 27 40 8 6 17 4 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 57 12 9 37 8 6 4 1 1 8 2 1 77 16 12 33 7 5 16 3 3 28 6 4 47 10 7 91 19 15 4 1 1 21 4 3 26 5 4 50 10 8 31 7 5 16 3 3 27 6 4 9 2 1 1889 396 300 9 2 1 17 3 3 5 1 1 42 9 7 28 6 5 73 15 12 34 7 5 10 2 2 74 16 12 72 15 11 14 3 2 71 15 11 3 1 0 17 3 3 6 1 1 26 5 4 307 64 49 18 4 3 3 1 0 40 8 6 26 5 4 38 8 6 30 6 5 23 5 4 SumOf1996 3000+ 1 1 1 1 6 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 4 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 73 0 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 3 3 1 3 0 1 0 1 12 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 State Name SumOf1996 0 1 SumOf1996 1,1 3 SumOf1996 3,1 6 SumOf1996 6,1 11 Alabama 1895 4466 15322 30324 Alaska 1831 3728 10730 19706 Arizona 2060 4804 16297 32104 Arkansas 950 2190 7366 14498 California 12125 27749 92095 179310 Colorado 2640 6259 21411 42637 Connecticut 1005 2486 8958 17809 Delaware 313 639 1890 3422 District of Columbia 68 160 541 1053 Florida 5790 11922 35508 64625 Georgia 2268 5510 19398 38745 Hawaii 530 1045 2951 5183 Idaho 493 1170 4037 8011 Illinois 4133 10617 39203 79751 Indiana 2003 4893 17487 34945 Iowa 819 2136 7997 16340 Kansas 1729 4189 14550 29309 Kentucky 2198 5979 22953 47988 Louisiana 6733 15244 49479 97099 Maine 693 1253 3081 4919 Maryland 2070 4317 13070 24026 Massachusetts 2353 5011 15491 28683 Michigan 2802 7092 26030 52449 Minnesota 1519 4084 15592 32157 Mississippi 1172 2670 8823 17249 Missouri 1628 3996 14270 28633 Montana 681 1537 4999 9767 Nebraska 547 1362 4887 9875 Nevada 1084 2578 8894 17716 New Hampshire 310 744 2607 5131 New Jersey 2342 5921 21531 43612 New Mexico 1837 4361 14846 29790 New York 4057 10274 37434 75518 North Carolina 2531 5732 19006 36701 North Dakota 568 1393 4869 9886 Ohio 4070 10387 38243 77588 Oklahoma 4377 10634 36886 74727 Oregon 1188 2595 8242 15643 Pennsylvania 4130 10252 36890 74271 Rhode Island 276 595 1896 3526 South Carolina 1516 3229 10058 18680 South Dakota 290 750 2781 5712 Tennessee 1482 3729 13615 27546 Texas 20097 47530 161235 322301 Utah 1069 2624 9281 18775 Vermont 195 459 1576 3090 Virginia 3347 7319 23278 44292 Washington 6248 10804 24410 36392 West Virginia 1714 4711 18141 38240 Wisconsin 1507 4013 15330 31414 Wyoming 1327 3306 11723 24016 SumOf1996 11,1 16 SumOf1996 16,1 25 SUM 0 25 SUM 0 25/ STATIONARY 10% 11772 12251 76030 7603 6865 7471 50331 5033.1 12363 12916 80544 8054.4 5825 5900 36729 3672.9 65214 70670 447163 44716.3 15842 17062 105851 10585.1 6580 7116 43954 4395.4 1267 1312 8843 884.3 383 415 2620 262 24131 24878 166854 16685.4 14598 15587 96106 9610.6 1943 1964 13616 1361.6 3005 3209 19925 1992.5 29873 32277 195854 19585.4 14064 14322 87714 8771.4 6212 6653 40157 4015.7 10721 11734 72232 7223.2 18456 19769 117343 11734.3 34952 38277 241784 24178.4 1721 1732 13399 1339.9 9175 9352 62010 6201 9971 10919 72428 7242.8 20049 21263 129685 12968.5 11939 13057 78348 7834.8 6509 6879 43302 4330.2 11339 11700 71566 7156.6 3651 3882 24517 2451.7 3751 4000 24422 2442.2 6838 7165 44275 4427.5 1893 2041 12726 1272.6 15978 17514 106898 10689.8 11021 11943 73798 7379.8 27100 30117 184500 18450 14125 14640 92735 9273.5 3583 3962 24261 2426.1 29590 31520 191398 19139.8 27249 29962 183835 18383.5 5849 6141 39658 3965.8 28644 30168 184355 18435.5 1351 1381 9025 902.5 7203 7327 48013 4801.3 2155 2326 14014 1401.4 10960 11311 68643 6864.3 117121 128395 796679 79667.9 7221 7635 46605 4660.5 1176 1238 7734 773.4 16760 17466 112462 11246.2 11867 12024 101745 10174.5 14701 15799 93306 9330.6 12067 12840 77171 7717.1 8892 9713 58977 5897.7 4996140 SumOf1996 25,1 40 SUM ( 25 40) SUM( 25 40) STATIONSumOf1996 40,1 50 SumOf1996 50,1 100 2627 2627 262.7 1749 8715 1761 1761 176.1 902 4891 2786 2786 278.6 1822 9156 1268 1268 126.8 903 4271 15521 15521 1552.1 8917 48602 3639 3639 363.9 2185 11357 1528 1528 152.8 923 5160 314 314 31.4 191 1012 92 92 9.2 53 303 5925 5925 592.5 3632 19224 3316 3316 331.6 2070 10847 490 490 49 303 1592 688 688 68.8 426 2215 6728 6728 672.8 4158 22183 3035 3035 303.5 2193 10686 1379 1379 137.9 882 4624 2471 2471 247.1 1426 7513 3979 3979 397.9 2597 13020 8306 8306 830.6 4587 24161 493 493 49.3 263 1478 2196 2196 219.6 1412 7258 2565 2565 256.5 1339 7988 4482 4482 448.2 2911 15331 2680 2680 268 1623 8805 1495 1495 149.5 933 4737 2466 2466 246.6 1721 8475 844 844 84.4 512 2592 839 839 83.9 533 2746 1524 1524 152.4 1001 4977 443 443 44.3 266 1476 3674 3674 367.4 2150 11779 2520 2520 252 1489 7590 6361 6361 636.1 3553 20368 3238 3238 323.8 2122 10863 828 828 82.8 464 2455 6585 6585 658.5 4242 22131 6257 6257 625.7 3565 18564 1388 1388 138.8 852 4472 6351 6351 635.1 4188 21351 321 321 32.1 211 1120 1700 1700 170 1120 5771 477 477 47.7 298 1548 2363 2363 236.3 1669 8198 27262 27262 2726.2 15437 81246 1594 1594 159.4 1037 5138 270 270 27 173 902 3933 3933 393.3 2472 12705 3813 3813 381.3 1759 10491 3147 3147 314.7 2044 10070 2653 2653 265.3 1744 9144 2001 2001 200.1 1182 6006 172616 SUM( 40 100) SUM( 40 100) STATIONSumOf1996 100,1 175 SUM( 100 175) STATION 10464 3139.2 3882 3105.6 5793 1737.9 2488 1990.4 10978 3293.4 4110 3288 5174 1552.2 1870 1496 57519 17255.7 22778 18222.4 13542 4062.6 5287 4229.6 6083 1824.9 2312 1849.6 1203 360.9 469 375.2 356 106.8 138 110.4 22856 6856.8 8828 7062.4 12917 3875.1 4908 3926.4 1895 568.5 730 584 2641 792.3 1013 810.4 26341 7902.3 9999 7999.2 12879 3863.7 4569 3655.2 5506 1651.8 2056 1644.8 8939 2681.7 3558 2846.4 15617 4685.1 5827 4661.6 28748 8624.4 11799 9439.2 1741 522.3 728 582.4 8670 2601 3277 2621.6 9327 2798.1 3818 3054.4 18242 5472.6 6750 5400 10428 3128.4 3985 3188 5670 1701 2183 1746.4 10196 3058.8 3686 2948.8 3104 931.2 1216 972.8 3279 983.7 1237 989.6 5978 1793.4 2236 1788.8 1742 522.6 668 534.4 13929 4178.7 5423 4338.4 9079 2723.7 3601 2880.8 23921 7176.3 9450 7560 12985 3895.5 4838 3870.4 2919 875.7 1178 942.4 26373 7911.9 9831 7864.8 22129 6638.7 8914 7131.2 5324 1597.2 2054 1643.2 25539 7661.7 9454 7563.2 1331 399.3 493 394.4 6891 2067.3 2561 2048.8 1846 553.8 700 560 9867 2960.1 3538 2830.4 96683 29004.9 38991 31192.8 6175 1852.5 2326 1860.8 1075 322.5 402 321.6 15177 4553.1 5800 4640 12250 3675 5522 4417.6 12114 3634.2 4554 3643.2 10888 3266.4 4002 3201.6 7188 2156.4 2845 2276 651511 252882 SumOf1996 175,1 300 SUM( 175 300) STATIONSumOf1996 300,1 500 SUM( 300 500) STATION 1904 1618.4 1030 927 1031 876.35 634 570.6 2001 1700.85 1087 978.3 901 765.85 488 439.2 10939 9298.15 6057 5451.3 2529 2149.65 1427 1284.3 1202 1021.7 623 560.7 215 182.75 115 103.5 69 58.65 36 32.4 4105 3489.25 2199 1979.1 2443 2076.55 1321 1188.9 330 280.5 177 159.3 494 419.9 271 243.9 5106 4340.1 2740 2466 2334 1983.9 1209 1088.1 1060 901 563 506.7 1691 1437.35 974 876.6 2947 2504.95 1624 1461.6 5312 4515.2 3168 2851.2 292 248.2 163 146.7 1540 1309 819 737.1 1815 1542.75 983 884.7 3499 2974.15 1823 1640.7 2061 1751.85 1107 996.3 1031 876.35 577 519.3 1861 1581.85 983 884.7 560 476 322 289.8 617 524.45 336 302.4 1088 924.8 597 537.3 340 289 179 161.1 2734 2323.9 1490 1341 1674 1422.9 978 880.2 4816 4093.6 2599 2339.1 2377 2020.45 1257 1131.3 555 471.75 326 293.4 5037 4281.45 2674 2406.6 4160 3536 2454 2208.6 974 827.9 530 477 4780 4063 2546 2291.4 246 209.1 124 111.6 1239 1053.15 645 580.5 354 300.9 193 173.7 1812 1540.2 949 854.1 18150 15427.5 10616 9554.4 1132 962.2 631 567.9 201 170.85 106 95.4 2746 2334.1 1497 1347.3 1982 1684.7 1173 1055.7 2265 1925.25 1277 1149.3 2106 1790.1 1094 984.6 1341 1139.85 789 710.1 121998 67580 SumOf1996 500,1 600 SumOf1996 600,1 750 SumOf1996 750,1 1000 SumOf1996 1000,1 1500 266 364 247 282 170 226 160 179 281 383 262 299 126 171 116 133 1575 2148 1469 1681 375 514 351 402 157 216 146 168 31 40 27 30 8 12 8 9 559 743 512 577 341 469 319 367 43 59 40 45 68 97 67 76 707 979 661 762 307 421 283 326 145 200 135 157 258 354 243 280 425 592 401 462 853 1158 802 916 41 52 38 40 207 277 190 215 253 338 231 263 465 641 431 496 287 398 269 310 152 206 141 160 251 346 233 267 85 116 80 91 88 120 81 93 155 213 145 167 44 63 42 48 387 534 362 418 263 360 246 283 674 929 629 724 320 436 296 338 88 121 83 95 686 949 639 737 660 906 623 717 137 185 126 142 655 901 609 702 31 40 27 32 162 217 148 168 50 70 48 55 243 334 225 259 2840 3889 2676 3069 164 226 155 178 28 36 25 29 385 520 357 405 302 364 268 285 340 472 321 371 278 387 259 299 212 292 201 231 SumOf1996 1500,1 2000 SumOf1996 2000,1 3000 SumOf1996 3000+ SUM( 500 3000) 105 7 8 1279 66 5 5 811 111 8 9 1353 50 4 5 605 622 46 52 7593 149 10 13 1814 63 5 5 760 11 0 1 140 3 0 0 40 209 16 17 2633 136 10 11 1653 16 1 1 205 29 1 2 340 284 21 25 3439 121 9 9 1476 58 5 5 705 104 7 8 1254 173 12 14 2079 339 25 30 4123 14 1 1 187 78 5 7 979 96 6 8 1195 185 13 16 2247 117 9 9 1399 59 5 5 728 100 6 8 1211 34 1 3 410 35 2 3 422 61 5 5 751 17 1 1 216 156 11 13 1881 105 8 8 1273 269 21 23 3269 125 9 9 1533 36 3 3 429 276 21 23 3331 266 19 23 3214 53 4 5 652 261 19 23 3170 12 0 1 143 61 5 5 766 21 1 1 246 96 6 8 1171 1140 84 96 13794 67 5 5 800 11 0 1 130 148 11 13 1839 96 7 8 1330 139 10 11 1664 112 8 9 1352 87 6 7 1036 85070 SUM( 500 3000) STATIONARY 100% State Name TOTAL STATIONARY ENGINES 1279 Alabama 17935 1.540501 811 Alaska 11195 0.961623 1353 Arizona 18947 1.627396 605 Arkansas 8658 0.743667 7593 California 104089 8.940623 1814 Colorado 24489 2.103473 760 Connecticut 10565 0.907479 140 Delaware 2078 0.178492 40 District of Columbia 619 0.053207 2633 Florida 39298 3.375504 1653 Georgia 22662 1.946544 205 Hawaii 3208 0.27554 340 Idaho 4668 0.400936 3439 Illinois 46405 3.985897 1476 Indiana 21142 1.815955 705 Iowa 9563 0.821396 1254 Kansas 16566 1.422951 2079 Kentucky 27524 2.364187 4123 Louisiana 54562 4.686552 187 Maine 3076 0.264193 979 Maryland 14668 1.25992 1195 Massachusetts 16974 1.457987 2247 Michigan 31151 2.675699 1399 Minnesota 18566 1.594739 728 Mississippi 10051 0.8633 1211 Missouri 17088 1.467788 410 Montana 5616 0.482372 422 Nebraska 5748 0.493741 751 Nevada 10375 0.891168 216 New Hampshire 3040 0.261118 1881 New Jersey 25120 2.157676 1273 New Mexico 16812 1.444085 3269 New York 43524 3.738462 1533 North Carolina 22048 1.893788 429 North Dakota 5521 0.474234 3331 Ohio 45594 3.916258 3214 Oklahoma 41738 3.585021 652 Oregon 9302 0.798978 3170 Pennsylvania 43820 3.763869 143 Rhode Island 2192 0.18828 766 South Carolina 11487 0.986669 246 South Dakota 3284 0.282033 1171 Tennessee 16456 1.413507 13794 Texas 181368 15.57841 800 Utah 10863 0.933093 130 Vermont 1841 0.158109 1839 Virginia 26353 2.263566 1330 Washington 22719 1.95141 1664 West Virginia 21661 1.860573 1352 Wisconsin 18577 1.595663 1036 Wyoming 13416 1.152368 Total 6347797 1164225 85070 ESTIMATES of STATIONARY GENERATOR SETS Source: Power Syste 0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000 160000 180000 200000 Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana ESTIMATES of STATIONARY GENERATOR SETS, PUMPS, COMPRESSORS, and WELDERS Source: Power Systems Research TX 16%

CA 9%

LA 5%

IL 4%

OH 4%

PA 4% NJ CO 2% OTHER 36% PA 4% NY 4% OK 4% FL 3% MI 3% KY 2% VA 2% NJ 2% CO 2% TOR SETS, PUMPS, COMPRESSORS, and WELDERS Power Systems Research Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming d WELDERS CA 9%

LA 5%

IL 4% TX Texas 181367.7 15.57841 CA California 104089 8.940623 LA Louisiana 54562 4.686552 IL Illinois 46404.8 3.985897 OH Ohio 45594.05 3.916258 PA Pennsylvan 43819.9 3.763869 NY New York 43524.1 3.738462 OK Oklahoma 41737.7 3.585021 FL Florida 39298.45 3.375504 MI Michigan 31151.15 2.675699 KY Kentucky 27524.45 2.364187 VA Virginia 26353 2.263566 NJ New Jersey 25120.2 2.157676 CO Colorado 24489.15 2.103473 OTHER Other 36.8648 Washington 22718.8 1.95141 Georgia 22662.15 1.946544 North Carol 22047.95 1.893788 West Virgin 21661.25 1.860573 Indiana 21141.8 1.815955 Arizona 18946.55 1.627396 Wisconsin 18577.1 1.595663 Minnesota 18566.35 1.594739 Alabama 17934.9 1.540501 Missouri 17088.35 1.467788 Massachus 16974.25 1.457987 New Mexico 16812.4 1.444085 Kansas 16566.35 1.422951 Tennessee 16456.4 1.413507 Maryland 14668.3 1.25992 Wyoming 13416.15 1.152368 South Caro 11487.05 0.986669 Alaska 11195.45 0.961623 Utah 10863.3 0.933093 Connecticu 10565.1 0.907479 Nevada 10375.2 0.891168 Mississippi 10050.75 0.8633 Iowa 9562.9 0.821396 Oregon 9301.9 0.798978 Arkansas 8657.95 0.743667 Nebraska 5748.25 0.493741 Montana 5615.9 0.482372 North Dako 5521.15 0.474234 Idaho 4667.8 0.400936 South Dako 3283.5 0.282033 Hawaii 3207.9 0.27554 Maine 3075.8 0.264193 New Hamps 3040 0.261118 Rhode Islan 2192 0.18828 Delaware 2078.05 0.178492 Vermont 1840.75 0.158109 West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming District of C 619.45 0.053207


[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64843-64844]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Actions on Special Permit Applications

AGENCY: 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 (September to September 2012).
    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 October 15, 2012.
Donald Burger,
Chief, Special Permits and Approvals Branch.

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                                                      Nature of special
    S.P. No.         Applicant      Regulation(s)      permit thereof
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                  MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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6691-M..........  Matheson Tri-    49 CFR           To modify the
                   Gas, Inc.        180.209(b)(i).   special permit to
                   Basking Ridge,                    remove Linde's
                   NJ.                               reference within
                                                     paragraph 7.b. and
                                                     add additional
                                                     operational
                                                     controls.
15267-M.........  SMI Companies    49 CFR 171.8...  To modify the
                   Franklin, LA.                     special permit to
                                                     change the design
                                                     by removing the
                                                     2
                                                     nozzles on the top
                                                     flange.
11629-M.........  U.S. Department  49 CFR 106;      To modify the
                   of Defense       107; 171-180.    special permit to
                   Scott AFB, IL.                    authorize the
                                                     transportation in
                                                     commerce of
                                                     additional Division
                                                     1.2 and 1.3
                                                     hazardous
                                                     materials.
13102-M.........  Robertshaw       49 CFR           To modify the
                   Industrial       173.150(b);      special permit to
                   Products dba     173.222(c);      authorize the
                   Invensys         173.306(a);      transportation in
                   Controls         173.322.         commerce of
                   Maryville, TN.                    additional Division
                                                     2.1 and 3 hazardous
                                                     materials.
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                       NEW SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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15552-N.........  POLY-COAT        49 CFR 173.240,  To authorize the
                   SYSTEMS, INC.    173.241,         manufacture,
                   Liverpool, TX.   173.242,         marking, sale and
                                    173.243 and      use of fiberglass
                                    172.244.         reinforced plastic
                                                     (GFRP) as the basic
                                                     material of
                                                     construction for
                                                     DOT-412/407 type
                                                     cargo tanks. (mode
                                                     1)
15580-N.........  Wisconsin        49 CFR 174.85..  To authorize the
                   Central Ltd.                      positioning of
                   Homewood, MN.                     placarded cars
                                                     without a buffer
                                                     car. (mode 2)
15660-N.........  Air Products     49 CFR 180.205   To authorize a 10-
                   and Chemicals,   and 173.302a.    year
                   Inc. Tamaqua,                     requalification for
                   PA.                               DOT-3AL carrying
                                                     Division 2.1 and
                                                     2.2 materials.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3, 4,
                                                     5)
15656-N.........  Korean Air       49 CFR 172.101   To authorize the one-
                   Lines Co. Ltd.   Column (9B),     time transportation
                   (KAL)            172.204(c)(3),   in commerce of
                   Arington, VA.    173.27, and      certain explosives
                                    173.30(a)(1).    that are forbidden
                                                     for transportation
                                                     by cargo only
                                                     aircraft. (mode 4)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    EMERGENCY SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
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14483-M.........  WEW              49 CFR           To modify the
                   Westerwaekder    178.276(b)(1).   special permit to
                   Eusebwerk                         indicate a fillign
                   Weitefeld                         level is attached
                   Germany.                          to the manhole lid.
                                                     (modes 1, 2, 3)

15710-N.........  USA Jet          49 CFR 175.85..  To authorize the
                   Airlines, Inc.                    transportation in
                   Belleville,                       commerce of a
                   MI, MI.                           Duracell 600HD
                                                     Portable Power
                                                     Source, containing
                                                     a non-spillable
                                                     battery, by
                                                     passenger aircraft.
                                                     (mode 5)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMIT WITHDRAWN
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15448-M.........  U.S. Department  49 CFR 172.320,  To modify the
                   of Defense       173.51,          special permit to
                   Scott AFB, IL.   173.56, 173.57   authorize interim
                                    and 173.58.      hazard
                                                     classification of
                                                     Class 4 and 5
                                                     materials, and to
                                                     allow that
                                                     Ammunication and
                                                     Explosives (AE)
                                                     containing Class 1
                                                     may be clasified as
                                                     other than Class 1
                                                     dependent on the
                                                     characteristics of
                                                     the AE.
1428-M..........  IDQ operating    49 CFR           To modify the
                   Inc.             173.304(d).      special permit to
                   Tarrytown, NY.                    authorize the
                                                     wording in
                                                     paragraph 8.a to be
                                                     changed from
                                                     package to
                                                     packaging would
                                                     allow the
                                                     containers to be
                                                     shipped back to the
                                                     manufacturer for
                                                     recycling as a
                                                     Consumer Commodity
                                                     ORM-D.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      NEW SPECIAL PERMIT WITHDRAWN
------------------------------------------------------------------------
15669-N.........  U.S. Department  49 CFR 172.101,  To authorize
                   of Defense       Column 1;        alternate stowage
                   Scott Air        176.65;          of Class 1
                   Force Base, IL.  176.84(c)(2);    ammunition on
                                    and 176.136.     United States Navy
                                                     Container Ships.
                                                     (mode 3)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 DENIED
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15504-N.........      Request by FIBA Technologies, Inc Millbury, MA
                      September 07, 2012 To authorize the manufacture,
                       marking, sale and use of non-DOT specification
                      cylinders for the transportation in commerce of
                                 certain compressed gases.
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[FR Doc. 2012-25858 Filed 10-22-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42696-42697]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15561]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER16-1434-000]

ISO New England Inc., New England Power Pool Participants
Committee; Notice of Designation of Commission Staff as Non-Decisional

June 24, 2016.
    With respect to the proceeding pending before the Commission in the
above-captioned docket, the staff identified below from the Office of

Energy Policy and Innovation is designated as non-decisional in
deliberations by the Commission in this docket. Accordingly, pursuant
to 18 CFR 385.2202 (2015), staff will not serve as advisor to the
Commission or take part in the Commission's review of any offer of
settlement. Likewise, as non-decisional staff, pursuant to 18 CFR
385.2201 (2015), staff is prohibited from communicating with advisory
staff concerning any deliberations in this docket.
    The staff designated as non-decisional is:

 Daniel Kheloussi

    Dated: June 24, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-15561 Filed 6-29-16; 8:45 am]
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Attachment 3  -  EPA Strategy to Address Mercury‐Containing Products

Attachment 4  -  Questionnaire: Collection of Information on Use of Mercury and Mercury Compounds in Products and Processes


provide significant collection efficiencies, and reduce the possibility of data input error.
EPA is conducting ongoing data analysis, including checks for anomalies in the data that
may be related to data entry or laboratory errors. Data quality review and analysis includes:
continuous analysis of laboratory results, review of all program data, and NCOD review.
The UCMR data are maintained and analyzed through NCOD. The data collected under
UCMR are used for regulation development, to analyze the significance of occurrence and health
effects, and to support the critical Agency function of program oversight. The public will receive
information regarding UCMR monitoring results through the CCRs, and will be able to access
data through the NCOD. In addition, systems that fail to monitor for unregulated contaminants
will be required to notify the public of their failure to monitor.
5(c)
Small Entity Flexibility
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency to prepare a
regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking
requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency
certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. Small entities include small businesses, small organizations, and small
governmental jurisdictions.
The RFA provides default definitions for each type of small entity. Small entities are
defined as: (1) a small business as defined by the Small Business Administration’s (SBA)
regulations at 13 CFR 121.201; (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government of a
city, county, town, school district or special district with a population of less than 50,000; and (3)
a small organization that is any “not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and
operated and is not dominant in its field.” However, the RFA also authorizes an agency to use
alternative definitions for each category of small entity, “which are appropriate to the activities
of the agency” after proposing the alternative definition(s) in the Federal Register and taking
comment (5 USC 601(3)-(5)). In addition, to establish an alternative small business definition,
agencies must consult with SBA’s Chief Counsel for Advocacy.
For purposes of assessing the impacts of the final rule on small entities, EPA considered

Information Collection Request for UCMR 2
November 2009
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small entities to be PWSs serving 10,000 or fewer people, because this is the system size
specified in SDWA as requiring special consideration with respect to small system flexibility. As
required by the RFA, EPA proposed using this alternative definition in the Federal Register, (63
FR 7605, February 13, 1998 (USEPA, 1998a)), requested public comment, consulted with the
SBA, and finalized the alternative definition in the Consumer Confidence Reports rulemaking,
(63 FR 44511, August 19, 1998 (USEPA, 1998c)). As stated in that Final Rule, the alternative
definition is applied to this regulation as well.
After considering the economic impacts of the UCMR 2 final rule on small entities, EPA
certifies that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities. The small entities directly regulated by the final rule are a subset of small
community and non-transient non-community PWSs serving 10,000 or fewer people. EPA has
determined that the 1,280 small PWSs required to participate in either the Assessment
Monitoring or Screening Survey components of UCMR 2 will experience an average cost of
$43 per year across the five-year UCMR 2 cycle of 2007-2011; the remainder of small systems
are not subject to the final rule.
Although the final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities, EPA nonetheless has tried to reduce the impact of the rule on small
entities. As required by SDWA, the Agency specifically structured the rule to avoid significantly
affecting small entities by assuming all costs for laboratory analyses, shipping, and QC for small
entities. As a result, EPA incurs the entirety of the non-labor costs associated with UCMR 2
small system monitoring. With its authority to use monies from the Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund (DWSRF) for the purposes of implementing this provision of SDWA, EPA has
set aside $2.0 million each year to apply towards these costs. Small system costs are limited to
the additional labor required for reading about their requirements, monitoring, reporting, and
recordkeeping. The estimated average annual burden across the five-year UCMR 2 cycle of 2007
- 2011 is estimated to be 1.5 hours at $43 per small system. These costs for small systems are
discussed in Section 6(a)(i) of this document.
5(d) Collection Schedule
UCMR 2 applies the same monitoring frequencies as those used under UCMR 1 because,
as detailed in Part A, section 3(d), of this ICR document, the Agency believes that it is sufficient
to gather necessary information on occurrence of unregulated contaminants, without significantly
burdening small systems. Both Assessment Monitoring and Screening Survey activities are being
conducted from January 2008 through December 2010. Monitoring frequency specifications are
the same for both Assessment Monitoring and Screening Surveys:
•
Surface water or GWUDI systems collect four samples for each required component of
UCMR monitoring, taken as follows: systems will select either the first, second, or third
month of a quarter and sample in that same month of each of four consecutive quarters to
ensure that one of those sampling events occurs during the most vulnerable time.
•
Ground water systems collect samples two times in a year for each required component
of UCMR monitoring, taken such that as least one of the samples is collected during the
most vulnerable time (typically May through July). Monitoring schedules will identify

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two dates, six months apart; however, systems will have the flexibility to collect their
second sample sets within 5 - 7 months of the first sample set.
Small systems will only be selected for one component of UCMR monitoring, if at all.
Only UCMR activities that occur from 2010 to 2012 are included in this ICR analysis, though
Appendix B contains estimates for the five-year UCMR 2 program, 2007-2011. In addition,
Exhibits 3 and 5 illustrate the 2007-2011 time line of general UCMR activities, and system
monitoring activities, respectively.

Information Collection Request for UCMR 2
November 2009
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6
ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION
This section describes the respondent burden and cost for activities under UCMR 2. The
burden and cost estimates for PWSs are shown in section 6(a), burden and costs to States are
shown in section 6(b), and the Agency’s burden and cost estimates are shown in section 6(c) (all
in Part A of this ICR document).
This ICR focuses only on the cost of the UCMR data collection over the years 2010-
2012. Cost tables that are presented in this section have analogous tables in Appendix B, which
present costs for the entire UCMR 2 cycle (2007-2011).
There are two primary categories of costs associated with UCMR: (1) labor costs, such as
program implementation, sample collection, recordkeeping, reporting, and data analysis; and (2)
non-labor costs, such as laboratory fees for analyses of samples, shipping charges, and contractor
costs. The majority of costs are attributed to monitoring activities and the fees for laboratory
analytical services. Assessment Monitoring targets a list of 10 contaminants and the Screening
Survey targets 15 contaminants.
EPA is committed to accurately characterizing the burden and costs of rules it
promulgates. In the development of various drinking water program rule ICRs, EPA has
developed a consistent set of assumptions to use in calculations. These have been developed and
utilized in other drinking water program evaluations. Pertinent to the UCMR ICR are the
standard assumptions for labor rates, system inventory numbers (the number of water systems in
the various size categories by primary water source), the number of sampling points for each
system, and analytical services. The sources and assumptions used in estimating costs and
burdens are described below. For consistency, the sources and assumptions that were used for the
2007-2009 UCMR 2 ICR period are also used for the 2010-2012 UCMR 2 ICR period.
6(a) Estimating Burden and Cost to Public Water Systems
Specific assumptions used in estimating system labor burden and cost, as well as non-
labor costs are discussed in sections 6(a)(i) and 6(a)(ii), respectively (Part A of this ICR
document). A summary of the costs estimates is provided in section 6(a)(iii), Part A of this ICR
document.
EPA used the following sources of system information to develop cost and burden
estimates:
•
Inventory Data: Small system inventory was based on the same source as that used for
the current drinking water ICR entitled: Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical,
and Radionuclides Information Collection Request (OMB Control Number: 2040-0204;
EPA Tracking Number: 1896.05). Large system inventory data are from UCMR data
collected for UCMR 1 implementation, as of March 2006.
•
EPTDS Data: All EPTDS data were taken from Community Water System Survey 2000,
Volume II Detailed Tables and Survey Methodology, Table 7, entitled “Average Number
of Entry Points to the Distribution System By Primary Source Water”, which gives the
average number of entry points for ground water and surface water systems.

Information Collection Request for UCMR 2
November 2009
25
•
DSMRT Data: Number of DSMRT samples per system per sampling period were
estimated by multiplying the number of treatment plants per system (from Community
Water System Survey 2000, Volume II Detailed Tables and Survey Methodology, Table
11) by the percentage of systems disinfecting (Fourth Edition of the Baseline Handbook,
Table B1.3.3, originally derived from the 1995 Community Water System Survey). As a
conservative measure, the average number of CWSs treatment plants were also used to
represent the number of NTNCWS treatment plants (i.e., it is likely that NTNCWSs have
fewer treatment plants than CWSs, and thus lower actual costs for DSMRT sampling than
estimated).
6(a)(i) Estimating Burden and Labor Costs
Both Assessment Monitoring and Screening Survey monitoring are being conducted from
January 2008 through December 2010. Assessment Monitoring is being conducted by 800
systems serving 10,000 or fewer people, and all systems serving 10,001 and over. Screening
Survey monitoring is being conducted by 800 systems serving 100,000 or fewer people, plus all
systems serving more than 100,000 people. It is assumed for this cost estimation that one-third of
systems will conduct monitoring each year. The UCMR program will affect a total of 4,913
systems, one-third of which will conduct monitoring during the ICR years of 2010-2012. Exhibit
4 below presents the estimated numbers of regulated systems required to participate in UCMR 2.
Exhibit 5 presents the time line in which the system monitoring activities will take place.
Exhibit 4: Systems to Participate in UCMR 2 Monitoring (January 2008-December 2010)
System Size
Assessment Monitoring
List 1
Screening Survey
List 2
TOTAL
1
Small (serving 25 - 10,000)
800 (selected systems)
480 (selected systems;
different from those for List 1)
1,280
Large (serving 10,001-100,000)
3,226 (all)
320 (selected systems)
3,226
Very Large (serving >100,000)
407 (all)
407 (all)
407
TOTAL
4,433
1,207 4,913
1. Totals for large and very large systems are not additive, since Screening Survey systems are a subset of those
conducting Assessment Monitoring (i.e., some large and all very large systems will conduct both Assessment
Monitoring and Screening Survey monitoring).

Information Collection Request for UCMR 2
November 2009
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Exhibit 5: UCMR 2 Sampling Activity Time Line for Cost and Burden Estimations
2010
2011
2007
2008
2009
(designated ICR years are 2010-2012)
Assessment Monitoring
1
~
a
systems sample
(~1,478 PWSs)
~
a
systems sample
(~1,478 PWSs)
~
a
systems sample
(~1,478 PWSs)
Screening Survey
1

~
a
systems sample
(~402 PWSs)
~
a
systems sample
(~402 PWSs)
~
a
systems sample
(~402 PWSs)

1
The following assumptions, based on the specifications in UCMR 2, were used to estimate cost and burden:
•
Approximately one-third of systems will monitor during each of the three monitoring years (2008
- 2010); thus, only one-third of all systems required to conduct UCMR 2 monitoring are assumed
to monitor during the ICR period of 2010-2012. (The other two-thirds of participating systems
have completed monitoring during 2008 and 2009, which fell within the previous UCMR 2 ICR
period of 2007-2009.
•
Systems serving more than 100,000 people must conduct both Assessment Monitoring and
Screening Surveys.
The water system labor burden consists of three primary activities: (1) reading the
regulations or State guidance letter; (2) monitoring or monitoring assistance; and (3) reporting
and recordkeeping. Hourly labor rates (including overhead) vary by system size and are taken
from the October 20, 2003 document Labor Costs for National Drinking Water Rules, Exhibit
20. The loaded wage rates are escalated to 2007 dollars using the December 2005 Employment
Cost Index for wages and salaries in electric, gas, and sanitary services; and by applying an
inflation factor of 3 percent. Estimated hourly rates range from approximately $25.30 per hour
for staff in water systems serving 500 or fewer people to almost $35.60 per hour for systems
serving more than 100,000 people (see Exhibit 6 for details).

Information Collection Request for UCMR 2
November 2009
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Exhibit 6: Labor Rates Applied for Public Water Systems
System Size
Labor Rate
1
500 and under
$25.29 (for ground water)
$25.48 (for surface water/GWUDI)
501 to 3,300
$28.15
3,301 to 10,000
$28.83
10,001 to 50,000
$29.65
50,001 to 100,000
$29.65
100,001 and over
$35.57
1
PWS hourly labor rates (including overhead) are taken from Labor Costs for National
Drinking Water Rules, Exhibit 20. All rates represent that for both ground water and
surface water/GWUDI systems, except as noted. The loaded wage rates are escalated to
2007 dollars using the December 2005 Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries
in electric, gas, and sanitary services; and by applying an inflation factor of 3 percent.
6(a)(i)(a) Reading the Regulations/Guidance Letter
For each required UCMR component (Assessment Monitoring and/or Screening
Surveys), systems are assumed to have read the regulations and/or a State-issued guidance letter
during 2007, when UCMR 2 was established. Thus, this reading burden for UCMR 2 is
considered to be complete, and not part of the applicable ICR period of 2010-2012. The reading
burden was accounted for in the first UCMR 2 ICR period of 2007-2009. The assumptions for
that previous ICR period, and for the estimates in Appendix B, which present costs for the entire
UCMR 2 cycle (2007-2011) are as follows: Small systems can rely on the State and EPA for
information pertaining to their requirements, rather than reading the regulation; and were


[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27162-27163]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0369]

Product-Specific Guidance for Testosterone; Revised Draft
Guidance for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a revised draft guidance for industry entitled
``Draft Guidance for Testosterone.'' The revised draft guidance, when
finalized, will provide product-specific recommendations on, among
other things, the information and data needed to demonstrate
bioequivalence (BE) to support abbreviated new drug applications
(ANDAs) for testosterone pellet.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by July 5, 2022 to ensure that the Agency considers your
comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final
version of the guidance.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on any guidance at any time as
follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2007-D-0369 for ``Draft Guidance for Testosterone.'' Received
comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted
as ``Confidential Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
    Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance to
the Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave.,
Hillandale Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one
self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your
requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the draft guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Le, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 75, Rm. 4714, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-2398, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of June 11, 2010 (75 FR 33311), FDA
announced the availability of a guidance for industry entitled
``Bioequivalence Recommendations for Specific Products,'' which
explained the process that would be used to make product-specific
guidances available to the public on FDA's website at https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information/guidances-drugs.
    As described in that guidance, FDA adopted this process to develop
and disseminate product-specific guidances and to provide a meaningful
opportunity for the public to consider and comment on the guidances.
This notice announces the availability of a revised draft guidance on a
generic testosterone pellet.
    FDA initially approved ANDA 080911 for TESTOPEL (testosterone
pellet) in July 1972. FDA issued a draft guidance for industry on
generic testosterone pellet in August 2011. We are now issuing a
revised draft guidance for industry on generic testosterone pellet
(``Draft Guidance for Testosterone'').
    In July 2012, Actient Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer, at that time,
of TESTOPEL, ANDA 080911,\1\ submitted a citizen petition requesting,
among other things, that FDA refrain from approving any ANDA
referencing TESTOPEL unless certain conditions are satisfied, including
conditions related to demonstrating BE (Docket No. FDA-2012-P-0737,
available at https://www.regulations.gov). FDA is reviewing the issues
raised in the petition and will consider any comments on the draft
guidance entitled ``Draft Guidance for Testosterone'' before responding
to the citizen petition.
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    \1\ ANDA 080911 for TESTOPEL is currently held by Endo
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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    This revised draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's
good guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The revised draft
guidance, when finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on
the information and data to demonstrate BE to support ANDAs for
testosterone pellet. It does not establish any rights for any person
and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative
approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes
and regulations.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    FDA tentatively concludes that this draft guidance contains no
collection of information. Therefore, clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 is not
required.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the internet may obtain the draft guidance
at https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidance-compliance-regulatory-information/guidances-drugs, https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents, or https://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: May 2, 2022.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2015-0850; FRL-9989-09-Region 6]

Air Plan Approval; New Mexico; Approval of Revised Statutes;
Error Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct 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 revisions to New
Mexico's State Implementation Plan (SIP) that incorporate updates to
the New Mexico statutes. EPA is also correcting its previous approval
of some statute provisions as approval of these provisions into the SIP
was in error.

DATES: This rule is effective on May 28, 2019 without further notice,
unless the EPA receives relevant adverse comment by March 29, 2019. If
the EPA receives such comment, the EPA will publish a timely withdrawal
in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule will not
take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-
2015-0850, at https://www.regulations.gov or via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio,
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written
comment is considered the official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, please contact Jeff Riley, (214) 665-
8542<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For the full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance
on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available
electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA Region 6,
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all documents in the
docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly
available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material),
and some may not be publicly available at either location (e.g., CBI).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Riley,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To inspect the hard copy materials, please
schedule an appointment with Jeff Riley or Mr. Bill Deese at (214) 665-
7253.

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

I. Background

A. CAA and SIPs

    Section 110 of the CAA requires states to develop and submit to the
EPA a SIP to ensure that state air quality meets National Ambient Air
Quality Standards. These ambient standards currently address six
criteria pollutants: carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, lead,
particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide. Each federally-approved SIP
protects air quality primarily by addressing air pollution at its point
of origin through air pollution regulations and control strategies. The
EPA approved SIP regulations and control strategies are federally
enforceable.

B. New Mexico's Submittals

    On August 6, 2015, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)
provided a demonstration of how the existing New Mexico SIP met the
applicable section 110(a)(2) requirements for the revised primary
annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS) promulgated on December 14, 2012 (78 FR 3085,
January 15,2013). Additionally, NMED provided updates to statutes
originally approved into the SIP on November 2, 1984 (49 FR 44099).
Sections 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) and 128 of the CAA require SIPs to contain
statutory or regulatory provisions that: (1) Any board or body which
approves permits or enforcement orders under the CAA have at least a
majority of its members represent the public interest and not derive
any significant portion of their income from persons subject to permits
or enforcement orders under the CAA; and (2) any potential conflict of
interest by members of such board or body or the head of an executive
agency with similar powers be adequately disclosed. EPA approved
updates to statutes under New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 (NMSA)
Chapter 10, Article 16 and NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Articles 1 & 2 to
satisfy the CAA sections 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) and 128 requirements.
However, the August 6, 2015 State submittal included other updated
statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 9, Article 7A and NMSA 1978 Chapter
74, Articles 1 & 2 that EPA did not act upon. See EPA's proposal (82 FR
60933, December 26, 2017) and final approval (83 FR 12493, March 22,
2018) for further detail.

C. Error Corrections Under CAA Section 110(k)(6)

    Section 110(k)(6) of the CAA provides EPA with the authority to
make corrections to prior SIP actions that are subsequently found to be
in error in the same manner as the prior action, and to do so without
requiring any further submission from the State. On March 6, 2013, the
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 decision relevant to EPA
authority under Section 110(k)(6). See Alabama Environmental Council v.
EPA, 711 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir. 2013). The majority opinion found that
CAA section 110(k)(6) permits EPA to revise a SIP provision approved
``in error'' without any further submission from the State, so long as
EPA provides the State and the public with its error determination and
the basis thereof. This affirms EPA's authority to use

section 110(k)(6) to revise a prior action related to a state's
implementation plan. See 711 F3d at 1287.
    While CAA section 110(k)(6) provides EPA with the authority to
correct its own ``error,'' nowhere does this provision or any other
provision in the CAA define what qualifies as ``error.'' Thus, EPA
believes that the term should be given its plain language, everyday
meaning, which includes all unintentional, incorrect or wrong actions
or mistakes.

D. What criteria must be met for the EPA to approve this SIP revision?

    Under section 110(a)(2) of the CAA, states are required to develop
and maintain an air quality management program that meets various basic
structural requirements, including, but not limited to: enforceable
emission limitations; an ambient monitoring program; an enforcement
program; air quality modeling capabilities; and adequate personnel,
resources, and legal authority as per 40 CFR 51.230. This
``infrastructure SIP'' requirement is met through state submittal of
SIPs that implement, maintain, and enforce a new or revised NAAQS
within 3 years of EPA issuing the standard. An air agency may cite
existing EPA-approved provisions and/or adopt new or revised statutory
authorities and regulations, as necessary, in order to address each
element of the infrastructure SIP.\1\ In accordance with 40 CFR 51.231,
the infrastructure SIP submission should identify the provisions of law
or regulations that the air agency determines provide the necessary
authority, and the air agency should submit copies of those laws or
regulations with the infrastructure SIP submission.
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    \1\ ``Guidance on Infrastructure State Implementation Plan (SIP)
Elements under Clean Air Act sections 110(a)(1) and 110(a)(2),''
Memorandum from Stephen D. Page, September 13, 2013, https://www3.epa.gov/airquality/urbanair/sipstatus/docs/Guidance_on_Infrastructure_SIP_Elements_Multipollutant_FINAL_Sept_2013.pdf.
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II. The EPA's Evaluation

    As noted above, EPA's March 22, 2018 final action approved updates
to statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 10, Article 16 and NMSA 1978
Chapter 74, Articles 1 & 2 to satisfy the CAA sections 110(a)(2)(E)(ii)
and 128 requirements. However, the August 6, 2015 State submittal also
included updated statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 9, Article 7A and
NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Articles 1 & 2 that EPA did not act upon. EPA has
evaluated these remaining updated statues against the criteria
established by section 110(a)(2) of the CAA to determine if these
provisions are integral to meeting the basic structural requirements of
an air quality management program. Similarly, EPA has evaluated the
SIP-approved statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Articles 1 and 2 to
determine if elements of our November 2, 1984 final approval were in
error and should therefore be removed from the New Mexico SIP. Below is
a summary of EPA's evaluation; see our Technical Support Document (TSD)
prepared in conjunction with this SIP revision for more information
concerning our evaluation.
    EPA has determined that the State's updates to the NMSA 1978
sections represented in Table 1 grant the Environmental Improvement
Board (EIB) and/or NMED with authority for SIP development,
enforcement, inspections, construction and operating permits, air
monitoring, development of air quality studies and modeling, reporting,
consultation, assurance of adequate implementation, and addressing of
environmental emergencies.

   Table 1--August 6, 2015 Updates to NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Article 2
                 Sections for Approval to New Mexico SIP
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       NMSA 1978 section              Title               Content
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74-2-1........................  Short Title......  Identifies NMSA 1978
                                                    Chapter 74, Article
                                                    2 as Air Quality
                                                    Control Act (AQCA).
74-2-2........................  Definitions......  Definitions used in
                                                    AQCA.
74-2-3........................  Environmental      Establishes
                                 improvement        jurisdiction of EIB.
                                 board.
74-2-5........................  Duties and         Grants EIB authority
                                 powers;            for SIP development,
                                 environmental      enforcement, air
                                 improvement        monitoring,
                                 board; local       reporting, assurance
                                 board.             of adequate
                                                    implementation.
74-2-7........................  Permits..........  Provides EIB with
                                                    authority for
                                                    construction and
                                                    operating permits.
74-2-10.......................  Emergency powers   Provides NMED with
                                 of the secretary   authority to address
                                 and the director.  environmental
                                                    emergencies.
74-2-11.1.....................  Limitations on     Specifies limitations
                                 regulations.       to EIB and local
                                                    board authorities,
                                                    jurisdictions.
74-2-17.......................  Continuing effect  Establishes
                                 of existing        precedence of AQCA
                                 laws, rules and    over any conflicting
                                 regulations.       legislation.
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    These sections establish an air quality management program for New
Mexico that meets the various basic structural requirements of CAA
section 110(a)(2), and therefore their inclusion into the SIP is
warranted and appropriate. We find the State's submitted revisions to
these sections to be non-substantive and consistent with the CAA. EPA
is approving these revisions into the New Mexico SIP.
    EPA has determined that our November 2, 1984 final approval of the
NMSA 1978 sections represented in Table 2 was done in error, and these
sections should therefore be removed from the New Mexico SIP.

 Table 2--NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Article 2 Sections for Removal From New
                               Mexico SIP
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       NMSA 1978 section              Title          Reason for removal
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74-2-6........................  Adoption of        Administrative
                                 Regulations;       requirements,
                                 Notice and         hearing board
                                 Hearings.          procedures.
74-2-8........................  Variances........  Inconsistent with
                                                    federally-
                                                    enforceable
                                                    requirements.
74-2-9........................  Variances--Judici  Inconsistent with
                                 al Review.         federally-
                                                    enforceable
                                                    requirements.
74-2-11.......................  Confidential       Duplicative of SIP-
                                 Information.       approved regulation
                                                    (<IP_ADDRESS> NMAC).

74-2-12.......................  Enforcement......  SIP-approved 74-2-4.D
                                                    provides EIB &
                                                    secretary with
                                                    enforcement
                                                    authority.
74-2-13.......................  Inspection.......  SIP-approved 74-2-
                                                    5.1A provides
                                                    department/local
                                                    agency inspection
                                                    authority.
74-2-14.......................  Penalties........  Inconsistent with
                                                    federally-
                                                    enforceable
                                                    requirements.
74-2-15.......................  Additional Means   Inconsistent with
                                 of Enforcement..   federally-
                                                    enforceable
                                                    requirements.
74-2-16.......................  Declaratory        Inconsistent with
                                 Judgement on       federally-
                                 Regulations.       enforceable
                                                    requirements.
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    These elements are appropriate for state and local agencies to
adopt and implement, but it is not necessary or appropriate to make
them federally enforceable by incorporating them into the applicable
SIP. Moreover, inclusion of sections 74-2-8, 74-2-9, 74-2-14, 74-2-15,
and 74-2-16 into the SIP present inconsistencies with the Act, and
Federal requirements. EPA is removing these sections from the New
Mexico SIP, and will not act upon updates to these sections contained
in the State's August 6, 2015 submittal.
    Further, the State's submittal identified NMSA 1978, section 74-2-
15.1 (Primary Nonferrous Smelter Orders) as having been repealed by the
State in 1992. EPA will act accordingly to remove this section from the
SIP.

III. Final Action

    We are approving revisions to the New Mexico SIP that pertain to
updated statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Article 2 contained in the
State's August 6, 2015 submittal. We are also making an error
correction to remove from the New Mexico SIP certain statutes under
NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Article 2 originally approved in our November 2,
1984 rulemaking.
    The EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because we
view this as a non-controversial amendment and anticipate no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal
Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will
serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision if relevant adverse
comments are received. This rule will be effective on May 28, 2019
without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse comment by
March 29, 2019. If we receive relevant adverse comments, we will
publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the
public that the rule will not take effect. We will address all public
comments in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. We will
not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so now. Please note that if we receive
relevant adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this
rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the
rule, we may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not
the subject of an adverse comment.

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 the
revisions to the New Mexico statutes as described in the Final Action
section above. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these
materials generally available through www.regulations.gov and at the
EPA Region 6 Office (please contact Jeff Riley,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>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 by reference in the next update to the SIP compilation (62
FR 27968, May 22, 1997).

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, 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 CAA. 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);
     Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2,
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under
Executive Order 12866;
     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 (Public Law 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, 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).

    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 rule and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This 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 April 29, 2019. 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, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: February 14, 2019.
Anne Idsal,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.

    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 GG--New Mexico

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2. In Sec.  52.1620(e), the table titled ``EPA-Approved New Mexico
Statutes'' is amended under ``Chapter 74--Environmental Improvement''
by:
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a. Revising the entries for Sections 74-2-1, 74-2-2, 74-2-3, and 74-2-
5;
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b. Removing the entry for Section 74-2-6;
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c. Revising the entry for Section 74-2-7;
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d. Removing the entries for Sections 74-2-8 and 74-2-9;
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e. Revising the entry for 74-2-10;
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f. Removing the entry for Section 74-2-11;
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g. Revising the entry for Section 74-2-11.1;
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h. Removing the entries for Sections 74-2-12, 74-2-13, 74-2-14, 74-2-
15, 74-2-15.1, and 74-2-16; and
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i. Revising the entry for Section 74-2-17.
    The revisions read as follows:

Sec.  52.1620  Identification of plan.

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    (e) * * *

                                        EPA-Approved New Mexico Statutes
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                                                   State approval/     EPA approval
        State citation           Title/subject      effective date         date                Comments
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                                               New Mexico Statutes
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                                      Chapter 74--Environmental Improvement
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74-2-1.......................  Short Title......           8/6/2015  2/27/2019,       ..........................
                                                                      [Insert
                                                                      Federal
                                                                      Register
                                                                      citation].
74-2-2.......................  Definitions......           8/6/2015  2/27/2019,       ..........................
                                                                      [Insert
                                                                      Federal
                                                                      Register
                                                                      citation].
74-2-3.......................  Environmental               8/6/2015  2/27/2019,       ..........................
                                improvement                           [Insert
                                board.                                Federal
                                                                      Register
                                                                      citation].

                                                  * * * * * * *
74-2-5.......................  Duties and                  8/6/2015  2/27/2019,       ..........................
                                powers;                               [Insert
                                environmental                         Federal
                                improvement                           Register
                                board; local                          citation].
                                board.
74-2-7.......................  Permits; permit             8/6/2015  2/27/2019,       ..........................
                                appeals to the                        [Insert
                                environmental                         Federal
                                improvement                           Register
                                board or the                          citation].
                                local board;
                                permit fees.
74-2-10......................  Emergency powers            8/6/2015  2/27/2019,       ..........................
                                of the secretary                      [Insert
                                and the director.                     Federal
                                                                      Register
                                                                      citation].
74-2-11.1....................  Limitations on              8/6/2015  2/27/2019,       ..........................
                                regulations.                          [Insert
                                                                      Federal
                                                                      Register
                                                                      citation].
74-2-17......................  Continuing effect           8/6/2015  2/27/2019,       ..........................
                                of existing                           [Insert
                                laws, rules and                       Federal
                                regulations.                          Register
                                                                      citation].

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