[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12658-12660]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06309]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-85431; File No. SR-NASDAQ-2019-019]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To
Delay Implementation of the Midpoint Trade Now Functionality

March 27, 2019.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on March 19, 2019, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to delay implementation of the Midpoint Trade
Now functionality until Q2 2019.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    On November 9, 2019 [sic], the Exchange filed a proposed rule
change to establish a new Midpoint Trade Now Order Attribute, which
will allow a resting Order that becomes locked at its non-displayed
price by an incoming Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order to automatically
execute against crossing or locking interest, including potentially
against the Midpoint Peg Post-Only Order that locked the resting Order,
as a liquidity taker.\3\ The proposed rule change indicated that the
Exchange would begin implementing Midpoint Trade Now in Q1 2019.\4\ The
Exchange proposes to delay the implementation of Midpoint Trade Now
functionality until Q2 2019. The Exchange will issue an Equity Trader
Alert notifying participants prior to implementing the functionality.
The Exchange proposes this delay to allow the Exchange further time to
implement this functionality.
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84621 (Nov. 19,
2018), 83 FR 60514 (Nov. 26, 2018) (SR-NASDAQ-2018-090).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\5\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\6\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and, in general to protect investors and the public interest by
allowing the Exchange additional time to implement the Midpoint Trade
Now functionality.
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The Exchange's proposal to
delay the adoption of the Midpoint Trade Now functionality does not
impose an undue burden on competition. Delaying Midpoint Trade Now will
simply allow the Exchange additional time to implement this
functionality.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \7\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\8\
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \8\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along
with a brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
The Commission has waived this requirement in this case.
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    A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the
Act \9\ normally does not become operative for 30 days after the date
of its filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \10\ permits the
Commission to designate a shorter time if such action is consistent
with the protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange
has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that
the Exchange can provide prior notice of the implementation delay
before the end of Q1 2019. For this reason, the Commission believes
that waiver of the 30-day operative delay is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. Therefore, the
Commission hereby waives the operative delay and designates the
proposal as operative upon filing.\11\
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    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \10\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \11\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission also has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule change should be approved or
disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-NASDAQ-2019-019 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2019-019. This
file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-NASDAQ-2019-019 and should be submitted
on or before April 23, 2019.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\12\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54344-54345]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23558]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0390, FRL-9985-04-OEI]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Generator
Standards (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Hazardous Waste Generator
Standards (EPA ICR No. 0820.14, OMB Control No. 2050-0035), to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31,
2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on July 3, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 28,
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0390, to (1) EPA, either online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail to:
RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via email to
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Knieser, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery (mail code 5304P), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: In the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
(RCRA), as amended, Congress authorized the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to develop and administer a national hazardous waste
program. The core of the program is the regulation of hazardous waste
from generation to eventual disposal, i.e., from ``cradle to grave.''
Sections 3001(d) and 3002 of RCRA authorize EPA to develop and
promulgate regulations for generators of hazardous waste. Among other
things, EPA is authorized to establish generator standards for
recordkeeping, labeling, storage of wastes, use of a hazardous waste
manifest system, and biennial reporting to EPA. RCRA section 3017 sets
forth requirements for exporters exporting hazardous waste from the
United States (e.g., notification and annual reporting requirements).
    This ICR incorporates recordkeeping and reporting requirements
defined in ICRs supporting two recently promulgated rules: The
Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements rule of 2016 (OMB Control No.
2050-0213), and the Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions rule of
2016 (OMB Number 2050-0214). The Generator rule implemented a
reorganization of the hazardous waste regulations. The Export-Import
rule made all U.S. imports and exports of hazardous waste subject to
standards equivalent to those previously promulgated in 40 CFR part
262, subpart H. In addition, EPA mandated the phased-in electronic
submission of required import and export documents.
    In 1980, EPA promulgated the principal elements of the generator
requirements in 40 CFR part 262. These regulations have been amended on
several occasions. This ICR discusses six categories of information
collection requirements in part 262: Pre-transport requirements;
hazardous waste storage requirements for containers, tanks,

containment buildings and drip pads; air emission standards for large
quantity generators; recordkeeping and reporting requirements;
flexibilities for VSQGs and SQGs; and export/import requirements.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Private business or other for-
profit.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 262 and
265).
    Estimated number of respondents: 644,345.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 526,989 hours per year. Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $31,367,417 per year, which includes $63,345
in annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 273,470 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is due primarily to changes in the
universe size due to the 2016 Hazardous Waste Generators Improvements
Rule.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 111 (Friday, June 11, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31317-31318]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12297]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2019-D-3614]

Recommendations for Sponsors of Medically Important Antimicrobial
Drugs Approved for Use in Animals to Voluntarily Bring Under Veterinary
Oversight All Products That Continue to be Available as Over-the-
Counter; 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, we, or Agency) is
announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry (GFI) #263
entitled ``Recommendations for Sponsors of Medically Important
Antimicrobial Drugs Approved for Use in Animals to Voluntarily Bring
Under Veterinary Oversight All Products That Continue to Be Available
as Over-the-Counter.'' This guidance document provides information to
sponsors of medically important antimicrobial new animal drug products
who are interested in changing the approved marketing status of these
products from over-the-counter (OTC) to by veterinary prescription (Rx)
consistent with FDA's recommendation that the use of such drugs in
animals be limited to uses that include veterinary oversight to
mitigate development of antimicrobial resistance. It also establishes
timelines for stakeholders wishing to comply voluntarily with this
guidance.

DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal
Register on June 11, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written comments on
Agency 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-2019-D-3614 for ``Recommendations for Sponsors of Medically
Important Antimicrobial Drugs Approved for Use in Animals to
Voluntarily Bring Under Veterinary Oversight All Products That Continue
to Be Available as Over-the-Counter.'' 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 guidance to the
Policy and Regulations Staff (HFV-6), Center for Veterinary Medicine,
Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855.
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: John M. Mussman, Center for Veterinary
Medicine (HFV-133), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl.,
Rockville, MD 20855,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of September 25, 2019 (84 FR 50456), FDA
published a notice of availability of a draft guidance entitled
``Recommendations for Sponsors of Medically Important Antimicrobial
Drugs Approved for Use in Animals to Voluntarily Bring Under Veterinary
Oversight All Products That Continue to Be Available Over-the-Counter''
giving interested persons until December 24, 2019, to comment on the
draft guidance. FDA received comments on the draft guidance, which were
considered as the guidance was finalized. Some comments addressed the
process outlined in the draft guidance, specifically the proposed
timeframe for sponsors to facilitate voluntary changes to the approved
conditions of use of these drugs to prescription marketing status.
Further, FDA notes that, in general, many of the comments received did
not address the

specific process outlined in the draft guidance, but rather addressed
support for, or concerns with, the underlying policy of judicious use
of medically important antimicrobials in animals, specifically the
principle of limiting medically important antimicrobial drugs to uses
in animals that include veterinary oversight or consultation. As
described in FDA GFI #209, ``The Judicious Use of Medically Important
Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals'' (77 FR 22328, April 13,
2012), the development of resistance to this important class of drugs,
and the resulting loss of their effectiveness as antimicrobial
therapies, poses a serious public health threat. Developing strategies
to reduce antimicrobial resistance is critically important for
protecting both public and animal health. This guidance is an extension
of FDA's ongoing efforts to promote the appropriate or judicious use of
medically important antimicrobial drugs in animals.
    This guidance provides information to sponsors of new animal drug
products containing antimicrobials of human medical importance who are
interested in changing the approved marketing status of these products
from OTC to Rx with specific recommendations on submission of revised
labeling. Such changes are consistent with FDA's recommendation that
the use of such antimicrobial drugs in animals include veterinary
oversight in order to mitigate development of antimicrobial resistance
and thereby preserve the effectiveness of these drugs for use as
therapies to treat infections in humans and animals. The guidance also
identifies timelines for stakeholders wishing to comply voluntarily
with this guidance; these timelines remain as outlined in the draft
guidance. In the final guidance, editorial changes were made to improve
clarity.
    This level 1 guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents
the current thinking of FDA on recommendations for drug sponsors for
voluntarily bringing under veterinary oversight all medically important
antimicrobial drugs approved for use in animals that continue to be
available as OTC products. 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

    While this guidance contains no collection of information, it does
refer to previously approved FDA collections of information. Therefore,
clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521) is not
required for this guidance. The previously approved collections of
information are subject to review by OMB under the PRA. The collections
of information in section 512(n)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(n)(1)) have been approved under OMB
control number 0910-0669; the collections of information in 21 CFR part
514 have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0032.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the internet may obtain the guidance at
either https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/guidance-regulations/guidance-industry or https://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: June 7, 2021.
Lauren K. Roth,
Acting Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Notices]
[Pages 39449-39450]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2018-N-0180]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Quantitative Data on Tobacco Products and
Communications

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by
September 10, 2018.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer,
Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or emailed to [email protected]. All
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0810.
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Sanford, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-12M, 11601
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.

Generic Clearance for the Collection of Quantitative Data on Tobacco
Products and Communications; OMB Control Number 0910-0810--Extension

    In order to conduct educational and public information programs
relating to tobacco use as authorized by section 1003(d)(2)(D) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 393(d)(2)(D)), FDA's
Center for Tobacco Products will create and use a variety of media to
inform and educate the public, tobacco retailers, and health
professionals about the risks of tobacco use, how to quit using tobacco
products, and FDA's role in regulating tobacco.
    To ensure that these health communication messages have the highest
potential to be received, understood, and accepted by those for whom
they are intended, the Center for Tobacco Products will conduct
research and studies relating to the control and prevention of disease.
In conducting such research, FDA will employ formative pretests.
Formative pretests are conducted on a small scale, and their focus is
on developing and assessing the likely effectiveness of communications
with specific target audiences. This type of research involves: (1)
Assessing audience knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and other
characteristics for the purpose of determining the need for and
developing health messages, communication strategies, and public
information programs and (2) pretesting these health messages,
strategies, and program components while they are in developmental form
to assess audience comprehension, reactions, and perceptions.
    Formative pretesting is a staple of best practices in
communications research. Obtaining voluntary feedback from intended
audiences during the development of messages and materials is crucial
for the success of every communication program. The purpose of
obtaining information from formative pretesting is that it allows FDA
to improve materials and strategies while revisions are still
affordable and possible. Formative pretesting can also avoid
potentially expensive and dangerous unintended outcomes caused by
audiences' interpreting messages in a way that was not intended by the
drafters. By maximizing the effectiveness of messages and strategies
for reaching targeted audiences, the frequency with which tobacco
communication messages need to be modified should be greatly reduced.
    The voluntary information collected will serve the primary purpose
of providing FDA information about the perceived effectiveness of
messages, advertisements, and materials in reaching and successfully
communicating with their intended audiences. Quantitative testing
messages and other materials with a sample of the target audience will
allow FDA to refine messages, advertisements, and materials, including
questionnaires or images, directed at consumers while the materials are
still in the developmental stage.
    In the Federal Register of February 13, 2018 (83 FR 6190), FDA
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. One PRA-related comment was received.
    Comment: The comment recommends that FDA should research and
develop communications about educating adults about the continuum of
risk, and educating adults to not provide tobacco products to youth.
    Response: FDA appreciates the comment. The content and focus on
studies submitted through this generic clearance will depend on Agency
priorities and needs, and is not yet determined at this time.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

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Screener........................         130,500               1         130,500        0.083 (5          10,831
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Self-Administered Surveys.......          27,000               1          27,000        0.33 (20           8,910
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

    The number of respondents to be included in each new survey will
vary, depending on the nature of the material or message being tested
and the target audience. The burden for this information collection
extension is proposed to increase by 12,613 hours since the last OMB
approval. The burden increase is due to an increase in the number of
respondents and the categories of respondents.

    Dated: August 3, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

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

    Docket Numbers: ER11-3417-002; ER10-2895-005; ER11-2292-004;

ER11-3942-003; ER11-2293-004; ER10-2917-005; ER11-2294-004; ER12-2447-
002; ER10-2918-006; ER12-199-005; ER10-2920-005; ER11-3941-003; ER10-
2921-005; ER10-2922-005; ER10-3048-003; ER10-2966-005.
    Applicants: Alta Wind VIII, LLC, Bear Swamp Power Company LLC,
Brookfield Energy Marketing Inc., Brookfield Energy Marketing LP,
Brookfield Power Piney & Deep Creek LLC, Brookfield Energy Marketing US
LLC, Brookfield Renewable Energy Marketing US, LLC, Carr Street
Generating Station, L.P., Coram California Development, L.P., Great
Lakes Hydro America, LLC, Hawks Nest Hydro LLC, Longview Fibre Paper
and Packaging, Inc., Rumford Falls Hydro LLC, Brookfield Smoky Mountain
Hydropower LLC, Erie Boulevard Hydropower, L.P., Granite Reliable
Power, LLC.
    Description: Notice of Change in Status of the Brookfield
Companies.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2012.
    Accession Number: 20121214-5231.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 4, 2013.

    Docket Numbers: ER13-562-000.
    Applicants: New England Power Company.
    Description: New England Power Company submits Notice of
Cancellation of FERC Rate Schedule No. 427 with the Vermont Electric
Power Company, Inc.
    Filed Date: 12/14/2012.
    Accession Number: 20121214-5232.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, January 4, 2013.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following qualifying
facility filings:

    Docket Numbers: QF13-155-000.
    Applicants: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company.
    Description: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company [Columbus] submits FERC
Form 556--Notice of Self-Certification of Qualifying Cogeneration
Facility Status.
    Filed Date: 12/14/12.
    Accession Number: 20121214-5226.
    Comments Due: None Applicable.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) 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.
    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>.

    Dated: December 17, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-30919 Filed 12-21-12; 8:45 am]
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[Pages 60081-60087]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0148; FRL-9917-39-Region-3]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia; Approval of the
Redesignation Requests and Maintenance Plan of the Washington, DC-MD-VA
Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual Fine Particulate Matter Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the
requests from the District of Columbia (the District), the State of
Maryland (Maryland), and the Commonwealth of Virginia (Virginia)
(collectively ``the States'') to redesignate to attainment their
respective portions of the Washington, DC-MD-VA nonattainment area
(hereafter ``the Washington Area'' or ``the Area'') for the 1997 annual
fine particulate matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality
Standard (NAAQS or standard). EPA is also approving, as a revision to
their respective State Implementation Plans (SIPs), the common
maintenance plan submitted by the States to show maintenance of the
1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS through 2025 for the Washington
Area. The Washington Area maintenance plan includes motor vehicle
emissions budgets (MVEBs) for PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides
(NOX) for the Area for the 1997 annual PM2.5
standard, which EPA is approving for transportation conformity
purposes. These actions are being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This final rule is effective on November 5, 2014.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0148. All documents in the docket are listed in
the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the electronic
docket, some information is not publicly available, i.e., confidential
business information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard
copy for public inspection during normal business hours at the Air
Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III,
1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State
submittals are available at District of Columbia, Department of the
Environment, Air Quality Division, 1200 1st Street NE., 5th Floor,
Washington, DC 20002; Maryland Department of the Environment, 1800
Washington Boulevard, Suite 705, Baltimore, Maryland 21230; and
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street,
Richmond, Virginia 23219, respectively.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emlyn V[eacute]lez-Rosa, (215) 814-
2038, or by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The District of Columbia Department of the Environment (DDOE), the
Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), and the Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) worked together in
developing a combined document to address the requirements for the
redesignation to attainment of the Washington Area for the 1997 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS. The States also developed a common maintenance
plan as a revision to their respective SIPs to ensure continued
attainment of the 1997 annual PM2.5 standard in the
Washington Area throughout 2025. The 1997 annual PM2.5
redesignation requests and maintenance plans for the Washington Area
were submitted to EPA by DDOE on June 3, 2013, by MDE on July 10, 2013,
and by VADEQ on June 3, 2013. The emissions inventories included in the
Washington Area maintenance plans were subsequently supplemented by the
States to provide for emissions estimates of VOC and ammonia. The
supplemental inventories were submitted to EPA on July 22, 2013 by
DDOE, on July 26, 2013 by MDE, and on July 17, 2013 by VADEQ. In
addition, the maintenance plan includes the 2017 and 2025
PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs used for transportation
conformity purposes for the entire Washington Area for the 1997 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS.
    On August 8, 2014 (79 FR 45735), EPA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPR), proposing to take several rulemaking actions related
to the redesignation of the Washington Area to

attainment for the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. First, EPA
proposed to find that the States met the requirements for redesignation
of the Washington Area for the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS under
section 107(d)(3)(E) of the CAA. Second, EPA proposed to approve the
Washington Area's maintenance plan for the Area as a revision to the
District, Virginia, and Maryland SIPs for the 1997 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS. Third, EPA proposed to approve the MVEBs for
PM2.5 and NOX emissions for the 1997 annual
PM2.5 standard, which are included as part of the Washington
Area's maintenance plan. Finally, EPA proposed to find that the
Washington Area continues to attain the 1997 annual PM2.5
standard.
    In the August 8, 2014 NPR, EPA considered the effects of three
legal decisions on the approval of the redesignation requests and
maintenance plan: (1) Collectively, the decisions in EME Homer City
Generation, L.P. v. EPA, 696 F.3d 7 (D.C. Cir. 2012), rev'd, No. 12-
1182 (S. Ct. April 29, 2014) from the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia (D.C. Circuit Court) and the United States
Supreme Court with respect to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
(CSAPR); and (2) the January 4, 2013, D.C. Circuit decision remanding
to EPA the ``Final Clean Air Fine Particle Implementation Rule'' (72 FR
20586, April 25, 2007) and the ``Implementation of the New Source
Review (NSR) Program for Particulate Matter Less than 2.5 Micrometers
(PM2.5)'' final rule (73 FR 28321, May 16, 2008)
(collectively, ``1997 PM2.5 Implementation Rule''). Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC) v. EPA, 706 F.3d 428 (D.C. Cir. 2013).
    Specific details of the States' submittals and the rationale for
EPA's proposed actions are explained in the NPR and will not be
restated here. No adverse public comments were received on the NPR.

II. General Information Pertaining to SIP Submittals From the
Commonwealth of Virginia

    In 1995, Virginia adopted legislation that provides, subject to
certain conditions, for an environmental assessment (audit)
``privilege'' for voluntary compliance evaluations performed by a
regulated entity. The legislation further addresses the relative burden
of proof for parties either asserting the privilege or seeking
disclosure of documents for which the privilege is claimed. Virginia's
legislation also provides, subject to certain conditions, for a penalty
waiver for violations of environmental laws when a regulated entity
discovers such violations pursuant to a voluntary compliance evaluation
and voluntarily discloses such violations to the Commonwealth and takes
prompt and appropriate measures to remedy the violations. Virginia's
Voluntary Environmental Assessment Privilege Law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1-
1198, provides a privilege that protects from disclosure documents and
information about the content of those documents that are the product
of a voluntary environmental assessment. The Privilege Law does not
extend to documents or information that: (1) Are generated or developed
before the commencement of a voluntary environmental assessment; (2)
are prepared independently of the assessment process; (3) demonstrate a
clear, imminent and substantial danger to the public health or
environment; or (4) are required by law.
    On January 12, 1998, the Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the
Attorney General provided a legal opinion that states that the
Privilege law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1-1198, precludes granting a privilege
to documents and information ``required by law,'' including documents
and information ``required by Federal law to maintain program
delegation, authorization or approval,'' since Virginia must ``enforce
Federally authorized environmental programs in a manner that is no less
stringent than their Federal counterparts. * * *'' The opinion
concludes that ``[r]egarding Sec.  10.1-1198, therefore, documents or
other information needed for civil or criminal enforcement under one of
these programs could not be privileged because such documents and
information are essential to pursuing enforcement in a manner required
by Federal law to maintain program delegation, authorization or
approval.''
    Virginia's Immunity law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1-1199, provides that
``[t]o the extent consistent with requirements imposed by Federal
law,'' any person making a voluntary disclosure of information to a
state agency regarding a violation of an environmental statute,
regulation, permit, or administrative order is granted immunity from
administrative or civil penalty. The Attorney General's January 12,
1998 opinion states that the quoted language renders this statute
inapplicable to enforcement of any Federally authorized programs, since
``no immunity could be afforded from administrative, civil, or criminal
penalties because granting such immunity would not be consistent with
Federal law, which is one of the criteria for immunity.''
    Therefore, EPA has determined that Virginia's Privilege and
Immunity statutes will not preclude the Commonwealth from enforcing its
program consistent with the Federal requirements. In any event, because
EPA has also determined that a state audit privilege and immunity law
can affect only state enforcement and cannot have any impact on Federal
enforcement authorities, EPA may at any time invoke its authority under
the CAA, including, for example, sections 113, 167, 205, 211 or 213, to
enforce the requirements or prohibitions of the state plan,
independently of any state enforcement effort. In addition, citizen
enforcement under section 304 of the CAA is likewise unaffected by
this, or any, state audit privilege or immunity law.

III. Final Action

    EPA is approving the requests submitted by the District of
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the State of Maryland to
redesignate from nonattainment to attainment their respective portions
of the Washington Area for the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA
has evaluated the States' redesignation requests and determined that
they meet the redesignation criteria set forth in section 107(d)(3)(E)
of the CAA for the 1997 annual PM2.5 standard. In this final
rulemaking action, EPA finds that the Washington Area is attaining and
will continue to attain the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA is
also approving the common maintenance plan for the Washington Area
submitted by the States as revisions to their respective SIPs for the
1997 annual PM2.5 standard, as the plan meets the
requirements of CAA section 175A for the standard. Furthermore, EPA is
approving the 2017 and 2025 MVEBs for PM2.5 and
NOX submitted by the States for the Washington Area for
transportation conformity determinations with respect to the 1997
annual PM2.5 NAAQS. Final approval of the redesignation
requests will change the official designations of the Washington Area,
from nonattainment to attainment as found at 40 CFR part 81, for each
of the States for the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS, and will
incorporate into the States SIPs the maintenance plan ensuring
continued attainment of the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS in the
Area for the next 10 years, until 2025.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

    Under the CAA, redesignation of an area to attainment and the
accompanying approval of the

maintenance plan under CAA section 107(d)(3)(E) are actions that affect
the status of geographical area and do not impose any additional
regulatory requirements on sources beyond those required by state law.
A redesignation to attainment does not in and of itself impose any new
requirements, but rather results in the application of requirements
contained in the CAA for areas that have been redesignated to
attainment. Moreover, 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, 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 Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    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. 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).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by December 5, 2014. 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, in which EPA is approving the redesignation
requests and maintenance plan submitted by the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the State of Maryland for the 1997
annual PM2.5 NAAQS Washington Area, may not be challenged
later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section
307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Nitrogen oxides, Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

 40 CFR Part 81

    Air pollution control, National parks, Wilderness areas.

    Dated: September 15, 2014.
William C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

    40 CFR parts 52 and 81 are amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

Subpart J--District of Columbia

0
2. In Sec.  52.470, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding an
entry for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the
District of Columbia Portion of the Washington, DC-MD-VA Area at the
end of the table to read as follows:

Sec.  52.470  Identification of plan.

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    (e) * * *

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                                                        State
   Name of non-regulatory SIP        Applicable       submittal    EPA approval date    Additional explanation
            revision               geographic area       date
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Maintenance plan for the         District of            06/03/13  10/6/14 [ Insert    See Sec.   52.477(b).
 District of Columbia Portion     Columbia.             07/22/13   Federal Register
 of the Washington, DC-MD-VA                                       Citation].
 Nonattainment Area for the
 1997 annual fine particulate
 matter (PM2.5) National
 Ambient Air Quality Standard.
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0
3. Section 52.477 is revised to read as follows:

Sec.  52.477  Control strategy: Particular matter.

    (a) Determination of Attainment. EPA has determined, as of January
12, 2009, that the District of Columbia portion of the Metropolitan
Washington, DC-MD-VA nonattainment area for the 1997 PM2.5
NAAQS has attained the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. This determination,
in accordance with 40 CFR 52.1004(c), suspends the requirements for
this area to submit an attainment demonstration and associated
reasonably available control measures, a reasonable further progress
plan, contingency measures, and other planning SIPs related to
attainment of the standard for as long as the area continues to attain
the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS.
    (b) Maintenance Plan and Transportation Conformity Budgets. EPA
approves the maintenance plan for the District of Columbia portion of
the Washington, DC-MD-VA nonattainment area for the 1997 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS submitted by the District of Columbia for the
entire Area on June 3, 2013 and supplemented on July 22, 2013. The
MVEBs are based on a tiered approach: Tier 1 MVEBs are effective as EPA
has determined them adequate for transportation conformity purposes;
Tier 2 mobile budgets will become effective upon the completion of the
interagency consultation process and fully documented within the first
conformity analysis that uses the Tier 2 MVEBs.

 Washington, DC-MD-VA PM2.5 Area's Tier 1 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS, (tpy)
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                                                                                Effective
           Type of control strategy SIP                  Year             NOX            PM2.5       date of SIP
                                                                                approval
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Maintenance Plan..................................            2017          41,709           1,787      11/5/14
                                                              2025          27,400           1,350
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                     Washington, DC-MD-VA PM2.5 Area's Tier 2 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS, (tpy)
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         Type of control strategy SIP               Year             NOX            PM2.5                    Effective date of SIP approval
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Maintenance Plan.............................            2017          50,051           2,144  Contingent and effective upon interagency consultation.
                                                         2025          32,880           1,586
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Subpart V--Maryland

0
4. In Sec.  52.1070, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding an
entry for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the
Maryland portion of the Washington, DC-MD-VA Area at the end of the
table to read as follows:

Sec.  52.1070  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *

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                                                        State
   Name of non-regulatory SIP        Applicable       submittal    EPA approval date    Additional explanation
            revision               geographic area       date
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Maintenance plan for the         Statewide.........     07/10/13  10/6/14 [ Insert    See Sec.   52.1081(d).
 Maryland Portion of the                                07/26/13   Federal Register
 Washington, DC-MD-VA                                              Citation].
 Nonattainment Area for the
 1997 annual fine particulate
 matter (PM2.5) National
 Ambient Air Quality Standard.
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* * * * *

0
5. Section 52.1081 is amended by adding paragraph (d) to read as
follows:

Sec.  52.1081  Control strategy: Particular matter.

* * * * *
    (d) Maintenance Plan and Transportation Conformity Budgets. EPA
approves the maintenance plan for the Maryland portion of the
Washington, DC-MD-VA nonattainment area for the 1997 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS submitted by the State of Maryland for the
entire Area on July 10, 2013 and supplemented on July 26, 2013. The
maintenance plan includes motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) to be
applied to all future transportation conformity determinations and
analyses for the entire Washington, DC-MD-VA PM2.5 Area for
the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. The MVEBs are based on a tiered
approach: Tier 1 MVEBs are effective as EPA has determined them
adequate for transportation conformity purposes; Tier 2 mobile budgets
will become effective upon the completion of the interagency
consultation process and fully documented within the first conformity
analysis that uses the Tier 2 MVEBs.

 Washington, DC-MD-VA PM2.5 Area's Tier 1 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS, (tpy)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                Effective
           Type of control strategy SIP                  Year             NOX            PM2.5       date of SIP
                                                                                approval
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maintenance Plan..................................            2017          41,709           1,787      11/5/14
                                                              2025          27,400           1,350
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                     Washington, DC-MD-VA PM2.5 Area's Tier 2 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS, (tpy)
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         Type of control strategy SIP               Year             NOX            PM2.5                    Effective date of SIP approval
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maintenance Plan.............................            2017          50,051           2,144  Contingent and effective upon interagency consultation.
                                                         2025          32,880           1,586
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Subpart VV--Virginia

0
6. In Sec.  52.2420, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding an
entry for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan for the
Virginia Portion of the Washington, DC-MD-VA Area at the end of the
table to read as follows:

Sec.  52.2420  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *

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                                                        State
   Name of non-regulatory SIP        Applicable       submittal    EPA approval date    Additional explanation
            revision               geographic area       date
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Maintenance plan for the         Statewide.........     06/03/13  10/6/14 [ Insert    See Sec.   52.2429(b).
 Virginia Portion of the                                07/17/13   Federal Register
 Washington, DC-MD-VA                                              Citation].
 Nonattainment Area for the
 1997 Annual PM2.5 National
 Ambient Air Quality Standard.
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* * * * *
0
7. Section 52.2429 is amended by designating the existing text as
paragraph (a) and adding paragraph (b).
    The addition reads as follows:

Sec.  52.2429  Control strategy: Particular matter.

* * * * *
    (b) Maintenance Plan and Transportation Conformity Budgets. EPA
approves the maintenance plan for the Virginia portion of the
Washington, DC-MD-VA nonattainment area for the 1997 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia for
the entire Area on June 6, 2013 and supplemented on July 17, 2013. The
maintenance plan includes motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) to be
applied to all future transportation conformity determinations and
analyses for the entire Washington, DC-MD-VA PM2.5 Area for
the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. The MVEBs are based on a tiered
approach: Tier 1 MVEBs are effective as EPA has determined them
adequate for transportation conformity purposes; Tier 2 mobile budgets
will become effective upon the completion of the interagency
consultation process and fully documented within the first conformity
analysis that uses the Tier 2 MVEBs.

 Washington, DC-MD-VA PM2.5 Area's Tier 1 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS, (tpy)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                Effective
           Type of control strategy SIP                  Year             NOX            PM2.5       date of SIP
                                                                                approval
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maintenance Plan..................................            2017          41,709           1,787      11/5/14
                                                              2025          27,400           1,350
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     Washington, DC-MD-VA PM2.5 Area's Tier 2 Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS, (tpy)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         Type of control strategy SIP               Year             NOX            PM2.5                    Effective date of SIP approval
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maintenance Plan.............................            2017          50,051           2,144  Contingent and effective upon interagency consultation.
                                                         2025          32,880           1,586
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PART 81--DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES

0
8. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:

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

0
9. In Sec.  81.309, revise the table for ``District of Columbia--1997
Annual PM2.5 NAAQS [Primary and secondary]'' to read as
follows:

Sec.  81.309  District of Columbia.

* * * * *

                                  District of Columbia--1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS
                                             [Primary and secondary]
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                                                  Designation \a\                       Classification
            Designated area            -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Date \1\            Type               Date              Type
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Washington, DC-MD-VA:
    District of Columbia..............      10/6/14  Attainment

                                                  * * * * * * *
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\a\ Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
\1\ This date is 90 days after January 5, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

* * * * *

0
10. In Sec.  81.321, the table for Maryland--1997 Annual
PM2.5 NAAQS [Primary and secondary] is amended by removing
footnote number 2 in the table and revising the entries for the
Washington, DC-MD-VA Area to read as follows:

Sec.  81.321  Maryland.

* * * * *

                                        Maryland--1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS
                                             [Primary and secondary]
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                                                  Designation \a\                       Classification
            Designated area            -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Date \1\            Type               Date              Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                  * * * * * * *
Washington, DC-MD-VA:
    Charles County....................      10/6/14  Attainment
    Frederick County..................      10/6/14  Attainment
    Montgomery County.................      10/6/14  Attainment
    Prince George's County............      10/6/14  Attainment

                                                  * * * * * * *
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\a\ Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
\1\ This date is 90 days after January 5, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

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11. In Sec.  81.347, the table for Virginia--1997 Annual
PM2.5 NAAQS [Primary and secondary] is amended by removing
footnote number 2 in the table and revising the entries for the
Washington, DC-MD-VA Area to read as follows:

Sec.  81.347  Virginia.

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                                        Virginia--1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS
                                             [Primary and secondary]
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                                                  Designation \a\                       Classification
            Designated area            -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Date\1\             Type               Date              Type
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Washington, DC-MD-VA:
    Arlington County..................      10/6/14  Attainment
    Fairfax County....................      10/6/14  Attainment
    Loudoun County....................      10/6/14  Attainment
    Prince William County.............      10/6/14  Attainment
    Alexandria City...................      10/6/14  Attainment
    Fairfax City......................      10/6/14  Attainment
    Falls Church City.................      10/6/14  Attainment
    Manassas City.....................      10/6/14  Attainment
    Manassas Park City................      10/6/14  Attainment

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\a\ Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
\1\ This date is 90 days after January 5, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

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