[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76419-76420]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 716

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0363; FRL-9375-3]
RIN 2070-AJ89

Health and Safety Data Reporting; Addition of Certain Chemicals;
Withdrawal of Final Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: EPA is withdrawing the final Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rule that it
issued on December 3, 2012. The health and safety data reporting rule
would have required manufacturers (including importers) of cadmium or
cadmium compounds, including as part of an article, that have been, or
are reasonably likely to be, incorporated into consumer products to
report certain unpublished health and safety studies to EPA.

DATES: The final rule published on December 3, 2012 at 76 FR 71561 is
withdrawn effective December 28, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0363, is available at
http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone
number for the OPPT Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please review the visitor
instructions and additional information about the docket available at
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Mark Seltzer, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 564-2901; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Mike Mattheisen,
Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be affected by this withdrawal if you are a manufacturer
(including importer) of cadmium or cadmium compounds, including as part
of an article, that have been, or are reasonably likely to be,
incorporated into consumer products.

B. What action is the agency taking?

    In the Federal Register issue of December 3, 2012 (77 FR 71561)
(FRL-9355-9), EPA issued a health and safety data reporting rule that
would have required manufacturers (including importers) of cadmium or
cadmium compounds, including as part of an article, that have been, or
are reasonably likely to be, incorporated into consumer products to
report certain unpublished health and safety studies to EPA. EPA has
good cause to withdraw the final rule.
    In this document, EPA is withdrawing the final health and safety
data reporting rule that it issued pursuant to TSCA section 8(d) on
December 3, 2012. Since the final rule's issuance, EPA has received a
number of letters, including requests for withdrawal under Sec.
716.105(c)-(d), asking questions and raising concerns about the scope
and extent of the immediate final rule that indicate that there is
significant confusion and uncertainty about the final rule in certain
industrial sectors subject to the final rule. For example, EPA received
comments that the regulatory text did not clearly specify which
additional industrial sectors beyond those subject to reporting in
Sec.  716.5(a) must report unpublished health and safety studies, as
required by Sec.  716.5(b). EPA believes that some of the points raised
in the letters warrant additional consideration by the Agency. Comments
received by EPA are available in the docket under docket ID number EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2011-0363.

EPA has concluded that these concerns are good cause per Sec.
716.105(c) to withdraw the health and safety data reporting rule that
it issued on December 3, 2012.
    EPA finds that there is ``good cause'' under the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B)) to withdraw this final rule
without prior notice and comment. EPA believes notice and an
opportunity for comment on this action are impracticable and
unnecessary. Public notice and comment is impracticable because EPA has
only a limited time to publish this withdrawal. That is, EPA must
publish a document in the Federal Register pursuant to Sec.  716.105(c)
withdrawing the addition of cadmium before January 2, 2013, the
effective date of the cadmium amendment. Furthermore, notice and
comment is unnecessary because this withdrawal conforms to the
withdrawal procedure of Sec.  716.105(c) of the part 716 model rule,
which EPA promulgated in 1985 regarding withdrawal after having
solicited public comment on the need for and mechanics of this
procedure as published in the Federal Register issue of August 28, 1985
(50 FR 34809). EPA is adhering to this previously promulgated procedure
in this withdrawal, which requires such action to occur by publishing a
Federal Register document ``[p]rior to the effective date of [the
listing] under paragraph (b) of this section.'' See Sec.  716.105(c).
    EPA also finds that this final rule is not subject to the 30 day
delay of the effective date generally required by 5 U.S.C. 553(d). This
final rule is ``a substantive rule which grants or recognizes an
exemption or relieves a restriction,'' 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1), because it
lifts the reporting requirement on certain manufacturers (including
importers) of cadmium or cadmium compounds. This final rule must be
made effective prior to the effective date of the addition of cadmium
and cadmium compounds to the TSCA section 8(d) model rule (January 2,
2013) in order to relieve this restriction.

II. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    For the reasons already stated, this final rule withdraws a
previously issued final rule without imposing any new requirements. As
such, the following statutory and Executive Order requirements do not
apply to this action:
     This action is not subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under Executive Order 12866, entitled
``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993),
Executive Order 13563, entitled ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory
Review'' (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011), or the Paperwork Reduction Act
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
     As discussed previously, the Agency has invoked the ``good
cause'' exemption in APA section 553(b)(3)(B). Because this action is
not subject to notice and comment requirements under the APA or any
other statute, it is not subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2
U.S.C. 1531-1538).
     This final rule does not have tribal implications, as
specified in Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000), or federalism implications as specified in Executive Order
13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999).
     Since this action is not subject to Executive Order 12866,
it is not subject to Executive Orders 13045, entitled ``Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997), and 13211, ``Actions concerning Regulations
that Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001).
     This action does not involve technical standards; thus,
the requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer
and Advancement Act (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply.
     The Agency is not required to and has not considered
environmental justice-related issues as specified in Executive Order
12898, entitled ``Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February
16, 1994).

III. Congressional Review Act (CRA)

    Pursuant to the CRA (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). Section 808 of the CRA allows the issuing agency to make a rule
effective sooner than otherwise provided by the CRA if the agency makes
a good cause finding that notice and public procedure is impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. This determination
must be supported by a brief statement. 5 U.S.C. 808(2). As stated
previously, EPA has made such a good cause finding, including the
reasons therefore, and established an effective date of January 2,
2013.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 716

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Health
and safety studies, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: December 20, 2012.
James Jones,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ OEI 2005 0006; FRLxxxx x]

Office of Environmental Information Announcement of Comment Period for Environmental Sampling, Analysis and Results Draft Data Standards AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ACTION: Notice of Data Availability & Comment Period SUMMARY: Notice of availability for public review for a 90 day comment period is hereby given for the Draft Environmental Sampling, Analysis and Results ( ESAR) Data Standards.

The Draft Environmental Sampling, Analysis, and Results Data Standards are a collection of 14 standards that are based on the business processes used to collect and analyze environmental data. The collection is comprised of an Overview, four primary standards and nine supporting components. The fourteen ESAR data standards are designed to provide implementation flexibility and improve the exchange of environmental data across the nation. States and US EPA completed a technical review of these data standards in the Spring of 2004. That review lead to the formation of Air,

Waste, and Water teams, which reviewed the comments and produced this final collection of draft data standard documents. Reviewers will see that the standards may not use the specific terminology for a given environmental program. In order to make the standards work for the broadest audience, terms were specifically chosen for relevance to 2 the broadest audience. Similarly, the standards do not address all details of each environmental program. These standards, when final, are intended to serve as a foundation for information exchange across environmental media ( water, air, waste).

Media or program specific data elements may need to be added in an exchange.

Reviewers please note that the draft data standards are based on and incorporate related efforts such as other data standards, electronic data deliverables, and systems data dictionaries in media specific areas including: the EDSC data standard " Reporting Water Quality Results for Chemical and Microbiological Analytes;" exchange specifications such as the " Staged Electronic Data Deliverable" ( SEDD); data dictionaries such as the Air Quality Monitoring System ( AQS); as well as specifications from the National Environmental Laboratory Accrediting Council ( NELAC) and the Laboratory Information Management System ( LIMS).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 7, 2005 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Spencer; Environmental Protection Agency; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, MC 2822T; Washington, DC 20460; Phone: 202 566 1651; Fax: 202 566 1624; Email:

Spencer. linda@ epa. gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

These standards were developed by the Environmental Data Standards Council ( EDSC).

The EDSC is a partnership of among EPA, States, and Tribes which promotes the 3 efficient sharing of environmental information through the cooperative development of data standards.

The standards are intended for use in environmental data exchanges among States, Tribal entities and the US EPA. They are not meant to dictate or to limit data an agency chooses to collect for its own internal purposes. Adoption of a data standard should not be interpreted to mean that revisions to databases or information systems are required.

What the adoption does mean is that formats for sharing data with Exchange Network ( EN) partners will change because the Exchange Network has adopted Shared Schema Components based on the data standards. The SSCs are available on the Exchange Network web site at http:// www. exchangenetwork. net.

The draft data standards and " Frequently Asked Questions" document can be found on EDSC's website ( http:// www. envdatastandards. net/ and are available through the Docket system as indicated below.

I. General Information A. How Can I Get Copies Of These Documents and Other Related Information ?

1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this action under Docket ID No. OEI 2005 0006. The official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the OEI Docket in the EPA Docket Center,

( EPA/ DC) EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8: 30 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading 4 Room is ( 202) 566 1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is ( 202) 566

1752.

2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the " Federal Register" listings at http:// www. epa. gov/ fedrgstr/.

An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at http:// www. epa. gov/ edocket/ to view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility identified in Unit I. B. Once in the system, select " search," then key in the appropriate docket identification number.

Dated August 10, 2005 Oscar Morales Division Director Collection Strategies Division. Office of Information Collection US Environmental Protection Agency


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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

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

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: RP23-1033-000.
    Applicants: Equitrans, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Formula Based Negotiated
Rate--10/1/2023 Update to be effective 10/1/2023.
    Filed Date: 9/6/23.
    Accession Number: 20230906-5046.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/18/23.

    Any person desiring to intervene, to protest, or to answer a
complaint in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with
Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211,
385.214, or 385.206) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the
specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is
necessary to become a party to the proceeding.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information
relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and
qualifying facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866)
208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY,
call<PHONE_NUMBER>. The Commission's Office of Public Participation
(OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in
Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including
landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and
others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission
processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such
as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is
encouraged to contact OPP at<PHONE_NUMBER> or [email protected].

    Dated: September 6, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 45923-45924]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0690; FRL-9534-9]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Automobile and Light-duty Truck
Surface Coating (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), ``NESHAP for Automobile and
Light-duty Truck Surface Coating (40 CFR part 63, subpart

IIII) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2045.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0550), to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved
through September 30, 2013. Public comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register (77 FR 63813) on October 17, 2012 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 August 29,
2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0690, to: (1) EPA online, using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>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: Learia Williams, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
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, EPA 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: The affected entities are subject to the General
Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, and any changes,
or additions to the General Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63,
subpart IIII. Owners or operators of the affected facilities must
submit initial notification, performance tests, and periodic reports,
and results. Owners or operators are also required to maintain records
of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction
in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which
the monitoring system is inoperative. Reports are required semiannually
at a minimum.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of automobile
and light-duty truck surface coating facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: mandatory (40 CFR part 63,
subpart IIII).
    Estimated number of respondents: 65 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially and semiannually.
    Total estimated burden: 26,685 hours (per year). ``Burden'' is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,688,147 (per year), includes $78,000
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in respondent labor
hours from the previous ICR. This is not due to any program changes.
The increase is due to a mathematical correction in the per-respondent
technical labor hours. Additionally, there is also an increase in the
respondent and Agency costs due to use of updated labor rates. This ICR
references recent labor rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to
calculate respondent burden costs, and references recent labor rates
from OPM to calculate Agency burden costs.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

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

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Number: PR16-73-001.
    Applicants: Bridgeline Holdings, L.P.
    Description: Tariff filing per 284.123(b), (e): Bridgeline Holdings
Amended SOC 10-25-16 to be effective 10/1/2016; Filing Type: 1270.
    Filed Date: 10/26/2016.
    Accession Number:<PHONE_NUMBER>26.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/16/16.
    284.123(g) Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/16/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-63-000.
    Applicants: Trailblazer Pipeline Company LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Neg Rate 2016-10-28 Green
Plains to be effective 11/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5035.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/7/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-64-000.
    Applicants: DBM Pipeline, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Negotiated Rate Filing to be
effective 11/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5038.

    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/7/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-65-000.
    Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Shell Energy North Negotiated
Rate to be effective 11/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5043.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/7/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-66-000.
    Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Neg Rate Perm Partial CR ARM
to be effective 11/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5050.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/7/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-67-000.
    Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Neg Rate 2016-10-26 Encana for
10-27 to be effective 10/27/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5062.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/7/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-68-000.
    Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Munich RE Trading Negotiated
Rate to be effective 11/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5064.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/7/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-69-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 10/26/16 Negotiated Rates--
Hartree Partners, LP (RTS) 7090-02 to be effective 11/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5116.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/7/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-70-000.
    Applicants: Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: 10/26/16 Negotiated Rates--
Hartree Partners, LP (RTS) 7090-03 to be effective 11/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5117.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/7/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-71-000.
    Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: AGT FRQ 2016 Filing to be
effective 12/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/26/16.
    Accession Number: 20161026-5120.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/7/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-72-000.
    Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Seven Generations Negotiated
Rate to be effective 11/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/27/16.
    Accession Number: 20161027-5000.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/8/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-73-000.
    Applicants: Southern LNG Company, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: SLNG Electric Power Cost
Adjustment--2016 to be effective 12/1/2016.
    Filed Date: 10/27/16.
    Accession Number: 20161027-5050.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/8/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-74-000.
    Applicants: Viking Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Compliance filing 2015-2016 Gas Sales and Purchases
Report.
    Filed Date: 10/27/16.
    Accession Number: 20161027-5057.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/8/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-75-000.
    Applicants: Midwestern Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Compliance filing 2015-2016 Gas Sales and Purchases
Report.
    Filed Date: 10/27/16.
    Accession Number: 20161027-5059.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/8/16.

    Docket Numbers: RP17-76-000.
    Applicants: Midwestern Gas Transmission Company.
    Description: Compliance filing 2015-2016 Cashout Report.
    Filed Date: 10/27/16.
    Accession Number: 20161027-5071.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/8/16.

    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 date(s). 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: October 27, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1986-0005; FRL-8454-2]

National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent to delete the Bailey Waste Disposal Superfund
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 is issuing
a notice of intent to delete the Bailey Waste Disposal Superfund Site
located in Bridge City, Texas from the National Priorities List (NPL)
and requests public comments on this notice of intent. The NPL,
promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended,
is found at Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, which is the National Oil
and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and
the State of Texas, through the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ), have determined that all appropriate response actions
under CERCLA, other than operation and

maintenance and five-year reviews, have been completed. However, this
deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund.
    In the ``Rules and Regulations'' Section of this Federal Register,
we are publishing a direct final notice of deletion of the Bailey Waste
Disposal Superfund Site without prior notice of intent to delete
because we view this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipate no
adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for this deletion in the
direct final deletion. If we receive no adverse comment(s) on this
notice of intent to delete or the direct final notice of deletion, we
will not take further action on this notice of intent to delete. If we
receive adverse comment(s), we will withdraw the direct final notice of
deletion, and it will not take effect. We will, as appropriate, address
all public comments in a subsequent final deletion notice based on this
notice of intent to delete. We will not institute a second comment
period on this notice of intent to delete. Any parties interested in
commenting must do so at this time. For additional information see the
direct final notice of deletion located in the Rules section of this
Federal Register.

DATES: Comments concerning this Site must be received by September 13,
2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1986-0005, by one of the following methods:
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533-3508.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-
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http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

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e-mail address will automatically be captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
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you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
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information repositories.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Harris, PhD, Remedial Project
Manager (RPM), U.S. EPA Region 6 (6SF-RA), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX
75202-2733<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the Direct
Final Notice of Deletion located in the ``Rules'' section of this
Federal Register.
    Information Repositories: Repositories have been established to
provide detailed information concerning this decision at the following
locations: U.S. EPA Online Library System at http://www.epa.gov/natlibra/ols.htm
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Dallas, Texas 75202-2733,<PHONE_NUMBER>, by appointment only Monday
through Friday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Marion and Ed
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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O.
12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR
2923; 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

    Dated: July 19, 2007.
Richard E. Greene,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 6.
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Response:

	The pilot permits often focused on VOCs, but in many cases also
included other pollutants.  While states and sources are free to
negotiate FAPs for any regulated air pollutant, as appropriate, we agree
that FAPs involving VOCs can be more straightforward and thus more
likely to be pursued.

Comment:

One industry commenter (0073.1) urged EPA to provide training for
regional EPA personnel and State permit engineers for review and
approval of flexible permits.

Response:

	The EPA intends to provide general support to states, sources, and the
public on FAP topics, potentially in the form of a website, workshops,
and an EPA network of contacts.  In addition, we will consider other
types of support to individual states where requested to do so.

Comment:

	One air agency (0094) is concerned that this rulemaking apparently
excluded NSR projects from the air quality analysis rather than provide
a sure means of performing the analysis.  The commenter suggested that
EPA explore developing a permitting framework that creates advance
approval of air quality analysis for major facilities.  This would be
the same concept as the mass emission cap except that it establishes the
ground-level ambient concentrations within which a facility can make
changes.

One industry commenter (0075.1) suggested that EPA use as a model the
State of Texas' flexible permitting program.  The commenter stated that
for over a decade, that program has successfully provided permittees
with operational flexibility, while significantly reducing emissions
from the emissions sources covered by flexible permits.  The commenter
stated that the Texas program offers operational flexibility through the
use of emission caps in return for achievement of BACT/LAER equivalent
emission levels.  This operational flexibility has been the incentive
for many Texas industrial facilities to install control equipment on
sources that would never have been trigged or required under a
conventional PSD/NSR permitting program.

Response:

	The EPA is prepared to investigate potentially viable new approaches
when suggested by states and sources to the extent such approaches are
allowed under the statute and the applicable regulations governing their
implementation.  The merits of an approach such as the one suggested for
an air quality analysis screen might be appropriate to explore in the
context of a new FAP approach.

Comment:

	One air agency (0089) stated that under the Administrative Procedures
Act, the preamble to the rule should only explain the regulatory
provisions, rather than set forth suggestions that may be conflated with
regulatory provisions.  The commenter is concerned that such
“suggestions” are likely to be considered regulatory requirements,
even though they appear only in the preamble.

Response:

	The Agency believes that the preamble to the final rule contains
valuable insights and explanations relating to FAP approaches.  We
disagree with the commenter that the Administrative Procedures Act
restricts the preamble in the manner asserted by the commenter.  In any
event, we believe that we have clearly articulated where the preamble
content clarifies and explains regulatory obligations versus where it
merely communicates suggestions for states to consider as they implement
their minor NSR and part 70 programs.  Finally, we continue to believe
that a rulemaking preamble is an appropriate forum to convey both types
of information.

 In streamlining, the compliance terms are based on the most stringent
requirement applicable to the proposed changes and are effective upon
permit issuance.  In guidance generally referred to as “White Paper
Number 2,” we interpreted our part 70 rules to allow sources to
streamline multiple applicable requirements that apply to the same
emissions unit(s) into a single set of requirements that assure
compliance with all the subsumed applicable requirements.  See “White
Paper Number 2 for Improved Implementation of the Part 70 Operating
Permits Program,” March, 5, 1996,
(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t5/memoranda/wtppr-2.pdf).  If all the
applicable requirements that apply to a set of changes are streamlined
in the permit and the permitting authority approves the proposed
streamlining, the source need only comply with the streamlined
requirement for the relevant emissions unit(s).  This benefits all
parties by simplifying and focusing the compliance requirements
contained in the permit.  As a result, a source relying upon emissions
limit streamlining implicitly has chosen not to pursue the use of AOSs,
since the source would always be required to meet the worst case
scenario at all times regardless of which scenario was actually
operated.

As explained in White Paper Number 2, sources that seek to streamline
applicable requirements should submit their request as part of their
title V permit application, identifying the proposed streamlined
requirements and providing a demonstration that the streamlined
requirements assure compliance with all the underlying, subsumed
applicable requirements.  Upon approval of the streamlined requirements,
the permitting authority would place the requirements in the title V
permit (see White Paper Number 2 for the complete guidance on the
streamlining of applicable requirements).  A source can request in its
title V permit application to streamline an advance approval already
granted under minor NSR with all other relevant applicable requirements.
 For the complete text of the elements that must be included in a title
V application, see 40 CFR 70.5(c).

 Alternative operating scenarios, in contrast to advance approvals of
minor NSR, more often involve the reversible shifts in operation of
existing emissions units which implicate different applicable
requirements and require different monitoring and/or recordkeeping to
determine what requirements apply at a particular time.  On the other
hand, advance approvals of minor NSR generally involve either: (1) the
implementation of a modification to any existing unit which irreversibly
triggers new applicable requirements such that the emission unit cannot
return to its preconstruction status in the future; or (2) the
construction and operation of a new unit which represents the beginning
of the initial or baseline operation of the unit.  In some cases,
however, one or more AOSs may be used to complement an advance approval.
 For example, a complementary AOS might be useful where the source
anticipates varying operation of the future or changed existing
emissions unit in a manner that would implicate a set of applicable
requirements different from those of the minor NSR advance approval.

While AOSs and advance approvals of minor NSR are typically used as
separate FAP approaches, sources and permitting authorities are not
precluded from relying upon AOS authority to establish an advance
approval of minor NSR in a title V permit.  For example, an AOS might be
appropriate where a different control approach would not be effective
until and unless a particular change were made to an existing emissions
unit.

 The authority to impose this requirement typically arises from the ARMs
themselves being applicable requirements (e.g., provisions within NSPS
or MACT standards or terms of preconstruction permits) but also can
occur under other authorities such as 40 CFR 70.6(a)(9) authority where
the ARM would be part of an AOS.

 Sections 51.165(a)(5)(ii), 51.166(r)(2), and 52.21(r)(4) provide that
when a source or modification that took an emissions limit to avoid
major NSR review wishes to relax that limitation, it must undergo major
NSR as if construction had not yet commenced.

 “Project” is defined in the major NSR regulations as “a physical
change in, or change in the method of operation of, an existing major
stationary source.”  See, for example, 40 CFR 52.21(b)(52).

 “Emissions unit” is defined in the major NSR regulations as “any
part of a stationary source that emits or would have the potential to
emit any regulated NSR pollutant....”  See, for example, 40 CFR
52.21(b)(7).

 The part 51 PSD requirement related to the permitting of subject
projects only mandates that states in their SIPs require reevaluations
of certain BACT determinations for the later independent phases of an
approved phased construction project at the latest reasonable time prior
to their commencement of construction (see 40 CFR 51.166(j)(4)).  This
longstanding safeguard was established in order to prevent inappropriate
reserving of the available PSD increment by an individual source (see 43
FR 26396).

 See footnote 7.

 Section 52.21(n)(1) requires more specific detailed information about
construction schedules and plans to be submitted by sources than do the
analogous requirements of part 51 (see 40 CFR 51.166(n)(1)).  Section
52.21(r)(2), which has no counterpart in 40 CFR 51.166, ensures the
timely construction of non-phased projects and provides, without
specification, the opportunity for the permitting authority to extend
these deadlines.

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[Notices]
[Pages 27632-27634]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12487]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0316; FRL-9995-04-OAR]

Request for Nominations: Scientific Peer Reviewers; Potential
Approaches for Characterizing the Estimated Benefits of Reducing PM2.5
at Low Concentrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites the public
to nominate scientific experts to be considered as peer reviewers for
the EPA-drafted report titled, ``Potential Approaches for
Characterizing the Estimated Benefits of Reducing PM2.5 at
Low Concentrations''. A nominee, if selected, will assess the accuracy,
content, and interpretation of findings of the report, ensuring that
they are factual and scientifically sound. The peer review will provide
input to EPA regarding the merits of the technical approaches.

DATES: The nomination period begins on June 13, 2019 and ends on July
5, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit the nominations, identified by docket ID number EPA-
HQ-OAR-2019-0316. In addition, the nomination must include the
nominee's full name, address, affiliation, telephone number, email
address, and a statement on the nominee's expertise. Use one of the
following submission methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting
nominations.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Include the Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0316 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>. Include the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2019-0316 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket
Center, Office of Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: EPA Docket Center, WJC West
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004.
The Docket Center's hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,
Monday-Friday (except Federal Holidays).
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID
No. for this Notice. Submissions received may be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any

personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending
submissions, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neal Fann, Health and Environmental
Impacts, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (C-439-02),
Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Durham, NC
27711. Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

    Submit your nomination, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2019-0316, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or
the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once submitted,
submissions cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may
publish any submission 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 submission. The written submission is
considered the official submission and should include discussion of all
points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider
submissions or submission content located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the Web, Cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, 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.

II. Background

    The EPA uses evidence from long-term exposure cohort studies to
estimate the number of PM2.5-related premature deaths and
morbidity effects in its air pollution benefits analyses. Generally,
the U.S. EPA quantifies effects for the full distribution of ambient
PM2.5 concentrations, including at concentrations below the
lowest measured levels (LML) of these studies; this reflects the
current scientific evidence, which does not find a threshold in the
concentration-response relationship. However, because of the absence of
data at such low concentrations, there is greater uncertainty about the
likelihood of health effects, including premature death. The degree of
uncertainty associated with premature deaths estimated at these lower
levels has over time taken on greater prominence, due in part to
decreasing ambient PM2.5 concentrations, the public health
importance of PM2.5-associated mortality, and the magnitude
of the economic value of the effect. As a means of improving its
methods for quantifying and characterizing effects estimated at these
lower PM2.5 levels, the Agency is developing and evaluating
potential alternative approaches for estimating these effects.
Potential approaches will be described in a U.S. EPA report. This
report will: Detail new techniques for deriving information regarding
uncertainty at low PM2.5 concentrations using data available
from the peer-reviewed published epidemiology literature; demonstrate
the application of these techniques in an example PM2.5 air
pollution benefits assessment; discuss the strengths and weaknesses of
each technique; and, compare these techniques against alternatives
including the use of lowest measured level cut-points or the use of
meta-analytic approaches designed to characterize the magnitude of the
PM mortality effect across a broader array of concentrations. This
report will be subject to an independent, contractor-led peer review.
    The EPA identified the ``Potential Approaches for Characterizing
the Estimated Benefits of Reducing PM2.5 at Low
Concentrations'' as a Highly Influential Scientific Assessment, and
according to the Agency's Science and Technology Policy Council, Peer
Review Handbook (Fourth Edition, EPA/100/B-15/001, 2015) (Agency's Peer
Review Handbook), is required to conduct an external peer review of
that report and supplemental files. The reviewers are asked to assess
the accuracy, content, and interpretation of findings ensuring that
they are factual and scientifically sound. The review shall generate
comments from the individual expert reviewers.
    A synopsis of the report may be found on the project website:
https://www.epa.gov/economic-and-cost-analysis-air-pollution-regulations/PM_Uncertainty. The Agency will periodically update this
website to include the full technical report, public comments on the
selected peer reviewers and peer reviewer comments on the technical
report.

III. Expertise Sought

    Any interested person or organization may nominate him or herself
or any qualified individual in the areas of expertise described below.
Peer reviewers should have: (1) Published 5 or more manuscripts in one
more relevant manuscripts in journals with an impact factor of 5 or
greater; and (2) demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following
areas:
    A. Air pollution epidemiology. Author or co-author of multiple
studies that examined the relationship between long-term air pollution
exposure and mortality or morbidity in a large cohort.
    B. Air pollution biostatistics. Intricate knowledge of the
development of new and innovative statistical methods to examine the
relationship between air pollution and human health. This knowledge is
reflected in the individual's publication record, and by leading or co-
leading the development of statistical models used in epidemiologic
studies examining the health effects of either short- or long-term air
pollution exposure.
    C. Risk assessment and benefits analysis. Expertise in the best
practices for expressing the probability of population-level adverse
outcomes expected to occur due to changes in environmental stressors.
This knowledge will have been reflected by the individual having led
studies interpreting and applying novel approaches in the epidemiology
literature to characterize population risks. Expertise in the best
practices for estimating the economic value of uncertain air pollution-
related effects, including the risk of premature death. Expertise in
characterizing uncertainty in the value of reducing the risk of adverse
effects.
    D. Decision sciences and uncertainty analysis. Expertise in using
quantitative techniques to inform decision-making in a public health,
public policy or regulatory context. Expertise in both frequentist and
Bayesian techniques of uncertainty analysis.
    E. Economics. Expertise in econometrics, particularly in using
these techniques to analyze time series data and panel data. Expertise
in running survival models and in performing large-scale quantitative
meta-analyses. Expertise in welfare economics.

IV. Peer-Review Panel Selection Criteria

    Selection criteria for individuals nominated to serve as external
peer reviewers include the following:
    A. Demonstrated expertise through relevant peer reviewed
publications.
    B. Professional accomplishments and recognition by professional
societies.
    C. Demonstrated ability to work constructively and effectively in
an advisory panel setting.

    D. Absence of financial conflicts of interest.
    E. No actual conflicts of interest or the appearance of lack of
impartiality.
    F. Background and experiences that would contribute to the
diversity of viewpoints on the panel, e.g., workforce sector;
geographical location; social, cultural, and educational backgrounds;
and professional affiliations.
    G. Willingness to commit adequate time for the thorough review of
the draft external peer review document in July-August 2019 (exact date
to be determined).
    H. Availability to participate in-person in a 1-day peer review
meeting in Research Triangle Park, NC in August or September 2019
(exact date will be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days
prior to the external peer review meeting).
    Further information regarding the external peer review meeting will
be announced at a later date on the project website here: https://www.epa.gov/economic-and-cost-analysis-air-pollution-regulations/PM_Uncertainty.

V. Peer-Review Panel Selection Process

    The EPA contractor will follow the Agency's Conflict of Interest
Review Process for Contractor-Managed Peer Reviews of EPA Highly
Influential Scientific Assessment (HISA) and Influential Scientific
Information (ISI) documents (https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-01/documents/epa-process-for-contractor_0.pdf) and Peer
Review Handbook (https://www.epa.gov/osa/peer-review-handbook-4th-edition-2015) to select the peer-review panel. After candidates are
nominated subsequent to this Federal Register notice, the EPA
contractor will follow-up with nominees and request additional
information such as:
    A. The disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee.
    B. The nominee's curriculum vitae.
    C. A biographical sketch of the nominee indicating current
position; educational background; past and current research activities;
recent service on other advisory committees, peer review panels,
editorial boards, or professional organizations; sources of recent
grant and/or contract support; and other comments on the relevance of
the nominee's expertise to this peer review topic.
    The EPA contractor may also conduct an independent search for
candidates to assemble a balanced group representing the expertise
needed to fully evaluate EPA's draft report and supplemental materials.
The EPA contractor will consider and screen all candidates against the
criteria listed in Unit III and the Agency's Conflict of Interest (COI)
and appearance of bias guidance with the Agency's Peer Review Handbook,
available online at: https://www.epa.gov/osa/peer-review-handbook-4th-edition-2015. Following the screening process, the EPA contractor will
narrow the list of potential reviewers. Prior to selecting the final
peer reviewers, a second Federal Register notice will be published to
solicit comments on the interim list of 7-10 candidates. The public
will be requested to provide relevant information or documentation on
the nominees that the EPA contractor should consider in evaluating the
candidates within 21 days following the announcement of the interim
candidates. Once the public comments on the interim list of candidates
have been reviewed, the EPA contractor will select the final peer
reviewers who, collectively, best provide expertise spanning the
multiple areas listed in Unit III and, to the extent feasible, best
provide a balance of perspectives. The EPA contractor will ultimately
notify candidates of selection or non-selection. Compensation of non-
Federal peer reviewers will be provided by the EPA contractor.

    Dated: June 7, 2019.
Panagiotis Tsirigotis,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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