[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25394-25395]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08742]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD21-15-000]

Joint Federal-State Task Force on Electric Transmission; Notice
Announcing Meeting and Inviting Agenda Topics

    On June 17, 2021, the Commission established a Joint Federal-State
Task Force on Electric Transmission (Task Force) to formally explore
transmission-related topics outlined in the Commission's order.\1\ The
Commission

stated that the Task Force will convene for multiple formal meetings
annually, which will be open to the public for listening and observing
and on the record.\2\ The next public meeting of the Task Force will be
held on Sunday, July 16, 2023, from approximately 2:30 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. Central Daylight Time. The meeting will be held at JW Marriott
Austin in Austin, TX. Commissioners may attend and participate in this
meeting.
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    \1\ Joint Fed.-State Task Force on Elec. Transmission, 175 FERC
] 61,224 (2021) (Establishing Order).
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    The meeting will be open to the public for listening and observing
and on the record. There is no fee for attendance and registration is
not required. The public may attend in person or via Webcast.\3\ This
conference will be transcribed. Transcripts will be available for a fee
from Ace Reporting,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
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    \3\ A link to the Webcast will be available here on the day of
the event: https://www.ferc.gov/TFSOET.
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    Commission conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to [email protected] or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a fax to<PHONE_NUMBER> with
the required accommodations.
    As explained in the Establishing Order, the Commission will issue
agendas for each meeting of the Task Force, after consulting with all
Task Force members and considering suggestions from state
commissions.\4\ The Establishing Order set forth a broad array of
transmission-related topics that the Task Force has the authority to
examine and will focus on topics related to planning and paying for
transmission, including transmission to facilitate generator
interconnection, that provides benefits from a federal and state
perspective.\5\ All interested persons, including all state
commissions, are hereby invited to file comments in this docket on
agenda topics for the next public meeting of the Task Force by May 3,
2023. The Task Force members will consider the suggested agenda topics
in developing the agenda for the next public meeting. The Commission
will issue the agenda no later than July 2, 2023, for the public
meeting to be held on July 16, 2023.
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    Comments may be filed electronically via the internet.\6\
Instructions are available on the Commission's website, https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview. For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-
3676, or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the Commission strongly
encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To
paper-file, submissions sent via the U.S. Postal Service must be
addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the
Secretary, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent
via any other carrier must be addressed to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Office of the Secretary, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
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    More information about the Task Force, including frequently asked
questions, is available here: https://www.ferc.gov/TFSOET. For more
information about this meeting, please contact: Gretchen Kershaw, 202-
502-8213, [email protected]; or Sarah Fitzpatrick, 202-898-
2205, [email protected]. For information related to logistics,
please contact Rob Thormeyer,<PHONE_NUMBER>, [email protected].

    Dated: April 19, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38530-38533]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15872]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[EPA-R06-RCRA-2012-0367 FRL-9692-7]

Louisiana: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste
Management Program Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Immediate final rule.

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SUMMARY: Louisiana has applied to the EPA for final authorization of
the changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA has determined that these
changes satisfy all requirements needed to qualify for final
authorization, and is authorizing the State's changes through this
immediate final action. The EPA is publishing this rule to authorize
the changes without a prior proposal because we believe this action is
not controversial and do not expect comments that oppose it. Unless we
receive written comments which oppose this authorization during the
comment period, the decision to authorize Louisiana's changes to its
hazardous waste program will take effect. If we receive comments that
oppose this action, we will publish a document in the Federal Register
withdrawing this rule before it takes effect, and a separate document
in the proposed rules section of this issue of the Federal Register
will serve as a proposal to authorize the changes.

DATES: This final authorization will become effective on August 27,
2012 unless the EPA receives adverse written comment by July 30, 2012.
If the EPA receives such comment, it will publish a timely withdrawal
of this immediate final rule in the Federal Register and inform the
public that this authorization will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional Authorization
Coordinator, State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD-O), Multimedia
Planning and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
    4. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to Alima
Patterson, Region 6, Regional Authorization Coordinator, State/Tribal
Oversight Section (6PD-O), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division,
EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
    Instructions: Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected through regulations.gov, or email. The Federal
regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means
the EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment
directly to the EPA without going through regulations.gov, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. You can view and
copy Louisiana's application and associated publicly available
materials from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the
following locations: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, 602
N. Fifth Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70884-2178, phone number (225)
219-3559 and EPA, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733,
phone number<PHONE_NUMBER>. Interested persons wanting to examine
these documents should make an appointment with the office at least two
weeks in advance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional
Authorization Coordinator, State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD-O),
Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas Texas 75202-2733,<PHONE_NUMBER>) and Email address
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Why are revisions to State programs necessary?

    States which have received final authorization from the EPA under
RCRA section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), must maintain a hazardous
waste program that is equivalent to, consistent with, and no less
stringent than the Federal program. As the Federal program changes,
States must change their programs and ask the EPA to authorize the
changes. Changes to State programs may be necessary when Federal or
State statutory or regulatory authority is modified or when certain
other changes occur.
    Most commonly, States must change their programs because of changes
to the EPA's regulations in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts
124, 260 through 268, 270, 273, and 279.

B. What decisions have we made in this rule?

    We conclude that Louisiana's application to revise its authorized
program meets all of the statutory and regulatory requirements
established by RCRA. Therefore, we grant Louisiana final authorization
to operate its hazardous waste program with the changes described in
the authorization application. Louisiana has responsibility for
permitting treatment, storage, and disposal facilities within its
borders (except in Indian Country) and for carrying out the aspects of
the RCRA program described in its revised program application, subject
to the limitations of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984
(HSWA). New Federal requirements and prohibitions imposed by Federal
regulations that the EPA promulgates under the authority of HSWA take
effect in authorized States before they are authorized for the
requirements. Thus, the EPA will implement those requirements and
prohibitions in Louisiana including issuing permits, until the State is
granted authorization to do so.

C. What is the effect of today's authorization decision?

    The effect of this decision is that a facility in Louisiana subject
to RCRA will now have to comply with the authorized State requirements
instead of the equivalent Federal requirements in order to comply with
RCRA. Louisiana has enforcement responsibilities under its State
hazardous waste program for violations of such program, but the EPA
retains its authority under RCRA sections 3007, 3008, 3013, and 7003,
which include, among others, authority to:
     Do inspections, and require monitoring, tests, analyses,
or reports;
     Enforce RCRA requirements and suspend or revoke permits
and
     Take enforcement actions after notice to and consultation
with the State.
    This action does not impose additional requirements on the

regulated community because the regulations for which Louisiana is
being authorized by today's action are already effective under State
law, and are not changed by today's action.

D. Why wasn't there a proposed rule before today's rule?

    The EPA did not publish a proposal before today's rule because we
view this as a routine program change and do not expect comments that
oppose this approval. We are providing an opportunity for public
comment now. In addition to this rule, in the proposed rules section of
today's Federal Register we are publishing a separate document that
proposes to authorize the State program changes.

E. What happens if the EPA receives comments that oppose this action?

    If the EPA receives comments that oppose this authorization, we
will withdraw this rule by publishing a document in the Federal
Register before the rule becomes effective. The EPA will base any
further decision on the authorization of the State program changes on
the proposal mentioned in the previous paragraph. We will then address
all public comments in a later final rule. You may not have another
opportunity to comment. If you want to comment on this authorization,
you must do so at this time. If we receive comments that oppose only
the authorization of a particular change to the State hazardous waste
program, we will withdraw only that part of this rule, but the
authorization of the program changes that the comments do not oppose
will become effective on the date specified above. The Federal Register
withdrawal document will specify which part of the authorization will
become effective, and which part is being withdrawn.

F. For what has Louisiana previously been authorized?

    The State of Louisiana initially received final authorization on
February 7, 1985, (50 FR 3348), to implement its base Hazardous Waste
Management Program. We granted authorization for changes to their
program on November 28, 1989 (54 FR 48889) effective January 29, 1990;
August 26, 1991 (56 FR 41958) effective August 26, 1991; November 7,
1994 (59 FR 55368) effective January 23, 1995; December 23, 1994 (59 FR
66200) effective March 8, 1995; there were technical corrections made
on January 23, 1995 (60 FR 4380), effective January 23, 1995; and
another technical correction was made on April 11, 1995 (60 FR 18360)
effective April 11, 1995; October 17, 1995 (60 FR 53704) effective
January 2, 1996; March 28, 1996 (61 FR 13777) effective June 11, 1996;
December 29, 1997 (62 FR 67572) effective March 16, 1998; October 23,
1998 (63 FR 56830) effective December 22, 1998; August 25, 1999 (64 FR
46302) effective October 25, 1999; September 2, 1999 (64 FR 48099)
effective November 1, 1999; February 28, 2000 (65 FR 10411) effective
April 28, 2000; January 2, 2001 (66 FR 23) effective March 5, 2001;
December 9, 2003 (68 FR 68526) effective February 9, 2004, June 10,
2005 (70 FR 33852) effective August 9, 2005; November 13, 2006 (71 FR
66116) effective January 12, 2007, August 16, 2007 (72 FR 45905)
effective October 15, 2007, May 20, 2009 (74 FR 23645) effective July
20, 2009 and June 24, 2011(76 FR 122) effective August 23, 2011. On
April 25, 2012, Louisiana applied for approval of its program revisions
for RCRA Cluster XX in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21(b)(3).
    Since 1979 through the Environmental Affairs Act, Act 449 enabled
the Office of Environmental Affairs within the Louisiana Department of
Natural Resources, as well as, the Environmental Control Commission to
conduct an effective program designed to regulate those who generate,
transport, treat, store, dispose or recycle hazardous waste. During the
1983 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, Act 97 was adopted,
which amended and reenacted La. R. S. 30:1051 et seq. as the
Environmental Quality Act, renaming the Environmental Affairs Act (Act
1938 of 1979). This Act created Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality (LDEQ), including provisions for new offices within this new
Department of Environmental Quality. Act 97 also transferred the duties
and responsibilities previously delegated to the Department of Natural
Resources, Office of Environmental Affairs, to the new Department. The
LDEQ has lead agency jurisdictional authority for administering the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C program in
Louisiana. Also, the LDEQ is designated to facilitate communication
between the EPA and the State. During the 1999 Regular Session of
Louisiana Legislature, Act 303 revised the La.R.S.30:2011 et. seq.
allowing LDEQ to reengineer the Department to perform more efficiently
and to meet its strategic goals.
    It is the intention of the State, through this application, to
demonstrate its equivalence and consistency with the Federal statutory
tests, which are outlined in the United States Environmental Protection
Agency regulatory requirements under 40 CFR Part 271, Subpart A, for
final authorization. The submittal of this application is in keeping
with the spirit and intent of RCRA, which provides equivalent States
the opportunity to apply for final authorization to operate all aspects
of their hazardous waste management programs in lieu of the Federal
government. The Louisiana Environmental Quality Act authorizes the
State's program, Subtitle II of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised
Statutes. With this application Louisiana is applying for authorization
for specific areas of the State regulations identified as requiring
authorization and the listed Checklists are: 222, 223 and 224 will
allow the State to implement the equivalent RCRA Subtitle C portion of
the program. Louisiana has demonstrated to EPA that its program was
substantially equivalent in its management of hazardous waste to the
Federal program developed pursuant to RCRA. The State's program is
equivalent to the Federal program as outlined in revision Checklists
222, 223 and 224 which was adopted and became effective on March 20,
2012. EPA did not authorized The State of Louisiana for portions of the
provisions of the Standardized Permits because the State did not adopt
the federal regulations.

G. What changes are we authorizing with today's action?

    On April 25, 2012, Louisiana submitted a final complete program
revision application, seeking authorization of their changes in
accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. We now make an immediate final decision,
subject to receipt of written comments that oppose this action, that
Louisiana's hazardous waste program revision satisfies all of the
requirements necessary to qualify for Final authorization. Therefore,
we grant the State of Louisiana Final authorization for the following
changes: The State of Louisiana's program revisions consist of
regulations which specifically govern RCRA Cluster XX as documented in
this Federal Register:

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 Description of Federal requirement   Federal Register date and
  (include checklist , if   page (and/or RCRA statutory             Analogous State authority
             relevant)                        authority)
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1. OECD Requirements: Export         75 FR 1236-1262, January 8,  Environmental Regulatory Code, Louisiana
 Shipments of Spend Lead-Acid         2010.                        Department of Environmental Quality, ERC
 Batteries. (Checklist 222).                                       Title 33, Part V. Hazardous Waste and
                                                                   Hazardous Materials, 2010 edition and the
                                                                   September 2010 Supplement. Sections 1101.B,
                                                                   1113.F, 1113.I.1, 1113.I.1. ``a-b, 1113.I.2,
                                                                   1127.A.1, 1127.A.1.a, 1127.A.1.b, 1127.A.2,
                                                                   109 `Competent authority'', 109 (see
                                                                   Concerned countries), 109 ``Country of
                                                                   export'', 109 ``Country of import'', 109
                                                                   ``Country of transit'', 109 ``Exporter'', 109
                                                                   ``importer'', 109 ``OECD area'', 109 ``OECD
                                                                   means Organization for Economic Cooperation
                                                                   and Development'' 109 ``Recognized trader'',
                                                                   109 ``Recovery facility'', 109 ``Recovery
                                                                   operations'' 109 ``Transboundary movement'',
                                                                   1127.B.1, 1127.B.1.a, 1127.B.1.ai-ii,
                                                                   1127.B.1.b, 1127.B.1.b.i-ii,
                                                                   1127.B.1.b.ii9(a) 1127.B.b.ii.(b),
                                                                   1127.B.1.b.iii, Note to Paragraph
                                                                   1127.B.1.b.iii, 1127.B.1.c, 1127.B.1.c.i,
                                                                   Notes to Paragraph 1127.B.1.c.i-ii, Note to
                                                                   Paragraph 1127.B.1.c.ii, 1127.B.1.d,
                                                                   1127.B.1.d.i-ii, 1127.B.2, 1127.B.2.a-b, Note
                                                                   to Paragraph 1127.B.2.b-c, 1127.B.3,
                                                                   1127.B.a, 1127.B.a.i-ii, 1127.B.3.c,
                                                                   1127.B.4, 1127.B.4.a-b, 1127.B.5, 1127.B.5.a-
                                                                   b, 1127.B.6, 1127.B.6.a-e, 1127.B.7, 1127.C.1-
                                                                   2, 1127.C.2.a, 1127.C.2.a.i-ii-iii,
                                                                   1127C.2.b, 1127.C.2.b.i-ii, 1127.C.3-4,
                                                                   1127.C.4.a-n, Note to Paragraph 1127.C.4.n,
                                                                   1127.C.5, 1127.D.1, 1127.D.1.a-b, 1127.D.2,
                                                                   1127.D.2.a-b-g, 1127.D.3-5, 1127.E.1-2,
                                                                   1127.E.2.a-d, 1127.E.3,1127.E.3.a-b, 1127.E.4-
                                                                   5, Note to Paragraph 1127.E.5, 1127.E.6,
                                                                   1127.E.7, Note to Paragraph 1127.E.7,
                                                                   1127.F.1-2, 1127.G.1, 1127.G.1.a-e,
                                                                   1127>G.1.e.i-ii, 1127.G.1.f, 1127.G.2,
                                                                   1127.G.2.a-c, 1127.G.3, 1127.G.3.a,
                                                                   1127.G.3.a.i-iv, 1127.G.3.b, 1127.H,
                                                                   1127.I.1, 1127.I.1.a-b, 1127.I.2-4, 1301.F,
                                                                   1531.B, 1516.B.5, 1516.B.4, 4311 (1531),
                                                                   4353.A (1516), and 4145.A.Table, as amended
                                                                   December 20, 2011, effective March 20, 2012.
2. Hazardous Waste Technical         75 FR 12989-13009, March     Environmental Regulatory Code, Louisiana
 Corrections and Clarifications.      18, 2010.                    Department of Environmental Quality, ERC
 (Checklist 223).                                                  Title 33, Part V. Hazardous Waste and
                                                                   Hazardous Materials, 2010 edition and the
                                                                   September 2010 Supplement. Sections 109 ``New
                                                                   hazardous waste management facility or new
                                                                   facility'', 109 ``Processed Scrap Metal, 109,
                                                                   table1, 105.D.1.p.vi, 108.B, 108.E'', 108.E.1-
                                                                   2, 108.E.2 Comment, 108.F intro, 108.F.2,
                                                                   108.Gintro, 108.G.2, 4105.A.2, 4105.A.2,
                                                                   4105.A.2.b, 4105.A.1, 109.Empty Container 1.a-
                                                                   b, 109.Empty Container 2.a, 109.Empty
                                                                   Container.2.c, 4903.D.8, 4901.A.1-2,
                                                                   4901.B.1.Table 1, 4901.C.Table 2,
                                                                   4901.F.Table 4, Chapter 49 Table 6, 1101.D,
                                                                   1103.C. 1107.D.7, 1107.D.7.a, 1107.D.7.a.i-
                                                                   ii, 1107.D.7.b-d, 1109.E.1, 1109.E.1.a.iv(b),
                                                                   1109.E.1.c, 1109.E.1.e, 1109.E.1.a.iv(b),
                                                                   1109.E.2, 1109.E.4, 1109>E.5&6, 1109.E.7.c,
                                                                   1109.E.9, 1109.E.12, 1111.B.2, 1111.C.1-2,
                                                                   1111.C.4, 1111.C.4.a-b, 1111.C.3 Note,
                                                                   1123.B, 1305.C, 1513.B.2,
                                                                   1513.F.4.b,1516.C.5.a.vi, 1516.C.6.a.i-c,
                                                                   2515.E, 2519.A.2, 2603.A.3.b, 2603.A.3.c-d,
                                                                   2603.E.4.d.vi, 4341 (1513.B), 4349 (1513.F),
                                                                   1516.C.5.a.vi, 1516.C.6.a.i, 1516.C.6.b-c,
                                                                   4507.E, 4511.A.2, 4139.B-B.2, 4141.B, 4143.D,
                                                                   4145.B, 3003.C.1, 3003.C.2, 2299.Appendix
                                                                   Table 2, 2299.Appendix 7, 307.A, and 307.B,
                                                                   as amended December 20, 2011, effective March
                                                                   20, 2012.
3. Withdrawal of Emission            75 FR 33712-33724, June 15,  Environmental Regulatory Code, Louisiana
 Comparable Fuel Exclusion.           2010.                        Department of Environmental Quality, ERC
 (Checklist 224).                                                  Title 33, Part V. Hazardous Waste and
                                                                   Hazardous Materials, 2010 edition and the
                                                                   September 2010 Supplement. Sections
                                                                   105.D.1.q, 4909 Title, 4909.A, 4909.B,
                                                                   4909.B.1, 4909.B.1.a-b, 4909.B.2, 4909.C,
                                                                   4909.C.1-5, 4909.D.3, 4909.D.3.a,
                                                                   4909.D.3.a.i-iii, 4909.D.3.b, 4909.D.5.a,
                                                                   4909.D.5.a.i-iii, 4909.D.5.b, 4909.D.6,
                                                                   4909.D, 4909.d.1, 4909.d.1.a.i, 4909.D.a.i(a)-
                                                                   (e), 4909.D.1.a.ii-iii, 4909.D.1.b,
                                                                   4909.D.1.b.i-v, 4909.D.2, 4909.D.2.a-b,
                                                                   4909.D.2.b.1-ii, 4909.D.2.c-d, 4909.D.7,
                                                                   4909.D.7.a, 4909.D.7.a.i-v, 4909.D.7.b,
                                                                   4909.D.7.b.i-viii, 4909.D.7.c, 4909.D.8,
                                                                   4909.D.8.a, 4909.D.8.a.i-iv, 4909.D.8.b-c,
                                                                   4909.D.8.c.i-ii, 4909.D.8.d-h, 4909.D.8.h.i-
                                                                   ii, 4909.D.8.i, 4909.D.9-10, 4909.D.10.a,
                                                                   4909.D.10.a.a.i-iii, 4909.D.10.b-h,
                                                                   4909.D.10.1, 4909.D.10.i-v, 4909.D.11-12,
                                                                   4909.12.a-c, 4909.D.13-15, 4909.D.15.a,
                                                                   4909.15.b-c, 4909.D.15.c.i-11, 4909.D.16-17,
                                                                   4909.D.17.a-b, 4909.D.18, and 4909.E, as
                                                                   amended December 20, 2011, effective March
                                                                   20, 2012.
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H. Where are the revised state rules different from the Federal rules?

    In this authorization of the State of Louisiana program revisions
for Cluster XX rules, there are no provisions that are more stringent
or broader in scope.

I. Who handles permits after the authorization takes effect?

    Louisiana will issue permits for all the provisions for which it is
authorized and will administer the permits it issues. The EPA will
continue to administer any RCRA hazardous waste permits or portions of
permits which we issued prior to the effective date of this
authorization. We will not issue any more new permits or new portions
of permits for the provisions listed in the Table in this document
after the effective date of this authorization. The EPA will continue
to implement and issue permits for HSWA requirements for which
Louisiana is not yet authorized.

J. How does today's action affect Indian Country in Louisiana?

    Louisiana is not authorized to carry out its Hazardous Waste
Program in Indian Country within the State. This authority remains with
EPA. Therefore, this action has no effect in Indian Country.

K. What is codification and is the EPA codifying Louisiana's hazardous
waste program as authorized in this rule?

    Codification is the process of placing the State's statutes and
regulations that comprise the State's authorized hazardous waste
program into the CFR. We do this by referencing the authorized State
rules in 40 CFR part 272. We reserve the amendment of 40 CFR part 272,
subpart T for this authorization of Louisiana's program changes until a
later date. In this authorization application the EPA is not codifying
the rules documented in this Federal Register notice.

M. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted this action
from the requirements of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4,
1993), and therefore this action is not subject to review by OMB. This
action authorizes State requirements for the purpose of RCRA 3006 and
imposes no additional requirements beyond those imposed by State law.
Accordingly, I certify that this action will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this action
authorizes preexisting requirements under State law and does not impose
any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by State law, it
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). For the same reason, this action also does
not significantly or uniquely affect the communities of Tribal
governments, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000). This action will not have substantial direct effects
on the States, on the relationship between the national government and
the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among
the various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132
(64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999), because it merely authorizes State
requirements as part of the State RCRA hazardous waste program without
altering the relationship or the distribution of power and
responsibilities established by RCRA. This action also is not subject
to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is
not economically significant and it does not make decisions based on
environmental health or safety risks. This rule is not subject to
Executive Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355
(May 22, 2001)) because it is not a significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.
    Under RCRA 3006(b), the EPA grants a State's application for
authorization as long as the State meets the criteria required by RCRA.
It would thus be inconsistent with applicable law for the EPA, when it
reviews a State authorization application, to require the use of any
particular voluntary consensus standard in place of another standard
that otherwise satisfies the requirements of RCRA. Thus, the
requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. As required
by section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (61 FR 4729, February 7, 1996),
in issuing this rule, the EPA has taken the necessary steps to
eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity, minimize potential litigation,
and provide a clear legal standard for affected conduct. The EPA has
complied with Executive Order 12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1988) by
examining the takings implications of the rule in accordance with the
``Attorney General's Supplemental Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk
and Avoidance of Unanticipated Takings'' issued under the Executive
Order. This rule does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this document
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 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). This
action will be effective August 27, 2012.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information, Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste
transportation, Indian lands, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Authority:  This action is issued under the authority of
sections 2002(a), 3006, and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act
as amended 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, 6974(b).

    Dated: June 15, 2012.
Samuel Coleman,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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[Notices]
[Pages 44698-44699]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18395]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, Washington, DC
20549-0213.

Extension:
    Form 11-K, OMB Control No. 3235-0082, SEC File No. 270-101.

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collection of
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the Office of Management Budget
for extension and approval.
    Form 11-K (17 CFR 249.311) is the annual report designed for use by
employee stock purchase, savings and similar plans to comply with the
reporting requirements under Section 15(d) of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934 (the ``Exchange Act'') (15 U.S.C. 78o(d)). Section
15(d) establishes a periodic reporting obligation for every issuer of a
class of securities registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the
``Securities Act'') (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.). Form 11-K provides
employees of an issuer with financial information so that they can
assess the performance of the investment vehicle or stock plan. Form
11-K takes approximately 30 burden hours per response and is filed by
2,000

respondents for total of 60,000 burden hours.
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether this proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden imposed by the collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information
on respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will
be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60
days of this publication.
    Please direct your written comments to Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, Virginia 22312; or
send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: July 24, 2012.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 93912-93913]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER17-540-000]

Wildwood Solar II, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Wildwood Solar II, LLC`s application for market-based rate authority,
with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes
a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules
of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone filing a
motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on
the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is January 5, 2017.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: December 16, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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