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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9369-01-OA]

Notification of a Public Meeting of the Chartered Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and CASAC Particulate Matter
Panel

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public meeting of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC) and CASAC Particulate Matter (PM) Panel to discuss draft CASAC
reports on the Agency's Draft Supplement to the 2019 Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA) for PM and the Draft PM Policy Assessment (PA).

DATES: The public meeting will be held on February 25, 2022, from 11:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m., on February 28, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.,
and on March 4, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. All times listed are
in Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted virtually. Please refer to the
CASAC website at https://casac.epa.gov for details on how to access the
meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this notice may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone at
(202) 564-2050 or via email at [email protected]. General information
concerning the CASAC, as well as any updates concerning the meeting
announced in this notice can be found on the CASAC website: https://casac.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The CASAC was established pursuant to the Clean Air Act
(CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409(d)(2), to review
air quality criteria and NAAQS and recommend to the EPA Administrator
any new NAAQS and revisions of existing criteria and NAAQS as may be
appropriate. The CASAC shall also: Advise the EPA Administrator of
areas in which additional knowledge is required to appraise the
adequacy and basis of existing, new, or revised NAAQS; describe the
research efforts necessary to provide the required information; advise
the EPA Administrator on the relative contribution to air pollution
concentrations of natural as well as anthropogenic activity; and advise
the EPA Administrator of any adverse public health, welfare, social,
economic, or energy effects which may result from various strategies
for attainment and maintenance of such NAAQS. As amended, 5 U.S.C.,
App. Section 109(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires that EPA
carry out a periodic review and revision, as appropriate, of the air
quality criteria and the NAAQS for the six ``criteria'' air pollutants,
including PM.
    The CASAC is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, and conducts
business in accordance with FACA and related regulations. The CASAC and
the CASAC PM Panel will comply with the provisions of FACA and all
appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA and
EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the Chartered CASAC and the
CASAC PM Panel will hold a public meeting to discuss draft CASAC
reports on the Agency's Draft Supplement to the 2019 Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA) for PM and the Draft PM Policy Assessment (PA).
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning EPA's draft
ISA supplement should be directed to Mr. Jason Sacks
([email protected]). Any technical questions concerning EPA's PM
policy assessment should be directed to Dr. Lars Perlmutt
([email protected]).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting, the review
documents, agenda and other materials will be accessible on the CASAC
website: https://casac.epa.gov.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices.
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an
EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including
scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA.
Members of the public can submit relevant comments on the topic of this
advisory activity, including the charge to the CASAC and the EPA review
documents, and/or the group conducting the activity, for the CASAC to
consider as it develops advice for EPA. Input from the public to the
CASAC will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or
technical information or analysis for CASAC to consider or if it
relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information.
Members of the public wishing to provide comment should follow the
instructions below to submit comments.
    Oral Statements: Individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation during the public meeting will be limited to three
minutes. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing
written comments as well as their oral statement so that the points
presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested parties
should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing (preferably via email)
at the contact information noted above by February 18, 2022, to be
placed on the list of public speakers.
    Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout
the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by CASAC
members, statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably via
email) at the contact information noted above by February 18, 2022. It
is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the
web page for the advisory meeting or teleconference. Submitters are
requested to provide an unsigned version of each document because the
SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its
websites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal
contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted
to the CASAC website. Copyrighted material will not be posted without
explicit permission of the copyright holder.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with

disabilities, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected]. To request accommodation of a disability, please
contact the DFO, at the contact information noted above, preferably at
least ten days prior to each meeting, to give EPA as much time as
possible to process your request.

Thomas H. Brennan,
Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2005-TX-0014; FRL-8022-2]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Texas; Revisions To Control Volatile Organic Compound Emissions;
Volatile Organic Compound Control for Facilities in the Dallas/Fort
Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to approve Texas State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions. The revisions pertain to
regulations to control Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions from
VOC transfer operations and solvent using processes. The revisions
allow use of gasoline vapor recovery systems approved by Texas, and add
new requirements to control VOC emissions from motor vehicle fuel
dispensing facilities and surface coating facilities in Ellis, Johnson,
Kaufman, Parker, and Rockwall Counties. These counties are part of the
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 8-hour ozone standard nonattainment area. The
revisions also amend regulations on use of cleaning solvents. We are
approving the revisions pursuant to sections 110, 116 and part D of the
Federal Clean Air Act (CAA). The control of VOC emissions will help to
attain and maintain the 8-hour national ambient air quality standard
(NAAQS) for ozone in Texas. This approval will make the revised
regulations Federally enforceable.

DATES: This rule is effective on March 20, 2006 without further notice,
unless EPA receives relevant adverse comment by February 21, 2006. If
EPA receives such comment, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register informing the public that this rule will not take
effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-
2005-TX-0014, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     EPA Region 6 ``Contact Us'' Web site: http://epa.gov/region6/r6coment.htm.
 Please click on ``6PD'' (Multimedia) and select

``Air'' before submitting comments.
     E-mail: Mr. Thomas Diggs at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please
also send a copy by email to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
     Fax: Mr. Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD-
L), at fax number<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Mr. Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air Planning Section (6PD-
L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200,
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
     Hand or Courier Delivery: Mr. Thomas Diggs, Chief, Air
Planning Section (6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. Such deliveries are
accepted only between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays except
for legal holidays. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries
of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R06-OAR-
2005-TX-0014. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal

information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an

``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov your e-mail 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, 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 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 files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some

information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Planning Section

(6PD-L), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700,
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. The file will be made available by
appointment for public inspection in the Region 6 FOIA Review Room
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays except for legal
holidays. Contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT paragraph below or Mr. Bill Deese at<PHONE_NUMBER> to make an
appointment. If possible, please make the appointment at least two
working days in advance of your visit. There will be a 15 cent per page
fee for making photocopies of documents. On the day of the visit,
please check in at the EPA Region 6 reception area at 1445 Ross Avenue,
Suite 700, Dallas, Texas.
    The State submittal is also available for public inspection at the
State Air Agency listed below during official business hours by
appointment:
    Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality,
12124 Park 35 Circle, Austin, Texas 78753.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl Young, Air Planning Section (6PD-
L), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite
700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number 214-
665-7263; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we'',
``us'', or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA.

Outline

I. What is a SIP?
II. What Rules Were Submitted by Texas to be Approved into the SIP?

III. What Action is EPA Taking?
IV. What is the Effect of this Action?
V. Final Action
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. What Is a SIP?

    Section 110 of the CAA requires states to develop air pollution
regulations and control strategies to ensure that state air quality
meets the NAAQS established by EPA. These ambient standards are
established under section 109 of the CAA, and they currently address
six criteria pollutants. These pollutants are: Carbon monoxide,
nitrogen dioxide, ozone, lead, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide.
    Each state which contains areas that are not attaining the NAAQS
must submit these regulations and control strategies to us for approval
and incorporation into the Federally-enforceable SIP.
    Each Federally-approved SIP protects air quality primarily by
addressing air pollution at its point of origin. These SIPs can be
extensive, containing state regulations or other enforceable documents
and supporting information such as emission inventories, monitoring
networks, and modeling demonstrations.

II. What Rules Were Submitted by Texas To Be Approved Into the SIP?

    Texas submitted rules for inclusion into the SIP for ozone which
added and amended requirements to control VOC emissions. VOCs are a key
component in the formation of ozone. The rules also made a variety of
changes which (1) clarify existing requirements, (2) update references,
and (3) make the rules easier to read. The revisions amended Title 30
of the Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 115, Control of Air Pollution
from Volatile Organic Compounds (30 TAC 115). See our Technical Support
Document (TSD) for more information.
    The State rules add new requirements to control VOC emissions from
(1) motor vehicle fuel dispensing facilities and (2) surface coating
facilities in Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, and Rockwall Counties.
These counties are part of the DFW 8-hour ozone standard nonattainment
area. Facilities in the other DFW area counties, (Dallas, Denton,
Tarrant and Collin Counties), are already subject to the requirements.
    The State rules require motor vehicle fuel dispensing facilities in
Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, and Rockwall Counties that dispense at
least 10,000 but less than 125,000 gallons of fuel per calender month
to operate Stage I gasoline vapor recovery systems no later than June
15, 2007 (30 TAC 115.229). Stage I vapor recovery systems control VOC
vapor emissions as gasoline tank-trucks fill gasoline station storage
tanks by returning the vapors to the tank-truck. Facilities in these
counties that dispense 125,000 gallons or more per month were already
required to operate Stage I vapor recovery systems.
    Surface coating facilities in Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, and
Rockwall Counties must comply with Texas requirements to control VOC
emissions no later than June 15, 2007 (30 TAC 115.429). Surface coating
facilities apply or impregnate material onto or into a substrate for
protective, decorative, or functional purposes. Such materials include
paints, varnishes, sealants, adhesives, thinners, and inks. The
requirements affect (1) materials used for surface coating that emit
VOCs and (2) practices and control equipment to minimize VOC emissions.
    The rules amend regulations on Stage I and Stage II vapor recovery
systems at motor vehicle fuel dispensing facilities. Stage II gasoline
vapor recovery systems control VOC vapor releases during the refueling
of motor vehicles. The rules allow Texas to approve use of gasoline
vapor recovery systems certified by an independent third party (30 TAC
115 Sec. Sec.  222, 223, 240, 242, and 245) and expand the types of
Stage II vapor recovery equipment deemed compatible with onboard
refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) systems (30 TAC 115.240). Equipment can
be certified as ORVR compatible by the California Air Resources Board
or an independent third party using approved tests. ORVR equipment is
required on newer vehicles. Requiring compatibility between ORVR and
Stage II systems will decrease VOC emissions when vehicles with ORVR
are being refueled. Requirements for ORVR compatibility were previously
approved by EPA on March 29, 2005 (70 FR 15769).
    An inconsistency was corrected between the Texas regulations and
EPA requirements for aerospace manufacturing and rework operations, (40
CFR 63.744). See our TSD for more information. With the correction, use
of certain low VOC emission hydrocarbon-based cleaning solvents for
aerospace coating processes is exempt from ``housekeeping measures''
(30 TAC 115.422(5)(E)). Housekeeping measures include storing cleaning
solvents and materials moistened with cleaning solvents in closed
containers. In order to be exempt the hydrocarbon-based cleaning
solvent must have a maximum vapor pressure of seven millimeters of
mercury (mm Hg) at 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) and
contain no hazardous air pollutants, as defined in Title III of the
CAA.
    An additional option was provided for certain offset lithographic
printers to meet VOC control requirements. The printers may use low VOC
emission cleaning solutions with a maximum VOC composite partial
pressure of ten mm Hg at 20 degrees Celsius (30 TAC
115.442(1)(F)(iii)). The VOC composite partial pressure is the sum of
the partial pressures of the VOC compounds in the cleaning solution.
Monitoring requirements for VOC control devices used on heatset offset
lithographic printing presses were changed to allow for a temperature
monitoring device accuracy of plus or minus 1.0% of the temperature
being monitored, in lieu of an accuracy of plus or minus 0.5 degrees
Fahrenheit (30 TAC 115.446(1)). The requirements apply to offset
lithographic printers in Brazoria, Chambers, Collin, Dallas, Denton, El
Paso, Fort Bend, Galveston, Gregg, Hardin, Harris, Jefferson, Liberty,
Montgomery, Nueces, Orange, Tarrant, Victoria, and Waller Counties.

III. What Action Is EPA Taking?

    EPA is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Texas
SIP that pertain to regulations which control VOC emissions in Texas.
The revisions were adopted by the State of Texas and submitted to EPA
on (1) September 7, 2001, (2) July 18, 2002, (3) January 28, 2003, (4)
November 7, 2003, (5) April 15, 2005, and (6) May 13, 2005.
    The revisions submitted to EPA that are being approved amend
Sec. Sec.  115.10, 115.211, 115.214, 115.215, 115.216, 115.217,
115.219, 115.222, 115.223, 115.229, 115.240, 115.242, 115.243, 115.245,
115.248, 115.249, 115.420, 115.421, 115.422, 115.423, 115.426, 115.427,
115.429, 115.432, 115.433, 115.435, 115.436, 115.439, 115.440, 115.442,
115.445, and 115.446 in 30 TAC 115. The revisions (1) allow use of
gasoline vapor recovery systems approved by Texas, and (2) add new
requirements to control VOC emissions from motor vehicle fuel
dispensing facilities and surface coating facilities in Ellis, Johnson,
Kaufman, Parker, and Rockwall Counties. These counties are part of the
DFW 8-hour ozone standard nonattainment area. The revisions also amend
regulations on use of cleaning solvents.
    We are approving the revisions pursuant to sections 110, 116 and
part D of the CAA. Many of these revisions are nonsubstantive changes
which clarify rules that are already contained in the Texas ozone SIP.
The other revisions strengthen the Texas ozone SIP as they (1) reduce
VOC emissions in

the Dallas/Fort Worth area by adding additional controls, (2) provide
more options for controlling VOC emissions that are equivalent to
controls approved by EPA, and (3) add incentives for use of products
that have lower VOC emissions. The control of VOC emissions will help
to attain and maintain the 8-hour national ambient air quality standard
(NAAQS) for ozone in Texas. The State's revisions will not interfere
with any applicable requirement concerning attainment or any other
applicable requirement of the CAA. As such, EPA's approval of the
revisions complies with the requirements of section 110(l) of the CAA.
Under section 110(l) EPA may not approve a SIP revision if the revision
would interfere with any applicable requirement concerning attainment
or any other applicable requirement of the CAA. This approval will make
the revised regulations Federally enforceable. Other revisions of the
Texas VOC regulations submitted to EPA will be addressed in another
Federal Register action. See our TSD for more information.
    We are also making ministerial corrections to the table in 40 CFR
52.2270(c) to reflect SIP submittal dates and Federal Register
citations of EPA action. The ministerial corrections apply to table
entries for Sec. Sec.  115.212, 115.213, 115.224, 115.225, 115.226,
115.234, 115.235, 115.236, 115.237, 115.424, 115.425, 115.430, 115.437,
115.443, and 115.449.

IV. What Is the Effect of This Action?

    This action approves revisions to the Texas SIP that pertain to
regulations to control VOC emissions. The control of VOC emissions will
help to attain and maintain the 8-hour NAAQS for ozone in Texas. This
approval will make these revised regulations Federally enforceable.
Enforcement of the regulations in a State SIP before and after it is
incorporated into the Federally approved SIP is primarily a state
responsibility. However, after the regulations are Federally approved,
we are authorized to take enforcement action against violators.
Citizens are also offered legal recourse to address violations as
described in section 304 of the CAA.

V. Final Action

    EPA is approving revisions to the Texas SIP pertaining to control
of VOC emissions. The revisions were submitted to EPA by the State of
Texas on (1) September 7, 2001, (2) July 18, 2002, (3) January 28,
2003, (4) November 7, 2003, (5) April 15, 2005, and (6) May 13, 2005.
The revisions being approved are Sec. Sec.  115.10, 115.211, 115.214,
115.215, 115.216, 115.217, 115.219, 115.222, 115.223, 115.229, 115.240,
115.242, 115.243, 115.245, 115.248, 115.249, 115.420, 115.421, 115.422,
115.423, 115.426, 115.427, 115.429, 115.432, 115.433, 115.435, 115.436,
115.439, 115.440, 115.442, 115.445, and 115.446 in 30 TAC Chapter 115,
Control of Air Pollution from Volatile Organic Compounds.
    We have evaluated the State's submittal and have determined that it
meets the applicable requirements of the CAA and EPA air quality
regulations. Therefore, we are approving revisions to the Texas SIP of
regulations to control VOC emissions. The control of VOC emissions will
help to attain and maintain the 8-hour national ambient air quality
standard for ozone in Texas.
    We are also making ministerial corrections to the table in 40 CFR
52.2270(c) to reflect SIP submittal dates and Federal Register
citations of EPA action. The ministerial corrections apply to table
entries for Sections 115.212, 115.213, 115.224, 115.225, 115.226,
115.234, 115.235, 115.236, 115.237, 115.424, 115.425, 115.430, 115.437,
115.443, and 115.449.
    EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because we view
this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipate no relevant adverse
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal
Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will
serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision if relevant adverse
comments are received. This rule will be effective on March 20, 2006
without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse comment by
February 21, 2006. If we receive relevant adverse comments, we will
publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the
public that the rule will not take effect. We will address all public
comments in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. We will
not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so now. Please note that if we receive
adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and
if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, we may
adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of
an adverse comment.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason and because this action will not have a significant, adverse
effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy, this action is
also not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or
Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action merely approves state
law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes no additional
requirements beyond those imposed by state law. Accordingly, the
Administrator certifies that this rule 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 rule
approves pre-existing 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).
    This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on
the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does 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). This action merely approves a state rule
implementing a Federal standard, and does not alter the relationship or
the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the CAA.
This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 ``Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant.
    In reviewing SIP submissions under the National Technology Transfer
and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note), EPA's role is to
approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA.
In this context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the
State to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a SIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with

applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission, to use VCS in
place of a SIP submission that otherwise satisfies the provisions of
the CAA. Thus, the requirements of section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 do not apply. 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. section 801 et seq., as
added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency
promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy
of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller
General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this
rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House
of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States
prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
section 804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by March 20, 2006. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial review nor does
it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may be
filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action.
This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its
requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental
relations, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.

    Dated: January 6, 2006.
Lawrence E. Starfield,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.

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40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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

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

Subpart SS--Texas

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2. The table in Sec.  52.2270(c) entitled ``EPA Approved Regulations in
the Texas SIP'' is amended by revising the entries for Sec. Sec.
115.10, 115.211, 115.212, 115.213, 115.214, 115.215, 115.216, 115.217,
115.219, 115.222, 115.223, 115.224, 115.225, 115.226, 115.229, 115.234,
115.235, 115.236, 115.237, 115.240, 115.242, 115.243, 115.245, 115.248,
115.249, 115.420, 115.421, 115.422, 115.423, 115.424, 115.425, 115.426,
115.427, 115.429, 115.430, 115.432, 115.433, 115.435, 115.436, 115.437,
115.439, 115.440, 115.442, 115.443, 115.445, 115.446 and 115.449 to
read as follows:

Sec.  52.2270  Identification of plan.

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                                            Subchapter A: Definitions
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Section 115.10.............  Definitions.........     04/13/05  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                                                                 page number where
                                                                 document begins].

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                           Subchapter C: Volatile Organic Compound Transfer Operations
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                         Division 1: Loading and Unloading of Volatile Organic Compounds
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Section 115.211.................................................................................................
Section 115.212.................................................................................................
Section 115.213.................................................................................................
Section 115.214.................................................................................................
Section 115.215.................................................................................................
Section 115.216.................................................................................................
Section 115.217.................................................................................................
Section 115.219.................................................................................................

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     Division 2: Filling of Gasoline Storage Vessels (Stage I) for Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Facilities
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Section 115.222.................................................................................................
Section 115.223.................................................................................................
Section 115.224.................................................................................................
Section 115.225.................................................................................................
Section 115.226.................................................................................................

                                                 * * * * * * *
Section 115.229............  Counties and             04/13/05  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Compliance Schedule                page number where
                              D.                                 document begins].
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                      Division 3: Control of Volatile Organic Leaks from Transport Vessels
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Section 115.234.................................................................................................
Section 115.235.................................................................................................
Section 115.236.................................................................................................
Section 115.237.................................................................................................

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    Division 4: Control of Vehicle Refueling Emissions (Stage II) at Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Facilities
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Section 115.240............  Stage II Vapor            3/23/05  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Recovery                           page number where
                              Definitions and                    document begins].
                              List of California
                              Air Resources Board
                              Certified Stage II
                              Equipment.

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 115.242............  Control Requirements     03/23/05  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                                                                 page number where
                                                                 document begins].
Section 115.243............  Alternate Control        03/23/05  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Requirements.                      page number where
                                                                 document begins].

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 115.245............  Testing Requirements     03/23/05  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                                                                 page number where
                                                                 document begins].

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 115.248............  Training                 03/23/05  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Requirements.                      page number where
                                                                 document begins].
Section 115.249............  Counties and             03/23/05  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Compliance                         page number where
                              Schedules.                         document begins].

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                                      Subchapter E: Solvent-Using Processes
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                                      Division 2: Surface Coating Processes
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Section 115.420............  Surface Coating          12/13/02  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Definitions.                       page number where
                                                                 document begins].
Section 115.421............  Emission                 12/13/02  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Specifications.                    page number where
                                                                 document begins].
Section 115.422............  Control Requirements     04/26/02  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                                                                 page number where
                                                                 document begins].
Section 115.423............  Alternate Control        08/08/01  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Requirements.                      page number where
                                                                 document begins].
Section 115.424............  Inspection               06/29/00  10/30/01, 66 FR
                              Requirements.                      54688.
Section 115.425............  Testing Requirements     06/29/00  10/30/01, 65 FR
                                                                 54688.
Section 115.426............  Monitoring and           08/08/01  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Recordkeeping                      page number where
                              Requirements.                      document begins].
Section 115.427............  Exemptions..........     12/31/02  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                                                                 page number where
                                                                 document begins].

Section 115.429............  Counties and             04/13/05  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Compliance                         page number where
                              Schedules.                         document begins].
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                                Division 3: Flexographic and Rotogravure Printing
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Section 115.430............  Flexographic and         12/06/01  07/16/01, 66 FR
                              Rotogravure                        36913.
                              Printing
                              Definitions.
Section 115.432............  Control Requirements     08/08/01  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                                                                 page number where
                                                                 document begins].
Section 115.433............  Alternate Control        08/08/01  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Requirements.                      page number where
                                                                 document begins].
Section 115.435............  Testing Requirements     08/08/01  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                                                                 page number where
                                                                 document begins].
Section 115.436............  Monitoring and           08/08/01  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Record-keeping                     page number where
                              Requirements.                      document begins].
Section 115.437............  Exemptions..........     02/14/96  01/26/99, 64 FR 3841
Section 115.439............  Counties and             08/08/01  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Compliance                         page number where
                              Schedules.                         document begins].
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                                    Division 4: Offset Lithographic Printing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section 115.440............  Offset Printing          04/26/02  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Definitions.                       page number where
                                                                 document begins].
Section 115.442............  Control Requirements     04/26/02  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                                                                 page number where
                                                                 document begins].
Section 115.443............  Alternate Control        02/24/99  04/06/00, 65 FR
                              Requirements.                      18003.
Section 115.445............  Approved Test            04/26/02  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Methods.                           page number where
                                                                 document begins].
Section 115.446............  Monitoring and           04/26/02  01/19/06 [Insert FR
                              Record-keeping                     page number where
                              Requirements.                      document begins].
Section 115.449............  Counties and             12/06/00  07/16/01, 66 FR
                              Compliance                         36913.
                              Schedules.

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[FR Doc. 06-435 Filed 1-18-06; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64502-64503]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23126]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4668-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2022-0001]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; Major Disaster and
Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (FEMA-4668-
DR), dated September 2, 2022, and related determinations.

DATES: The declaration was issued September 2, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated September 2, 2022, the President issued a major disaster
declaration under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the
``Stafford Act''), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage to the lands associated with
the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community resulting from severe
storms during the period of July 17-18, 2022, is of sufficient
severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster declaration under
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act,
42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act''). Therefore, I declare
that such a major disaster exists for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community.
    In order to provide federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for federal disaster assistance and
administrative expenses.
    You are authorized to provide Individual Assistance, Public
Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community. Consistent with the requirement that federal
assistance be supplemental, any federal funds provided under the
Stafford Act for Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and Other
Needs Assistance under section 408 will be limited to 75 percent of
the total eligible costs.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

    The time period prescribed for the implementation of section
310(a), Priority to Certain Applications for Public Facility and Public
Housing Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for a period not to exceed
six months after the date of this declaration.
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under
Executive Order 12148, as amended, Andrew F. Grant, of FEMA is
appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major
disaster.
    The following areas have been designated as adversely affected by
this major disaster:

    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for Individual
Assistance.
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for Public Assistance.
    The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is eligible to
apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance
Grant;

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2022-23126 Filed 10-24-22; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 175 (Friday, September 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55927-55928]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23100]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0147]

Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration
Staff; Demonstrating the Substantial Equivalence of a New Tobacco
Product: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of the draft guidance entitled ``Demonstrating the
Substantial Equivalence of a New Tobacco Product: Responses to
Frequently Asked Questions.'' This draft guidance provides responses to
questions FDA has received on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco
Control Act's (Tobacco Control Act) provisions on new tobacco products
and substantial equivalence, including questions on changes to
packaging and labeling. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in
effect at this time.

DATES: Although you can comment on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that the Agency considers your comment of this
draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the
guidance, submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by November 8, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the draft guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Identify comments with the docket number
found in brackets in the heading of this document.
    Submit written requests for single copies of the draft guidance
document entitled ``Demonstrating the Substantial Equivalence of a New
Tobacco Product: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions'' to the
Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Administration, 9200
Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850-3229. Send one self-addressed
adhesive label to assist that office in processing your request or
include a fax number to which the guidance document may be sent. See
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for information on electronic
access to the guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: With regard to the draft guidance:
Annette Marthaler, Center for Tobacco Products, Food and Drug
Administration, 9200 Corporate Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850, 1-877-287-
1373<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    This draft guidance provides responses to questions we have
received on the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act's (the FD&C Act)
provisions on new tobacco products and

substantial equivalence (sections 905(j) and 910 of the FD&C Act, as
amended by the Tobacco Control Act (21 U.S.C. 387e(j) and 387j)). In
this draft guidance, FDA provides responses to questions related to the
submission of 905(j) (substantial equivalence) reports in specific
scenarios, including questions on whether changes to packaging and
labeling and changes to additive specifications should be submitted in
a 905(j) report to the Center for Tobacco Products. The draft guidance
also provides information about discussing submissions.

II. Significance of Guidance

    This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent the Agency's current thinking on
``Demonstrating the Substantial Equivalence of a New Tobacco Product:
Responses to Frequently Asked Questions.'' It does not create or confer
any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the
public. An alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies
the requirements of the applicable statute and regulations.

III. Electronic Access

    An electronic version of the draft guidance document is available
on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov and http://www.fda.gov/TobaccoProducts/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/default.htm.

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This draft guidance refers to previously approved collections of
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The
collections of information in sections 905(j) and 910 of the FD&C Act,
as amended by the Tobacco Control Act have been approved under OMB
control number 0910-0673; the collections of information in 21 CFR part
25 have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0322.

V. Comments

    Interested persons may submit to the Division of Dockets Management
(see ADDRESSES) either electronic or written comments regarding this
document. It is only necessary to send one set of comments. It is no
longer necessary to send two copies of mailed comments. Identify
comments with the docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document. Received comments may be seen in the Division of Dockets
Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

    Dated: September 2, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2011-23100 Filed 9-8-11; 8:45 am]
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