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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL OP-OFA-082]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information<PHONE_NUMBER> or https://www.epa.gov/nepa.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
Filed August 7, 2023 10 a.m. EST Through August 14, 2023 10 a.m. EST
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

    Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make
public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's
comment letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/action/eis/search.

EIS No. 20230102, Draft Supplement, USFS, ID, Nez Perce-Clearwater NF
Travel Plan and OHV Rule Implementation, Comment Period Ends: 10/02/
2023, Contact: Andrew Skowland<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20230103, Draft, BLM, NV, Bald Mountain Mine Plan of Operations
Amendment Juniper Project, Comment Period Ends: 10/05/2023, Contact:
Concetta Brown<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20230104, Draft, BLM, WY, Resource Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision,
Wyoming, Comment Period Ends: 11/16/2023, Contact: Kimberlee Foster
307-352-0201.
EIS No. 20230105, Draft, USFS, UT, Manti-La Sal National Forest Land
and Resource Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 11/16/2023, Contact:
Autumn Ela<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: August 14, 2023.
Cindy S. Barger,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) Approvals and
Disapprovals

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Monthly Notice of PFC Approvals and Disapprovals. In February
2013, there were eight applications approved. Additionally, nine
approved amendments to previously approved applications are listed.

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SUMMARY: The FAA publishes a monthly notice, as appropriate, of PFC
approvals and disapprovals under the provisions of the Aviation Safety
and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L. 101-508) and Part 158 of the
Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158). This notice is
published pursuant to paragraph d of Sec.  158.29.

PFC Applications Approved

    Public Agency: Palm Beach County Department of Airports, West Palm
Beach, Florida.
    Application Number: 13-13-C-00-PBI.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $27,589,524.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: November 1, 2013.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: October 1, 2016.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC'S:
    Air taxi/commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31 and operating
at Palm Beach International Airport (PBI).
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at PBI.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection at PBI and
USE at PBI at a $4.50 PFC Level:

Air cargo apron expansion and rehabilitation.
Runway 10R/28L rehabilitation.
Taxiways B, D, and E rehabilitation.
Terminal apron and taxilanes rehabilitation.

    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection at PBI and
Use at PBI at a $3.00 PFC Level:

Terminal improvements--restroom expansion and modifications.
Emergency crash phone system upgrades.
PFC implementation and administrative costs.

    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection at PBI and
Use at Palm Beach County Glades Airport at a $3.00 PFC Level:

Apron rehabilitation.
Airfield lighting upgrades and improvements.

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at PBI and Use
at North Palm Beach General Aviation Airport at a $3.00 PFC Level:

Construct apron, taxiway, and infrastructure.

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at PBI and Use
at Palm Beach County Park at a $3.00 PFC Level:

Southside pavement rehabilitation and infrastructure improvements--
phase I.

    Brief Description of Project Partially Approved for Collection at
PBI and Use at PBI at a $3.00 PFC Level:

Construct Golfview infrastructure--phase I.

    Determination: Partially approved. The access road work element was

disapproved. The public agency did not provide sufficient information
to me the PFC objective and adequate justification requirements for
this work item.
    Decision Date: February 4, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Moore, Orlando Airports District
Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Public Agency: County of Washington, Hagerstown, Maryland.
    Application Number: 13-04-C-00-HGR.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $12,298.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2013.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: April 1, 2013.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection and Use:
Taxiway marking.
    Decision Date: February 6, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Breeden, Washington Airports
District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Public Agency: Kansas City Aviation Department, Kansas City,
Missouri.
    Application Number: 13-08-C-00-MCI.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $19,850,812.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2018.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: June 1, 2019.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: Air taxi/
commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31.
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Kansas City International Airport (MCI).
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection at MCI and
Use at MCI:

Airfield pavement rehabilitation phase II.
New terminal advance planning.
Reconstruct airfield service roads.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles.
Terminal access roads rehabilitation and improvements.
New snow removal equipment.

    Brief Description of Project Approved for Collection at MCI and Use
at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport:

Taxiway rehabilitations.

    Decision Date: February 7, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Bridges, Central Region
Airports Division,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Public Agency: City of Williston, North Dakota.
    Application Number: 13-01-C-00-ISN.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $2,825,713.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2013.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2026.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle.
Construct terminal apron.
Conduct environmental study (incompatible land in runway protection
zone).
Acquire snow removal equipment (front end loader with attachments).
Construct snow removal equipment building.
Rehabilitate terminal apron.
Expand terminal area auto parking.
Construct passenger terminal.
Rehabilitate runway 2/20.
Rehabilitate taxiway B.
Construct taxiway D.
Conduct environmental study (obstruction removal).
Rehabilitate runway 11/29.
Acquire an aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle.
Acquire snow removal equipment (2 snow plows).
Acquire snow removal equipment (sweeper).
Preparation of PFC application 1.

    Decision Date: February 15, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Holzer, Bismarck Airports
District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Public Agency: Lancaster Airport Authority, Lancaster,
Pennsylvania.
    Application Number: 13-03-C-00-Lns.
    Application Type: Impose and Use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $35,917.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: July 1, 2013.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: May 1, 2015.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Expand southeast general aviation apron, rehabilitate.
Install perimeter fence.

    Decision Date: February 15, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Ledebohm, Harrisburg Airports
District Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Public Agency: City of Albany, Georgia.
    Application Number: 13-06-C-00-Aby.
    Application Type: Impose and Use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $334,032.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: April 1, 2013.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: February 1, 2015.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's:
    Air taxi/commercial operators filing FAA Form 1800-31 and operating
at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY).
    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that the approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at ABY.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:

Acquire aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting self-contained breathing apparatus.
Aircraft rescue and firefighting proximity suits.
800 MHz safety radios.
Widen and strengthen taxiway A phase I.
Widen and strengthen taxiway A phase II.
Master plan update.

    Decision Date: February 21, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Rau, Atlanta Airports District
Office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Public Agency: Port of Portland, Portland, Oregon.
    Application Number: 13-12-C-00-PDX.
    Application Type: Impose and use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $4.50.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $49,615,300.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: September 1, 2033.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: November 1, 2034.
    Classes of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC'S:
    (1) Nonscheduled/on-demand air carriers that enplane less than
2,500 passengers per year; and (2) commuters or small certificated air
carriers that enplane less than 2,500 passengers per year.

    Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the
public agency's application, the FAA has determined that each approved
class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements
at Portland International Airport.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use at a
$4.50 PFC Level:

Taxiway C east reconstruction.
Taxiway C west reconstruction.

    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use at a
$3.00 PFC Level:

Taxiway E south rehabilitation.
Taxiway F south rehabilitation.
Common-use gate improvements--phase II.

    Decision Date: February 21, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trang Tran, Seattle Airports District
office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Public Agency: County of Natrona Board of Trustees, Casper,
Wyoming.
    Application Number: 13-08-C-00-Cpr.
    Application Type: Impose and Use a PFC.
    PFC Level: $3.00.
    Total PFC Revenue Approved in This Decision: $1,308,333.
    Earliest Charge Effective Date: January 1, 2014.
    Estimated Charge Expiration Date: May 1, 2019.
    Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC's: None.
    Brief Description of Projects Approved for Collection and Use:
    Acquire snow plow and spreader.
    Acquire snow blower.
    Rehabilitate taxiway A.
    Rehabilitate taxiway C.
    Decision Date: February 21, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Lyman, Denver Airports District
office,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

                                                               Amendments to PFC Approvals
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                                                                                Original         Amended
                                                                        Amendment         Original         Amended         estimated        estimated
                     Amendment No., City, State                       approved date     approved net     approved net     charge  exp.     charge  exp.
                                                                                PFC revenue      PFC revenue          date             date
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08-09-C-02-STL, Saint Louis, MO....................................          2/07/13     $755,733,688     $758,497,059         02/01/22         10/01/26
07-05-C-02-JAN, Jackson, MS........................................          2/12/13       25,473,400       23,306,174         07/01/16         09/01/15
09-06-C-01-SJU, San Juan, PR.......................................          2/14/13       19,713,152                0         01/01/32         06/01/30
04-06-C-01-HDN, Hayden, CO.........................................          2/20/13        1,051,507          956,050         07/01/08         11/01/07
08-02-C-02-ELM, Elmira, NY.........................................          2/22/13          633,413          675,160         03/01/10         03/01/10
09-03-C-02-ELM, Elmira, NY.........................................          2/22/13        2,580,175        2,606,608         10/01/15         08/01/15
09-03-C-03-ELM, Elmira, NY.........................................          2/22/13        2,606,608        2,606,608         08/01/15         08/01/15
11-04-C-01-ELM, Elmira, NY.........................................          2/22/13        2,635,941        2,550,995         12/01/20         06/01/19
11-04-C-02-ELM, Elmira, NY.........................................          2/22/13        2,550,995        2,550,995         06/01/19         06/01/19
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    Issued in Washington, DC on September 4, 2013.
Joe Hebert,
Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger Facility Charge Branch.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities
and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Thursday, May 30,
2013 at 2:00 p.m.
    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting.
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or her designee, has
certified that, in her opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the
scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Paredes, as duty officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed session.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting will be:
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;

    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings;
    Consideration of amicus participation;
    An adjudicatory matter; and
    Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact the Office of the
Secretary at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: May 22, 2013.
Kevin M. O'Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2017-D-5928]

Post-Complete Response Letter Meetings Between the Food and Drug
Administration and Abbreviated New Drug Application Applicants Under
Generic Drug User Fee Amendments; Guidance for Industry; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled ``Post-
Complete Response Letter Meetings Between FDA and ANDA Applicants Under
GDUFA.'' This guidance is intended to clarify the criteria for granting
post-complete response letter (CRL) meeting requests and the scope of
discussions for granted meeting requests. This guidance provides
procedures that will promote well-managed post-CRL meetings and help
ensure that such meetings are scheduled and conducted in accordance
with the commitments made by FDA in connection with the reauthorization
of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments for Fiscal Years 2018-2022
(GDUFA II).

DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal
Register on December 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written comments on
Agency guidances at any time as follows:

Electronic Submissions

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

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2017-D-5928 for ``Post-Complete Response Letter Meetings Between
FDA and ANDA Applicants Under GDUFA.'' Received comments will be placed
in the docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential
Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at
the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
10.115(g)(5)).
    Submit written requests for single copies of this guidance to the
Division of Drug Information, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research,
Food and Drug Administration, 10001 New Hampshire Ave., Hillandale
Building, 4th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-
addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your
requests. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the guidance document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Bercu, Center for Drug Evaluation
and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave.,
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry
entitled ``Post-Complete Response Letter Meetings Between FDA and ANDA
Applicants Under GDUFA.'' GDUFA was reauthorized (GDUFA II) on August
18, 2017, in order to facilitate timely access to high quality,
affordable generic medicines. In accordance with the GDUFA
Reauthorization Performance Goals and Program Enhancements Fiscal Years
2018-2022 (GDUFA II Goals or Commitment Letter) that accompanied the
legislation, FDA committed to schedule and conduct 90 percent of post-
CRL meetings within prescribed time frames.

    As described in the GDUFA II Commitment Letter, post-CRL meetings
will be used by applicants ``to seek clarification concerning
deficiencies identified in a CRL.'' Under GDUFA II, post-CRL meetings
are available for both major and minor CRLs and for first and
subsequent review cycles. FDA will grant any complete post-CRL meeting
request that satisfies the criteria outlined in section IV of this
guidance. FDA will only grant post-CRL meeting requests that pose
questions to clarify identified deficiencies. Other issues, including
questions requiring further Agency review, disputes about
classification of complete response amendments, or new information
submitted by the applicant, will not be addressed in a post-CRL
meeting.
    This guidance finalizes the draft guidance announced in the Federal
Register on October 16, 2017 (82 FR 48093). The Agency considered
comments on the draft guidance while finalizing the guidance.
Generally, we revised the draft guidance to provide clarifying
information on the process for submitting post-CRL meeting requests and
the criteria for granting post-CRL meeting requests. Changes from the
draft guidance include information on the process for an abbreviated
new drug application (ANDA) applicant to change the list of meeting
participants and clarification on when a post-CRL meeting request may
be denied.
    This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the
current thinking of FDA on ``Post-Complete Response Letter Meetings
Between FDA and ANDA Applicants Under GDUFA.'' It does not establish
any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You
can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the
applicable statutes and regulations. This guidance is not subject to
Executive Order 12866.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This 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 21 CFR part 314 have been approved under
OMB control number 0910-0001.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the internet may obtain the guidance at
either http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/default.htm or
https://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: November 28, 2018.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2020-0035; Notice 1]

Hankook Tire America Corp., Receipt of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Receipt of petition.

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SUMMARY: Hankook Tire America Corp. (Hankook) has determined that
certain Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 passenger car tires do not fully
comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 139, New
Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles, and part 574, Tire
Identification and Recordkeeping. Hankook filed a noncompliance report
dated April 23, 2020. Hankook subsequently petitioned NHTSA on May 19,
2020, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential
as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This notice announces receipt of
Hankook's petition.

DATES: Send comments on or before April 22, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written data,
views, and arguments on this petition. Comments must refer to the
docket and notice number cited in the title of this notice and
submitted by any of the following methods:
     Mail: Send comments by mail addressed to the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver comments by hand to the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590. The Docket Section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
except for Federal holidays.
     Electronically: Submit comments electronically by logging
onto the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) website at https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Comments may also be faxed to<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comments must be written in the English language, and be no greater
than 15 pages in length, although there is no limit to the length of
necessary attachments to the comments. If comments are submitted in
hard copy form, please ensure that two copies are provided. If you wish
to receive confirmation that comments you have submitted by mail were
received, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard with the
comments. Note that all comments received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
    All comments and supporting materials received before the close of
business on the closing date indicated above will be filed in the
docket and will be considered. All comments and supporting materials
received after the closing date will also be filed and will be
considered to the fullest extent possible.
    When the petition is granted or denied, notice of the decision will
also be published in the Federal Register pursuant to the authority
indicated at the end of this notice.
    All comments, background documentation, and supporting materials
submitted to the docket may be viewed by anyone at the address and
times given above. The documents may also be viewed on the internet at
https://www.regulations.gov by following the online instructions for
accessing the docket. The docket ID number for this petition is shown
in the heading of this notice.
    DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement is available for review in a
Federal Register notice published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Overview: Hankook has determined that certain Hankook Ventus S1
Noble2 size 235/40R18W XL H452 tires do not fully comply with the
requirements of paragraph S5.5.1(b) of FMVSS No. 139, New Pneumatic
Radial Tires for Light Vehicles (49 CFR 571.139) and with the labeling
requirements of Part 574.5(a) of part 574, Tire Identification and
Recordkeeping (49 CFR 574). Hankook filed a noncompliance report dated
April 23, 2020, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and Noncompliance
Responsibility and Reports. Hankook subsequently petitioned NHTSA on
May 19, 2020, for an exemption from the notification and remedy
requirements of 49 U.S.C. chapter 301 on the basis that this
noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety,
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556,
Exemption for Inconsequential Defect or Noncompliance.
    This notice of receipt of Hankook's petition is published under 49
U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not represent any Agency decision or
other exercise of judgment concerning the merits of the petition.
    II. Tires Involved: Approximately 109 Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 size
235/40R18W XL H452 passenger car tires manufactured on August 17, 2019,
and August 18, 2019, are potentially involved.
    III. Noncompliance: Hankook explains that the noncompliance is due
to a mold error in which the subject tires contain a tire
identification number (TIN) with an inverted serial week and year (date
code) as required by part 574.5(a) and paragraph S5.5.1(b) of FMVSS No.
139. Specifically, the date code portion of the TIN was printed upside
down.
    IV. Rule Requirements: Paragraph S5.5.1(b) of FMVSS No. 139,
includes the requirements relevant to this petition:
     For tires manufactured on or after September 1, 2009, each
tire must be labeled with the tire identification number required by 49
CFR part 574 on the intended outboard sidewall of the tire.
     Except for retreaded tires, if a tire does not have an
intended outboard sidewall, the tire must be labeled with the tire
identification number required by 49 CFR part 574 on one sidewall and
with either the tire identification number or a partial tire
identification number, containing all characters in the tire
identification number except for the date code and, at the discretion
of the manufacturer, any optional code, on the other sidewall.
    V. Summary of Hankook's Petition: The following views and arguments
presented in this section, ``V. Summary of Hankook's Petition,'' are
the views and arguments provided by Hankook. They have not been
evaluated by the Agency and do not reflect the views of the Agency.
Hankook described the subject noncompliance and contended that the
noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
    In support of its petition, Hankook submitted the following
reasoning:
    1. The relevant information remains readily identifiable,
    2. the Agency has granted a similar petition in the past (See 81 FR
43708 (Jul. 5, 2016)),
    3. the subject tires otherwise meet the marking and performance
requirements of FMVSS No. 139, and
    4. Hankook is not aware of any consumer complaints, claims, or
incidents related to the subject noncompliance.
    Hankook's complete petition and all supporting documents are
available by logging onto the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS)
website at https://www.regulations.gov and by following the online
search instructions to locate the docket number as listed in the title
of this notice.
    Hankook concluded by again contending that the subject
noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety,
and that its petition to be exempted from providing notification of the
noncompliance, as required by 49 U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the
noncompliance, as required by 49 U.S.C. 30120, should be granted.
    NHTSA notes that the statutory provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to file petitions for a
determination of inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to exempt manufacturers
only from the duties found in sections 30118 and 30120, respectively,
to notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of a defect or noncompliance
and to remedy the defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any decision on
this petition only applies to the subject tires that Hankook no longer
controlled at the time it determined that the noncompliance existed.
However, any decision on this petition does not relieve vehicle
distributors and dealers of the prohibitions on the sale, offer for
sale, or introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate
commerce of the noncompliant tires under their control after Hankook
notified them that the subject noncompliance existed.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: Delegations of authority at
49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.

Otto G. Matheke III,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2021-05920 Filed 3-22-21; 8:45 am]
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TABLE 2 ANNUAL BURDEN OF REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS Endnotes in [ brackets]

NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARD ( NSPS) SUBPART RR  Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label Coating Operations REPORTING/ RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENT Hours/ Occurence ( A) Occurences/

Year ( B) Hours/ Year ( C= A* B)

( C) Respondents/

Year [ a]

( D) Hours/ Year ( E= C* D)

( E) Costs/ Year ( F= E*$ 23.8)

( F) [ b]

1. APPLICATIONS N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A 2. SURVEY AND STUDIES N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS a. Read Instructions 1 1 1 10 10 $ 238.00 b. Required Activities Initial Performance Tests 60 1 60 10 600 $ 14,280.00 Repeat of Performance Tests [ c] 60 0.2 12 10 120 $ 2,856.00 c. Create Information  Included in 3b

d. Gather Existing Information  Included in 3e

e. Write Report Notification of Construction/ Reconstruction 2 1 2 10 20 $ 476.00 Notification of Anticipated Startup 2 1 2 10 20 $ 476.00 Notification of Actual Startup 2 1 2 10 20 $ 476.00 Notification of Initial Performance Test 2 1 2 10 20 $ 476.00 Report of Performance Test  Included in 3b

Excess Emission Reports 9 VOC Emission Reports [ e] 5 2.5 [ d] 12.5 410 5125 $ 121,975.00 Temperature Reports [ f] 4 2 8 328 2624 $ 62,451.20 Subtotal 8559 $ 203,704.20 4. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS a. Read Instructions  Included in 3a

b. Plan Activities  Included in 4c

c. Implement Activities  Included in 3b

Monthly Performance Test 1 12 12 410 4920 $ 117,096.00 d. Develop Record System N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A e. Time to Enter Information Records of Operating Parameters [ g] 0.25 250 62.5 410 25625 $ 609,875.00 f. Train Personnel N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A g. Audits N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A N/ A TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN 39104 $ 930,675.20 Assumptions a. Number of new affected facilities per year 10 b. Technicial labor rate ( Bureau of Labor Statistics) $ 23.80 c. Rate of failed performance tests 20%

d. Each source submits one excess emission report every year, in addition to the required semiannual report e. Average number of affected facilities is equal to the number of affected facilities in existence plus the average of new affected facilities to be contructed or modified over the next 3 years.

f. 80% of sources use incineration to control emissions ( 410 x .8= 328) 328 g. operating 250 days per year as specified in NSPS review document Technicial labor rate ( Bureau of Labor Statistics) $ 23.80