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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R08-OAR-2013-0552, FRL-9903-94-Region 8]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Colorado; Construction Permit Program Fee Increases; Construction
Permit Regulation of PM2.5; Regulation 3

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving two
State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision packages submitted by the
State of Colorado on June 18, 2009 and May 25, 2011. EPA approves the
June 18, 2009 submittal revisions, which supersede revisions submitted
on June 11, 2008, to Regulation 3, Part A, Section VI.D.1., regarding
construction permit processing fees. EPA approves Colorado's May 25,
2011 submittal, which addresses regulation of fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) under Colorado's construction permit program. EPA
also approves minor editorial changes to Regulation 3, Parts A, B, and
D in the May 25, 2011 submittal. This action is being taken under
section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This rule is effective March 17, 2014.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R08-OAR-2013-0552. All documents in the docket are listed on
the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is
not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard
copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air
Program, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. EPA requests that if at all
possible, you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the hard copy of the docket. You
may view the hard copy of the docket Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Komp, Air Program, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8P-AR, 1595
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Background Information
II. Response to Comments
III. EPA's Evaluation of Part D Revisions to Regulation Number 3
IV. Final Action
V. Statutory and Executive Orders Review

Definitions

    For the purpose of this document, we are giving meaning to certain
words or initials as follows:
    (i) The words or initials Act or CAA mean or refer to the Clean Air
Act, unless the context indicates otherwise.
    (ii) The words or initials APEN mean or refer to Air Pollution
Emission Notice.
    (iii) The words EPA, we, us or our mean or refer to the United
States Environmental Protection Agency.
    (iv) The initials SIP mean or refer to State Implementation Plan.
    (v) The words State or Colorado mean the State of Colorado, unless
the context indicates otherwise.
    (vi) The initials NAAQS mean or refer to national ambient air
quality standards.
    (vii) The initials NSR mean or refer to New Source Review.
    (viii) The initials PM mean or refer to particulate matter.
    (ix) The initials PM2.5 mean or refer to particulate matter with an
aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers (fine particulate
matter).
    (x) The initials PSD mean or refer to Prevention of Significant
Deterioration.
    (xi) The initials SIP mean or refer to State Implementation Plan.
    (xii) The initials tpy mean or refer to tons per year.

I. Background Information

    On September 6, 2013, 78 FR 76781, EPA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPR) for action on certain SIP submittals by the
State of Colorado. The NPR proposed approval of revisions to Regulation
3, Part A, Section VI.D.1. to the extent the revisions reflect changes
to construction permit processing fees as set forth in Colorado Revised
Statute Section 27-7-114.7.
    In addition, the NPR proposed to approve revisions to Parts A of
Regulation 3 to add PM2.5 to the definitions of ``air
pollutant'' and ``criteria pollutant,'' and to approve revisions to
Part B of Regulation 3 to regulate PM2.5 in the State's
construction permit program, including PM2.5 thresholds. We
also proposed to approve Colorado's reinstatement of volatile organic
compound (VOC) sources to reasonably available control technology
(RACT) requirements in Part B. Finally, minor editorial changes made
throughout Regulation 3, Parts A, B, and D were proposed for approval.
    The formal SIP revisions were submitted by the State of Colorado on
June 11, 2008, June 18, 2009 and May 25, 2011. The State's June 11,
2008 and June 18, 2009 submittals contained permitting fee increases in
Part A, Section VI.D.1. of Regulation 3. The State increased its fees
with the 2008 submittal to $17.97 per ton for regulated pollutants and
$119.96 per ton for

hazardous air pollutants. In the State's 2009 submittal, these fees
were increased to $22.90 and $152.10, respectively. Section VI.D.1.
also requires permit processing fees to be collected. The 2009
submittal was adopted by the State on September 18, 2008 and became
effective on October 30, 2008.
    EPA determined that both submittals contain increased emission fees
that appear to be for the purpose of implementing and enforcing the
State's Title V operating permit program. These emission fee increases
are non-SIP regulatory fees and therefore any increases are outside the
scope of the SIP revision process. Conversely, the permit processing
fees, with respect to the processing of construction permits, are
appropriate for approval into the SIP. (see, CAA Section
110(a)(2)(L)(i)). Therefore, we are approving the submitted provisions
only to the extent that they impose fees on processing of construction
permits.
    The May 25, 2011 submittal revised the definition of ``air
pollutant'' in Part A of Regulation Number 3 to add PM2.5.
Consistent with EPA's 2008 PM2.5 New Source Review (NSR)
Implementation Rule (73 FR 28321), the submittal revised the definition
of ``criteria pollutant'' in Part A to include PM2.5 and to
recognize sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides as precursors to
PM2.5. With these changes, PM2.5 and its
precursors are regulated under Colorado's construction permit program
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    \1\ On September 23, 2013 (78 FR 58186), we approved revisions
to Colorado's PSD program in Part D of Regulation Number 3 to
address the requirements for PSD programs set out in the 2008
PM2.5 NSR Implementation Rule, including recognition of
PM2.5 precursors in the definition of ``regulated NSR
pollutant.''
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    In areas which are nonattainment for any criteria pollutant,
facilities with total annual uncontrolled emissions of PM2.5
less than one ton per year (tpy) are exempt; in areas that are in
attainment for all criteria pollutants, facilities with total annual
uncontrolled emissions of PM2.5 less than five tpy are
exempt. These levels are identical to the existing PM10
permit thresholds. The State also retained the existing thresholds for
the pollutants identified as PM2.5 precursors, sulfur
dioxide and nitrogen oxides: five tpy in areas which are nonattainment
for any criteria pollutants, and ten tpy in areas that are in
attainment for all criteria pollutants. The State adopted the revisions
on February 21, 2008 and became effective on April 30, 2008. EPA
proposed to approve these revisions to Parts A and B.
    In addition, in paragraph III.D.2 of Part B, which contains RACT
requirements for certain new or modified minor sources, Colorado added
sources of VOCs. This responded to Colorado's previous removal of these
sources, which would have relaxed the stringency of the SIP. As
Colorado's reinstatement of VOC sources restores this provision to its
previous state, we proposed to approve the change.
    The cover letter to Colorado's May 25, 2011 submittal identified
the specific regulations the State requested that EPA approve into the
SIP, including minor editorial changes in Parts A, B, and D of
Regulation 3. These parts of Colorado's Regulation 3 address the
State's permitting and Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
program. However, editorial changes were also made to Part C of the
regulation. Part C is the State's Title V permitting program and is not
part of the SIP. EPA takes no action on these non-SIP regulatory
changes in Part C.

II. Response to Comments

    EPA received no comments regarding our proposed approval of
Colorado's revisions to its Regulation 3.

III. EPA's Evaluation of Part D Revisions to Regulation Number 3

    The May 25, 2011 submittal contains revisions to the Part D portion
of the State's Regulation 3 for major stationary sources subject to NSR
and PSD. As discussed in earlier notices regarding revisions to Part D
of Colorado's Regulation Number 3, for example 77 FR 1027 (Jan. 9,
2012), Colorado reorganized Regulation No. 3 in previous SIP
submissions by moving much of the previously approved language from
other sections of Regulation 3 into newly created Part D. The
submissions then incorporated EPA's December 31, 2002 NSR Reform rule
(67 FR 80186) into Part D, applying the reforms to both the State's PSD
and nonattainment NSR permit programs. In its submissions, Colorado
distinguished the revised language that incorporated NSR Reform from
the language for the existing PSD and NSR programs (as reorganized into
part D) by italicizing language that was to be added to the existing
programs and by underlining language that was to be removed from the
existing programs. Colorado's submissions indicated that the addition
of the italicized language and removal of the underlined language was
to become effective only after EPA approved those changes into
Colorado's SIP. The same convention regarding italicized and underlined
language applies to the May 25, 2011 submittal.
    EPA completed its approval of Colorado's NSR Reform revisions on
April 10, 2012. 77 FR 21453. EPA also has also completed approval of
subsequent revisions to Part D that renumbered Part D to reflect the
removal of provisions that had been vacated or remanded by the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. 78 FR 5140 (Jan. 24,
2013). As a result, the italicized language in Part D is effective and
the underlined language is removed. Our approval of editorial changes
to Part D reflects this. In addition, on September 23, 2013, EPA
approved more recent revisions to certain provisions in Part D. See 78
FR 58186 (Sept. 23, 2013). These provisions, addressing
PM2.5 precursors and increments, were submitted by Colorado
on May 11, 2012 and May 13, 2013, respectively. As those two submittals
were made after the May 25, 2011 submittal we are approving today, the
provisions we approved on September 23, 2013 already reflect and
supersede the editorial changes made to the corresponding provisions in
the State's May 25, 2011 submittal. We are therefore not reapproving
those provisions already approved in our September 23, 2013 action.
    In addition, in a previous final rule regarding Regulation Number
3, 76 FR 61054 (Oct. 3, 2011), we partially disapproved Colorado's SIP
revisions for air pollutant emission notice (APEN) requirements and
exemptions. In a subsequent submittal, dated May 11, 2012, Colorado
repealed certain APEN provisions that we disapproved on October 3,
2011. As a result, we consider those provisions effectively withdrawn
from the May 25, 2011 submittal.

IV. Final Action

    We are approving revisions to Regulation 3 as submitted on June 18,
2009, and May 25, 2011. EPA is approving permitting fee revisions in
the June 18, 2009 submittal to Part A, Section VI.D.1. of Regulation 3,
to the extent that the revisions apply to construction permits. The
June 18, 2009 submittal supersedes the June 11, 2008 submittal, which
also revised fee provisions.
    The May 25, 2011 submittal revised the definition of ``air
pollutant'' in Part A of Regulation Number 3 to add PM2.5
and the definition of ``criteria pollutant'' in Part A to include
PM2.5 and to recognize sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides as
precursors to PM2.5. The submittal also added
PM2.5 emission thresholds for exemptions from the
construction permit requirements in Part B. In areas which are

nonattainment for any criteria pollutant, facilities with total annual
uncontrolled emissions of PM2.5 less than one tpy are
exempt; in areas that are in attainment for all criteria pollutants,
facilities with total annual uncontrolled emissions of PM2.5
less than five tpy are exempt. The State also retained the existing
thresholds for the pollutants identified as PM2.5
precursors, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides: Five tpy in areas which
are nonattainment for any criteria pollutants, and ten tpy in areas
that are in attainment for all criteria pollutants.
    In addition, in paragraph III.D.2 of Part B, which contains RACT
requirements for certain new or modified minor sources, Colorado added
sources of VOCs. EPA approves these revisions to Parts A and B.
    The May 25, 2011 submittal included minor editorial changes in
Parts A, B, and D of Regulation 3. We are approving these changes. For
reasons discussed in the NPR, 78 FR 76871, EPA will not act on
editorial changes made to Part C of the regulation. Part C is the
State's Title V operating permit program and is not part of the SIP.

V. Statutory and Executive Orders Review

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 USC 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus,
in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. Accordingly,
this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements
and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by
state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 USC 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 USC 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 USC 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by April 14, 2014. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. This action 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, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: November 8, 2013.
Howard M. Cantor,
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 8.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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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 G--Colorado

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2. Section 52.320 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(127) to read as
follows:

Sec.  52.320  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *
    (127) On June 11, 2008, June 18, 2009, and May 25, 2011 the State
of Colorado submitted revisions to 5 CCR 1001-5, Regulation 3, Parts A,
B, and D. The June 11, 2008 and June 18, 2009 submittals incorporated
changes to fee amounts which the State charges for the processing and
annual renewal of air emission permits. These fees support Colorado's
construction and operating permit programs. EPA is approving fees
submitted by the State on June 18, 2009, which superseded changes
submitted on June 11, 2008, to the extent that the fees support the
construction permit program. EPA is also approving revisions made to 5
CCR 1001-5, Regulation 3, Parts A, B, and D submitted by the State on
May 25, 2011 for Parts A, B and D.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) 5 CCR 1001-5, Regulation Number 3, Stationary Source Permitting
and Air Pollutant Emission Notice Requirements, Part A, Concerning
General Provisions Applicable to Reporting and Permitting, VI. Fees,
VI.D. Fee Schedule, VI.D.1.; adopted September 18, 2008 and effective
October 30, 2008.
    (B) 5 CCR 1001-5, Regulation Number 3, Stationary Source Permitting
and Air Pollutant Emission Notice Requirements, Part A, Concerning
General Provisions Applicable to Reporting and Permitting, except
Section II., Air Pollutant Emission

Notice (APEN) Requirements, II.D., Exemptions from Air Pollutant
Emission Notice Requirements, Section II.D.1.sss, II.D.1.ttt,
II.D.1.xxx, and II.D.1.ffff; and Section VI., Fees, VI.D., Fee
Schedule, VI.D.1., adopted February 21, 2008 and effective April 30,
2008.
    (C) 5 CCR 1001-5, Regulation Number 3, Stationary Source Permitting
and Air Pollutant Emission Notice Requirements, Part B, Concerning
Construction Permits; adopted February 21, 2008 and effective April 30,
2008.
    (D) 5 CCR 1001-5, Regulation Number 3, Stationary Source Permitting
and Air Pollutant Emission Notice Requirements, Part D, Concerning
Major Stationary Source New Source Review and Prevention of Significant
Deterioration; adopted February 21, 2008 and effective April 30, 2008:
    (1) Excluding underlined text in Section II, Definitions, Section
II.A.1., Actual Emissions, II.A.1.a., II.A.1.c., and II.A.1.e.;
II.A.8., Best Available Control Technology (BACT), first paragraph;
II.A.20., Lowest Achievable Emissions Rate (LAER), II.A.20.b.;
II.A.22., Major Modification, introductory paragraph; II.A.24., Major
Stationary Source, II.A.24.b.; II.A.26., Net Emissions Increase,
II.A.26.a.(i) and II.A.26.g.(iii); II.A.40.5, Representative Actual
Annual Emissions, introductory paragraph and II.A.40.5(a); and, VI.
Requirements applicable to attainment and unclassifiable areas and
pollutants implemented under Section 110 of the Federal Act (Prevention
of Significant Deterioration Program), VI.A. Major Stationary Sources
and Major Modifications, VI.A.1., Control Technology Review, VI.A.1.c.;
and
    (2) With the following exceptions: Section II, Definitions, Section
II.A.5., Baseline Area, II.A.5.a. and II.A.5.b.; Section II.A.23.,
Major Source Baseline Date; II.A.25., Minor Source Baseline Date,
II.A.25.a., II.A.25.b., introductory text, and II.A.25.b(i); II.A.38,
Regulated NSR Pollutant, II.A.38.c.; II.A.42., Significant, II.A.42.a.;
Section X, Air Quality Limitations, X.A., Ambient Air Increments,
X.A.1.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R07-OAR-2017-0512; FRL-9971-00-Region 7]

Approval of Kansas Air Quality State Implementation Plans;
Construction Permits and Approvals Program; Withdrawal

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Due to an adverse comment, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is withdrawing the direct final rule for Approval of Kansas Air
Quality State Implementation Plans; Construction Permits and Approvals
Program, published in the Federal Register on September 21, 2017.
Kansas's SIP revisions included revisions to Kansas' construction
permit rules. Specifically, these revisions implemented the revised
National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate
matter; clarified and refined applicable criteria for sources subject
to the construction permitting program; updated the construction
permitting program fee structure and schedule; and made minor revisions
and corrections.

DATES: As of November 17, 2017, the direct final rule published at 82
FR 44103, on September 21, 2017, is withdrawn.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Bredehoft, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by email at
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to adverse comments, EPA is withdrawing
the direct final rule to approve revisions to the Kansas State
Implementation Plan (SIP). In the direct final rule published on
September 21, 2017 (82 FR 44103), we stated that if we received adverse
comment by October 23, 2017, the rule would be withdrawn and not take
effect. EPA received adverse comments. EPA will address the comments in
a subsequent action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: November 8, 2017.
Cathy Stepp,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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Accordingly, the amendment to 40 CFR 52.870 published in the Federal
Register on September 21, 2017 (82 FR 44103), on page 44105 is
withdrawn.

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RECEIPT OF DELIVERY DATE: 02/ 01/ 2006 Receipt of Delivery TO: The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert Speaker of the House of Representatives The Capitol, H 209 Washington, D. C. 20515 FROM: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 1806A Washington, DC 20460 TITLE( S) OF DOCUMENTS:

1. Approval and Promulgation of Air quality Implementation Plans; Maine; Nitrogen Oxides Exemption Request for Northern Maine [ FRL # 8027 5, Region 1] Final 2. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Wisconsin; General and Registration Permit Programs [ FRL # 8020 1, Region 5] Final 3. Final Rule Making Findings of Failure to Submit Required State Implementation Plans for Phase II of the NOx SIP Call [ FRL # 8028 8, OAR] Final 4. Imazethapyr; Pesticide Tolerance [ FRL # 7755 8, OPPTS] Final 5. Interim Final Determination to Stay and/ or Defer Sanctions, Yolo Solano Air Quality Management District [ FRL # 8024 9, Region 9] Interim Final 6. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products; List of Hazardous Air Pollutants, Lesser Quantity Designations, Source Category List [ FRL # 8028 9, OAR] Final, Amendment 7. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2006 Critical Use Exemption from the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide [ FRL # 8028 2, OAR] Final 8. Protections for Subjects in Human Research [ FRL # 7759 8, OPPTS] Final 9. Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, Yolo Solano Air Quality Management District [ FRL # 8025 2, Region 9] Direct Final RECEIVED BY: ______________________________ Date:________________ RECEIPT OF DELIVERY DATE: 02/ 01/ 2006 Receipt of Delivery TO: The Honorable Richard B. Cheney President of the Senate The Capitol, S 212 Washington, DC 20510 FROM: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 1806A Washington, DC 20460 TITLE( S) OF DOCUMENTS:

1. Approval and Promulgation of Air quality Implementation Plans; Maine; Nitrogen Oxides Exemption Request for Northern Maine [ FRL # 8027 5, Region 1]

2. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Wisconsin; General and Registration Permit Programs [ FRL # 8020 1, Region 5]

3. Final Rule Making Findings of Failure to Submit Required State Implementation Plans for Phase II of the NOx SIP Call [ FRL # 8028 8, OAR]

4. Imazethapyr; Pesticide Tolerance [ FRL # 7755 8, OPPTS]

5. Interim Final Determination to Stay and/ or Defer Sanctions, Yolo Solano Air Quality Management District [ FRL # 8024 9, Region 9]

6. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products; List of Hazardous Air Pollutants, Lesser Quantity Designations, Source Category List [ FRL # 8028 9, OAR]

7. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2006 Critical Use Exemption from the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide [ FRL # 8028 2, OAR]

8. Protections for Subjects in Human Research [ FRL # 7759 8, OPPTS]

9. Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, Yolo Solano Air Quality Management District [ FRL # 8025 2, Region 9]

RECEIVED BY: ____________________________ Date:________________ RECEIPT OF DELIVERY DATE: 02/ 01/ 2006 Receipt of Delivery TO: Mr. Anthony Gamboa General Counsel General Accounting Office Room 7175 441 G Street, NW Washington, DC 20548 FROM: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 1806A Washington, DC 20460 TITLE( S) OF DOCUMENTS:

1. Approval and Promulgation of Air quality Implementation Plans; Maine; Nitrogen Oxides Exemption Request for Northern Maine [ FRL # 8027 5, Region 1]

2. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Wisconsin; General and Registration Permit Programs [ FRL # 8020 1, Region 5]

3. Final Rule Making Findings of Failure to Submit Required State Implementation Plans for Phase II of the NOx SIP Call [ FRL # 8028 8, OAR]

4. Imazethapyr; Pesticide Tolerance [ FRL # 7755 8, OPPTS]

5. Interim Final Determination to Stay and/ or Defer Sanctions, Yolo Solano Air Quality Management District [ FRL # 8024 9, Region 9]

6. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products; List of Hazardous Air Pollutants, Lesser Quantity Designations, Source Category List [ FRL # 8028 9, OAR]

7. Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2006 Critical Use Exemption from the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide [ FRL # 8028 2, OAR]

8. Protections for Subjects in Human Research [ FRL # 7759 8, OPPTS]

9. Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, Yolo Solano Air Quality Management District [ FRL # 8025 2, Region 9]

RECEIVED BY: ___________________________ Date:________________


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0936]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Survey of
Industry's Response to Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) 17007

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection.
The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of information was published on
October 8, 2020. The collection involves survey responses from U.S. air
carrier (Part 121 and Part 135) employees who lead departments
responsible for Operations and Standards, Training, and Safety to
understand how industry has addressed recommendations from SAFO 17007
and to inform future guidance on manual flight skill proficiency in
future en-route and terminal environments. This information collection
is necessary, as no other information sources have been identified that
would provide the required information. Operator policies and
procedures are not publicly shared; therefore, this is the only
reliable method to gather anonymous information from a representative
industry sample.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 2, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of
Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or faxed to<PHONE_NUMBER>, or mailed to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW, Washington,
DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor Quach by email at:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, NextGen Human Factors
Division, ANG-C1; 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Comments Invited: You are asked to
comment on any aspect of this information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for FAA's
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA
to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information
collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency will
summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's
clearance of this information collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-XXXX.
    Title: Survey of Industry's Response to Safety Alert for Operators
(SAFO) 17007.
    Form Numbers: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: New information collection
    Background: The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on October 8, 2020 (85 FR 6364). The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is developing guidance materials on maintaining
manual flight skill proficiency in future en-route and terminal
environments where pilots will have less opportunities to practice
manual flight knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) in a highly
automated environment. The FAA is conducting this survey of U.S. air
carriers (Part 121 and Part 135) to determine how the organizations
have incorporated the recommendations in SAFO 17007 into line
operations and training. SAFO 17007 (linked below) encourages the
development of training and line-operations policies to ensure that
proficiency in manual flight operations is developed and maintained for
air carrier pilots. https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/safo/all_safos/media/2017/SAFO17007.pdf
    An invitation to complete a one-time electronic survey will be sent
to U.S. air carrier (Part 121 and Part 135) employees who lead
departments responsible for Operations and Standards, Training, and
Safety. These personnel are responsible for implementing the SAFO's
recommendations into line operations and training. All data provided
will be kept private to the extent possible by law. To preclude the
identification of individual responses, all respondents will be given a
participant code that does not identify them or their organization.
Only the project leaders will have access to the coding key, which will
be destroyed after data

analyses are complete. Only analyses and reports of aggregate data will
be produced and released.
    Failure to collect data on industry incorporation of SAFO 17007
recommendations will impact the quality of future FAA guidance provided
to address manual flight operations. As such, it may also jeopardize
future manual flight operations in an increasingly automated
environment. SAFO 17007 encourages operators to practice manual flight
in an operational environment; however, increased use of flight deck
automation from NextGen National Airspace improvements will limit
practice opportunities resulting in an increased need to make other
improvement, which may be addressed through future FAA guidance.
    Changes from 60-day Federal Register Notice (FRN): The 60-day FRN
listed 1,224 employees of U.S. Part 121 and Part 135 operators as the
potential number of respondents, 30 minutes for the average burden per
response, and 621 total burden hours. The 30-day FRN revises the
respondent universe to 972 employees due to an examination of DOT and
FAA records of Part 121 and Part 135 operators and a decision to limit
the respondent universe of Part 135 operators to those operating 3 or
more turbo-jet aircraft. Average burden per response was corrected to
20 minutes to reflect the average completion time instead of the upper
estimate. This results in a new total burden estimate of 321 hours.
    Respondents: 972 employees of U.S. Part 121 and Part 135 operators
who lead departments responsible for Operations and Standards,
Training, and Safety.
    Frequency: One time.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20 minutes per respondent, 321 total
burden hours.

Victor Quach,
Scientific and Technical Advisor, Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-09201 Filed 4-30-21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent To Request Revision From the Office of
Management and Budget of a Currently Approved Information Collection
Activity, Request for Comments; Flight Engineers and Flight Navigators

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a current
information collection. Information collected is used to determine
certification eligibility of Flight Engineers and Flight Navigators.

DATES: Please submit comments by December 28, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Mauney on<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

    Title: Flight Engineers and Flight Navigators.
    Type of Request: Revision of an approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0007.
    Form(s): FAA form 8400-3.
    Affected Public: A total of 1,036 respondents.
    Frequency: The information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 30 minutes per
response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 505 annually.
    Abstract: Information collected is used to determine certification
eligibility of Flight Engineers and Flight Navigators.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla
Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, IT Enterprises
Business Services Division, AES-200, 800 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20591.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimates of the burden of
the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 23, 2007.
Carla Mauney,
FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business
Services Division, AES-200.
[FR Doc. 07-5357 Filed 10-26-07; 8:45 am]

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REGULATORY COOPERATION COUNCIL WORK PLAN

(Workplace Chemicals)

Regulatory area to be addressed

Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (Workplace Hazards)

Health Canada and the United States (U.S.) Department of Labor will continue to promote ongoing collaboration on implementing the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling (GHS) in their respective jurisdictions.

The objective is to ensure that the requirements in Canada and the U.S. for hazard classification and communication can and will be met now and in the future, to the greatest extent possible, with one label and one safety data sheet that would be acceptable in both countries, without reducing the level of safety or protection to workers.

This work is in line with the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Health Canada and the U.S. Department of Labor.

Canada

	Department of Labor – Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	Health Canada – Workplace Hazardous Materials Bureau (WHMB)

Description:

This work stream includes: 1) guidance development to support implementation of the GHS and understanding of interpretation of technical issues and requirements in both Canada and the U.S.; 2) coordination of common positions and participation in international discussions on the GHS; and 3) maintaining alignment on the GHS implementation.

Canada and the U.S. will continue to prevent and reduce variances, while respecting the legislative and regulatory requirements of each country and without reducing or compromising worker health and safety.

Planned initiatives and sub-deliverables

Date

Initiative

Stakeholder engagement on work planning	Provide a mechanism for stakeholder engagement on development of work plan	On-going (in preparation for release of work plan in Summer 2016)

Develop  guidance for stakeholders 	Develop compliance promotion materials (e.g., fact sheets) to assist stakeholders with GHS implementation and how to comply with requirements of the Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) and the Hazard Communication Standard 2012.

	3rd Quarter 2016

	Develop materials to support interpretations on regulatory and technical issues and to increase predictability for stakeholders on issues related to GHS implementation in both countries.

 	Ongoing;

3rd/4th Quarter 2016

	Engage stakeholders on development of joint guidance priorities.

	Ongoing

	Develop Canadian technical guidance on hazard communication and classification requirements in support of suppliers (manufacturers, importers, distributors) being able to meet the HPR requirements.

	Milestones associated with transition to GHS (up to June 2017)

	Coordinate, to the greatest extent possible, Canada-U.S. future updates to guidance. 	Ongoing

Planned initiatives and sub-deliverables

Date

Coordinate common positions and participate in UNSCEGHS 	Plan stakeholder sessions to inform stakeholders of issues prior to the UNSCEGHS international meetings and solicit feedback.

	June 2016

November 2016

	Meet with working group on UNSCEGHS in advance of international meetings to create common positions, where appropriate.

	Biannually

	Provide updates to stakeholders on issues that arise from the international discussions and establish a forward plan, where appropriate, considering these issues.

August 2016

January 2017

Maintain alignment on the implementation of the GHS	Within existing joint working groups, identify requirements for regulatory amendments moving forward.

	Ongoing

	Communicate GHS updates to stakeholders and potential impacts for Canada and the U.S. related to alignment with the GHS Purple Book revisions.	Updates to align with the GHS Purple Book revisions (ongoing on a biennial cycle)

	Where variances occur between Canada and the U.S. regarding adoptions of future revisions of the GHS Purple Book, communicate impact and forward plan to stakeholders for specific areas.

	Ongoing following publication of GHS Purple Book revisions

	Consider updates to guidance with future revisions of the Purple Book.

 	Ongoing

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0049]

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

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

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of
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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from
the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit
public comment on proposed collections of information, including
extensions and reinstatements of previously approved collections.
    This document describes one collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 6, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to U.S. Department of
Transportation Dockets, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590. Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0049

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Maria Vegega, Chief, Behavioral
Research Division, Office of Behavioral Safety Research (NTI-131),
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., W44-302, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Vegega's phone number is 202-
366-2668 and her e-mail address is<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB
for approval, it must publish a document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of
information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulations (at 5 CFR
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following:
    (i) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) how to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
    (iv) how to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
    In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks public comment on
the following proposed collection of information:

Focus Group Review of Advanced Alcohol Detection Technology

    Type of Request--New information collection requirement.
    OMB Clearance Number--None.
    Form Number--This collection of information uses no standard forms.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval--September 30, 2013.
    Summary of the Collection of Information--NHTSA proposes to conduct
a total of 24 focus groups in two stages. The first set of focus groups
(12 focus groups) will obtain information on public perceptions and
attitudes concerning in-vehicle alcohol detection technology designed
to prevent alcohol-impaired driving. Information from this phase of the
project will be used to provide greater clarity to the technology under
investigation. Then, a second set of 12 focus groups will be conducted
to gauge driver reaction to technology prototypes, obtain input on
alternative prototype features, and obtain guidance on strategies for
introduction. Participation in the focus groups will be voluntary.
Participants will be asked about current and future in-vehicle safety
technologies for detecting alcohol.
    The focus groups will be audio taped using electronic equipment and
augmented by handwritten notes taken during the discussions. No
videotaping will occur. During the focus group discussion, participants
will be identified solely by first name. Last names, telephone numbers,
and any other personally identifiable information obtained during
recruitment of the focus group participants will be separated from the
collected information. Summarization and any reporting of the collected
information will use generic categories rather than first names to
further preserve anonymity of participants.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information--The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's
(NHTSA's) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce
healthcare and other economic costs associated with motor vehicle
crashes. In 2008, almost 12,000 people died in vehicle crashes due to
alcohol-impaired driving. In a continuing effort to reduce the adverse
consequences of alcohol-impaired driving, NHTSA in conjunction with the
Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety is undertaking research and
development to explore the feasibility of, and public policy challenges
associated with, use of in-vehicle alcohol detection technology.

The agency believes that use of vehicle-based, alcohol detection
technologies could help to significantly reduce the number of alcohol-
impaired driving crashes, deaths and injuries by preventing drivers
from driving while impaired by alcohol.
    As technology development progresses and decisions are being made
about how to integrate such devices into the vehicle, NHTSA needs a
better understanding of public preferences with respect to in-vehicle
alcohol detection devices. Optimization of technology will depend on
the extent to which public attitudes are taken into account during the
development process. Thus NHTSA seeks input from drivers to:
     Gauge public perceptions of advanced in-vehicle alcohol
detection technology;
     Guide the technology design; and
     Guide a strategy for introduction of this technology.
    NHTSA believes that focus groups with licensed drivers are the
appropriate method for obtaining information to address the above
topics.
    Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number,
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information)--
Under this proposed effort, the Contractor will conduct a total of 24
focus groups in two stages. A set of three focus group meetings will be
held in each of eight locations across the country; four sets of focus
groups will occur in each phase of the research. NHTSA will select the
locations to obtain responses in various regions of the country and to
represent different State approaches to managing drunk driving. As
indicated above, all participants will be licensed drivers. In each
location, one focus group will be conducted with non-drinkers, one
focus group will be conducted with social drinkers, and one focus group
will be conducted with heavy episodic drinkers. The average number of
participants will be eight per focus group, for a total of 192 focus
group participants. Each participant will attend one focus group.
    Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Record Keeping Burden
Resulting from the Collection of Information--NHTSA estimates that the
duration of each focus group will be one and one-half hours, or a total
of 288 hours for the 192 focus group participants. The participants
will not incur any reporting cost from the information collection. The
participants also will not incur any record keeping burden or record
keeping cost from the information collection. They will receive a small
stipend under standard procedures for focus groups.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).

Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-10625 Filed 5-5-10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0408]

Guidance: Change 3 to NVIC 24-14 Guidelines on Qualification for
STCW Endorsements as Electro-Technical Rating on Vessels Powered by
Main Propulsion Machinery of 750 KW/1,000 HP or More

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of Change 3 to
Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 24-14: Guidelines on
Qualification for STCW Endorsements as Electro-Technical Rating (ETR)
on Vessels Powered by Main Propulsion Machinery of 750 kW/1,000 HP or
More. This NVIC provides guidance to mariners concerning STCW
endorsements for ETR, including training and qualifications. This
change notice revises NVIC 24-14 to indicate that the Coast Guard will
allow mariners to qualify for an STCW endorsement as ETR without
completing approved training for high voltage systems or computer
systems and maintenance.

DATES: The policies announced in Change-3 to NVIC 24-14 are effective
as of August 26, 2021.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this notice, search the
docket number USCG-2021-0408 using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this document,
contact James Cavo, Mariner Credentialing Program Policy Division (CG-
MMC-2), Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will use NVIC 24-14 and 46
CFR part 12 to establish whether mariners are qualified to hold STCW
rating endorsements as Electro-Technical Rating (ETR) on Vessels
Powered by Main Propulsion Machinery of 750 kW/1,000 HP or More. As
specified in 46 CFR 12.611, mariners seeking this endorsement must
complete an approved training for High Voltage Systems and Computer
Systems and Maintenance. The standards of competence requirements for
STCW endorsements as ETR are found in Table A-III/7 of the STCW Code.
That STCW table does not include standards of competence relevant to
high voltage systems or computer systems and maintenance.
    The Coast Guard will not enforce the requirement for approved
courses in Computer Systems and Maintenance or High Voltage Systems for
an ETR endorsement because it places a higher training burden on U.S.
mariners compared to what is required of the international maritime
workforce for a similar endorsement. The time and cost for a mariner to
complete these courses outweighs any benefit the course would provide
because the mariner does not use this knowledge and proficiency in
their ETR capacity. Therefore, we have determined this training
requirement goes beyond the skillset necessary and the level of
responsibility associated with an ETR endorsement, and thus is
unnecessary and overly burdensome. For these reasons, this Commandant
Change Notice will allow mariners to qualify for an STCW endorsement as
ETR without completing approved training for computer systems and
maintenance and for high voltage power systems.
    The approved High Voltage Power Systems training courses will still
be required and utilized for the Electro-Technical Officer endorsement.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: September 2, 2021.
J.W. Mauger,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Prevention
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-19411 Filed 9-8-21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. OR07-5-000]

ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, Complainant v. Calnev Pipe Line LLC,
Kinder Morgan GP Inc., Kinder Morgan Inc., Respondents; Notice of
Complaint

January 10, 2007.
    Take notice that on January 8, 2007, ExxonMobil Oil Corporation
(ExxonMobil) tendered for filing its First Original Complaint against
Calnev Pipe Line LLC, Kinder Morgan GP, Inc., and Kinder Morgan Inc.
ExxonMobil alleges that Calnev's rates for transportation and
terminalling are unjust and unreasonable. ExxonMobil requests that the
Commission review and investigate Calnev's rates, including Calnev's
index rate increases; set the proceeding for an evidentiary hearing to
determine just and reasonable rates for Calnev; require Calnev to pay
reparations starting two years before the date of complaint for all
rates; and award such other relief as is necessary and appropriate
under the Interstate Commerce Act.
    ExxonMobil states that copies of the complaint were served on all
respondents.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. The Respondent's
answer and all interventions, or protests must be filed on or before
the comment date. The Respondent's answer, motions to intervene, and
protests must be served on the Complainants.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for 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 e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on February 7, 2007.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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Page 1 of 4 October 8, 2004 FIFRA SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL ( SAP) OPEN MEETING OCTOBER 13 15, 2004 FIFRA SAP WEB SITE http:// www. epa. gov/ scipoly/ sap/ OPP Docket Telephone: ( 703) 305 5805 Docket Number: OPP 2004 0287 ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH DEPLOYMENT OF A TYPE OF PLANTINCORPORATED PROTECTANT ( PIP), SPECIFICALLY THOSE BASED ON PLANT VIRAL COAT PROTEINS ( PVCP PIPS)

Holiday Inn  National Airport 2650 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202 Telephone: ( 703) 684 7200 PANEL MEMBERS FIFRA SAP Session Chair:

Stephen M. Roberts, Ph. D. Professor and Program Director Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, University of Florida, Box 110885 Building 471, Mowry Road Gainesville, FL, 32611 0885 Designated Federal Official:

Mr. Paul Lewis FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Office of Science Coordination and Policy U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, N. W. ( 7201M) EPA East Building Washington, D. C. 20460 Phone: 202 564 8450; Fax: 202 564 8382 Lewis. paul@ epa. gov Page 2 of 4 FIFRA SAP Members:

Steven Heeringa, Ph. D. Research Scientist & Director for Statistical Design Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan PO Box 1248 Ann Arbor, MI, 48106 1248 Gary Isom, Ph. D. Professor of Toxicology School of Pharmacy & Pharmacal Sciences Purdue University 575 Stadium Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN, 47907 2091 Kenneth Portier, Ph. D. Associate Professor, Statistics Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences University of Florida 522 McCarty Hall C, P. O. Box 110339 Gainesville, FL, 32611 0339 FQPA Science Review Board Members:

Richard F. Allison, Ph. D. Associate Professor of Plant Biology Dept. of Plant Biology Michigan State University 166 Plant Biology Building East Lansing, MI, 48824 1312 Ian Cooper, Ph. D. Senior Research Scientist Natural Environment Research Council Center for Ecology and Hydrology Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3SR UK Jozef J. Bujarski, Ph. D. Professor of Biological Sciences Department of Biological Sciences Northern Illinois University Montgomery Hall DeKalb, IL, 60115 Page 3 of 4 Bryce W. Falk, Ph. D. Professor, Department of Plant Pathology University of California at Davis 348 Hutchinson Hall 1 Shields Avenue Davis, CA, 95616 5270 Steven Gendel, Ph. D. Branch Chief, National Center for Food Safety and Technology Food and Drug Administration 6502 South Archer Road Summit Argo, IL, 60501 John Hammond, Ph. D. Research Leader, Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit USDA ARS, U. S. National Arboretum ( B 010A) 1300 Baltimore Avenue Beltsville, MD, 20705 Ulrich Melcher, Ph. D. Robert A. Sirny Professor of Agricultural Biotechnology Department of Biology and Molecular Biology Oklahoma State University 246 NRC Stillwater, OK, 74078 3035 Peter Nagy, Ph. D. Associate Professor Plant Pathology Department 201F Plant Science Building 1405 Veterans Drive University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40546 0312 John Sherwood, Ph. D. Chair , Department of Plant Pathology University of Georgia 2105 Miller Plant Science Building Athens, GA, 30602 7274 John Stark, Ph. D. Professor, Department of Entomology Washington State University 7612 Pioneer Way East Puyallup, WA, 98371 Page 4 of 4 Charles Neal Stewart, Ph. D. Professor and Racheff Chair of Excellence in Plant Molecular Genetics Plant Sciences & Landscape Systems University of Tennessee 2431 Joe Johnson Drive Rm. 252 Ellington Plant Sciences Knoxville, TN, 37996 4561 Mark Tepfer, Ph. D. Senior Research Scientist INRA Versailles, Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire 78026 Versailles Cedex, , France, FR 78026 Milton Zaitlin, Ph. D. Professor, Department of Plant Pathology Cornell University 334 Plant Science Building Ithaca, NY, 14853 5904


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Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas;
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40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2004-TX-0014; FRL-8216-2]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Texas; Rules for the Control of Highly Reactive Volatile Organic
Compounds in the Houston/Galveston/Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Area

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: EPA is approving rules adopted by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the control of highly reactive
Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs) in the Houston/Galveston/Brazoria
(HGB) ozone nonattainment area. These rules for the control of HRVOCs
supplement Texas' existing rules for controlling volatile organic
compounds (VOC) by providing more extensive requirements for certain
equipment in HRVOC service. These additional controls of HRVOC
emissions will help to attain and maintain the national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone in HGB.

DATES: This rule is effective on October 6, 2006.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R06-OAR-2004-TX-0014. All documents in the docket are listed on
the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. 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, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically through
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 wherever ``we'',
``us'', or ``our'' are used, we mean the EPA.

What Action is EPA Taking?

    We are approving portions of revisions to the SIP submitted by the
State of Texas in letters dated January 23, 2003, November 7, 2003,
March 26, 2004 and December 17, 2004. We are approving the portions of
these revisions that pertain to the control of HRVOCs. These rules,
which are codified at 30 TAC Chapter 115, Subchapter H, apply to
facilities in the HGB ozone nonattainment area. We are also approving
the associated revisions to the definitions section of 30 Texas
Administrative Code (TAC) 115.10. The revisions are approved pursuant
to section 110 and part D of the Federal Clean Air Act (the Act).

What is the Background for this Action?

    These rules to control HRVOCs were adopted by TCEQ based on recent
findings that certain highly reactive chemicals (ethylene, propylene,
1,3 butadiene and butenes) contribute disproportionately to the ozone
problem in the HGB area. EPA issued a proposed approval of these rule
revisions on April 7, 2005 (70 FR 17640). In EPA's proposed approval,
we explained the rationale for our approval and solicited comments for
30 days.

What Comments Were Received on the Proposed Approval?

    Only one comment letter was received regarding the proposed
approval and it was supportive of the proposed action.

What does Federal approval of a State regulation mean to me?

    Enforcement of the State regulation before and after it is
incorporated into the federally approved SIP is primarily a state
function. However, once the regulation is federally approved, the EPA
and the public may take enforcement action against violators of these
regulations if the state fails to do so. In addition, only regulations
that have been federally approved can be credited toward an area's
attainment or rate of progress plan. EPA has proposed approval of the
ozone attainment plan for the HGB area. The measures to control HRVOCs
in this approval are part of the control strategy to demonstrate
attainment of the ozone standard.

What General Requirements do the Rules Establish?

    The rules establish improved monitoring requirements for flares,
cooling towers, process vents and pressure relief valves. The rules
establish a 1200 lb/hour site-wide short-term limit on HRVOCs for
sources in Harris County. In addition, the improved source monitoring
provides the information necessary for sources to demonstrate
compliance with an annual cap and trade program controlling emissions
of HRVOCs from cooling tower, process vents, pressure relief devices
and flares contained in 30 TAC Chapter 101. EPA proposed approval of
the HRVOC cap and trade program on October 5, 2005 (70 FR 58112). Also,
to better control fugitive emissions of HRVOCs, the rules being
approved here establish more stringent leak detection and repair work
practice requirements.

Why are We Approving these Rules?

    The addition of these rules for the control of HRVOCs will
supplement Texas' existing rules controlling volatile organic compounds
(VOC) and provide improvements to the Texas SIP's VOC Reasonably
Available Control Technology (RACT) rules. These additional controls of
HRVOC emissions will help to attain and maintain the national ambient
air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone in HGB. Today's actions makes
the revised regulations federally enforceable.

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, 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 Clean
Air Act. This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045, A
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, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 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 Clean Air Act. 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. 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. 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.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by November 6, 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, Hydrocarbons,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen
oxides, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.

    Dated: August 24, 2006.
Richard E. Greene,
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 under Chapter 115 (Reg 5), immediately
following the entry for Section 115.629, by adding a new centered
heading ``Subchapter H--Highly-Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds'',
followed by new entries for Sections 115.720 to 115.789 to read as
follows.

Sec.  52.2270  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

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                                                                             State approval/
             State citation                         Title/subject             submittal date              EPA approval date               Explanation
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                                      Chapter 115 (Reg 5)--Control of Air Pollution From Volatile Organic Compounds
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Section 115.629.........................  Affected Counties and Compliance           10/27/04  02/10/05, 70 FR 7043..................
                                           Schedules.
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                                                Subchapter H--Highly-Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds
                                                              Division 1: Vent Gas Control
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Section 115.720.........................  Applicability and Definitions...         12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                                                                published date].

Section 115.722.........................  Site-wide Cap and Control                12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                           Requirements.                                        published date].
Section 115.725.........................  Monitoring and Testing                   12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                           Requirements.                                        published date].
Section 115.726.........................  Recordkeeping and Reporting              12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                           Requirements.                                        published date].
Section 115.727.........................  Exemptions......................         12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                                                                published date].
Section 115.729.........................  Counties and Compliance                  12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                           Schedules.                                           published date].
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                                                     Division 2: Cooling Tower Heat Exchange Systems
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Section 115.760.........................  Applicability and Cooling Tower          12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                           Heat Exchange System                                 published date].
                                           Definitions.
Section 115.761.........................  Site-wide Cap...................         12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                                                                published date].
Section 115.764.........................  Monitoring and Testing                   12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                           Requirements.                                        published date].
Section 115.766.........................  Recordkeeping and Reporting              12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                           Requirements.                                        published date].
Section 115.767.........................  Exemptions......................         12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                                                                published date].
Section 115.769.........................  Counties and Compliance                  12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                           Schedules.                                           published date].
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                                                             Division 3: Fugitive Emissions
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Section 115.780.........................  Applicability...................         12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                                                                published date].
Section 115.781.........................  General Monitoring and                   12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                           Inspection Requirements.                             published date].
Section 115.782.........................  Procedures and Schedule for Leak         12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                           Repair and Follow-up.                                published date].
Section 115.783.........................  Equipment Standards.............         12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                                                                published date].
Section 115.786.........................  Recordkeeping Requirements......         12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                                                                published date].
Section 115.787.........................  Exemptions......................         12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                                                                published date].
Section 115.788.........................  Audit Provisions................         12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                                                                published date].
Section 115.789.........................  Counties and Compliance                  12/01/2004  9/06/2006 [Insert FR citation from
                                           Schedules.                                           published date].

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[Notices]
[Pages 30148-30149]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12789]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0265; FRL-9307-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; PM2.5 National Ambient Air
Quality Standard Implementation (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted later,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 23, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-0265, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by
mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation Docket, Mailcode 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention:
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Butch Stackhouse, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, (Mail Code
C539-01), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:
(919) 541-0824; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Karl
Pepple, Air Quality Policy Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, (Mail Code C539-01), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (919)
541-2683; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On February 2, 2011 (76 FR 5801), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment during the
comment period, which is addressed in the ICR. Any additional comments
on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this
notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0265, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>,
and the telephone number for the Air Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without

change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, confidential
business information (CBI), or other information whose public
disclosure is restricted by statute. For further information about the
electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard
Implementation (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2258.02, OMB Control No. 2060-0611.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2011. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. An
Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The purpose of this ICR is to assess the burden (in hours
and dollars) of the 1997 and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS as well as
associated the periodic reporting and record keeping. The ICR addresses
requirements that involve collecting information from states with areas
that have been designated nonattainment for the PM2.5 NAAQS.
    The time period covered in this ICR is a 3 year period from June 1,
2011 through May 31, 2014. The milestones for the state or local air
agency respondents include the required State Implementation Plan (SIP)
elements prescribed in the Clean Air Act (CAA) sections 110 and part D,
subpart 1 of title I for Implementation plans and the requirements in
the PM2.5 NAAQS Implementation Rule (40 CFR 51.1000--
51.1012). The PM2.5 SIP will contain rules and other
requirements designed to achieve the NAAQS by the deadlines established
under the CAA, and it also contains a demonstration that the state's
requirements will in fact result in attainment. The SIP must meet the
requirements in subpart 1 to adopt Reasonable Available Control
Measures, Reasonable Available Control Technology, and provide for
Reasonable Further Progress toward attainment for the period prior to
the area's attainment date. However, not all of the milestones and
associated burden and administrative cost estimates apply to every
designated PM2.5 nonattainment area. Areas with cleaner air
quality have fewer requirements.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 317
hours per response for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS, and 4,243 hours
per response for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS. Burden means the
total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and requirements which have
subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a
collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the
collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are states and Regional offices.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 39.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 175,400.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $11,418,540 million in labor costs.
There are no annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 34,600 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease reflects EPA's information that the
number of non-attainment areas for the 1997 PM2.5 standard
has decreased as areas have come into compliance with the standards and
that the burden associated with the remaining non-attainment areas is
less because of the work they have done previously to comply with the
standards. At the same time, promulgation of the 2006 PM2.5
standard led to designations of new areas as non-attainment, leading to
an increased burden on those respondents.

    Dated: May 12, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2020-0106]

Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application
for an Exemption From Nauto, Inc.

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
requests public comment on an application for exemption from Nauto,
Inc. (Nauto) to allow its multi-sensor device to be mounted lower in
the windshield on commercial motor vehicles than is currently
permitted.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 4, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA-2020-0106 using any of the
following methods:
     Website: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on the Federal electronic docket
site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Ground Floor, Room W12-140, DOT Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
e.t., Monday-Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and
docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on submitting
comments and additional information on the exemption process, see the
``Public Participation'' heading below. Note that all comments received
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided. Please see the ``Privacy Act''
heading for further information.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or to Room W12-140,
DOT Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments

from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
    Public participation: The http://www.regulations.gov website is
generally available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. You may find
electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the
``help'' section of the http://www.regulations.gov website as well as
the DOT's http://docketsinfo.dot.gov website. If you would like
notification that we received your comments, please include a self-
addressed, stamped envelope or postcard or print the acknowledgment
page that appears after submitting comments online.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jos[eacute] R. Cestero, Vehicle
and Roadside Operations Division, Office of Carrier, Driver, and
Vehicle Safety, MC-PSV,<PHONE_NUMBER>, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and
related materials.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2020-0106), indicate the specific section of this
document to which the comment applies, and provide a reason for
suggestions or recommendations. You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only
one of these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a
mailing address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of
your document so the Agency can contact you if it has questions
regarding your submission.
    To submit your comments online, go to www.regulations.gov and put
the docket number, ``FMCSA-2020-0106'' in the ``Keyword'' box, and
click ``Search.'' When the new screen appears, click on ``Comment
Now!'' button and type your comment into the text box in the following
screen. Choose whether you are submitting your comment as an individual
or on behalf of a third party and then submit. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic
filing. If you submit comments by mail and would like to know that they
reached the facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard
or envelope. FMCSA will consider all comments and material received
during the comment period and may grant or not grant this application
based on your comments.

II. Legal Basis

    FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 31315(b) to grant exemptions
from certain parts of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
(FMCSRs). FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption request in the
Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)). The Agency must provide the
public an opportunity to inspect the information relevant to the
application, including any safety analyses that have been conducted.
The Agency must also provide an opportunity for public comment on the
request.
    The Agency reviews safety analyses and public comments submitted,
and determines whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a
level of safety equivalent to, or greater than, the level that would be
achieved by the current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). The decision of
the Agency must be published in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(b)) with the reasons for denying or granting the application
and, if granted, the name of the person or class of persons receiving
the exemption, and the regulatory provision from which the exemption is
granted. The notice must also specify the effective period and explain
the terms and conditions of the exemption. The exemption may be renewed
(49 CFR 381.300(b)).

III. Background

    Under 49 CFR 381.315(a), FMCSA must publish a notice of each
exemption request in the Federal Register. The Agency must provide the
public with an opportunity to inspect the information relevant to the
application, including any safety analyses that have been conducted.
The Agency must also provide an opportunity for public comment on the
request.
    The Agency reviews the safety analyses and the public comments and
determines whether granting the exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety equivalent to or greater than the level that would be
achieved by the current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). The decision of
the Agency must be published in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(b)). If the Agency denies the request, it must state the reason
for doing so. If the decision is to grant the exemption, the notice
must specify the person or class of persons receiving the exemption and
the regulatory provision or provisions from which an exemption is
granted. The notice must specify the effective period of the exemption
(up to 5 years) and explain the terms and conditions of the exemption.
The exemption may be renewed (49 CFR 381.315(c) and 49 CFR 381.300(b)).

IV. Nauto's Application for Exemption

    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations require devices
meeting the definition of ``vehicle safety technology,'' including
Nauto's multi-sensor device, to be mounted (1) not more than 4 inches
below the upper edge of the area swept by the windshield wipers, or (2)
not more than 7 inches above the lower edge of the area swept by the
windshield wipers, and outside the driver's sight lines to the road and
highway signs and signals. Nauto has applied for an exemption from 49
CFR 393.60(e)(1) to allow its multi-sensor device to be mounted lower
in the windshield than is currently permitted. A copy of the
application is included in the docket referenced at the beginning of
this notice.

V. Request for Comments

    In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315(b)(6), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on Nauto's application for an
exemption from 49 CFR 393.60(e)(1). All comments received before the
close of business on the comment closing date indicated at the
beginning of this notice will be considered and will be available for
examination in the docket at the location listed under the
``Addresses'' section of this notice. Comments received after the
comment closing date will be filed in the public docket and will be
considered to the extent practicable. In addition to late comments,
FMCSA will also continue to file, in the public docket, relevant
information that becomes available after the comment closing date.
Interested persons should continue to examine the public docket for new
material.

Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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