			  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on May 13, 2003

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST 2000-7230

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This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Applicant:  AEROVIAS de MEXICO, S.A. de C.V.
                             Date Filed:  April 23, 2003

Relief requested:  Exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit the
applicant to conduct scheduled, combination services between Merida,
Mexico, and Atlanta, Georgia.

If renewal, date and citation of last action:  May 10, 2002, in this
Docket.

Applicant representative(s):  William C. Evans,<PHONE_NUMBER>       DOT
analyst:  Allen F. Brown,<PHONE_NUMBER>

Responsive pleadings:  None.

	DISPOSITION

Action:  Approved.			       			                        Action date:  May
13, 2003

Effective dates of authority granted:  May 13, 2003, through May 17,
2004.

Basis for approval:  United States-Mexico Air Transport Services
Agreement

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the
terms, conditions, and limitations indicated: Standard exemption
conditions.

Special conditions/Remarks:

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director

		      Office of International Aviation

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Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (2) the applicant was qualified to perform its proposed
operations; (3) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.
To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in
the referenced Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority
granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR
§385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date
of issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL OP-OFA-015]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information<PHONE_NUMBER> or https://www.epa.gov/nepa.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
Filed April 26, 2022 10 a.m. EST Through May 2, 2022 10 a.m. EST
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment
letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/action/eis/search.
EIS No. 20220061, Final, BLM, WY, Proposed RMP Amendment and Final EIS
for Wild Horse Management in the Rock Springs and Rawlins Field
Offices, Wyoming, Review Period Ends: 06/06/2022, Contact: Kimberlee
Foster<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20220062, Revised Draft, USACE, MS, Memphis Metropolitan
Stormwater--North DeSoto County Feasibility Study, DeSoto County,
Mississippi, Comment Period Ends: 06/20/2022, Contact: Andrea
Carpenter-Crowther<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: May 2, 2022.
Cindy S. Barger,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2019-0542]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; Delaware Bay, Lewes, DE to Cape May, NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary moving safety zone
on the waters of Delaware Bay, between Lewes, Delaware, and Cape May,
New Jersey, from 8 a.m. through 3 p.m. on August 18, 2019, during the
2019 DeSatnick Foundation Cape to Cape Paddle. The safety zone is
necessary to ensure the safety of participant vessels, spectators, and
the boating public during the event. This regulation prohibits persons
and non-participant vessels from entering, transiting through,
anchoring in, or remaining within the safety zone unless authorized by
the Captain of the Port (COTP) Delaware Bay or a designated
representative.

DATES: This rule is effective from 8 a.m. through 3 p.m. on August 18,
2019.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-
2019-0542 in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open
Docket Folder on the line associated with this rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
proposed rulemaking, call or email Petty Officer Thomas Welker, Sector
Delaware Bay, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COTP Captain of the Port
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background Information and Regulatory History

    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary rule without prior notice
and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section 4(a) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because it is impracticable and contrary to
the public interest to do so. There is insufficient time to allow for a
reasonable comment period prior to the date of the event. The rule must
be in force by August 18, 2019. We are taking immediate action to
ensure the safety of event participants, commercial traffic, and the
general public from hazards associated with a paddleboat event crossing
the Delaware Bay.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. Delaying the effective date of
this rule would be impracticable and contrary to the public interest
because immediate action is needed to mitigate the potential safety
hazards associated with a paddleboat event in this location by August
18, 2019.

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule

    The Coast Guard is issuing this rule under authority in 46 U.S.C.
70034 (previously 33 U.S.C. 1231). The Captain of the Port Delaware Bay
(COTP) has determined that potential hazards associated with this
paddleboat event will be a safety concern for anyone within 50 yards in
front of the lead safety vessel preceding the first event participants,
to 50 yards behind the safety vessel trailing the last event
participants, and at all times, extend 100 yards on either side of the
safety vessels and participants. The purpose of this rule is to ensure
safety of event participants, commercial traffic, and the general
public during the scheduled event.

IV. Discussion of the Rule

    This rule establishes a temporary moving safety zone on certain
navigable waters in the Delaware Bay, between Lewes, Delaware, and Cape
May, New Jersey, during the 2019 DeSatnick Cape to Cape Paddle. The
moving safety zone encompasses all waters within 50 yards in front of
the lead safety vessel preceding the first event participants, to 50
yards behind the safety vessel trailing the last event participants,
and at all times extend 100 yards on either side of safety vessels and
participants.
    The marine event course begins at the Lewes Ferry Terminal in
Lewes, Delaware, moves north through the main shipping channel, and
terminates at the Queen Street beach in Cape May, New Jersey. The event
is scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on August 18, 2019.
There are approximately 50 participants anticipated as well as multiple
safety vessels including private vessels and vessels from multiple
local, state, and federal agencies.
    No person or non-participant vessel will be permitted to enter,
transit through, anchor in, or remain within the safety zone without
obtaining permission from the COTP Delaware Bay or a designated
representative. If authorization to enter, transit through, anchor in,
or remain within the safety zone is granted by the COTP Delaware Bay or
a designated representative, all persons and vessels receiving such
authorization must comply with the instructions of the COTP Delaware
Bay or a designated representative. The Coast Guard will provide public
notice of the safety zone by Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice
to Mariners, and by on-scene actual notice from designated
representatives.

V. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders and we discuss
First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. Executive Order 13771 directs agencies to control
regulatory costs through a budgeting process. This rule has not been
designated a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order
12866. Accordingly, the NPRM has not been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt

from the requirements of Executive Order 13771.
    The impact of this rule is not significant for the following
reasons: (1) Although persons and vessels would not be able to enter,
transit through, anchor in, or remain within the safety zone without
authorization from the COTP Delaware Bay or a designated
representative, they would be able to operate in the surrounding area
during the enforcement period; (2) persons and vessels would still be
able to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the
regulated area if authorized by the COTP Delaware Bay or a designated
representative; (3) the safety zone would move at the pace of event
patrol vessels and participants, thus only impacting certain waters of
the Delaware Bay for a limited time allowing for transiting vessels to
adjust; and (4) the Coast Guard would provide advance notification of
the safety zone to the local maritime community by Local Notice to
Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, or by on-scene actual notice
from designated representatives.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
safety zone may be small entities, for the reasons stated in section
IV.A above, this rule will not have a significant economic impact on
any vessel owner or operator.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would affect your
small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This rule will not call for a new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect 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. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and have
determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this rule does not have tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would 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. If
you believe this rule has implications for federalism or Indian tribes,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Directive 023-01 and Environmental Planning COMDTINST 5090.1 (series),
which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have made
a determination that this action is one of a category of actions that
do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the
human environment. This rule involves establishing a moving safety zone
that would prohibit persons and vessels from entering, transiting
through, anchoring in, or remaining within a limited area on the
navigable water in the Delaware Bay, during a paddleboard marine event
lasting approximately six hours. Normally, such actions are
categorically excluded from further review under paragraph L60(a) in
Table 3-1 of U.S. Coast Guard Environmental Planning Implementing
Procedures 5090.1. A Record of Environmental Consideration (REC)
supporting this determination is available in the docket where
indicated under ADDRESSES.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places, or vessels.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-
6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

0
2. Add Sec.  165.T05-0542 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T05-0542   Safety Zone; Delaware Bay, Lewes, DE to Cape May,
NJ.

    (a) Location. The moving safety zone will encompass all waters
within 50 yards in front of the lead safety vessel preceding the first
event participants, to 50 yards behind the safety vessel

trailing the last event participants, and 100 yards on either side of
participant and safety vessels during the 2019 DeSatnick Foundation
Cape to Cape Paddleboard event. The safety zone will move with the
safety vessels and participants as they transit from the Lewes Ferry
Terminal in Lewes, Delaware, moving north through the Delaware Bay main
shipping channel, and terminate at the Queen Street Beach in Cape May,
New Jersey. The safety zone will move at the pace of event patrol
vessels and participants.
    (b) Definitions. As used in this section, designated representative
means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, including a Coast Guard coxswain,
petty officer, or other officer operating a Coast Guard vessel and a
Federal, State, and local officer designated by or assisting the
Captain of the Port Sector Delaware Bay in the enforcement of the
safety zone.
    (c) Regulations. (1) All non-participant persons and vessels are
prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or
remaining within the regulated areas unless authorized by official
event patrol. Vessels already moored or anchored may stay moored or
anchored within the zone, but must be authorized by the designated
representative prior to transiting within the zone.
    (2) Designated representatives may control vessel traffic
throughout the regulated areas as determined by the prevailing
conditions.
    (3) Persons and vessels may request authorization to enter, transit
through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated areas by contacting
the Captain of the Port or a designated representative via VHF radio on
channel 13 or 16.
    (4) If authorization is granted by the Captain of the Port or a
designated representative, all persons and vessels receiving such
authorization must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the
Port or a designated representative.
    (d) Enforcement period. This rule will be enforced from 8 a.m.
through 3 p.m. on August 18, 2019, unless cancelled earlier by the
Captain of the Port.

    Dated: July 29, 2019.
Scott E. Anderson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Delaware Bay.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0103; FRL-9988-32-OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Rebate
Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
(DERA) Rebate Program (EPA ICR Number 2461.03, OMB Control Number 2060-
0686) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through
March 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on September 11, 2018 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A
fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated
burden and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and
a person is not required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 25,
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number HQ-OAR-
2012-0103, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Wilcox, Office of Transportation
and Air Quality, (Mail Code: 6406A), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-
9571; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This is an extension of the current Information
Collection Request (ICR) for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program
(DERA) authorized by Title VII, Subtitle G (Sections 791 to 797) of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58), as amended by the Diesel
Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-364), codified at 42
U.S.C. 16131 et seq. DERA provides the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) with the authority to award grants, rebates or low-cost revolving
loans on a competitive basis to eligible entities to fund the costs of
projects that significantly reduce diesel emissions from mobile sources
through implementation of a certified engine configuration, verified
technology, or emerging technology. Eligible mobile sources include
buses (including school buses), medium heavy-duty or heavy heavy-duty
diesel trucks, marine engines, locomotives, or nonroad engines or
diesel vehicles or equipment used in construction, handling of cargo
(including at ports or airports), agriculture, mining, or energy
production. In addition, eligible entities may also use funds awarded
for programs or projects to reduce long-duration idling using verified
technology involving a vehicle or equipment described above. The
objective of the assistance under this program is to achieve
significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of
pollution produced and reductions in diesel emissions exposure,
particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the
Administrator as poor air quality areas.
    EPA collects information from applicants to the DERA rebate
program. Information collected is used to ensure eligibility of
applicants and engines to receive funds under DERA, and to calculate
estimated and actual emissions benefits that result from activities
funded with rebates as required in DERA's authorizing legislation.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are those interested in applying for a rebate under EPA's
Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) Rebate Program and include but are
not limited to the following NAICS (North American Industry
Classification System) codes: 23 Construction; 482 Rail Transportation;
483 Water Transportation; 484 Truck Transportation; 485 Transit and
Ground Passenger Transportation; 4854 School and Employee Bus
Transportation; 48831 Port and Harbor Operations; 61111 Elementary and
Secondary Schools; 61131 Colleges, Universities, and Professional
Schools; 9211 Executive, Legislative, and Other Government Support; and
9221 Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 500-1000 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 2945 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b)
    Total estimated cost: $103,197.33 (per year), includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 136 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is due to a higher reported burden by
the two responses to consultation outreach. The higher burden reported
by these past respondents was weighted against previous estimates for
the latest burden estimate.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14453-000]

Prineville Energy Storage, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit
Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Competing Applications

    On August 31, 2012, Prineville Energy Storage, LLC, filed an
application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the
Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the
Prineville Pumped Storage Project (project) to be located on Prineville
Reservoir, near Prineville in Crook County, Oregon. The sole purpose of
a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority
to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary
permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-
disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by
others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) A 40-foot-
high, 6,580-foot-long upper concrete-faced rockfill or roller-compacted
concrete dam; (2) an upper reservoir with surface area of 57 acres,
storage capacity of 2,260 acre-feet, and maximum pool elevation of
3,920 feet mean sea level (msl); (3) a 245-foot-high, 800-foot-long
lower earthfill dam; (4) a lower reservoir with surface area of 3,030
acres, storage capacity of 154,700 acre-feet, and maximum pool
elevation of 3,234 feet msl; (5) two, 10-foot-diameter, 2,630-foot-long
buried or semi-buried steel headrace conduits; (6) a 150-foot-long, 40-
foot-wide, 100-foot-high underground powerhouse

containing three reversible pump-turbines with total installed capacity
of 150 megawatts; (7) two, 11-foot-diameter, 600-foot-long buried steel
tailrace conduits; (8) a 15.6 to 16.2 mile, 115-kilovolt overhead
transmission line extending from the powerhouse to either: (i) the
Pacific Direct Current Intertie (PDCI) line and then running parallel
to the PDCI to the Ponderosa substation, or (ii) the Bonneville Power
Administration (BPA) existing transmission line corridor and then
running parallel to the BPA line to the Ponderosa substation; and (9)
appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the project
would be 394 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Matthew Shapiro, Chief Executive Officer,
Prineville Energy Storage, LLC, 1210 W. Franklin Street, Ste. 2, Boise,
Idaho 83702; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: John Matkowski; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements
of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and
competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet.
See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's
Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior
registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information
at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-866-208-3676,
or for TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14453) in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

    Dated: February 5, 2013.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9908-75-OA]

Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee Augmented for the Sulfur Oxides Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC) Augmented for the Sulfur Oxides Review to review the EPA's
Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft--March 2014).

DATES: The CASAC Augmented for the Sulfur Oxides Review will hold a
public teleconference on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The CASAC public teleconference will take place via
telephone only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
further information concerning the CASAC's public teleconference may
contact Dr. Diana Wong, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) via telephone
at<PHONE_NUMBER> or email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>General information
concerning the CASAC can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/casac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CASAC was established pursuant to the
Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C.
7409D(d)(2), to review air quality criteria and NAAQS and recommend any
new NAAQS and revisions of existing criteria and NAAQS as may be
appropriate. The CASAC shall also provide advice, information, and
recommendations to the Administrator on the scientific and technical
aspects of issues related to the criteria for air quality standards,
research related to air quality, sources of air pollution, and of
adverse effects which may result from various strategies to attain and
maintain air quality standards . The CASAC is a Federal Advisory
Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5
U.S.C., App. 2. Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA requires that the Agency
periodically review and revise, as appropriate, the air quality
criteria and the NAAQS for the six ``criteria'' air pollutants,
including oxides of sulfur. EPA is currently reviewing the primary
(health-based) NAAQS for sulfur dioxide (SO2), as an
indicator for health effects caused by the presence of oxides of sulfur
in the ambient air.
    For purposes of the review of the sulfur oxides air quality
criteria for health and the primary NAAQS for sulfur dioxide, the CASAC
Augmented for the Sulfur Oxides Review was formed following a request
for public nominations of experts (78 FR 43880--43881, July 22, 2013).
Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the CASAC
Augmented for the Sulfur Oxides Review will hold a public
teleconference to peer review EPA's Integrated Review Plan for the
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide
(External Review Draft--March, 2014). The CASAC and the CASAC Augmented
for the Sulfur Oxides Review will comply with the provisions of FACA
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
    Technical Contacts: Any technical questions concerning the
Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air Quality
Standard for Sulfur

Dioxide (External Review Draft--March 2014) should be directed to Dr.
Michael Stewart (stewart.michael@epa.gov).
    Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the teleconference,
EPA's Integrated Review Plan for the Primary National Ambient Air
Quality Standard for Sulfur Dioxide (External Review Draft--March
2014), the agenda and other materials will be accessible through the
calendar link on the blue navigation bar at http://www.epa.gov/casac/.
    Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees and panels has a
different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices.
Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory
committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an
EPA program office.
    Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific
advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the
public can submit relevant comments for a federal advisory committee to
consider pertaining to EPA's charge to the panel or meeting materials.
Input from the public to the CASAC will have the most impact if it
provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for
CASAC panels to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of
the technical information. Members of the public wishing to provide
comment should contact the DFO directly. Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation will be limited
to three minutes for public teleconferences. Interested parties should
contact Dr. Diana Wong, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the
contact information noted above by April 14, 2014 to be placed on the
list of public speakers for the public teleconference. Written
Statements: Written statements should be supplied to Dr. Diana Wong,
DFO, via email at the contact information noted above by April 14, 2014
for the public teleconference. Written statements should be supplied in
one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS
PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. It
is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the
Web page for advisory meetings or teleconferences. Submitters are
requested to provide an unsigned version of each document because the
SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web
sites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal
contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted
to the CASAC Web site. Copyrighted material will not be posted without
explicit permission of the copyright holder.
    Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Dr. Diana Wong at (202)
564-2049 or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Dr. Diana Wong preferably at least ten days
prior to the teleconference to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.

    Dated: March 14, 2014.
Christopher Carbo,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51512-51514]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-84365; File No. SR-IEX-2018-21]

Self-Regulatory Organizations: Investors Exchange LLC; Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Correct
Several Typographical Errors in IEX Rule 2.160 Added by a Previous
Filing

October 4, 2018.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given
that, on October 4, 2018, the Investors Exchange LLC (``IEX'' or the
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and
II below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19(b)(1) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\4\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\5\ IEX is
filing with the Commission a proposed rule change to correct several
typographical errors in IEX Rule 2.160 added by a previous filing.\6\
The Exchange has designated this proposal as ``non-controversial'' and
provided the Commission with the notice required by Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) under the Act.\7\ The text of the proposed rule change is
available at the Exchange's website at www.iextrading.com, at the
principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public
Reference Room.
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    \4\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \5\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 84320 (September 28,
2018) (SR-IEX-2018-19).
    \7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization
has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of the
most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange recently filed a proposed rule change to amend, in
part, Rule 2.160 related to qualification and registration requirements
for associated persons of a Member (the ``Original Filing'').\8\ The
Original Filing introduced several typographical errors in Rule 2.160,
which the Exchange proposes to correct as described below.
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    First, the Exchange proposes to add the text ``Supplementary
Material'' immediately following the text of Rule 2.160(e)(3) to
introduce Supplementary Material .01 and .02 which follows. The
Exchange's rulebook introduces Supplementary Material in this manner in
other rules, and therefore proposes to conform in Rule 2.160(e).
    Second, in each of Rule 2.160(h) and (i) the Exchange proposes to
relocate the text ``.01'' following the text ``Supplementary Material''
to the beginning of such Supplementary Material rather than following
the text ``Supplementary Material.''
    Third, the Original Filing inadvertently introduced two
typographical errors in Rule 2.160(g). Specifically, in the first
sentence the word ``shown'' was incorrectly included as ``show'' and
the word ``Exchange'' was not capitalized. The Exchange proposes to
correct both typographical errors.
2. Statutory Basis
    IEX believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with the
provisions of Section 6 of the Act,\9\ in general and furthers the
objectives of Sections 6(b)(5) of the Act,\10\ in particular, in that
it is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and
practices, to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in facilitating
transactions in securities, and to remove impediments to and perfect
the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system
and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest.
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    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f.
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    IEX believes that the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \11\ because it will eliminate any confusion
regarding IEX rules by correcting inadvertent typographical errors
introduced by the Original Filing in Rule 2.160 without changing the
substance of such rule provisions.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    IEX does not believe that the proposed rule change will result in
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act, as amended. The proposed rule
change is not designed to address any competitive issues but rather to
correct inadvertent typographical errors, thereby eliminating any
potential confusion regarding such rule provisions with changing their
substance.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    Written comments were neither solicited nor received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The Exchange has designated this rule filing as non-controversial
under Section 19(b)(3)(A) \12\ of the Act and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \13\
thereunder. Because the proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) \14\ of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) \15\ thereunder.
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \15\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the
Exchange's intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a
brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    A proposed rule change filed under Rule 19b-4(f)(6) \16\ normally
does not become operative prior to 30 days after the date of the
filing. However, pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii),\17\ the Commission
may designate a shorter time if such action is consistent with the
protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange has asked
the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay. The Commission
notes that the Exchange's proposal does not make any substantive
changes and merely corrects typographical errors in the Exchange's
rules. Accordingly, the Commission believes that waiving the 30-day
operative delay is consistent with the protection of investors and the
public interest and designates the proposal operative on filing.\18\
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    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \17\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \18\ For purposes only of waving the 30-day operative delay, the
Commission has considered the purposed rule's impact on efficiency,
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \19\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule

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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-IEX-2018-21 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-IEX-2018-21. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-IEX-2018-21 and should be submitted on
or before November 1, 2018.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\20\
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    \20\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36363-36366]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 262

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032; FRL-9321-8]

Hazardous Waste Manifest Printing Specifications Correction Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking Direct
Final action on a minor change to the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste manifest regulations that affects
those entities that print the hazardous waste manifest form in
accordance with EPA's Federal printing specifications. Specifically,
this action amends the current printing specification regulation to
indicate that red ink, as well as other distinct colors, or other
methods to distinguish the copy distribution notations from the rest of
the printed form and data entries are permissible. This change will
afford authorized manifest form printers greater flexibility in
complying with the Federal printing specifications.

DATES: This Direct Final Rule is effective on August 22, 2011 without
further notice unless EPA receives adverse comments by July 22, 2011.
If an adverse comment is received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal
of the Direct Final Rule in the Federal Register informing the public
that the rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2001-0032 by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2001-0032.
     Mail: RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Attention
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032. Please include a total of two
copies of your comments.
     Hand Delivery: Please deliver two copies to the EPA Docket
Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Connecticut Ave., NW.,
Washington DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA
2001-0032. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are within the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the HQ-Docket Center,
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA 2001-0032, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the RCRA Docket is (202) 566-
0270. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying docket materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on this
rulemaking, contact Bryan Groce or Richard LaShier, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (MC:
5304P), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; Phone for
Bryan Groce:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Phone for Richard LaShier:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Why is EPA using a direct final rule?

    EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because we view
this as a non-controversial action and anticipate no adverse comment.
However, in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of today's Federal Register
publication, we are publishing a separate document that will serve as
the proposed rule to adopt the provisions in this Direct Final rule if
adverse comments are filed. We will not institute a second comment
period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so
at this time. If we receive one or more adverse comments on this
correction, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register
to notify the public that the amendment in this Direct Final rule that
will not take effect. For further information about commenting on this
rule, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.

II. Does this action apply to me?

    Entities potentially affected by this action are the hazardous
waste manifest printers subject to 40 CFR 262.21(f) of the RCRA
hazardous waste regulations. States are not affected by the changes to
the printing specifications unless they opt to print manifests. No
states are currently printing these forms.

III. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
     Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
     Follow directions--the Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.

     Explain why you disagree, suggests alternatives, and
substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible. Make sure to
submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified.

IV. Acronyms

CFR United States Code of Federal Regulations
EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
OMB Office of Management and Budget
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
USC United States Code

V. Preamble

A. What is the legal authority for this direct final rule?

    This rule is authorized under Sections 1004 and 3002 of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 6903 and 6922.

B. How does this direct final rule revise the federal printing
specification regulations established in the March 2005 manifest
revisions final rule?

    Today's action amends 40 CFR 262.21(f)(4) in order to revise the
regulatory language that currently requires that the manifest copy
distribution notations (printed in the bottom right-hand corner of each
page of the manifest) be printed only in red ink. EPA is amending this
paragraph by revising it to read: ``The manifest and continuation sheet
must be printed in black ink that can be legibly photocopied, scanned,
or faxed, except that the marginal words indicating copy distribution
must be printed with a distinct ink color or with another method (e.g.,
white text against black background in a text box, or, black text
against grey background in a text box) that clearly distinguishes the
copy distribution notations from the other text and data entries on the
form.'' This is the only manifest printing specification that we are
revising in this Direct Final rule.

C. Why are we amending 40 CFR 262.21(f)(4)?

    EPA adopted a nationally standardized manifest form during the
promulgation of the March 4, 2005 Manifest Form Revisions Rule (70 FR
10776 et seq.) in order to replace the various State manifest forms
that were previously distributed to users by the RCRA authorized
States. The March 2005 rule also established the Manifest Registry
system to ensure that authorized printers: (1) Produced the manifest
form and continuation sheet with unique manifest tracking numbers pre-
printed on them; and (2) adhered to the prescribed Federal printing
specifications. The Manifest Revisions Rule generally required in 40
CFR 262.21(f)(4) that the manifest form be printed in black ink, except
that certain marginal notations identifying the copy distribution
requirements must be printed in red ink on all six copies of the multi-
paged form. EPA specified the red ink requirement for the copy
distribution notations was based on comments received on the May 2001
proposed rule notice. That is, while a number of commenters agreed that
manifest printers should use black ink to print the form, several
commenters suggested that the marginal notations should appear in red
ink, because that ink color would help call attention to the copy
distribution requirements and distinguish them from the remainder of
the printed form entries.
    While the red ink requirement for the copy distribution notations
seemed sensible when we promulgated the final rule in 2005, EPA now
believes that the red ink requirement is too prescriptive, and may
prevent printers from utilizing new printing processes and methods. For
example, EPA recently received an application from a hazardous waste
management company that wished to print its own manifest forms using
laser printers mounted on its transport vehicles. While the applicant
was able to comply with nearly all of the Manifest Registry application
requirements and printing specifications prescribed in Sec.  262.21(f),
the applicant could not easily comply with the aforementioned red ink
requirement, while printing and assembling manifests on its transport
vehicles. This difficulty resulted because the laser printers proposed
for use in this mobile application could not produce red print. The
applicant demonstrated with this application, however, that it could
easily implement a highlighting method that had the desired effect of
setting off the copy distribution notations from the other printed
entries on the form. This application provided a good example of how
the requirement in Sec.  262.21(f) for red ink was unnecessarily
prescriptive, and that an amendment would make sense. EPA believes that
today's amendment will allow manifest printers greater flexibility in
complying with the printing specifications, without incurring any
additional costs or compromising in any way the ability of the manifest
forms to track hazardous waste shipments cradle-to-grave. EPA believes
that this is a very minor and non-controversial change to the printing
specifications, and therefore is an appropriate subject for a Direct
Final rule.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), the
Agency must determine whether the regulatory action is ``significant''
and therefore subject to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review
and the requirements of the Executive Order. The Order defines a
``significant regulatory action'' as one that is likely to result in a
rule that may:
    (1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or
adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the
economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public
health or safety, or State, local, or Tribal governments or
communities;
    (2) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an
action taken or planned by another agency;
    (3) Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants,
user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients
thereof; or
    (4) Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal
mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in
the Executive Order.
    OMB has determined that this rule is not a ``significant regulatory
action'' under the terms of Executive Order 12866 and is therefore not
subject to review under Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011). Accordingly, EPA did not submit this action to OMB
for review.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This action does not impose any new information collection burden.
This action provides additional flexibility to printers of the
hazardous waste manifest by giving these printers additional options
for printing in the margins of the manifest the copy distribution
requirements for the form. While this action provides the printers with

additional flexibility when printing the manifest form, it will impose
no new information collection burdens on the generators, transporters,
or treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling facilities that are
required to use the manifest to track shipments of hazardous waste.
    OMB has previously approved the information collection requirements
contained in the existing manifest regulations at 40 CFR part 262,
subpart B, under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and has assigned OMB control number 2050-0039. A
copy of the OMB approved Information Collection Request (ICR) may be
obtained from the Collection Strategies Division, U.S. EPA (2822T),
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 or by calling (202)
566-1672.
    Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). 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 40 CFR are listed in
40 CFR part 9.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency
to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to
notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative
Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses,
small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions.
    For purposes of assessing the impacts of today's rule on small
entities, a small entity is defined as: (1) A small business as defined
by the Small Business Administration's (SBA) regulations at 13 CFR
121.201; (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government of
a city, county, town, school district or special district with a
population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is
any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated
and is not dominant in its field.
    After considering the economic impacts of today's Direct Final rule
on small entities, I certify that this action will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
This rule consists only of a minor technical change to the manifest
printing specifications, and the effect of this change is to make it
easier for printers to comply with the manifest printing specification
by providing additional options. Therefore, this rule does not impose
any new burden or costs on printers or users of the manifest, including
printers and users who are small entities as defined by the RFA. Since
the rule will not have any significant adverse economic impact on small
entities, the RFA does not require EPA to perform a regulatory
flexibility analysis.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    This action contains no Federal mandates under the provisions of
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C.
1531-1538 for State, local, or Tribal governments or the private
sector.
    Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Public
Law 104-4, establishes requirements for Federal agencies to assess the
effects of the regulatory actions on state, local, and Tribal
governments and on the private sector. Under section 202 of the UMRA,
EPA generally must prepare a written statement, including a cost-
benefit analysis, for proposed and final rules with ``Federal
mandates'' that may result in expenditures to state, local, and Tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or to the private sector, of $100
million or more in any one year. Before promulgating an EPA rule for
which a written statement is needed, section 205 of the UMRA generally
requires EPA to identify and consider a reasonable number of regulatory
alternatives and adopt the least costly, most cost-effective or least
burdensome alternative that achieves the objective of the rule. The
provisions of section 205 do not apply when they are inconsistent with
applicable law. Moreover, section 205 allows EPA to adopt an
alternative other than the least costly, most cost-effective or least
burdensome alternative if the Administrator publishes with the final
rule an explanation why that alternative was not adopted.
    Before EPA establishes any regulatory requirements that may
significantly or uniquely affect small governments, including Tribal
governments, it must have developed under section 203 of the UMRA a
small government agency plan. The plan must provide for notifying
potentially affected small governments, enabling officials of affected
small governments to have meaningful and timely input in the
development of EPA regulatory proposals with significant Federal
intergovernmental mandates, and informing, educating, and advising
small governments on compliance with the regulatory requirements.
    This action does not contain any ``Federal intergovernmental
mandates'' or any ``Federal private sector mandates'' subject to Title
II of the UMRA. This Direct Final rule simply makes a minor change that
allows hazardous waste manifest printers more flexibility in meeting
the printing specifications for the hazardous waste manifest form. The
Manifest Registry program under which printers may register to print
the hazardous waste manifest is a voluntary Federal program. Currently,
there are no states, local governments, or Tribal governments involved
with printing the manifest, but even if such a governmental agency
elected to print the manifest, it would do so by participating in the
voluntary Manifest Registry Program. The UMRA generally excludes from
the definition of ``Federal intergovernmental mandate'' and the
definition of ``Federal private sector mandate'' those duties that
arise from participation in a voluntary Federal program. Since all
participants in the Manifest Registry for printers do so voluntarily,
this action is not subject to the requirements of sections 202 or 205
of the UMRA. This action is also not subject to the requirements of
section 203 of the UMRA, because it contains no regulatory requirements
that might significantly or uniquely affect small governments. This
action only affects hazardous waste manifest printers, and there are no
small governments involved with printing the manifest. Thus, small
governments are not significantly or uniquely affected by this action.

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action does not have Federalism implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between
the national government and the states, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as
specified in Executive Order 13132. This action is only a minor
regulatory change affecting the specifications under which hazardous
waste manifest printers must print the manifest form. It does not
impose substantial direct compliance costs. While the Federal printing
specifications for manifest printers preclude States from requiring a
different manifest form or different printing specifications, this
preemptive effect arises under the RCRA consistency requirement for the
manifest at 40 CFR 271.4 and from the uniformity requirements for the
use of shipping papers under the Department of Transportation's
Hazardous Materials transportation laws. The requirement for
consistency and uniformity in the manifest, including the manifest
printing specifications, was explained

in the Manifest Revisions Rule that EPA published in the March 4, 2005
Federal Register (70 FR 10776). The minor change to the printing
specifications announced in today's rule will provide some additional
flexibility for manifest printers to print the copy distribution
notations on the form.

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments

    Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249), requires EPA to develop
a process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input by Tribal officials
in the development of regulatory policies that have Tribal
implications,'' as specified in Executive Order 13175. It will neither
impose substantial direct compliance costs on Tribal governments, nor
preempt Tribal law. This action has no effect on Tribal governments, as
it only makes a minor change to the printing specifications that affect
only entities printing the hazardous waste manifest. No Indian Tribes
are involved with the printing of the hazardous waste manifest; nor are
there any Indian Tribes with authorized Hazardous Waste regulatory
programs that might have their own printing specifications for the
hazardous waste manifest. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to
this action.

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health and Safety Risks

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997). This action is not economically significant within the
meaning of Executive Order 12866. Further, the action amends an
administrative requirement pertaining to the manifest form, so it does
not give rise to any environmental health or safety risks that could
disproportionately affect children.

H. Executive Order 13045: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory action
under Executive Order 12866.

I. National Technology Advancement Act

    Section 12(d) of the National Technology and Advancement Act of
1995 (NTTAA), Public Law No. 104--113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272
note) directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its
regulatory activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with
applicable law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards
are technical standards (e.g., material specifications, test methods,
sampling procedures, and business practices) that are developed or
adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to
provide Congress, through the OMB, explanations when the Agency decides
not to use available and applicable voluntary consensus standards. This
action amends the hazardous waste manifest printing specifications
which are developed and maintained solely by EPA. When EPA initially
published the manifest printing specifications in March 2005, there
were no potentially applicable voluntary consensus standards for
manifest printers. EPA decided to develop the current printing
specifications, which now prescribe the standards applicable to
manifest printers. With this action, EPA is retaining and amending the
Federal standards developed in the 2005 Manifest Revisions Rule.

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) establishes
Federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision
directs Federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income
populations in the United States. EPA has determined that this Direct
Final rule will not have disproportionately high and adverse human
health or environmental effects on minority or low-income populations
because this rule simply makes a minor change to the hazardous waste
manifest printing specifications. No minority or low-income population
will be affected by this change.

K. Congressional Review Act

    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 information required by the Congressional Review Act to
the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to publication in the Federal
Register. Under this Act, a major rule cannot take effect until 60 days
after it is published in the Federal Register. This action is not a
``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). This Direct Final rule
will be effective on August 22, 2011, unless EPA receives an adverse
comment by July 22, 2011 and thereafter withdraws this direct final
action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 262

    Environmental protection, Exports, Hazardous materials
transportation, Hazardous waste, Imports, Labeling, Packaging and
containers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: June 15, 2011.
Mathy Stanislaus,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response.
    40 CFR part 262 is amended as follows:

PART 262--STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

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1. The authority citation for part 262 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 6906, 6912, 6922-6925, 6937, and 6938.

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2. Section 262.21 is amended by revising paragraph (f)(4) to read as
follows:

Sec.  262.21  Manifest tracking numbers, manifest printing, and
obtaining manifests.

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    (f) ** *
    (4) The manifest and continuation sheet must be printed in black
ink that can be legibly photocopied, scanned, or faxed, except that the
marginal words indicating copy distribution must be printed with a
distinct ink color or with another method (e.g., white text against
black background in text box, or, black text against grey background in
text box) that clearly distinguishes the copy distribution notations
from the other text and data entries on the form.
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