[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 11536]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05771]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9991-38-OW]

Open Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA's Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will
hold a public meeting on April 17-18, 2019 in Washington, DC. The EFAB
is an EPA advisory committee chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act to provide advice and recommendations to EPA on creative
approaches to funding environmental programs, projects, and activities.
    The purpose of this meeting is to hear from informed speakers on
environmental finance issues and EPA priorities; to discuss
recommendations from EFAB work products; to discuss changes to the
EFAB's process of selecting new topics and developing recommendations;
and to discuss stormwater funding and financing. The meeting is open to
the public; however, seating is limited. All members of the public who
wish to attend the meeting must register in advance, no later than
Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

DATES: The full board meeting will be held Wednesday, April 17, 2019
and Thursday, April 18, 2018. Members of the public who wish to attend
the meeting should register by Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at https://epaefabapril2019.eventbrite.com.

ADDRESSES: Intercontinental Washington, DC--The Wharf, 801 Wharf St.
SW, Washington, DC 20024.
    For Accomodations: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, or to request accommodations for a
disability, please contact Tara Johnson at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>at least 10 business days prior to the meeting to
allow as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: March 18, 2019.
Andrew Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 22163]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9490]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Ninth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 221: Aircraft Secondary
Barriers and Alternative Flight Deck Security Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special Committee 221 meeting: Aircraft
Secondary Barriers and Alternative Flight Deck Security Procedures.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a
meeting of RTCA Special Committee 221: Aircraft Secondary Barriers and
Alternative Flight Deck Security Procedures.

DATES: The meeting will be held May 10-11, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
unless stated otherwise in agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at RTCA, Inc., Colson Board Room,
1828 L Street, NW., Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW,
Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax (202)
833-9434, Web site http://www.rtca.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., and Appendix 2),
notice is hereby given for a Special Committee 221, Aircraft Secondary
Barriers and Alternative Flight Deck Security Procedures.

Agenda

Tuesday May 10 (12 p.m.-5 p.m.)

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 (9 a.m.- 5 p.m.)

     12 p.m.
     Welcome/Introductions and Administrative Remarks
     Approval of Summary of the Seventh Meeting held November
16-17, RTCA Paper No. 073-11/SC221-023
     Leadership Comments
     Review of WG Actions--Status Reports
     Consider for Approval--New Document--Aircraft Secondary
Barriers and Alternative Flight Deck Security Procedures, RTCA Paper
No. 075- 11/SC221-025
     SC-221 Follow on Tasks--Discussion
     Other Business
     Adjourn at 5 p.m.
    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present
statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2011.
Robert L. Bostiga,
RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2011-9490 Filed 4-19-11; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52268-52269]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21334]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0578]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier East, Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Navy Pier East Safety Zone in
Chicago Harbor from August 12, 2011 through August 14, 2011 and again
from September 28, 2011 through October 1, 2011. This action is
necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters
of the United States immediately prior to, during, and immediately
after match race events. This rule will establish restrictions upon,
and control movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior
to, during, and immediately after match race events. During the
enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zone
without the permission

of the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.933 will be enforced daily from 8
a.m. until 8 p.m. on August 12-14, 2011 and again from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
on September 28, 2011 through October 1, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or e-mail BM1 Adam Kraft, Prevention Department, Coast Guard
Sector Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, WI at<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety
zone; 33 CFR 165.933-Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier East, Chicago, IL for
the following events:
    (1) Chicago Match Race; on August 12, 2011 from 8 a.m. through 8
p.m.; on August 13, 2011 from 8 a.m. through 8 p.m.; on August 14, 2011
from 8 a.m. through 8 p.m.; on September 28, 2011 from 8 a.m. through 8
p.m.; on September 29, 2011 from 8 a.m. through 8 p.m.; on September
30, 2011 from 8 a.m. through 8 p.m.; and on October 1, 2011 from 8 a.m.
through 8 p.m.
    All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port,
Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her on-scene representative to enter,
move within or exit the safety zone. Vessels and persons granted
permission to enter the safety zone shall obey all lawful orders or
directions of the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or
her on-scene representative. While within a safety zone, all vessels
shall operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.933 Safety
Zone, Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier East, Chicago IL and 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard
will provide the maritime community with advance notification of these
enforcement periods via broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to
Mariners. The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will issue a
Broadcast Notice to Mariners notifying the public when enforcement of
the safety zone established by this section is suspended. If the
Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, determines that the safety
zone need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice,
he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general
permission to enter the safety zone. The Captain of the Port, Sector
Lake Michigan, or his or her on-scene representative may be contacted
via VHF Channel 16.

    Dated: August 10, 2011.
M. W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 222 (Monday, November 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66327-66328]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2021-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-2179]

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard
determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any
Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area
(SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the
supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities
listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek
general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and
where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and
FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the
community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in
effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

DATES: Comments are to be submitted on or before February 22, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report
for each community are available for inspection at both the online
location https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload and the
respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables below.
Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS report for each
community are accessible online through the FEMA Map Service Center at
https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.
    You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-2179, to
Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering Services Branch, Federal Insurance
and Mitigation Administration, FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email) [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Sacbibit, Chief, Engineering
Services Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA,
400 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or (email)
[email protected]; or visit the FEMA Mapping and Insurance
eXchange (FMIX) online at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/fmx_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA proposes to make flood hazard
determinations for each community listed below, in accordance with
section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C.
4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
    These proposed flood hazard determinations, together with the
floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum
that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the
community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent
in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any
time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies
established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These flood
hazard determinations are used to meet the floodplain management
requirements of the NFIP.
    The communities affected by the flood hazard determinations are
provided in the tables below. Any request for reconsideration of the
revised flood hazard information shown on the Preliminary FIRM and FIS
report that satisfies the data requirements outlined in 44 CFR 67.6(b)
is considered

an appeal. Comments unrelated to the flood hazard determinations also
will be considered before the FIRM and FIS report become effective.
    Use of a Scientific Resolution Panel (SRP) is available to
communities in support of the appeal resolution process. SRPs are
independent panels of experts in hydrology, hydraulics, and other
pertinent sciences established to review conflicting scientific and
technical data and provide recommendations for resolution. Use of the
SRP only may be exercised after FEMA and local communities have been
engaged in a collaborative consultation process for at least 60 days
without a mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional
information regarding the SRP process can be found online at https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/srp_overview.pdf.
    The watersheds and/or communities affected are listed in the tables
below. The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, FIS report for each
community are available for inspection at both the online location
https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/prelimdownload and the respective
Community Map Repository address listed in the tables. For communities
with multiple ongoing Preliminary studies, the studies can be
identified by the unique project number and Preliminary FIRM date
listed in the tables. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS
report for each community are accessible online through the FEMA Map
Service Center at https://msc.fema.gov for comparison.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ``Flood
Insurance.'')

Michael M. Grimm,
Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Department of Homeland
Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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               Community                             address
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             Hardin County, Illinois and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 12-05-8929S Preliminary Date: June 30, 2021
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City of Rosiclare......................  City Hall, 632 Main Street,
                                          Rosiclare, IL 62982.
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             Dickinson County, Kansas and Incorporated Areas
         Project: 17-07-0009S Preliminary Date: August 25, 2021
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City of Abilene........................  Office of the City Inspector,
                                          419 North Broadway, Abilene,
                                          KS 67410.
City of Chapman........................  City Hall, 446 North Marshall
                                          Street, Chapman, KS 67431.
City of Enterprise.....................  City Hall, 206 South Factory
                                          Street, Enterprise, KS 67441.
City of Herington......................  City Office, 17 North Broadway,
                                          Herington, KS 67449.
City of Solomon........................  City Office, 116 West Main
                                          Street, Solomon, KS 67480.
Unincorporated Areas of Dickinson        Dickinson County Courthouse,
 County.                                  109 East 1st Street, Suite
                                          202, Abilene, KS 67410.
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             Doniphan County, Kansas and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 19-07-0076S Preliminary Date: April 2, 2021
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City of Elwood.........................  City Hall, 207 North 6th
                                          Street, Elwood, KS 66024.
City of Highland.......................  City Hall, 220 West Main
                                          Street, Highland, KS 66035.
City of Leona..........................  Doniphan County Planning &
                                          Zoning, 120 East Chestnut
                                          Street, Troy, KS 66087.
City of Severance......................  Doniphan County Planning &
                                          Zoning, 120 East Chestnut
                                          Street, Troy, KS 66087.
City of Troy...........................  City Hall, 137 West Walnut
                                          Street, Troy, KS 66087.
City of Wathena........................  City Hall, 206 St. Joseph
                                          Street, Wathena, KS 66090.
City of White Cloud....................  Doniphan County Planning &
                                          Zoning, 120 East Chestnut
                                          Street, Troy, KS 66087.
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska......  Tribal Administrative Office,
                                          3345B Thrasher Road, White
                                          Cloud, KS 66094.
Unincorporated Areas of Doniphan County  Doniphan County Planning &
                                          Zoning, 120 East Chestnut
                                          Street, Troy, KS 66087.
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              Stone County, Missouri and Incorporated Areas
          Project: 19-07-0060S Preliminary Date: July 19, 2021
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City of Branson West...................  City Hall, 110 Silver Lady
                                          Lane, Branson West, MO 65737.
City of Crane..........................  City Hall, 120 North Commerce
                                          Street, Crane, MO 65633.
City of Galena.........................  City Hall, 111 Main Street,
                                          Galena, MO 65656.
City of Hurley.........................  City Hall, 202 South Walnut
                                          Street, Hurley, MO 65675.
City of Reeds Spring...................  City Hall, 22597 Main Street,
                                          Reeds Spring, MO 65737.
Unincorporated Areas of Stone County...  Stone County Courthouse, 108
                                          East 4th Street, Galena, MO
                                          65656.
Village of McCord Bend.................  Stone County Courthouse, 108
                                          East 4th Street, Galena, MO
                                          65656.
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[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 22235-22238]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 81

[EPA-R09-OAR-2018-0223; FRL-9978-01-Region 9]

Air Plan Approval; California; Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control
District; Reclassification

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is proposing to grant a request by the State of California to
reclassify the Eastern Kern County (``Eastern Kern'') nonattainment
area from ``Moderate'' to ``Serious'' for the 2008 ozone national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). In connection with the
reclassification, the EPA is proposing to establish a deadline of no
later than 12 months from the effective date of reclassification for
submittal of revisions to the Eastern Kern portion of the California
State Implementation Plan (SIP) to meet certain additional requirements
for Serious ozone nonattainment areas. The EPA has already received SIP
revision submittals addressing most of the additional SIP requirements.

DATES: Any comments must arrive by June 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2018-0223 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to Nancy
Levin, at [email protected]. For comments submitted at
Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.

Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, the EPA may publish
any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically
any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located
outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
For the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Levin, EPA Region IX, (415) 972-
3848, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background
II. State Request for Reclassification
III. Evaluation of Voluntary Reclassification Request
IV. Proposed Action and Public Comment
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

    The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the EPA to establish a NAAQS for
certain pervasive pollutants that ``may reasonably be anticipated to
endanger public health and welfare'' and to develop a primary and
secondary standard for each NAAQS. The primary standard is designed to
protect public health with an adequate margin of safety, and the
secondary standard is designed to protect public welfare and the
environment. The EPA has set NAAQS for six common air pollutants,
referred to as criteria pollutants, including ozone. The NAAQS
represents the air quality levels an area must meet to comply with the
CAA.
    Ozone is a gas composed of three oxygen atoms and is created by a
chemical reaction between volatile organic compounds (VOC) and oxides
of nitrogen (NOX) in the atmosphere in the presence of
sunlight. Ground-level ozone can harm human health and the environment.
Ozone exposure has been associated with increased susceptibility to
respiratory infections, medication use by asthmatics, doctor visits,
and emergency department visits and hospital admissions for individuals
with respiratory disease. Ozone exposure may also contribute to
premature death, especially in people with heart and lung disease.
    In March 2008, the EPA strengthened the primary and secondary
eight-hour ozone NAAQS from 0.08 parts per million (ppm) to 0.075 ppm
(``2008 ozone NAAQS''). 73 FR 16436 (March 27, 2008).\1\ In accordance
with section 107(d) of the CAA, the EPA must designate an area
``nonattainment'' if it is violating the NAAQS or if it is contributing
to a violation of the NAAQS in a nearby area. With respect to the ozone
NAAQS, the EPA further classifies nonattainment areas as ``Marginal,''
``Moderate,'' ``Serious,'' ``Severe,'' or ``Extreme,'' depending upon
the ozone design value for an area.\2\ See CAA section 181(a)(1). As a
general matter, higher classified ozone nonattainment areas are subject
to a greater number of, and more stringent, SIP requirements than lower
classified areas but are allowed more time to demonstrate attainment of
the ozone NAAQS. See, generally, subpart 2 of part D of title I of the
CAA. Depending upon the classification, states with ozone nonattainment
areas are required under the CAA to develop and submit SIP revisions
providing for, among other elements, a base year emissions inventory,
new source review (NSR), implementation of reasonably available control
technology (RACT), reasonable further progress (RFP), a demonstration
of attainment, and contingency measures.
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    \1\ Today's proposed rule relates to classifications and SIP
submittal obligations associated with the 2008 ozone NAAQS. In 2015,
the EPA further tightened the 8-hour ozone NAAQS from 0.075 ppm to
0.070 ppm (``2015 ozone NAAQS''). 80 FR 65292 (October 26, 2015).
Designations, classifications and SIP obligations for the 2015 ozone
NAAQS are being addressed separately from this action.
    \2\ For the 2008 ozone NAAQS, the design value at each
monitoring site is the annual fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour
average ozone concentration, averaged over three years. The design
value for an area is the highest design value among the monitoring
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    Effective July 20, 2012, the EPA established initial air quality
designations for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. The EPA designated and initially
classified Eastern Kern \3\ as a Marginal nonattainment area for the
2008 ozone NAAQS. 77 FR 30088 (May 21, 2012). For Marginal ozone
nonattainment areas, the attainment date for the 2008 ozone NAAQS is as
expeditious as practicable but not later than three years from the
effective date of designation, i.e., no later than July 20, 2015. See
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    \3\ Kern County is located in the southern-most portion of
California's Central Valley. The western half of Kern County is part
of the San Joaquin Valley air basin and is included within the San
Joaquin Valley ozone nonattainment area. The eastern half of Kern
County is part of the Mojave Desert air basin. The Eastern Kern
ozone nonattainment area covers the eastern half of the county
excluding Indian Wells Valley. For more detail on the boundaries of
the Eastern Kern ozone nonattainment area, see the 2008 ozone table
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    Under CAA section 181(b)(2), the EPA is required to determine
whether an area attained the ozone NAAQS by the applicable attainment
date, and in May 2016, the EPA found that Eastern Kern had failed to
attain the 2008 ozone NAAQS by the applicable Marginal attainment date
(i.e., by July 20, 2015) and reclassified the area as Moderate. 81 FR
26697 (May 4, 2016). For Moderate ozone nonattainment areas, the
attainment date is as expeditious as practicable but not later than
July 20, 2018. See 40 CFR 51.1103(a). States with newly-reclassified
Moderate ozone areas were required to submit SIP revisions meeting the
applicable Moderate area requirements by January 1, 2017. 81 FR 26697
(May 4, 2016).

II. State Request for Reclassification

    As described above, in 2016, the EPA reclassified the Eastern Kern
2008 ozone nonattainment area to Moderate, and, in response to the
reclassification, the Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District
(EKAPCD) began to develop an ozone plan meeting the applicable ozone
nonattainment area requirements, such as an attainment demonstration.
However, in light of the attainment demonstration needs for the area,
the EKAPCD developed the ozone plan, titled Eastern Kern Air Pollution
Control District 2017 Ozone Attainment Plan for the Federal 75 ppb 8-
Hour Ozone Standard (``Eastern Kern 2017 Ozone Plan''), to meet
Serious, rather than Moderate, ozone nonattainment requirements. The
Eastern Kern 2017 Ozone Plan includes a request to the California Air
Resources Board (CARB) to formally submit a request to the EPA asking
for voluntary reclassification of the Eastern Kern ozone nonattainment
area from Moderate to Serious for the 2008 ozone NAAQS.\4\ On July 27,
2017, the EKAPCD adopted the Eastern Kern 2017 Ozone Plan and
transmitted the plan to CARB for approval and submittal to the EPA.
Through Resolution 17-25 (dated September 28, 2017), CARB adopted the
plan and the EKAPCD's request for voluntary

reclassification. Subsequently, on October 25, 2017, CARB submitted the
Eastern Kern 2017 Ozone Plan to the EPA as a revision to the California
SIP. CARB's October 25, 2017 SIP revision submittal constitutes a
request for reclassification of the Eastern Kern ozone nonattainment
area.
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III. Evaluation of Voluntary Reclassification Request

    Under the EPA's ozone implementation rule at 40 CFR 51.1103(b), a
state may request, and the EPA must approve, a higher classification
for any reason in accordance with CAA section 181(b)(3).\5\ We find
that the plain language of CAA section 181(b)(3) and 40 CFR 51.1103(b)
mandates that we approve voluntary reclassification requests, and thus,
the EPA proposes in this action to grant CARB's request to reclassify
the Eastern Kern nonattainment area from Moderate to Serious for the
2008 ozone NAAQS. Upon the effective date of a final action granting
the reclassification, the area will be required to attain the 2008
ozone NAAQS as expeditiously as practicable, but not later than July
20, 2021.
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    \5\ CAA section 181(b)(3) provides that the EPA shall grant the
request of any state to reclassify an ozone nonattainment area to a
higher classification.
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    By granting a state's request to reclassify an ozone nonattainment
area to a higher classification, the EPA must address submittal
deadlines for SIP requirements that have become applicable to an area
as a result of its higher classification. Such SIP requirements include
submittals that include provisions to require implementation of RACT
for existing stationary sources and permits for new or modified
stationary sources (i.e., NSR), and to provide for RFP, attainment and
contingency measures. For areas reclassified from Moderate to Serious,
the ``major source'' threshold for RACT and NSR purposes falls from 100
tons per year of VOC or NOX to 50 tons per year of VOC or
NOX.
    As noted above, in October 2017, CARB submitted the Eastern Kern
2017 Ozone Plan to the EPA as a revision to the California SIP. We have
reviewed the October 2017 submittal and find that it addresses the
following Serious ozone area SIP requirements: Base year emissions
inventory, emission statements, reasonably available control measure
(RACM) demonstration, RFP, attainment demonstration and contingency
measures.
    In addition, on August 9, 2017, CARB submitted the EKAPCD's
Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) State Implementation
Plan (SIP) for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) (``Eastern Kern 2017 RACT SIP'') to the EPA as a revision to
the California SIP. The Eastern Kern 2017 RACT SIP was developed to
meet the RACT requirements for Serious ozone nonattainment areas in
anticipation of submittal by CARB to the EPA of the voluntary
reclassification request contained in the Eastern Kern 2017 Ozone
Plan.\6\ We have reviewed the August 2017 SIP submittal and find that
it addresses the following Serious ozone area RACT-related SIP
requirements: VOC sources covered by a Control Technology Guidelines
(CTG) document and non-CTG major sources of VOC. The Eastern Kern 2017
RACT SIP does not fully address RACT requirements for non-CTG major
sources of NOX.
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    Upon review of the two SIP revision submittals described above, we
find that all the SIP elements that apply to Eastern Kern as a Serious
ozone nonattainment area for the 2008 ozone NAAQS have been addressed
except for NSR and RACT for major sources of NOX. The EPA is
proposing a schedule for additional SIP revisions for these two SIP
elements of no later than 12 months from the effective date of
reclassification.\7\
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    \7\ Upon the effective date of reclassification, we note that
certain regulatory changes would occur automatically and do not
require a SIP revision. For example, upon reclassification from
Moderate to Serious, the applicability (or ``de minimis'')
thresholds under our General Conformity rule (see 40 CFR part 93)
would drop from 100 tons per year to 50 tons per year for VOC or
NOX. See 40 CFR 93.153(b)(1). Under the General
Conformity rule, federal agencies bear the responsibility of
determining conformity of actions in nonattainment and maintenance
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IV. Proposed Action and Public Comment

    Pursuant to CAA section 181(b)(3) and 40 CFR 51.1103(b), the EPA is
proposing to grant the reclassification request by the State of
California for the Eastern Kern 2008 ozone nonattainment area from
Moderate to Serious, and to change the ``California--2008 8-Hour Ozone
NAAQS (Primary and secondary)'' table in 40 CFR 81.305 accordingly. In
connection with the reclassification, the EPA is proposing to establish
a deadline of no later than 12 months from the effective date of
reclassification for submittal of revisions to the Eastern Kern portion
of the SIP to meet the Serious area requirements for NSR and for RACT
for major sources of NOX. The EPA is not proposing a SIP
revision schedule for any Serious area SIP requirements for which SIP
submittals have already been received. We will accept comments from the
public on this proposal until June 13, 2018.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and
13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011), this proposed action is not a
``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget. Voluntary
reclassifications under section 181(b)(3) of the CAA are based solely
upon requests by the state, and the EPA is required under the CAA to
grant them. This proposed action does not, in and of itself, impose any
new requirements on any sector of the economy. In addition, because the
statutory requirements are clearly defined with respect to the
differently classified areas, and because those requirements are
automatically triggered by classification, reclassification does not
impose a materially adverse impact under Executive Order 12866. For
these reasons, this proposed 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).
Furthermore, this proposed action is not an Executive Order 13771 (82
FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory action because actions such as
reclassifications made at the request of a state are exempt under
Executive Order 12866.
    In addition, I certify that this proposed 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.). This
proposed action 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), because the EPA is
required to grant requests by states for voluntary reclassifications
and such reclassifications in and of themselves do not impose any
federal intergovernmental mandate.
    Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000) requires the
EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely
input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory policies
that have tribal implications.'' ``Policies that have tribal
implications'' is defined in the Executive Order to include regulations
that have ``substantial direct effects 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.'' There are no Indian reservation lands
or other areas where the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction within the Eastern Kern ozone nonattainment
area, and thus, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications
and will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or
preempt tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175.
    This proposed 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 proposed action does not alter the relationship
or the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the
Clean Air Act.
    This proposed rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045,
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because the EPA interprets
Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those regulatory actions that
concern health or safety risks, such that the analysis required under
section 5-501 of the Executive Order has the potential to influence the
regulation.
    Reclassification actions do not involve technical standards and
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 proposed 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.).
    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. This proposed reclassification action
relates to ozone, a pollutant that is regional in nature, and is not
the type of action that could result in the types of local impacts
addressed in Executive Order 12898.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental
relations, National parks, Ozone, Wilderness areas.

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

    Dated: May 1, 2018.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0327]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office
of Management and Budget Approval; Generic Clearance for the Collection
of Qualitative Feedback on FDA Service Delivery

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
collection of information entitled ``Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on FDA Service Delivery'' has been
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonna Capezzuto, Office of Information
Management, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., PI50-400B,
Rockville, MD 20850,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 26, 2011, the Agency submitted a
proposed collection of information entitled ``Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on FDA Service Delivery'' to OMB for
review and clearance under 44 U.S.C. 3507. 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.
OMB has now approved the information collection and has assigned OMB
control number 0910-0697. The approval expires on November 30, 2014. A
copy of the supporting statement for this information collection is
available on the Internet at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

    Dated: November 25, 2011.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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