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21 CFR Part 117

 Qualitative Risk Assessment of Risk of Activity/Food Combinations for
Activities (Outside the Farm Definition) Conducted in a Facility Co-
Located on a Farm; Availability; Final Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. FDA-2012-N-1258]

Qualitative Risk Assessment of Risk of Activity/Food Combinations
for Activities (Outside the Farm Definition) Conducted in a Facility
Co-Located on a Farm; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notification of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
availability of a document entitled ``Qualitative Risk Assessment of
Risk of Activity/Food Combinations for Activities (Outside the Farm
Definition) Conducted in a Facility Co-Located on a Farm'' (the RA).
The purpose of the RA is to provide a science-based risk analysis of
those activity/food combinations that would be considered low risk when
conducted in a food facility co-located on a farm. We conducted this RA
to satisfy requirements of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
to conduct a science-based risk analysis and to consider the results of
that analysis in rulemaking that is required by FSMA.

DATES: September 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic
access to the RA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenny Scott, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-300), Food and Drug Administration, 5100
Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of January 16, 2013 (78 FR 3824), we
announced the availability of a draft qualitative risk assessment (RA)
(Ref. 1) related to manufacturing, processing, packing, and holding
activities for human food when such activities are conducted in a food
facility co-located on a farm. We reopened the comment period on March
13, 2013 (78 FR 15894) and also extended the comment period on April
26, 2013 (78 FR 24693). We gave interested parties an opportunity to
submit comments by September 16, 2013, for us to consider on the
approach used, the assumptions made, the modeling techniques, the data
used, and the clarity and the transparency of the RA documentation. We
received more than two dozen comments on the draft RA and have revised
it where appropriate (Refs. 2 and 3).
    The purpose of the RA is to provide a science-based risk analysis
of those activity/food combinations that would be considered low risk
when conducted in a food facility co-located on a farm. We conducted
this RA to satisfy FSMA's requirements to conduct a science-based risk
analysis and to consider the results of that analysis in determining
whether to exempt small or very small businesses that are engaged only
in specific types of on-farm manufacturing, processing, packing, or
holding activities involving specific foods that we determine to be low
risk from requirements specified in sections 418 and 421 of the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 350g and 21
U.S.C. 350j, respectively), or whether to modify such requirements for
such facilities. See 78 FR 3824 at 3825 to 3826 for additional
background information on FSMA, the requirements of sections 418 and
421 of the FD&C Act, the focus of the RA, the approach used, the nine
specific questions addressed by the RA, and our request for comments.
    Before making the draft RA available for public comment, we
submitted an earlier version of the draft RA to a group of scientific
experts external to FDA for peer review and revised that earlier
version, as appropriate, considering the experts' comments. A report
concerning the external peer review is available for public review and
can be accessed from our Web site (Ref. 4).
    Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is issuing a
final rule to implement section 418 of the FD&C Act for human food.
That final rule establishes requirements for certain food facilities to
conduct a hazard analysis and to identify and implement risk-based
preventive controls. In that final rule, we use the results of the RA
to exempt food facilities that are small or very small businesses, co-
located on a farm, from these requirements when such facilities are
engaged only in specific types of on-farm manufacturing, processing,
packing, or holding activities identified in the RA as low-risk
activity/food combinations.

II. Electronic Access

    The RA and our response to comments on the draft RA are available
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodScienceResearch/RiskSafetyAssessment/default.htm, and http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/PeerReviewofScientificInformationandAssessments/ucm079120.htm.

III. References

    The following references have been placed on display in the
Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration,
5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, and may be seen by
interested persons between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
and are available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov.

    1. FDA, ``Draft Qualitative Risk Assessment. Risk of Activity/
Food Combinations for Activities (Outside the Farm Definition)
Conducted in a Facility Co-Located on a Farm,'' 2012. Available at:
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodScienceResearch/RiskSafetyAssessment/default.htm and http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/PeerReviewofScientificInformationandAssessments/ucm079120.htm. See
Reference 1 to the notice of availability of the draft risk
assessment.
    2. FDA, ``Qualitative Risk Assessment. Risk of Activity/Food
Combinations for Activities (Outside the Farm Definition) Conducted
in a Facility Co-Located on a Farm,'' 2015. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodScienceResearch/RiskSafetyAssessment/default.htm and http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/PeerReviewofScientificInformationandAssessments/ucm079120.htm.
    3. FDA, ``Qualitative Risk Assessment. Risk of Activity/Food
Combinations for Activities (Outside the Farm Definition) Conducted
in a Facility Co-Located on a Farm. Response to Public Comments,''
2015. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodScienceResearch/RiskSafetyAssessment/default.htm and http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/PeerReviewofScientificInformationandAssessments/ucm079120.htm.
    4. FDA, ``Peer Review Report. External Peer Review of the FDA/
CFSAN Draft Qualitative Risk Assessment: Risk of Activity/Food
Combinations for Activities (Outside the Farm Definition) Conducted
in a Facility Co-Located on a Farm,'' 2012. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/PeerReviewofScientificInformationandAssessments/ucm079120.htm. See
Reference 3 to the notice of availability of the draft risk
assessment.

    Dated: August 31, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-56828; File No. SR-Phlx-2007-87]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.;
Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change
Relating to the Trading Sessions for Selected ETFs

November 20, 2007.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 19, 2007, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (``Phlx''
or ``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 substantially prepared by Phlx. The
Exchange filed the proposal as a ``non-controversial'' proposed rule
change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \3\ and Rule
19b-4(f)(6) thereunder,\4\ which renders it effective upon filing with
the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    Phlx proposes to update the list in Phlx Rule 101 of securities
eligible to trade in one or more, but not all three, of the Exchange's
trading sessions. The securities to be added are: (1) iShares[reg] MSCI
Canada Index Fund; (2) iShares[reg] MSCI EAFE Index Fund; (3)
iShares[reg] MSCI EAFE Value Index Fund; (4) iShares[reg] MSCI Emerging
Markets Index Fund; (5) iShares[reg] MSCI S&P Europe 350 Index Fund;
(6) SPDR[reg] DJ Global Titans ETF; and (7) Vanguard Emerging Markets
ETF.\5\ The text of the proposed rule change is available at Phlx's
principal office, the Commission's Public Reference Room, and http://
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    \5\ Recently, NYSEArca, Inc. (``NYSEArca'') filed and received
approval for a proposed rule change to expand the trading hours of
the securities of certain exchange-traded funds (``ETFs'') traded on
the NYSE Arca Marketplace to include all three trading sessions. See
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 56627 (October 5, 2007), 72 FR
58145 (October 12, 2007) (SR-NYSEArca-2007-75). Phlx is not
proposing to adopt these changes at this time. Prior to this,
NYSEArca restricted the trading of certain ETFs, including those
referred to in this proposed rule change, to one or two, but not all
three, of its trading sessions. In this proposed rule change, Phlx
is proposing to adopt the same restricted sessions that NYSEArca had
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II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, Phlx 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 those statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
Sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant parts 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 purpose of the proposed rule change is to accommodate the
trading of various securities that may not trade during all three
trading sessions on XLE. Phlx Rule 101 provides that XLE shall have
three trading sessions each day: A Pre Market Session (8 a.m. Eastern
Time (``ET'') to 9:30 a.m. ET), a Core Session (9:30 a.m. ET to 4 p.m.
or 4:15 p.m. ET), and a Post Market Session (end of Core Session to 6
p.m. ET). Phlx Rule 101 includes a list of those securities that are
eligible to trade in one or more, but not all three, of XLE's trading
sessions. The Exchange maintains on its Web site (http://www.phlx.com)
a list that identifies all securities traded on XLE that do not trade
for the duration of each of the three sessions specified in Phlx Rule
101. The Exchange proposes to add the following securities to this
list: (1) iShares[reg] MSCI Canada Index Fund; (2) iShares[reg] MSCI
EAFE Index Fund; (3) iShares[reg] MSCI EAFE Value Index Fund; (4)
iShares[reg] MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund; (5) iShares[reg] MSCI
S&P Europe 350 Index Fund; (6) SPDR[reg] DJ Global Titans ETF; and (7)
Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF. These securities are traded on the
Exchange pursuant to unlisted trading privileges and are Index Fund
Shares, described in Phlx Rule 803(l).
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act \6\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act \7\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, 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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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

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

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (1)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (2) impose any significant burden on competition; and (3)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate if consistent with
the protection of investors and the public interest, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\
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    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Phlx has given the
Commission written notice of its 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 on which the
Exchange filed the proposed rule change. See 17 CFR 240.19b-
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    Phlx has requested that the Commission waive the 30-day operative
delay and designate the proposed rule change to become operative
immediately. The Commission believes that granting this request is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest
because the Exchange is merely clarifying which ETFs do not trade in
all three of its trading sessions when such trading hours have been
established pursuant to other proposed rule changes. Therefore, the
Commission designates the proposed rule change as operative upon
filing.\10\
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    \10\ For the purposes only of waiving the operative date of this
proposal, the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact
on efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
78c(f).
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission may summarily abrogate 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 the furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

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 e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-Phlx-2007-87 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

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

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-Phlx-2007-87. This file
number should be included on the subject line if e-mail 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 Web site (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 inspection and
copying in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-Phlx-2007-87 and should be
submitted on or before December 19, 2007.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\11\
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Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2015-0353; FRL-9946-49-Region 10]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Alaska:
Updates to Incorporation by Reference and Miscellaneous Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving, and
incorporating by reference, State Implementation Plan revisions
submitted by Alaska on May 12, 2015. The revisions updated the
incorporation by reference of certain Federal provisions, revised rules
to reflect changes to Federal permitting requirements and the 2013
redesignation of the Mendenhall Valley area of Juneau, and made minor
clarifications to Alaska air quality rules. We note that the May 12,
2015 submission also included transportation conformity and
infrastructure requirements. These requirements are not being addressed
in this action. We approved the transportation conformity revisions in
a previous action on September 8, 2015, and we intend to address the
infrastructure requirements in a separate, future action.

DATES: This final rule is effective on June 20, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket Identification No. EPA-R10-OAR-2015-0353. All documents in the
docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although
listed in the index, some information may not be publicly available,
i.e., Confidential Business Information or other information the
disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Certain other material,
such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at EPA Region 10, Office of Air,
Waste, and Toxics, AWT-150, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington
98101. The EPA requests that you contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The
Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Hall at<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by using the above EPA, Region 10 address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, it is intended to refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background
II. Final Action
III. Incorporation by Reference
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

    On May 12, 2015, Alaska submitted revisions to the Alaska SIP. On
March 4, 2016, the EPA proposed to approve specific revisions in the
submission (81 FR 11497). Please see our proposed rulemaking for
further explanation and the basis for our finding. The public comment
period for the proposal ended on April 4, 2016. We received one
comment, a letter from the Alaska

Department of Environmental Conservation dated May 9, 2016,
acknowledging our work and supporting the proposal. We received no
other comments.

II. Final Action

    The EPA is approving, and incorporating by reference into the
Alaska SIP, changes to the following provisions, state effective April
17, 2015:
     18 AAC 50.010 Ambient Air Quality Standards, except
paragraphs (7) and (8);
     18 AAC 50.015 Air Quality Designations, Classifications,
and Control Regions;
     18 AAC 50.020 Baseline Dates and Maximum Allowable
Increases;
     18 AAC 50.035 Documents, Procedures and Methods Adopted by
Reference, except paragraphs (a)(6) and (b)(4);
     18 AAC 50.040 Federal Standards Adopted by Reference,
except (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (i), (j), and (k); and
     18 AAC 50.215 Ambient Air Quality Analysis Methods, except
(a)(4).
    We note that we previously approved the submitted rule revisions
related to transportation conformity at 18 AAC 50.700 through 18 AAC
50.750, and 18 AAC 50.990 on September 8, 2015 (80 FR 53735). This
action is being taken under section 110 and part C of title I of the
CAA.

III. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the
Alaska regulations described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set
forth below. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these
documents generally available electronically through http://www.regulations.gov and/or in hard copy at the appropriate EPA office
(see the ADDRESSES section of this preamble for more information).

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because this action does not involve technical standards; and
     does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian Tribe
has demonstrated that a Tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have Tribal implications as specified
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    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. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by July 18, 2016. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

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

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

    Dated: May 9, 2016.
Dennis J. McLerran,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 40 CFR part 52 is
amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

Subpart C--Alaska

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2. In Sec.  52.70, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by revising
entries 18 AAC 50.010, 18 AAC 50.015, 18 AAC 50.020, 18 AAC 50.035, 18
AAC 50.040, and 18 AAC 50.215.
    The revisions read as follows:

Sec.  52.70  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

                                  EPA-Approved Alaska Regulations and Statutes
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   Alaska Administrative Code Title 18 Environmental Conservation, Chapter 50 Air Quality Control (18 AAC 50)
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18 AAC 50.010..................  Ambient Air Quality          4/17/15  5/19/16, [Insert      except (7) and (8).
                                  Standards.                            Federal Register
                                                                        citation].
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18 AAC 50.015..................  Air Quality                  4/17/15  5/19/16, [Insert      ...................
                                  Designations,                         Federal Register
                                  Classifications,                      citation].
                                  and Control Regions.
18 AAC 50.020..................  Baseline Dates and           4/17/15  5/19/16, [Insert      ...................
                                  Maximum Allowable                     Federal Register
                                  Increases.                            citation].

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18 AAC 50.035..................  Documents,                   4/17/15  5/19/16, [Insert      except (a)(6) and
                                  Procedures and                        Federal Register      (b)(4).
                                  Methods Adopted by                    citation].
                                  Reference.
18 AAC 50.040..................  Federal Standards           4/17/15;  5/19/16, [Insert      except (a), (b),
                                  Adopted by                  11/9/14   Federal Register      (c), (d), (e),
                                  Reference.                            citation]; 1/7/15,    (g), (j), and (k).
                                                                        80 FR 832.

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18 AAC 50.215..................  Ambient Air Quality          4/17/15  5/19/16, [Insert      except (a)(4).
                                  Analysis Methods.                     Federal Register
                                                                        citation].

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3. Section 52.96 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as
follows:

Sec.  52.96  Significant deterioration of air quality.

    (a) The State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Air Quality Control Regulations are approved as meeting the
requirements of 40 CFR 51.166 and part C for preventing significant
deterioration of air quality. The specific provisions approved are: 18
AAC 50.010 except (7) and (8); 18 AAC 50.015; 18 AAC 50.020; 18 AAC
50.035(a)(4), (a)(5), and (b)(1); 18 AAC 50.040(h); and 18 AAC 50.215
except (a)(4) as in effect on April 17, 2015; 18 AAC 50.990 as in
effect on November 9, 2014; 18 AAC 50.306 as in effect on January 4,
2013; 18 AAC 50.345 except (b), (c)(3), and (l) as in effect on
September 14, 2012; and 18 AAC 50.250 as in effect on October 1, 2004.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 3

[EPA-HQ-OEI-2003-0001; FRL-8449-8]
RIN 2025-AA07

Extension of Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule Deadline for
Authorized Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to amend the Final Cross-
Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) deadline for authorized
programs (states, tribes, or local governments) with existing
electronic document receiving systems to submit an application for EPA
approval to revise or modify their authorized programs. This action
will extend the current October 13, 2007, deadline until October 13,
2008.

DATES: This rule is effective on October 2, 2007 without further
notice, unless EPA receives relevant adverse comment by September 4,
2007. If EPA receives relevant adverse comment, the Agency will publish
a timely withdrawal 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-
OEI-2003-0001, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line

instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Mail: CROMERR Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Room, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, Washington, DC, 20460. 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-OEI-
2003-0001. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

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

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

EPA/DC, EPA West, 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<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the
CROMERR Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi Huffer, Office of Environmental
Information (2823T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
or David Schwarz, Office of Environmental Information (2823T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460;<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What does this Rule do?

    This rule provides temporary regulatory relief to states, tribes,
and local governments with ``authorized programs'' as defined in 40
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sec.  3.3. Any such authorized
program that operates an ``existing electronic document receiving
system'' as defined in 40 CFR Section 3.3 will have an additional year
to submit an application to revise or modify its authorized program to
meet the requirements of 40 CFR part 3. Specifically, this direct final
rule amends 40 CFR 3.1000(a)(3) by extending the October 13, 2007,
deadline to October 13, 2008.

II. Why is EPA Using a Direct Final Rule?

    EPA is publishing this rule without a prior proposed rule because
the Agency views this as a noncontroversial action and anticipates no
adverse comment. This action merely extends the current due date for
submitting applications under CROMERR for authorized programs with
existing electronic document receiving systems, and imposes no
additional requirements beyond those imposed by the underlying final
rule (70 FR 59848, October 13, 2007). Based on what EPA has learned in
our consultations with states, the Agency does not believe that
extending the current deadline by one year for authorized programs to
submit their applications to EPA for approval of their existing
electronic reporting systems will negatively impact compliance with
CROMERR and will benefit both authorized programs and EPA.
    Additionally, in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of today's Federal
Register, EPA is publishing a separate proposed rule to consider
adoption of the time extension contained in this direct final rule
should the Agency receive relevant adverse comments regarding this
direct final rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period on
this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this direct final
rule or the proposed rule listed elsewhere in today's Federal Register
must do so at this time. For further information about commenting on
this rule, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.
    If EPA receives relevant adverse comment, the Agency will publish a
timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that
this direct final rule will not take effect. EPA will address all
public comments in any subsequent final rule based on the proposed
rule.

III. Does This Action Apply to Me?

    This action will affect states, tribes, and local governments that
have an authorized program as defined in 40 CFR 3.3 and also have an
existing electronic document receiving system, as defined in 40 CFR
3.3. For purposes of this rulemaking, the term ``state'' includes the
District of Columbia and the United States territories, as specified in
the applicable statutes. That is, the term ``state'' includes the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Northern Marina
Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, depending on
the statute.

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                                                  Examples of affected
                   Category                             entities
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Local government.............................  Publicly owned treatment
                                                works, owners and
                                                operators of treatment
                                                works treating domestic
                                                sewage, local and
                                                regional air boards,
                                                local and regional waste
                                                management authorities,
                                                and municipal and other
                                                drinking water
                                                authorities.
Tribe and State governments..................  States, tribes or
                                                territories that
                                                administer any federal
                                                environmental programs
                                                delegated, authorized,
                                                or approved by EPA under
                                                Title 40 of the CFR.
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    This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed in the
preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

IV. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    A. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of

the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk
or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM
as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    B. 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 agree or disagree; suggest 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, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review

    This action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the
terms of Executive Order (EO) 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and
is therefore not subject to review under the EO. This direct final rule
merely extends the regulatory schedule for submitting applications
under CROMERR for authorized programs with existing electronic document
receiving systems. There are no costs associated with this rule.

B. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This action does not impose any information collection burden. This
action merely extends the current due date for submitting applications
under CROMERR for authorized programs with existing electronic document
receiving systems, and imposes no additional requirements. However, the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has previously approved the
information collection requirements contained in the existing
regulations (40 CFR part 3) under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and has assigned OMB control
number 2025-0003, EPA ICR number 2002.03. A copy of the OMB approved
Information Collection Request (ICR) may be obtained from Susan Auby,
Collection Strategies Division; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(2822T); 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 or by
calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. The ICR is also available electronically in
http://www.regulations.gov.

    Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    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 this final rule on small
entities, a small entity is defined as: (1) A small business that meets
the definition for small businesses based on SBA size standards 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 (Under the RFA definition, States and
tribal governments are not considered small governmental
jurisdictions.); 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 possibility of economic impacts of today's
final rule on small entities, I certify that this action will not have
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. The small entities directly regulated by this direct final
rule are small governmental jurisdictions. In determining whether a
rule has a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities, the impact of concern is any significant adverse economic
impact on small entities, since the primary purpose of the regulatory
flexibility analyses is to identify and address regulatory alternatives
``which minimize any significant economic impact of the rule on small
entities.'' Thus, an agency may certify that a rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
if the rule relieves regulatory burden, or otherwise has a positive
economic effect on all of the small entities subject to the rule.
    This direct final rule merely extends the current regulatory
schedule for submitting applications under CROMERR for authorized
programs with existing electronic document receiving systems. EPA has
therefore concluded that today's final rule will relieve regulatory
burden for all affected small entities.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Pub.
L. 104-4, establishes requirements for federal agencies to assess the
effects of their regulatory actions on state, tribe, and local
governments and 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, tribe, and local

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 objectives 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 tribes, 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.
    Today's rule contains no federal mandates (under the regulatory
provisions of Title II of the UMRA) for state, tribe, or local
governments or the private sector. This action merely extends the
current due date for submitting applications under CROMERR for
authorized programs with existing electronic document receiving
systems, and imposes no additional requirements. EPA has determined
that this rule does not contain a federal mandate that may result in
expenditures of $100 million or more for states, tribes, and local
governments, in the aggregate, or the private sector in any one year.
Thus, today's action is not subject to the requirements in Sections 202
and 205 of UMRA.
    EPA has also determined that this action contains no regulatory
requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect small
governments, as described in the UMRA, and thus this rule is not
subject to the requirements in Section 203 of UMRA.

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, August
10, 1999), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure
``meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in the
development of regulatory policies that have federalism implications.''
``Policies that have federalism implications'' is defined in the
Executive Order to include regulations that 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.''
    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 merely extends the
current due date for submitting applications under CROMERR for
authorized programs with existing electronic document receiving
systems, and imposes no additional requirements. Thus, Executive Order
13132 does not apply to this rule.

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, November 9, 2000),
requires 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.''
    EPA has concluded that this final rule does not have tribal
implications. It will neither impose substantial direct compliance
costs on tribal governments, nor preempt Tribal law. This action merely
extends the current due date for submitting applications under CROMERR
for authorized programs with existing electronic document.

G. Executive Order 13045: Children's Health Protection

    Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) applies to
any rule that (1) is determined to be ``economically significant'' as
defined under Executive Order 12866, and (2) concerns an environmental
health or safety risk that EPA has reason to believe may have a
disproportionate effect on children. If the regulatory action meets
both criteria, the Agency must evaluate the environmental health or
safety effects of the planned rule on children, and explain why the
planned regulation is preferable to other potentially effective and
reasonably feasible alternatives considered by the Agency. EPA
interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those regulatory
actions that are based on health or safety risks, such that the
analysis required under section 5-501 of the Order has the potential to
influence the regulation.
    This final rule is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it
is not an economically significant action as defined by Executive Order
12866 and it does not establish an environmental standard intended to
mitigate health or safety risks. This action merely extends the current
regulatory schedule for submitting applications under CROMERR for
authorized programs with existing electronic document receiving
systems, and imposes no additional requirements.

H. Executive Order 13211: Energy Effects

    This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions
Concerning Regulations 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 Transfer and Advancement Act

    Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 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., materials specifications, test methods,
sampling procedures, and business practices) that are developed or
adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA
to provide Congress, through OMB, with explanations when the Agency
decides not to use available and applicable voluntary consensus
standards.
    Today's action does not involve technical standards. EPA's
compliance with 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note))
has been addressed in the preamble of the underlying final rule (70 FR
59848, October 13, 2007).

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

    Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629 (Feb. 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 final rule will not have
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects on minority or low-income populations because it does not
affect the level of protection provided to human health or the
environment. This direct final rule merely extends the current
regulatory schedule for submitting applications under CROMERR for
authorized programs with existing electronic document receiving
systems.

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
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2). This rule will become effective on October 2, 2007.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 3

    Environmental protection, Conflict of interests, Electronic
records, Electronic reporting requirements, Electronic reports,
Intergovernmental relations.

    Dated: July 26, 2007.
Stephen L. Johnson,
Administrator.

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Therefore, title 40 chapter I of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:

PART 3--CROSS-MEDIA ELECTRONIC REPORTING

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1. The authority citation for part 3 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 to 136y; 15 U.S.C. 2601 to 2692; 33
U.S.C. 1251 to 1387; 33 U.S.C. 1401 to 1445; 33 U.S.C. 2701 to 2761;
42 U.S.C. 300f to 300j-26; 42 U.S.C. 4852d; 42 U.S.C. 6901-6992k; 42
U.S.C. 7401 to 7671q; 42 U.S.C. 9601 to 9675; 42 U.S.C. 11001 to
11050; 15 U.S.C. 7001; 44 U.S.C. 3504 to 3506.

Subpart D--Electronic Reporting Under EPA-Authorized State, Tribe,
and Local Programs

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2. Section 3.1000 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(3) to read as
follows:

Sec.  3.1000  How does a state, tribe, or local government revise or
modify its authorized program to allow electronic reporting?

    (a) * * *
    (3) Programs already receiving electronic documents under an
authorized program: A state, tribe, or local government with an
existing electronic document receiving system for an authorized program
must submit an application to revise or modify such authorized program
in compliance with paragraph (a)(1) of this section no later than
October 13, 2008. On a case-by-case basis, this deadline may be
extended by the Administrator, upon request of the state, tribe, or
local government, where the Administrator determines that the state,
tribe, or local government needs additional time to make legislative or
regulatory changes in order to meet the requirements of this part.
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