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[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2014-0201]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone for Fireworks Display, Patapsco River, Northwest
Harbor (East Channel); Baltimore, MD

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish a temporary safety zone
encompassing certain waters of the Patapsco River. This action is
necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during
a fireworks display launched from a barge located adjacent to the East
Channel of Northwest Harbor at Baltimore, MD on August 5, 2014. This
safety zone is intended to protect the maritime public in a portion of
the Patapsco River.

DATES: Comments and related material must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before May 9, 2014.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number using
any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) Mail or Delivery: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Deliveries
accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. The telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for further instructions
on submitting comments. To avoid duplication, please use only one of
these three methods.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email Mr. Ronald Houck, Sector Baltimore Waterways Management
Division, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Acronyms

DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

A. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.

1. Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. You may submit your comments and material online at
http://www.regulations.gov, or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but
please use only one of these means. If you submit a comment online, it
will be considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully
transmit the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment,
it will be considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when
it is received at the Docket Management Facility. We recommend that you
include your name and a mailing address, an email address, or a
telephone number in the body of your document so that we can contact
you if we have questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
type the docket number [USCG-2014-0201] in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on ``Submit a Comment'' on the line associated with
this rulemaking.
    If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment period and may change the rule
based on your comments.

2. Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
type the docket number (USCG-2014-0201) in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line associated with
this rulemaking. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in
Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.

3. Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any
of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

4. Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a
request for one, using one of the methods specified under ADDRESSES.
Please explain why you believe a public meeting would be beneficial. If
we determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a
time

and place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.

B. Regulatory History and Information

    This rule involves a fireworks display associated with an event
that will take place in Baltimore, MD, on August 5, 2014. The launch
site for the fireworks display is from a discharge barge located in the
Patapsco River. The permanent safety zones listed in the Table to 33
CFR 165.506 do not apply to this event.

C. Basis and Purpose

    Fireworks displays are frequently held from locations on or near
the navigable waters of the United States. The potential hazards
associated with fireworks displays are a safety concern during such
events. The purpose of this rule is to promote public and maritime
safety during a fireworks display, and to protect mariners transiting
the area from the potential hazards associated with a fireworks
display, such as the accidental discharge of fireworks, dangerous
projectiles, and falling hot embers or other debris. This rule is
needed to ensure safety on the waterway before, during and after the
scheduled event.

D. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    The State Legislative Leaders, of Centerville, MA, will sponsor a
fireworks display launched from a barge located adjacent to the East
Channel of Northwest Harbor in Baltimore, MD, scheduled on August 5,
2014 at approximately 9:30 p.m.
    Through this regulation, the Coast Guard proposes to establish a
temporary safety zone. The proposed zone will encompass all waters of
the Patapsco River, within a 200 yards radius of a fireworks discharge
barge in approximate position latitude 39[deg]15'48'' N, longitude
076[deg]34'37'' W, located adjacent to the East Channel of Northwest
Harbor at Baltimore, Maryland, MD. The temporary safety zone will be
enforced from 8:30 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on August 5, 2014.
    The effect of this temporary safety zone will be to restrict
navigation in the regulated area immediately before, during, and
immediately after the fireworks display. Vessels will be allowed to
transit the waters of the Patapsco River outside the safety zone.
    This rule requires that entry into or remaining in this safety zone
is prohibited unless authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port
Baltimore. All vessels underway within this safety zone at the time it
is implemented are to depart the zone. To seek permission to transit
the area of the safety zone, the Captain of the Port Baltimore can be
contacted at telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER> or on Marine Band Radio VHF-
FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz). Coast Guard vessels enforcing the safety
zone can be contacted on Marine Band Radio VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8
MHz). Federal, state, and local agencies may assist the Coast Guard in
the enforcement of the safety zone. The Coast Guard will issue notices
to the maritime community to further publicize the safety zone and
notify the public of changes in the status of the zone. Such notices
will continue until the event is complete.

E. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on a number of these statutes or executive orders.

1. Regulatory Planning and Review

    This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
as supplemented by Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review, and does not require an assessment of potential
costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 or
under section 1 of Executive Order 13563. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under those Orders.
    Although this regulation would restrict access to this area, the
effect of this proposed rule will not be significant because: (i) The
safety zone will only be in effect from 8:30 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on
August 5, 2014, (ii) the Coast Guard will give advance notification via
maritime advisories so mariners can adjust their plans accordingly, and
(iii) although the safety zone will apply to certain portions of
Baltimore Harbor, vessel traffic will be able to transit safely around
the safety zone.

2. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
proposed rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. This proposed rule will affect
the following entities, some of which may be small entities: The owners
or operators of vessels intending to operate or transit through or
within, or anchor in, the safety zone during the enforcement period.
This proposed safety zone will not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities for the reasons provided
under Regulatory Planning and Review.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.

3. Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the rule would affect
your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you
have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT, above. The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this proposed rule or any
policy or action of the Coast Guard.

4. Collection of Information

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

5. Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
determined that this rule does not have implications for federalism.

6. Protest Activities

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

7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

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

8. Taking of Private Property

    This proposed rule would not cause a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.

9. Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

10. Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.

11. Indian Tribal Governments

    This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

12. Energy Effects

    This proposed rule is not a ``significant energy action'' under
Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.

13. Technical Standards

    This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

14. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and
have made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a
category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. This proposed rule
involves establishing a temporary safety zone for a fireworks display.
The fireworks are launched from navigable waters of the United States
and may negatively impact the safety or other interests of waterway
users and near shore activities in the event area. The activity
includes fireworks launched from barges near the shoreline that
generally rely on the use of navigable waters as a safety buffer to
protect the public from fireworks fallouts and premature detonations.
This rule is categorically excluded from further review under paragraph
34(g) of Figure 2-1 of the Commandant Instruction. A preliminary
environmental analysis checklist supporting this determination and a
Categorical Exclusion Determination are available in the docket where
indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or information that may
lead to the discovery of a significant environmental impact from this
proposed rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

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

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

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50
U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Pub. L.
107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 0170.1.

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2. Add Sec.  165.T05-0201 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.0201  Safety Zone for Fireworks Display, Patapsco River,
Northwest Harbor (East Channel); Baltimore, MD.

    (a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All waters of
the Patapsco River, within a 200 yards radius of a fireworks discharge
barge in approximate position latitude 39[deg]15'48'' N, longitude
076[deg]34'37'' W, located adjacent to the East Channel of Northwest
Harbor at Baltimore, Maryland. All coordinates refer to datum NAD 1983.
    (b) Regulations. The general safety zone regulations found in 33
CFR 165.23 apply to the safety zone created by this temporary section,
Sec.  165.T05.0201.
    (1) All persons are required to comply with the general regulations
governing safety zones found in 33 CFR 165.23.
    (2) Entry into or remaining in this zone is prohibited unless
authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port Baltimore. All
vessels underway within this safety zone at the time it is implemented
are to depart the zone.
    (3) Persons desiring to transit the area of the safety zone must
first obtain authorization from the Captain of the Port Baltimore or
his designated representative. To seek permission to transit the area,
the Captain of the Port Baltimore and his designated representatives
can be contacted at telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER> or on Marine Band
Radio VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz). The Coast Guard vessels enforcing
this section can be contacted on Marine Band Radio VHF-FM channel 16
(156.8 MHz). Upon being hailed by a U.S. Coast Guard vessel, or other
Federal, State, or local agency vessel, by siren, radio, flashing
light, or other means, the operator of a vessel shall proceed as
directed. If permission is granted, all persons and vessels must comply
with the instructions of the Captain of the Port Baltimore or his
designated representative and proceed as directed while within the
zone.
    (4) Enforcement. The U.S. Coast Guard may be assisted in the patrol
and enforcement of the zone by Federal, State, and local agencies.
    (c) Definitions. As used in this section:
    Captain of the Port Baltimore means the Commander, U.S. Coast Guard
Sector Baltimore, Maryland.
    Designated representative means any Coast Guard commissioned,
warrant, or petty officer who has been authorized by the Captain of the
Port Baltimore to assist in enforcing the safety zone described in
paragraph (a) of this section.

    (d) Enforcement period. This section will be enforced from 8:30
p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on August 5, 2014.

    Dated: March 27, 2014.
Kevin C. Kiefer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Baltimore.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0435; FRL-10017-14]

Di-isodecyl Phthalate (DIDP); Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation
to be Conducted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Notice
of Availability and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of and soliciting public comment on the draft scope
document for the risk evaluation to be conducted for di-isodecyl
phthalate (DIDP) (1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,2-diisodecyl ester
and 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C9-11-branched alkyl esters, C10-
rich; Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (CASRN) 26761-40-0 and
CASRN 68515-49-1), a category of chemical substances for which EPA
received a manufacturer request for risk evaluation. The draft scope
document for this category of chemical substances includes the
conditions of use, hazards, exposures, and the potentially exposed or
susceptible subpopulations EPA plans to consider in conducting the risk
evaluation for this category of chemical substances. EPA is also asking
the public to provide additional data or information that could be
useful to the Agency in finalizing the scope of the risk evaluation.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 11, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0435, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For technical information contact: Collin Beachum, Existing
Chemical Risk Assessment Division (Mailcode E205-02), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 109
T.W. Alexander Drive, RTP, NC 27711; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general and may be of
interest to entities that manufacture (including import) a chemical
substance regulated under TSCA (e.g., entities identified under North
American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes 325 and
324110). The action may also be of interest to chemical processors,
distributors in commerce, and users; non-governmental organizations in
the environmental and public health sectors; state and local government
agencies; and members of the public. Since other entities may also be
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific
entities and corresponding NAICS codes for entities that may be
interested in or affected by this action.

B. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    The draft scope document is issued pursuant to TSCA section 6(b)
and EPA's implementing regulations at 40 CFR 702.41(c)(7).

C. What action is the Agency taking?

    EPA is publishing the draft scope of the risk evaluation for DIDP
under TSCA. Through the risk evaluation process, EPA will determine
whether the category of chemical substances presents an unreasonable
risk of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of
use, as determined by the Administrator, in accordance with TSCA
section 6(b)(4).

II. Background

    TSCA allows chemical manufacturers to request an EPA-conducted risk
evaluation of a chemical under 40 CFR 702.37. On May 24, 2019, EPA
received a manufacturer request for a risk

evaluation of DIDP. On December 20, 2019, the Agency granted the
request, and subsequently initiated the scoping process for a risk
evaluation for this category of chemical substances. The purpose of a
risk evaluation is to determine whether a chemical substance, or group
of chemical substances, presents an unreasonable risk to health or the
environment, under the conditions of use, including an unreasonable
risk to a relevant potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation (15
U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(A)). As part of this process, EPA must evaluate both
hazards and exposures for the conditions of use; describe whether
aggregate or sentinel exposures were considered and the basis for
consideration; not consider costs or other nonrisk factors; take into
account where relevant, likely duration, intensity, frequency, and
number of exposures and describe the weight of the scientific evidence
for hazards and exposures (15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(F)). This process will
culminate in a determination of whether or not the category of chemical
substances presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the
environment under the conditions of use (15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(A); 40
CFR 702.47).

III. Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation for Di-isodecyl phthalate
(DIDP)

    The category of chemical substances for which EPA is publishing the
draft scope of the risk evaluation includes the following chemical
substances: 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,2-diisodecyl ester (CASRN
26761-40-0) and 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C9-11-branched alkyl
esters, C10-rich; (CASRN 68515-49-1). The draft scope of the risk
evaluation for this category of chemical substances includes the
conditions of use, hazards, exposures, and the potentially exposed or
susceptible subpopulations EPA plans to consider in the risk evaluation
(15 U.S.C. 2605(b)(4)(D)).
    Development of the scope is the first step of a risk evaluation.
The draft scope of the risk evaluation will include the following
components (40 CFR 702.41(c)):
     The conditions of use, as determined by the Administrator,
that EPA plans to consider in the risk evaluation.
     The potentially exposed populations that EPA plans to
evaluate; the ecological receptors that EPA plans to evaluate; and the
hazards to health and the environment that EPA plans to evaluate.
     A description of the reasonably available information and
the science approaches that the Agency plans to use.
     A conceptual model that will describe the actual or
predicted relationships between the chemical substance, the conditions
of use within the scope of the evaluation and the receptors, either
human or environmental, with consideration of the life cycle of the
chemical substance--from manufacturing, processing, distribution in
commerce, use, to release or disposal--and identification of human and
ecological health hazards EPA plans to evaluate for the exposure
scenarios EPA plans to evaluate.
     An analysis plan, which will identify the approaches and
methods EPA plans to use to assess exposure, hazards, and risk,
including associated uncertainty and variability, as well as a strategy
for using reasonably available information and best available science
approaches.
     A plan for peer review.
    EPA encourages commenters to provide information they believe might
be missing or may further inform the risk evaluation. EPA will publish
a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the
final scope within three months of publishing the draft scope.

IV. References

    The following is a listing of the documents that are specifically
referenced in this Federal Register notice. The docket for this action
includes these documents and other information considered by EPA,
including documents that are referenced within the documents that are
included in the docket. For assistance in locating these referenced
documents, please consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    1. EPA. Di-isodecyl Phthalate (DIDP) (1,2-Benzene-dicarboxylic
acid, 1,2- diisodecyl ester); Manufacturer Request for Risk Evaluation
Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Notice of Availability
and Request for Comments. Federal Register. (84 FR 42914, August 30,
2019) (FRL-9998-26).

(Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.)

Andrew Wheeler,
Administrator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8696-8; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2006-0260]

Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health
Criteria

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of an extension of the public comment period for the
Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment
period for the draft document titled, ``Integrated Science Assessment
for Sulfur Oxides--Health Criteria; Second External Review Draft'' (EPA
600/R-08/047). The draft document was prepared by the National Center
for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and
Development as part of the Agency's review of the primary (health-
based) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for sulfur
dioxide (SO2).
    EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of
seeking public comment and for review by the Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC) (meeting date and location to be specified
in a separate Federal Register notice). It does not represent and
should not be construed to represent any Agency policy, viewpoint, or
determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in
accordance with this notice when revising the document.

DATES: The public comment period began on May 30, 2008. This notice
announces the extension of the deadline for public comment from July
25, 2008, to August 11, 2008. Comments must be received on or before
August 11, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The ``Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur
Oxides--Health Criteria'' will be available primarily via the Internet
on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's home page under
the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea.
A limited number of CD-ROM or paper copies will be available. Contact
Ms. Ellen Lorang by phone<PHONE_NUMBER>), fax<PHONE_NUMBER>), or e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>to request either of these, and please provide
your name, your mailing address, and the document title, ``Draft
Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides--Health

Criteria'' (EPA/600/R-08/047) to facilitate processing of your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information, contact Dr.
Jee Young Kim, NCEA; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Information About the Document

    Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act directs the Administrator to
identify certain pollutants that ``cause or contribute to air pollution
which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and
welfare'' and to issue air quality criteria for them. These air quality
criteria are to ``accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge
useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on
public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a]
pollutant in the ambient air * * * .'' Under section 109 of the Act,
EPA is then to establish national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)
for each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria. Section 109(d) of
the Act subsequently requires periodic review and, if appropriate,
revision of existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in
scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health
and welfare. EPA is also to revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on
the revised air quality criteria.
    Sulfur oxides are one of six principal (or ``criteria'') pollutants
for which EPA has established NAAQS. Periodically, EPA reviews the
scientific basis for these standards by preparing an Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA), formerly called an Air Quality Criteria Document
(AQCD). The ISA and supplementary annexes, in conjunction with
additional technical and policy assessments, provide the scientific
basis for EPA decisions on the adequacy of a current NAAQS and the
appropriateness of new or revised standards. The Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC), an independent science advisory committee
mandated by the Clean Air Act and part of the EPA's Science Advisory
Board (SAB), is charged with independent expert scientific review of
EPA's draft ISAs.
    On May 16, 2006 (71 FR 28023), EPA formally initiated its current
review of the criteria for Sulfur Oxides, requesting the submission of
recent scientific information on specified topics. A draft of EPA's
``Integrated Plan for Review of the Primary National Ambient Air
Quality Standard for Sulfur Oxides'' was made available in February
2007 for public comment and was discussed by the CASAC via a publicly
accessible teleconference consultation on May 11, 2007 (72 FR 20336). A
review of the secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for Sulfur Oxides is
being conducted separately, in conjunction with the review of the
secondary NAAQS for Oxides of Nitrogen. The plan was finalized and made
available in October 2007 (http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/so2/
s_so2_cr_pd.html). In February 2007 (72 FR 6238), a workshop was
held to discuss, with invited scientific experts, initial draft
materials prepared in the development of the ISA and supplementary
annexes for sulfur oxides. The first external review draft of this ISA
was released for public comment and review by the CASAC on September
28, 2007 (72 FR 55207), and was reviewed by CASAC at a public meeting
held on December 5-6, 2007 (72 FR 64216). The second draft document was
released for CASAC and public review on May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31113);
this draft document incorporated revisions to address comments raised
by CASAC and the public. The Annexes to the draft ISA were made
available for review on June 17, 2008. In response to requests from the
public, EPA is extending the deadline for public comments from July 25
to August 11, 2008.
    The second external review draft ISA for Sulfur Oxides will be
discussed at a public meeting for review by CASAC, and public comments
received will be provided to the CASAC review panel. A future Federal
Register notice will inform the public of the exact date and time of
that CASAC meeting.

II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at http://
www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD 2006-
0260, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket
(Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-
566-1752.
     Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA
Headquarters Docket Center, Room 3334 EPA West Building, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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>. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit
three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an index, number
pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an unbound original
and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2006-0260. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is
EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket
without change and to make the comments available online at http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless a 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: 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 materials,
such as copyrighted material, are 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 OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

    Dated: July 16, 2008.
Rebecca Clark,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4344-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2017-0001]

California; Amendment No. 6 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster for the
State of California (FEMA-4344-DR), dated October 10, 2017, and related
determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued November 22, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that, in a letter
dated November 22, 2017, the President amended the cost-sharing
arrangements regarding Federal funds provided under the authority of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42
U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act''), in a letter to Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security, under Executive Order 12148, as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State
of California resulting from wildfires beginning on October 8, 2017,
and continuing, is of sufficient severity and magnitude that special
cost sharing arrangements are warranted regarding Federal funds
provided under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford Act'').
    Therefore, I amend my declaration of October 10, 2017, to
authorize a 100 percent Federal cost share for emergency protective
measures, including direct Federal assistance, for a period of 30
days.
    This adjustment to State and local cost sharing applies only to
Public Assistance costs and direct Federal assistance eligible for
such adjustments under the law. The Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act specifically prohibits a similar
adjustment for funds provided for Other Needs Assistance (Section
408), and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (Section 404). These
funds will continue to be reimbursed at 75 percent of total eligible
costs.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers (CFDA)
are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, Community
Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment
Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 97.048,
Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and Households In
Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for
Individuals and Households; 97.050 Presidentially Declared Disaster
Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared
Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.)

Brock Long,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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