[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 159 (Friday, August 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46847-46848]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17903]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2004-0006; FRL 8815-01-OLEM]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request:
Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements Under Sections 311 and
312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA),
EPA ICR Number 1352.16, OMB Control Number 2050-0072

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Community Right-to-Know
Reporting

Requirements under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA),'' (EPA ICR Number 1352.16, OMB
Control Number 2050-0072) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described in
Supplementary Information. This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through March 31, 2022. An Agency may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2004-0006, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email
to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency
Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-8794; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that EPA will be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at http://www.regulations.gov. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the
public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is closed
to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide
remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For further
information about the EPA's public docket, Docket Center services and
the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The telephone number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The authority for these requirements is sections 311 and
312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11011, 11012). EPCRA section 311 requires owners and
operators of facilities subject to the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to submit a
list of chemicals or Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) (for those
chemicals that exceed thresholds, specified in 40 CFR part 370) to the
State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) or Tribal Emergency Response
Commission (TERC), Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) or Tribal
Emergency Planning Committee (TEPC), and the local fire department
(LFD) with jurisdiction over their facility. This is a one-time
requirement unless a facility becomes subject to the regulations or has
updated information on the hazardous chemicals that were already
submitted by the facility. EPCRA section 312 requires owners and
operators of facilities subject to the OSHA HCS to submit an inventory
form (for those chemicals that exceed the thresholds, specified in 40
CFR part 370) to the SERC (or TERC), LEPC (or TEPC), and LFD with
jurisdiction over their facility. This inventory form, the Tier II
Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Form, is to be submitted on
or before March 1 of each year and must include the inventory of
hazardous chemicals present at the facility in the previous calendar
year. Currently, all states require facilities to submit the Federal
Tier II form or the state-equivalent, including electronic submission.
    The burden estimates, numbers and types of respondents, wage rates
and unit and total costs for this ICR renewal will be revised and
updated if needed during the 60-day comment period while the ICR
Supporting Statement is undergoing review at OMB.
    Form Numbers: Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory
Form, EPA Form No. 8700-30.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are manufacturers and non-manufacturers required to have
available a MSDS (or Safety Data Sheet (SDS)) under the OSHA HCS.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (sections 311 and 312
of EPCRA).
    Estimated number of respondents: 465,692. This figure includes
3,052 LEPCs and SERCs and will be updated as needed during the 60-day
OMB review period.
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 6,825,633 hours (per year) (includes LEPCs
and SERCs). This figure will be updated as needed during the 60-day OMB
review period. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $312,284,992 (per year), includes annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs. This figure will be updated
to account for any changes in O&M costs, burden and number of
respondents during the 60-day OMB review period.
    Changes in Estimates: Changes in estimated costs are attributable
to updated wage rates and a reduction in O&M costs. Any additional
change in burden or cost resulting from the 60-day OMB review period
will be described and explained in this section when the updated ICR
Supporting Statement is completed.

Donna Salyer,
Director, Office of Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-17903 Filed 8-19-21; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3928-3932]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00204]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 80

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0725; FRL-10019-09-OAR]
RIN 2060-AV07

Extension of 2019 and 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard Compliance and
Attest Engagement Reporting Deadlines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
modify certain compliance dates under the Renewable Fuel Standard
(RFS). First, EPA proposes to extend the RFS compliance deadline for
the 2019 compliance year and the associated deadline for submission of
attest engagement reports for the 2019 compliance year for small
refineries. The new deadlines would be November 30, 2021, and June 1,
2022, respectively. Second, EPA proposes to extend the RFS compliance
deadline for the 2020 compliance year and the associated deadline for
submission of attest engagement reports for the 2020 compliance year
for obligated parties and RIN-generating renewable fuel producers and
importers, and other parties holding RINs. The new deadlines would be
January 31, 2022, and June 1, 2022, respectively.

DATES: Comments: Comments must be received on or before March 11, 2021.
    Public Hearing: EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on February
9, 2021. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
additional information on the public hearing.

ADDRESSES: Comments. You may send your comments, identified by Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0725, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Include Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2020-0448 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket
Center, Air Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only):
EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours of
operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal
Holidays).
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. For the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI
or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our
staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the public,
with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19.
Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to
submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov or email, as there may
be a delay in processing mail and faxes. Hand deliveries and couriers
may be received by scheduled appointment only. For further information
on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us
online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area
health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond
rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID-19.
    Public Hearing. The virtual public hearing will be held on February
9, 2021. The hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and end
when all parties who wish to speak have had an opportunity to do so.
All hearing attendees (including even those who do not intend to
provide testimony) should notify the contact person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by February 2, 2021. Additional information
regarding the hearing appears below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding this proposed
action, contact Lauren Michaels, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality, Assessment and Standards Division, Environmental Protection
Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number:
(734) 214-4640; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To register for
the virtual public hearing, contact Nick Parsons at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Does this action apply to me?

    Entities potentially affected by this rule, should it become final,
are those involved with the production, distribution, and sale of
transportation fuels, including gasoline, diesel, and renewable fuels
such as ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel, and biogas. Potentially
affected categories include:

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                                                 Examples of potentially
            Category             NAICS \1\ code     affected entities
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Industry.......................          324110  Petroleum refineries.
Industry.......................          325193  Ethyl alcohol
                                                  manufacturing.
Industry.......................          325199  Other basic organic
                                                  chemical
                                                  manufacturing.
Industry.......................          424690  Chemical and allied
                                                  products merchant
                                                  wholesalers.
Industry.......................          424710  Petroleum bulk stations
                                                  and terminals.
Industry.......................          424720  Petroleum and petroleum
                                                  products merchant
                                                  wholesalers.
Industry.......................          221210  Manufactured gas
                                                  production and
                                                  distribution.
Industry.......................          454319  Other fuel dealers.
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\1\ North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

    This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
proposed action. This table lists the types of entities that EPA is now
aware could potentially be affected by this proposed action. Other
types of entities not listed in the table could also be affected. To
determine whether your entity would be affected by this proposed
action, you should carefully examine the applicability criteria in 40
CFR part 80. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of
this proposed action to

a particular entity, consult the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

Participation in Virtual Public Hearing

    Please note that EPA is deviating from its typical approach because
the President has declared a national emergency. Because of current CDC
recommendations, as well as state and local orders for social
distancing to limit the spread of COVID-19, EPA cannot hold in-person
public meetings at this time.
    EPA will begin pre-registering speakers for the hearing upon
publication of this document in the Federal Register. To register to
speak at the virtual hearing, please contact the person listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The last day to pre-register
to speak at the hearing will be February 2, 2021.
    Each commenter will have 3 minutes to provide oral testimony. EPA
may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations, but will
not respond to the presentations at that time. EPA recommends
submitting the text of your oral comments as written comments to the
rulemaking docket. Written statements and supporting information
submitted during the comment period will be considered with the same
weight as oral comments and supporting information presented at the
public hearing.
    Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing will
be posted online at https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-standard-program/news-notices-and-announcements-renewable-fuel-standard. While
EPA expects the hearing to go forward as set forth above, please
monitor the website or contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to determine if there are any updates. EPA
does not intend to publish a document in the Federal Register
announcing updates.
    If you require the services of a translator or special
accommodations such as audio description, please pre-register for the
hearing and describe your needs by February 2, 2021. EPA may not be
able to arrange accommodations without advance notice.

Outline of This Preamble

I. Background and Extension of Deadlines
    A. Extension of the 2019 RFS Compliance Deadline for Small
Refineries
    B. Extension of the 2020 RFS Compliance Deadline
    C. Corresponding Attest Engagement Report Deadlines
II. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
    A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and
Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
    B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs
    C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
    D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
    E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
    F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
    G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments
    H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
    I. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
    J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) and
1 CFR part 51
    K. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
III. Statutory Authority

I. Background and Extension of Deadlines

    EPA is proposing to amend existing regulatory deadlines for small
refineries under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program to submit
reports demonstrating compliance with their 2019 RFS obligations, and
to submit corresponding attest engagement reports. We are also
proposing to amend existing regulatory deadlines for all obligated
parties to submit reports demonstrating compliance with their 2020 RFS
obligations, and to submit corresponding attest engagement reports.
Finally, we also propose to modify the attest engagement report
deadline for RIN-generating renewable fuel producers, RIN-generating
importers of renewable fuel, and other parties owning RINs in order to
maintain a single attest report deadline for 2020.
    For small refineries, we are proposing to extend the 2019
compliance deadline in light of ongoing uncertainty surrounding small
refinery exemptions (SREs) under the RFS program. We are proposing a
2019 compliance deadline for small refineries of November 30, 2021. For
the 2020 compliance year, we are proposing to extend the compliance
deadline for all obligated parties because we have not yet promulgated
an annual rulemaking establishing the 2021 RFS standards. We are
proposing a 2020 compliance deadline of January 31, 2022. We are
proposing a June 1, 2022, attest engagement report deadline for both
small refineries for 2019 and all relevant parties for 2020.

Table I.A-1--Current and Proposed Annual Compliance and Attest Engagement Reporting Deadlines by Regulated Party
                             for the 2019 (as applicable) and 2020 Compliance Years
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                                    Current annual      Current attest     Proposed revised    Proposed revised
    Regulated party category          compliance          engagement       annual compliance   attest engagement
                                       deadline       reporting deadline       deadline       reporting deadline
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                                              2019 Compliance Year
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Small refineries................  March 31, 2020....  June 1, 2020......  November 30, 2021.  June 1, 2022.
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                                              2020 Compliance Year
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Small refineries................  March 31, 2021....  June 1, 2021......  January 31, 2022..  June 1, 2022.
Obligated parties...............  March 31, 2021....  June 1, 2021......  January 31, 2022..  June 1, 2022.
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A. Extension of the 2019 RFS Compliance Deadline for Small Refineries

    The RFS regulations establish deadlines for obligated parties with
renewable volume obligations (RVOs) to submit annual compliance
demonstration reports to EPA, and later deadlines for the same parties
to submit associated attest engagement reports. Under existing RFS
regulations (40 CFR 80.1451(a) and 80.1464(d)), obligated parties must
submit compliance demonstration reports for each calendar year by March
31 of the following year,

and associated attest engagements by June 1 of the following year. In
this action, we are proposing to revise certain reporting deadlines
applicable to the 2019 and 2020 compliance years.
    On January 24, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth
Circuit issued a decision in Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) v. EPA
invalidating several SREs granted by EPA.\1\ The small refineries whose
SREs were invalidated by the court in the RFA case sought rehearing
from the Tenth Circuit, which was denied on April 7, 2020.\2\ Thus, the
Tenth Circuit's decision was not final until after the compliance
reporting deadline for the 2019 compliance year had already passed on
March 31, 2020. Moreover, although the rehearing petitions have now
been resolved in the Tenth Circuit, on September 4, 2020, the small
refinery intervenors in that suit filed a petition for a writ of
certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court.\3\ This case is pending on the
Supreme Court's docket at this time. The resolution of the appeals
process for the RFA case has the potential to impact the availability
of SREs going forward. Because of the uncertainty both leading up to
the March 31, 2020, deadline and of SREs going forward, we do not
believe it would be appropriate to require small refineries to
demonstrate compliance with their 2019 obligations pending ongoing
appeals of the RFA decision.\4\
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    \1\ Renewable Fuels Ass'n v. EPA, 948 F.3d 1206 (10th Cir.
2020).
    \2\ Order, RFA v. EPA, No. 18-9533 (10th Cir. Apr. 7, 2020).
    \3\ RFA, Petition for Certiorari, No. 20-472 (U.S. Sept. 4,
2020).
    \4\ EPA received a letter from the Small Refineries Coalition
dated July 30, 2020, requesting that EPA modify the 2019, 2020, and
2021 compliance deadlines and corresponding attest engagement
reporting deadlines. The letter suggests that uncertainty due to the
lack of 2019 and 2020 SRE decisions and the unknown 2021 RFS
standards ``make it practically impossible for small refineries to
plan for compliance.'' This letter is available in the docket for
this action.
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    Therefore, we are proposing to extend the 2019 compliance deadline
for small refineries. We believe that it is appropriate to do so only
for small refineries because it is only the compliance requirements of
these parties that would be affected by the outcome of the RFA case.\5\
All other obligated parties' compliance obligations for 2019 remain the
same regardless of the RFA decision.
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    \5\ Most small refineries currently have pending 2019 SRE
petitions before the agency. We are proposing to extend this
flexibility to all small refineries because others may submit
petitions in the future.
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    We intend to allow small refineries to revisit their compliance
reports in the time period after this rule is finalized and by the new
compliance date established by this rulemaking. This means that if a
small refinery had decided to carry forward a deficit for 2019 at the
time of the March 31, 2020 compliance deadline, but then later receives
an SRE for 2019 or retires RINs in accordance with its obligation, that
initial decision to carry forward a deficit will not constitute a
carry-forward deficit (i.e., failing to meet the requirement to retire
sufficient RINs as described in 40 CFR 80.1427(a)(1)) that would make
the small refinery ineligible to do the same for the following
compliance year (i.e., 2020) under 40 CFR 80.1427(b). For small
refineries that did not submit a compliance report as of the March 31,
2020, compliance deadline, we intend to treat those refineries as
having carried forward a deficit for purposes of compliance status and
do not intend to treat these refineries as being in noncompliance
pending the implementation of this action to extend the compliance date
for small refineries. Such small refineries would need to submit a
compliance report to comply with the new compliance deadline, unless
they receive an exemption.
    This proposed extension would apply only to those parties who meet
the definition of small refinery in CAA section 211(o)(1)(k) and 40 CFR
80.1441(e)(2)(iii) for the 2019 compliance year. This proposal to
extend only the deadline for parties that meet the definition of small
refinery is appropriate because only a presently unknown number of
small refineries' compliance obligations will be affected by ongoing
litigation and it is consistent with our eligibility requirements
regarding SREs. We recognize that in recent years we have determined
that some parties who have petitioned for SREs have been deemed
ineligible by EPA, often due to the refinery's throughput (i.e., more
than 75,000 barrels of crude per day) or the nature of their business
(i.e., not a refinery). We are proposing that the parties that EPA has
found ineligible because they do not meet the definition of small
refinery in recent years would similarly not be eligible for the
proposed compliance date extension for small refineries.
    We note that all of the existing regulatory flexibilities for small
refineries, including the ability to satisfy up to 20 percent of their
2019 RVOs using 2018 carryover RINs under 40 CFR 80.1427(a)(4), and the
ability to carry forward a deficit from 2019 to 2020 if they did not
carry forward a deficit from 2018 under 40 CFR 80.1427(b), would
continue to be available to them to demonstrate compliance for 2019 at
the proposed later compliance deadline. Due to the ongoing litigation,
we take no position on the availability of SREs for the 2019 compliance
year.

B. Extension of the 2020 RFS Compliance Deadline for All Obligated
Parties

    We are proposing to modify the 2020 compliance deadline for all
obligated parties. We are doing so because we have yet to promulgate
the 2021 RFS standards, and we recognize the importance to obligated
parties of planning their compliance for a given calendar year by
understanding their obligations for the years before and after.\6\ That
is, prior to demonstrating compliance with their 2020 obligations,
obligated parties have a valid interest in knowing their 2021
compliance obligations. This is particularly true given the two-year
``lifespan'' for RINs; such that 2020 RINs can be used for compliance
with either 2020 or 2021 obligations. Compliance obligations for 2021
will remain unknown until EPA finalizes the 2021 standards, and at this
time, EPA has not yet proposed the 2021 standards.
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    \6\ See 80 FR 33100, 33149 (June 10, 2015); 78 FR 49823 (August
15, 2013) for discussion of obligated parties' interests in
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    We are also proposing to modify the 2020 compliance deadline to
allow small refineries who have not yet demonstrated compliance with
their 2019 obligations sufficient time between each year's compliance
obligation demonstration. Modifying the 2020 compliance deadline to a
date after the proposed 2019 compliance deadline for small refineries
will allow for complete compliance for 2019 by all obligated parties,
including these small refineries, prior to demonstrating compliance for
2020. Requiring full compliance with the 2019 standards prior to the
2020 compliance deadline will provide all obligated parties and market
participants with an accurate picture of the RIN market, including the
availability of 2019 carryover RINs for compliance with the 2020
standards.
    We are proposing a 2020 compliance date of January 31, 2022, for
all obligated parties. This deadline would allow several things to
occur prior to that compliance date. First, it would allow small
refineries to complete compliance with their 2019 obligations. Second,
it would provide 60 days between 2019 and 2020 compliance deadlines to
allow for obligated parties to make additional RIN acquisitions,
transfers, transactions, and retirements

prior to the 2020 compliance deadline. Finally, this deadline would
provide 60 days between 2020 and 2021 compliance deadlines, allowing
the 2021 compliance deadline to remain on March 31, 2022, as currently
prescribed in our regulations.\7\
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C. Corresponding Attest Engagement Report Deadlines

    We are proposing to revise the deadline for attest engagement
reports in 40 CFR 80.1464(g) for small refineries for 2019 compliance
demonstrations and for all obligated parties as well as RIN-generating
renewable fuel producers, RIN-generating importers of renewable fuel,
and other parties owning RINs for 2020 compliance demonstrations.
    For small refineries, given the short period of time between when
small refineries will have to demonstrate compliance with their 2019
and 2020 obligations, we do not believe it is feasible for them to
conduct an attest engagement for 2019 between the proposed 2019 and
2020 compliance deadlines. As such, we are proposing that small
refineries conduct their 2019 attest engagement by June 1, 2022. For
all obligated parties, as well as RIN-generating renewable fuel
producers, RIN-generating importers of renewable fuel, and other
parties owning RINs, we are proposing that the 2020 attest engagement
report deadline would also be June 1, 2022. We believe this will
provide all relevant parties with the time necessary to conduct their
attest engagement in a timely manner and on a similar schedule. Because
attest engagements are based on the information in the submitted
compliance reports, sequencing the attest engagement to occur after the
compliance deadline is a reasonable approach. We believe that this
sequencing of reports, and the time allowed between them, will allow
obligated parties to proceed to demonstrate their compliance with both
2019 and 2020 RVOs in a logical and orderly fashion with all relevant
information available and with sufficient intervening time so as not to
pose an increased burden. Although up to three years of attest
engagements will be due on the same day, obligated parties would need
to submit a separate attest reports covering each year. For RIN-
generating renewable fuel producers, RIN-generating importers of
renewable fuel, and other parties owning RINs, maintaining a single
attest report date for 2020 will alleviate any confusion for these
parties who also need to submit attest engagements. We intend to also
provide additional reporting instructions on our fuels reporting web
page for the attest engagement reports prior to the revised deadlines.
    Given the potential for different reporting schedules for the 2019
and 2020 compliance years that we are proposing for obligated parties,
and the multiple considerations we are trying to balance across
regulated parties, we seek comment on whether the proposed deadlines
are appropriate in light of the considerations identified in this
action and whether there are other specific considerations that we
should evaluate when establishing the 2019 and 2020 compliance
demonstration and attest engagement reporting deadlines.

II. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Additional information about these statutes and Executive Orders
can be found at http://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.

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

    This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review.

B. Executive Order 13771: Reducing Regulations and Controlling
Regulatory Costs

    This action is not expected to be an Executive Order 13771
regulatory action because this action is not significant under
Executive Order 12866.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

    This action does not impose any new information collection burden
under the PRA. OMB has previously approved the information collection
activities contained in the existing regulations and has assigned OMB
control number 2060-0725 and 2060-0723. This action proposes only to
make a one-time change in the compliance dates for certain regulated
parties and adjusts the due date of their compliance reports and attest
engagements to reflect this change. It does not change the information
to be collected or increase the frequency of collection.

D. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)

    I certify that this action will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. In
making this determination, the impact of concern is any significant
adverse economic impact on small entities. 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, has no
net burden or otherwise has a positive economic effect on the small
entities subject to the rule. This action proposes to extend the RFS
compliance deadlines. We do not anticipate that there will be any costs
associated with these proposed changes. We have therefore concluded
that this action will have no regulatory burden for all directly
regulated small entities.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

    This action does not contain an unfunded mandate of $100 million or
more as described in UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not
significantly or uniquely affect small governments. This action imposes
no enforceable duty on any state, local or tribal governments.
Requirements for the private sector do not exceed $100 million in any
one year.

F. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This proposed 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.

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

    This action does not have tribal implications as specified in
Executive Order 13175. This proposed rule only affects RFS obligated
parties. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.

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

    EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern environmental health or safety risks
that EPA has reason to believe may disproportionately affect children,
per the definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in section 2-202 of
the Executive Order. This action is not subject to Executive Order
13045 because it does not concern an environmental health risk or
safety risk.

I. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.

J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) and 1 CFR
part 51

    This proposed action does not involve technical standards.

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

    The EPA believes that this action is not subject to Executive Order
12989 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) because it does not establish an
environmental health or safety standard.

III. Statutory Authority

    Statutory authority for this action comes from section 211(o) of
the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7545(o).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 80

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Diesel fuel, Fuel additives, Gasoline, Imports,
Oil imports, Penalties, Petroleum, Renewable fuel, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

Andrew Wheeler,
Administrator.
    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, EPA proposes to amend 40
CFR part 80 as follows:

PART 80--REGISTRATION OF FUELS AND FUEL ADDITIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 80 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7414, 7521, 7542, 7545, and 7601(a).

Subpart M--RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD

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2. Amend Sec.  80.1451 by adding paragraphs (a)(1)(xiv)(E) and (F) to
read as follows:

Sec.  80.1451   What are the reporting requirements under the RFS
program?

    (a) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (xiv) * * *
    (E) For obligated parties that meet the requirements for a small
refinery under Sec.  80.1441(e)(2)(iii), for the 2019 compliance year,
annual compliance reports must be submitted no later than November 30,
2021.
    (F) For obligated parties, for the 2020 compliance year, annual
compliance reports must be submitted no later than January 31, 2022.
* * * * *
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3. Amend Sec.  80.1464 by adding paragraphs (g)(7), (8) and (9) to read
as follows:

Sec.  80.1464   What are the attest engagement requirements under the
RFS program?

    (g) * * *
    (7) For obligated parties that meet the requirements for a small
refinery under Sec.  80.1441(e)(2)(iii), for the 2019 compliance year,
reports required under this section must be submitted to the EPA no
later than June 1, 2022.
    (8) For obligated parties, for the 2020 compliance year, reports
required under this section must be submitted no later than June 1,
2022.
    (9) For RIN-generating renewable fuel producers, RIN-generating
importers of renewable fuel, and other parties owning RINs, for the
2020 compliance year, reports required under this section shall be
submitted to the EPA no later than June 1, 2022.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4467-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2019-0001]

South Dakota; Major Disaster and Related Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of South Dakota (FEMA-4467-DR), dated October 7,
2019, and related determinations.

DATES: The declaration was issued October 7, 2019.

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 October 7, 2019, the President issued a major disaster
declaration under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the
``Stafford Act''), as follows:

    I have determined that the damage in certain areas of the State
of South Dakota resulting from severe storms, tornadoes, and
flooding during the period of June 30 to July 21, 2019, is of
sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant a major disaster
declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (the ``Stafford
Act''). Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster exists in
the State of South Dakota.
    In order to provide Federal assistance, you are hereby
authorized to allocate from funds available for these purposes such
amounts as you find necessary for Federal disaster assistance and
administrative expenses.
    You are authorized to provide Public Assistance in the
designated areas and Hazard Mitigation throughout the State.
Consistent with the requirement that Federal assistance be
supplemental, any Federal funds provided under the Stafford Act for
Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation will be limited to 75
percent of the total eligible costs.
    Further, you are authorized to make changes to this declaration
for the approved assistance to the extent allowable under the
Stafford Act.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice
that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under
Executive Order 12148, as amended, James R. Stephenson, of FEMA is
appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major
disaster.
    The following areas of the State of South Dakota have been
designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:

    Butte, Gregory, Kingsbury, Lawrence, Meade, and Tripp Counties
and the Cheyenne River Tribe of the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation
and the Lower Brule Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation for Public
Assistance.
    All areas within the State of South Dakota are eligible for
assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

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.

Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0001; FRL-9398-8]

SFIREG Full Committee; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
(AAPCO)/State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG),
Environmental Quality Issues (EQI) Committee will hold a 2-day meeting,
beginning on October 21, 2013, and ending October 22, 2013. This notice
announces the location and times for the meeting and sets the tentative
agenda topics.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 21, 2013, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Tuesday, October 22, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 12
noon.
    To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.) 2777 Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA, 4th Floor, South Conference
Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron Kendall, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive
Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford, DE 19963; telephone number (302) 422-
8152; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are
interested in pesticide regulation issues affecting States and any
discussion between EPA and SFIREG on Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) field implementation issues related to
human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and insight into
EPA's decisionmaking process. You are invited and encouraged to attend
the meetings and participate as appropriate. Potentially affected
entities may include, but are not limited to:
    Those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of
chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act
(FFDCA), or FIFRA and those who sell, distribute, or use pesticides, as
well as any non-government organization.
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2013-0001 is available at http://www.regulations.gov, or at the
Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001. 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 OPP Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Please review the visitor
instructions and additional information about the docket available at
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Tentative Agenda Topics

    1. Removal of aminopyralid from use in northeastern States due to
compost contamination.
    2. Availability of laboratory equipment to detect aminopyralid and
similar pesticide residues in compost at biologically significant
concentrations.
    3. Status of pollinator protection efforts.
    4. Bee incident updates and associated analytical detections.
    5. Endangered and threatened species update.
    6. Demo of revisions to the Pesticides of Interest National
Tracking System (POINTS).

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

    This meeting is open for the public to attend. You may attend the
meeting without further notification.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Aminopyralid, Bees, Compost, Endangered and threatened species, Health,
Pesticides and pests, Pesticides of Interest National Tracking System
(POINTS), Pollinators.

    Dated: August 28, 2013.
Jay S. Ellenberger,
Acting Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER22-46-000]

Parkway Generation Essex, LLC; Supplemental Notice That Initial
Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Parkway Generation Essex, LLC's application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is October 27, 2021.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet
access

who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar pleadings to
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at [email protected] or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: October 7, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Numbers FRA-2014-0124 and FRA-2013-0128]

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a document
dated November 18, 2014, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a
waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad
safety regulations contained in 49 CFR, governing the operation of
passenger trains on the Northeast Corridor (NEC). Relief was also
requested from speed limitations imposed by the Order of Particular
Applicability for the Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES)
Order. [FRA Docket No. 87-2, Notice No. 7; 63 FR 39343; July 28, 1998].
FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2014-0124.
    Amtrak's petition incorporated by reference a prior request for
relief in Docket Number FRA-2013-0128 (see 79 FR 8238; Feb. 11, 2014).
Accordingly, additional comments may be submitted regarding the
petition in Docket Number FRA-2013-0128 as well as on the new petition
in FRA-2014-0124.
    The Amtrak petitions address two distinct requests. First, both
petitions request permission to operate existing Acela trainsets, built
in compliance with the specific requirements for Tier II equipment
under 49 CFR part 238 subpart E, at speeds up to 160 miles per hour
(mph) in three speed zones where track conditions can support higher
speeds than currently operated. As discussed above, Amtrak's earlier
petition in Docket Number FRA-2013-0128 proposed the same speed
increase for a segment of track in Rhode Island, milepost (MP) AB 154.3
to MP AB 171.7.
    The new petition in Docket Number FRA-2014-0124 adds a request for
a 160 mph speed zone in Massachusetts (MP AB 194 to MP AB 204) and--
subject to completion of certain infrastructure improvements--a 160 mph
speed zone in New Jersey (MP AN 33 to MP AB 55.5).
    In summary, Amtrak seeks a waiver of provisions in the ACSES Order
and the 150 mph limitation for Tier II equipment in the Passenger
Equipment Safety Standards to permit operation up to 160 mph in each of
these discrete zones. Amtrak does not seek to use the existing Acela
trainsets at speeds higher than presently authorized elsewhere on the
NEC. Amtrak notes that increasing speeds in the subject zones would be
subject to special approvals qualifying the existing Acela Tier II
trainsets at the higher speed under 49 CFR part 213, Track Safety
Standards, and regulations governing Positive Train Control, such as 49
CFR part 236, Rules, Standards, and Instructions Governing the
Installation, Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Signal and Train
Control Systems, Devices, and Appliances. With FRA oversight, Amtrak
has been conducting tests that, although not yet concluded, are
intended by Amtrak to support qualification of the existing trainsets
and train control system for 160 mph operation. Successful completion
of these processes would be necessary for Amtrak to use any relief
related to the Acela service that might be granted in this proceeding.
    Secondly, in Docket Number FRA-2014-0124, Amtrak requests approval
to operate, on the ``spine'' of the NEC between Washington, DC and
Boston, new trainsets that would be built to ``Tier III'' standards
proposed by the second Engineering Task Force (ETF) of the Passenger
Safety Working Group of the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC).
Those standards were accepted by the full RSAC on June 14, 2013, (see
``ETF_001-02--Proposed Ruletext for NPRM 1.docx,'' available on the
RSAC Web site at https://rsac.fra.dot.gov/meetings/20130614.php.).
Minutes of the June 14, 2013, RSAC meeting are available at https://rsac.fra.dot.gov/meetings/20131031.php.

    Amtrak proposes to use Tier III equipment on the NEC at speeds up
to 160 mph (rather than the 220 mph maximum contemplated for Tier III
equipment operating on dedicated right-of-way). In support of this
request, Amtrak has submitted a review of NEC operating experience that
Amtrak represents as demonstrating a high level of safety, supported by
compliance with FRA safety regulations and existing risk mitigations
undertaken as voluntary measures. Amtrak notes that Tier III trainsets
would be operated at greater than Tier I speeds (i.e., above 125 mph)
only on the fully grade-separated portions of the NEC in designated
high-speed zones.
    In further support of its Tier III request, Amtrak has submitted
the report of a semi-quantitative risk assessment and a description of
specific safety mitigations designed to compensate for the differences
in crashworthiness between equipment built to Tier II and Tier III
standards. Amtrak asserts that, with the existing and proposed
mitigations, Tier III equipment can be operated at a level of safety
equivalent to, or better than, operations with Tier II equipment.
Amtrak's petition and exhibits are available for reference in Docket
Number FRA-2014-0124.
    Amtrak asserts that all of the relief requested is consistent with
safety and in the public interest.
    Copies of the petitions, as well as any written communications
concerning the petitions, are available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of
Transportation's (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations
Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal Holidays.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. If any interested party
desires an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
    Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
    Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
    Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
    Communications received by April 13, 2015 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered as far as practicable.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the document,
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its processes. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
See also http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy
notice of regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-55162; File No. SR-Amex-2006-106]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; American Stock Exchange LLC; Order
Granting Approval to Proposed Rule Change as Modified by Amendment No.
1 Thereto, Relating to the Adoption of a Penny Pilot Program

January 24, 2007.

I. Introduction

    On November 9, 2006, the American Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to permit certain option classes to be quoted in
pennies on a pilot basis and to adopt a quote mitigation strategy. The
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register
on November 20, 2006.\3\ The Commission received four comment letters
on the proposed rule change.\4\ On January 18, 2007, the Exchange filed
Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change.\5\ The Exchange responded
to the comment letters on January 19, 2007.\6\ This order approves the
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54741 (November 9,
2006), 71 FR 67176.
    \4\ See letters to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary, Commission, from
Wayne Jervis, Managing Member of the General Partner, Jervis
Alternative Asset Management Co. (``JAAMCO''), dated December 1,
2006 (``JAAMCO Letter''); from Christopher Nagy, Chair, Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association (``SIFMA'') Options
Committee, dated December 20, 2006 (``SIFMA Letter''); from Peter J.
Bottini, Executive Vice-President, optionsXpress, Inc.
(``optionsXpress''), dated November 17, 2006 (``optionsXpress
Letter''); and from Patrick Sexton, Associate General Counsel,
Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. (``CBOE''), dated December 12,
2006 (``CBOE Letter'').
    \5\ Amendment No. 1 proposed to replace Glamis Gold, which was
delisted, with Agilent Tech, Inc. in the list of options classes
permitted to be quoted in pennies. Amendment No. 1 is technical in
nature, and the Commission is not publishing Amendment No. 1 for
public comment.
    \6\ See letter to Nancy Morris, Secretary, Commission, from
Jeffrey P. Burns, Vice President and General Counsel, Amex, dated
January 19, 2007. On January 23, 2007, Amex supplemented its initial
response by providing additional information about its Holdback
Timer. See letter to Nancy Morris, Secretary, Commission, from
Jeffrey P. Burns, Vice President and General Counsel, Amex, dated
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II. Description of the Proposal

A. Scope of the Penny Pilot Program

    Amex proposes to amend its rules to permit certain option classes
to be quoted in pennies during a six-month pilot (``Penny Pilot
Program''), which would commence on January 26, 2007. Specifically,
proposed Commentary .01 to Amex Rule 952 would set forth the parameters
of the Penny Pilot Program and note that information concerning the
Penny Pilot Program will be communicated to members via Regulatory
Circular.
    Currently, all six options exchanges, including Amex, quote options
in nickel and dime increments. The minimum price variation for
quotations in options series that are quoted at less than $3 per
contract is $0.05 and the minimum price variation for quotations in
options series that are quoted at $3 per contract or greater is $0.10.
Under the Penny Pilot Program, beginning on January 26, 2007, market
participants would be able to begin quoting in penny increments in
certain series of option classes.
    The Penny Pilot Program would include the following thirteen
options: Ishares Russell 2000 (IWM); NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking Stock
(QQQQ); SemiConductor Holders Trust (SMH); General Electric Company
(GE); Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT);
Intel Corporation (INTC); Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT); Whole Foods Market,
Inc. (WFMI); Texas Instruments, Inc. (TXN); Flextronics International
Ltd. (FLEX); Sun Microsystems, Inc. (SUNW); and Agilent Technologies,
Inc. (A). The Exchange will communicate the list of options to be
included in the Penny Pilot Program to its membership via Regulatory
Circular.
    The minimum price variation for all classes included in the Penny
Pilot Program, except for the QQQQs, would be $0.01 for all quotations
in option series that are quoted at less than $3 per contract and $0.05
for all quotations in option series that are quoted at $3 per contract
or greater. The QQQQs would be quoted in $0.01 increments for all
options series.
    Amex commits to deliver a report to the Commission during the
fourth month of the pilot, which would be composed of data from the
first three months of trading. The report would analyze the impact of
penny pricing on market quality and options system capacity.

B. Quote Mitigation Proposal

    To mitigate quote message traffic, Amex has represented to the
Commission that it has already implemented or intends to implement the
following quote mitigation strategies.
     Join Quote. The Amex, through the ANTE system,\7\ provides
that registered options traders (``ROTs'') may either stream their own
quotes or join the specialist's disseminated quotation in some or all
of his assigned classes or series (``join quote''). In order to
participate in ``join quote,'' a ROT must be physically present in the
trading crowd. The purpose of allowing ROTs to piggyback on
specialists' quotes is partly to reduce market data traffic by allowing
ROTs to join the specialist's quote in the less actively traded series
(far out months, etc.) while auto-quoting the more actively traded
series.
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    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 49747 (May 20,
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     Monitoring. The Amex actively monitors the quotation
activity of its market participants. When the Exchange detects that a
market participant is disseminating significantly more quotes than the
average market participant, the Exchange contacts the market
participant and alerts them to potentially excessive quotation
activity. Often such monitoring reveals that the market participant may
have internal system issues or has incorrectly set system parameters.
Alerting the market participant usually leads to the market participant
to take steps to reduce the number of quotes for dissemination.
     Holdback Timers. The Amex has the systematic ability to
limit the dissemination of quotations and other changes to the Amex
Best Bid or Offer (``ABBO'') according to prescribed time criteria
(``Holdback Timer''). For instance, if there is a change in the price
of a security underlying an option, multiple market participants may
adjust the price or size of their quotes. Rather than disseminating
each individual change, the Holdback Timer permits the Exchange to wait
until multiple market participants have adjusted their quotes and then
to disseminate a new quotation. This helps to prevent the
``flickering'' of quotations. The Amex proposes to codify the Holdback
Timer in this rule filing. As proposed in Amex Rule 958A-ANTE, the
Exchange will utilize a Holdback Timer that delays quotation updates
for no longer than one (1) second.
     Delisting. The Amex commits to the Commission that it will
delist options with an average daily volume (``ADV'') of less than 25
contracts. However, the Amex represented to the Commission that it has
been its policy to be much more aggressive in delisting relatively
inactive options, thereby eliminating the quotation traffic attendant
to such listings.

III. Discussion

    After careful review of the proposal, the comment letters, and the
Exchange's response thereto, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to a national securities exchange.\8\ In particular, the
Commission finds that the proposal is consistent with Section 6(b)(5)
of the

Act,\9\ which requires, among other things, that the rules of an
exchange be 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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    \8\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Commission believes that the implementation of a limited six-
month Penny Pilot Program by Amex and the five other options exchanges
will provide valuable information to the exchanges, the Commission and
others about the impact of penny quoting in the options market. In
particular, the Penny Pilot Program will allow analysis of the impact
of penny quoting on: (1) Spreads; (2) transaction costs; (3) payment
for order flow; and (4) quote message traffic.
    The Commission believes that the thirteen options classes to be
included in the penny pilot program represent a diverse group of
options classes with varied trading characteristics. This diversity
should facilitate analyses by the Commission, the options exchanges and
others. The Commission also believes that the Penny Pilot Program is
sufficiently limited that it is unlikely to increase quote message
traffic beyond the capacity of market participants' systems and disrupt
the timely receipt of quote information. Nevertheless, because the
Commission expects that the Penny Pilot Program will increase quote
message traffic, the Commission is also approving the Exchange's
proposal to reduce the number of quotations it disseminates.
    In this regard, the commenters expressed concern about Amex's
proposed quote mitigation strategy.\10\ In particular, although
optionsXpress generally supported Amex's Holdback Timer, it expressed
concern that a longer holdback timer period could negatively impact
market quality and undermine transparency in the options market.\11\
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    \10\ JAAMCO did not comment directly on Amex's proposal, but
rather stated its strong support for quoting in penny increments in
the options market, which it believes will improve inequities in the
marketplace. See JAAMCO Letter, supra note 4.
    \11\ See optionsXpress Letter, supra note 4. OptionsXpress also
stated its view that current problems with the intermarket linkage
will be exacerbated in the option classes participating in the Penny
Pilot Program. Id.
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    In addition, SIFMA recommends that all six of the option exchanges
adopt a comprehensive and uniform quote mitigation strategy.\12\ In
particular, SIFMA strongly supports the adoption of the Holdback Timer
mitigation proposal as the most efficient means of reducing quotation
traffic. SIFMA, however, expressed concern that the lack of uniformity
among the quote mitigation proposals adopted by the exchanges will
impose a burden on member firms and cause confusion for market
participants, especially retail investors.
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    \12\ See SIFMA Letter, supra note 4.
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    Although SIFMA urges the adoption of a uniform and comprehensive
approach to quote mitigation, it does not oppose Amex's quote
mitigation proposals. In fact, SIFMA acknowledges that certain of
Amex's proposals, such as notifying members whose quote activity
suggests systems malfunctions or wrong settings and delisting inactive
series can contribute to quote mitigation. SIFMA, however, expressed
its belief that these proposals do not go far enough to resolve the
industry's concerns regarding systems capacity.
    The Commission supports efforts to implement a uniform, industry-
wide quote mitigation plan. It does not, however, believe such efforts
preclude individual exchanges from initiating their own quote
mitigation strategies. The Commission does not believe that Amex's
proposed quote mitigation strategies will lead to confusion among
market participants.
    Finally, CBOE commented that it did not have a fundamental
objection to Amex's use of the Holdback Timer, but sought additional
information concerning how the Holdback Timer functions and how orders
sent to Amex by CBOE members or by CBOE though linkage might be
impacted by the Holdback Timer.\13\ Specifically, CBOE requested
additional information about the extent to which the Holdback Timer is
utilized throughout the day and whether it is used uniformly in all
option classes traded on Amex. In response, Amex indicated that it
intends to use the Holdback Timer uniformly in all option classes.\14\
In addition, the Amex committed to apply the Holdback Timer mechanism
throughout the trading day for a period of up to, but no more than, one
second.\15\ In further response to inquiry from CBOE, the Amex
represented that it does not intend to disclose the precise length of
the timer to its members, to non-members or to the other exchanges.\16\
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    \13\ See CBOE Letter, supra note 4.
    \14\ Telephone conversation between Michael T. Bickford, Senior
Vice President, Amex, and Jennifer L. Colihan, Special Counsel,
Cyndi N. Rodriguez, Special Counsel, and Johnna B. Dumler, Special
Counsel, Division of Market Regulation, Commission, on January 23,
2007. See also Exchange Response, supra note 6.
    \15\ Telephone conversation between Michael T. Bickford, Senior
Vice President, Amex, and Jennifer L. Colihan, Special Counsel,
Cyndi N. Rodriguez, Special Counsel, and Johnna B. Dumler, Special
Counsel, Division of Market Regulation, Commission, on January 23,
2007.
    \16\ Id.
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    In addition, CBOE inquired whether the Holdback Timer will apply
only to market maker quotations and asked the Exchange to clarify what
information will be delayed by the Holdback Timer. Amex clarified that
the Holdback Timer will be applied when there is a change in the price
and/or size of the security underlying an option. The Exchange will
wait (for a period up to one second) until multiple market participants
have adjusted their quotes and then will disseminate a new quotation.
The Exchange will apply the Holdback Timer to all data that it sends to
OPRA.\17\ Finally, in response to CBOE's inquiry regarding the
treatment of incoming marketable orders, Amex indicated that Holdback
Timer only ``addresses the dissemination of quote changes on the
Exchange not the execution of orders.''\18\ Therefore, incoming
marketable orders sent to the Exchange will automatically trade against
Amex's current internal quotation that may be delayed during the one
second holdback period.
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    \17\ See Exchange Response, supra note 6.
    \18\ Telephone conversation between Michael T. Bickford, Senior
Vice President, Amex, and Jennifer L. Colihan, Special Counsel,
Cyndi N. Rodriguez, Special Counsel, and Johnna B. Dumler, Special
Counsel, Division of Market Regulation, Commission, on January 23,
2007.
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IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\19\ that the proposed rule change (SR-Amex-2006-106), as modified
by Amendment No. 1, be, and hereby is, approved on a six-month pilot
basis, which will commence on January 26, 2007.
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    \19\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation,
pursuant to delegated authority.\20\
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    \20\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Land Use Changes to
Surplus Property at the Mobile Downtown Airport, Mobile, Alabama

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on land use change request.

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SUMMARY: Notice is being given that the FAA is considering a request
from the Mobile Airport Authority to waive the requirement that 7.50
acres of airport property located at the Mobile Downtown Airport in
Mobile, Alabama, be used for aeronautical purposes.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 1, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be mailed or delivered in
triplicate to the FAA to the following address: Jackson Airports
District Office, Attn: Graham Coffelt, Program Manager, 100 West Cross
Street, Suite B, Jackson, MS 39208-2307.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to Mobile Airport Authority, Attn: Mr. Chris Curry,
President, P.O. Box 880004, Mobile, AL 36608.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Graham Coffelt, Program Manager,
Jackson Airports District Office, 100 West Cross Street, Suite B,
Jackson, MS 39208-2307,<PHONE_NUMBER>. The land release request may be
reviewed in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C.
Section 47153(c). The FAA is reviewing a request by the Mobile Airport
Authority to designate 7.50 acres of land for non-aeronautical use on
the airport layout plan. The airport layout plan update, if approved as
submitted, would change the use of 7.50 aces on the Mobile Downtown
Airport from aeronautical to non-aeronautical. The property will be
leased for Commercial Development. The location of the land relative to
existing or anticipated aircraft noise contours greater than 65ldn are
not considered to be an issue. The proceeds from the lease of this
property will be used for airport purposes. The proposed use of this
property is compatible with airport operations.
    Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the request,
notice and other documents germane to the request in person at the
Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM).

    Issued in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 18, 2019.
Rans D. Black,
Manager, Jackson Airports District Office Southern Region.
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[Notices]
[Pages 14483-14484]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0078; FRL-10005-46]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of an
Existing Collection (EPA ICR No. 2613.02; OMB Control No. 2070-0212);
Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The ICR, entitled: `Toxic Chemical Release Reporting' and identified by
EPA ICR No. 2613.02 and OMB Control No. 2070-0212, represents a renewal
of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2020. EPA is
also consolidating this existing ICR with another currently approved
ICR, also entitled `Toxic Chemical Release Reporting' and identified by
EPA ICR No. 1363.28 and OMB Control No. 2025-0009. Before submitting
the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information collection that is
summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are
available in the docket for public review and comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 11, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0078, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: 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.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For technical information contact: Cassandra Vail, Toxics Release
Inventory Program Division, 7410M, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; 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. What information is EPA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply
to?

    Title: Toxic Chemical Release Reporting.
    ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2613.02.
    OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0212.
    ICR status: This ICR is for a renewal of an existing information
collection activity. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person
is not required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers
for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are
listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by publication in the
Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related
collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
    Abstract: Pursuant to section 313 of the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. 11001 et seq.), certain
facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use specified toxic
chemicals in amounts above reporting threshold levels as provided in 40
CFR 372.25 must submit annually to EPA and to their designated state or
Indian country officials toxic chemical release forms containing
information specified by EPA; see 42 U.S.C. 11023. In addition,
pursuant to section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA, 42
U.S.C. 13101 et seq.), facilities reporting under section 313 of EPCRA
must also report pollution prevention and waste management data,
including recycling information, for such chemicals; see 42 U.S.C.
13106. EPA compiles and stores these reports in a publicly accessible
database known as the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). Regulations at 40
CFR part 372, subpart B, require facilities that meet all of the
following criteria to report:
     The facility has 10 or more fulltime employee equivalents
(i.e., a total of 20,000 hours worked per year or greater; see 40 CFR
372.3);
     The facility is included in a North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) Code listed at 40 CFR 372.23 or under
Executive Order 13693, federal facilities regardless of their industry
classification; and
     The facility manufactures (defined to include importing),
processes, or otherwise uses any EPCRA section 313 (TRI) chemical in
quantities greater than the established thresholds for the

specific chemical in the course of a calendar year.
    Facilities that meet these criteria must file a Form R report or,
in some cases, may submit a Form A Certification Statement, for each
listed toxic chemical for which the criteria are met. The Form R
Schedule 1 is an adjunct to the Form R that mirrors the data elements
from Form R Part II Chemical-Specific Information sections 5, 6, and 8
(current year only) and requires the reporting of the individual grams
data for each member of the dioxin and dioxin-like compounds category
present. As specified in EPCRA section 313(a), facilities must submit
report(s) for any calendar year on or before July 1 of the following
year. For example, reporting year 2015 data should have been submitted
and certified on or before July 1, 2016.
    EPA maintains the list of toxic chemicals subject to TRI reporting
at 40 CFR 372.65 and the Agency publishes this list each year as Table
II in the Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Forms and Instructions.
The current TRI chemical list contains 595 chemicals and 31 chemical
categories. Environmental agencies, industry, and the public use TRI
data for a wide variety of purposes. EPA program offices use TRI data,
along with other data, to help establish programmatic priorities,
evaluate potential hazards to human health and the natural environment,
and undertake appropriate regulatory and/or enforcement activities.
Environmental and public interest groups use the data to better
understand toxic chemical releases at the community level and to work
with industry, government agencies, and others to promote reductions in
toxic chemical releases. Industrial facilities use the TRI data to
evaluate the efficiency of their production processes and to help track
and communicate their progress in achieving pollution prevention goals.
    The TRI data are unique in providing a multi-media (air, water, and
land) picture of toxic chemical releases, transfers, and other waste
management activities by covered facilities on a yearly basis. While
other environmental media programs provide some toxic chemical data and
related permit data, TRI data are unique with regard to the types of
chemicals and industry sectors covered as well as the frequency of
reporting. Facilities subject to TRI reporting must submit reports for
each calendar year to EPA and the State or Indian Country in which they
are located by July 1 of the following year.
    Respondents may claim trade secrecy for a chemical's identity as
described in EPCRA Section 322 and its implementing regulations in 40
CFR part 350. EPA will disclose information covered by a claim of trade
secrecy only to the extent permitted by and in accordance with the
procedures in 40 CFR part 350 and 40 CFR part 2.).
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to range between
22.0 hours and 35.7 hours per response, depending upon the nature of
the response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are facilities that submit annual reports under section 313 of
EPCRA and section 6607 of PPA.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection is 3,615,127 hours. Burden is defined in 5
CFR 1320.3(b).
    The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are:
    Regulations at 40 CFR part 372, subpart B, require facilities that
meet all of the following criteria to report:
     The facility has 10 or more full-time employee equivalents
(i.e., a total of 20,000 hours worked per year or greater; see 40 CFR
372.3); and
     The facility is included in a North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) Code listed at 40 CFR 372.23 or under
Executive Order 13148, Federal facilities regardless of their industry
classification; and
     The facility manufactures (defined to include importing),
processes, or otherwise uses any EPCRA section 313 (TRI) chemical in
quantities greater than the established thresholds for the specific
chemical in the course of a calendar year.
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 76,534.
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
76,534.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 3,615,128 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $0.

III. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or
the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: March 8, 2020.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-118, OMB Control No. 3235-0095]

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Upon Written Request Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736

Extension:
    Rule 236
    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the collection of
information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the Office of Management and
Budget for extension and approval.
    Securities Act Rule 236 (17 CFR 230.236) provides an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act for the offering of shares of
stock or similar securities to provide funds to be distributed to
security holders in lieu of fractional shares, scrip certificates or
order forms, in connection with a stock dividend, stock split, reverse
stock split, conversion, merger or similar transaction. Issuers wishing
to rely upon the exemption are required to furnish specified
information to the Commission at least 10 days prior to the offering.
The information is needed to provide notice that the issuer is relying
on the exemption. Approximately 10 respondents file the information
required by Rule 236 at an estimated 1.5 hours per response for a total
annual reporting burden of 15 hours (1.5 hours per response x 10
responses).
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether this proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden imposed by the collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will
be given to comments and suggestions submitted in writing within 60
days of this publication.
    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 control number.
    Please direct your written comment to David Bottom, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Cynthia
Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 or send an email to:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: December 18, 2020.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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