82_FR_26872 82 FR 26762 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles With Mobile Source Incentive Programs

82 FR 26762 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles With Mobile Source Incentive Programs

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 110 (June 9, 2017)

Page Range26762-26763
FR Document2017-11899

Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of Texas that pertain to regulations to control air pollution from motor vehicles with mobile incentive programs.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 110 (Friday, June 9, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 110 (Friday, June 9, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26762-26763]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11899]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R6-OAR-2014-0497; FRL-9962-33-Region 6]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas Control 
of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles With Mobile Source Incentive 
Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions 
to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of 
Texas that pertain to regulations to control air pollution from motor 
vehicles with mobile incentive programs.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-
2014-0497, at http://www.regulations.gov or via email to 
[email protected]. For additional information on how to submit 
comments see the detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the 
direct final rule located in the rules section of this Federal 
Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Randy Pitre, (214) 665-7299, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of this Federal 
Register, the EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct 
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as 
noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. If no relevant adverse comments

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are received in response to this action no further activity is 
contemplated. If the EPA receives relevant adverse comments, the direct 
final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be 
addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. The 
EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested 
in commenting on this action should do so at this time.
    For additional information, see the direct final rule which is 
located in the rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: May 30, 2017.
Samuel Coleman,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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                                                    involves the establishment of a safety                  and can be viewed by following that                    Port Buffalo or his on-scene
                                                    zone for 2.5 hours during intermittent                  Web site’s instructions. Additionally, if              representative may be contacted via
                                                    periods. Normally such actions are                      you go to the online docket and sign up                VHF Channel 16. Vessel operators given
                                                    categorically excluded from further                     for email alerts, you will be notified                 permission to enter or operate in the
                                                    review under section 2.B.2, and Figure                  when comments are posted or a final                    safety zone must comply with all
                                                    2–1, paragraph 34(g) of the Instruction.                rule is published.                                     directions given to them by the Captain
                                                    Paragraph 34(g) pertains to the                                                                                of the Port Buffalo, or his on-scene
                                                    establishing, disestablishing, or                       List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
                                                                                                                                                                   representative.
                                                    changing Regulated Navigation Areas                       Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation
                                                                                                                                                                      Dated: June 5, 2017.
                                                    and security or safety zones. A                         (water), Reporting and record keeping
                                                                                                                                                                   J.S. Dufresne,
                                                    preliminary Record of Environmental                     requirements, Security measures,
                                                    Consideration (REC) supporting this                     Waterways.                                             Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
                                                                                                                                                                   Port Buffalo.
                                                    determination is available in the docket                  For the reasons discussed in the
                                                                                                                                                                   [FR Doc. 2017–11951 Filed 6–8–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    where indicated under the ADDRESSES                     preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to
                                                    section of this preamble. We seek any                                                                          BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
                                                                                                            amend 33 CFR part 165 as follows:
                                                    comments or information that may lead
                                                    to the discovery of a significant                       PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
                                                    environmental impact from this                          AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS                         ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                    proposed rule.                                                                                                 AGENCY
                                                                                                            ■ 1. The authority citation for part 165
                                                    G. Protest Activities                                   continues to read as follows:                          40 CFR Part 52
                                                      The Coast Guard respects the First                      Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191;            [EPA–R6–OAR–2014–0497; FRL–9962–33–
                                                    Amendment rights of protesters.                         33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;              Region 6]
                                                    Protesters are asked to contact the                     Department of Homeland Security Delegation
                                                    person listed in the FOR FURTHER                        No. 0170.1.                                            Approval and Promulgation of
                                                    INFORMATION CONTACT section to                          ■ 2. Add § 165.T09–0385 to read as                     Implementation Plans; Texas Control
                                                    coordinate protest activities so that your              follows:                                               of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles
                                                    message can be received without                                                                                With Mobile Source Incentive
                                                    jeopardizing the safety or security of                  § 165.T09–0385 Safety Zone; Canal Fest                 Programs
                                                    people, places, or vessels.                             Water Ski Show, Erie Canal System, Fish
                                                                                                            Creek, Sylvan Beach, NY.                               AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                    V. Public Participation and Request for                   (a) Location. This zone will                         Agency (EPA).
                                                    Comments                                                encompass all waters of Fish Creek;                    ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                       We view public participation as                      Sylvan Beach, NY contained within the
                                                    essential to effective rulemaking, and                  following positions: Starting at position              SUMMARY:    Pursuant to the Federal Clean
                                                    will consider all comments and material                 43°11′37.79″ N. and 075°43′53.27″ W.,                  Air Act (CAA or the Act), the
                                                    received during the comment period.                     running Northeast to position                          Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
                                                    Your comment can help shape the                         43°11′43.15″ N. and 075°43′44.88″ W.,                  is proposing to approve revisions to the
                                                    outcome of this rulemaking. If you                      then Southeast to 43°11′42.82″ N. and                  Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP)
                                                    submit a comment, please include the                    075°43′43.42″ W., then Southwest to                    submitted by the State of Texas that
                                                    docket number for this rulemaking,                      43°11′36.90″ N. and 075°43′52.06″ W.,                  pertain to regulations to control air
                                                    indicate the specific section of this                   then returning to the point of origin.                 pollution from motor vehicles with
                                                    document to which each comment                            (b) Enforcement Period. This                         mobile incentive programs.
                                                    applies, and provide a reason for each                  regulation will be enforced                            DATES: Written comments should be
                                                    suggestion or recommendation.                           intermittently on August 13, 2017 from                 received on or before July 10, 2017.
                                                       We encourage you to submit                           12:15 p.m. until 2:45 p.m.                             ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                    comments through the Federal                              (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with              identified by Docket No. EPA–R06–
                                                    eRulemaking Portal at http://                           the general regulations in § 165.23 of                 OAR–2014–0497, at http://
                                                    www.regulations.gov. If your material                   this part, entry into, transiting, or                  www.regulations.gov or via email to
                                                    cannot be submitted using http://                       anchoring within this safety zone is                   pitre.randy@epa.gov. For additional
                                                    www.regulations.gov, contact the person                 prohibited unless authorized by the                    information on how to submit
                                                    in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                          Captain of the Port Buffalo or his                     comments see the detailed instructions
                                                    CONTACT section of this document for                    designated on-scene representative.                    in the ADDRESSES section of the direct
                                                    alternate instructions.                                   (2) This safety zone is closed to all                final rule located in the rules section of
                                                       We accept anonymous comments. All                    vessel traffic, except as may be                       this Federal Register.
                                                    comments received will be posted                        permitted by the Captain of the Port
                                                                                                                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
                                                    without change to http://                               Buffalo or his designated on-scene
                                                                                                                                                                   Randy Pitre, (214) 665–7299,
                                                    www.regulations.gov and will include                    representative.
                                                                                                              (3) The ‘‘on-scene representative’’ of               pitre.randy@epa.gov.
                                                    any personal information you have
                                                    provided. For more about privacy and                    the Captain of the Port Buffalo is any                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      In the
                                                    the docket, you may review a Privacy                    Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or                   final rules section of this Federal
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                                                    Act notice regarding the Federal Docket                 petty officer who has been designated                  Register, the EPA is approving the
                                                    Management System in the March 24,                      by the Captain of the Port Buffalo to act              State’s SIP submittal as a direct rule
                                                    2005, issue of the Federal Register (70                 on his behalf.                                         without prior proposal because the
                                                    FR 15086).                                                (4) Vessel operators desiring to enter               Agency views this as noncontroversial
                                                       Documents mentioned in this NPRM                     or operate within the safety zone must                 submittal and anticipates no adverse
                                                    as being available in the docket, and all               contact the Captain of the Port Buffalo                comments. A detailed rationale for the
                                                    public comments, will be in our online                  or his on-scene representative to obtain               approval is set forth in the direct final
                                                    docket at http://www.regulations.gov                    permission to do so. The Captain of the                rule. If no relevant adverse comments


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                                                    are received in response to this action                 General Counsel, 400 7th Street SW.,                   agencies are required to provide for
                                                    no further activity is contemplated. If                 Second Floor, Washington, DC 20506.                    appeals to ninety (90) days. Consistent
                                                    the EPA receives relevant adverse                         Instructions: All submissions received               with this law and guidance, the NEA
                                                    comments, the direct final rule will be                 must include the agency name and                       undertook a comprehensive review of
                                                    withdrawn and all public comments                       docket number or Regulatory                            its FOIA regulation. As a result of this
                                                    received will be addressed in a                         Information Number (3135–AA27) for                     review, the NEA proposes to revise its
                                                    subsequent final rule based on this                     this rulemaking.                                       FOIA regulation to incorporate changes
                                                    proposed rule. The EPA will not                           Docket: For access to the docket to                  enacted by the recent policy directives,
                                                    institute a second comment period. Any                  read background documents or                           reflect developments in the case law,
                                                    parties interested in commenting on this                comments received, go to 400 7th Street                and include current cost figures for
                                                    action should do so at this time.                       SW., Washington, DC.                                   calculating and charging fees. These
                                                      For additional information, see the                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       procedural changes are intended to
                                                    direct final rule which is located in the               Sarah Weingast, Assistant General                      enhance the administration and
                                                    rules section of this Federal Register.                 Counsel, National Endowment for the                    operation of the NEA’s FOIA program
                                                      Dated: May 30, 2017.                                  Arts, 400 7th St. SW., Washington, DC                  by increasing the transparency and
                                                    Samuel Coleman,                                         20506, Telephone: 202–682–5418.                        clarity of the NEA’s FOIA procedures.
                                                    Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             2. Compliance
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–11899 Filed 6–8–17; 8:45 am]              1. Background                                          Regulatory Planning and Review
                                                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                               The NEA operates as part of the                     (Executive Order 12866)
                                                                                                            National Foundation on the Arts and the                   Executive Order 12866 (E.O. 12866)
                                                                                                            Humanities (Foundation) under the                      established a process for review of rules
                                                    NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE
                                                                                                            National Foundation on the Arts and the                by the Office of Information and
                                                    ARTS AND HUMANITIES
                                                                                                            Humanities Act of 1965, as amended (20                 Regulatory Affairs, which is within the
                                                    National Endowment for the Arts                         U.S.C. 951 et seq.). The corresponding                 Office of Management and Budget
                                                                                                            regulations published at 45 CFR chapter                (OMB). Only ‘‘significant’’ proposed and
                                                    45 CFR Part 1148                                        XI, subchapter A, apply to the entire                  final rules are subject to review under
                                                                                                            Foundation, while the regulations                      this Executive Order. ‘‘Significant,’’ as
                                                    RIN 3135–AA27                                           published at 45 CFR chapter XI,                        used in E.O. 12866, means
                                                                                                            subchapter B, apply only to the NEA.                   ‘‘economically significant.’’ It refers to
                                                    Implementing the Freedom of                                This proposed rule implements the
                                                    Information Act                                                                                                rules with (1) an impact on the economy
                                                                                                            NEA’s FOIA regulations in subchapter B                 of $100 million; or that (2) were
                                                    AGENCY:  National Endowment for the                     and adds a new NEA-specific regulation                 inconsistent or interfered with an action
                                                    Arts, National Foundation for the Arts                  at 45 CFR part 1148, which replaces the                taken or planned by another agency; (3)
                                                    and Humanities.                                         existing regulations in subchapter A (45               materially altered the budgetary impact
                                                    ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.                  CFR part 1100) as applicable to the                    of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan
                                                                                                            NEA. The proposed rule adds                            programs; or (4) raised novel legal or
                                                    SUMMARY:    This proposed rule would                    significant detail concerning several                  policy issues.
                                                    amend the National Endowment for the                    provisions of FOIA, and is intended to                    This proposed rule would not be a
                                                    Arts’ (NEA) regulations implementing                    increase understanding of the NEA’s                    significant policy change and OMB has
                                                    the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).                  FOIA policies and procedures. The                      not reviewed this proposed rule under
                                                    The NEA proposes these amendments to                    NEA’s new regulations at 45 CFR part                   E.O. 12866. We have made the
                                                    update the NEA’s current FOIA                           1148 will contain the policies and                     assessments required by E.O. 12866 and
                                                    regulation. This proposed rule updates                  procedures governing public access to                  determined that this rulemaking: (1)
                                                    the NEA’s regulations to reflect statutory              NEA records under FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552).                 Will not have an effect of $100 million
                                                    changes to FOIA, current NEA                               FOIA requires Federal agencies to                   or more on the economy; (2) will not
                                                    organizational structure, and current                   make official documents and other                      adversely affect in a material way the
                                                    NEA policies and practices with respect                 records available to the public upon                   economy, productivity, competition,
                                                    to FOIA. Finally, the rule uses current                 request, unless the material requested                 jobs, the environment, public health or
                                                    cost figures in calculating and charging                falls under one of the several statutorily             safety, or State, local, or Tribal
                                                    fees.                                                   prescribed exemptions. FOIA also                       governments or communities; (3) will
                                                    DATES: Submit comments on or before                     requires agencies to publish rules                     not create a serious inconsistency or
                                                    July 10, 2017.                                          stating the time, place, fees, and                     otherwise interfere with an action taken
                                                    ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                     procedures to apply in making such                     or planned by another agency; (4) does
                                                    identified by RIN 3135–AA27, by any of                  records available. Further, section 1803               not alter the budgetary effects of
                                                    the following methods:                                  of the Freedom of Information Act of                   entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan
                                                       (a) Federal eRulemaking Portal:                      1986 requires each agency to establish a               programs or the rights or obligations of
                                                    https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                 system for recovering costs associated                 their recipients; and (5) does not raise
                                                    instructions for submitting comments.                   with responding to requests for                        novel legal or policy issues.
                                                       (b) Email: generalcounsel@arts.gov.                  information under FOIA.
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                                                                                                               The FOIA Improvement Act of 2016                    Federalism (Executive Order 13132)
                                                    Include RIN 3135–AA27 in the subject
                                                    line of the message.                                    (Pub. L. 114–185), enacted on June 30,                    This rulemaking does not have
                                                       (c) Mail: National Endowment for the                 2016, addressed a range of procedural                  Federalism implications, as set forth in
                                                    Arts, Office of the General Counsel, 400                issues and codified guidance and best                  E.O. 13132. As used in this order,
                                                    7th Street SW., Second Floor,                           practices from the Department of Justice               Federalism implications mean
                                                    Washington, DC 20506.                                   and the National Archives and Records                  ‘‘substantial direct effects on the States,
                                                       (d) Hand Delivery/Courier: National                  Administration. The FOIA Improvement                   on the relationship between the national
                                                    Endowment for the Arts, Office of the                   Act also changed the amount of time                    government and the States, or on the


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Document Created: 2017-06-09 01:11:44
Document Modified: 2017-06-09 01:11:44
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule.
DatesWritten comments should be received on or before July 10, 2017.
ContactMr. Randy Pitre, (214) 665-7299, [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 26762 

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