83 FR 31098 - Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 128 (July 3, 2018)

Page Range		31098-31099
FR Document		2018-14330

On June 13, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an advance notice of proposed rulemaking titled, ``Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in Rulemaking Process.'' The EPA is extending the comment period on the proposed rule, which was scheduled to close on July 13, 2018, until August 13, 2018. The EPA is making this change in response to public requests for an extension of the comment period.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31098-31099]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14330]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and 
Benefits in the Rulemaking Process

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On June 13, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
proposed an advance notice of proposed rulemaking titled, ``Increasing 
Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in 
Rulemaking Process.'' The EPA is extending the comment period on the 
proposed rule, which was scheduled to close on July 13, 2018, until 
August 13, 2018. The EPA is making this change in response to public 
requests for an extension of the comment period.

DATES: The public comment period for the proposed rule published in the 
Federal Register on June 13, 2018 (83 FR 27524), is extended. Written 
comments must be received on or before August 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2018-0107 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or 
removed from Regulations.gov.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on this 
document, please contact Elizabeth Kopits, National Center for 
Environmental Economics, Office of Policy, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Mail Code 1809T, Washington, DC 20460, Phone: (202) 566-2299; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period for the proposed rule to ensure that the public has sufficient 
time to review and comment on the proposal. EPA is proposing this rule 
under authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, in addition to the authorities listed 
in the April 30th document.

    Dated: June 27, 2018.
Brittany Bolen,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-14330 Filed 7-2-18; 8:45 am]
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EPA may publish any comment received ICC Transformation Order. The advent of the internet and other
to its public docket. Do not submit Commission also proposes to cap 8YY advances in communications have
electronically any information you database query rates at the lowest rate reduced the financial benefit to the
consider to be Confidential Business charged by any price cap local exchange calling party of being able to make a
Information (CBI) or other information carrier, and to limit charges to one telephone call and not pay for the toll
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. database query charge per call, portion of the call.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, regardless of the number of carriers are 2. Nonetheless, many businesses and
etc.) must be accompanied by a written in the call path or the number of consumers continue to find 8YY
comment. The written comment is database queries conducted. These numbers useful. Demand for 8YY
considered the official comment and proposals should limit unreasonably numbers continues to grow. In fact, the
should include discussion of all points inflated charges and reduce or eliminate Commission recently authorized a new
you wish to make. EPA will generally incentives for parties to engage in the 833 code to supplement the 800, 888,
not consider comments or comment types of abuse described in the record. 877, 866, 855, and 844 codes already in
contents located outside of the primary DATES: Comments must be submitted on use for 8YY calling. The record offers
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or or before September 4, 2018. Reply several explanations for the continued
other file sharing system). comments must be submitted on or demand for 8YY numbers. A toll free
For additional submission methods, before October 1, 2018. number can give a business a national
the full EPA public comment policy, presence and ‘‘project a professional
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
information about CBI or multimedia image.’’ Toll free numbers can also act
identified by WC Docket No. 18–156, by
submissions, and general guidance on as a powerful branding tool, particularly
any of the following methods:
making effective comments, please visit if the subscriber can obtain a vanity
• Federal Communications
https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ number, such as 1–800–FLOWERS, that
Commission’s Website: http://
commenting-epa-dockets. promotes its business. Many businesses
apps.fcc.gov/ecfs//. Follow the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For also use toll free numbers to track the
instructions for submitting comments.
effectiveness of their advertising and
further information on this document, • People with Disabilities: Contact the
please contact Elizabeth Kopits, marketing strategy. These marketing
FCC to request reasonable
National Center for Environmental efforts increase the demand for toll free
accommodations (accessible format
Economics, Office of Policy, 1200 numbers, as businesses need to assign
documents, sign language interpreters,
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code unique numbers to each advertising
CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov
1809T, Washington, DC 20460, Phone: campaign or even to different segments
or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 888–
(202) 566–2299; kopits.elizabeth@ of the same advertising campaign.
835–5322. 3. The record indicates that 8YY
epa.gov. For detailed instructions for
minutes of use appear to be increasing,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This submitting comments and additional at least relative to other originating
document extends the public comment information on the rulemaking process, access minutes. As a result, according to
period for the proposed rule to ensure see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION some commenters, 8YY calls account for
that the public has sufficient time to section of this document. a substantial majority of originating
review and comment on the proposal. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irina access minutes. We seek comment on
EPA is proposing this rule under Asoskov, Wireline Competition Bureau, parties’ experiences regarding demand
authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, in addition to Pricing Policy Division at 202–418–2196 for 8YY numbers and legitimate minutes
the authorities listed in the April 30th or at Irina.Asoskov@fcc.gov. of use. We also invite parties to provide
document. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a additional information regarding the
Dated: June 27, 2018. summary of the Commission’s Further usefulness of 8YY numbers and demand
Brittany Bolen, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM for 8YY services.
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of
or Notice), FCC 18–76, released on June
A. History of Intercarrier Compensation
Policy. 8, 2018. A full-text version of the
for 8YY Calls
[FR Doc. 2018–14330 Filed 7–2–18; 8:45 am]
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
may be obtained at the following 4. Following the breakup of AT&T,
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internet address: https://docs.fcc.gov/ the Commission analyzed the treatment
public/attachments/fcc-18-76a1.pdf. of toll free originating and terminating
switched access charges for purposes of
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS I. Background carrier revenue recovery. In addition to
COMMISSION 1. AT&T first introduced interstate end office rate elements, the
toll free service, using 800 numbers, in Commission allowed LECs to recover a
47 CFR Parts 51 and 61
1967. The defining characteristic of that portion of fixed local loop costs through
[WC Docket No. 18–156; FCC 18–76] service, then known as Inward Wide the carrier common line (CCL) charge
Area Telecommunications Service that LECs were allowed to recover from
8YY Access Charge Reform (WATS), was that such calls were paid IXCs. In devising the CCL rate element
AGENCY: Federal Communications for by the company that received the for toll free calls, the Commission
Commission. calls and had subscribed to the toll free recognized that toll free calls generally
service. At the time, and for many years ‘‘originated over regular local loops and
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after, interstate calling rates were terminated over a dedicated access line
SUMMARY: In this document, the substantial, so the calling party received to the 8YY subscriber’s premises.’’ The
Commission proposes to migrate significant financial benefit from Commission referred to the originating
interstate and intrastate originating end making a toll free call rather than a end of such calls as the ‘‘open end’’ and
office and tandem switching and direct-dialed long distance (or toll) call. the terminating end as the ‘‘closed end.’’
transport charges for toll free (8YY) calls Today, by contrast, the prevalence of In the 1986 WATS Order, the
to bill-and-keep, continuing the reform unlimited minutes plans for both Commission placed the bulk of CCL
efforts that began with the 2011 USF/ wireless and wireline service and the charges on terminating access minutes,

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
Dates		The public comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on June 13, 2018 (83 FR 27524), is extended. Written comments must be received on or before August 13, 2018.
Contact		For further information on this document, please contact Elizabeth Kopits, National Center for Environmental Economics, Office of Policy, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 1809T, Washington, DC 20460, Phone: (202) 566-2299; [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 31098
RIN Number		2010-AA12