Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Construction or Modification, 12310-12311 [06-2316]

Download as PDF 12310 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 47 / Friday, March 10, 2006 / Proposed Rules dsatterwhite on PROD1PC61 with PROPOSALS account. The guidance also set forth the circumstances when a banking institution might want or need to perform enhanced due diligence with regard to a money services business account and the nature of such enhanced due diligence. Together with the Federal Banking Agencies, we have also provided additional support and training to bank examiners with regard to the variety of products and services offered by money services businesses and the range of risks posed. For instance, in June 2005, the Federal Banking Agencies, in consultation with us, developed and issued, through the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, uniform Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering examination procedures to be used by all Federal Banking Agency examiners. The new examination procedures include a section focused specifically on non-bank financial institutions, including money services businesses. Notwithstanding these efforts, providing banking and other financial services to money services businesses continues to be an issue of concern. As a part of our continuing effort to address this matter in the context of the Bank Secrecy Act, issuing this Advance Notice to solicit updated facts and recommendations regarding what additional measures with regard to the Bank Secrecy Act, if any, would be appropriate. II. Issues for Comment In issuing this Advance Notice, we solicit comments on the following issues: 1. What requirements have banking institutions imposed on money services businesses to open or maintain account relationships since the issuance of the joint guidance by us and the Federal Banking Agencies in April 2005? 2. Describe any circumstances under which money services businesses have provided or have been willing to provide the information specified in the guidance issued by us to money services businesses in April 2005, concerning their obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act, and yet have had banking institutions decline to open or continue account relationships for the money services businesses. 3. Have Bank Secrecy Act-related grounds been cited for why banking institutions have decided not to open, or have decided not to continue to maintain, account relationships for money services businesses since the issuance of the guidance to money services businesses and to banking institutions in April 2005? VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:29 Mar 09, 2006 Jkt 208001 4. Would additional guidance (including, if applicable, clarification of existing guidance) to the banking industry regarding the opening and maintenance of accounts for money services businesses within the Bank Secrecy Act regulatory framework be beneficial? If so, what specifically should such guidance address? 5. Would additional guidance (including, if applicable, clarification of existing guidance) to money services businesses regarding their responsibilities under the Bank Secrecy Act as it pertains to obtaining banking services be beneficial? If so, what specifically should such guidance address? 6. Are there steps that could be taken with regard to regulation and oversight under the Bank Secrecy Act that could operate to reduce perceived risks presented by money services businesses? 7. Since the March, 2005, hearing and the issuance of guidance in April, 2005, to banks and to money services businesses, has there been an overall increase or decrease in the provision of banking services to money services businesses? Please offer any thoughts as to why this has occurred. III. Conclusion We are seeking input to assist in our efforts to ensure that money services businesses that comply with the law have reasonable access to banking services and, specifically, to avoid any unintended misinterpretation of Bank Secrecy Act requirements that could adversely affect the issue of the establishment and maintenance of account relationships and other banking services for money services businesses by banking institutions. We welcome comments on all aspects of this Advance Notice and encourage all interested parties to provide their views. IV. Executive Order 12866 This Advance Notice is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ for purposes of Executive Order 12866. It neither establishes nor proposes any regulatory requirements. Instead, it seeks public comment on a number of issues concerning the establishment and maintenance of account relationships at banking institutions by money services businesses within the Bank Secrecy Act regulatory framework. Dated: March 3, 2006. William F. Baity, Acting Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. [FR Doc. E6–3373 Filed 3–9–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–02–P PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R06–OAR–2004–TX–0006; FRL–8044–1] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Construction or Modification Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP). This action approves provisions for alternate language public notice for certain preconstruction permits or permit renewals and provisions for preconstruction permit renewals. It approves SIP revisions that Texas submitted to EPA on August 31, 1993; April 29, 1994; August 17, 1994; and July 22, 1998. The revisions that EPA is approving supplement the current requirements for new construction and modifications and are more stringent than the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) and EPA regulations. We are approving the revisions under sections 110 and 116 of the Act as improving the existing SIP. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 10, 2006. ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Mr. David Neleigh, Chief, Air Permits Section (6PD–R), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. Comments may also be submitted electronically or through hand delivery/ courier by following 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. Stanley M. Spruiell, Air Permits Section (6PD–R), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, telephone (214) 665–7212; fax number 214–665–7263; e-mail address spruiell.stanley@epa.gov. In the final rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State’s SIP submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no significant adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no significant adverse comments are received in response to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\10MRP1.SGM 10MRP1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 47 / Friday, March 10, 2006 / Proposed Rules this action, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives significant 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. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives significant adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. For additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in the rules section of this Federal Register. Dated: February 28, 2006. Richard E. Greene, Regional Administrator, Region 6. [FR Doc. 06–2316 Filed 3–9–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 721 [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0015; FRL–7740–6] RIN 2070–AJ18 Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonates; Proposed Significant New Use Rule Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. dsatterwhite on PROD1PC61 with PROPOSALS AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to include certain perfluoroalkyl sulfonates (PFAS) substances. EPA is proposing to amend the PFAS SNUR at 40 CFR 721.9582 by adding a new Table 3 containing the remaining PFAS chemicals on the TSCA Inventory that are not already regulated by the SNUR. This proposed rule would require manufacturers, including importers, to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing the manufacture or import of the PFAS chemicals listed in Table 3 of the regulatory text proposed herein for the significant new uses described in this document on or after April 10, 2006. EPA believes that this action is necessary because these chemical substances may be hazardous to human health and the environment. The required notice will provide EPA the opportunity to evaluate intended significant new uses and associated activities before they occur and, if VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:29 Mar 09, 2006 Jkt 208001 necessary, to prohibit or limit those uses or activities. DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 10, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0015, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: oppt.ncic@epa.gov. • 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: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0015. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT– 2005–0015. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available on-line at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 12311 of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically through regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OPPT Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/ DC), EPA West, Rm. B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566–0280. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov. For technical information contact: Amy Breedlove, Chemical Control Division (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (202) 564– 9823; e-mail address: breedlove.amy@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you manufacture (defined by statute to include import) any of the chemical substances that are listed in Table 3 in § 721.9582(a)(1) of the proposed regulatory text. Persons who intend to import any chemical substance governed by a final SNUR are subject to the TSCA section 13 (15 U.S.C. 2612) import certification requirements, and to the regulations codified at 19 CFR 12.118 through 12.127 and 127.28. Those persons must certify that they are in compliance with the SNUR requirements. The EPA policy in support of import certification appears at 40 CFR part 707, subpart B. In addition, any persons who export or intend to export a chemical substance E:\FR\FM\10MRP1.SGM 10MRP1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12310-12311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2316]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2004-TX-0006; FRL-8044-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Texas; Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Construction or 
Modification

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Texas State 
Implementation Plan (SIP). This action approves provisions for 
alternate language public notice for certain preconstruction permits or 
permit renewals and provisions for preconstruction permit renewals. It 
approves SIP revisions that Texas submitted to EPA on August 31, 1993; 
April 29, 1994; August 17, 1994; and July 22, 1998. The revisions that 
EPA is approving supplement the current requirements for new 
construction and modifications and are more stringent than the Federal 
Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) and EPA regulations. We are approving 
the revisions under sections 110 and 116 of the Act as improving the 
existing SIP.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 10, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Mr. David Neleigh, Chief, Air 
Permits Section (6PD-R), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. Comments may also be 
submitted electronically or through hand delivery/courier by following 
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. Stanley M. Spruiell, Air Permits 
Section (6PD-R), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, telephone (214) 665-7212; 
fax number 214-665-7263; e-mail address spruiell.stanley@epa.gov.

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

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this action, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives 
significant 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. EPA will not institute a second 
comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action 
should do so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives significant 
adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and 
if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA 
may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the 
subject of an adverse comment.
    For additional information, see the direct final rule which is 
located in the rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: February 28, 2006.
Richard E. Greene,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 06-2316 Filed 3-9-06; 8:45 am]
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