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the Navajo Nation primacy for the
SDWA Class II UIC program (as defined
in § 147.3400), is November 25, 1988.
Subpart GG—[Amended]
3. Section 147.1603 is amended by
revising the first sentence of paragraph
(a) and paragraph (b) to read as follows:
■
§ 147.1603 EPA-administered program—
Indian Lands.
(a) Contents. The UIC program for all
classes of wells on Indian lands in New
Mexico, except for Class II wells on
Navajo Indian lands for which EPA has
granted the Navajo Nation primacy for
the SDWA Class II UIC program (as
defined in § 147.3400), is administered
by EPA. * * *
(b) Effective date. The effective date
for the UIC program on Indian lands in
New Mexico, except for Class II wells on
Navajo Indian lands for which EPA has
granted the Navajo Nation primacy for
the SDWA Class II UIC program (as
defined in § 147.3400), is November 25,
1988.
Subpart TT—[Amended]
4. Section 147.2253 is amended by
revising the first two sentences of
paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) to read
as follows:
■
§ 147.2253
EPA-administered program.
(a) Contents. The UIC program for all
classes of wells on Indian lands in the
State of Utah, except for Class II wells
on Navajo Indian lands for which EPA
has granted the Navajo Nation primacy
for the SDWA Class II UIC program (as
defined in § 147.3400), is administered
by EPA. The program for wells on
Navajo Indian lands, except for Class II
wells on Navajo Indian lands for which
EPA has granted the Navajo Nation
primacy for the SDWA Class II UIC
program, and for Ute Mountain Ute
consists of the requirements set forth at
subpart HHH of this part. * * *
(b) Effective date. The effective date
for this program for all other Indian
lands in Utah, except for Class II wells
on Navajo Indian lands for which EPA
has granted the Navajo Nation primacy
for the SDWA Class II UIC program (as
defined in § 147.3400), is November 25,
1988.
Subpart HHH—[Amended]
5. Section 147.3000 is amended by
revising the first sentence of paragraph
(a) and paragraph (b) to read as follows:
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■
§ 147.3000
EPA-administered program.
(a) Contents. The UIC program for
Navajo Indian lands, except for Class II
wells on Navajo Indian lands for which
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EPA has granted the Navajo Nation
primacy for the SDWA Class II UIC
program (as defined in § 147.3400), the
Ute Mountain Ute (Class II wells only
on Ute Mountain Ute lands in Colorado
and all wells on Ute Mountain Ute lands
in Utah and New Mexico), and all wells
on other Indian lands in New Mexico is
administered by EPA. * * *
(b) Effective date. The effective date
for the UIC program on these lands,
except for Class II wells on Navajo
Indian lands for which EPA has granted
the Navajo Nation primacy for the
SDWA Class II UIC program (as defined
in § 147.3400), is November 25, 1988.
■ 6. Subpart KKK is added and reserved
to read as follows:
Subpart KKK—[Reserved]
7. Subpart LLL consisting of
§ 147.3400 is added to read as follows:
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Subpart LLL—Navajo Indian Lands
§ 147.3400
wells.
Navajo Indian Lands—Class II
The UIC program for Class II injection
wells located: Within the exterior
boundaries of the formal Navajo
Reservation, including the three satellite
reservations (Alamo, Canoncito and
Ramah), but excluding the former
Bennett Freeze Area, the Four Corners
Power Plant and the Navajo Generating
Station; and on Navajo Nation tribal
trust lands and trust allotments outside
those exterior boundaries (collectively
referred to as ‘‘Navajo Indian lands for
which EPA has granted the Navajo
Nation primacy for the SDWA Class II
UIC program’’), is the program
administered by the Navajo Nation
approved by EPA pursuant to section
1425 of the SDWA. Notice of this
approval was published in the Federal
Register on November 4, 2008; the
effective date of this program is
December 4, 2008. This program
consists of the following elements as
submitted to EPA in the Navajo Nation’s
program application:
(a) Incorporation by Reference. The
requirements set forth in the Navajo
Nation Statutes, Regulations and
Resolution notebook, dated October
2008, are hereby incorporated by
reference and made part of the
applicable UIC program under the
SDWA for Class II injection wells on
Navajo Indian lands for which EPA has
granted the Navajo Nation primacy for
the SDWA Class II UIC program (as
defined in this section). This
incorporation by reference was
approved by the Director of the Federal
Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. Copies may
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be obtained or inspected at the Navajo
Nation Environmental Protection
Agency UIC Office, Old NAPA Auto
Parts Building (Tribal Bldg. #S009–080),
Highway 64, Shiprock, New Mexico
87420 (505–368–1040), at the
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, California 94105–3920 (415–
972–3533), or at the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of
this material at NARA, call (202) 741–
6030, or go to: https://www.archives.gov/
federal_register/
code_of_federal_regulations/
ibr_locations.html.
(b) Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA). The MOA between EPA Region
9 and the Navajo Nation, signed by the
EPA Regional Administrator on August
21, 2001. The Criminal Enforcement
MOA between EPA Region 9 and the
Navajo Nation, signed by EPA on
October 30, 2006.
(c) Statement of Legal Authority. (1)
‘‘Statement of the Attorney General of
the Navajo Nation Pursuant to 40 CFR
145.24’’, August 27, 2001.
(2) ‘‘Statement of the Attorney
General of the Navajo Nation Regarding
the Regulatory Authority and
Jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation with
Respect To Its Underground Injection
Control Program’’, July 3, 2002.
(3) ‘‘Supplemental Statement of the
Navajo Nation Attorney General
Regarding the Regulatory Authority and
Jurisdiction of the Navajo Nation to
Operate an Underground Injection
Control Program under the Safe
Drinking Water Act’’, October 11, 2006.
(d) Program Description. The Program
Description submitted as part of the
Navajo Nation’s application, and any
other materials submitted as part of this
application or as a supplement thereto.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
49 CFR Parts 385 and 395
[Docket No. FMCSA–2004–19608]
RIN 2126–AB14
Hours of Service of Drivers;
Availability of Supplemental Document
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability of
supplemental document.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
that FMCSA is placing in the public
docket an additional document
concerning hours of service (HOS) for
commercial motor vehicle drivers.
FMCSA published an interim final rule
(IFR) on this issue on December 17,
2007.
Mr.
Thomas Yager, Chief, FMCSA Driver
and Carrier Operations. Telephone (202)
366–4325 or E-mail MCPSD@dot.gov.
Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15
p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
August, 25, 2005, FMCSA published a
final HOS rule (‘‘2005 rule’’) (70 FR
49978). On July 24, 2007, the DC Circuit
Court vacated the 11-hour driving time
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and 34-hour restart provisions of the
2005 rule (Owner-Operator Independent
Drivers Association, Inc. v. Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
494 F.3d 188 (DC Cir. 2007)). In
response to the DC Circuit Court
decision, FMCSA published an interim
final rule (IFR) on December 17, 2007
(72 FR 71247) that reinstated the two
provisions vacated by the Court and
sought further comments on those
provisions.
For a full background on this
rulemaking, please see the preamble to
the December 2007 HOS IFR. The
docket for this rulemaking (FMCSA–
2004–19608) contains all of the
background information for this
rulemaking, including comments.
This notice calls attention to an
additional supplemental document that
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FMCSA has placed in the docket at
FMCSA–2004–19608:
Belenky, G., and Wu, L.J., ‘‘Literature
Review on Fatigue and Health Issues
Associated with Commercial Motor
Vehicle Driver Hours of Service: Update
from 2004,’’ Washington State
University, 2008.
This report summarizes the scientific
and technical literature in two topical
areas related to HOS: (1) Driver fatigue
and (2) driver health. This review is
limited to research that was published
between 2004 and 2007.
Issued on: October 29, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 385 and 395
[Docket No. FMCSA-2004-19608]
RIN 2126-AB14
Hours of Service of Drivers; Availability of Supplemental
Document
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability of supplemental document.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that FMCSA is placing in the
public docket an additional document concerning hours of service (HOS)
for commercial motor vehicle drivers. FMCSA published an interim final
rule (IFR) on this issue on December 17, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Yager, Chief, FMCSA Driver
and Carrier Operations. Telephone (202) 366-4325 or E-mail
MCPSD@dot.gov. Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., e.t.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August, 25, 2005, FMCSA published a final
HOS rule (``2005 rule'') (70 FR 49978). On July 24, 2007, the DC
Circuit Court vacated the 11-hour driving time and 34-hour restart
provisions of the 2005 rule (Owner-Operator Independent Drivers
Association, Inc. v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 494
F.3d 188 (DC Cir. 2007)). In response to the DC Circuit Court decision,
FMCSA published an interim final rule (IFR) on December 17, 2007 (72 FR
71247) that reinstated the two provisions vacated by the Court and
sought further comments on those provisions.
For a full background on this rulemaking, please see the preamble
to the December 2007 HOS IFR. The docket for this rulemaking (FMCSA-
2004-19608) contains all of the background information for this
rulemaking, including comments.
This notice calls attention to an additional supplemental document
that FMCSA has placed in the docket at FMCSA-2004-19608:
Belenky, G., and Wu, L.J., ``Literature Review on Fatigue and
Health Issues Associated with Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Hours of
Service: Update from 2004,'' Washington State University, 2008.
This report summarizes the scientific and technical literature in
two topical areas related to HOS: (1) Driver fatigue and (2) driver
health. This review is limited to research that was published between
2004 and 2007.
Issued on: October 29, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8-26198 Filed 11-3-08; 8:45 am]
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