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regulations, and EPA policy and
proposes to approve them.
VI. What is EPA’s conclusion?
EPA has evaluated New York’s
submittal for consistency with the Act,
EPA regulations, and EPA policy. EPA
proposes that the revisions made to title
6 of the New York Code of Rules and
Regulations (6 NYCRR) part 228,
‘‘Surface Coating Processes, Commercial
and Industrial Adhesives, Sealants and
Primers,’’ part 234, ‘‘Graphic Arts,’’ and
new part 241, ‘‘Asphalt Pavement and
Asphalt Based Surface Coating,’’ with
effective dates of September 30, 2010,
July 8, 2010 and January 1, 2011,
respectively, meet the SIP requirements
of the Act and fulfill the recommended
controls identified in the applicable
CTGs. EPA is proposing to approve
these revisions and is also proposing to
approve the revisions made to 6 NYCRR
Part 205, ‘‘Architectural and Industrial
Maintenance (AIM) Coatings’’ and Part
211, ‘‘General Prohibitions,’’ both
effective January 1, 2011, to avoid
redundancy and conflict of the asphalt
paving and coating provisions included
in new part 241.
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VII. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Act, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
that complies with the provisions of the
Act and applicable federal regulations.
42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,
EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the Act. Accordingly, this proposed
action merely approves state law as
meeting federal requirements and does
not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law. For
that reason, this proposed action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993);
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• Does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
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Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Act; and
• Does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this proposed action does
not have tribal implications as specified
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is
not approved to apply in Indian country
located in the state, and EPA notes that
it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Hydrocarbons,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Oxides of
nitrogen, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.
Dated: November 22, 2011.
Judith A. Enck,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.
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Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia;
General Conformity Requirements for
Federal Agencies Applicable to Federal
Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the
Commonwealth of Virginia. The SIP
revision consists of a regulation revision
adopted by Virginia for the purpose of
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incorporating Federal general
conformity requirements revisions
promulgated in July of 2006 and April
of 2010. 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 adverse
comments. A detailed rationale for the
approval is set forth in the direct final
rule. If no adverse comments are
received in response to this action, no
further activity is contemplated. If EPA
receives 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.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing by January 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
R03–OAR–2011–0872, by one of the
following methods:
A. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
B. Email: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0872,
Cristina Fernandez, Associate Director,
Office of Air Program Planning,
Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. 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 No. EPA–R03–OAR–2011–
0872. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change, and may be
made available online 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 https://
www.regulations.gov or email. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site 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 email comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
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www.regulations.gov, your email
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 of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the
electronic docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., 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 either
electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy
during normal business hours at the Air
Protection Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103. Copies of the State submittal are
also available at the Virginia
Department of Environmental Quality,
629 East Main Street, Richmond,
Virginia 23219.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Rehn, (215) 814–2176, or by email
at rehn.brian@epa.gov.
For
further information, please see the
information provided in the direct final
action, with the same title, that is
located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’
section of this Federal Register
publication. Please note that if EPA
receives adverse comment on an
amendment, paragraph, or section of
this rule approving Virginia’s general
conformity SIP revision 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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: November 29, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
49 CFR Part 571
[Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0174]
RIN 2127–AK88
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards; Theft Protection and
Rollaway Prevention
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
SUMMARY: In this NPRM, we (NHTSA)
address safety issues arising from
increasing variations of keyless ignition
controls, and the operation of those
controls. At issue are drivers’ inability
to stop a moving vehicle in a panic
situation, and drivers who
unintentionally leave the vehicle
without the vehicle transmission’s being
‘‘locked in park,’’ or with the engine
still running, increasing the chances of
vehicle rollaway or carbon monoxide
poisoning in an enclosed area.
Therefore in this NPRM, among other
matters, we propose to standardize the
operation of controls that are used to
stop the vehicle engine or other
propulsion system and that do not
involve the use of a physical key. We
are also proposing to require that an
audible warning be given to any driver
who: Attempts to shut down the
propulsion system without first moving
the gear selection control to the ‘‘park’’
position (for vehicles with a ‘‘park’’
position); exits a vehicle without having
first moved the gear selection control to
‘‘park’’ (for vehicles with a ‘‘park’’
position), or exits a vehicle without first
turning off the propulsion system.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 12, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
to the docket number identified in the
heading of this document by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground
Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE. Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between
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9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
Regardless of how you submit your
comments, you should mention the
docket number of this document.
You may call the Docket at (202) 366–
9324.
Instructions: For detailed instructions
on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process,
see the Public Participation heading of
the Supplementary Information section
of this document. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Privacy Act: Please see the Privacy
Act heading under Rulemaking
Analyses and Notices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
non-legal issues, Ms. Gayle Dalrymple,
Office of Crash Avoidance Standards
(telephone: 202–366–5559) (fax: (202)
493–2990). Ms. Dalrymple’s mailing
address is National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, NVS–112, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590.
For legal issues, Ms. Dorothy Nakama,
Office of the Chief Counsel (telephone:
(202) 366–2992) (fax: (202) 366–3820).
Ms. Nakama’s mailing address is
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, NCC–112, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Executive Summary
II. Background
III. Safety Need for Proposed Changes to
FMVSS No. 114
A. Inability To Stop a Moving Vehicle in
a Panic Situation
B. Rollaway—Leaving a Vehicle Not in
‘‘Park’’
C. Leaving the Vehicle With the Vehicle
Propulsion System Unintentionally Left
Active
IV. Society of Automotive Engineers Effort in
This Area
V. NHTSA’s Proposal
A. New Definitions
B. Standardizing Shutting Down a Moving
Vehicle’s Propulsion System
C. Audible Warning When Key Is in the
Starting System and the Driver Opens
the Door
D. Audible Warning To Prevent Rollaways
E. Audible Warning To Reduce Chances of
Drivers’ Leaving a Vehicle With the
Propulsion System Active
F. Owners’ Manual Required Language
VI. Other Issues Considered by NHTSA
A. Propulsion System Kill Switch in Plain
View of the Driver
B. Stepping on Brake Before Starting the
Propulsion System
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0872; FRL-9504-8]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Virginia; General Conformity Requirements for Federal Agencies
Applicable to Federal Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The SIP revision
consists of a regulation revision adopted by Virginia for the purpose
of incorporating Federal general conformity requirements revisions
promulgated in July of 2006 and April of 2010. 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
adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in
the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response
to this action, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives
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.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by January 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2011-0872, by one of the following methods:
A. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
B. Email: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0872, Cristina Fernandez, Associate
Director, Office of Air Program Planning, Mailcode 3AP30, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address.
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 No. EPA-R03-OAR-
2011-0872. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change, and may be made available online
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 https://www.regulations.gov or email. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site
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 email comment directly to EPA without
going through https://
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www.regulations.gov, your email 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 of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., 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 either electronically in https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business hours at the
Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the
State submittal are also available at the Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Rehn, (215) 814-2176, or by
email at rehn.brian@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the
information provided in the direct final action, with the same title,
that is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this
Federal Register publication. Please note that if EPA receives adverse
comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule approving
Virginia's general conformity SIP revision 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.
Dated: November 29, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2011-31662 Filed 12-9-11; 8:45 am]
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