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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Metro
North (Peck) Bridge, across the
Pequonnock River, mile 0.3, at
Bridgeport, Connecticut, has a vertical
clearance in the closed position of 26
feet at mean high water and 32 feet at
mean low water. The drawbridge
operation regulations are listed at 33
CFR 117.219(b).
The operator of the bridge, Metro
North Railroad, requested a temporary
deviation from the regulations to
facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance,
miter rail repair, at the bridge.
The waterway users are recreational
vessels and commercial lobster boats.
The Metro North (Peck) Bridge rarely
opens for vessel traffic. The bridge has
received no requests to open during the
past three years except for bridge testing
and repairs.
Under this temporary deviation the
Metro North (Peck) Bridge may remain
in the closed position from April 15,
2012 through June 30, 2012. Vessels that
can pass under the bridge in the closed
position may do so at all times.
The waterway users were advised of
the requested bridge closure and offered
no objection.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the bridge must return to its regular
operating schedule immediately at the
end of the designated time period. This
deviation from the operating regulations
is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
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Dated: March 1, 2012.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard
District.
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Parts 4, 6, and 7
Bylaws of the Board of Governors
Postal Service.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
On March 24, 2010, the Board
of Governors of the United States Postal
Service adopted a number of
amendments to the Board’s Bylaws.
These amendments revised and clarified
the provisions concerning the election
and terms of office of the Board
Chairman and Vice-Chairman. The
amendments also formalized the process
for notation voting (voting by paper
ballot) on routine or administrative
matters. This final rule incorporates the
changes adopted by the Board.
DATES: These amendments to the Code
of Federal Regulations are effective
March 26, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
S. Moore, Secretary of the Board, U.S.
Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW.,
Washington, DC 20260–1000.
Telephone: (202) 268–4800.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document publishes amendments to 39
CFR Parts 4, 6, and 7, conforming to
amendments to the Bylaws of the Board
of Governors of the United States Postal
Service. In part 4, the Board revised
§§ 4.1 and 4.2 to establish December 1
as the regular commencement date of
the terms of office of the newly-elected
Board Chairman and Vice-Chairman. In
part 6 (with a conforming amendment to
part 7), the Board added a new § 6.7 to
formalize the process for notation voting
by paper ballot on routine, noncontroversial, and administrative
matters.
SUMMARY:
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Parts 4, 6,
and 7
Administrative practice and
procedure, Organization and functions
(Government agencies), Postal Service.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated, 39
CFR Parts 4, 6, and 7 are amended as
follows:
PART 4—OFFICIALS (ARTICLE IV)
1. The authority citation for part 4
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 39 U.S.C. 202–205, 401(2), (10),
402, 1003, 3013, 3686.
2. Section 4.1 is revised to read as
follows:
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§ 4.1
Chairman.
(a) The Chairman of the Board of
Governors is elected by the Governors
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from among the members of the Board.
The Chairman:
(1) Shall be elected at the Board’s
regularly scheduled November meeting
for a term that commences on December
1 of the calendar year in which the
election occurred, or upon the death,
departure or resignation of the current
Chairman, whichever occurs first, and
expires upon the election and
installation of a successor Chairman;
(2) Shall preside at all regular and
special meetings of the Board, and shall
set the agenda for such meetings;
(3) Shall select and appoint the
chairman, vice chairman (if any), and
members of any committee properly
established by the Board.
(b) If the Postmaster General is elected
Chairman of the Board, the Governors
shall also elect one of their number to
preside during proceedings dealing with
matters upon which only the Governors
may vote.
(c) In the event of the Chairman’s
death, departure or resignation prior to
the election of a successor, the Board, as
soon as practicable, shall elect a new
Chairman who shall serve a term that
commences immediately upon election
and expires upon the election and
installation of a successor Chairman.
(d)(1) Upon the election and
installation of a new Chairman of the
Board, the immediate past Chairman
shall become Chairman Pro Tempore of
the Board, to preside during the absence
of the Chairman and Vice Chairman at
any meeting of the Board during the
year or years following the immediate
past Chairman’s tenure as Chairman and
until another Chairman has been
elected.
(2) The Chairman Pro Tempore shall,
at the request of the Chairman or Vice
Chairman, serve as the representative of
the Board of Governors at conferences,
trade shows, ceremonial functions and
other meetings important to Postal
Service business.
■ 3. Section 4.2 is revised to read as
follows:
§ 4.2
Vice Chairman.
The Vice Chairman is elected by the
Governors from among the members of
the Board and shall perform the duties
and exercise the powers of the
Chairman during the Chairman’s
absence or disability. The Vice
Chairman is elected at the Board’s
regularly scheduled November meeting
for a term that commences on December
1 of the calendar year in which the
election occurred or upon the death,
departure or resignation of the current
Vice Chairman, whichever occurs first,
and expires upon the election and
installation of a successor Vice
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Chairman. In the event of the Vice
Chairman’s death, departure or
resignation prior to the election of a
successor, the Board, as soon as
practicable, shall elect a new Vice
Chairman who shall serve a term that
commences immediately upon election
and expires upon the election and
installation of a successor Vice
Chairman.
PART 6—MEETINGS (ARTICLE VI)
the next regularly scheduled Board
meeting following the date of the veto,
or to schedule a teleconference to
consider the matter, as appropriate.
(d) Disclosure of result. The Secretary
shall maintain all records pertaining to
Board actions taken pursuant to the
notation voting process, and shall make
such records available for public
inspection, consistent with the Freedom
of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.
40 CFR Part 52
Available Retrofit Technology (BART) to
reduce nitrogen oxide (NOX) emissions
at the Reid Gardner Generating Station
(RGGS). We will take action on BART
for NOX at RGGS in a future notice.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is
effective on April 25, 2012.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established docket
number EPA–R09–OAR–2011–0130 for
this action. Generally, documents in the
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https://www.regulations.gov or in hard
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may not be specifically listed in the
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(e.g., copyrighted material, large maps,
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inspect the hard copy materials, please
schedule an appointment during normal
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Webb, U.S. EPA, Region 9,
Planning Office, Air Division, Air-2, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105. Thomas Webb can be reached at
telephone number (415) 947–4139 and
via electronic mail at
webb.thomas@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, wherever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our,’’ is used, we mean
the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
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Table of Contents
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; State of
Nevada; Regional Haze State
Implementation Plan
I. Background
A. Description of Regional Haze
B. History of Regional Haze Regulations
C. Our Proposed Action
II. BART Determination for NOX at Reid
Gardner
A. Background
B. NDEP’s Determination
C. Public Comments Relevant to NDEP’s
Determination
D. EPA’s Analysis
III. EPA Responses to Public Comments
Except BART for NOX at RGGS
A. Reasonable Progress Goal
B. Long-Term Strategy
C. BART for SO2 and PM10 at Reid Gardner
D. Corrections to EPA’s Technical Analysis
IV. EPA Action
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
PART 7—PUBLIC OBSERVATION
(ARTICLE VII)
4. The authority citation for part 6
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 39 U.S.C. 202, 205, 401(2), (10),
1003, 3622; 5 U.S.C. 552b(e), (g).
5. Section 6.6 is amended by revising
the introductory text to read as follows:
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7. The authority citation for part 7
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 410; 5 U.S.C. 552b(a)–
(m).
8. Section 7.1 is amended by revising
the final sentence of paragraph (b) to
read as follows:
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§ 6.6
Quorum and voting.
As provided by 39 U.S.C. 205(c), and
except for routine, non-controversial,
and administrative matters considered
through the notation voting process
described in § 6.7, the Board acts by
resolution upon a majority vote of those
members who attend a meeting in
person or by teleconference. No proxies
are allowed in any vote of the members
of the Board. Any 6 members constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business
by the Board, except:
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■ 6. Section 6.7 is added to read as
follows:
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§ 6.7
§ 7.1
Definitions.
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(b) * * * The term ’’meeting’’ does
not include any procedural
deliberations required or permitted by
§§ 6.1, 6.2, 7.4, or 7.5 of the bylaws in
this chapter, or the notation voting
process described in § 6.7 of the bylaws
in this chapter.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
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Notation voting.
(a) General. Notation voting consists
of the circulation of written memoranda
and voting sheets to each member of the
Board simultaneously and the
tabulation of submitted responses.
Notation voting may be used only for
routine, non-controversial, and
administrative matters.
(b) Administrative Responsibility. The
Secretary of the Board is responsible for:
(1) Distributing notation voting
memoranda and voting sheets;
(2) Establishing deadlines for notation
voting sheets to be completed and
returned;
(3) Processing and tabulating all
notation voting sheets; and
(4) Determining whether further
action is required.
(c) Veto of notation voting. In view of
the public policy for openness reflected
in the Government in the Sunshine Act
and in these bylaws, each Board
member is authorized to veto the use of
notation voting for the consideration of
any matter. If a Board member vetoes
the use of notation voting, the Secretary
must notify all members of such action,
and must promptly take action to place
the particular matter on the agenda of
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is finalizing its approval
of most of the Nevada Regional Haze
State Implementation Plan (SIP) that
implements the Clean Air Act (CAA)
Regional Haze Rule requiring states to
prevent any future and remedy any
existing man-made impairment of
visibility in mandatory Class I areas
through a regional haze program. EPA
proposed to approve all parts of
Nevada’s SIP revisions on June 22, 2011
(76 FR 36450). This final approval
applies to all aspects of Nevada’s SIP
except for that portion of Nevada’s
determination regarding the Best
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I. Background
A. Description of Regional Haze
Regional haze is the impairment of
visibility across a broad geographic area
produced by numerous sources and
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[FR Doc No: 2012-7098]
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Parts 4, 6, and 7
Bylaws of the Board of Governors
AGENCY: Postal Service.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On March 24, 2010, the Board of Governors of the United States
Postal Service adopted a number of amendments to the Board's Bylaws.
These amendments revised and clarified the provisions concerning the
election and terms of office of the Board Chairman and Vice-Chairman.
The amendments also formalized the process for notation voting (voting
by paper ballot) on routine or administrative matters. This final rule
incorporates the changes adopted by the Board.
DATES: These amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations are
effective March 26, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the
Board, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC
20260-1000. Telephone: (202) 268-4800.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document publishes amendments to 39 CFR
Parts 4, 6, and 7, conforming to amendments to the Bylaws of the Board
of Governors of the United States Postal Service. In part 4, the Board
revised Sec. Sec. 4.1 and 4.2 to establish December 1 as the regular
commencement date of the terms of office of the newly-elected Board
Chairman and Vice-Chairman. In part 6 (with a conforming amendment to
part 7), the Board added a new Sec. 6.7 to formalize the process for
notation voting by paper ballot on routine, non-controversial, and
administrative matters.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Parts 4, 6, and 7
Administrative practice and procedure, Organization and functions
(Government agencies), Postal Service.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated, 39 CFR Parts 4, 6, and 7 are
amended as follows:
PART 4--OFFICIALS (ARTICLE IV)
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1. The authority citation for part 4 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 202-205, 401(2), (10), 402, 1003, 3013,
3686.
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2. Section 4.1 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 4.1 Chairman.
(a) The Chairman of the Board of Governors is elected by the
Governors from among the members of the Board. The Chairman:
(1) Shall be elected at the Board's regularly scheduled November
meeting for a term that commences on December 1 of the calendar year in
which the election occurred, or upon the death, departure or
resignation of the current Chairman, whichever occurs first, and
expires upon the election and installation of a successor Chairman;
(2) Shall preside at all regular and special meetings of the Board,
and shall set the agenda for such meetings;
(3) Shall select and appoint the chairman, vice chairman (if any),
and members of any committee properly established by the Board.
(b) If the Postmaster General is elected Chairman of the Board, the
Governors shall also elect one of their number to preside during
proceedings dealing with matters upon which only the Governors may
vote.
(c) In the event of the Chairman's death, departure or resignation
prior to the election of a successor, the Board, as soon as
practicable, shall elect a new Chairman who shall serve a term that
commences immediately upon election and expires upon the election and
installation of a successor Chairman.
(d)(1) Upon the election and installation of a new Chairman of the
Board, the immediate past Chairman shall become Chairman Pro Tempore of
the Board, to preside during the absence of the Chairman and Vice
Chairman at any meeting of the Board during the year or years following
the immediate past Chairman's tenure as Chairman and until another
Chairman has been elected.
(2) The Chairman Pro Tempore shall, at the request of the Chairman
or Vice Chairman, serve as the representative of the Board of Governors
at conferences, trade shows, ceremonial functions and other meetings
important to Postal Service business.
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3. Section 4.2 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 4.2 Vice Chairman.
The Vice Chairman is elected by the Governors from among the
members of the Board and shall perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the Chairman during the Chairman's absence or disability. The
Vice Chairman is elected at the Board's regularly scheduled November
meeting for a term that commences on December 1 of the calendar year in
which the election occurred or upon the death, departure or resignation
of the current Vice Chairman, whichever occurs first, and expires upon
the election and installation of a successor Vice
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Chairman. In the event of the Vice Chairman's death, departure or
resignation prior to the election of a successor, the Board, as soon as
practicable, shall elect a new Vice Chairman who shall serve a term
that commences immediately upon election and expires upon the election
and installation of a successor Vice Chairman.
PART 6--MEETINGS (ARTICLE VI)
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4. The authority citation for part 6 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 202, 205, 401(2), (10), 1003, 3622; 5
U.S.C. 552b(e), (g).
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5. Section 6.6 is amended by revising the introductory text to read as
follows:
Sec. 6.6 Quorum and voting.
As provided by 39 U.S.C. 205(c), and except for routine, non-
controversial, and administrative matters considered through the
notation voting process described in Sec. 6.7, the Board acts by
resolution upon a majority vote of those members who attend a meeting
in person or by teleconference. No proxies are allowed in any vote of
the members of the Board. Any 6 members constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business by the Board, except:
* * * * *
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6. Section 6.7 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 6.7 Notation voting.
(a) General. Notation voting consists of the circulation of written
memoranda and voting sheets to each member of the Board simultaneously
and the tabulation of submitted responses. Notation voting may be used
only for routine, non-controversial, and administrative matters.
(b) Administrative Responsibility. The Secretary of the Board is
responsible for:
(1) Distributing notation voting memoranda and voting sheets;
(2) Establishing deadlines for notation voting sheets to be
completed and returned;
(3) Processing and tabulating all notation voting sheets; and
(4) Determining whether further action is required.
(c) Veto of notation voting. In view of the public policy for
openness reflected in the Government in the Sunshine Act and in these
bylaws, each Board member is authorized to veto the use of notation
voting for the consideration of any matter. If a Board member vetoes
the use of notation voting, the Secretary must notify all members of
such action, and must promptly take action to place the particular
matter on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled Board meeting
following the date of the veto, or to schedule a teleconference to
consider the matter, as appropriate.
(d) Disclosure of result. The Secretary shall maintain all records
pertaining to Board actions taken pursuant to the notation voting
process, and shall make such records available for public inspection,
consistent with the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.
PART 7--PUBLIC OBSERVATION (ARTICLE VII)
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7. The authority citation for part 7 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 410; 5 U.S.C. 552b(a)-(m).
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8. Section 7.1 is amended by revising the final sentence of paragraph
(b) to read as follows:
Sec. 7.1 Definitions.
* * * * *
(b) * * * The term ''meeting'' does not include any procedural
deliberations required or permitted by Sec. Sec. 6.1, 6.2, 7.4, or 7.5
of the bylaws in this chapter, or the notation voting process described
in Sec. 6.7 of the bylaws in this chapter.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
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