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and securement systems. The NPRM
also included a new requirement for
automated stop and route
announcements in systems with 100 or
more buses and requirements specific to
bus rapid transit systems. To improve
accessibility, the Board proposed
reducing the maximum slope of vehicle
ramps. The NPRM proposed that bus
ramps have slopes not steeper than 1:6
(17 percent) when deployed to the
boarding and alighting areas without
station platforms and to the roadway.
See T303.8.1 in the NPRM. Some bus
and ramp manufacturers currently
provide ramps that meet this proposed
provision. To minimize the ramp
extension beyond the doorway, some
manufacturers provide a fixed ramp
slope inside the bus creating the
potential for a grade break, or change in
ramp slope, within a single ramp run.
These designs also can reduce the level
floor space at the top of the ramp.
The comment period on the NPRM
ended on November 23, 2010. After the
comment period ended, the Access
Board received correspondence from
Lane Transit District, Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority, and Douglas
Cross Transportation Consulting that
raised issues regarding the usability of
these ramps. The Access Board staff met
with representatives from Lane Transit
District and Douglas Cross
Transportation Consulting to discuss
these issues. The correspondence and a
report on the meeting have been placed
in the docket.
In August 2012, the Access Board
reopened the comment period until
October 31, 2012 to collect additional
information on bus ramps. See 77 FR
50068, August 20, 2012. As part of this
effort, the Board will hold two
information meetings to discuss the
usability and impacts of certain bus
ramp designs that have recently been
implemented.
The first information meeting will be
held in Washington, DC from 9:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. on September 19, 2012 in
the Board’s conference center at 1331 F
Street NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC
20004–1111. Notice of the first meeting
was provided in the August 20, 2012
Federal Register notice.
The second information meeting will
be held in conjunction with the
American Public Transportation
Association (APTA) annual meeting in
Seattle, WA from 2:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
on October 2, 2012 at the Washington
State Convention Center, Rooms 611–
612 (6th level), 800 Convention Place,
Seattle, WA 98101–2350. The
information meeting is open to all
members of the public, including those
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who are not registered to attend the
APTA annual meeting.
The Access Board is interested in
receiving information on the following
questions at the information meetings:
1. Can a bus ramp with a slope of 1:6
be provided without a grade break and
without compromising the available
level space within the bus at the top of
the ramp? How might bus kneeling
affect these designs?
2. If the ramp slope were required to
be uniform for the length of the ramp
with no grade breaks, how would such
a requirement affect bus and ramp
designs, manufacturers, transit
operators, and transit users, including
those with disabilities?
3. How much level space, measured
when the bus is sitting on a level
surface, can be provided beyond the top
of the ramp? How can this space be
configured to permit individuals who
use wheeled mobility devices to access
fare collection devices and to turn into
the main aisle? How does the slope of
the ramp, the location of the fare
collection device, and the configuration
of the handrail affect the availability of
this space?
4. If level space were required at the
top of the ramp to permit access to fare
collection devices and to facilitate
turning into main aisles, how would
such a requirement affect bus designs,
manufacturers, transit operators, and
transit users, including those with
disabilities?
Bus and ramp manufacturers, transit
operators, researchers, disability
organizations, and interested
individuals are invited to participate in
the public information meetings and to
submit comment. Transcripts of the
meetings will be placed in the docket at
https://www.regulations.gov and will be
available on the Access Board’s Web site
at https://www.access-board.gov/transit/.
The information meetings will be
accessible to persons with disabilities.
An assistive listening system, computer
assisted real-time transcription (CART),
and sign language interpreters will be
provided. Persons attending the
information meetings are requested to
refrain from using perfume, cologne,
and other fragrances for the comfort of
other participants (see www.
accessboard.gov/about/policies/
fragrance.htm for more information).
David M. Capozzi,
Executive Director.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R07–OAR–2012–0466; FRL–9726–1]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; State of
Missouri; Maximum Allowable
Emission of Particulate Matter From
Fuel Burning Equipment Used for
Indirect Heating
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
EPA proposes to approve the
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the State of
Missouri to incorporate a new rule,
Maximum Allowable Emissions of
Particulate Matter (PM) Emissions from
Fuel Burning Equipment Used for
Indirect Heating. The new rule
consolidates four pre-existing rules into
one state-wide rule for clarity. The
applicable standard addressed in this
action is the PM2.5 and PM10 NAAQS
promulgated by EPA in 2006. EPA is
proposing this revision because the
standards and requirements set by the
rules will strengthen the Missouri SIP.
EPA’s approval of this SIP revision is
being done in accordance with the
requirements of the Clean Air Act
(CAA).
DATES: Comments on this proposed
action must be received in writing by
October 15, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
OAR–2012–0466, by mail to Stephanie
Doolan, Environmental Protection
Agency, Air Planning and Development
Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas
City, Kansas 66101. 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:
Stephanie Doolan at (913) 551–7719, or
by email at doolan.stephanie@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
final rules section of the Federal
Register, EPA is approving the state’s
SIP revision as a direct final rule
without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial
revision amendment and anticipates no
relevant adverse comments to this
action. A detailed rationale for the
approval is set forth in the direct final
rule. If no relevant adverse comments
are received in response to this action,
SUMMARY:
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no further activity is contemplated in
relation to this action. If EPA receives
relevant 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 action. EPA will
not institute a second comment period
on this action. Any parties interested in
commenting on this action should do so
at this time. Please note that if EPA
receives adverse comment on part of
this rule and if that part can be severed
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may
adopt as final those parts 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: August 29, 2012.
Mark J. Hague,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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Office of the Secretary, Interior.
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AGENCY:
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ACTION:
This rule would revise the regulations
that the Department follows in
processing records under the Freedom
of Information Act (‘‘FOIA’’). The
revisions clarify and update procedures
for requesting information from the
Department and procedures that the
Department follows in responding to
requests from the public. The revisions
also incorporate clarifications and
updates resulting from changes to the
FOIA and case law. Finally, the
revisions include current cost figures to
be used in calculating and charging fees
and increase the amount of information
that members of the public may receive
from the Department without being
charged processing fees.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the rulemaking by either of the
methods listed below. Please use
Regulation Identifier Number 1093–
AA15 in your message.
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
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instructions on the Web site for
submitting comments.
2. U.S. mail, courier, or hand delivery:
Executive Secretariat—FOIA
regulations, Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cindy Cafaro, Office of Executive
Secretariat and Regulatory Affairs, 202–
208–5342.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Why We’re Publishing This Rule and
What It Does
The regulations are being revised to
update, clarify, and streamline the
language of procedural provisions, and
to incorporate certain changes brought
about by the amendments to the FOIA
under the OPEN Government Act of
2007, Public Law 110–175, 121 Stat.
2524. Additionally, the regulations are
being updated to reflect developments
in the case law and to include current
cost figures to be used in calculating
and charging fees.
The revisions also incorporate
changes to the language and structure of
the FOIA regulations in order to
improve the Department’s FOIA
performance. More nuanced multitrack
processing can be found at § 2.15.
Partial fee waivers will expressly be
permitted under § 2.45. Proposed
revisions of the Department’s fee
schedule can be found at § 2.42,
§ 2.49(a)(1), and Appendix A. The
duplication charge for physical records
or scanning records will increase from
thirteen to fifteen cents a page. The
amount at or below which the
Department will not charge a fee will
increase from $30.00 to $50.00.
II. Compliance With Laws and
Executive Orders
1. Regulatory Planning and Review
(Executive Orders 12866 and 13563)
Executive Order 12866 provides that
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs will review all significant rules.
The Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs has determined that
this rule is not significant.
Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the
principles of E.O. 12866 while calling
for improvements in the nation’s
regulatory system to promote
predictability, to reduce uncertainty,
and to use the best, most innovative,
and least burdensome tools for
achieving regulatory ends. The
executive order directs agencies to
consider regulatory approaches that
reduce burdens and maintain flexibility
and freedom of choice for the public
where these approaches are relevant,
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feasible, and consistent with regulatory
objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes
further that regulations must be based
on the best available science and that
the rulemaking process must allow for
public participation and an open
exchange of ideas. We have developed
this rule in a manner consistent with
these requirements.
2. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department of the Interior
certifies that this proposed rule will not
have a significant economic effect on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
3. Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA)
This is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C.
804(2), the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act. This
proposed rule:
a. Does not have an annual effect on
the economy of $100 million or more.
b. Will not cause a major increase in
costs or prices for consumers,
individual industries, Federal, State, or
local government agencies, or
geographic regions.
c. Does not have significant adverse
effects on competition, employment,
investment, productivity, innovation, or
the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to
compete with foreign-based enterprises.
4. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This proposed rule does not impose
an unfunded mandate on State, local, or
tribal governments or the private sector
of more than $100 million per year. The
proposed rule does not have a
significant or unique effect on State,
local or tribal governments or the
private sector. A statement containing
the information required by the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not required.
5. Takings (E.O. 12630)
In accordance with Executive Order
12630, the rule does not have significant
takings implications. A takings
implication assessment is not required.
6. Federalism (E.O. 13132)
In accordance with Executive Order
13132, the proposed rule does not have
sufficient federalism implications to
warrant the preparation of a Federalism
Assessment. It would not substantially
and directly affect the relationship
between the Federal and state
governments. A Federalism Assessment
is not required.
7. Civil Justice Reform (E.O. 12988)
In accordance with Executive Order
12988, the Office of the Solicitor has
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2012-0466; FRL-9726-1]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of
Missouri; Maximum Allowable Emission of Particulate Matter From Fuel
Burning Equipment Used for Indirect Heating
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 State of Missouri to incorporate a new rule,
Maximum Allowable Emissions of Particulate Matter (PM) Emissions from
Fuel Burning Equipment Used for Indirect Heating. The new rule
consolidates four pre-existing rules into one state-wide rule for
clarity. The applicable standard addressed in this action is the
PM2.5 and PM10 NAAQS promulgated by EPA in 2006.
EPA is proposing this revision because the standards and requirements
set by the rules will strengthen the Missouri SIP. EPA's approval of
this SIP revision is being done in accordance with the requirements of
the Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by
October 15, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2012-0466, by mail to Stephanie Doolan, Environmental Protection
Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street,
Kansas City, Kansas 66101. 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: Stephanie Doolan at (913) 551-7719, or
by email at doolan.stephanie@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of the Federal
Register, EPA is approving the state's SIP revision as a direct final
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a
noncontroversial revision amendment and anticipates no relevant adverse
comments to this action. A detailed rationale for the approval is set
forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments are
received in response to this action,
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no further activity is contemplated in relation to this action. If EPA
receives relevant 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 action. EPA will not
institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.
Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on part of this rule
and if that part can be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may
adopt as final those parts 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: August 29, 2012.
Mark J. Hague,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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