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no adverse comments. A detailed
rationale for the approval is set forth in
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adverse comments are received in
response to this action, no further
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a subsequent final rule based on this
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For additional information, see the
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Dated: January 15, 2015.
Samuel Coleman,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 60, 61, and 63
[EPA–R06–OAR–2007–0488; FRL–9921–76–
Region 6]
New Source Performance Standards
and National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants; Delegation
of Authority to New Mexico
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The New Mexico
Environment Department (NMED) as
submitted updated regulations for
receiving delegation of the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
authority for implementation and
enforcement of New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) and
National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for
all sources (both part 70 and non-part 70
sources). The delegation of authority
under this action does not apply to
sources located in Bernalillo County,
New Mexico or sources located in
Indian Country. EPA is providing notice
that it is updating the delegation of
certain NSPS to NMED and taking direct
final action to approve the delegation of
certain NESHAPs to NMED.
DATES: Written comments on this
proposed rule must be received on or
before March 4, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
Mr. Rick Barrett, Air Permits Section
(6PD–R), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200,
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rule located in the rules section of this
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr.
Rick Barrett, (214) 665–7227; email:
barrett.richard@epa.gov.
In the
final rules section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving NMED’s
request for delegation of authority to
implement and enforce certain NSPS
and NESHAP for all sources (both part
70 and non-part 70 sources). NMED has
adopted certain NSPS and NESHAP by
reference into New Mexico’s state
regulations. In addition, EPA is waiving
its notification requirements so sources
will only need to send notifications and
reports to NMED.
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without prior proposal because EPA
views this as a noncontroversial action
and anticipates no adverse comments. A
detailed rationale for this approval is set
forth in the preamble to 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
must do so at this time. If EPA receives
adverse comment on an amendment,
paragraph, or section of the 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: December 19, 2014.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 226
[Docket No. 120912447–4999–02]
RIN 0648–BC56
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Designation of Critical Habitat for the
Arctic Ringed Seal; Extension of
Comment Period and Notice of Public
Hearing
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
public comment period; notice of public
hearing.
AGENCY:
We, NMFS, published a
proposed rule in the Federal Register on
December 9, 2014, to designate critical
habitat for the threatened Arctic
subspecies (Phoca hispida hispida) of
the ringed seal (Phoca hispida) under
the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and
announced that the public comment
period would close on March 9, 2015.
With this document, we extend the
comment period through March 31,
2015, to provide additional time for the
public to submit comments. We also
announce the specific date and location
for a public hearing on the proposal in
Bethel, AK.
DATES: The deadline for receipt of
comments on the proposed rule
published at 79 FR 73010 on December
9, 2014, is extended from March 9,
2015, to March 31, 2015. A public
hearing on the proposed rule will be
held in Bethel, AK, on February 26,
2015, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be
held at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural
Center, 420 Chief Eddie Hoffman
Highway, Bethel, AK 99559.
You may submit written comments on
the proposed rule, identified by NOAA–
NMFS–2013–0114, by any one of the
following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2013-0114, click
the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete
the required fields, and enter or attach
your comments.
• Mail: Address written comments to
Jon Kurland, Assistant Regional
Administrator for Protected Resources,
Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: Ellen
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Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on https://www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous). Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats only.
Electronic copies of the proposed
rule, list of references and supporting
documents, and the draft economic
report (i.e., Regulatory Impact Review
(RIR)/4(b)(2) Preparatory Assessment/
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act (IRFA)
report) prepared for this action are
available from https://
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
NOAA-NMFS-2013-0114 or from the
NMFS Alaska Region Web site at https://
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tamara Olson, NMFS Alaska Region,
(907) 271–2373; Jon Kurland, NMFS
Alaska Region, (907) 586–7638; or Marta
Nammack, NMFS Office of Protected
Resources, (301) 427–8469.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On December 9, 2014, we published
a proposed rule to designate critical
habitat for the threatened Arctic ringed
seal under the ESA, and opened a
public comment period on the proposed
rule through March 9, 2015 (79 FR
73010). Subsequently, on January 13,
2015, we announced the specific dates
and locations for four public hearings
on the proposed rule in Alaska, one
each in Nome, Anchorage, Kotzebue,
and Barrow (80 FR 1618). At that time,
we also announced our intention to
hold a fifth public hearing in Bethel,
AK. In this document we announce the
specific date and location for the public
hearing in Bethel. In addition, to
provide the public with additional time
to submit comments, we also announce
in this document an extension of the
comment period (see DATES).
Public Hearings
During the public hearings, a brief
opening presentation on the proposed
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rule will be provided before accepting
public testimony. Written comments
may be submitted at the hearings or via
the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal (see
ADDRESSES) until the scheduled close of
the comment period (see DATES). In the
event that attendance at the public
hearings is large, the time allotted for
oral statements may be limited. Oral and
written statements receive equal
consideration. There are no limits on
the length of written comments
submitted to us.
Special Accommodations
These hearings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other accommodations
should be directed to Tamara Olson (see
ADDRESSES) as soon as possible, but no
later than 7 business days prior to the
hearing date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: January 26, 2015.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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50 CFR Part 680
RIN 0648–BD61
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Crab Rationalization
Program
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of fishery
management plan amendment; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
The North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council)
submitted Amendment 45 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Bering Sea/
Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
(Crab FMP) to NMFS for review. If
approved, Amendment 45 would
establish, for a limited period of time, a
process to permanently remove Pacific
cod catch limits, known as sideboard
limits, which are applicable to certain
hook-and-line catcher/processors in the
Central and Western Gulf of Alaska
(GOA) Regulatory Areas. This action
would authorize NMFS to remove these
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Pacific cod sideboard limits in the
Central or Western GOA if all eligible
participants in the hook-and-line
catcher/processor sector in a regulatory
area sign and submit to NMFS an
affidavit requesting that NMFS remove
the sideboard limit. Eligible participants
would be required to submit an affidavit
to NMFS within 1 year of the date of
publication of a final rule implementing
Amendment 45, if it is approved by the
Secretary of Commerce. Amendment 45
is necessary to provide participants in
the Central and Western GOA hook-andline catcher/processor sectors with an
opportunity to cooperatively coordinate
harvests of GOA Pacific cod through
private arrangement to the participants’
mutual benefit, which would remove
the need for current regulations that
impose sideboard harvest restrictions on
some participants in the sectors. This
action is intended to promote the goals
and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Crab
FMP, and other applicable laws.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
April 3, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2013–0133,
by any one of the following methods.
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
NOAA-NMFS-2013-0133, click the
‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the
required fields, and enter or attach your
comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O.
Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous). Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats only.
Electronic copies of the following
documents may be obtained from
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
50 CFR Part 226
[Docket No. 120912447-4999-02]
RIN 0648-BC56
Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical
Habitat for the Arctic Ringed Seal; Extension of Comment Period and
Notice of Public Hearing
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period; notice of
public hearing.
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SUMMARY: We, NMFS, published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on
December 9, 2014, to designate critical habitat for the threatened
Arctic subspecies (Phoca hispida hispida) of the ringed seal (Phoca
hispida) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and announced that the
public comment period would close on March 9, 2015. With this document,
we extend the comment period through March 31, 2015, to provide
additional time for the public to submit comments. We also announce the
specific date and location for a public hearing on the proposal in
Bethel, AK.
DATES: The deadline for receipt of comments on the proposed rule
published at 79 FR 73010 on December 9, 2014, is extended from March 9,
2015, to March 31, 2015. A public hearing on the proposed rule will be
held in Bethel, AK, on February 26, 2015, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at the Yupiit Piciryarait
Cultural Center, 420 Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway, Bethel, AK 99559.
You may submit written comments on the proposed rule, identified by
NOAA-NMFS-2013-0114, by any one of the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2013-0114, click the
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or
attach your comments.
Mail: Address written comments to Jon Kurland, Assistant
Regional Administrator for Protected Resources, Alaska Region NMFS,
Attn: Ellen
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Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be posted for public viewing on https://www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF file formats only.
Electronic copies of the proposed rule, list of references and
supporting documents, and the draft economic report (i.e., Regulatory
Impact Review (RIR)/4(b)(2) Preparatory Assessment/Initial Regulatory
Flexibility Act (IRFA) report) prepared for this action are available
from https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2013-0114 or
from the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamara Olson, NMFS Alaska Region,
(907) 271-2373; Jon Kurland, NMFS Alaska Region, (907) 586-7638; or
Marta Nammack, NMFS Office of Protected Resources, (301) 427-8469.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 9, 2014, we published a proposed rule to designate
critical habitat for the threatened Arctic ringed seal under the ESA,
and opened a public comment period on the proposed rule through March
9, 2015 (79 FR 73010). Subsequently, on January 13, 2015, we announced
the specific dates and locations for four public hearings on the
proposed rule in Alaska, one each in Nome, Anchorage, Kotzebue, and
Barrow (80 FR 1618). At that time, we also announced our intention to
hold a fifth public hearing in Bethel, AK. In this document we announce
the specific date and location for the public hearing in Bethel. In
addition, to provide the public with additional time to submit
comments, we also announce in this document an extension of the comment
period (see DATES).
Public Hearings
During the public hearings, a brief opening presentation on the
proposed rule will be provided before accepting public testimony.
Written comments may be submitted at the hearings or via the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES) until the scheduled close of the
comment period (see DATES). In the event that attendance at the public
hearings is large, the time allotted for oral statements may be
limited. Oral and written statements receive equal consideration. There
are no limits on the length of written comments submitted to us.
Special Accommodations
These hearings are physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other
accommodations should be directed to Tamara Olson (see ADDRESSES) as
soon as possible, but no later than 7 business days prior to the
hearing date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: January 26, 2015.
Donna S. Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-01970 Filed 1-30-15; 8:45 am]
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