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8. Taking of Private Property
This proposed rule would not cause a
taking of private property or otherwise
have taking implications under
Executive Order 12630, Governmental
Actions and Interference with
Constitutionally Protected Property
Rights.
9. Civil Justice Reform
This proposed rule meets applicable
standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of
Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice
Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce
burden.
10. Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks
We have analyzed this proposed rule
under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically
significant rule and would not create an
environmental risk to health or risk to
safety that might disproportionately
affect children.
11. Indian Tribal Governments
This proposed rule does not have
tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it would not have
a substantial direct effect on one or
more Indian tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
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12. Energy Effects
This proposed rule is not a
‘‘significant energy action’’ under
Executive Order 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use because it is not a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
Executive Order 12866 and is not likely
to have a significant adverse effect on
the supply, distribution, or use of
energy. The Administrator of the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs
has not designated it as a significant
energy action. Therefore, it does not
require a Statement of Energy Effects
under Executive Order 13211.
13. Technical Standards
This proposed rule does not use
technical standards. Therefore, we did
not consider the use of voluntary
consensus standards.
14. Environment
We have analyzed this proposed rule
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and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast
Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and
have made a preliminary determination
that this action is one of a category of
actions that do not individually or
cumulatively have a significant effect on
the human environment. This proposed
rule involves the Captain of the Port
Ohio Valley establishing a special local
regulation for all waters of the
Tennessee River beginning at mile
marker 255.0 and ending at mile marker
256.5 to provide safety for the
participants of the ‘‘Shoals Dragon Boat
Festival.’’ This rule is categorically
excluded from further review under
paragraph 34(g) of Figure 2–1 of the
Commandant Instruction. A preliminary
environmental analysis checklist
supporting this determination and a
Categorical Exclusion Determination are
available in the docket where indicated
under ADDRESSES. We seek any
comments or information that may lead
to the discovery of a significant
environmental impact from this
proposed rule.
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this part, entry into this area is
prohibited unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port Ohio Valley or a
designated representative.
(2) Persons or vessels requiring entry
into or passage through the area must
request permission from the Captain of
the Port Ohio Valley or a designated
representative. U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Ohio Valley may be contacted on VHF
Channel 13 or 16, or at 1–800–253–
7465.
(3) All persons and vessels shall
comply with the instructions of the
Captain of the Port Ohio Valley and
designated U.S. Coast Guard patrol
personnel. On-scene U.S. Coast Guard
patrol personnel include commissioned,
warrant, and petty officers of the U.S.
Coast Guard.
Dated: August 13, 2015.
R.V. Timme,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Ohio Valley.
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List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water),
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the U.S. Coast Guard
proposes to amend 33 CFR part 100 as
follows:
40 CFR Part 52
PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON
NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS
AGENCY:
1. The authority citation for part 100
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233.
2. A new special local regulation
100.801T01–0671 is added to read as
follows:
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§ 100.801T01–0671 Special Local
Regulation; Tennessee River Mile 255.0 to
River Mile 256.5, Florence, AL.
(a) Location. All waters of the
Tennessee River beginning at mile
marker 255.0 and ending at mile marker
256.5 at Florence, AL.
(b) Periods of enforcement. This
proposed rule will be enforced from
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October 3,
2015. The Captain of the Port Ohio
Valley or a designated representative
will inform the public through
broadcast notice to mariners of the
enforcement period for the special local
regulation.
(c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with
the general regulations in § 100.801 of
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Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; State of
Nebraska; Cross-State Air Pollution
Rule
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
revisions to the State Implementation
Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of
Nebraska in a letter dated March 30,
2015. This SIP revision provides
Nebraska’s state-determined allowance
allocations for existing electric
generating units (EGUs) in the State for
the 2016 control periods and replaces
the allowance allocations for the 2016
control periods established by EPA
under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
(CSAPR). The CSAPR addresses the
‘‘good neighbor’’ provision of the Clean
Air Act (CAA or Act) that requires states
to reduce the transport of pollution that
significantly affects downwind air
quality. In this action EPA is proposing
approval of Nebraska’s SIP revision,
incorporating the state-determined
allocations for the 2016 control periods
into the SIP, and amending the
regulatory text of the CSAPR Federal
SUMMARY:
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Implementation Plan (FIP) to reflect this
approval and inclusion of the statedetermined allocations. EPA is
proposing to approve Nebraska’s SIP
revision because it meets the
requirements of the CAA and the
CSAPR requirements to replace EPA’s
allowance allocations for the 2016
control periods. This action is being
proposed pursuant to the CAA and its
implementing regulations. EPA’s
allocations of CSAPR trading program
allowances for Nebraska for control
periods in 2017 and beyond remain in
place until the State submits and EPA
approves state-determined allocations
for those control periods through
another SIP. The CSAPR FIPs for
Nebraska remain in place until such
time as the State decides to replace the
FIPs with a SIP revision.
DATES: Comments on this proposed
action must be received in writing by
October 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
OAR–2015–0565, by mail to Lachala
Kemp, Environmental Protection
Agency, Air Planning and Development
Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, Kansas 66219. 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:
Lachala Kemp, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Planning and
Development Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at
(913) 551–7214 or by email at
kemp.lachala@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
final rules section of this 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,
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
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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.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur dioxides.
Dated: August 12, 2015.
Mark Hague,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; Washington:
Additional Regulations for the Benton
Clean Air Agency Jurisdiction
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
revisions to the Washington State
Implementation Plan (SIP) that were
submitted by the Department of Ecology
(Ecology) in coordination with Benton
Clean Air Agency (BCAA) on August 25,
2015. In the fall of 2014 and spring of
2015, the EPA approved numerous
revisions to Ecology’s general air quality
regulations. However, our approval of
the updated Ecology regulations applied
only to geographic areas where Ecology,
and not a local air authority, has
jurisdiction, and statewide to source
categories over which Ecology has sole
jurisdiction. Under the Washington
Clean Air Act local clean air agencies,
such as BCAA, have the option of
adopting equally stringent or more
stringent standards or requirements in
lieu of Ecology’s general air quality
regulations, if they so choose. Therefore,
the EPA stated that we would evaluate
the general air quality regulations as
they apply to local jurisdictions in
separate, future actions. If finalized, this
proposed action would allow BCAA to
rely primarily on Ecology’s general air
quality regulations for sources within
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BCAA’s jurisdiction, including
implementation of the minor new
source review and nonattainment new
source review permitting programs. This
action also proposes approval of a small
set of BCAA regulatory provisions that
replace or supplement parts of Ecology’s
general air quality regulations.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10–
OAR–2015–0600, by any of the
following methods:
A. www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
B. Mail: Jeff Hunt, EPA Region 10,
Office of Air, Waste and Toxics (AWT–
150), 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900,
Seattle, WA 98101.
C. Email: R10-Public_Comments@
epa.gov.
D. Hand Delivery: EPA Region 10
Mailroom, 9th Floor, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101.
Attention: Jeff Hunt, Office of Air, Waste
and Toxics, AWT–150. Such deliveries
are only accepted during normal hours
of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R10–OAR–2015–
0600. The EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and
may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
the disclosure of which is restricted by
statute. Do not submit information that
you consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means the 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 the EPA without
going through 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, the 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 the EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
the EPA may not be able to consider
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2015-0565; FRL-9932-85-Region 7]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
State of Nebraska; Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by
the State of Nebraska in a letter dated March 30, 2015. This SIP
revision provides Nebraska's state-determined allowance allocations for
existing electric generating units (EGUs) in the State for the 2016
control periods and replaces the allowance allocations for the 2016
control periods established by EPA under the Cross-State Air Pollution
Rule (CSAPR). The CSAPR addresses the ``good neighbor'' provision of
the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) that requires states to reduce the
transport of pollution that significantly affects downwind air quality.
In this action EPA is proposing approval of Nebraska's SIP revision,
incorporating the state-determined allocations for the 2016 control
periods into the SIP, and amending the regulatory text of the CSAPR
Federal
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Implementation Plan (FIP) to reflect this approval and inclusion of the
state-determined allocations. EPA is proposing to approve Nebraska's
SIP revision because it meets the requirements of the CAA and the CSAPR
requirements to replace EPA's allowance allocations for the 2016
control periods. This action is being proposed pursuant to the CAA and
its implementing regulations. EPA's allocations of CSAPR trading
program allowances for Nebraska for control periods in 2017 and beyond
remain in place until the State submits and EPA approves state-
determined allocations for those control periods through another SIP.
The CSAPR FIPs for Nebraska remain in place until such time as the
State decides to replace the FIPs with a SIP revision.
DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received in writing by
October 15, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2015-0565, by mail to Lachala Kemp, Environmental Protection
Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, Kansas 66219. 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: Lachala Kemp, Environmental Protection
Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at (913) 551-7214 or by email at
kemp.lachala@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of this 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, 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.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
dioxides.
Dated: August 12, 2015.
Mark Hague,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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