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List Review
On December 10, 2010, the
Department provided notice to the
public of its intent, pursuant to the ECR
initiative, to revise the USML to create
a ‘‘positive list’’ that describes
controlled items using, to the extent
possible, objective criteria rather than
broad, open-ended, subjective, or design
intent-based criteria (see 75 FR 76935).
As a practical matter, this meant
revising USML categories so that, with
some exceptions, the descriptions of
defense articles that continued to
warrant control under the USML did not
use catch-all phrases to control
unspecified items. With limited
exceptions, the defense articles that
warranted control under the USML were
those that provided the United States
with a critical military or intelligence
advantage. All other items were to
become subject to the Export
Administration Regulations. Since that
time, the Department has published
final rules setting forth revisions for
fifteen USML categories, each of which
have been reorganized into a uniform
and more positive list structure.
The advantage of revising the USML
into a more positive list is that its
controls can be tailored to satisfy the
national security and foreign policy
objectives of the U.S. government by
maintaining control over those defense
articles that provide a critical military or
intelligence advantage, or otherwise
warrant control under the International
Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR),
without inadvertently controlling items
in normal commercial use. This
approach, however, requires that the
lists be regularly revised and updated to
account for technological developments,
practical application issues identified
by exporters and reexporters, and
changes in the military and commercial
applications of items affected by the list.
In addition, the USML and the
Commerce Control List require regular
revision in order to ensure that they
satisfy the national security and foreign
policy objectives of the reform effort,
which are to (i) improve interoperability
of U.S. military forces with allied
countries, (ii) strengthen the U.S.
industrial base by, among other things,
reducing incentives for foreign
manufacturers to design out and avoid
U.S.-origin content and services, which
ensures continued U.S. visibility and
control, and (iii) allow export control
officials to focus government resources
on transactions that pose greater
concern.
On June 17, 2015, the Department
published a Notice of Inquiry in the
Federal Register requesting public
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comment on USML Categories VIII and
XIX, both of which were revised
pursuant to the ECR initiative in late
2013. It was the first of what is planned
to be a series of solicitations requesting
feedback on those USML categories that
have reached their one-year anniversary
of revision. This Notice of Inquiry is the
second such request. As suggested in its
title, the subjects are Categories VI, VII,
XIII and XX, which became effective on
January 6, 2014 (see 78 FR 40922). As
with the previous inquiry, the
Department seeks comment from the
public on the condition and efficacy of
these categories and whether they are
meeting the ECR objectives for the list
revisions.
Request for Comments
The Department requests public
comment regarding USML Categories
VI, VII, XIII and XX. General comments
on the overall ECR initiative or other
aspects of the ITAR, to include other
categories of the USML that do not
relate to or are not affected by Categories
VI, VII, XIII or XX, are outside of the
scope of this inquiry. In order to
contribute effectively to the USML
review process, all commenters are
encouraged to provide comments that
are responsive specifically to the
prompts set forth below.
The Department requests comment on
the following topics, as they relate to
Categories VI, VII, XIII and XX:
1. Emerging and new technologies
that are appropriately controlled by one
of the referenced categories, but which
are not currently described in the
subject categories or not described with
sufficient clarity.
2. Defense articles that are described
in subject categories, but which have
entered into normal commercial use
since the most recent revisions to the
category at issue. For such comments,
be sure to include documentation to
support claims that defense articles
have entered into normal commercial
use.
3. Defense articles for which
commercial use is proposed, intended,
or anticipated in the next five years.
4. Drafting or other technical issues in
the text of either of the referenced
categories.
The Department will review all
comments from the public. If a
rulemaking is warranted based on the
comments received, the Department will
respond to comments received in a
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Register.
C. Edward Peartree,
Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls
Policy, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs,
U.S. Department of State.
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40 CFR Parts 51, 60, 61, and 63
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OAR]
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Revisions to Test Methods,
Performance Specifications, and
Testing Regulations for Air Emission
Sources; Extension of Comment
Period
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is extending the comment
period for the proposed rule titled,
‘‘Revisions to Test Methods,
Performance Specifications, and Testing
Regulations for Air Emission Sources,’’
that was published in the Federal
Register on September 8, 2015. The 60day comment period in the proposed
rule is scheduled to end on November
9, 2015. The extended comment period
will close on December 9, 2015. The
EPA recently added a technical
justification to the docket for the
revision in the proposed rule regarding
Subpart JJJJ of Part 60 (Standards of
Performance for Stationary Spark
Ignition Internal Combustion Engines).
We also added background information
to support our reasoning for soliciting
comment about Method 7E
stratification. Therefore, the EPA is
extending the comment period to allow
the public additional time to submit
comments and supporting information
on these and other aspects of the
proposed rule.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule
published September 8, 2015 (80 FR
54146) must be received on or before
December 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments. Written
comments on the proposed rule may be
submitted to the EPA electronically, by
mail, by facsimile, or through hand
delivery/courier. Please refer to the
proposal (80 FR 54146) for the addresses
and detailed instructions.
SUMMARY:
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Docket. Publicly available documents
relevant to this action are available for
public inspection either electronically at
www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at
the EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, WJC
West Building, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The public reading room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. A reasonable fee may be
charged for copying. The EPA has
established the official public docket
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0292.
specifications, Test methods and
procedures.
Ms.
Lula H. Melton, U.S. EPA, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards, Air
Quality Assessment Division,
Measurement Technology Group (Mail
Code: E143–02), Research Triangle Park,
NC 27711; telephone number: (919)
541–2910; fax number: (919) 541–0516;
email address: melton.lula@epa.gov.
[EPA–R09–OAR–2015–0280; FRL–9935–41–
Region 9]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comment Period
The EPA is extending the public
comment period for an additional 30
days to ensure that the public has
sufficient time to review and comment
on the proposed rule. The public
comment period will end on December
9, 2015, instead of November 9, 2015.
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 51
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Performance
specifications, Test methods and
procedures.
40 CFR Part 60
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Performance specifications,
Test methods and procedures.
40 CFR Parts 61 and 63
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Performance
Dated: September 28, 2015.
Stephen D. Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards.
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40 CFR Part 52
Revisions to California State
Implementation Plan; Bay Area Air
Quality Management District;
Stationary Source Permits; Reopening
of Comment Period
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
comment period.
AGENCY:
EPA is reopening the
comment period on a proposed limited
approval and limited disapproval
published on August 28, 2015 (80 FR
52236).
DATES: Any comments on this proposal
must arrive by November 12, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments,
identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
R09–OAR–2015–0280, by one of the
following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions.
2. Email: R9airpermits@epa.gov.
3. Mail or deliver: Gerardo Rios (Air3), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.
Deliveries are only accepted during the
Regional Office’s normal hours of
operation.
Instructions: All comments will be
included in the public docket without
SUMMARY:
change and may be made available
online at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Information that
you consider CBI or otherwise protected
should be clearly identified as such and
should not be submitted through
www.regulations.gov or email.
www.regulations.gov is an anonymous
access system, and EPA will not know
your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send email
directly to EPA, your email address will
be automatically captured and included
as part of the public comment. 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.
Docket: Generally, documents in the
docket for this action are available
electronically at www.regulations.gov
and in hard copy at EPA Region 9, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
California. While all documents in the
docket are listed at
www.regulations.gov, some information
may be publicly available only at the
hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted
material, large maps), and some may not
be publicly available in either location
(e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy
materials, please schedule an
appointment during normal business
hours with the contact listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shaheerah Kelly, EPA Region 9, (415)
947–4156, kelly.shaheerah@epa.gov.
On August
28, 2015, EPA proposed a limited
approval and limited disapproval of the
following rules for the Bay Area Air
Quality Management District
(BAAQMD) portion of the California
State Implementation Plan (SIP).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
TABLE 1—SUBMITTED RULES
Rule title
Regulation 2, Rule 1 (2–1) .....................................
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 51, 60, 61, and 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0292; FRL-9935-42-OAR]
RIN 2060-AS34
Revisions to Test Methods, Performance Specifications, and
Testing Regulations for Air Emission Sources; Extension of Comment
Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the
comment period for the proposed rule titled, ``Revisions to Test
Methods, Performance Specifications, and Testing Regulations for Air
Emission Sources,'' that was published in the Federal Register on
September 8, 2015. The 60-day comment period in the proposed rule is
scheduled to end on November 9, 2015. The extended comment period will
close on December 9, 2015. The EPA recently added a technical
justification to the docket for the revision in the proposed rule
regarding Subpart JJJJ of Part 60 (Standards of Performance for
Stationary Spark Ignition Internal Combustion Engines). We also added
background information to support our reasoning for soliciting comment
about Method 7E stratification. Therefore, the EPA is extending the
comment period to allow the public additional time to submit comments
and supporting information on these and other aspects of the proposed
rule.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule published September 8, 2015 (80 FR
54146) must be received on or before December 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments. Written comments on the proposed rule may be
submitted to the EPA electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or through
hand delivery/courier. Please refer to the proposal (80 FR 54146) for
the addresses and detailed instructions.
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Docket. Publicly available documents relevant to this action are
available for public inspection either electronically at
www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC,
WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The public reading room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. A reasonable fee may be
charged for copying. The EPA has established the official public docket
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0292.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lula H. Melton, U.S. EPA, Office
of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Assessment Division,
Measurement Technology Group (Mail Code: E143-02), Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-2910; fax number: (919)
541-0516; email address: melton.lula@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comment Period
The EPA is extending the public comment period for an additional 30
days to ensure that the public has sufficient time to review and
comment on the proposed rule. The public comment period will end on
December 9, 2015, instead of November 9, 2015.
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 51
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Performance
specifications, Test methods and procedures.
40 CFR Part 60
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Performance specifications, Test methods and procedures.
40 CFR Parts 61 and 63
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Performance
specifications, Test methods and procedures.
Dated: September 28, 2015.
Stephen D. Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2015-25835 Filed 10-8-15; 8:45 am]
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