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obtain copies of the petition and
supporting materials.
You may view copies of the petition,
Notice No. 149, selected supporting
materials, and all public comments
associated with this proposal within
Docket No. TTB–2015–0005 at
www.regulations.gov. You also may
view copies of the petition, Notice No.
149, the supporting materials, and all
public comments associated with this
proposal by appointment at the TTB
Information Resource Center, 1310 G
Street NW., Washington, DC 20005.
Please call 202–453–2265 to make an
appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen A. Thornton, Regulations and
Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street
NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005;
phone 202–453–1039, ext. 175.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TTB
received a petition from Dr. Alan
Busacca, a licensed geologist and
founder of Vinitas Consultants, LLC, on
behalf of the Palouse-Lewis Clark Valley
Wine Alliance and the Clearwater
Economic Development Association.
The petition proposed to establish the
approximately 306,650-acre ‘‘LewisClark Valley’’ AVA and to modify the
boundary of the existing ‘‘Columbia
Valley’’ AVA (27 CFR 9.74). The
proposed Lewis-Clark Valley AVA is
located at the confluence of the Snake
River and the Clearwater River and
covers portions of Nez Perce, Lewis,
Clearwater, and Latah Counties in
northern Idaho and Asotin, Garfield,
and Whitman Counties in southeastern
Washington.
A small portion of the proposed
Lewis-Clark Valley AVA would, if
established, overlap the southeastern
corner of the established Columbia
Valley AVA. To eliminate the potential
overlap, the petitioner proposed to
modify the boundary of the Columbia
Valley AVA so that the overlapping area
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘proposed
realignment area’’) would be solely
within the proposed Lewis-Clark Valley
AVA. The proposed modifications
would reduce the size of the
approximately 11,370,320-acre
Columbia Valley AVA boundary by
approximately 57,020 acres.
TTB published Notice No. 149 in the
Federal Register on April 14, 2015 (80
FR 19901). In Notice No. 149, TTB
described the characteristics of the
proposed Lewis-Clark Valley AVA and
the rationale for the modification of the
boundary of the Columbia Valley AVA
and solicited public comment on the
proposals. The comment period closed
June 15, 2015.
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During the comment period, TTB
received a comment from a vineyard
owner within the proposed realignment
area. According to the commenter, his
vineyard is the estate vineyard for a
winery that is also located within the
proposed realignment area. The
commenter stated that the proposed
realignment area has characteristics
similar to those of the Columbia Valley
and should not be removed from that
AVA. Specifically, the commenter
stated, ‘‘The geology, soils, and climate
of the proposed Lewis-Clark Valley
AVA are quite similar to those of the
Columbia Valley and mostly lay within
the elevations affected by the Missoula
floods.’’ The comment is posted as
Comment 35 within Docket No. TTB–
2015–0005 at www.regulations.gov.
Determination To Re-Open the Public
Comment Period
TTB reviewed all comments received
in response to Notice No. 149 with
reference to the original petition
information. TTB believes that the
comment period for Notice No. 149,
which was open for 60 days, was
adequate to obtain information on the
initially proposed regulation. However,
TTB notes that if the proposed
realignment area were to be removed
from the Columbia Valley AVA and
placed into the proposed Lewis-Clark
Valley AVA, wines made primarily from
grapes grown within the proposed
realignment area would no longer be
eligible to be labeled with the
‘‘Columbia Valley’’ appellation of
origin. Therefore, because of the
potential effect on label holders if TTB
were to adopt the proposed
modification of the Columbia Valley
AVA boundary, TTB has determined
that it would be appropriate in this
instance to re-open the comment period,
for the specific purpose of obtaining
further public comment on the proposed
boundary modification, before taking
any further regulatory action on this
matter.
TTB is, therefore, re-opening the
comment period on Notice No. 149 for
an additional 30 days, in order to obtain
additional comments on the
characteristics of the proposed
realignment area. Comments on Notice
No. 149 are now due on or before
November 27, 2015. TTB is specifically
interested in comments on whether the
evidence provided in the petition to
establish the proposed Lewis-Clark
Valley AVA and to modify the boundary
of the Columbia Valley AVA adequately
demonstrates that the characteristics of
the proposed realignment area are more
similar to those of the rest of the
proposed Lewis-Clark Valley AVA than
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to the distinguishing features of the
Columbia Valley AVA, which are
described in T.D. TTB–ATF 190 (69 FR
44897, November 13, 1984) and
summarized in both the proposed
Lewis-Clark Valley AVA petition and
Notice No. 149. Please provide any
available specific information in
support of your comments.
How To Comment
See the Public Participation section of
Notice No. 149 for specific instructions
and requirements for submitting
comments, and for information on how
to request a public hearing or view or
obtain copies of the petition and
supporting materials.
You may view copies of the petition,
Notice No. 149, selected supporting
materials, and all public comments
associated with this proposal within
Docket No. TTB–2015–0005 at
www.regulations.gov. You also may
view copies of all comments and
documents associated with Notice No.
149 by appointment at the TTB
Information Resource Center, 1310 G
Street NW., Washington, DC 20005.
Please call 202–453–2265 to make an
appointment.
Drafting Information
Karen A. Thornton of the Regulations
and Rulings Division drafted this
document.
Signed: October 21, 2015.
John J. Manfreda,
Administrator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R10–OAR–2011–0799; FRL–9936–02–
Region 10]
Air Plan Approval; OR; Portland,
Medford, Salem; Clackamas,
Multnomah, Washington Counties;
Gasoline Dispensing Facilities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
three state implementation plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the State of
Oregon Department of Environmental
Quality (Oregon or ODEQ) and a
specific portion of a fourth SIP
submittal identified in a supplementary
letter. These SIP submittals primarily
SUMMARY:
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include rule amendments related to
control measures for volatile organic
compounds from gasoline dispensing
facilities in the Portland-Vancouver,
Medford-Ashland, and Salem-Keizer
Area Transportation Study air quality
management areas, as well as all of
Clackamas, Multnomah, and
Washington counties. The EPA received
the SIP submittals from the ODEQ on
February 5, 2009, November 1, 2010,
May 25, 2011, and April 20, 2015, and
the supplementary letter on September
18, 2015. The EPA is proposing to
approve the SIP submittals because they
are consistent with the requirements of
the Clean Air Act (Act or CAA).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10–
OAR–2011–0799, by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal https://
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: vaupel.claudia@epa.gov.
• Mail: Claudia Vergnani Vaupel,
U.S. EPA Region 10, Office of Air, Waste
and Toxics, AWT–150, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: U.S. EPA
Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite
900, Seattle, WA 98101. Attention:
Claudia Vergnani Vaupel, 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.
Please see the direct final rule which is
located in the Rules section of this
Federal Register for detailed
instructions on how to submit
comments.
effect. The EPA will address all public
comments in a subsequent final rule
based on this proposed rule. The 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 we receive adverse comment on
an amendment, paragraph, or section of
this rule and if that provision may be
severed from the remainder of the rule,
the EPA may adopt as final those
provisions of the rule that are not the
subject of an adverse comment.
Dated: September 25, 2015.
Michelle Pirzadeh,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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[EPA–R10–OAR–2015–0334; FRL–9936–17–
Region 10]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; Washington:
Interstate Transport of Ozone
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Claudia Vergnani Vaupel at (206) 553–
6121, vaupel.claudia@epa.gov, or the
above EPA, Region 10 address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For
further information, please see the
direct final action, of the same title,
which is located in the Rules section of
this Federal Register. The EPA is
approving the State’s SIP revisions as a
direct final rule without prior proposal
because the EPA views this as a
noncontroversial SIP action and
anticipates no adverse comments. A
detailed rationale for the approval is set
forth in the preamble to the direct final
rule. If the EPA receives no adverse
comments, the EPA will not take further
action on this proposed rule.
If the EPA receives adverse
comments, the EPA will withdraw the
direct final rule and it will not take
The Clean Air Act (CAA)
requires each State Implementation Plan
(SIP) to contain adequate provisions
prohibiting emissions that will have
certain adverse air quality effects in
other states. On May 11, 2015, the State
of Washington made a submittal to the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
to address these requirements. The EPA
is proposing to approve the submittal as
meeting the requirement that each SIP
contain adequate provisions to prohibit
emissions that will contribute
significantly to nonattainment or
interfere with maintenance of the 2008
ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standard (NAAQS) in any other state.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before November 27,
2015.
ADDRESSES:
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SUMMARY:
Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10–
OAR–2015–0334, by any of the
following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: R10-Public_Comments@
epa.gov.
• Mail: Jeff Hunt, EPA Region 10,
Office of Air, Waste and Toxics (AWT–
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150), 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900,
Seattle, WA 98101.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: EPA Region
10 9th Floor Mailroom, 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–
0334. 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
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected through https://
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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 https://
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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
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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 your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the https://
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listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R10-OAR-2011-0799; FRL-9936-02-Region 10]
Air Plan Approval; OR; Portland, Medford, Salem; Clackamas,
Multnomah, Washington Counties; Gasoline Dispensing Facilities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve three state implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by
the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (Oregon or
ODEQ) and a specific portion of a fourth SIP submittal identified in a
supplementary letter. These SIP submittals primarily
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include rule amendments related to control measures for volatile
organic compounds from gasoline dispensing facilities in the Portland-
Vancouver, Medford-Ashland, and Salem-Keizer Area Transportation Study
air quality management areas, as well as all of Clackamas, Multnomah,
and Washington counties. The EPA received the SIP submittals from the
ODEQ on February 5, 2009, November 1, 2010, May 25, 2011, and April 20,
2015, and the supplementary letter on September 18, 2015. The EPA is
proposing to approve the SIP submittals because they are consistent
with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (Act or CAA).
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10-
OAR-2011-0799, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal https://www.regulations.gov:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Email: vaupel.claudia@epa.gov.
Mail: Claudia Vergnani Vaupel, U.S. EPA Region 10, Office
of Air, Waste and Toxics, AWT-150, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900,
Seattle, WA 98101.
Hand Delivery/Courier: U.S. EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101. Attention: Claudia Vergnani
Vaupel, 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.
Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules section
of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to submit
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claudia Vergnani Vaupel at (206) 553-
6121, vaupel.claudia@epa.gov, or the above EPA, Region 10 address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the
direct final action, of the same title, which is located in the Rules
section of this Federal Register. The EPA is approving the State's SIP
revisions as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the EPA
views this as a noncontroversial SIP action and anticipates no adverse
comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the
preamble to the direct final rule. If the EPA receives no adverse
comments, the EPA will not take further action on this proposed rule.
If the EPA receives adverse comments, the EPA will withdraw the
direct final rule and it will not take effect. The EPA will address all
public comments in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.
The 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 we receive adverse comment on an amendment,
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed
from the remainder of the rule, the EPA may adopt as final those
provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
Dated: September 25, 2015.
Michelle Pirzadeh,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2015-27169 Filed 10-26-15; 8:45 am]
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