Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Sulfur Content of Fuel Oil Burned in Stationary Sources, 33160-33161 [2016-12118]

Download as PDF 33160 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 101 / Wednesday, May 25, 2016 / Proposed Rules clinical oversight of a physician, regardless of State or local law Administrative practice and restrictions, when that APRN is working procedure, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholism, within the scope of their VA Claims, Day care, Dental health, Drug employment. abuse, Foreign relations, Government (c) Granting of full practice authority. contracts, Grant programs—health, VA may grant full practice authority to Grant programs—veterans, Health care, an APRN subject to the following: Health facilities, Health professions, (1) Verification that the APRN meets Health records, Homeless, Medical and the requirements established in dental schools, Medical devices, paragraph (a) of this section; and Medical research, Mental health (2) Determination that the APRN has programs, Nursing homes, Philippines, demonstrated the knowledge and skills Reporting and recordkeeping necessary to provide the services requirements, Scholarships and described in paragraph (d) of this fellowships, Travel and transportation section without the clinical oversight of expenses, Veterans. a physician, and is thus qualified to be Dated: May 20, 2016. privileged for such scope of practice. (d) Services provided by an APRN Michael Shores, with full practice authority. (1) Subject Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy to the limitations established in & Management, Office of Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs. paragraph (d)(2) of this section, the full practice authority for each of the four For the reasons set forth in the preamble, we propose to amend 38 CFR APRN roles includes, but is not limited to, providing the following services: part 17 as follows: (i) A CNP has full practice authority PART 17—MEDICAL to: (A) Take comprehensive histories, ■ 1. The authority citation for part 17 provide physical examinations and continues to read as follows: other health assessment and screening Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in activities, diagnose, treat, and manage specific sections. patients with acute and chronic illnesses and diseases; ■ 2. Amend part 17 by adding an (B) Order, perform, supervise, and undesignated center heading and interpret laboratory and imaging § 17.415 immediately after § 17.410 to studies; read as follows: (C) Prescribe medication and durable Nursing Services medical equipment; (D) Make appropriate referrals for § 17.415 Full practice authority for patients and families, and request advanced practice registered nurses. consultations; (a) Advanced practice registered nurse (E) Aid in health promotion, disease (APRN). For purposes of this section, an prevention, health education, and advanced practice registered nurse counseling as well as the diagnosis and (APRN) is an individual who: management of acute and chronic (1) Has completed a nationallydiseases. accredited, graduate-level educational (ii) A CRNA has full practice program that prepares them for one of authority to: the four APRN roles of Certified Nurse (A) Plan and initiate anesthetic Practitioner (CNP), Certified Registered techniques (general, regional, local) and Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Clinical sedation; Nurse Specialist (CNS), or Certified (B) Provide post-anesthesia evaluation Nurse-Midwife (CNM); and discharge; (2) Has passed a national certification (C) Order and evaluate diagnostic examination that measures knowledge tests; in one of the APRN roles described in (D) Request consultations; paragraph (a)(1) of this section; (D) Perform point-of-care testing; and (3) Has obtained a license from a State (E) Respond to emergency situations licensing board in one of four for airway management. recognized APRN roles described in (iii) A CNS has full practice authority paragraph (a)(1) of this section; and to provide diagnosis and treatment of (4) Maintains certification and health or illness states, disease licensure as required by paragraphs management, health promotion, and (a)(2) and (3) of this section. prevention of illness and risk behaviors (b) Full practice authority. For among individuals, families, groups, purposes of this section, full practice and communities within their scope of authority means the authority of an practice. APRN to provide services described in (iv) A CNM has full practice authority paragraph (d) of this section without the to provide a range of primary health Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 17 VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:52 May 24, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 care services to women, including gynecologic care, family planning services, preconception care (care that women veterans receive before becoming pregnant, including reducing the risk of birth defects and other problems such as the treatment of diabetes and high blood pressure), prenatal and postpartum care, childbirth, and care of a newborn, and treating the partner of their female patients for sexually transmitted disease and reproductive health, if the partner is also enrolled in the VA healthcare system or is not required to enroll. (2) The full practice authority of an APRN is subject to the limitations imposed by the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq., and that APRN’s State licensure on the authority to prescribe, or administer controlled substances, as well as any other limitations on the provision of VA care set forth in applicable Federal law and policy. (e) Preemption of State and local law. To achieve important Federal interests, including but not limited to the ability to provide the same comprehensive care to veterans in all States under 38 U.S.C. 7301, this section preempts conflicting State and local laws relating to the practice of APRNs when such APRNs are working within the scope of their VA employment. Any State or local law, or regulation pursuant to such law, is without any force or effect on, and State or local governments have no legal authority to enforce them in relation to this section or decisions made by VA under this section. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7301, 7304, 7402, and 7403) [FR Doc. 2016–12338 Filed 5–24–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R01–OAR–2014–0364; A–1–FRL– 9936–62–Region 1] Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Sulfur Content of Fuel Oil Burned in Stationary Sources Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Connecticut on April 22, 2014, with supplemental submittals on June 18, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25MYP1.SGM 25MYP1 Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 101 / Wednesday, May 25, 2016 / Proposed Rules 2015 and September 25, 2015. This revision establishes sulfur in fuel oil content limits for use in stationary sources. In addition, the submittal includes minor clarifying revisions to the methods for sampling, emission testing, sample analysis, and reporting. The intended effect of this action is to propose approval of these requirements into the Connecticut SIP. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 24, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA– R01–OAR–2014–0364 by one of the following methods: 1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. 2. Email: arnold.anne@epa.gov. 3. Fax: (617) 918–0047. 4. Mail: ‘‘Docket Identification Number EPA–R01–OAR–2014–0364, Anne Arnold, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air Quality Planning Unit, 5 Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109– 3912. 5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: Anne Arnold, Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air Quality Unit, 5 Post Office Square— Suite 100, (mail code OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office’s normal hours of operation. The Regional Office’s official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–R01–OAR–2014– 0364. 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 whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit through www.regulations.gov, or email, information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:52 May 24, 2016 Jkt 238001 to 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, 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 EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, 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 electronic docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air Quality Planning Unit, 5 Post Office Square—Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office’s official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. In addition, copies of the state submittal are also available for public inspection during normal business hours, by appointment at the State Air Agency; Bureau of Air Management, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, State Office Building, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106–1630. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne K. McWilliams, Air Quality Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square— Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912, telephone (617) 918– 1697, facsimile (617) 918–0697, email mcwilliams.anne@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State’s SIP submittals as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 33161 submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this rule, 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 on this action should do so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this 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. Dated: November 5, 2015. H. Curtis Spalding, Regional Administrator, EPA New England. [FR Doc. 2016–12118 Filed 5–24–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 [EPA–R06–OAR–2015–0721; FRL–9946–85– Region 6] Clean Air Act Redesignation Substitute for the Dallas-Fort Worth 1-Hour Ozone and 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Areas; Texas Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a redesignation substitute and make a finding of attainment for both the 1-hour ozone and the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the Dallas-Fort Worth nonattainment area (DFW area). The redesignation substitute demonstration states that the area has attained both the revoked 1-hour ozone and the revoked 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS due to permanent and enforceable emission reductions, and that it will maintain those NAAQS for ten years from the date of the EPA’s approval of this demonstration. Final approval of the redesignation substitute will result in the area no longer being subject to any remaining applicable anti-backsliding requirements and the nonattainment SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\25MYP1.SGM 25MYP1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 33160-33161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12118]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0364; A-1-FRL-9936-62-Region 1]


Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Sulfur Content of Fuel Oil Burned 
in Stationary Sources

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the 
State of Connecticut on April 22, 2014, with supplemental submittals on 
June 18,

[[Page 33161]]

2015 and September 25, 2015. This revision establishes sulfur in fuel 
oil content limits for use in stationary sources. In addition, the 
submittal includes minor clarifying revisions to the methods for 
sampling, emission testing, sample analysis, and reporting. The 
intended effect of this action is to propose approval of these 
requirements into the Connecticut SIP. This action is being taken under 
the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 24, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R01-OAR-2014-0364 by one of the following methods:
    1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    2. Email: arnold.anne@epa.gov.
    3. Fax: (617) 918-0047.
    4. Mail: ``Docket Identification Number EPA-R01-OAR-2014-0364, Anne 
Arnold, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional 
Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air Quality Planning Unit, 5 
Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-
3912.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: Anne Arnold, 
Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem 
Protection, Air Quality Unit, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (mail 
code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912. Such deliveries are only accepted 
during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation. The Regional 
Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R01-OAR-
2014-0364. 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 whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit through www.regulations.gov, or 
email, information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected. 
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means 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 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, 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 EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, 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 electronic docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be 
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or 
in hard copy at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England 
Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air Quality Planning 
Unit, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if 
at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional 
Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.
    In addition, copies of the state submittal are also available for 
public inspection during normal business hours, by appointment at the 
State Air Agency; Bureau of Air Management, Department of Energy and 
Environmental Protection, State Office Building, 79 Elm Street, 
Hartford, CT 06106-1630.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne K. McWilliams, Air Quality 
Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New England 
Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), 
Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone (617) 918-1697, facsimile (617) 918-
0697, email mcwilliams.anne@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules Section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittals as a direct final 
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this rule, 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 on this action should do so at this time. 
Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, 
paragraph, or section of this 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.

    Dated: November 5, 2015.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
[FR Doc. 2016-12118 Filed 5-24-16; 8:45 am]
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