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[EPA–R09–OAR–2015–0187; FRL–9948–01–
Region 9]
Limited Disapproval of Air Plan
Revisions; Arizona; New Source
Review; PM2.5
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is finalizing a limited
disapproval of a revision to the Arizona
Department of Environmental Quality
(ADEQ) portion of the Arizona State
Implementation Plan (SIP) under the
Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). This ADEQsubmitted SIP revision primarily was
intended to serve as a replacement of
ADEQ’s SIP-approved rules for the
issuance of New Source Review (NSR)
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permits for stationary sources, including
but not limited to the rules governing
the review and permitting of major
sources and major modifications under
the Act. This action concerns only the
major nonattainment NSR provisions in
ADEQ’s submittal as they pertain to the
Nogales and West Central Pinal
nonattainment areas for particulate
matter with a diameter of 2.5
micrometers or less (PM2.5). The EPA
previously finalized a limited approval
for these PM2.5 nonattainment areas
related to certain major nonattainment
NSR permitting requirements for PM2.5
under the CAA. We subsequently
proposed a limited disapproval for these
PM2.5 nonattainment areas to set the
stage for remedying certain deficiencies
related to these nonattainment NSR
permitting requirements for PM2.5, and
this action finalizes this limited
disapproval.
DATES: This rule will be effective on July
22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established
docket number EPA–R09–OAR–2015–
0187 for this action. Generally,
documents in the docket for this action
are available electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, California 94105–3901.
While all documents in the docket are
listed at https://www.regulations.gov,
some information may be publicly
available only at the hard copy location
(e.g., copyrighted material, large maps,
multi-volume reports), and some may
not be available in either location (e.g.,
confidential business information
(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: Lisa
Beckham, EPA Region IX, (415) 972–
3811, beckham.lisa@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Proposed Action
On May 2, 2016, the EPA proposed a
limited disapproval of the major
nonattainment NSR portion of ADEQ’s
NSR SIP submittal for PM2.5 as it
pertains to the requirements of CAA
section 189(e). See 81 FR 26185.
ADEQ’s NSR SIP submittal generally
includes requirements for the PM2.5
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nonattainment NSR program for major
sources consistent with the provisions
promulgated in the EPA’s 2008 NSR
PM2.5 Rule. Specifically, ADEQ’s NSR
SIP submittal includes the PM2.5
significant emission rates at R18–2–
101(130), regulation of certain PM2.5
precursors (SO2 and NOX) at R18–2–
101(130), the regulation of PM10 and
PM2.5 condensable emissions at R18–2–
101(122)(f), and the emissions offset
requirements at R18–2–403(A)(3). The
EPA approved these provisions into
ADEQ’s SIP as part of a limited approval
and limited disapproval, and other
actions, on November 2, 2015 (80 FR
67319). At that time, we did not
determine that the submittal fully
addressed section 189(e) in title I, Part
D, subpart 4 of the Act, related to NSR
permitting requirements for PM2.5 for
major stationary sources in PM2.5
nonattainment areas, and instead
finalized a limited approval related to
the requirements of subpart 4 based on
this issue.
For PM2.5 nonattainment areas, CAA
section 189(e) requires that the control
requirements applicable under plans in
effect under part D of the CAA for major
stationary sources of PM2.5 also apply to
major stationary sources of PM2.5
precursors, except where the
Administrator determines that such
sources do not contribute significantly
to PM2.5 levels that exceed the standards
in the area. In our May 2, 2016 proposed
action, we proposed to determine that
ADEQ’s NSR SIP submittal does not
fully satisfy the major nonattainment
NSR requirements for PM2.5 under
section 189(e) of the Act for the Nogales
and West Central Pinal PM2.5
nonattainment areas, based on our
finding that the submittal does not
include rules regulating VOCs or
ammonia as PM2.5 precursors under the
major source nonattainment NSR
program, nor does it include a
demonstration showing that the
regulation of VOCs and ammonia is not
necessary under section 189(e).
The preamble in the Federal Register
notification for our proposed action
contains more information on the basis
for this rulemaking and on our
evaluation of the submittal.
authorized in sections 110(k) of the Act,
the EPA is finalizing a limited
disapproval of the ADEQ NSR SIP
submittal for the Nogales and West
Central Pinal PM2.5 nonattainment areas
under section 189(e) of the Act related
to PM2.5 precursors.
As a result of this final action, the
EPA must promulgate a federal
implementation plan (FIP) under
section 110(c) to address the
deficiencies that are the subject of this
action unless we approve subsequent
SIP revisions that correct the
deficiencies within 24 months. In
addition, sanctions will be imposed
unless the EPA approves subsequent SIP
revisions that correct these deficiencies
within 18 months of the effective date
of this action. These sanctions would be
imposed under section 179 of the Act
and 40 CFR 52.31.
II. Public Comments and EPA
Responses
The EPA’s May 2, 2016 proposed
action provided a 30-day public
comment period. During this period, we
did not receive any comments on our
proposal.
This action does not contain any
unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does
not significantly or uniquely affect small
governments. This action does not
impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by state law.
Accordingly, no additional costs to
State, local, or tribal governments, or to
the private sector, will result from this
action.
III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted on our
proposed action. Therefore, as
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IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Additional information about these
statutes and Executive Orders can be
found at https://www2.epa.gov/lawsregulations/laws-and-executive-orders.
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant
regulatory action and was therefore not
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose an
information collection burden under the
PRA because this action does not
impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by state law.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
I certify that this action will not have
a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the RFA. This action will not
impose any requirements on small
entities beyond those imposed by state
law.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA)
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E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism
implications. It will not have substantial
direct effects on the states, on the
relationship between the national
government and the states, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination
With Indian Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal
implications, as specified in Executive
Order 13175, because the SIP is not
approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area
where the EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has
jurisdiction, and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law.
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
apply to this action.
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
The EPA interprets Executive Order
13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern
environmental health or safety risks that
the EPA has reason to believe may
disproportionately affect children, per
the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory
action’’ in section 2–202 of the
Executive Order. This action is not
subject to Executive Order 13045
because it does not impose additional
requirements beyond those imposed by
state law.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive
Order 13211, because it is not a
significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act (NTTAA)
Section 12(d) of the NTTAA directs
the EPA to use voluntary consensus
standards in its regulatory activities
unless to do so would be inconsistent
with applicable law or otherwise
impractical. The EPA believes that this
action is not subject to the requirements
of section 12(d) of the NTTAA because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the CAA.
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J. Executive Order 12898: Federal
Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Population
The EPA lacks the discretionary
authority to address environmental
justice in this rulemaking.
K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
This action is subject to the CRA, and
the EPA will submit a rule report to
each House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United
States. This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
L. Petitions for Judicial Review
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by August 22, 2016.
Filing a petition for reconsideration by
the Administrator of this final rule does
not affect the finality of this rule for the
purposes of judicial review nor does it
extend the time within which a petition
for judicial review may be filed, and
shall not postpone the effectiveness of
such rule or action. This action may not
be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements (see section
307(b)(2)).
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 oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
Dated: June 13, 2016.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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47 CFR Part 74
[MB Docket No. 03–185; GN Docket No. 12–
268; ET Docket No. 14–175; FCC 15–175]
Low Power Television Digital Rules
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
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AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years,
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certain information collection
requirements associated with the
Commission’s Low Power Television
Digital Rules Report and Order, FCC 15–
175. This document is consistent with
the Low Power Television Digital Rules
Report and Order, which stated that the
Commission would publish a document
in the Federal Register announcing
OMB approval and the effective date of
the rule.
DATES: 47 CFR 74.800, published at 81
FR 5041, February 1, 2016, is effective
June 22, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cathy Williams, Cathy.Williams@
fcc.gov, (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on June 15,
2016, OMB approved the information
collection requirements contained in the
Commission’s Low Power Television
Digital Rules Report and Order, FCC 15–
175, published at 81 FR 5041, February
1, 2016. The OMB Control Number is
3060–1177. The Commission publishes
this document as an announcement of
the effective date of the requirement. If
you have any comments on the burden
estimates listed below, or how the
Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens
caused thereby, please contact Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Please include the OMB Control
Number, 3060–1177, in your
correspondence. The Commission will
also accept your comments via the
Internet if you send them to PRA@
fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an email to fcc504@
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received OMB approval on June 15,
2016 for the information collection
requirements contained in FCC 15–175,
47 CFR 74.800. Under 5 CFR 1320, an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a current, valid OMB Control
Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
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Number. The OMB Control Number is
3060–1177. The foregoing document is
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13,
October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control No.: 3060–1177.
OMB Approval Date: June 15, 2016.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2019.
Title: 47 CFR 74.800, Channel Sharing
Agreement.
Form Numbers: Not applicable.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit entities; Not for profit institutions;
State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
100 respondents; 100 responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1 hr.
Frequency of Response: One time
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $54,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain benefits. The statutory authority
for this information collection is
contained in sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 7,
154(i), 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 312,
316, 318, 319, 324, 325, 336 and 337 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Act Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On December 18,
2015, the Commission released a Third
Report and Order and Fourth Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, In the Matter of
Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the
Commission’s Rules to Establish Rules
for Digital Low Power Television and
Television Translator Stations, MB
Docket No. 03–185, FCC 15–175. Low
power television and television
translator stations (collectively ‘‘LPTV
stations’’) will be required to include
certain terms in their channel sharing
agreements (CSAs) and to file their
CSAs with the Commission. This new
requirement is provided in 47 CFR
74.800.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0187; FRL-9948-01-Region 9]
Limited Disapproval of Air Plan Revisions; Arizona; New Source
Review; PM2.5
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a
limited disapproval of a revision to the Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality (ADEQ) portion of the Arizona State
Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). This
ADEQ-submitted SIP revision primarily was intended to serve as a
replacement of ADEQ's SIP-approved rules for the issuance of New Source
Review (NSR) permits for stationary sources, including but not limited
to the rules governing the review and permitting of major sources and
major modifications under the Act. This action concerns only the major
nonattainment NSR provisions in ADEQ's submittal as they pertain to the
Nogales and West Central Pinal nonattainment areas for particulate
matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5).
The EPA previously finalized a limited approval for these
PM2.5 nonattainment areas related to certain major
nonattainment NSR permitting requirements for PM2.5 under
the CAA. We subsequently proposed a limited disapproval for these
PM2.5 nonattainment areas to set the stage for remedying
certain deficiencies related to these nonattainment NSR permitting
requirements for PM2.5, and this action finalizes this
limited disapproval.
DATES: This rule will be effective on July 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established docket number EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0187
for this action. Generally, documents in the docket for this action are
available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy
at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105-
3901. While all documents in the docket are listed at https://www.regulations.gov, some information may be publicly available only at
the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps, multi-
volume reports), and some may not be available in either location
(e.g., confidential business information (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: Lisa Beckham, EPA Region IX, (415)
972-3811, beckham.lisa@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Proposed Action
On May 2, 2016, the EPA proposed a limited disapproval of the major
nonattainment NSR portion of ADEQ's NSR SIP submittal for
PM2.5 as it pertains to the requirements of CAA section
189(e). See 81 FR 26185. ADEQ's NSR SIP submittal generally includes
requirements for the PM2.5
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nonattainment NSR program for major sources consistent with the
provisions promulgated in the EPA's 2008 NSR PM2.5 Rule.
Specifically, ADEQ's NSR SIP submittal includes the PM2.5
significant emission rates at R18-2-101(130), regulation of certain
PM2.5 precursors (SO2 and NOX) at R18-
2-101(130), the regulation of PM10 and PM2.5
condensable emissions at R18-2-101(122)(f), and the emissions offset
requirements at R18-2-403(A)(3). The EPA approved these provisions into
ADEQ's SIP as part of a limited approval and limited disapproval, and
other actions, on November 2, 2015 (80 FR 67319). At that time, we did
not determine that the submittal fully addressed section 189(e) in
title I, Part D, subpart 4 of the Act, related to NSR permitting
requirements for PM2.5 for major stationary sources in
PM2.5 nonattainment areas, and instead finalized a limited
approval related to the requirements of subpart 4 based on this issue.
For PM2.5 nonattainment areas, CAA section 189(e)
requires that the control requirements applicable under plans in effect
under part D of the CAA for major stationary sources of
PM2.5 also apply to major stationary sources of
PM2.5 precursors, except where the Administrator determines
that such sources do not contribute significantly to PM2.5
levels that exceed the standards in the area. In our May 2, 2016
proposed action, we proposed to determine that ADEQ's NSR SIP submittal
does not fully satisfy the major nonattainment NSR requirements for
PM2.5 under section 189(e) of the Act for the Nogales and
West Central Pinal PM2.5 nonattainment areas, based on our
finding that the submittal does not include rules regulating VOCs or
ammonia as PM2.5 precursors under the major source
nonattainment NSR program, nor does it include a demonstration showing
that the regulation of VOCs and ammonia is not necessary under section
189(e).
The preamble in the Federal Register notification for our proposed
action contains more information on the basis for this rulemaking and
on our evaluation of the submittal.
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
The EPA's May 2, 2016 proposed action provided a 30-day public
comment period. During this period, we did not receive any comments on
our proposal.
III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted on our proposed action. Therefore, as
authorized in sections 110(k) of the Act, the EPA is finalizing a
limited disapproval of the ADEQ NSR SIP submittal for the Nogales and
West Central Pinal PM2.5 nonattainment areas under section
189(e) of the Act related to PM2.5 precursors.
As a result of this final action, the EPA must promulgate a federal
implementation plan (FIP) under section 110(c) to address the
deficiencies that are the subject of this action unless we approve
subsequent SIP revisions that correct the deficiencies within 24
months. In addition, sanctions will be imposed unless the EPA approves
subsequent SIP revisions that correct these deficiencies within 18
months of the effective date of this action. These sanctions would be
imposed under section 179 of the Act and 40 CFR 52.31.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Additional information about these statutes and Executive Orders
can be found at https://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the PRA because this action does not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
I certify that this action will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. This
action will not impose any requirements on small entities beyond those
imposed by state law.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
This action does not contain any unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not significantly or uniquely affect
small governments. This action does not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law. Accordingly, no additional costs to
State, local, or tribal governments, or to the private sector, will
result from this action.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between
the national government and the states, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175, because the SIP is not approved to apply on any
Indian reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian
tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction, and will not
impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal
law. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern environmental health or safety risks
that the EPA has reason to believe may disproportionately affect
children, per the definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in
section 2-202 of the Executive Order. This action is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 because it does not impose additional
requirements beyond those imposed by state law.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)
Section 12(d) of the NTTAA directs the EPA to use voluntary
consensus standards in its regulatory activities unless to do so would
be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. The EPA
believes that this action is not subject to the requirements of section
12(d) of the NTTAA because application of those requirements would be
inconsistent with the CAA.
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J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Population
The EPA lacks the discretionary authority to address environmental
justice in this rulemaking.
K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
This action is subject to the CRA, and the EPA will submit a rule
report to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of
the United States. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2).
L. Petitions for Judicial Review
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by August 22, 2016. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial
review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial
review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such
rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings
to enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).
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
oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: June 13, 2016.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2016-14669 Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am]
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