Nondiscrimination in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Assistance From the Environmental Protection Agency, 2294-2295 [2017-00050]

Download as PDF 2294 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 2017 / Proposed Rules available at https://postalpro.usps.com/ node/581. List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111 Administrative practice and procedure, Postal Service. Although exempt from the notice and comment requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b), (c)) regarding proposed rulemaking by 39 U.S.C. 410(a), the Postal Service invites public comments on the following proposed revisions to Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1. Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is proposed to be amended as follows: PART 111—[AMENDED] 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR part 111 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301– 307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201– 3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 3633, and 5001. 2. Revise the following sections of Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), as follows: ■ Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) * * 700 Special Standards * * * * * * * * * * * * [Add new section 20.0, to read as follows:] mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS eInduction Option 20.1 Description Electronic Induction (eInduction) is an electronic alternative to using the following paper PS Forms 8125, 8125C, 8125CD, and 8017 for all containers entered at the dock of a processing facility or claiming a Destination Delivery Unit (DDU) discount. eInduction uses Intelligent Mail container barcode (IMcb) scans to determine container payment and delivery status, and verifies payment and entry location by matching IMcb scan data to electronic documentation (eDoc) information. Containers are eligible for eInduction at certain designated facilities. Additional information, including information regarding verification and associated 17:29 Jan 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 Approval Mailers must be authorized by the USPS to participate in the eInduction program. 20.3 General Eligibility Standards First-Class Mail, Periodicals, Standard Mail letters and flats, and Bound Printed Matter presorted or carrier route barcoded flats and packages are eligible for eInduction. All containers entered under eInduction must: a. Be labeled with a USPS placard and a unique Intelligent Mail container barcode. All required pallets and similar containers (such as all-purpose containers, hampers, and gaylords) and all containers prepared under 8.0 must display container placards that include accurately encoded Intelligent Mail container barcodes (IMcb) as described in 708.6.6. Mailing documentation must indicate each container participating in eInduction. b. Be part of a mailing using an approved electronic method to transmit a postage statement and mailing documentation to the PostalOne! system. c. Not include containers included on paper PS Forms 8125/8017. d. Be included on a scheduled FAST appointment when entered at a USPS processing facility. Additional Standards Mailers who cannot generate a finalized postage statement two hours before container entry may request approval for an eInduction Continuous Mailer ID, (MID). Once approved, mailers using an authorized MID in the IMcb may enter any container with the approved MID in the IMcb prior to the receipt of electronic documentation. Mailers are required to submit an eDoc and generate a finalized postage statement for all eInduction MID containers within one calendar day of the unload scan. Mailers may request authorization for an MID through the Business Customer Gateway. The USPS must approve the mailer request before the mailer may participate in the MID process. * * * * * We will publish an appropriate amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4702 these changes, if our proposal is adopted. Stanley F. Mires, Attorney, Federal Compliance. [FR Doc. 2016–32056 Filed 1–6–17; 8:45 am] 20.4.1 Special Support for Continuous Mailers * VerDate Sep<11>2014 20.2 20.4 705 Advanced Preparation and Special Postage Payment Systems 20.0 assessments, is provided in Publication 6850, Publication for Streamlined Mail Acceptance for Letters and Flats, at https://postalpro.usps.com/node/581. Sfmt 4702 BILLING CODE 7710–12–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 7 and 9 [EPA–HQ–OA–2013–0031; FRL–9958–03– OA] RIN 2090–AA39 Nondiscrimination in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Assistance From the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing a proposed rule for which the EPA no longer intends to issue a final rule. This document identifies the proposed rule and explains the EPA’s decision to withdraw the proposal. The withdrawal of this proposed rule does not preclude the EPA from initiating the same or similar rulemaking at a future date. It does, however, close out the entry for this proposed rule in the EPA SemiAnnual Regulatory Agenda, published as part of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda). Should the EPA decide at some future date to initiate the same or similar rulemaking, it will add an appropriate new entry to the EPA Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda to reflect the initiation of the action. DATES: The EPA is withdrawing the proposed rule as of January 9, 2017. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OA–2013–0031. All documents in the docket are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., 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 electronically through https:// www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt Temple, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Civil Rights, (Mail SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09JAP1.SGM 09JAP1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 2017 / Proposed Rules Code 1201A), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone number: (202) 564–7272 or (202) 564– 7299; email address: temple.kurt@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of particular interest to those persons who follow proposed rules related to the EPA’s regulations about Nondiscrimination in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Assistance from the EPA. Since others may also be interested, the EPA has not attempted to describe all the specific entities potentially interested. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS II. Why is the EPA issuing this withdrawal document? This document announces to the public that the EPA is withdrawing a certain proposed rule for which the EPA no longer intends to issue a final rule. For the reasons described in this document, the EPA has decided not to finalize this rulemaking at this time. By withdrawing the proposed rule, the EPA is eliminating the pending nature of the regulatory action. Should the EPA determine to pursue anything in these areas in the future, it will issue a new proposed rule and invite public comment through notice in the Federal Register. III. Background 1. What was proposed? On December 14, 2015, the EPA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (80 FR 77284), to amend its nondiscrimination regulation regarding compliance information requirements for recipients of EPA financial assistance and Agency Compliance Procedures, as well as a technical correction to the reference to the Paperwork Reduction Act. 2. Why is it being withdrawn? The agency proposed amending its regulation to bring it into conformance with more than 20 other federal agencies. In other words, this proposed regulatory amendment concerned the EPA’s internal processes, including the investigation of complaints and compliance reviews, and not obligations imposed on external stakeholders. Nonetheless, the EPA received several adverse comments about this proposed amendment; especially regarding the proposal to remove numeric deadlines from the administrative complaint processing regulations. The EPA has considered all comments received. Although the EPA continues to believe that the proposed amendments, including the elimination of the numeric deadlines, are needed in order VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Jan 06, 2017 Jkt 241001 to better position the EPA to strategically manage and individually tailor resolution approaches to its administrative investigation of complaints and compliance reviews, the EPA has decided to withdraw the proposed amendments. Instead of continuing to pursue this rulemaking, the EPA will implement and evaluate the ability of its internal procedural guidance documents and accountability measures that were finalized in December 2016 (including the Case Resolution Manual and the EPA’s OCR External Compliance Program Strategic Plan) to achieve prompt effective, and efficient docket management. Based on its evaluation, the EPA may decide at some future date to initiate a new rulemaking to amend its non-discrimination regulation. The EPA is withdrawing the proposed amendments, as opposed to leaving them inactive, to promote transparency and certainty with regard to the status of its non-discrimination regulation. 3. Where can I get more information about this action? The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OA– 2013–0031. See the ADDRESSES section above for more detail information about this docket. List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 7 Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Age discrimination, Civil rights, Equal employment opportunity, Individuals with disabilities, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sex discrimination. 40 CFR Part 9 Environmental protection, Control number, Office of Management and Budget, and Paperwork Reduction Act. Dated: December 29, 2016. Gina McCarthy, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2017–00050 Filed 1–6–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 2295 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R04–OAR–2014–0430; FRL–9957–91– Region 4] Air Quality Plans; Tennessee; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission, submitted by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), on December 16, 2015, for inclusion into the Tennessee SIP. This proposal pertains to the infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 2012 Annual Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The CAA requires that each state adopt and submit a SIP for the implementation, maintenance and enforcement of each NAAQS promulgated by EPA, which is commonly referred to as an ‘‘infrastructure SIP submission.’’ TDEC certified that the Tennessee SIP contains provisions that ensure the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS is implemented, enforced, and maintained in Tennessee. EPA is proposing to determine that portions of Tennessee’s infrastructure SIP submission, provided to EPA on December 16, 2015, satisfy certain required infrastructure elements for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS. DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 8, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– OAR–2014–0430 at https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09JAP1.SGM 09JAP1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2294-2295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00050]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 7 and 9

[EPA-HQ-OA-2013-0031; FRL-9958-03-OA]
RIN 2090-AA39


Nondiscrimination in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal 
Assistance From the Environmental Protection Agency

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing a 
proposed rule for which the EPA no longer intends to issue a final 
rule. This document identifies the proposed rule and explains the EPA's 
decision to withdraw the proposal. The withdrawal of this proposed rule 
does not preclude the EPA from initiating the same or similar 
rulemaking at a future date. It does, however, close out the entry for 
this proposed rule in the EPA Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda, published 
as part of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory 
Actions (Unified Agenda). Should the EPA decide at some future date to 
initiate the same or similar rulemaking, it will add an appropriate new 
entry to the EPA Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda to reflect the 
initiation of the action.

DATES: The EPA is withdrawing the proposed rule as of January 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-2013-0031. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in 
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., 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 electronically 
through https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt Temple, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Office of Civil Rights, (Mail

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Code 1201A), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, 
telephone number: (202) 564-7272 or (202) 564-7299; email address: 
temple.kurt@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of 
particular interest to those persons who follow proposed rules related 
to the EPA's regulations about Nondiscrimination in Programs or 
Activities Receiving Federal Assistance from the EPA. Since others may 
also be interested, the EPA has not attempted to describe all the 
specific entities potentially interested.

II. Why is the EPA issuing this withdrawal document?

    This document announces to the public that the EPA is withdrawing a 
certain proposed rule for which the EPA no longer intends to issue a 
final rule.
    For the reasons described in this document, the EPA has decided not 
to finalize this rulemaking at this time. By withdrawing the proposed 
rule, the EPA is eliminating the pending nature of the regulatory 
action. Should the EPA determine to pursue anything in these areas in 
the future, it will issue a new proposed rule and invite public comment 
through notice in the Federal Register.

III. Background

    1. What was proposed? On December 14, 2015, the EPA published a 
proposed rule in the Federal Register (80 FR 77284), to amend its 
nondiscrimination regulation regarding compliance information 
requirements for recipients of EPA financial assistance and Agency 
Compliance Procedures, as well as a technical correction to the 
reference to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    2. Why is it being withdrawn? The agency proposed amending its 
regulation to bring it into conformance with more than 20 other federal 
agencies. In other words, this proposed regulatory amendment concerned 
the EPA's internal processes, including the investigation of complaints 
and compliance reviews, and not obligations imposed on external 
stakeholders.
    Nonetheless, the EPA received several adverse comments about this 
proposed amendment; especially regarding the proposal to remove numeric 
deadlines from the administrative complaint processing regulations. The 
EPA has considered all comments received. Although the EPA continues to 
believe that the proposed amendments, including the elimination of the 
numeric deadlines, are needed in order to better position the EPA to 
strategically manage and individually tailor resolution approaches to 
its administrative investigation of complaints and compliance reviews, 
the EPA has decided to withdraw the proposed amendments.
    Instead of continuing to pursue this rulemaking, the EPA will 
implement and evaluate the ability of its internal procedural guidance 
documents and accountability measures that were finalized in December 
2016 (including the Case Resolution Manual and the EPA's OCR External 
Compliance Program Strategic Plan) to achieve prompt effective, and 
efficient docket management. Based on its evaluation, the EPA may 
decide at some future date to initiate a new rulemaking to amend its 
non-discrimination regulation. The EPA is withdrawing the proposed 
amendments, as opposed to leaving them inactive, to promote 
transparency and certainty with regard to the status of its non-
discrimination regulation.
    3. Where can I get more information about this action? The EPA has 
established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2013-0031. See the ADDRESSES section above for more detail information 
about this docket.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 7

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Age discrimination, Civil rights, Equal employment opportunity, 
Individuals with disabilities, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sex discrimination.

40 CFR Part 9

    Environmental protection, Control number, Office of Management and 
Budget, and Paperwork Reduction Act.

    Dated: December 29, 2016.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2017-00050 Filed 1-6-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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