Amendment to Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries Under CERCLA, 28040-28041 [2017-12839]
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proposed analytical method changes
filed in this docket as Proposal Two.
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II. Proposal Two
Background. During the FY 2016
Annual Compliance Determination
(ACD) process, in response to an
information request, the Postal Service
developed a methodology for revising
the International Cost and Revenue
Analysis report (ICRA) by changing the
costing methodology for the treatment of
Inbound mail, including Letter Post,
Parcel Post and Express Mail Service to
adjust for the increasingly difficult task
of maintaining statistical reliability of
reporting UPU Target and Transition
Countries separately. Proposal Two at
1–2. Proposal Two is presented in
response to Commission discussion in
the FY 2016 ACD regarding those
revisions.2 Although the methodology
was used provisionally for assessing
compliance in the FY 2016 ACD, the
Commission stated that the
methodology must be reviewed by the
Commission through a docketed
proceeding before it may be used in
future ACDs. Proposal Two at 2; see FY
2016 ACD at 64.
Proposal. Proposal Two implements
the costing methodology developed in
response to Chairman’s Information
Request No. 12, question 1, in the FY
2016 ACD process and consolidates the
cost estimates for Target and Transition
Countries. Proposal Two at 6. Proposal
Two would also combine Inbound
Letter Post from Target and Transition
Countries at UPU rates reporting into a
single ICRA Inbound Letter Post at UPU
rates line separate from Canada. There
would no longer be a need for the InOffice Cost System analysis to separate
costs into Target and Transition
Countries in the Cost and Revenue
Analysis Cost Segments tab of the
Inputs file. The Canada and UPU
separation remains in place. Id.
Rationale and impact. The Postal
Service states that continuing the Target
Country and Transition Country
distinction is not consistent with the
current Mail Classification Schedule
(MCS) and produces increasingly
unreliable or misleading cost estimates
due to the shrinking Transition Country
classification. Id. The MCS makes no
distinction between Target and
Transition Countries regarding Inbound
2 See
Docket No. ACR2016, Annual Compliance
Determination, March 28, 2017, at 63–65 (FY 2016
ACD). The Postal Service states that the
Commission linked the potential filing of Proposal
Two to discussion of certain other topics but that
none of the issues raised by these topics directly
relates to the merits of Proposal Two and views it
as entirely independent of these other matters.
Petition at 1.
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Letter Post. Id. The Postal Service
believes that the current MCS
classification is consistent with the fact
that there is no costing reason to
maintain a distinction between Target
and Transition Countries. Id. at 7. The
differences arising from the proposed
modification are presented in a nonpublic file which was filed under seal
with the Petition. Id.
III. Notice and Comment
The Commission establishes Docket
No. RM2017–6 for consideration of
matters raised by the Petition. More
information on the Petition may be
accessed via the Commission’s Web site
at https://www.prc.gov. Interested
persons may submit comments on the
Petition and Proposal Two no later than
July 31, 2017. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505,
Katalin K. Clendenin is designated as
officer of the Commission (Public
Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in this
proceeding.
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
No. RM2017–6 for consideration of the
matters raised by the Petition of the
United States Postal Service for the
Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider
Proposed Changes in Analytical
Principles (Proposal Two), filed June 8,
2017.
2. Comments by interested persons in
this proceeding are due no later than
July 31, 2017.
3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the
Commission appoints Katalin K.
Clendenin to serve as an officer of the
Commission (Public Representative) to
represent the interests of the general
public in this docket.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Stacy L. Ruble,
Secretary.
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Amendment to Standards and
Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries
Under CERCLA
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Proposed rule.
EPA is proposing to amend
the Standards and Practices for All
Appropriate Inquiries to update an
existing reference to a standard practice
recently made available by ASTM
International, a widely recognized
standards development organization.
Specifically, EPA is proposing to amend
the All Appropriate Inquiries Rule to
reference ASTM International’s E2247–
16 ‘‘Standard Practice for
Environmental Site Assessments: Phase
I Environmental Site Assessment
Process for Forestland or Rural
Property’’ and allow for its use to satisfy
the statutory requirements for
conducting all appropriate inquiries
under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA). In the
‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this
Federal Register, EPA is amending the
All Appropriate Inquiries Rule to
reference the ASTM E2247–16 Standard
as a direct final rule without a prior
proposed rule. If we receive no adverse
comment, we will not take further
action on this proposed rule.
DATES: Written comments must be
received by July 20, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OLEM–2016–0786 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
contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information, contact the
CERCLA Call Center at 800–424–9346 or
TDD 800–553–7672 (hearing impaired).
In the Washington, DC metropolitan
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area, call 703–412–9810 or TDD 703–
412–3323. For more detailed
information on specific aspects of this
rule, contact Patricia Overmeyer, Office
of Brownfields and Land Revitalization
(5105T), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0002, 202–
566–2774, or overmeyer.patricia@
epa.gov.
Dated: June 12, 2017.
Barry N. Breen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Land and Emergency Management.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
I. Why is EPA using this proposed rule?
This document proposes an
amendment to 40 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 312. In the
‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this
Federal Register, EPA is making these
changes as a direct final rule without a
prior proposed rule because we view
this as a noncontroversial action and
anticipate no adverse comment. We
have explained our reasons for this
action, including our reasons for the
specific amendment, in the preamble to
the direct final rule. Additionally, the
amendment to the regulatory text for
this proposed rule can also be found in
the direct final rule. If we receive no
adverse comment on any of the changes
we are promulgating today, we will not
take further action on this proposed
rule. If, however, we receive such
comment, we will publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register
informing the public that this
amendment will not take effect, and the
reason for such withdrawal. We do not
intend to institute a second comment
period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so at
this time. EPA will address public
comments in any subsequent final rule.
For further information, please see the
information provided in the ADDRESSES
section of this document.
II. Does this action apply to me?
The discussion of the potentially
affected entities by this proposed rule
can be found in the preamble to the
direct final rule.
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III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
For a complete discussion of all the
administrative requirements applicable
to this action, see the direct final rule in
the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of
this Federal Register.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 312
Environmental Protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Hazardous substances,
Intergovernmental relations, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Superfund.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
[DFARS–RRTF–2017–01; Docket DARS–
2017–0001]
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; DFARS
Subgroup to the DoD Regulatory
Reform Task Force, Review of DFARS
Solicitation Provisions and Contract
Clauses
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense.
ACTION: Request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with Executive
Order 13777, ‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory
Reform Agenda,’’ the DFARS Subgroup
to the DoD Regulatory Reform Task
Force is seeking input on DFARS
solicitation provisions and contract
clauses that may be appropriate for
repeal, replacement, or modification.
See the Supplementary Information
section below for additional guidance.
DATES: Interested parties should submit
written comments to the address shown
below on or before August 21, 2017, to
be considered.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
identified by ‘‘DFARS–RRTF–2017–01’’
using any of the following methods:
Æ Regulations.gov: https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
entering ‘‘DFARS–RRTF–2017–01’’
under the heading ‘‘Enter keyword or
ID’’ and selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the
link ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that
corresponds with ‘‘DFARS–RRTF–
2017–01.’’ Follow the instructions
provided at the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’
screen. Please include your name,
company name (if any), and ‘‘DFARS–
RRTF–2017–01’’ on your attached
document.
Æ Fax: 571–372–6099.
Æ Mail: Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Attn: DFARS
Subgroup RRTF, OUSD(AT&L)DPAP/
DARS, Room 3B941, 3060 Defense
Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–3060.
Comments received generally will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. To
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confirm receipt of your comment(s),
please check www.regulations.gov,
approximately two to three days after
submission to verify posting (allow 30
days for posting of comments submitted
by mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jennifer Johnson, telephone 571–372–
6100; or Ms. Carrie Moore, telephone
571–372–6093.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 24, 2017, the President signed
Executive Order (E.O.) 13777,
‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform
Agenda,’’ which established a Federal
policy ‘‘to alleviate unnecessary
regulatory burdens’’ on the American
people. Section 3(a) of the E.O. directs
Federal agencies to establish a
Regulatory Reform Task Force (Task
Force). One of the duties of the Task
Force is to evaluate existing regulations
and ‘‘make recommendations to the
agency head regarding their repeal,
replacement, or modification.’’ The E.O.
further asks that each Task Force
‘‘attempt to identify regulations that:
(i) Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job
creation; (ii) are outdated, unnecessary,
or ineffective; (iii) impose costs that
exceed benefits; (iv) create a serious
inconsistency or otherwise interfere
with regulatory reform initiatives and
policies; (v) are inconsistent with the
requirements of section 515 of the
Treasury and General Government
Appropriation Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516
note), or the guidance issued pursuant
to that provision in particular those
regulations that rely in whole or in part
on data, information, or methods that
are not publicly available or that are
insufficiently transparent to meet the
standard of reproducibility; or (vi)
derive from or implement Executive
Orders or other Presidential directives
that have been subsequently rescinded
or substantially modified.’’ Section 3(e)
of the E.O. 13777 calls on the Task
Force to ‘‘seek input and other
assistance, as permitted by law, from
entities significantly affected by Federal
regulations, including State, local, and
tribal governments, small businesses,
consumers, non-governmental
organizations, trade associations’’ on
regulations that meet some or all of the
criteria above. Through this notice, DoD
is soliciting such input from the public
to inform evaluation of the DFARS part
252 solicitation provisions and contract
clauses by the Task Force’s DFARS
Subgroup. Although the agency will not
respond to each individual comment,
DoD may follow-up with respondents to
clarify comments. DoD values public
feedback and will consider all input that
it receives. Furthermore, DoD may share
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 312
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2016-0786; FRL-9958-46-OLEM]
Amendment to Standards and Practices for All Appropriate
Inquiries Under CERCLA
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to amend the Standards and Practices for All
Appropriate Inquiries to update an existing reference to a standard
practice recently made available by ASTM International, a widely
recognized standards development organization. Specifically, EPA is
proposing to amend the All Appropriate Inquiries Rule to reference ASTM
International's E2247-16 ``Standard Practice for Environmental Site
Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process for
Forestland or Rural Property'' and allow for its use to satisfy the
statutory requirements for conducting all appropriate inquiries under
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA). In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal
Register, EPA is amending the All Appropriate Inquiries Rule to
reference the ASTM E2247-16 Standard as a direct final rule without a
prior proposed rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we will not take
further action on this proposed rule.
DATES: Written comments must be received by July 20, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2016-0786 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 contents located
outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions,
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the
CERCLA Call Center at 800-424-9346 or TDD 800-553-7672 (hearing
impaired). In the Washington, DC metropolitan
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area, call 703-412-9810 or TDD 703-412-3323. For more detailed
information on specific aspects of this rule, contact Patricia
Overmeyer, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (5105T), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0002, 202-566-2774, or overmeyer.patricia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Why is EPA using this proposed rule?
This document proposes an amendment to 40 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 312. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of
this Federal Register, EPA is making these changes as a direct final
rule without a prior proposed rule because we view this as a
noncontroversial action and anticipate no adverse comment. We have
explained our reasons for this action, including our reasons for the
specific amendment, in the preamble to the direct final rule.
Additionally, the amendment to the regulatory text for this proposed
rule can also be found in the direct final rule. If we receive no
adverse comment on any of the changes we are promulgating today, we
will not take further action on this proposed rule. If, however, we
receive such comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register informing the public that this amendment will not take
effect, and the reason for such withdrawal. We do not intend to
institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so at this time. EPA will address
public comments in any subsequent final rule. For further information,
please see the information provided in the ADDRESSES section of this
document.
II. Does this action apply to me?
The discussion of the potentially affected entities by this
proposed rule can be found in the preamble to the direct final rule.
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
For a complete discussion of all the administrative requirements
applicable to this action, see the direct final rule in the ``Rules and
Regulations'' section of this Federal Register.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 312
Environmental Protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Superfund.
Dated: June 12, 2017.
Barry N. Breen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency
Management.
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