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As a result of the lack of funding,
NTIA began the orderly shutdown of the
PTFP thereafter. NTIA has not
processed applications or awarded any
additional grants under the PTFP since
that time. NTIA has continued to
monitor PTFP grants it awarded before
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On July 18, 2017, NTIA published a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
in the Federal Register seeking
comment on its proposed repeal of
regulations governing the PTFP. NTIA
did not receive any comments in
response to the NPRM.
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Congress authorized NTIA to establish
regulations ‘‘as may be necessary to
carry out’’ the PTFP.6 Due to the lack of
funding for seven years and no
prospective funding for the PTFP, the
regulations governing the PTFP are
unnecessary and obsolete. If these
regulations are not removed, it may
suggest that the program is still active
and may cause confusion regarding the
status of the program. Accordingly,
NTIA is repealing its regulations
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Administrative Procedure Act
The Final Rule relates solely to the
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as such, is not subject to the
requirements of the Administrative
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It has been determined that this final
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The repeal of the regulations
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federalism assessment under Executive
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Small Business Administration that the
repeal of regulations governing the
PTFP would not have a significant
impact on a substantial number of small
entities in accordance with section
605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 605(b)). NTIA received no
comments on the certification, which
remains unchanged.
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The repeal of the regulations
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collections of information. Therefore,
clearance by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork
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In 2013, OMB approved NTIA’s requests
to discontinue the following collections
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Numbers 0660–0003, 0660–0001, and
0605–0001; consequently, NTIA has no
active collections associated with its
regulations governing the PTFP.
Lists of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 2301
Administrative procedure, Grant
programs-communications, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Telecommunications.
For the reasons stated above, and
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and reserving 15 CFR part 2301.
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Dated: September 15, 2017.
Leonard Bechtel,
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Financial Officer, performing the nonexclusive duties of the Assistant Secretary
for Communications and Information,
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration.
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Construction’ ’’). In the 2014 appropriation,
Congress rescinded $8.5 million from the NTIA
PTFP account. Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2014, Pub. L. 113–76, sec. 524(a) (Jan. 17, 2014)
(‘‘Of the unobligated balances available for
‘Department of Commerce, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, Public Telecommunications
Facilities, Planning and Construction,’ $8,500,000 is
hereby rescinded’’).
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21 CFR Part 73
[Docket No. FDA–2016–C–2570]
Listing of Color Additives Exempt
From Certification; Spirulina Extract;
Confirmation of Effective Date
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
Final rule; confirmation of
effective date.
ACTION:
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or we) is
confirming the effective date of August
3, 2017, for the final rule that appeared
in the Federal Register of July 3, 2017,
and that amended the color additive
regulations to provide for the expanded
safe use of spirulina extract to
seasonally color hard-boiled shell eggs
at levels consistent with good
manufacturing practice.
DATES: Effective date of final rule
published in the Federal Register of
July 3, 2017 (82 FR 30731), confirmed:
August 3, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Molly A. Harry, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug
Administration, 5001 Campus Dr.,
College Park, MD 20740, 240–402–1075.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Federal Register of July 3, 2017 (82 FR
30731), we amended the color additive
regulations in § 73.530 Spirulina extract
(21 CFR 73.530) to provide for the
expanded safe use of spirulina extract to
seasonally color the shells of hardboiled eggs.
We gave interested persons until
August 2, 2017, to file objections or
requests for a hearing. We received no
objections or requests for a hearing on
the final rule. Therefore, we find that
the effective date of the final rule that
published in the Federal Register of
July 3, 2017, should be confirmed.
SUMMARY:
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73
Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs,
Medical devices.
■ Therefore, under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321,
341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361,
362, 371, 379e) and under authority
delegated to the Commissioner of Food
and Drugs, we are giving notice that no
objections or requests for a hearing were
filed in response to the July 3, 2017,
final rule. Accordingly, the amendments
issued thereby became effective August
3, 2017.
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Dated: September 14, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning,
Legislation, and Analysis.
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[EPA–R07–OAR–2017–0208; FRL–9967–93–
Region 7]
Approval of Implementation Plans;
State of Iowa; Elements of the
Infrastructure SIP Requirements for
the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide National
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is taking direct final
action to approve elements of a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submission,
and an amended SIP submission from
the State of Iowa for the 2010 Nitrogen
Dioxide (NO2) National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS).
Infrastructure SIPs address the
applicable requirements of Clean Air
Act (CAA) section 110, which requires
that each state adopt and submit a SIP
for the implementation, maintenance,
and enforcement of each new or revised
NAAQS promulgated by the EPA. These
SIPs are commonly referred to as
‘‘infrastructure’’ SIPs. The infrastructure
requirements are designed to ensure that
the structural components of each
state’s air quality management program
are adequate to meet the state’s
responsibilities under the CAA.
DATES: This direct final rule will be
effective November 20, 2017, without
further notice, unless EPA receives
adverse comment by October 20, 2017.
If EPA receives adverse comment, we
will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register
informing the public that the rule will
not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
OAR–2017–0208, to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
EPA may publish any comment received
to its public docket. Do not submit
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Information (CBI) or other information
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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://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Hamilton, Air Planning and
Development Branch, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, KS 66219 at (913) 551–7039, or
by email at hamilton.heather@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. This section
provides additional information by
addressing the following:
I. What is being addressed in this document?
II. Have the requirements for approval of a
SIP revision been met?
III. What action is EPA taking?
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What is being addressed in this
document?
EPA is approving elements of the
2010 NO2 NAAQS infrastructure SIP
submission from the State of Iowa
received on July 29, 2013, and an
amended SIP submission received on
March 9, 2017. Specifically, EPA is
approving the following elements of
section 110(a)(2): (A), (B), (C), (D)(i)(I)—
significant contribution to
nonattainment (prong 1), interfering
with maintenance of the NAAQS (prong
2) and (D)(i)(II)—prevent of significant
deterioration of air quality (prong 3),
and (D)(ii), (E) through (H), and (J)
through (M). EPA is not acting on the
elements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II)—
protection of visibility (prong 4), and
110(a)(2)(I).
A Technical Support Document (TSD)
is included as part of this docket to
discuss the details of this action,
including analysis of how the SIP meets
the applicable 110 requirements for
infrastructure SIPs.
II. Have the requirements for approval
of a SIP revision been met?
The state submission has met the
public notice requirements for SIP
submissions in accordance with 40 CFR
51.102. The state initiated public
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comment from April 6, 2013, to May 8,
2013. One comment was received and
adequately addressed in the final SIP
submission. The amended submission
was placed on public comment January
12, 2017, to February 15, 2017. No
comments were received. These
submissions also satisfied the
completeness criteria of 40 CFR part 51,
appendix V. In addition, as explained
above and in more detail in the
technical support document which is
part of this docket, the revisions meets
the substantive SIP requirements of the
CAA, including section 110 and
implementing regulations.
III. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is approving elements of the July
23, 2013, (received July 29, 2013)
infrastructure SIP submission from the
State of Iowa, which addresses the
requirements of CAA sections 110(a)(1)
and (2) as applicable to the 2010 NO2
NAAQS. As stated above, EPA is
approving the following elements of
section 110(a)(2): (A), (B), (C), (D)(i)(I)—
significant contribution to
nonattainment (prong 1), interfering
with maintenance of the NAAQS (prong
2) and (D)(i)(II)—prevent significant
deterioration of air quality (prong 3),
and (D)(ii), (E) through (H), and (J)
through (M). The March 1, 2017, SIP
amendment, revised 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I).
Details of the submission are addressed
in the TSD, included as part of the
docket, to discuss this approval action.
EPA is not taking action on section
110(a)(2)(I). Section 110(a)(2)(I) requires
that in the case of a plan or plan
revision for areas designated as
nonattainment areas, states must meet
applicable requirements of part D of the
CAA, relating to SIP requirements for
designated nonattainment areas. EPA
does not expect infrastructure SIP
submissions to address element (I). The
specific SIP submissions for designated
nonattainment areas, as required under
CAA title I, part D, are subject to
different submission schedules than
those for section 110 infrastructure
elements. EPA will take action on part
D attainment plan SIP submissions
through a separate rulemaking governed
by the requirements for nonattainment
areas, as described in part D.
EPA is not taking action on section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), prong 4.
We are publishing this direct final
rule without a prior proposed rule
because we view this as a
noncontroversial action and anticipate
no adverse comment. However, in the
‘‘Proposed Rules’’ section of this
Federal Register, we are publishing a
separate document that will serve as the
proposed rule to approve the SIP
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 73
[Docket No. FDA-2016-C-2570]
Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina
Extract; Confirmation of Effective Date
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is confirming the
effective date of August 3, 2017, for the final rule that appeared in
the Federal Register of July 3, 2017, and that amended the color
additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of spirulina
extract to seasonally color hard-boiled shell eggs at levels consistent
with good manufacturing practice.
DATES: Effective date of final rule published in the Federal Register
of July 3, 2017 (82 FR 30731), confirmed: August 3, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Molly A. Harry, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr.,
College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-1075.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of July 3, 2017 (82
FR 30731), we amended the color additive regulations in Sec. 73.530
Spirulina extract (21 CFR 73.530) to provide for the expanded safe use
of spirulina extract to seasonally color the shells of hard-boiled
eggs.
We gave interested persons until August 2, 2017, to file objections
or requests for a hearing. We received no objections or requests for a
hearing on the final rule. Therefore, we find that the effective date
of the final rule that published in the Federal Register of July 3,
2017, should be confirmed.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73
Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs, Medical devices.
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Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
321, 341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 362, 371, 379e) and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, we are
giving notice that no objections or requests for a hearing were filed
in response to the July 3, 2017, final rule. Accordingly, the
amendments issued thereby became effective August 3, 2017.
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Dated: September 14, 2017.
Anna K. Abram,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, Legislation, and Analysis.
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