Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process; Extension of Comment Period and Public Hearing, 37057-37059 [2020-13222]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 119 / Friday, June 19, 2020 / Proposed Rules khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with PROPOSALS § 7.37 Requirements for a complete affidavit or declaration of use in commerce or excusable nonuse; requirement for the submission of additional information, exhibits, affidavits or declarations, and specimens; and fee for deletions of goods, services, and/or classes from a registration. (a) Requirements for a complete affidavit or declaration. A complete affidavit or declaration under section 71 of the Act must: (1) Be filed by the holder of the international registration within the period set forth in § 7.36(b); (2) Include a verified statement attesting to the use in commerce or excusable nonuse of the mark within the period set forth in section 71 of the Act. The verified statement must be executed on or after the beginning of the filing period specified in § 7.36(b). A person who is properly authorized to sign on behalf of the holder is: (i) A person with legal authority to bind the holder; (ii) A person with firsthand knowledge of the facts and actual or implied authority to act on behalf of the holder; or (iii) An attorney as defined in § 11.1 of this chapter who has an actual written or verbal power of attorney or an implied power of attorney from the holder. (3) Include the U.S. registration number; (4)(i) Include the fee required by § 7.6 for each class that the affidavit or declaration covers; (ii) If the affidavit or declaration is filed during the grace period under section 71(a)(3) of the Act, include the grace period surcharge per class required by § 7.6; (iii) If at least one fee is submitted for a multiple-class registration, but the fee is insufficient to cover all the classes, and the class(es) to which the fee(s) should be applied are not specified, the Office will issue a notice requiring either submission of the additional fee(s) or specification of the class(es) to which the initial fee(s) should be applied. Additional fees may be submitted if the requirements of § 7.39 are met. If the additional fee(s) are not submitted within the time period set out in the Office action, and the class(es) to which the original fee(s) should be applied are not specified, the Office will presume that the fee(s) cover the classes in ascending order, beginning with the lowest numbered class; (5)(i) Specify the goods, services, or nature of the collective membership organization for which the mark is in use in commerce, and/or the goods, services, or nature of the collective membership organization for which VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:27 Jun 18, 2020 Jkt 250001 excusable nonuse is claimed under paragraph (a)(6)(ii) of this section; and (ii) Specify the goods, services, or classes being deleted from the registration, if the affidavit or declaration covers fewer than all the goods, services, or classes in the registration; (6)(i) State that the registered mark is in use in commerce; or (ii) If the registered mark is not in use in commerce on or in connection with all the goods, services, or classes specified in the registration, set forth the date when such use of the mark in commerce stopped and the approximate date when such use is expected to resume; and recite facts to show that nonuse as to those goods, services, or classes is due to special circumstances that excuse the nonuse and is not due to an intention to abandon the mark; and (7) Include one specimen showing how the mark is in use in commerce for each class in the registration, unless excusable nonuse is claimed under paragraph (a)(6)(ii) of this section. When requested by the Office, additional specimens must be provided. The specimen must meet the requirements of § 2.56 of this chapter. (8) Additional requirements for a collective mark: In addition to the above requirements, a complete affidavit or declaration pertaining to a collective mark must: (i) State that the holder is exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce; and (ii) State the nature of the holder’s control over the use of the mark by the members in the first affidavit or declaration filed under paragraph (a)(1) of this section. (9) Additional requirements for a certification mark: In addition to the above requirements, a complete affidavit or declaration pertaining to a certification mark must: (i) Include a copy of the certification standards specified in § 2.45(a)(4)(i)(B) of this chapter; (A) Submitting certification standards for the first time. In the first affidavit or declaration filed under paragraph (a)(1) of this section, include a copy of the certification standards; or (B) Certification standards submitted in prior filing. If the certification standards in use at the time of filing the affidavit or declaration have not changed since the date they were previously submitted to the Office, include a statement to that effect; if the certification standards in use at the time of filing the affidavit or declaration have changed since the date they were previously submitted to the Office, PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 37057 include a copy of the revised certification standards; (ii) State that the holder is exercising legitimate control over the use of the mark in commerce; and (iii) Satisfy the requirements of § 2.45(a)(4)(i)(A) and (C) of this chapter. (b) Requirement for the submission of additional information, exhibits, affidavits or declarations, and specimens. The Office may require the holder to furnish such information, exhibits, affidavits or declarations, and such additional specimens as may be reasonably necessary to the proper examination of the affidavit or declaration under section 71 of the Act or for the Office to assess and promote the accuracy and integrity of the register. (c) Fee for deletions of goods, services, and/or classes from a registration. Deletions by the holder of goods, services, and/or classes from a registration after submission and prior to acceptance of the affidavit or declaration must be accompanied by the relevant fee in § 7.6(a)(6)(iii) or (iv). Dated: June 12, 2020. Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc. 2020–13262 Filed 6–18–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR 83 [EPA–HQ–OAR–2020–00044; FRL 10011– 13–OAR] RIN 2060–AU51 Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process; Extension of Comment Period and Public Hearing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period and notification of public hearing. AGENCY: On June 11, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the proposed rulemaking ‘‘Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process.’’ The EPA is extending the comment period on the proposed rulemaking. The EPA is also announcing that a virtual public hearing SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\19JNP1.SGM 19JNP1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with PROPOSALS 37058 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 119 / Friday, June 19, 2020 / Proposed Rules will be held for the proposed rulemaking. DATES: Comments: The comment period for the proposed rulemaking published June 11, 2020 (85 FR 35612), is extended. The EPA must receive comments on the proposed action on or before August 3, 2020. Public hearing: The EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on July 1, 2020. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for additional information on the public hearing. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2020–00044, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OAR–2020–00044 for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to submit comments via https:// www.regulations.gov or email, as there is a temporary suspension of mail delivery to EPA, and no hand deliveries are currently accepted. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Virtual Public Hearing. The virtual public hearing will be held via teleconference July 1, 2020. Refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for additional information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leif Hockstad, Office of Air Policy and Program Support, Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 6103A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; (202) 343–9432; email address: hockstad.leif@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:27 Jun 18, 2020 Jkt 250001 period for the proposed rulemaking to ensure that the public has sufficient time to review and comment on the proposal. The comment period on the proposed rulemaking will close on August 3, 2020. The EPA is proposing processes that it would be required to undertake in promulgating regulations under the CAA to ensure that information regarding the benefits and costs of regulatory decisions is provided and considered in a consistent and transparent manner. The public hearing will provide interested parties the opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning EPA’s proposed requirements for benefits and costs analyses for CAA rulemakings. Written statements and supporting information submitted during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral comments and supporting information presented at the public hearings. Written Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2020–00044, at https:// www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. 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. The EPA is temporarily suspending its Docket Center and Reading Room for public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. Written comments submitted by mail are temporarily suspended and no hand deliveries will be accepted. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to submit comments via https:// www.regulations.gov. For further information and updates on EPA Docket PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 Center services, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID–19. Participation in Virtual Public Hearing. Please note that EPA is deviating from its typical approach because the President has declared a national emergency. Because of current CDC recommendations, as well as state and local orders for social distancing to limit the spread of COVID–19, EPA cannot hold in-person public meetings at this time. The EPA will begin preregistering speakers and attendees for the hearing upon publication of this document in the Federal Register. The EPA will accept registrations on an individual basis. To register to speak at the virtual hearing, individuals may use the online registration form available via EPA’s Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process web page for this hearing (https:// www.epa.gov/environmentaleconomics/increasing-consistency-andtransparency-considering-costs-andbenefits) or contact Leif Hockstad at (202) 343–9432 or hockstad.leif@ epa.gov. The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be June 26, 2020. On June 30, 2020, the EPA will post a general agenda for the hearing that will list pre-registered speakers in approximate order at: https:// www.epa.gov/environmentaleconomics/increasing-consistency-andtransparency-considering-costs-andbenefits. The EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as possible on the day of the hearing; however, please plan for the hearing to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule. Additionally, requests to speak will be taken the day of the hearing at the end of each session as timing allows. The EPA will make every effort to accommodate all speakers. Each commenter will have 5 minutes to provide oral testimony. The EPA recommends submitting the text of your oral comments as written comments to the rulemaking docket. The EPA may ask clarifying questions during the oral presentations but will not respond to the presentations at that time. Written statements and supporting information submitted during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as oral comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing. E:\FR\FM\19JNP1.SGM 19JNP1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 119 / Friday, June 19, 2020 / Proposed Rules khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with PROPOSALS The EPA is also asking hearing attendees to pre-register for the hearing, even those who don’t intend to provide testimony. This will help the EPA ensure that sufficient phone lines will be available. Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing logistics, including potential additional sessions, will be posted online at the EPA’s Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process website (https://www.epa.gov/ environmental-economics/increasingconsistency-and-transparencyconsidering-costs-and-benefits). While the EPA expects the hearing to go VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:27 Jun 18, 2020 Jkt 250001 37059 forward as set forth above, please monitor our website or contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to determine if there are any updates. If you require the services of a translator or special accommodations such as audio description, please preregister for the hearing and describe your needs by June 26, 2020. EPA may not be able to arrange accommodations without advanced notice. OAR–2020–00044. A copy of the proposed action is available at https:// www.epa.gov/environmentaleconomics/increasing-consistency-andtransparency-considering-costs-andbenefits, and any detailed information related to the proposed action will be available in the public docket prior to the public hearings. Verbatim transcripts of the hearings and written statements will be included in the rulemaking docket. How can I get copies of the proposed action and other related information? John Shoaff, Director, Office of Air Policy and Program Support. The EPA has also established the official public docket for the proposed action under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 [FR Doc. 2020–13222 Filed 6–18–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\19JNP1.SGM 19JNP1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 119 (Friday, June 19, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37057-37059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13222]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR 83

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-00044; FRL 10011-13-OAR]
RIN 2060-AU51


Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits 
and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process; Extension of Comment 
Period and Public Hearing

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period and 
notification of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: On June 11, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
published the proposed rulemaking ``Increasing Consistency and 
Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act 
Rulemaking Process.'' The EPA is extending the comment period on the 
proposed rulemaking. The EPA is also announcing that a virtual public 
hearing

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will be held for the proposed rulemaking.

DATES: 
    Comments: The comment period for the proposed rulemaking published 
June 11, 2020 (85 FR 35612), is extended. The EPA must receive comments 
on the proposed action on or before August 3, 2020.
    Public hearing: The EPA will hold a virtual public hearing on July 
1, 2020. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 
additional information on the public hearing.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2020-00044, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-00044 for this rulemaking. Comments received may be 
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any 
personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending 
comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the 
``Public Participation'' heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this document. Out of an abundance of caution for members of 
the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room was 
closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020, to reduce the risk of 
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide 
remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the 
public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov or email, as 
there is a temporary suspension of mail delivery to EPA, and no hand 
deliveries are currently accepted. For further information on EPA 
Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online 
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Virtual Public Hearing. The virtual public hearing will be held via 
teleconference July 1, 2020. Refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below for additional information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leif Hockstad, Office of Air Policy 
and Program Support, Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 6103A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; (202) 343-9432; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment 
period for the proposed rulemaking to ensure that the public has 
sufficient time to review and comment on the proposal. The comment 
period on the proposed rulemaking will close on August 3, 2020.
    The EPA is proposing processes that it would be required to 
undertake in promulgating regulations under the CAA to ensure that 
information regarding the benefits and costs of regulatory decisions is 
provided and considered in a consistent and transparent manner. The 
public hearing will provide interested parties the opportunity to 
present data, views, or arguments concerning EPA's proposed 
requirements for benefits and costs analyses for CAA rulemakings. 
Written statements and supporting information submitted during the 
comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral 
comments and supporting information presented at the public hearings.
    Written Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-00044, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), or the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once 
submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. 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.
    The EPA is temporarily suspending its Docket Center and Reading 
Room for public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. 
Written comments submitted by mail are temporarily suspended and no 
hand deliveries will be accepted. Our Docket Center staff will continue 
to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We 
encourage the public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov. For further information and updates on EPA Docket 
Center services, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information 
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area 
health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond 
rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID-19.
    Participation in Virtual Public Hearing. Please note that EPA is 
deviating from its typical approach because the President has declared 
a national emergency. Because of current CDC recommendations, as well 
as state and local orders for social distancing to limit the spread of 
COVID-19, EPA cannot hold in-person public meetings at this time. The 
EPA will begin pre-registering speakers and attendees for the hearing 
upon publication of this document in the Federal Register. The EPA will 
accept registrations on an individual basis. To register to speak at 
the virtual hearing, individuals may use the online registration form 
available via EPA's Increasing Consistency and Transparency in 
Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process web page for 
this hearing (https://www.epa.gov/environmental-economics/increasing-consistency-and-transparency-considering-costs-and-benefits) or contact 
Leif Hockstad at (202) 343-9432 or [email protected]. The last day 
to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be June 26, 2020. On June 
30, 2020, the EPA will post a general agenda for the hearing that will 
list pre-registered speakers in approximate order at: https://www.epa.gov/environmental-economics/increasing-consistency-and-transparency-considering-costs-and-benefits.
    The EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as 
possible on the day of the hearing; however, please plan for the 
hearing to run either ahead of schedule or behind schedule. 
Additionally, requests to speak will be taken the day of the hearing at 
the end of each session as timing allows. The EPA will make every 
effort to accommodate all speakers.
    Each commenter will have 5 minutes to provide oral testimony. The 
EPA recommends submitting the text of your oral comments as written 
comments to the rulemaking docket. The EPA may ask clarifying questions 
during the oral presentations but will not respond to the presentations 
at that time. Written statements and supporting information submitted 
during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as 
oral comments and supporting information presented at the public 
hearing.

[[Page 37059]]

    The EPA is also asking hearing attendees to pre-register for the 
hearing, even those who don't intend to provide testimony. This will 
help the EPA ensure that sufficient phone lines will be available.
    Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing 
logistics, including potential additional sessions, will be posted 
online at the EPA's Increasing Consistency and Transparency in 
Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process website 
(https://www.epa.gov/environmental-economics/increasing-consistency-and-transparency-considering-costs-and-benefits). While the EPA expects 
the hearing to go forward as set forth above, please monitor our 
website or contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to determine if there are any updates.
    If you require the services of a translator or special 
accommodations such as audio description, please pre-register for the 
hearing and describe your needs by June 26, 2020. EPA may not be able 
to arrange accommodations without advanced notice.

How can I get copies of the proposed action and other related 
information?

    The EPA has also established the official public docket for the 
proposed action under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-00044. A copy of 
the proposed action is available at https://www.epa.gov/environmental-economics/increasing-consistency-and-transparency-considering-costs-and-benefits, and any detailed information related to the proposed 
action will be available in the public docket prior to the public 
hearings. Verbatim transcripts of the hearings and written statements 
will be included in the rulemaking docket.

John Shoaff,
Director, Office of Air Policy and Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2020-13222 Filed 6-18-20; 8:45 am]
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