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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 110 / Thursday, June 10, 2021 / Rules and Regulations (o) Civil rights certification. (1) The PHA must certify that it will carry out its plan in conformity with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 20000d–2000d–4), the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601–19), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), and title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), and other applicable Federal civil rights laws. The PHA must also certify that it will affirmatively further fair housing pursuant to §§ 5.151 and 5.152 of this title. (2) The certification is applicable to the 5-Year Plan and the Annual Plan. * * * * * ■ 22. Amend § 903.15 by adding paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 903.15 What is the relationship of the public housing agency plans to the Consolidated Plan and a PHA’s Fair Housing Requirements? khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES * * * * * (c) Fair housing requirements. A PHA is obligated to affirmatively further fair housing in its operating policies, procedures, and capital activities. All admission and occupancy policies for public housing and Section 8 tenantbased housing programs must comply with Fair Housing Act requirements and other civil rights laws and regulations and with a PHA’s plans to affirmatively further fair housing. The PHA may not impose any specific income or racial quotas for any development or developments. (1) Nondiscrimination. A PHA must carry out its PHA Plan in conformity with the nondiscrimination requirements in Federal civil rights laws, including title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Fair Housing Act. A PHA may not assign housing to persons in a particular section of a community or to a development or building based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin for purposes of segregating populations. (2) Affirmatively furthering fair housing. A PHA’s policies should be designed to reduce the concentration of tenants and other assisted persons by race, national origin, and disability. Any affirmative steps or incentives a PHA plans to take must be stated in the admission policy. (i) HUD regulations provide that PHAs must take steps to affirmatively further fair housing. PHA policies should include affirmative steps to overcome the effects of discrimination and the effects of conditions that resulted in limiting participation of VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:59 Jun 09, 2021 Jkt 253001 persons because of their race, national origin, disability, or other protected class. (ii) Such affirmative steps may include, but are not limited to, marketing efforts, use of nondiscriminatory tenant selection and assignment policies that lead to desegregation, additional applicant consultation and information, provision of additional supportive services and amenities to a development (such as supportive services that enable an individual with a disability to transfer from an institutional setting into the community), and engagement in ongoing coordination with state and local disability agencies to provide additional community-based housing opportunities for individuals with disabilities and to connect such individuals with supportive services to enable an individual with a disability to transfer from an institutional setting into the community. (3) Validity of certification. (i) A PHA’s certification under § 903.7(o) will be subject to challenge by HUD where it appears that a PHA: (A) Fails to meet the affirmatively furthering fair housing requirements at 24 CFR 5.150 through 5.152 (B) Takes action that is materially inconsistent with its obligation to affirmatively further fair housing; or (C) Fails to meet the fair housing, civil rights, and affirmatively furthering fair housing requirements in 24 CFR 903.7(o). (ii). If HUD challenges the validity of a PHA’s certification, HUD will do so in writing specifying the deficiencies, and will give the PHA an opportunity to respond to the particular challenge in writing. In responding to the specified deficiencies, a PHA must establish, as applicable, that it has complied with fair housing and civil rights laws and regulations, or has remedied violations of fair housing and civil rights laws and regulations, and has adopted policies and undertaken actions to affirmatively further fair housing, including, but not limited to, providing a full range of housing opportunities to applicants and tenants in a nondiscriminatory manner. In responding to the PHA, HUD may accept the PHA’s explanation and withdraw the challenge, undertake further investigation, or pursue other remedies available under law. HUD will seek to obtain voluntary corrective action consistent with the specified deficiencies. In determining whether a PHA has complied with its certification, HUD will review the PHA’s circumstances relevant to the specified deficiencies, including characteristics of the population served by the PHA; PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 30793 characteristics of the PHA’s existing housing stock; and decisions, plans, goals, priorities, strategies, and actions of the PHA, including those designed to affirmatively further fair housing. ■ 23. Amend § 903.23 by revising paragraph (f) to read as follows: § 903.23 What is the process by which HUD reviews, approves, or disapproves an Annual Plan? * * * * * (f) Recordkeeping. PHAs must maintain records reflecting actions to affirmatively further fair housing pursuant to §§ 5.151, 5.152, and 903.7(o) of this title. Dated: June 4, 2021. Marcia L. Fudge, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–12114 Filed 6–9–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R01–OAR–2020–0327; FRL–10024– 76–Region 1] Air Plan Approval; Maine; Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Requirements for the 2015 Ozone Standard and Negative Declaration for the Oil and Gas Industry for the 2008 and 2015 Ozone Standards; Correction Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule; correction. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2021 which will be effective on June 14, 2021. The final rule approved a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maine which addresses the infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS); as well as a SIP revision containing amendments to Maine’s 06– 096 CMR Chapter 110, ‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards,’’ and SIP revisions submitted by Maine that provide the state’s determination, via a negative declaration for the 2008 and 2015 ozone standards, that there are no facilities within its borders subject to EPA’s 2016 Control Technique Guideline (CTG) for the oil and gas industry. This correction does not change any final action taken by EPA on May 13, 2021; this action merely provides further clarification on the amendments to the regulatory SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10JNR1.SGM 10JNR1 30794 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 110 / Thursday, June 10, 2021 / Rules and Regulations language contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and includes a minor change to the CFR to rearrange the location of the entry for Maine’s previously approved Chapter 166 regulation. DATES: This rule is effective on June 14, 2021. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR– 2020–0327. All documents in the docket are listed on the https:// www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., 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 at https:// www.regulations.gov or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1 Regional Office, Air and Radiation Division, 5 Post Office Square—Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the FOR khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with RULES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:59 Jun 09, 2021 Jkt 253001 section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office’s official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays and facility closures due to COVID–19. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ariel Garcia, Air Quality Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code 05–2), Boston, MA 02109—3912, tel. (617) 918–1660, email garcia.ariel@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR doc. 2021–06237 at 86 FR 26181 in the issue of May 13, 2021, the following corrections to the regulatory text are made: FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT § 52.1019 [Corrected] 1. On page 26182, in the third column, in § 52.1019, in amendment 2, add the section heading immediately following the instruction to read as follows: ‘‘§ 52.1019 Identification of planconditional approval.’’ ■ § 52.1020 [Corrected] 2. On page 26183, in the third column, in § 52.1020, in amendment 3, correct the instruction to read as follows: ■ PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 ‘‘3. In § 52.1020(c) amend the table by: a. Revising the entry for ‘‘Chapter 110’’; ■ b. Adding entries for ‘‘38 MRSA § 341–A(3)(D)’’ and ‘‘38 MRSA § 341– C(2) and 341–C(8)’’ following the entry for ‘‘38 MRSA Section 341–C(7)’’. The revisions and additions read as follows:’’ ■ ■ 3. On page 26183, in the first column, in § 52.1020, in amendment 4, correct the instruction to read as follows: ■ ‘‘4. In § 52.1020(e), amend the table by adding entries for ‘‘Submittal to meet Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard’’; ‘‘Conflict of Interest Statute’’; and ‘‘Negative declaration for the 2016 Control Techniques Guideline for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry for the 2008 and 2015 ozone standards’’ at the end of the table, to read as follows:’’ ■ Dated: June 2, 2021. Deborah Szaro, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1. [FR Doc. 2021–11958 Filed 6–9–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\10JNR1.SGM 10JNR1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 110 (Thursday, June 10, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30793-30794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11958]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2020-0327; FRL-10024-76-Region 1]


Air Plan Approval; Maine; Infrastructure State Implementation 
Plan Requirements for the 2015 Ozone Standard and Negative Declaration 
for the Oil and Gas Industry for the 2008 and 2015 Ozone Standards; 
Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a 
final rule that was published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2021 
which will be effective on June 14, 2021. The final rule approved a 
State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of 
Maine which addresses the infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air 
Act (CAA or Act) for the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (NAAQS); as well as a SIP revision containing amendments to 
Maine's 06-096 CMR Chapter 110, ``Ambient Air Quality Standards,'' and 
SIP revisions submitted by Maine that provide the state's 
determination, via a negative declaration for the 2008 and 2015 ozone 
standards, that there are no facilities within its borders subject to 
EPA's 2016 Control Technique Guideline (CTG) for the oil and gas 
industry. This correction does not change any final action taken by EPA 
on May 13, 2021; this action merely provides further clarification on 
the amendments to the regulatory

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language contained in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and 
includes a minor change to the CFR to rearrange the location of the 
entry for Maine's previously approved Chapter 166 regulation.

DATES: This rule is effective on June 14, 2021.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
Identification No. EPA-R01-OAR-2020-0327. All documents in the docket 
are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed 
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., 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 at https://www.regulations.gov or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 
Region 1 Regional Office, Air and Radiation Division, 5 Post Office 
Square--Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible, 
you contact the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official 
hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
excluding legal holidays and facility closures due to COVID-19.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ariel Garcia, Air Quality Branch, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square--
Suite 100, (Mail code 05-2), Boston, MA 02109--3912, tel. (617) 918-
1660, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR doc. 2021-06237 at 86 FR 26181 in the 
issue of May 13, 2021, the following corrections to the regulatory text 
are made:


Sec.  52.1019   [Corrected]

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1. On page 26182, in the third column, in Sec.  52.1019, in amendment 
2, add the section heading immediately following the instruction to 
read as follows:
    ``Sec.  52.1019 Identification of plan-conditional approval.''


Sec.  52.1020   [Corrected]

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2. On page 26183, in the third column, in Sec.  52.1020, in amendment 
3, correct the instruction to read as follows:
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``3. In Sec.  52.1020(c) amend the table by:
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a. Revising the entry for ``Chapter 110'';
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b. Adding entries for ``38 MRSA Sec.  341-A(3)(D)'' and ``38 MRSA Sec.  
341-C(2) and 341-C(8)'' following the entry for ``38 MRSA Section 341-
C(7)''.
    The revisions and additions read as follows:''

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3. On page 26183, in the first column, in Sec.  52.1020, in amendment 
4, correct the instruction to read as follows:
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``4. In Sec.  52.1020(e), amend the table by adding entries for 
``Submittal to meet Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure 
Requirements for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard''; ``Conflict of Interest Statute''; and ``Negative 
declaration for the 2016 Control Techniques Guideline for the Oil and 
Natural Gas Industry for the 2008 and 2015 ozone standards'' at the end 
of the table, to read as follows:''

    Dated: June 2, 2021.
Deborah Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
[FR Doc. 2021-11958 Filed 6-9-21; 8:45 am]
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