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to qualify as a rate of general
applicability, a rate incentive may not
be based on historical mail volumes or
prior mailer participation in a rate
incentive or promotion. See Order No.
6325 at 1. Further, the Commission
proposed to begin enforcing 39 CFR
3030.123(j) and 39 CFR
3030.128(f)(2)(iv) in their entirety.2
Enforcing these rules would add an
additional criterion for a rate incentive
to be eligible for inclusion in a
percentage change in rates calculation
and would require that more
information concerning Market
Dominant rate incentives be included in
a notice of rate adjustment. See Order
No. 6325 at 2.
After the period for filing comments
in the instant docket closed, in Docket
No. R2023–3, the Postal Service
proposed, and the Commission
subsequently approved, two Market
Dominant rate incentives for Calendar
Year (CY) 2024.3 Although the rate
incentives were not proposed for
inclusion in the percentage change in
rates calculation for CY 2024,4 the
Postal Service stated that it intends to
propose including these rate incentives
in the percentage change in rates
calculation in the future. See Docket No.
R2023–3 Notice at 9; Order No. 6713 at
2.
II. Invitation To Comment
Because the First-Class Mail Growth
Incentive and the Marketing Mail
Growth Incentive were proposed after
the timeframes for submitting comments
in responses to the rule proposals set
forth in Order No. 6325 ended, and
because those rule proposals may have
a bearing on the Postal Service’s ability
to include those rate incentives in the
percentage change in rates calculation,
the Commission provides an
opportunity for comment on the
relationship between the pending rule
proposals in the instant proceeding and
the First-Class Mail Growth Incentive
and the Marketing Mail Growth
Incentive. The Commission invites
comments from the public on the
relationship of these rule proposals and
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2 See
Order No. 6325 at 1–2, 38; Order Adopting
Final Rules Regarding Rate Incentives for Market
Dominant Products, May 15, 2020 (Order No. 5510).
As discussed further below, although these rules
were adopted by Order No. 5510, the Commission
subsequently indicated that it did not intend to
enforce Order No. 5510 pending reconsideration of
it. See Notice of Intent to Reconsider, August 26,
2020 (Order No. 5655).
3 See Docket No. R2023–3, Order on Market
Dominant Price Change Creating Two Incentives,
September 27, 2023, at 1–2 (Order No. 6713).
4 Docket No. R2023–3, United States Postal
Service Notice of Market Dominant Price Change
Creating Two Incentives, August 11, 2023, at 8–9
(Docket No. R2023–3 Notice).
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rate incentives, including on the
questions that the Commission raised in
Order No. 6713 about whether the FirstClass Mail Growth Incentive and the
Marketing Mail Growth Incentive would
be permitted to be included in the
percentage change in rates calculation
under the rule proposals in Order No.
6325.
III. Administrative Actions
The Regulatory Flexibility Act
requires federal agencies, in
promulgating rules, to consider the
impact of those rules on small entities.
See 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. If the proposed
or final rules will not, if promulgated,
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities,
the head of the agency may certify that
the initial and final regulatory flexibility
analysis requirements of 5 U.S.C. 603
and 604 do not apply. See 5 U.S.C.
605(b).
In the context of this rulemaking, the
Commission’s primary responsibility is
in the regulatory oversight of the United
States Postal Service. The rules that are
the subject of this rulemaking have a
regulatory impact on the Postal Service,
but do not impose any regulatory
obligation upon any other entity. Based
on these findings, the Chairman of the
Commission certifies that the rules that
are the subject of this rulemaking will
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities. Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
605(b), this rulemaking is exempt from
the initial and final regulatory flexibility
analysis requirements of 5 U.S.C. 603
and 604.
Interested persons are invited to
provide written comments as discussed
in this notice. Comments are due no
later than December 4, 2023. All
comments received will be available for
review on the Commission’s website,
https://www.prc.gov.
Philip T. Abraham will continue to
serve as an officer of the Commission
(Public Representative) to represent the
interests of the general public in this
docket.
By the Commission.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
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40 CFR Part 158
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0428; FRL–11111–01–
OCSPP]
Pesticides; Petition Seeking
Rulemaking for Registration of
Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Other
Systemic Insecticides; Notice of
Availability and Request for Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Petition for rulemaking.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of and seeking public
comment on a petition received from
the Public Employees for Environmental
Responsibility (PEER) and the American
Bird Conservancy (ABC) requesting that
the Agency initiate a rulemaking for
neonicotinoid insecticides and other
systemic insecticides. PEER and ABC
believe the Agency should amend the
existing regulations under the Federal
Insecticide, Rodenticide, and Fungicide
Act (FIFRA) to require all applicants
and registrants of neonicotinoid and
other systemic insecticides to provide
performance (efficacy) data to the
Agency in applications for registration
and during registration review.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0428,
through https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Additional instructions on commenting
or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is
available at https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caleb Hawkins, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; telephone number: (202)
566–1430; email address:
hawkins.caleb@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public
in general and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
pesticide registrants, environmental,
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human health, and agricultural
advocates, pesticide users, and members
of the public interested in the use of
pesticides. This listing is not intended
to be exhaustive but rather provides a
guide for readers regarding entities
likely to be affected by his action.
Because others may also be interested,
the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that
may be affected by this action.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA requests public comment on a
petition received from PEER and ABC
that asks EPA to take the following
actions:
• Amend 40 CFR 158.400(e)(1) to
require the submission of product
performance data for neonicotinoid and
other systemic insecticides, and
• Amend 40 CFR 158.400(e)(1) to
require that, if not already submitted to
the Agency, existing registrants of a
neonicotinoid or other systemic
insecticides submit efficacy within 180
days of the promulgation of the rule.
A copy of the petition is available in
the docket.
III. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
A. Submitting CBI
Do not submit Confidential Business
Information (CBI) to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
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B. Multimedia Submissions
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. 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).
C. Tips for Preparing Your Comments
When preparing and submitting your
comments, see the commenting tips at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets. Please note
that once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from the docket.
EPA may publish any comment received
to its public docket.
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Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: November 16, 2023.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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RIN 2070–AL02
Decabromodiphenyl Ether and Phenol,
Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1);
Revision to the Regulation of
Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic
Chemicals Under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing revisions to
the regulations for decabromodiphenyl
ether (decaBDE) and phenol,
isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP
(3:1)), two of the five persistent,
bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT)
chemicals addressed in final rules
issued under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) in January 2021.
After receiving additional comments
following the issuance of the 2021 PBT
final rules, the Agency has determined
that revisions to the decaBDE and PIP
(3:1) regulations are necessary to
address implementation issues and to
reduce further exposures. As required
under TSCA, these proposed
requirements would, if finalized, reduce
the potential for exposures to humans
and the environment to decaBDE and
PIP (3:1) to the extent practicable. The
Agency is not proposing to revise the
existing regulations for the other three
PBT chemicals (2,4,6-TTBP, HCBD, and
PCTP) at this time.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2023–0376,
through https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Additional instructions on commenting
and visiting the docket, along with more
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information about dockets generally, is
available at https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For general information, contact: The
TSCA Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
epa.gov.
For technical information regarding
decaBDE, contact: Brooke Porter,
Existing Chemicals Risk Management
Division (7404M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: (202) 564–6388;
email address: porter.brooke@epa.gov.
For technical information regarding
PIP (3:1), contact: Scott Drewes, Existing
Chemicals Risk Management Division
(7404M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 564–8833; email address:
drewes.scott@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be affected by this action if
you manufacture (including import),
process, distribute in commerce, or use
decaBDE or decaBDE-containing
products or articles. Such uses for
decaBDE may include but are not
limited to wire and cable insulation for
nuclear power generation facilities,
plastic shipping pallets, and imported
articles such as replacement parts for
aerospace and automotive parts. You
may also be affected by this action if
you manufacture (including import),
process, distribute in commerce, or use
PIP (3:1) or PIP (3:1)-containing
products or articles. Such uses for PIP
(3:1) may include flame retardants in
plastics, functional fluids in aerospace
and industrial machinery, and plastic
articles that are components of
electronics or electrical articles.
The following list of North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
to help readers determine whether this
document applies to them. Potentially
affected entities may include:
• Adhesive Manufacturing (NAICS
Code 325520);
• Air and Gas Compressor
Manufacturing (NAICS Code 333912);
• Air-Conditioning and Warm Air
Heating Equipment and Commercial
and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment
Manufacturing (NAICS Code 333415);
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 158
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0428; FRL-11111-01-OCSPP]
Pesticides; Petition Seeking Rulemaking for Registration of
Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Other Systemic Insecticides; Notice of
Availability and Request for Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Petition for rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of and seeking public comment on a petition received from
the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the
American Bird Conservancy (ABC) requesting that the Agency initiate a
rulemaking for neonicotinoid insecticides and other systemic
insecticides. PEER and ABC believe the Agency should amend the existing
regulations under the Federal Insecticide, Rodenticide, and Fungicide
Act (FIFRA) to require all applicants and registrants of neonicotinoid
and other systemic insecticides to provide performance (efficacy) data
to the Agency in applications for registration and during registration
review.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0428, through https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the
docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is
available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caleb Hawkins, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 566-1430; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including pesticide
registrants, environmental,
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human health, and agricultural advocates, pesticide users, and members
of the public interested in the use of pesticides. This listing is not
intended to be exhaustive but rather provides a guide for readers
regarding entities likely to be affected by his action. Because others
may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected by this action.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
EPA requests public comment on a petition received from PEER and
ABC that asks EPA to take the following actions:
Amend 40 CFR 158.400(e)(1) to require the submission of
product performance data for neonicotinoid and other systemic
insecticides, and
Amend 40 CFR 158.400(e)(1) to require that, if not already
submitted to the Agency, existing registrants of a neonicotinoid or
other systemic insecticides submit efficacy within 180 days of the
promulgation of the rule.
A copy of the petition is available in the docket.
III. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
A. Submitting CBI
Do not submit Confidential Business Information (CBI) to EPA
through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. In addition to one complete
version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy
of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so
marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set
forth in 40 CFR part 2.
B. Multimedia Submissions
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.
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).
C. Tips for Preparing Your Comments
When preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting
tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. Please note
that once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the
docket. EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: November 16, 2023.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-25739 Filed 11-22-23; 8:45 am]
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