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performance requirements for braking,
particularly for disc brakes, which are
used in e-bikes but are not included in
the current bicycle standards?
22. Do e-bikes need different frame or
other component requirements than
non-powered bicycles?
23. What different performance
standards, if any, should be required for
three-wheeled e- bikes?
24. What requirements, if any, should
the Commission consider for
conspicuity, such as lights or other
visibility and audibility of e-bikes? If so,
what factors should the Commission
take into consideration?
25. Is it appropriate to have marking,
labeling, instructional literature, and/or
packaging requirements specific to ebikes (especially for new riders)? If so,
what are some important points that the
Commission should include?
26. What should the Commission
consider setting, if any, as minimum
and/or maximum limits for
acceleration?
27. What, if any, product weight
requirements or limitations should the
Commission consider for e-bikes?
28. What, if any, maximum and
minimum width for e-bike tires should
the Commission consider for e-bikes?
29. E-bikes are widely promoted and
even subsidized by communities
seeking to encourage adoption of
sustainable forms of transportation.
What performance requirements and
warnings can help protect the safety of
consumers, especially new riders
(including seniors) and parents who are
purchasing e-bikes for children?
30. Are there any performance
requirements that should be
implemented specifically for children’s
e-bikes such as speed, power, brakes,
structural integrity, and conspicuity? If
so, what should the age ranges be for
those requirements?
31. CPSC is aware of ASTM work
item, ASTM WK88946, New
Specification for Electric Powered
Balance Bike. Do electric balance bikes
need different performance
requirements than other e-bikes?
32. Should there be requirements
such as: maximum speed; speed,
weight, and throttle capabilities; pedal
assist capabilities; or speed governors?
33. Other than the types of
requirements noted above, what
performance requirements should be
considered to mitigate e-bike injuries
and deaths?
34. What technologies exist to protect
e-bike riders before, during, or after a
collision—and how do those
technologies affect the risks to riders?
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35. Should there be maximum speed
requirements for e-bikes intended for
off-road use?
36. Should there be different
protective gear recommendations for ebikes that are applicable to both
children and adults, such as helmets?
37. What other domestic standards,
state, and local requirements apply to ebikes and how should the Commission
assess the adequacy of any such
standards?
38. What other international
standards govern e-bikes and how do
those standards compare to current U.S.
voluntary standards and statutory
requirements?
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47. What are the potential benefits of
a rule that would require warnings or
instructions specific to e-bikes?
48. What are the potential benefits of
a rule that would establish additional
performance requirements for low-speed
e-bikes or new performance
requirements for non-low speed e-bikes
or specifically for children’s e-bikes,
including electric balance bikes?
49. What are the potential costs and
benefits associated with a mandatory
rule for e-bikes?
50. What is the potential impact on
small entities of a rule based on the
options presented above?
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39. What percentage or share of the
market or how many products are solely
human powered, low-speed e-bikes,
versus higher speed e-bikes and
children’s e-bikes including electric
balance bikes?
40. How prevalent are three-wheeled
e-bikes as a percentage or share of the
market?
41. Under the existing bicycle
industry classification system for ebikes, what is the breakdown of e-bikes
sold (i.e., Class 1, 2, and 3)? What
information is there on e- bikes outside
of the classification system or on
children’s e-bikes?
42. What types of safety equipment
are consumers purchasing with e-bikes?
43. How many additional
manufacturer labor hours (if any) are
required to assemble/install safety
equipment (signal lights, taillights,
headlights, reflectors)?
44. How much additional time (if any)
is required to manufacture an e-bike as
compared to a non-powered bike?
45. How many e-bike conversion kits
are sold per year in the U.S.?
46. Are e-bikes with higher top speeds
(over 28 mph) marketed for off-road use
currently being used on public roads,
streets, or highways?
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51. What is the typical difference in
cost to produce solely human-powered
bikes, low- speed e-bikes, higher speed
e-bikes, and children’s e-bikes?
52. What is the manufacturer’s cost to
produce various safety features,
including research and development
costs, and components?
Comments and other submissions
should be submitted in accordance with
the instructions provided above. All
comments and other submissions must
be received by May 14, 2024.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R10–OAR–2023–0600; FRL–11593–
03–R10]
Air Plan Approval; OR; Regional Haze
Plan for the Second Implementation
Period; Extension of the Comment
Period
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the
comment period.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is extending the comment
period for the proposed rulemaking
entitled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; OR;
Regional Haze Plan for the Second
Implementation Period’’ that published
in the Federal Register on February 23,
2024. The comment period is scheduled
to close on March 25, 2024. However, in
response to requests for additional time
to develop and submit comments on the
proposed rulemaking, the EPA is
extending the comment period for an
additional 30 days through April 24,
2024.
DATES: The comment period for the
proposed rulemaking published
February 23, 2024 (89 FR 13622), is
extended. Comments must be received
on or before April 24, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–R10–OAR–2023–0600,
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at 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
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instructions on commenting and visiting
the docket, along with more information
about dockets generally, is available at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Hunt, EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Suite 155, Seattle, WA 98101,
at (206) 553–0256 or hunt.jeff@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document extends the public comment
period established in the Federal
Register of February 23, 2024 (89 FR
13622) (FRL–11593–01–R10) for 30
days, from March 25, 2024, to April 24,
2024.
This extension is in response to
requests that the EPA received which
asked for additional time to develop and
submit comments on the proposed
rulemaking. After considering several
factors, the EPA believes it is
appropriate to extend the comment
period for 30 days to give stakeholders
additional time to review the documents
and prepare comments. As discussed in
the Federal Register document of
February 23, 2024 (89 FR 13622 (FRL–
11593–01–R10)), the EPA is proposing
approval of the regional haze state
implementation plan revision submitted
by Oregon on April 29, 2022, as
supplemented on November 22, 2023, as
satisfying applicable requirements
under the Clean Air Act and the EPA’s
Regional Haze Rule for the program’s
second implementation period. If you
have questions, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
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Proposed rule; extension of
public comment period.
ACTION:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is extending the comment
period for a proposed rule published
February 22, 2024.
DATES: The comment period is extended
to April 24, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–
OAR–2020–0055 at https://
www.regulations.gov, or via email to
arra.sarah@epa.gov. Additional
instructions to comment can be found in
the notice of proposed rulemaking
published February 22, 2024 (89 FR
13304).
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christos Panos, Attainment Planning
and Maintenance Section, Air Programs
Branch (AR18J), Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois
60604, (312) 353–8328, panos.christos@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 22, 2024, EPA proposed to
determine that its November 19, 2020,
final action to remove the Air Nuisance
Rule (ANR) from the Ohio State
Implementation Plan using the Clean
Air Act error correction provision was
in error, and to correct that action by
reinstating the ANR as part of the Ohio
SIP. In response to a request in a public
comment, EPA is extending the
comment period for 30 days.
Dated: March 8, 2024.
Debra Shore,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Dated: March 8, 2024.
Casey Sixkiller,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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Approval Tests and Standards for
Combination Unit Respirators
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
AGENCY:
[Docket No. CDC–2024–0005; NIOSH–351]
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
40 CFR PART 52
[EPA–R05–OAR–2020–0055; FRL–11687–
03–R5]
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Withdrawal of
Technical Amendment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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The Department of Health and
Human Service (HHS) proposes to
amend regulatory requirements that
would be used by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)
National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH) to test and
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approve combination unit respirators.
This rulemaking would establish this
new class of respiratory protective
device, combination unit respirators
(CURs), by incorporating by reference
the performance requirements
established in the National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA)
voluntary consensus standard NFPA
1987, Standard on Combination Unit
Respirator Systems for Tactical and
Technical Operations.
DATES: Comments must be received by
May 14, 2024. Comments on the
information collection approval request
sought under the Paperwork Reduction
Act must be received by May 14, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments: Comments,
including those related to the
Paperwork Reduction Act, may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments to
the docket.
• Mail: NIOSH Docket Office, Robert
A. Taft Laboratories, MS–C34, 1090
Tusculum Avenue, Cincinnati, OH
45226.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name (Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention,
HHS) and docket number (CDC–2024–
0005; NIOSH–351) or Regulation
Identifier Number (0920–AA83) for this
rulemaking. All relevant comments,
including any personal information
provided, will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov. Do not
submit comments by email. CDC does
not accept comments by email. For
detailed instructions on submitting
public comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Peterson, NIOSH National
Personal Protective Technology
Laboratory (NPPTL), Pittsburgh, PA;
(412) 386–6111 (this is not a toll-free
number); email to NIOSHregs@cdc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Participation
Interested persons or organizations
are invited to participate in this
rulemaking by submitting written views,
opinions, recommendations, and data.
Comments received, including
attachments and other supporting
materials, are part of the public record
and subject to public disclosure. Any
information in comments or supporting
materials that is confidential or
inappropriate for public disclosure
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R10-OAR-2023-0600; FRL-11593-03-R10]
Air Plan Approval; OR; Regional Haze Plan for the Second
Implementation Period; Extension of the Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the
comment period for the proposed rulemaking entitled ``Air Plan
Approval; OR; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period''
that published in the Federal Register on February 23, 2024. The
comment period is scheduled to close on March 25, 2024. However, in
response to requests for additional time to develop and submit comments
on the proposed rulemaking, the EPA is extending the comment period for
an additional 30 days through April 24, 2024.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rulemaking published
February 23, 2024 (89 FR 13622), is extended. Comments must be received
on or before April 24, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-R10-OAR-2023-0600, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at 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
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instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Hunt, EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth
Avenue, Suite 155, Seattle, WA 98101, at (206) 553-0256 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment
period established in the Federal Register of February 23, 2024 (89 FR
13622) (FRL-11593-01-R10) for 30 days, from March 25, 2024, to April
24, 2024.
This extension is in response to requests that the EPA received
which asked for additional time to develop and submit comments on the
proposed rulemaking. After considering several factors, the EPA
believes it is appropriate to extend the comment period for 30 days to
give stakeholders additional time to review the documents and prepare
comments. As discussed in the Federal Register document of February 23,
2024 (89 FR 13622 (FRL-11593-01-R10)), the EPA is proposing approval of
the regional haze state implementation plan revision submitted by
Oregon on April 29, 2022, as supplemented on November 22, 2023, as
satisfying applicable requirements under the Clean Air Act and the
EPA's Regional Haze Rule for the program's second implementation
period. If you have questions, consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Particulate matter,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: March 8, 2024.
Casey Sixkiller,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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