Open Commission Meeting Thursday, May 23, 2024, 44978-44979 [2024-11230]
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certified.’’ In 1992, EPA developed
regulations under section 609 that were
published in 57 FR 31240 and codified
at 40 CFR Subpart B (Section 82.30 et
seq.). The information required to be
collected under the section 609
regulations is: approved refrigerant
handling equipment; approved
independent standards testing
organizations; technician training and
certification; and certification, reporting
and recordkeeping.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: The
following is a list of NAICS codes for
organizations potentially affected by the
information requirements covered under
this ICR. It is meant to include any
establishment that may service or
maintain motor vehicle air conditioners.
4411 Automobile Dealers
4413 Automotive Parts, Accessories,
and Tire Stores
44711 Gasoline Stations with
Convenience Stores
8111 Automotive Repair and
Maintenance
811198 All Other Automotive Repair
and Maintenance
Other affected groups include
independent standards testing
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Cynthia A. Newberg,
Director, Stratospheric Protection Division.
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Summary: The Commission will consider
an enforcement action.
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The meeting will be webcast at:
www.fcc.gov/live. Open captioning will
be provided as well as a text only
version on the FCC website. Other
reasonable accommodations for people
with disabilities are available upon
request. In your request, include a
description of the accommodation you
will need and a way we can contact you
if we need more information. Last
minute requests will be accepted but
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Open Commission Meeting Thursday,
May 23, 2024
The Federal Communications
Commission will hold an Open Meeting
on the subjects listed below on
Thursday, May 23, 2024, which is
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in
the Commission Meeting Room of the
Federal Communications Commission,
45 L Street NE, Washington, DC.
While attendance at the Open Meeting
is available to the public, the FCC
headquarters building is not open access
and all guests must check in with and
be screened by FCC security at the main
entrance on L Street. Attendees at the
Open Meeting will not be required to
have an appointment but must
otherwise comply with protocols
outlined at: www.fcc.gov/visit. Open
Meetings are streamed live at:
www.fcc.gov/live and on the FCC’s
YouTube channel.
Subject
OFFICE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY.
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organizations and organizations with
technician certification programs.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR 82.36, 82.38, 82.40,
82.42).
Estimated number of respondents:
53,147.
Frequency of response: On occasion,
biennially, only once.
Total estimated burden: 4,760 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $255,289 (per
year), includes $0 annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: There is an
increase of about 502 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB (EPA–HQ–OAR–2021–0040). This
increase is due to a revision in the
estimate of the total annual number of
technicians certified under 40 CFR 82
(40,000/year in 2021 to 47,000/year in
2024), and an increase in the number of
motor vehicle repair establishments in
the United States (165,800 in 2021 to
about 170,000 in 2024).
Title: Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies,
Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program (ET Docket No.
24–136).
Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to
strengthen requirements and oversight relating to telecommunications certification
bodies and measurement facilities to help ensure the integrity of these entities for
purposes of our equipment authorization program, to better protect national security,
and to advance the Commission’s comprehensive strategy to build a more secure
and resilient communications supply chain.
Title: Restricted Adjudicatory Matter.
Summary: The Commission will consider a restricted adjudicatory matter from the
Media Bureau.
Title: Enforcement Bureau Action.
Summary: The Commission will consider an enforcement action.
Title: Enforcement Bureau Action.
Summary: The Commission will consider an enforcement action.
Title: Enforcement Bureau Action.
Title: Enforcement Bureau Action.
Summary: The Commission will consider an enforcement action.
may be impossible to fill. Send an email
to: fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer
& Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–
418–0530.
Press Access—Members of the news
media are welcome to attend the
meeting and will be provided reserved
seating on a first-come, first-served
basis. Following the meeting, the
Chairwoman may hold a news
conference in which she will take
questions from credentialed members of
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the press in attendance. Also, senior
policy and legal staff will be made
available to the press in attendance for
questions related to the items on the
meeting agenda. Commissioners may
also choose to hold press conferences.
Press may also direct questions to the
Office of Media Relations (OMR):
MediaRelations@fcc.gov. Questions
about credentialing should be directed
to OMR.
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Additional information concerning
this meeting may be obtained from the
Office of Media Relations, (202) 418–
0500. Audio/Video coverage of the
meeting will be broadcast live with
open captioning over the internet from
the FCC Live web page at www.fcc.gov/
live.
Federal Communications Commission.
Dated: May 16, 2024.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
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[Docket No. FMC–2024–0008]
Investigation Into Conditions Affecting
United States Carriers in Connection
With Canadian Ballast Water
Regulation in the United States/Canada
Great Lakes Trade
Federal Maritime Commission.
Notice of investigation and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Federal Maritime
Commission (Commission) has initiated
an investigation into conditions created
by the Government of Canada (Canada)
in connection with regulation of ballast
water management systems that may
adversely affect the operation of United
States carriers in the United States/
Canada Great Lakes trade.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. FMC–2024–
0008, by the following method:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Your
comments must be written and in
English. You may submit your
comments electronically through the
Federal Rulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. To submit
comments on that site, search for Docket
No. FMC–2024–0008 and follow the
instructions provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions regarding submitting
comments or the treatment of any
confidential information, contact David
Eng, Secretary; Phone: (202) 523–5725;
Email: Secretary@fmc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Introduction
Based on available information, it
appears that conditions created by the
Government of Canada (Canada) in
connection with regulation of ballast
water management systems may
adversely affect the operation of United
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States carriers in the United States/
Canada Great Lakes trade, in particular
the carriers operating vessels that may
become subject to regulation in
September 2024, within the meaning of
46 U.S. Code, chapter 423 (Foreign
Shipping Practices) (46 U.S.C. 42301–
307). Title 46 U.S.C. 42302 authorizes
the Federal Maritime Commission
(Commission) to investigate these
conditions, and chapter 423 authorizes
the agency to take action in response.
II. Summary of Apparent Conditions
In 2020, the Lake Carriers Association
(LCA) filed a petition with the
Commission as to pending Canadian
regulation of ballast water discharge on
the Great Lakes. See FMC Docket No.
20–10, P1–20—Petition of the Lake
Carriers’ Association Pursuant to
Section 19 of the Merchant Marine Act,
1920. LCA’s petition alleged that
Canadian regulation scheduled to take
effect in September 2024 would create
conditions unfavorable to shipping by
requiring U.S. vessels to install new
ballast water management systems. LCA
argued that this would impose a severe
burden while offering negligible
environmental benefits, since the
relevant U.S. carriers (Lakers) take in
but do not discharge ballast water in
Canadian waters. The petition asked the
Commission to investigate and adopt its
own regulations in response. The
Commission opened an investigation
under 46 U.S. Code, chapter 421
(Regulations Affecting Shipping in
Foreign Trade). See FMC Docket No.
20–10. In that Chapter 421 proceeding,
the FMC sought and received
comments, including from the
Government of Canada. See FMC
Notices, 85 FR 37453 (June 22, 2020), 87
FR 6173 (February 3, 2022); Comments
of the Embassy of Canada, Government
of Canada, Docket No. 20–10 (Doc. No.
3) (July 22, 2020).
Since at least 2020, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
has been engaged in rulemaking to
consider similar regulation. See Vessel
Incidental Discharge National Standards
of Performance, 85 FR 67818 (Oct. 26,
2020) (to be codified in 40 CFR part
139); Supplemental Notice, 88 FR 71788
(Oct. 18, 2023). The EPA’s October 2023
Supplemental Notice in that rulemaking
indicates that the agency is considering
issuing a final rule that is less restrictive
than the regulation due to take effect in
Canada, as it would require the type of
ballast water systems at issue only for
covered vessels built in the future. See
88 FR 71803–04 (explaining differences
between proposed regulatory option and
relevant Canadian regulation); id. at
71,808 (‘‘EPA proposes to define a New
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Laker as a bulk carrier that operates
exclusively on the Great Lakes and that
is constructed after the effective date of
[U.S. Coast Guard] regulations
promulgated pursuant to [Clean Water
Act] section 312(p)(5)(A)(i)’’).
In February 2024, the LCA filed a
public letter in the Commission’s
Chapter 421 proceeding. See Docket No.
20–10 (Doc. 8) (Feb. 13, 2024). The letter
urged the Commission to move forward
promptly. The LCA emphasized that its
members’ Lakers would have to prepare
to comply with the stricter Canadian
rules before the compliance date of
September 8, 2024, even though the
EPA was unlikely to require them to
meet the stricter standards. Id. At 2–3.
In addition, the letter stated that these
U.S.-flagged Lakers had been effectively
prevented from applying for an
exemption or extension from the
Canadian regulation, because relevant
procedures were not expected to be in
place prior to July 2024, despite the
impending compliance date. Id. At 2, 4.
The letter confirmed that only five of
the existing U.S. Lakers would be
affected by the regulation in September
2024 (one post-2008 vessel already has
the required equipment); the
approximately 50 other U.S. Lakers
were built prior to 2009. Id. Attachment
C. However, the LCA argued that the
five post-2008 Lakers would be
compelled either to install the required
equipment, a ‘‘multimillion dollar
investment’’ that they might well need
to remove later in light of changing U.S.
requirements, or to ‘‘walk away from the
business.’’ Id. At 4.
In light of the above, the Commission
will, on its own motion, open an
investigation under 46 U.S. Code,
Chapter 423 (Foreign Shipping
Practices). See 46 CFR part 555. In
particular, the Commission will
investigate whether the laws, rules,
policies, or practices of Canada result in
conditions that ‘‘adversely affect the
operations of United States carriers in
United States oceanborne trade’’ and
that ‘‘do not exist for foreign carriers of
[Canada] in the United States under the
laws of the United States.’’ 46 U.S.C.
42302(a). Such conditions may exist
here, in view of the LCA’s allegations
that U.S. carriers will suffer significant
adverse effects from the impending
Canadian regulation, but Canadian
carriers operating in the United States
are not subject to comparable
requirements under U.S. law. Under 46
U.S.C. 42302(c), the Commission is to
complete its investigation and render a
decision within 120 days after it is
initiated.
If the agency concludes that the
standard of section 42302(a) is met, it is
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[FR ID 221262]
Open Commission Meeting Thursday, May 23, 2024
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Thursday, May 23, 2024, which is scheduled
to commence at 10:30 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC.
While attendance at the Open Meeting is available to the public,
the FCC headquarters building is not open access and all guests must
check in with and be screened by FCC security at the main entrance on L
Street. Attendees at the Open Meeting will not be required to have an
appointment but must otherwise comply with protocols outlined at:
www.fcc.gov/visit. Open Meetings are streamed live at: www.fcc.gov/live
and on the FCC's YouTube channel.
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Item No. Bureau Subject
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1.................. OFFICE OF ENGINEERING Title: Promoting the
& TECHNOLOGY. Integrity and Security of
Telecommunications
Certification Bodies,
Measurement Facilities,
and the Equipment
Authorization Program (ET
Docket No. 24-136).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking to
strengthen requirements
and oversight relating to
telecommunications
certification bodies and
measurement facilities to
help ensure the integrity
of these entities for
purposes of our equipment
authorization program, to
better protect national
security, and to advance
the Commission's
comprehensive strategy to
build a more secure and
resilient communications
supply chain.
2.................. MEDIA................. Title: Restricted
Adjudicatory Matter.
Summary: The Commission
will consider a restricted
adjudicatory matter from
the Media Bureau.
3.................. ENFORCEMENT........... Title: Enforcement Bureau
Action.
Summary: The Commission
will consider an
enforcement action.
4.................. ENFORCEMENT........... Title: Enforcement Bureau
Action.
Summary: The Commission
will consider an
enforcement action.
5.................. ENFORCEMENT........... Title: Enforcement Bureau
Action.
Summary: The
Commission will
consider an
enforcement action.
6.................. ENFORCEMENT........... Title: Enforcement Bureau
Action.
Summary: The Commission
will consider an
enforcement action.
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The meeting will be webcast at: www.fcc.gov/live. Open captioning
will be provided as well as a text only version on the FCC website.
Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are
available upon request. In your request, include a description of the
accommodation you will need and a way we can contact you if we need
more information. Last minute requests will be accepted but may be
impossible to fill. Send an email to: [email protected] or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530.
Press Access--Members of the news media are welcome to attend the
meeting and will be provided reserved seating on a first-come, first-
served basis. Following the meeting, the Chairwoman may hold a news
conference in which she will take questions from credentialed members
of the press in attendance. Also, senior policy and legal staff will be
made available to the press in attendance for questions related to the
items on the meeting agenda. Commissioners may also choose to hold
press conferences. Press may also direct questions to the Office of
Media Relations (OMR): [email protected]. Questions about
credentialing should be directed to OMR.
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Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from
the Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500. Audio/Video coverage of
the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the
internet from the FCC Live web page at www.fcc.gov/live.
Federal Communications Commission.
Dated: May 16, 2024.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-11230 Filed 5-21-24; 8:45 am]
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