Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit, 105045-105046 [2024-30773]
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responsible for ensuring that ‘‘true and
accurate’’ Spanish translations are
included for each section of the label
that is included in the Agency’s STGPL.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: December 18, 2024.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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I. Obtaining a Copy of the Proposed
Consent Decree
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OGC–2024–0601; FRL–12515–01–
OGC]
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air
Act Citizen Suit
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed consent
decree; request for public comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Clean
Air Act, as amended (CAA or the Act),
notice is given of a proposed consent
decree in Center for Community Action
and Environmental Justice v. U.S. EPA,
et al., No. 3:24–cv–05042–EMC. On
August 12, 2024, Plaintiff Center for
Community Action and Environmental
Justice filed a complaint in the United
States District Court for the Northern
District of California San Francisco
Division, alleging that the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
failed to perform certain nondiscretionary duties in accordance with
the Act to take final action on a state
implementation plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the State of California.
EPA is providing notice of this proposed
consent decree, which would resolve all
claims in the case by establishing a
deadline for EPA to take final action as
specified in the decree.
DATES: Written comments on the
proposed consent decree must be
received by January 27, 2025
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OGC–2024–0601, online at https://
www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred
method). Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the Docket ID number for
this action. Comments received may be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. For
detailed instructions on sending
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comments and additional information
on the rulemaking process, see the
‘‘Additional Information about
Commenting on the Proposed Consent
Decree’’ heading under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abi
Vijayan, Air and Radiation Law Office,
Office of General Counsel, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency;
telephone (202) 564–3178; email
address Vijayan.Abi@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The official public docket for this
action (identified by Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OGC–2024–0601) contains a
copy of the proposed consent decree.
The official public docket is available
for public viewing at the Office of
Environmental Information (OEI) Docket
in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744
and the telephone number for the OEI
Docket is (202) 566–1752.
The electronic version of the public
docket for this action contains a copy of
the proposed consent decree and is
available through https://
www.regulations.gov. You may use
https://www.regulations.gov to submit
or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and access those
documents in the public docket that are
available electronically. Once in the
system, key in the appropriate docket
identification number then select
‘‘search.’’
II. Additional Information About the
Proposed Consent Decree
The proposed consent decree would
establish a deadline for EPA to take
action pursuant to CAA section 110(k)
on a SIP revision, the ‘‘Heavy-Duty
Inspection and Maintenance
Regulation,’’ submitted by the State of
California on December 14, 2022. The
Heavy-Duty Inspection and
Maintenance Regulation reduces
emissions from on-road heavy-duty
vehicles through periodic testing
requirements, emissions monitoring
techniques, and expanded enforcement
strategies.
The proposed consent decree would
require EPA to sign a notice of final
rulemaking by July 31, 2025, and,
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within 15 business days of signature, to
send the required signed notice of final
rulemaking to the Office of Federal
Register for review and publication.
In accordance with section 113(g) of
the CAA, for a period of thirty (30) days
following the date of publication of this
document, the Agency will accept
written comments relating to the
proposed consent decree. EPA or the
Department of Justice may withdraw or
withhold consent to the proposed
consent decree if the comments disclose
facts or considerations that indicate that
such consent is inappropriate,
improper, inadequate, or inconsistent
with the requirements of the Act.
III. Additional Information About
Commenting on the Proposed Consent
Decree
Submit your comments, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2024–
0601, via https://www.regulations.gov.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or removed from this docket.
EPA may publish any comment received
to its public docket. Do not submit to
EPA’s docket at https://
www.regulations.gov 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. 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-epadockets. For additional information
about submitting information identified
as CBI, please contact the person listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document. Note
that written comments containing CBI
and submitted by mail may be delayed
and deliveries or couriers will be
received by scheduled appointment
only.
If you submit an electronic comment,
EPA recommends that you include your
name, mailing address, and an email
address or other contact information in
the body of your comment. This ensures
that you can be identified as the
submitter of the comment and allows
EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot
read your comment due to technical
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difficulties or needs further information
on the substance of your comment. Any
identifying or contact information
provided in the body of a comment will
be included as part of the comment that
is placed in the official public docket
and made available in EPA’s electronic
public docket. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment.
Use of the https://
www.regulations.gov website to submit
comments to EPA electronically is
EPA’s preferred method for receiving
comments. The electronic public docket
system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’
system, which means EPA will not
know your identity, email address, or
other contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
Please ensure that your comments are
submitted within the specified comment
period. Comments received after the
close of the comment period will be
marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to
consider these late comments.
Gautam Srinivasan,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2024–30773 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OCFO–2023–0531; FRL–12523–
01–OMS]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Environmental Justice Thriving
Communities Grantmaking (TCGM)
Program: Applications for Subawards,
Public Outreach Information
Collections, and Post-Award Reporting
(New)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
Environmental Justice Thriving
Communities Grantmaking (TCGM)
Program: Applications for Subawards,
Public Outreach Information
Collections, and Post-Award Reporting
(EPA ICR Number 2795.01, OMB
Control Number 2035–NEW) to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This is a request for
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approval of a new collection. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on January 8,
2024 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on
or before January 27, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OEJECR–2023–0531, to EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to Docket_
OMS@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Submit written comments and
recommendations to OMB for the
proposed information collection within
30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aarti Iyer, Office of the Chief Financial
Officer, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; email address:
iyer.aarti@epa.gov; phone: 202–564–
0214.
This is a
request for approval of a new collection.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
January 8, 2024 during a 60-day
comment period (89 FR 916). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments. Supporting
documents, which explain in detail the
information that the EPA will be
collecting, are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
The telephone number for the Docket
Center is 202–566–1744. For additional
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information about EPA’s public docket,
visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Abstract: To meet the goals and
objectives that demonstrate the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA’s) and the Administration’s
commitment to achieving
environmental justice and embedding
environmental justice into Agency
programs, the Environmental Justice
Thriving Communities Grantmaking
Program provides about $600 million in
11 cooperative agreements funding to
‘‘Grantmakers’’ who will function as
pass-through entities for the
Environmental Justice Thriving
Communities Subgrants (2 CFR parts
200 and 1500). Each Grantmaker will
collaborate with EPA to design and
build their own processes to receive and
evaluate applications to fund the
development of community-led
environmental justice projects. With
this Information Collection Request
(ICR), EPA seeks approval for the
Grantmakers to (a) solicit application for
subawards and (b) to collect reports
from recipients of subawards to track
their progress. Collection of this
information is essential for Grantmakers
to select and distribute the subawards,
and to assess and manage the funded
projects, which ensures responsible
stewardship of public funds; rigorous
evidence-based learning and
improvement; and transparent
accountability to the American public.
This ICR also requests approval for the
Grantmakers to collect input and
insights from communities who seek to
obtain technical assistance services, as
well as stakeholders who have valuable
experience and expertise in community
engagement and empowerment. These
information collections via (c) surveys
and (d) focus groups will enable the
Centers to document local priorities,
needs, and norms to ensure that they
develop useful and relevant technical
assistance and training services.
Furthermore, feedback about these
services will enable the Centers to
conduct self-assessments to identify best
practices and areas for improvement.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Recipients of financial assistance
subawards from Grantmakers,
community members, stakeholders.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory for recipients of subawards
to obtain or retain a benefit (2 CFR parts
200 and 1500). Voluntary for public
outreach information collection via
surveys and focus groups.
Estimated number of respondents:
295,638 (per year).
Frequency of response: Varies.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OGC-2024-0601; FRL-12515-01-OGC]
Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA or the
Act), notice is given of a proposed consent decree in Center for
Community Action and Environmental Justice v. U.S. EPA, et al., No.
3:24-cv-05042-EMC. On August 12, 2024, Plaintiff Center for Community
Action and Environmental Justice filed a complaint in the United States
District Court for the Northern District of California San Francisco
Division, alleging that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
failed to perform certain non-discretionary duties in accordance with
the Act to take final action on a state implementation plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the State of California. EPA is providing notice
of this proposed consent decree, which would resolve all claims in the
case by establishing a deadline for EPA to take final action as
specified in the decree.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received
by January 27, 2025
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OGC-2024-0601, online at https://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred
method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID
number for this action. 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 ``Additional Information
about Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree'' heading under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abi Vijayan, Air and Radiation Law
Office, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency; telephone (202) 564-3178; email address [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining a Copy of the Proposed Consent Decree
The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2024-0601) contains a copy of the proposed consent
decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at
the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket
Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington,
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744 and the
telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566-1752.
The electronic version of the public docket for this action
contains a copy of the proposed consent decree and is available through
https://www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to
submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the
contents of the official public docket, and access those documents in
the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select
``search.''
II. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree
The proposed consent decree would establish a deadline for EPA to
take action pursuant to CAA section 110(k) on a SIP revision, the
``Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance Regulation,'' submitted by the
State of California on December 14, 2022. The Heavy-Duty Inspection and
Maintenance Regulation reduces emissions from on-road heavy-duty
vehicles through periodic testing requirements, emissions monitoring
techniques, and expanded enforcement strategies.
The proposed consent decree would require EPA to sign a notice of
final rulemaking by July 31, 2025, and, within 15 business days of
signature, to send the required signed notice of final rulemaking to
the Office of Federal Register for review and publication.
In accordance with section 113(g) of the CAA, for a period of
thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this document,
the Agency will accept written comments relating to the proposed
consent decree. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or
withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments
disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is
inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the
requirements of the Act.
III. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent
Decree
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2024-
0601, via https://www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from this docket. EPA may publish any comment
received to its public docket. Do not submit to EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov 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. 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. For additional information about submitting information
identified as CBI, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Note that written
comments containing CBI and submitted by mail may be delayed and
deliveries or couriers will be received by scheduled appointment only.
If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other
contact information in the body of your comment. This ensures that you
can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to
contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
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difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your
comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of
a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the
official public docket and made available in EPA's electronic public
docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment.
Use of the https://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments
to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments.
The electronic public docket system is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late
comments.
Gautam Srinivasan,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2024-30773 Filed 12-23-24; 8:45 am]
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