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1SOREs are defined by CARB as off-road spark- 
ignition engines rated at or below 19 kilowatts (25.5 
horsepower) that are not used to propel a licensed on-road motor vehicle, an off-road motorcycle, an all-terrain vehicle, a marine vessel, a snowmobile, a model airplane, a model car, or a model boat. SOREs are predominantly used in lawn and garden equipment such as lawn mowers, string trimmers, and leaf blowers, as well as in other small off-road equipment such as portable generators, pressure washers, and air compressors. The vast majority of SOREs are fueled by gasoline, but some are powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), propane, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or liquefied natural gas (LNG). Small off-road equipment powered by SORE are known as SORE equipment. See CARB Authorization Request, EPA–HQ–OAR– 2023–0151 at 3. 
260 FR 37440 (July 20, 1995); 65 FR 69763 
(November 20, 2000); 68 FR 65702 (November 21, 2003); 71 FR 75536 (December 15, 2006); 75 FR 8056 (February 23, 2010); 80 FR 26041 (May 6, 2015); 80 FR 76971 (December 11, 2015). ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY 
[FRL–10890–01–OAR] 
California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off- Road Engines; Request for Authorization; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Comment 
AGENCY : Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA). 
ACTION : Notice. 
SUMMARY : The California Air Resources 
Board (CARB) has notified EPA that it has adopted two sets of amendments to its Small Off-Road Engine regulation (SORE Amendments). By letter dated December 20, 2022, CARB asked that EPA authorize these amendments pursuant to section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). This notice announces that EPA will hold a public hearing to consider California’s authorization request and that EPA is now accepting written comment on the requests. 
DATES : Comments: Written comments 
must be received on or before July 28, 2023. 
Public Hearing: EPA will hold a 
public hearing on June 27, 2023. See 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further 
information on the virtual public hearing. 
ADDRESSES : You may submit your 
comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0151 by any of the following methods: 
•Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. 
•Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 
•Mail: U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, OAR, Docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2023– 0151, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. 
•Hand Delivery or Courier (by 
scheduled appointment only): EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center’s hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (except federal holidays). Instructions: All submissions received must include the 
Docket ID No. 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 process for this action, see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the 
SUPPLEMENTARY  
INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
David Dickinson, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and Climate Division, Environmental Protection Agency; Telephone number: (202) 343–9256; Email address: dickinson.david@epa.gov; or Kayla Steinberg, Office of 
Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and Climate Division (TCD), Environmental Protection Agency; Telephone number (202) 564– 7658; Email address: steinberg.kayla@epa.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : 
Public Participation Virtual Public 
Hearing: The EPA will hold a virtual 
hearing on June 27, 2023. Those wishing to testify or to monitor the virtual hearing should register at: https://usepa.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/ WN_ LsXS6oB1SZKar1OFfYlR7Q. Those 
presenting oral testimony will be limited to a 3-minute time slot. The Agency will not be issuing any subsequent Federal Register notices and 
will instead provide any additional details for the hearing at https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions- vehicles-and-engines/virtual-public- hearing-small-road-engine-sore. The 
link to join the virtual public hearing is at https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/ 
1606756297. EPA recommends 
submitting the text of your oral testimony as written comments to the docket. Written statements and supporting information submitted during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as oral testimony and supporting information presented at the public hearing. 
A. Public Participation Written 
Comments: Submit your comments, 
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2023–0151 at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), or the other methods identified in the 
ADDRESSES section of 
this document. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn from the docket. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), Proprietary Business Information (PBI), 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. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (including such content located on the web, cloud, or 
other file sharing system). For 
additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI, PBI, or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting- epadockets. Documents to which the 
EPA refers in this action are available online at https://www.regulations.gov/ in the docket for this action (Docket EPA–HQ– OAR–2023–0151). 
EPA’s Office of Transportation and 
Air Quality also maintains a web page that contains general information on its review of California waiver and authorization requests. Included on that page are links to prior waiver and authorization Federal Register notices. 
This page will also include updates regarding this authorization proceeding. The page can be accessed at https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local- transportation/vehicle-emissions- california-waivers-and-authorizations. 
I. California’s Small Off-Road Engine 
Regulation, Prior Authorization, and New Request 
CARB first adopted emission 
standards and associated test procedures for small off-road engines (SORE) in 1990.
1CARB subsequently 
amended the SORE regulations a number of times and EPA granted authorizations for CARB to enforce the SORE regulations and subsequent amendments.
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On December 20, 2022, CARB 
submitted a new authorization request to EPA for its amendments to the SORE regulation adopted in 2016 (2016 SORE Amendments) and in 2021 (2021 SORE Amendments). 
CARB notes that its 2016 SORE 
Amendments include improvements to evaporative emissions certification 
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3CARB Authorization Request at 7–14. 4CARB Authorization Request at 14–20. 
542 U.S.C. 7543(e)(2)(A). 
659 FR 36969 (July 20, 1994). 
762 FR 67733 (December 30, 1997). The 
applicable regulations are now in 40 CFR part 1074, 
subpart B, section 1074.105. 859 FR 36969 (July 20, 1994). 
978 FR 58090, 58092 (September 20, 2013). 
1040 CFR 1074.105(c). procedures, revise the compliance 
testing procedure, update the evaporative emissions certification test fuel to represent commercially available gasoline, and align aspects of the SORE requirements with the corresponding federal requirements, while retaining elements of the evaporative emission standards previously adopted by CARB, which are more stringent than federal requirements. CARB also notes the 2016 Amendments are designed to increase SORE equipment compliance with the diurnal emission standards, will require evaporative emissions certification test fuel to be formulated to reflect motor vehicle fuel currently dispensed at California gasoline stations, will enable SORE manufacturers to obtain both CARB and EPA certification for fuel tanks based on a common set of test results, and will enable CARB to more readily identify and remedy violations of the evaporative emissions standards. The 2016 Amendments do not increase the stringency of the preexisting SORE evaporative emission standards, but will ensure that manufacturers will more fully comply with those standards.
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CARB notes that its 2021 SORE 
Amendments primarily establish exhaust and evaporative emission standards and associated test procedures for 2024 and subsequent model engines and equipment that are significantly more stringent than preexisting exhaust and evaporative emission standards and associated test procedures. The 2021 Amendments establish SORE emission standards in two phases. First, the exhaust emission standards for most 2024 and subsequent model year (MY) SOREs is zero (0.00 grams per kilowatt-hour) for hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen. Under the 2021 SORE Amendments, carbon monoxide (CO) emission standards for MY 2024 and later engines are more stringent than the existing emission standards for some displacement categories, but they are not zero. The evaporative emission standards for most 2024 and subsequent MY SOREs is zero (0.00 grams per test). The evaporative emission standards include ‘‘hot soak’’ emissions (representing emissions that occur when placing a hot engine in storage after use on a hot summer day) to better evaluate emissions from real world use of SORE equipment. The above-mentioned emission standards apply for all categories of SORE except pressure washer engines with displacements greater than or equal to 225 cubic centimeters (cc) and portable generator engines. The emission standards for the latter category of engines are more stringent than the preexisting emission standards starting in MY 2024 but are not zero. 
The second phase of the emissions 
standards will be implemented beginning in the 2028 MY, when the exhaust and evaporative emission standards for engines used in pressure washer with displacements greater than or equal to 225 cc and portable generators will be aligned with the zero- emission standards for other categories of SOREs.
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II. Clean Air Act Nonroad Engine and Vehicle Authorization Criteria 
Section 209(e)(1) of the CAA prohibits 
states and local governments from adopting or attempting to enforce any standard or other requirement relating to the control of emissions from new nonroad vehicles or engines. The Act also preempts states from adopting and enforcing standards and other requirements related to the control of emissions from non-new nonroad engines or vehicles. Section 209(e)(2), however, requires the Administrator, after notice and opportunity for public hearing, to authorize California to adopt and enforce standards and other requirements relating to the control of emissions from such vehicles or engines if California determines that California standards will be, in the aggregate, at least as protective of public health and welfare as applicable Federal standards. However, EPA shall not grant such authorization if it finds that (1) the determination of California is arbitrary and capricious; (2) California does not need such California standards to meet compelling and extraordinary conditions; or (3) California standards and accompanying enforcement procedures are not consistent with [CAA section 209].
5On July 20, 1994, 
EPA promulgated a rule that sets forth, among other things, regulations providing the criteria, as found in section 209(e)(2)(A) of the CAA, that EPA must consider before granting any California authorization request for new nonroad engine or vehicle emission standards.
6EPA revised these 
regulations in 1997.7As stated in the 
preamble to the 1994 rule, EPA has historically interpreted the section 209(e)(2)(iii) ‘‘consistency’’ inquiry to require, at minimum, that California standards and enforcement procedures be consistent with section 209(a), section 209(e)(1), and section 209(b)(1)(C) (as EPA has interpreted that subsection in the context of section 209(b) motor vehicle waivers).
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In order to be consistent with section 
209(a), California’s nonroad standards and enforcement procedures must not apply to new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines. To be consistent with section 209(e)(1), California’s nonroad standards and enforcement procedures must not attempt to regulate engine categories that are permanently preempted from state regulation. To determine consistency with section 209(b)(1)(C), EPA typically reviews nonroad authorization requests under the same ‘‘consistency’’ criteria that are applied to motor vehicle waiver requests. Pursuant to section 209(b)(1)(C), the Administrator shall not 
grant California a motor vehicle waiver if he finds that California ‘‘standards and accompanying enforcement procedures are not consistent with section 202(a)’’ of the Act. Previous decisions granting waivers and authorizations have noted that state standards and enforcement procedures are inconsistent with section 202(a) if: (1) there is inadequate lead time to permit the development of the necessary technology giving appropriate consideration to the cost of compliance within that time, or (2) the federal and state testing procedures impose inconsistent certification requirements.
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In addition, in considering requests 
from California to authorize the enforcement of standards or other requirements relating to the control of emissions from new nonroad spark- ignition engines smaller than 50 horsepower, the Administrator is required to give appropriate consideration to safety factors (including the increased risk of burn or fire) associated with compliance with the California standard.
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III. EPA’s Request for Comments 
We request comment on whether 
California’s 2016 SORE Amendments and the 2021 SORE Amendments meet the criteria for a full authorization. Specifically, we request comment on: (a) whether CARB’s determination that its standards, in the aggregate, are at least as protective of public health and welfare as applicable federal standards is arbitrary and capricious, (b) whether California needs such standards to meet compelling and extraordinary conditions, and (c) whether California’s standards and accompanying 
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enforcement procedures are consistent 
with section 209 of the Act. We also request comment on any safety factors EPA should consider regarding the 2016 and 2021 SORE Amendments. 
Sarah Dunham, 
Director, Office of Transportation and Air 
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. 
[FR Doc. 2023–10923 Filed 5–22–23; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY 
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0067; FRL–10578–04– 
OCSPP] 
Pesticide Product Registration; 
Receipt of Applications for New Uses (April 2023) 
AGENCY : Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA). 
ACTION : Notice. 
SUMMARY : EPA has received applications 
to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications. 
DATES : Comments must be received on 
or before June 22, 2023. 
ADDRESSES : Submit your comments, 
identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0067, 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 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 : 
Charles Smith, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511M), main telephone number: (202) 566–1400, email address: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing 
address for each contact person is Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person’s name, division, and mail code. The division to contact is listed at the end of each application summary. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : I. General Information 
A. Does this action apply to me? 
You may be potentially affected by 
this action if you are an agricultural 
producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. 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: 
•Crop production (NAICS code 111). 
•Animal production (NAICS code 
112). 
•Food manufacturing (NAICS code 
311). 
B. What should I consider as I prepare 
my comments for EPA? 
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 
information to EPA through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD–ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD–ROM the specific information that is claimed as 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. 
2. Tips for preparing your comments. 
When preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. 
II. Registration Applications 
EPA has received applications to 
register new uses for pesticide products 
containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications. Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on these applications. 
Notice of Receipt—New Uses 
EPA Registration Number: 71297–5. 
Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP– 
2023–0248. Applicant: AgroFresh Inc., 
510 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Active ingredient: 1–MCP. Product type: Plant growth regulator. Proposed use: Residential. Contact: BPPD. 
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 
Dated: May 17, 2023. 
Delores Barber, 
Director, Information Technology and 
Resources Management Division, Office of Program Support. 
[FR Doc. 2023–10879 Filed 5–22–23; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION 
[FR ID 141932] 
Federal Advisory Committee Act; Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council 
AGENCY : Federal Communications 
Commission (FCC). 
ACTION : Notice of public meeting. 
SUMMARY : In accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission) Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) VIII will hold its eighth and final meeting. 
DATES : June 26, 2023 at 1 p.m. EDT. 
ADDRESSES : The Meeting will be held at 
45 L Street NE, Washington, DC, and via conference call. The meeting is open to the public and is available via WebEx at https://www.fcc.gov/live and on the 
FCC’s YouTube channel. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Suzon Cameron, Designated Federal Officer, Federal Communications Commission, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418– 1916 or email: suzon.cameron@fcc.gov, or Kurian Jacob, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Federal Communications Commission, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418–2040 or email: kurian.jacob@fcc.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : The 
meeting will be held on June 26, 2023, at 1p.m. EDT, in the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC. While the CSRIC VIII meeting is open 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 meeting will not be required to have an appointment but must otherwise comply with protocols outlined at: https://www.fcc.gov/visit. 
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