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surge impacts in the Galveston Bay 

system, as well as ER measures 

throughout the six-county study area 

will be evaluated programmatically, 

with recommendations being made for 

future detailed analyses of feasible 

alternatives. 

(3) Scoping. In February and March of 

2012, four scoping meetings were held 

in the cities of Beaumont, Seabrook, 

Galveston and Freeport, TX. The 

scoping process involved Federal, State 

and local agencies, Federally-recognized 

Indian tribes, and other interested 

persons and organizations. Comments 

were received for 30 days following 

each scoping meeting. A total of 285 

ideas were collected and these were 

collated and screened into a detailed list 

of structural and non-structural CSRM 

and ER measures that are being 

considered during this study. At this 

time, there are no plans for an 

additional scoping meeting. However, 

input from affected Federal, state and 

local agencies, affected Indian tribes, 

and other interested private 

organizations and parties is being 

solicited with this notice. 

(4) Coordination. Further 

coordination with environmental 

agencies will be conducted under the 

National Environmental Policy Act, the 

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the 

Endangered Species Act, the Clean 

Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the 

National Historic Preservation Act, the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, and 

the Coastal Zone Management Act 

under the Texas Coastal Management 

Program. 

(5) DIFR–EIS Preparation. It is 

estimated that the DIFR–EIS will be 

available to the public for review and 

comment in August, 2015. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27723 Filed 11–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Commission To Review the 

Effectiveness of the National Energy 

Laboratories 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Commission to 

Review the Effectiveness of the National 

Energy Laboratories (Commission). The 

Commission was created pursuant 

section 319 of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2014, Public Law 

113–76, and in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2. This notice is provided 

in accordance with the Act. 

DATES: Monday, December 15, 2014, 

10:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Institute for Defense 

Analyses, 4850 Mark Center Drive, 

Room 1301, Alexandria, VA 22311. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Gibson, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202) 

586–3787; email crenel@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Commission was 

established to provide advice to the 

Secretary on the Department’s national 

laboratories. The Commission will 

review the DOE national laboratories for 

alignment with the Department’s 

strategic priorities, clear and balanced 

missions, unique capabilities to meet 

current energy and national security 

challenges, appropriate size to meet the 

Department’s energy and national 

security missions, and support of other 

Federal agencies. The Commission will 

also look for opportunities to more 

effectively and efficiently use the 

capabilities of the national laboratories 

and review the use of laboratory 

directed research and development 

(LDRD) to meet the Department’s 

science, energy, and national security 

goals. 

Purpose of the Meeting: This meeting 

is the fourth meeting of the 

Commission. 

Tentative Agenda: The meeting will 

start at 10:00 a.m. on December 15. The 

tentative meeting agenda includes 

discussion on how the DOE Labs impact 

the national science and technology 

enterprise and further discussions on 

their relationship with industry. Key 

presenters will address and discuss 

these topics with comments from the 

public. The meeting will conclude at 

3:30 p.m. The agenda will be posted 

when finalized and in advance of the 

meeting on the Lab Commission Web 

site: (http://energy.gov/labcommission/

commission-review-effectivenessnational-energy-laboratories). 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Individuals who 

would like to attend must RSVP to 

Karen Gibson no later than 5:00 p.m. on 

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at email 

crenel@hq.doe.gov. Please provide your 

name, organization, citizenship, and 

contact information. Anyone attending 

the meeting will be required to present 

government issued identification. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions may do so at 

the end of the meeting. Approximately 

30 minutes will be reserved for public 

comments. Time allotted per speaker 

will depend on the number who wish to 

speak but will not exceed 5 minutes. 

The Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Those wishing to 

speak should register to do so beginning 

at 10:00 a.m. on December 15. 

Those not able to attend the meeting 

or who have insufficient time to address 

the committee are invited to send a 

written statement to Karen Gibson, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., Washington 

DC 20585, or to email: crenel@

hq.doe.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available on the Commission 

Web site at: http://energy.gov/

labcommission. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

18, 2014. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27742 Filed 11–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9919–53–OAR] 

California State Nonroad Engine 

Pollution Control Standards; Diesel 

Engines on Commercial Harbor Craft; 

Request for Within-the-Scope and Full 

Authorization; Opportunity for Public 

Hearing and Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The California Air Resources 

Board (CARB) has notified the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

that it has adopted amendments to its 

Commercial Harbor Craft regulation 

(CHC amendments). By letter dated May 

28, 2014, CARB asked that EPA 

authorize these amendments pursuant 

to section 209(e) of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA or Act). CARB seeks confirmation 

that certain of the amendments are 

within the scope of a prior authorization 

issued by EPA, and that certain of the 

amendments require and merit a full 

authorization. This notice announces 

that EPA has tentatively scheduled a 

public hearing to consider California’s 

request for authorization of the CHC 

amendments, and that EPA is now 


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1 76 FR 77521 (December 5, 2011). 

2CARB, ‘‘Resolution 10–26,’’ June 24, 2010. 

3The corresponding low-sulfur fuel requirements 

for commercial harbor craft are at title 13, CCR 

section 2299.5. 

4California Air Resources Board (‘‘CARB’’), 

‘‘Request for Authorization,’’ May 28, 2014. 

accepting written comment on the 

request. 

DATES: EPA has tentatively scheduled a 

public hearing concerning CARB’s 

request on January 14, 2015, at 10 a.m. 

ET. EPA will hold a hearing only if any 

party notifies EPA by December 15, 

2014, to express interest in presenting 

the Agency with oral testimony. Parties 

that wish to present oral testimony at 

the public hearing should provide 

written notice to David Dickinson at the 

email address noted below. If EPA 

receives a request for a public hearing, 

that hearing will be held at the William 

Jefferson Clinton Building (North), 

Room 5530, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. If EPA 

does not receive a request for a public 

hearing, then EPA will not hold a 

hearing, and will instead consider 

CARB’s request based on written 

submissions to the docket. Any party 

may submit written comments until 

February 16, 2015. 

Any person who wishes to know 

whether a hearing will be held may call 

David Dickinson at (202) 343–9256 on 

or after December 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2014–0534, by one of the 

following methods: Online at http://

www.regulations.gov: Follow the Online 

Instructions for Submitting Comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket, 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014– 

0534, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail code: 6102T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. Please include a total of two 

copies. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

Public Reading Room, EPA West 

Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Docket’s normal hours of 

operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Online Instructions for Submitting 

Comments: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014– 

0534. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

we receive will be included in the 

public docket without change and may 

be made available online at http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http://

www.regulations.gov or email. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through http://

www.regulations.gov, your email 

address will automatically be captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. 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. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http://

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

EPA will make available for public 

inspection materials submitted by 

CARB, written comments received from 

any interested parties, and any 

testimony given at the public hearing. 

Materials relevant to this proceeding are 

contained in the Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center, 

maintained in Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2014–0534. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either 

electronically through http://

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA 

Headquarters Library, EPA West 

Building, Room 3334, located at 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC. The Public Reading Room is open 

to the public on all federal government 

work days from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 

generally, it is open Monday through 

Friday, excluding holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is (202) 566–1744. The Air and 

Radiation Docket and Information 

Center’s Web site is http://www.epa.gov/ 

oar/docket.html. The electronic mail 

(email) address for the Air and 

Radiation Docket is: a-and-r-Docket@

epa.gov, the telephone number is (202) 

566–1742, and the fax number is (202) 

566–9744. An electronic version of the 

public docket is available through the 

federal government’s electronic public 

docket and comment system. You may 

access EPA dockets at http://

www.regulations.gov. After opening the 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site, 

enter, in the ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ fillin box to view documents in the record. 

Although a part of the official docket, 

the public docket does not include 

Confidential Business Information 

(‘‘CBI’’) or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

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. 

The page can be accessed at http://

www.epa.gov/otaq/cafr.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Dickinson, Attorney-Advisor, 

Compliance Division, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue (6405A) NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: 

(202) 343–9256. Fax: (202) 343–2804. 

Email: Dickinson.david@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. California’s CHC Regulation, Prior 

Authorization, Within-the-Scope 

Request, and New Request 

CARB formally approved its original 

CHC regulation on November 15, 2007. 

The original CHC regulation established 

in-use emission limits for in-use ferries, 

excursion vessels, tugboats, and 

towboats equipped with federal Tier 0 

and Tier 1 propulsion and auxiliary 

marine engines. Owners and operators 

of these vessels were required to 

upgrade the engines to meet emission 

limits equal to or cleaner than federal 

Tier 2 or Tier 3 marine engine 

certification standards, according to a 

compliance schedule that was also set 

forth in the regulation. The compliance 

schedule was based on the model year 

of the original engine, its hours of 

operation, and the vessel’s home port 

location. On December 5, 2011, EPA 

granted California an authorization for 

the original CHC regulation.1

CARB subsequently adopted the CHC 

amendments on June 24, 2010.2 The 

CHC amendments are codified at title 

17, California Code of Regulations 

(CCR), section 93118.5.3 By letter dated 

May 28, 2014, CARB submitted a 

request to EPA pursuant to section 

209(e) of the CAA, regarding 

authorization of its CHC amendments.4

The CHC amendments set forth a variety 


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5Regulated California Waters include all 

California inland waters, all California estuarine 

waters, and all waters within a zone 24 nautical 

miles seaward of the California coastline, except for 

specified areas along the Southern California 

coastline. Title 17 CCR 93118.5(d)(68). 

6The federal term ‘‘nonroad’’ and the California 

term ‘‘off-road’’ are used interchangeably. 

7CARB’s CHC amendments now allow diesel 

engines in CHC vessels to be fueled with EPA onroad or off-road diesel fuel if a CHC is traveling 

from a port located outside of California which does 

not have CARB diesel fuel or specified alternative 

diesel fuels, and provided the CHC owner or 

operator retains records documenting the fuel 

purchase, location and name of the port located 

outside of California. CARB notes that both the 

original regulation (that required all CHC vessels 

only be fueled with CARB diesel fuel or specified 

alternative fuels) and the amended regulation are 

in-use operational controls of nonroad engines and 

are not preempted by section 209(e) of the Act. 

8See CARB’s authorization support document 

(Docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0534–0003) at p. 8. 

9EPA’s review of California regulations under 

section 209 is not a broad review of the 

reasonableness of the regulations or its 

compatibility with all other laws. Sections 209(b) 

and 209(e) of the CAA limit EPA’s authority to deny 

California requests for waivers and authorizations 

to the three criteria listed therein. As a result, EPA 

has consistently refrained from denying California’s 

requests for waivers and authorizations based on 

any other criteria. In instances where the U.S. Court 

of Appeals has reviewed EPA decisions declining 

to deny waiver requests based on criteria not found 

in section 209(b), the Court has upheld and agreed 

with EPA’s determination. See Motor and 

Equipment Manufacturers Ass’n v. Nichols, 142 

F.3d 449, 462–63, 466–67 (D.C. Cir. 1998), Motor 

and Equipment Manufacturers Ass’n v. EPA, 627 

F.2d 1095, 1111, 1114–20 (D.C. Cir. 1979). See also 

78 FR 58090, 58120 (September 20, 2013). 

10 59 FR 36969 (July 20, 1994). 

11 62 FR 67733 (December 30, 1997). The 

applicable regulations, now in 40 CFR part 1074, 

subpart B, § 1074.105, provide: 

(a) The Administrator will grant the authorization 

if California determines that its standards will be, 

in the aggregate, at least as protective of public 

health and welfare as otherwise applicable federal 

standards. 

(b) The authorization will not be granted if the 

Administrator finds that any of the following are 

true: 

(1) California’s determination is arbitrary and 

capricious. 

(2) California does not need such standards to 

meet compelling and extraordinary conditions. 

(3) The California standards and accompanying 

enforcement procedures are not consistent with 

section 209 of the Act. 

(c) In considering any request from California to 

authorize the state to adopt or enforce standards or 

other requirements relating to the control of 

emissions from new nonroad spark-ignition engines 

smaller than 50 horsepower, the Administrator will 

give appropriate consideration to safety factors 

(including the potential increased risk of burn or 

fire) associated with compliance with the California 

standard. 

12 59 FR 36969 (July 20, 1994). 

13 Id. See also 78 FR 58090, 58092 (September 20, 

2013). 

of in-use requirements, including: 

Extending the applicability of the CHC 

regulations to in-use crew and supply, 

barge, and dredge vessels that are 

equipped with Tier 0 and Tier 1 

propulsion and auxiliary marine 

engines that operate within the 

Regulated California Waters; 5 deleting 

certain exemptions of CHC engines 

registered in CARB’s portable 

equipment registration regulation or 

permitted by local air pollution 

districts; defining swing engines and 

clarifying certain in-use engine 

requirements; adding replacement 

engine exemptions; expanding 

compliance extension options; and, 

allowing continued use of existing 

engines in certain circumstances. 

CARB’s CHC amendments that are 

applicable to both new and in-use 

engines allow the use of EPA or CARB 

certified off-road (also known as 

nonroad) 6 compression-ignition (CI) 

engines to comply with the new and inuse requirements for propulsion and/or 

auxiliary engines, and set forth a 

deadline for owners and operators to 

submit ‘‘alternative control of emission 

plans.’’ 7 CARB seeks a full 

authorization for those amendments that 

establish emission standards, other 

requirements relating to the control of 

emissions, and accompanying 

enforcement provisions applicable to inuse diesel engines that are used on crew 

and supply, barge, and dredge vessels. 

CARB also seeks EPA’s confirmation 

that the remaining CHC amendments 

(including those that clarify existing 

regulations or expand compliance 

flexibilities) fall within the scope of 

EPA’s December 2011 authorization, 

pursuant to section 209(e) of the CAA.8

II. Clean Air Act Nonroad Engine and 

Vehicle Authorizations 

Section 209(e)(1) of the CAA prohibits 

states and local governments from 

adopting or attempting to enforce any 

standard or 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].9 In addition, other 

states with air quality attainment plans 

may adopt and enforce such regulations 

if the standards, and implementation 

and enforcement procedures, are 

identical to California’s standards. On 

July 20, 1994, EPA promulgated a rule 

that sets forth, among other things, 

regulations providing the criteria, as 

found in section 209(e)(2), that EPA 

must consider before granting any 

California authorization request for new 

nonroad engine or vehicle emission 

standards.10 EPA revised these 

regulations in 1997.11 As 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).12

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 she 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.13

If California amends regulations that 

EPA has already authorized, California 

can seek EPA confirmation that the 


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14See 78 FR 38970, 38972 (June 28, 2013). 

amendments are within the scope of the 

previous authorization. A within-thescope confirmation, without a full 

authorization review, is permissible if 

three conditions are met.14 First, the 

amended regulations must not 

undermine California’s determination 

that its standards, in the aggregate, are 

as protective of public health and 

welfare as applicable federal standards. 

Second, the amended regulations must 

not affect consistency with section 

202(a) of the Act. Third, the amended 

regulations must not raise any ‘‘new 

issues’’ affecting EPA’s prior 

authorizations. 

III. EPA’s Request for Comments 

As stated above, EPA is offering the 

opportunity for a public hearing, and is 

requesting written comment on issues 

relevant to a within-the-scope analysis 

pertaining to CARB’s amendments. 

Specifically, we request comment on 

whether California’s CHC amendments: 

(a) Undermine California’s previous 

determination that its standards, in the 

aggregate, are at least as protective of 

public health and welfare as comparable 

federal standards; (b) affect the 

consistency of California’s requirements 

with section 209 of the Act; or (c) raise 

any other new issues affecting EPA’s 

previous waiver or authorization 

determinations. 

Should any party believe that the 

amendments noted within CARB’s 

request are not within the scope of the 

previous authorization, EPA also 

requests comment on whether the CARB 

CHC 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 

enforcement procedures are consistent 

with section 209 of the Act. 

EPA also requests comment on 

whether the CHC amendments, for 

which CARB seeks a full authorization, 

meet the criteria of section 209(e) for a 

full authorization. 

IV. Procedures for Public Participation 

If a hearing is held, the Agency will 

make a verbatim record of the 

proceedings. Interested parties may 

arrange with the reporter at the hearing 

to obtain a copy of the transcript at their 

own expense. Regardless of whether a 

public hearing is held, EPA will keep 

the record open until February 16, 2015. 

Upon expiration of the comment period, 

the Administrator will render a decision 

on CARB’s request based on the record 

from the public hearing (if a hearing is 

conducted), all relevant written 

submissions, and other information that 

she deems pertinent. All information 

will be available for inspection at the 

EPA Air Docket No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2014–0534. 

Persons with comments containing 

proprietary information must 

distinguish such information from other 

comments to the greatest extent possible 

and label it as ‘‘Confidential Business 

Information’’ (‘‘CBI’’). If a person 

making comments wants EPA to base its 

decision on a submission labeled as CBI, 

then a non-confidential version of the 

document that summarizes the key data 

or information should be submitted to 

the public docket. To ensure that 

proprietary information is not 

inadvertently placed in the public 

docket, submissions containing such 

information should be sent directly to 

the contact person listed above and not 

to the public docket. Information 

covered by a claim of confidentiality 

will be disclosed by EPA only to the 

extent allowed, and according to the 

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 

If no claim of confidentiality 

accompanies the submission when EPA 

receives it, EPA will make it available 

to the public without further notice to 

the person making comments. 

Dated: November 12, 2014. 

Christopher Grundler, 

Director, Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9919–57–OAR] 

California State Nonroad Engine 

Pollution Control Standards; Large 

Spark-Ignition Engines Regulation; 

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 the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

that it has adopted amendments to its 

large spark-ignited engines regulation 

(LSI amendments). By letter dated June 

2, 2014, CARB asked that EPA either 

confirm that the LSI amendments 

(adopted in 2008 and 2010) are within 

the scope of prior authorizations or that 

EPA issue a full authorization for those 

LSI amendments found not to be within 

the scope of prior authorizations, 

pursuant to section 209(e) of the Clean 

Air Act (CAA or Act). This notice 

announces that EPA has tentatively 

scheduled a public hearing to consider 

California’s authorization request for the 

LSI amendments, and that EPA is now 

accepting written comment on the 

request. 

DATES: EPA has tentatively scheduled a 

public hearing concerning CARB’s 

request on January 14, 2015, at 10 a.m. 

ET. EPA will hold a hearing only if any 

party notifies EPA by December 15, 

2014, to express interest in presenting 

the agency with oral testimony. Parties 

that wish to present oral testimony at 

the public hearing should provide 

written notice to David Dickinson at the 

email address noted below. If EPA 

receives a request for a public hearing, 

that hearing will be held at the William 

Jefferson Clinton Building (North), 

Room 5530, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. If EPA 

does not receive a request for a public 

hearing, then EPA will not hold a 

hearing, and instead will consider 

CARB’s request based on written 

submissions to the docket. Any party 

may submit written comments until 

February 16, 2015. 

Any person who wishes to know 

whether a hearing will be held may call 

David Dickinson at (202) 343–9256 on 

or after December 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2014–0533, by one of the 

following methods: 

• Online at http://

www.regulations.gov: Follow the Online 

Instructions for Submitting Comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket, 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014– 

0533, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail code: 6102T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. Please include a total of two 

copies. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

Public Reading Room, EPA West 

Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Docket’s normal hours of 

operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Online Instructions for Submitting 

Comments: Direct your comments to 


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