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§ 300.11 Prohibitions on fundraising for 

and donating to certain tax-exempt 

organizations (2 U.S.C. 441i(d)). 

(a) Prohibitions. A national committee 

of a political party, including a national 

congressional campaign committee, 

must not solicit any funds for, or make 

or direct any donations of non-Federal 

funds to, the following organizations:

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(3) An entity that is directly or 

indirectly established, financed, 

maintained or controlled by an agent of 

a national committee of a political party, 

including a national congressional 

campaign committee.

* * * * *

3. In § 300.37, the introductory text of 

paragraph (a) would be revised to read 

as follows:

§ 300.37 Prohibitions on fundraising for 

and donating to certain tax-exempt 

organizations (2 U.S.C. 441i(d)). 

(a) Prohibitions. A State, district or 

local committee of a political party must 

not solicit any funds for, or make or 

direct any donations of non-Federal 

funds to:

* * * * *

4. In § 300.50, the introductory text of 

paragraph (a) and paragraph (b)(3) 

would be revised to read as follows:

§ 300.50 Prohibited fundraising by national 

party committees (2 U.S.C. 441i(d)). 

(a) Prohibitions on fundraising and 

donations. A national committee of a 

political party, including a national 

congressional campaign committee, 

must not solicit any funds for, or make 

or direct donations of non-Federal funds 

to the following organizations:

* * * * *

(b) * * *

(3) An entity that is directly or 

indirectly established, financed, 

maintained or controlled by an agent of 

a national committee of a political party, 

including a national congressional 

campaign committee.

* * * * *

5. In § 300.51, the introductory text of 

paragraph (a) would be revised to read 

as follows:

§ 300.51 Prohibited fundraising by State, 

district, or local party committees (2 U.S.C. 

441i(d)). 

(a) Prohibitions. A State, district or 

local committee of a political party must 

not solicit any funds for, or make or 

direct any donations of non-Federal 

funds to:

* * * * *

Dated: December 3, 2004. 

Ellen L. Weintraub, 

Vice-Chair, Federal Election Commission.

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BILLING CODE 6715–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[R05–OAR–2004–MN–0002; FRL–7846–8] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans: Minnesota: 

Minneapolis-St. Paul Carbon Monoxide 

Maintenance Plan Update

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

a revision to the Minnesota State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) for the 

maintenance of the Carbon Monoxide 

(CO) ambient air quality standard 

(NAAQS) submitted on November 10, 

2004. Specifically, EPA is proposing 

approval of Minnesota’s revised 2009 

emissions inventories and 2009 Motor 

Vehicle Emissions Budgets (MVEB) 

recalculated using MOBILE6 for the 

Minneapolis-St. Paul CO maintenance 

area. 

In the final rules section of this 

Federal Register, EPA is approving the 

SIP revision as a direct final rule 

without prior proposal, because EPA 

views this as a noncontroversial 

revision and anticipate no adverse 

comments. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no adverse comments are 

received in response to this proposed 

rule, no further activity is contemplated 

in relation to this proposed rule. If EPA 

receives adverse comments, the direct 

final rule will be withdrawn and all 

public comments received will be 

addressed in a subsequent final rule 

based on this proposed rule. EPA will 

not institute a second comment period 

on this action. Any parties interested in 

commenting on this action should do so 

at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before January 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

identified by Regional Material in 

EDocket (RME) ID No. R05–OAR–2004–

MN–0002 by one of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Agency Web site: http://

docket.epa.gov/rmepub/index.jsp. 

Regional Material in EDocket (RME), 

EPA’s electronic public docket and 

comment system, is EPA’s preferred 

method for receiving comments. Once 

in the system, select ‘‘quick search,’’

then key in the appropriate RME Docket 

identification number. Follow the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

E-mail: bortzer.jay@epa.gov. 

Fax: (312) 886–5824. 

Mail: You may send written 

comments to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, 

Air Programs Branch, (AR–18J), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604.

Hand delivery: Deliver your 

comments to: J. Elmer Bortzer, Chief, 

Air Programs Branch (AR–18J), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

18th floor, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Regional Office’s normal 

hours of operation. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. excluding Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Regional Material in EDocket (RME) ID 

No. R05–OAR–2004–MN–0002. 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 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 Regional Material in 

EDocket (RME), regulations.gov, or email. The EPA Regional Material in 

EDocket (RME) Web site and the federal 

regulations.gov Web site are 

‘‘anonymous access’’ systems, 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 e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through RME or 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically 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 

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encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional instructions on 

submitting comments, go to section I of 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this document. 

Docket: All documents in the 

electronic docket are listed in the 

Regional Material in EDocket (RME) 

index at http://www.epa.gov/rmepub/

index.jsp. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, i.e., Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically in RME or 

in hard copy at Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and 

Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

(Please telephone Michael Leslie at 

(312) 353–6680 before visiting the 

Region 5 Office.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Leslie, Environmental 

Engineer, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air 

Programs Branch (AR–18J), USEPA, 

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–6680. 

leslie.michael@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

B. What should I consider as I prepare my 

comments for EPA? 

II. What Action is EPA Taking Today? 

III. Where Can I Find More Information 

About This Proposal and the 

Corresponding Direct Final Rule?

I. General Information 

A. Does This Action Apply to me? 

This action primarily applies to the 

transportation sector represented by 

Metropolitan Council, the Minnesota 

Department of Transportation and 

persons needing to travel in the 

Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. 

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

my Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

to EPA through Regional Material in 

EDocket (RME), 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 submitting comments, remember 

to: 

a. Identify the rulemaking by docket 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

b. Follow directions—The agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

c. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

d. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/

or data that you used. 

e. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

f. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns, and suggest 

alternatives. 

g. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

h. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. What Action is EPA Taking Today? 

EPA is proposing to approve the 

Minnesota SIP revision submitted on 

November 10, 2004. This submittal 

revises Minnesota’s 1996 and 2009 CO 

emission inventories and 2009 MVEB 

using MOBILE6 for the Minneapolis-St. 

Paul CO maintenance area. 

III. Where Can I Find More Information 

About This Proposal and the 

Corresponding Direct Final Rule? 

For additional information, see the 

Direct Final Rule which is located in the 

Rules section of this Federal Register. 

Copies of the request and the EPA’s 

analysis are available electronically at 

Regional Material in EDocket (RME) or 

in hard copy at the above address. 

(Please telephone Michael Leslie at 

(312) 353–6680 before visiting the 

Region 5 Office.)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide.

Dated: November 30, 2004. 

Bharat Mathur, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 272 

[FRL–7846–6] 

Idaho: Incorporation by Reference of 

Approved State Hazardous Waste 

Management Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Resource Conservation 

and Recovery Act, as amended (RCRA), 

allows EPA to authorize State hazardous 

waste management programs if EPA 

finds that such programs are equivalent 

and consistent with the Federal program 

and provide adequate enforcement of 

compliance. Title 40 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 272 is 

used by EPA to codify its decision to 

authorize individual State programs and 

incorporates by reference those 

provisions of the State statutes and 

regulations that are subject to EPA’s 

inspection and enforcement authorities 

as authorized provisions of the State’s 

program. This rule proposes to revise 

the codification of the Idaho authorized 

program.

DATES: Comments on this proposed 

action must be received by the close of 

business January 10, 2005. If EPA 

receives significant comments on this 

proposed action, EPA will respond to 

such comments in the Federal Register

at the time EPA publishes a final rule.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments by 

mail to Jeff Hunt, U.S. EPA, Region 10, 

1200 Sixth Avenue, Mail stop AWT–

122, Seattle, WA 98101, or via e-mail to 

hunt.jeff@epa.gov. You can inspect the 

records related to this codification effort 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday 

through Friday in the EPA Region 10 

Library, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Mail stop 

WCM–122, Seattle, WA 98101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Hunt, U.S. EPA, Region 10, 1200 Sixth 

Avenue, Mail stop WCM–122, Seattle, 

WA 98101, e-mail: hunt.jeff@epa.gov, 

phone number (206) 553–0256.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Incorporation by Reference 

A. What Is Codification? 

Codification is the process of 

including the statutes and regulations 

that comprise the State’s authorized 

hazardous waste management program 

in the CFR. Section 3006(b) of RCRA, as 

amended, allows the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) to authorize 

State hazardous waste management 

programs. The State regulations