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and benefits associated into the different 

elements of SMS audits. 

21. What incentives could the Coast 

Guard provide passenger vessel 

companies to adopt an SMS? And what 

is the most appropriate means or 

method for the Coast Guard to 

incentivize these companies to adopt an 

SMS? 

22. Are there any additional factors 

that we should consider? 

Dated: January 12, 2021. 

Karl L. Schultz, 

Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commandant. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

36 CFR Part 7 

[NPS–GUIS–28979; PPMPSAS1Z.YP0000] 

RIN 1024–AE55 

Gulf Islands National Seashore; 

Personal Watercraft 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

proposes to revise special regulations 

governing the use of personal watercraft 

at Gulf Islands National Seashore. The 

proposed rule would reduce the 

distance of flat wake speed zones from 

certain shorelines and codify existing 

closures at West Petit Bois Island and 

the Fort Pickens ferry pier. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule 

must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on 

March 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Regulation Identifier 

Number (RIN) 1024–AE55, by either of 

the following methods: 

(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) By hard copy: Mail or hand deliver 

to: Superintendent, 1801 Gulf Breeze 

Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563. 

Instructions: Comments will not be 

accepted by fax, email, or in any way 

other than those specified above. All 

submissions received must include the 

words ‘‘National Park Service’’ or 

‘‘NPS’’ and must include the RIN 1024– 

AE55 for this rulemaking. Comments 

received may be posted without change 

to www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to 

www.regulations.gov and search for 

‘‘1024–AE55’’. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel R. Brown, Superintendent, Gulf 

Islands National Seashore, daniel_r_

brown@nps.gov, (850) 934–2613. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Gulf Islands National Seashore (the 

Seashore) encompasses the longest 

stretch of federally protected seashore in 

the United States. The Seashore 

includes seven barrier islands that span 

nearly 160 miles, coastal mainland, and 

adjacent waters in the northeastern part 

of the Gulf of Mexico. The Seashore 

comprises 139,175 acres within 

Mississippi and Florida, 4,630 acres of 

which (consisting of Horn and Petit Bois 

Islands) are designated wilderness. The 

resources of the Seashore vary widely, 

including marine, bayou, salt marsh, 

live oak, and southern magnolia forests. 

Congress established the Seashore in 

1971 in order to preserve for public use 

and enjoyment areas possessing 

outstanding natural, historic, and 

recreational values. 16 U.S.C. 459h(a). 

The National Park Service (NPS) 

administers the Seashore as a unit of the 

National Park System and has the 

authority to regulate the use of and 

management of the Seashore as it 

considers necessary or proper. 54 U.S.C. 

100751(a). This includes the authority 

to regulate boating and other activities 

on water located within NPS units that 

is subject to the jurisdiction of the 

United States. 54 U.S.C. 100751(b). 

The Seashore is one of the most 

heavily visited units in the National 

Park System. The Seashore attracts 

several million visitors from throughout 

the nation, who come to enjoy the beach 

and cultural and historic features. More 

than 80% of the Seashore is marine 

habitat and accessible only by boat or 

other watercraft. Many visitors use 

personal watercraft (PWC) to access and 

enjoy the Seashore. 

Compliance and PWC Regulations 

NPS general regulation 36 CFR 3.9 

states that PWC may be used only where 

authorized by special regulation and 

that special regulations authorizing 

PWC use may be promulgated only for 

the 21 NPS units that are identified in 

that regulation, including the Seashore. 

In 2006, the NPS promulgated special 

regulations to manage the use of PWC at 

the Seashore. 71 FR 26244 (May 4, 

2006). These regulations, which are 

found at 36 CFR 7.12, establish where 

PWC may be used, how they may be 

operated, and where they may be 

landed. Among other things, they 

permit PWC use in all waters of the 

Seashore where other motorized vessels 

are allowed. 

In 2008, Bluewater Network and other 

environmental groups filed a lawsuit 

claiming that the Environmental 

Assessment (EA) supporting the special 

regulations was inadequate and violated 

the National Environmental Policy Act, 

the NPS Organic Act, and the 

Administrative Procedure Act. In 2010, 

the U.S. District Court for the District of 

Columbia held that the impact analysis 

in the EA was inadequate and remanded 

the EA to the NPS. Bluewater Network 

v. Salazar, 721 F. Supp.2d 7 (D.D.C. 

2010). However, the court did not vacate 

the special regulations, which have 

continued to govern the use of PWC 

within the Seashore. 

In June 2019, consistent with the 

court’s decision, the NPS completed a 

Final Personal Watercraft Plan/ 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

that contains a more comprehensive 

analysis of the impacts of PWC use 

within the Seashore. The Record of 

Decision (ROD) for this project was 

originally approved by the NPS 

Regional Director of Interior Region 2 on 

August 13, 2019. Since that time, NPS 

revised the selected alternative to 

remove a prohibition on PWC landing 

below the mean high tide on Horn and 

Petit Bois Islands. On December 17, 

2020, the Acting Regional Director 

signed an amended ROD with the PWC 

landing prohibition removed but all 

other elements of the original selected 

action retained. The NPS believes the 

selected alternative will continue to 

protect natural and cultural resources at 

the Seashore, minimize conflicts 

between various users, and promote 

visitor safety while allowing for a 

variety of recreational experiences. A 

copy of the FEIS, ROD, and amended 

ROD which contain a full description of 

the purpose and need for taking action, 

the alternatives considered, maps, the 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed rule, and the basis for the 

selected alternative, can be found online 

at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/guis, by 

clicking on the link entitled ‘‘Personal 

Watercraft (PWC) Use Management 

Plan/EIS’’ and then clicking on the link 

entitled ‘‘Document List’’. 

Proposed Rule 

The proposed rule would implement 

the selected alternative identified in the 

amended ROD for the management of 

PWC use within the Seashore. The 

selected alternative would maintain the 

existing special regulation at 36 CFR 

7.21, except as explained below. 

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Flat Wake Zones 

The existing special regulations 

prohibit the use of PWC at more than 

flat wake speed less than 0.5 miles from 

(i) either side of the pier of West Ship 

Island, and (ii) the shorelines of West 

Ship Island and the designated 

wilderness islands of Horn and Petit 

Bois. The existing flat wake speed zone 

extends 300 yards from all other 

shorelines within the Seashore. The 

proposed rule would reduce the size of 

the flat wake zone to (i) 300 yards from 

any shoreline in Mississippi (including 

the shorelines of Ship, Horn and Petit 

Bois islands) and (ii) 150 yards from any 

shoreline in Florida. Establishing 

consistent flat-wake zone distances 

within each district of the Seashore 

(Florida and Mississippi) should result 

in easier enforcement of and increased 

compliance with flat-wake zones. The 

150-yard flat-wake zone in the Florida 

District would minimize impacts to 

commercial PWC rental businesses and 

visitor experience for PWC users. The 

proposed boundaries of the flat wake 

zones are based on near-shore 

bathymetric information and research 

on PWC impacts to submerged aquatic 

vegetation and shorebird nesting that 

shows that in a water depth of 3 feet or 

more, PWC have little negative impact 

to seagrass beds (Continental Shelf 

Associates 1997; MDNR 2002). The 

average distance from shorelines in the 

Florida district to the 3-foot depth 

contour is 150 yards. Because similar 3- 

foot bathymetric data were not available 

for Mississippi, the proposed 300 yard 

flat wake zone in this district is based 

on the average distance to the 4-foot 

depth contour. NPS law enforcement 

staff may place temporary floating buoys 

in the water as reference points to show 

PWC users what 150 yards and 300 

yards from the shoreline looks like. This 

would be done on an as-needed basis, 

determined by NPS personnel, and 

would likely occur on select high-use 

days and weekends. 

Other Modifications 

The existing special regulations allow 

PWC use anywhere within the Seashore 

except at specific locations listed in the 

regulations. 36 CFR 7.12(c)(1). The 

proposed rule would add two locations 

to the list of closed areas: (i) The lakes, 

ponds, lagoons, and inlets of West Petit 

Bois Island; and (ii) within 200 feet of 

the ferry pier at Fort Pickens. West Petit 

Bois Island is a fast changing barrier 

island. According to historic aerial 

imagery at the time the existing special 

regulations were promulgated in 2006, 

West Petit Bois Island did not have 

lakes, ponds, or inlets as it does now. 

The Fort Pickens ferry pier did not exist 

in 2006. Construction was completed in 

2012. These closures have been 

implemented by the NPS for years 

under the Superintendent’s authorities 

in 36 CFR 1.5. They are consistent with 

existing closures for the lakes, ponds, 

lagoons, and inlets of other islands 

within the Seashore and for areas within 

200 feet of the fishing piers at Fort 

Pickens. 

The proposed rule would also replace 

references to West Ship Island and East 

Ship Island in the current regulations 

with a reference to Ship Island. In 2019, 

West Ship Island and East Ship Island 

were restored to a single island as part 

of the Mississippi Coastal Improvements 

Program Comprehensive Barrier Island 

Restoration Project. 

Compliance With Other Laws, 

Executive Orders and Department 

Policy Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Orders 12866 and 13563) 

Executive Order 12866 provides that 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of 

Management and Budget will review all 

significant rules. The OIRA has waived 

review of this proposed rule and, at the 

final rule stage, will make a separate 

decision as to whether the rule is a 

significant regulatory action as defined 

by Executive Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13563 reaffirms the 

principles of Executive Order 12866 

while calling for improvements in the 

nation’s regulatory system to promote 

predictability, to reduce uncertainty, 

and to use the best, most innovative, 

and least burdensome tools for 

achieving regulatory ends. The 

executive order directs agencies to 

consider regulatory approaches that 

reduce burdens and maintain flexibility 

and freedom of choice for the public 

where these approaches are relevant, 

feasible, and consistent with regulatory 

objectives. Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes further that regulations 

must be based on the best available 

science and that the rulemaking process 

must allow for public participation and 

an open exchange of ideas. We have 

developed this rule in a manner 

consistent with these requirements. 

Reducing Regulation and Controlling 

Regulatory Costs (Executive Order 

13771) 

Enabling regulations are considered 

deregulatory under guidance 

implementing E.O. 13771 (M–17–21). 

This rule would authorize the use of 

personal watercraft within Gulf Islands 

National Seashore in a manner that 

would otherwise be prohibited. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This rule will not have a significant 

economic effect on a substantial number 

of small entities under the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 

This certification is based on 

information contained in the economic 

analyses found in the report entitled 

‘‘Economic Analysis of the Personal 

Watercraft Proposed Rule at Gulf Islands 

National Seashore.’’ The document can 

be found online at http://

parkplanning.nps.gov/guis-PWC-EIS, by 

clicking on the link entitled ‘‘Document 

List.’’ 

Congressional Review Act (CRA) 

This rule is not a major rule under 5 

U.S.C. 804(2), the CRA. This rule: 

(a) Does not have an annual effect on 

the economy of $100 million or more. 

(b) Will not cause a major increase in 

costs or prices for consumers, 

individual industries, Federal, State, or 

local government agencies, or 

geographic regions. 

(c) Does not have significant adverse 

effects on competition, employment, 

investment, productivity, innovation, or 

the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to 

compete with foreign-based enterprises. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This rule does not impose an 

unfunded mandate on State, local, or 

tribal governments or the private sector 

of more than $100 million per year. The 

rule does not have a significant or 

unique effect on State, local or tribal 

governments or the private sector. It 

addresses public use of national park 

lands, and imposes no requirements on 

other agencies or governments. A 

statement containing the information 

required by the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not 

required. 

Takings (Executive Order 12630) 

This rule does not effect a taking of 

private property or otherwise have 

takings implications under Executive 

Order 12630. A takings implication 

assessment is not required. 

Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

Under the criteria in section 1 of 

Executive Order 13132, the rule does 

not have sufficient federalism 

implications to warrant the preparation 

of a Federalism summary impact 

statement. This proposed rule only 

affects use of federally-administered 

lands and waters. It has no outside 

effects on other areas. A Federalism 

summary impact statement is not 

required. 

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Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 

12988) 

This rule complies with the 

requirements of Executive Order 12988. 

This rule: 

(a) Meets the criteria of section 3(a) 

requiring that all regulations be 

reviewed to eliminate errors and 

ambiguity and be written to minimize 

litigation; and 

(b) Meets the criteria of section 3(b)(2) 

requiring that all regulations be written 

in clear language and contain clear legal 

standards. 

Consultation With Indian Tribes 

(Executive Order 13175 and 

Department Policy) 

The Department of the Interior strives 

to strengthen its government-togovernment relationship with Indian 

Tribes through a commitment to 

consultation with Indian tribes and 

recognition of their right to selfgovernance and tribal sovereignty. We 

have evaluated this rule under the 

criteria in Executive Order 13175 and 

under the Department’s tribal 

consultation policy and have 

determined that tribal consultation is 

not required because the rule will have 

no substantial direct effect on federally 

recognized Indian tribes. Nevertheless, 

in support of the Department of Interior 

and NPS commitment for governmentto-government consultation, the NPS 

submitted a letter to 14 Indian tribes 

during the development of the FEIS. 

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 

responded that the locations considered 

in the FEIS are within the Nation’s area 

of historic interest, and because of the 

potential adverse impact to the coastal 

sites, requested to be a consulting party. 

NPS staff held a conference call with 

representatives of the Muscogee Creek 

Nation, Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, 

and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to 

discuss their concerns. The tribal 

representatives expressed concern over 

looting and vandalism, but were not 

very concerned about wakes from PWC 

damaging resources. The NPS explained 

how law enforcement actions and the 

Superintendent’s closure authority 

could help address their concerns. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not contain 

information collection requirements, 

and a submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act is not 

required. We may not conduct or 

sponsor and you are not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

This rule implements, in part, a 

comprehensive management action for 

PWC at the Seashore that constitutes a 

major Federal action significantly 

affecting the quality of the human 

environment. The NPS has prepared the 

FEIS, ROD and amended ROD under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969. A copy of the FEIS, ROD and 

amended ROD, which contain a full 

description of the purpose and need for 

taking action, the alternatives 

considered, maps, the environmental 

impacts associated with the proposed 

rule, and the basis for the selected 

alternative can be found online at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/guis, by clicking 

on the link entitled ‘‘Personal Watercraft 

(PWC) Use Management Plan/EIS’’ and 

then clicking on the link entitled 

‘‘Document List’’. 

Effects on the Energy Supply (Executive 

Order 13211) 

This rule is not a significant energy 

action under the definition in Executive 

Order 13211; the rule is not likely to 

have a significant adverse effect on the 

supply, distribution, or use of energy, 

and the rule has not otherwise been 

designated by the Administrator of 

OIRA as a significant energy action. A 

Statement of Energy Effects is not 

required. 

Clarity of This Rule 

We are required by Executive Orders 

12866 (section 1(b)(12)) and 12988 

(section 3(b)(1)(B)), and 13563 (section 

1(a)), and by the Presidential 

Memorandum of June 1, 1998, to write 

all rules in plain language. This means 

that each rule we publish must: 

(a) Be logically organized; 

(b) Use the active voice to address 

readers directly; 

(c) Use common, everyday words and 

clear language rather than jargon; 

(d) Be divided into short sections and 

sentences; and 

(e) Use lists and tables wherever 

possible. 

If you feel that we have not met these 

requirements, send us comments by one 

of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES

section. To better help us revise the 

rule, your comments should be as 

specific as possible. For example, you 

should tell us the numbers of the 

sections or paragraphs that you find 

unclear, which sections or sentences are 

too long, the sections where you feel 

lists or tables would be useful, etc. 

Drafting Information 

The primary authors of this regulation 

are Julia Larkin and Jay Calhoun, 

Division of Regulations, Jurisdiction, 

and Special Park Uses, National Park 

Service. 

Public Participation 

It is the policy of the Department of 

the Interior, whenever practicable, to 

afford the public an opportunity to 

participate in the rulemaking process. 

Accordingly, interested persons may 

submit written comments regarding this 

proposed rule by one of the methods 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 7 

National parks, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

National Park Service proposes to 

amend 36 CFR part 7 as set forth below: 

PART 7—SPECIAL REGULATIONS, 

AREAS OF THE NATIONAL PARK 

SYSTEM 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 7 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 

320102; Sec. 7.96 also issued under D.C. 

Code 10–137 and D.C. Code 50–2201.07. 

■ 2. Amend § 7.12 by revising 

paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (iii), (c)(2), (c)(3) 

introductory text and (c)(3)(i) to read as 

follows: 

§ 7.12 Gulf Islands National Seashore. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(i) The lakes, ponds, lagoons, and 

inlets of Cat Island, Ship Island, Horn 

Island, West Petit Bois Island, and Petit 

Bois Island; 

* * * * * 

(iii) The areas within 200 feet from 

the remnants of the old fishing pier and 

within 200 feet from the new fishing 

pier and the ferry pier at Fort Pickens; 

and 

* * * * * 

(2) PWC may not be operated at 

greater than flat wake speed in the 

following locations: 

(i) Within 300 yards from all 

shorelines in Mississippi; and 

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(ii) Within 150 yards from all 

shorelines in Florida. 

(3) PWC are allowed to land at any 

point along the shore except as follows: 

(i) PWC are prohibited on any 

shoreline adjacent to the closed areas 

listed in paragraph (c)(1) of this section; 

and 

* * * * * 

George Wallace, 

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 

Parks. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–EJ–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 63 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2020–0532; FRL–10018–49– 

OAR] 

RIN 2060–AU64 

National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants: Cyanide 

Chemicals Manufacturing Residual 

Risk and Technology Review 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing 

the results of the residual risk and 

technology review (RTR) for the 

National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for 

the Cyanide Chemicals Manufacturing 

source category as required under the 

Clean Air Act (CAA). We are proposing 

to find that risk from emissions of air 

toxics from this source category is 

acceptable, and that the current 

standards provide an ample margin of 

safety to protect public health. We are 

also proposing to find that there are no 

developments in practices, processes, 

and control technologies, and, as such, 

we are not proposing any developmentbased changes to the current standards 

pursuant to the technology review. The 

EPA is, however, proposing new 

emissions standards to address 

emissions from process wastewater at 

existing sources. We are proposing to 

amend provisions addressing startup, 

shutdown, and malfunction (SSM), to 

add electronic reporting, and to update 

the reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. We do not expect these 

proposed amendments to result in 

changes in emissions from the source 

category but anticipate improved 

monitoring, compliance, and 

implementation of the existing 

standards. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 1, 2021. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 

comments on the information collection 

provisions are best assured of 

consideration if the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

receives a copy of your comments on or 

before February 16, 2021. 

Public hearing: If anyone contacts us 

requesting a public hearing on or before 

January 21, 2021, we will hold a virtual 

public hearing. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for information on 

requesting and registering for a public 

hearing. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2020–0532, 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. 

Include Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2020–0532 in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. Attention 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2020– 

0532. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2020– 

0532, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20460. 

• Hand/Courier Delivery: EPA Docket 

Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20004. The Docket 

Center’s hours of operation 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 

rulemaking. 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 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. Out of an abundance of 

caution for members of the public and 

our staff, the EPA Docket Center and 

Reading Room are closed to the public, 

with limited exceptions, to reduce the 

risk of transmitting COVID–19. Our 

Docket Center staff will continue to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. We 

encourage the public to submit 

comments via https://

www.regulations.gov/ or email, as there 

may be a delay in processing mail and 

faxes. Hand deliveries and couriers may 

be received by scheduled appointment 

only. For further information on EPA 

Docket Center services and the current 

status, please visit us online at https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this proposed action, 

contact Nathan Topham, Sector Policies 

and Programs Division (D243–02), 

Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone 

number: (919) 541–0483; fax number: 

(919) 541–4991; and email address: 

topham.nathan@epa.gov. For specific 

information regarding the risk modeling 

methodology, contact James Hirtz, 

Health and Environmental Impacts 

Division (C539–02), Office of Air 

Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

27711; telephone number: (919) 541– 

0881; fax number: (919) 541–0840; and 

email address: Hirtz.James@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Participation in virtual public hearing. 

Please note that the EPA is deviating 

from its typical approach for public 

hearings because the President has 

declared a national emergency. Due to 

the current Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC) 

recommendations, as well as state and 

local orders for social distancing to limit 

the spread of COVID–19, the EPA 

cannot hold in-person public meetings 

at this time. 

To request a virtual public hearing, 

contact the public hearing team at (888) 

372–8699 or by email at 

SPPDpublichearing@epa.gov. If 

requested, the virtual hearing will be 

held on February 1, 2021. The hearing 

will convene at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time 

(ET) and will conclude at 3:00 p.m. ET. 

The EPA may close a session 15 minutes 

after the last pre-registered speaker has 

testified if there are no additional 

speakers. The EPA will announce 

further details at https://www.epa.gov/ 

stationary-sources-air-pollution/acetalresins-acrylic-modacrylic-fibers-carbonblack-hydrogen. 

The EPA will begin pre-registering 

speakers for the hearing upon 

publication of this document in the 

Federal Register, if a hearing is 

requested. To register to speak at the 

virtual hearing, please use the online 

registration form available at https://

www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-airpollution/acetal-resins-acrylicmodacrylic-fibers-carbon-blackhydrogen or contact the public hearing 

team at (888) 372–8699 or by email at 

SPPDpublichearing@epa.gov. The last