48638 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 154 / Friday, August 9, 2013 / Proposed Rules 

OMB under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520). 

OMB and FDA previously received 

requests for a 90-day extension of the 

comment period for the information 

collection provisions of the proposed 

rule. We considered the requests and 

extended the comment period for the 

information collection for 90 days to 

make the comment period for the 

information collection provisions the 

same as that for the proposed rule—i.e., 

until May 16, 2013 (Federal Register of 

February 19, 2013, 78 FR 11611). FDA 

continued to receive comments 

requesting an extension of the comment 

period on the proposed rule. Each 

request conveyed concern that the 120- 

day comment period did not allow 

sufficient time to develop a meaningful 

or thoughtful response to the proposed 

rule. FDA considered the requests and 

granted a 120-day extension of the 

comment period for the proposed rule 

and for the information collection 

provisions—i.e., until September 16, 

2013 (Federal Register of April 26, 

2013, 78 FR 24692). In the Federal 

Register of July 29, 2013 (78 FR 45729 

and 78 FR 45781) we published two 

proposed rules entitled, ‘‘Foreign 

Supplier Verification Programs for 

Importers of Food for Humans and 

Animals’’ (Docket No. FDA–2011–N– 

0143) and ‘‘Accreditation of Third-Party 

Auditors/Certification Bodies to 

Conduct Food Safety Audits and to 

Issue Certifications’’ (Docket No. FDA– 

2011–N–0146) with a 120-day comment 

period. These two proposals are related 

to the proposed rule ‘‘Standards for the 

Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and 

Holding of Produce for Human 

Consumption.’’ Therefore, FDA is 

granting a 60-day final extension of the 

comment period for the ‘‘Standards for 

the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and 

Holding of Produce for Human 

Consumption’’ proposed rule to allow 

interested persons an opportunity to 

consider the interrelationships between 

the proposals. We also are extending the 

comment period for the information 

collection provisions for 60 days to 

continue to make the comment period 

for the information collection provisions 

the same as the comment period for the 

provisions of the proposed rule. To 

clarify, FDA is requesting comment on 

all issues raised by the proposed rule. 

II. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

Interested persons may either submit 

electronic comments regarding the 

information collection to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or fax 

written comments to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, FAX: 

202–395–7285. All comments should be 

identified with the title ‘‘Standards for 

the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and 

Holding of Produce for Human 

Consumption.’’ 

III. Request for Comments 

Interested persons may submit either 

electronic comments regarding the 

proposed rule to http:// 

www.regulations.gov or written 

comments to the Division of Dockets 

Management (see ADDRESSES). It is only 

necessary to send one set of comments. 

Identify comments with the docket 

number found in brackets in the 

heading of this document. Received 

comments may be seen in the Division 

of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 

will be posted to the docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: August 5, 2013. 

Leslie Kux, 

Assistant Commissioner for Policy. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2013–0420; FRL–9844–7] 

Approval and Promulgation of State 

Implementation Plans: Alaska; 

Fairbanks Carbon Monoxide Limited 

Maintenance Plan 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to 

approve a carbon monoxide Limited 

Maintenance Plan for the Fairbanks 

Area, and associated revisions to 

sections of the Fairbanks Transportation 

Control Program, submitted by the State 

of Alaska as a revision to its State 

Implementation Plan dated April 22, 

2013. In accordance with the 

requirements of the Federal Clean Air 

Act, the EPA is approving this SIP 

revision because it demonstrates that 

the Fairbanks Area will maintain the 

carbon monoxide National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards through the second 

10-year maintenance period. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 9, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10– 

OAR–2013–0420, by any of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: R10- 

Public_Comments@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Mr. Keith Rose, U.S. EPA 

Region 10, Office of Air, Waste and 

Toxics, AWT–107, 1200 Sixth Avenue, 

Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: U.S. EPA 

Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 

900, Seattle, WA 98101. Attention: 

Keith Rose, Office of Air, Waste and 

Toxics, AWT–107. Such deliveries are 

only accepted during normal hours of 

operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Please see the direct final rule which 

is located in the Rules section of this 

Federal Register for detailed 

instructions on how to submit 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Rose at telephone number: (206) 

553–1949, email address: 

rose.keith@epa.gov, or the above EPA, 

Region 10 address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

further information, please see the 

direct final action, of the same title, 

which is located in the Rules section of 

this Federal Register. The EPA is 

simultaneously approving the State’s 

SIP revision as a direct final rule 

without prior proposal because the EPA 

views this as a noncontroversial SIP 

revision and anticipates no adverse 

comments. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the preamble to 

the direct final rule. If the EPA receives 

no adverse comments, the EPA will not 

take further action on this proposed 

rule. 

If the EPA receives adverse 

comments, the EPA will withdraw the 

direct final rule and it will not take 

effect. The EPA will address all public 

comments in a subsequent final rule 

based on this proposed rule. The 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. Please note 

that if we receive adverse comment on 

an amendment, paragraph, or section of 

this rule and if that provision may be 

severed from the remainder of the rule, 

the EPA may adopt as final those 

provisions of the rule that are not the 

subject of an adverse comment. 

Dated: July 23, 2013. 

Michelle L. Pirzahdeh, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10. 

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