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in response to requests for an extension 

to allow interested persons additional 

time to submit comments. 

DATES: FDA is extending the comment 

period for a docket to receive 

information and comments on the use of 

the term ‘‘natural’’ in the labeling of 

human food products. We established 

the docket in a notice published on 

November 12, 2015 (80 FR 69905). 

Submit either electronic or written 

comments to the docket by May 10, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments submitted electronically, 

including attachments, to http://

www.regulations.gov will be posted to 

the docket unchanged. Because your 

comment will be made public, you are 

solely responsible for ensuring that your 

comment does not include any 

confidential information that you or a 

third party may not wish to be posted, 

such as medical information, your or 

anyone else’s Social Security number, or 

confidential business information, such 

as a manufacturing process. Please note 

that if you include your name, contact 

information, or other information that 

identifies you in the body of your 

comments, that information will be 

posted on http://www.regulations.gov. 

• If you want to submit a comment 

with confidential information that you 

do not wish to be made available to the 

public, submit the comment as a 

written/paper submission and in the 

manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper 

Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’). 

Written/Paper Submissions 

Submit written/paper submissions as 

follows: 

• Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for 

written/paper submissions): Division of 

Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food 

and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers 

Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

• For written/paper comments 

submitted to the Division of Dockets 

Management, FDA will post your 

comment, as well as any attachments, 

except for information submitted, 

marked and identified, as confidential, 

if submitted as detailed in 

‘‘Instructions.’’ 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket No. FDA– 

2014–N–1207 for ‘‘Use of the Term 

‘Natural’ in the Labeling of Human Food 

Products; Request for Information and 

Comments.’’ Received comments will be 

placed in the docket and, except for 

those submitted as ‘‘Confidential 

Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at 

http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Division of Dockets Management 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. 

• Confidential Submissions—To 

submit a comment with confidential 

information that you do not wish to be 

made publicly available, submit your 

comments only as a written/paper 

submission. You should submit two 

copies total. One copy will include the 

information you claim to be confidential 

with a heading or cover note that states 

‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS 

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The 

Agency will review this copy, including 

the claimed confidential information, in 

its consideration of comments. The 

second copy, which will have the 

claimed confidential information 

redacted/blacked out, will be available 

for public viewing and posted on 

http://www.regulations.gov. Submit 

both copies to the Division of Dockets 

Management. If you do not wish your 

name and contact information to be 

made publicly available, you can 

provide this information on the cover 

sheet and not in the body of your 

comments and you must identify this 

information as ‘‘confidential.’’ Any 

information marked as ‘‘confidential’’ 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other 

applicable disclosure law. For more 

information about FDA’s posting of 

comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 

56469, September 18, 2015, or access 

the information at: http://www.fda.gov/ 

regulatoryinformation/dockets/

default.htm. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or the 

electronic and written/paper comments 

received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov and insert the 

docket number, found in brackets in the 

heading of this document, into the 

‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts 

and/or go to the Division of Dockets 

Management, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 

1061, Rockville, MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret-Hannah Emerick, Center for 

Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 

(HFS–820), Food and Drug 

Administration, 5100 Paint Branch 

Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 240– 

402–2371. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of November 12, 2015 

(80 FR 69905), we published a notice 

announcing the establishment of a 

docket to receive information and 

comments on the use of the term 

‘‘natural’’ in the labeling of human food 

products, including foods that are 

genetically engineered or contain 

ingredients produced through the use of 

genetic engineering. The notice 

discussed FDA’s position regarding the 

use of the term ‘‘natural’’, the events 

that prompted us to establish a docket 

to request comment on this issue, and 

specific questions. We provided a 90- 

day comment period that was scheduled 

to end on February 10, 2016. 

We received requests for a 90-day 

extension of the comment period. The 

requests conveyed concern that the 

current 90-day comment period does 

not allow sufficient time to develop 

meaningful or thoughtful comments to 

the questions and issues we presented 

in the notice. 

FDA has considered the requests and 

is extending the comment period for 90 

days, until May 10, 2016. We believe 

that a 90-day extension allows adequate 

time for interested persons to submit 

comments. 

Dated: December 21, 2015. 

Leslie Kux, 

Associate Commissioner for Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4164–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2015–0074; FRL–9940–58– 

Region 5] 

Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Temporary 

Alternate Opacity Limits for American 

Electric Power, Rockport 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a 

revision to the Indiana State 

Implementation Plan (SIP), authorizing 

temporary alternate opacity limits 

(TAOLs) at the American Electric 

Power, Rockport (AEP Rockport) facility 

during periods of unit startup and 

shutdown. This action is consistent 

with the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA 

policy regarding emissions during 

periods of startup and shutdown. 

Indiana has provided an air quality 

analysis demonstrating that this revision 

will continue to protect the applicable 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) for fine particulate matter 

(PM2.5) in Spencer County. 

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1These facilities are identified in the attachment 

to the October 10, 2001, letter from Janet McCabe, 

IDEM Assistant Commissioner to Stephen Rothblatt, 

US EPA Region 5 Air Programs Branch Chief. They 

are: Alcoa Generating, AEP Tanners Creek, 

Crawfordsville Electric, Hoosier Energy Merom, 

Hoosier Energy Ratts, IKEC Clifty Creek, IPL Perry 

‘‘K’’, IPL Stout, IPL Pritchard, IPL Petersburg units 

1–3, NIPCCO Bailly, NIPSCO Michigan City, 

NIPSCO Schahfer, PSI Cayuga, PSI Edwardsport, 

PSI Gallagher, PSI Gibson, PSI Noblesville, PSI 

Wabash River, Richmond Power & Light, SIGECO 

Brown unit 1, and SIGECO Culley. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 27, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– 

OAR–2015–0074, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: blakley.pamela@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (312) 692–2490. 

4. Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief, 

Control Strategies Section, Air Programs 

Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

5. Hand Delivery: Pamela Blakley, 

Chief, Control Strategies Section, Air 

Programs Branch (AR–18J), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Regional Office 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. The 

Regional Office 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 

Docket ID No. EPA–R05–OAR–2015– 

0074. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

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 www.regulations.gov 

or email. The 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 www.regulations.gov your email 

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 

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 docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We 

recommend that you telephone Matt 

Rau, Environmental Engineer, at (312) 

886–6524 before visiting the Region 5 

office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt 

Rau, Environmental Engineer, Control 

Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch 

(AR–18J), Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, 

(312) 886–6524, rau.matthew@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

EPA. This supplementary information 

section is arranged as follows: 

I. What should I consider as I prepare my 

comments for EPA? 

II. What is the background for this action? 

III. What is EPA’s analysis? 

IV. What action is EPA taking? 

V. Incorporation by Reference 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

When submitting comments, 

remember to: 

1. Identify the rulemaking by docket 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

2. Follow directions—EPA may ask 

you to respond to specific questions or 

organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

3. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

4. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

5. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

6. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns, and suggest 

alternatives. 

7. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

8. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. What is the background for this 

action? 

On July 16, 2002 (67 FR 46589), EPA 

approved a revision to Indiana’s SIP to 

include 326 Indiana Administrative 

Code (IAC) 5–1–3, which provides a 

mechanism to establish TAOLs. The 

rule is consistent with the criteria 

contained in EPA’s September 20, 1999, 

‘‘State Implementation Plans: Policy 

Regarding Excess Emissions During 

Malfunctions, Startup, and Shutdown’’ 

memorandum. The criteria requires that: 

The frequency and duration of operation 

in startup or shutdown mode must be 

minimized to the extent possible; and 

the state must analyze the potential 

worst-case emissions that could occur 

during startup and shutdown to ensure 

that the NAAQS are protected. Indiana 

initially submitted TAOLs for 22 power 

plants with coal-fired boilers that use 

electrostatic precipitators (ESPs).1

326 IAC 5–1–3(d) provides for a 

TAOL, upon EPA approval, if the 

following criteria are met: (1) The 

source burns any combination of coal, 

wood, fuel oil, tire-derived fuel, or 

petroleum coke, (2) the source 

demonstrates that the TAOL is needed 

during periods of startup and shutdown 

and a demonstration is made that the 

TAOL will not interfere with the 

NAAQS, (3) Indiana determines that 

acceptable operating and maintenance 

procedures are being used, be based on 

information provided to the 

commissioner, (4) the commissioner 

may require the source to install a 

continuous opacity monitor (COM), (5) 

the TAOL shall be reviewed by the 

commissioner after two years of 

monitoring, (6) the commissioner may 

deny a request for a TAOL limit if 

economically and technically feasible 

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2The requirement in 326 IAC 5–1–3(d)(5) related 

to Indiana review of monitoring data does not apply 

in this case because AEP has previously installed 

COMs and provided the necessary data. 

means are available to meet a more 

stringent opacity limit, and (7) the 

TAOL must be submitted to and 

approved by EPA. 

On January 13, 2015, Indiana 

requested a SIP revision to add 326 IAC 

5–1–8, which provides a mechanism to 

establish site-specific TAOLs. This 

provision was used to establish AEP 

Rockport Units #1 and #2 a TAOL 

during unit startup and shutdown. 

These two coal-fired boilers are each 

controlled by an ESP. 

The TAOL for unit startup is only 

allowed until the exhaust temperature 

reaches 250 °F at the ESP inlet, up to a 

maximum of two hours (20 six-minute 

averaging periods). The TAOL for unit 

shutdown is only allowed when the 

exhaust temperature declines below 

250 °F at the ESP inlet, up to a 

maximum of one and one-half (1.5) 

hours (15 six-minute averaging periods). 

III. What is EPA’s analysis? 

To support the SIP revision request, 

Indiana evaluated COMs data for Units 

#1 and #2, and air dispersion modeling. 

Air dispersion modeling was conducted 

using the AERMOD regulatory 

dispersion model with five years of 

meteorological data. The analysis 

included conservative suppositions for 

stack temperature and flow rate. Indiana 

used worst-case emission rates to 

predict the highest hourly emissions 

during a cold startup. The modeling 

results yielded an eighth high 24-hour 

PM2.5 value of 22.2 micrograms per 

cubic meter (mg/m3), well below the 24- 

hour PM2.5 standard of 35 mg/m3. The air 

quality in the area will remain protected 

when Units #1 and #2 are operating 

with TOALs at the AEP Rockport 

facility. 

EPA has reviewed the COMs data 

provided in Indiana’s submission on 

AEP Rockport’s startups and shutdowns 

from 2001 until the first quarter of 2004. 

The AEP Rockport TAOLs appear to be 

set at appropriate levels, minimizing the 

TAOL duration. The startup TAOL for 

AEP Rockport is limited to two hours. 

The shutdown TAOL is limited to one 

hour, 30 minutes. Both are less than the 

three-hour TAOL periods allowed under 

326 IAC 5–1–3(e)(2). Indiana has 

provided the facility’s operation and 

maintenance procedures for its ESPs, 

which support the expectation that AEP 

Rockport will operate in a manner that 

will minimize emissions with well 

operating emission control. In addition, 

because the ESP exhaust must be warm 

enough for it to be safely operated, it is 

impractical to require operating the 

ESPs during startup and shutdown 

periods. 

Further, EPA reviewed the AEP 

Rockport COMs data from 2009 to 2013, 

which shows that it was in compliance 

with the opacity standards 99.81 

percent of the time. This indicates that 

the facility is generally in compliance 

with the opacity rule, even during the 

startup and shutdown periods covered 

by the TAOLs. 

EPA has determined the AEP 

Rockport TAOL meets the criteria 

contained in 326 IAC 5–1–3(d) as 

follows: (1) The AEP Rockport facility 

burns coal, (2) AEP Rockport has 

demonstrated that the TAOL is needed 

during periods of startup and shutdown, 

and that the TAOL will not interfere 

with the maintenance of the national 

ambient air quality standards, (3) 

Indiana has determined that acceptable 

operating and maintenance procedures 

are being used, based on information 

AEP Rockport provided, (4) AEP 

Rockport currently operates a COM for 

each boiler, (5) Indiana has determined 

that no economically and technically 

feasible controls are available to meet a 

more stringent limit, and (6) the TAOLs 

were submitted to EPA.2

IV. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is proposing to approve the 

addition of 326 IAC 5–1–8 to the 

Indiana SIP. The rule provides AEP 

Rockport Units #1 and Unit #2 with 

TAOLs during unit startup and 

shutdown periods. This action is 

consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA) 

and EPA policy regarding emissions 

during periods of startup and shutdown. 

Indiana has provided an air quality 

analysis demonstrating that this revision 

will continue to protect the applicable 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) for PM2.5 in Spencer County. 

V. Incorporation by Reference 

In this rule, EPA is proposing to 

include in a final EPA rule regulatory 

text that includes incorporation by 

reference. In accordance with 

requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is 

proposing to incorporate by reference 

Indiana Regulation 326 IAC 5–1–8 

entitled ‘‘Site-specific temporary 

alternative opacity limitations’’, 

effective December 6, 2014. EPA has 

made, and will continue to make, these 

documents generally available 

electronically through 

www.regulations.gov and/or in hard 

copy at the appropriate EPA office (see 

the ADDRESSES section of this preamble 

for more information). 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

CAA and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, 

EPA’s role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. Accordingly, this action 

merely approves state law as meeting 

Federal requirements and does not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. For that 

reason, this action: 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• Does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, the SIP is not approved 

to apply on any Indian reservation land 

or in any other area where EPA or an 

Indian tribe has demonstrated that a 

tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of 

Indian country, the rule does not have 

tribal implications and will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

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governments or preempt tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: December 14, 2015. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 271 and 272 

[EPA–R06–RCRA–2015–0110; FRL–9939– 

50–Region 6] 

Texas: Final Authorization of Stateinitiated Changes and Incorporation by 

Reference of State Hazardous Waste 

Management Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: During a review of Texas’ 

regulations, the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) identified a 

variety of State-initiated changes to 

Texas’ hazardous waste program under 

the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act, as amended (RCRA), for 

which the State had not previously 

sought authorization. The EPA proposes 

to authorize the State for the program 

changes. In addition, the EPA proposes 

to codify in the regulations entitled 

‘‘Approved State Hazardous Waste 

Management Programs, ‘‘Texas’ 

authorized hazardous waste program’’. 

The EPA will incorporate by reference 

into the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) those provisions of the State 

regulations that are authorized and that 

the EPA will enforce under RCRA. 

DATES: Send your written comments by 

January 27, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit any comments 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R06– 

RCRA–2015–0110 by one of the 

following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: patterson.alima@epa.gov. 

3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6, 

Regional Authorization Coordinator, 

State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD–O), 

Multimedia Planning and Permitting 

Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. 

4. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver 

your comments to Alima Patterson, 

Region 6, Regional Authorization 

Coordinator, State/Tribal Oversight 

Section (6PD–O), Multimedia Planning 

and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 

1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202– 

2733. 

Instructions: Do not submit 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected through 

regulations.gov, or email. Direct your 

comment to Docket No. EPA–R06– 

RCRA–2015–0109. The Federal 

regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means the 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 the EPA without 

going through regulations.gov, your 

email 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, the 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 the EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

the 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. You can view and 

copy Texas’ application and associated 

publicly available materials from 8:30 

a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday 

at the following location: EPA, Region 6, 

1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202– 

2733, phone number (214) 665–8533. 

Interested persons wanting to examine 

these documents should make an 

appointment with the office at least two 

weeks in advance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alima Patterson at (214) 665–8533 or 

Julia Banks at (214) 665–8178, State/

Tribal Oversight Section (6PD–O), 

Multimedia Planning and Permitting 

Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, 

(214) 665–8533) and Email address 

patterson.alima@epa.gov and 

bank.julia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

Federal Register, EPA is authorizing the 

changes by direct final rule. EPA did not 

make a proposal prior to the direct final 

rule because we believe this action is 

not controversial and do not expect 

comments that oppose it. We have 

explained the reasons for this 

authorization in the preamble to the 

direct final rule. Unless we get written 

comments which oppose this 

authorization during the comment 

period, the direct final rule will become 

effective 60 days after publication and 

we will not take further action on this 

proposal. If we receive comments that 

oppose this action, we will withdraw 

the direct final rule and it will not take 

effect. We will then respond to public 

comments in a later final rule based on 

this proposal. You may not have another 

opportunity for comment. If you want to 

comment on this action, you must do so 

at this time. 

The purpose of this Federal Register 

document is to codify Texas’ base 

hazardous waste management program 

and its revisions to that program 

through RCRA Cluster XXI (see 79 FR 

52220; September 3, 2014). The EPA 

provided notices and opportunity for 

comments on the Agency’s decisions to 

authorize the Texas program, and the 

EPA is not now reopening the decisions, 

nor requesting comments, on the Texas 

authorizations as published in FR 

notices specified in Section I.F of the 

direct final rule FR document. 

This document incorporates by 

reference Texas’ hazardous waste 

statutes and regulations and clarifies 

which of these provisions are included 

in the authorized and federally 

enforceable program. By codifying 

Texas’ authorized program and by 

amending the Code of Federal 

Regulations, the public will be more 

easily able to discern the status of 

federally approved requirements of the 

Texas hazardous waste management 

program. 

Dated: October 1, 2015. 

Ron Curry, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Parts 20 and 68 

[CG Docket Nos. 12–32 and 13–46 and WT 

Docket Nos. 07–250 and 10–254; FCC 15– 

144] 

Hearing Aid Compatibility Standards 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission proposes to amend its 

hearing aid compatibility (HAC) rules to 

enhance equal access to the national 

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