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### 3331 4 Federal Register / Vol . 57 , Na . 14 5 ^Toesday . Iuf y 28 , 199 2 / Propose d Rules mterestedmember s of

. th e publi c wil l b e

. available

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- first-come- , first-serve basi s an dwil l begi n a t

7:3 0 a.m . eac h da y o f the
. workshop
. FO R FURTHE R INFORMATIO N CONTACT : Wm
. Larr y Elmore , Ne w Sourc e Revie w Sectio n (MB-15) , Offic e o f Air

- Quality Plannin g an dStandards ; Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort

hCarolin a27711 , telephone : [919)541-5433 ; telefax : (919) : . 541-0237
. " , Dated : Jul y 21,1992.
. D X Berry,
.

. . ActingDirector, Office of Air Quality Planningand

Standards.
. (FR : Doc ; 92-1777 8 File d7-27^-92 ; 8:4 5 am ) BHJJN Q COD E 6560-SO- M : 40CFRParf 8 5fantf5 2 [FRL-4158-3 ] Ne wSourc e Revie wSimplificatio n Worksho p AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA)
. ACTION : Notic e o f

workshop
. SUMMARY : Th e EP

A i s currentl y revising ; it s ne w sourc e revie w (NSR ) rule s (40 CF R51.160-166,4 0 CF

Rappendi x S , 4 0 CF R52.10,4 0 CF

R52.21 , an d4 0 CF

R 52.24) t o incorporat e th e requirement s of th e 1990 Clean Ai r

Ac t Amendments
. I n conjunctio n withthi s revision, , th e EP A i s considerin g way s t o simplif y th e NS R process . In orde r

t afacilitat e it s effort s t o identif y potentia l method s for simplifyin g th e NS Rprocess , th e EP A
. wil l conduc t

aworksho p tha t

i s opeat o th e publi c an dsolici t

comment s fro

m an y intereste dparties
. Th e purpos e of

thi s worksho p i s t o identif y an ddiscus s potentia l approache s fo

r simplifyin g th e NS R process . Approximatel y 25-3 0 selecte d representative s fro

mindustry , environmenta l organizations , EP A Regions , an dState/loca l ai r pollutio n . contro l agencies knowledgeabl e o n th e NS Rrule s will b e invite dt o serv e a s '. " spokesperson s t apresen t suggestion s an dideas ; Invitee s hav e bee n allocate d th e majority of

th e tim e t o identif

y an d discus s th e variou s NS Rissue s an d potentia l simplification , methods
. I t tim e permits , th e genera l publi c wil l als o b e give n a n opportunity t o presen t then

ideas
. " Thi s worksho p i s no t

subjec t t o th e provision s o

f th e Federa l Advisory Committe e Act , Publi c Law 92-463 , a s amended
. DATES : Thi s worksho p wil l conven e o n Augus t 12,199 2 fro

m8 a.m . unti l 5 p.m . an dAugus t

13,199 2 fro

m8 a.m . unti l 1 p.m . Writte n comment s may b e submitte dt o Wm
. Larry Elmore , Agency

contract , unti l Septembe r 13,1992
. ADDRESSES : Thi s worksho p wil l b e hel d a t th e Omni-Europ aHotel , 1 Europ a Drive , Chape l Hill , NorthCarolin a27514 , telephon e 1-800-843-6664 A summary o

f thi s worksho p wil l b e include din docke t

A-90-3 7 fo

r th e NS R rulemaking , includin g al l writte n comment s submitte dwithi n 3 0 day s o f th e workshop
. Thi s docke t i s availabl e for publi c inspectio n an dcopyin g betwee n 8:3 0 a.m . an d3:3 0 p.m. , weekday s a t

EPA' s Ai r

Docke t (LE-131) , roo mM-1500 , 40 1 M Stree t SW. , ADDRESSES : An original an dfifteen Washington , D C 20460
. AlWOflaf e f'r f i cnpifis-i f

pnssih1f»
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r.nmmpnt ashoul d may b e charge d|oroopj3n« are n 01 7 fre sen t to : Offic e o

f th e Secretary , Cas e Publi c ParuciDMfoB:TOevfer^lic^ r -H-_Bontr% i Branch
. Interstat e Commerc e wil l b e ope n to t

h\ po^lic
. Seatin g fo

r Commission , Washington , D C 20423
. INTERSTAT E COMMERC E COMMISSIO N 4 9 CF R Part s 120 7 an d 124 9 [E x Part e No . MC-206 ] Revisio n t o Accountin g an d Reportin g Requirement s fo r Moto r Carrier s o f Propert y •• . AGENCY : Interstat e Commerc e Commission
. ACTION : Notic e o

f Propose drulemaking , SUMMARY

: Th e Commissio n propose s t o adop t ne w accountin g an dreportin g

. provision s tha t

woul dsignificantl y reduc e th e annua l complianc e burde n b y abou t 350,00 0 hours
. Th e Unifor

m Syste mof Account s (USOA ) woul dn o longe r b e requireda s th e prescribe d accountin g system . Clas s I I moto r carrier s woul dno t

b e require dt o fil e eithe r annua l o r

quarterl y reports . I n addition , comment s ar e sough t o n amendin g th e classificatio n regulation s b y raising , th e annua l transportatio n revenu e threshol dfo

r Clas s I statu s fro

m $ 5 millio n (197 8 dollars ) t o aminimumo f $2 5 millio n (199 3 dollars) , o r alternatively , t o $50 , $7 5 o r $100 million
. A s alternative s t o Annual Report Form A f reporting ; publi c commen t i s als o sought : o n aproposa l t o confin e annua l reporting.t o publicl y trade dClas s I carrier s whic hwoul dsubmi t thei r SEC 10 K an dshareholde r

repor t form s o r t o limi t reportin g t o quarterl y report s only
. Lastly, , comment s an dsuggestions ar e invite dfo r simplificatio no

f Form M. DATES : Comment s mus t

b e receive do n o r befor e Augus t

26,1992
. FO R FURTHE R INFORMATIO N CONTACT : Andre w J
. Lee , (202 } 927-6387 , (TD D fo r hearing , impaired : (202

) 927-5721)
. SUPPLEMENTAR

Y INFORMATION

: Th e Commissio nha s decide dt o initiat e thi s proceeding , t o se t

fort hsevera l proposal s whic hwoul dresul t

i n substantia l reduction ' of

regulatory accountin g and ' reporting burden
. Th e basi s fo r thes e proposal s i s th e Commissio npolic y whic hrequires , th e collectio n o f dat a onl y if th e informatio n i s use db y th e Commissio n o n aregular

an dfrequen t basis
. Accordingly , th e Commissio n believe s tha t

onl y th e largest
. Clas s I
. moto r carrier s shoul db e require dt o fil e annua l reports , an dtha t

quarterl y reportin g shoul db e eliminated
. Clas s E C moto r carrier s woul db e relieve dfrom al l periodi c reporting
. Becaus e th e classificatio nrevenue threshold s hav e no t bee n raise dsinc e 1979 , th e Commissio npropose s t o increas e th e leve l t o a t

leas t $2 5 millio n for
. Clas s I moto r carriers , but

- comment s ar e als o requeste do n alternativ e threshol dlevel s of $50 , $7 5 and " $10

0 million
. A t

$2 5 million, , onl y a n estimate d30 0 o r so . moto r carrier s woul dcontinu e t o report . Th e Commissio n als o propose s t o allow , thes e carrier s t o us e generall y accepte d accountin g principle s (GAAP) a s th e basi s fo r preparin g th e report s instea do f requirin g th e us e o

f ou r prescribe d USO A foun da t

4 9 CF Rpar t 1207
. Additiona l informatio ni s contained , i n th e Commission' s decision
. T o obtai na cop y o f th e fu H decision , writ e to , call , o r pic k u p i n perso nfrom : Offic e o f th e Secretary , roo m2215 , Interstat e Commerc e Commission , Washington , D C 20423
. Telephon e (202 ) 927-7428
. [Assistanc e fo

r th e hearin g impaire di s availabl e throug hTD

D service s (202

) - 927-5721.]
. Thi s revision wil l no t

hav e a significant economi c impac t

o n a substantia l numbe r

o f smal l entitie s an d thi s decisio nwil l no t

significantl y affec t the* quality o

f th e human environmen t

or th e conservatio no

f energ y resources . I t i s estimate dtha t

n o additiona l burde n hour s pe r

respons e ar e require d t o complet e thi s collectio n o f

. information
. It

i s anticipate dtha t

th e propose dchange s woul dbenefi t smalle r moto r carrier s becaus e the y woul dno t b e subjec t

t ath e Commission' s reportin g requirements
. Th e informatio n collectio n requirement s containe din thi s proposa l wil l b e submitte dt o th e Offic e o f Managemen t

an dBudget

(OMB ) for revie w unde r

th e Paperwork

Reductio n Ac t o f 1980 an d5 CF

Rpar t 1320
. Respondent s may direc t

comment s concernin g th e paperwork burde n an d burde n estimate s to th e OM B an dIC C b y addressin g the mto : P. 2

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