This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. 

# Proposed Rules Federal Register 

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Vol. 79, No. 82

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

**DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY**

**Internal Revenue Service**

**26 CFR Part 1**

**[REG–144468–05]**

**RIN 1545–BE98**

**Disallowance of Partnership Loss Transfers, Mandatory Basis**  **Adjustments, Basis Reduction in Stock of a Corporate Partner, Modification of**  **Basis Allocation Rules for Substituted Basis Transactions, Miscellaneous**  **Provisions; Hearing Cancellation**

**AGENCY :**  Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

**ACTION :**  Cancellation of a notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking.

**SUMMARY :**  This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations that provide guidance on certain provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and conform the regulations to statutory changes in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997.

**DATES :**  The public hearing originally scheduled for April 30, 2014 at 10 a.m. is cancelled.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Oluwafunmilayo Taylor of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration) at (202) 317–6901 (not a toll-free number).

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  A notice of proposed rulemaking and a notice of public hearing that appeared in the Federal Register on Thursday, January 16, 2014 (79 FR 3042) announced that a public hearing was scheduled for April 30, 2014, at 10 a.m. in the IRS Auditorium, Internal Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The subject of the public hearing is under section 721 of the Internal Revenue Code.

The public comment period for these regulations expired on April 16, 2014. The notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing instructed those interested in testifying at the public hearing to submit a request to speak and an outline of the topics to be addressed. As of April 23, 2014, no one has requested to speak. Therefore, the public hearing scheduled for April 30, 2014 at 10 a.m. is cancelled.

Martin V. Franks, Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
[FR Doc. 2014–09699 Filed 4–24–14; 11:15 am]

**BILLING CODE 4830–01–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**40 CFR Part 52**

**[EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0179; FRL–9910–05- Region 3]** 

**Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia;**  **Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Mondele**  ** ̄ z Global LLC,**  **Inc.—Richmond Bakery Located in Henrico County, Virginia** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Proposed rule.

**SUMMARY :**  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The revision consist of a revised Federally enforceable state operating permit containing terms and conditions for the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the Mondele  ̄ z Global LLC, Inc. (Mondele  ̄ z)— Richmond Bakery located in Henrico County, Virginia. This SIP revision establishes reasonably available control technology (RACT) for the control of VOC emissions from Mondele  ̄ z— Richmond Bakery. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register , EPA is approving the Commonwealth’s SIP submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A more detailed description of the state submittal and EPA’s evaluation is included in the notice of direct final rulemaking and the Technical Support Document (TSD) prepared in support of this rulemaking action. The TSD is available on www.regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0179. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action, no further activity is contemplated. 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. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received in writing by May 29, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA– R03–OAR–2014–0179 by one of the following methods:

A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.

B. Email: Fernandez.cristina@epa.gov

. C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0179, Cristina Fernandez, Associate Director, Office of Air Program Planning, Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103.

D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2014– 0179. 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


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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.

Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal are available at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Irene Shandruk, (215) 814–2166, or by email at shandruk.irene@epa.gov

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**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  For further information, please see the information provided in the direct final action, entitled Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Mondele  ̄ z Global LLC, Inc.—Richmond Bakery located in Henrico County, Virginia, that is located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this Federal Register publication.

Dated: April 11, 2014. W.C. Early, Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2014–09657 Filed 4–28–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR** 

**Bureau of Land Management**

**43 CFR Parts 3100, 3400, and 3500**

**[LLWO320000.L13200000.PP0000]**

**RIN 1004–AE23**

**Waste Mine Methane Capture, Use, Sale, or Destruction** 

**AGENCY :**  Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

**ACTION :**  Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.

**SUMMARY :**  The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) requests comments and suggestions that might assist the agency in the establishment of a program to capture, use, or destroy waste mine methane that is released into the mine environment and the atmosphere as a direct consequence of underground mining operations on Federal leases for coal and other minerals.

**DATES :**  We will accept comments and suggestions on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) until June 30, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments and suggestions by any of the following methods:

Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: WO–630, Washington, DC 20240–0001.

Personal or messenger delivery: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 20 M Street SE., Room 2134LM, Attention: WO–630, Washington, DC 20003.

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov.
Please include ‘‘Attn: 1004–AE23’’ in your comments, regardless of the form in which they are submitted.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For information on the substance of this Advance Notice, please contact William Radden-Lesage at (202) 912–7116. For information on procedural matters, please contact Jean Sonneman at (202) 912–7405. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the above individuals during business hours. FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
I. Public Comment Procedures

Written comments or suggestions should be specific, explain the reasoning behind your comments and suggestions, and address the issues outlined in this Advance Notice. For comments and suggestions to be the most useful and most likely to influence decisions on the content of the proposed rule, they should be substantive, and facilitate the development and implementation of an environmentally responsible capture or destruction system for methane released in the development of federally owned mineral resources.

The BLM is particularly interested in receiving comments and suggestions about the topics listed in Section III of this Advance Notice. All communication on these topics should refer to RIN 1004–AE23 and may be submitted by any one of several methods listed under the **ADDRESSES** section of this Advance Notice.

Comments and suggestions received after the close of the comment period (see **DATES** ) will not necessarily be considered or included in the Administrative Record for any future proposed rule. Likewise, comments and suggestions delivered to an address other than those listed above (see

**ADDRESSES** ) need not be considered or included in the Administrative Record for the proposed rule.

Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the address listed under **ADDRESSES** for ‘‘Personal or messenger delivery’’ during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays. 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. II. Background

Coal, and some other leasable minerals, may naturally contain various concentrations of methane. Methane can be recovered from the coal or other mineralized seams without mining operations. The recovery of methane from coal seams without mining operations is known as coalbed methane recovery and is common in the United States ( http://www.epa.gov/cmop/ accomplishments.html and http:// www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/rngr52nus

_ 1a.htm ). For Federal lands, recovery of coalbed methane is authorized through an oil and gas lease under the Mineral