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J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order (EO) 12898 (59 FR 

7629 (Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes Federal 

executive policy on environmental 

justice. Its main provision directs 

Federal agencies, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law, to 

make environmental justice part of their 

mission by identifying and addressing, 

as appropriate, disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or 

environmental effects of their programs, 

policies, and activities on minority 

populations and low-income 

populations in the United States. 

EPA has determined that this 

proposed rule will not have 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

on minority or low-income populations 

because it does not affect the level of 

protection provided to human health or 

the environment. These amendments 

would not relax the control measures on 

sources regulated by the RFS regulations 

and therefore would not cause 

emissions increases from these sources. 

VII. Statutory Provisions and Legal 

Authority 

Statutory authority for the rule 

finalized today can be found in section 

211 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 

7545. Additional support for the 

procedural and compliance related 

aspects of today’s rule, including the 

recordkeeping requirements, come from 

Sections 114, 208, and 301(a) of the 

Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7414, 7542, and 

7601(a). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 80 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Agriculture, Air pollution control, 

Confidential business information, 

Diesel Fuel, Energy, Forest and Forest 

Products, Fuel additives, Gasoline, 

Imports, Labeling, Motor vehicle 

pollution, Penalties, Petroleum, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: November 30, 2011. 

Lisa P. Jackson, 

Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

45 CFR Part 1355 

Notice of Tribal Consultation Meetings 

Regarding How the Current SACWIS 

Regulations Affect Tribes 

Administering a Title IV–E Program 

AGENCY: Children’s Bureau, ACYF, ACF, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Tribal Consultation. 

SUMMARY: Title IV–E rules provide 

Federal Financial Participation (FFP) 

through a beneficial cost allocation 

methodology if a State or Tribe 

implements a comprehensive Statewide 

Automated Child Welfare Information 

System (SACWIS) to track and manage 

child protection, foster care and 

adoption assistance activities. With the 

continuing implementation of the 

Fostering Connections to Success and 

Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub. 

L. 110–351) we wish to analyze the 

impact of the State-centric SACWIS 

rules on Tribes and Tribal child welfare 

agencies, to determine if Tribes have 

sufficient flexibility and latitude to 

build information systems that will 

meet their business needs. 

The Children’s Bureau’s (CB) Division 

of State Systems (DSS) has been 

assigned responsibility to undertake 

consultation with Tribes in this area. To 

offer Tribes the opportunity for 

informed comment on the implications 

that the State-centric rules have on their 

ability to build and operate information 

systems that will support their title IV– 

E programs, we will provide an 

education session on the SACWIS 

regulations. This will be followed by a 

consultation to listen to the concerns 

and ideas from Tribal leaders and their 

representatives about the existing 

SACWIS rules and how CB can support 

title IV–E Tribal agencies in building 

information systems that will meet their 

business needs. We propose two such 

combined meetings via teleconferences 

to reach a broad audience of interested 

parties. The teleconference on February 

15, 2012, is intended for consultation 

with Tribal leaders; the teleconference 

on February 16, 2012, is intended to 

engage in consultation with their 

representatives. 

DATES: The meeting dates and times for 

teleconferences are: 

• February 15, from 1–3 p.m. EST. 

• February 16, from 3–5 p.m. EST. 

Access information for these 

teleconferences is in the Supplementary 

Information section. 

Written comments must be submitted 

to the office listed in the ADDRESSES

section below on or before April 6, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments about this topic by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: DSSComments@acf.hhs.gov. 

Please include ‘‘Comments on Tribal 

Consultation’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail or Courier Delivery: Terry 

Watt, Director, Division of State 

Systems, Children’s Bureau, 

Administration on Children, Youth and 

Families, Administration for Children 

and Families, 1250 Maryland Avenue 

SW., 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. 

If you choose to use an express, 

overnight, or other special delivery 

method, please verify first that they are 

able to deliver to the above address 

during the normal workweek. We 

encourage you to submit comments 

electronically so that they are received 

in a timely manner. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov including 

any personal information provided. 

Written comments and comments 

provided during consultation will 

receive equal consideration by CB. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this process, 

or want further information about 

current Federal regulations governing 

child welfare automation, please contact 

Mr. Peter Howe, John F. Kennedy 

Federal Building, Room 2000 West, 15 

New Sudbury Street, Boston, MA 02203; 

voice: (617) 565–1515; by email at: 

peter.howe@acf.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Teleconferences: The teleconference 

on February 15, 2012 at 1 p.m. EST is 

reserved for Tribal leaders; the 

teleconference on February 16, 2012 at 

3 p.m. EST is intended for their 

representatives. Access information for 

these teleconferences is as follows: 

February 15 call in: (888) 989–8183; 

Password: 368–9268. 

February 16 call in: (888) 673–9785; 

Password: 621–8061. 

The teleconferences will be recorded, 

and a summary of the content will be 

published within 45 days of the 

February 16, 2012 call. 

SACWIS Background: Sections 

474(a)(3)(C) and (D) of the Social 

Security Act (the Act) provide States, 


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and now Tribes, with the opportunity to 

access additional funding through title 

IV–E to plan, design, develop, 

implement, and operate a SACWIS. The 

regulations at 45 CFR 1355.50–1355.57 

were established in response to 

implementing legislation and were 

issued on December 22, 1993, and did 

not consider the program needs of 

Tribal title IV–E agencies. 

SACWIS systems are described in 

detail in program instructions issued by 

CB. A general program description, and 

links to statutes, regulations, and other 

program guidance related to SACWIS 

can be found at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ 

programs/cb/systems/sacwis/ 

federal.htm. Two Action Transmittals 

that can be found there are of particular 

interest in understanding SACWIS 

rules. They are: 

• ACF–OISM–001, issued on 

February 24, 1995, provided the CB’s 

initial guidance and policy on SACWIS 

planning, designing, development and 

implementation. 

• ACF–OSS–05, issued on August 21, 

1998, provides additional guidance on 

the implementation and operation of a 

SACWIS, and supersedes some sections 

of AT–ACF–OISM–001. 

Program Instructions (PI) whose 

topics may be directly relevant to Tribes 

include: 

• ACYF–CB–PI–09–11, issued on 

September 17, 2009, describes the 

Federal Advance Planning Document 

(APD) regulations that Tribes have to 

comply with to claim title IV–B and/or 

title IV–E FFP for child welfare 

information technology projects, 

equipment and services. 

• ACYF–CB–PI–11–07, issued on July 

5, 2011, describes for States and Tribes 

the changes to the regulations at 45 CFR 

Part 95 related to the APD process used 

to obtain approval of FFP for acquiring 

automated data processing equipment 

and services. 

• ACYF–CB–PI–11–08, issued on July 

7, 2011, describes changes regarding the 

APD waiver process within the Federal 

regulations at 45 CFR part 95, and offers 

guidance when requesting a waiver to 

use a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) 

software product designed for the title 

IV–E or title IV–B programs. 

Review of these Action Transmittals 

and PI may help participants pinpoint 

questions for Federal participants in the 

education portion of the teleconference. 

Since the SACWIS regulations were 

issued 18 years ago, Federal child 

welfare laws have reflected changes 

associated with the enactment of several 

major child welfare legislative 

initiatives. The Fostering Connections to 

Success and Increasing Adoptions Act 

of 2008 Public Law 110–351 enabled 

Tribal self-governance in child welfare, 

permitting Tribes to access title IV–E 

reimbursement directly from the Federal 

government, rather than working 

through a State’s IV–E program. As 

Tribes were awarded title IV–E 

development grants, staff from their 

Child Welfare programs expressed 

interest in acquiring automated 

technology. It became evident to CB that 

the SACWIS model might not meet the 

needs of Tribes. 

Our desire to hold a consultation 

reflects our growing familiarity with the 

automation needs and preferences of 

Tribes and our desire to seek ideas 

about how CB can support title IV–E 

Tribal agencies build information 

systems that will support their business 

needs. CB invites Tribal leaders and 

their representatives to join in a 

consultation via teleconference to 

provide input on the following 

questions: 

Questions: Please identify the 

question to which you are responding. 

If you have additional comments about 

SACWIS, please identify them by citing 

the related section of regulations or 

program guidance. 

(1) What are the obstacles for your 

Tribe in building a child welfare 

information system in general and a 

SACWIS-type system specifically? 

(2) What information do you consider 

critical to managing your child welfare 

program? 

(3) Is there any special information 

that Tribes need or will need in order 

to operate child welfare programs 

funded with title IV–E dollars? 

Tribes may also provide written 

comments through the methods cited in 

the ADDRESSES section, regardless of 

participation in the teleconference for 

consultation. Please note that Federal 

representatives attending the 

consultation teleconferences will not be 

able to respond directly during the 

consultations to questions raised by the 

participants. 

Authority: HHS ACF Tribal Consultation 

Policy. 

Dated: December 22, 2011. 

Bryan Samuels, 

Commissioner, Administration on Children, 

Youth and Families. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 76 

[MB Docket No. 11–131; DA 11–2025] 

Revision of the Commission’s Program 

Carriage Rules 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

reply comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Media Bureau extends 

the deadline for filing reply comments 

on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(‘‘NPRM’’) in this proceeding which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 29, 2011. The extension will 

enable commenters to adequately 

review and respond to the comments 

filed in response to the NPRM. 

DATES: The reply comment period for 

the proposed rule published September 

29, 2011 (76 FR 60675) is extended. 

Submit reply comments on or before 

January 11, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit reply 

comments, identified by MB Docket No. 

11–131, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Electronic Comment 

Filing System (ECFS) Web site: http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All 

filings must be addressed to the 

Commission’s Secretary, Office of the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

• People With Disabilities: Contact 

the FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: (202) 418–0530 or TTY: (202) 

418–0432. 

For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of the NPRM. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Konczal, David.Konczal@fcc.gov, 

of the Media Bureau, Policy Division, 

(202) 418–2120. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Order in MB Docket No. 

11–131, DA 11–2025, adopted and 

released on December 15, 2011, which 


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