53484 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 172 / Friday, September 4, 2015 / Proposed Rules 

Washington, DC 20523. Submit 

comments, identified by title of the 

action and Regulatory Information 

Number (RIN) by any of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Email: Submit electronic comments to 

FBCI@usaid.gov. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for file formats and other 

information about electronic filing. 

Mail: USAID, Center for Faith-Based & 

Community Initiatives (A/AID/CFBCI), 

Room 6.07–100, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20523. 

A copy of each communication 

submitted will be available for 

inspection and copying between 8:30 

a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Brinkmoeller, Director, Center for 

Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, 

USAID, Room 6.07–023, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20523; telephone: (202) 712–4080 

(this is not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAID 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking entitled ‘‘Amendment to 

‘Participation by Religious 

Organizations in USAID Programs’ to 

Implement Executive Order 13559,’’ 

which was published in the Federal 

Register on August 6, 2015 (80 FR 

47237). This proposed rule is intended 

to amend 22 CFR part 205, Participation 

by Religious Organizations in USAID 

Programs, to make it consistent with 

Executive Order 13559. This proposed 

rule would amend USAID’s regulations 

to replace the term ‘‘inherently religious 

activities’’ with the term ‘‘explicitly 

religious activities’’ and define the latter 

term as ‘‘including activities that 

involve overt religious content such as 

worship, religious instruction, or 

proselytization.’’ This proposed rule 

would also clarify that organizations 

who receive USAID financial assistance 

through subawards must comply with 

the requirements relating to protections 

for beneficiaries and the restrictions on 

prohibited uses of federal financial 

assistance. This proposed rule would 

also add language to the sections of the 

rule covering protections for 

beneficiaries to conform more directly 

to the Executive Order language. This 

proposed would also provide that 

decisions about awards of Federal 

financial assistance must be free from 

political interference or even the 

appearance of such interference. 

USAID intended to give a 60-day 

public comment period, which would 

mirror the comment period given in the 

related proposed rules of eight other 

federal agencies. Therefore, a comment 

period extension, to October 5, 2015, is 

appropriate without unduly delaying a 

final rulemaking decision. Accordingly, 

written comments must be submitted by 

the extended due date of October 5, 

2015. USAID may not fully consider 

comments received after this date. 

Dated: August 25, 2015. 

C. Eduardo Vargas, 

Deputy Director, Center for Faith-Based and 

Community Initiatives (Acting Director). 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2013–0808; FRL–9932–49– 

Region 6] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Texas; 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 

1997 Ozone and the 1997 and 2006 

PM2.5 NAAQS 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to finalize a 

change to the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) to reflect a 2014 EPA 

approval to a State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) revision to regulate greenhouse 

gases (GHGs) in Texas’ Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration (PSD) 

permitting program and to show that the 

SIP deficiency identified in a prior 

partial disapproval for the 1997 Ozone 

and the 1997 and 2006 PM2.5 National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) has been addressed. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 5, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

Mr. Guy Donaldson, Chief, Air Planning 

Section (6PD–L), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, 

Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically or through hand delivery/ 

courier by following the detailed 

instructions in the ADDRESSES section of 

the direct final rule located in the rules 

section of this Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl 

Young, 214–665–6645, young.carl@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

final rules section of this Federal 

Register, the EPA is finalizing a change 

to the CFR without prior proposal 

because the Agency views this as 

noncontroversial submittal and 

anticipates no adverse comments. The 

change is to reflect a 2014 EPA approval 

to a SIP revision to regulate GHGs in the 

Texas PSD permitting program and to 

show that the SIP deficiency identified 

in a prior partial disapproval has been 

addressed. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no relevant adverse comments 

are received in response to this action 

no further activity is contemplated. If 

the EPA receives relevant 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. The EPA will not 

institute a second comment period. Any 

parties interested in commenting on this 

action should do so at this time. 

For additional information, see the 

direct final rule which is located in the 

rules section of this Federal Register. 

Dated: August 26, 2015. 

Ron Curry, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

[FR Doc. 2015–22036 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am] 

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