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these sources and law enforcement 

personnel. 

(2) Personnel Security and Suitability 

Investigatory Records. This system is 

exempt under U.S.C. 552a(k)(1), (k)(2), 

and (k)(5) from the provisions of 5 

U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1); (e)(4); (G); 

(H); (I); and (f). These exemptions are 

claimed to protect the materials 

required by executive order to be kept 

secret in the interest of national defense 

or foreign policy, to prevent subjects of 

investigation from frustrating the 

investigatory process, to insure the 

proper functioning and integrity of law 

enforcement activities, to prevent 

disclosure of investigative techniques, 

to maintain the ability to obtain candid 

and necessary information, to fulfill 

commitments made to sources to protect 

the confidentiality of information, to 

avoid endangering those sources and, 

ultimately, to facilitate proper selection 

or continuance of the best applicants or 

persons for a given position or contract. 

Special note is made of the limitation on 

the extent to which this exemption may 

be asserted. 

(3) Litigation Records. This system is 

exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552(k)(1), (k)(2), 

and (k)(5) from the provisions of 5 

U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1); (e)(4) (G), 

(H), (I); and (f). These exemptions are 

claimed to protect the materials 

required by executive order to be kept 

secret in the interest of national defense 

or foreign policy, to prevent subjects of 

investigation from frustrating the 

investigatory process, to insure the 

proper functioning and integrity of law 

enforcement activities, to prevent 

disclosure of investigative techniques, 

to maintain the ability to obtain candid 

and necessary information, to fulfill 

commitments made to sources to protect 

the confidentiality of information. 

(4) Employee Equal Employment 

Opportunity Complaint Investigatory 

Records. This system is exempt under 5 

U.S.C. 552a(k)(1) and (k)(2) from the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); 

(e)(1); (e)(4) (G), (H), (I); and (f). These 

exemptions are claimed to protect the 

materials required by executive order to 

be kept secret in the interest of national 

defense or foreign policy, to prevent 

subjects of investigation from frustrating 

the investigatory process, to insure the 

proper functioning and integrity of law 

enforcement activities, to prevent 

disclosure of investigative techniques, 

to maintain the ability to obtain candid 

and necessary information, to fulfill 

commitments made to sources to protect 

the confidentiality of information, to 

avoid endangering these sources. 

(5) The following systems of records 

are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(5) 

from the provision of 5 U.S.C. 

552a(c)(3); (d); (e)(1); (e)(4) (G), (H), (I); 

and (f): (i) Employee Conduct and 

Discipline Records. (ii) Employee 

Relations Records. 

NOTE TO PARAGRAPH (c)(5): This 

exemption is claimed for these systems 

of records to maintain the ability to 

obtain candid and necessary 

information, to fulfill commitments 

made to sources to protect the 

confidentiality of information, to avoid 

endangering these sources and, 

ultimately, to facilitate proper selection 

or continuance of the best applicants or 

persons for a given position or contract. 

Special note is made of the limitation on 

the extent to which this exemption may 

be asserted. The existence and general 

character of the information exempted 

will be made known to the individual 

to whom it pertains. 

(6) Partner Vetting System. This 

system is exempt under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(1), (k)(2), and (k)(5) from the 

provision of 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3); (d); 

(e)(1); (e)(4)(G), (H), (I); and (f). These 

exemptions are claimed to protect the 

materials required by executive order to 

be kept secret in the interest of national 

defense or foreign policy, to prevent 

subjects of investigation from frustrating 

the investigatory process, to insure the 

proper functioning and integrity of law 

enforcement activities, to prevent 

disclosure of investigative techniques, 

to maintain the ability to obtain candid 

and necessary information, to fulfill 

commitments made to sources to protect 

the confidentiality of information, to 

avoid endangering these sources, and to 

facilitate proper selection or 

continuance of the best applicants or 

persons for a given position or contract. 

Dated: September 21, 2016. 

Lynn P. Winston, 

Chief, Information and Records Division, 

FOIA Public Liaison/Agency Records Officer, 

U.S. Agency for International Development. 

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BILLING CODE P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 81 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2016–0275; FRL–9952–67– 

Region 6] 

Determination of Nonattainment and 

Reclassification of the HoustonGalveston-Brazoria 2008 8-Hour Ozone 

Nonattainment Area; Texas 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to determine 

that the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 

ozone nonattainment area (HGB area) 

failed to attain the 2008 8hour ozone 

national ambient air quality standards 

(NAAQS) by the applicable attainment 

deadline of July 20, 2016, and thus is 

classified by operation of law as 

‘‘Moderate’’. In this action, EPA is also 

proposing January 1, 2017 as the 

deadline by which Texas must submit to 

the EPA the State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) revisions that meet the CAA 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

that apply to 2008 ozone NAAQS 

nonattainment areas reclassified as 

Moderate. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before October 27, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket No. EPA–R06– 

OAR–2016–0275, at http://

www.regulations.gov or via email to 

salem.nevine@epa.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Once submitted, comments 

cannot be edited or removed from 

Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish 

any comment received to its public 

docket. Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. The EPA will generally not 

consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, please 

contact Ms. Nevine Salem, (214) 665– 

7222, salem.nevine@epa.gov. For the 

full EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

Docket: The index to the docket for 

this action is available electronically at 

www.regulations.gov and in hard copy 

at EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, 

Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the index, some information may be 

publicly available only at the hard copy 

location (e.g., copyrighted material), and 

some may not be publicly available at 

either location (e.g., CBI). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Nevine Salem, (214) 665–7222, 

salem.nevine@epa.gov. 


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1The area would be eligible for the second 1-year 

extension if the area’s 4th highest daily maximum 

8-hour value, averaged over both the original 

attainment year and the first extension year, is at 

or below 0.075 ppm. 

2 2014 and 2015 are the last two full years of 

complete air quality data prior to the July 20, 2016, 

attainment date. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document wherever 

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

the EPA. 

I. Background 

In 2008 we revised the 8-hour ozone 

primary and secondary NAAQS to a 

level of 0.075 parts per million (ppm) 

annual fourth-highest daily maximum 8- 

hour average concentration, averaged 

over three years to provide increased 

protection of public health and the 

environment (73 FR 16436, March 27, 

2008). The HGB area was classified as 

a ‘‘Marginal’’ ozone nonattainment area 

for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS and 

initially given an attainment date of no 

later than December 31, 2015 (77 FR 

30088, May 21, 2012). The HGB area 

consists of Brazoria, Chambers, Fort 

Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, 

Montgomery and Waller counties. 

On December 23, 2014, the D.C. 

Circuit issued a decision rejecting, 

among other things, our attainment 

deadlines for the 2008 ozone 

nonattainment areas, finding that we 

did not have statutory authority under 

the CAA to extend those deadlines to 

the end of the calendar year. NRDC v. 

EPA, 777 F.3d 456, 464–69 (D.C. Cir. 

2014). Consistent with the court’s 

decision we modified the attainment 

deadlines for all nonattainment areas for 

the 2008 ozone NAAQS, and set the 

attainment deadline for all 2008 ozone 

nonattainment areas, including the HGB 

area as July 20, 2015 (80 FR 12264, 

March 6, 2015). As the HGB area 

qualified for a 1-year extension of the 

attainment deadline we revised the 

attainment deadline to July 20, 2016 (81 

FR 26697, May 4, 2016). 

Classifications for ozone 

nonattainment areas range from 

‘‘Marginal’’ (for areas with monitored 

ozone levels just exceeding the level of 

the NAAQS) to ‘‘Extreme’’ (for areas 

with monitored ozone levels well above 

the levels of the NAAQS). CAA section 

182 stipulates the specific attainment 

planning and additional requirements 

that apply to each ozone nonattainment 

area based on its classification. CAA 

section 182, as interpreted by the EPA’s 

implementation regulations at 40 CFR 

51.1108–1117, also establishes the 

timeframes by which air agencies must 

submit SIP revisions to address the 

applicable attainment planning 

elements, and the timeframes by which 

ozone nonattainment areas must attain 

the relevant NAAQS. 

CAA section 181(b)(2) requires us to 

(1) determine whether the HGB area 

attained the 2008 ozone NAAQS by the 

attainment deadline, (2) reclassify the 

HGB area if the attainment deadline is 

not met, and (3) publish a Federal 

Register notice within 6 months of the 

attainment deadline identifying the new 

classification if the area failed to attain 

by the attainment deadline. The 

determination of attainment is based on 

the area’s ‘‘design value’’ (DV), which 

for the 8-hour ozone NAAQS is the 

highest 3-year average of the annual 

fourth highest daily maximum 8-hour 

average ozone concentration of all 

regulatory monitors in the area. The 

2008 ozone NAAQS is met when the DV 

is less than or equal to 0.075 ppm based 

on complete, consecutive calendar years 

of certified, quality assured ambient air 

monitoring data (40 CFR 50.15; 40 CFR 

50, appendix P). A determination of 

attainment by the attainment deadline 

of July 20, 2016 is based on data from 

the consecutive calendar years of 2013– 

2015. 

II. EPA Analysis 

Ozone air quality data from 

monitoring sites in the HGB area is 

presented in Table 1. This data has been 

quality assured and certified by the 

State of Texas. The data is available in 

the EPA Air Quality System (AQS) 

database and also in the electronic 

docket for this action. The Manvel 

monitoring site (48–039–1004) recorded 

the highest 2013–2015 design value 

(0.080 ppm), which is also the DV for 

the area. Although the HGB air trends 

show overall progress in reducing ozone 

concentrations over the past 15 years, 

the HGB area is not eligible for an 

additional one-year attainment date 

extension 1 because, at 0.078 ppm, the 

average of the 2014 and 2015 2 annual 

fourth highest daily maximum eighthour average ozone concentrations for 

the monitor in the area is greater than 

0.075 ppm, the data for 2014–2015 

indicates the area does not qualify for a 

second 1-year extension of the 

attainment deadline (40 CFR 51.1107). 

TABLE 1—HGB AREA FOURTH HIGHEST 8-HOUR OZONE CONCENTRATIONS AND DESIGN VALUES (ppm), 2013–2015 

Site name and No. 

4th Highest daily maximum value Design value 

(2013–2015) 2013 2014 2015 

Garth (48–201–1017) ........................................................................................................................ 0.061 0.067 0.077 0.068 

Deer Park (48–201–1039) ................................................................................................................ 0.069 0.063 0.077 0.069 

Aldine (48–201–0024) ....................................................................................................................... 0.074 0.068 0.095 0.079 

Clinton Drive (48–201–1035) ............................................................................................................ 0.067 0.058 0.084 0.069 

Croquet (48–201–0051) .................................................................................................................... 0.079 0.067 0.079 0.075 

Monroe (48–201–0062) ..................................................................................................................... 0.074 0.065 0.073 0.070 

NW Harris Co. (48–201–0029) ......................................................................................................... 0.080 0.063 0.078 0.073 

Westhollow (48–201–0066) .............................................................................................................. 0.077 0.070 0.079 0.075 

Lang (48–201–0047) ......................................................................................................................... 0.079 0.064 0.091 0.078 

Wayside (48–201–0046) ................................................................................................................... 0.070 0.062 0.078 0.070 

Houston East (48–201–1034) ........................................................................................................... 0.069 0.066 0.088 0.074 

Bayland Park (48–201–0055) ........................................................................................................... 0.081 0.067 0.080 0.076 

Seabrook (48–201–1050) ................................................................................................................. 0.067 0.065 0.083 0.071 

Channelview (48–201–0026) ............................................................................................................ 0.061 0.064 0.081 0.068 

Lynchburg (48–201–1015) ................................................................................................................ 0.064 0.059 0.079 0.067 

Park Place (48–201–0416) ............................................................................................................... 0.079 0.066 0.087 0.077 

Galveston (48–167–1034) ................................................................................................................. 0.064 0.071 0.084 0.073 

Conroe (48–339–0078) ..................................................................................................................... 0.075 0.072 0.073 0.073 

Manvel (48–039–1004) ..................................................................................................................... 0.084 0.071 0.086 0.080 

Lake Jackson (48–039–1016) ........................................................................................................... 0.067 0.061 0.065 0.064 


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3See 40 CFR 51.112(a)(3). 

4See 81 FR 26697, May 4, 2016. 

CAA section 181(b)(2)(A) provides 

that a marginal nonattainment area shall 

be reclassified by operation of law upon 

a determination by the EPA that such 

area failed to attain the relevant NAAQS 

by the applicable attainment date. Based 

on quality-assured ozone monitoring 

data from 2013–2015, as shown in Table 

1, the new classification applicable to 

the HGB area would be the next higher 

classification of ‘‘moderate’’ under the 

CAA statutory scheme. Moderate 

nonattainment areas are required to 

attain the standard ‘‘as expeditiously as 

practicable’’ but no later than six years 

after the initial designation as 

nonattainment (which, in the case of the 

HGB area, is July 20, 2018). The 

attainment deadlines associated with 

each classification are prescribed by the 

CAA and codified at 40 CFR 51.1103. 

In determining the deadline for the 

Moderate area SIP revisions, the EPA 

has discretion, per CAA section 182(i), 

to adjust the statutory deadline for 

submitting required SIP revisions for 

reclassified Moderate ozone 

nonattainment areas. CAA section 182(i) 

requires that reclassified areas meet the 

applicable plan submission 

requirements ‘‘according to the 

schedules prescribed in connection with 

such requirements, except that the 

Administrator may adjust any 

applicable deadlines (other than 

attainment dates) to the extent such 

adjustment is necessary or appropriate 

to assure consistency among the 

required submissions.’’ Under the 

Moderate area plan requirements of 

CAA section 182(b)(1) and 40 CFR 

51.1108, states with ozone 

nonattainment areas classified as 

Moderate are provided 3 years (or 36 

months) from the date of designation to 

submit a SIP revision complying with 

the Moderate ozone nonattainment plan 

requirements. For areas designated 

nonattainment for the 2008 ozone 

NAAQS and originally classified as 

Moderate, that deadline was July 20, 

2015, a date that has already passed. 

The EPA, therefore, interprets CAA 

section 182(i) as providing the authority 

to adjust the applicable deadlines for 

the HGB area ‘‘as necessary or 

appropriate to assure consistency among 

the required submissions.’’ In 

determining a SIP submission deadline, 

we note that pursuant to 40 CFR 

51.1108(d), for each nonattainment area 

the state must provide for 

implementation of all control measures 

needed for attainment no later than the 

beginning of the attainment year ozone 

season. The attainment year ozone 

season is the ozone season immediately 

preceding a nonattainment area’s 

attainment date, in this case it is the 

2017 ozone season (40 CFR 51.1100(h)). 

The ozone season is the ozone 

monitoring season as defined in 40 CFR 

part 58, appendix D, section 4.1, table 

D–3. For the purpose of this HGB area 

reclassification, January 1st is the 

beginning of the ozone monitoring 

season. Therefore, the beginning of the 

Moderate attainment year ozone season 

for the HGB area is January 1, 2017. This 

date is also the latest date that would be 

compatible with the deadline for 

Moderate area reasonably available 

control technology (RACT) to be in 

place (i.e., begin no later than January 1 

of the 5th year after the effective date of 

designation for the 2008 ozone NAAQS, 

which is, in this case, January 1, 2017).3

Also, January 1, 2017 is the SIP 

submission deadline the EPA 

established for all other Marginal 

nonattainment areas in the country that 

were recently reclassified to Moderate.4

Accordingly, the EPA proposes that 

the required SIP revisions be submitted 

by Texas no later than January 1, 2017. 

This deadline also calls for 

implementation of applicable controls 

no later than January 1, 2017. Texas 

must submit a Moderate Area SIP that 

addresses the CAA’s Moderate 

nonattainment area requirements as 

described in 40 CFR 51.1100. Those 

requirements include, (1) An attainment 

demonstration (CAA section 182(b) and 

40 CFR 51.1108); (2) reasonable further 

progress (RFP) reductions in volatile 

organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen 

oxide (NOX) emissions (CAA sections 

172 (c)(2) and 182(b)(1) and 40 CFR 

51.1110); (3) provisions for reasonably 

available control technology (RACT) 

(CAA section 182(b)(2) and 40 CFR 

51.1112(a)–(b)) and reasonably available 

control measures (RACM) (CAA section 

172(c)(1) and 40 CFR 51.1112(c)); and 

(4) contingency measures to be 

implemented in the event of failure to 

meet a milestone or attain the standard 

(CAA 172(c)(9)); (5) a vehicle inspection 

and maintenance program (CAA section 

181(b)(4) and 40 CFR 51.350); and (6) 

NOX and VOC emission offsets at a ratio 

of 1.15 to 1 for major source permits 

(CAA section 182(b)(5) and 40 CFR 

51.165 (a)) See also the requirements for 

moderate ozone nonattainment areas set 

forth in CAA section 182(b) and the 

general nonattainment plan provisions 

required under CAA section 172(c). 

Should the State’s analysis find that 

the area will not meet the Moderate area 

attainment deadline of July 20, 2018, the 

State can seek a voluntary 

reclassification to a higher classification 

category, which would provide 

additional time for attainment. We 

believe that voluntary reclassification 

for areas that are not likely to attain by 

their attainment date is an appropriate 

action that will facilitate focus on 

developing the attainment plans 

required (80 FR 12264, 12268, March 6, 

2015). A voluntary reclassification to 

the Serious classification would set an 

attainment deadline of July 20, 2021 (40 

CFR 51.1103). 

III. Proposed Action 

In accordance with CAA 181(b)(2), we 

are proposing to determine that the HGB 

ozone nonattainment area failed to 

attain the 2008 ozone NAAQS by the 

applicable attainment deadline of July 

20, 2016, and to reclassify the area as 

Moderate. We are also proposing that 

Texas must submit to us the SIP 

revisions to address the Moderate ozone 

nonattainment area requirements of the 

CAA by January 1, 2017. 

The EPA acknowledges that for the 

HGB area reclassified from Marginal to 

Moderate nonattainment, meeting the 

SIP submittal deadline of January 1, 

2017 may be challenging. The EPA is 

working closely with TCEQ to support 

their SIP submittal in a timely manner. 

As discussed previously in section II of 

this notice, January 1, 2017 is a SIP 

submission deadline that is consistent 

for all Marginal nonattainment areas 

that are reclassified to Moderate for the 

2008 ozone NAAQS, and is consistent 

with the timeframes in the CAA as 

codified in the EPA’s implementing 

regulations. 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review and Executive 

Order 13563: Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review 

This action is not a significant 

regulatory action and was therefore not 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget for review. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

This proposed action does not impose 

an information collection burden under 

the PRA because it does not contain any 

information collection activities. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

I certify that this action will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the RFA. This action merely 

proposes to determine that the HGB area 

failed to meet an ozone NAAQS 

attainment deadline, reclassify the area 

and set the date when a revised SIP is 

due to EPA. 


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D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(UMRA) 

This action does not contain any 

unfunded mandate as described in 

UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does 

not significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. The action imposes no 

enforceable duty on any state, local or 

tribal governments or the private sector. 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

This action does not have federalism 

implications. It will not have substantial 

direct effects on the states, on the 

relationship between the national 

government and the states, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

This action does not have tribal 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13175. This action does not apply 

on any Indian reservation land, any 

other area where EPA or an Indian tribe 

has demonstrated that a tribe has 

jurisdiction, or non-reservation areas of 

Indian country. Thus, Executive Order 

13175 does not apply to this action. 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 

as applying only to those regulatory 

actions that concern environmental 

health or safety risks that the EPA has 

reason to believe may 

disproportionately affect children, per 

the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory 

action’’ in section 2–202 of the 

Executive Order. This action is not 

subject to Executive Order 13045 

because it merely proposes to determine 

that the HGB area failed to meet an 

ozone NAAQS attainment deadline, 

reclassify the area and set the date when 

a revised SIP is due to EPA. 

H. Executive Order 13211, Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution or Use 

This action is not subject to Executive 

Order 13211, because it is not a 

significant regulatory action under 

Executive Order 12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act 

This rulemaking does not involve 

technical standards. 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

EPA believes the human health or 

environmental risk addressed by this 

action will not have potential 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

on minority, low-income or indigenous 

populations. This action merely 

proposes to determine that the HGB area 

failed to meet an ozone NAAQS 

attainment deadline, reclassify the area 

and set the date when a revised SIP is 

due to EPA. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: September 21, 2016. 

Ron Curry, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Part 390 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0103] 

RIN 2126–AB90 

Lease and Interchange of Vehicles; 

Motor Carriers of Passengers 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting; request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces it will 

hold a roundtable discussion on October 

31, 2016, as a follow-up to its August 

31, 2016, notice of intent concerning the 

petitions for reconsideration of the final 

rule, titled ‘‘Lease and Interchange of 

Vehicles; Motor Carriers of Passengers,’’ 

which published May 27, 2015. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

Individuals with diverse experience, 

expertise, and perspectives are 

encouraged to attend. If all comments 

have been exhausted before the end of 

the session, the session may conclude 

early. 

DATES: The roundtable discussion will 

be held on Monday, October 31, 2016, 

from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern 

Time (ET) at the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Media Center, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Ground Floor, 

Washington, DC 20590. The entire 

proceedings will be public. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System Docket ID (FMCSA–2012–0103) 

using any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket number for 

this notice. Note that DOT posts all 

comments received without change to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to www.regulations.gov at 

any time or visit Room W12–140 on the 

ground level of the West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The online Federal document 

management system is available 24 

hours each day, 365 days each year. If 

you would like acknowledgment that 

the Agency received your comments, 

please include a self-addressed, 

stamped envelope or postcard or print 

the acknowledgement page that appears 

after submitting comments online. The 

docket FMCSA–2016–0102 will remain 

open indefinitely. 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Loretta G. Bitner, (202) 385–2428, 

loretta.bitner@dot.gov, Chief, 

Commercial Passenger Carrier Safety 

Division, Office of Enforcement and 

Compliance, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration. FMCSA office 

hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 


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