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possible without incurring expense or 

delay. The FAA may change this 

proposal in light of the comments it 

receives. 

Privacy: 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 editing, 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. 

Availability of Rulemaking Documents 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can be accessed through the 

FAA’s web page at www.faa.gov/air_

traffic/publications/airspace_

amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received, and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Operations office 

(see ADDRESSES section for address, 

phone number, and hours of 

operations). An informal docket may 

also be examined during normal 

business hours at the office of the 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Room 210, 1701 

Columbia Ave., College Park, GA, 

30337. 

Incorporation by Reference 

Class E airspace designations are 

published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA 

Order JO 7400.11, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1 annually. This document proposes 

to amend the current version of that 

order, FAA Order JO 7400.11H, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 11, 2023, and 

effective September 15, 2023. These 

updates will be published in the next 

FAA Order JO 7400.11 update. FAA 

Order JO 7400.11H is publicly available 

as listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order JO 7400.11H lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 

air traffic service routes, and reporting 

points. 

The Proposal 

The FAA proposes an amendment to 

14 CFR part 71 to amend Class E 

airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface for Thomasville 

Regional Airport, Thomasville, GA, by 

updating the airport name (formerly 

Thomasville Municipal Airport). Also, 

an airspace evaluation determined the 

radius would increase to 7 miles 

(previously 6.5 miles), and an extension 

to the northeast would be added. 

Controlled airspace is necessary for the 

area’s safety and management of 

instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. 

Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

The FAA has determined that this 

proposed regulation only involves an 

established body of technical 

regulations for which frequent and 

routine amendments are necessary to 

keep them operationally current. It, 

therefore, (1) is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866; (2) is not a ‘‘significant 

rule’’ under Department of 

Transportation (DOT) Regulatory 

Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; 

February 26, 1979); and (3) does not 

warrant preparation of a regulatory 

evaluation as the anticipated impact is 

so minimal. Since this is a routine 

matter that will only affect air traffic 

procedures and air navigation, it is 

certified that this proposed rule, when 

promulgated, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

Environmental Review 

This proposal will be subject to an 

environmental analysis per FAA Order 

1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental Impacts: 

Policies and Procedures,’’ before any 

FAA final regulatory action. 

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 

Airspace, Incorporation by reference, 

Navigation (air). 

The Proposed Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as 

follows: 

PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, 

B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR 

TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND 

REPORTING POINTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 71 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 

1959–1963 Comp., p. 389. 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO 7400.11H, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 11, 2023, and 

effective September 15, 2023, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas 

Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More 

Above the Surface of the Earth. 

* * * * * 

ASO GA E5 Thomasville, GA [Amended] 

Thomasville Regional Airport, GA 

(Lat 30°54′05′′ N, long 83°52′53′′ W) 

That airspace extending upward from 700 

feet above the surface within a 7-mile radius 

of Thomasville Regional Airport and within 

3.5 miles on each side of the 040° bearing of 

the airport, extending from the 7-mile radius 

to 9.7 miles northeast of the airport. 

* * * * * 

Issued in College Park, Georgia, on October 

13, 2023 

Andreese C. Davis, 

Manager, Airspace & Procedures Team South, 

Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic 

Organization. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22948 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Office 

37 CFR Part 202 

[Docket No. 2023–3] 

Access to Electronic Works 

AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library 

of Congress. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office is 

extending the deadline to submit 

comments in connection with a notice 

of proposed rulemaking regarding 

expanding the categories of electronic 

deposits in its regulation governing 

electronic deposits of published works 

submitted to the Office that have been 

selected for addition to the collections 

of the Library of Congress. 

DATES: Written reply comments must be 

received by no later than 11:59 p.m. 

Eastern Time on October 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: For reasons of government 

efficiency, the Copyright Office is using 

the regulations.gov system for the 

submission and posting of public 

comments in this proceeding. All 

comments are therefore to be submitted 

electronically through regulations.gov. 

Specific instructions for submitting 

comments are available on the 

Copyright Office website at https://

www.copyright.gov/rulemaking/ 

edeposit-access. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rhea Efthimiadis, Assistant to the 

General Counsel, by email at meft@

copyright.gov or telephone at 202–707– 

8350. 


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71788 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 18, 2023 / Proposed Rules 

1 88 FR 60413 (Sept. 1, 2023). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 1, 2023, the U.S. Copyright 

Office issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking seeking comments from the 

public on questions regarding 

expanding the categories of electronic 

deposits in its regulation governing 

electronic deposits of published works 

submitted to the Office that have been 

selected for addition to the collections 

of the Library of Congress.1 The notice 

set an October 2, 2023 deadline for 

submitting initial comments and an 

October 16, 2023 deadline for reply 

comments. 

To ensure that members of the public 

have sufficient time to prepare 

responses to the Office, and to ensure 

that the Office can proceed on a timely 

basis with its inquiry of the issues 

identified in its notice with the benefit 

of a complete record, the Office is 

extending the reply comment period 

deadline as set forth here. Reply 

comments will now be due by 11:59 

p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 

30, 2023. 

Dated: October 12, 2023. 

Maria Strong, 

Associate Register of Copyrights and Director 

of Policy and International Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22930 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1410–30–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 139 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2019–0482; FRL–7218–03– 

OW] 

RIN 2040–AF92 

Vessel Incidental Discharge National 

Standards of Performance 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: On October 26, 2020, the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

proposed under the Vessel Incidental 

Discharge Act (VIDA) national standards 

of performance for marine pollution 

control devices for discharges incidental 

to the normal operation of primarily 

non-military and non-recreational 

vessels 79 feet in length and above into 

the waters of the United States or the 

waters of the contiguous zone (hereafter, 

‘‘the proposed rule’’). This 

supplemental notice presents ballast 

water management system typeapproval data EPA received from the 

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) since the 

proposed rule and supplements the 

proposed rule with supplemental 

regulatory options that EPA is 

considering for discharges from ballast 

tanks, hulls and niche areas, and 

graywater systems. These supplemental 

options are informed by comments 

received during the first public 

comment period and subsequent 

meetings with interested states, tribes, 

and other stakeholders held between 

August and November 2021. EPA 

solicits public comment solely about the 

information presented in this document; 

the Agency is not soliciting public 

comment on any other aspects of the 

proposed rule that are not addressed in 

this document. All comments on this 

document and the comments on the 

proposed rule will be considered during 

the development of the final rule. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 18, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2019–0482, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov/ (our 

preferred method). Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, 

Office of Water Docket, Mail Code 

28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: EPA 

Docket Center, WJC West Building, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket 

Center’s hours of operations are 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday (except Federal Holidays). 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket ID No. for this 

rulemaking. Comments received may be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal information provided. For 

detailed instructions on sending 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack 

Faulk, Oceans, Wetlands, and 

Communities Division, Office of Water 

(4504T), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–564–0768; email address: 

faulk.jack@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

supplementary information is organized 

as follows: 

I. Public Participation 

II. Purpose of This Notice 

III. Summary of Proposed Numeric 

Ballast Water Discharge Standard 

and Newly Acquired Ballast Water 

Management System TypeApproval Data 

A. Summary of Proposed Numeric 

Ballast Water Discharge Standard 

1. International Maritime 

Organization (IMO) and USCG 

Ballast Water Management System 

Type-Approval Data Proposed Rule 

Considerations 

2. Ballast Water Test Methods Do Not 

Allow for Establishing a More 

Stringent or ‘‘No Detectable 

Organisms’’ Standard 

3. Monitoring Challenges Associated 

With Measuring Live Organisms in 

Ballast Water 

B. Relevant Comments Received on 

Numeric Ballast Water Discharge 

Standard 

C. Ballast Water Type-Approval Data 

Acquired Since the Proposed Rule 

1. Data Validation and Processing 

2. Analysis of New Data 

D. The Need for Multiple BWMS 

Compliance Options 

E. Data Fail To Demonstrate a More 

Stringent Numeric Discharge 

Standard is BAT 

IV. Supplemental Regulatory Options 

A. Ballast Tanks—Best Management 

Practices for Ballast Water Uptake 

1. Summary of Proposed Rule and 

Relevant Comments Received on 

Ballast Water Uptake 

2. Supplemental Regulatory Option 

for Ballast Water Uptake 

B. Ballast Tanks—Equipment 

Standard for New Lakers 

1. Summary of Proposed Rule and 

Relevant Comments Received on 

Vessels Operating Exclusively in 

the Great Lakes 

2. Equipment Standard Authority and 

Rationale 

3. Operational, Technical, and 

Economic Considerations of an 

Equipment Standard for New 

Versus Existing Lakers 

4. Other Factors 

5. New Lakers 

C. Hulls and Associated Niche Areas 

1. Biofouling as a Discharge Incidental 

to the Normal Operation of a Vessel 

2. Application of Requirements to 

Cleaning of Macrofouling and 

Microfouling 

3. Applicability of Regulations to InWater Cleaning Discharges 

4. Discharges From In-Water Cleaning 

and Capture (IWCC) Systems 

5. Terms To Describe Cleaning 

D. Graywater Systems 

1. Summary of Proposed Rule and 

Relevant Comments Received on 

Graywater Systems 


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