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information about materials in the RFI 

docket that are not available through 

OSHA’s Web page and for assistance in 

using the Web page to locate docket 

submissions. 

Electronic copies of this Federal 

Register notice are available at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. This document, as 

well as news releases and other relevant 

information, also are available at 

OSHA’s Web page at http:// 

www.osha.gov. 

Authority 

This notice was prepared under the 

direction of Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., 

Assistant Secretary for Occupational 

Safety and Health. It is issued under 

Sections 4 and 8 of the Occupational 

Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 

653, 657), and Secretary of Labor’s 

Order No. 5–2002 (67 FR 65008). 

Signed at Washington, DC on this 27th day 

of February, 2007. 

Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., 

Assistant Secretary of Labor. 

[FR Doc. E7–3689 Filed 3–2–07; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 63 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0094; FRL–8283–3] 

RIN 2060–AM 75 

National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants: General 

Provisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that the 

comment period on the proposed 

amendments to the General Provisions 

of the National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants published on 

January 3, 2007, is being extended until 

May 4, 2007. 

DATES: Comments. The comment period 

has been extended from March 5, 2007. 

Comments must now be received on or 

before May 4, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OAR–2004–0094, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov, 

Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OAR–2004–0094. 

• Facsimile: (202) 566–1741, 

Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OAR–2004–0094. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA West (Air 

Docket), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Room: 3334, Mail Code: 6102T, 

Washington, DC, 20460, Attention EDocket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–

0094. 

• Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW, Room: 3334, 

Mail Code: 6102T, Washington, DC, 

20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–

HQ–OAR–2004–0094. 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–HQ–OAR–2004–

0094. The EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at http:// 

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, or e-mail. Send or 

deliver information identified as CBI 

only to the following address: Mr. 

Roberto Morales, OAQPS Document 

Control Officer, U.S. EPA (C404–02), 

Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OAR–2004–0094, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27711. Clearly mark the part 

or all of the information that you claim 

to be CBI. The 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 e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through , your email address will be automatically 

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 docket 

are listed in the 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 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air and Radiation Docket, EPA/DC, 

EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, 

DC. The Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the Air 

and Radiation Docket is (202) 566–1742. 

Note: The EPA Docket Center suffered 

damage due to flooding during the last week 

of June 2006. The Docket Center is 

continuing to operate. However, during the 

cleanup, there will be temporary changes to 

Docket Center telephone numbers, addresses, 

and hours of operation for people who wish 

to make hand deliveries or visit the Public 

Reading Room to view documents. Consult 

EPA’s Federal Register notice at 71 FR 38147 

(July 5, 2006) or the EPA Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm for 

current information on docket operations, 

locations and telephone numbers. The 

Docket Center’s mailing address for U.S. mail 

and the procedure for submitting comments 

to are not affected by the flooding and will 

remain the same. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Colyer, Program Design Group (D205–

02), Sector Policies and Programs 

Division, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards, U.S. EPA, Research 

Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone 

number (919) 541–5262, electronic mail 

(e-mail) address, colyer.rick@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulated Entities. Categories and 

entities potentially regulated by this 

action include all major sources 

regulated under section 112 of the CAA. 

World Wide Web (WWW). In addition 

to being available in the docket, an 

electronic copy of today’s notice will be 

available on the WWW through the 

Technology Transfer Network (TTN). 

Following the Assistant Administrator’s 

signature a copy of this notice will be 

posted on EPA’s Technology Transfer 

Network (TTN) policy and guidance 

page for newly proposed or promulgated 

rules at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg. 

The TTN provides information and 

technology exchange in various areas of 

air pollution control. 

Comment Period: We received 2 

requests to extend the public comment 


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period on the proposed amendments to 

the NESHAP General Provisions (72 FR 

69, January 3, 2007). We agreed to these 

requests and are extending the comment 

period to May 4, 2007. Public comments 

must be received on or before that date. 

We expect to add to the docket by the 

end of March some additional 

information and analyses relevant to the 

proposal. Commenters will then have 

approximately 30 days to review the 

additional information and provide any 

comments by May 4, 2007. Anyone 

interested in reviewing the additional 

information should check the docket 

beginning in April. 

How Can I Get Copies of the Proposed 

Amendments and Other Related 

Information? 

EPA has established the official 

public docket for the proposed 

rulemaking under docket ID No. EPA–

HQ–OAR–2004–0094. Information on 

how to access the docket is presented 

above in the ADDRESSES section. In 

addition, information may be obtained 

from the Web page for the proposed 

rulemaking at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/ 

atw/gp/gppg.html. 

Dated: February 28, 2007. 

Elizabeth Craig, 

Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and 

Radiation. 

[FR Doc. E7–3758 Filed 3–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 070215035–7035–01; I.D. 

020907E] 

RIN 0648–AT62 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

Provisions; Fisheries of the 

Northeastern United States; Atlantic 

Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery; 

Framework Adjustment 1 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS proposes regulations to 

implement Framework Adjustment 1 

(FW 1) to the Atlantic Surfclam and 

Ocean Quahog Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP). FW 1 management 

measures were developed by the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council 

(Council) and propose to implement a 

vessel monitoring system (VMS) 

requirement for vessels participating in 

the surfclam and ocean quahog 

fisheries. The VMS requirement would 

replace the current telephone-based 

notification requirement necessary prior 

to departure on a surfclam or ocean 

quahog fishing trip. The intent of this 

action is to propose management 

measures that would improve the 

management and enforcement of 

regulations governing the Atlantic 

surfclam and ocean quahog fishery in 

the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than 5 p.m., eastern standard time, 

on April 4, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Mail: Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional 

Administrator, Northeast Region, 

NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, 

Gloucester, MA 01930–2298. Mark on 

the outside of the envelope, ‘‘Comments 

on Framework 1 VMS Proposed Rule.’’

• Fax: (978) 281–9135. 

• E-mail: 0648AT62@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line of the email 

the following document identifier: 

‘‘Comments on Framework 1.’’

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Copies of supporting documents, 

including the Regulatory Impact Review 

(RIR) and Initial Regulatory Flexibility 

Analysis (IRFA) are available from 

Daniel Furlong, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, Room 2115, Federal Building, 

300 South New Street, Dover, DE 

19904–6790. A copy of the RIR/IRFA is 

accessible via the Internet at http:// 

www.nero.noaa.gov/. 

Written comments regarding the 

burden-hour estimates or other aspects 

of the collection-of-information 

requirements contained in this proposed 

rule should be submitted to the Regional 

Administrator at the address above and 

to David Rostker, Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), by e-mail at 

DavidlRostker@omb.eop.gov, or fax to 

(202) 395–7285. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian R. Hooker, Fishery Policy Analyst, 

978–281–9220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Council voted on December 13, 

2006, to recommend to NMFS that a 

VMS requirement for Atlantic surfclam 

and ocean quahog fishing vessels, 

including Maine mahogany quahog 

vessels, be implemented for their 

respective fisheries. This action was 

originally approved by the Council as 

part of Amendment 13 to the FMP in 

2003. However, the Council 

recommended that the Regional 

Administrator implement a VMS 

requirement for the fisheries when an 

economically viable system became 

available to the industry. Three vendors 

have been approved by NMFS for use in 

the Northeast Region. The costs of the 

VMS units have decreased since 2003 so 

that purchase and installation costs now 

range from approximately $3,150 to 

$4,200, and recurring monthly costs 

range from $25 to $100. As a result of 

the lower costs, the Council voted in 

June 2005 to begin the development of 

a framework adjustment to require the 

mandatory use of VMS for surfclams 

and ocean quahogs. The Council held 

two public meetings, on October 11, 

2006, and December 13, 2006, to discuss 

the management measures contained in 

FW1 and, on December 13, 2006, the 

Council selected and approved the VMS 

management measures to submit to 

NMFS for approval and 

implementation. 

Proposed Measures 

A VMS requirement is being proposed 

for the surfclam and ocean quahog 

fishery in order to: (1) eliminate the 

requirement to notify NMFS Office of 

Law Enforcement via telephone prior to 

beginning a fishing trip; (2) facilitate the 

monitoring of areas closed to fishing 

due to environmental degradation (e.g., 

harmful algal blooms and former dump 

sites); and (3) facilitate the monitoring 

of borders between state and Federal 

regulatory juridictions. The VMS 

requirement would include a fishing 

trip declaration prior to starting a 

fishing trip and automatic hourly 

polling of the vessel position. Proof of 

an installed and operational VMS unit 

would be a condition for the issuance of 

the applicable vessel permits, with some 

exceptions granted to the limited access 

Maine mahogany quahog permit. There 

are three commercial fishing vessel 

permit categories for these fisheries: An 

open access Atlantic surfclam permit 

(SF 1); an open access ocean quahog 

permit (OQ 6); and a limited access 

Maine mahogany quahog permit (OQ 7). 

FW 1 management measures would 

implement a requirement for vessels 

participating in the fisheries to use a 

VMS to facilitate better monitoring and 

reporting in the Atlantic surfclam and 

ocean quahog fisheries. The VMS 

requirement would replace the current 

management measure that requires 

vessels fishing outside the Maine 

mahogany quahog fishery to call their 

local NOAA law enforcement office 

prior to departure on an Atlantic 


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