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Executive Order 13563 (Improving 

Regulation and Regulatory Review) 

emphasizes the importance of 

quantifying both costs and benefits, 

reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and 

promoting flexibility. Executive Order 

12866 (Regulatory Planning and 

Review) defines a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action,’’ which requires 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), as ‘‘any regulatory action 

that is likely to result in a rule that may: 

(1) Have an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more or 

adversely affect in a material way the 

economy, a sector of the economy, 

productivity, competition, jobs, the 

environment, public health or safety, or 

State, local, or tribal governments or 

communities; (2) create a serious 

inconsistency or otherwise interfere 

with an action taken or planned by 

another agency; (3) materially alter the 

budgetary impact of entitlements, 

grants, user fees, or loan programs or the 

rights and obligations of recipients 

thereof; or (4) raise novel legal or policy 

issues arising out of legal mandates, the 

President’s priorities, or the principles 

set forth in this Executive Order.’’ 

VA has examined the economic, 

interagency, legal, and policy 

implications of this proposed rule and 

has determined it not to be a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Secretary hereby certifies that 

this proposed rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities as 

they are defined in the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. This 

proposed rule will directly affect only 

individuals and will not directly affect 

small entities. Therefore, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 605(b), this proposed rule is 

exempt from the initial and final 

regulatory flexibility analysis 

requirements of sections 603 and 604. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

The catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Program number and the title 

for this regulation is 64.103, Life 

Insurance for Veterans. 

Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 

designee, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. John 

R. Gingrich, Chief of Staff, Department 

of Veterans Affairs, approved this 

document on January 22, 2012, for 

publication. 

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 9 

Life insurance, Military personnel, 

Veterans. 

Dated: January 26, 2012. 

Robert C. McFetridge, 

Director of Regulation Policy and 

Management, Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Department of Veterans 

Affairs proposes to amend 38 CFR part 

9 as follows: 

PART 9—SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP 

LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS’ 

GROUP LIFE INSURANCE 

1. The authority citation for part 9 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1965–1980A, 

unless otherwise noted. 

2. Section 9.5 is amended by adding 

paragraph (e) and revising the authority 

citation at the end of the section to read 

as follows: 

§ 9.5 Payment of proceeds. 

* * * * * 

(e) If a stillborn child is otherwise 

eligible to be insured by the 

Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance 

coverage of more than one member, the 

child shall be insured by the coverage 

of the child’s insured mother. 

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 1965(10), 

1967(a)(4)(B)) 

[FR Doc. 2012–1990 Filed 1–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 51 and 52 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0729; FRL–9624–4] 

RIN 2060–AR05 

Regional Haze: Revisions to 

Provisions Governing Alternatives to 

Source-Specific Best Available Retrofit 

Technology (BART) Determinations, 

Limited SIP Approvals, and Federal 

Implementation Plans 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Public 

Comment Period. 

SUMMARY: On December 30, 2011, the 

EPA published in the Federal Register 

our proposal to revise rules that pertain 

to the regional haze program. In the 

proposal, the EPA stated that public 

comments were to be submitted by 

February 13, 2012. In order to ensure 

that the public has a sufficient time to 

analyze our proposed rule, the EPA is 

extending the public comment period 

until February 28, 2012. 

DATES: Comments. Comments on the 

proposed rule published December 30, 

2011 (76 FR 82219) must be received on 

or before February 28, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your 

comments, identified by Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0729, by one of 

the following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: Attention Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2011–0729, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

West (Air Docket), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Mail code: 6102T, 

Washington, DC 20460. Please include a 

total of 2 copies. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA West (Air 

Docket), 1301 Constitution Avenue, 

Northwest, Room 3334, Washington, DC 

20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2011–0729. 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–2011– 

0729. 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 

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 www.regulations.gov 

or email. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means the EPA will not know 

your identity or contact information 

unless you provide it in the body of 

your comment. If you send an email 

comment directly to the EPA without 

going through www.regulations.gov, 

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, the EPA recommends that 

you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 


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you submit. If the EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

the EPA may not be able to consider 

your comment. Electronic files should 

avoid the use of special characters, 

avoid any form of encryption, and be 

free of any defects or viruses. For 

additional information about the EPA’s 

public docket, visit the EPA Docket 

Center homepage at www.epa.gov/ 

epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket. All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., 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 in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Air Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West 

Building, 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 Docket is (202) 566– 

1742. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on this proposed rule, 

contact Ms. Martha Keating, Air Quality 

Policy Division, Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards (C504–03), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 

telephone number: (919) 541–9407; fax 

number: (919) 685–3700; email address: 

keating.martha@mailto:epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for the EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to the EPA through 

www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly 

mark the part or all of the information 

that you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD ROM that 

you mail to the EPA, mark the outside 

of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD ROM the specific information that is 

claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. Send or deliver 

information identified as CBI only to the 

following address: Roberto Morales, 

OAQPS Document Control Officer 

(C404–02), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27711, Attention Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0729. 

2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to 

• Identify the rulemaking by docket 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

• Follow directions—The agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

• Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

• Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

• If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

• Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns, and suggest 

alternatives. 

• Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

• Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

B. Where can I get a copy of this 

document and other related 

information? 

In addition to being available in the 

docket, an electronic copy of this notice 

will also be available on the World 

Wide Web (WWW). Following 

signature, a copy of this notice will be 

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

oargpg/new.html. 

Dated: January 20, 2012. 

Jennifer Noonan-Edmonds, 

Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2012–2070 Filed 1–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 86 

[AMS–FRL–9623–9] 

Nonconformance Penalties for OnHighway Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to make 

nonconformance penalties (NCPs) 

available to manufacturers of heavyduty diesel engines in model years 2012 

and later for emissions of oxides of 

nitrogen (NOx). In general, the 

availability of NCPs allows a 

manufacturer of heavy-duty engines 

(HDEs) whose engines fail to conform to 

specified applicable emission standards, 

but do not exceed a designated upper 

limit, to be issued a certificate of 

conformity upon payment of a monetary 

penalty to the United States 

Government. The proposed upper limit 

associated with these NCPs is 0.50 

grams of NOx per horsepower-hour. 

DATES: Comments: Comments on all 

aspects of this proposal must be 

received on or before April 4, 2012. See 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

on ‘‘Public Participation’’ for more 

information about written comments. 

Public Hearings: EPA will hold a 

public hearing on the following date: 

March 5, 2012. The hearing will start at 

10 a.m. local time and continue until 5 

p.m. or until everyone has had a chance 

to speak. See ‘‘How Do I Participate in 

the Public Hearings?’’ below at VII. B. 

under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section on ‘‘Public Participation’’ for 

more information about the public 

hearings. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

Docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–1000, by 

one of the following methods: http:// 

www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

Fax: EPA: (202) 566–9744. 

Mail: EPA: Air Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, 

Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Hand Delivery: EPA: EPA Docket 

Center, (Air Docket), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

West Building, 1301 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Room: 3334, Mail Code 

2822T, Washington, DC. 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–2011– 

1000. See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section on ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ for additional 

instructions on submitting written 

comments. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 


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