This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. 

# Proposed Rules Federal Register 

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Vol. 79, No. 172

Friday, September 5, 2014

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**14 CFR Parts 121 and 145**
**[AC 120–66C]**
**Advisory Circular for Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

**ACTION :**  Notice of availability of proposed revision to Advisory Circular for Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP), request for comment.

**SUMMARY :**  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing the availability of proposed Advisory Circular (AC) 120–66C. AC 120–66C provides guidance for establishing an air transportation Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP).

**DATES :**  Written comments must be received on or before November 4, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  Send comments identified by AC 120–66C using any of the following methods:

• Aviation Safety Draft Document Open for Comment Web site: Go to http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft

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• Mail: Send comments to 1625 K Street NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC
20006.

• Fax: Fax comments to 202–223– 4615. Attn: Laura L. Miller.

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 1625 K Street NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Randy McDonald, Air Transportation Division, Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone: 202– 267–8166; facsimile: 202–267–5229; email: randy.mcdonald@faa.gov

. Background

The primary goal of this proposed AC revision is to clarify FAA policy, facilitate achievement of an ASAP’s safety goals, and encourage wider participation in the program. The objective of an ASAP is to encourage employees of certificate holders or other operators to voluntarily report safety information that may be critical to identifying potential precursors to accidents. The FAA has determined that identifying these precursors is essential to further reducing the already low accident rate. The ASAP provides for the collection, analysis, and retention of the safety data that is obtained through the reporting process. ASAP participants use ASAP safety data, much of which would otherwise be unobtainable, to develop corrective actions for identified safety concerns, and to educate the appropriate parties to prevent a recurrence of the same type of safety event.

The agency will consider all comments received by November 4, 2014. Comments received after that date may be considered if consideration will not delay agency action on the review. A copy of the advisory circular is available for review at http:// www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft

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Issued in Washington, DC, on August 29,
2014. John Barbagallo, Director, Flight Standards Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–21094 Filed 9–4–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**40 CFR Part 81**
**[EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0563; FRL–9916–19– OAR]** 

**Notice of Final Action on Petition From Sierra Club To Redesignate Newly**  **Violating Ozone Areas as Nonattainment** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). **ACTION :**  Notice of Action Denying Petition.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice that it has responded to a petition from the Sierra Club that requests the EPA to redesignate as nonattainment 57 areas with 2012 design values violating the 2008 national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone. The petition also requests that the EPA set specific boundaries for the areas. The EPA Administrator denied the petition in letters to the signatories of the petition dated August 14, 2014. The letters explain the EPA’s reasons for the denial and are available in the rulemaking docket.

**DATES :**  The EPA’s response to this petition was signed on August 15, 2014. Any petitions for review of the final letters denying the petition to redesignate 57 areas to nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS must be filed in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on or before November 4, 2014.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Carla Oldham, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (C539–04), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541–3347; email address: oldham.carla@epa.gov

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**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  I. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

This Federal Register notice, the petition, and the letters denying the petition are available in the docket that the EPA has established under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0563. The table below identifies the petitioner, the date of the petition, the document identification number for the petition, the date of the EPA’s response, and the document identification number for the EPA’s response.


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Petitioner Date of petition to EPA Petition: Document ID No. in docket Date of EPA response EPA response: Document ID No. in docket

Sierra Club ............................................................................... 11/14/2013

¥ 0002 8/14/2014

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**Note:** The document ID numbers listed in the table are in the form of ‘‘EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0563–XXXX.’’

All documents in the docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some information may not be publicly available, i.e., confidential business information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center, Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0563, EPA William Jefferson Clinton 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 EPA Docket Center is (202) 566–1742. II. Judicial Review

Section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act indicates which Federal Courts of Appeal have venue for petitions of review of final actions by the EPA. This section provides, in part, that petitions for review must be filed in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit: (i) when the agency action consists of ‘‘nationally applicable regulations promulgated, or final actions taken, by the Administrator,’’ or (ii) when such action is locally or regionally applicable, if ‘‘such action is based on a determination of nationwide scope or effect and if in taking such action the Administrator finds and publishes that such action is based on such a determination.’’

The EPA has determined that its action denying the petition to redesignate 57 areas to nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS is of nationwide scope and effect because this action addresses areas across the country. This is particularly appropriate because, in the report on the 1977 Amendments that revised section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, Congress noted that the Administrator’s determination that an action is of ‘‘nationwide scope or effect’’ would be appropriate for any action that has a scope or effect beyond a single judicial circuit. H.R. Rep. No. 95–294 at 323, 324, reprinted in 1977 U.S.C.C.A.N. 1402–03. Here, the scope and effect of this final action extends to numerous judicial circuits across the country. In these circumstances, section 307(b)(1) and its legislative history calls for the Administrator to find the rule to be of ‘‘nationwide scope or effect’’ and for venue to be in the DC Circuit.

Thus, any petitions for review of the final letters denying the petition to redesignate 57 areas to nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS must be filed in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on or before November 4, 2014.

Dated: August 15, 2014. Janet McCabe, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2014–21075 Filed 9–4–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**40 CFR Part 180**
**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0008; FRL–9914–98]**
**Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide**  **Chemicals in or on Various Commodities** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment.

**SUMMARY :**  This document announces the Agency’s receipt of several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before October 6, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Washington, DC 20460–0001.

• Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at http:// www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html

. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/ dockets

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**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Robert McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), main telephone number: (703) 305–7090; email address: BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov., Lois Rossi, Registration Division (RD) (7505P), main telephone number: (703) 305–7090; email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov

. The mailing address for each contact person is: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person’s name, division, and mail code. The division to contact is listed at the end of each pesticide petition summary.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me?

You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. The following list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. Potentially affected entities may include:

• Crop production (NAICS code 111).

• Animal production (NAICS code 112).

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).