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Dated: July 25, 2014. 

Janet J. Coleman, 

Chief, Regulations Development, Tracking, 

and Control, Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the Department of Veterans 

Affairs amends 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. 

§ 9.2 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 9.2(b)(2) by: 

■ a. Removing ‘‘1-year period’’ and 

adding in its place ‘‘2-year period’’; 

■ b. In the last sentence removing 

‘‘initial premium’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘initial Veterans’ Group Life 

Insurance premium’’; and 

■ c. In the last sentence removing 

‘‘termination of duty.’’ and adding in its 

place ‘‘termination of SGLI coverage.’’. 

§ 9.5 [Amended] 

■ 3. Amend § 9.5(d) by removing ‘‘1 

year’’ and adding in its place ‘‘2 years’’. 

■ 4. Amend § 9.14 by revising 

paragraphs (e) and (f) to read as follows: 

§ 9.14 Accelerated Benefits. 

* * * * * 

(e) How much can you receive as an 

Accelerated Benefit? You can receive as 

an Accelerated Benefit the amount you 

request up to a maximum of 50% of the 

face value of your insurance coverage. 

(f) How do you apply for an 

Accelerated Benefit? (1) You can obtain 

an application form by writing the 

Office of Servicemembers’ Group Life 

Insurance, 80 Livingston Avenue, 

Roseland, New Jersey 07068–1733; 

calling the Office of Servicemembers’ 

Group Life Insurance toll-free at 1–800– 

419–1473; or downloading the form 

from the Internet at 

www.insurance.va.gov. You must 

submit the completed application form 

to the Office of Servicemembers’ Group 

Life Insurance, 80 Livingston Avenue, 

Roseland, New Jersey 07068–1733. 

(2) As stated on the application form, 

you will be required to complete part of 

the application form and your physician 

will be required to complete part of the 

application form. If you are an active 

duty servicemember, your branch of 

service will also be required to complete 

part of the form. 

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§ 9.20 [Amended] 

■ 5. Amend § 9.20 by: 

■ a. In paragraph (b)(1) introductory 

text, removing ‘‘occurring—’’, and 

adding in its place ‘‘occurring on or 

after October 7, 2001.’’. 

■ b. Removing paragraphs (b)(1)(i), 

(b)(1)(ii), (b)(2)(i), and (b)(2)(ii). 

■ c. Redesignating paragraph (b)(3) as 

paragraph (b)(2). 

■ d. In paragraph (d)(1), removing 

‘‘December 1, 2005, and your scheduled 

loss was a direct result of injuries 

incurred in Operation Enduring 

Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.’’ 

and adding in its place ‘‘November 30, 

2005.’’. 

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2013–0400; FRL–9914–44– 

Region 6] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Texas; Control 

of Air Pollution From Nitrogen 

Compounds 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is finalizing its proposal 

to approve revisions to the Texas State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) for the 

control of Air Pollution from Nitrogen 

Compounds. Specifically, we are 

approving three separate revisions that 

were submitted to EPA with letters 

dated April 13, 2012, May 8, 2013, and 

May 14, 2013, respectively. We are 

approving these three submittals in 

accordance with the federal Clean Air 

Act (the Act, CAA). 

DATES: This rule will be effective on 

September 2, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R06–OAR–2013–0400. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the www.regulations.gov Web site. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., 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 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Planning Section (6PD–L), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 

Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 

75202–2733. The file will be made 

available by appointment for public 

inspection in the Region 6 FOIA Review 

Room between the hours of 8:30 a.m. 

and 4:30 p.m. weekdays except for legal 

holidays. Contact the person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

paragraph below to make an 

appointment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Alan Shar (6PD–L), telephone (214) 

665–2164, email shar.alan@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. 

Outline 

I. Background 

II. Public Comments 

III. Submittals 

A. The April 6, 2012 Submittal 

B. The May 8, 2013 Submittal 

C. The May 14, 2013 Submittal 

IV. Final Actions 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background 

On May 23, 2014 (79 FR 29726) we 

proposed to approve revisions to the 

Texas SIP that the TCEQ submitted to 

EPA with three separate letters dated 

April 6, 2012, May 8, 2013, and May 14, 

2013. Details of these three submittals 

were explained in our proposal, and its 

corresponding Technical Support 

Document. A summary of each 

submittal is described in section III. 

II. Public Comments 

The public comment period for the 

May 23, 2013 (79 FR 29726) proposal 

expired on June 23, 2014, and we did 

not receive any comments on the 

proposed action during this period. 

Therefore, we are approving the May 23, 

2013 (79 FR 29726) proposal without 

changes into the Texas SIP. 

III. Submittals 

A. The April 6, 2012 Submittal 

The April 6, 2012 submittal concerns 

revisions to 30 TAC, Chapter 117 

Control of Air Pollution from Nitrogen 

Compounds. The revisions to 30 TAC 

Chapter 117 remove references to the 

term ‘‘system cap trading’’ for utility 

electric generation sources operating in 

major ozone nonattainment areas and 

the East and Central Texas Counties. 

The revisions concern sections 

117.1020, 117.1120, 117.1220, 117.3020, 

and 117.9800. The intended effect of 

this removal is that the April 13, 2012, 

revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 117 and 

their corresponding provisions of 30 

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TAC Chapter 101 will become 

consistent. The revision is 

administrative in nature. Therefore, we 

are approving the April 6, 2012 

revisions to 30 TAC, Chapter 117 into 

the Texas SIP. 

B. The May 8, 2013 Submittal 

The TCEQ submitted revisions to the 

30 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapter D, 

Division 2, Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) 

Eight-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area, 

Minor Sources. The submittal will 

exempt stationary diesel engines 

(drawworks engine) that are used 

exclusively for product testing and 

personnel training, operate less than 

1,000 hours per year on a rolling 12- 

month basis, and meet applicable EPA’s 

emission standards for non-road engines 

listed in 40 CFR 89.112(a), Table 1 

(October 23, 1998) in effect at the time 

of installation, modification, 

reconstruction, or relocation. The 

drawworks engine is used for lifting and 

lowering casing into the test well at this 

plant. The test well is not associated 

with the actual oil or gas production 

operations. The revisions specifically 

concern sections 117.2103, 117.2130, 

117.2135, and 117.2145. The TCEQ 

submitted an 110(l) analysis with its 

submittal showing why expansion of 

this partial exemption, in itself, does not 

adversely impact the status of Texas’ 

progress towards attainment of the 1997 

eight-hour ozone standard, will not 

interfere with control measures, and 

will not prevent reasonable further 

progress toward attainment of the ozone 

standard. We found their 110(l) analysis 

adequate. Therefore, we are approving 

the May 8, 2013 revisions to 30 TAC, 

Chapter 117 into the Texas SIP. 

C. The May 14, 2013 Submittal 

The May 14, 2013, revisions to the 30 

TAC Chapter 117 update references to 

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, 

Incorporated (ERCOT) definition of 

‘‘emergency situation’’ and its new 

Emergency Response Services program. 

The revision to the definition of 

‘‘emergency situation’’ in section 

117.10(15) will make the 30 TAC 

Chapter 117 definitions of ‘‘emergency 

situation’’ consistent with the ERCOT’s 

Nodal Protocols Section 2 (Definitions 

and Acronyms) of June 1, 2012. The 

changes made by ERCOT are intended 

to promote electric power reliability 

during energy emergencies by allowing 

operation of generators for the purpose 

of selling power to the electric grid 

under limited circumstances. 

The adopted amendment does not 

increase the number of sources that 

could qualify for exemption under the 

Chapter 117 rules, or increase the 

frequency or duration of the operation 

during an emergency situation as 

compared to the approved SIP. 

Therefore, the revision is consistent 

with section 110(l) of the Act, and we 

are approving the May 14, 2013 

revisions to 30 TAC, Chapter 117 into 

the Texas SIP. 

IV. Final Actions 

Today, we are approving revisions to 

30 TAC, Chapter 117 sections 117.1020, 

117.1120, 117.1220, 117.3020, and 

117.9800. We are approving revisions to 

30 TAC, Chapter 117 sections 117.2103, 

117.2130, 117.2135, and 117.2145. We 

are also approving revisions to 30 TAC, 

Chapter 117 section 117.10(15). The 

EPA is approving these revisions in 

accordance with sections 110 and 172(c) 

of the federal CAA and as being 

consistent with the EPA’s guidance. 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the Clean Air Act, the 

Administrator is required to approve a 

SIP submission that complies with the 

provisions of the Act and applicable 

Federal regulations. If a portion of the 

plan revision meets all the applicable 

requirements of this chapter and Federal 

regulations, the Administrator may 

approve the plan revision in part. 42 

U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, 

in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s 

role is to approve state choices that meet 

the criteria of the Act, and to disapprove 

state choices that do not meet the 

criteria of the Act. Accordingly, this 

action approves state law as meeting 

Federal requirements and does not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. For that 

reason, this action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• is not subject to requirements of 

section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act; 

• does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994); and 

• this rule does not have tribal 

implications as specified by Executive 

Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 

2000), because the SIP is not approved 

to apply in Indian country located in the 

state, and EPA notes that it will not 

impose substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law. 

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

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Hydrocarbons, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Volatile organic compounds. 

Dated: July 18, 2014. 

Samuel Coleman, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations is amended as 

follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart SS—Texas 

■ 2. In § 52.2270, in paragraph (c), the 

table titled ‘‘EPA Approved Regulations 

in the Texas SIP’’ is amended by 

revising the entries for sections 117.10 

under ‘‘Subchapter A’’; 117.1020 under 

‘‘Subchapter C, Division 1’’; 117.1120 

under ‘‘Subchapter C, Division 2’’; 

117.1220 under ‘‘Subchapter C, Division 

3’’; 117.2103, 117.2130, 117.2135, and 

117.2145 under ‘‘Subchapter D, Division 

2’’; 117.3020 under ‘‘Subchapter E, 

Division 1’’; and, 117.9800 under 

‘‘Subchapter H, Division 2’’ to read as 

follows: 

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§ 52.2270 Identification of plan. 

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(c) * * * 

EPA APPROVED REGULATIONS IN THE TEXAS SIP

State citation Title/subject State approval/

submittal date EPA approval date Explanation 

*******

Chapter 117—Control of Air Pollution From Nitrogen Compounds 

Subchapter A—Definitions 

Section 117.10 ....................... Definitions ............................. 5/14/2013 7/31/2014 [Insert FEDERAL

REGISTER citation].

‘‘Emergency situation’’. 

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Subchapter C—Combustion Control at Major Utility Electric Generation Sources in Ozone Nonattainment Areas 

Division 1—Beaumont-Port Arthur Ozone Nonattainment Area Utility Electric Generation Sources 

*******

Section 117.1020 ................... System Cap .......................... 4/6/2012 7/31/2014 [Insert FEDERAL

REGISTER citation].

*******

Division 2—Dallas-Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area Utility Electric Generation Sources 

*******

Section117. 1120 ................... System Cap .......................... 4/6/2012 7/31/2014 [Insert FEDERAL

REGISTER citation].

*******

Division 3—Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Area Utility Electric Generation Sources 

*******

Section 117.1220 ................... System Cap .......................... 4/6/2012 7/31/2014 [Insert FEDERAL

REGISTER citation].

*******

Subchapter D—Combustion Control at Minor Sources in Ozone Nonattainment Areas 

*******

Division 2—Dallas-Fort Worth Eight-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Minor Sources 

*******

Section 117.2103 ................... Exemptions ........................... 5/8/2013 7/31/2014 [Insert FEDERAL

REGISTER citation].

*******

Section 117.2130 ................... Operating Requirements ....... 5/8/2013 7/31/2014 [Insert FEDERAL

REGISTER citation].

Section 117.2135 ................... Monitoring, Notification, and 

Testing Requirements.

5/8/2013 7/31/2014 [Insert FEDERAL

REGISTER citation].

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EPA APPROVED REGULATIONS IN THE TEXAS SIP—Continued 

State citation Title/subject State approval/

submittal date EPA approval date Explanation 

Section 117.2145 ................... Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements.5/8/2013 7/31/2014 [Insert FEDERAL

REGISTER citation].

Subchapter E—Multi-Region Combustion Control 

Division 1—Utility Electric Generation in East and Central Texas 

*******

Section 117.3020 ................... System Cap .......................... 4/6/2012 7/31/2014 [Insert FEDERAL

REGISTER citation].

*******

Subchapter H—Administrative Provisions 

*******

Division 2—Compliance Flexibility 

Section 117.9800 ................... Use of Emission Credits for 

Compliance.

4/6/2012 7/31/2014 [Insert FEDERAL

REGISTER citation].

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 82 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0065; FRL–9911–99– 

OAR] 

RIN 2060–AR80 

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 

2014 and 2015 Critical Use Exemption 

from the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is authorizing uses that 

qualify for the critical use exemption 

and the amount of methyl bromide that 

may be produced or imported for those 

uses for both the 2014 and 2015 control 

periods. EPA is taking this action under 

the authority of the Clean Air Act to 

reflect consensus decisions of the 

Parties to the Montreal Protocol on 

Substances that Deplete the Ozone 

Layer at the Twenty-Fourth and 

Twenty-Fifth Meetings of the Parties. 

EPA is also amending the regulatory 

framework to remove provisions related 

to sale of pre-phaseout inventory for 

critical uses. 

DATES: This rule is effective on July 31, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0065. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the www.regulations.gov Web site. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., confidential business information 

(CBI) or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the Internet and is publicly available 

only in hard copy form. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically through 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information about this rule, 

contact Jeremy Arling by telephone at 

(202) 343–9055, or by email at 

arling.jeremy@epa.gov or by mail at U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Stratospheric Protection Division, 

Stratospheric Program Implementation 

Branch (6205J), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

You may also visit the methyl bromide 

section of the Ozone Depletion Web site 

of EPA’s Stratospheric Protection 

Division at www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr for 

further information about the methyl 

bromide critical use exemption, other 

Stratospheric Ozone Protection 

regulations, the science of ozone layer 

depletion, and related topics. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule 

concerns Clean Air Act (CAA) 

restrictions on the consumption, 

production, and use of methyl bromide 

(a Class I, Group VI controlled 

substance) for critical uses during 

calendar years 2014 and 2015. Under 

the Clean Air Act, methyl bromide 

consumption (consumption is defined 

under section 601 of the CAA as 

production plus imports minus exports) 

and production were phased out on 

January 1, 2005, apart from allowable 

exemptions, such as the critical use and 

the quarantine and preshipment (QPS) 

exemptions. With this action, EPA is 

authorizing uses that qualify for the 

critical use exemption as well as 

specific amounts of methyl bromide that 

may be produced and imported for 

those uses for the 2014 and 2015 control 

periods. 

Section 553(d) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. Chapter 

5, generally provides that rules may not 

take effect earlier than 30 days after they 

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