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for the enforcement of this safety zone 

via Broadcast Notice to Mariners or 

Local Notice to Mariners. The Captain of 

the Port Lake Michigan or a 

representative may be contacted via 

Channel 16, VHF–FM or at (414) 747– 

7182. 

Dated: May 29, 2018. 

Thomas J. Stuhlreyer, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port, Lake Michigan. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

48 CFR Parts 1519 and 1552 

[EPA–HQ–OARM–2018–0165; FRL–9979– 

24–OARM] 

Acquisition Regulation: Removal of 

EPA Mentor Prote ́ge ́ Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) is taking direct 

final action to amend the EPA 

Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) by 

removing Mentor-prote ́ge ́ clause 

requirement and the corresponding 

provision and clause, ‘‘Mentor Prote ́ge ́

Program’’ and ‘‘Procedures for 

Participation in the EPA Mentor Prote ́ge ́

Program’’. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

September 19, 2018 without further 

notice, unless EPA receives adverse 

comment by July 23, 2018. If EPA 

receives adverse comment, we will 

publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

that the rule will not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OARM–2018–0165, at https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 

The EPA may publish any comment 

received to its public docket. Do not 

submit electronically any information 

you consider to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. The EPA will generally not 

consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, the full 

EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shakethia Allen, Policy, Training, and 

Oversight Division, Acquisition Policy 

and Training Service Center (3802R), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: 202–564– 

5157; email address: allen.shakethia@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Executive Summary 

This direct final rule makes the 

following changes to 48 CFR parts 1519 

and 1552: (1) Remove 1519.203, Mentorprote ́ge ́, (2) clause 1552.219–70, Mentor 

Prote ́ge ́ Program, and (3) provision 

1552.219–71, Procedures for 

Participation in the EPA Mentor Prote ́ge ́

Program. 

II. General Information 

A. Why is EPA using a direct final rule? 

EPA is publishing this rule without a 

prior proposed rule because we view 

this as a noncontroversial action and 

anticipate no adverse comment. If EPA 

receives adverse comment, we will 

publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

that the rule will not take effect. Any 

parties interested in commenting must 

do so at this time. 

B. Does this action apply to me? 

EPAAR 1519.203 and corresponding 

clause and provision, respectively, 

1552.219–70 and 1552.219–71 apply to 

all contractors who hold a current 

contract with EPA which includes these 

clauses. 

C. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to 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 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. 

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. 

III. Background 

The U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program was 

established to stimulate small 

disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) and 

women-owned small businesses 

(WOSBs) participation in Agency 

contracts. Prime contractors (mentors) 

provide technical and managerial 

support to SDBs or WOSBs 

subcontractors (prote ́ge ́s). 

The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 

and the National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2013 provided 

authority for the Small Business 

Administration (SBA) to establish 

mentor-prote ́ge ́ programs for all small 

businesses. Rather than creating 

separate programs for each 

constituency—Service Disabled Veteran 

Owned Businesses, Women Owned 

Small Businesses, Historically 

Underutilized Business Zones—the SBA 

chose to create a single, all-inclusive 

mentor-prote ́ge ́ program modeled on the 

successful mentor-prote ́ge ́ program 

available to participants in its 8(a) 

program. SBA’s mentor prote ́ge ́ program 

is federal wide, so EPA can use it 

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EPA will use SBA’s program to reduce 

redundancy and increase efficiencies. 

IV. Statutory and Executive Orders 

Reviews 

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory 

Planning and Review and Executive 

Order 13563: Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review 

This action is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under the terms of 

Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 (58 FR 

51735, October 4, 1993) and therefore, 

not subject to review under the E.O.. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This action does not impose an 

information collection burden under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. No 

information is collected under this 

action. 

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as 

Amended by the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996 (SBREFA), 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act 

generally requires an agency to prepare 

a regulatory flexibility analysis of any 

rule subject to notice and comment 

rulemaking requirements under the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other statute; unless the agency certifies 

that the rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Small entities 

include small businesses, small 

organizations, and small governmental 

jurisdictions. For purposes of assessing 

the impact of this rule on small 

entities,’’small entity’’is defined as: (1) 

A small business that meets the 

definition of a small business found in 

the Small Business Act and codified at 

13 CFR 121.201; (2) a small 

governmental jurisdiction that is a 

government of a city, county, town, 

school district or special district with a 

population of less than 50,000; and (3) 

a small organization that is any not-forprofit enterprise which is independently 

owned and operated and is not 

dominant in its field. After considering 

the economic impacts of this rule on 

small entities, I certify that this action 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. This action removes a current 

EPAAR provision and does not impose 

requirements involving capital 

investment, implementing procedures, 

or record keeping. This rule will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

small entities. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), Public 

Law 104–4, establishes requirements for 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their regulatory actions on State, Local, 

and Tribal governments and the private 

sector. This rule contains no Federal 

mandates (under the regulatory 

provisions of the Title II of the UMRA) 

for State, Local, and Tribal governments 

or the private sector. The rule imposes 

no enforceable duty on any State, Local 

or Tribal governments or the private 

sector. Thus, the rule is not subject to 

the requirements of sections 202 and 

205 of the UMRA. 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

Executive Order 13132, entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999), requires EPA to develop an 

accountable process to ensure 

‘‘meaningful and timely input by State 

and Local officials in the development 

of regulatory policies that have 

federalism implications.’’ ‘‘Policies that 

have federalism implications’’ is 

defined in the Executive Order to 

include regulations that have 

‘‘substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government.’’ This rule does 

not have federalism implications. It will 

not have substantial direct effects on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government as specified in 

Executive Order 13132. 

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

Executive Order 13175, entitled 

‘‘Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR 

67249, November 9, 2000), requires EPA 

to develop an accountable process to 

ensure ‘‘meaningful and timely input by 

tribal officials in the development of 

regulatory policies that have tribal 

implications.’’ This rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified in 

Executive Order 13175. 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

and Safety Risks 

Executive Order 13045, entitled 

‘‘Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health and Safety Risks’’ 

(62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), applies 

to any rule that: (1) Is determined to be 

economically significant as defined 

under Executive Order 12886, and (2) 

concerns an environmental health or 

safety risk that may have a 

proportionate effect on children. 

This rule is not subject to Executive 

Order 13045 because it is not an 

economically significant rule as defined 

by Executive Order 12866, and because 

it does not involve decisions on 

environmental health or safety risks. 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This final rule is not subject to 

Executive Order 13211, ‘‘Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution or Use’’ (66 FR 28335, May 

22, 2001), because it is not a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA) 

Section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) of 

NTTAA, Public Law 104–113, directs 

EPA to use voluntary consensus 

standards in its regulatory activities 

unless to do so would be inconsistent 

with applicable law or otherwise 

impractical. Voluntary consensus 

standards are technical standards (e.g., 

materials specifications, test methods, 

sampling procedures and business 

practices) that are developed or adopted 

by voluntary consensus standards 

bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA to 

provide Congress, through OMB, 

explanations when the Agency decides 

not to use available and applicable 

voluntary consensus standards. This 

final rulemaking does not involve 

technical standards. Therefore, EPA is 

not considering the use of any voluntary 

consensus standards. 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order 12898 Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, 

February 16, 1994) establishes federal 

executive policy on environmental 

justice. Its main provision directs 

federal agencies, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law, to 

make environmental justice part of their 

mission by identifying and addressing, 

as appropriate, disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or 

environmental effects of their programs, 

policies, and activities on minority 

populations and low-income 

populations in the United States. EPA 

has determined that this final 

rulemaking will not have 

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human health or environmental effects 

on minority or low-income populations 

because it does not affect the level of 

protection provided to human health or 

the environment. This rulemaking does 

not involve human health or 

environmental effects. 

K. Congressional Review 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. Section 804 

exempts from section 801 the following 

types of rules (1) rules of particular 

applicability; (2) rules relating to agency 

management or personnel; and (3) rules 

of agency organization, procedure, or 

practice that do not substantially affect 

the rights or obligations of non-agency 

parties. 5 U.S.C. 804(3). EPA is not 

required to submit a rule report 

regarding this action under section 801 

because this is a rule of agency 

organization, procedure, or practice that 

does not substantially affect the rights or 

obligations of non-agency parties. EPA 

will use SBA’s federal wide mentor 

prote ́ge ́ program instead of managing its 

own program. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1519 

and 1552 

Environmental protection, 

Government procurement, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, Small 

businesses. 

Dated: May 16, 2018. 

Kimberly Patrick, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, 48 CFR parts 1519 and 1552 

are amended as set forth below: 

PART 1519—SMALL BUSINESS 

PROGRAMS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1519 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390, as 

amended, 40 U.S.C. 486(c). 

1519.203 [Removed and reserved] 

■ 2. Section 1519.203 is removed and 

reserved. 

PART 1552—SOLICITATION 

PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT 

CLAUSES 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 1552 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 41 U.S.C. 

418b. 

1552.219–70 [Removed and reserved] 

■ 4. Section 1552.219–70 is removed 

and reserved. 

1552.219–71 [Removed and reserved] 

■ 5. Section 1552.219–71 is removed 

and reserved. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Parts 383, 384, and 391 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0152] 

RIN 2126–AC18 

Extension of Compliance Dates for 

Medical Examiner’s Certification 

Integration 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Interim final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA amends its 

regulations to delay the compliance date 

from June 22, 2018, to June 22, 2021, for 

several provisions of its April 23, 2015 

Medical Examiner’s Certification 

Integration final rule. This action is 

being taken to provide FMCSA 

additional time to complete certain 

information technology (IT) system 

development tasks for its National 

Registry of Certified Medical Examiners 

(National Registry) and provide the 

State Driver’s Licensing Agencies 

(SDLAs) sufficient time to make the 

necessary IT programming changes after 

upgrades to the National Registry. 

DATES:

Effective Date: This interim final rule 

is effective June 21, 2018. 

Public Comment Period: Comments 

must be received on or before August 

20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 

2018–0152 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments, 

including collection of information 

comments for the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, OMB. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001, by telephone at 202–366– 

4001, or by email at fmcsamedical@

dot.gov. If you have questions on 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, contact Docket Services, 

telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Rulemaking Documents 

A. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

interim final rule (Docket No. FMCSA– 

2018–0152), indicate the specific 

section of this document to which each 

comment applies, and provide a reason 

for each suggestion or recommendation. 

You may submit your comments and 

material online or by fax, mail, or hand 

delivery, but please use only one of 

these means. FMCSA recommends that 

you include your name and a mailing 

address, an email address, or a phone 

number in the body of your document 

so that FMCSA can contact you if there 

are questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, put the 

docket number, FMCSA–2018–0152, in 

the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

When the new screen appears, click on 

the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type 

your comment into the text box on the 

following screen. Choose whether you 

are submitting your comment as an 

individual or on behalf of a third party 

and then submit. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit 

comments by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. 

FMCSA will consider all comments 

and material received during the 


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