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year described as follows. A reporting 

year is the year during which mercury 

activity, required to be reported by this 

rule, has occurred. The 2018 reporting 

year is from January 1, 2018 to 

December 31, 2018. Subsequent 

reporting years are from January 1 to 

December 31 at 3-year intervals, 

beginning in 2021. 

(b) All information reported for an 

applicable reporting year must be 

submitted on or before the first day of 

July following the reporting year. The 

submission deadline for the 2018 

reporting year is July 1, 2019. 

Subsequent submission deadlines are on 

or before the first day of July following 

the reporting year, in 3-year intervals, 

beginning in 2022. 

(c) The data from the 2018 reporting 

year will be used for the 2020 mercury 

inventory, the data from the 2021 

reporting year will be used for the 2023 

mercury inventory, and so forth at threeyear intervals. 

§ 713.19 Recordkeeping requirements. 

Each person who is subject to the 

reporting requirements of this part must 

retain records that document any 

information reported to EPA. Records 

relevant to a reporting year must be 

retained for a period of 3 years 

beginning on the last day of the 

reporting year. Submitters are 

encouraged to retain their records longer 

than 3 years to ensure that past records 

are available as a reference when new 

submissions are being generated. 

§ 713.21 Electronic filing. 

(a) You must use the Mercury 

Electronic Reporting (MER) application 

to complete and submit required 

information as set forth in § 713.17. 

Submissions may only be made as set 

forth in this section. 

(b) Submissions must be sent 

electronically to EPA via CDX. 

(c) Access MER and instructions, as 

follows: 

(1) By website. Access MER via the 

CDX homepage at https://cdx.epa.gov/ 

and follow the appropriate links. 

(2) By phone or email. Contact the 

EPA TSCA Hotline at (202) 554–1404 or 

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov. 

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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

41 CFR Parts 300–3 and 301–11, 

Appendices B and D to Chapter 301, 

and Parts 302–9 and 302–11 

[FTR Amendment 2018–01; FTR Case 2018– 

301; Docket No. 2018–0007, Sequence 1] 

RIN 3090–AJ99 

Federal Travel Regulation (FTR); 

Removal of the Meals and Incidental 

Expenses (M&IE) Deduction Table, 

Allocation of M&IE Rates To Be Used 

in Making Deductions From the M&IE 

Allowance, and the Glossary of 

Acronyms 

AGENCY: Office of Government-wide 

Policy, U.S. General Services 

Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: GSA is amending the Federal 

Travel Regulation (FTR), to remove the 

meals and incidental expenses (M&IE) 

deduction table, Allocation of M&IE 

Rates To Be Used in Making Deductions 

From the M&IE Allowance, and the 

Glossary of Acronyms. 

DATES: This rule is effective August 13, 

2018 without further action, unless 

adverse comments are received by July 

27, 2018. GSA will consider whether 

these comments are significant enough 

to publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

that this direct final rule will not take 

effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in 

response to FTR Case 2018–301 by any 

of the following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

entering ‘‘FTR Case 2018–301’’, under 

the heading ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ and 

select ‘‘Search’’. Select the link ‘‘Submit 

a Comment’’ that corresponds with 

‘‘FTR Case 2018–301’’ and follow the 

instructions provided at the ‘‘Comment 

Now’’ screen. Please include your name, 

company name (if any), and ‘‘FTR Case 

2018–301’’ on your attached document. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(MVCB), ATTN: Ms. Lois Mandell, 1800 

F Street NW, Washington, DC 20405. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite FTR Case 2018–301 in all 

correspondence related to this case. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal and/or business confidential 

information provided. To confirm 

receipt of your comment(s), please 

check www.regulations.gov 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

clarification of content, contact Ms. Jill 

Denning, Program Analyst, Office of 

Government-wide Policy, at 202–208– 

7642 or jill.denning@gsa.gov. Contact 

the Regulatory Secretariat Division 

(MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20405, 202–501–4755, for 

information pertaining to status or 

publication schedules. Please cite FTR 

case 2018–301. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Public Participation 

GSA is publishing this direct final 

rule without a prior proposed rule as 

this is a noncontroversial action, and 

GSA anticipates no significant adverse 

comments. A significant adverse 

comment is defined as one where the 

comment explains why the rule would 

be inappropriate, including challenges 

to the rule’s underlying premise or 

approach, or would be ineffective or 

unacceptable without a change. In 

determining whether a significant 

adverse comment is sufficient to 

terminate a direct final rulemaking, GSA 

will consider whether the comment 

raises an issue serious enough to 

warrant a substantive response in a 

notice-and-comment process. GSA notes 

that comments that are frivolous, 

insubstantial, or outside the scope of the 

rule would not be considered adverse 

under this procedure. A comment 

recommending a rule change in addition 

to the rule would not be considered a 

significant adverse comment, unless the 

comment states why the rule would be 

ineffective without the additional 

change. In addition, if a significant 

adverse comment applies to part of a 

rule and that part can be severed from 

the remainder of the rule (e.g., where a 

rule deletes several unrelated 

regulations), GSA may adopt as final 

those parts of the rule that are not the 

subject of a significant adverse 

comment. For further information about 

commenting on this rule, please see the 

ADDRESSES section of this document. 

B. Background 

As part of a comprehensive review of 

the FTR, GSA is removing the M&IE 

deduction table from appendix B to 

chapter 301, Allocation of M&IE Rates 

To Be Used in Making Deductions From 

the M&IE Allowance; and all of 

appendix D to chapter 301, Glossary of 

Acronyms. The table in appendix B is 

publicly available on the internet at 

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publication in the FTR is no longer 

necessary. In addition, GSA will amend 

FTR § 301–11.18 to remove reference to 

the table in appendix B to chapter 301. 

With the exception of the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA), the Federal Housing Authority 

(FHA) and Free on Board (FOB), the 

acronyms in appendix D to chapter 301 

are either defined in the Glossary of 

Terms section at FTR § 300–3.1, spelled 

out within the text of the regulations 

themselves, or are commonly known 

acronyms that can be found in sources 

outside the FTR, making appendix D 

duplicative. In accordance with this 

amendment the acronyms for FEMA, 

FHA and FOB are now spelled out 

within the text of the FTR where they 

appear. In addition, a website link has 

been updated in the section 

accompanying the FEMA acronym. 

C. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and 

13563 direct agencies to assess all costs 

and benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives, and if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the 

importance of quantifying both costs 

and benefits, of reducing costs, of 

harmonizing rules, and of promoting 

flexibility. This final rule is not a 

significant regulatory action, and 

therefore, was not subject to review 

under Section 6(b) of E.O. 12866, 

Regulatory Planning and Review, dated 

September 30, 1993. 

D. Executive Order 13771 

This final rule is not an E.O. 13771 

regulatory action because this rule is not 

significant under E.O. 12866. 

E. Executive Order 13777 

This final rule was identified by 

GSA’s Regulatory Reform Task Force as 

a rule that improves efficiency by 

reducing costs—in this case, printing 

fewer hardcopy pages of the FTR, but 

maintaining the same information 

online. 

F. Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This direct final rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

within the meaning of the Regulatory 

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

direct final rule is also exempt from the 

Administrative Procedure Act per 5 

U.S.C. 553(a)(2), because it applies to 

agency management or personnel. 

G. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because the changes to the 

FTR do not impose recordkeeping or 

information collection requirements, or 

the collection of information from 

offerors, contractors, or members of the 

public that require the approval of the 

Office of Management and Budget under 

44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq. 

H. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

This direct final rule is also exempt 

from Congressional review prescribed 

under 5 U.S.C. 801 since it relates solely 

to agency management and personnel. 

List of Subjects in 41 CFR Parts 300–3 

and 301–11, Appendices B and D to 

Chapter 301, and Parts 302–9 and 302– 

11 

Government employees, Travel and 

transportation expenses. 

Dated: June 20, 2018. 

Emily W. Murphy, 

Administrator. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, GSA amends 41 CFR parts 

300–3 and 301–11, appendices B and D 

to chapter 301, and parts 302–9 and 

302–11 as follows: 

PART 300–3—GLOSSARY OF TERMS 

■ 1. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 300–3 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 

49 U.S.C. 40118; 5 U.S.C. 5738; 5 U.S.C. 

5741–5742; 20 U.S.C. 905(a); 31 U.S.C. 1353; 

E.O. 11609, as amended, 3 CFR, 1971–1975 

Comp., p. 586, Office of Management and 

Budget Circular No. A–126, Revised May 22, 

1992. 

■ 2. Amend § 300–3.1 by revising the 

definition of ‘‘Approved 

accommodation’’ to read as follows: 

§ 300–3.1 What do the following terms 

mean? 

* * * * * 

Approved accommodation—Any 

place of public lodging that is listed on 

the national master list of approved 

accommodations. The national master 

list of all approved accommodations is 

compiled, periodically updated, and 

published in the Federal Register by the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA). Additionally, the approved 

accommodation list is available on the 

U.S. Fire Administration’s internet site 

at https://apps.usfa.fema.gov/hotel/. 

* * * * * 

PART 301–11—PER DIEM EXPENSES 

■ 3. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 301–11 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707. 

■ 4. Amend § 301–11.18 by revising the 

first sentence of paragraph (a) to read as 

follows. 

§ 301–11.18 What M&IE rate will I receive 

if a meal(s) is furnished by the Government 

or is included in the registration fee? 

(a) Except as provided in § 301–11.17 

or in paragraph (b) of this section, your 

M&IE allowance must be adjusted for 

meals furnished to you by the 

Government (including meals furnished 

under the authority of chapter 304 of 

this title) by deducting the appropriate 

amount shown at www.gsa.gov/mie. 

* * * 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Revise appendix B to chapter 301 

to read as follows: 

Appendix B to Chapter 301—Allocation 

of M&IE Rates To Be Used in Making 

Deductions From the M&IE Allowance 

For the meals and incidental expenses 

(M&IE) deduction amounts for localities in 

CONUS, non-foreign areas, and foreign areas, 

visit http://www.gsa.gov/mie. Any updates to 

the amounts will be noted in FTR Per Diem 

Bulletins, issued periodically and available 

on the internet. 

Appendix D to Chapter 301 [Removed 

and Reserved] 

■ 6. Remove and reserve appendix D to 

chapter 301. 

PART 302–9—ALLOWANCES FOR 

TRANSPORTATION AND EMERGENCY 

OR TEMPORARY STORAGE OF A 

PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE 

■ 7. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 302–9 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5737a; 5 U.S.C. 5738; 

20 U.S.C. 905(a); E.O. 11609, as amended, 3 

CFR, 1971–1975 Comp., p. 586. 

■ 8. Amend § 302–9.143 by revising 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 302–9.143 When I am authorized to 

transport a POV, may I have the 

manufacturer or the manufacturer’s agent 

transport a new POV from the factory or 

other shipping point directly to my post of 

duty? 

* * * * * 

(b) The POV is transported Free on 

Board (FOB)—shipping point, 

consigned to you and/or a member of 

your immediate family, or your agent; 

and 

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PART 302–11—ALLOWANCES FOR 

EXPENSES INCURRED IN 

CONNECTION WITH RESIDENCE 

TRANSACTIONS 

■ 9. The authority citation for 41 CFR 

part 302–11 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5738 and 20 U.S.C. 

905(c). 

■ 10. Amend § 302–11.200 by revising 

paragraph (f)(1) to read as follows: 

§ 302–11.200 What residence transaction 

expenses will my agency pay? 

* * * * * 

(f) * * * 

(1) Federal Housing Administration 

(FHA) or VA fees for the loan 

application; 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6820–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

42 CFR Part 5a 

RIN 0906–AB17 

Removing Outmoded Regulations 

Regarding the Rural Physician 

Training Grant Program, Definition of 

‘‘Underserved Rural Community’’ 

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services 

Administration (HRSA), HHS. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This action removes the 

outmoded regulations for the Rural 

Physician Training Grant Program, 

Definition of ‘‘Underserved Rural 

Community.’’ Funding was authorized 

at section 749B(i) Public Health Service 

Act for fiscal years 2010–2013, but 

never appropriated for the Rural 

Physician Training Grant Program, and 

the program was not implemented. 

Therefore, this regulation is no longer 

relevant, and HRSA suggested the 

regulations defining underserved rural 

communities for the Rural Physician 

Training Grant Program be removed. 

DATES: This action is effective July 27, 

2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sweta Maheshwari J.D., Legislative 

Analyst, Division of Policy and Shortage 

Designation, Bureau of Health 

Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, 

Room 11W21A, Rockville, MD 20857, 

by phone at (301) 945–3527, or by email 

at smaheshwari@hrsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

response to Executive Order 13563, 

Section 6(a), which urges agencies to 

repeal existing regulations that are 

outmoded from the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR), HHS is removing 42 

CFR part 5a. HHS believes that there is 

good cause to bypass notice and 

comment and proceed to a final rule, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). The 

action is non-controversial, as it merely 

removes an obsolete provision from the 

CFR. This rule poses no new substantive 

requirements on the public. Thus, we 

view notice and comment as 

unnecessary. 

Background 

The Rural Physician Training Grant 

Program (Program), Definition of 

‘‘Underserved Rural Community’’ 

regulation was issued via an interim 

final rule with request for comment on 

May 26, 2010 pursuant to Section 

749B(f) of the Public Health Service Act 

(42 U.S.C. 293m(f)). The regulation has 

not been updated since it was issued. 

Funding was authorized at section 

749B(i) (42 U.S.C. 293m(i)) for fiscal 

years 2010–2013, but was never 

appropriated for the Program; therefore, 

it was not implemented. This rule 

defines ‘‘underserved rural 

communities,’’ including census track 

information, Health Professions 

Shortage Areas (HPSAs), and Medically 

Underserved Areas (MUAs) for Program 

purposes. If the Program were to be 

funded, HRSA would be able to define 

underserved rural communities for the 

purpose of the program through policy 

documents. 

Executive Orders 12866, 13563, 13771, 

and 13777 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess all costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety 

effects, distributive impacts, and 

equity). Executive Order 13771 directs 

agencies to categorize all impacts which 

generate or alleviate costs associated 

with regulatory burden and to 

determine the actions net incremental 

effect. 

Section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 

defines a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

as an action that is likely to result in a 

rule: (1) Having an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more in any 

1 year, or adversely and materially 

affecting a sector of the economy, 

productivity, competition, jobs, the 

environment, public health or safety, or 

State, local or Tribal governments or 

communities (also referred to as 

‘‘economically significant’’); (2) creating 

a serious inconsistency or otherwise 

interfering with an action taken or 

planned by another agency; (3) 

materially altering the budgetary 

impacts of entitlement grants, user fees, 

or loan programs or the rights and 

obligations of recipients thereof; or (4) 

raising novel legal or policy issues 

arising out of legal mandates, the 

President’s priorities, or the principles 

set forth in the Executive Order. 

A regulatory impact analysis (RIA) 

must be prepared for major rules with 

economically significant effects ($100 

million or more in any 1 year). HHS 

submits that this final rule is not 

‘‘economically significant’’ as measured 

by the $100 million threshold, and 

hence not a major rule under the 

Congressional Review Act. This rule has 

not been designated as a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866. Accordingly, this rule has 

not been reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

Executive Order 13771, titled 

‘‘Reducing Regulation and Controlling 

Regulatory Costs,’’ was issued on 

January 30, 2017. HHS identifies this 

final rule as a deregulatory action 

(removing an obsolete rule from the 

Code of Federal Regulations). For the 

purposes of Executive Order 13771, this 

final rule is not a substantive rule; 

rather it is administrative in nature and 

provides no cost savings. 

Executive Order 13777, titled 

‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory Reform 

Agenda,’’ was issued on February 24, 

2017. As required by Section 3 of this 

Executive Order, HHS established a 

Regulatory Reform Task Force (HHS 

Task Force). Pursuant to Section 3(d)(ii), 

the HHS Task Force evaluated this 

rulemaking and determined that these 

regulations are ‘‘outdated, unnecessary, 

or ineffective.’’ Following this finding, 

the HHS Task Force advised the HRSA 

Administrator to initiate this 

rulemaking to remove the obsolete 

regulations from the Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This action will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Therefore, the 

regulatory flexibility analysis provided 

for under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

is not required. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This action does not affect any 

information collections. 


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