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Signed in Washington, DC, on July 12, 

2018. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15584 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

New Mailing Standards for Mailpieces 

Containing Liquids: Extension of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Postal Service TM. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On July 9, 2018, the United 

States Postal Service (USPS®) published 

a Federal Register proposed rule titled, 

‘‘New Mailing Standards for Mailpieces 

Containing Liquids.’’ The USPS has 

received several requests to extend the 

comment period for this proposed rule 

and is, accordingly, extending the 

comment period scheduled to close on 

August 8, 2018, until September 30, 

2018. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or deliver written 

comments to the manager, Product 

Classification, U.S. Postal Service, 475 

L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446, 

Washington, DC 20260–5015. If sending 

comments by email, include the name 

and address of the commenter and send 

to ProductClassification@usps.gov, with 

a subject line of ‘‘New Standards for 

Liquids.’’ Faxed comments are not 

accepted. 

You may inspect and photocopy all 

written comments, by appointment 

only, at USPS Headquarters Library, 475 

L’Enfant Plaza SW, 11th Floor North, 

Washington, DC 20260. These records 

are available for review on Monday 

through Friday, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., by 

calling 202–268–2906. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct questions to Wm. Kevin Gunther 

at wkgunther@uspis.gov or phone at 

(202) 268–7208, or Michelle Lassiter at 

michelle.d.lassiter@usps.gov or phone at 

(202) 268–2914. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document extends the public comment 

period for the proposed rule entitled 

‘‘New Mailing Standards for Mailpieces 

Containing Liquids,’’ published in the 

Federal Register On July 9, 2018. USPS 

is extending the comment period to 

ensure that the public has sufficient 

time to review and comment on the 

proposal. USPS is proposing this rule 

under the authorities listed in the July 

9th document. Further information on 

this proposal may be found in the USPS 

notice published in the Federal Register 

on July 9, 2018 (83 FR 31712). 

USPS solicits comments on all aspects 

of the proposal and specifically on 


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1For a detailed explanation of the calculation of 

the 3-year 8-hour average, see 40 CFR part 50, 

appendix I. 

2For more information on the EPA’s Clean Data 

Policy, see https://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution/ 

redesignation-and-clean-data-policy-cdp for 

documents such as the Memorandum from John S. 

Seitz, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards, ‘‘Reasonable Further Progress, 

Attainment Demonstration, and Related 

Requirements for Ozone Nonattainment Areas 

Meeting the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard’’ (May 10, 1995). 

recommendations that reflect industry 

best practices for shipping liquids. 

Ruth Stevenson, 

Attorney, Federal Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15548 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R02–OAR–2018–0422; FRL–9981– 

04—Region 2] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; New 

York; Determination of Attainment of 

the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard for the 

Jamestown, New York Marginal 

Nonattainment Area 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to make a 

determination that the Jamestown, New 

York Marginal Nonattainment Area 

(Jamestown Area or Area) has attained 

the 2008 8-hour ozone National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS). This proposed determination 

is based upon complete, qualityassured, and certified ambient air 

monitoring data that shows the Area has 

monitored attainment of the 2008 8- 

hour ozone NAAQS for both the 2012– 

2014 and 2015–2017 monitoring 

periods. This action does not constitute 

a redesignation to attainment. The 

Jamestown Area will remain 

nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS until such time as EPA 

determines that the Jamestown Area 

meets the Clean Air Act (CAA) 

requirements for redesignation to 

attainment, including an approved 

maintenance plan. This action is being 

taken under the CAA. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before August 20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R02–OAR–2018–0422 at http://

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 

http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk 

J. Wieber, (212) 637–3381, or by email 

at wieber.kirk@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On March 12, 2008, EPA revised both 

the primary and secondary NAAQS for 

ozone to a level of 0.075 parts per 

million (ppm) (annual fourth-highest 

daily maximum 8-hour average 

concentration, averaged over three 

years) to provide increased protection of 

public health and the environment. 73 

FR 16436 (March 27, 2008).1 The 2008 

ozone NAAQS retains the same general 

form and averaging time as the 0.08 

ppm NAAQS set in 1997, but is set at 

a more protective level. On May 21, 

2012 (77 FR 30088), effective July 20, 

2012, EPA designated as nonattainment 

any area that was violating the 2008 8- 

hour ozone NAAQS based on the three 

most recent years (2008–2010) of air 

monitoring data. The Jamestown Area 

(specifically, Chautauqua County) was 

designated as a marginal ozone 

nonattainment area. See 40 CFR 81.333. 

Marginal areas designated in the May 

21, 2012 rule are required to attain the 

2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS by the 

applicable deadline of July 20, 2015. See 

40 CFR 51.903. On May 4, 2016, EPA 

determined that complete, qualityassured, and certified air quality 

monitoring data from the 2012–2014 

monitoring period indicated that the 

Jamestown Area attained the 2008 8- 

hour ozone NAAQS by that attainment 

date. See 81 FR 26697. 

Under the provisions of EPA’s ozone 

implementation rule (40 CFR 51.918), if 

EPA also issues a determination (as it is 

proposing to do here) that an area is 

attaining the relevant standard through 

a rulemaking that includes public notice 

and comment (known informally as a 

Clean Data Determination), the 

requirements for a State to submit 

certain required planning SIPs related to 

attainment of the eight-hour NAAQS, 

such as attainment demonstrations, 

reasonable further progress plans and 

contingency measures, shall be 

suspended. EPA’s action only suspends 

the requirements to submit the SIP 

revisions discussed above.2

This suspension remains in effect 

until such time, if ever, that EPA (i) 

redesignates the area to attainment, at 

which time those requirements no 

longer apply, or (ii) subsequently 

determines that the area has violated the 

2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Although 

these requirements are suspended, if the 

State provides these submissions to EPA 

for review and approval at any time, 

EPA is not precluded from acting upon 

them. The determination of attainment 

is not equivalent to a redesignation 

under section 107(d)(3) of the CAA. The 

designation status of the Jamestown 

Area will remain nonattainment for the 

2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS until such 

time as EPA determines that the Area 

meets the CAA requirements for 

redesignation to attainment, including 

an approved maintenance plan. 

Additionally, the determination of 

attainment is separate from, and does 

not influence or otherwise affect, any 

future designation determination or 

requirements for the Jamestown Area 

based on any new or revised ozone 

NAAQS, and it remains in effect 

regardless of whether EPA designates 

this Area as a nonattainment area for 

purposes of any new or revised ozone 

NAAQS. 

II. EPA’s Evaluation 

For ozone, an area may be considered 

to be attaining the 2008 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS if there are no violations, as 

determined in accordance with 40 CFR 

part 50, based on three complete, 

consecutive calendar years of qualityassured ambient air monitoring data. 

Under EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 

50, the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS is 

attained when the 3-year average of the 

annual fourth-highest daily maximum 8- 

hour average ozone concentrations at an 

ozone monitor is less than or equal to 

0.075 ppm. See 40 CFR part 50, 

appendix P. This 3-year average is 

referred to as the design value. When 

the design value is less than or equal to 


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