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following location is within the 

regulated area: 

(2) Race Area. The race area is a circle 

in shape with its center located at 

position latitude 38°39′48.00′′ N, 

longitude 076°15′03.42′′ W. The area is 

bounded by a line measuring 

approximately 2.5 nautical miles in 

diameter. 

(c) Special local regulations: (1) The 

COTP Maryland-National Capital 

Region or PATCOM may forbid and 

control the movement of all vessels and 

persons, including event participants, in 

the regulated area. When hailed or 

signaled by an official patrol, a vessel or 

person in the regulated area must 

immediately comply with the directions 

given by the patrol. Failure to do so may 

result in the Coast Guard expelling the 

person or vessel from the area, issuing 

a citation for failure to comply, or both. 

The COTP Maryland-National Capital 

Region or PATCOM may terminate the 

event, or a participant’s operations at 

any time the COTP Maryland-National 

Capital Region or PATCOM believes it 

necessary to do so for the protection of 

life or property. 

(2) Except for participants and vessels 

already at berth, a person or vessel 

within the regulated area at the start of 

enforcement of this section must 

immediately depart the regulated area. 

(3) A spectator must contact the 

PATCOM to request permission to 

either enter or pass through the 

regulated area. The PATCOM, and 

official patrol vessels enforcing this 

regulated area, can be contacted on 

marine band radio VHF–FM channel 16 

(156.8 MHz) and channel 22A (157.1 

MHz). If permission is granted, the 

spectator may enter the regulated area or 

pass directly through the regulated area 

as instructed by PATCOM. A vessel 

within the regulated area must operate 

at a safe speed that minimizes wake. A 

spectator vessel must not loiter within 

the navigable channel while within the 

regulated area. 

(4) Only participant vessels and 

official patrol vessels are allowed to 

enter the race area. 

(5) A person or vessel that desires to 

transit, moor, or anchor within the 

regulated area must first obtain 

authorization from the COTP MarylandNational Capital Region or PATCOM. A 

person or vessel seeking such 

permission can contact the PATCOM on 

Marine Band Radio, VHF–FM channel 

16 (156.8 MHz). 

(6) The Coast Guard will publish a 

notice in the Fifth Coast Guard District 

Local Notice to Mariners and issue a 

marine information broadcast on VHF– 

FM marine band radio announcing 

specific event date and times. 

(d) Enforcement periods. This section 

will be enforced during each of the 

following times: 

(1) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 7, 2018. 

(2) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 8, 2018. 

(3) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 9, 2018. 

(4) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 10, 2018. 

(5) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 11, 2018. 

(6) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 12, 2018. 

(7) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 13, 2018. 

(8) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 14, 2018. 

(9) From 11:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on 

October 15, 2018. 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Joseph B. Loring, 

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

Port Maryland-National Capital Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2018–0225] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation; Breton Bay, 

Leonardtown, MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish special local regulations for 

certain waters of the Breton Bay. This 

action is necessary to provide for the 

safety of life on these navigable waters 

of Breton Bay, at Leonardtown, MD, on 

October 6, 2018 and October 7, 2018. 

This proposed rulemaking would 

prohibit persons and vessels from being 

in the regulated area unless authorized 

by the Captain of the Port MarylandNational Capital Region or a designated 

representative. We invite your 

comments on this proposed rulemaking. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before September 17, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2018–0225 using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 

Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this proposed 

rulemaking, call or email MST2 Dane 

Grulkey, U.S. Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region; 

telephone 410–576–2570, email 

Dane.M.Grulkey@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

Pub. L. Public Law 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal 

Basis 

On January 22, 2018, the Southern 

Maryland Boat Club notified the Coast 

Guard that they will be conducting their 

fall regatta from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 

October 6, 2018, and October 7, 2018. 

The regatta consists of approximately 40 

boats, participating in an exhibition of 

vintage outboard racing V-hull boats; 

the regatta is not a competition but 

rather a demonstration of the vintage 

race craft. Hazards from the regatta 

include vessels reaching speeds of 90 

mph and include risks of injury or death 

resulting from near or actual contact 

among participant vessels and spectator 

vessels or waterway users if normal 

vessel traffic were to interfere with the 

event. The COTP Maryland-National 

Capital Region has determined that 

potential hazards associated with the 

regatta would be a safety concern for 

anyone intending to operate within 

specified waters. 

The purpose of this rulemaking is to 

protect marine event participants, 

spectators and transiting vessels on 

specified waters of Breton Bay before, 

during, and after the scheduled event. 

The Coast Guard proposes this 

rulemaking under authority in 33 U.S.C. 

1233, which authorize the Coast Guard 

to establish and define special local 

regulations. 

III. Discussion of Proposed Rule 

The COTP Maryland-National Capital 

Region proposes to establish special 

local regulations to be enforced from 

7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 6, 

2018, and from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on 

October 7, 2018. The regulated area 

would include all navigable waters 

within Breton Bay, from shoreline to 

shoreline, within an area bound by a 

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and bounded to the west by a line 

drawn along longitude 76°38′29.5′′ W, 

located at Leonardtown, MD. This rule 

provides additional information about 

designated areas within the regulated 

area, including ‘‘Race Area’’, ‘‘Buffer 

Zone’’ and ‘‘Spectator Area(s).’’ The 

duration of the regulated area is 

intended to ensure the safety of event 

participants and vessels within the 

specified navigable waters before, 

during, and after the regatta, scheduled 

to occur between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each 

day of the event. Except for participants, 

no vessel or person would be permitted 

to enter the regulated area without 

obtaining permission from the COTP 

Maryland-National Capital Region or the 

Coast Guard Patrol Commander. 

IV. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this proposed rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 

Executive orders and we discuss First 

Amendment rights of protestors. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

Executive Order 13771 directs agencies 

to control regulatory costs through a 

budgeting process. This NPRM has not 

been designated a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action,’’ under Executive 

Order 12866. Accordingly, the NPRM 

has not been reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt 

from the requirements of Executive 

Order 13771. 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the size and duration of the 

regulated area, which would impact a 

small designated area of Breton Bay 

during October 6–7, 2018, for a total of 

18 hours. The Coast Guard would issue 

a Broadcast Notice to Mariners via 

marine band radio VHF–FM channel 16 

about the status of the regulated area. 

Moreover, the rule would allow vessel 

operators to request permission to enter 

the regulated area for the purpose of 

safely transiting the regulated area if 

deemed safe to do so by the Coast Guard 

Patrol Commander. 

B. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 

1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended, 

requires Federal agencies to consider 

the potential impact of regulations on 

small entities during rulemaking. The 

term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises small 

businesses, not-for-profit organizations 

that are independently owned and 

operated and are not dominant in their 

fields, and governmental jurisdictions 

with populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 

605(b) that this proposed rule would not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

While some owners or operators of 

vessels intending to transit the safety 

zone may be small entities, for the 

reasons stated in section IV–A above, 

this proposed rule would not have a 

significant economic impact on any 

vessel owner or operator. 

If you think that your business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity 

and that this rule would have a 

significant economic impact on it, 

please submit a comment (see 

ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it 

qualifies and how and to what degree 

this rule would economically affect it. 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 

we want to assist small entities in 

understanding this proposed rule. If the 

rule would affect your small business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. The Coast Guard will 

not retaliate against small entities that 

question or complain about this 

proposed rule or any policy or action of 

the Coast Guard. 

C. Collection of Information 

This proposed rule would not call for 

a new collection of information under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). 

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal 

Governments 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect 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. We have 

analyzed this proposed rule under that 

Order and have determined that it is 

consistent with the fundamental 

federalism principles and preemption 

requirements described in Executive 

Order 13132. 

Also, this proposed rule does not have 

tribal implications under Executive 

Order 13175, Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments, because it would not have 

a substantial direct effect on one or 

more Indian tribes, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

Indian tribes, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes. 

If you believe this proposed rule has 

implications for federalism or Indian 

tribes, please contact the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this 

proposed rule would not result in such 

an expenditure, we do discuss the 

effects of this rule elsewhere in this 

preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Department of Homeland 

Security Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.1D, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have made a 

preliminary determination that this 

action is one of a category of actions that 

do not individually or cumulatively 

have a significant effect on the human 

environment. This proposed rule 

involves the creation of a special local 

regulation to be enforced a total of 18 

hours over two days. This category of 

marine event water activities includes 

but is not limited to sail boat regattas, 

boat parades, power boat racing, 

swimming events, crew racing, canoe 

and sail board racing. Normally such 

actions are categorically excluded from 

further review under paragraph L61 of 

Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction 

Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 01. A 

preliminary Memorandum For Record 

for Categorically Excluded Actions is 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. We seek any 

comments or information that may lead 

to the discovery of a significant 

environmental impact from this 

proposed rule. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER


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coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places, or vessels. 

V. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We view public participation as 

essential to effective rulemaking, and 

will consider all comments and material 

received during the comment period. 

Your comment can help shape the 

outcome of this rulemaking. If you 

submit a comment, please include the 

docket number for this rulemaking, 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. If your material 

cannot be submitted using http://

www.regulations.gov, contact the person 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document for 

alternate instructions. 

We accept anonymous comments. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. For more about privacy and 

the docket, visit http://

www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice. 

Documents mentioned in this NPRM 

as being available in the docket, and all 

public comments, will be in our online 

docket at http://www.regulations.gov 

and can be viewed by following that 

website’s instructions. Additionally, if 

you go to the online docket and sign up 

for email alerts, you will be notified 

when comments are posted or a final 

rule is published. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100 

Marine safety, Navigation (water), 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows: 

PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON 

NAVIGABLE WATERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 100 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233. 

■ 2. Add § 100.501T05–0225 to read as 

follows: 

§ 100.501T05–0225 Special Local 

Regulation; Breton Bay, Leonardtown, MD. 

(a) Definitions. (1) Captain of the Port 

Maryland-National Capital Region 

means the Commander, U.S. Coast 

Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital 

Region or a Coast Guard commissioned, 

warrant or petty officer who has been 

authorized by the Captain of the Port to 

act on his behalf. 

(2) Coast Guard Patrol Commander 

means a commissioned, warrant, or 

petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard 

who has been designated by the 

Commander, Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region. 

(3) Official Patrol means any vessel 

assigned or approved by Commander, 

Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National 

Capital Region with a commissioned, 

warrant, or petty officer on board and 

displaying a Coast Guard ensign. 

(4) Spectator means any person or 

vessel not registered with the event 

sponsor as a participant or an official 

patrol vessel. 

(5) Participant means any person or 

vessel participating in the Southern 

Maryland Boat Club Fall Regatta event 

under the auspices of the Marine Event 

Permit issued to the event sponsor and 

approved by Commander, Coast Guard 

Sector Maryland-National Capital 

Region. 

(b) Regulated area. All coordinates 

reference Datum NAD 1983. 

(1) Coordinates: The following 

location is a regulated area: All 

navigable waters within Breton Bay, 

MD, immediately adjacent to 

Leonardtown, MD shoreline, from 

shoreline to shoreline, within an area 

bounded to the east by a line drawn 

along latitude 38°16′43′′ N and bounded 

to the west by a line drawn along 

longitude 076°38′29.5′′ W, located at 

Leonardtown, MD. 

(2) Race area: Located within the 

waters of Breton Bay, MD in an area 

bound by a line commencing at position 

latitude 38°17′07.2′′ N, longitude 

076°38′17.3′′ W, thence southeast to 

latitude 38°16′55.3′′ N, longitude 

076°37′48′′ W, thence southwest to 

latitude 38°16′50.1′′ N, longitude 

076°37′51.3′′ W, thence northwest to 

latitude 38°17′01.9′′ N, longitude 

076°38′21′′ W, thence northeast to point 

of origin. 

(3) Buffer zone: Located within the 

waters of Breton Bay, MD. The area 

surrounds the entire race area described 

in the preceding paragraph of this 

section. This area is rectangular in 

shape and provides a buffer of 

approximately 125 yards around the 

perimeter of the race area. The area is 

bounded by a line commencing at 

position latitude 38°17′12′′ N, longitude 

076°38′19.6′′ W; thence southeast to 

latitude 38°16′57′′ N, longitude 

076°37′40.5′′ W; thence southwest to 

latitude 38°16′44.8′′ N, longitude 

076°37′48.2′′ W; thence northwest to 

latitude 38°17′00.2′′ N, longitude 

076°38′27.8′′ W; thence northeast to 

point of origin. 

(4) Spectator areas: (i) Spectator area 

A. The area is bounded by a line 

commencing at position latitude 

38°16′52.1′′ N, longitude 076°38′14.2′′ 

W; thence northeast to latitude 

38°16′54′′ N, longitude 076°38′12.5′′ W; 

thence southeast to latitude 38°16′48.6′′ 

N, longitude 076°37′59.3′′ W; thence 

south to latitude 38°16′47.4′′ N, 

longitude 076°37′59.3′′ W; thence 

northwest along the shoreline to point 

of origin. 

(ii) Spectator area B. The area is 

bounded by a line commencing at 

position latitude 38°16′59.1′′ N, 

longitude 076°37′45.6′′ W; thence 

southeast to latitude 38°16′57.1′′ N, 

longitude 076°37′40.2′′ W; thence 

southwest to latitude 38°16′54.3′′ N, 

longitude 076°37′41.9′′ W; thence 

southeast to latitude 38°16′51.8′′ N, 

longitude 076°37′36.4′′ W; thence 

northeast to latitude 38°16′55.2′′ N, 

longitude 076°37′34.2′′ W; thence 

northwest to latitude 38°16′59.2′′ N, 

longitude 076°37′37.2′′ W; thence west 

to latitude 38°17′01.7′′ N, longitude 

076°37′43.7′′ W; thence south to point of 

origin. 

(iii) Spectator area C. The area is 

bounded by a line commencing at 

position latitude 38°16′47.2′′ N, 

longitude 076°37′54.8′′ W; thence south 

to latitude 38°16′43.3′′ N, longitude 

076°37′55.2′′ W; thence east to latitude 

38°16′43.2′′ N, longitude 076°37′47.8′′ 

W; thence north to latitude 38°16′44.7′′ 

N, longitude 076°37′48.5′′ W; thence 

northwest to point of origin. 

(c) Special local regulations: (1) The 

Captain of the Port Maryland-National 

Capital Region or the Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander may forbid and control the 

movement of all vessels and persons, 

including event participants, in the 

regulated area. When hailed or signaled 

by an official patrol, a vessel or person 

in the regulated area shall immediately 

comply with the directions given. 

Failure to do so may result in expulsion 

from the area, citation for failure to 

comply, or both. 

(2) The operator of any vessel in the 

regulated area shall: 

(i) Stop the vessel immediately when 

directed to do so by any Official Patrol 

and then proceed only as directed. 

(ii) All persons and vessels shall 

comply with the instructions of the 

Official Patrol. 

(iii) When authorized to transit the 

regulated area, all vessels shall proceed 

at the minimum speed necessary to 

maintain a safe course that minimizes 

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(3) The Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander may terminate the event, or 

the operation of any participant, at any 

time it is deemed necessary for the 

protection of life or property. 

(4) The Race Area is an area described 

by a line bounded by coordinates 

provided in latitude and longitude that 

outlines the boundary of a Race Area 

within the regulated area defined in 

paragraph (b)(2) of this section. The 

actual placement of the race course will 

be determined by the marine event 

sponsor but must be located within the 

designated boundaries of the Race Area. 

Only participants and official patrol 

vessels are allowed to enter the Race 

Area. 

(5) The Buffer Zone is an area that 

surrounds the perimeter of the Race 

Area within the regulated area defined 

in paragraph (b)(3) of this section. The 

purpose of a Buffer Zone is to minimize 

potential collision conflicts with 

participants and spectators or nearby 

transiting vessels. This area provides 

separation between the Race Area and 

Spectator Area or other vessels that are 

operating in the vicinity of the regulated 

area defined in paragraph (b)(1) of this 

section. Only participants and official 

patrol vessels are allowed to enter the 

Buffer Zone. 

(6) The Spectator Area is an area 

described by a line bounded by 

coordinates provided in latitude and 

longitude that outlines the boundary of 

a spectator area within the regulated 

area defined in paragraph (b)(4) of this 

section. Spectators are only allowed 

inside the regulated area if they remain 

within the Spectator Area. All spectator 

vessels shall be anchored or operate at 

a no-wake speed while transiting within 

the Spectator Area. Spectators may 

contact the Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander to request permission to 

either enter the Spectator Area or pass 

through the regulated area. If permission 

is granted, spectators must enter the 

Spectator Area or pass directly through 

the regulated area as instructed at safe 

speed and without loitering. 

(7) The Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander and official patrol vessels 

enforcing this regulated area can be 

contacted on marine band radio VHF– 

FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz) and 

channel 22A (157.1 MHz). Persons and 

vessels desiring to transit, moor, or 

anchor within the regulated area must 

obtain authorization from Captain of the 

Port Maryland-National Capital Region 

or Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The 

Captain of the Port Maryland-National 

Capital Region can be contacted at 

telephone number 410–576–2693 or on 

Marine Band Radio, VHF–FM channel 

16 (156.8 MHz). The Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander can be contacted on Marine 

Band Radio, VHF–FM channel 16 (156.8 

MHz). 

(8) The Coast Guard will publish a 

notice in the Fifth Coast Guard District 

Local Notice to Mariners and issue a 

marine information broadcast on VHF– 

FM marine band radio. 

(d) Enforcement periods. This section 

will be enforced from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 

p.m. on October 6, 2018 and from 7:30 

a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 7, 2018. 

Dated: August 13, 2018. 

Joseph B. Loring, 

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

Port Maryland-National Capital Region. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R08–0AR–2018–0530; FRL–9982–03— 

Region 8] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; State of 

Colorado; Motor Vehicle Inspection 

and Maintenance Program and 

Associated Revisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing approval of 

two State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revisions submitted by the State of 

Colorado. The revisions involve 

amendments to Colorado’s Regulation 

Number 11, ‘‘Motor Vehicle Emissions 

Inspection Program.’’ The revisions 

enhance the use of Regulation Number 

11’s Clean Screen Program, allow selfinspecting vehicle fleets to use the OnBoard Diagnostics (OBD) testing 

procedure, provide corrections to the 

Low Emitter Index (LEI) component of 

the Clean Screen Program, clarify 

existing provisions, correct 

administrative errors, delete obsolete 

language, establish inspection 

procedures for when emission control 

equipment tampering is detected, and 

make several other minor associated 

revisions. These actions are being taken 

under section 110 of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before September 17, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08– 

OAR–2018–0530, to the Federal 

Rulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from 

www.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. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Program, Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, 

1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 

80202–1129. The EPA requests that if at 

all possible, you contact the individual 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section to view the hard copy 

of the docket. You may view the hard 

copy of the docket Monday through 

Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding 

federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Russ, Air Program, EPA, Region 8, Mailcode 8P–AR, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, Colorado 80202–1129, (303) 

312–6479, or russ.tim@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document wherever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

the EPA. 

I. Background 

Colorado’s Regulation Number 11 

(hereafter ‘‘Reg. No. 11’’) addresses the 

implementation of the State’s motor 

vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/ 

M) program. The I/M program consists 

of an ‘‘enhanced’’ component that 


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