80722 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 248 / Monday, December 28, 2015 / Proposed Rules 

governments or preempt tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: December 14, 2015. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

[FR Doc. 2015–32509 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 271 and 272 

[EPA–R06–RCRA–2015–0110; FRL–9939– 

50–Region 6] 

Texas: Final Authorization of Stateinitiated Changes and Incorporation by 

Reference of State Hazardous Waste 

Management Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: During a review of Texas’ 

regulations, the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) identified a 

variety of State-initiated changes to 

Texas’ hazardous waste program under 

the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act, as amended (RCRA), for 

which the State had not previously 

sought authorization. The EPA proposes 

to authorize the State for the program 

changes. In addition, the EPA proposes 

to codify in the regulations entitled 

‘‘Approved State Hazardous Waste 

Management Programs, ‘‘Texas’ 

authorized hazardous waste program’’. 

The EPA will incorporate by reference 

into the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) those provisions of the State 

regulations that are authorized and that 

the EPA will enforce under RCRA. 

DATES: Send your written comments by 

January 27, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit any comments 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R06– 

RCRA–2015–0110 by one of the 

following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: patterson.alima@epa.gov. 

3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6, 

Regional Authorization Coordinator, 

State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD–O), 

Multimedia Planning and Permitting 

Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. 

4. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver 

your comments to Alima Patterson, 

Region 6, Regional Authorization 

Coordinator, State/Tribal Oversight 

Section (6PD–O), Multimedia Planning 

and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 

1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202– 

2733. 

Instructions: Do not submit 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected through 

regulations.gov, or email. Direct your 

comment to Docket No. EPA–R06– 

RCRA–2015–0109. The Federal 

regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means the EPA will not know your 

identity or contact information unless 

you provide it in the body of your 

comment. If you send an email 

comment directly to the EPA without 

going through regulations.gov, your 

email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the public 

docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, the EPA recommends that 

you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If the EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

the EPA may not be able to consider 

your comment. Electronic files should 

avoid the use of special characters, any 

form of encryption, and be free of any 

defects or viruses. You can view and 

copy Texas’ application and associated 

publicly available materials from 8:30 

a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday 

at the following location: EPA, Region 6, 

1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202– 

2733, phone number (214) 665–8533. 

Interested persons wanting to examine 

these documents should make an 

appointment with the office at least two 

weeks in advance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alima Patterson at (214) 665–8533 or 

Julia Banks at (214) 665–8178, State/

Tribal Oversight Section (6PD–O), 

Multimedia Planning and Permitting 

Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, 

(214) 665–8533) and Email address 

patterson.alima@epa.gov and 

bank.julia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

Federal Register, EPA is authorizing the 

changes by direct final rule. EPA did not 

make a proposal prior to the direct final 

rule because we believe this action is 

not controversial and do not expect 

comments that oppose it. We have 

explained the reasons for this 

authorization in the preamble to the 

direct final rule. Unless we get written 

comments which oppose this 

authorization during the comment 

period, the direct final rule will become 

effective 60 days after publication and 

we will not take further action on this 

proposal. If we receive comments that 

oppose this action, we will withdraw 

the direct final rule and it will not take 

effect. We will then respond to public 

comments in a later final rule based on 

this proposal. You may not have another 

opportunity for comment. If you want to 

comment on this action, you must do so 

at this time. 

The purpose of this Federal Register 

document is to codify Texas’ base 

hazardous waste management program 

and its revisions to that program 

through RCRA Cluster XXI (see 79 FR 

52220; September 3, 2014). The EPA 

provided notices and opportunity for 

comments on the Agency’s decisions to 

authorize the Texas program, and the 

EPA is not now reopening the decisions, 

nor requesting comments, on the Texas 

authorizations as published in FR 

notices specified in Section I.F of the 

direct final rule FR document. 

This document incorporates by 

reference Texas’ hazardous waste 

statutes and regulations and clarifies 

which of these provisions are included 

in the authorized and federally 

enforceable program. By codifying 

Texas’ authorized program and by 

amending the Code of Federal 

Regulations, the public will be more 

easily able to discern the status of 

federally approved requirements of the 

Texas hazardous waste management 

program. 

Dated: October 1, 2015. 

Ron Curry, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

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47 CFR Parts 20 and 68 

[CG Docket Nos. 12–32 and 13–46 and WT 

Docket Nos. 07–250 and 10–254; FCC 15– 

144] 

Hearing Aid Compatibility Standards 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission proposes to amend its 

hearing aid compatibility (HAC) rules to 

enhance equal access to the national 

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