Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 9 / Friday, January 13, 2012 / Proposed Rules 2027 

published on January 21, 2011, at 76 FR 

3821. This EO requires executive 

agencies to analyze regulations that are 

‘‘outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or 

excessively burdensome, and to modify, 

streamline, expand, or repeal them in 

accordance with what has been 

learned.’’ For the reasons discussed in 

this preamble, HUD has determined that 

the regulations regarding the appeals 

process for FHA maximum mortgage 

amounts are now outmoded. The 

appeals were once an important source 

of data collection for HUD, but the new 

comprehensive nationwide data sources 

have negated the need for the appeals 

process and the corresponding 

regulations. HUD therefore proposes to 

remove the regulations. HUD seeks 

comment on any of the benefits or costs 

of the proposed removal of the 

regulations. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) generally requires 

an agency to conduct a regulatory 

flexibility analysis of any rule subject to 

notice and comment rulemaking 

requirements, unless the agency certifies 

that the rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. The proposed 

rule will not impose any economic 

burdens. As indicated in the 

Background section of this preamble, 

entities (typically local boards of 

realtors that gather data from local 

MLSs) no longer utilize this appeals 

process and therefore do not, and will 

not in the future, incur expenses as a 

result of this proposed rule. 

Notwithstanding HUD’s 

determination that this rule will not 

have a significant effect on a substantial 

number of small entities, HUD 

specifically invites comments regarding 

any less burdensome alternatives to this 

rule that will meet HUD’s objectives as 

described in the preamble to this rule. 

Environmental Impact 

This rule does not direct, provide for 

assistance or loan and mortgage 

insurance for, or otherwise govern or 

regulate, real property acquisition, 

disposition, leasing, rehabilitation, 

alteration, demolition or new 

construction, or establish, revise, or 

provide for standards for construction or 

construction materials, manufactured 

housing, or occupancy. This rule is 

limited to the procedures governing the 

submission of requests for alternative 

maximum mortgage amounts under the 

FHA single-family programs. In 

addition, part of this rule changes a 

statutorily required and/or discretionary 

establishment and review of loan limits. 

Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(1) 

and (c)(6), this rule is categorically 

excluded from environmental review 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321). 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

Executive Order 13132 (entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’) prohibits an agency from 

publishing any rule that has federalism 

implications if the rule either imposes 

substantial direct compliance costs on 

state and local governments and is not 

required by statute, or the rule preempts 

state law, unless the agency meets the 

consultation and funding requirements 

of section 6 of the Executive Order. This 

rule would not have federalism 

implications and would not impose 

substantial direct compliance costs on 

state and local governments or preempt 

state law within the meaning of the 

Executive Order. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531– 

1538) (UMRA) establishes requirements 

for federal agencies to assess the effects 

of their regulatory actions on state, 

local, and tribal governments, and on 

the private sector. This proposed rule 

would not impose any federal mandates 

on any state, local, or tribal 

governments, or on the private sector, 

within the meaning of the UMRA. 

Catalogue of Federal Domestic 

Assistance 

The Catalogue of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number for the principal 

FHA single-family mortgage insurance 

program is 14.117. 

List of Subjects in 24 CFR Part 203 

Hawaiian Natives, Home 

improvement, Indians—lands, Loan 

programs—housing and community 

development, Mortgage insurance, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Solar energy. 

Accordingly, for the reasons stated in 

the preamble, HUD proposes to amend 

24 CFR part 203 to read as follows: 

PART 203—SINGLE FAMILY 

MORTGAGE INSURANCE 

1. The authority citation for part 203 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1709, 1710, 1715b, 

1715z–1716, and 1715u; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d). 

2. Remove section 203.18b. 

Dated: December 28, 2011. 

Carol J. Galante, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing— 

Federal Housing Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. 2012–581 Filed 1–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

27 CFR Part 9 

[Docket No. TTB–2011–0009; Notice No. 

123A; Re: Notice No. 123] 

RIN 1513–AB67 

Proposed Establishment of the 

Middleburg Virginia Viticultural Area; 

Comment Period Reopening 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 

and Trade Bureau is reopening the 

comment period for Notice No. 123, 

Proposed Establishment of the 

Middleburg Virginia Viticultural Area, a 

notice of proposed rulemaking 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 8, 2011. TTB is taking this 

action in response to a request from a 

local wine industry organization. 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed Middleburg Virginia 

viticultural area are now due on or 

before February 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments on 

Notice No. 123 to one of the following 

addresses: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: To 

submit comments via the Internet, use 

the comment form for Notice No. 123 as 

posted within Docket No. TTB–2011– 

0009 on ‘‘Regulations.gov,’’ the Federal 

e-rulemaking portal; 

• U.S. Mail: Director, Regulations and 

Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco 

Tax and Trade Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, 

Washington, DC 20044–4412. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier in Lieu of 

Mail: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street NW., Suite 

200–E, Washington, DC 20005. 

See the Public Participation section of 

this notice for specific instructions and 

requirements for submitting comments, 

and for information on how to request 

a public hearing. 

You may view copies of the petitions, 

supporting materials, published notices, 

and all public comments associated 

with this proposal within Docket No. 

TTB–2011–0009 at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. You also may 

view copies of the petitions, supporting 

materials, published notices, and all 

public comments associated with this 

proposal by appointment at the TTB 

Information Resource Center, 1310 G 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

Please call 202–453–2270 to make an 

appointment. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elisabeth C. Kann, Regulations and 

Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco 

Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street 

NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; 

telephone 202–453–1039, ext. 002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Notice 

No. 123, a notice of proposed 

rulemaking published in the Federal 

Register on November 8, 2011 (76 FR 

69198), the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 

and Trade Bureau (TTB) requested 

public comment on the proposed 

establishment of an approximately 198- 

square mile (or 126,720 acre) 

‘‘Middleburg Virginia’’ American 

viticultural area in portions of Loudoun 

and Fauquier Counties in northern 

Virginia. The 60-day comment period 

for Notice No. 123, originally closed on 

January 9, 2012. 

On January 6, 2012, TTB received a 

request from the president of the 

Loudoun Wine Growers Association, for 

an extension of the comment period for 

Notice No. 123. (This request is posted 

as Comment 12 within Docket No. TTB– 

2011–0009 at www.regulations.gov). 

This comment states that the 

organization ‘‘was not aware of this 

notice in time to meet and discuss the 

establishment of this [viticultural area] 

as it includes many of our members.’’ 

In response to this request, TTB 

reopens the comment period for Notice 

No. 123 for an additional 45 days. We 

believe this additional time will allow 

industry members and the general 

public to fully consider the proposed 

establishment of the Middleburg 

Virginia viticultural area. Therefore, 

comments on Notice No. 123 are now 

due on or before February 27, 2012. 

Drafting Information 

Michael D. Hoover of the Regulations 

and Rulings Division drafted this notice. 

Signed: January 9, 2012. 

John J. Manfreda, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–525 Filed 1–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 85, 86, and 600 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Parts 523, 531, 533, 536, and 

537 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0799; FRL–9618–5; 

NHTSA–2010–0131] 

RIN 2060–AQ54; RIN 2127–AK79 

2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty 

Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

and Corporate Average Fuel Economy 

Standards; Extension of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) and National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: EPA and NHTSA are 

announcing a 14-day extension of the 

comment period for the joint proposed 

rules ‘‘2017 and Later Model Year LightDuty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

and Corporate Average Fuel Economy 

Standards,’’ published in the Federal 

Register on December 1, 2011 (76 FR 

74854). The comment period was to end 

on January 30, 2012 (60 days after 

publication of the proposals in the 

Federal Register). This document 

extends the comment period to February 

13, 2012. This extension of the comment 

period is provided to allow the public 

additional time to comment on the 

proposed rule. 

The extension of the comment period 

does not apply to NHTSA’s Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (Draft 

EIS), available on NHTSA’s Web site at 

www.nhtsa.gov/fuel-economy. The 

comment period for NHTSA’s Draft EIS 

closes on January 31, 2012. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before February 13, 2012 

in order to be considered timely. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2010–0799 and/or NHTSA–2010– 

0131, by one of the following methods: 

• Online: www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for 

submitting comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: EPA: (202) 566–9744; NHTSA: 

(202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: 

Æ EPA: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), Air and Radiation Docket, Mail 

Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20460, Attention Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0799. 

Æ NHTSA: Docket Management 

Facility, M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 

Æ EPA: Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA 

West, Room B102, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC, Attention Docket 

ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0799. 

Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Docket’s normal hours of 

operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of 

boxed information. 

Æ NHTSA: West Building, Ground 

Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal Holidays. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010– 

0799 and/or NHTSA–2010–0131. See 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of the 

proposed rule section on ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ for more information 

about submitting written comments. 

Docket: All documents in the dockets 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., confidential business 

information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available in hard copy in EPA’s docket, 

and electronically in NHTSA’s online 

docket. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in www.regulations.gov or 

in hard copy at the following locations: 

EPA: EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA 

West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744. NHTSA: Docket 

Management Facility, M–30, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Management Facility is open between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 


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