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Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, 

August 10, 1999). Thus Executive Order 

13132 does not apply to this action. 

This action merely approves a state rule 

implementing a Federal standard, and 

does not alter the relationship or the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities established in the CAA. 

This rule also is not subject to Executive 

Order 13045, ‘‘Protection of Children 

from Environmental Health Risks and 

Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 

1997) because it approves a state rule 

implementing a Federal standard. 

In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s 

role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. In this context, in the absence 

of a prior existing requirement for the 

State to use voluntary consensus 

standards (VCS), EPA has no authority 

to disapprove a state submission for 

failure to use VCS. It would thus be 

inconsistent with applicable law for 

EPA when it reviews a state submission, 

to use VCS in place of a state 

submission that otherwise satisfies the 

provisions of the CAA. Thus, the 

requirements of section 12(d) of the 

National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 

272 note) do not apply. This action does 

not impose an information collection 

burden under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Burden is defined 

at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this rule and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by October 10, 2014. Filing a 

petition for reconsideration by the 

Administrator of this final rule does not 

affect the finality of this rule for the 

purposes of judicial review nor does it 

extend the time within which a petition 

for judicial review may be filed, and 

shall not postpone the effectiveness of 

such rule or action. Parties with 

objections to this direct final rule are 

encouraged to file a comment in 

response to the parallel notice of 

proposed rulemaking for this action 

published in the proposed rules section 

of today’s Federal Register, rather than 

file an immediate petition for judicial 

review of this direct final rule, so that 

EPA can withdraw this direct final rule 

and address the comment in the final 

rulemaking. This action may not be 

challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen 

dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: August 1, 2014. 

Karl Brooks, 

Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

[FR Doc. 2014–18952 Filed 8–8–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0142; FRL–9914–50– 

Region 3] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; 

Revision to the Maintenance Plans for 

the Richmond 1990 1-Hour and 

Richmond-Petersburg 1997 8-Hour 

Ozone Maintenance Areas To Remove 

the Stage II Vapor Recovery Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revision submitted by the 

Commonwealth of Virginia 

(Commonwealth). The revision removes 

the Stage II vapor recovery program 

(Stage II) from the maintenance plans 

for the Richmond 1990 1-hour and 

Richmond-Petersburg 1997 8-hour 

ozone National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard (NAAQS) Maintenance Areas 

(Richmond Area or Area). The revision 

also includes an analysis that addresses 

the impact of the removal of Stage II 

from subject gasoline dispensing 

facilities (GDFs) in the Richmond Area. 

The analysis submitted by the 

Commonwealth satisfies the 

requirements of section 110(l) of the 

Clean Air Act (CAA). In the Final Rules 

section of this Federal Register, EPA is 

approving the State’s SIP submittal as a 

direct final rule without prior proposal 

because the Agency views this as a 

noncontroversial submittal and 

anticipates no adverse comments. A 

detailed rationale for the approval is set 

forth in the direct final rule and the 

Technical Support Document (TSD) 

prepared in support of this rulemaking 

action. A detailed summary of EPA’s 

review and rationale for proposing to 

approve this SIP revision may be found 

in the TSD prepared in support of this 

rulemaking action and is available on 

line at http://www.regulations.gov, 

Docket number EPA–R03–OAR–2014– 

0142. If no adverse comments are 

received in response to this action, no 

further activity is contemplated. If EPA 

receives adverse comments, the direct 

final rule will be withdrawn and all 

public comments received will be 

addressed in a subsequent final rule 

based on this proposed rule. EPA will 

not institute a second comment period. 

Any parties interested in commenting 

on this action should do so at this time. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing by September 10, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R03–OAR–2014–0142 by one of the 

following methods: 

A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

B. Email: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov. 

C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0142, 

Cristina Fernandez, Associate Director, 

Office of Air Program Planning, 

Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

19103. 

D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket’s normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2014– 

0142. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change, and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 


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protected through www.regulations.gov 

or email. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means 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 EPA without going 

through www.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, 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 EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

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. 

Docket: All documents in the 

electronic docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in www.regulations.gov or 

in hard copy during normal business 

hours at the Air Protection Division, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. 

Copies of the State submittal are 

available at the Virginia Department of 

Environmental Quality, 629 East Main 

Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Asrah Khadr, (215) 814–2071, or by 

email at Khadr.asrah@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

further information, please see the 

information provided in the direct final 

action, with the same title, that is 

located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ 

section of this Federal Register 

publication. 

Dated: July 11, 2014. 

William C. Early, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

[FR Doc. 2014–18621 Filed 8–8–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

48 CFR Parts 2, 7, 12, 46, and 52 

[FAR Case 2013–002; Docket No. 2013– 

0002; Sequence No. 1] 

RIN 9000–AM58 

Federal Acquisition Regulation; 

Expanded Reporting of 

Nonconforming Items; Extension of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are 

proposing to amend the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require 

expanded reporting of nonconforming 

items. The comment period is being 

extended to provide additional time for 

interested parties to review the FAR 

changes of FAR Case 2013–002; 

Expanded Reporting of Nonconforming 

Items to September 10, 2014. 

DATES: Interested parties should submit 

written comments to the Regulatory 

Secretariat at one of the addressees 

shown below on or before September 

10, 2014 to be considered in the 

formation of the final rule. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in 

response to FAR Case 2013–002 by any 

of the following methods: 

• Regulations.gov: http://

www.regulations.gov. Submit comments 

via the Federal eRulemaking portal by 

searching for ‘‘FAR Case 2013–002’’. 

Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that 

corresponds with ‘‘FAR Case 2013– 

002.’’ Follow the instructions provided 

at the ‘‘Comment Now’’ screen. Please 

include your name, company name (if 

any), and ‘‘FAR Case 2013–002’’ on your 

attached document. 

• Fax: 202–501–4067. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(MVCB), ATTN: Hada Flowers, 1800 F 

Street NW., 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 

20405. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite FAR Case 2013–002, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Marissa Petrusek, Procurement Analyst, 

at 202–501–0136, for clarification of 

content. For information pertaining to 

status or publication schedules, contact 

the Regulatory Secretariat at 202–501– 

4755. Please cite FAR Case 2013–002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

DoD, GSA, and NASA published a 

proposed rule in the Federal Register at 

79 FR 33164, June 10, 2014. The 

comment period is extended to provide 

additional time for interested parties to 

review and submit comments on the 

published FAR changes until September 

10, 2014. 

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 2, 7, 12, 

46, and 52 

Government procurement. 

Dated: August 6, 2014. 

William Clark, 

Acting Director, Office of Government-wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–18974 Filed 8–8–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

49 CFR Parts 171 and 173 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2011–0143 (HM–253)] 

RIN 2137–AE81 

Hazardous Materials: Reverse 

Logistics (RRR) 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: PHMSA is proposing to revise 

the Hazardous Materials Regulations 

applicable to return shipments of 

certain hazardous materials by motor 

vehicle. PHMSA proposes a definition 

for ‘‘reverse logistics’’ for hazardous 

materials that are intended to be 

returned to or between a vendor, 

distributor, manufacturer, or other 

person for the purpose of returning for 

credit, recalling product, replacement, 

or similar reason (for instance, from a 

retail or wholesale outlet). PHSMA 

proposes to establish a new section in 

the regulations to provide an exception 

for materials that are transported in a 

manner that meets the definition of 

‘‘reverse logistics.’’ In this exception, 

PHMSA proposes to clearly identify the 


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