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(EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P–AR, 1595 

Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 

80202–1129. 

• Hand Delivery: Director, Air 

Program, Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P– 

AR, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, 

Colorado 80202–1129. Such deliveries 

are only accepted Monday through 

Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 

Federal holidays. Special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Please see the direct final rule which is 

located in the Rules Section of this 

Federal Register for detailed instruction 

on how to submit comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Dolan, Air Program, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P–AR, 1595 

Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 

80202–1129, 303–312–6142, 

dolan.kathy@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

Federal Register, EPA is approving the 

State’s SIP revisions as a direct final 

rule without prior proposal because the 

Agency views these noncontroversial 

SIP revisions and anticipates no adverse 

comments. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the preamble to 

the direct final rule. If EPA receives no 

adverse comments, EPA will not take 

further action on this proposed rule. If 

EPA receives adverse comments, EPA 

will withdraw the direct final rule and 

it will not take effect. EPA will address 

all public comments in a subsequent 

final rule based on this proposed rule. 

EPA will not institute a second 

comment period on this action. Any 

parties interested in commenting must 

do so at this time. Please note that if 

EPA receives adverse comment on an 

amendment, paragraph, or section of 

this rule and if that provision may be 

severed from the remainder of the rule, 

EPA may adopt as final those provisions 

of the rule that are not the subject of an 

adverse comment. See the information 

provided in the Direct Final action of 

the same title which is located in the 

Rules and Regulations Section of this 

Federal Register. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: January 5, 2010. 

Carol Rushin, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1746 Filed 1–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2007–0122; FRL–9107–7] 

Withdrawal of Proposed Rule Revising 

the California State Implementation 

Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air 

Pollution Control District 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: On February 20, 2008 (73 FR 

9260), EPA published a rule proposing 

to correct EPA’s May 2004 final 

approval of revisions to the San Joaquin 

Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 

District portion of the California State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) and to 

approve revisions to certain District 

rules. EPA’s proposed correction, and 

proposed approval of District rules 

submitted in December 2006, would 

conform the SIP to a State law generally 

known as Senate Bill 700 by explicitly 

exempting certain minor agricultural 

sources from new source review 

permitting requirements and by limiting 

the applicability of offset requirements 

for all minor agricultural sources 

consistent with criteria identified in 

state law. EPA is withdrawing this 

previously published proposed rule, 

and in this Federal Register, EPA is 

publishing a proposed rule that replaces 

the February 20, 2008 proposed rule. 

DATES: The proposed rule published on 

February 20, 2008 (73 FR 9260) is 

withdrawn as of January 29, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Yannayon, Permits Office (AIR– 

3), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region IX, (415) 972–3534, 

yannayon.laura@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. 

On February 20, 2008 (73 FR 9260), 

EPA proposed to correct our May 2004 

final approval of revisions to the San 

Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution 

Control District (‘‘District’’) portion of 

the California State Implementation 

Plan (‘‘SIP’’). EPA also proposed to 

approve revisions to two District rules 

submitted to EPA by the California Air 

Resources Board (CARB) on December 

29, 2006. The subject rules included 

District Rule 2020 and District Rule 

2201 (paragraph 4.6.9 only). The 

proposed correction and proposed 

approval that were the subject of our 

February 20, 2008 proposed rule relate 

to review and permitting of new or 

modified stationary sources (‘‘NSR’’) 

specifically in connection with 

agricultural sources. EPA received 

substantive comments on the February 

2008 proposed rule, and, since 

publication of the February 2008 

proposed rule, the District has adopted 

revisions to Rules 2020 and 2201, and 

CARB has submitted the amended rules 

in their entirety to EPA as revisions to 

the California SIP. In light of the 

comments on our February 2008 

proposed rule, and the more recent 

submittals of District Rules 2020 and 

2201, we have decided to withdraw the 

rule proposed on February 20, 2008, and 

in this Federal Register, EPA is 

publishing a new proposed rule. The 

rule being proposed in this Federal 

Register replaces the following rule 

published on February 20, 2008: 

Title: Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, San Joaquin 

Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 

District (Proposed rule, 73 FR 9260, 

EPA–R09–OAR–2007–0122). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Intergovernmental 

relations, Ozone, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: January 21, 2010. 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1840 Filed 1–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 761 

[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2008–0123; FRL–9108–1] 

RIN 2050–AG42 

Polychlorinated Biphenyls: 

Manufacturing (Import) Exemption for 

Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Withdrawal of proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: On November 14, 2006, 

Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC, 

(Veolia) submitted a rulemaking petition 

to the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) requesting to import up to 

20,000 tons of polychlorinated biphenyl 

(PCB) waste from Mexico for disposal at 

Veolia’s TSCA-approved facility in Port 

Arthur, Texas. Based on the information 

available at that time, EPA proposed to 

grant Veolia’s request in the proposed 

rule, Polychlorinated Biphenyls: 

Manufacturing (Import) Exemption for 

Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC. 


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Since that time, Veolia submitted a 

request to withdraw its petition from the 

rulemaking process. Due to this request, 

EPA is withdrawing this proposed rule. 

DATES: The proposed rule is withdrawn 

as of January 29, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Noggle, Office of Resource 

Conservation and Recovery, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 347–8769; e-mail address: 

noggle.william@epa.gov. Mail inquiries 

may be directed to the Office of 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

(ORCR), (5304W), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With 

certain exceptions, section 6(e)(3) of the 

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

bans the manufacture, processing, and 

distribution in commerce of 

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). 

Under TSCA section 3(7), ‘‘manufacture’’ 

is defined to include import into the 

Customs Territory of the United States. 

However, TSCA section 6(e)(3)(B) gives 

EPA the authority to grant petitions to 

perform these activities for a period of 

up to 12 months, provided EPA can 

make certain findings by rule. To issue 

such a rule, EPA must issue a proposed 

rule and provide the public an 

opportunity for an informal public 

hearing, if requested. 

On November 14, 2006, Veolia 

submitted a rulemaking petition to EPA 

requesting to import up to 20,000 tons 

of PCB waste from various locations in 

Mexico for disposal at Veolia’s TSCAapproved facility in Port Arthur, Texas. 

Based on the information available at 

that time, EPA proposed to grant 

Veolia’s request in the proposed rule, 

Polychlorinated Biphenyls: 

Manufacturing (Import) Exemption for 

Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC, 

which was published in the Federal 

Register on March 6, 2008 (73 FR 

12053). In addition to receiving written 

public comment, EPA held a public 

hearing on June 19, 2008, in Port 

Arthur, Texas, to receive additional 

written and oral comments and 

presentations regarding the proposed 

rule. 

The details of the procedure for 

participating in the hearing pursuant to 

40 CFR 750.18–750.21 are documented 

in the Federal Register notice for the 

hearing (73 FR 28786, May 19, 2008). In 

addition to all of the pre-registered 

speakers, EPA permitted any hearing 

attendee to state his or her comments 

and/or to make a presentation, if 

desired. EPA posted all the hearing 

presentations and the verbatim 

transcript of the hearing to the 

rulemaking docket. EPA also conducted 

post-hearing proceedings herein referred 

to as the ‘‘question and answer’’ process. 

The ‘‘question and answer’’ process was 

designed to allow the public to question 

the factual nature of material presented 

at the hearing. The process also granted 

the public two more opportunities to 

submit comments and/or questions to 

all hearing participants, including EPA. 

All the documents for the ‘‘question and 

answer’’ process are in the docket. These 

post-hearing proceedings were 

completed on October 18, 2009. 

Subsequently, on November 17, 2009, 

Veolia submitted a request to withdraw 

its petition from the rulemaking process 

(docket entry EPA–HQ–RCRA–2008– 

0123–86). Due to this request, EPA is 

withdrawing this proposed rule. 

Withdrawing the proposed rule is the 

Agency’s final action on this 

rulemaking. EPA will not issue a final 

rule on the proposal and will not 

respond further to comments that were 

filed for this rulemaking. 

Lists of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 761 

Environmental protection, Hazardous 

substances, Labeling, Polychlorinated 

biphenyls, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Dated: January 22, 2010. 

Mathy Stanislaus, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste 

and Emergency Response. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1943 Filed 1–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 11 

[EB Docket No. 04–296; FCC 10–11] 

Review of the Emergency Alert System 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission adopted a document 

seeking comment on its proposal to 

amend the Commission’s rules 

governing the Emergency Alert System 

(EAS) rules to provide for national EAS 

testing and collection of data from such 

tests. The purpose of this testing and 

data collection is to determine whether 

the EAS will function as required 

should the President issue a national 

alert. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

March 1, 2010 and reply comments are 

due on or before March 30, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by EB Docket No. 04–296 by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Web site: http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail 

(although the Commission continues to 

experience delays in receiving U.S. 

Postal Service mail). All filings must be 

addressed to the Commission’s 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, 

Federal Communications Commission. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact the 

Commission to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202– 

418–0432. 

For detailed instructions for 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Fowlkes, Deputy Bureau Chief, Public 

Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 

at (202) 418–7452, or by e-mail at 

Lisa.Fowlkes@fcc.gov. For additional 

information concerning the Paperwork 

Reduction Act information collection 

requirements contained in this 

document, contact Judy Boley Hermann 

at (202) 418–0214 or send an e-mail to 

PRA@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Federal Communication 

Commission’s Second Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (Second FNPRM) 

in EB Docket No. 04–296, FCC 10–11, 

adopted on January 12, 2010, and 

released on January 14, 2010. This 

document is available to the public at 

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/ 

attachmatch/FCC-10-11A1.doc. 

Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 Analysis 

This document contains proposed 

information collection requirements. It 

will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review under section 3507(d) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 104–13, 109 Stat. 163 

(1995). The Commission, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

burdens, invites the general public and 

OMB to comment on the information 

collection requirements contained in 


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