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following individuals are not permitted 

to use a supplemental restraint system, 

as defined in paragraph (l) of this 

section: 

(1) Any passenger who cannot 

demonstrate— 

(i) That they are able to occupy, 

secure, and release the FAA-approved 

seat belt and, if installed, shoulder 

harness; and 

(ii) That they are able to release 

quickly the supplemental restraint 

system with no assistance and with 

minimal difficulty. 

(2) Any individual who is less than 15 

years of age. 

(3) Any individual seated in the 

flightdeck. 

(4) Any passenger who occupies or 

uses an approved child restraint system. 

(j) Lap-held child. Notwithstanding 

any other requirement of this chapter, a 

child who has not reached their second 

birthday may not be held by an adult 

during civil aircraft operations when: 

(1) The adult uses a supplemental 

restraint system; or 

(2) The aircraft doors are opened or 

removed. 

(k) Excluded operations. Unless 

otherwise stated: 

(1) This section does not apply to 

operations conducted under part 105 or 

133 of this chapter and does not apply 

to the persons described in 

§ 91.107(a)(3)(ii) of this chapter. 

(2) Operators subject to the 

requirements of paragraph (b)(1) of this 

section may operate an aircraft with 

doors opened or removed 

notwithstanding any flight 

crewmembers on board who are subject 

to the requirements of §§ 91.105 and 

135.171 of this chapter and who need to 

unfasten their shoulder harnesses in 

accordance with those sections. 

(3) Paragraph (b)(2) of this section 

does not apply to any flight 

crewmembers subject to §§ 91.105 and 

135.171 of this chapter to the extent that 

the flight crewmembers need to 

unfasten their shoulder harnesses in 

accordance with those sections. 

(l) Definition. For purposes of this 

section, a supplemental restraint system 

means any device that is not installed 

on the aircraft pursuant to an FAA 

approval, used to secure an individual 

inside an aircraft when that person is 

not properly secured by an FAAapproved seat belt and, if installed, 

shoulder harness, or an approved child 

restraint system. It consists of a harness 

secured around the torso of the 

individual using the supplemental 

restraint system and a lanyard that 

connects the harness to an approved 

airframe attachment point inside the 

aircraft. 

PART 135—OPERATING 

REQUIREMENTS: COMMUTER AND 

ON DEMAND OPERATIONS AND 

RULES GOVERNING PERSONS ON 

BOARD SUCH AIRCRAFT 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 135 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 

41706, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709, 44711– 

44713, 44715–44717, 44722, 44730, 45101– 

45105; Pub. L. 112–95, 126 Stat. 58 (49 U.S.C. 

44730). 

■ 5. Amend § 135.117 by adding 

paragraph (g) to read as follows: 

§ 135.117 Briefing of passengers before 

flight. 

* * * * * 

(g) If any passengers on board a flight 

conducted under this part are secured 

with a supplemental restraint system, 

the pilot in command of that flight must 

ensure those passengers are briefed in 

accordance with § 91.108(g) of this 

chapter. 

■ 6. Amend § 135.128 by revising 

paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows: 

§ 135.128 Use of safety belts and child 

restraint systems. 

(a) * * * 

(1) Be held by an adult, except as 

outlined in § 91.108(j) of this chapter, 

who is occupying an approved seat or 

berth, provided the child has not 

reached his or her second birthday and 

the child does not occupy or use any 

restraining device; or 

* * * * * 

PART 136—COMMERCIAL AIR TOURS 

AND NATIONAL PARKS AIR TOUR 

MANAGEMENT 

■ 7. The authority citation for part 136 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40113, 

40119, 44101, 44701–44702, 44705, 44709– 

44711, 44713, 44716–44717, 44722, 44901, 

44903–44904, 44912, 46105. 

■ 8. Amend § 136.7 by adding paragraph 

(c) to read as follows: 

§ 136.7 Passenger briefings. 

* * * * * 

(c) If any passengers on board a flight 

conducted under this part are secured 

with a supplemental restraint system, 

the pilot in command of that flight must 

ensure those passengers are briefed in 

accordance with § 91.108(g) of this 

chapter. 

Issued in Washington, DC, under the 

authority of 49 U.S.C. 106(f) and 44701(a)(5). 

Wesley L. Mooty, 

Acting Deputy Executive Director, Flight 

Standards Service. 

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AGENCY 

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[EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0358; FRL–10655–03– 

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RIN 2060–AV93 

New Source Performance Standards 

Review for Volatile Organic Liquid 

Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum 

Liquid Storage Vessels); Extension of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: On October 4, 2023, the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

proposed amendments to the 

‘‘Standards of Performance for Volatile 

Organic Liquid Storage Vessels 

(Including Petroleum Liquid Storage 

Vessels).’’ The EPA is extending the 

comment period on this proposed rule 

that currently closes on November 20, 

2023, by 18 days. The comment period 

will now remain open until December 8, 

2023, to allow additional time for 

stakeholders to review and comment on 

the proposal. 

DATES: The public comment period for 

the proposed rule published in the 

Federal Register (FR) on October 4, 

2023 (88 FR 68535), originally ending 

November 20, 2023, is being extended 

by 18 days. Written comments must 

now be received on or before December 

8, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2023–0358, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov/ (our 

preferred method). Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

Include Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2023–0358 in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. Attention 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2023– 

0358. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

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0358, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20460. 

• Hand/Courier Delivery: EPA Docket 

Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20004. The Docket 

Center’s hours of operation are 8:30 

a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (except 

federal holidays). 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Docket ID No. for this 

rulemaking. Comments received may be 

posted without change to https://

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personal information provided. For 

detailed instructions on sending 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this proposed action, 

contact U.S. EPA, Attn: Michael 

Cantoni, Mail Drop: E143–01, 109 T.W. 

Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055, RTP, 

NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 

541–5593; and email address: 

Cantoni.Michael@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Rationale. On October 4, 2023, the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) proposed amendments to the 

‘‘Standards of Performance for Volatile 

Organic Liquid Storage Vessels 

(Including Petroleum Liquid Storage 

Vessels).’’ 88 FR 68535. The comment 

period on this proposed rule currently 

closes on November 20, 2023. The EPA 

has received numerous requests for 

additional time to review and comment 

on this proposed rule. The EPA has 

decided to extend the period by 18 days. 

The public comment period will now 

end on December 8, 2023. 

Docket. The EPA has established a 

docket for this rulemaking under Docket 

ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0358. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the 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, 

is not placed on the internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy. 

With the exception of such material, 

publicly available docket materials are 

available electronically in 

Regulations.gov. 

Written Comments. Submit your 

comments, identified by Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OAR–2023–0358, at https://

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), or the other methods 

identified in the ADDRESSES section. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from the docket. The 

EPA may publish any comment received 

to its public docket. Do not submit to 

EPA’s docket at https://

www.regulations.gov any information 

you consider to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. This type of 

information should be submitted as 

discussed in the Submitting CBI section 

of this document. 

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). 

Please visit https://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets/commenting-epa-dockets for 

additional submission methods; the full 

EPA public comment policy; 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions; and general guidance on 

making effective comments. 

The https://www.regulations.gov 

website allows you to submit your 

comment anonymously, 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 https://

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, the EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

digital storage media 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 not include 

special characters or any form of 

encryption and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about the EPA’s public docket, visit the 

EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Submitting CBI. Do not submit 

information containing CBI to the EPA 

through https://www.regulations.gov. 

Clearly mark the part or all of the 

information that you claim to be CBI. 

For CBI information on any digital 

storage media that you mail to the EPA, 

note the docket ID, mark the outside of 

the digital storage media as CBI, and 

identify electronically within the digital 

storage media the specific information 

that is claimed as CBI. In addition to 

one complete version of the comments 

that includes information claimed as 

CBI, you must submit a copy of the 

comments that does not contain the 

information claimed as CBI directly to 

the public docket through the 

procedures outlined in the Written 

Comments section of this document. If 

you submit any digital storage media 

that does not contain CBI, mark the 

outside of the digital storage media 

clearly that it does not contain CBI and 

note the docket ID. Information not 

marked as CBI will be included in the 

public docket and the EPA’s electronic 

public docket without prior notice. 

Information marked as CBI will not be 

disclosed except in accordance with 

procedures set forth in 40 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) part 2. 

Our preferred method to receive CBI 

is for it to be transmitted electronically 

using email attachments, File Transfer 

Protocol (FTP), or other online file 

sharing services (e.g., Dropbox, 

OneDrive, Google Drive). Electronic 

submissions must be transmitted 

directly to the OAQPS CBI Office at the 

email address oaqpscbi@epa.gov, and as 

described above, should include clear 

CBI markings and note the docket ID. If 

assistance is needed with submitting 

large electronic files that exceed the file 

size limit for email attachments, and if 

you do not have your own file sharing 

service, please email oaqpscbi@epa.gov 

to request a file transfer link. If sending 

CBI information through the postal 

service, please send it to the following 

address: U.S. EPA, Attn: OAQPS 

Document Control Officer, Mail Drop: 

C404–02, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, 

P.O. Box 12055, RTP, NC 27711, 

Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2023–0358. The mailed CBI 

material should be double wrapped and 

clearly marked. Any CBI markings 

should not show through the outer 

envelope. 

Penny Lassiter, 

Director, Sector Policies and Programs 

Division. 

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