66346 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 216 / Friday, November 7, 2014 / Proposed Rules 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sheila McConnell, Acting Director, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, MSHA, at 

mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov (email); 

202–693–9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441 

(facsimile). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On July 31, 2014, (79 FR 44494), 

MSHA published a proposed rule, to 

amend its civil penalty regulation to 

simplify the criteria, which will 

promote consistency, objectivity, and 

efficiency in the proposed assessment of 

civil penalties and facilitate the 

resolution of enforcement issues. The 

proposal would place a greater 

emphasis on the more serious safety and 

health conditions and provide improved 

safety and health for miners. MSHA is 

also proposing alternatives that would 

address the scope and applicability of 

its civil penalty regulation. 

The comment period was scheduled 

to close on September 29, 2014. MSHA 

extended the comment period until 

December 3, 2014 (79 FR 55408) in 

response to commenters. 

II. Public Hearings 

In response to requests from the 

public, MSHA will hold two public 

hearings on the proposed rule to 

provide the public an opportunity to 

present their views on this rulemaking. 

The public hearings will begin at 9 a.m. 

and end no later than 5 p.m., or earlier 

if the last person presenting testimony 

has spoken. MSHA is holding the 

hearings on the following dates at the 

locations indicated: 

Date Location Contact No. 

Thursday, December 4, 2014 ................... Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 25th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209–3939.202–693–9440 

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 .................... Courtyard by Marriott Denver Downtown, 934 16th Street, Denver, CO 80202 ....... 303–571–1114 

The hearings will begin with an 

opening statement from MSHA, 

followed by oral presentations from 

members of the public. Persons do not 

have to make a written request to speak; 

however, MSHA will give priority to 

persons who have notified us, in 

advance, of their intent to speak and 

will provide others an opportunity to 

present oral testimony if time allows. 

Persons and organizations wishing to 

speak are encouraged to notify MSHA in 

advance for scheduling purposes. 

MSHA requests that parties making 

presentations at the hearings submit 

them no later than five days prior to the 

hearing. Testimony, presentations, and 

accompanying documentation will be 

included in the rulemaking record. 

The hearings will be conducted in an 

informal manner. Formal rules of 

evidence and cross examination will not 

apply. The hearing panel may ask 

questions of speakers and speakers may 

ask questions of the hearing panel. 

Verbatim transcripts of the proceedings 

will be prepared and made a part of the 

rulemaking record. Copies of the 

transcripts will be available to the 

public on http://www.regulations.gov 

and on MSHA’s Web site at http:// 

www.msha.gov/tscripts.htm. 

Dated: November 3, 2014. 

Joseph A. Main, 

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety 

and Health. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26406 Filed 11–6–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 60 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0706; FRL–9919–03– 

OAR] 

RIN 2060–AP06 

Standards of Performance for Grain 

Elevators 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing that the 

period for providing public comments 

on the July 9, 2014, proposed rule titled 

‘‘Standards of Performance for Grain 

Elevators’’ is being extended an 

additional 45 days. 

DATES: The public comment period for 

the proposed rule published July 9, 

2014 (79 FR 39241), and initially 

extended by 30 days on September 16, 

2014 (79 FR 55413), is being extended 

an additional 45 days to December 22, 

2014, in order to provide the public 

additional time to submit comments and 

supporting information. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

proposed rule may be submitted to the 

EPA electronically, by mail, by facsimile 

or through hand delivery/courier. Please 

refer to the proposal (79 FR 39241) for 

the addresses and detailed instructions. 

Docket. Publicly available documents 

relevant to this action are available for 

public inspection either electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov or in hard 

copy at the EPA Docket Center, EPA 

WJC West Building, 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. A reasonable fee may be 

charged for copying. The EPA has 

established the official public docket for 

this rulemaking under Docket No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2010–0706. 

World Wide Web. The EPA Web site 

containing information for this 

rulemaking is: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/

atw/nsps/grain/genspspg.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

William Schrock, Natural Resources 

Group (E143–03), Sector Policies and 

Programs Division, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone 

number (919) 541–5032; fax number 

(919) 541–3470; and email address: 

schrock.bill@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comment Period 

The EPA is extending the public 

comment period for an additional 45 

days. The public comment period will 

end on December 22, 2014, rather than 

November 6, 2014. This will ensure that 

the public has sufficient time to review 

and comment on all of the information 

available, including the proposed rule 

and other materials in the docket. 

Dated: November 3, 2014. 

Mary E. Henigin, 

Acting Director for Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26524 Filed 11–6–14; 8:45 am] 

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