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regulatory action,’’ which requires 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), as ‘‘any regulatory action 

that is likely to result in a rule that may: 

(1) Have an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more or 

adversely affect in a material way the 

economy, a sector of the economy, 

productivity, competition, jobs, the 

environment, public health or safety, or 

State, local, or tribal governments or 

communities; (2) Create a serious 

inconsistency or otherwise interfere 

with an action taken or planned by 

another agency; (3) Materially alter the 

budgetary impact of entitlements, 

grants, user fees, or loan programs or the 

rights and obligations of recipients 

thereof; or (4) Raise novel legal or policy 

issues arising out of legal mandates, the 

President’s priorities, or the principles 

set forth in this Executive Order.’’ 

The economic, interagency, 

budgetary, legal, and policy 

implications of this regulatory action 

have been examined and it has been 

determined not to be a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

hereby certifies that this proposed rule 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities as they are defined in the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601– 

612. This proposed rule would directly 

affect only individuals and will not 

directly affect any small entities. 

Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), 

this proposed rule is exempt from the 

initial and final regulatory flexibility 

analysis requirements of sections 603 

and 604. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number and Title 

The Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance number and title for the 

program affected by this document is 

64.103, Life Insurance for Veterans. 

Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 

designee, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. John 

R. Gingrich, Chief of Staff, Department 

of Veterans Affairs, approved this 

document on June 20, 2012, for 

publication. 

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 9 

Life insurance, Military personnel, 

Veterans. 

Dated: June 20, 2012. 

Robert C. McFetridge, 

Director, Office of Regulation Policy and 

Management, Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the Department of Veterans 

Affairs proposes to amend 38 CFR part 

9 as follows: 

PART 9—SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP 

LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS’ 

GROUP LIFE INSURANCE 

1. The authority citation for part 9 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1965–1980A, 

unless otherwise noted. 

2. Amend § 9.2 by: 

a. Revising the authority citation at 

the end of paragraph (b). 

b. Revising paragraph (c). 

c. Adding an authority citation at the 

end of the section. 

The revisions and addition read as 

follows: 

§ 9.2 Effective date; applications. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1977) 

(c) If either an application or the 

initial premium has not been received 

by the administrative office within the 

time limits set forth above, Veterans’ 

Group Life Insurance coverage may still 

be granted if an application, the initial 

premium, and evidence of insurability 

are received by the administrative office 

within 1 year and 120 days following 

termination of duty, except that 

evidence of insurability is not required 

during the initial 240 days following 

termination of duty. 

* * * * * 

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1967, 1968, 1977) 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2008–0177; FRL–9689–4] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; South 

Carolina; Emissions Statements 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

a portion of a State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) revision submitted on April 29, 

2010, by the State of South Carolina, 

through the Department of Health and 

Environmental Control (SC DHEC), to 

meet the emissions statements 

requirement for the York County portion 

of the bi-state Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock 

Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina 

1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment area. 

The Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North 

Carolina-South Carolina 1997 8-hour 

ozone nonattainment area is comprised 

of Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, 

Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union and a 

portion of Iredell (Davidson and Coddle 

Creek Townships) Counties in North 

Carolina; and a portion of York County 

(i.e., the boundary for the Rock Hill-Fort 

Mill Area Transportation Study) in 

South Carolina. EPA is addressing the 

emissions statements requirement for 

the North Carolina portion of this Area 

in a separate action. This proposed 

action is being taken pursuant to section 

110 and section 182 of the Clean Air 

Act. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before July 25, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number, ‘‘EPA– 

R04–OAR–2008–0177,’’ by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: R4-RDS@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: 404–562–9019. 

4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R04–OAR–2008– 

0177,’’ Regulatory Development Section, 

Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and 

Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 

5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Ms. 

Lynorae Benjamin, Chief, Regulatory 

Development Section, Air Planning 

Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics 

Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Regional Office’s normal hours of 

operation. The Regional Office’s official 

hours of business are Monday through 

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

federal holidays. 

Please see the direct final rule which 

is located in the Rules section of this 

Federal Register for detailed 

instructions on how to submit 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sara Waterson of the Regulatory 

Development Section, in the Air 

Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and 

Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

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Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. The 

telephone number is (404) 562–9061. 

Ms. Sara Waterson can be reached via 

electronic mail at waterson.sara@epa.

gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

12, 2008, EPA issued a revised ozone 

national ambient air quality standard 

(NAAQS). See 73 FR 16436. The current 

action, however, is being taken to 

address requirements under the 1997 

ozone NAAQS. For additional 

information see the direct final rule 

which is published in the Rules Section 

of this Federal Register. In the Final 

Rules Section of this Federal Register, 

EPA is approving the State’s 

implementation plan revision 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. If no 

adverse comments are received in 

response to this rule, 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 on this 

document. Any parties interested in 

commenting on this document should 

do so at this time. 

Dated: June 8, 2012. 

A. Stanley Meiburg, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R02–OAR–2012–0457, FRL–9691–4] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; United 

States Virgin Islands; Regional Haze 

Federal Implementation Plan 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to 

promulgate a Federal Implementation 

Plan (the Plan) to address regional haze 

in the Territory of the United States 

Virgin Islands. EPA proposes to 

determine that the Plan meets the 

requirements of the Clean Air Act and 

EPA’s rules concerning reasonable 

progress towards the national goal of 

preventing any future and remedying 

any existing man-made impairment of 

visibility in mandatory Class I areas 

(also referred to as the ‘‘regional haze 

program’’). The proposed Plan protects 

and improves visibility levels in the 

Virgin Islands Class I area, namely the 

Virgin Islands National Park on the 

island of St. John. The Plan for the 

Virgin Islands will address Reasonable 

Progress toward improving visibility 

and evaluation of Best Available Retrofit 

Control Technology. The reader is 

referred to the Regional Haze Virgin 

Islands Federal Implementation Plan 

found in the Docket for this action, 

which contains a complete description 

of all of the elements to address regional 

haze. EPA is taking comments on this 

proposal and plans to follow with a 

final action. 

DATES: Comments: Comments must be 

received on or before August 24, 2012. 

Public Hearing: If you wish to request 

a hearing and present testimony, you 

should notify Mr. Geoffrey Garrison on 

or before July 6, 2012, and indicate the 

nature of the issues you wish to provide 

oral testimony during the hearing. Mr. 

Garrison’s contact information is found 

in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Oral testimony will be limited to 5 

minutes per person. The hearing will be 

strictly limited to the subject matter of 

this proposal, the scope of which is 

discussed below. EPA will not respond 

to comments during the public hearing. 

EPA will not be providing equipment 

for commenters to show overhead slides 

or make computerized slide 

presentations. A verbatim transcript of 

the hearing and written statements will 

be made available for copying during 

normal working hours at the address 

listed for inspection of documents, and 

also included in the Docket. Any 

member of the public may file a written 

statement by the close of the comment 

period. Written statements (duplicate 

copies preferred) should be submitted to 

Docket Number EPA–R2–OAR–2012– 

0457, at the address listed for 

submitting comments. Note that any 

written comments and supporting 

information submitted during the 

comment period will be considered 

with the same weight as any oral 

comments presented at the public 

hearing. If no requests for a public 

hearing are received by close of business 

on July 6, 2012, a hearing will not be 

held; please contact Mr. Garrison to find 

out if the hearing will actually be held 

or will be cancelled for lack of any 

request to speak. 

ADDRESSES: Public Hearing: A public 

hearing, if requested, will be held at 

Virgin Islands Department of Planning 

and Natural Resources, St. Thomas 

Office, Cyril E. King Airport, Terminal 

Building, St. Thomas, VI 00802, on July 

17, 2012, beginning at 6:00 p.m. 

Comments: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket Number EPA–R02– 

OAR–2012–0457, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: Werner.Raymond@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 212–637–3901. 

• Mail: Raymond Werner, Chief, Air 

Programs Branch, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, 290 

Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New 

York 10007–1866. 

• Hand Delivery: Raymond Werner, 

Chief, Air Programs Branch, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 2 Office, 290 Broadway, 25th 

Floor, New York, New York 10007– 

1866. Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Regional Office’s normal 

hours of operation. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30 

excluding Federal holidays. Hand 

Delivery of comments will also be 

accepted by Mr. Jim Casey, Virgin 

Islands Coordinator, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 2 Virgin 

Islands Field Office, Tunick Building, 

Suite 102, 1336 Beltjen Road, St. 

Thomas, VI 00801, 340–714–2333. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket Number EPA–R02–OAR–2012– 

0457. 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 

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 


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