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15 88 FR 77004 (November 8, 2023). In this 

authorization action, the EPA is not reopening the 

locomotive preemption rulemaking from November 

8, 2023. Any public comments on the rulemaking 

that are not germane to this authorization action 

may not be addressed in the EPA’s final decision 

regarding CARB’s authorization request. 

16 78 FR 58090, 58092 (September 20, 2013). 

preemption pertaining to locomotives 

within section 209(e)(1)(B).15 The action 

taken in the rulemaking was to align the 

scope of preemption applicable to new 

locomotives and new engines used in 

locomotives to be the same as the scope 

of preemption for other new nonroad 

engines and vehicles preempted within 

section 209(e)(1)(A). The scope of 

preemption applicable to new 

locomotives can be found at 40 CFR 

1074.10, and the criteria for granting 

California authorization requests can be 

found at 40 CFR 1074.105. Provisions 

pertaining to the adoption of California 

nonroad standards by other states can be 

found at 40 CFR 1074.110. 

In order to be consistent with section 

209(a), California’s nonroad standards 

and enforcement procedures must not 

apply to new motor vehicles or new 

motor vehicle engines. To be consistent 

with section 209(e)(1), California’s 

nonroad standards and enforcement 

procedures must not attempt to regulate 

engine categories that are permanently 

preempted from state regulation (such 

as ‘‘. . .any standard or other 

requirement relation to the control of 

emissions from . . .(B) New 

locomotives or new engines used in 

locomotives.’’). To determine 

consistency with section 209(b)(1)(C), 

EPA typically reviews nonroad 

authorization requests under the same 

‘‘consistency’’ criteria that are applied 

to motor vehicle waiver requests. 

Pursuant to section 209(b)(1)(C), the 

Administrator shall not grant California 

a motor vehicle waiver if she finds that 

California ‘‘standards and 

accompanying enforcement procedures 

are not consistent with section 202(a)’’ 

of the Act. Previous decisions granting 

waivers and authorizations have noted 

that state standards and enforcement 

procedures are inconsistent with section 

202(a) if: (1) there is inadequate lead 

time to permit the development of the 

necessary technology giving appropriate 

consideration to the cost of compliance 

within that time, or (2) the federal and 

state testing procedures impose 

inconsistent certification 

requirements.16

III. EPA’s Request for Comments

We request comment on whether

California’s In-Use Locomotive 

Regulation meets the criteria for an EPA 

authorization. Specifically, we request 

comment on: (a) whether CARB’s 

determination that its standards, in the 

aggregate, are at least as protective of 

public health and welfare as applicable 

federal standards is arbitrary and 

capricious, (b) whether California needs 

such standards to meet compelling and 

extraordinary conditions, and (c) 

whether California’s standards and 

accompanying enforcement procedures 

are consistent with section 209 of the 

Act. As explained above, the EPA 

considers several provisions with regard 

to the consistency with section 209 of 

the Act criterion. 

IV. Procedures for Public Participation

The virtual public hearing will be

held on March 20, 2024. The hearing 

will begin at 10 a.m. eastern daylight 

time. All hearing attendees (including 

those who do not intend to provide 

testimony and merely listen) should 

register for the public hearing at: https:// 

www.epa.gov/regulations-emissionsvehicles-and-engines/virtual-publichearing-californias-use-locomotive. 

Those seeking to register should do so 

by March 13, 2024. If you require the 

services of a translator or special 

accommodations such as American Sign 

Language, please pre-register for the 

hearing and describe your needs by 

March 13, 2024. The EPA may not be 

able to arrange accommodations without 

advance notice. Please note that any 

updates made to any aspect of the 

hearing will be posted online at: https:// 

www.epa.gov/regulations-emissionsvehicles-and-engines/virtual-publichearing-californias-use-locomotive. 

While the EPA expects the hearing to go 

forward as set forth above, please 

monitor the website or contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

determine if there are any updates. The 

EPA does not intend to publish a 

document in the Federal Register 

announcing updates. 

Each commenter will have 3 minutes 

to provide oral testimony. The EPA may 

ask clarifying questions during the oral 

presentations but will not respond to 

the presentations at that time. The EPA 

recommends submitting the text of your 

oral comments as written comments to 

the docket for this action. Written 

statements and supporting information 

submitted during the comment period 

will be considered with the same weight 

as oral comments and supporting 

information presented at the public 

hearing. The Agency will make a 

verbatim record of the proceedings at 

the hearing that will be placed in the 

docket. The EPA will keep the record 

open until April 22, 2024. After 

expiration of the comment period, the 

Administrator will render a decision on 

CARB’s request based on the record of 

the public hearing, relevant written 

submissions, and other information that 

he deems pertinent. 

Karl Simon, 

Director, Transportation Climate Division, 

Office of Transportation and Air Quality. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–11758–01–R3] 

Clean Air Act Operating Permit 

Program; Order on Petition for 

Objection to State Operating Permit for 

Covanta Delaware Valley LP, Delaware 

Valley Resource Recovery 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of final order on petition. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an 

order dated November 2, 2023 granting 

in part and denying in part a petition 

dated June 23, 2023 from the 

Environmental Integrity Project, Clean 

Air Council, and Sierra Club. The 

petition requested that the EPA object to 

a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating 

permit issued by the Pennsylvania 

Department of Environmental Protection 

(PADEP) to Covanta Delaware Valley 

LP, Delaware Valley Resource Recovery 

for its waste-to-energy plant located in 

the City of Chester, Delaware County, 

Pennsylvania. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Entwistle, Permits Branch, Air & 

Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region III, 1600 John 

F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania 19103. The telephone

number is (215) 814–2343. Mr.

Entwistle can also be reached via

electronic mail at entwistle.paul@

epa.gov. The final order and petition are

available electronically at: https://

www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/

title-v-petition-database.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA

received a petition from the

Environmental Integrity Project, Clean

Air Council, and Sierra Club dated June

23, 2023, requesting that the EPA object

to the issuance of operating permit no.

23–00004, issued by PADEP to Covanta

Delaware Valley LP, Delaware Valley

Resource Recovery in the City of

Chester, Delaware County,

Pennsylvania. On November 2, 2023,

the EPA Administrator issued an order

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petition. The order itself explains the 

bases for the EPA’s decision. 

Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the 

CAA provide that a petitioner may 

request judicial review of those portions 

of an order that deny issues in a 

petition. Any petition for review shall 

be filed in the United States Court of 

Appeals for the appropriate circuit no 

later than April 29, 2024. 

Cristina Ferna ́ndez, 

Air & Radiation Division Director, Region III. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0088; FRL–11751–01– 

OCSPP] 

Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee; Notice of Public Meetings 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

(EPA’s) Office of Pesticide Programs is 

announcing the dates for the 2024 

meetings of the Pesticide Program 

Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on June 5 

and 6, and November 13 and 14, 2024, 

respectively. These meetings are open to 

the public and will be held in person. 

Limited opportunities for virtual 

participation will be offered. 

DATES: The Spring meeting will be held 

on Wednesday, June 5 and Thursday, 

June 6, 2024, from approximately 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. each day. Requests to 

participate in the Spring meeting must 

be received on or before May 31, 2024. 

The Fall meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, November 13 and 

Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 

approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. 

Requests to participate in the Fall 

meeting must be received on or before 

November 8, 2024. 

To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact the technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 

10 days prior to the meeting, to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency at 1201 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20004. 

Links to register for each of the 

meetings will be available at https://

www.epa.gov/pesticide-advisorycommittees-and-regulatory-partners/ 

pesticide-program-dialogue-committeeppdc. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Chang, telephone number: (202) 

566–2213, email address: chang.jeffrey@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

You may be potentially affected by

this action if you work in in agricultural 

settings or if you are concerned about 

implementation of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.); the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); the 

Pesticide Registration Improvement Act 

(PRIA) (which amends FIFRA section 

33); and the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Potentially affected entities may include 

but are not limited to: Agricultural 

workers and farmers; pesticide industry 

and trade associations; environmental, 

consumer, and farm worker groups; 

pesticide users and growers; animal 

rights groups; pest consultants; state, 

local, and tribal governments; academia; 

public health organizations; and the 

public. If you have questions regarding 

the applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document

and other related information?

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0088, is available 

online at https://www.regulations.gov. 

The docket will also be available inperson at the Office of Pesticide 

Programs Regulatory Public Docket 

(OPP Docket) in the EPA/DC, West 

William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001. The 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The

telephone number for the Public

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744.

For further information on EPA/DC 

services, docket contact information and 

the current status of the EPA/DC and 

Reading Room, please visit https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

The agenda and meeting materials 

will be available seven calendar days in 

advance of each meeting at https://

www.epa.gov/pesticide-advisorycommittees-and-regulatory-partners/ 

pesticide-program-dialogue-committeeppdc. 

II. Background

The PPDC is a federal advisory

committee chartered under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public 

Law 92–463. EPA established the PPDC 

in September 1995 to provide policy 

advice, information and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator through the Director of 

the Office of Pesticide Programs, Office 

of Chemical Safety and Pollution 

Prevention. The PPDC provides a public 

forum to discuss a wide variety of 

pesticide regulatory developments and 

reform initiatives, evolving public 

policy and program implementation 

issues associated with evaluating and 

risks from the use of pesticides. 

III. How can I request to participate in

this meeting?

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

pesticide-advisory-committees-andregulatory-partners/pesticide-programdialogue-committee-ppdc to find a link 

to register to attend the meeting in 

person. The agenda and meeting 

materials will be available seven 

calendar days in advance of each 

meeting. 

Requests to make brief oral comments 

to the PPDC during the meeting should 

be submitted to the individual listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT on or before noon on the date 

set in the DATES section. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 et seq. 

and 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: February 21, 2024. 

Edward Messina, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

Privacy Act of 1974; New System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Export Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 

1974, the Export Import Bank of the 

United States (‘‘EXIM’’, ‘‘EXIM Bank’’, 

or ‘‘The Bank’’) is proposing a new 

system of records notice (‘‘SORN’’)— 

EXIM Emergency Notification System. 

This new SORN will include the 

authorities for maintenance of the 

system, the purposes of the system, and 

the categories of entities and individuals 

covered by the system. The new system 

of records described in this notice, 

EXIM Emergency Notification System 


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