This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. 

# Proposed Rules Federal Register 

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Vol. 79, No. 241

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

**ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER** 

**1 CFR Chapter I**

**[ACFR–2014–0001]**

**RIN 3095–AB84**

**Revision of Regulations**

**AGENCY :**  Administrative Committee of the Federal Register.

**ACTION :**  Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

**SUMMARY :**  On October 28, 2014, the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (ACFR) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and requested comments through December 29, 2014. The ACFR received a formal request to extend the comment period. The ACFR is, therefore, extending the comment period until January 28, 2015.

**DATES :**  The comment period for the proposed rule published on October 28, 2014 (79 FR 64133), has been extended. The ACFR will accept comments until January 28, 2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments, identified using the subject line of this document, by any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

• Email: Fedreg.legal@nara.gov. Include the subject line of this document in the subject line of the
message.

• Mail: The Office of the Federal Register (F), The National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740–6001.

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC
20002.

Docket materials are available at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20002, 202–741–6030. Please contact the persons listed in the

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** section to schedule your inspection of docket materials. The Office of the Federal Register’s official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Miriam Vincent, Acting Director of Legal Affairs and Policy, Office of the Federal Register, at Fedreg.legal@
nara.gov, or 202–741–6030.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On October 28, 2014 (79 FR 64133), the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (ACFR) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and requested comments through December 29, 2014. The ACFR proposed to update its regulations for the Federal Register system to clarify certain policies and to reflect current procedures and technological advances. The proposal would also revise the regulatory text to make it more readable and consistent with plain language principles.

The ACFR received a formal request to extend the comment period on the petition for an additional 90 days, making the total time to comment 150 days. After considering the request, the ACFR decided to extend the comment period an additional 30 days, to January 28, 2015. This extension gives commenters additional time to consider the proposal and submit comments on its merits.

By Order of the Committee. Amy P. Bunk, Acting Secretary, Administrative Committee of the Federal Register.
[FR Doc. 2014–29415 Filed 12–15–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 1505–02–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Agricultural Marketing Service**

**7 CFR Part 27**

**[Doc. #AMS–CN–14–0050]**

**RIN 0581–AD38**

**Defining Bona Fide Cotton Spot Markets for the World Cotton Futures**  **Contract**

**AGENCY :**  Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

**ACTION :**  Proposed rule.

**SUMMARY :**  The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to amend the regulatory language to designate which bona fide cotton spot markets will be used to determine actual commercial differences in value for various grades above or below the basis grade in the settlement of World cotton futures contracts on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Designating bona fide cotton spot markets for the World cotton futures contract in the regulatory language will allow for AMS to collect spot market price data and publish spot quotes for the settlement of these specific contracts.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before January 16, 2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  Interested persons may comment on the proposed rule using the following procedures:

• Internet: http:// www.regulations.gov

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• Mail: Comments may be submitted by mail to: Darryl Earnest, Deputy Administrator, Cotton & Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 3275 Appling Road, Room 11, Memphis, TN 38133. Comments should be submitted in triplicate. All comments should reference the docket number and the date and the page of this issue of the Federal Register . All comments will be available for public inspection during regular business hours at Cotton & Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 3275 Appling Road, Memphis, TN 38133. A copy of this notice may be found at: www.ams.usda.gov/cotton/ rulemaking.htm.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Darryl Earnest, Deputy Administrator, Cotton & Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 3275 Appling Road, Room 11, Memphis, TN 38133. Telephone (901) 384–3060, facsimile (901) 384–3021, or email darryl.earnest@ams.usda.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
Executive Order 12866 and Executive Order 13563

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to access all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health, and safety effects, distributive impacts and equity). Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting


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flexibility. This action has been designated as a ‘‘non-significant regulatory action’’ under § 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and therefore has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Executive Order 13175

This action has been reviewed in accordance with the requirements of Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments. The review reveals that this regulation would not have substantial and direct effects on Tribal governments and would not have significant Tribal implications.

Executive Order 12988

This proposed rule has been reviewed under Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. It is not intended to have retroactive effect. There are no administrative procedures that must be exhausted prior to any judicial challenge to the provisions of this rule. Regulatory Flexibility Act

Pursuant to requirements set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601–612), AMS has considered the economic impact of this action on small entities and has determined that its implementation will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses.

The purpose of the RFA is to fit regulatory actions to the scale of businesses subject to such actions so that small businesses will not be disproportionately burdened. There are approximately sixty cotton merchant organizations of various sizes active in trading U.S. cotton. Many of these cotton merchants are small businesses under the criteria established by the Small Business Administration (13 CFR 121.201). Small business entities that are merchants in the U.S. cotton industry are defined as having fewer than 100 employees. Amendments to the regulation concerning bona fide cotton spot market designations will not significantly affect small businesses as defined in the RFA because:

(1) How spot prices are estimated are not expected to be impacted by this action;

(2) Business practices of the U.S. cotton industry are not expected to change as a result of this action;

(3) Costs associated with providing market news services will not be significantly changed by this action;

(4) Market news services are paid for by appropriated funds, therefore users are not charged fees for the provision of the services. Paperwork Reduction Act
In compliance with OMB regulations (5 CFR part 1320), which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501), the information collection requirements contained in the provisions to be amended by this proposed rule have been previously approved by OMB and were assigned OMB control number 0581–0009, Cotton Classification and Market News Service.
Background

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized under the United States Cotton Futures Act (7 U.S.C. 15b) to designate at least five bona fide cotton spot markets from which cotton price information can be collected. A spot market—also called the ‘‘cash market’’ or ‘‘physical market’’—is a market where commodities are sold on the spot for cash at current market prices and delivered immediately. Designation of these bona fide cotton spot markets and the determination of which counties and states compose each of these spot markets was most recently published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2013 (78 FR 25181). For each of these bona fide cotton spot markets, the Cotton and Tobacco Program of the Agricultural Marketing Service collects market price information under the United States Cotton Futures Act (7 U.S.C. 15b), the Cotton Statistics and Estimates Act (7 U.S.C. 473b) and the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622(g)). This price information is then used to calculate price differences for the settlement of cotton futures
contracts.

In order to better manage price risk in the global cotton market, the American Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) and the International Cotton Association (ICA) requested that the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) offer a World cotton futures contract. In response, ICE announced its intention to begin offering World cotton contracts beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015. To determine actual commercial differences in value for various grades above or below the basis grade in the settlement of this new World cotton futures contract, AMS has been asked by these same stakeholders to collect and publish cotton spot market price information relevant to the World cotton contract. Therefore, AMS proposes to amend § 27.94 to designate the same bona fide cotton spot markets for the World cotton futures contract as have been designated for the No. 2 cotton futures contract. List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 27 Commodity futures, cotton.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 7 CFR part 27 is proposed to be amended as follows:

**PART 27—[Amended]**

■ 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 27 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 15b, 7 U.S.C. 473b, 7 U.S.C. 1622(g).

■ 2. In § 27.94, paragraph (a) is revised to read as follows:

**§ 27.94 Spot markets for contract settlement purposes.** 
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(a) For cotton delivered in settlement of any Cotton No. 2 or World Cotton contract on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE); the spot markets are Southeastern, North and South Delta, Eastern Texas and Oklahoma, West Texas, and Desert Southwest.

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Dated: December 11, 2014. Rex A. Barnes, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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**BILLING CODE 3410–02–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**40 CFR Part 52**

**[EPA–R09–OAR–2014–0703; FRL–9919–51– Region 9]** 

**Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, Feather River Air**  **Quality Management District**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Proposed rule.

**SUMMARY :**  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Feather River Air Quality Management District (FRAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern emissions of particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOX) from wood heating devices and open burning. We are proposing to approve local rules to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).

**DATES :**  Any comments on this proposal must arrive by January 15, 2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA–R09–