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obtain copies of the petition and 

supporting materials. 

You may view copies of the petition, 

Notice No. 149, selected supporting 

materials, and all public comments 

associated with this proposal within 

Docket No. TTB–2015–0005 at 

www.regulations.gov. You also may 

view copies of the petition, Notice No. 

149, the supporting materials, and all 

public comments associated with this 

proposal by appointment at the TTB 

Information Resource Center, 1310 G 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

Please call 202–453–2265 to make an 

appointment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen A. Thornton, Regulations and 

Rulings Division, Alcohol and Tobacco 

Tax and Trade Bureau, 1310 G Street 

NW., Box 12, Washington, DC 20005; 

phone 202–453–1039, ext. 175. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TTB 

received a petition from Dr. Alan 

Busacca, a licensed geologist and 

founder of Vinitas Consultants, LLC, on 

behalf of the Palouse-Lewis Clark Valley 

Wine Alliance and the Clearwater 

Economic Development Association. 

The petition proposed to establish the 

approximately 306,650-acre ‘‘LewisClark Valley’’ AVA and to modify the 

boundary of the existing ‘‘Columbia 

Valley’’ AVA (27 CFR 9.74). The 

proposed Lewis-Clark Valley AVA is 

located at the confluence of the Snake 

River and the Clearwater River and 

covers portions of Nez Perce, Lewis, 

Clearwater, and Latah Counties in 

northern Idaho and Asotin, Garfield, 

and Whitman Counties in southeastern 

Washington. 

A small portion of the proposed 

Lewis-Clark Valley AVA would, if 

established, overlap the southeastern 

corner of the established Columbia 

Valley AVA. To eliminate the potential 

overlap, the petitioner proposed to 

modify the boundary of the Columbia 

Valley AVA so that the overlapping area 

(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘proposed 

realignment area’’) would be solely 

within the proposed Lewis-Clark Valley 

AVA. The proposed modifications 

would reduce the size of the 

approximately 11,370,320-acre 

Columbia Valley AVA boundary by 

approximately 57,020 acres. 

TTB published Notice No. 149 in the 

Federal Register on April 14, 2015 (80 

FR 19901). In Notice No. 149, TTB 

described the characteristics of the 

proposed Lewis-Clark Valley AVA and 

the rationale for the modification of the 

boundary of the Columbia Valley AVA 

and solicited public comment on the 

proposals. The comment period closed 

June 15, 2015. 

During the comment period, TTB 

received a comment from a vineyard 

owner within the proposed realignment 

area. According to the commenter, his 

vineyard is the estate vineyard for a 

winery that is also located within the 

proposed realignment area. The 

commenter stated that the proposed 

realignment area has characteristics 

similar to those of the Columbia Valley 

and should not be removed from that 

AVA. Specifically, the commenter 

stated, ‘‘The geology, soils, and climate 

of the proposed Lewis-Clark Valley 

AVA are quite similar to those of the 

Columbia Valley and mostly lay within 

the elevations affected by the Missoula 

floods.’’ The comment is posted as 

Comment 35 within Docket No. TTB– 

2015–0005 at www.regulations.gov. 

Determination To Re-Open the Public 

Comment Period 

TTB reviewed all comments received 

in response to Notice No. 149 with 

reference to the original petition 

information. TTB believes that the 

comment period for Notice No. 149, 

which was open for 60 days, was 

adequate to obtain information on the 

initially proposed regulation. However, 

TTB notes that if the proposed 

realignment area were to be removed 

from the Columbia Valley AVA and 

placed into the proposed Lewis-Clark 

Valley AVA, wines made primarily from 

grapes grown within the proposed 

realignment area would no longer be 

eligible to be labeled with the 

‘‘Columbia Valley’’ appellation of 

origin. Therefore, because of the 

potential effect on label holders if TTB 

were to adopt the proposed 

modification of the Columbia Valley 

AVA boundary, TTB has determined 

that it would be appropriate in this 

instance to re-open the comment period, 

for the specific purpose of obtaining 

further public comment on the proposed 

boundary modification, before taking 

any further regulatory action on this 

matter. 

TTB is, therefore, re-opening the 

comment period on Notice No. 149 for 

an additional 30 days, in order to obtain 

additional comments on the 

characteristics of the proposed 

realignment area. Comments on Notice 

No. 149 are now due on or before 

November 27, 2015. TTB is specifically 

interested in comments on whether the 

evidence provided in the petition to 

establish the proposed Lewis-Clark 

Valley AVA and to modify the boundary 

of the Columbia Valley AVA adequately 

demonstrates that the characteristics of 

the proposed realignment area are more 

similar to those of the rest of the 

proposed Lewis-Clark Valley AVA than 

to the distinguishing features of the 

Columbia Valley AVA, which are 

described in T.D. TTB–ATF 190 (69 FR 

44897, November 13, 1984) and 

summarized in both the proposed 

Lewis-Clark Valley AVA petition and 

Notice No. 149. Please provide any 

available specific information in 

support of your comments. 

How To Comment 

See the Public Participation section of 

Notice No. 149 for specific instructions 

and requirements for submitting 

comments, and for information on how 

to request a public hearing or view or 

obtain copies of the petition and 

supporting materials. 

You may view copies of the petition, 

Notice No. 149, selected supporting 

materials, and all public comments 

associated with this proposal within 

Docket No. TTB–2015–0005 at 

www.regulations.gov. You also may 

view copies of all comments and 

documents associated with Notice No. 

149 by appointment at the TTB 

Information Resource Center, 1310 G 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

Please call 202–453–2265 to make an 

appointment. 

Drafting Information 

Karen A. Thornton of the Regulations 

and Rulings Division drafted this 

document. 

Signed: October 21, 2015. 

John J. Manfreda, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–27362 Filed 10–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2011–0799; FRL–9936–02– 

Region 10] 

Air Plan Approval; OR; Portland, 

Medford, Salem; Clackamas, 

Multnomah, Washington Counties; 

Gasoline Dispensing Facilities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

three state implementation plan (SIP) 

revisions submitted by the State of 

Oregon Department of Environmental 

Quality (Oregon or ODEQ) and a 

specific portion of a fourth SIP 

submittal identified in a supplementary 

letter. These SIP submittals primarily 


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include rule amendments related to 

control measures for volatile organic 

compounds from gasoline dispensing 

facilities in the Portland-Vancouver, 

Medford-Ashland, and Salem-Keizer 

Area Transportation Study air quality 

management areas, as well as all of 

Clackamas, Multnomah, and 

Washington counties. The EPA received 

the SIP submittals from the ODEQ on 

February 5, 2009, November 1, 2010, 

May 25, 2011, and April 20, 2015, and 

the supplementary letter on September 

18, 2015. The EPA is proposing to 

approve the SIP submittals because they 

are consistent with the requirements of 

the Clean Air Act (Act or CAA). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10– 

OAR–2011–0799, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal http:// 

www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: vaupel.claudia@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Claudia Vergnani Vaupel, 

U.S. EPA Region 10, Office of Air, Waste 

and Toxics, AWT–150, 1200 Sixth 

Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: U.S. EPA 

Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 

900, Seattle, WA 98101. Attention: 

Claudia Vergnani Vaupel, Office of Air, 

Waste and Toxics, AWT–150. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

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: 

Claudia Vergnani Vaupel at (206) 553– 

6121, vaupel.claudia@epa.gov, or the 

above EPA, Region 10 address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

further information, please see the 

direct final action, of the same title, 

which is located in the Rules section of 

this Federal Register. The EPA is 

approving the State’s SIP revisions as a 

direct final rule without prior proposal 

because the EPA views this as a 

noncontroversial SIP action and 

anticipates no adverse comments. A 

detailed rationale for the approval is set 

forth in the preamble to the direct final 

rule. If the EPA receives no adverse 

comments, the EPA will not take further 

action on this proposed rule. 

If the EPA receives adverse 

comments, the EPA will withdraw the 

direct final rule and it will not take 

effect. The EPA will address all public 

comments in a subsequent final rule 

based on this proposed rule. The EPA 

will not institute a second comment 

period on this action. Any parties 

interested in commenting on this action 

should do so at this time. Please note 

that if we receive adverse comment on 

an amendment, paragraph, or section of 

this rule and if that provision may be 

severed from the remainder of the rule, 

the EPA may adopt as final those 

provisions of the rule that are not the 

subject of an adverse comment. 

Dated: September 25, 2015. 

Michelle Pirzadeh, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2015–27169 Filed 10–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2015–0334; FRL–9936–17– 

Region 10] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Washington: 

Interstate Transport of Ozone 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Clean Air Act (CAA) 

requires each State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) to contain adequate provisions 

prohibiting emissions that will have 

certain adverse air quality effects in 

other states. On May 11, 2015, the State 

of Washington made a submittal to the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

to address these requirements. The EPA 

is proposing to approve the submittal as 

meeting the requirement that each SIP 

contain adequate provisions to prohibit 

emissions that will contribute 

significantly to nonattainment or 

interfere with maintenance of the 2008 

ozone National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard (NAAQS) in any other state. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 27, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10– 

OAR–2015–0334, by any of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: R10-Public_Comments@ 

epa.gov. 

• Mail: Jeff Hunt, EPA Region 10, 

Office of Air, Waste and Toxics (AWT– 

150), 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, 

Seattle, WA 98101. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: EPA Region 

10 9th Floor Mailroom, 1200 Sixth 

Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101. 

Attention: Jeff Hunt, Office of Air, Waste 

and Toxics, AWT–150. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during normal hours 

of operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R10–OAR–2015– 

0334. The EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at 

http://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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov or email. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 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 http:// 

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 

disk or CD–ROM 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 avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information the disclosure of which 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. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy 

during normal business hours at the 

Office of Air, Waste and Toxics, EPA 


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