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PART 501—REPORTING, 

PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES 

REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 501 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1189; 18 U.S.C. 2332d, 

2339B; 19 U.S.C. 3901–3913; 21 U.S.C. 1901– 

1908; 22 U.S.C. 287c, 2370(a), 6009, 6032, 

7205, 8501–8551; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 

1701 et seq., 4301–4341; Pub. L. 101–410, 

104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 

note). 

Subpart C—Reports 

■ 2. Revise and republish § 501.601 to 

read as follows: 

§ 501.601 Records and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Except as otherwise provided, every 

person engaging in any transaction 

subject to the provisions of this chapter 

shall keep a full and accurate record of 

each such transaction engaged in, 

regardless of whether such transaction 

is effected pursuant to license or 

otherwise, and such record shall be 

available for examination for at least 10 

years after the date of such transaction. 

Except as otherwise provided, every 

person holding property blocked 

pursuant to the provisions of this 

chapter or funds transfers retained 

pursuant to § 596.504(b) of this chapter 

shall keep a full and accurate record of 

such property, and such record shall be 

available for examination for the period 

of time that such property is blocked 

and for at least 10 years after the date 

such property is unblocked. 

■ 3. Revise paragraph IV.B of appendix 

A to part 501 to read as follows: 

Appendix A to Part 501—Economic 

Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines 

* * * * * 

IV. * * * 

B. The late filing of a required report, 

whether set forth in regulations or in a 

specific license, may result in a civil 

monetary penalty in an amount up to $3,550, 

if filed within the first 30 days after the 

report is due, and a penalty in an amount up 

to $7,104 if filed more than 30 days after the 

report is due. If the report relates to blocked 

assets, the penalty may include an additional 

$1,422 for every 30 days that the report is 

overdue, up to 10 years. 

* * * * * 

PART 515—CUBAN ASSETS 

CONTROL REGULATIONS 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 515 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2370(a), 6001–6010, 

7201–7211; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 4301 

et seq.; Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 

U.S.C. 2461 note); 22 U.S.C. 6021–6091; Pub. 

L. 105–277, 112 Stat. 2681; Pub. L. 111–8, 

123 Stat. 524; Pub. L. 111–117, 123 Stat. 

3034; E.O. 9989, 13 FR 4891, 3 CFR, 1943– 

1948 Comp., p. 748; Proc. 3447, 27 FR 1085, 

3 CFR, 1959–1963 Comp., p. 157; E.O. 12854, 

58 FR 36587, 3 CFR, 1993 Comp., p. 614. 

■ 5. Revise and republish paragraph 

(b)(1) of § 515.572 as follows: 

§ 515.572 Provision of travel, carrier, other 

transportation-related, and remittance 

forwarding services. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(1) Persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction 

providing services authorized pursuant 

to paragraphs (a)(1) through (4) of this 

section must retain for at least 10 years 

from the date of the transaction a 

certification from each customer 

indicating the section of this part that 

authorizes the person to travel or send 

remittances to Cuba. In the case of a 

customer traveling under a specific 

license, the specific license number or 

a copy of the license must be 

maintained on file with the person 

subject to U.S. jurisdiction providing 

services authorized pursuant to this 

section. 

* * * * * 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R01–OAR–2024–0255; FRL–12071– 

02–R1] 

Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving most of a 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revision submitted by the State of New 

Hampshire. This revision updates the 

State regulation containing ambient air 

quality standards. EPA is approving all 

the State’s updated standards, except 

the primary annual fine particle (PM2.5) 

standard, which we are conditionally 

approving because it does not match 

EPA’s current National Ambient Air 

Quality Standard for PM2.5. This action 

is being taken in accordance with the 

Clean Air Act. 

DATES: This rule is effective on October 

15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR– 

2024–0255. All documents in the docket 

are listed on the https://

www.regulations.gov website. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

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

information whose disclosure 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 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available at https://

www.regulations.gov or at the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

Region 1 Regional Office, Air and 

Radiation Division, 5 Post Office 

Square—Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA 

requests that if at all possible, you 

contact the contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

schedule your inspection. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays and 

facility closures due to COVID–19. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alison C. Simcox, Air Quality Branch, 

Air and Radiation Division (Mail Code 

5–MD), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, 

Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts, 

02109–3912, (617) 918–1684; 

simcox.alison@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. Background and Purpose 

II. Final Action 

III. Incorporation by Reference 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background and Purpose 

On July 11, 2024 (89 FR 56825), EPA 

published a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM) for the State of 

New Hampshire. 

The NPRM proposed approval of New 

Hampshire’s update to its Env-A 300, 

‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards’’ 

(AAQS). The formal SIP revision was 

submitted by the state on December 22, 

2022. 

EPA determined that the state’s 

updated AAQS are consistent with the 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) in 40 CFR part 50 for all 

standards except the PM2.5 primary 

annual standard, which EPA 

strengthened subsequent to New 

Hampshire’s SIP submittal (89 FR 

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1 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997). 

Additional background and rationale 

for EPA’s proposed action are explained 

in the NPRM and will not be restated 

here. No public comments were 

received on the NPRM. 

II. Final Action 

EPA is approving most of New 

Hampshire’s revised Env-A 300, 

‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards’’ as a 

revision to the New Hampshire SIP. We 

are conditionally approving the primary 

annual PM2.5 standard, provided that 

the State submits in a timely manner the 

portion of Env-A 300 that includes the 

current EPA PM2.5 primary annual 

NAAQS of 9.0 mg/m3. 

The State must submit to EPA by a 

date not later than 1 year from final 

approval a revision to Env-A 300 that 

includes the current PM2.5 primary 

annual NAAQS. If the State fails to do 

so, this approval will become a 

disapproval on that date. EPA will 

notify the State by letter that this action 

has occurred. At that time, this 

commitment will no longer be a part of 

the approved New Hampshire SIP. EPA 

subsequently will publish a notice in 

the notice section of the Federal 

Register notifying the public that the 

conditional approval automatically 

converted to a disapproval. 

If the State meets its commitment, 

within the applicable time frame, the 

conditionally approved submission will 

remain a part of the SIP until EPA takes 

final action approving or disapproving 

the new legislative authority. If EPA 

disapproves the new submittal, the 

conditionally approved regulation will 

also be disapproved at that time. If EPA 

approves the submittal, the regulation 

will be fully approved in its entirety and 

replace the conditionally approved 

regulation in the SIP. 

III. Incorporation by Reference 

In this rule, the EPA is finalizing 

regulatory text that includes 

incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 

51.5, the EPA is finalizing the 

incorporation by reference of New 

Hampshire’s regulation Env-A 300 

‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards’’ as 

discussed in sections I and II of this 

preamble and described in the 

amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth 

below. The EPA has made, and will 

continue to make, these documents 

generally available through https://

www.regulations.gov and at the EPA 

Region 1 Office (please contact the 

person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

preamble for more information). 

Therefore, these materials have been 

approved by EPA for inclusion in the 

State implementation plan, have been 

incorporated by reference by EPA into 

that plan, are fully federally enforceable 

under sections 110 and 113 of the CAA 

as of the effective date of the final 

rulemaking of EPA’s approval, and will 

be incorporated by reference in the next 

update to the SIP compilation.1

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the Clean Air Act, the 

Administrator is required to approve a 

SIP submission that complies with the 

provisions of the Act and applicable 

Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 

40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP 

submissions, EPA’s role is to approve 

state choices, provided that they meet 

the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 

Accordingly, this action merely 

approves state law as meeting Federal 

requirements and does not impose 

additional requirements beyond those 

imposed by state law. For that reason, 

this action: 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to review by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Does not have federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); and 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act. 

In addition, the SIP is not approved 

to apply on any Indian reservation land 

or in any other area where EPA or an 

Indian Tribe has demonstrated that a 

Tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of 

Indian country, the rule does not have 

Tribal implications and will not impose 

substantial direct costs on Tribal 

governments or preempt Tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

Executive Order 12898 (Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, 

Feb. 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies 

to identify and address 

‘‘disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects’’ 

of their actions on communities with 

environmental justice (EJ) concerns to 

the greatest extent practicable and 

permitted by law. EPA defines EJ as 

‘‘the fair treatment and meaningful 

involvement of all people regardless of 

race, color, national origin, or income 

with respect to the development, 

implementation, and enforcement of 

environmental laws, regulations, and 

policies.’’ EPA further defines the term 

fair treatment to mean that ‘‘no group of 

people should bear a disproportionate 

burden of environmental harms and 

risks, including those resulting from the 

negative environmental consequences of 

industrial, governmental, and 

commercial operations or programs and 

policies.’’ 

NH DES did not consider EJ; EPA did 

not perform an EJ analysis or consider 

EJ as part of its decision. NH DES did 

not evaluate environmental justice 

considerations as part of its SIP 

submittal; the CAA and applicable 

implementing regulations neither 

prohibit nor require such an evaluation. 

EPA did not perform an EJ analysis and 

did not consider EJ in this action. Due 

to the nature of the action being taken 

here, this action is expected to have a 

neutral to positive impact on the air 

quality of the affected area. 

Consideration of EJ is not required as 

part of this action, and there is no 

information in the record inconsistent 

with the stated goal of E.O. 12898 of 

achieving environmental justice for 

communities with EJ concerns. 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this action and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 


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the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by November 12, 

2024. Filing a petition for 

reconsideration by the Administrator of 

this final rule does not affect the finality 

of this action for the purposes of judicial 

review nor does it extend the time 

within which a petition for judicial 

review may be filed, and shall not 

postpone the effectiveness of such rule 

or action. This action may not be 

challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: September 9, 2024. 

David Cash, 

Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1. 

Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations is amended 

as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart EE—New Hampshire 

■ 2. Section 52.1519 is amended by 

adding paragraph (a)(12) to read as 

follows: 

§ 52.1519 Identification of plan-conditional 

approval. 

(a) * * * 

(12) On December 22, 2022, the New 

Hampshire Department of 

Environmental Services (NHDES) 

submitted a request to amend New 

Hampshire’s Env-A 300, ‘‘Ambient Air 

Quality Standards’’ regulation, as a 

revision to New Hampshire’s State 

Implementation Plan (SIP). NHDES 

revised this regulation to incorporate 

into its SIP revised National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). On 

March 6, 2024, EPA strengthened the 

fine particulate matter (PM2.5) primary 

annual NAAQS. On May 16, 2024, New 

Hampshire submitted a letter to EPA 

committing to adopt a revised version of 

Env-A 300 which includes the current 

EPA PM2.5 primary annual NAAQS. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. In § 52.1520(c) the table ‘‘EPAApproved New Hampshire Regulations’’ 

is amended by revising the existing 

entry for ‘‘Env-A 300’’ to read as 

follows: 

§ 52.1520 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) EPA approved regulations. 

EPA-APPROVED NEW HAMPSHIRE REGULATIONS

State citation Title/subject 

State 

effective 

date 

EPA approval date 1 Explanations 

*******

Env-A 300 .............. Ambient Air Quality Standards ................ 5/24/2022 7/13/2024 ................................................

[Insert Federal Register citation] ...........

..............................

* * * * * * * 

1 In order to determine the EPA effective date for a specific provision listed in this table, consult the Federal Register notice cited in this column for the particular provision. 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2024–0024; FRL–11529– 

02–R3] 

Air Plan Approval; Pennsylvania; 

Attainment Plan for the Indiana 

Nonattainment Area for the 2010 1- 

Hour Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient 

Air Quality Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving a state 

implementation plan (SIP) revision 

submitted by the Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania or PA). The 

revision pertains to the attainment plan 

for the Indiana, PA nonattainment area 

for the 2010 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) 

national ambient air quality standard 

(NAAQS). The EPA is approving these 

revisions to the Pennsylvania SIP in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

Clean Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

October 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

Number EPA–R03–OAR–2024–0024. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the www.regulations.gov website. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., confidential business information 

(CBI) or other information whose 

disclosure 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 form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available through www.regulations.gov, 

or please contact the person identified 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section for additional 

availability information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Megan Goold, Planning & 

Implementation Branch (3AD30), Air & 

Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region III, 1600 John 

F Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania 19103. The telephone 

number is (215) 814–2027. Ms. Goold 

can also be reached via electronic mail 

at goold.megan@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On June 22, 2010, the EPA published 

a new 1-hour primary SO2 NAAQS of 75 

parts per billion (ppb) at 40 CFR 


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