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the extent feasible, to parties with 

similar interests who select a common 

representative to testify on their behalf. 

Any persons not afforded an 

opportunity to testify will still have an 

opportunity to submit a written 

statement on the issues specified in 

their request to testify. Such statements 

will be included in the record. 

To facilitate the receipt and 

processing of requests to testify, EBSA 

encourages interested persons to submit 

their request to testify at the hearing and 

outlines by email to e-ORI@dol.gov, 

subject line: Conflict of Interest Rule 

Hearing. Persons submitting requests 

and outlines electronically should not 

submit paper copies. Persons submitting 

requests and outlines on paper should 

send or deliver their requests and 

outlines to the Office of Regulations and 

Interpretations, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, Attn: Conflict 

of Interest Rule Hearing, Room N–5655, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20210. All requests and outlines 

submitted will be available to the 

public, without charge, online at 

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa and at the 

Public Disclosure Room, N–1515, 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210. 

EBSA will prepare an agenda 

indicating the order of presentation of 

oral testimony. In the absence of special 

circumstances, each presenter will be 

allotted ten (10) minutes in which to 

complete his or her presentation. Those 

individuals who make oral comments 

and present testimony at the hearing 

should be prepared to answer questions 

regarding their information and 

comments. Those requesting to testify 

also should be prepared to participate as 

part of a panel. Information about the 

agenda for the hearing will be posted on 

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa no later than 

August 3, 2015. 

The hearings will be open to the 

public, but seating will be limited and 

will be provided on a first-come, firstserve basis. Witnesses and persons 

accompanying witnesses will be given 

priority in seating. To expedite visitor 

security access entrance into the 

building, individuals planning to attend 

the hearing can provide contact 

information by email to e-ORI@dol.gov, 

and arrive at least 20 minutes prior to 

the start of the hearing. 

Notice of Public Hearing 

Notice is hereby given that a public 

hearing will be held on August 10, 11, 

and 12, and continuing through August 

13, 2015 (if necessary) concerning the 

proposed Conflict of Interest Rule and 

proposed prohibited transaction 

exemptions published in the Federal 

Register on April 20, 2015 (80 FR 

21928). The hearing will be held 

beginning at 9 a.m. EDT in the Ce ́sar E. 

Cha ́vez Memorial Auditorium of the 

U.S. Department of Labor, Frances 

Perkins Building, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Notice of Extension of Comment Period 

Notice is hereby given that the period 

for submitting comments on the 

proposed Conflict of Interest Rule and 

proposed prohibited transaction 

exemptions published in the Federal 

Register on April 20, 2015 (80 FR 

21928, et seq.) is being extended until 

July 21, 2015. Information on how to 

submit comments by email, mail, by 

hand, or by courier is in the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking and Notices of 

Proposed Exemptions published in the 

Federal Register on April 20, 2015. 

Those documents are also available 

electronically at www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/ 

conflictsofinterest.html. All comments 

will be available to the public, without 

charge, online at http://

www.regulations.gov and http://

www.dol.gov/ebsa or at the Public 

Disclosure Room, N–1513, Employee 

Benefits Security Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Warning: Do not include any personally 

identifiable information (such as name, 

address, or other contact information) or 

confidential business information that 

you do not want publicly disclosed. All 

comments may be posted on the Internet 

and can be retrieved by most Internet 

search engines. Comments may be 

submitted anonymously. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of 

June, 2015. 

Phyllis C. Borzi, 

Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits 

Security, Department of Labor. 

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BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 228 

[EPA–R06–OW–2015–0121; FRL–9929–30– 

Region 6] 

Ocean Dumping: Proposed 

Modification of Final Site Designation 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency EPA proposes to modify the use 

restrictions of the Galveston, TX 

Dredged Material Site, Freeport Harbor, 

TX, New Work (45 Foot Project), 

Freeport Harbor, TX, Maintenance (45 

Foot Project), Matagorda Ship Channel, 

TX, Corpus Christi Ship Channel, TX, 

Port Mansfield, TX, Brazos Island 

Harbor, TX and Brazos Island Harbor 

(42-Foot Project), TX Ocean Dredged 

Material Disposal Sites (ODMDSs) 

located in the Gulf of Mexico offshore 

of Galveston, Freeport, Matagorda, 

Corpus Christi, Port Mansfield and 

Brownsville, Texas, respectively. These 

sites are EPA designated ocean dumping 

sites for the disposal of suitable dredged 

material. This proposed action is being 

taken because there are current 

restrictions in place with language that 

prevent disposal of suitable dredged 

material from locations other than the 

federal channels. The United States 

Army Corps of Engineers Galveston 

District has requested EPA amend the 

restrictions to allow disposal of suitable 

dredged material from the vicinity of 

federal navigation channels to alleviate 

pressure on the capacity of their upland 

dredged material placement areas, when 

necessary. 

DATES: Comments. Comments on this 

proposed rule must be received on or 

before August 3, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket No. EPA–R06– 

OW–2015–0121, by one of the following 

methods: 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov; follow the online 

instruction for submitting comments. 

• Email: Dr. Jessica Franks at 

franks.jessica@epa.gov. 

• Fax: Dr. Jessica Franks, Marine and 

Coastal Section (6WQ–EC) at fax 

number 214–665–6689. 

• Mail: Dr. Jessica Franks, Marine and 

Coastal Section (6WQ–EC), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: (6WQ–EC), 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 

75202–2733. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket No. EPA–R06–OW–2015–0121. 

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 

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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 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, 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 www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Marine and Coastal Section (6WQ– 

EC), Environmental Protection Agency, 

1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, 

Texas 75202–2733. The file will be 

made available by appointment for 

public inspection in the Region 6 FOIA 

Review Room between the hours of 8:30 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays except for 

legal holidays. Contact the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT paragraph below. If possible, 

please make the appointment at least 

two working days in advance of your 

visit. There will be a 15 cent per page 

fee for making photocopies of 

documents. On the day of the visit, 

please check in at the EPA Region 6 

reception area at 1445 Ross Avenue, 

Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica Franks, Ph.D., Marine and 

Coastal Section (6WQ–EC), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, 

Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, telephone 

(214) 665–8335, fax number (214) 665– 

6689; email address franks.jessica@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

A. Potentially Affected Persons 

B. Background 

C. Proposed Action 

D. Administrative Review 

Executive Order 12886 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

Regulatory flexibility Act, as Amended by the 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 

Unfunded Mandates 

Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

Executive Order 13175: Consultation and 

Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

and Safety Risks 

Executive Order 13211: Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use Compliance With 

Administrative Procedure Act 

National Technology Transfer Advancement 

Act 

Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To 

Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low Income 

Populations 

List of subjects in 40 CFR Part 228 

Part 228—(AMENDED) 

A. Potentially Affected Persons 

Persons potentially affected by this 

action include those who seek or might 

seek permits or approval by EPA to 

dispose of dredged material into ocean 

waters pursuant to the Marine 

Protection Research and Sanctuaries 

Act, 33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq. EPA’s action 

would be relevant to persons, including 

organizations and government bodies 

seeking to dispose of dredged material 

in ocean waters offshore of Galveston, 

Freeport, Matagorda, Corpus Christi, 

Port Mansfield and Brownsville, Texas. 

Currently, the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Corps) and other persons 

with permits to use designated sites 

offshore of Galveston, Freeport, 

Matagorda, Corpus Christi, Port 

Mansfield, and Brownsville, Texas 

would be most impacted by this final 

action. Potentially affected categories 

and persons include: 

Category Examples of potentially regulated persons 

Federal government ............. USACE Civil Works and O & M projects; other Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense. 

Industry and general public .. Port authorities, marinas and harbors, shipyards and marine repair facilities, berth owners. 

State, local and tribal governments.Governments owning and/or responsible for ports, harbors, and/or berths, Government agencies requiring disposal of dredged material associated with public works projects. 

This table is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding persons likely to 

be affected by this action. For any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, please 

refer to the contact person listed in the 

preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

B. Background 

Section 102(c) of the Marine 

Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries 

Act (MPRSA) of 1972, as amended, 33 

U.S.C. 1401 et seq., gives the 

Administrator of EPA the authority to 

designate sites where ocean disposal 

may be permitted. On October 1, 1986, 

the Administrator delegated the 

authority to designate ocean disposal 

sites to the Regional Administrator of 

the Region in which the sites are 

located. These proposed modification 

are being made pursuant to that 

authority. 

The EPA Ocean Dumping Regulations 

promulgated under MPRSA (40 CFR 

Chapter I, Subchapter H, Section 

228.11) state that modifications in 

disposal site use which involve 

withdrawal of disposal sites from use or 

permanent changes in the total specified 

quantities or types of wastes permitted 

to be discharged to a specific disposal 

site will be made by promulgation in 

this Part 228. This site modification of 

types of wastes permitted to be 

discharged to a specific disposal site are 

being published as proposed rulemaking 

in accordance with § 228.11(a) of the 

Ocean Dumping Regulations, which 

permits changes in the total specified 

quantities or types of wastes permitted 

to be discharged to a specific disposal 

site based upon changed circumstances 

concerning use of the site. 

C. Proposed Action 

The proposed modification of the use 

restrictions on the Galveston, TX 

Dredged Material Site, Freeport Harbor, 

TX, New Work (45 Foot Project), 

Freeport Harbor, TX, Maintenance (45 

Foot Project), Matagorda Ship Channel, 

TX, Corpus Christi Ship Channel, TX, 

Port Mansfield, TX, Brazos Island 

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(42-Foot Project), TX ODMDSs was 

requested by the US Army Corps of 

Engineers Galveston District in a March 

27, 2015 letter. The current wording 

within the 40CFR§ 228.15 restricts the 

use of these ODMDS to only dredged 

material originating from specific 

federal channel reaches associated with 

each ODMDS. For Freeport Harbor, TX, 

New Work (45 Foot Project) ODMDS 

and the Brazos Island Harbor (42-Foot 

Project), the ODMDSs are restricted to 

receive only construction dredged 

material from channel improvement 

projects at Freeport and Brazos Island 

Harbor, respectively. Modeling shows 

that future disposal capacity is limited 

at the placement areas typically used by 

the Galveston District when ocean 

disposal is not an option. As a result of 

these limitations, there is a need to 

change the use restrictions placed on 

these ODMDSs to include suitable 

dredged material from the greater 

vicinities of the respective federal 

channels. The proposed restriction 

modification will provide for sufficient 

future dredged material disposal 

capacity for material originating from 

dredging areas within each Federal 

channel and its vicinity. 

D. Administrative Review 

1. Executive Order 12866 

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 

51735, October 4, 1993) EPA must 

determine whether the regulatory action 

is ‘‘significant,’’ and therefore subject to 

office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) review and other requirements of 

the Executive Order. The Order defines 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ as one 

that is likely to lead to a rule that may: 

(a) 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; 

(b) Create a serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency; 

(c) Materially alter the budgetary 

impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, 

or loan programs, or the rights and 

obligations of recipients thereof: or 

(d) Raise novel legal or policy issues 

arising out of legal mandates, the 

President’s priorities, or the principles 

set forth in the Executive Order. 

This Proposed Rule should have 

minimal impact on State, local, or Tribal 

governments or communities. 

Consequently, EPA has determined that 

this Proposed Rule is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under the terms of 

Executive Order 12866. 

2. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq., is intended to 

minimize the reporting and 

recordkeeping burden on the regulated 

community, as well as to minimize the 

cost of Federal information collection 

and dissemination. In general, the Act 

requires that information requests and 

record-keeping requirements affecting 

ten or more non-Federal respondents be 

approved by OMB. Since the Proposed 

Rule would not establish or modify any 

information or recordkeeping 

requirements, but only clarifies existing 

requirements, it is not subject to the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act. 

3. Regulatory Flexibility Act, as 

Amended by the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

generally requires an agency to prepare 

a regulatory flexibility analysis of any 

rule subject to notice and comment 

rulemaking requirements under the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other statute unless the agency certifies 

that the rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Small entities 

include small businesses, small 

organizations, and small governmental 

jurisdictions. 

This proposed rule will not impose 

any requirements on small entities. The 

modification of the Galveston, TX 

Dredged Material Site, Freeport Harbor, 

TX, New Work (45 Foot Project), 

Freeport Harbor, TX, Maintenance (45 

Foot Project), Matagorda Ship Channel, 

TX, Corpus Christi Ship Channel, TX, 

Port Mansfield, TX, Brazos Island 

Harbor, TX and Brazos Island Harbor 

(42-Foot Project), TX ODMDSs broadens 

the use of the sites providing additional 

options for dredged material placement 

in the Galveston, Freeport, Matagorda, 

Corpus Christi, Port Mansfield and 

Brownsville, Texas vicinities. 

For these reasons, the Regional 

Administrator certifies, pursuant to 

section 605(b) of the RFA, that the 

Proposed Rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

4. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

This Proposed Rule contains no 

Federal mandates under the provisions 

of Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–4) for State, local, or tribal 

governments or the private sector that 

may result in estimated costs of $100 

million or more in any year. It imposes 

no new enforceable duty on any State, 

local or tribal governments or the 

private sector nor does it contain any 

regulatory requirements that might 

significantly or uniquely affect small 

government entities. Thus, the 

requirements of section 203 of the 

UMRA do not apply to this Proposed 

Rule. 

5. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

Executive Order 13132, entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999), requires EPA to develop an 

accountable process to ensure 

meaningful and timely input by State 

and local officials in the development of 

regulatory policies that have federalism 

implications. ‘‘Policies that have 

federalism implications’’ are defined in 

the Executive Order to include 

regulations that have ‘‘substantial direct 

effects on the States, on the relationship 

between the national government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government.’’ 

This Proposed Rule does not have 

federalism implications. It will not have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132. 

6. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

Executive Order 13175, entitled 

‘‘Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR 

67249, November 9, 2000), requires EPA 

to develop an accountable process to 

ensure ‘‘meaningful and timely input by 

Tribal officials in the development of 

regulatory policies that have Tribal 

implications.’’ This Final Rule does not 

have Tribal implications, as defined in 

Executive Order 13175. 

7. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

and Safety Risks 

This Executive Order (62 FR 19885, 

April 23, 1997) applies to any rule that: 

(1) Is determined to be ‘‘economically 

significant’’ as defined under Executive 

Order 12866, and (2) concerns an 

environmental health or safety risk that 

EPA has reason to believe may have a 

disproportionate effect on children. If 

the regulatory action meets both criteria, 

EPA must evaluate the environmental 

health or safety effects of the planned 

rule on children, and explain why the 


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planned regulation is preferable to other 

potentially effective and reasonably 

feasible alternatives considered by EPA. 

This Proposed Rule is not subject to the 

Executive Order because it is not 

economically significant as defined in 

Executive Order 12866, and because 

EPA does not have reason to believe the 

environmental health or safety risks 

addressed by this action present a 

disproportionate risk to children. 

8. Executive Order 13211: Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use Compliance With 

Administrative Procedure Act 

This Proposed Rule is not subject to 

Executive Order 13211, ‘‘Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355 (May 

22, 2001)) because it is not a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866. 

9. National Technology Transfer 

Advancement Act 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (‘‘NTTAA’’), Public Law 

104–113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) 

directs EPA to use voluntary consensus 

standards in its regulatory activities 

unless to do so would be inconsistent 

with applicable law or otherwise 

impractical. This Proposed Rule does 

not involve technical standards. 

Therefore, EPA is not considering the 

use of any voluntary consensus 

standards. 

10. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and Low 

Income Populations 

Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629) 

directs Federal agencies to determine 

whether the Proposed Rule would have 

a disproportionate adverse impact on 

minority or low-income population 

groups within the project area. The 

Proposed Rule would not significantly 

affect any low-income or minority 

population. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 228 

Environmental protection, Water 

pollution control. 

Dated: June 8, 2015. 

Ron Curry, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, EPA is proposing to amend 

40 CFR part 228 as follows: 

PART 228— CRITERIA FOR THE 

MANAGEMENT OF DISPOSAL SITES 

FOR OCEAN DUMPING 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 228 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1412 and 1418. 

■ 2. Section 228.15 is amended by 

revising paragraphs (j)(12)(vi), (j)(13)(vi), 

(j)(14)(vi), (j)(15)(vi), (j)(17)(vi), 

(j)(18)(vi), (j)(19)(vi), (j)(20)(vi) to read as 

follows: 

§ 228.15 Dumping sites designated on a 

final basis. 

* * * * * 

(j) * * * 

(12) * * * 

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be 

limited to suitable dredged material 

from the greater Houston-Galveston, 

Texas vicinity. Disposal shall comply 

with conditions set forth in the most 

recent approved Site Management and 

Monitoring Plan. 

(13) * * * 

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be 

limited to suitable dredged material 

from the greater Freeport, Texas 

vicinity. Disposal shall comply with 

conditions set forth in the most recent 

approved Site Management and 

Monitoring Plan. 

(14) * * * 

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be 

limited to suitable dredged material 

from the greater Freeport, Texas 

vicinity. Disposal shall comply with 

conditions set forth in the most recent 

approved Site Management and 

Monitoring Plan. 

(15) * * * 

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be 

limited to suitable dredged material 

from the greater Matagorda, Texas 

vicinity. Disposal shall comply with 

conditions set forth in the most recent 

approved Site Management and 

Monitoring Plan. 

(17) * * * 

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be 

limited to suitable dredged material 

from the greater Corpus Christi, Texas 

vicinity. Disposal shall comply with 

conditions set forth in the most recent 

approved Site Management and 

Monitoring Plan. 

(18) * * * 

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be 

limited to suitable dredged material 

from the greater Port Mansfield, Texas 

vicinity. Disposal shall comply with 

conditions set forth in the most recent 

approved Site Management and 

Monitoring Plan. 

(19) * * * 

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be 

limited to suitable dredged material 

from the greater Brownsville, Texas 

vicinity. Disposal shall comply with 

conditions set forth in the most recent 

approved Site Management and 

Monitoring Plan. 

(20) * * * 

(vi) Restrictions: Disposal shall be 

limited to suitable dredged material 

from the greater Brownsville, Texas 

vicinity. Disposal shall comply with 

conditions set forth in the most recent 

approved Site Management and 

Monitoring Plan. 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION 

SAFETY BOARD 

49 CFR Part 800 

[Docket No. NTSB–GC–2012–0002] 

RIN 3147–AA03 

Organization and Functions of the 

Board and Delegations of Authority 

AGENCY: National Transportation Safety 

Board (NTSB or Board). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The NTSB proposes a new 

subpart within part 800 of its 

regulations to outline the NTSB’s 

rulemaking procedures. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

July 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this notice, 

published in the Federal Register (FR), 

is available for inspection and copying 

in the NTSB’s public reading room, 

located at 490 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 

Washington, DC 20594–2003. 

Alternatively, a copy is available on the 

government-wide Web site on 

regulations at http://

www.regulations.gov (Docket ID Number 

NTSB–GC–2012–0002). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Tochen, General Counsel, (202) 

314–6080. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On June 25, 2012, the NTSB 

published a proposed rule indicating its 

intent to undertake a review of all NTSB 

regulations to ensure they are updated. 

77 FR 37865. The NTSB initiated this 

review in accordance with Executive 

Order 13579, ‘‘Regulation and 

Independent Regulatory Agencies’’ (76 

FR 41587, July 14, 2011). The purpose 

of Executive Order 13579 is to ensure all 

agencies adhere to the key principles 

found in Executive Order 13563, 


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