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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301– 

307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 

401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201– 

3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, 

3633, and 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the following sections of 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM), as follows: 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual 

(DMM) 

* * * * * 

200 Commercial Mail 

* * * * * 

240 Standard Mail 

243 Prices and Eligibility 

* * * * * 

3.0 Basic Eligibility Standards for 

Standard Mail 

* * * * * 

3.2 Defining Characteristics 

* * * * * 

3.2.2 Standard Mail Marketing 

Parcels 

[Revise 3.2.2 to read as follows:] 

All Standard Mail Marketing parcels 

(regular and nonprofit) must bear an 

alternate addressing format and cannot 

be used for ‘‘fulfillment purposes’’ (i.e. 

the sending of items specifically 

purchased or requested by the customer 

of a mailer). The alternate address 

format must be on the same line as the 

addressee’s name or on the address line 

directly above or below the addressee’s 

name. 

* * * * * 

We will publish an appropriate 

amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect 

these changes. 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Attorney, Federal Requirements. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R01–OAR–2010–0121; A–1–FRL– 

9915–05–Region 1] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Connecticut; Low Emission Vehicle 

Program 

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 State of Connecticut. 

The regulations adopted by Connecticut 

include the California Low Emission 

Vehicle (LEV) II light-duty motor 

vehicle emission standards effective in 

model year 2008, the California LEV II 

medium-duty vehicle standards 

effective in model year 2009, and 

greenhouse gas emission standards for 

light-duty motor vehicles and mediumduty vehicles effective with model year 

2009. The Connecticut LEV regulation 

submitted also includes a zero emission 

vehicle (ZEV) provision, as well as 

emission control label and 

environmental performance label 

requirements. Connecticut has adopted 

these revisions to reduce emissions of 

volatile organic compounds (VOC) and 

nitrogen oxides (NOX) in accordance 

with the requirements of the Clean Air 

Act (CAA), as well as to reduce 

greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, 

methane, nitrous oxide, and 

hydrofluorocarbons). In addition, 

Connecticut has worked to ensure that 

their program is identical to California’s, 

as required by the CAA. The intended 

effect of this action is to approve the 

Connecticut LEV II program. In 

addition, EPA is approving the removal 

of the definition and regulation of 

‘‘composite motor vehicles’’ from the 

Connecticut’s SIP-approved vehicle 

inspection and maintenance program. 

These actions are being taken in 

accordance with the CAA. 

DATES: This rule is effective on April 16, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR– 

2010–0121. All documents in the docket 

are listed on the www.regulations.gov 

Web site. 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 either electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

New England Regional Office, Office of 

Ecosystem Protection, Air Quality 

Planning Unit, 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. 

Copies of the documents relevant to 

this action are also available for public 

inspection during normal business 

hours, by appointment at the Bureau of 

Air Management, Department of Energy 

and Environmental Protection, State 

Office Building, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, 

CT 06106–1630. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donald O. Cooke, Air Quality Planning 

Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA New England Regional 

Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection, 

Air Quality Planning Unit, 5 Post Office 

Square–Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05–2), 

Boston, MA 02109–3912, telephone 

number (617) 918–1668, fax number 

(617) 918–0668, email cooke.donald@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

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

EPA. 

Organization of this document. The 

following outline is provided to aid in 

locating information in this preamble. 

I. Background and Purpose 

II. Response to Public Comments 

III. Final Action 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background and Purpose 

On January 27, 2014 (79 FR 4308), 

EPA published a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPR) for the State of 

Connecticut, ‘‘Approval and 

Promulgation of Air Quality 

Implementation Plans; Connecticut; 

Low Emission Vehicle Program.’’ The 

NPR proposed approval of Connecticut’s 

Low Emissions Vehicle II (LEV II) 

program, as adopted by Connecticut on 

December 4, 2004, and subsequently 

amended on December 22, 2005 and 

August 4, 2009. The Connecticut LEV II 

program is cited as a weight-of-evidence 

measure in Connecticut’s Attainment 

Demonstration SIP for the 1997 8-hour 

ozone standard, submitted to EPA on 

February 1, 2008. The formal LEV II SIP 

revision was submitted by Connecticut 

on January 22, 2010. 

On December 4, 2004, Connecticut 

repealed the provisions of section 22a– 

174–36 of the Regulations of 

Connecticut State Agencies, rescinding 

both the California Low Emission 

Vehicle I program and the National Low 

Emission Vehicle (NLEV) program. In 

accordance with section 177 of the 

Clean Air Act (CAA) and as required by 

Connecticut Public Act 04–84, 

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36b, the California Low Emission 

Vehicle II (LEV II) program, including 

all ‘‘zero emission vehicle’’ program 

elements, commencing with 2008 model 

year vehicles. 

On December 22, 2005, Connecticut 

amended section 22a–174–36b of the 

Regulations of Connecticut State 

Agencies, making minor technical 

corrections and clarifications; adopting 

California LEV II emission standards 

and related provisions for medium-duty 

vehicles commencing with the 2009 

model year; adopting recently 

announced revisions concerning LEV II 

greenhouse gas emission standards and 

related provisions for passenger cars, 

light duty trucks and medium-duty 

passenger vehicles commencing with 

the 2009 model year in accordance with 

section 177 of the CAA and Connecticut 

Public Act 04–84; and providing 

additional clarification and flexibility 

with respect to the implementation of 

the zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) 

program in Connecticut. 

On August 4, 2009, Connecticut 

adopted a third amendment consisting 

of revisions to two sections of the air 

quality regulations concerning motor 

vehicles. The recall, warranty, ZEV, and 

ZEV travel provision amendments 

update the Connecticut LEV program 

consistent with changes California made 

to its LEV program. 

In addition to the amendments to the 

Connecticut LEV program, 

Connecticut’s January 22, 2010 SIP 

revision includes a change in its motor 

vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/ 

M) program to exempt composite 

vehicles from I/M program testing. 

Other specific requirements of 

Connecticut’s LEV II and motor vehicle 

I/M programs and the rationale for 

EPA’s proposed action are explained in 

the NPR and will not be restated here. 

II. Response to Public Comments 

EPA received comments on the NPR 

from one anonymous commenter. This 

commenter supported the effort of 

Connecticut and other states to follow 

California’s lead in implementing a low 

emission vehicle program. The 

commenter went on to identify three 

specific issues: (1) Market failure with 

public transportation; (2) cars 

manufactured before 2008; and (3) 

monitoring emissions. 

The action before EPA is to approve 

or disapprove Connecticut’s request to 

revise its SIP to include California LEV 

II light-duty motor vehicle emission 

standards (effective in model year 2008), 

the California LEV II medium-duty 

vehicle standards (effective in model 

year 2009), and greenhouse gas emission 

standards for light-duty motor vehicles 

and medium-duty vehicles (effective 

with model year 2009). The Connecticut 

LEV program submitted is identical to 

California’s program, as required by the 

Clean Air Act, and includes a ZEV 

provision, as well as emission control 

label and environmental performance 

label requirements. Connecticut’s SIP 

revision also includes a minor 

amendment to the state’s motor vehicle 

inspection and maintenance (I/M) 

program which exempts composite 

vehicles from I/M program testing. 

The workings of the public 

transportation system and the 

development of new light rail 

transportation systems referenced by the 

commenter is not germane to the 

approval of the submitted Connecticut 

SIP revision. 

In addition, motor vehicles 

manufactured prior to 2008 are not 

covered by Connecticut’s LEV II 

program. These vehicles were required 

to be manufactured in accordance with 

the Federal Tier 1 and Tier 2 Vehicle 

and Gasoline Sulfur Program, as well as 

the Northeast National Low Emission 

Vehicle Program, the programs in place 

at that time. Pre-2008 motor vehicles 

registered in Connecticut are also 

subject to Connecticut’s I/M program 

which is further discussed below. 

In the third and final issue, the 

commenter asks how emissions would 

be monitored and ‘‘how often the rule/ 

law require[s] drivers to go have a 

reading made.’’ This issue is not 

relevant to the approval of Connecticut’s 

LEV II program. The Connecticut LEV II 

program includes requirements that 

apply to the manufacturer of motor 

vehicles, not the drivers of motor 

vehicles. Connecticut’s motor vehicle 

I/M program does, however, contain 

requirements for drivers. EPA 

previously approved Connecticut’s I/M 

program into the SIP on December 5, 

2008 (73 FR 74019). This program 

requires biennial inspections for all 

subject motor vehicles that are at least 

four years old. Connecticut’s I/M 

program covers all gasoline and diesel 

vehicles, light duty trucks, and heavy 

duty vehicles that are 25 years old and 

newer and registered in the State. In 

today’s action, EPA is approving a 

minor amendment to that program. 

Specifically, composite vehicles are 

being exempted from I/M program 

testing. As explained in EPA’s NPR, this 

exemption would exempt only 100 

vehicles from Connecticut’s I/M 

program which applies to 

approximately 1,959,000 vehicles, and 

will not have significant air quality 

impacts. Other aspects of Connecticut’s 

I/M program including the periodic 

inspection requirement remain as 

approved by EPA on December 5, 2008 

(73 FR 74019). 

III. Final Action 

EPA is approving Connecticut’s Low 

Emission Vehicle Program as a revision 

to the Connecticut SIP. Specifically, 

EPA is incorporating into the SIP 

Regulations of Connecticut State 

Agencies (RCSA) section 22a–174–36b 

entitled ‘‘Low Emission Vehicles II 

Program,’’ effective in the State of 

Connecticut on August 10, 2009. 

EPA is also approving Connecticut’s 

revised Motor Vehicle Inspection and 

Maintenance Program as a revision to 

the Connecticut SIP. Specifically, EPA 

is incorporating into the SIP Regulations 

of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA) 

section 22a–174–27 entitled ‘‘Emission 

standards and on-board diagnostic II test 

requirements for periodic motor vehicle 

inspection and maintenance,’’ effective 

in the State of Connecticut on August 

10, 2009. 

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 Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• 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 


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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); 

• 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; 

and 

• does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because the SIP is 

not approved to apply in Indian country 

located in the state, and EPA notes that 

it will not impose substantial direct 

costs on tribal governments or preempt 

tribal law. 

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 

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 May 18, 2015. 

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: July 29, 2014. 

H. Curtis Spalding, 

Regional Administrator, EPA New England. 

Editorial note: This document was received 

for publication by the Office of Federal 

Register on March 11, 2015. 

Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations is amended 

as follows: 

PART 52—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart H—Connecticut 

■ 2. Section 52.370 is amended by 

redesignating paragraph (c)(98)(i)(A) as 

(c)(98)(i)(A)(1) and adding paragraphs 

(c)(98)(i)(A)(2) and (c)(105) to read as 

follows: 

§ 52.370 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(98) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(A) * * * 

(2) In revisions to the State 

Implementation Plan submitted by the 

Connecticut Department of 

Environmental Protection on January 

22, 2010 section 22a–174–27 (e) was 

repealed by the State of Connecticut 

effective August 10, 2009. Section 22a– 

174–27 (e), which was approved in 

paragraph (c)(98)(i)(A)(1), is removed 

from the SIP without replacement; see 

paragraph (c)(105)(i)(B) of this section. 

* * * * * 

(105) Revisions to the State 

Implementation Plan submitted by the 

Connecticut Department of 

Environmental Protection on January 

22, 2010. 

(i) Incorporation by reference. 

(A) Regulations of Connecticut State 

Agencies (RCSA) section 22a–174–36b 

entitled ‘‘Low Emission Vehicles II 

Program,’’ 

(1) Regulations of Connecticut State 

Agencies (RCSA) section 22a–174–36b 

entitled ‘‘Low Emission Vehicles II 

Program,’’ effective December 22, 2005, 

revisions to the following provisions 

(including the text that appears in 

underline): Sections 22a–174–36b (a), 

(b), (d), (f) through (j), (l), (m), (n), and 

(o). 

(2) Regulations of Connecticut State 

Agencies (RCSA) section 22a–174–36b 

entitled ‘‘Low Emission Vehicles II 

Program,’’ effective August 10, 2009, 

revisions to the following provisions: 

Sections 22a–174–36b (c), (e), and (k), as 

published in the Connecticut Law 

Journal on September 8, 2009. 

(B) Regulations of Connecticut State 

Agencies (RCSA) section 22a–174–27 

entitled ‘‘Emission standards and onboard diagnostic II test requirements for 

periodic motor vehicle inspection and 

maintenance,’’ effective August 10, 

2009, revisions to Section 22a–174–27 

(b), as published in the Connecticut Law 

Journal on September 8, 2009. 

■ 3. In § 52.385, Table 52.385 is 

amended by revising the second entry 

for state citation 22a–174–27; adding a 

new entry for state citation 22a–174–27 

after the existing two entries; and 

adding two new entries for state citation 

22a–174–36b in numerical order to read 

as follows: 

§ 52.385 EPA-approved Connecticut 

regulations. 

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TABLE 52.385—EPA-APPROVED REGULATIONS

Connecticut 

State 

citation 

Title/Subject 

Dates Federal 

Register 

citation 

Section 52.370 Comments/Description Date adopted 

by State 

Date approved 

by EPA 

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22a–174–27 .. Emission standards and onboard diagnostic II test requirements for periodic 

motor vehicle inspection 

and maintenance.

8/25/04 12/05/08 74 FR 74019 (c)(98) DEP regulations including 

emissions standards and 

OBD2 requirements. Paragraph 52.370(c)(98) was 

revised March 17, 2015 by 

redesignating paragraph 

(c)(98)(i)(A) as 

(c)(98)(i)(A)(1) and adding 

paragraph (c)(98)(i)(A)(2) 

to read as follows: (2) In 

revisions to the State Implementation Plan submitted by the Connecticut 

Department of Environmental Protection on January 22, 2010 section 

22a–174–27 (e) was repealed by the State of 

Connecticut effective August 10, 2009. Section 

22a–174–27 (e), which 

was approved in paragraph (c)(98)(i)(A)(1), is 

removed from the SIP 

without replacement; see 

paragraph (c)(105)(i)(B) of 

this section. 

22a–174–27 .. Emission standards and onboard diagnostic II test requirements for periodic 

motor vehicle inspection 

and maintenance.

8/10/09 3/17/15 [Insert Federal Register citation] (c)(105) This SIP revision includes a 

change to exempt composite vehicles from tailpipe inspections. Revision 

to Section 22a–174–27 (b) 

and removal of Section 

22a–174–27 (e). 

*******

22a–174–36b Low Emission Vehicles II 

Program..

12/22/05 3/17/15 [Insert Federal Register citation] (c)(105) Adoption of Connecticut’s 

Low Emissions Vehicle II 

(LEV II) Program. Sections 

22a–174–36b (a), (b), (d), 

(f) through (j), (l), (m), and 

new sections (n) and (o). 

22a–174–36b Low Emission Vehicles II 

Program..

8/10/09 3/17/15 [Insert Federal Register citation] (c)(105) Sections 22a–174–36b (c), 

(e), and (k). 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 300 

[Docket No. 141126999–5235–01] 

RIN 0648–BE69 

Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch 

Sharing Plan 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Administrator 

(AA) for Fisheries, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA), on behalf of the International 

Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), 

publishes annual management measures 

governing the Pacific halibut fishery 

recommended as regulations by the 

IPHC and accepted by the Secretary of 

State. This action is intended to 

enhance the conservation of Pacific 


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