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regulations in 40 CFR part 88 provide a 

compliance option where vehicles and 

engines certified to current standards 

under 40 CFR parts 86 and 1036 are 

deemed to also meet the Clean Fuels 

Fleets standards as ultra low-emission 

vehicles. Connecticut’s adoption of the 

Low Emission Vehicle and Zero 

Emission Vehicle programs as set out in 

RCSA section 22a–174–36c, constitutes 

as vehicles meeting more stringent 

emission standards than those found 

under vehicles certified to meeting 40 

CFR parts 86 and 1036 emission 

standards. Therefore, the purchase of 

any new light-duty or heavy-duty 

vehicle in Connecticut would provide 

emission reductions equivalent to or 

greater than a new vehicle that would 

have been certified to the CAA’s ultralow clean-fuel vehicle emission 

standards. 

IV. Proposed Action 

EPA is proposing to approve 

Connecticut’s RFP plan for the 2018 to 

2020 timeframe, motor vehicle 

emissions budgets for 2020, certification 

of its Enhanced I/M program, and clean 

fuels program certification. EPA is also 

starting the adequacy process for the 

2020 budgets. EPA is soliciting public 

comments on the issues discussed in 

this notice and on other relevant 

matters. These comments will be 

considered before taking final action. 

Interested parties may participate in the 

Federal rulemaking procedure by 

submitting written comments to this 

proposed rule by following the 

instructions listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this Federal Register. 

V. 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. See 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 proposed 

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 proposed 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 rulemaking 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.’’ 

The Connecticut DEEP 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. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 

Volatile organic compounds. 

Dated: November 14, 2024. 

David Cash, 

Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Parts 386 and 387 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0280] 

RIN 2126–AC76 

Broker and Freight Forwarder 

Financial Responsibility; Extension of 

Compliance Date 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM); reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA is reopening the 

comment period for its November 4, 

2024, NPRM, proposing to amend its 

November 16, 2023, final rule, ‘‘Broker 

and Freight Forwarder Financial 

Responsibility,’’ by extending the 

compliance date for certain provisions 

from January 16, 2025, to January 16, 

2026. FMCSA’s forthcoming online 

registration system will be used to 

accept filings and track notifications, 

and this functionality will not be 

available in its legacy systems. As the 

new system is not expected to be 

available before January 16, 2025, 

FMCSA proposes to extend the 

compliance date to January 16, 2026, to 

provide regulated entities time to begin 

using and familiarizing themselves with 

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required. The comment period is being 

reopened due to a request from the 

Small Business in Transportation 

Coalition. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NPRM published November 4, 2024, at 

89 FR 87532 is reopened. Comments 

must be received on or before November 

29, 2024. Comments should be limited 

to the proposed change in the 

compliance date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 

2024–0280 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets 

Operations, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Washington, DC 20590–0001, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

To be sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366– 

9826 before visiting Dockets Operations. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana 

Alvarez, Financial Analyst, Office of 

Registration, Financial Responsibility 

Filings Division, FMCSA, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 6th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 

366–0401; ana.alvarez@dot.gov. If you 

have questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Dockets 

Operations at (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

A. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

NPRM (FMCSA–2024–0280), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which your comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. You may submit your 

comments and material online or by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. FMCSA 

recommends that you include your 

name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a phone number in the body 

of your document so FMCSA can 

contact you if there are questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

FMCSA-2024-0280-0001, click 

‘‘Comment,’’ and type your comment 

into the text box on the following 

screen. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. 

FMCSA will consider all comments 

and material received during the 

comment period. 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from 

public disclosure. If your comments 

responsive to the NPRM contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to the 

NPRM, it is important that you clearly 

designate the submitted comments as 

CBI. Please mark each page of your 

submission that constitutes CBI as 

‘‘PROPIN’’ to indicate it contains 

proprietary information. FMCSA will 

treat such marked submissions as 

confidential under the Freedom of 

Information Act, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of the 

NPRM. 

Submissions containing CBI should 

be sent to Mr. Brian Dahlin, Chief, 

Regulatory Evaluation Division, Office 

of Policy, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001 or via email at brian.g.dahlin@

dot.gov. At this time, you need not send 

a duplicate hardcopy of your electronic 

CBI submissions to FMCSA 

headquarters. Any comments FMCSA 

receives not specifically designated as 

CBI will be placed in the public docket 

for this rulemaking. 

B. Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view any documents mentioned as 

being available in the docket, go to 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

FMCSA-2024-0280/document and 

choose the document to review. To view 

comments, go to https://

www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA2024-0280, then click ‘‘Browse 

Comments.’’ If you do not have access 

to the internet, you may view the docket 

online by visiting Dockets Operations 

on the ground floor of the DOT West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366– 

9826 before visiting Dockets Operations. 

C. Privacy 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its regulatory process. 

DOT posts these comments, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov as described in the 

system of records notice (DOT/ALL 14— 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS)), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/ 

individuals/privacy/privacy-act-systemrecords-notices. The comments are 

posted without edit and are searchable 

by the name of the submitter. 

II. Background 

The November 4, 2024, NPRM (89 FR 

87532) requested public comment on 

FMCSA’s proposal to amend its 

November 16, 2023, final rule, ‘‘Broker 

and Freight Forwarder Financial 

Responsibility,’’ by extending the 

compliance date for certain provisions 

from January 16, 2025, to January 16, 

2026. The extension to the compliance 

date is being proposed because FMCSA 

has determined that only its 

forthcoming online registration system 

will be used to accept filings and track 

notifications, and this functionality will 

not be added to its legacy systems. As 

the new system is not expected to be 

widely available before January 16, 

2025, FMCSA proposes to extend the 

compliance date to January 16, 2026, to 

provide regulated entities time to begin 

using and familiarizing themselves with 

the system before compliance is 

required. 

The comment period for the NPRM 

expires on November 19, 2024. The 

Small Business in Transportation 

Coalition requested an extension of the 

comment period on November 12, 2024. 

FMCSA believes it is in the interest of 

the public to allow for public comment 

on this proposal, and accordingly 

reopens the comment period for all 

comments on the NPRM until November 

29, 2024. 

Issued under the authority of delegation in 

49 CFR 1.87. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

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