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C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

I certify that this action will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the RFA. This action will not 

impose any requirements on small 

entities beyond those imposed by state 

law. The proposed CDD and approval of 

the base year emissions inventory does 

not create any new requirements and 

does not directly regulate any entities. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(UMRA) 

This action does not contain any 

unfunded mandate as described in 

UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does 

not significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. This action does not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. 

Accordingly, no additional costs to 

state, local, or tribal governments, or to 

the private sector, will result from this 

action. 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

This action 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. Pursuant to the 

CAA, this action proposes a CDD and to 

approve a base year emissions 

inventory. 

F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination 

With Indian Tribal Governments 

This action does not have tribal 

implications, as specified in Executive 

Order 13175, because the SIP is not 

approved to apply on any Indian 

reservation land or in any other area 

where the EPA or an Indian tribe has 

demonstrated that a tribe has 

jurisdiction, and it will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law. 

Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not 

apply to this action. 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

The EPA interprets Executive Order 

13045 as applying only to those 

regulatory actions that concern 

environmental health or safety risks that 

the EPA has reason to believe may 

disproportionately affect children, per 

the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory 

action’’ in section 2–202 of the 

Executive Order. Therefore, this action 

is not subject to Executive Order 13045 

because it merely proposes a CDD and 

to approve a base year emissions 

inventory as meeting federal 

requirements. Furthermore, the EPA’s 

Policy on Children’s Health does not 

apply to this action. 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This action is not subject to Executive 

Order 13211, because it is not a 

significant regulatory action under 

Executive Order 12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act (NTTAA) 

Section 12(d) of the NTTAA directs 

the EPA to use voluntary consensus 

standards in its regulatory activities 

unless to do so would be inconsistent 

with applicable law or otherwise 

impractical. The EPA believes that this 

action is not subject to the requirements 

of section 12(d) of the NTTAA because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA. 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order 12898 (Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, 

February 16, 1994) directs Federal 

agencies to identify and address 

‘‘disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects’’ 

of their actions on communities with EJ 

concerns to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law. 

Executive Order 14096 (Revitalizing Our 

Nation’s Commitment to Environmental 

Justice for All, 88 FR 25251, April 26, 

2023) builds on and supplements E.O. 

12898 and defines EJ as, among other 

things, ‘‘the just treatment and 

meaningful involvement of all people, 

regardless of income, race, color, 

national origin, or Tribal affiliation, or 

disability in agency decision-making 

and other Federal activities that affect 

human health and the environment.’’ 

For the SIP portion of this action, 

under the CAA, 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, the 

EPA’s role is to review state choices and 

approve those choices if they meet the 

minimum criteria of the Act. 

Accordingly, this proposed CDD and 

approval of a base year emissions 

inventory does not impose any 

additional regulatory requirements on 

sources beyond those imposed by state 

law. The State did not evaluate EJ 

considerations as part of its attainment 

plan for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5

NAAQS; the CAA and applicable 

implementing regulations neither 

prohibit nor require such an evaluation. 

Consistent with the EPA’s discretion 

under the CAA, the EPA has evaluated 

the EJ considerations of this action, as 

is described in the section of this 

document titled, ‘‘Environmental Justice 

Considerations.’’ The analysis was 

included in this document for the 

purpose of providing additional context 

and information about this rulemaking 

to the public, not as a basis of the 

proposed action. Due to the nature of 

the action being proposed here, this 

action is expected to have a neutral 

impact on the air quality of the affected 

area. In addition, there is no information 

in the record upon which this decision 

is based inconsistent with the stated 

goal of E.O. 12898/14096 of achieving EJ 

for communities with EJ concerns. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Ammonia, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen 

oxides, Particulate matter, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 

oxides, Volatile organic compounds. 

Dated: November 18, 2024. 

Martha Guzman Aceves, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

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[Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2024–0073; 

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RIN 1018–BH47 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Critical Habitat 

Designations for Florida Manatee and 

Antillean Manatee 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), are extending 

the comment period on our September 

24, 2024, proposed rule to revise critical 

habitat for Florida manatee (Trichechus 

manatus latirostris) and to designate 

critical habitat for Antillean manatee (T. 

m. manatus) under the Endangered 

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We are extending the proposed rule’s 

comment period for 60 days to give all 

interested parties an additional 

opportunity to comment on the 

proposed rule. Comments previously 

submitted need not be resubmitted as 

they are already incorporated into the 

public record and will be fully 

considered in the final rule. 

DATES: The comment period on the 

proposed rule that published on 

September 24, 2024, at 89 FR 78134 is 

extended. We will accept comments 

received or postmarked on or before 

January 24, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods: 

(1) Electronically: Go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: https://

www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, 

enter FWS–R4–ES–2024–0073, which is 

the docket number for the September 

24, 2024, proposed rule. Then, click on 

the Search button. On the resulting 

page, in the panel on the left side of the 

screen, under the Document Type 

heading, check the Proposed Rule box to 

locate the correct document. You may 

submit a comment by clicking on 

‘‘Comment.’’ 

(2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail 

to: Public Comments Processing, Attn: 

FWS–R4–ES–2024–0073, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803. 

We request that you send comments 

only by the methods described above. 

We will post all comments on https:// 

www.regulations.gov. This generally 

means that we will post any personal 

information you provide us (see Public 

Comments, below, for more 

information). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nikki Colangelo, Classification and 

Recovery Division Supervisor, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Florida Ecological 

Services Field Office, 777 37th Street, 

Suite D–101, Vero Beach, FL 32960; 

telephone 772–226–8138. Individuals in 

the United States who are deaf, 

deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. Please see 

Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2024–0073 on 

https://www.regulations.gov for a 

document that summarizes the 

September 24, 2024, proposed rule. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 24, 2024, we published 

in the Federal Register (89 FR 78134) a 

proposed rule to revise critical habitat 

for the Florida manatee and to designate 

critical habitat for the Antillean manatee 

under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

The proposed rule opened a 60-day 

comment period, ending November 25, 

2024. We have received multiple 

requests to extend the public comment 

period due to impacts from recent 

hurricanes. With this document, we 

extend the public comment period for 

an additional 60 days, as specified 

above in DATES. 

Public Comments 

We will accept written comments and 

information during the extended 

comment period on our September 24, 

2024, proposed critical habitat rule for 

the West Indian manatee (89 FR 78134). 

We will consider information from all 

interested parties. We intend that any 

final action resulting from the proposal 

will be based on the best scientific data 

available and will be as accurate and as 

effective as possible. Our final critical 

habitat designation will take into 

consideration all comments and any 

additional information we receive 

during the open comment period on the 

proposed rule. 

Because we will consider all 

comments and information we receive 

during the open comment period, as 

well as any information that may 

become available after the publication of 

our proposal, our final designations may 

differ from our September 24, 2024, 

proposed rule (89 FR 78134). Based on 

new information we may receive (and, 

if relevant, any comments on that new 

information), we may modify the 

proposed critical habitat designations. 

Our final designations may not include 

all areas proposed, may include some 

additional areas that meet the definition 

of critical habitat, or may exclude some 

areas if we find the benefits of exclusion 

outweigh the benefits of inclusion and 

exclusion will not result in the 

extinction of the species. In our final 

rule, we will clearly explain our 

rationale and the basis for our final 

decision, including why we made 

changes, if any, that differ from the 

September 24, 2024, proposed rule. 

If you already submitted comments or 

information on the September 24, 2024, 

proposed rule, please do not resubmit 

them. Any such comments are 

incorporated as part of the public record 

of the rulemaking proceeding, and we 

will fully consider them in the 

preparation of our final determination. 

Comments should be as specific as 

possible. Please include sufficient 

information with your submission (such 

as scientific journal articles or other 

publications) to allow us to verify any 

scientific information you assert. Please 

note that submissions merely stating 

support for, or opposition to, the action 

under consideration without providing 

supporting information, although noted, 

do not provide substantial information 

necessary to support a determination. 

Section 4(b)(2) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 

1533(b)(2)) directs that the Secretary 

shall designate critical habitat on the 

basis of the best scientific data available. 

You may submit your comments and 

materials by one of the methods listed 

in ADDRESSES. We request that you send 

comments only by the methods 

described in ADDRESSES. If you submit 

information via https://

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

submission—including your personal 

identifying information—will be posted 

on the website. If your submission is 

made via a hardcopy that includes 

personal identifying information, you 

may request at the top of your document 

that we withhold this information from 

public review. However, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

We will post all hardcopy submissions 

on https://www.regulations.gov. 

Comments and materials we receive, as 

well as supporting documentation we 

used in preparing the proposed rule, 

will be available for public inspection 

on https://www.regulations.gov at 

Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2024–0073. 

Authors 

The primary authors of this document 

are members of the Fish and Wildlife 

Service’s Species Assessment Team and 

the Florida and Caribbean Ecological 

Services Field Offices. 

Authority 

The Endangered Species Act of 1973, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), is 

the authority for this action. 


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Signing Authority 

Martha Williams, Director of the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, approved this 

action on November 14, 2024, for 

publication. On November 20, 2024, 

Martha Williams authorized the 

undersigned to sign the document 

electronically and submit it to the Office 

of the Federal Register for publication as 

an official document of the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

Madonna Baucum, 

Regulations and Policy Chief, Division of 

Policy, Economics, Risk Management, and 

Analytics of the Joint Administrative 

Operations, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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