Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 75 / Monday, April 20, 2015 / Proposed Rules 21691 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

CAA 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 CAA. 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); 

• 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 CAA; 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, 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). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 

dioxide. 

Dated: April 2, 2015. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 136 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0797; FRL–9926–38– 

OW] 

RIN 2040–AF48 

Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule 

for the Analysis of Effluent; Comment 

Extension 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of the 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) received requests for an 

extension of the period for providing 

comments on the proposed rule entitled, 

‘‘Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule 

for the Analysis of Effluent,’’ published 

in the Federal Register on February 19, 

2015. EPA extends the comment period 

in order to provide the public additional 

time to submit comments and 

supporting information. 

DATES: EPA extends the public comment 

period for the proposed rule published 

February 19, 2015, (80 FR 8956) to May 

20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

proposed rule may be submitted to the 

EPA electronically, by mail, by facsimile 

or through hand delivery/courier. Please 

refer to the proposal (80 FR 8956) for the 

addresses and detailed instructions. 

Docket. Publically available 

documents relevant to this action are 

available for public inspection either 

electronically at http://

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Water Docket in the EPA Docket 

Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The Public Reading 

Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number 

for the Public Reading Room is (202) 

566–1744, and the telephone number for 

the Water Docket is (202) 566–2426. The 

EPA has established the official public 

docket No. EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0797. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adrian Hanley, Engineering and 

Analysis Division (4303T), Office of 

Water, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone: 

(202) 564–1564; email: hanley.adrian@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comment Period 

The EPA is extending the previously 

announced public-comment period. The 

public comment period will end on May 

20, 2015, rather than April 20, 2015. 

This will ensure that the public has 

sufficient time to review and comment 

on all of the information available, 

including the proposed rule and other 

materials in the docket. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 136 

Environmental protection, 

Incorporation by reference, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, Test 

procedures, Water pollution control. 

Dated: April 9, 2015. 

Kenneth J. Kopocis, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Water. 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 271 

[EPA–R01–RCRA–2015–0195; FRL–9926– 

53–Region 1] 

Vermont: Proposed Authorization of 

State Hazardous Waste Management 

Program Revisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to grant 

final authorization to the State of 

Vermont for changes to its hazardous 

waste program. In the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register we are authorizing the changes 

to the Vermont hazardous waste 

program under the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 

as a direct final rule without prior 

proposed rule. EPA has determined that 

these changes satisfy all requirements 

needed to qualify for final authorization. 

If we receive no adverse comment, we 

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