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(11) Proceed north-northwest in a 

straight line 1.2 miles to the ‘‘Y’’ in an 

unimproved road 0.1 mile south of the 

800-foot contour line, west of Happy 

Canyon Road, T6R/R30W; then 

(12) Proceed north-northwest in a 

straight line for 0.5 mile, crossing onto 

the Los Olivos map, and continuing 

approximately 2.3 miles to the third 

intersection of the line with the 1,000- 

foot contour line northwest of BM 812, 

T7N/R30W; then 

(13) Proceed westerly along the 

meandering 1,000-foot contour line to 

the contour line’s intersection with an 

unnamed, unimproved road, an 

unnamed light-duty road, and the 

northern boundary line of section 23, 

T7N/R31W; then 

(14) Proceed northerly, then westerly, 

along the unnamed, unimproved road to 

Figueroa Mountain Road, near the 

marked 895-foot elevation, T7N/R31W; 

then 

(15) Proceed north on Figueroa 

Mountain Road approximately 400 feet 

to the 920-foot contour line, T7N/R31W; 

then 

(16) Proceed initially south, then 

northeasterly along the meandering 920- 

foot contour line, crossing onto the Zaca 

Creek map, to Foxen Canyon Road, 

T7N/R31W; then 

(17) Proceed southeasterly on Foxen 

Canyon Road approximately 1.7 miles, 

crossing onto the Los Olivos map, 

returning to the beginning point. 

Dated: February 23, 2015. 

John J. Manfreda, 

Administrator. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 721 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014– 

0760; FRL–9923–25] 

RIN 2070–AB27 

Proposed Significant New Use Rule on 

Certain Chemical Substances; 

Extension of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: EPA issued a proposed rule in 

the Federal Register of January 7, 2015, 

concerning proposed significant new 

use rules for 13 chemical substances 

which were the subject of 

premanufacture notices (PMNs). This 

document extends the comment period 

for 45 days, from March 9, 2015 to April 

23, 2015. Multiple commenters 

requested additional time to research 

and submit more detailed comments 

concerning the proposed SNURs. EPA is 

therefore extending the comment period 

in order to give all interested persons 

the opportunity to comment fully. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

proposed rule published on January 7, 

2015 (80 FR 845) is extended. 

Comments, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPPT–2014–0760 must be received on 

or before April 23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed 

instructions provided under ADDRESSES

in the Federal Register document of 

January 7, 2015 (80 FR 845) (FRL–9919– 

23). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Kenneth 

Moss, Chemical Control Division, Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 564–9232; email address: 

moss.kenneth@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document extends the public comment 

period established in the Federal 

Register proposed rule of January 7, 

2015. In that document, EPA proposed 

significant new use rules for 13 

chemical substances which were the 

subject of premanufacture notices 

(PMNs). EPA is hereby extending the 

comment period, which was set to end 

on March 9, 2015, to April 23, 2015. 

To submit comments, or access the 

docket, please follow the detailed 

instructions provided under ADDRESSES

in the Federal Register proposed rule of 

January 7, 2015. If you have questions, 

consult the technical person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 721 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Hazardous substances, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: February 20, 2015. 

Maria J. Doa, 

Director, Chemical Control Division, Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

46 CFR Part 67 

[Docket No. USCG–2010–0990] 

RIN 1625–AB56 

Vessel Documentation Renewal Fees 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks public 

comment on whether to increase the 

period of validity for renewing 

endorsements on Certificates of 

Documentation. A separate fee of $26 

for annual renewals of endorsements 

upon the Certificate of Documentation 

was established in a recent rulemaking. 

The Coast Guard is considering options 

for implementing multiyear renewals 

and updating the fee for services, and 

seeks information on factors to consider 

when implementing these changes. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must either be submitted to the online 

docket via http://www.regulations.gov 

on or before June 1, 2015 or reach the 

Docket Management Facility by that 

date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2010–0990 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is 202–366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this 

document, call or email Ms. Mary Jager, 

CG–DCO–832, Coast Guard; telephone 

202–372–1331, email Mary.K.Jager@

uscg.mil. If you have questions on 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, call Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Comments 

We encourage you to submit 

comments (or related material) on the 

possibility of extending the period of 

validity and modifying the fee for 

renewal on endorsements on the 

Certificate of Documentation (COD). We 

will consider all submissions and may 

adjust our final action based on your 

comments. Comments should be marked 

with docket number USCG–2010–0990 

and should provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may provide personal contact 

information so that we can contact you 

if we have questions regarding your 

comments; but please note that all 

comments will be posted to the online 

docket without change and that any 

personal information you include can be 

searchable online (see the Federal 

Register Privacy Act notice regarding 

our public dockets, 73 FR 3316, Jan. 17, 

2008). 

Mailed or hand-delivered comments 

should be in an unbound 81⁄2 x 11 inch 

format suitable for reproduction. The 

Docket Management Facility will 

acknowledge receipt of mailed 

comments if you enclose a stamped, 

self-addressed postcard or envelope 

with your submission. 

Documents mentioned in this request 

for comments, and all public comments, 

are in our online docket at http://

www.regulations.gov and can be viewed 

by following the Web site’s instructions. 

You can also view the docket online at 

the Docket Management Facility (see the 

mailing address under ADDRESSES) 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

We are not planning to hold a public 

meeting but will consider doing so if 

public comments indicate a meeting 

would be helpful. We would issue a 

separate Federal Register notice to 

announce the date, time, and location of 

such a meeting. 

Background 

On August 12, 2014, the Coast Guard 

published a final rule entitled ‘‘Vessel 

Documentation Renewal Fees’’ in the 

Federal Register (79 FR 47015). The 

final rule contained the Coast Guard’s 

revision of 46 CFR part 67, setting out 

fees for services provided. 

The Coast Guard received 2,720 

comment submissions on the proposed 

fees published on March 4, 2013 (78 FR 

14053). Comments were received from 

individuals, law firms, commercial 

vessel documentation services, industry 

groups, and maritime corporations. We 

considered all comments in 

promulgating the final rule. The Coast 

Guard received 1,316 comments 

regarding the implementation of the 

new fee. The majority of these 

comments (757 comments) suggested 

the Coast Guard institute a multiyear 

renewal option program. We made no 

changes to the final rule. However, we 

are now seeking public comments in 

considering options that could be 

proposed in a future rulemaking. This 

document provides the public with an 

opportunity to continue this discussion. 

Discussion 

The legal basis for charging fees for 

this service is found in section 10401 of 

the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 

of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–508, Nov. 5, 1990, 

104 Stat. 1388), codified at 46 U.S.C. 

2110, which requires that the Coast 

Guard establish user fees for Coast 

Guard vessel documentation services. 

That section provides that the Secretary 

of the Department in which the Coast 

Guard is operating (Secretary) shall 

establish a fee or charge for a service or 

thing of value that is provided to the 

recipient or user of that service. The 

Secretary is empowered in 46 U.S.C. 

2104 to delegate the authorities in 46 

U.S.C. Subtitle II to the Coast Guard. 

The Secretary exercised that 

delegation’s authority for fees in 

Department of Homeland Security 

Delegation No. 0170.1(92)(a). 

In establishing these fees, we are 

required to use the criteria found in 31 

U.S.C. 9701. Under this provision the 

fees must be fair, and must be based on 

the costs to the government, the value 

of the service or thing to the recipient, 

and the public policy or interest served 

(see 31 U.S.C. 9701(b)). One of the 

vessel documentation services the Coast 

Guard provides, and for which user fees 

are required under 46 U.S.C. 2110, is 

renewal of endorsements upon a COD. 

A COD is (1) required for the operation 

of a vessel in certain trades, (2) serves 

as evidence of vessel nationality, and (3) 

permits owners of vessels to benefit 

from preferred mortgages (46 CFR 67.1). 

An endorsement means an entry that 

may be made on a COD, and, except for 

a recreational endorsement, is 

conclusive evidence that a vessel is 

entitled to engage in a specified trade 

(46 CFR 67.3). 

The Coast Guard sets fees at an 

amount calculated to achieve recovery 

of the costs of providing the service, in 

a manner consistent with the general 

user charges principles set out in the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Circular A–25. Under that OMB 

Circular, each recipient should pay a 

reasonable user charge for Federal 

Government services, resources, or 

goods from which he or she derives a 

special benefit. The user fee should be 

at an amount sufficient for the Federal 

Government to recover the full costs of 

providing the service, resource, or good 

(see OMB Circular A–25, sec. 6(a)(2)(a)). 

After reviewing the comments to the 

proposed rule, the Coast Guard is 

seeking comment on whether it should 

consider extending the period of 

validity and modifying the fee for 

renewal on endorsements on the COD. 

Request for Information 

Through this document, the Coast 

Guard asks for comments and 

information to consider in updating 

renewal of endorsements on COD 

processes and fees. Please consider the 

following questions when preparing 

comments: 

1. Would you prefer a multiyear 

renewal program with fees charged at 

the time of renewal, or would you prefer 

to continue annual renewals including 

an annual fee for service? Please explain 

why you prefer the renewal period and 

its fee payment schedule. 

2. Would you prefer having the option 

of choosing a multiyear or annual 

renewal each time you renew? Please 

explain why you prefer the option that 

you chose. 

If the only option for renewal is 

multiyear, how would you suggest the 

annual renewal is phased over to a 

multiyear renewal? 

3. Would you prefer a multiyear 

renewal program that requires payment 

every other year, or one that requires 

payment every 3 years? Please explain 

why you chose this option. 

4. What are the benefits of a multiyear 

renewal? 

5. Are there any negative impacts of 

a multiyear renewal? 

6. What, if any, concerns would you 

need to have addressed prior to 

selecting the multiyear renewal option? 

7. What are the impacts to mortgages 

from multiyear information verification 

and COD renewal? Will lenders require 

additional information from the 

National Vessel Documentation Center 

(NVDC) to manage loans? 

8. What period of renewal is best for 

mortgage lenders? 

9. What other suggestions do you have 

for reducing the burden of obtaining a 

COD? 

This document is issued under 

authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a). 

Dated: February 18, 2015. 

J.C. Burton, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of 

Inspections and Compliance. 

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