3738 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 25, 2022 / Proposed Rules 

• 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 the EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address 

disproportionate human health or 

environmental effects with practical, 

appropriate, 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 the 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, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

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

Dated: January 11, 2022. 

Martha Guzman Aceves, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00810 Filed 1–24–22; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 171 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0831; FRL–9134.1– 

02–OCSPP] 

RIN 2070–AL01 

Notification of Submission to the 

Secretary of Agriculture; Pesticides; 

Certification of Pesticide Applicators; 

Further Extension to Expiration Date of 

Certification Plans 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notification of submission to 

the Secretary of Agriculture. 

SUMMARY: This document notifies the 

public as required by the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) that the EPA Administrator 

has forwarded to the Secretary of the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) a draft proposed rulemaking 

regulatory document concerning 

‘‘Pesticides; Certification of Pesticide 

Applicators; Further Extension to 

Expiration Date of Certification Plans 

(RIN 2070–AL01).’’ The draft regulatory 

document is not available to the public 

until after it has been signed and made 

available by EPA. 

DATES: See Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0831, is 

available at https://

www.regulations.gov. That docket 

contains historical information and this 

Federal Register document; it does not 

contain the draft proposed rule. 

Please note that due to the public 

health concerns related to COVID–19, 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and 

Reading Room is open to visitors by 

appointment only. For the latest status 

information on EPA/DC services and 

docket access, visit https://

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carolyn Schroeder, Pesticide ReEvaluation Division (7508P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 566–2376; 

email address: schroeder.carolyn@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What action is EPA taking? 

FIFRA section 25(a)(2)(A) requires the 

EPA Administrator to provide the 

Secretary of USDA with a copy of any 

draft proposed rule at least 60 days 

before signing it in proposed form for 

publication in the Federal Register. The 

draft proposed rule is not available to 

the public until after it has been signed 

by EPA. If the Secretary of USDA 

comments in writing regarding the draft 

proposed rule within 30 days after 

receiving it, then the EPA Administrator 

shall include the comments of the 

Secretary of USDA and the EPA 

Administrator’s response to those 

comments with the proposed rule that 

publishes in the Federal Register. If the 

Secretary of USDA does not comment in 

writing within 30 days after receiving 

the draft proposed rule, then the EPA 

Administrator may sign the proposed 

rule for publication in the Federal 

Register any time after the 30-day 

period. 

II. Do any statutory and Executive 

Order reviews apply to this 

notification? 

No. This document is merely a 

notification of submission to the 

Secretary of USDA. As such, none of the 

regulatory assessment requirements 

apply to this document. 

List of Subjects in Part 171 

Environmental protection, Applicator 

competency, Agricultural worker safety, 

Certified applicator, Pesticide safety 

training, Pesticide worker safety, 

Pesticides and pests, Restricted use 

pesticides. 

Dated: January 19, 2022. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01289 Filed 1–24–22; 8:45 am] 

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40 CFR Part 282 

[EPA–R04–UST–2020–0696; FRL: 9057–01– 

R4] 

Commonwealth of Kentucky: 

Codification and Incorporation by 

Reference of Approved State 

Underground Storage Tank Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Resource Conservation 

and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as 

amended, authorizes the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) to grant 

approval to states to operate their 

underground storage tank (UST) 

programs in lieu of the Federal program. 

The Commonwealth of Kentucky 

(Commonwealth or State) applied to the 

EPA for final approval to its UST 

Program on October 7, 2019, and on 

September 16, 2020, the EPA published 

a final determination and approval of 

the Commonwealth’s UST Program. 

This action proposes to codify the EPA’s 

prior approval of the Commonwealth’s 

UST Program and to incorporate by 

reference approved provisions of the 

Commonwealth’s statutes and 

regulations. 

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule 

must be received on or before February 

24, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov (our 


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