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Department/program Fiscal year Percent reduction 

Justice Courts Program ........................................................................................................... SFY 12–13 53.7 

Animal Services Program ........................................................................................................ SFY 12–13 71.3 

Health and Human Services .................................................................................................... SFY 12–13 26.3 

Public Safety ............................................................................................................................ SFY 12–13 16.9 

To operate within the limits of the 

reduced budgets for SFY 2012 and SFY 

2013, the LRAPA reduced recurring 

expenditures by imposing unpaid 

furlough days, work schedule 

reductions, and other systematic acrossthe-board reductions in materials and 

services, as well as not filling positions 

vacated due to retirements or 

resignations. 

For the LRAPA to be eligible to 

receive its SFY 2014 CAA Section 105 

grant, the EPA must make a 

determination (after notice and an 

opportunity for a public hearing and 

comment) that the reduction in 

expenditures is attributable to a nonselective reduction in the budget of the 

Lane Regional Air Protection Agency. 

Accordingly, consistent with criteria set 

forth in CAA Section 105(c)(2) and 

consistent with the Agency’s September 

30, 2011 guidance on qualifying for a 

non-selective reduction, the EPA has 

determined that it is appropriate to 

approve the LRAPA’s request for a non 

selective reduction in its level of 

recurring expenditures for the SFY 2012 

and SFY 2013 grant budget period. The 

revised MOE level for SFY 2012 is 

$935,855 and the level for SFY2013 is 

$800,313. 

This notice constitutes a request for 

public comment and an opportunity for 

public hearing as required by the Clean 

Air Act. All written comments received 

by September 19, 2013 on this proposal 

will be considered. The EPA will 

conduct a public hearing on this 

proposal only if a written request for 

such is received by the EPA at the 

address above by September 19, 2013. If 

no written request for a hearing is 

received, the EPA will proceed to the 

final determination. While notice of the 

final determination will not be 

published in the Federal Register, 

copies of the determination can be 

obtained by sending a written request to 

Paul Koprowski at the above address. 

Dated: August 6, 2013. 

Dennis J. McLerran, 

Regional Administrator, Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20156 Filed 8–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL 9900–15–OGC] 

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air 

Act Citizen Suit 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Consent 

Decree; Request for Public Comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended 

(‘‘CAA’’), notice is hereby given of a 

proposed consent decree, to resolve a 

deadline suit filed by Air Alliance 

Houston, California Communities 

Against Toxics, Coalition For A Safe 

Environment, Community In-Power and 

Development Association, Del Amo 

Action Committee, Environmental 

Integrity Project, Louisiana Bucket 

Brigade, and Texas Environmental 

Justice Advocacy Services (collectively, 

‘‘Plaintiffs’’) in the United States District 

Court for the District of Columbia: Air 

Alliance Houston, et al. v. McCarthy, 

No. 12–1607 (RMC) (D.D.C.). On 

September 27, 2012, Plaintiffs filed a 

complaint concerning EPA’s obligation 

to develop residual risk and technology 

standards for the petroleum refineries 

source category, which is subject to two 

different maximum achievable control 

technology (MACT) standards. The 

consent decree would require EPA to 

propose action by February 14, 2014 

and take final action by December 19, 

2014. 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed consent decree must be 

received by September 19, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OGC–2013–0580, online at 

www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred 

method); by email to oei.docket@

epa.gov; mailed to EPA Docket Center, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

or by hand delivery or courier to EPA 

Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. Comments on 

a disk or CD–ROM should be formatted 

in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use 

of special characters and any form of 

encryption, and may be mailed to the 

mailing address above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan 

Tierney, Air and Radiation Law Office 

(2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–5598; 

fax number (202) 564–5603; email 

address: tierney.jan@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Additional Information About the 

Proposed Consent Decree 

The proposed consent decree would 

resolve a lawsuit filed by the Plaintiffs 

seeking to compel the Administrator to 

take final action under section 112(d)(6), 

42 U.S.C. 7412(d)(6), to ‘‘review, and 

revise as necessary’’ the national 

emission standards for hazardous air 

pollutants (‘‘NESHAP’’) and to take final 

action addressing residual risk under 

CAA section 112(f)(2), 42 U.S.C. 

7412(f)(2), for petroleum refineries 

under 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart CC and 

40 CFR Part 63, Subpart UUU, within 8 

years of the promulgation of such 

standards. The proposed consent decree 

provides that no later than February 14, 

2014, EPA shall (1) review and either 

sign a proposal to revise the emission 

standards in 40 CFR Part 63, Subparts 

CC and UUU under CAA section 

112(d)(6), 42 U.S.C. 7412(d)(6), or sign 

a proposed determination that revision 

of Subparts CC and UUU is not 

necessary under CAA section 112(d)(6) 

and (2) review and either sign a 

proposal to promulgate residual risk 

standards for the Petroleum Refineries 

source category subject to NESHAP 

Subparts CC and UUU under CAA 

section 112(f)(2), 42 U.S.C. 7412(f)(2), or 

sign a proposed determination that 

promulgation of such standards is not 

required under CAA section 112(f)(2). 

The proposed consent decree also 

provides that no later than December 19, 

2014, EPA shall, (1) sign a final rule 

promulgating revisions to the emission 

standards in NESHAP Subparts CC and 

UUU under CAA section 112(d)(6), or 

sign a final determination that revision 

of NESHAP Subparts CC and UUU is 

not necessary under CAA section 

112(d)(6) and (2) sign a final rule 

promulgating residual risk standards for 

the Petroleum Refineries source 


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category subject to NESHAP Subparts 

CC and UUU under CAA section 

112(f)(2), or sign a final determination 

that promulgation of such standards is 

not required under CAA section 

112(f)(2). 

Within 15 business days following 

signature of each rule or determination 

or combination thereof as described in 

the proposed consent decree, EPA is 

also required to send the signed notice 

of each action to the Office of the 

Federal Register for review and 

publication in the Federal Register. 

After EPA fulfills all of its obligations 

under the consent decree, the proposed 

consent decree provides that EPA may 

move to have the consent decree 

terminated and the case dismissed. 

For a period of thirty (30) days 

following the date of publication of this 

notice, the Agency will accept written 

comments relating to the proposed 

consent decree from persons who were 

not named as parties or intervenors to 

the litigation in question. EPA or the 

Department of Justice may withdraw or 

withhold consent to the proposed 

consent decree if the comments disclose 

facts or considerations that indicate that 

such consent is inappropriate, 

improper, inadequate, or inconsistent 

with the requirements of the Act. Unless 

EPA or the Department of Justice 

determines, based on any comment 

submitted, that consent to this consent 

decree should be withdrawn, the decree 

will be affirmed. 

II. Additional Information About 

Commenting on the Proposed Consent 

Decree 

A. How can I get a copy of the consent 

decree? 

The official public docket for this 

action (identified by Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OGC- 2013–0580) contains a 

copy of the proposed consent decree 

(including Attachment A). The official 

public docket is available for public 

viewing at the Office of Environmental 

Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center 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 OEI 

Docket is (202) 566–1752. 

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through 

www.regulations.gov. You may use the 

www.regulations.gov to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the official 

public docket, and to access those 

documents in the public docket that are 

available electronically. Once in the 

system, key in the appropriate docket 

identification number then select 

‘‘search’’. 

It is important to note that EPA’s 

policy is that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing online at www.regulations.gov 

without change, unless the comment 

contains copyrighted material, CBI, or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Information 

claimed as CBI and other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute 

is not included in the official public 

docket or in the electronic public 

docket. EPA’s policy is that copyrighted 

material, including copyrighted material 

contained in a public comment, will not 

be placed in EPA’s electronic public 

docket but will be available only in 

printed, paper form in the official public 

docket. Although not all docket 

materials may be available 

electronically, you may still access any 

of the publicly available docket 

materials through the EPA Docket 

Center. 

B. How and to whom do I submit 

comments? 

You may submit comments as 

provided in the ADDRESSES section. 

Please ensure that your comments are 

submitted within the specified comment 

period. Comments received after the 

close of the comment period will be 

marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to 

consider these late comments. 

If you submit an electronic comment, 

EPA recommends that you include your 

name, mailing address, and an email 

address or other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD ROM you submit. This 

ensures that you can be identified as the 

submitter of the comment and allows 

EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot 

read your comment due to technical 

difficulties or needs further information 

on the substance of your comment. Any 

identifying or contact information 

provided in the body of a comment will 

be included as part of the comment that 

is placed in the official public docket, 

and made available in EPA’s electronic 

public docket. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. 

Use of the www.regulations.gov Web 

site to submit comments to EPA 

electronically is EPA’s preferred method 

for receiving comments. The electronic 

public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous 

access’’ system, which means EPA will 

not know your identity, email address, 

or other contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

In contrast to EPA’s electronic public 

docket, EPA’s electronic mail (email) 

system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ 

system. If you send an email comment 

directly to the Docket without going 

through www.regulations.gov, your 

email address is automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the official public 

docket, and made available in EPA’s 

electronic public docket. 

Dated: August 9, 2013. 

Lorie J. Schmidt, 

Associate General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20027 Filed 8–19–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

[NV–13–19 (13–AUG–2013)] 

Equal Employment Opportunity and 

Diversity 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

ACTION: Policy statement. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Credit 

Administration (FCA) Board recently 

updated its Policy Statement on Equal 

Employment Opportunity and Diversity. 

This update resulted in two minor 

revisions discussed below. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 13, 

2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thais Burlew, Director of Equal 

Employment Opportunity and 

Inclusion, Farm Credit Administration, 

1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, 

Virginia 22102–5090, (703) 883–4290, 

TTY (703) 883–4056. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCA 

conducted its periodic review of Policy 

Statement FCA–PS–62 on Equal 

Employment Opportunity (EEO) and 

Diversity and made minor changes. The 

policy was changed to explicitly state 

that FCA provides reasonable religious 

accommodations consistent with Title 

VII and to clarify that opposition to or 

participation in the EEO process may be 

a basis for reprisal claims. 

The text of the updated Policy 

Statement is set forth below in its 

entirety. All FCA Board policy 

statements may be viewed on FCA’s 

Web site. From www.fca.gov, select 

‘‘Laws & Regulations,’’ then select ‘‘FCA 

Handbook,’’ then select ‘‘FCA Board 

Policy Statements.’’ 


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