This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 74, No. 125 

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 

1Petition of the United States Postal Service 

Requesting Initiation of a Proceeding To Consider 

Proposed Change in Analytic Principles (Proposal 

One), June 22, 2009 (Petition). 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

39 CFR Part 3050 

[Docket No. RM2009–5; Order No. 229] 

Periodic Reporting Rules 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; availability of 

rulemaking petition. 

SUMMARY: Under a new law, the Postal 

Service must file an annual compliance 

report with the Postal Regulatory 

Commission on costs, revenues, rates 

and quality of service associated with its 

products. It has filed a petition with the 

Commission to consider a change in the 

analytical methods approved for use in 

periodic reporting. This document 

provides an opportunity for the public 

to comment on potential changes in 

periodic reporting rules. 

DATES: Comments are due by July 15, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http:// 

www.prc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

202–789–6820 and 

stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

22, 2009, the Postal Service filed a 

petition to initiate an informal 

rulemaking proceeding to consider a 

change in the analytical methods 

approved for use in periodic reporting.1

The Postal Service proposes to reduce 

the size of the sample that it uses to 

collect Origin-Destination Information 

System/Revenue Pieces and Weight 

(ODIS/RPW) data by 20 percent starting 

in the first quarter of FY 2010. The 

Petition explains that the Postal Service 

intends to eliminate 25,600 tests, 

thereby saving approximately $6 million 

annually. It asserts that the reduction in 

accuracy of the data collected is small 

and should be acceptable in view of the 

expense that it would avoid. In support 

of this assertion, the Petition includes 

two tables. Table 1 shows the estimated 

impact of the proposed reduction in 

sample size on the coefficients of 

variation (CVs) for volume and for 

revenue for the major categories of 

single-piece mail. Table 2 shows the 

estimated impact on the CVs for unit 

volume variable costs for those same 

categories of single-piece mail. The 

attachment to the Postal Service’s 

Petition explains its proposal in more 

detail, including its background, 

objective, rationale, and estimated 

impact. 

It is Ordered: 

1. Petition of the United States Postal 

Service Requesting Initiation of a 

Proceeding to Consider Proposed 

Change in Analytic Principles (Proposal 

One), filed June 22, 2009, is granted. 

2. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2009–5 to consider the matters 

raised by the Postal Service’s Petition. 

3. Interested persons may submit 

initial comments on or before July 15, 

2009. 

4. The Commission will determine the 

need for reply comments after review of 

the initial comments. 

5. Diane Monaco is designated to 

serve as the Public Representative 

representing the interests of the general 

public in this proceeding. 

6. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this Notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3652. 

By the Commission. 

Steven W. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–15499 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 271 

[EPA–R02–RCRA–2009–0346; FRL–8916–6] 

New York: Final Authorization of State 

Hazardous Waste Management 

Program Revisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: New York State has applied to 

EPA for final authorization of changes to 

its hazardous waste program under the 

Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 

commonly referred to as the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 

EPA proposes to grant final 

authorization to New York for these 

changes, with limited exceptions, which 

are described in the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register notice. In that section, EPA is 

authorizing the changes by an 

immediate final rule. EPA did not make 

a proposal prior to the immediate final 

rule because we believe this action is 

not controversial and do not expect 

comments that oppose it. We have 

explained the reasons for this 

authorization in the preamble to the 

immediate final rule. Unless we receive 

written comments which oppose this 

authorization during the comment 

period, the immediate final rule will 

become effective on the date it 

establishes, and we will not take further 

action on this proposal. If we receive 

comments that oppose this action, we 

will either withdraw the immediate 

final rule, or the portion of the 

immediate final rule that is the subject 

of the comments. Only the remaining 

portion of the rule will take effect. We 

will then respond to those public 

comments opposing this authorization 

in a second final authorization notice. 

This second final notice may or may not 

include changes based on comments 

received during the public notice 

comment period. You may not have 

another opportunity for comment. If you 

want to comment on this action, you 

must do so at this time. 

DATES: Send your written comments by 

July 31, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R02– 

RCRA–2009–0346 by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: infurna.michael@.epa.gov. 

• Fax: (212) 637–4437. 

• Mail: Send written comments to 

Michael Infurna, Division of 

Environmental Planning and Protection, 

EPA, Region 2, 290 Broadway, 22nd 

Floor, New York, NY 10007. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver 

your comments to Michael Infurna, 

Division of Environmental Planning and