Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 20, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 43845 

Construction’ ’’). In the 2014 appropriation, 

Congress rescinded $8.5 million from the NTIA 

PTFP account. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2014, Pub. L. 113–76, sec. 524(a) (Jan. 17, 2014) 

(‘‘Of the unobligated balances available for 

‘Department of Commerce, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, Public Telecommunications 

Facilities, Planning and Construction,’ $8,500,000 is 

hereby rescinded’’). 

6 47 U.S.C. 392(e). 

As a result of the lack of funding, 

NTIA began the orderly shutdown of the 

PTFP thereafter. NTIA has not 

processed applications or awarded any 

additional grants under the PTFP since 

that time. NTIA has continued to 

monitor PTFP grants it awarded before 

Fiscal Year 2011 to ensure taxpayer 

funds have been utilized in the most 

responsible and efficient manner. 

II. Comments 

On July 18, 2017, NTIA published a 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 

in the Federal Register seeking 

comment on its proposed repeal of 

regulations governing the PTFP. NTIA 

did not receive any comments in 

response to the NPRM. 

III. Repeal of Regulations for the Public 

Telecommunications Facilities Program 

Congress authorized NTIA to establish 

regulations ‘‘as may be necessary to 

carry out’’ the PTFP.6 Due to the lack of 

funding for seven years and no 

prospective funding for the PTFP, the 

regulations governing the PTFP are 

unnecessary and obsolete. If these 

regulations are not removed, it may 

suggest that the program is still active 

and may cause confusion regarding the 

status of the program. Accordingly, 

NTIA is repealing its regulations 

governing the PTFP. 

Administrative Procedure Act 

The Final Rule relates solely to the 

repeal of grant program processes, and, 

as such, is not subject to the 

requirements of the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2). 

Congressional Review Act 

It has been determined that this final 

rule is not major under 5 U.S.C. 801 et 

seq. 

Executive Order 12866 

The repeal of the regulations 

governing the PTFP is not a significant 

regulatory action as defined by 

Executive Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 

The repeal of the regulations 

governing the PTFP does not contain 

policies with federalism implications 

sufficient to warrant preparation of a 

federalism assessment under Executive 

Order 13132. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Chief Counsel for Regulation of 

the Department of Commerce certified 

to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 

Small Business Administration that the 

repeal of regulations governing the 

PTFP would not have a significant 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities in accordance with section 

605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 605(b)). NTIA received no 

comments on the certification, which 

remains unchanged. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The repeal of the regulations 

governing the PTFP contains no 

collections of information. Therefore, 

clearance by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 is not required. 

In 2013, OMB approved NTIA’s requests 

to discontinue the following collections 

associated with the regulations 

governing the PTFP: OMB Control 

Numbers 0660–0003, 0660–0001, and 

0605–0001; consequently, NTIA has no 

active collections associated with its 

regulations governing the PTFP. 

Lists of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 2301 

Administrative procedure, Grant 

programs-communications, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Telecommunications. 

■ For the reasons stated above, and 

under the authority of 47 U.S.C. 390– 

393 and 397–399b, NTIA is removing 

and reserving 15 CFR part 2301. 

PART 2301—[REMOVED AND 

RESERVED] 

Dated: September 15, 2017. 

Leonard Bechtel, 

Director of Administration and Chief 

Financial Officer, performing the nonexclusive duties of the Assistant Secretary 

for Communications and Information, 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. FDA–2016–C–2570] 

Listing of Color Additives Exempt 

From Certification; Spirulina Extract; 

Confirmation of Effective Date 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Final rule; confirmation of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or we) is 

confirming the effective date of August 

3, 2017, for the final rule that appeared 

in the Federal Register of July 3, 2017, 

and that amended the color additive 

regulations to provide for the expanded 

safe use of spirulina extract to 

seasonally color hard-boiled shell eggs 

at levels consistent with good 

manufacturing practice. 

DATES: Effective date of final rule 

published in the Federal Register of 

July 3, 2017 (82 FR 30731), confirmed: 

August 3, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Molly A. Harry, Center for Food Safety 

and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug 

Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., 

College Park, MD 20740, 240–402–1075. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of July 3, 2017 (82 FR 

30731), we amended the color additive 

regulations in § 73.530 Spirulina extract 

(21 CFR 73.530) to provide for the 

expanded safe use of spirulina extract to 

seasonally color the shells of hardboiled eggs. 

We gave interested persons until 

August 2, 2017, to file objections or 

requests for a hearing. We received no 

objections or requests for a hearing on 

the final rule. Therefore, we find that 

the effective date of the final rule that 

published in the Federal Register of 

July 3, 2017, should be confirmed. 

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73 

Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs, 

Medical devices. 

■ Therefore, under the Federal Food, 

Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321, 

341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 

362, 371, 379e) and under authority 

delegated to the Commissioner of Food 

and Drugs, we are giving notice that no 

objections or requests for a hearing were 

filed in response to the July 3, 2017, 

final rule. Accordingly, the amendments 

issued thereby became effective August 

3, 2017. 


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Dated: September 14, 2017. 

Anna K. Abram, 

Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Planning, 

Legislation, and Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20050 Filed 9–19–17; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2017–0208; FRL–9967–93– 

Region 7] 

Approval of Implementation Plans; 

State of Iowa; Elements of the 

Infrastructure SIP Requirements for 

the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking direct final 

action to approve elements of a State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) submission, 

and an amended SIP submission from 

the State of Iowa for the 2010 Nitrogen 

Dioxide (NO2) National Ambient Air 

Quality Standard (NAAQS). 

Infrastructure SIPs address the 

applicable requirements of Clean Air 

Act (CAA) section 110, which requires 

that each state adopt and submit a SIP 

for the implementation, maintenance, 

and enforcement of each new or revised 

NAAQS promulgated by the EPA. These 

SIPs are commonly referred to as 

‘‘infrastructure’’ SIPs. The infrastructure 

requirements are designed to ensure that 

the structural components of each 

state’s air quality management program 

are adequate to meet the state’s 

responsibilities under the CAA. 

DATES: This direct final rule will be 

effective November 20, 2017, without 

further notice, unless EPA receives 

adverse comment by October 20, 2017. 

If EPA receives adverse comment, we 

will publish a timely withdrawal of the 

direct final rule in the Federal Register 

informing the public that the rule will 

not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2017–0208, to https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 

EPA may publish any comment received 

to its public docket. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Multimedia submissions (audio, video, 

etc.) must be accompanied by a written 

comment. The written comment is 

considered the official comment and 

should include discussion of all points 

you wish to make. The EPA will 

generally not consider comments or 

comment contents located outside of the 

primary submission (i.e. on the web, 

cloud, or other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, the full 

EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heather Hamilton, Air Planning and 

Development Branch, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard, 

Lenexa, KS 66219 at (913) 551–7039, or 

by email at hamilton.heather@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. This section 

provides additional information by 

addressing the following: 

I. What is being addressed in this document? 

II. Have the requirements for approval of a 

SIP revision been met? 

III. What action is EPA taking? 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What is being addressed in this 

document? 

EPA is approving elements of the 

2010 NO2 NAAQS infrastructure SIP 

submission from the State of Iowa 

received on July 29, 2013, and an 

amended SIP submission received on 

March 9, 2017. Specifically, EPA is 

approving the following elements of 

section 110(a)(2): (A), (B), (C), (D)(i)(I)— 

significant contribution to 

nonattainment (prong 1), interfering 

with maintenance of the NAAQS (prong 

2) and (D)(i)(II)—prevent of significant 

deterioration of air quality (prong 3), 

and (D)(ii), (E) through (H), and (J) 

through (M). EPA is not acting on the 

elements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II)— 

protection of visibility (prong 4), and 

110(a)(2)(I). 

A Technical Support Document (TSD) 

is included as part of this docket to 

discuss the details of this action, 

including analysis of how the SIP meets 

the applicable 110 requirements for 

infrastructure SIPs. 

II. Have the requirements for approval 

of a SIP revision been met? 

The state submission has met the 

public notice requirements for SIP 

submissions in accordance with 40 CFR 

51.102. The state initiated public 

comment from April 6, 2013, to May 8, 

2013. One comment was received and 

adequately addressed in the final SIP 

submission. The amended submission 

was placed on public comment January 

12, 2017, to February 15, 2017. No 

comments were received. These 

submissions also satisfied the 

completeness criteria of 40 CFR part 51, 

appendix V. In addition, as explained 

above and in more detail in the 

technical support document which is 

part of this docket, the revisions meets 

the substantive SIP requirements of the 

CAA, including section 110 and 

implementing regulations. 

III. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is approving elements of the July 

23, 2013, (received July 29, 2013) 

infrastructure SIP submission from the 

State of Iowa, which addresses the 

requirements of CAA sections 110(a)(1) 

and (2) as applicable to the 2010 NO2

NAAQS. As stated above, EPA is 

approving the following elements of 

section 110(a)(2): (A), (B), (C), (D)(i)(I)— 

significant contribution to 

nonattainment (prong 1), interfering 

with maintenance of the NAAQS (prong 

2) and (D)(i)(II)—prevent significant 

deterioration of air quality (prong 3), 

and (D)(ii), (E) through (H), and (J) 

through (M). The March 1, 2017, SIP 

amendment, revised 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I). 

Details of the submission are addressed 

in the TSD, included as part of the 

docket, to discuss this approval action. 

EPA is not taking action on section 

110(a)(2)(I). Section 110(a)(2)(I) requires 

that in the case of a plan or plan 

revision for areas designated as 

nonattainment areas, states must meet 

applicable requirements of part D of the 

CAA, relating to SIP requirements for 

designated nonattainment areas. EPA 

does not expect infrastructure SIP 

submissions to address element (I). The 

specific SIP submissions for designated 

nonattainment areas, as required under 

CAA title I, part D, are subject to 

different submission schedules than 

those for section 110 infrastructure 

elements. EPA will take action on part 

D attainment plan SIP submissions 

through a separate rulemaking governed 

by the requirements for nonattainment 

areas, as described in part D. 

EPA is not taking action on section 

110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), prong 4. 

We are publishing this direct final 

rule without a prior proposed rule 

because we view this as a 

noncontroversial action and anticipate 

no adverse comment. However, in the 

‘‘Proposed Rules’’ section of this 

Federal Register, we are publishing a 

separate document that will serve as the 

proposed rule to approve the SIP 


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