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in an evolutionary process to develop a 

set of data reports that the Commission 

and the Postal Service can agree add 

value to the question of how best to 

track and report on metrics that will 

ultimately lead to improvements in the 

service and efficiency of flats 

processing.’’ Response to CIR No. 1 at 3. 

III. Next Steps 

Although the Postal Service discussed 

its data systems and proposed metrics 

for certain pinch points, the Postal 

Service did not explain how it will use 

this information to report on issues 

relating to flats. The Commission finds 

that measuring various cost and service 

impacts associated with flats will 

provide greater insight into the issues. 

Tracking these issues over time will 

assist the Commission and the Postal 

Service with developing solutions to 

reduce cost and improve service 

performance of flats. Reporting on these 

measures and tracking will enhance the 

transparency and ability of stakeholders 

with vested interests to participate in 

the development of a plan to improve 

flats cost and service issues. 

At this stage in the docket, and given 

the information already provided by the 

Postal Service, the Commission seeks to 

better understand the data collected by 

the Postal Service and the capabilities of 

the systems that collect that data. In the 

information request filed along with this 

Order, the Commission requests that the 

Postal Service provide additional 

information about certain data systems 

and reports. The information request 

seeks, among other things, information 

about the capabilities of the data 

systems, information about planned 

improvements to the data systems, and 

ideas as to how certain data systems 

could be used to measure the impact on 

flats costs and service performance 

issues. The Commission also requests 

certain summary data reports that are 

available from the various data systems. 

Responses to the information request 

should be submitted no later than 60 

days from the date of this Order. If the 

Postal Service identifies any other data 

or information that would be helpful to 

the goal of measuring cost and service 

impacts on flats, the Postal Service 

should also submit it with the requested 

information. 

Once the information is received and 

analyzed, the Commission intends to 

schedule a technical conference to 

review the data submitted by the Postal 

Service and to better understand the 

capabilities of the Postal Service’s 

systems. As explained above, the 

Commission intends to use information 

provided by the Postal Service in this 

proceeding to develop a detailed 

proposal of data enhancements and 

reporting requirements for consideration 

in this docket. The Commission will 

invite public comment on the detailed 

proposal before adopting any final rule. 

The Commission anticipates that this 

information will lead to the 

development of measureable goals to 

decrease the costs and improve the 

service performance of flats. 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2018–1 to explore data 

enhancements and to facilitate the 

development of consistent reporting 

requirements that will be used to 

evaluate the cost and service 

performance issues associated with 

flats. 

2. Responses to the Commission 

Information Request No. 1, in this 

docket, should be provided 60 days 

from the date of this Order. 

3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the 

Commission appoints Katalin K. 

Clendenin to serve as an officer of the 

Commission (Public Representative) to 

represent the interests of the general 

public in this docket. 

4. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this order in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Stacy L. Ruble, 

Secretary. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2017–0513; FRL–9968–11– 

Region 7] 

Approval of Missouri Air Quality 

Implementation Plans; Infrastructure 

SIP Requirements for the 2012 Annual 

Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

elements of a State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) revision from the State of Missouri 

for the 2012 Annual Fine Particulate 

Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air 

Quality Standard (NAAQS) and two 

state statutes into the SIP to address the 

requirements relating to conflicts of 

interest found in section 128 of the 

Clean Air Act (CAA). Section 110 of the 

CAA requires that each state adopt and 

submit a SIP for the implementation, 

maintenance, and enforcement of each 

new or revised NAAQS promulgated by 

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. In the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

Federal Register, we are approving the 

state’s SIP revisions as a direct final rule 

without a prior proposed rule. If we 

receive no adverse comment, we will 

not take further action on this proposed 

rule. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 13, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2017–0513, to https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 

The 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: 

Tracey Casburn, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air Planning and 

Development Branch, 11201 Renner 

Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 

(913) 551–7016, or by email at 

casburn.tracey@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document proposes to take action on 

State of Missouri Infrastructure SIP 

Requirements for the 2012 Annual PM2.5

NAAQS. We have published a direct 

final rule approving the state’s SIP 

revisions in the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register, because we view this as a 


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noncontroversial action and anticipate 

no relevant adverse comment. We have 

explained our reasons for this action in 

the preamble to the direct final rule. If 

we receive no adverse comment, we will 

not take further action on this proposed 

rule. If we receive adverse comment, we 

will withdraw the direct final rule and 

it will not take effect. We would address 

all public comments in any subsequent 

final rule based on this proposed rule. 

We do not intend to institute a second 

comment period on this action. Any 

parties interested in commenting must 

do so at this time. For further 

information, please see the information 

provided in the ADDRESSES section of 

this document. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur dioxides. 

Dated: September 27, 2017. 

Cathy Stepp, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21807 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2017–0268; FRL 9969–09– 

Region 7] 

Approval of Missouri Air Quality 

Implementation Plans; Infrastructure 

SIP Requirements for the 2010 

Nitrogen Oxide National Ambient Air 

Quality Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

elements of a State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) revision from the State of Missouri 

for the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS). Section 110 of the CAA 

requires that each state adopt and 

submit a SIP for the implementation, 

maintenance, and enforcement of each 

new or revised NAAQS promulgated by 

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. In the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

issue of the Federal Register, we are 

approving the state’s SIP revisions as a 

direct final rule without a prior 

proposed rule. If we receive no adverse 

comment, we will not take further 

action on this proposed rule. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 13, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2017–0268, to https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 

The 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: 

Tracey Casburn, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air Planning and 

Development Branch, 11201 Renner 

Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 

(913) 551–7016, or by email at 

casburn.tracey@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document proposes to take action on the 

State of Missouri Infrastructure SIP 

revision for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS. We 

have published a direct final rule 

approving the State’s SIP revision(s) in 

the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of 

this issue of the Federal Register, 

because we view this as a 

noncontroversial action and anticipate 

no relevant adverse comment. We have 

explained our reasons for this action in 

the preamble to the direct final rule. If 

we receive no adverse comment, we will 

not take further action on this proposed 

rule. If we receive adverse comment, we 

will withdraw the direct final rule and 

it will not take effect. We would address 

all public comments in any subsequent 

final rule based on this proposed rule. 

We do not intend to institute a second 

comment period on this action. Any 

parties interested in commenting must 

do so at this time. For further 

information, please see the information 

provided in the ADDRESSES section of 

this document. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: September 27, 2017. 

Cathy Stepp, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

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