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Federal Government and Indian tribes. 

If you believe this proposed rule has 

implications for federalism or Indian 

tribes, please contact the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section above. 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this 

proposed rule will not result in such an 

expenditure, we do discuss the effects of 

this proposed rule elsewhere in this 

preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Department of Homeland 

Security Management Directive 023–01 

and Commandant Instruction 

M16475.lD, which guides the Coast 

Guard in complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have made a preliminary determination 

that this action is one of a category of 

actions which do not individually or 

cumulatively have a significant effect on 

the human environment. This proposed 

rule simply promulgates the operating 

regulations or procedures for 

drawbridges. Normally such actions are 

categorically excluded from further 

review, under figure 2–1, paragraph 

(32)(e), of the Instruction. 

A preliminary Record of 

Environmental Consideration and a 

Memorandum for the Record are not 

required for this proposed rule. We seek 

any comments or information that may 

lead to the discovery of a significant 

environmental impact from this 

proposed rule. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places or vessels. 

V. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We view public participation as 

essential to effective rulemaking, and 

will consider all comments and material 

received during the comment period. 

Your comment can help shape the 

outcome of this rulemaking. If you 

submit a comment, please include the 

docket number for this rulemaking, 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. 

We encourage you to submit 

comments through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. If your material 

cannot be submitted using http://

www.regulations.gov, contact the person 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document for 

alternate instructions. 

We accept anonymous comments. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. For more about privacy and 

the docket, visit http://

www.regulations.gov/privacynotice. 

Documents mentioned in this NPRM 

as being available in this docket and all 

public comments, will be in our online 

docket at http://www.regulations.gov 

and can be viewed by following that 

Web site’s instructions. Additionally, if 

you go to the online docket and sign up 

for email alerts, you will be notified 

when comments are posted or a final 

rule is published. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117 

Bridges. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows: 

PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE 

OPERATION REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 117 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05–1; 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Revise § 117.219(b) to read as 

follows: 

§ 117.219 Pequonnock River. 

* * * * * 

(b) The draw of the Metro-North Peck 

Bridge at mile 0.3, at Bridgeport, shall 

operate as follows: 

(1) The draw shall open on signal 

between 5:45 a.m. to 9 p.m. if at least 

four hours advance notice is given; 

except that, from 5:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., 

and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through 

Friday excluding holidays, the draw 

need not open for the passage of vessel 

traffic unless an emergency exists. 

(2) From 9 p.m. to 5:45 a.m., the draw 

shall open on signal if at least an eight 

hour notice is given. 

(3) A delay in opening the draw not 

to exceed 15 minutes may occur when 

a train scheduled to cross the bridge 

without stopping has entered the 

drawbridge block. 

(4) Requests for bridge openings may 

be made by calling the telephone 

number posted at the bridge. 

Dated: September 22, 2017. 

S.D. Poulin, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

First Coast Guard District. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

39 CFR Part 3050 

[Docket No. RM2017–13; Order No. 4141] 

Periodic Reporting 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent filing requesting that the 

Commission initiate an informal 

rulemaking proceeding to consider 

changes to an analytical method for use 

in periodic reporting (Proposal Nine). 

This document informs the public of the 

filing, invites public comment, and 

takes other administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: November 

21, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http://

www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 

comments electronically should contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

telephone for advice on filing 

alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Proposal Nine 

III. Notice and Comment 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On September 29, 2017, the Postal 

Service filed a petition pursuant to 39 

CFR 3050.11 requesting that the 

Commission initiate a rulemaking 

proceeding to consider changes to 

analytical principles relating to periodic 

reports and compliance 


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1Petition of the United States Postal Service for 

the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed 

Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Nine), 

September 29, 2017 (Petition). 

2 Id. at 2; see Docket No. RM2015–11, Order No. 

2739, Order on Analytical Principles Used in 

Periodic Reporting (Proposal Three), September 30, 

2015. 

determinations.1 The Petition identifies 

the proposed analytical method changes 

filed in this docket as Proposal Nine. 

II. Proposal Nine 

Background. The Postal Service 

proposes to change the current City 

Carrier Cost System (CCCS) 

methodology for estimating Delivery 

Point Sequence (DPS) volume 

proportions. Petition, Proposal Nine at 

1. Presently, the Postal Service collects 

similar mail characteristic data, such as 

class and product data, for two different 

systems: CCCS and Origin-Destination 

Information System—Revenue, Pieces, 

and Weight (ODIS–RPW). Id. at 1–2. 

CCCS data are used primarily to 

distribute costs to products delivered by 

city letter routes. ODIS–RPW data are 

used to estimate volume and revenue. 

Currently, the Postal Service collects 

CCCS mail characteristics data 

manually. See id. at 3. In contrast, the 

Postal Service collects ODIS–RPW mail 

characteristics data from digitally 

captured images of letter and card 

shaped mail.2 The Postal Service states 

that the ODIS–RPW digital sampling 

method includes approximately 93 

percent of CCCS sampled city letter 

routes. Petition, Proposal Nine at 2. 

Proposal. The Postal Service proposes 

a methodology change to CCCS data 

collection procedures for Delivery Point 

Sequenced (DPS) mail. Id. at 1. The 

Postal Service seeks to use the ODIS– 

RPW digital data to enhance CCCS data 

for DPS mail destined for delivery by 

city letter routes. Id. at 2. The Postal 

Service explains that the proposal 

would eliminate the need to manually 

sample 93 percent of DPS mail for CCCS 

data collection purposes. Id.; see id. at 

3. The Postal Service states that it would 

continue to manually sample mailpieces 

destined for city letter routes not 

included in ODIS–RPW’s digital data 

collection, approximately seven percent 

of city letter routes. Id. at 3. 

Rationale and impact. The Postal 

Service states that the proposal would 

enhance the CCCS estimation of 

delivered DPS volumes. Id. The Postal 

Service explains that the ‘‘automated, 

systematic method of collecting images 

of DPS letters and cards’’ would reduce 

the risk of undetected sampling errors. 

Id. Additionally, the Postal Service 

notes that data collectors and their 

supervisors are able to review and 

analyze the ODIS–RPW data because the 

system retains the data for 30 days. Id. 

at 3–4. The Postal Service also explains 

that the proposal would increase the 

number of DPS sampled mailpieces by 

approximately 400 percent and the 

number of CCCS tests by approximately 

300 percent. Id. at 4. 

The Postal Service discusses the 

likely effects of the proposed 

methodology change on product volume 

distribution and unit costs. Id. at 4–5. 

Based on these estimates, the Postal 

Service indicates minor differences in 

product volume distribution between 

the current and proposed CCCS 

methodologies. Id. at 4. These estimates 

also indicate that using ODIS–RPW 

digital data for DPS mail destined for 

city letter routes would result in very 

small estimated changes in unit costs or 

would leave unit costs unaffected. Id. at 

4–5. 

III. Notice and Comment 

The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2017–13 for consideration of 

matters raised by the Petition. More 

information on the Petition may be 

accessed via the Commission’s Web site 

at http://www.prc.gov. Interested 

persons may submit comments on the 

Petition and Proposal Nine no later than 

November 21, 2017. Pursuant to 39 

U.S.C. 505, Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya 

is designated as an officer of the 

Commission (Public Representative) to 

represent the interests of the general 

public in this proceeding. 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

It is ordered: 

1. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2017–13 for consideration of the 

matters raised by the Petition of the 

United States Postal Service for the 

Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider 

Proposed Changes in Analytical 

Principles (Proposal Nine), filed 

September 29, 2017. 

2. Comments by interested persons in 

this proceeding are due no later than 

November 21, 2017. 

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

Commission appoints Lyudmila Y. 

Bzhilyanskaya 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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BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2015–0204; FRL–9969– 

02—Region 9] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; California; 

South Coast Moderate Area Plan for 

the 2006 PM2.5 Standards; Correction 

of Deficiency 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

California’s Reasonably Available 

Control Measures/Reasonably Available 

Control Technology and Reasonable 

Further Progress demonstrations for the 

2006 24-hour fine particulate matter 

(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards (NAAQS or ‘‘standards’’) in 

the Los Angeles–South Coast 

nonattainment area and to determine 

that the State has corrected the 

deficiency that formed the basis for the 

prior partial disapproval of the 

Moderate Area Plan submitted for these 

NAAQS. The proposed determination is 

based on the EPA’s final approval of 

revisions to the South Coast Air Quality 

Management District’s Regional Clean 

Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM) 

program and 2016 Reasonably Available 

Control Technology (RACT) 

Demonstration. If today’s action is 

finalized as proposed, the sanctions 

clocks triggered by the partial 

disapproval will be terminated. 

DATES: Any comments must arrive by 

November 9, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09– 

OAR–2015–0204 at http://

www.regulations.gov, or via email to 

Wienke Tax, Air Planning Office, at 

tax.wienke@epa.gov. For comments 

submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Once submitted, comments 

cannot be removed or edited from 

Regulations.gov. For either manner of 

submission, 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 


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