Federal Register/Vol. 65, No. 31/Tuesday, February 15, 2000
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Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 31 / Tuesday, February 15, 2000 / Rules and Regulations 7437 Approved: February 2, 2000. (1) Cash, check, or money order period is called a ``grace period.'' If the Togo D. West, Jr., directly to VA. insured dies within the 31-day grace Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (2) Allotment from service or period, VA deducts the unpaid retirement pay. premium from the amount of insurance For the reasons explained above, the (3) Automatic deduction from VA payable. Department of Veterans Affairs amends benefits (pension, compensation or (2) If a policyholder pays a premium 38 CFR part 8 as set forth below: insurance dividends (see § 8.4)). after the 31-day grace period, VA will PART 8ÐNATIONAL SERVICE LIFE (4) Pre-authorized debit from a not accept the payment and the policy INSURANCE checking account. lapses effective the date the premium (c) When should policyholders pay was due; Except that VA will accept a 1. The authority citation for part 8 premiums? (1) Unless premiums are premium paid after the 31-day grace continues to read as follows: paid in advance, policyholders must period as a timely payment if: Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1901±1929, pay premiums on the effective date (i) The policyholder pays the 1981±1988, unless otherwise noted. shown on the policy and on the same premium within 61 days of the due 2. Section 8.2 is revised to read as date of each following month. This is date; and follows: called the ``due date.'' (ii) The policyholder is alive at the (2) Policyholders may pay premiums time the payment is mailed. § 8.2 Payment of premiums. quarterly, semi-annually, or annually in (3) When a policyholder pays the (a) What is a premium? A premium is advance. premium by mail, the postmark date is a payment that a policyholder is (d) What happens if a policyholder the date of payment. required to make for an insurance does not pay a premium on time? (1) (4) When a policyholder pays a policy. When a policyholder pays a premium premium by check or money order (b) How can policyholders pay within 31 days from the ``due date,'' the which is not honored and it is shown by premiums? Premiums can be paid by: policy remains in force. This 31-day satisfactory evidence that: The bank did not pay the check or money order because of: Then: An error by the bank ................................................................................ The policyholder has an additional 31 days (from the date stamped on VA's notification letter) to pay the premium and any other premiums due through the current month. An error in the check or money order ...................................................... The policyholder has an additional 31 days (same as above). Lack of funds ............................................................................................ The premium is considered not paid. §§ 8.3 and 8.4 [Removed] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Federal Register and inform the public AGENCY that the rule will not take effect. 3. Sections 8.3 and 8.4 are removed. ADDRESSES: All comments should be § 8.6 [The 1st § 8.6 is Removed] 40 CFR Part 52 addressed to Gregory Crawford at the [KY±109±1±200007a; FRL±6533±2] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 4. The first § 8.6 entitled ``§ 8.6 Region 4 Air Planning Branch, 61 Payment of premiums; insured in active Approval and Promulgation of Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia service or entitled to retirement pay.'' is Implementation PlansÐ State: 30303. removed. Approval of Revisions to Kentucky Copies of the State submittal(s) are State Implementation Plan available at the following addresses for §§ 8.5 through 8.8 [Redesignated as §§ 8.3 inspection during normal business AGENCY: Environmental Protection through 8.6] hours: Agency (EPA). Air and Radiation Docket and 5. Sections 8.5 through 8.8 are ACTION: Direct final rule. redesignated as §§ 8.3 through 8.6, Information Center (Air Docket 6102), respectively. SUMMARY: EPA is approving a revision to U.S. Environmental Protection the Jefferson County portion of the Agency, 401 M Street, SW, § 8.9 [Removed] Kentucky State Implementation Plan Washington, DC 20460. (SIP) to allow the Air Pollution Control Environmental Protection Agency, 6. Section 8.9 and the undesignated District of Jefferson County (APCDJC) to Region 4, Air Planning Branch, 61 center heading immediately preceding issue Federally enforceable district Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia the section are removed. origin operating permits (FEDOOP). On 30303±8960. Commonwealth of Kentucky, Natural §§ 8.10 through 8.36 [Redesignated as November 10, 1998, the APCDJC §§ 8.7 through 8.33] through the Kentucky Natural Resources Resources and Environmental and Environmental Protection Cabinet Protection Cabinet, 803 Schenkel 7. Sections 8.10 through 8.36 are (KNREPC) submitted a SIP revision Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. redesignated as §§ 8.7 through 8.33, fulfilling the requirements necessary for Air Pollution Control District of respectively. the FEDOOP program to become Jefferson County, 850 Barret Avenue, Suite 205, Louisville, Kentucky [FR Doc. 00±3456 Filed 2±14±00; 8:45 am] federally enforceable. DATES: This direct final rule is effective 40204. BILLING CODE 8320±01±P April 17, 2000 without further notice, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: unless EPA receives adverse comment Gregory Crawford, Regulatory Planning by March 16, 2000. If adverse comment Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, is received, EPA will publish a timely Pesticides and Toxics Management withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Division at 404/562±9046. VerDate 27<JAN>2000 08:47 Feb 14, 2000 Jkt 190000 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\15FER1.SGM pfrm04 PsN: 15FER1 7438 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 31 / Tuesday, February 15, 2000 / Rules and Regulations SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: in accordance with the approved construction permit, at the time of operating permit program) and provide public notice. Jefferson County will I. Background that permits which do not conform to provide public notice of proposed On November 10, 1998, the APCDJC, the operating permit program issuance, renewal, or revision of a through the KNREPC, submitted a SIP requirements and the requirements of FEDOOP in the newspaper having the revision to make certain permits issued EPA's underlying regulations may be largest bona fide paid circulation in under the APCDJC existing minor deemed not ``Federally enforceable'' by Jefferson County, Kentucky. source operating permit program EPA. Regulation 2.17, sections 3.1 and Federally enforceable. The revision was 3.2 address this criterion and meet this III. Final Action added to comply with EPA requirement. The source shall comply EPA is approving the aforementioned requirements specified in the Federal with all terms and conditions in a changes to the SIP because they are Register notice entitled ``Requirements FEDOOP, including subsequent consistent with the Clean Air Act and for the Preparation, Adoption, and revisions. All terms and conditions in a EPA requirements. The EPA is Submittal of Implementation Plans; FEDOOP, including those requirements publishing this rule without prior Approval and Promulgation of designed to limit a source's potential to proposal because the Agency views this Implementation Plans'' (see 54 FR emit, are enforceable by EPA. as a noncontroversial submittal and 27274, June 28, 1989). Criterion 3. The state operating permit anticipates no adverse comments. EPA has always had and continues to program must require that all emission However, in the proposed rules section have the authority to enforce state and limitations, controls, and other of this Federal Register publication, local permits that are issued under requirements imposed by such permits EPA is publishing a separate document permit programs approved into the SIP. will be at least as stringent as any that will serve as the proposal to However, EPA has not always applicable limitations and requirements approve the SIP revision should adverse recognized as valid certain state and contained in the SIP, or enforceable comments be filed. This rule will be local permits which purport to limit a under the SIP, and that the program may effective April 17, 2000 without further source's potential to emit. The principle not issue permits that waive, or make notice unless the Agency receives purpose for adopting this regulation is less stringent, any limitations or adverse comments by March 15, 2000. to give APCDJC a Federally recognized requirements contained in or issued If the EPA receives such comments, means of expeditiously restricting pursuant to the SIP, or that are then EPA will publish a document potential emissions such that sources otherwise ``federally enforceable'' (e.g. withdrawing the final rule and can avoid major source permitting standards established under sections informing the public that the rule will requirements. A key mechanism for 111 and 112 of the Clean Air Act not take effect. All public comments such limitations is the use of the (CAA)). received will then be addressed in a Federally enforceable state or local Regulation 2.17, section 3.4 contains subsequent final rule based on the operating permits. The term ``Federally regulatory provisions which state that proposed rule. The EPA will not enforceable,'' when used in the context permits issued by the APCDJC will be at institute a second comment period. of permits which limit potential to emit, least as stringent as standards Parties interested in commenting should means ``Federally recognized.'' The established pursuant to sections 111 and do so at this time. If no such comments voluntary revision that is the subject of 112 of the CAA. are received, the public is advised that this action approves Regulation 2.17, Criterion 4. The limitations, controls, this rule will be effective on April 17, Federally Enforceable District Origin and requirements of the state's operating 2000 and no further action will be taken Operating Permits, into the Jefferson permits must be permanent, on the proposed rule.