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Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 192 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 4, 2016 / Proposed Rules 68379 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John DATES: Any comments on this proposal Dated: August 24, 2016. D. MacEachen, at (202) 317–6859 (not a must arrive by November 3, 2016. Alexis Strauss, toll-free number). Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09– [FR Doc. 2016–23838 Filed 10–3–16; 8:45 am] Background OAR–2016–0291 at http:// BILLING CODE 6560–50–P The notice of proposed rulemaking www.regulations.gov, or via email to [email protected]. For comments that is the subject of this document is DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR under section 2704 of the Internal submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting Revenue Code. Fish and Wildlife Service comments. Once submitted, comments Need for Correction cannot be edited or removed from 50 CFR Part 17 As published, the notice of proposed Regulations.gov. For either manner of rulemaking (REG–163113–02) contains submission, the EPA may publish any [Docket No. FWS–R6–ES–2016–0086; an error that is misleading and is in comment received to its public docket. 4500030113] need of clarification. Do not submit electronically any RIN 1018–BB52 information you consider to be Correction to Publication Confidential Business Information (CBI) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Accordingly, the notice of proposed or other information whose disclosure is and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a rulemaking, that is the subject of FR restricted by statute. Multimedia Petition To List the Western Glacier Doc. 2016–18370, is corrected as submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be Stonefly as an Endangered or follows: accompanied by a written comment. Threatened Species; Proposed 1. On page 51418, in the third The written comment is considered the Threatened Species Status for column, under the paragraph heading official comment and should include Meltwater Lednian Stonefly and ‘‘Effective Dates’’, in the second line discussion of all points you wish to Western Glacier Stonefly from the top of the paragraph, the make. The EPA will generally not language ‘‘proposed to be effective on AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, consider comments or comment Interior. and after the’’ is corrected to read contents located outside of the primary ACTION: Proposed rule; 12-month ‘‘proposed to be effective on the’’. submission (i.e. on the Web, cloud, or petition finding and status review. Martin V. Franks, other file sharing system). For Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, additional submission methods, please SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief contact the person identified in the FOR Wildlife Service (Service), announce a Counsel, (Procedure and Administration). FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 12-month finding for the western glacier [FR Doc. 2016–23957 Filed 10–3–16; 8:45 am] For the full EPA public comment policy, stonefly (Zapada glacier). After a review BILLING CODE 4830–01–P information about CBI or multimedia of the best available scientific and submissions, and general guidance on commercial information, we find that making effective comments, please visit listing the western glacier stonefly is ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ warranted. We are also announcing the AGENCY commenting-epa-dockets. proposed listing rule for the candidate FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: species meltwater lednian stonefly 40 CFR Part 52 Arnold Lazarus, EPA Region IX, (415) (Lednia tumana). Therefore, we are [EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0291; FRL–9952–12– 972–3024, [email protected]. proposing to list both the meltwater Region 9] lednian stonefly and the western glacier SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: stonefly, two insect species from Glacier Approval of California Air Plan Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ National Park and northwestern Revisions, Sacramento Metropolitan and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. This Montana, as threatened species under Air Quality Management District and proposal addresses the following local the Endangered Species Act (Act). If we San Diego County Air Pollution Control rules: SMAQMD Rule 442, SDCAPCD finalize this rule as proposed, it would District Rule 67.0 (rescinded) and SDCAPCD extend the Act’s protections to these Rule 67.0.1 (the replacement rule). In species. The effect of this regulation will AGENCY: Environmental Protection the Rules and Regulations section of this be to add these species to the Federal Agency (EPA). Federal Register, we are approving List of Endangered and Threatened ACTION: Proposed rule. these local rules and rule rescission in Wildlife. The Service seeks data and SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection a direct final action without prior comments from the public on this Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve proposal because we believe these SIP proposed listing rule. revisions to the Sacramento revisions are not controversial. If we DATES: We will accept comments Metropolitan Air Quality Management receive adverse comments, however, we received or postmarked on or before District (SMAQMD) and the San Diego will publish a timely withdrawal of the December 5, 2016. Comments submitted County Air Pollution Control District direct final rule and address the electronically using the Federal (SDCAPCD) portions of the California comments in subsequent action based eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES State Implementation Plan (SIP). These on this proposed rule. below) must be received by 11:59 p.m. revisions concern volatile organic We do not plan to open a second Eastern Time on the closing date. We compound (VOC) emissions from comment period, so anyone interested must receive requests for public architectural coatings. We are proposing in commenting should do so at this hearings, in writing, at the address to approve local rules and a rule time. If we do not receive adverse shown in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION rescission to regulate these emission comments, no further activity is CONTACT by November 18, 2016. sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA planned. For further information, please ADDRESSES: You may submit comments or the Act). see the direct final action. by one of the following methods: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Oct 03, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\04OCP1.SGM 04OCP1 mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS 68380 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 4, 2016 / Proposed Rules (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal proposal, but for which development of Information Requested eRulemaking Portal: http:// a listing regulation has been precluded Public Comments www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, by other higher priority listing activities. enter FWS–R6–ES–2016–0086, which is We were petitioned to list the western We intend that any final action the docket number for this rulemaking. glacier stonefly and published a resulting from this proposed rule will be Then, in the Search panel on the left substantial 90-day finding in 2011. We based on the best scientific and side of the screen, under the Document assessed all information regarding status commercial data available and be as Type heading, click on the Proposed of and threats to both the meltwater accurate and as effective as possible. Rules link to locate this document. You lednian stonefly and the western glacier Therefore, we request comments or may submit a comment by clicking on stonefly that was available through information from the public, other ‘‘Comment Now!’’ August 11, 2016. However, we received concerned governmental agencies, (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail additional information on western Native American tribes, the scientific or hand-delivery to: Public Comments glacier stonefly on August 12, 2016, community, industry, or any other Processing, Attn: FWS–R6–ES–2016– indicating a larger range than previously interested parties concerning this 0086; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service known. Because we received this new proposed rule. Because we will consider Headquarters, MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg information late in the status review all comments and information received Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. process, we were unable to fully during the comment period, our final We request that you send comments incorporate and analyze the new determinations may differ from this only by the methods described above. information in this document in time to proposal. We particularly seek We will post all comments on http:// meet the settlement agreement deadline comments concerning: www.regulations.gov. This generally of submitting a 12-month finding for (1) The meltwater lednian stonefly means that we will post any personal western glacier stonefly to the Federal and the western glacier stonefly biology, information you provide us (see Public Register by September 30, 2016. As range, and population trends, including: Comments below for more information). such, we plan to reopen the comment (a) Biological or ecological requirements of the species, including FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jodi period on this proposed listing rule in Bush, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and the near future when we have been able habitat requirements for feeding, Wildlife Service, Montana Ecological to fully incorporate and analyze the new breeding, and sheltering; information and allow the public to (b) Genetics and taxonomy; Services Field Office, 585 Shepard Way, (c) Historical and current range Helena, MT 59601, by telephone 406– comment on the new information and our analysis of it at that time. The including distribution patterns; 449–5225 or by facsimile 406–449– (d) Historical and current population current document consists of the 12- 5339. Persons who use a levels, and current and projected trends; month finding for the western glacier telecommunications device for the deaf and stonefly, for which we find listing is (TDD) may call the Federal Information (e) Past and ongoing conservation warranted, and proposed rules to list Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. measures for the species, their habitat, both stonefly species.
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