Regional Office Address

<RULE> ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY <CFR>40 CFR Part 1, 21, 59, 60, 61, 63, 65, 147, 374, 707, and 763</CFR> <DEPDOC>[EPA-R04-OAR-2023-0519; FRL-12260-01-R4]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Regional Office Address</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Final rule; technical amendments. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending its regulations to reflect a change in address and organization names for EPA's Region 4 office. This action is editorial in nature and is intended to provide accuracy and clarity to EPA's regulations. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> This final rule is effective October 31, 2024. </EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> EPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Sarah LaRocca, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Ms. LaRocca can be reached via electronic mail at <E T="03">larocca.sarah@epa.gov</E> or via telephone at (404) 562-8994. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">I. Background and Purpose</HD> EPA is amending its regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), parts 1, 21, 59, 60, 61, 63, 65, 147, 374, 707, and 763, to reflect a change in the mailing address for EPA's Region 4 office. This technical amendment merely updates and corrects the address for the Region 4 office and does not otherwise impose or amend any requirements. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>  This amendment also updates and corrects the addresses for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in 40 CFR 147.550(a) and 147.1700(a), respectively, because those rules also contain an incorrect address for EPA's Region 4 office. </FTNT> Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), EPA has found that the public notice and comment provisions of the APA, found at 5 U.S.C. 553(b), do not apply to this rulemaking. Public notice and comment is unnecessary because this amendment to the regulations provides only technical changes to update addresses and organization names. EPA has also determined that there is good cause to waive the requirement of publication 30 days in advance of the rule's effective date pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) in order to expedite the public's access to the correct address and organization names of EPA Region 4. <HD SOURCE="HD1">II. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews</HD> This final rule implements technical amendments to 40 CFR parts 1, 21, 59, 60, 61, 63, 65, 147, 374, 707, and 763 to reflect a change in address of EPA's Region 4 office. It does not otherwise impose or amend any requirements. For that reason, this action: • Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 14094 (88 FR 21879, April 11, 2023); • Does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 <E T="03">et seq.</E> ); • Is certified as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 <E T="03">et seq.</E> ); • Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4); • Does not have federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999); • Is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) because it does not concern an environmental health or safety risk; • Is not a significant regulatory action subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); and • Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because this technical correction does not involve technical standards. In addition, this action does not have Tribal implications and will not impose substantial direct costs on Tribal governments or preempt Tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies to identify and address “disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects” of their actions on communities with environmental justice (EJ) concerns to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law. EPA defines EJ as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.” EPA further defines the term fair treatment to mean that “no group of people should bear a disproportionate burden of environmental harms and risks, including those resulting from the negative environmental consequences of industrial, governmental, and commercial operations or programs and policies.” EPA did not perform an EJ analysis and did not consider EJ in this action. Consideration of EJ is not required as part of this action, and there is no information in the record inconsistent with the stated goal of E.O. 12898 of achieving EJ for communities with EJ concerns. This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act, and EPA will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. This action is not a “major rule” as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). <LSTSUB> <HD SOURCE="HED">List of Subjects</HD> <CFR>40 CFR Part 1</CFR> Environmental protection, Organization and functions (Government agencies). <CFR>40 CFR Part 21</CFR> Small businesses. <CFR>40 CFR Part 59</CFR> Air pollution control, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds. <CFR>40 CFR Part 60</CFR> Administrative practice and procedure, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. <CFR>40 CFR Part 61</CFR> Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. <CFR>40 CFR Part 63</CFR> Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. <CFR>40 CFR Part 65</CFR> Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. <CFR>40 CFR Part 147</CFR> Environmental protection, Incorporation by reference. <CFR>40 CFR Part 374</CFR> Administrative practice and procedure, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Superfund. <CFR>40 CFR Part 707</CFR> Environmental protection, Chemicals, Exports, Hazardous substances, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping requirement. <CFR>40 CFR Part 763</CFR> Administrative practice and procedure, Asbestos, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Schools. </LSTSUB> <SIG> <DATED>Dated: October 16, 2024.</DATED> <NAME>Jeaneanne Gettle,</NAME> Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. </SIG> Therefore, chapter I of title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 1—STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION</HD> <REGTEXT TITLE="40" PART="1"> 1. The authority citation of part 1 continues to read as follows: <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority:</HD> 5 U.S.C. 552; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, 84 Stat. 2086 (July 9, 1970). </REGTEXT> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart A—Introduction</HD> </SUBPART> <REGTEXT TITLE="40" PART="1"> 2. Section 1.7 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(4) to read as follows: <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 1.7</SECTNO> <SUBJECT> Location of principle offices.</SUBJECT> <STARS/> (b) * * * (4) Region IV, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.) <STARS/> </SECTION> </REGTEXT> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 21—SMALL BUSINESS</HD> <REGTEXT TITLE="40" PART="21"> 3. The authority for part 21 continues to read as follows: <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> 15 U.S.C. 636, as amended by Pub. L. 92-500. </REGTEXT> <REGTEXT TITLE="40" PART="21"> 4. Section 21.3 is amended in the table in paragraph (a) by revising entry “IV” to read as follows: <SECTION> <SECTNO>§ 21.3 </SECTNO> <SUBJECT>Submission of applications.</SUBJECT> (a) * * * <GPOTABLE COLS="3" OPTS="L1,tp0,i1" CDEF="xs50,r100,r100"> <TTITLE> </TTITLE> <CHED H="1">Region</CHED> <CHED H="1">Address</CHED> <CHED H="1">State</CHED> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="28">*         *         *         *         *         *         *</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="01">IV</ENT> <ENT>Regional Administrator, Region IV, EPA, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960</ENT> <ENT>Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.</ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="22"> </ENT> </ROW> <ROW> <ENT I="28">*         *         *         *         *         *         *</ENT> <HD SOURCE="HED">PART 59—NATIONAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION STANDARDS FOR CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS</HD> <REGTEXT TITLE="40" PART="59"> 5. The authority citation for part 59 continues to read as follows: <HD SOURCE="HED">Authority: </HD> 42 U.S.C. 7414 and 7511b(e). </REGTEXT> <SUBPART> <HD SOURCE="HED">Subpart B—National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Automobile Refinish ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview showing 10k of 48k characters. Full document text is stored and available for version comparison. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━