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This rule also proposes to eliminate the • Fax: (415) 947–3579 (please alert restricted by statute. Certain other
current requirement that exporters the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER material, such as copyrighted material,
submit PRC End-User Certificates to BIS INFORMATION CONTACT if you are faxing will be publicly available only in hard
with their license applications but comments). copy form. Publicly available docket
provides that they must retain them for • Mail: Wienke Tax, Office of Air materials are available either
five years. Planning, Environmental Protection electronically in http://
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 152 / Tuesday, August 8, 2006 / Proposed Rules 44945
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at attainment under CAA section 107(d)(3) VEVRAA and its implementing
the Office of Air Planning, because we have not yet approved a regulations required all contractors and
Environmental Protection Agency maintenance plan as required under subcontractors with Federal contracts in
(EPA), Region 9, Mailcode AIR–2, 75 section 175A of the CAA or determined excess of $25,000 to use the Federal
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, that the area has met the other CAA Contractor Veterans’ Employment
California 94105–3901. EPA requests requirements for redesignation.1 Report VETS–100 form (‘‘VETS–100
that if at all possible, you contact the We further propose to determine that, Report’’) to report their efforts toward
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER because the Rillito area has continued to hiring veterans in four specified
INFORMATION CONTACT section to view attain the PM10 NAAQS, certain categories. The JVA raised the VETS–
the hard copy of the docket. You may attainment demonstration requirements, 100 reporting threshold from $25,000 to
view the hard copy of the docket along with other related requirements of $100,000, and modified the categories of
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 the CAA, are not applicable to the veterans to be tracked in the reports, for
p.m., excluding Federal holidays. Rillito area. Lastly, EPA is proposing to contracts entered on or after December
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: correct an error in a previous 1, 2003.
Wienke Tax, Office of Air Planning, U.S. rulemaking that involved the Prior to amendment by the JVA,
Environmental Protection Agency, classification of PM10 nonattainment VEVRAA required all covered
Region 9, (520) 622–1622, e-mail: areas within the State of Arizona. contractors to report on incumbents
tax.wienke@epa.gov. For further information on this who fall within the following veteran
proposal and the rationale underlying status categories: Veterans of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
our proposed action, please see the Vietnam era; special disabled veterans;
Throughout this document, wherever direct final action. other protected veterans; and recently
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
Dated: July 26, 2006. separated veterans. The Jobs for
the EPA.
This proposal addresses the Wayne Nastri, Veterans Act changed the reporting
determination that the Rillito moderate Regional Administrator, Region 9.
categories to: disabled veterans; other
PM10 nonattainment area in Arizona protected veterans; Armed Forces
[FR Doc. E6–12762 Filed 8–7–06; 8:45 am]
attained the National Ambient Air service medal veterans; and recently
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for separated veterans. Additionally, the
particulate matter with an aerodynamic JVA requires Federal contractors and
diameter less than or equal to a nominal subcontractors to report the total
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR number of all current employees in each
10 micrometers (PM10) by the applicable
attainment date. This proposal also job category and at each hiring location.
Veterans’ Employment and Training
addresses the determination that, The JVA made these changes for all
Service
because the Rillito area continues to contracts entered into on or after
attain the PM10 standards, certain December 1, 2003. The Veterans’
41 CFR Part 61–300
attainment demonstration requirements, Employment and Training Service
along with other related requirements of
RIN 1293–AA12 (‘‘VETS’’) proposes that the reporting
the CAA, are not applicable to the requirements for this rule become
Annual Report From Federal effective for the calendar year 2007,
Rillito area. Lastly, EPA is proposing to Contractors
correct an error in a previous which is reported on September 30,
rulemaking that involved the AGENCY: Veterans’ Employment and 2008. This rule would implement those
classification of PM10 nonattainment Training Service (VETS), Labor. changes, along with other changes to the
areas within the State of Arizona. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
VETS–100 Report that either are
In the Rules and Regulations section required by the JVA or will improve the
of this Federal Register, we are taking SUMMARY: This proposed rule would administration of the related veterans’
direct final action to make these create a new part, 41 CFR part 61–300, programs.
determinations because we believe this to implement certain provisions of the DATES: To be assured of consideration,
action is not controversial. If we receive Jobs for Veterans Act (‘‘JVA’’) (Pub. L. comments must be received on or before
adverse comments, however, we will 107–288) which amended the Vietnam October 10, 2006.
publish a timely withdrawal of the Era Veterans’’ Readjustment Assistance ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
direct final rule and address the Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘VEVRAA’’). identified by RIN number 1293–AA12,
comments in subsequent action based Prior to amendment by the JVA, by any of the following methods:
on this proposed rule. We do not plan
1 Note, however, that on January 17, 2006, EPA
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
to open a second comment period, so www.regulations.gov. Follow the
published proposed revisions to the NAAQS for
anyone interested in commenting particulate matter. See http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/ instructions for submitting comments.
should do so at this time. If we do not EPA–AIR/2006/January/Day-17/. The proposed • E-mail: FCP-NPRM–04-
receive comments, no further activity is revisions address two categories of particulate VETS@dol.gov. Include ‘‘RIN number
planned. matter: fine particles which are particles 2.5
micrometers in diameter and smaller; and
1293–AA12’’ in the subject line of the
For all the reasons explained in the ‘‘inhalable coarse’’ particles which are particles message.
parallel direct final notice, we propose between 2.5 and 10 micrometers (PM10–2.5). Upon • Fax: (202) 693–4755 (for comments
to determine that the Rillito moderate finalization of a primary 24-hour standard for of 10 pages or less).
PM10 nonattainment area in Arizona PM10–2.5, EPA proposes to revoke the current 24- • Mail: Robert Wilson, Chief, Division
hour PM10 standard in all areas of the country
attained the National Ambient Air of Investigation and Compliance, VETS,
sroberts on PROD1PC70 with PROPOSALS
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