Definition of Contribution; Extension of Comment Period
| Citation | 84 FR 2070 |
| Record Number | 2019-01194 |
| Published date | 06 February 2019 |
| Court | Federal Election Commission |
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 25 / Wednesday, February 6, 2019 / Proposed Rules
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See Rulemaking Petition: Definition of
Contribution, 83 FR 62282 (Dec. 3, 2018).
natural hazards at nuclear power plants
in a manner consistent with R2.2. As
noted in Enclosure 2, while R2.2
focused on seismic and flooding
hazards, the proposed framework is
intended to accommodate a range of
natural hazards including earthquakes,
flooding, and extreme weather, such as
high winds. In the SRM associated with
SECY–16–0144, dated May 3, 2017
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17123A453),
the Commission approved the staff’s
recommendations for the development
of these process enhancements.
The staff is implementing the process
enhancements described in Enclosure 2
of SECY–16–0144 via a process that the
staff subsequently identified as the
‘‘Process for Ongoing Assessment of
Natural Hazard Information’’ (POANHI).
The staff’s implementation of these
process enhancements is ongoing. A
cross-agency team has been formed to
implement the POANHI. The team is
developing procedures and has begun
testing and populating the Natural
Hazards Information Digest. The
completion and implementation date for
POANHI is October 2019.
In summary, the NRC is denying the
petition because the staff is addressing
the issue raised in the petition through
the enhancement of existing NRC
processes and the development of
associated staff procedures to ensure
that the staff proactively and routinely
aggregates and assesses new information
related to natural hazards (including,
but not limited to, seismic and flooding
hazards). The Commission-approved
approach for ensuring the ongoing,
routine, proactive, and systematic
assessment of natural hazards
information is described in SECY–15–
0137 and SECY–16–0144 and associated
staff requirements memorandums dated
February 8, 2016, and May 3, 2017.
III. Stakeholder Interactions
The NRC held several public meetings
to solicit input from stakeholders during
the development of SECY–15–0137.
This included a public meeting held on
October 6, 2015, in which the NRC staff
provided the Advisory Committee on
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)
Subcommittee on Fukushima with an
overview of the staff’s plans to resolve
all open Near-Term Task Force Tier 2
and 3 recommendations. The staff also
discussed these plans with the ACRS
Full Committee on November 5, 2015.
In addition, the staff provided an
overview of its proposed resolution
plans for all of the open Tier 2 and 3
recommendations during a Category 2
public meeting held on October 20,
2015. Further, the staff briefed the
Commission on the status of Tier 2 and
3 activities during public meetings held
on November 17, 2015, and May 17,
2016.
In addition to the meetings discussed
above, the NRC held a public meeting of
the Fukushima Joint Steering Committee
on August 25, 2016, where the NRC
discussed the framework for the ongoing
assessment of natural hazards
information, described in Enclosure 2 of
SECY–16–0144, with external
stakeholders (ADAMS Accession No.
ML16252A221).
On September 22, 2016, the NRC
issued a document titled, ‘‘White Paper
for Staff Assessment of Fukushima
Lessons Learned Associated with Other
Natural Hazards, Periodic Confirmation
of Natural Hazards, and Real-Time
Radiation Monitoring’’ (ADAMS
Accession No. ML16230A384). The NRC
staff briefed the ACRS Subcommittee on
Fukushima on October 19, 2016, and the
ACRS Full Committee on November, 30,
2016, on the topics covered in the white
paper.
IV. Conclusion
For the reasons cited in this
document, the NRC is denying PRM–
50–99. As explained above, the petition
relied upon R2.2 of the NRC’s post-
Fukushima Near-Term Task Force
report. PRM–50–99 did not present any
significant new information or
arguments.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day
of January, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
11 CFR Part 100
[Notice 2019–02]
Definition of Contribution; Extension
of Comment Period
AGENCY
: Federal Election Commission.
ACTION
: Extension of comment period.
SUMMARY
: On January 31, 2019, the
Federal Election Commission extended
the comment period on the Notification
of Availability for the Rulemaking
Petition: Definition of Contribution
(‘‘NOA’’), which sought comment on
whether to begin a rulemaking to revise
its regulations defining the term
‘‘contribution’’ in light of a recent
district court decision in Citizens for
Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
v. Federal Election Commission. The
Commission has decided to extend the
comment period in light of the recent
partial government shutdown.
DATES
: The comment period for the
NOA published December 3, 2018 (83
FR 62282) is extended. Comments must
be received on or before March 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES
: All comments must be in
writing. Commenters are encouraged to
submit comments electronically via the
Commission’s website at http://
www.fec.gov/fosers, reference REG
2018–03. Alternatively, commenters
may submit comments in paper form,
addressed to the Federal Election
Commission, Attn.: Robert M. Knop,
Assistant General Counsel, 1050 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20463.
Each commenter must provide, at a
minimum, his or her first name, last
name, city, and state. All properly
submitted comments, including
attachments, will become part of the
public record, and the Commission will
make comments available for public
viewing on the Commission’s website
and in the Commission’s Public Records
Office. Accordingly, commenters should
not provide in their comments any
information that they do not wish to
make public, such as a home street
address, personal email address, date of
birth, phone number, social security
number, driver’s license number, or any
information that is restricted from
disclosure, such as trade secrets or
commercial or financial information
that is privileged or confidential.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: Mr.
Robert M. Knop, Assistant General
Counsel, or Mr. Kevin M. Paulsen,
Attorney, 1050 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694–1650
or (800) 424–9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: On
December 3, 2018, the Federal Election
Commission opened the comment
period on the NOA published in the
Federal Register seeking comment on
whether to begin a rulemaking to revise
its regulations at 11 CFR 100.52 defining
the term ‘‘contribution’’ in light of a
recent district court decision in Citizens
for Responsibility and Ethics in
Washington v. Federal Election
Commission.
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The comment period was
scheduled to close at 11:59 p.m. on
February 1, 2019; however, due to the
recent partial government shutdown,
the Commission has determined to
extend the comment period for thirty
days, to close at 11:59 p.m. on March 4,
2019.
On behalf of the Commission.
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 25 / Wednesday, February 6, 2019 / Proposed Rules
Dated: January 31, 2019.
Ellen L. Weintraub,
Chair, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019–01194 Filed 2–5–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6715–01–P
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
11 CFR Part 112
[Notice 2019–01]
Rulemaking Petition: Advisory Opinion
Procedures; Extension of Comment
Period
AGENCY
: Federal Election Commission.
ACTION
: Extension of comment period.
SUMMARY
: On January 31, 2019, the
Federal Election Commission extended
the comment period on the Notification
of Availability for the Rulemaking
Petition: Advisory Opinion Procedures,
which sought comment on whether to
begin a rulemaking to establish specific
time periods for the submission of
public comments on drafts of advisory
opinions. The Commission has decided
to extend the comment period in light
of the recent partial government
shutdown.
DATES
: The comment period for the
NOA published December 3, 2018 (83
FR 62283) is extended. Comments must
be received on or before March 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES
: All comments must be in
writing. Commenters are encouraged to
submit comments electronically via the
Commission’s website at www.fec.gov/
netdisclaimers or at http://www.fec.gov/
fosers, reference REG 2016–01.
Alternatively, commenters may submit
comments in paper form, addressed to
the Federal Election Commission, Attn.:
Robert M. Knop, Assistant General
Counsel, 1050 1st Street NE,
Washington, DC 20463.
Each commenter must provide, at a
minimum, his or her first name, last
name, city and state. All properly
submitted comments, including
attachments, will become part of the
public record, and the Commission will
make comments available for public
viewing on the Commission’s website
and in the Commission’s Public Records
Office. Accordingly, commenters should
not provide in their comments any
information that they do not wish to
make public, such as a home street
address, personal email address, date of
birth, phone number, social security
number, driver’s license number, or any
information that is restricted from
disclosure, such as trade secrets or
commercial or financial information
that is privileged or confidential.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: Mr.
Robert M. Knop, Assistant General
Counsel, or Ms. Cheryl Hemsley,
Attorney, at 1050 1st Street NE,
Washington, DC 20463, (202) 694–1650
or (800) 424–9530.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: On
December 3, 2018, the Commission
opened the comment period on a
Notification of Availability published in
the Federal Register seeking comment
on whether to revise the rules at 11 CFR
part 112 to establish specific time
periods for the submission of public
comments on drafts of advisory
opinions. The comment period was
scheduled to close at 11:59 p.m. on
February 1, 2019, however, in light of
the partial government shutdown, the
Commission has determined to extend
the comment period to close at 11:59
p.m. on March 4, 2019.
Dated: January 31, 2019.
On behalf of the Commission,
Ellen L. Weintraub,
Chair, Federal Election Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019–01192 Filed 2–5–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6715–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
23 CFR Part 658
[Docket No. FHWA–2018–0042]
RIN 2125–AF86
FAST Act Section 5516 ‘‘Additional
State Authority’’ Implementation
AGENCY
: Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION
: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM); request for comments.
SUMMARY
: The FHWA requests
comments on implementation of Fixing
America’s Surface Transportation
(FAST) Act Section 5516 ‘‘Additional
State Authority,’’ which provides the
State of South Dakota the opportunity to
update and revise its routes for Longer
Combination Vehicles (LCVs), and
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) with
2 or more cargo-carrying units.
DATES
: Comments must be received on
or before March 8, 2019. Late comments
will be considered to the extent
practicable.
ADDRESSES
: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
•Fax: 1–202–493–2251;
•Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590;
•Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays; or
•Electronically through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name, docket name,
and docket number (FHWA–2018–0042)
or Regulatory Identification Number
(RIN) for this rulemaking (2125–AF86).
Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to: http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: Mr.
John Berg, Office of Freight Management
and Operations (HOFM), (202) 740–
4602, or via email at John.Berg@dot.gov,
or Mr. William Winne, Office of the
Chief Counsel (HCC–40), (202) 366–
1397, or via email at William.Winne@
dot.gov. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., E.T., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
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:
Electronic Access and Filing
This document may be viewed online
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accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT
solicits comments from the public to
better inform its rulemaking process.
The DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be viewed at:
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Physical access to the Docket is
available at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20950, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
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