Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans-Maricopa County (Phoenix) PM-10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the 24-Hour PM-10 Standard; Clean Air Act Section 189(d), 63139-63140 [2010-26019]

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Authority: 38 U.S.C. 512 * * * * * [FR Doc. 2010–25362 Filed 10–13–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R09–OAR–2010–0715; FRL–9214–3] Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans—Maricopa County (Phoenix) PM–10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for Attainment of the 24-Hour PM–10 Standard; Clean Air Act Section 189(d) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. AGENCY: On September 9, 2010 (75 FR 54806), EPA published a proposed rule proposing to approve in part and disapprove in part State implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Arizona to meet, among other requirements, section 189(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the serious Maricopa County (Phoenix) nonattainment area (Maricopa area). Specifically, EPA proposed to disapprove provisions of the 189(d) plan because they do not meet applicable CAA requirements for emissions inventories as well as for attainment, five percent annual emission reductions, reasonable further progress and milestones, and contingency measures. EPA also proposed to disapprove the 2010 motor vehicle SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 63139 emission budget in the 189(d) plan as not meeting the requirements of CAA section 176(c) and 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). EPA also proposed a limited approval and limited disapproval of State regulations for the control of PM–10 from agricultural sources. Finally, EPA proposed to approve various provisions of State statutes relating to the control of PM–10 emissions in the Maricopa area. EPA is extending the comment period on the proposed rule from October 12, 2010 to October 20, 2010. DATES: Any comments must arrive by October 20, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA–R09– OAR–2010–0715, by one of the following methods: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions. 2. E-mail: nudd.gregory@epa.gov. 3. Mail or deliver: Gregory Nudd (Air2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as such and should not be submitted through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. https://www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, and EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send e-mail directly to EPA, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the public comment. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material), and some may not be publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. E:\FR\FM\14OCP1.SGM 14OCP1 63140 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 198 / Thursday, October 14, 2010 / Proposed Rules FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Nudd, U.S. EPA Region 9, 415– 947–4107, nudd.gregory@epa.gov or https://www.epa.gov/region09/air/ actions. On September 9, 2010 (75 FR 54806), EPA published a proposed rule proposing to approve in part and disapprove in part State implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Arizona to meet the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements applicable to the serious Maricopa County (Phoenix) nonattainment area (Maricopa area). These requirements apply to the Maricopa area following EPA’s June 6, 2007 finding that the area failed to meet its December 31, 2006 serious area deadline to attain the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter of ten microns or less (PM–10). Under CAA section 189(d), Arizona was required to submit a plan by December 31, 2007 providing for expeditious attainment of the PM–10 NAAQS and for an annual emission reduction in PM–10 or PM–10 precursors of not less than five percent per year until attainment (189(d) plan). In the Agency’s September 9, 2010 proposed rule, EPA proposed to disapprove provisions of the 189(d) plan for the Maricopa area because they do not meet applicable CAA requirements for emissions inventories as well as for attainment, five percent annual emission reductions, reasonable further progress and milestones, and contingency measures, and to disapprove the 2010 motor vehicle emission budget in the 189(d) plan as not meeting the requirements of CAA section 176(c) and 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). EPA also proposed a limited approval and limited disapproval of State regulations for the control of PM–10 from agricultural sources. Finally, EPA proposed to approve various provisions of State statutes relating to the control of PM–10 emissions in the Maricopa area. The September 9, 2010 proposed rule provided a 30-day public comment period ending on October 12, 2010. In response to a request for an extension of the comment period from Benjamin H. Grumbles, Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, and Dennis Smith, Executive Director, Maricopa Association of Governments, submitted by letter dated October 4, 2010, EPA is jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with PROPOSALS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:04 Oct 13, 2010 Jkt 223001 extending the comment period to October 20, 2010. Dated: October 7, 2010. Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX. [FR Doc. 2010–26019 Filed 10–13–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 300 [EPA–HQ–SFUND–1983–0002; FRL–9213–9] National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the Denver Radium Superfund Site Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Proposed rule, extension of public comment period. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 issued a Notice of Intent to Delete portions of the Denver Radium Superfund Site from the National Priorities List (NPL) on September 9, 2010 (75 FR 54779). The portions proposed for deletion are each of the 11 operable units at the Denver Radium Site, located in the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Groundwater contamination associated with Operable Unit 8 will remain on the NPL. To ensure that everyone has an opportunity to comment, EPA is extending the public comment period through November 1, 2010. The NPL, promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and the State of Colorado, through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), have determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA, other than operation, maintenance and fiveyear reviews have been completed. This rationale for deleting the 11 operable units of the Denver Radium Superfund Site has not changed. The Federal Register notice for the proposed deletion (75 FR 54779) discusses this rationale in detail. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 Comments concerning the proposed partial deletion may be submitted to EPA on or before November 5, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– SFUND–1983–0002, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: dalton.john@epa.gov. • Fax: 303–312–7110. • Mail: Mr. John Dalton, Community Involvement Coordinator (8OC), U.S. EPA, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202–1129. • Hand Delivery: 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202–1129. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https:// www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at: —EPA’s Region 8 Superfund Records Center, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202–2466. Hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. by appointment (call 303– 312–6473), Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays; and the —Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246 Hours: M–F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Dalton, Community Involvement Coordinator (8OC), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202–1129; telephone number: 1–800– 227–8917 or 303–312–6633; fax number: 303–312–7110; e-mail address: dalton.john.@epa.gov. DATES: Dated: October 7, 2010. James B. Martin, Regional Administrator, Region 8. [FR Doc. 2010–25902 Filed 10–13–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\14OCP1.SGM 14OCP1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 63139-63140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26019]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2010-0715; FRL-9214-3]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans--Maricopa 
County (Phoenix) PM-10 Nonattainment Area; Serious Area Plan for 
Attainment of the 24-Hour PM-10 Standard; Clean Air Act Section 189(d)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On September 9, 2010 (75 FR 54806), EPA published a proposed 
rule proposing to approve in part and disapprove in part State 
implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Arizona 
to meet, among other requirements, section 189(d) of the Clean Air Act 
(CAA) for the serious Maricopa County (Phoenix) nonattainment area 
(Maricopa area). Specifically, EPA proposed to disapprove provisions of 
the 189(d) plan because they do not meet applicable CAA requirements 
for emissions inventories as well as for attainment, five percent 
annual emission reductions, reasonable further progress and milestones, 
and contingency measures. EPA also proposed to disapprove the 2010 
motor vehicle emission budget in the 189(d) plan as not meeting the 
requirements of CAA section 176(c) and 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). EPA also 
proposed a limited approval and limited disapproval of State 
regulations for the control of PM-10 from agricultural sources. 
Finally, EPA proposed to approve various provisions of State statutes 
relating to the control of PM-10 emissions in the Maricopa area.
    EPA is extending the comment period on the proposed rule from 
October 12, 2010 to October 20, 2010.

DATES: Any comments must arrive by October 20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2010-0715, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the on-line instructions.
    2. E-mail: nudd.gregory@epa.gov.
    3. Mail or deliver: Gregory Nudd (Air-2), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket 
without change and may be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Information that you consider CBI or otherwise protected should be 
clearly identified as such and should not be submitted through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. https://www.regulations.gov is an 
``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not know your identity or 
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. 
If you send e-mail directly to EPA, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the public comment. If 
EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot 
contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your 
comment.
    Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available 
electronically at https://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA 
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all 
documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may 
be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted 
material), and some may not be publicly available in either location 
(e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an 
appointment during normal business hours with the contact listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Nudd, U.S. EPA Region 9, 415-
947-4107, nudd.gregory@epa.gov or https://www.epa.gov/region09/air/actions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 9, 2010 (75 FR 54806), EPA 
published a proposed rule proposing to approve in part and disapprove 
in part State implementation plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the 
State of Arizona to meet the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements 
applicable to the serious Maricopa County (Phoenix) nonattainment area 
(Maricopa area). These requirements apply to the Maricopa area 
following EPA's June 6, 2007 finding that the area failed to meet its 
December 31, 2006 serious area deadline to attain the national ambient 
air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter of ten microns or 
less (PM-10). Under CAA section 189(d), Arizona was required to submit 
a plan by December 31, 2007 providing for expeditious attainment of the 
PM-10 NAAQS and for an annual emission reduction in PM-10 or PM-10 
precursors of not less than five percent per year until attainment 
(189(d) plan).
    In the Agency's September 9, 2010 proposed rule, EPA proposed to 
disapprove provisions of the 189(d) plan for the Maricopa area because 
they do not meet applicable CAA requirements for emissions inventories 
as well as for attainment, five percent annual emission reductions, 
reasonable further progress and milestones, and contingency measures, 
and to disapprove the 2010 motor vehicle emission budget in the 189(d) 
plan as not meeting the requirements of CAA section 176(c) and 40 CFR 
93.118(e)(4). EPA also proposed a limited approval and limited 
disapproval of State regulations for the control of PM-10 from 
agricultural sources. Finally, EPA proposed to approve various 
provisions of State statutes relating to the control of PM-10 emissions 
in the Maricopa area.
    The September 9, 2010 proposed rule provided a 30-day public 
comment period ending on October 12, 2010. In response to a request for 
an extension of the comment period from Benjamin H. Grumbles, Director, 
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, and Dennis Smith, 
Executive Director, Maricopa Association of Governments, submitted by 
letter dated October 4, 2010, EPA is extending the comment period to 
October 20, 2010.

    Dated: October 7, 2010.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2010-26019 Filed 10-13-10; 8:45 am]
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