Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management District, 41744-41745 [2011-17758]

Download as PDF 41744 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 136 / Friday, July 15, 2011 / Proposed Rules under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); • 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); III. Proposed Action • Does not have Federalism implications as specified in Executive EPA is proposing to approve the Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, Pennsylvania SIP revision that amends 1999); 25 Pa. Code Chapter 121.1 by adding • Is not an economically significant new definitions, and adding a new regulatory action based on health or regulation, 25 Pa. Code Chapter 123, Section 123.14, pertaining to the control safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); of PM emissions from the operation of • Is not a significant regulatory action OWBs. This SIP revision was submitted subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR on October 20, 2010. The emission standard established in this SIP revision 28355, May 22, 2001); • Is not subject to requirements of is the Phase 2 emission standard Section 12(d) of the National described in the EPA voluntary Technology Transfer and Advancement program. This SIP revision is also based Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because on the NESCAUM model rule that application of those requirements would assisted PADEP in adopting be inconsistent with the CAA; and requirements that will reduce air • Does not provide EPA with the pollution from OWBs. This SIP revision discretionary authority to address, as reduces the problems associated with appropriate, disproportionate human the operation of OWBs, including health or environmental effects, using smoke, odors and burning prohibited practicable and legally permissible fuels, including garbage, tires, and methods, under Executive Order 12898 hazardous waste. Reductions in ambient (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). levels of PM2.5 would promote improved In addition, this proposed rule, human and animal health and welfare, pertaining to Pennsylvania’s control of improved visibility, decreased soiling PM emissions from the operation of and materials damage, and decrease outdoor wood-fired boilers, does not damage to plants and trees. EPA is have tribal implications as specified by soliciting public comments on the Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, issues discussed in this document. November 9, 2000), because the SIP is These comments will be considered not approved to apply in Indian country before taking final action. located in the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct IV. Statutory and Executive Order costs on tribal governments or preempt Reviews tribal law. Under the CAA, the Administrator is List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Environmental protection, Air CAA and applicable Federal regulations. pollution control, Nitrogen dioxide, 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, and recordkeeping requirements. EPA’s role is to approve state choices, Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. provided that they meet the criteria of Dated: June 28, 2011. the CAA. Accordingly, this action W.C. Early, merely proposes to approve state law as Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. meeting Federal requirements and does [FR Doc. 2011–17866 Filed 7–14–11; 8:45 am] not impose additional requirements BILLING CODE 6560–50–P beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action: • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION action’’ subject to review by the Office AGENCY of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 40 CFR Part 52 October 4, 1993); [EPA–R09–OAR–2011–0537; FRL–9432–1] • Does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions Revisions to the California State of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 Implementation Plan, South Coast Air U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); Quality Management District • Is certified as not having a significant economic impact on a AGENCY: Environmental Protection substantial number of small entities Agency (EPA). emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with PROPOSALS proposing to approve this SIP revision may be found in the Technical Support Document (TSD) for this action which is available online at https:// www.regulations.gov, Docket number EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0288. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:05 Jul 14, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 ACTION: Proposed rule. EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from consumer paint thinner & multi-purpose solvents and metalworking fluids & direct-contact lubricants. We are proposing to approve local rules to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by August 15, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA–R09– OAR–2011–0355, by one of the following methods: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions. 2. E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov. 3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), 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 email 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. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are 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 at https://www.regulations.gov, some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15JYP1.SGM 15JYP1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 136 / Friday, July 15, 2011 / Proposed Rules 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrianne Borgia, EPA Region IX, (415) 972–3576, borgia.adrianne@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposal addresses the following local rules: SCAQMD Rule 1143, ‘‘Consumer Paint Thinner & Multi-Purpose Solvents’’ and SCAQMD Rule 1144, ‘‘Metal Working Fluids & Direct-Contact Lubricants,’’ In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register, we are approving these local rules in a direct final action without prior proposal because we believe these SIP revisions are not controversial. If we receive adverse comments, however, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the comments in subsequent action based on this proposed rule. Please note that if we receive adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, we may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further information, please see the direct final action. Dated: June 23, 2011. Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. 2011–17758 Filed 7–14–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R09–OAR–2011–0546; FRL–9438–9] emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with PROPOSALS Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: EPA is proposing a limited approval and limited disapproval of revisions to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:05 Jul 14, 2011 Jkt 223001 revisions concern volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the manufacture of polystyrene, polyethylene, and polypropylene products. We are proposing action on a local rule that regulates these emission sources under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action. DATES: Any comments must arrive by August 15, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA–R09– OAR–2011–0546, by one of the following methods: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions. 2. E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov. 3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), 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 email 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: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are 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 at https://www.regulations.gov, some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), 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. PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 41745 Mae Wang, EPA Region IX, (415) 947–4124, wang.mae@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Table of Contents I. The State’s Submittal A. What rule did the State submit? B. Are there other versions of this rule? C. What is the purpose of the submitted rule? II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action A. How is EPA evaluating the rule? B. Does the rule meet the evaluation criteria? C. What are the rule deficiencies? D. EPA Recommendations To Further Improve the Rule. E. Proposed Action and Public Comment. III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews I. The State’s Submittal A. What rule did the State submit? We are proposing a limited approval and limited disapproval of San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) Rule 4682, Polystyrene, Polyethylene, and Polypropylene Products Manufacturing, amended on September 20, 2007, and submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on March 7, 2008. On April 17, 2008, the submittal for SJVUAPCD Rule 4682 was found to meet the completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51 Appendix V, which must be met before formal EPA review. B. Are there other versions of this rule? We approved an earlier version of Rule 4682 into the SIP on June 13, 1995 (60 FR 31086). C. What is the purpose of the submitted rule? VOCs help produce ground-level ozone and smog, which harm human health and the environment. Section 110(a) of the CAA requires States to submit regulations that control VOC emissions. Rule 4682 was designed to reduce emissions of VOCs from the manufacturing, processing, and storage of products composed of polystyrene, polyethylene, or polypropylene. EPA’s technical support document (TSD) has more information about this rule. II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action A. How is EPA evaluating the rule? Generally, SIP rules must be enforceable (see CAA section 110(a)), and must require Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for each category of sources covered by a Control Techniques Guidelines document as well as each major source in E:\FR\FM\15JYP1.SGM 15JYP1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41744-41745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17758]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0537; FRL-9432-1]


Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South 
Coast Air Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the South Coast Air 
Quality Management District (SCAQMD) portion of the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern volatile organic 
compound (VOC) emissions from consumer paint thinner & multi-purpose 
solvents and metalworking fluids & direct-contact lubricants. We are 
proposing to approve local rules to regulate these emission sources 
under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act).

DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by August 15, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2011-0355, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the on-line instructions.
    2. E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov.
    3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), 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. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, 
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are 
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 at https://www.regulations.gov, 
some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy 
location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and

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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrianne Borgia, EPA Region IX, (415) 
972-3576, borgia.adrianne@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposal addresses the following local 
rules: SCAQMD Rule 1143, ``Consumer Paint Thinner & Multi-Purpose 
Solvents'' and SCAQMD Rule 1144, ``Metal Working Fluids & Direct-
Contact Lubricants,'' In the Rules and Regulations section of this 
Federal Register, we are approving these local rules in a direct final 
action without prior proposal because we believe these SIP revisions 
are not controversial. If we receive adverse comments, however, we will 
publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the 
comments in subsequent action based on this proposed rule. Please note 
that if we receive adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or 
section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the 
remainder of the rule, we may adopt as final those provisions of the 
rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
    We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone 
interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not 
receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further 
information, please see the direct final action.

    Dated: June 23, 2011.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2011-17758 Filed 7-14-11; 8:45 am]
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