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Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland; Adoption of Drum and Pail
Coating Standards
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Proposed rule.
EPA is proposing to approve
a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the State of
Maryland (Maryland). This SIP revision
includes amendments to the Code of
Maryland (COMAR) 26.11.19.13,
Volatile Organic Compounds from
Specific Processes, Drum and Pail
Coating. Maryland’s SIP revision meets
the requirement to adopt Reasonably
Available Control Technology (RACT)
for sources covered by EPA’s Control
Techniques Guidelines (CTG) for
Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts
Coatings and will help Maryland attain
and maintain the National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone.
This action is being taken under the
Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before September 19,
2011.
SUMMARY:
Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
R03–OAR–2011–0610 by one of the
following methods:
A. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
B. E-mail:
fernandez.cristina@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0610,
Cristina Fernandez, Associate Director,
Office of Air Program Planning,
Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2011–
0610. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received 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 information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
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to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. 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: All documents in the
electronic docket are listed in the
https://www.regulations.gov index.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
i.e., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy
during normal business hours at the Air
Protection Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103. Copies of the State submittal are
available at the Maryland Department of
the Environment, 1800 Washington
Boulevard, Suite 705, Baltimore,
Maryland 21230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Irene Shandruk, (215) 814–2166, or by
e-mail at shandruk.irene@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
22, 2011, the Maryland Department of
the Environment (MDE) submitted to
EPA a SIP revision concerning the
adoption of the drum and pail coating
standards found in the Miscellaneous
Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings CTG.
I. Background
Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides
that SIPs for nonattainment areas must
include reasonably available control
measures (RACM), including RACT for
sources of emissions. Section
182(b)(2)(A) provides that for certain
nonattainment areas, states must revise
their SIPs to include RACT for sources
of VOC emissions covered by a CTG
document issued after November 15,
1990 and prior to the area’s date of
attainment.
CTGs are intended to provide state
and local air pollution control
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published a national emission standard
for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP)
for this industry.
In 2008, after conducting a review of
currently existing state and local VOC
emission reduction approaches for this
industry, reviewing the 1978 CTG and
the NESHAP for this industry, and
taking into account the information that
has become available since then, EPA
developed a new CTG for miscellaneous
metal and plastic parts, entitled Control
Techniques Guidelines for
Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts
Coatings (Publication No. EPA 453/R–
08–003).
The miscellaneous metal product and
plastic parts surface coatings categories
under section 183(e) of the CAA
includes the coatings that are applied to
the surfaces of a varied range of metal
and plastic parts and products. Such
parts or products are constructed either
entirely or partially from metal or
plastic. The VOC emissions from
miscellaneous metal product and plastic
parts surface coating processes result
from the evaporation of the volatile
components of the coatings and
authorities information that should
assist them in determining RACT for
VOCs from various sources, including
drum and pail coatings. In developing
these CTGs, EPA, among other things,
evaluated the sources of VOC emissions
from this industry and the available
control approaches for addressing these
emissions, including the costs of such
approaches. Based on available
information and data, EPA provided
recommendations for RACT for VOCs
from drum and pail coatings.
In June 1978, EPA published a CTG
for controlling VOC emissions from
surface coating of miscellaneous metal
and plastic products (EPA–450/2–78–
015), which includes drum and pail
coatings. This CTG discusses the nature
of VOC emissions from this industry,
available control technologies for
addressing such emissions, the costs of
available control options, and other
items. EPA promulgated national
standards of performance for new
stationary sources New Source
Performance Standards for
miscellaneous metal and plastic
products industry and EPA also
cleaning materials used in these
operations.
II. Summary of SIP Revision
On June 22, 2011, MDE submitted to
EPA a SIP revision (#11–04) concerning
the adoption of the emission limits for
drum and pail coatings, part of the EPA
miscellaneous metal and plastic parts
coatings CTG. EPA develops CTGs as
guidance on control requirements for
source categories. States can follow the
CTGs or adopt more restrictive
standards. Maryland has adopted EPA’s
CTG standards for drum and pail
coating processes. These regulations are
in COMAR 26.11.19, Volatile Organic
Compounds from Specific Processes.
Specifically, this revision amends the
existing regulation in Section
26.11.19.13 to include emission limits
for drum and pail coatings (Table 1). A
detailed summary of EPA’s review of
and rationale for proposing to approve
this SIP revision may be found in the
Technical Support Document (TSD) for
this action which is available on line at
https://www.regulations.gov, Docket
number EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0610.
TABLE 1—DRUM AND PAIL COATING STANDARDS
Pounds VOC/
gallon coating
(minus water)
Coating types
New, Exterior ...................................................................................................................................................
New, Interior ....................................................................................................................................................
Reconditioned, Exterior ...................................................................................................................................
Reconditioned, Interior .....................................................................................................................................
III. Proposed Action
EPA is proposing to approve
Maryland’s SIP revision for adoption of
the CTG standards for drum and pail
coatings. EPA is soliciting public
comments on the issues discussed in
this document. These comments will be
considered before taking final action.
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IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
that complies with the provisions of the
CAA and applicable Federal regulations.
42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,
EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the CAA. Accordingly, this action
merely proposes to approve state law as
meeting Federal requirements and does
not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law. For
that reason, this proposed action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
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of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993);
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• 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 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);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
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2.8
3.5
3.5
4.2
Kilogram VOC/
liter coating
(minus water)
0.34
0.42
0.42
0.50
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• 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
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the CAA; and
• Does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this proposed rule
concerning Maryland’s adoption of CTG
standards for drum and pail coatings
does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because
the SIP is not approved to apply in
Indian country located in the state, and
EPA notes that it will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law.
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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: August 1, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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AGENCY:
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Proposed rule; notice of intent.
ACTION:
The Environmental Protection
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Notice of Intent to Delete the
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(Site) located in Florida Afuera, Puerto
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Response, Compensation, and Liability
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actions under Superfund.
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September 19, 2011.
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
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: Luis E. Santos, Remedial
Project Manager, santos.luis@epa.gov.
• Fax: 787–289–7104.
• Mail: Luis E. Santos, Remedial
Project Manager, U.S. Environmental
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Protection Agency, Region II, Caribbean
Protection Division, Centro Europa
´
Building, Suite 417, Ponce de Leon
Ave., Stop 22, San Juan, Puerto Rico
00907–4127.
• Hand delivery: U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region II, Caribbean
Protection Division, Centro Europa
´
Building, Suite 417, Ponce de Leon
Ave., Stop 22, San Juan, Puerto Rico
00907–4127. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket’s normal
hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID no. EPA–HQ–SFUND–1983–
0002. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received 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 information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. 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: 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 statue. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
will be publicly available only in the
hard copy. Publicly available docket
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electronically in https://
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region II, Superfund Records Center,
290 Broadway, 18th Floor, New York,
NY 10007–1866, Phone: 212–637–
4308, Hours: Monday to Friday from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Or
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region II, Caribbean Environmental
Protection Division Centro Europa
Building, Suite 417, 1492 Ponce de
´
Leon Ave., Stop 22, San Juan, Puerto
Rico 00907–4127, Phone: (787) 977–
5802, Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.—
Monday through Friday (excluding
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Luis
E. Santos, Remedial Project Manager,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region II, telephone at (787) 977–5824;
fax at 787–289–7104; or e-mail at
santos.luis@epa.gov.
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are publishing a direct final Notice of
Deletion of Barceloneta Landfill
Superfund Site without prior Notice of
Intent to Delete because we view this as
a noncontroversial revision and
anticipate no adverse comment. We
have explained our reasons for this
deletion in the preamble to the direct
final Notice of Deletion, and those
reasons are incorporated herein. If we
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deletion action, we will not take further
action on this Notice of Intent to Delete.
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will withdraw the direct final Notice of
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will, as appropriate, address all public
comments in a subsequent final Notice
of Deletion based on this Notice of
Intent to Delete. We will not institute a
second comment period on this Notice
of Intent to Delete. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so at
this time.
For additional information, see the
direct final Notice of Deletion which is
located in the Rules section of this
Federal Register.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous
waste, Hazardous substances,
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C.
9601–9657; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR,
1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923;
3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland; Adoption of Drum and Pail Coating Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the State of Maryland (Maryland). This SIP
revision includes amendments to the Code of Maryland (COMAR)
26.11.19.13, Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes, Drum
and Pail Coating. Maryland's SIP revision meets the requirement to
adopt Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for sources
covered by EPA's Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) for Miscellaneous
Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings and will help Maryland attain and
maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone.
This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 19,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2011-0610 by one of the following methods:
A. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
B. E-mail: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0610, Cristina Fernandez, Associate
Director, Office of Air Program Planning, Mailcode 3AP30, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR-
2011-0610. EPA's policy is that all comments received 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 information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. 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: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business hours at the
Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the
State submittal are available at the Maryland Department of the
Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 705, Baltimore, Maryland
21230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Shandruk, (215) 814-2166, or by
e-mail at shandruk.irene@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 22, 2011, the Maryland Department of
the Environment (MDE) submitted to EPA a SIP revision concerning the
adoption of the drum and pail coating standards found in the
Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings CTG.
I. Background
Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides that SIPs for nonattainment
areas must include reasonably available control measures (RACM),
including RACT for sources of emissions. Section 182(b)(2)(A) provides
that for certain nonattainment areas, states must revise their SIPs to
include RACT for sources of VOC emissions covered by a CTG document
issued after November 15, 1990 and prior to the area's date of
attainment.
CTGs are intended to provide state and local air pollution control
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authorities information that should assist them in determining RACT for
VOCs from various sources, including drum and pail coatings. In
developing these CTGs, EPA, among other things, evaluated the sources
of VOC emissions from this industry and the available control
approaches for addressing these emissions, including the costs of such
approaches. Based on available information and data, EPA provided
recommendations for RACT for VOCs from drum and pail coatings.
In June 1978, EPA published a CTG for controlling VOC emissions
from surface coating of miscellaneous metal and plastic products (EPA-
450/2-78-015), which includes drum and pail coatings. This CTG
discusses the nature of VOC emissions from this industry, available
control technologies for addressing such emissions, the costs of
available control options, and other items. EPA promulgated national
standards of performance for new stationary sources New Source
Performance Standards for miscellaneous metal and plastic products
industry and EPA also published a national emission standard for
hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for this industry.
In 2008, after conducting a review of currently existing state and
local VOC emission reduction approaches for this industry, reviewing
the 1978 CTG and the NESHAP for this industry, and taking into account
the information that has become available since then, EPA developed a
new CTG for miscellaneous metal and plastic parts, entitled Control
Techniques Guidelines for Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts
Coatings (Publication No. EPA 453/R-08-003).
The miscellaneous metal product and plastic parts surface coatings
categories under section 183(e) of the CAA includes the coatings that
are applied to the surfaces of a varied range of metal and plastic
parts and products. Such parts or products are constructed either
entirely or partially from metal or plastic. The VOC emissions from
miscellaneous metal product and plastic parts surface coating processes
result from the evaporation of the volatile components of the coatings
and cleaning materials used in these operations.
II. Summary of SIP Revision
On June 22, 2011, MDE submitted to EPA a SIP revision (11-
04) concerning the adoption of the emission limits for drum and pail
coatings, part of the EPA miscellaneous metal and plastic parts
coatings CTG. EPA develops CTGs as guidance on control requirements for
source categories. States can follow the CTGs or adopt more restrictive
standards. Maryland has adopted EPA's CTG standards for drum and pail
coating processes. These regulations are in COMAR 26.11.19, Volatile
Organic Compounds from Specific Processes. Specifically, this revision
amends the existing regulation in Section 26.11.19.13 to include
emission limits for drum and pail coatings (Table 1). A detailed
summary of EPA's review of and rationale for proposing to approve this
SIP revision may be found in the Technical Support Document (TSD) for
this action which is available on line at https://www.regulations.gov,
Docket number EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0610.
Table 1--Drum and Pail Coating Standards
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pounds VOC/ Kilogram VOC/
Coating types gallon coating liter coating
(minus water) (minus water)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
New, Exterior....................... 2.8 0.34
New, Interior....................... 3.5 0.42
Reconditioned, Exterior............. 3.5 0.42
Reconditioned, Interior............. 4.2 0.50
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III. Proposed Action
EPA is proposing to approve Maryland's SIP revision for adoption of
the CTG standards for drum and pail coatings. EPA is soliciting public
comments on the issues discussed in this document. These comments will
be considered before taking final action.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely proposes to approve state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action:
Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
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 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);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
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 application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this proposed rule concerning Maryland's adoption of
CTG standards for drum and pail coatings does not have tribal
implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian
country located in the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Ozone, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: August 1, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2011-21098 Filed 8-17-11; 8:45 am]
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