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Table 1, below, provides a summary
of the annual 2002 emissions of PM2.5,
PM10, SO2, NOX, VOCs, and NH3 for the
Area submittal.
TABLE 1—2002 ANNUAL EMISSIONS
[Tons per year]
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Area 2002
PM2.5
PM10
SO2
NOX
VOC
NH3
Stationary Point Sources .........................................................................
Area Sources ...........................................................................................
Highway Vehicle Sources ........................................................................
Non-Road Sources ..................................................................................
4868
7916
824
1297
11149
41206
1164
1359
463501
9905
1770
1694
110618
8622
53268
25975
5157
36683
25638
13421
462
2948
1884
8
Totals ................................................................................................
14904
54879
476871
198483
80898
5303
The CAA section 172(c)(3) emissions
inventory is developed by the
incorporation of data from multiple
sources. States were required to develop
and submit to EPA a triennial emissions
inventory according to the Consolidated
Emissions Reporting Rule (CERR) for all
source categories (i.e., point, area,
nonroad mobile and on-road mobile).
The review and evaluation of the
methods used for the emissions
inventory submitted by Pennsylvania
are found in the Technical Support
Document dated August 12, 2010
available online at www.regulations.gov,
Docket No. EPA–R03–OAR–2010–0601.
EPA finds that the process used to
develop this emissions inventory for the
Area is adequate to meet the
requirements of CAA section 172(c)(3),
the implementing regulations, and EPA
guidance for emission inventories.
III. Proposed Action
EPA is proposing to approve the 2002
base year emissions inventory portion of
the SIP revision submitted by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on
November 10, 2009 for the PittsburghBeaver Valley Area. We have made the
determination that this action is
consistent with section 110 of the CAA.
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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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
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• 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,
pertaining to the PM2.5 2002 base year
emissions inventory portion of the
Pennsylvania SIP for the PittsburghBeaver Valley Area, 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
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governments or preempt tribal law.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Nitrogen dioxide,
Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: September 18, 2012.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Reciprocating Internal Combustion
Engines; New Source Performance
Standards for Stationary Internal
Combustion Engines
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
comment period.
AGENCY:
The EPA is reopening the
public comment period for the proposed
amendments to the National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
for Stationary Reciprocating Internal
Combustion Engines to solicit comment
on specific issues raised during the
initial public comment period regarding
existing engines on offshore vessels.
DATES: Comments. Comments must be
received on or before November 2, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2008–0708, by one of the
following methods:
SUMMARY:
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• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: (202) 566–1741.
• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a
total of two copies. The EPA requests a
separate copy also be sent to the contact
person identified below (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
• Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center, U.S.
EPA, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC. 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–OAR–2008–
0708. The EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and
may be made available online at
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 www.regulations.gov
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means the EPA will not know
your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an email
comment directly to the EPA without
going through www.regulations.gov,
your email 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, the 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 the EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
the 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 www.regulations.gov
index. The EPA also relies on
documents in Docket ID Nos. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2002–0059, EPA–HQ–OAR–2005–
0029, EPA–HQ–OAR–2005–0030 and
EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0295, and
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incorporated those dockets into the
record for this action. 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 www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the Air and Radiation
Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC. The Public Reading
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566–1744, and the telephone number for
the Air Docket is (202) 566–1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Melanie King, Energy Strategies Group,
Sector Policies and Programs Division
(D243–01), Environmental Protection
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina 27711; telephone number (919)
541–2469; facsimile number (919) 541–
5450; email address
king.melanie@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 7,
2012, the EPA published in the Federal
Register the proposed rule, ‘‘National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal
Combustion Engines; New Source
Performance Standards for Stationary
Internal Combustion Engines’’ (77 FR
33812). The June 7, 2012, action
proposed to make specific amendments
to the national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for
stationary reciprocating internal
combustion engines (RICE), as well as
other regulations. The EPA received
comments during the public comment
period recommending that the RICE
NESHAP be amended such that for any
existing compression ignition (CI) RICE
on offshore drilling vessels on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) that become
subject to the RICE NESHAP as a result
of the operation of the OCS regulations
(40 CFR part 55), such engines may
meet the NESHAP through management
practices rather than numeric emission
limits.1 This amendment was not
1 See document numbers EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–
0708–0965 (comment from BHP Billiton
Petroleum), EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0708–1004 at p. 3
(comment from Truck and Engine Manufacturers
Association), EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0708–1020
(comment from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation),
EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0708–1071 (comment from
Offshore Operators Committee), EPA–HQ–OAR–
2008–0708–1105 at p. 6 (comment from American
Petroleum Institute), and EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–
0708–1145 at p. 2 (comment from Alaska Oil and
Gas Association).
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contained or contemplated in the
proposal that was published on June 7,
2012. However, the comments indicate
several significant issues related to
application of the NESHAP to regulation
of existing marine vessel engines
located in the OCS as a result of the
OCS regulations; in particular, whether
the numerical standards applicable to
other CI engines located at area sources
(marine vessels located in the OCS are
generally located at area sources) are
technologically feasible for existing
marine engines located in the OCS.
Some commenters note specific
technological issues relevant to engines
on marine vessels in the OCS.
Commenters suggest that, to the extent
marine vessel engines become subject to
the NESHAP as a result of the OCS
regulations, they should be subject to
generally available control technology
(GACT) requirements that they believe
are more appropriate for these types of
engines. Given the significance of these
issues, the EPA believes it is appropriate
to request comment on these issues in
the context of this rulemaking.
The RICE NESHAP does not on its
face apply to mobile sources, including
marine vessels. However, OCS Air
Regulations, codified at 40 CFR part 55,
specify that vessels are OCS sources
when they are (1) permanently or
temporarily attached to the seabed and
erected thereon and used for the
purpose of exploring, developing or
producing resources therefrom, within
the meaning of section 4(a)(1) of the
OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. § 1331, et
seq.); or (2) physically attached to an
OCS facility, in which case only the
stationary sources aspects of the vessels
will be regulated. 40 CFR 55.2. In
addition, the OCS regulations provide
that NESHAP requirements apply to a
marine vessel that is an OCS source
where the provisions are ‘‘rationally
related to the attainment and
maintenance of the Federal or State
ambient air quality standards or the
requirements of part C of title I of the
Act.’’ 40 CFR 55.13(e). As a result, the
commenters have requested that any
marine vessel that becomes subject to
the requirements of the RICE NESHAP
as a result of the operation of 40 CFR
part 55, be subject to maintenance-based
management practices similar to those
proposed for remote spark ignition (SI)
engines, rather than the numerical
emission limits otherwise applicable.
The commenters indicated that these
management practices are more
appropriate as GACT for existing
stationary CI RICE on vessels operating
on the OCS. The management practices
proposed for remote SI engines and
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currently required in the rule for smaller
CI engines include changing the oil and
filter, inspecting the air cleaner or spark
plugs and inspecting all hoses and belts
within specified intervals. Facilities
have the option of using an oil analysis
program to extend the oil change
requirement. The EPA requests
comment on the information provided
in the public comments regarding
compliance by existing stationary CI
RICE on vessels operating on the OCS
with the current RICE NESHAP
emission limits, in particular, the
comments related to technological
feasibility.
How can I get copies of this document
and other related information?
The EPA has established a docket for
the proposed rule, ‘‘National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
for Reciprocating Internal Combustion
Engines; New Source Performance
Standards for Stationary Internal
Combustion Engines’’ under Docket ID
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0708,
available at www.regulations.gov.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63
Environmental Protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Hazardous
substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: September 25, 2012.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator.
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COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket No. 02–278; Report No. 2962]
Petition for Reconsideration of Action
in Rulemaking Proceeding
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Petition for reconsideration.
AGENCY:
In this document, Petitions
for Reconsideration (Petitions) have
been filed in the Commission’s
Rulemaking proceeding by Kourtney
Keough, President/CEO of Marketlink,
Inc., on behalf of Marketlink, Inc.,
Michele A. Shuster, Esq. and Nicholas
Whisler, Esq. for Mac Murray, Petersen
& Shuster LLP, on behalf of Professional
Association for Customer Engagement,
and Anthony S. Mendoza, Esq. on
behalf of SatCom Marketing, LLC.
DATES: Oppositions to the Petitions
must be filed on or before October 18,
2012. Replies to an opposition must be
filed on or before October 29, 2012.
DATES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen F. Johnson, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Consumer
Policy Division, at (202) 418–7706
(voice), or email Karen.Johnson@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of Commission’s document,
Report No. 2962, released September 24,
2012. The full text of this document is
available for viewing and copying in
Room CY–B402, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC or may be purchased
from the Commission’s copy contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI) (1–
800–378–3160). The Commission will
not send a copy of this Notice pursuant
to the Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because this Notice
does not have an impact on any rules of
particular applicability.
SUMMARY:
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Subject: Marketlink, Inc.’s Petition for
Reconsideration and Amendment; Rules
and Regulations Implementing the
Telephone Consumer Protection Act of
1991, Professional Association for
Customer Engagement’s Petition for
Reconsideration; and Rules and
Regulations Implementing the
Telephone Consumer Protection Act of
1991, Petition for Reconsideration of
SatCom Marketing LLC, Report and
Order, published at 77 FR 34233, June
11, 2012, in CG Docket No. 02–278 and
published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e)
of the Commission’s rules. See also 47
CFR 1.4(b)(1) of the Commission’s rules.
Number of Petitions Filed: 3.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Associate Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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[FAR Case 2011–018; Docket 2011–0018;
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Federal Acquisition Regulation;
Positive Law Codification of Title 41
Correction
In proposed rule document 2012–
21874, appearing on pages 57950–57979
in the issue of Monday, September 18,
2012, make the following correction:
1. PART 53–FORMS will be printed
in its entirety, beginning at § ‘‘53.301.25
Performance Board’’, on page 57979.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0708, FRL-9736-7]
RIN 2060-AQ58
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines; New Source Performance
Standards for Stationary Internal Combustion Engines
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is reopening the public comment period for the
proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines
to solicit comment on specific issues raised during the initial public
comment period regarding existing engines on offshore vessels.
DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before November 2,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0708, by one of the following methods:
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www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-1741.
Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
The EPA requests a separate copy also be sent to the contact person
identified below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center, U.S. EPA, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC. 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-OAR-
2008-0708. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at 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 www.regulations.gov
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through
www.regulations.gov, your email 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, the 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 the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the 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
www.regulations.gov index. The EPA also relies on documents in Docket
ID Nos. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0059, EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0029, EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-
0030 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0295, and incorporated those dockets into the
record for this action. 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 www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket,
EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the
Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Melanie King, Energy Strategies
Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D243-01), Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711;
telephone number (919) 541-2469; facsimile number (919) 541-5450; email
address king.melanie@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 7, 2012, the EPA published in the
Federal Register the proposed rule, ``National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines;
New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Internal Combustion
Engines'' (77 FR 33812). The June 7, 2012, action proposed to make
specific amendments to the national emission standards for hazardous
air pollutants (NESHAP) for stationary reciprocating internal
combustion engines (RICE), as well as other regulations. The EPA
received comments during the public comment period recommending that
the RICE NESHAP be amended such that for any existing compression
ignition (CI) RICE on offshore drilling vessels on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) that become subject to the RICE NESHAP as a
result of the operation of the OCS regulations (40 CFR part 55), such
engines may meet the NESHAP through management practices rather than
numeric emission limits.\1\ This amendment was not contained or
contemplated in the proposal that was published on June 7, 2012.
However, the comments indicate several significant issues related to
application of the NESHAP to regulation of existing marine vessel
engines located in the OCS as a result of the OCS regulations; in
particular, whether the numerical standards applicable to other CI
engines located at area sources (marine vessels located in the OCS are
generally located at area sources) are technologically feasible for
existing marine engines located in the OCS. Some commenters note
specific technological issues relevant to engines on marine vessels in
the OCS. Commenters suggest that, to the extent marine vessel engines
become subject to the NESHAP as a result of the OCS regulations, they
should be subject to generally available control technology (GACT)
requirements that they believe are more appropriate for these types of
engines. Given the significance of these issues, the EPA believes it is
appropriate to request comment on these issues in the context of this
rulemaking.
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\1\ See document numbers EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0708-0965 (comment from
BHP Billiton Petroleum), EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0708-1004 at p. 3 (comment
from Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association), EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-
0708-1020 (comment from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation), EPA-HQ-OAR-
2008-0708-1071 (comment from Offshore Operators Committee), EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0708-1105 at p. 6 (comment from American Petroleum
Institute), and EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0708-1145 at p. 2 (comment from
Alaska Oil and Gas Association).
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The RICE NESHAP does not on its face apply to mobile sources,
including marine vessels. However, OCS Air Regulations, codified at 40
CFR part 55, specify that vessels are OCS sources when they are (1)
permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed and erected thereon
and used for the purpose of exploring, developing or producing
resources therefrom, within the meaning of section 4(a)(1) of the OCS
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. Sec. 1331, et seq.); or (2) physically attached
to an OCS facility, in which case only the stationary sources aspects
of the vessels will be regulated. 40 CFR 55.2. In addition, the OCS
regulations provide that NESHAP requirements apply to a marine vessel
that is an OCS source where the provisions are ``rationally related to
the attainment and maintenance of the Federal or State ambient air
quality standards or the requirements of part C of title I of the
Act.'' 40 CFR 55.13(e). As a result, the commenters have requested that
any marine vessel that becomes subject to the requirements of the RICE
NESHAP as a result of the operation of 40 CFR part 55, be subject to
maintenance-based management practices similar to those proposed for
remote spark ignition (SI) engines, rather than the numerical emission
limits otherwise applicable. The commenters indicated that these
management practices are more appropriate as GACT for existing
stationary CI RICE on vessels operating on the OCS. The management
practices proposed for remote SI engines and
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currently required in the rule for smaller CI engines include changing
the oil and filter, inspecting the air cleaner or spark plugs and
inspecting all hoses and belts within specified intervals. Facilities
have the option of using an oil analysis program to extend the oil
change requirement. The EPA requests comment on the information
provided in the public comments regarding compliance by existing
stationary CI RICE on vessels operating on the OCS with the current
RICE NESHAP emission limits, in particular, the comments related to
technological feasibility.
How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule, ``National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating
Internal Combustion Engines; New Source Performance Standards for
Stationary Internal Combustion Engines'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0708, available at www.regulations.gov.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63
Environmental Protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: September 25, 2012.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator.
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