Approval and Disapproval of Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Arizona; Regional Haze and Interstate Transport Requirements, 49684-49685 [2013-19618]

Download as PDF 49684 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 158 / Thursday, August 15, 2013 / Rules and Regulations Issued in Washington, DC, on this 9th day of August 2013. Judith Starr, General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. [FR Doc. 2013–19842 Filed 8–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7702–02–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket No. USCG–2011–0228] RIN 1625–AA00 Safety Zone, Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan Including Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, and Calumet-Saganashkee Channel, Chicago, IL Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of enforcement of regulation. AGENCY: ACTION: The Coast Guard will enforce a segment of the Safety Zone; Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan including Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, Calumet-Saganashkee Channel on all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from Mile Marker 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 at specified times on each day from August 12 through August 16, 2013. This action is necessary to protect the waterways, waterway users, and vessels from the hazards associated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dispersal barriers performance testing. During any of the enforcement periods listed below, entry into, transiting, mooring, laying-up or anchoring within the enforced area of this safety zone by any person or vessel is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan, or his designated representative. DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.930 will be enforced from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on each day from August 12 through August 16, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, call or email MST1 Joseph McCollum, Prevention Department, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, telephone 414– 747–7148, email address joseph.p.mccollum@uscg.mil. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, CalumetSaganashkee Channel, Chicago, IL, listed in 33 CFR 165.930. Specifically, the Coast Guard will enforce this safety zone between Mile Marker 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 on all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Enforcement will occur from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on each day of August 12 through August 16, 2013. This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan has determined that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dispersal barriers performance testing poses risks to life and property. Because of these risks, it is necessary to control vessel movement during the operation to prevent injury and property loss. In accordance with the general regulations in § 165.23 of this part, entry into, transiting, mooring, laying up or anchoring within the enforced area of this safety zone by any person or vessel is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan, or his or her designated representative. Vessels that wish to transit through the safety zone may request permission from the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan. Requests must be made in advance and approved by the Captain of the Port before transits will be authorized. Approvals will be granted on a case by case basis. The Captain of the Port may be contacted via U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan on VHF channel 16. This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.930 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan, will also provide notice through other means, which may include, but are not limited to, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, Local Notice to Mariners, local news media, distribution in leaflet form, and onscene oral notice. Additionally, the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan, may notify representatives from the maritime industry through telephonic and email notifications. Dated: August 3, 2013. M.W. Sibley, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan. [FR Doc. 2013–19782 Filed 8–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P The Coast Guard will enforce a segment of the Safety Zone; Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan including Des SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:08 Aug 14, 2013 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R09–OAR–2012–0904, FRL–9846–5] Approval and Disapproval of Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Arizona; Regional Haze and Interstate Transport Requirements Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule; correction. AGENCY: EPA is correcting the preamble to the final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on July 30, 2013. This final rule partially approved and partially disapproved a portion of Arizona’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) to implement the regional haze program for the first planning period through 2018. The final rule preamble inadvertently misstated the effective date of the rule under the Congressional Review Act and the deadline for filing of petitions for judicial review of the rule under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act. This document corrects those errors and clarifies that the rule was signed by the Acting Regional Administrator for EPA Region 9. DATES: This rule is effective on August 29, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Nudd, U.S. EPA, Region 9, Planning Office, Air Division, Air-2, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Gregory Nudd can be reached at telephone number (415) 947–4107 and via electronic mail at r9azreghaze@epa.gov. SUMMARY: In Federal Register document 2013–18022 published in the Federal Register on July 30, 2013 (78 FR 46142), the following corrections are made: 1. On page 46174, in the third column, in section VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews, paragraph K. Congressional Review Act, the last sentence is corrected to read as follows: ‘‘This rule will be effective on August 29, 2013.’’ 2. On page 46174, in the third column, in section VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews, paragraph L. Petitions for Judicial Review, the first sentence is corrected to read as follows: ‘‘Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by September 28, 2013.’’ 3. On page 46174, in the third column, the title of Jane Diamond is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\15AUR1.SGM 15AUR1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 158 / Thursday, August 15, 2013 / Rules and Regulations corrected to read as follows: ‘‘Acting Regional Administrator, Region 9.’’ List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen oxides, Sulfur dioxide, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Visibility, Volatile organic compounds. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Dated: August 2, 2013. Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, Region 9. [FR Doc. 2013–19618 Filed 8–14–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R08–OAR–2013–0059; FRL–9846–8] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State of Wyoming; Revised General Conformity Requirements and an Associated Revision Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan revision submitted by the State of Wyoming. On December 21, 2012, the Governor of Wyoming’s designee submitted to EPA revisions to Wyoming’s Air Quality Standards and Regulations Chapter 8, Nonattainment Area Regulations, involving Section 3 of Chapter 8 that addresses general conformity requirements and a new Section 5 to Chapter 8 that involves incorporation by reference. The SIP submission addresses revisions and additions to Wyoming’s general conformity requirements in order to align them with the current federal general conformity regulation requirements and incorporates by reference those sections of the Code of Federal Regulations that are referred to in the State’s general conformity requirements. EPA is approving the submission in accordance with the requirements of section 110 of the Clean Air Act. DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective September 16, 2013. ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA–R08–OAR–2013–0059. All documents in the docket are listed on the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:08 Aug 14, 2013 Jkt 229001 information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (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 through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Program, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202–1129. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the individual listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the hard copy of the docket. You may view the hard copy of the docket Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Russ, Air Program, EPA, Region 8, Mailcode 8P–AR, 1595 Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado 80202–1129, (303) 312–6479, russ.tim@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Definitions For the purpose of this document, we are giving meaning to certain words or initials as follows: (i) The words or initials Act or CAA mean or refer to the Clean Air Act, unless the context indicates otherwise. (ii) The words EPA, we, us or our mean or refer to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. (iii) The initials NAAQS mean national ambient air quality standard. (iv) The initials SIP mean or refer to State Implementation Plan. (v) The words Wyoming and State mean the State of Wyoming. Table of Contents I. Background Information II. What was the State’s process? III. EPA’s Evaluation of the State’s Revisions to Chapter 8, Sections 3 and 5 IV. Response to Comments V. Consideration of Section 110(1) of the Clean Air Act VI. Final Action VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews I. Background Information On May 7, 2013, EPA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register in which we proposed approval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision that was submitted by the State of Wyoming on December 21, 2012. Our proposed rule provided an opportunity for public comment through June 6, 2013 (see 78 FR 26563). The SIP submission addressed revisions and additions to the State’s general conformity requirements PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 49685 in order to align them with the current federal general conformity regulation requirements and incorporated by reference those sections of the Code of Federal Regulations that are referred to in the State’s general conformity requirements. In response to our May 7, 2013 proposed rule, we received six comment letters in support of our proposed rule and we did not receive any adverse comments. As background, we note the intent of the general conformity requirement is to prevent the air quality impacts of federal actions from causing or contributing to a violation of a National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) or interfering with the purpose of a SIP. Under the Clean Air Act (CAA) as amended in 1990, Congress recognized that actions taken by federal agencies could affect state and local agencies’ abilities to attain and maintain the NAAQS. Section 176(c) of the CAA, as codified in Title 42 of the United States Code (42 U.S.C. 7506), requires federal agencies to assure that their actions conform to the applicable SIP for attaining and maintaining compliance with the NAAQS. General conformity is defined to apply to NAAQS established pursuant to section 109 of the CAA, including the NAAQS for carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone, particulate matter (PM), and sulfur dioxide (SO2). Because certain provisions of section 176(c) of the CAA apply only to highway and mass transit funding and approval actions, EPA published two sets of regulations to implement section 176(c) of the CAA— one set for transportation conformity and one set for general conformity. The federal general conformity regulations were published on November 30, 1993 (58 FR 63214) and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR part 93 Subpart B. On July 17, 2006, EPA revised the federal general conformity regulations via a final rule (71 FR 40420). EPA had promulgated a new NAAQS on July 18, 1997 (62 FR 38652) that established a separate NAAQS for fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5). The prior coarse particulate matter NAAQS promulgated in 1997 pertains to particulate matter under 10 micrometers in diameter (PM10). EPA’s July 17, 2006 revision to the federal general conformity regulations (71 FR 40420) added requirements for PM2.5 for the first time, including annual emission limits of PM2.5 above which covered federal actions in NAAQS nonattainment or maintenance areas would be subject to general conformity applicability. E:\FR\FM\15AUR1.SGM 15AUR1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49684-49685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19618]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0904, FRL-9846-5]


Approval and Disapproval of Air Quality State Implementation 
Plans; Arizona; Regional Haze and Interstate Transport Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: EPA is correcting the preamble to the final rule that appeared 
in the Federal Register on July 30, 2013. This final rule partially 
approved and partially disapproved a portion of Arizona's State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) to implement the regional haze program for 
the first planning period through 2018. The final rule preamble 
inadvertently misstated the effective date of the rule under the 
Congressional Review Act and the deadline for filing of petitions for 
judicial review of the rule under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air 
Act. This document corrects those errors and clarifies that the rule 
was signed by the Acting Regional Administrator for EPA Region 9.

DATES: This rule is effective on August 29, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Nudd, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 
Planning Office, Air Division, Air-2, 75 Hawthorne Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94105. Gregory Nudd can be reached at telephone number 
(415) 947-4107 and via electronic mail at r9azreghaze@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Federal Register document 2013-18022 
published in the Federal Register on July 30, 2013 (78 FR 46142), the 
following corrections are made:
    1. On page 46174, in the third column, in section VI. Statutory and 
Executive Order Reviews, paragraph K. Congressional Review Act, the 
last sentence is corrected to read as follows: ``This rule will be 
effective on August 29, 2013.''
    2. On page 46174, in the third column, in section VI. Statutory and 
Executive Order Reviews, paragraph L. Petitions for Judicial Review, 
the first sentence is corrected to read as follows: ``Under section 
307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for judicial review of this 
action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the 
appropriate circuit by September 28, 2013.''
    3. On page 46174, in the third column, the title of Jane Diamond is

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corrected to read as follows: ``Acting Regional Administrator, Region 
9.''

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen oxides, Sulfur 
dioxide, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Visibility, Volatile organic compounds.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: August 2, 2013.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2013-19618 Filed 8-14-13; 8:45 am]
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