Notice of Availability of the Environmental Protection Agency's Update of Two Chapters in the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual, 33515-33517 [2015-14470]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 113 / Friday, June 12, 2015 / Notices Filed Date: 6/5/15. Accession Number: 20150605–5112. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/26/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1868–000. Applicants: Montour, LLC. Description: Compliance filing per 35: Succession Notice & Certification of Concurrance—Conemaugh to be effective 6/5/2015. Filed Date: 6/5/15. Accession Number: 20150605–5116. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/26/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1869–000. Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Description: Tariff Withdrawal per 35.15: Notice of Cancellation of WMPA SA No. 3204; Queue W3–149 to be effective 7/6/2015. Filed Date: 6/5/15. Accession Number: 20150605–5118. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/26/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–1870–000. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Description: § 205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): 1065R4 Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas NITSA and NOA to be effective 6/1/2015. Filed Date: 6/5/15. 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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/25/15. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the docket number. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33515 Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and § 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: June 5, 2015. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–14387 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0341; FRL–9929–15– OAR] Notice of Availability of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Update of Two Chapters in the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of data availability. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice that two chapters of the current EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual (‘‘Control Cost Manual’’) have been revised and updated. The EPA is requesting comment on the update of these two chapters, both of which deal with oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions control measures, and the supporting data and methods applied. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 11, 2015. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on submitting comments on the provided data. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2015–0341, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Email: A-and-R-Docket@epa.gov. Include docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 2015–0341 in the subject line of the message. • Fax: (202) 566–9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2015– 0341. • Mail: EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Attention Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OAR–2015–0341, U.S. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 33516 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 113 / Friday, June 12, 2015 / Notices Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of 2 copies. • Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, WJC West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2015– 0341. 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–2015– 0341. 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. For additional information about the EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/ epahome/dockets.htm. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 Jun 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, 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: For questions on the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual update and on how to submit comments, contact Larry Sorrels, Health and Environmental Impacts Division, Environmental Protection Agency, C439–02, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone number: (919) 541–5041; fax number: (919) 541– 0839; email address: sorrels.larry@ epa.gov. The EPA is requesting comment on the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual update; in particular, on the specific Control Cost Manual chapters included in this notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Additional Information on Submitting Comments A. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the EPA through www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD–ROM that you mail to the EPA docket office specified in the Instructions, mark the outside of the disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD–ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, remember to: a. Identify the notification by docket number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number). b. Explain your comments, why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute data that reflects your requested changes. PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 c. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/ or data that you used. d. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and suggest alternatives. e. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. f. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Information Available for Public Comment The EPA is requesting comment on two revised chapters of the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual. The Control Cost Manual contains individual chapters on control measures, with data and equations available to aid users to estimate the capital costs for installation and annual costs for operation and maintenance of these measures. The Control Cost Manual is used by the EPA for estimating the impacts of rulemakings, and serves as a basis for sources to estimate costs of controls that are best available control technology (BACT) under the New Source Review (NSR), and best available retrofit technology (BART) under the Regional Haze Program, and for other programs. The two revised Control Cost Manual chapters are the selective non-catalytic reduction (SNCR) and the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) chapters (Section 4, Chapters 1 and 2, respectively). The current Cost Manual version (sixth edition) is available at https://epa.gov/ttn/catc/ products.html#cccinfo, and was last updated in 2003. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 requested that the EPA begin development of a seventh edition of the Cost Manual. The EPA has met with state, local, and tribal officials to discuss plans for the Control Cost Manual update as called for under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014. The EPA has met with other groups as well at their request. To help focus review of the SNCR and SCR chapters, we offer the following list of questions that the agency is particularly interested in addressing through this notice, although commenters are welcome to address any aspects of these chapters. Please provide supporting data for responses to these questions, and other aspects of the chapters, as mentioned above. For the SNCR chapter: (1) What is a reasonable estimate of equipment life (defined as design or operational life) for this control measure? E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 113 / Friday, June 12, 2015 / Notices (2) How do the costs of SNCR installation and operation differ between the electric power sector and industrial sources? (3) What is a reasonable estimate of contingency, whether it be for one or more types, for this control measure? For the SCR chapter: (1) What is a reasonable estimate of equipment life (defined as design or operational life) for this control measure? (2) How do the costs of SCR installation and operation differ between the electric power sector and industrial sources? (3) What are typical SCR costs for catalyst replacement? In particular, please comment on the two different approaches for estimating catalyst replacement costs in this chapter. What are typical SCR costs for catalyst regeneration? (4) What is a reasonable estimate of contingency, whether it be for one or more types, for this control measure? Dated: June 5, 2015. Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2015–14470 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0233; FRL–9925–36] Chemical Safety Advisory Committee; Establishment of a Federal Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations I. Executive Summary Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: As required by section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), we are giving notice that EPA recently established the Chemical Safety Advisory Committee (CSAC). The purpose of the CSAC is to provide expert scientific advice, information, and recommendations to the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). The major objective is to provide advice and recommendations on: The scientific basis for risk assessments, methodologies, and pollution prevention measures or approaches. EPA has determined that this federal advisory committee is necessary and in the public interest and will assist the EPA in performing its duties and responsibilities. Copies of the CSAC charter will be filed with the appropriate congressional committees and the Library of Congress. EPA invites mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 Jun 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 the public to nominate experts to be considered for the Chemical Safety Advisory Committee. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 13, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your nominations, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0233, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. • Mail: OPPT Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional instructions on visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Bailey, (7201M), Office of Science Coordination and Policy (OSCP), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001, email address: bailey.laura@ epa.gov, telephone number: (202) 564– 8450. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to those involved in the manufacture, processing, distribution, disposal, and/or interested in the assessment of risks involving chemical substances and mixtures. Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. B. What is EPA’s authority? This committee is being established under FACA, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. II. Purpose and Function of the Chemical Safety Advisory Committee The CSAC was established under FACA section 9(a) to provide advice and recommendations on the scientific basis for risk assessments, methodologies, and pollution prevention measures or approaches. PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33517 OPPT manages programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), 42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq. Under these laws, EPA evaluates new and existing chemical substances and their risks, and finds ways to prevent or reduce pollution before it is released into the environment. OPPT also manages a variety of environmental stewardship programs that encourage companies to reduce and prevent pollution. The CSAC will be composed of approximately ten members who will serve as Regular Government Employees (RGEs) or Special Government Employees (SGEs). The CSAC expects to meet in person or by electronic means (e.g., telephone, videoconference, webcast, etc.) approximately 3 to 4 times a year, or as needed and approved by the Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Meetings will be held in the Washington, DC or Virginia area. The CSAC will be examined annually and will exist until the EPA determines that the CSAC is no longer needed. The charter will be in effect for 2 years from the date it is filed with Congress. After the initial 2-year period, the charter may be renewed as authorized in accordance with section 14 of FACA (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2, Section 14). A copy of the charter will be available on the EPA Web site and in the docket. III. Nominations Sought Nominations for membership are being solicited through publication of this document in the Federal Register and through other sources. Any interested person or organization may nominate him or herself or any qualified individual to be considered for the CSAC. Nominations should include candidates who have demonstrated high levels of competence, knowledge, and expertise in scientific/technical fields relevant to chemical risk assessment and pollution prevention. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0341; FRL-9929-15-OAR]


Notice of Availability of the Environmental Protection Agency's 
Update of Two Chapters in the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of data availability.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice 
that two chapters of the current EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual 
(``Control Cost Manual'') have been revised and updated. The EPA is 
requesting comment on the update of these two chapters, both of which 
deal with oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions control measures, and the 
supporting data and methods applied.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 11, 2015. Please 
refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on 
submitting comments on the provided data.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2015-0341, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: A-and-R-Docket@epa.gov. Include docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2015-0341 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 566-9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2015-0341.
     Mail: EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Attention 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0341, U.S.

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Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of 2 copies.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, WJC 
West Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC 
20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0341. 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-
2015-0341. 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. For additional information about the EPA's public 
docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket 
and Information Center, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, 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: For questions on the EPA Air Pollution 
Control Cost Manual update and on how to submit comments, contact Larry 
Sorrels, Health and Environmental Impacts Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency, C439-02, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27709; telephone number: (919) 541-5041; fax number: (919) 
541-0839; email address: sorrels.larry@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is requesting comment on the EPA Air 
Pollution Control Cost Manual update; in particular, on the specific 
Control Cost Manual chapters included in this notice.

I. Additional Information on Submitting Comments

A. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the EPA 
through www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of 
the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk 
or CD-ROM that you mail to the EPA docket office specified in the 
Instructions, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then 
identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific 
information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version 
of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the 
comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be 
submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked 
will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 
40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
    a. Identify the notification by docket number and other identifying 
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    b. Explain your comments, why you agree or disagree; suggest 
alternatives and substitute data that reflects your requested changes.
    c. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information 
and/or data that you used.
    d. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggest alternatives.
    e. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of 
profanity or personal threats.
    f. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline 
identified.

II. Information Available for Public Comment

    The EPA is requesting comment on two revised chapters of the EPA 
Air Pollution Control Cost Manual. The Control Cost Manual contains 
individual chapters on control measures, with data and equations 
available to aid users to estimate the capital costs for installation 
and annual costs for operation and maintenance of these measures. The 
Control Cost Manual is used by the EPA for estimating the impacts of 
rulemakings, and serves as a basis for sources to estimate costs of 
controls that are best available control technology (BACT) under the 
New Source Review (NSR), and best available retrofit technology (BART) 
under the Regional Haze Program, and for other programs.
    The two revised Control Cost Manual chapters are the selective non-
catalytic reduction (SNCR) and the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) 
chapters (Section 4, Chapters 1 and 2, respectively). The current Cost 
Manual version (sixth edition) is available at https://epa.gov/ttn/catc/products.html#cccinfo, and was last updated in 2003. The Consolidated 
Appropriations Act of 2014 requested that the EPA begin development of 
a seventh edition of the Cost Manual. The EPA has met with state, 
local, and tribal officials to discuss plans for the Control Cost 
Manual update as called for under the Consolidated Appropriations Act 
of 2014. The EPA has met with other groups as well at their request.
    To help focus review of the SNCR and SCR chapters, we offer the 
following list of questions that the agency is particularly interested 
in addressing through this notice, although commenters are welcome to 
address any aspects of these chapters. Please provide supporting data 
for responses to these questions, and other aspects of the chapters, as 
mentioned above.
    For the SNCR chapter:
    (1) What is a reasonable estimate of equipment life (defined as 
design or operational life) for this control measure?

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    (2) How do the costs of SNCR installation and operation differ 
between the electric power sector and industrial sources?
    (3) What is a reasonable estimate of contingency, whether it be for 
one or more types, for this control measure?
    For the SCR chapter:
    (1) What is a reasonable estimate of equipment life (defined as 
design or operational life) for this control measure?
    (2) How do the costs of SCR installation and operation differ 
between the electric power sector and industrial sources?
    (3) What are typical SCR costs for catalyst replacement? In 
particular, please comment on the two different approaches for 
estimating catalyst replacement costs in this chapter. What are typical 
SCR costs for catalyst regeneration?
    (4) What is a reasonable estimate of contingency, whether it be for 
one or more types, for this control measure?

    Dated: June 5, 2015.
Stephen D. Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2015-14470 Filed 6-11-15; 8:45 am]
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