Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New Unit Set-Asides for the 2015 Compliance Year, 69883-69884 [2015-28766]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 218 / Thursday, November 12, 2015 / Rules and Regulations authority for the BCAQMD to conduct general administration of these existing permits, authority to process and issue any and all subsequent permit actions relating to such permits, and authority to enforce such permits. (13) The PSD program for the Feather River Air Quality Management District (FRAQMD), as incorporated by reference in § 52.220(c)(429), is approved under Part C, Subpart 1, of the Clean Air Act. For PSD permits previously issued by EPA pursuant to § 52.21 to sources located in the FRAQMD, this approval includes the authority for the FRAQMD to conduct general administration of these existing permits, authority to process and issue any and all subsequent permit actions relating to such permits, and authority to enforce such permits. (14) The PSD program for the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (SLOAPCD), as incorporated by reference in § 52.220(c)(441), is approved under Part C, Subpart 1, of the Clean Air Act. (15) The PSD program for the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (SBAPCD), as incorporated by reference in § 52.220(c)(442), is approved under Part C, Subpart 1, of the Clean Air Act. For PSD permits previously issued by EPA pursuant to § 52.21 to sources located in the SBAPCD, this approval includes the authority for the SBAPCD to conduct general administration of these existing permits, authority to process and issue any and all subsequent permit actions relating to such permits, and authority to enforce such permits. [FR Doc. 2015–28624 Filed 11–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 97 [FRL–9936–99–OAR] Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New Unit Set-Asides for the 2015 Compliance Year Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule; notice of data availability (NODA). mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of emission allowance allocations to certain units under the new unit setaside (NUSA) provisions of the CrossState Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) federal implementation plans (FIPs). SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Nov 10, 2015 Jkt 238001 EPA has completed final calculations for the second round of NUSA allowance allocations for the 2015 compliance year of the CSAPR NOX Ozone Season Trading Program. EPA has posted spreadsheets showing the second-round 2015 NUSA allocations of CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances to new units as well as the allocations to existing units of the remaining CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances not allocated to new units in either round of the 2015 NUSA allocation process. EPA will record the allocated CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances in sources’ Allowance Management System (AMS) accounts by November 16, 2015.1 DATES: November 12, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning this action should be addressed to Robert Miller at (202) 343–9077 or miller.robertl@epa.gov or to Kenon Smith at (202) 343–9164 or smith.kenon@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the CSAPR FIPs, a portion of each state budget for each of the four CSAPR trading programs is reserved as a NUSA from which allowances are allocated to eligible units through an annual one- or two-round process. EPA has described the CSAPR NUSA allocation process in three NODAs previously published in the Federal Register (80 FR 30988, June 1, 2015; 80 FR 44882, July 28, 2015; 80 FR 55061, September 14, 2015). In the most recent of these previous NODAs, EPA provided notice of preliminary lists of new units eligible for second-round 2015 NUSA allocations of CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances and provided an opportunity for the public to submit objections. EPA received no substantive objections to the preliminary lists of new units eligible for second-round 2015 NUSA allocations of CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances whose availability was announced in the September 14 NODA. The only written objection that EPA received concerned the format of the data rather than the substance. EPA is therefore making second-round 2015 NUSA allocations of CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances to the new units identified on these lists in accordance with the procedures set forth in 40 CFR 97.512(a)(9) and (12). As described in the September 14 NODA, any allowances remaining in the 1 Under 40 CFR 97.521(i), the deadline for EPA recordation of these allowances allocated under 40 CFR 97.511 and 97.512 for 2015 is November 15, 2015. However, since November 15, 2015 falls on a Sunday, under 40 CFR 97.507(c), the deadline for EPA recordation of allocations is the next business day, which is Monday, November 16, 2015. PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 69883 CSAPR NOX Ozone Season NUSA for a given state and control period after the second round of NUSA allocations to new units are to be allocated to the existing units in the state according to the procedures set forth in 40 CFR 97.512(a)(10) and (12). EPA has determined that CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances do remain in the NUSAs for a number of states following completion of second-round 2015 NUSA allocations; accordingly, EPA is allocating these allowances to existing units. The NUSA allowances are generally allocated to the existing units in proportion to the allocations previously made to the existing units under 40 CFR 97.511(a)(1), adjusted for rounding. Under 40 CFR 97.512(b)(10), any allowances remaining in the CSAPR NOX Ozone Season Indian country NUSA for a given state and control period after the second round of Indian country NUSA allocations to new units are added to the NUSA for that state or are made available for allocation by the state pursuant to an approved SIP revision. No new units eligible for allocations of CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances from any 2015 Indian country NUSA have been identified, and no state has an approved SIP revision governing allocation of 2015 CSAPR allowances. The Indian country NUSA allowances are therefore being added to the NUSAs for the respective states and are included in the pools of allowances that are being allocated to existing units under 40 CFR 97.512(10) and (12). The final unit-by-unit data and allowance allocation calculations are set forth in Excel spreadsheets titled ‘‘CSAPR_NUSA_2015_NOX_OS_2nd_ Round_Final_Data_New_Units’’, and ‘‘CSAPR_NUSA_2015_NOX_OS_2nd_ Round_Final_Data_Existing_Units’’, available on EPA’s Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/crossstaterule/ actions.html. Pursuant to CSAPR’s allowance recordation timing requirements, the allocated NUSA allowances will be recorded in sources’ AMS accounts by November 16, 2015. EPA notes that an allocation or lack of allocation of allowances to a given unit does not constitute a determination that CSAPR does or does not apply to the unit. EPA also notes that NUSA allocations of CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances are subject to potential correction if a unit to which NUSA allowances have been allocated for a given compliance E:\FR\FM\12NOR1.SGM 12NOR1 69884 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 218 / Thursday, November 12, 2015 / Rules and Regulations year is not actually an affected unit as of May 1 of the compliance year.2 Authority: 40 CFR 97.511(b). Dated: November 4, 2015. Reid P. Harvey, Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2015–28766 Filed 11–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 300 RIN 0648–XE261 Fraser River Sockeye and Pink Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Orders National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary orders; inseason orders. AGENCY: NMFS publishes Fraser River salmon inseason orders to regulate treaty and non-treaty (all citizen) commercial salmon fisheries in U.S. waters. The orders were issued by the Fraser River Panel (Panel) of the Pacific Salmon Commission (Commission) and subsequently approved and issued by NMFS during the 2015 salmon fisheries within the U.S. Fraser River Panel Area. These orders established fishing dates, times, and areas for the gear types of U.S. treaty Indian and all citizen commercial fisheries during the period the Panel exercised jurisdiction over these fisheries. DATES: The effective dates for the inseason orders are set out in this document under the heading Inseason Orders. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Mundy at 206–526–4323. The Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada concerning Pacific Salmon was signed at Ottawa on January 28, 1985, and subsequently was given effect in the United States by the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act (Act) at 16 U.S.C. 3631–3644. Under authority of the Act, Federal regulations at 50 CFR part 300, subpart F, provide a framework for the implementation of certain regulations of mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 2 See 40 CFR 97.511(c). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Nov 10, 2015 Jkt 238001 the Commission and inseason orders of the Commission’s Fraser River Panel for U.S. sockeye and pink salmon fisheries in the Fraser River Panel Area. The regulations close the U.S. portion of the Fraser River Panel Area to U.S. sockeye and pink salmon tribal and non-tribal commercial fishing unless opened by Panel orders that are given effect by inseason regulations published by NMFS. During the fishing season, NMFS may issue regulations that establish fishing times and areas consistent with the Commission agreements and inseason orders of the Panel. Such orders must be consistent with domestic legal obligations and are issued by the Regional Administrator, West Coast Region, NMFS. Official notification of these inseason actions is provided by two telephone hotline numbers described at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in 80 FR 25611 (May 5, 2015). The inseason orders are published in the Federal Register as soon as practicable after they are issued. Due to the frequency with which inseason orders are issued, publication of individual orders is impractical. Inseason Orders The following inseason orders were adopted by the Panel and issued for U.S. fisheries by NMFS during the 2015 fishing season. Each of the following inseason actions was effective upon announcement on telephone hotline numbers as specified at 50 CFR 300.97(b)(1) and in 80 FR 25611 (May 5, 2015); those dates and times are listed herein. The times listed are local times, and the areas designated are Puget Sound Management and Catch Reporting Areas as defined in the Washington State Administrative Code at Chapter 220–22. Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015± 01: Issued 12:15 p.m., July 24, 2015 Treaty Indian Fishery Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Open to drift gillnets 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, July 25, 2015, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015± 02: Issued 11:50 a.m., July 28, 2015 Treaty Indian Fishery Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, July 29, 2015, through 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 1, 2015. Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015± 03: Issued 12:30 p.m., July 31, 2015 Treaty Indian Fishery Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 August 1, 2015, through 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Saturday, August 1, 2015, and from 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Monday, August 3, 2015. All Citizen Fishery Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, August 1, 2015. Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, August 2, 2015. Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday, August 2, 2015. Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015± 04: Issued 12:30 p.m., August 4, 2015 Treaty Indian Fishery Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 5, 2015, to 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 8, 2015. Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Thursday, August 6, 2015, to 9 a.m., Friday, August 7, 2015. All Citizen Fishery Areas 7 and 7A: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, August 6, 2015, and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, August 7, 2015. Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, August 5, 2015, and 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, August 7, 2015. Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Wednesday, August 5, 2015, and from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Friday, August 7, 2015. Fraser River Panel Order Number 2015± 05: Issued 12:30 p.m., August 7, 2015 Treaty Indian Fishery Areas 4B, 5, and 6C: Extend for drift gillnets from 12 p.m. (noon), Saturday, August 8, 2015, to 12 p.m. (noon), Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Areas 6, 7, and 7A: Open for net fishing from 5 a.m., Sunday, August 9, 2015, to 9 a.m., Tuesday, August 11, 2015. All Citizen Fishery Areas 7 and 7a: Open to reefnets from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, August 8, 2015. Areas 7 and 7A: Open to purse seines from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, August 8, 2015. Areas 7 and 7A: Open to drift gillnets from 8 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (midnight), Saturday, August 8, 2015. E:\FR\FM\12NOR1.SGM 12NOR1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69883-69884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28766]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 97

[FRL-9936-99-OAR]


Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New 
Unit Set-Asides for the 2015 Compliance Year

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; notice of data availability (NODA).

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice 
of emission allowance allocations to certain units under the new unit 
set-aside (NUSA) provisions of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule 
(CSAPR) federal implementation plans (FIPs). EPA has completed final 
calculations for the second round of NUSA allowance allocations for the 
2015 compliance year of the CSAPR NOX Ozone Season Trading 
Program. EPA has posted spreadsheets showing the second-round 2015 NUSA 
allocations of CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances to new 
units as well as the allocations to existing units of the remaining 
CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances not allocated to new units 
in either round of the 2015 NUSA allocation process. EPA will record 
the allocated CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances in sources' 
Allowance Management System (AMS) accounts by November 16, 2015.\1\
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    \1\ Under 40 CFR 97.521(i), the deadline for EPA recordation of 
these allowances allocated under 40 CFR 97.511 and 97.512 for 2015 
is November 15, 2015. However, since November 15, 2015 falls on a 
Sunday, under 40 CFR 97.507(c), the deadline for EPA recordation of 
allocations is the next business day, which is Monday, November 16, 
2015.

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DATES: November 12, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning this action 
should be addressed to Robert Miller at (202) 343-9077 or 
miller.robertl@epa.gov or to Kenon Smith at (202) 343-9164 or 
smith.kenon@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the CSAPR FIPs, a portion of each 
state budget for each of the four CSAPR trading programs is reserved as 
a NUSA from which allowances are allocated to eligible units through an 
annual one- or two-round process. EPA has described the CSAPR NUSA 
allocation process in three NODAs previously published in the Federal 
Register (80 FR 30988, June 1, 2015; 80 FR 44882, July 28, 2015; 80 FR 
55061, September 14, 2015). In the most recent of these previous NODAs, 
EPA provided notice of preliminary lists of new units eligible for 
second-round 2015 NUSA allocations of CSAPR NOX Ozone Season 
allowances and provided an opportunity for the public to submit 
objections.
    EPA received no substantive objections to the preliminary lists of 
new units eligible for second-round 2015 NUSA allocations of CSAPR 
NOX Ozone Season allowances whose availability was announced 
in the September 14 NODA. The only written objection that EPA received 
concerned the format of the data rather than the substance. EPA is 
therefore making second-round 2015 NUSA allocations of CSAPR 
NOX Ozone Season allowances to the new units identified on 
these lists in accordance with the procedures set forth in 40 CFR 
97.512(a)(9) and (12).
    As described in the September 14 NODA, any allowances remaining in 
the CSAPR NOX Ozone Season NUSA for a given state and 
control period after the second round of NUSA allocations to new units 
are to be allocated to the existing units in the state according to the 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR 97.512(a)(10) and (12). EPA has 
determined that CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances do remain 
in the NUSAs for a number of states following completion of second-
round 2015 NUSA allocations; accordingly, EPA is allocating these 
allowances to existing units. The NUSA allowances are generally 
allocated to the existing units in proportion to the allocations 
previously made to the existing units under 40 CFR 97.511(a)(1), 
adjusted for rounding.
    Under 40 CFR 97.512(b)(10), any allowances remaining in the CSAPR 
NOX Ozone Season Indian country NUSA for a given state and 
control period after the second round of Indian country NUSA 
allocations to new units are added to the NUSA for that state or are 
made available for allocation by the state pursuant to an approved SIP 
revision. No new units eligible for allocations of CSAPR NOX 
Ozone Season allowances from any 2015 Indian country NUSA have been 
identified, and no state has an approved SIP revision governing 
allocation of 2015 CSAPR allowances. The Indian country NUSA allowances 
are therefore being added to the NUSAs for the respective states and 
are included in the pools of allowances that are being allocated to 
existing units under 40 CFR 97.512(10) and (12).
    The final unit-by-unit data and allowance allocation calculations 
are set forth in Excel spreadsheets titled 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2015_NOX_OS_2nd_Round_Final_Data_New_Units'', 
and 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2015_NOX_OS_2nd_Round_Final_Data_Existing_Units'
', available on EPA's Web site at https://www.epa.gov/crossstaterule/actions.html.
    Pursuant to CSAPR's allowance recordation timing requirements, the 
allocated NUSA allowances will be recorded in sources' AMS accounts by 
November 16, 2015. EPA notes that an allocation or lack of allocation 
of allowances to a given unit does not constitute a determination that 
CSAPR does or does not apply to the unit. EPA also notes that NUSA 
allocations of CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances are subject 
to potential correction if a unit to which NUSA allowances have been 
allocated for a given compliance

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year is not actually an affected unit as of May 1 of the compliance 
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    \2\ See 40 CFR 97.511(c).

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    Authority: 40 CFR 97.511(b).

    Dated: November 4, 2015.
Reid P. Harvey,
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 
Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2015-28766 Filed 11-10-15; 8:45 am]
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