Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New Unit Set-Asides for the 2016 Compliance Year, 50630 [2016-18152]

Download as PDF 50630 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 148 / Tuesday, August 2, 2016 / Rules and Regulations EPA-APPROVED FLORIDA NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS Provision State effective date * * March 2015 Regional Haze Progress Report .. * 3/10/2015 ... [FR Doc. 2016–18155 Filed 8–1–16; 8:45 am] calculations for the first-round 2016 NUSA allowance allocations. EPA also described the process for submitting any objections to the preliminary calculations. In response to the May 27 NODA, EPA received one written objection addressing CSAPR NOX annual and NOX ozone season allowance recordations for 2016 to Missouri’s existing CSAPR units, and the number of allowances shown as available for allocation to Missouri’s new units in 2016 in the May 27 NODA under those programs. Due to an allowance recordation error, two facilities in Missouri with existing units did not receive the CSAPR NOX annual and ozone season existing unit allowance allocations specified in Missouri’s approved 2016 CSAPR State Implementation Plan (SIP). This error in turn impacted the number of NUSA allowances shown in the May 27 NODA as available for allocation to Missouri’s new units for 2016 under those programs. EPA corrected the recordation error to the existing units by recording a total of four additional CSAPR NOX Annual allowances and two additional CSAPR NOX Ozone Season allowances to two facilities in Missouri, consistent with the allocations for those facilities specified by Missouri in their 2016 CSAPR SIP. EPA in turn adjusted downward the number of allowances available for allocation in Missouri’s 2016 CSAPR NOX Annual and CSAPR NOX Ozone Season NUSA’s by four and two allowances, respectively. Since the downward correction to the number of allowances available in Missouri’s 2016 NUSAs was relatively small, the number of allowances allocated to new units in Missouri in the first round was not affected. The final unit-by-unit data and allowance allocation calculations are set forth in Excel spreadsheets titled ‘‘CSAPR_NUSA_2016_NOx_Annual_ 1st_Round_Final_Data’’, ‘‘CSAPR_ NUSA_2016_NOx_OS_1st_Round_ Final_Data’’, and ‘‘CSAPR_NUSA_2016_ SO2_1st_Round_Final_Data’’, available on EPA’s Web site at https://www.epa. gov/crossstaterule/actions.html. The three spreadsheets show EPA’s final determinations of first-round 2016 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 97 [FRL–9949–93–OAR] Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New Unit Set-Asides for the 2016 Compliance Year Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule; notice of data availability (NODA). 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) and is responding to objections to preliminary calculations. EPA has completed final calculations for the first round of NUSA allowance allocations for the 2016 compliance year and has posted spreadsheets containing the calculations on EPA’s Web site. The final allocations are unchanged from the preliminary calculations. EPA will record the allocated allowances in sources’ Allowance Management System (AMS) accounts by August 1, 2016. DATES: August 2, 2016. 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 emissions trading programs is reserved as a NUSA from which allowances are allocated to eligible units through an annual one- or two-round process. In a NODA published in the Federal Register on May 27, 2016 (81 FR 33636), EPA described the allocation process and provided notice of preliminary Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:32 Aug 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 EPA approval date * 8/2/2016 Fmt 4700 Federal Register notice Explanation * * [Insert citation of publication] ........................... Sfmt 4700 * NUSA allocations under the CSAPR NOX annual, NOX ozone season, and SO2 (Group 1 and Group 2) trading programs, respectively. Pursuant to CSAPR’s allowance recordation timing requirements, the allocated NUSA allowances will be recorded in sources’ AMS accounts by August 1, 2016. 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 are subject to potential correction if a unit to which NUSA allowances have been allocated for a given compliance year is not actually an affected unit as of January 1 (or May 1 in the case of the NOX ozone season program) of the compliance year.1 (Authority: 40 CFR 97.411(b), 97.511(b), 97.611(b), and 97.711(b).) Dated: July 18, 2016. Reid P. Harvey, Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2016–18152 Filed 8–1–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 180 EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0843; FRL–9947–78] Cloquintocet-mexyl; Pesticide Tolerances Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of cloquintocetmexyl and its acid metabolite in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document when cloquintocet-mexyl is used as an inert ingredient (herbicide safener) in pesticide formulations containing the new active ingredient halauxifen-methyl (XDE-729 methyl). SUMMARY: 1 See 40 CFR 97.411(c), 97.511(c), 97.611(c), and 97.711(c). E:\FR\FM\02AUR1.SGM 02AUR1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 2, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 50630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18152]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 97

[FRL-9949-93-OAR]


Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New 
Unit Set-Asides for the 2016 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) and is responding to 
objections to preliminary calculations. EPA has completed final 
calculations for the first round of NUSA allowance allocations for the 
2016 compliance year and has posted spreadsheets containing the 
calculations on EPA's Web site. The final allocations are unchanged 
from the preliminary calculations. EPA will record the allocated 
allowances in sources' Allowance Management System (AMS) accounts by 
August 1, 2016.

DATES: August 2, 2016.

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 emissions trading programs is 
reserved as a NUSA from which allowances are allocated to eligible 
units through an annual one- or two-round process. In a NODA published 
in the Federal Register on May 27, 2016 (81 FR 33636), EPA described 
the allocation process and provided notice of preliminary calculations 
for the first-round 2016 NUSA allowance allocations. EPA also described 
the process for submitting any objections to the preliminary 
calculations.
    In response to the May 27 NODA, EPA received one written objection 
addressing CSAPR NOX annual and NOX ozone season 
allowance recordations for 2016 to Missouri's existing CSAPR units, and 
the number of allowances shown as available for allocation to 
Missouri's new units in 2016 in the May 27 NODA under those programs. 
Due to an allowance recordation error, two facilities in Missouri with 
existing units did not receive the CSAPR NOX annual and 
ozone season existing unit allowance allocations specified in 
Missouri's approved 2016 CSAPR State Implementation Plan (SIP). This 
error in turn impacted the number of NUSA allowances shown in the May 
27 NODA as available for allocation to Missouri's new units for 2016 
under those programs. EPA corrected the recordation error to the 
existing units by recording a total of four additional CSAPR 
NOX Annual allowances and two additional CSAPR 
NOX Ozone Season allowances to two facilities in Missouri, 
consistent with the allocations for those facilities specified by 
Missouri in their 2016 CSAPR SIP. EPA in turn adjusted downward the 
number of allowances available for allocation in Missouri's 2016 CSAPR 
NOX Annual and CSAPR NOX Ozone Season NUSA's by 
four and two allowances, respectively. Since the downward correction to 
the number of allowances available in Missouri's 2016 NUSAs was 
relatively small, the number of allowances allocated to new units in 
Missouri in the first round was not affected.
    The final unit-by-unit data and allowance allocation calculations 
are set forth in Excel spreadsheets titled 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2016_NOx_Annual_1st_Round_Final_Data'', 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2016_NOx_OS_1st_Round_Final_Data'', and 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2016_SO2_1st_Round_Final_Data'', available on 
EPA's Web site at https://www.epa.gov/crossstaterule/actions.html. The 
three spreadsheets show EPA's final determinations of first-round 2016 
NUSA allocations under the CSAPR NOX annual, NOX 
ozone season, and SO2 (Group 1 and Group 2) trading 
programs, respectively.
    Pursuant to CSAPR's allowance recordation timing requirements, the 
allocated NUSA allowances will be recorded in sources' AMS accounts by 
August 1, 2016. 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 are subject to potential correction if a unit to which NUSA 
allowances have been allocated for a given compliance year is not 
actually an affected unit as of January 1 (or May 1 in the case of the 
NOX ozone season program) of the compliance year.\1\
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    \1\ See 40 CFR 97.411(c), 97.511(c), 97.611(c), and 97.711(c).

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(Authority: 40 CFR 97.411(b), 97.511(b), 97.611(b), and 97.711(b).)


    Dated: July 18, 2016.
Reid P. Harvey,
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 
Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2016-18152 Filed 8-1-16; 8:45 am]
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