Air Plan Approval; Nevada, Lake Tahoe; Second 10-Year Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan, 13269-13270 [2017-04770]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 46 / Friday, March 10, 2017 / Proposed Rules [ABS], that have a postmining pollutional discharge where the operator has defaulted on its obligation to adequately treat the discharge and, either the bond posted for the site is insufficient to cover the cost of treating the discharge, or a trust to cover the costs of treating the discharge was not fully funded and is insufficient to cover the cost of treating the discharge.’’ A. The proposed program amendment contains a current list of ABS Legacy Sites. B. The proposed program amendment provides a process for moving sites from the list of potential ABS Legacy Sites to the list of ABS Legacy Sites. C. The proposed program amendment includes the mechanisms by which a site can be added to the list of ABS Legacy Sites if bond release was improperly granted. D. The proposed amendment provides the criteria that must be met in order for a mine to be removed from the list of ABS Legacy Sites. E. The proposed program amendment requires the Department to request concurrence from OSMRE consistent with its oversight authority when sites are being added or removed from the list of ABS Legacy Sites or from the list of potential ABS Legacy Sites. This concurrence will be requested in writing through a letter or email message to the Pittsburgh Field Division, Harrisburg Area Office. The concurrence request will include a justification of the action. After the concurrence is received, the Department will initiate the notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The full text of the program amendment is available for you to read at the locations listed above under ADDRESSES or at www.regulations.gov. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS III. Public Comment Procedures Under the provisions of 30 CFR 732.17(h), we are seeking your comments on whether the amendment satisfies the applicable program approval criteria of 30 CFR 732.15. If we approve the amendment, it will become part of the Pennsylvania’s State Program. Electronic or Written Comments If you submit written or electronic comments on the proposed rule during the 30-day comment period, they should be specific, confined to issues pertinent to the proposed regulations, and explain the reason for any recommended change(s). We appreciate any and all comments, but those most useful and likely to influence decisions on the final regulations will be those that either involve personal experience or include citations to and analyses of SMCRA, its VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Mar 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 legislative history, its implementing regulations, case law, other pertinent State or Federal laws or regulations, technical literature, or other relevant publications. 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If you wish to meet with us to discuss the amendment, please request a meeting by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All such meetings are open to the public and, if possible, we will post notices of meetings at the locations listed under ADDRESSES. We will make PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 13269 a written summary of each meeting a part of the administrative record. IV. Procedural Determinations Executive Order 12866—Regulatory Planning and Review This rule is exempted from review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Executive Order 12866. Other Laws and Executive Orders Affecting Rulemaking When a State submits a program amendment to OSMRE for review, our regulations at 30 CFR 732.17(h) require us to publish a notice in the Federal Register indicating receipt of the proposed amendment, its text or a summary of its terms, and an opportunity for public comment. We conclude our review of the proposed amendment after the close of the public comment period and determine whether the amendment should be approved, approved in part, or not approved. At that time, we will also make the determinations and certifications required by the various laws and executive orders governing the rulemaking process and include them in the final rule. List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 938 Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining. Dated: February 24, 2017. Glenda H. Owens, Acting Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. [FR Doc. 2017–04747 Filed 3–9–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–05–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R09–OAR–2015–0399; FRL–9958–09– Region 9] Air Plan Approval; Nevada, Lake Tahoe; Second 10-Year Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing approval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Nevada (‘‘State’’). On December 15, 2003, the EPA redesignated the Lake Tahoe, Nevada area (area), consisting of the Nevada portion of the Lake Tahoe basin in Nevada’s Washoe, Carson City and Douglas counties, from SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10MRP1.SGM 10MRP1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS 13270 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 46 / Friday, March 10, 2017 / Proposed Rules nonattainment to attainment for the carbon monoxide (CO) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) and approved the State’s plan addressing the area’s maintenance of the CO NAAQS for ten years. On April 3, 2012, the State submitted to the EPA a second CO maintenance plan for the area that addressed maintenance of the CO NAAQS through 2024. On August 26, 2016, the State submitted a supplement to their 2012 submittal. The EPA is also proposing to approve an alternative CO monitoring strategy for the area, that the State included in their August 2016 submittal. We are making this proposal under the Clean Air Act. DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by April 10, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09– OAR–2015–0399 at https:// www.regulations.gov, or via email to John Kelly, Air Planning Office, at kelly.johnj@epa.gov. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be removed or edited from Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, the EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kelly, EPA Region IX, (415) 947–4151, kelly.johnj@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. This proposal addresses the following local plan, ‘‘2012 Revision to the Nevada State Implementation Plan for Carbon Monoxide: Updated Limited Maintenance Plan, for the Nevada Side of the Lake Tahoe Basin, Including VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Mar 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 Douglas, Carson City and Washoe Counties.’’ In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register, we are approving this local plan in a direct final action without prior proposal because we believe this SIP revision is not controversial. If we receive adverse comments, however, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the comments in subsequent action based on this proposed rule. We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further information, please see the direct final action. Dated: December 22, 2016. Deborah Jordan, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. 2017–04770 Filed 3–9–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R06–OAR–2013–0615; FRL–9958–65– Region 6] Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Albuquerque/Bernalillo County; New Source Review (NSR) Preconstruction Permitting Program Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (the Act or CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve portions of revisions to the applicable New Source Review (NSR) State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the City of AlbuquerqueBernalillo County. Additionally, the EPA is proposing to conditionally approve the provisions establishing accelerated review and technical permit revisions. The EPA is proposing to approve the following: The establishment of a new Minor NSR (MNSR) general construction permitting program; changes to the MNSR Public Participation requirements; and the addition of exemptions from MNSR permitting for inconsequential emission sources and activities. DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 10, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R06– SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 OAR–2013–0615, at www.regulations.gov or via email to wilson.aimee@epa.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, please contact Aimee Wilson, (214) 665–7596, wilson.aimee@epa.gov. For the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https:// www2.epa.gov/dockets/commentingepa-dockets. Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at the EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all documents in the docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material), and some may not be publicly available at either location (e.g., CBI). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aimee Wilson, (214) 665–7596, wilson.aimee@epa.gov. To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment with Aimee Wilson or Mr. Bill Deese at 214–665–7253. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean the EPA. I. Background The Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) at section 110(a)(2)(C) requires states to develop and submit to the EPA for approval into the SIP, preconstruction review and permitting programs applicable to certain new and modified stationary sources of air pollutants for attainment/unclassifiable and nonattainment areas that cover both major and minor new sources and modifications, collectively referred to as the NSR SIP. The CAA NSR SIP program is composed of three separate E:\FR\FM\10MRP1.SGM 10MRP1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 46 (Friday, March 10, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13269-13270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04770]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0399; FRL-9958-09-Region 9]


Air Plan Approval; Nevada, Lake Tahoe; Second 10-Year Carbon 
Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing 
approval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the 
State of Nevada (``State''). On December 15, 2003, the EPA redesignated 
the Lake Tahoe, Nevada area (area), consisting of the Nevada portion of 
the Lake Tahoe basin in Nevada's Washoe, Carson City and Douglas 
counties, from

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nonattainment to attainment for the carbon monoxide (CO) national 
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) and approved the State's plan 
addressing the area's maintenance of the CO NAAQS for ten years. On 
April 3, 2012, the State submitted to the EPA a second CO maintenance 
plan for the area that addressed maintenance of the CO NAAQS through 
2024. On August 26, 2016, the State submitted a supplement to their 
2012 submittal. The EPA is also proposing to approve an alternative CO 
monitoring strategy for the area, that the State included in their 
August 2016 submittal. We are making this proposal under the Clean Air 
Act.

DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by April 10, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2015-0399 at https://www.regulations.gov, or via email to John 
Kelly, Air Planning Office, at kelly.johnj@epa.gov. For comments 
submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be removed or 
edited from Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, the EPA 
may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the 
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish 
to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment 
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, 
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission 
methods, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public comment policy, 
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance 
on making effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kelly, EPA Region IX, (415) 947-
4151, kelly.johnj@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and 
``our'' refer to the EPA. This proposal addresses the following local 
plan, ``2012 Revision to the Nevada State Implementation Plan for 
Carbon Monoxide: Updated Limited Maintenance Plan, for the Nevada Side 
of the Lake Tahoe Basin, Including Douglas, Carson City and Washoe 
Counties.''
    In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register, we 
are approving this local plan in a direct final action without prior 
proposal because we believe this SIP revision is not controversial. If 
we receive adverse comments, however, we will publish a timely 
withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the comments in 
subsequent action based on this proposed rule.
    We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone 
interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not 
receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further 
information, please see the direct final action.

    Dated: December 22, 2016.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2017-04770 Filed 3-9-17; 8:45 am]
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