Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Transportation Conformity Procedures, 17166 [2017-07030]
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• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
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13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
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Dated: March 16, 2017.
Deborah A. Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New
England.
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Air Plan Approval; Michigan;
Transportation Conformity Procedures
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
revision submitted by the State of
Michigan on October 3, 2016. The
purpose of this revision is to establish
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transportation conformity criteria and
procedures related to interagency
consultation, and enforceability of
certain transportation related control
and mitigation measures.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–
OAR–2015–0705 at https://
www.regulations.gov or via email to
blakley.pamela@epa.gov. For comments
submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments
cannot be edited or removed from
Regulations.gov. For either manner of
submission, 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. 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:
Michael Leslie, Environmental
Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR–18J),
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–6680,
leslie.michael@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Rules section of this Federal Register,
EPA is approving Michigan’s state
implementation plan submittal as a
direct final rule without prior proposal
because the Agency views this as a
noncontroversial submittal and
anticipates no adverse comments. A
detailed rationale for the approval is set
forth in the direct final rule. If no
adverse comments are received in
response to this rule, no further activity
is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse
comments, the direct final rule will be
withdrawn and all public comments
received will be addressed in a
subsequent final rule based on this
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proposed rule. EPA will not institute a
second comment period. Any parties
interested in commenting on this action
should do so at this time. Please note
that if EPA receives adverse comment
on an amendment, paragraph, or section
of this rule and if that provision may be
severed from the remainder of the rule,
EPA may adopt as final those provisions
of the rule that are not the subject of an
adverse comment. For additional
information, see the direct final rule
which is located in the Rules section of
this Federal Register.
Dated: March 17, 2017.
Robert A. Kaplan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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Approval of Air Quality Implementation
Plans; New Jersey, 2011 Periodic
Emission Inventory SIP for the Ozone
Nonattainment and PM2.5/Regional
Haze Areas
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the New Jersey
Department of Environmental
Protection. The SIP revision consists of
the following: 2011 calendar year ozone
precursor emission inventories for
volatile organic compounds, oxides of
nitrogen and carbon monoxide for the
Northern New Jersey-New YorkConnecticut area classified as Moderate
ozone nonattainment for the 2008 8hour ozone standard, and Southern New
Jersey-Philadelphia ozone
nonattainment area classified as
Marginal ozone nonattainment for the
2008 8-hour ozone standard. In
addition, the SIP revision also consists
of the 2011 calendar year statewide
periodic emissions inventory for
particulate matter with an aerodynamic
diameter less than or equal to 2.5
microns (PM2.5) and the associated
PM2.5 and/or Regional Haze precursors.
The pollutants included in this
inventory include volatile organic
compounds, oxides of nitrogen, PM2.5,
particulate matter with an aerodynamic
diameter less than or equal to 10
microns, ammonia and sulfur dioxide.
SUMMARY:
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[EPA-R05-OAR-2016-0705; FRL-9960-80-Region 5]
Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Transportation Conformity Procedures
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a revision submitted by the State of Michigan on October 3,
2016. The purpose of this revision is to establish transportation
conformity criteria and procedures related to interagency consultation,
and enforceability of certain transportation related control and
mitigation measures.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2015-0705 at https://www.regulations.gov or via email to
blakley.pamela@epa.gov. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either
manner of submission, 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. 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: Michael Leslie, Environmental
Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J),
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-6680, leslie.michael@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Rules section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving Michigan's state implementation plan
submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no
adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in
the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response
to this rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives
adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all
public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment
period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do
so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an
amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may
be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those
provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
For additional information, see the direct final rule which is located
in the Rules section of this Federal Register.
Dated: March 17, 2017.
Robert A. Kaplan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2017-07030 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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