Air Plan Approval; GA and SC: Changes to Ambient Air Standards and Definitions, 29466-29467 [2017-13546]

Download as PDF 29466 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 124 / Thursday, June 29, 2017 / Proposed Rules TABLE 2—LIST OF NORTH DAKOTA INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENTS AND REVISIONS THAT THE EPA IS PROPOSING TO TAKE NO ACTION ON Proposed for no action (Revision to be made in separate rulemaking action) March 7, 2013 submittal—2010 SO2 NAAQS: (D)(i)(I) prongs 1 and 2. August 23, 2015 submittal—2012 PM2.5 NAAQS: (D)(i)(I) prongs 1 and 2. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS VIII. Statutory and Executive Orders Review Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable Federal regulations (42 U.S.C. 7410(k), 40 CFR 52.02(a)). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA’s role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this proposed action merely approves some state law as meeting Federal requirements; this proposed action does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action: • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, Oct. 4, 1993); • Does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); • Is certified as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); • Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); • Does not have federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, Aug. 10, 1999); • Is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 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 section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the CAA; and, • Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:13 Jun 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, Feb. 16, 1994). The SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Greenhouse gases, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Dated: June 14, 2017. Debra H. Thomas, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8. [FR Doc. 2017–13667 Filed 6–28–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R04–OAR–2016–0504; FRL–9964–08– Region 4] Air Plan Approval; GA and SC: Changes to Ambient Air Standards and Definitions Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve portions of revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, on August 30, 2010, and on July 25, 2014; and portions of revisions to the South Carolina SIP, submitted by the Department of Health and Environmental Control on December 15, 2014, August 12, 2015, and November 4, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 2016. The Georgia SIP revisions incorporate definitions relating to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and amend state rules to reflect the 2008 national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for lead. The South Carolina SIP revisions incorporates the 2010 sulfur dioxide NAAQS, 2010 nitrogen dioxide NAAQS, 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS, 2015 8hour ozone NAAQS, removes the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, and removes the standard for gaseous fluorides from the SIP. This action is being proposed because Georgia and South Carolina have demonstrated that these changes are consistent with the Clean Air Act. Written comments must be received on or before July 31, 2017. DATES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– OAR–2016–0504 at https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 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, 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. ADDRESSES: D. Brad Akers, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr. Akers can be reached via telephone at (404) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\29JNP1.SGM 29JNP1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 124 / Thursday, June 29, 2017 / Proposed Rules 562–9089 or via electronic mail at akers.brad@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the SIP revisions for Georgia and South Carolina as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views these as noncontroversial submittals 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 on this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time. Dated: June 13, 2017. V. Anne Heard, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. [FR Doc. 2017–13546 Filed 6–28–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R04–OAR–2017–0004; FRL–9964–07– Region 4] Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Revisions to Jefferson County Emissions Monitoring and Reporting Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: On March 22, 2011, and April 20, 2011, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ), submitted revisions to the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP) on behalf of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (District). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the April 20, 2011, submittal and the portions of the March 22, 2011, submittal concerning revisions to the District’s stationary source emissions monitoring and reporting requirements because the Commonwealth has demonstrated that these changes are consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 31, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:13 Jun 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 OAR–2017–0004 at https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 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, 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: Richard Wong, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr. Wong can be reached by telephone at (404) 562–8726 or via electronic mail at wong.richard@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background In this rulemaking, EPA is proposing to approve only certain changes related to the District’s stationary source emissions monitoring and reporting requirements in Regulation 1.06 1 in the March 22, 2011, and April 20, 2011, SIP revisions. This regulation provides the District with the authority to require emissions monitoring at stationary sources and requires certain sources to maintain emissions records and provide annual emissions statements to the District. It does not impose any emissions limits or control requirements on any emissions source. The March 22, 2011, submission also included changes 1 In 2003, the City of Louisville and Jefferson County governments merged and the ‘‘Jefferson County Air Pollution Control District’’ was renamed the ‘‘Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District.’’ However, each of the regulations in the Jefferson County portion of the Kentucky SIP still has the subheading ‘‘Air Pollution Control District of Jefferson County.’’ Thus, to be consistent with the terminology used in the SIP, EPA refers throughout this notice to regulations contained in Jefferson County portion of the Kentucky SIP as the ‘‘Jefferson County’’ regulations. PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 29467 to Jefferson County Regulation 1.02— Definitions; Regulation 3.01—Ambient Air Quality Standards; Regulation 3.02—Applicability of Ambient Air Quality Standards; Regulation 3.03— Definitions; Regulation 3.04—Ambient Air Quality Standards; and Regulation 3.05—Methods of Measurement. EPA approved these changes, with the exception of the requested addition of certain definitions in Regulation 1.02, on December 6, 2016 (81 FR 87815).2 In addition, the March 22, 2011, submission also included changes to Regulation 1.07—Emissions During Startups, Shutdowns, Malfunctions and Emergencies. EPA approved the change to Regulation 1.07 on June 10, 2014 (79 FR 33101). The April 20, 2011, submission revises only Regulation 1.06. II. EPA’s Analysis of Kentucky’s SIP Revisions A. March 22, 2011, Submittal The March 22, 2011, SIP submission contains a version of Regulation 1.06 adopted by the District on June 21, 2005 (referred to as ‘‘Version 7’’ by the District) and a version of Regulation 1.06 adopted by the District on September 21, 2005 (referred to as ‘‘Version 8’’). The version currently incorporated into the SIP is referred to as ‘‘Version 6’’ (District effective on December 15, 1993). See 65 FR 53660 (October 23, 2001). Collectively, Versions 7 and 8 change the heading of Regulation 1.06 to ‘‘Stationary Source Self-Monitoring, Emissions Inventory Development, and Reporting,’’ and change aspects of Section 1—‘‘In Stack Self-Monitoring and Reporting’’ (including a change in the title to ‘‘InStack Self-Monitoring and Reporting); Section 2—‘‘Ambient Air Monitoring’’; and Section 3—‘‘Emissions and Related Data Reporting’’ (including a change in the title to ‘‘Provisions for Section 4 and Section 5 Emissions Data’’). The submission adds four new sections: Section 4—‘‘Emissions Data for Criteria Pollutants, HAPs, and Ammonia’’; Section 5—‘‘Enhanced Emissions Data for Toxic Air Contaminants’’; Section 6—‘‘Certification by a Responsible Official’’; and Section 7— ‘‘Confidentiality and Open Records Requirements.’’ The changes to the heading of Regulation 1.06, the changes to Sections 1 and 2, and the addition of Sections 6 and 7 are administrative in 2 EPA did not approve the addition of definitions for the terms ‘‘acute noncancer effect,’’ ‘‘cancer,’’ ‘‘carcinogen,’’ and ‘‘chronic noncancer effect,’’ because these definitions are not related to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). See 81 FR 87815. E:\FR\FM\29JNP1.SGM 29JNP1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29466-29467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13546]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2016-0504; FRL-9964-08-Region 4]


Air Plan Approval; GA and SC: Changes to Ambient Air Standards 
and Definitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve portions of revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) submitted by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 
Environmental Protection Division, on August 30, 2010, and on July 25, 
2014; and portions of revisions to the South Carolina SIP, submitted by 
the Department of Health and Environmental Control on December 15, 
2014, August 12, 2015, and November 4, 2016. The Georgia SIP revisions 
incorporate definitions relating to fine particulate matter 
(PM2.5), and amend state rules to reflect the 2008 national 
ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for lead. The South Carolina SIP 
revisions incorporates the 2010 sulfur dioxide NAAQS, 2010 nitrogen 
dioxide NAAQS, 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS, 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQS, 
removes the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS, and removes the standard for 
gaseous fluorides from the SIP. This action is being proposed because 
Georgia and South Carolina have demonstrated that these changes are 
consistent with the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2016-0504 at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 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, 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: D. Brad Akers, Air Regulatory 
Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, 
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 
30303-8960. Mr. Akers can be reached via telephone at (404)

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562-9089 or via electronic mail at akers.brad@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules Section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the SIP revisions for Georgia and South 
Carolina as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the 
Agency views these as noncontroversial submittals 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 on this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this 
document should do so at this time.

    Dated: June 13, 2017.
V. Anne Heard,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2017-13546 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
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