Adequacy Status of the Kenosha County, Wisconsin Area for Submitted 8-Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration for Transportation Conformity Purposes, 50418 [2017-23685]

Download as PDF 50418 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 31, 2017 / Notices Dated: October 18, 2017. Andrew D. Sawyers, Director, Office of Wastewater Management. [FR Doc. 2017–23567 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9970–18–Region 6] Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Oct 30, 2017 Jkt 244001 Dated: October 16, 2017. Samuel Coleman, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. [FR Doc. 2017–23684 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2018 MVEBs contained in the Attainment Demonstration for Kenosha County in Wisconsin are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. Receipt of these MVEBs was announced on EPA’s transportation conformity Web site, and no comments were submitted. The finding is available at EPA’s conformity Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/state-and-localtransportation/adequacy-review-stateimplementation-plan-sip-submissionsconformity. The 2017 and 2018 MVEBs, in tons per day (tpd), for VOCs and NOX for the Kenosha County, Wisconsin area are as follows: [EPA–R05–OAR–2017–0212; FRL–9970–15– Region 5] In accordance with section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the Bandera Road Ground Water Plume Superfund Site, located in City of Leon Valley, Bexar County, Texas. The settlement requires Savings Square Partners, Ltd., settling party, to pay a total of $1,820,000 as payment of past response costs to the Hazardous Substances Superfund. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a). For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to this notice and will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 30, 2017. ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and additional background information relating to the settlement are available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Lawrence Andrews, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733 or by calling (214) 665–7397. Comments should reference the Bandera Road Ground Water Plume Superfund Site, SUMMARY: City of Leon, Bexar County, Texas, and EPA Docket Number 06–06–17 and should be addressed to Lawrence Andrews at the address listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Piehl, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733 or call (214) 665– 2138. Kenosha County Adequacy Status of the Kenosha County, Wisconsin Area for Submitted 8-Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration for Transportation Conformity Purposes 2017 .......... 2018 .......... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy. AGENCY: In this notice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying the public that we find that the motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOX) in the Kenosha County, Wisconsin ozone nonattainment area are adequate for use in transportation conformity determinations. Wisconsin submitted an Attainment Demonstration for Kenosha County on April 17, 2017. As a result of our finding, this area must use these MVEBs from the submitted Attainment Demonstration for future transportation conformity determinations. DATES: This finding is effective November 15, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Leslie, Environmental Engineer, Control Strategies Section (AR–18J), Air Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–6680, leslie.michael@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean EPA. SUMMARY: Background Today’s notice is an announcement of a finding that we have already made. On September 6, 2017, EPA sent a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources stating that the 2017 and PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NOX (tpd) VOCs (tpd) 3.05 2.75 1.56 1.44 Transportation conformity is required by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. EPA’s conformity rule requires that transportation plans, programs, and projects conform to state air quality implementation plans and establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not they do conform. Conformity to a State Implementation Plan (SIP) means that transportation activities will not produce new air quality violations, worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of the national ambient air quality standards. The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP’s MVEBs are adequate for transportation conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). Please note that an adequacy review is separate from EPA’s completeness review, and it also should not be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate approval of the SIP. Even if we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671 q. Dated: October 17, 2017. Robert A. Kaplan, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. [FR Doc. 2017–23685 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OA–2017–0600; FRL–9968–25– OA] Fast-41 Best Practices: Delegated State Permitting Programs Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\31OCN1.SGM 31OCN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R05-OAR-2017-0212; FRL-9970-15-Region 5]


Adequacy Status of the Kenosha County, Wisconsin Area for 
Submitted 8-Hour Ozone Attainment Demonstration for Transportation 
Conformity Purposes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of adequacy.

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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
notifying the public that we find that the motor vehicle emissions 
budgets (MVEBs) for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of 
nitrogen (NOX) in the Kenosha County, Wisconsin ozone 
nonattainment area are adequate for use in transportation conformity 
determinations. Wisconsin submitted an Attainment Demonstration for 
Kenosha County on April 17, 2017. As a result of our finding, this area 
must use these MVEBs from the submitted Attainment Demonstration for 
future transportation conformity determinations.

DATES: This finding is effective November 15, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Leslie, Environmental 
Engineer, Control Strategies Section (AR-18J), Air Programs Branch, Air 
and Radiation Division, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 
353-6680, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we'', 
``us'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.

Background

    Today's notice is an announcement of a finding that we have already 
made. On September 6, 2017, EPA sent a letter to the Wisconsin 
Department of Natural Resources stating that the 2017 and 2018 MVEBs 
contained in the Attainment Demonstration for Kenosha County in 
Wisconsin are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. Receipt 
of these MVEBs was announced on EPA's transportation conformity Web 
site, and no comments were submitted. The finding is available at EPA's 
conformity Web site: https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation/adequacy-review-state-implementation-plan-sip-submissions-conformity.
    The 2017 and 2018 MVEBs, in tons per day (tpd), for VOCs and 
NOX for the Kenosha County, Wisconsin area are as follows:

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             Kenosha County                  NOX (tpd)      VOCs (tpd)
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2017....................................            3.05            1.56
2018....................................            2.75            1.44
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    Transportation conformity is required by section 176(c) of the 
Clean Air Act. EPA's conformity rule requires that transportation 
plans, programs, and projects conform to state air quality 
implementation plans and establishes the criteria and procedures for 
determining whether or not they do conform. Conformity to a State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) means that transportation activities will not 
produce new air quality violations, worsen existing violations, or 
delay timely attainment of the national ambient air quality standards.
    The criteria by which we determine whether a SIP's MVEBs are 
adequate for transportation conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 
93.118(e)(4). Please note that an adequacy review is separate from 
EPA's completeness review, and it also should not be used to prejudge 
EPA's ultimate approval of the SIP. Even if we find a budget adequate, 
the SIP could later be disapproved.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671 q.

    Dated: October 17, 2017.
Robert A. Kaplan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2017-23685 Filed 10-30-17; 8:45 am]
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