Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New Unit Set-Asides for 2019 Control Periods, 7998-7999 [2020-02801]

Download as PDF 7998 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 2020 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. RM98–1–000] Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record communications. Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral communication. Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file Docket No. File date Prohibited: EL16–49–000 .................................... Exempt: P–199–205 ........................................ EL16–49–000 .................................... CP19–491–000 .................................. CP16–22–000 .................................... Dated: February 6, 2020. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. Exempt off-the-record communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding, unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e) (1) (v). The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently received by the Secretary of the Commission. The communications listed are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are available for electronic review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s website at https:// www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits, in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Presenter or requester 1–23–2020 The Hershey Company. 1–22–2020 1–29–2020 1–29–2020 2–4–2020 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. U.S. Congress 1. FERC Staff 2. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown. allowance allocations to certain units under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading programs. EPA has completed final calculations for the second round of allocations of allowances from the CSAPR new unit set-asides (NUSAs) for the 2019 control periods and has posted spreadsheets containing the calculations on EPA’s website. EPA has also completed calculations for allocations of the remaining 2019 NUSA allowances to existing units and has posted spreadsheets containing those calculations on EPA’s website as well. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the availability of data on emission Questions concerning this action should be addressed to Jason Kuhns at (202) 564–3236 or kuhns.jason@epa.gov or Andrew Reighart at (202) 564–0418 or reighart.andrew@epa.gov. Under each CSAPR trading program where EPA is responsible for determining emission allowance allocations, a portion of each state’s emissions budget for the program for each control period is reserved in a NUSA (and in an additional Indian country NUSA in the case of states with Indian country within their borders) for allocation to certain units that would not otherwise receive allowance allocations. The procedures for identifying the eligible units for each control period and for allocating allowances from the NUSAs and Indian country NUSAs to these units are set forth in the CSAPR trading program regulations at 40 CFR 97.411(b) and 97.412 (NOX Annual), 97.511(b) and 97.512 (NOX Ozone Season Group 1), 97.611(b) and 97.612 (SO2 Group 1), 97.711(b) and 97.712 (SO2 Group 2), and 97.811(b) and 97.812 (NOX Ozone 1 Congressman Donald S. Beyer Jr., Congressman Mike Quigley, Congressman Matt Cartwright, Congressman Jared Huffman, Congressman Alan Lowenthal, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, Congresswoman Jamie Raskin, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragan, Congressman Sean Casten, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Congressman Mark Takano, Congressman Bill Foster, Congressman David E. Price, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, Congresswoman Kathy Castor, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Congressman Jose E. 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VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Feb 11, 2020 Jkt 250001 February 12, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 2020 / Notices Season Group 2). Each NUSA allowance allocation process involves up to two rounds of allocations to eligible units, termed ‘‘new’’ units, followed by the allocation to ‘‘existing’’ units of any allowances not allocated to new units. In a notice of data availability (NODA) published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2019 (84 FR 67265), EPA provided notice of the preliminary identification of units eligible to receive second-round NUSA allocations for the 2019 control periods and described the process for submitting any objections. EPA received no objections in response to the December 9, 2019 NODA. This NODA provides notice of EPA’s calculations of the amounts of the second-round 2019 NUSA allocations to the previously identified eligible new units and the allocations of the remaining allowances to existing units. The detailed unit-by-unit data and final allowance allocation calculations are set forth in Excel spreadsheets titled ‘‘CSAPR_NUSA_2019_NOx_Annual_ 2nd_Round_Final_Data_New_Units,’’ ‘‘CSAPR_NUSA_2019_NOx_OS_2nd_ Round_Final_Data_New_Units,’’ ‘‘CSAPR_NUSA_2019_SO2_2nd_ Round_Final_Data_New_Units,’’ ‘‘CSAPR_NUSA_2019_NOx_Annual_ 2nd_Round_Final_Data_Existing_ Units,’’ ‘‘CSAPR_NUSA_2019_NOx_ OS_2nd_Round_Final_Data_Existing_ Units,’’ and ‘‘CSAPR_NUSA_2019_SO2_ 2nd_Round_Final_Data_Existing_ Units’’, available on EPA’s website at https://www.epa.gov/csapr/csaprcompliance-year-2019-nusa-nodas. 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 under 40 CFR 97.411(c), 97.511(c), 97.611(c), 97.711(c), and 97.811(c), allocations are subject to potential correction if a unit to which allowances have been allocated for a given control period is not actually an affected unit as of the start of that control period. lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES (Authority: 40 CFR 97.411(b), 97.511(b), 97.611(b), 97.711(b), and 97.811(b).) Dated: February 3, 2020. Reid P. Harvey, Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2020–02801 Filed 2–11–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Feb 11, 2020 Jkt 250001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2019–0706; FRL–10004–79– OAR] Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2018 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of document availability and request for comments. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7998-7999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02801]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10005-38-OAR]


Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New 
Unit Set-Asides for 2019 Control Periods

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of data availability.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice 
of the availability of data on emission allowance allocations to 
certain units under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading 
programs. EPA has completed final calculations for the second round of 
allocations of allowances from the CSAPR new unit set-asides (NUSAs) 
for the 2019 control periods and has posted spreadsheets containing the 
calculations on EPA's website. EPA has also completed calculations for 
allocations of the remaining 2019 NUSA allowances to existing units and 
has posted spreadsheets containing those calculations on EPA's website 
as well.

DATES: February 12, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning this action 
should be addressed to Jason Kuhns at (202) 564-3236 or 
[email protected] or Andrew Reighart at (202) 564-0418 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under each CSAPR trading program where EPA 
is responsible for determining emission allowance allocations, a 
portion of each state's emissions budget for the program for each 
control period is reserved in a NUSA (and in an additional Indian 
country NUSA in the case of states with Indian country within their 
borders) for allocation to certain units that would not otherwise 
receive allowance allocations. The procedures for identifying the 
eligible units for each control period and for allocating allowances 
from the NUSAs and Indian country NUSAs to these units are set forth in 
the CSAPR trading program regulations at 40 CFR 97.411(b) and 97.412 
(NOX Annual), 97.511(b) and 97.512 (NOX Ozone 
Season Group 1), 97.611(b) and 97.612 (SO2 Group 1), 
97.711(b) and 97.712 (SO2 Group 2), and 97.811(b) and 97.812 
(NOX Ozone

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Season Group 2). Each NUSA allowance allocation process involves up to 
two rounds of allocations to eligible units, termed ``new'' units, 
followed by the allocation to ``existing'' units of any allowances not 
allocated to new units.
    In a notice of data availability (NODA) published in the Federal 
Register on December 9, 2019 (84 FR 67265), EPA provided notice of the 
preliminary identification of units eligible to receive second-round 
NUSA allocations for the 2019 control periods and described the process 
for submitting any objections. EPA received no objections in response 
to the December 9, 2019 NODA. This NODA provides notice of EPA's 
calculations of the amounts of the second-round 2019 NUSA allocations 
to the previously identified eligible new units and the allocations of 
the remaining allowances to existing units.
    The detailed unit-by-unit data and final allowance allocation 
calculations are set forth in Excel spreadsheets titled 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2019_NOx_Annual_2nd_Round_Final_Data_New_Units,'' 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2019_NOx_OS_2nd_Round_Final_Data_New_Units,'' 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2019_SO2_2nd_Round_Final_Data_New_Units,'' 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2019_NOx_Annual_2nd_Round_Final_Data_Existing_Units,'' 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2019_NOx_OS_2nd_Round_Final_Data_Existing_Units,'' and 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2019_SO2_2nd_Round_Final_Data_Existing_Units'', 
available on EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/csapr/csapr-compliance-year-2019-nusa-nodas.
    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 under 40 CFR 97.411(c), 
97.511(c), 97.611(c), 97.711(c), and 97.811(c), allocations are subject 
to potential correction if a unit to which allowances have been 
allocated for a given control period is not actually an affected unit 
as of the start of that control period.

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

    Dated: February 3, 2020.
Reid P. Harvey,
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 
Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2020-02801 Filed 2-11-20; 8:45 am]
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