Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New Unit Set-Asides for 2020 Control Periods, 83078-83079 [2020-28115]

Download as PDF 83078 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 245 / Monday, December 21, 2020 / Notices its information resources and services, visit https://www.epa.gov/libraries. DATES: Region 4’s Library changes will be effective February 1, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Region 4 Federal Library Manager, Shayla Patillo at (404) 562–8385 or via electronic mail at patillo.shayla@ epa.gov. Dated: December 14, 2020. Mary Walker, Regional Administrator, Region 4. [FR Doc. 2020–28102 Filed 12–18–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0466; FRL–10017–47] Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide; Amendment Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of April 13, 2018, concerning the cancellations voluntarily requested by the registrant and accepted by the Agency but that have not yet become effective. This notice is being issued to amend the cancellation order, as supported by the current registrant and requested by a distributor, by extending the effective date of the cancellation for the two spirodiclofen registrations (EPA Registration No. 264– 830 and 264–831). DATES: The Federal Register of April 13, 2018, announced the voluntary cancellation of two spirodiclofen registrations (EPA Registration No. 264– 830 and 264–831) as requested by the registrant, effective December 31, 2020. The Agency is now amending the effective date of cancellation to December 31, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronica Dutch, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–8585; email address: dutch.veronica@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:33 Dec 18, 2020 Jkt 253001 registrant would be prohibited from producing, selling, or distributing existing stocks of products containing spirodiclofen following the cancellation effective date. Other entities would be permitted to sell, distribute, and use B. How can I get copies of this document stocks of spirodiclofen until stocks are exhausted. The cancellation of these and other related information? two registrations would terminate the The docket for this action, identified last spirodiclofen products registered for by docket identification (ID) number use in the United States. EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0466, is available Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dated: November 24, 2020. Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Mary Reaves, Environmental Protection Agency Acting Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 [FR Doc. 2020–28118 Filed 12–18–20; 8:45 am] Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 20460–0001. Due to the public health concerns related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is AGENCY closed to visitors with limited [FRL–10018–24–OAR] exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer service via Allocations of Cross-State Air email, phone, and webform. For the Pollution Rule Allowances From New latest status information on EPA/DC Unit Set-Asides for 2020 Control services and docket access, visit https:// Periods www.epa.gov/dockets. AGENCY: Environmental Protection II. What Does this Amendment Do? Agency (EPA). This notice is being issued to amend ACTION: Notice of data availability the effective date of cancellation for the (NODA). two spirodiclofen registrations listed in Table 1B of the cancellation order SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection published in the Federal Register on Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the April 13, 2018 (83 FR 16076) (FRL– availability of preliminary lists of units 9975–97). The April 13, 2018 Federal eligible for second-round allocations of Register Notice corrected an earlier emission allowances for the 2020 cancellation order that was published in control periods from the new unit setDecember 26, 2017 (80 FR 60985) (FRL– asides (NUSAs) established under the 9971–10). After issuance of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) cancellation order correction notice, a trading programs. EPA has posted different company committed to spreadsheets containing the lists on develop required data and requested an EPA’s website. EPA will consider timely extension of the effective date of objections to the lists before cancellation for these products, with the determining the amounts of the secondintention of maintaining these round allocations. spirodiclofen registrations. Bayer DATES: Objections to the information CropScience, the current registrant for referenced in this notice must be the spirodiclofen products listed in received on or before January 21, 2021. Table 1B of the cancellation order, ADDRESSES: Submit your objections via submitted a letter supporting the email to CSAPR_NUSA@epa.gov. requested extension. Based on letters Include ‘‘2020 NUSA allocations’’ in the received from the California Walnut email subject line and include your Commission (October 12, 2020) and the name, title, affiliation, address, phone California Citrus Quality Council number, and email address in the body (October 16, 2020), spirodiclofen is an of the email. important control option for plantFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: feeding mites in these crops, where Questions concerning this action should miticide resistance is a possibility and where spirodiclofen has continued to be be addressed to Jason Kuhns at (202) 564–3236 or kuhns.jason@epa.gov or a component of integrated pest Andrew Reighart at (202) 564–0418 or management. With this Notice, the reighart.andrew@epa.gov. effective date for cancellation of EPA Registration No. 264–830 and 264–831 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under is established as December 31, 2021. each CSAPR trading program where Consistent with the previous order, the EPA is responsible for determining of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 245 / Monday, December 21, 2020 / Notices 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 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. This notice concerns EPA’s preliminary identification of units eligible to receive allowances in the second round of NUSA allocations for the 2020 control periods. The units eligible for second-round allocations for a given control period are CSAPRaffected units that commenced commercial operation between January 1 of the year before that control period and November 30 of the year of that control period. In the case of the 2020 control periods, an eligible unit therefore must have commenced commercial operation between January 1, 2019 and November 30, 2020 (inclusive). Generally, where a unit is eligible to receive a second-round NUSA allocation under a given CSAPR trading program for a given control period, the unit’s maximum potential second-round allocation equals the positive difference (if any) between the unit’s emissions during the control period as reported under 40 CFR part 75 and any first-round NUSA allocation the unit received. If the total of such maximum potential allocations to all eligible units would exceed the total allowances remaining in the NUSA, the allocations are reduced on a pro-rata basis. EPA notes that under 40 CFR 97.406(c)(3), 97.506(c)(3), 97.606(c)(3), 97.706(c)(3), and 97.806(c)(3), a unit’s emissions occurring before its monitor certification deadline are not considered to have occurred during a control period and consequently are not included in the emission amounts used to determine NUSA allocations. The preliminary lists of eligible units are set forth in Excel spreadsheets titled ‘‘CSAPR_NUSA_2020_NOx_Annual_ VerDate Sep<11>2014 00:21 Dec 19, 2020 Jkt 253001 2nd_Round_Prelim_Data,’’ ‘‘CSAPR_ NUSA_2020_NOx_Ozone_Season_2nd_ Round_Prelim_Data,’’ and ‘‘CSAPR_ NUSA_2020_SO2_2nd_Round_Prelim_ Data’’ available on EPA’s website at https://www.epa.gov/csapr/csaprcompliance-year-2020-nusa-nodas. Each spreadsheet contains a separate worksheet for each state covered by that program showing each unit preliminarily identified as eligible for a second-round NUSA allocation. Each state worksheet also contains a summary showing (1) the quantity of allowances initially available in that state’s 2020 NUSA, (2) the sum of the 2020 NUSA allowance allocations that were made in the first round to new units in that state, if any, and (3) the quantity of allowances in the 2020 NUSA available for second-round allocations to new units (or ultimately for allocations to existing units), if any. Objections should be strictly limited to whether EPA has correctly identified the units eligible for second-round 2020 NUSA allocations according to the criteria established in the regulations and should be emailed to the address identified in ADDRESSES. Objections must include: (1) Precise identification of the specific data the commenter believes are inaccurate, (2) new proposed data upon which the commenter believes EPA should rely instead, and (3) the reasons why EPA should rely on the commenter’s proposed data and not the data referenced in this notice. 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 NUSA 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: December 2, 2020. Reid P. Harvey, Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 245 (Monday, December 21, 2020)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10018-24-OAR]


Allocations of Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Allowances From New 
Unit Set-Asides for 2020 Control Periods

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of data availability (NODA).

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice 
of the availability of preliminary lists of units eligible for second-
round allocations of emission allowances for the 2020 control periods 
from the new unit set-asides (NUSAs) established under the Cross-State 
Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading programs. EPA has posted 
spreadsheets containing the lists on EPA's website. EPA will consider 
timely objections to the lists before determining the amounts of the 
second-round allocations.

DATES: Objections to the information referenced in this notice must be 
received on or before January 21, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your objections via email to [email protected]. 
Include ``2020 NUSA allocations'' in the email subject line and include 
your name, title, affiliation, address, phone number, and email address 
in the body of the email.

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

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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 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.
    This notice concerns EPA's preliminary identification of units 
eligible to receive allowances in the second round of NUSA allocations 
for the 2020 control periods. The units eligible for second-round 
allocations for a given control period are CSAPR-affected units that 
commenced commercial operation between January 1 of the year before 
that control period and November 30 of the year of that control period. 
In the case of the 2020 control periods, an eligible unit therefore 
must have commenced commercial operation between January 1, 2019 and 
November 30, 2020 (inclusive). Generally, where a unit is eligible to 
receive a second-round NUSA allocation under a given CSAPR trading 
program for a given control period, the unit's maximum potential 
second-round allocation equals the positive difference (if any) between 
the unit's emissions during the control period as reported under 40 CFR 
part 75 and any first-round NUSA allocation the unit received. If the 
total of such maximum potential allocations to all eligible units would 
exceed the total allowances remaining in the NUSA, the allocations are 
reduced on a pro-rata basis. EPA notes that under 40 CFR 97.406(c)(3), 
97.506(c)(3), 97.606(c)(3), 97.706(c)(3), and 97.806(c)(3), a unit's 
emissions occurring before its monitor certification deadline are not 
considered to have occurred during a control period and consequently 
are not included in the emission amounts used to determine NUSA 
allocations.
    The preliminary lists of eligible units are set forth in Excel 
spreadsheets titled 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2020_NOx_Annual_2nd_Round_Prelim_Data,'' 
``CSAPR_NUSA_2020_NOx_Ozone_Season_2nd_Round_Prelim_Data,'' 
and ``CSAPR_NUSA_2020_SO2_2nd_Round_Prelim_Data'' available 
on EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/csapr/csapr-compliance-year-2020-nusa-nodas. Each spreadsheet contains a separate worksheet for 
each state covered by that program showing each unit preliminarily 
identified as eligible for a second-round NUSA allocation. Each state 
worksheet also contains a summary showing (1) the quantity of 
allowances initially available in that state's 2020 NUSA, (2) the sum 
of the 2020 NUSA allowance allocations that were made in the first 
round to new units in that state, if any, and (3) the quantity of 
allowances in the 2020 NUSA available for second-round allocations to 
new units (or ultimately for allocations to existing units), if any.
    Objections should be strictly limited to whether EPA has correctly 
identified the units eligible for second-round 2020 NUSA allocations 
according to the criteria established in the regulations and should be 
emailed to the address identified in ADDRESSES. Objections must 
include: (1) Precise identification of the specific data the commenter 
believes are inaccurate, (2) new proposed data upon which the commenter 
believes EPA should rely instead, and (3) the reasons why EPA should 
rely on the commenter's proposed data and not the data referenced in 
this notice.
    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 NUSA 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: December 2, 2020.
Reid P. Harvey,
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 
Office of Air and Radiation.
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