Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5, 53915-53916 [2021-21026]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 29, 2021 / Proposed Rules lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 requirements prescribed in proposed § 13.230. Description of likely respondents: Certain fiduciaries appointed by VA who manage VA benefit funds in excess of $25,000. As stated, the proposed rule would exempt a VA-appointed fiduciary who is also serving as a court-appointed fiduciary from posting multiple bonds and would also exempt a VA-appointed fiduciary that is also a State agency with existing, State-mandated liability insurance or a blanket bond from having to obtain an additional bond payable to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. This change would reduce the number of respondents. Estimated number of respondents per year: 9,634 annually. Estimated frequency of responses per year: Once per year. Estimated number of responses per year: 9,634 annually. Estimated average burden per response: The estimated average burden per response for OMB-approved Control Number 2900–0804 has not changed and remains at 1 minute. Estimated total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden: 161 hours. Estimated total annual respondent burden cost: $4,358. VA estimates that the proposed rule would reduce the number of respondents in 2021 by 366 (from 10,000 to 9,634); however, it would increase the current annual respondent burden costs from $4,008 to $4,358, resulting in an estimated information collection burden costs increase of $350 (161 burden hours × $27.07 per hour). The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) gathers information on full-time wage and salary workers. According to the latest available BLS data, the mean hourly wage is $27.07 based on the BLS wage code—‘‘00–0000 All Occupations.’’ This information was taken from the following website: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_ nat.htm. Regulatory Flexibility Act The Secretary certifies that this proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities as they are defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612. This regulation has the potential to impact all 2,350 small entities within the North American Industry Classification System Code 524126 (casualty and bonding companies). There is a projected loss of revenue of $66,989 per firm which yields a 0.16% revenue loss to each entity. Based on this analysis, we conclude that this regulation will not have a significant economic impact VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Sep 28, 2021 Jkt 253001 on a substantial number of small entities. Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), the initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis requirements of 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604 do not apply. Unfunded Mandates The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires, at 2 U.S.C. 1532, that agencies prepare an assessment of anticipated costs and benefits before issuing any rule that may result in the expenditure by State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more (adjusted annually for inflation) in any one year. This proposed rule would have no such effect on State, local, and tribal governments, or on the private sector. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance program number and title for this proposed rule are as follows: 64.104, Pension for Non-ServiceConnected Disability for Veterans; 64.105, Pension to Veterans Surviving Spouses, and Children; 64.109, Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability; and 64.110, Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death. List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 13 Surety bonds, Trusts and trustees, and Veterans. Signing Authority Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this document on September 24, 2021, and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Luvenia Potts, Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs. For the reasons set forth in the preamble, VA proposes to amend 38 CFR part 13 as follows: PART 13—FIDUCIARY ACTIVITIES 1. The authority citation for part 13 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 5502, 5506– 5510, 6101, 6106–6108, and as noted in specific sections. Source: 83 FR 32738, July 13, 2018, unless otherwise noted. 2. Revise § 13.230(c)(1) to read as follows: ■ PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 § 13.230 53915 Protection of beneficiary funds. * * * * * (c) * * * (1) The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to: (i) A fiduciary that is a trust company or a bank with trust powers organized under the laws of the United States or a state; (ii) A fiduciary who is the beneficiary’s spouse; (iii) A fiduciary in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or another territory of the United States, or in the Republic of the Philippines, who has entered into a restricted withdrawal agreement in lieu of a surety bond; (iv) A fiduciary that is also appointed by a court and has obtained a state-court bond, as referenced in 38 CFR 14.709, sufficient to cover both VA and non-VA funds; or (v) A fiduciary that is also a State agency with existing, State-mandated liability insurance or a blanket bond sufficient to cover both VA and on-VA funds. * * * * * [FR Doc. 2021–21177 Filed 9–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R05–OAR–2017–0583; EPA–R05– OAR–2019–0311; EPA–R05–OAR–2020– 0501; FRL–9056–01–R5] Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5 and 2015 Ozone NAAQS Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Illinois regarding the infrastructure requirements of section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 2012 annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Additionally, EPA is proposing to approve the infrastructure requirements related to Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) for previous NAAQS. The infrastructure requirements are designed to ensure that the structural components of each state’s air quality management program are adequate to meet the state’s responsibilities under the CAA. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 29, 2021. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29SEP1.SGM 29SEP1 53916 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 29, 2021 / Proposed Rules Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– OAR–2017–0583 (for PM2.5), EPA–R05– OAR–2019–0311 (for ozone), or EPA– R05–OAR–2020–0501 (for PSD) at https://www.regulations.gov or via email to arra.sarah@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: Olivia Davidson, Environmental Scientist, Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–0266, davidson.olivia@epa.gov. The EPA Region 5 office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays and facility closures due to COVID–19. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State’s SIP 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 relevant adverse comments are received in response to this rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives such 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 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Sep 28, 2021 Jkt 253001 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: September 22, 2021. Cheryl Newton, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. [FR Doc. 2021–21026 Filed 9–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 82 [EPA–HQ–OAR–2021–0253; FRL–8506–01– OAR] RIN 2060–AV29 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Standards Related to the Manufacture of Class II Ozone-Depleting Substances for Feedstock; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to require the control, capture, and/or destruction of a hydrofluorocarbon that would otherwise be emitted from manufacture of hydrochlorofluorocarbons. In this proposed rule, EPA is proposing to require companies to control, capture, and destroy HFC-23 byproduct generated at plants that manufacture class II ozone-depleting substances regulated under current Clean Air Act regulations, such as HCFC-22. HFC-23 is a very potent greenhouse gas that is generated as a byproduct during the manufacture of certain class II ozonedepleting substances, including HCFC22. Under the Clean Air Act and the implementing regulations, the production and consumption of class II ozone-depleting substances, including HCFC-22, are restricted with limited exceptions. One such exception is production for use in transformation, or as a feedstock, which is allowed indefinitely. The Agency is proposing to limit emissions of HFC-23 from plants manufacturing HCFCs. The HFC-23 must be captured and employed for a commercial use or destroyed using a SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 technology approved by the Environmental Protection Agency, thereby ensuring it is not directly emitted. DATES: Comments on this notice of proposed rulemaking must be received on or before November 15, 2021. Any party requesting a public hearing must notify the contact listed below under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 4, 2021. If requested, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a virtual public hearing on or before October 14, 2021. The date, time, and other relevant information for the virtual public hearing will be available at https://www.epa.gov/ozone-layerprotection. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2021–0253, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. • Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only): EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center’s hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (except Federal Holidays). Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID– 19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to submit comments via https:// www.regulations.gov or email, as there may be a delay in processing mail and faxes. Hand deliveries and couriers may be received by scheduled appointment only. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your comments: direct your comments to specific sections of this proposed E:\FR\FM\29SEP1.SGM 29SEP1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53915-53916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21026]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2017-0583; EPA-R05-OAR-2019-0311; EPA-R05-OAR-2020-0501; 
FRL-9056-01-R5]


Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for 
the 2012 PM2.5 and 2015 Ozone NAAQS

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision 
submitted by the State of Illinois regarding the infrastructure 
requirements of section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 2012 
annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and 2015 ozone 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Additionally, EPA is 
proposing to approve the infrastructure requirements related to 
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) for previous NAAQS. The 
infrastructure requirements are designed to ensure that the structural 
components of each state's air quality management program are adequate 
to meet the state's responsibilities under the CAA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 29, 2021.

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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2017-0583 (for PM2.5), EPA-R05-OAR-2019-0311 (for 
ozone), or EPA-R05-OAR-2020-0501 (for PSD) at https://www.regulations.gov or via email to [email protected]. 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: Olivia Davidson, Environmental 
Scientist, Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs 
Branch (AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-0266, 
[email protected]. The EPA Region 5 office is open from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays and 
facility closures due to COVID-19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Rules and Regulations section of this 
Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP 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 relevant adverse comments are received in response to this 
rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives such 
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: September 22, 2021.
Cheryl Newton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2021-21026 Filed 9-28-21; 8:45 am]
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