Acid Rain Program: Excess Emissions Penalty Inflation Adjustments, 53959-53960 [2021-21186]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 29, 2021 / Notices regulations,3 and must be submitted by the protest deadline, which is November 22, 2021. A protest may also serve as a motion to intervene so long as the protestor states it also seeks to be an intervenor. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Interventions Any person has the option to file a motion to intervene in this proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to request rehearing of Commission orders issued in this proceeding and to subsequently challenge the Commission’s orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal. To intervene, you must submit a motion to intervene to the Commission in accordance with Rule 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure 4 and the regulations under the NGA 5 by the intervention deadline for the project, which is November 22, 2021. As described further in Rule 214, your motion to intervene must state, to the extent known, your position regarding the proceeding, as well as your interest in the proceeding. For an individual, this could include your status as a landowner, ratepayer, resident of an impacted community, or recreationist. You do not need to have property directly impacted by the project in order to intervene. For more information about motions to intervene, refer to the FERC website at https:// www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/ intervene.asp. All timely, unopposed motions to intervene are automatically granted by operation of Rule 214(c)(1). Motions to intervene that are filed after the intervention deadline are untimely and may be denied. Any late-filed motion to intervene must show good cause for being late and must explain why the time limitation should be waived and provide justification by reference to factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations. A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies (paper or electronic) of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. Comments Any person wishing to comment on the project may do so. The Commission considers all comments received about the project in determining the appropriate action to be taken. To ensure that your comments are timely and properly recorded, please submit 3 18 CFR 157.205(e). CFR 385.214. 5 18 CFR 157.10. 4 18 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:22 Sep 28, 2021 Jkt 253001 your comments on or before November 22, 2021. The filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. To become a party, you must intervene in the proceeding. How To File Protests, Interventions, and Comments There are two ways to submit protests, motions to intervene, and comments. In both instances, please reference the Project docket number CP21–495–000 in your submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions. (1) You may file your protest, motion to intervene, and comments by using the Commission’s eFiling feature, which is located on the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Documents and Filings. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select the type of filing you are making; first select ‘‘General’’ and then select ‘‘Protest’’, ‘‘Intervention’’, or ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 6 (1) You can file a paper copy of your submission. Your submission must reference the Project docket number CP21–495–000. To mail via USPS, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426 To mail via any other courier, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852 The Commission encourages electronic filing of submissions (option 1 above) and has eFiling staff available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: Francisco_Tarin@ kindermorgan.com or P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944. Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served on the applicant and all other parties to the proceeding. Contact information for parties can be downloaded from the service list at the eService link on FERC Online. 6 Additionally, you may file your comments electronically by using the eComment feature, which is located on the Commission’s website at www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments on a project. PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53959 Tracking the Proceeding Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project will be available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208– FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. For more information and to register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp. Dated: September 23, 2021. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–21151 Filed 9–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9070–01–OAR] Acid Rain Program: Excess Emissions Penalty Inflation Adjustments Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of annual adjustment factors. AGENCY: The Acid Rain Program requires sources that do not meet their annual Acid Rain emissions limitations for sulfur dioxide (SO2) or nitrogen oxides (NOX) to pay inflation-adjusted excess emissions penalties. This document provides notice of the annual adjustment factors used to calculate excess emissions penalties for compliance years 2021 and 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Kuhns at (202) 564–3236 or kuhns.jason@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Acid Rain Program limits SO2 and NOX emissions from fossil fuel-fired electricity generating units. All affected sources must hold allowances sufficient to cover their annual SO2 mass emissions, and certain coal-fired units must meet annual average NOX emission rate limits. Under 40 CFR 77.6, any source that does not meet these requirements must pay an excess SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1 53960 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 29, 2021 / Notices emissions penalty without demand to the EPA Administrator. The automatic penalty is computed as the number of excess tons of SO2 or NOX emitted times a per-ton penalty amount of $2,000 times an annual adjustment factor, which must be published in the Federal Register. The annual adjustment factor used to compute excess emissions penalties for compliance year 2021 is 2.086, resulting in an automatic penalty amount of $4,172 per excess ton of SO2 or NOX emitted in 2021. In accordance with 40 CFR 77.6(b) and 72.2, this annual adjustment factor is determined from values of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for August 1989 and August 2020. The annual adjustment factor used to compute excess emissions penalties for compliance year 2022 is 2.196, resulting in an automatic penalty amount of $4,392 per excess ton of SO2 or NOX emitted in 2022. This annual adjustment factor is determined from values of the CPI–U for August 1989 and August 2021. Rona Birnbaum, Acting Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2021–21186 Filed 9–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OA–2019–0292; FRL–8752–01– OA] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Estimating Benefits of Surface Water Quality Improvements Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Estimating Benefits of Surface Water Quality Improvements’’ (EPA ICR No. 2588.01, OMB Control No. 2080–NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a request for approval of a new collection. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:22 Sep 28, 2021 Jkt 253001 Comments must be submitted on or before November 29, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OA–2019–0292, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Moore, OA/OP/NCEE, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004; telephone number 202–566– 2348; fax number: 202–566–2448; email address: moore.chris@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. Abstract: Researchers and analysts in EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD), Office of Water (OW), and National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) are collaborating to improve EPA’s ability to perform benefit cost analysis on changes in surface water quality (lakes, rivers, and streams). We are requesting approval to conduct a survey that will provide data critical to that effort. A number of non-market valuation methods can be used to estimate the economic benefits of improving environmental quality, but they often require more time and resources than federal agencies have to complete the regulatory impact analysis. Benefit transfer can provide reasonably accurate estimates of economic benefits under certain conditions with fewer resources and far less time. Federal agencies rely on benefit transfer often when analyzing the economic impacts of environmental regulation. In conducting benefit cost analyses of surface water regulations, however, it has become apparent that there is a lack of data on some features of policy analysis that have forced analysts to make assumptions about the relationships between a number of factors. This information collection is necessary to provide insight on those relationships and improve the EPA’s and other federal agencies’ ability to perform benefit transfer in regulatory analysis. Analysts in the Office of Policy, the Office of Water, and the Office of Research and Development have begun work on an integrated hydrological and economic model that will be capable of estimating benefits for a wide range of surface water regulations. The data collected with this survey will inform that effort. Analysts elsewhere in the EPA and other federal agencies may also be able to use the results of this study to improve benefit transfer in other applications as well. The survey will be administered electronically via the internet. An internet-based survey mode provides several advantages in efficiency and accuracy over other collection modes. It is also necessary to meet several of our research objectives described in the ICR Supporting Statement. EPA is requesting comment on two alternative approaches to sample recruitment: A probability-based internet panel, and a mail invitation to the internet survey. Some sections of the draft Supporting Statement cannot be completed until a recruitment mode has been chosen. Where possible, the draft Supporting E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53959-53960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21186]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9070-01-OAR]


Acid Rain Program: Excess Emissions Penalty Inflation Adjustments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of annual adjustment factors.

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SUMMARY: The Acid Rain Program requires sources that do not meet their 
annual Acid Rain emissions limitations for sulfur dioxide 
(SO2) or nitrogen oxides (NOX) to pay inflation-
adjusted excess emissions penalties. This document provides notice of 
the annual adjustment factors used to calculate excess emissions 
penalties for compliance years 2021 and 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Kuhns at (202) 564-3236 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Acid Rain Program limits SO2 
and NOX emissions from fossil fuel-fired electricity 
generating units. All affected sources must hold allowances sufficient 
to cover their annual SO2 mass emissions, and certain coal-
fired units must meet annual average NOX emission rate 
limits. Under 40 CFR 77.6, any source that does not meet these 
requirements must pay an excess

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emissions penalty without demand to the EPA Administrator. The 
automatic penalty is computed as the number of excess tons of 
SO2 or NOX emitted times a per-ton penalty amount 
of $2,000 times an annual adjustment factor, which must be published in 
the Federal Register.
    The annual adjustment factor used to compute excess emissions 
penalties for compliance year 2021 is 2.086, resulting in an automatic 
penalty amount of $4,172 per excess ton of SO2 or 
NOX emitted in 2021. In accordance with 40 CFR 77.6(b) and 
72.2, this annual adjustment factor is determined from values of the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for August 1989 
and August 2020.
    The annual adjustment factor used to compute excess emissions 
penalties for compliance year 2022 is 2.196, resulting in an automatic 
penalty amount of $4,392 per excess ton of SO2 or 
NOX emitted in 2022. This annual adjustment factor is 
determined from values of the CPI-U for August 1989 and August 2021.

Rona Birnbaum,
Acting Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric 
Programs, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2021-21186 Filed 9-28-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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