Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit, 57423-57425 [2021-22519]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 197 / Friday, October 15, 2021 / Notices formed an internal review panel comprised of senior EPA career officials tasked with verifying the qualifications of all future members of the NEEF Board of Directors selected by the Administrator. All new Board appointees underwent review by the panel prior to publication of this notice. These appointees will join the current Board members. Information on the Board members is available on NEEF’s public website: https:// www.neefusa.org/about-neef/board. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Notice of Appointment, please contact Hiram Lee Tanner III. (202) 564–4988, Director for Office of Environmental Education, U.S. EPA 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. General information concerning NEEF may be found here: https://www.neefusa.org/. 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The Foundation is established in order to extend the contribution of environmental education and training to meeting critical environmental protection needs, both in this country and internationally; to facilitate the cooperation, coordination, and contribution of public and private resources to create an environmentally advanced educational system; and to foster an open and effective partnership among Federal, State, and local government, business, industry, academic institutions, community based environmental groups, and international organizations. (B) The Foundation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation whose income is exempt from tax, and donations to which are tax deductible to the same extent as those organizations listed pursuant to section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The Foundation is not an agency or establishment of the United States. 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[FR Doc. 2021–22494 Filed 10–14–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OGC–2021–0692; FRL–9132–01– OGC] Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA or the Act), notice is given of a proposed consent decree in Downwinders at Risk et al. v. Regan, No. 21–cv–03551 (N.D. Cal). On May 12, 2021, Downwinders at Risk, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Air Alliance Houston, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Clean Wisconsin, Appalachian Mountain Club, Earthworks, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Environmental Defense Fund (Plaintiffs) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) failed to perform certain non-discretionary duties in accordance with the Act to take final action to approve or disapprove, in whole or in part, 32 state implementation plan submissions (SIPs) addressing interstate pollution transport for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) by statutory deadlines. The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to act on these SIP submissions. DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by November 15, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OGC–2021–0692, online at https:// www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID number for this action. Comments received may be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1 57424 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 197 / Friday, October 15, 2021 / Notices ‘‘Additional Information about Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree’’ heading under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. 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, 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. EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information from the CDC, local area health departments, and our federal partners so that we can respond rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID–19. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemary E. Hambright, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 564–8829; email address hambright.rosemary.e@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining a Copy of the Proposed Consent Decree The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2021–0692) contains a copy of the proposed consent decree. The electronic version of the public docket for this action contains a copy of the proposed consent decree and is available through https:// www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select ‘‘search.’’ II. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to take action pursuant to CAA section 110(k) on certain SIP submissions addressing the requirements of CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I), 42 U.S.C. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:50 Oct 14, 2021 Jkt 256001 7410(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (the good neighbor or interstate transport provision), to resolve a lawsuit filed by the Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs alleged that the EPA failed to perform certain non-discretionary duties in accordance with the Act to take final action to approve or disapprove, in whole or in part, SIPs addressing interstate pollution transport for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) by statutory deadlines for the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Pursuant to CAA section 110(k), 42 U.S.C. 7410(k), SIP submissions are deemed complete by operation of law 6 months after receipt by EPA. EPA must approve or disapprove, in whole or in a part, SIP submissions within 12 months of the SIP submissions being deemed complete. The proposed consent decree would require the EPA, pursuant to CAA section 110(k)(2)–(4), 42 U.S.C. 7410(k)(2)–(4), to take final action to approve or disapprove, in whole or in part, the portion of 2015 ozone NAAQS SIP submissions addressing the good neighbor provision from the 32 states listed above. Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, no later than April 30, 2022, EPA shall sign a notice of a final rule to approve, disapprove, conditionally approve, or approve in part and conditionally approve or disapprove in part, the 2015 ozone NAAQS interstate transport SIP submissions from Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. However, under the proposed consent decree, if EPA proposes to disapprove any of these SIP submissions and proposes a 2015 ozone NAAQS interstate transport federal implementation plan for such states by February 28, 2022, then EPA shall take final action on those SIP submissions by December 15, 2022. In addition, under the terms of the proposed consent decree, no later than April 30, 2022, EPA shall sign a notice of a final rule to approve, disapprove, conditionally approve, or approve in PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 part and conditionally approve or disapprove in part, the 2015 ozone NAAQS interstate transport SIP submission from Hawaii. Also, under the terms of the proposed consent decree, no later than December 15, 2022, EPA shall sign a notice of a final rule to approve, disapprove, conditionally approve, or approve in part and conditionally approve or disapprove in part, the 2015 ozone NAAQS interstate transport SIP submissions from Arizona, California, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming. In accordance with section 113(g) of the CAA, for a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this document, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the proposed consent decree. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. III. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2021– 0692, via https://www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from this docket. EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit to EPA’s docket at https:// www.regulations.gov 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, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epadockets. For additional information about submitting information identified as CBI, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Note that written comments containing CBI and submitted by mail may be delayed and deliveries or couriers will be E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM 15OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 197 / Friday, October 15, 2021 / Notices received by scheduled appointment only. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other contact information in the body of your comment. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Use of the https:// www.regulations.gov website to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA’s preferred method for receiving comments. The electronic public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to consider these late comments. Gautam Srinivasan, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2021–22519 Filed 10–14–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–9058–8] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed October 4, 2021 10 a.m. EST Through October 8, 2021 10 a.m. EST Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Notice Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:50 Oct 14, 2021 Jkt 256001 cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/ action/eis/search. 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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 197 (Friday, October 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57423-57425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22519]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OGC-2021-0692; FRL-9132-01-OGC]


Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA or the 
Act), notice is given of a proposed consent decree in Downwinders at 
Risk et al. v. Regan, No. 21-cv-03551 (N.D. Cal). On May 12, 2021, 
Downwinders at Risk, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Air 
Alliance Houston, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Clean 
Wisconsin, Appalachian Mountain Club, Earthworks, Natural Resources 
Defense Council, and Environmental Defense Fund (Plaintiffs) filed a 
complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District 
of California alleging that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or 
the Agency) failed to perform certain non-discretionary duties in 
accordance with the Act to take final action to approve or disapprove, 
in whole or in part, 32 state implementation plan submissions (SIPs) 
addressing interstate pollution transport for the 2015 ozone national 
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) by statutory deadlines. The 
proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to act on 
these SIP submissions.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received 
by November 15, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OGC-2021-0692, online at https://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred 
method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
number for this action. Comments received may be posted without change 
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the

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``Additional Information about Commenting on the Proposed Consent 
Decree'' heading under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
document. 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, 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.
    EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information 
from the CDC, local area health departments, and our federal partners 
so that we can respond rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID-19.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemary E. Hambright, Air and 
Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone (202) 564-8829; email address 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining a Copy of the Proposed Consent Decree

    The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2021-0692) contains a copy of the proposed consent 
decree.
    The electronic version of the public docket for this action 
contains a copy of the proposed consent decree and is available through 
https://www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to 
submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the 
contents of the official public docket, and access those documents in 
the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select 
``search.''

II. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree

    The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to 
take action pursuant to CAA section 110(k) on certain SIP submissions 
addressing the requirements of CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I), 42 
U.S.C. 7410(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (the good neighbor or interstate transport 
provision), to resolve a lawsuit filed by the Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs 
alleged that the EPA failed to perform certain non-discretionary duties 
in accordance with the Act to take final action to approve or 
disapprove, in whole or in part, SIPs addressing interstate pollution 
transport for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards 
(NAAQS) by statutory deadlines for the following states: Alabama, 
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, 
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, 
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New 
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, 
Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
    Pursuant to CAA section 110(k), 42 U.S.C. 7410(k), SIP submissions 
are deemed complete by operation of law 6 months after receipt by EPA. 
EPA must approve or disapprove, in whole or in a part, SIP submissions 
within 12 months of the SIP submissions being deemed complete.
    The proposed consent decree would require the EPA, pursuant to CAA 
section 110(k)(2)-(4), 42 U.S.C. 7410(k)(2)-(4), to take final action 
to approve or disapprove, in whole or in part, the portion of 2015 
ozone NAAQS SIP submissions addressing the good neighbor provision from 
the 32 states listed above.
    Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, no later than April 
30, 2022, EPA shall sign a notice of a final rule to approve, 
disapprove, conditionally approve, or approve in part and conditionally 
approve or disapprove in part, the 2015 ozone NAAQS interstate 
transport SIP submissions from Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, 
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New 
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, 
West Virginia, and Wisconsin. However, under the proposed consent 
decree, if EPA proposes to disapprove any of these SIP submissions and 
proposes a 2015 ozone NAAQS interstate transport federal implementation 
plan for such states by February 28, 2022, then EPA shall take final 
action on those SIP submissions by December 15, 2022.
    In addition, under the terms of the proposed consent decree, no 
later than April 30, 2022, EPA shall sign a notice of a final rule to 
approve, disapprove, conditionally approve, or approve in part and 
conditionally approve or disapprove in part, the 2015 ozone NAAQS 
interstate transport SIP submission from Hawaii. Also, under the terms 
of the proposed consent decree, no later than December 15, 2022, EPA 
shall sign a notice of a final rule to approve, disapprove, 
conditionally approve, or approve in part and conditionally approve or 
disapprove in part, the 2015 ozone NAAQS interstate transport SIP 
submissions from Arizona, California, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming.
    In accordance with section 113(g) of the CAA, for a period of 
thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this document, 
the Agency will accept written comments relating to the proposed 
consent decree. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or 
withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments 
disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is 
inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the 
requirements of the Act.

III. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent 
Decree

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2021-
0692, via https://www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from this docket. EPA may publish any comment 
received to its public docket. Do not submit to EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov 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, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or 
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective 
comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. For additional information about submitting information 
identified as CBI, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Note that written 
comments containing CBI and submitted by mail may be delayed and 
deliveries or couriers will be

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received by scheduled appointment only.
    If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other 
contact information in the body of your comment. This ensures that you 
can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to 
contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical 
difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your 
comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of 
a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the 
official public docket and made available in EPA's electronic public 
docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties 
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to 
consider your comment.
    Use of the https://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments 
to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. 
The electronic public docket system is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other 
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
    Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified 
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period 
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late 
comments.

Gautam Srinivasan,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021-22519 Filed 10-14-21; 8:45 am]
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