Environmental Protection Agency February 8, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

EPA is finalizing the updates of the Outer Continental Shelf (``OCS'') Air Regulations proposed in the Federal Register on August 22, 2006. Requirements applying to OCS sources located within 25 miles of States' seaward boundaries must be updated periodically to remain consistent with the requirements of the corresponding onshore area (``COA''), as mandated by section 328(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act (``the Act''). The portion of the OCS air regulations that is being updated pertains to the requirements for OCS sources in the State of Alaska. The intended effect of approving the OCS requirements for the State of Alaska is to regulate emissions from OCS sources in accordance with the requirements onshore. The change to the existing requirements discussed below is incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations and is listed in the appendix to the OCS air regulations.

EPA proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of West Virginia for the purpose of this rule is to set forth the procedures for stationary source reporting and the criteria for obtaining a permit to construct and operate a new stationary source which is not a major stationary source. The rule establishes the requirements for obtaining an administrative update to an existing permit, temporary permit or a general permit, and for filling notifications and maintaining records of changes not otherwise subject to the permit requirements of this rule. The rule establishes public participation requirements as well as procedures for the transfer, suspension and revocation of permits. EPA is approving these revisions to West Virginia's SIP in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act. In the Final Rules 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 more detailed description of the state submittal and EPA's evaluation are included in a Technical Support Document (TSD) prepared in support of this rulemaking action. A copy of the TSD is available, upon request, from the EPA Regional Office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse 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.

EPA proposes to approve the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d)/129 State Plan submitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Florida DEP) for the State of Florida on November 29, 2001, and subsequently updated on March 11, 2005. The State Plan is for implementing and enforcing the Emissions Guidelines applicable to existing Small Municipal Waste Combustion (SMWC) units. The State Plan was submitted by Florida DEP to satisfy CAA requirements. In the Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving Florida's State Plan revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial plan and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to the direct final rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse 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. The EPA will not institute a second comment period on this rule. Any parties interested in commenting on this document should do so at this time.

The EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing a public meeting of the SAB Hypoxia Advisory Panel to discuss the science concerning the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.

The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two public teleconferences of the SAB Committee on Valuing the Protection of Ecological Systems and Services (C-VPESS) to discuss components of a draft report related to valuing the protection of ecological systems and services.

This document supersedes the January 31, 2007 (72 FR 4502) (FRL-8112-1) Federal Register notice authorizing access to Confidential Business Information (CBI) by EPA's contractor, Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. of Cherry Hill, NJ, and its subcontractors. This action corrects an administrative error in the date of access to CBI by Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. of Cherry Hill, NJ, and its subcontractors. EPA by this document authorizes its contractor, Lockheed-Martin Services, Inc. of Cherry Hill, NJ, and its subcontractors, to access information which has been submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, and 13 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of the information may be claimed or determined to be CBI.