Environmental Protection Agency May 23, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order dated April 10, 2019 denying two Petitions, each dated March 21, 2016, from Gudrun Scott and from Frederick Sinclair on behalf of the Concerned Citizens of Allegany County (CCAC). The Petitions relate to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to Hyland Facility Associates for the Hyland Landfill located in Allegany County, New York.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Area Sources: Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing (EPA ICR Number 2352.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0634), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 30, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing (EPA ICR Number 1969.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0533), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 30, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) rule entitled ``Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels'' as part of Indiana's State Implementation Plan (SIP). This rule has been revised to: Allow sources to use an alternative inspection method to demonstrate compliance, address an inconsistency in the language regarding the calculation of maximum true vapor pressure, exempt sources complying with the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants requirements for storage tanks equipped with floating roofs, clarify language, update references, correct certain errors, and address standard language and style changes that have occurred over time since the rule was last revised. EPA proposed to approve this rule on March 8, 2019 and received no comments.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions dated July 30, 2012, and January 12, 2018, submitted by the State of North Carolina through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ). These SIP revisions are related to the State's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting program requirements for greenhouse gases (GHGs). This action is being proposed pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).