80 FR 18177 - Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: State Implementation Plan Requirements

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 64 (April 3, 2015)

Page Range		18177-18179
FR Document		2015-07774

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public hearing to be held for the proposed rule titled, ``Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: State Implementation Plan Requirements'' which published in the Federal Register on March 23, 2015. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Washington, DC The EPA is also announcing extension of the comment period for the proposed rule to May 29, 2015, to allow for sufficient time after the public hearing for commenters to submit comments.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 50, 51, and 93

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0691; FRL-9925-73-OAR]
RIN 2060-AQ48


Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: 
State Implementation Plan Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 
public hearing to be held for the proposed rule titled, ``Fine 
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: State 
Implementation Plan Requirements'' which published in the Federal 
Register on March 23, 2015. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, 
April 29, 2015, in Washington, DC The EPA is also announcing extension 
of the comment period for the proposed rule to May 29, 2015, to allow 
for sufficient time after the public hearing for commenters to submit 
comments.

DATES: Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held on April 29, 
2015, in Washington, DC Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
additional information on the public hearing. Comments. Comments must 
be received on or before May 29, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Public Hearing. The April 29, 2015, public hearing will be 
held at the EPA, William Jefferson Clinton East Building, Room 1117A, 
1201 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Identification is 
required. If your driver's license is issued by Alaska, American Samoa, 
Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, 
New York, Oklahoma, or the state of Washington, you must present an 
additional form of identification to enter (see SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION for additional information on this location).
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0691, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
     Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, 
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0691, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20460. In

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addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information 
collection (ICR) provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for 
EPA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
     Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0691, Environmental 
Protection Agency in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room No. 3334 in the 
EPA Docket Center, located at William Jefferson Clinton Building West, 
1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are 
only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and 
special arrangements should be made for delivery of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2013-0691. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be 
included in the public docket without change and may be made available 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed 
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information 
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site 
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means the EPA will not know 
your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body 
of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA 
without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address 
will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that 
is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If 
you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include 
your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and 
with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment 
due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, 
the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files 
should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption and 
be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about the 
EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. For additional instructions on 
submitting comments, go to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this document.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation 
Docket and Information Center in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room No. 
3334 in the William Jefferson Clinton Building West, located at 1301 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The Public Reading Room 
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The phone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the 
public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, OAQPS, Air Quality Planning Division, (C504-01), 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-0641, fax number 
(919) 541-5509, email address long.pam@epa.gov, no later than April 27, 
2015. If you have any questions relating to the public hearing, please 
contact Ms. Long at the above number.
    Questions concerning the March 23, 2015, proposed rule should be 
addressed to Mr. Rich Damberg, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards, State and Local Programs Group, (C539-04), Research 
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number (919) 541-5592, email at 
damberg.rich@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which the EPA is holding 
the public hearing was published in the Federal Register on March 23, 
2015, (80 FR 15340), and is available at: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/particlepollution/actions.html and also in docket EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0691. The public hearing will provide interested parties the 
opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning the 
proposal. The EPA may ask clarifying questions during the oral 
presentations, but will not respond to the presentations at that time. 
Written statements and supporting information that are submitted during 
the comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral 
comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing. 
Written comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment 
period. The proposed rule states that the public comment period will 
close on May 22, 2015. However, because the public record must remain 
open at least 30 days beyond the date of the public hearing, the EPA is 
extending the public comment period to May 29, 2015.
    The public hearing will convene at 9:00 a.m. and end at 6:00 p.m. 
(Eastern Daylight Saving Time). The EPA will make every effort to 
accommodate all individuals interested in providing oral testimony. A 
lunch break is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Please note 
that this hearing will be held at a U.S. government facility. 
Individuals planning to attend the hearing should be prepared to show 
valid picture identification to the security staff in order to gain 
access to the meeting room. The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 
2005, established new requirements for entering federal facilities. 
These requirements took effect July 21, 2014. If your driver's license 
is issued by American Samoa, Arizona, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, 
Minnesota, New Hampshire or New York, you must present an additional 
form of identification to enter the federal building where the public 
hearing will be held. Acceptable alternative forms of identification 
include: federal employee badges, passports, enhanced driver's licenses 
and military identification cards. For additional information for the 
status of your state regarding REAL ID, go to http://www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief. In addition, you will need to obtain a property 
pass for any personal belongings you bring with you. Upon leaving the 
building, you will be required to return this property pass to the 
security desk. No large signs will be allowed in the building, cameras 
may only be used outside of the building, and demonstrations will not 
be allowed on federal property for security reasons.
    If you would like to present oral testimony at the hearing, please 
notify Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OAQPS, 
Air Quality Planning Division, (C504-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 
27711, telephone (919) 541-0641, fax number (919) 541-5509, email 
address long.pam@epa.gov, no later than 4:00 p.m. EDT on April 27, 
2015. Ms. Long will arrange a general time slot for you to speak. The 
EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as 
possible on the day of the hearing.
    Oral testimony will be limited to 5 minutes for each commenter. The 
EPA encourages commenters to provide the EPA with a copy of their oral 
testimony

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electronically (via email) or in hard copy form. The EPA will not 
provide audiovisual equipment for presentations unless we receive 
special requests in advance. Commenters should notify Ms. Long if they 
will need specific equipment. Commenters should also notify Ms. Long if 
they need specific translation services for non-English speaking 
commenters.
    The hearing schedule, including the list of speakers, will be 
posted on the EPA's Web site http://www.epa.gov/airquality/particlepollution/actions.html prior to the hearing. Verbatim 
transcripts of the hearing and written statements will be included in 
the docket for the rulemaking.

How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule ``Fine 
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: State 
Implementation Plan Requirements'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-
0691 (available at www.regulations.gov). The EPA has made available 
information related to the proposed rule at this Web site: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/particlepollution/actions.html.

    Dated: March 26, 2015.
Stephen D. Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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approximately 500 feet wide. We are to testify at the hearing, contact Kathy ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
considering making the inner boundary Johnson at (202) 272–0041 (voice), (202) AGENCY
of the anchorage a line parallel to the 272–0082 (TTY), or johnson@access-
nearest bank 500 feet from the water’s board.gov. 40 CFR Parts 50, 51, and 93
edge into the river as measured from the [EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0691; FRL–9925–73–
LWRP and making the outer boundary ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at OAR]
of the anchorage a line parallel to the the Division of Services for the Blind
nearest bank 1000 feet from the water’s and Visually Impaired, 250 North 1950 RIN 2060–AQ48
edge into the river as measured from the West #B, Salt Lake City, UT 84101.
Fine Particulate Matter National
LWRP. Look for Illustration of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ambient Air Quality Standards: State
Contemplated Plaquemines Point
Timothy Creagan, Access Board, 1331 F Implementation Plan Requirements
Anchorage to find a drawing of this
contemplated anchorage in the docket. Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
20004–1111. Telephone: (202) 272–0016
E. Information Requested Agency (EPA).
(voice) or (202) 272–0074 (TTY). Email
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and
Public participation is requested to address: 508@access-board.gov.
extension of comment period.
assist in determining the best way SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
forward in developing a rulemaking to February 27, 2015, the Access Board SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
amend and establish anchorage areas on published a notice of proposed Agency (EPA) is announcing a public
the LMR. To aid us in developing a rulemaking in the Federal Register to hearing to be held for the proposed rule
proposed rule, we seek any comments, titled, ‘‘Fine Particulate Matter National
update its guidelines for
whether positive or negative, including Ambient Air Quality Standards: State
telecommunications equipment covered
but not limited to the impacts an Implementation Plan Requirements’’
by Section 255 of the Communications
increase in anchorage area may have on which published in the Federal Register
navigation safety and current vessel Act and its standards for electronic and on March 23, 2015. The hearing will be
traffic in this area of the LMR. Please information technology covered by held on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in
submit any comments or concerns you Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (80 Washington, DC The EPA is also
may have in accordance with the FR 10880, February 27, 2015). The announcing extension of the comment
‘‘submitting comments’’ section above. comment period closes on May 28, period for the proposed rule to May 29,
This document is issued under 2015. 2015, to allow for sufficient time after
authority of 5 U.S.C. 552; 33 CFR 1.05– The Board has already held two the public hearing for commenters to
1, and 1.05–30. public hearings. The first hearing was in submit comments.
Dated: March 17, 2015. San Diego, CA in conjunction with the DATES: Public Hearing. The public
K.S. Cook, 30th Annual International Technology hearing will be held on April 29, 2015,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, and Persons with Disabilities in Washington, DC Please refer to
Eighth Coast Guard District. Conference (CSUN Conference); the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
[FR Doc. 2015–07504 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] second hearing was in Washington, DC additional information on the public
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P during the Access Board’s March 2015 hearing. Comments. Comments must be
Board meeting. The Access Board is received on or before May 29, 2015.
adding a third hearing in Salt Lake City. ADDRESSES: Public Hearing. The April
ARCHITECTURAL AND Witnesses can only testify in person. All 29, 2015, public hearing will be held at
TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS comments from this and prior hearings the EPA, William Jefferson Clinton East
COMPLIANCE BOARD will be included in the rulemaking Building, Room 1117A, 1201
docket. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
36 CFR Parts 1193 and 1194 DC 20004. Identification is required. If
The hearing will be accessible to your driver’s license is issued by
[Docket No. ATBCB–2015–0002] persons with disabilities. An assistive Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona,
listening system, communication access Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
RIN 3014–AA37 real-time translation, and sign language Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana,
interpreters will be provided. Persons New York, Oklahoma, or the state of
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) Standards and attending the hearing are requested to Washington, you must present an
Guidelines refrain from using perfume, cologne, additional form of identification to enter
and other fragrances for the comfort of (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
AGENCY: Architectural and other participants (see http:// additional information on this location).
Transportation Barriers Compliance www.access-board.gov/the-board/ Comments. Submit your comments,
Board. policies/fragrance-free-environment for identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
ACTION: Notice of hearing. more information). More information OAR–2013–0691, by one of the
and any updates to the hearings will be following methods:
SUMMARY: The Architectural and posted on the Access Board’s Web site • http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
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Transportation Barriers Compliance at http://www.access-board.gov/ the on-line instructions for submitting
Board (Access Board) will hold a public comments.
ictrefresh.
hearing on its recent Information and • Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Communication Technology (ICT) David M. Capozzi, • Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and
Standards and Guidelines Notice of Executive Director. Information Center, Attention Docket ID
Proposed Rulemaking. [FR Doc. 2015–07609 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0691,
DATES: The hearing will be held on BILLING CODE 8150–01–P Environmental Protection Agency,
April 29, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania
p.m., Salt Lake City, UT. To preregister Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. In

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electronically (via email) or in hard Federal Register on December 1, 2014, matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
copy form. The EPA will not provide with the effective date of December 31, requirements.
audiovisual equipment for presentations 2014. The state’s submission of Dated: March 20, 2015.
unless we receive special requests in modified permits includes a revised air Mark Hague,
advance. Commenters should notify Ms. dispersion modeling analysis that
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
Long if they will need specific demonstrated continued attainment of
[FR Doc. 2015–07489 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am]
equipment. Commenters should also the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. This
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notify Ms. Long if they need specific action will also make an administrative
translation services for non-English correction to permit numbers.
speaking commenters. DATES: Comments on this proposed
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The hearing schedule, including the action must be received in writing by AGENCY
list of speakers, will be posted on the May 4, 2015.
EPA’s Web site http://www.epa.gov/ ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 40 CFR Part 80
airquality/particlepollution/ identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
actions.html prior to the hearing. [EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0049; FRL–9924–70–
OAR–2015–0159 by mail to: Heather OAR]
Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and Hamilton, Environmental Protection
written statements will be included in Agency, Air Planning and Development RIN 2060–AS48
the docket for the rulemaking. Branch, 11201 Renner Road, Lenexa,
Kansas 66219. Comments may also be Regulation of Fuels and Fuel
How can I get copies of this document Additives: Cellulosic Waiver Credit
and other related information? submitted electronically or through
hand delivery/courier by following the Price and Minor Amendments to
The EPA has established a docket for detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES Renewable Fuel Standard Regulations
the proposed rule ‘‘Fine Particulate section of the direct final rule located in AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Matter National Ambient Air Quality the rules section of this Federal Agency (EPA).
Standards: State Implementation Plan Register. ACTION: Proposed rule.
Requirements’’ under Docket ID No.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0691 (available at SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
www.regulations.gov). The EPA has Heather Hamilton (913) 551–7039, or by
email at Hamilton.heather@epa.gov. Agency (EPA) is proposing to clarify our
made available information related to regulations related to the data sources
the proposed rule at this Web site: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
used to establish the cellulosic waiver
http://www.epa.gov/airquality/ final rules section of the Federal
credit (CWC) price. We are also
particlepollution/actions.html. Register, EPA is approving the state’s
proposing to remove references to CWC
revision to the SIP as a direct final rule
Dated: March 26, 2015.
without prior proposal because the prices from the renewable fuel standard
Stephen D. Page, Agency views this as a noncontroversial regulations, and instead intend to post
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and revision amendment and anticipates no the prices on EPA’s Web site. This
Standards. relevant adverse comments to this proposed rule also indicates what the
[FR Doc. 2015–07774 Filed 4–2–15; 8:45 am] action. The detailed rationale for the CWC prices for 2014 and 2015 would be
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P approval is set forth in the technical using the data sources and methodology
support document that can be found in contained in the rule; however these
Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2015– prices will not be established until they
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 0159. If no relevant adverse comments are posted on our Web site following the
AGENCY are received in response to this action, effective date of the rule. In addition, we
no further activity is contemplated in are proposing minor amendments to the
40 CFR Part 52 renewable fuel standard program
relation to this action. If EPA receives
[EPA–R07–OAR–2015–0159; FRL–9925–59– relevant adverse comments, the direct regulations to reinsert sections
Region 7] final rule will be withdrawn and all inadvertently overwritten by the Quality
public comments received will be Assurance Program final rule published
Approval and Promulgation of on July 18, 2014. In the ‘‘Rules and
addressed in a subsequent final rules
Implementation Plans; State of Iowa; Regulations’’ section of this Federal
based on this proposed action. EPA will
2015 Iowa State Implementation Plan; Register, we are making these same
not institute a second comment period
Permit Modifications; Muscatine, Iowa amendments as a direct final rule. If we
on this action. Any parties interested in
commenting on this action should do so receive no adverse comment, the direct
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
at this time. Please note that if EPA final rule will go into effect and we will
Agency.
receives adverse comments on part of not take further action on this proposed
ACTION: Proposed rule.
this rule and if that part can be severed rule.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection from the remainder of the rule, EPA may DATES: A request for a public hearing
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve adopt as final those parts of the rule that must be received by April 20, 2015. If
revisions to the State Implementation are not the subject of an adverse a public hearing request is received,
Plan (SIP) for the State of Iowa to comment. For additional information, EPA will publish a notice in the Federal
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include modified permits for Muscatine see the direct final rule which is located Register indicating the time and place
County, Iowa. The SIP revision in the rules section of this Federal for the hearing. If a public hearing is
addresses modifications to construction Register. held, written comments must be
permits that were included in the 2006 received within 30 days after the date of
24-hour particulate matter less than 2.5 List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 the hearing. If no public hearing is held
micrometers (PM2.5) National Ambient Environmental protection, Air then comments must be received on or
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) control pollution control, Carbon monoxide, before May 4, 2015.
strategy proposed on August 11, 2014, Incorporation by reference, ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
and published as a final rule in the Intergovernmental relations, Particulate identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of public hearing and extension of comment period.
Dates		Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held on April 29, 2015, in Washington, DC Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on the public hearing. Comments. Comments must be received on or before May 29, 2015.
Contact		If you would like to speak at the public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OAQPS, Air Quality Planning Division, (C504-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-0641, fax number
FR Citation		80 FR 18177
RIN Number		2060-AQ48
CFR Citation		40 CFR 50 40 CFR 51 40 CFR 93