80_FR_19661 80 FR 19591 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Adoption of Control Techniques Guidelines for Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing; Flexible Package Printing; and Adhesives, Sealants, Primers, and Solvents

80 FR 19591 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Adoption of Control Techniques Guidelines for Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing; Flexible Package Printing; and Adhesives, Sealants, Primers, and Solvents

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 70 (April 13, 2015)

Page Range19591-19593
FR Document2015-08462

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These revisions pertain to control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from offset lithographic printing and letterpress printing, flexible package printing, and adhesives, sealants, primers, and solvents. These revisions also meet the requirement to adopt Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for sources covered by EPA's Control Technique Guidelines (CTG) recommendations for the following categories: Offset lithographic printing and letterpress printing, flexible package printing, and adhesives, sealants, primers, and solvents. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0166; FRL-9926-16-Region 3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Adoption of Control Techniques Guidelines for Offset 
Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing; Flexible Package 
Printing; and Adhesives, Sealants, Primers, and Solvents

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve revisions to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. These revisions pertain 
to control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from offset 
lithographic printing and letterpress printing, flexible package 
printing, and adhesives, sealants, primers, and solvents. These 
revisions also meet the requirement to adopt Reasonably Available 
Control Technology (RACT) for sources covered by EPA's Control 
Technique Guidelines (CTG) recommendations for the following 
categories: Offset lithographic printing and letterpress printing, 
flexible package printing, and adhesives, sealants, primers, and 
solvents. This

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action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2015-0166 by one of the following methods:
    A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    B. Email: [email protected].
    C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0166, Marilyn Powers, Acting Associate 
Director, Office of Air Program Planning, Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
    D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR-
2015-0166. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change, and may be made available online 
at 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 www.regulations.gov or email. The 
www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which 
means 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 EPA without going through 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, 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 EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, 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.
    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be 
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or 
in hard copy during normal business hours at the Air Protection 
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch 
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal 
are available at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market 
Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Schmitt, (215) 814-5787, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides that SIPs for nonattainment 
areas must include reasonably available control measures (RACM), 
including RACT, for sources of emissions. Section 182(b)(2)(A) provides 
that for certain nonattainment areas, states must revise their SIP to 
include RACT for sources of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions 
covered by a CTG document issued after November 15, 1990 and prior to 
the area's date of attainment. EPA defines RACT as ``the lowest 
emission limitation that a particular source is capable of meeting by 
the application of control technology that is reasonably available 
considering technological and economic feasibility.'' 44 FR 53761 
(September 17, 1979).
    CTGs are documents issued by EPA intended to provide state and 
local air pollution control authorities information that should assist 
them in determining RACT for VOC emissions from various sources. 
Section 183(e)(3)(c) provides that EPA may issue a CTG in lieu of a 
national regulation as RACT for a product category where EPA determines 
that the CTG will be substantially as effective as regulations in 
reducing emissions of VOC in ozone nonattainment areas. The 
recommendations in the CTG are based upon available data and 
information and may not apply to a particular situation based upon the 
circumstances. States can follow the CTG and adopt state regulations to 
implement the recommendations contained therein, or they can adopt 
alternative approaches. In either case, states must submit their RACT 
rules to EPA for review and approval as part of the SIP process.
    In 1993, EPA published a draft CTG for offset lithographic 
printing. 58 FR 59261 (November 8, 1993). After reviewing comments on 
the draft CTG and soliciting additional information to help clarify 
those comments, EPA published an alternative control techniques (ACT) 
document in June 1994 that provided supplemental information for states 
to use in developing rules based on RACT for offset lithographic 
printing. In December 1978, EPA published a CTG for graphic arts 
(rotogravure printing and flexographic printing) that included flexible 
package printing (Publication No. EPA-450/2-78-033; December 1978). In 
1994, EPA developed an ACT document for industrial cleaning solvents 
(Publication No. EPA-453/R-94-015; February 1994). After reviewing the 
1978/1993/1994 CTGs and ACTs for these industries, conducting a review 
of currently existing state and local VOC emission reduction approaches 
for these industries, and taking into account any information that has 
become available since then, EPA developed new CTGs entitled Control 
Techniques Guidelines for Offset Lithographic and Letterpress Printing 
(Publication No. EPA 453/R-06-002; September 2006); Control Techniques 
Guidelines for Flexible Package Printing (Publication No. EPA 453/R-06-
003; September 2006); Control Techniques Guidelines for Industrial 
Cleaning Solvents (Publication No. EPA 453/R-06-001; September 2006). 
The CTG recommendations may not apply to a particular situation based 
upon the circumstances of a specific source. Regardless of whether a 
state chooses to implement the recommendations contained within the 
CTGs through state rules, or to issue state rules that adopt different 
approaches for RACT for VOCs, states must submit their RACT rules to 
EPA for review and approval as part of the SIP process.

II. Summary of SIP Revision and EPA Analysis

    On August 27, 2014, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the 
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) submitted a 
SIP revision to EPA in order to add regulations to the Pennsylvania SIP 
which essentially adopt EPA CTGs for offset lithographic and 
letterpress printing, flexible package printing, and adhesives, 
sealants, primers, and solvents. These regulations are contained in 
Title 25 of the Pennsylvania Code (Pa Code) Chapters 129 and 130. The 
pertinent regulations

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establish: (1) The applicability of the regulations to facilities for 
offset lithographic printing and letterpress printing, flexible package 
printing, and adhesives, sealants, primers, and solvents; (2) certain 
exemptions; (3) recordkeeping and work practice requirements; and (4) 
emission limitations.
    EPA's review of the new and revised regulations submitted by PADEP 
indicates that the submitted revisions of 25 Pa Code 121.1, 129.51, 
129.67, 129.67a, and 129.67b meet the requirements to adopt RACT for 
sources located in Pennsylvania covered by EPA's CTG recommendations 
for control of VOC emissions for the following categories: Offset 
lithographic printing, letterpress printing, and flexible package 
printing. In addition, the submitted revisions to 25 Pa Code 129.77 and 
130.703 continue to meet the requirements to adopt RACT for adhesives 
and solvents as approved on September 26, 2012. See 77 FR 59090. EPA 
finds the Pennsylvania regulations which adopt the equivalent of the 
specific EPA CTG recommendations meet CAA requirements for RACT in 
sections 172 and 182 of the CAA. More detailed information on these 
provisions as well as a detailed summary of EPA's review and rationale 
for proposing to approve this SIP revision can be found in the 
Technical Support Document (TSD) for this action which is available on 
line at www.regulations.gov, Docket number EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0166. EPA 
is soliciting public comments on the issues discussed in this document. 
These comments will be considered before taking final action.

III. Proposed Action

    EPA is proposing to approve the August 27, 2014 Pennsylvania SIP 
revision adding new regulations 25 Pa Code 129.67a and 129.67b and 
revising regulations 25 Pa Code 121.1, 129.51, 129.67, 129.77, and 
130.703 as the SIP revision meets CAA requirements for SIPs in sections 
110, 172 and 182.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule the EPA is proposing to include, in a final EPA rule, 
regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance 
with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is proposing to incorporate by 
reference the PADEP rules regarding control of VOC emissions from 
offset lithographic printing, letterpress printing, flexible package 
printing, and adhesives, sealants, primers, and solvents as described 
in section II of this proposed action. The EPA has made, and will 
continue to make, these documents generally available electronically 
through www.regulations.gov and/or in hard copy at the appropriate EPA 
office (see the ADDRESSES section of this preamble for more 
information).

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable 
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in 
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices, 
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this 
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and 
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state 
law. For that reason, this proposed action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the CAA; and
     does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this proposed rule pertaining to Pennsylvania's 
adoption of CTG recommendations for offset lithographic printing and 
letterpress printing, flexible package printing, and adhesives, 
sealants, primers, and solvents, does not have tribal implications as 
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), 
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in 
the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct 
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 
organic compounds.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: March 31, 2015.
William C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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                                                      PART 1020—PERFORMANCE                                   ADDRESSES:    Submit comments,                         believe this SIP revision is not
                                                      STANDARDS FOR IONIZING                                  identified by docket number EPA–R09–                   controversial. If we receive adverse
                                                      RADIATION EMITTING PRODUCTS                             OAR–2014–0832, by one of the                           comments, however, we will publish a
                                                                                                              following methods:                                     timely withdrawal of the direct final
                                                      ■ 1. The authority citation for 21 CFR                     1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:                      rule and address the comments in
                                                      part 1020 continues to read as follows:                 www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line                subsequent action based on this
                                                        Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 352, 360e–360j,             instructions.                                          proposal. Please note that if we receive
                                                      360hh–360ss, 371, 381.                                     2. Email: steckel.andrew@epa.gov.                   adverse comment on a specific
                                                      ■ 2. Revise § 1020.32(b)(4)(ii)(A) to read                 3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel                  provision of this SIP revision and if that
                                                      as follows:                                             (Air-4), U.S. Environmental Protection                 provision may be severed from the
                                                                                                              Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,                 remainder of the SIP revision, we may
                                                      § 1020.32   Fluoroscopic equipment.                     San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.                          adopt as final those provisions of the
                                                        (b) * * *                                                Instructions: All comments will be                  SIP revision that are not the subject of
                                                        (4) * * *                                             included in the public docket without                  an adverse comment.
                                                        (ii) * * *                                            change and may be made available                         We do not plan to open a second
                                                        (A) When every linear dimension of                    online at www.regulations.gov,                         comment period, so anyone interested
                                                      the visible area of the image receptor                  including any personal information                     in commenting should do so at this
                                                      measured through the center of the                      provided, unless the comment includes                  time. If we do not receive adverse
                                                      visible area is less than or equal to 34                Confidential Business Information (CBI)                comments, no further activity is
                                                      cm in any direction, at least 80 percent                or other information whose disclosure is               planned. For further information, please
                                                      of the area of the x-ray field overlaps the             restricted by statute. Information that                see the direct final action.
                                                      visible area of the image.                              you consider CBI or otherwise protected                  Dated: February 12, 2015.
                                                      *      *    *      *    *                               should be clearly identified as such and               Alexis Strauss,
                                                        Dated: April 7, 2015.
                                                                                                              should not be submitted through                        Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
                                                                                                              www.regulations.gov or email.                          [FR Doc. 2015–08419 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am]
                                                      Leslie Kux,
                                                                                                              www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous
                                                      Associate Commissioner for Policy.                                                                             BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                              access’’ system, and EPA will not know
                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–08361 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am]             your identity or contact information
                                                      BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                  unless you provide it in the body of                   ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                                                                              your comment. If you send email                        AGENCY
                                                                                                              directly to EPA, your email address will
                                                      ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                be automatically captured and included                 40 CFR Part 52
                                                      AGENCY                                                  as part of the public comment. If EPA
                                                                                                                                                                     [EPA–R03–OAR–2015–0166; FRL–9926–16–
                                                                                                              cannot read your comment due to                        Region 3]
                                                      40 CFR Part 52                                          technical difficulties and cannot contact
                                                      [EPA–R09–OAR–2014–0832; FRL–9925–34–                    you for clarification, EPA may not be                  Approval and Promulgation of Air
                                                      Region 9]                                               able to consider your comment.                         Quality Implementation Plans;
                                                                                                              Electronic files should avoid the use of               Pennsylvania; Adoption of Control
                                                      Revisions to the California State                       special characters, any form of                        Techniques Guidelines for Offset
                                                      Implementation Plan, Northern Sierra                    encryption, and be free of any defects or              Lithographic Printing and Letterpress
                                                      Air Quality Management District                         viruses.                                               Printing; Flexible Package Printing;
                                                      AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                          Docket: Generally, documents in the                 and Adhesives, Sealants, Primers, and
                                                      Agency.                                                 docket for this action are available                   Solvents
                                                                                                              electronically at www.regulations.gov
                                                      ACTION: Proposed rule.                                                                                         AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                                                                              and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75
                                                                                                              Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,                       Agency (EPA).
                                                      SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection
                                                                                                              California 94105–3901. While all                       ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                      Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
                                                      revision to the Northern Sierra Air                     documents in the docket are listed at                  SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection
                                                      Quality Management District                             www.regulations.gov, some information                  Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
                                                      (NSAQMD) portion of the California                      may be publicly available only at the                  revisions to the Pennsylvania State
                                                      State Implementation Plan (SIP). The                    hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted                  Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by
                                                      submitted SIP revision contains the                     material, large maps), and some may not                the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
                                                      District’s demonstration regarding                      be publicly available in either location               These revisions pertain to control of
                                                      Reasonably Available Control                            (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy                  volatile organic compound (VOC)
                                                      Technology (RACT) requirements for                      materials, please schedule an                          emissions from offset lithographic
                                                      the 1997 8-hour ozone National                          appointment during normal business                     printing and letterpress printing,
                                                      Ambient Air Quality Standards                           hours with the contact listed in the FOR               flexible package printing, and
                                                      (NAAQS). The submitted SIP revision                     FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.                   adhesives, sealants, primers, and
                                                      also contains negative declarations for                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       solvents. These revisions also meet the
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                                                      volatile organic compound (VOC)                         James Shears, EPA Region IX, (213)                     requirement to adopt Reasonably
                                                      source categories for the NSAQMD. We                    244–1810, shears.james@epa.gov.                        Available Control Technology (RACT)
                                                      are proposing to approve the submitted                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                        for sources covered by EPA’s Control
                                                      SIP revision under the Clean Air Act as                 proposal addresses the revisions to the                Technique Guidelines (CTG)
                                                      amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). We                    NSAQMD portion of the California SIP.                  recommendations for the following
                                                      are taking comments on this proposal                    In the rules and regulations section of                categories: Offset lithographic printing
                                                      and plan to follow with a final action.                 the Federal Register, we are approving                 and letterpress printing, flexible
                                                      DATES: Any comments on this proposal                    the SIP revision in a direct final action              package printing, and adhesives,
                                                      must arrive by May 13, 2015.                            without prior proposal because we                      sealants, primers, and solvents. This


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                                                      action is being taken under the Clean                   listed in the index, some information is               RACT rules to EPA for review and
                                                      Air Act (CAA).                                          not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other             approval as part of the SIP process.
                                                      DATES: Written comments must be                         information whose disclosure is                           In 1993, EPA published a draft CTG
                                                      received on or before May 13, 2015.                     restricted by statute. Certain other                   for offset lithographic printing. 58 FR
                                                                                                              material, such as copyrighted material,                59261 (November 8, 1993). After
                                                      ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                                                                              is not placed on the Internet and will be              reviewing comments on the draft CTG
                                                      identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
                                                                                                              publicly available only in hard copy                   and soliciting additional information to
                                                      R03–OAR–2015–0166 by one of the
                                                                                                              form. Publicly available docket                        help clarify those comments, EPA
                                                      following methods:
                                                                                                              materials are available either                         published an alternative control
                                                         A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                                                                              electronically in www.regulations.gov or               techniques (ACT) document in June
                                                      on-line instructions for submitting
                                                                                                              in hard copy during normal business                    1994 that provided supplemental
                                                      comments.
                                                                                                              hours at the Air Protection Division,                  information for states to use in
                                                         B. Email: powers.marilyn@epa.gov.
                                                                                                              U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,                  developing rules based on RACT for
                                                         C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2015–0166,
                                                                                                              Region III, 1650 Arch Street,                          offset lithographic printing. In
                                                      Marilyn Powers, Acting Associate
                                                                                                              Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.                      December 1978, EPA published a CTG
                                                      Director, Office of Air Program
                                                                                                              Copies of the State submittal are                      for graphic arts (rotogravure printing
                                                      Planning, Mailcode 3AP30, U.S.
                                                                                                              available at the Pennsylvania                          and flexographic printing) that included
                                                      Environmental Protection Agency,
                                                                                                              Department of Environmental                            flexible package printing (Publication
                                                      Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
                                                                                                              Protection, Bureau of Air Quality                      No. EPA–450/2–78–033; December
                                                      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
                                                                                                              Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market                     1978). In 1994, EPA developed an ACT
                                                         D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-
                                                                                                              Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.                document for industrial cleaning
                                                      listed EPA Region III address. Such
                                                                                                                                                                     solvents (Publication No. EPA–453/R–
                                                      deliveries are only accepted during the                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                     94–015; February 1994). After reviewing
                                                      Docket’s normal hours of operation, and                 Ellen Schmitt, (215) 814–5787, or by
                                                                                                                                                                     the 1978/1993/1994 CTGs and ACTs for
                                                      special arrangements should be made                     email at schmitt.ellen@epa.gov.
                                                                                                                                                                     these industries, conducting a review of
                                                      for deliveries of boxed information.                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             currently existing state and local VOC
                                                         Instructions: Direct your comments to                                                                       emission reduction approaches for these
                                                      Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2015–                         I. Background
                                                                                                                                                                     industries, and taking into account any
                                                      0166. EPA’s policy is that all comments                    Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides               information that has become available
                                                      received will be included in the public                 that SIPs for nonattainment areas must                 since then, EPA developed new CTGs
                                                      docket without change, and may be                       include reasonably available control                   entitled Control Techniques Guidelines
                                                      made available online at                                measures (RACM), including RACT, for                   for Offset Lithographic and Letterpress
                                                      www.regulations.gov, including any                      sources of emissions. Section                          Printing (Publication No. EPA 453/R–
                                                      personal information provided, unless                   182(b)(2)(A) provides that for certain                 06–002; September 2006); Control
                                                      the comment includes information                        nonattainment areas, states must revise                Techniques Guidelines for Flexible
                                                      claimed to be Confidential Business                     their SIP to include RACT for sources of               Package Printing (Publication No. EPA
                                                      Information (CBI) or other information                  volatile organic compound (VOC)                        453/R–06–003; September 2006);
                                                      whose disclosure is restricted by statute.              emissions covered by a CTG document                    Control Techniques Guidelines for
                                                      Do not submit information that you                      issued after November 15, 1990 and                     Industrial Cleaning Solvents
                                                      consider to be CBI or otherwise                         prior to the area’s date of attainment.                (Publication No. EPA 453/R–06–001;
                                                      protected through www.regulations.gov                   EPA defines RACT as ‘‘the lowest                       September 2006). The CTG
                                                      or email. The www.regulations.gov Web                   emission limitation that a particular                  recommendations may not apply to a
                                                      site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,                 source is capable of meeting by the                    particular situation based upon the
                                                      which means EPA will not know your                      application of control technology that is              circumstances of a specific source.
                                                      identity or contact information unless                  reasonably available considering                       Regardless of whether a state chooses to
                                                      you provide it in the body of your                      technological and economic feasibility.’’              implement the recommendations
                                                      comment. If you send an email                           44 FR 53761 (September 17, 1979).                      contained within the CTGs through state
                                                      comment directly to EPA without going                      CTGs are documents issued by EPA                    rules, or to issue state rules that adopt
                                                      through www.regulations.gov, your                       intended to provide state and local air                different approaches for RACT for
                                                      email address will be automatically                     pollution control authorities                          VOCs, states must submit their RACT
                                                      captured and included as part of the                    information that should assist them in                 rules to EPA for review and approval as
                                                      comment that is placed in the public                    determining RACT for VOC emissions                     part of the SIP process.
                                                      docket and made available on the                        from various sources. Section
                                                      Internet. If you submit an electronic                   183(e)(3)(c) provides that EPA may issue               II. Summary of SIP Revision and EPA
                                                      comment, EPA recommends that you                        a CTG in lieu of a national regulation as              Analysis
                                                      include your name and other contact                     RACT for a product category where EPA                     On August 27, 2014, the
                                                      information in the body of your                         determines that the CTG will be                        Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
                                                      comment and with any disk or CD–ROM                     substantially as effective as regulations              through the Pennsylvania Department of
                                                      you submit. If EPA cannot read your                     in reducing emissions of VOC in ozone                  Environmental Protection (PADEP)
                                                      comment due to technical difficulties                   nonattainment areas. The                               submitted a SIP revision to EPA in order
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                                                      and cannot contact you for clarification,               recommendations in the CTG are based                   to add regulations to the Pennsylvania
                                                      EPA may not be able to consider your                    upon available data and information                    SIP which essentially adopt EPA CTGs
                                                      comment. Electronic files should avoid                  and may not apply to a particular                      for offset lithographic and letterpress
                                                      the use of special characters, any form                 situation based upon the circumstances.                printing, flexible package printing, and
                                                      of encryption, and be free of any defects               States can follow the CTG and adopt                    adhesives, sealants, primers, and
                                                      or viruses.                                             state regulations to implement the                     solvents. These regulations are
                                                         Docket: All documents in the                         recommendations contained therein, or                  contained in Title 25 of the
                                                      electronic docket are listed in the                     they can adopt alternative approaches.                 Pennsylvania Code (Pa Code) Chapters
                                                      www.regulations.gov index. Although                     In either case, states must submit their               129 and 130. The pertinent regulations


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                                                                               Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 70 / Monday, April 13, 2015 / Proposed Rules                                                  19593

                                                      establish: (1) The applicability of the                 generally available electronically                     printing, flexible package printing, and
                                                      regulations to facilities for offset                    through www.regulations.gov and/or in                  adhesives, sealants, primers, and
                                                      lithographic printing and letterpress                   hard copy at the appropriate EPA office                solvents, does not have tribal
                                                      printing, flexible package printing, and                (see the ADDRESSES section of this                     implications as specified by Executive
                                                      adhesives, sealants, primers, and                       preamble for more information).                        Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
                                                      solvents; (2) certain exemptions; (3)                                                                          2000), because the SIP is not approved
                                                      recordkeeping and work practice                         V. Statutory and Executive Order
                                                                                                                                                                     to apply in Indian country located in the
                                                      requirements; and (4) emission                          Reviews
                                                                                                                                                                     state, and EPA notes that it will not
                                                      limitations.                                               Under the CAA, the Administrator is                 impose substantial direct costs on tribal
                                                         EPA’s review of the new and revised                  required to approve a SIP submission                   governments or preempt tribal law.
                                                      regulations submitted by PADEP                          that complies with the provisions of the
                                                      indicates that the submitted revisions of               CAA and applicable Federal regulations.                List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                                      25 Pa Code 121.1, 129.51, 129.67,                       42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).                      Environmental protection, Air
                                                      129.67a, and 129.67b meet the                           Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,                    pollution control, Incorporation by
                                                      requirements to adopt RACT for sources                  EPA’s role is to approve state choices,                reference, Ozone, Reporting and
                                                      located in Pennsylvania covered by                      provided that they meet the criteria of                recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
                                                      EPA’s CTG recommendations for control                   the CAA. Accordingly, this action                      organic compounds.
                                                      of VOC emissions for the following                      merely approves state law as meeting                     Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                      categories: Offset lithographic printing,               Federal requirements and does not
                                                      letterpress printing, and flexible                      impose additional requirements beyond                   Dated: March 31, 2015.
                                                      package printing. In addition, the                      those imposed by state law. For that                   William C. Early,
                                                      submitted revisions to 25 Pa Code                       reason, this proposed action:                          Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
                                                      129.77 and 130.703 continue to meet the                    • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory                 [FR Doc. 2015–08462 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am]
                                                      requirements to adopt RACT for                          action’’ subject to review by the Office               BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                      adhesives and solvents as approved on                   of Management and Budget under
                                                      September 26, 2012. See 77 FR 59090.                    Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
                                                      EPA finds the Pennsylvania regulations                  October 4, 1993);                                      ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                      which adopt the equivalent of the                          • does not impose an information                    AGENCY
                                                      specific EPA CTG recommendations                        collection burden under the provisions
                                                      meet CAA requirements for RACT in                       of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                     40 CFR Part 52
                                                      sections 172 and 182 of the CAA. More                   U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);                                  [EPA–R03–OAR–2013–0593; FRL–9925–95–
                                                      detailed information on these provisions                   • is certified as not having a                      Region–3]
                                                      as well as a detailed summary of EPA’s                  significant economic impact on a
                                                      review and rationale for proposing to                   substantial number of small entities                   Approval and Promulgation of Air
                                                      approve this SIP revision can be found                  under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5                Quality Implementation Plans;
                                                      in the Technical Support Document                       U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                   Virginia—Prevention of Significant
                                                      (TSD) for this action which is available                   • does not contain any unfunded                     Deterioration; Amendment to the
                                                      on line at www.regulations.gov, Docket                  mandate or significantly or uniquely                   Definition of ‘‘Regulated NSR
                                                      number EPA–R03–OAR–2015–0166.                           affect small governments, as described                 Pollutant’’ Concerning Condensable
                                                      EPA is soliciting public comments on                    in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                    Particulate Matter
                                                      the issues discussed in this document.                  of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
                                                      These comments will be considered                          • does not have Federalism                          AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                      before taking final action.                             implications as specified in Executive                 Agency (EPA).
                                                                                                              Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                   ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                      III. Proposed Action                                    1999);
                                                         EPA is proposing to approve the                         • is not an economically significant                SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection
                                                      August 27, 2014 Pennsylvania SIP                        regulatory action based on health or                   Agency (EPA) proposes to approve a
                                                      revision adding new regulations 25 Pa                   safety risks subject to Executive Order                July 25, 2013 State Implementation Plan
                                                      Code 129.67a and 129.67b and revising                   13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                   (SIP) revision submitted by the Virginia
                                                      regulations 25 Pa Code 121.1, 129.51,                      • is not a significant regulatory action            Department of Environmental Quality
                                                      129.67, 129.77, and 130.703 as the SIP                  subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR                (VADEQ) for the Commonwealth of
                                                      revision meets CAA requirements for                     28355, May 22, 2001);                                  Virginia. The revision includes a
                                                      SIPs in sections 110, 172 and 182.                         • is not subject to requirements of                 correction to the definition of ‘‘regulated
                                                                                                              Section 12(d) of the National                          NSR [New Source Review] pollutant’’ as
                                                      IV. Incorporation by Reference                          Technology Transfer and Advancement                    it relates to condensable particulate
                                                        In this rule the EPA is proposing to                  Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because               matter under Virginia’s Prevention of
                                                      include, in a final EPA rule, regulatory                application of those requirements would                Significant Deterioration (PSD) program.
                                                      text that includes incorporation by                     be inconsistent with the CAA; and                      In the Final Rules section of this
                                                      reference. In accordance with                              • does not provide EPA with the                     Federal Register, EPA is approving the
                                                      requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is                  discretionary authority to address, as                 State’s SIP submittal as a direct final
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                                                      proposing to incorporate by reference                   appropriate, disproportionate human                    rule without prior proposal because the
                                                      the PADEP rules regarding control of                    health or environmental effects, using                 Agency views this as a noncontroversial
                                                      VOC emissions from offset lithographic                  practicable and legally permissible                    submittal and anticipates no adverse
                                                      printing, letterpress printing, flexible                methods, under Executive Order 12898                   comments. A detailed rationale for the
                                                      package printing, and adhesives,                        (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).                       approval is set forth in the direct final
                                                      sealants, primers, and solvents as                         In addition, this proposed rule                     rule. If no adverse comments are
                                                      described in section II of this proposed                pertaining to Pennsylvania’s adoption of               received in response to this action, no
                                                      action. The EPA has made, and will                      CTG recommendations for offset                         further activity is contemplated. If EPA
                                                      continue to make, these documents                       lithographic printing and letterpress                  receives adverse comments, the direct


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Document Created: 2015-12-18 11:22:27
Document Modified: 2015-12-18 11:22:27
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule.
DatesWritten comments must be received on or before May 13, 2015.
ContactEllen Schmitt, (215) 814-5787, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 19591 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Ozone; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Volatile Organic Compounds

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