80 FR 28893 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois; NAAQS Update

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 97 (May 20, 2015)

Page Range		28893-28893
FR Document		2015-12253

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Illinois State Implementation Plan. The submitted state rule revisions update Illinois' ambient air quality standards for sulfur dioxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, lead, fine particulate matter, particulate matter, and carbon monoxide and bring them up to date (through 2012) with EPA-promulgated National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The SIP revision also adopts EPA-promulgated monitoring methods and test procedures for the revised state air quality standards.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 97 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0819; FRL-9927-47-Region 5]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Illinois; NAAQS Update

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a revision to the Illinois State Implementation Plan. The 
submitted state rule revisions update Illinois' ambient air quality 
standards for sulfur dioxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, lead, fine 
particulate matter, particulate matter, and carbon monoxide and bring 
them up to date (through 2012) with EPA-promulgated National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards. The SIP revision also adopts EPA-promulgated 
monitoring methods and test procedures for the revised state air 
quality standards.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 19, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2013-0819, by one of the following methods:
    1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected].
    3. Fax: (312) 408-2279.
    4. Mail: Douglas Aburano, Chief, Attainment Planning and 
Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    5. Hand Delivery: Douglas Aburano, Chief, Attainment Planning and 
Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office normal 
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for 
deliveries of boxed information. The Regional Office official hours of 
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 
Federal holidays.

Please see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules section 
of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to submit 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Doty, Air Programs Branch (AR-
18J), Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6057, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this 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. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties 
interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time. 
Please note that, if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, 
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed 
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions 
of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. For 
additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in 
the Rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: May 4, 2015.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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throughout the development, ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, see the direct final rule which is located
submission and consideration of its identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– in the Rules section of this Federal
proposed State Plan. Although OSHA OAR–2013–0819, by one of the Register.
has determined that the requirements following methods: Dated: May 4, 2015.
and consultation procedures provided 1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the
Susan Hedman,
in Executive Order 13132 are not on-line instructions for submitting
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
applicable to initial approval decisions comments.
under the Act, which have no effect 2. Email: Aburano.Douglas@epa.gov. [FR Doc. 2015–12253 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am]
outside the particular State receiving the 3. Fax: (312) 408–2279. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

approval, OSHA has reviewed the 4. Mail: Douglas Aburano, Chief,
Maine initial approval decision Attainment Planning and Maintenance
proposed today, and believes it is Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J), ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
consistent with the principles and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, AGENCY
criteria set forth in the Executive Order. 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604. 40 CFR Part 52
Authority and Signature 5. Hand Delivery: Douglas Aburano, [EPA–R09–OAR–2014–0812; FRL–9927–89–
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Chief, Attainment Planning and Region 9]
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Maintenance Section, Air Programs
Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental Partial Approval and Disapproval of Air
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Quality State Implementation Plans;
Ave. NW., Washington, DC, authorized Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Nevada; Infrastructure Requirements
the preparation of this notice. OSHA is Such deliveries are only accepted for Ozone, Nitrogen Dioxide, and
issuing this notice under the authority during the Regional Office normal hours Sulfur Dioxide
specified by Section 18 of the of operation, and special arrangements AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Occupational Safety and Health Act of should be made for deliveries of boxed Agency (EPA).
1970 (29 U.S.C. 667), Secretary of information. The Regional Office official
ACTION: Proposed rule.
Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912), hours of business are Monday through
and 29 CFR parts 1902 and 1956. Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to partially
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 14, Federal holidays. approve and partially disapprove the
2015. Please see the direct final rule which is Nevada State Implementation Plan (SIP)
David Michaels, located in the Rules section of this as meeting the requirements of the
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Federal Register for detailed Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) for the
Safety and Health. instructions on how to submit implementation, maintenance, and
[FR Doc. 2015–12154 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am] comments. enforcement of the 2008 ozone, 2010
BILLING CODE 4510–26–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and 2010 sulfur
Edward Doty, Air Programs Branch dioxide (SO2) national ambient air
(AR–18J), Environmental Protection quality standards (NAAQS). CAA
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, section 110(a)(1) requires that each state
AGENCY Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6057, adopt and submit a SIP for the
Doty.Edward@epa.gov. implementation, maintenance, and
40 CFR Part 52 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the enforcement of each NAAQS
[EPA–R05–OAR–2013–0819; FRL–9927–47– Final Rules section of this Federal promulgated by the EPA, and that EPA
Region 5] Register, EPA is approving the State’s act on such SIPs. We refer to such SIPs
SIP submittal as a direct final rule as ‘‘infrastructure’’ SIPs because they
Approval and Promulgation of Air without prior proposal because the are intended to address basic structural
Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois; Agency views this as a noncontroversial SIP requirements for new or revised
NAAQS Update submittal and anticipates no adverse NAAQS including, but not limited to,
comments. A detailed rationale for the legal authority, regulatory structure,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
approval is set forth in the direct final resources, permit programs, monitoring,
Agency (EPA).
rule. If no adverse comments are and modeling necessary to assure
ACTION: Proposed rule.
received in response to this rule, no attainment and maintenance of the
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection further activity is contemplated. If EPA standards. In addition to our proposed
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a receives adverse comments, the direct partial approval and partial disapproval
revision to the Illinois State final rule will be withdrawn and all of Nevada’s infrastructure SIP, we are
Implementation Plan. The submitted public comments received will be proposing to reclassify certain regions of
state rule revisions update Illinois’ addressed in a subsequent final rule the state for SO2 emergency episode
ambient air quality standards for sulfur based on this proposed rule. EPA will planning and remove obsolete language
dioxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, lead, not institute a second comment period. from the Nevada SIP. We are taking
fine particulate matter, particulate Any parties interested in commenting comments on this proposal and plan to
matter, and carbon monoxide and bring on this action should do so at this time. follow with a final action.
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them up to date (through 2012) with Please note that, if EPA receives adverse DATES: Written comments must be
EPA-promulgated National Ambient Air comment on an amendment, paragraph, received on or before June 19, 2015.
Quality Standards. The SIP revision also or section of this rule and if that ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
adopts EPA-promulgated monitoring provision may be severed from the docket for this action, identified by
methods and test procedures for the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt Docket ID Number EPA–R09–OAR–
revised state air quality standards. as final those provisions of the rule that 2014–0812. The index to the docket for
DATES: Comments must be received on are not the subject of an adverse this action is available electronically at
or before June 19, 2015. comment. For additional information, http://www.regulations.gov and in hard

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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		Proposed rule.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before June 19, 2015.
Contact		Edward Doty, Air Programs Branch (AR- 18J), Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6057, [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 28893