80 FR 31338 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Michigan; Part 3 Rules

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 105 (June 2, 2015)

Page Range		31338-31338
FR Document		2015-13119

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Part 3 rules into the Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP). On December 13, 2013, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) submitted to EPA for approval revisions to Part 3, Emission Limitations and Prohibitions--Particulate Matter (PM), for open burning and electro-static precipitators (ESPs). The revisions for open burning eliminate specific provisions to allow household waste burning, and add a provision to allow for burning of fruit and vegetable storage bins for pest or disease control with specific location limitations. The SIP request also removes rule 330 dealing with operation parameters for electrostatic precipitators because of redundancy, and rule 349 dealing with compliance dates for coke ovens because it is now obsolete. EPA is approving this SIP revision because it will not interfere with attainment or maintenance of the fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 2015)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0824; FRL-9928-34-Region 5]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Michigan; Part 3 Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving 
revisions to the Part 3 rules into the Michigan State Implementation 
Plan (SIP). On December 13, 2013, the Michigan Department of 
Environmental Quality (MDEQ) submitted to EPA for approval revisions to 
Part 3, Emission Limitations and Prohibitions--Particulate Matter (PM), 
for open burning and electro-static precipitators (ESPs). The revisions 
for open burning eliminate specific provisions to allow household waste 
burning, and add a provision to allow for burning of fruit and 
vegetable storage bins for pest or disease control with specific 
location limitations. The SIP request also removes rule 330 dealing 
with operation parameters for electrostatic precipitators because of 
redundancy, and rule 349 dealing with compliance dates for coke ovens 
because it is now obsolete. EPA is approving this SIP revision because 
it will not interfere with attainment or maintenance of the fine 
particulate matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard (NAAQS).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2013-0824, 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) 692-2450.
    4. Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Control Strategies Section, Air 
Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    5. Hand Delivery: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Control Strategies 
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 Final 
Rules section of this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how 
to submit comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Persoon, Environmental 
Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312)353-8290, [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 18, 2015.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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regulatory impact analysis. Because no ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Regional Office official hours of
notice of proposed rulemaking is AGENCY business are Monday through Friday,
required, the provisions of the 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601– 40 CFR Part 52 Federal holidays.
612, do not apply. [EPA–R05–OAR–2013–0824; FRL–9928–34–
Please see the direct final rule which
Region 5] is located in the Final Rules section of
The regulation will not have a
this Federal Register for detailed
substantial direct effect on the States, on instructions on how to submit
Approval and Promulgation of Air
the relationship between the Federal comments.
Quality Implementation Plans;
Government and the States, or on the
Michigan; Part 3 Rules FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various AGENCY: Environmental Protection Carolyn Persoon, Environmental
levels of government. Therefore, it is Agency (EPA). Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air
determined that this proposed rule does ACTION: Proposed rule.
Programs Branch (AR–18J),
not have federalism implications under Environmental Protection Agency,
The Environmental Protection
SUMMARY: Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Executive Order 13132.
Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312)353–8290,
Pursuant to the requirements of the the Part 3 rules into the Michigan State persoon.carolyn@epa.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601– Implementation Plan (SIP). On SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
612, it is hereby certified that these December 13, 2013, the Michigan Final Rules section of this Federal
regulations will not significantly affect a Department of Environmental Quality Register, EPA is approving the state’s
substantial number of small entities. (MDEQ) submitted to EPA for approval SIP submittal as a direct final rule
The proposed rule imposes no duties or revisions to Part 3, Emission Limitations without prior proposal because the
obligations on small entities. and Prohibitions—Particulate Matter Agency views this as a noncontroversial
List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 1 (PM), for open burning and electro-static submittal and anticipates no adverse
precipitators (ESPs). The revisions for comments. A detailed rationale for the
Privacy. open burning eliminate specific approval is set forth in the direct final
provisions to allow household waste rule. If no adverse comments are
Part 1, subpart C of title 31 of the burning, and add a provision to allow received in response to this rule, no
Code of Federal Regulations is proposed for burning of fruit and vegetable storage further activity is contemplated. If EPA
to be amended as follows: bins for pest or disease control with receives adverse comments, the direct
specific location limitations. The SIP final rule will be withdrawn and all
PART 1—[AMENDED]
request also removes rule 330 dealing public comments received will be
with operation parameters for addressed in a subsequent final rule
■ 1. The authority citation for part 1 electrostatic precipitators because of based on this proposed rule. EPA will
continues to read as follows: redundancy, and rule 349 dealing with not institute a second comment period.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 31 U.S.C. 321. compliance dates for coke ovens Any parties interested in commenting
Subpart A also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552 as because it is now obsolete. EPA is on this action should do so at this time.
amended. Subpart C also issued under 5 approving this SIP revision because it Please note that if EPA receives adverse
U.S.C. 552a. will not interfere with attainment or comment on an amendment, paragraph,
maintenance of the fine particulate or section of this rule and if that
■ 2. Section 1.36 paragraph (g)(1)(iii) is
matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air provision may be severed from the
amended by adding the following text to
Quality Standard (NAAQS). remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
the table in numerical order.
DATES: Comments must be received on as final those provisions of the rule that
§ 1.36 Systems exempt in whole or in part or before July 2, 2015. are not the subject of an adverse
from provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a and this ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, comment. For additional information,
part. identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– see the direct final rule which is located
OAR–2013–0824, by one of the in the Rules section of this Federal
(g) * * * Register.
following methods:
(1) * * * 1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the Dated: May 18, 2015.
(iii) * * * on-line instructions for submitting Susan Hedman,
comments. Regional Administrator, Region 5.
Number Name of system 2. Email: blakley.pamela@epa.gov.
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3. Fax: (312) 692–2450.
4. Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

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Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
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Dated: May 12, 2015.
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Helen Goff Foster, Idaho: Authorization of State
Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Privacy, Hazardous Waste Management
accepted during the Regional Office
Transparency, and Records. Program Revision
normal hours of operation, and special
[FR Doc. 2015–13166 Filed 6–1–15; 8:45 am] arrangements should be made for AGENCY: Environmental Protection
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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 July 2, 2015.
Contact		Carolyn Persoon, Environmental Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312)353-8290, [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 31338