80_FR_45782 80 FR 45635 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Georgia: Revisions to Definitions and Ambient Air Quality Standards

80 FR 45635 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Georgia: Revisions to Definitions and Ambient Air Quality Standards

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 147 (July 31, 2015)

Page Range45635-45636
FR Document2015-18757

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve portions of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Georgia, through the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) on August 30, 2010, December 15, 2011, and November 12, 2014. The SIP submittals include changes to GA EPD's air quality rules that, among other things, modify definitions and modify the ambient air standards for fine particulate matter. The portions of the SIP revisions that EPA is approving are consistent with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA). In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving these portions of the SIP revisions as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views these as a noncontroversial submittals and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 147 (Friday, July 31, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2015-0413; FRL-9931-64-Region 4]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Georgia: 
Revisions to Definitions and Ambient Air Quality Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve portions of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions 
submitted by the State of Georgia, through the Georgia Department of 
Natural Resources' Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) on August 
30, 2010, December 15, 2011, and November 12, 2014. The SIP submittals 
include changes to GA EPD's air quality rules that, among other things, 
modify definitions and modify the ambient air standards for fine 
particulate matter. The portions of the SIP revisions that EPA is 
approving are consistent with the requirements of the Clean Air Act 
(CAA). In the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving these portions of the SIP revisions as a direct final rule 
without prior proposal because the Agency views these as a 
noncontroversial submittals and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2015-0413, by one of the following methods:
    1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected].
    3. Fax: (404) 562-9019.
    4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2015-0413,'' Air Regulatory Management 
Section (formerly Regulatory Development Section), Air Planning and 
Implementation Branch (formerly Air Planning Branch), Air, Pesticides 
and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Lynorae Benjamin, Chief, Air 
Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, 
Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 
30303-8960. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional 
Office's normal hours of operation. The Regional Office's 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: D. Brad Akers, Air Regulatory 
Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, 
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 
30303-8960. Mr. Akers can be reached by phone at (404) 562-9089 or via 
electronic mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the Rules Section of this Federal 
Register. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the 
direct final rule. If no

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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 on this document. Any 
parties interested in commenting on this document should do so at this 
time.

    Dated: July 22, 2015.
Heather McTeer Toney,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2015-18757 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 147 / Friday, July 31, 2015 / Proposed Rules 45635 Representatives, and the Comptroller future rule or action. This proposed Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of General of the United States prior to action may not be challenged later in Federal Regulations is amended as publication of the rule in the Federal proceedings to enforce its requirements. follows: Register. A major rule cannot take effect (See section 307(b)(2).) until 60 days after it is published in the PART 52—APPROVAL AND Federal Register. This proposed action List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 PROMULGATION OF is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 IMPLEMENTATION PLANS Environmental protection, Air U.S.C. 804(2). pollution control, Incorporation by ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, reference, Intergovernmental relations, continues to read as follows: petitions for judicial review of this Nitrogen oxides, Particulate matter, action must be filed in the United States Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et. seq. Reporting and recordkeeping Court of Appeals for the appropriate requirements, Sulfur dioxide, Volatile Subpart Q—Iowa circuit by September 29, 2015. Filing a petition for reconsideration by the organic compounds. ■ 2. In § 52.820(e) the table is amended Administrator of this proposed rule Dated: July 21, 2015. by adding entry (42) at the end of the does not affect the finality of this Mark Hague, table in numerical order to read as rulemaking for the purposes of judicial Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7. follows: review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial For the reasons stated in the § 52.820 Identification of plan. review may be filed, and shall not preamble, EPA proposes to amend 40 * * * * * postpone the effectiveness of such CFR part 52 as set forth below: (e) * * * EPA-APPROVED IOWA NONREGULATORY PROVISIONS Applicable geographic State submittal Name of nonregulatory SIP provision EPA approval date Explanation or nonattainment area date * * * * * * * (42) State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision Statewide ..................... 7/19/13 7/3/2014, 79 FR 37976. for the Attainment and Maintenance of Na- tional Ambient Air Quality Standards for Re- gional Haze (2013 Five-Year Progress Report). [FR Doc. 2015–18826 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am] consistent with the requirements of the Management Section, Air Planning and BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Clean Air Act (CAA). In the Final Rules Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides Section of this Federal Register, EPA is and Toxics Management Division, U.S. approving these portions of the SIP Environmental Protection Agency, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION revisions as a direct final rule without Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., AGENCY prior proposal because the Agency Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Such views these as a noncontroversial deliveries are only accepted during the 40 CFR Part 52 submittals and anticipates no adverse Regional Office’s normal hours of [EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0413; FRL–9931–64– comments. A detailed rationale for the operation. The Regional Office’s official Region 4] approval is set forth in the direct final hours of business are Monday through rule. Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Approval and Promulgation of DATES: Written comments must be Federal holidays. Implementation Plans; Georgia: received on or before August 31, 2015. Please see the direct final rule which Revisions to Definitions and Ambient is located in the Rules section of this ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Air Quality Standards Federal Register for detailed identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– instructions on how to submit AGENCY: Environmental Protection OAR–2015–0413, by one of the comments. Agency (EPA). following methods: ACTION: Proposed rule. 1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D. on-line instructions for submitting Brad Akers, Air Regulatory Management SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection comments. Section, Air Planning and Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 2. Email: R4-ARMS@epa.gov. Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides portions of the State Implementation 3. Fax: (404) 562–9019. and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the 4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R04–OAR–2015– Environmental Protection Agency, State of Georgia, through the Georgia 0413,’’ Air Regulatory Management Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Department of Natural Resources’ Section (formerly Regulatory Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr. Akers Environmental Protection Division (GA Development Section), Air Planning and can be reached by phone at (404) 562– rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS EPD) on August 30, 2010, December 15, Implementation Branch (formerly Air 9089 or via electronic mail at 2011, and November 12, 2014. The SIP Planning Branch), Air, Pesticides and akers.brad@epa.gov. submittals include changes to GA EPD’s Toxics Management Division, U.S. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For air quality rules that, among other Environmental Protection Agency, additional information see the direct things, modify definitions and modify Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., final rule which is published in the the ambient air standards for fine Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Rules Section of this Federal Register. particulate matter. The portions of the 5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Lynorae A detailed rationale for the approval is SIP revisions that EPA is approving are Benjamin, Chief, Air Regulatory set forth in the direct final rule. If no VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:28 Jul 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\31JYP1.SGM 31JYP1

45636 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 147 / Friday, July 31, 2015 / Proposed Rules adverse comments are received in and Toxics Management Division, U.S. material, such as copyrighted material, response to this rule, no further activity Environmental Protection Agency, is not placed on the Internet and will be is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., publicly available only in hard copy comments, the direct final rule will be Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. form. Publicly available docket withdrawn and all public comments 5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Lynorae materials are available either received will be addressed in a Benjamin, Chief, Air Regulatory electronically in www.regulations.gov or subsequent final rule based on this Management Section, Air Planning and in hard copy at the Air Regulatory proposed rule. EPA will not institute a Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides Management Section, Air Planning and second comment period on this and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides document. Any parties interested in Environmental Protection Agency, and Toxics Management Division, U.S. commenting on this document should Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Environmental Protection Agency, do so at this time. Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Such Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., deliveries are only accepted during the Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. EPA Dated: July 22, 2015. Regional Office’s normal hours of requests that if at all possible, you Heather McTeer Toney, operation. The Regional Office’s official contact the person listed in the FOR Regional Administrator, Region 4. hours of business are Monday through FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to [FR Doc. 2015–18757 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am] Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding schedule your inspection. The Regional BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Federal holidays. Office’s official hours of business are Instructions: Direct your comments to Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to Docket ID No. EPA–R04–OAR–2010– 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 0816. EPA’s policy is that all comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY received will be included in the public Sean Lakeman, Air Regulatory docket without change and may be Management Section, Air Planning and 40 CFR Part 52 made available online at Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides [EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0816; FRL–9931–63– www.regulations.gov, including any and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Region 4] personal information provided, unless Environmental Protection Agency, the comment includes information Air Plan Disapproval; Georgia: Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., claimed to be Confidential Business Disapproval of Automatic Rescission Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. The Information (CBI) or other information Clause telephone number is (404) 562–9043. whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Mr. Lakeman can be reached via Do not submit through AGENCY: Environmental Protection electronic mail at lakeman.sean@ www.regulations.gov or email, Agency (EPA). epa.gov. information that you consider to be CBI ACTION: Proposed rule. or otherwise protected. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection www.regulations.gov Web site is an I. Background for EPA’s Proposed Agency (EPA) is proposing to ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which Action disapprove a portion of a revision to the means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you On September 8, 2011, EPA took final Georgia State Implementation Plan action to approve portions of a (SIP), submitted through the Georgia’s provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly requested revision to the Georgia SIP, Department of Natural Resources submitted by EPD on January 13, 2011. to EPA without going through Environmental Protection Division See 76 FR 55572. Specifically, the www.regulations.gov, your email (EPD), on January 13, 2011, that would portions of Georgia’s January 13, 2011, address will be automatically captured allow for the automatic rescission of SIP submittal that EPA approved and included as part of the comment federal permitting-related requirements incorporated two updates to the State’s that is placed in the public docket and in certain circumstances. EPA is air quality regulations under Georgia’s made available on the Internet. If you proposing to disapprove Georgia’s New Source Review (NSR) Prevention of submit an electronic comment, EPA automatic rescission provision because Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. recommends that you include your the Agency has preliminarily First, the SIP revision established name and other contact information in determined that this provision is not appropriate emission thresholds for the body of your comment and with any consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA determining which new stationary or Act) or federal regulations related to cannot read your comment due to sources and modification projects SIPs. technical difficulties and cannot contact become subject to Georgia’s PSD DATES: Written comments must be you for clarification, EPA may not be permitting requirements for their received on or before August 31, 2015. able to consider your comment. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Electronic files should avoid the use of Second, the SIP revision incorporated identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– special characters, any form of provisions for implementing the PSD OAR–2010–0816, by one of the encryption, and be free of any defects or program for the fine particulate matter following methods: viruses. For additional information (PM2.5) national ambient air quality 1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA standards (NAAQS). EPA noted in its on-line instructions for submitting Docket Center homepage at http:// September 8, 2011, final rule approving rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS comments. www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. portions of Georgia’s January 13, 2011, 2. Email: R4–ARMS@epa.gov. Docket: All documents in the SIP submittal that the Agency was still 3. Fax: (404) 562–9019. electronic docket are listed in the evaluating the portion of the SIP 4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R04–OAR–2010– www.regulations.gov index. Although submittal related to a provision (at 391– 0816,’’ Air Regulatory Management listed in the index, some information 3–1–.02(7)(a)(2)(iv)) that would Section (formerly Regulatory may not be publicly available, i.e., CBI automatically rescind portions of Development Section), Air Planning and or other information whose disclosure is Georgia’s SIP in the wake of certain Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides restricted by statute. Certain other court decisions or other triggering VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:28 Jul 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\31JYP1.SGM 31JYP1


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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 August 31, 2015.
ContactD. Brad Akers, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Mr. Akers can be reached by phone at (404) 562-9089 or via electronic mail at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 45635 
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