80_FR_60302 80 FR 60110 - Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit Program Revision; West Virginia

80 FR 60110 - Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit Program Revision; West Virginia

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 192 (October 5, 2015)

Page Range60110-60112
FR Document2015-25163

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the West Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program submitted by the State of West Virginia on June 17, 2015. The West Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program is implemented through its ``Requirement for Operating Permits'' rule, codified at Title 45, Series 30 of the West Virginia Code of State Regulations (45CSR30). The June 17, 2015 revision amends West Virginia 45CSR30 to increase the annual Title V operating permit fees collected by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP). The Title V Operating Permit fees paid annually by individual Title V operating permit holders are used by the WVDEP to implement and oversee the West Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program. This action is being taken under section 502 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 192 (Monday, October 5, 2015)
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 70

[EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0594; FRL-9935-09-Region 3]


Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit Program Revision; West 
Virginia

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 West Virginia Title V Operating Permit 
Program submitted by the State of West Virginia on June 17, 2015. The 
West Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program is implemented through 
its ``Requirement for Operating Permits'' rule, codified at Title 45, 
Series 30 of the West Virginia Code of State Regulations (45CSR30). The 
June 17, 2015 revision amends West Virginia 45CSR30 to increase the 
annual Title V operating permit fees collected by the West Virginia 
Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP). The Title V Operating 
Permit fees paid annually by individual Title V operating permit 
holders are used by the WVDEP to implement and oversee the West 
Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program. This action is being taken 
under section 502 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 4, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2015-0594 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-2015-0594, David Campbell, Associate Director, 
Office of Permits and State Programs, Mailcode 3AP10, 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-
2015-0594. 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

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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 West Virginia Department of Environmental 
Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street SE., Charleston, 
West Virginia 25304.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Wentworth, (215) 814-2183, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    EPA granted full approval of the West Virginia Title V Operating 
Permit Program effective November 19, 2001. See 66 FR 50325. Under 40 
CFR 70.9(a) and (b), an approved state Title V operating permits 
program must require that the owners or operators of part 70 sources 
pay annual fees, or the equivalent over some other period, that are 
sufficient to cover the permit program costs and ensure that any fee 
required under 40 CFR 70.9 is used solely for permit program costs. The 
fee schedule must result in the collection and retention of revenues 
sufficient to cover the permit program implementation and oversight 
costs.
    West Virginia's initial Title V permit emission fee, established in 
1994 at 45CSR30.8, was $18 per ton of regulated pollutant as emitted by 
individual sources subject to the West Virginia Title V Operating 
Permit Program. Subject sources are not required to pay annual fees for 
emissions in excess of 4,000 tons per year. West Virginia's fee has 
been not been increased or adjusted since 1994.
    West Virginia has determined that its Title V annual emission fee 
revenues collected are no longer sufficient to cover the cost of 
implementing and overseeing the West Virginia Title V Operating Permit 
Program. Installation of air pollution control technology over the past 
two decades on major stationary sources, the retirement or curtailment 
of operations by major sources, and the conversion at many major 
facilities from burning coal or oil to burning natural gas have 
resulted in significant reductions in the emission of regulated 
pollutants that are subject to annual emission fees. Thus, the amount 
of annual Title V Operating Permit fees West Virginia has collected has 
decreased dramatically.
    Therefore, West Virginia amended its fee provisions at 45CSR30.8 to 
increase the annual emission fee from $18 per ton to $25 per ton of 
regulated pollutant as emitted by individual sources subject to the 
West Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program. Fees remain capped at 
4,000 tons per year from an individual source. West Virginia has 
submitted this program revision for review and action by EPA.

II. Summary of Program Revision

    In the June 17, 2015 program revision submittal, West Virginia 
included revisions to 45CSR30.8 which was amended to increase West 
Virginia's annual emission fees for its Title V Operating Permit 
Program. Annual fees are increased to $25 per ton of emissions of a 
regulated pollutant from an individual source subject to the West 
Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program. The previous rate was $18 
per ton of regulated pollutant. Fees are capped at 4,000 tons per year 
from an individual source. The revised fee rate is designed to cover 
all reasonable costs required to implement and administer the West 
Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program as required by 40 CFR 70.9(a) 
and (b). These costs include those for activities such as: Reviewing 
and processing preconstruction and operating permits, conducting 
inspections, responding to complaints and pursuing enforcement actions, 
emissions and ambient air monitoring, preparing applicable regulations 
and guidance, modeling, analyses, demonstrations, emission inventories, 
and tracking emissions.
    Without this fee increase, West Virginia anticipates funds will not 
be sufficient to adequately sustain its Title V Operating Permit 
Program in a manner that is consistent with state and Federal 
requirements. If funds were to become insufficient to sustain an 
adequate Title V program in West Virginia, EPA may determine that West 
Virginia has not taken ``significant action to assure adequate 
administration and enforcement of the Program'' and take subsequent 
action as required under 40 CFR 70.10(b) and (c) which could lead to 
EPA withdrawal of approval of the West Virginia Title V Operating 
Permit Program. Were that to occur, EPA would have the authority and 
obligation to implement a Federal Title V operating permit program in 
West Virginia pursuant to 40 CFR part 71. The withdrawal of program 
approval could also lead to the imposition of mandatory and 
discretionary sanctions under the CAA.

III. EPA Analysis of Program Revision

    The June 17, 2015 Title V Operating Permit Program revision 
consists of amendments to West Virginia's rules which establish annual 
emission fees under Title V of the CAA. This rulemaking proposes 
approval of West Virginia's increase of the annual Title V fees paid by 
the owner or operator of a Title V facility in West Virginia from $18 
per ton of regulated air pollutant to $25 per ton because the revision 
meets requirements in section 502 of the CAA and 40 CFR 70.9 for the 
collection of sufficient Title V fees to cover permit program 
implementation and oversight costs. The emission fees apply to 
emissions up to 4,000 tons of any regulated pollutant. The proposed 
revision does not establish a fee structure for carbon dioxide or other 
greenhouse gases (GHGs). EPA's rules do not mandate revisions to state 
Title V programs to account for GHG emissions.

IV. Proposed Action

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 70.4(i)(2), EPA is proposing to approve a 
revision to the West Virginia Title V Operating Permit Program 
submitted on June 17, 2015 to increase the annual Title V fees paid by 
the owners or operators of all facilities required to obtain an 
operating permit under the West Virginia Title V Operating Permit 
Program. The revision meets the relevant requirements of section 502 of 
the CAA and 40 CFR 70.9. EPA is soliciting public comments on the 
issues discussed in this document. These comments will be considered 
before taking final action.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This proposed action merely proposes to approve state law as 
meeting Federal requirements and imposes no 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

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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 approval of the revision to West 
Virginia's Title V Operating Permit Program which increases permit fees 
does not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the program 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 70

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Incorporation by reference, 
Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, 
Volatile organic compounds.

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

    Dated: September 21, 2015.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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                                                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J),                The June 17, 2015 revision amends West
                                                    AGENCY                                                  Environmental Protection Agency,                      Virginia 45CSR30 to increase the annual
                                                                                                            Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,                  Title V operating permit fees collected
                                                    40 CFR Part 52                                          Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–8777               by the West Virginia Department of
                                                    [EPA–R05–OAR–2015–0008; FRL–9934–10–                    maietta.anthony@epa.gov.                              Environmental Protection (WVDEP).
                                                    Region 5]                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the                     The Title V Operating Permit fees paid
                                                                                                            Final Rules section of this Federal                   annually by individual Title V operating
                                                    Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Volatile                   Register, EPA is approving the State’s                permit holders are used by the WVDEP
                                                    Organic Compounds Definition                            SIP submittal as a direct final rule                  to implement and oversee the West
                                                                                                            without prior proposal because the                    Virginia Title V Operating Permit
                                                    AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                                                                             Program. This action is being taken
                                                    Agency (EPA).                                           Agency views this as a noncontroversial
                                                                                                            submittal and anticipates no adverse                  under section 502 of the Clean Air Act
                                                    ACTION: Proposed rule.                                                                                        (CAA).
                                                                                                            comments. A detailed rationale for the
                                                    SUMMARY:   Under the Clean Air Act, the                 approval is set forth in the direct final             DATES: Written comments must be
                                                    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                   rule. If no adverse comments are                      received on or before November 4, 2015.
                                                    is proposing to approve a revision to the               received in response to this rule, no                 ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                    Illinois State Implementation Plan. The                 further activity is contemplated. If EPA              identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
                                                    revision amends the Illinois                            receives adverse comments, the direct                 R03–OAR–2015–0594 by one of the
                                                    Administrative Code by updating the                     final rule will be withdrawn and all                  following methods:
                                                    definition of volatile organic material or              public comments received will be                         A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                    volatile organic compounds to exclude                   addressed in a subsequent final rule                  on-line instructions for submitting
                                                    2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. This revision               based on this proposed rule. EPA will                 comments.
                                                    is in response to an EPA rulemaking in                  not institute a second comment period.                   B. Email: Campbell.Dave@epa.gov.
                                                    2013 which exempted this compound                       Any parties interested in commenting                     C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2015–0594,
                                                    from the Federal definition of volatile                 on this action should do so at this time.             David Campbell, Associate Director,
                                                    organic compounds on the basis that the                 Please note that if EPA receives adverse              Office of Permits and State Programs,
                                                    compound makes a negligible                             comment on an amendment, paragraph,                   Mailcode 3AP10, U.S. Environmental
                                                    contribution to tropospheric ozone                      or section of this rule and if that                   Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
                                                    formation.                                              provision may be severed from the                     Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
                                                                                                            remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt                  19103.
                                                    DATES:  Comments must be received on                    as final those provisions of the rule that               D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-
                                                    or before November 4, 2015.                             are not the subject of an adverse                     listed EPA Region III address. Such
                                                    ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                        comment. For additional information,                  deliveries are only accepted during the
                                                    identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–                    see the direct final rule which is located            Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
                                                    OAR–2015–0008, by one of the                            in the Rules section of this Federal                  special arrangements should be made
                                                    following methods:                                      Register.                                             for deliveries of boxed information.
                                                       1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the                                                                            Instructions: Direct your comments to
                                                                                                              Dated: September 8, 2015.
                                                    on-line instructions for submitting                                                                           Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2015–
                                                    comments.                                               Susan Hedman,
                                                                                                                                                                  0594. EPA’s policy is that all comments
                                                       2. Email: blakley.pamela@epa.gov.                    Regional Administrator, Region 5.
                                                                                                                                                                  received will be included in the public
                                                       3. Fax: (312) 692–2450.                              [FR Doc. 2015–25154 Filed 10–2–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  docket without change, and may be
                                                       4. Mail: Pamela Blakley, Chief,                      BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                made available online at
                                                    Control Strategies Section, Air Programs                                                                      www.regulations.gov, including any
                                                    Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental                                                                           personal information provided, unless
                                                    Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson                      ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                                                                                                                                  the comment includes information
                                                    Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.                     AGENCY
                                                                                                                                                                  claimed to be Confidential Business
                                                       5. Hand Delivery: Pamela Blakley,                                                                          Information (CBI) or other information
                                                    Chief, Control Strategies Section, Air                  40 CFR Part 70
                                                                                                                                                                  whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
                                                    Programs Branch (AR–18J), U.S.                          [EPA–R03–OAR–2015–0594; FRL–9935–09–                  Do not submit information that you
                                                    Environmental Protection Agency, 77                     Region 3]                                             consider to be CBI, or otherwise
                                                    West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,                                                                              protected, through www.regulations.gov
                                                    Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only                Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit
                                                                                                                                                                  or email. The www.regulations.gov Web
                                                    accepted during the Regional Office                     Program Revision; West Virginia
                                                                                                                                                                  site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
                                                    normal hours of operation, and special                  AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                     which means EPA will not know your
                                                    arrangements should be made for                         Agency (EPA).                                         identity or contact information unless
                                                    deliveries of boxed information. The                                                                          you provide it in the body of your
                                                                                                            ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                    Regional Office official hours of                                                                             comment. If you send an email
                                                    business are Monday through Friday,                     SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection               comment directly to EPA without going
                                                    8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding                       Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a                through www.regulations.gov, your
                                                    Federal holidays.                                       revision to the West Virginia Title V                 email address will be automatically
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                                                       Please see the direct final rule which               Operating Permit Program submitted by                 captured and included as part of the
                                                    is located in the Rules section of this                 the State of West Virginia on June 17,                comment that is placed in the public
                                                    Federal Register for detailed                           2015. The West Virginia Title V                       docket and made available on the
                                                    instructions on how to submit                           Operating Permit Program is                           Internet. If you submit an electronic
                                                    comments.                                               implemented through its ‘‘Requirement                 comment, EPA recommends that you
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        for Operating Permits’’ rule, codified at             include your name and other contact
                                                    Anthony Maietta, Environmental                          Title 45, Series 30 of the West Virginia              information in the body of your
                                                    Protection Specialist, Control Strategies               Code of State Regulations (45CSR30).                  comment and with any disk or CD–ROM


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                                                    you submit. If EPA cannot read your                     collected are no longer sufficient to                 action to assure adequate administration
                                                    comment due to technical difficulties                   cover the cost of implementing and                    and enforcement of the Program’’ and
                                                    and cannot contact you for clarification,               overseeing the West Virginia Title V                  take subsequent action as required
                                                    EPA may not be able to consider your                    Operating Permit Program. Installation                under 40 CFR 70.10(b) and (c) which
                                                    comment. Electronic files should avoid                  of air pollution control technology over              could lead to EPA withdrawal of
                                                    the use of special characters, any form                 the past two decades on major                         approval of the West Virginia Title V
                                                    of encryption, and be free of any defects               stationary sources, the retirement or                 Operating Permit Program. Were that to
                                                    or viruses.                                             curtailment of operations by major                    occur, EPA would have the authority
                                                       Docket: All documents in the                         sources, and the conversion at many                   and obligation to implement a Federal
                                                    electronic docket are listed in the                     major facilities from burning coal or oil             Title V operating permit program in
                                                    www.regulations.gov index. Although                     to burning natural gas have resulted in               West Virginia pursuant to 40 CFR part
                                                    listed in the index, some information is                significant reductions in the emission of             71. The withdrawal of program approval
                                                    not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other              regulated pollutants that are subject to              could also lead to the imposition of
                                                    information whose disclosure is                         annual emission fees. Thus, the amount                mandatory and discretionary sanctions
                                                    restricted by statute. Certain other                    of annual Title V Operating Permit fees               under the CAA.
                                                    material, such as copyrighted material,                 West Virginia has collected has
                                                                                                                                                                  III. EPA Analysis of Program Revision
                                                    is not placed on the Internet and will be               decreased dramatically.
                                                    publicly available only in hard copy                      Therefore, West Virginia amended its                   The June 17, 2015 Title V Operating
                                                    form. Publicly available docket                         fee provisions at 45CSR30.8 to increase               Permit Program revision consists of
                                                    materials are available either                          the annual emission fee from $18 per                  amendments to West Virginia’s rules
                                                    electronically in www.regulations.gov or                ton to $25 per ton of regulated pollutant             which establish annual emission fees
                                                    in hard copy during normal business                     as emitted by individual sources subject              under Title V of the CAA. This
                                                    hours at the Air Protection Division,                   to the West Virginia Title V Operating                rulemaking proposes approval of West
                                                    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,                   Permit Program. Fees remain capped at                 Virginia’s increase of the annual Title V
                                                    Region III, 1650 Arch Street,                           4,000 tons per year from an individual                fees paid by the owner or operator of a
                                                    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.                       source. West Virginia has submitted this              Title V facility in West Virginia from
                                                    Copies of the State submittal are                       program revision for review and action                $18 per ton of regulated air pollutant to
                                                    available at the West Virginia                          by EPA.                                               $25 per ton because the revision meets
                                                    Department of Environmental                                                                                   requirements in section 502 of the CAA
                                                                                                            II. Summary of Program Revision
                                                    Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601                                                                      and 40 CFR 70.9 for the collection of
                                                                                                               In the June 17, 2015 program revision              sufficient Title V fees to cover permit
                                                    57th Street SE., Charleston, West
                                                                                                            submittal, West Virginia included                     program implementation and oversight
                                                    Virginia 25304.
                                                                                                            revisions to 45CSR30.8 which was                      costs. The emission fees apply to
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul                   amended to increase West Virginia’s                   emissions up to 4,000 tons of any
                                                    Wentworth, (215) 814–2183, or by email                  annual emission fees for its Title V                  regulated pollutant. The proposed
                                                    at wentworth.paul@epa.gov.                              Operating Permit Program. Annual fees                 revision does not establish a fee
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              are increased to $25 per ton of                       structure for carbon dioxide or other
                                                                                                            emissions of a regulated pollutant from               greenhouse gases (GHGs). EPA’s rules
                                                    I. Background
                                                                                                            an individual source subject to the West              do not mandate revisions to state Title
                                                      EPA granted full approval of the West                 Virginia Title V Operating Permit                     V programs to account for GHG
                                                    Virginia Title V Operating Permit                       Program. The previous rate was $18 per                emissions.
                                                    Program effective November 19, 2001.                    ton of regulated pollutant. Fees are
                                                    See 66 FR 50325. Under 40 CFR 70.9(a)                   capped at 4,000 tons per year from an                 IV. Proposed Action
                                                    and (b), an approved state Title V                      individual source. The revised fee rate                 Pursuant to 40 CFR 70.4(i)(2), EPA is
                                                    operating permits program must require                  is designed to cover all reasonable costs             proposing to approve a revision to the
                                                    that the owners or operators of part 70                 required to implement and administer                  West Virginia Title V Operating Permit
                                                    sources pay annual fees, or the                         the West Virginia Title V Operating                   Program submitted on June 17, 2015 to
                                                    equivalent over some other period, that                 Permit Program as required by 40 CFR                  increase the annual Title V fees paid by
                                                    are sufficient to cover the permit                      70.9(a) and (b). These costs include                  the owners or operators of all facilities
                                                    program costs and ensure that any fee                   those for activities such as: Reviewing               required to obtain an operating permit
                                                    required under 40 CFR 70.9 is used                      and processing preconstruction and                    under the West Virginia Title V
                                                    solely for permit program costs. The fee                operating permits, conducting                         Operating Permit Program. The revision
                                                    schedule must result in the collection                  inspections, responding to complaints                 meets the relevant requirements of
                                                    and retention of revenues sufficient to                 and pursuing enforcement actions,                     section 502 of the CAA and 40 CFR
                                                    cover the permit program                                emissions and ambient air monitoring,                 70.9. EPA is soliciting public comments
                                                    implementation and oversight costs.                     preparing applicable regulations and                  on the issues discussed in this
                                                      West Virginia’s initial Title V permit                guidance, modeling, analyses,                         document. These comments will be
                                                    emission fee, established in 1994 at                    demonstrations, emission inventories,                 considered before taking final action.
                                                    45CSR30.8, was $18 per ton of regulated                 and tracking emissions.
                                                    pollutant as emitted by individual                         Without this fee increase, West                    V. Statutory and Executive Order
                                                    sources subject to the West Virginia                    Virginia anticipates funds will not be                Reviews
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                                                    Title V Operating Permit Program.                       sufficient to adequately sustain its Title              This proposed action merely proposes
                                                    Subject sources are not required to pay                 V Operating Permit Program in a                       to approve state law as meeting Federal
                                                    annual fees for emissions in excess of                  manner that is consistent with state and              requirements and imposes no additional
                                                    4,000 tons per year. West Virginia’s fee                Federal requirements. If funds were to                requirements beyond those imposed by
                                                    has been not been increased or adjusted                 become insufficient to sustain an                     state law. For that reason, this proposed
                                                    since 1994.                                             adequate Title V program in West                      action:
                                                      West Virginia has determined that its                 Virginia, EPA may determine that West                   • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
                                                    Title V annual emission fee revenues                    Virginia has not taken ‘‘significant                  action’’ subject to review by the Office


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                                                    of Management and Budget under                            Dated: September 21, 2015.                          during normal business hours in the
                                                    Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,                     Shawn M. Garvin,                                      FCC Reference Information Center,
                                                    October 4, 1993);                                       Regional Administrator, Region III.                   Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room
                                                       • Does not impose an information                     [FR Doc. 2015–25163 Filed 10–2–15; 8:45 am]           CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554 or at
                                                    collection burden under the provisions                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                                                                                  the following Internet address: https://
                                                    of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                                                                            www.fcc.gov/document/ctia-recon-
                                                    U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);                                                                                         petition-extension-order-pn.
                                                                                                                                                                     1. On June 18, 2015, the Federal
                                                       • Is certified as not having a                       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                                                                                                                                                  Communications Commission adopted
                                                    significant economic impact on a                        COMMISSION                                            an Order on Reconsideration (Order on
                                                    substantial number of small entities                                                                          Reconsideration) in which, among other
                                                    under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5                 47 CFR Part 54
                                                                                                                                                                  matters, the Commission required
                                                    U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                    [WC Docket Nos. 11–42, 09–197 & 10–90;                eligible telecommunications carriers
                                                       • Does not contain any unfunded                      DA 15–1036]                                           (ETCs) to retain documentation
                                                    mandate or significantly or uniquely                                                                          demonstrating subscriber eligibility for
                                                                                                            Lifeline and Link Up Reform and                       the Lifeline Program. On August 13,
                                                    affect small governments, as described                  Modernization; Telecommunications
                                                    in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                                                                           2015, CTIA—The Wireless Association
                                                                                                            Carriers Eligible for Universal Service               (CTIA) filed a Petition for Partial
                                                    of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                                Support; Connect America Fund
                                                       • Does not have Federalism                                                                                 Reconsideration of the Commission’s
                                                                                                            AGENCY:  Federal Communications                       Order on Reconsideration.
                                                    implications as specified in Executive
                                                                                                            Commission.                                              2. On August 26, 2015, a Public
                                                    Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
                                                                                                            ACTION: Petition for reconsideration;                 Notice was issued announcing that any
                                                    1999);                                                                                                        oppositions to the CTIA Petition must
                                                                                                            reopening of comment periods.
                                                       • Is not an economically significant                                                                       be filed within 15 days of public notice
                                                    regulatory action based on health or                    SUMMARY:    In this document, the Federal             of the CTIA Petition in the Federal
                                                    safety risks subject to Executive Order                 Communications Commission                             Register. Additionally, the Public
                                                    13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                    (Commission) reopens the comment                      Notice announced that any replies to
                                                       • Is not a significant regulatory action             periods for oppositions and replies to                oppositions to the CTIA Petition must
                                                    subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR                 oppositions to CTIA—The Wireless                      be filed within 10 days after the time for
                                                    28355, May 22, 2001);                                   Association (CTIA)’s Petition for Partial             filing oppositions has expired. On
                                                                                                            Reconsideration of the Commission’s                   September 2, 2015, notice of the CTIA
                                                       • Is not subject to requirements of
                                                                                                            Order on Reconsideration requiring                    Petition was published in the Federal
                                                    Section 12(d) of the National                                                                                 Register, which established a September
                                                    Technology Transfer and Advancement                     Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
                                                                                                            (ETCs) to retain documentation                        17, 2015 opposition filing deadline and
                                                    Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because                                                                      September 28, 2015 reply to opposition
                                                    application of those requirements would                 demonstrating subscriber eligibility for
                                                                                                            the Lifeline Program.                                 filing deadline.
                                                    be inconsistent with the CAA; and                                                                                3. On September 9, 2015, the Center
                                                                                                            DATES: The comment periods for the
                                                       • Does not provide EPA with the                                                                            for Democracy & Technology, Free
                                                                                                            petition for reconsideration published
                                                    discretionary authority to address, as                                                                        Press, New America Foundation’s Open
                                                                                                            on September 2, 2015 (80 FR 53088), are
                                                    appropriate, disproportionate human                                                                           Technology Institute, and Public
                                                                                                            reopened. Opposition Filing Deadline is
                                                    health or environmental effects, using                                                                        Knowledge (Requestors) jointly filed a
                                                                                                            October 8, 2015. Replies to Opposition
                                                    practicable and legally permissible                                                                           motion to extend the established
                                                                                                            Filing Deadline is October 19, 2015.
                                                    methods, under Executive Order 12898                                                                          opposition filing deadline for the CTIA
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: You may submit                             Petition by 30 days. In support of their
                                                    (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
                                                                                                            oppositions, identified by WC Docket                  motion, the Requestors point out that
                                                       In addition, this proposed approval of               Nos. 11–42, 09–197 or 10–90, by any of
                                                    the revision to West Virginia’s Title V                                                                       certain of the comments that were
                                                                                                            the following methods:                                recently filed pursuant to the
                                                    Operating Permit Program which                             • Electronic Filers: Comments may be
                                                    increases permit fees does not have                                                                           Commission’s Second Further Notice of
                                                                                                            filed electronically using the Internet by            Proposed Rulemaking (Second FNPRM)
                                                    tribal implications as specified by                     accessing the ECFS: http://
                                                    Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,                                                                           in the above captioned proceeding
                                                                                                            fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/.                             specifically raise issues that are relevant
                                                    November 9, 2000), because the program                     • People with Disabilities: Contact the            to the CTIA Petition. The Requestors
                                                    is not approved to apply in Indian                      FCC to request reasonable
                                                    country located in the state, and EPA                                                                         also argue that a 30-day extension is in
                                                                                                            accommodations (accessible format                     the public interest because a number of
                                                    notes that it will not impose substantial               documents, sign language interpreters,
                                                    direct costs on tribal governments or                                                                         reply comments may be filed on issues
                                                                                                            CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov                  relevant to the CTIA Petition by the
                                                    preempt tribal law.                                     or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202–                   September 30th deadline. The
                                                    List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 70                      418–0432.                                             Requestors also cite the Commission’s
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      recent IT-modernization efforts, which
                                                      Environmental protection,                             Christopher Cook, Wireline Competition                made some already-filed comments
                                                    Administrative practice and procedure,                  Bureau at (202) 418–7400 or TTY (202)                 inaccessible to the public for several
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                                                    Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,                 418–0484.                                             days, and intervening holidays as
                                                    Incorporation by reference,                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a                  circumstances that help to justify an
                                                    Intergovernmental relations, Lead,                      synopsis of the Wireline Competition                  extension in this case.
                                                    Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate                    Bureau’s document in WC Docket Nos.                      4. The Commission does not routinely
                                                    matter, Reporting and recordkeeping                     11–42, 09–197 and 10–90; DA 15–1036,                  grant extensions of time. Here, however,
                                                    requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile                   released September 16, 2015. The                      the Requestors have pointed to a
                                                    organic compounds.                                      complete text of these documents are                  potential relationship between issues
                                                       Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.                    available for inspection and copying                  addressed in the CTIA Petition and


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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 November 4, 2015.
ContactPaul Wentworth, (215) 814-2183, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 60110 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Administrative Practice and Procedure; Air Pollution Control; Carbon Monoxide; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Lead; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Particulate Matter; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Sulfur Oxides and Volatile Organic Compounds

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