80 FR 61140 - Revisions to California State Implementation Plan; Bay Area Air Quality Management District; Stationary Source Permits; Reopening of Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 196 (October 9, 2015)

Page Range		61140-61141
FR Document		2015-25834

EPA is reopening the comment period on a proposed limited approval and limited disapproval published on August 28, 2015 (80 FR 52236).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61140-61141]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25834]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0280; FRL-9935-41-Region 9]


Revisions to California State Implementation Plan; Bay Area Air 
Quality Management District; Stationary Source Permits; Reopening of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA is reopening the comment period on a proposed limited 
approval and limited disapproval published on August 28, 2015 (80 FR 
52236).

DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by November 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-R09-OAR-
2015-0280, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions.
    2. Email: [email protected].
    3. Mail or deliver: Gerardo Rios (Air-3), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 
94105-3901. Deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's 
normal hours of operation.
    Instructions: All comments 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 Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you 
consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as 
such and should not be submitted through www.regulations.gov or email. 
www.regulations.gov is an anonymous access system, and EPA will not 
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the 
body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your email 
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the 
public comment. 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.
    Docket: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are 
available electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA 
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all 
documents in the docket are listed at www.regulations.gov, some 
information may be publicly available only at the hard copy location 
(e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and some may not be publicly 
available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy 
materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business hours 
with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaheerah Kelly, EPA Region 9, (415) 
947-4156, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 28, 2015, EPA proposed a limited 
approval and limited disapproval of the following rules for the Bay 
Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) portion of the California 
State Implementation Plan (SIP).

                                            Table 1--Submitted Rules
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           Regulation & Rule No.                       Rule title            Adopted/amended       Submitted
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Regulation 2, Rule 1 (2-1).................  Permits, General Requirements           12/19/12            4/22/13
Regulation 2, Rule 2 (2-2).................  Permits, New Source Review...           12/19/12            4/22/13
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    The proposed rule provided a 30-day public comment period. In 
response to a request from BAAQMD submitted by letter on September 21, 
2015, EPA is reopening the comment period for an additional 45 days.

    Dated: September 28, 2015.
 Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2015-25834 Filed 10-8-15; 8:45 am]
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Docket. Publicly available documents specifications, Test methods and change and may be made available
relevant to this action are available for procedures. online at www.regulations.gov,
public inspection either electronically at Dated: September 28, 2015. including any personal information
www.regulations.gov, or in hard copy at Stephen D. Page, provided, unless the comment includes
the EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, WJC Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Confidential Business Information (CBI)
West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Standards. or other information whose disclosure is
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, [FR Doc. 2015–25835 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am]
restricted by statute. Information that
DC. The public reading room is open you consider CBI or otherwise protected
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from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday should be clearly identified as such and
through Friday, excluding legal should not be submitted through
holidays. A reasonable fee may be ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.regulations.gov or email.
charged for copying. The EPA has AGENCY www.regulations.gov is an anonymous
established the official public docket access system, and EPA will not know
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0292. 40 CFR Part 52 your identity or contact information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. unless you provide it in the body of
[EPA–R09–OAR–2015–0280; FRL–9935–41–
Lula H. Melton, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Region 9] your comment. If you send email
Quality Planning and Standards, Air directly to EPA, your email address will
Quality Assessment Division, Revisions to California State be automatically captured and included
Measurement Technology Group (Mail Implementation Plan; Bay Area Air as part of the public comment. If EPA
Code: E143–02), Research Triangle Park, Quality Management District; cannot read your comment due to
NC 27711; telephone number: (919) Stationary Source Permits; Reopening technical difficulties and cannot contact
541–2910; fax number: (919) 541–0516; of Comment Period you for clarification, EPA may not be
email address: melton.lula@epa.gov. able to consider your comment.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agency (EPA). Docket: Generally, documents in the
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
docket for this action are available
Comment Period electronically at www.regulations.gov
comment period.
The EPA is extending the public and in hard copy at EPA Region 9, 75
comment period for an additional 30 SUMMARY: EPA is reopening the Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
days to ensure that the public has comment period on a proposed limited California. While all documents in the
sufficient time to review and comment approval and limited disapproval docket are listed at
on the proposed rule. The public published on August 28, 2015 (80 FR www.regulations.gov, some information
comment period will end on December 52236). may be publicly available only at the
9, 2015, instead of November 9, 2015. DATES: Any comments on this proposal hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted
must arrive by November 12, 2015. material, large maps), and some may not
List of Subjects be publicly available in either location
ADDRESSES: Submit comments,
40 CFR Part 51 identified by Docket ID Number EPA– (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy
R09–OAR–2015–0280, by one of the materials, please schedule an
Environmental protection, Air following methods: appointment during normal business
pollution control, Performance 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: hours with the contact listed in the FOR
specifications, Test methods and www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
procedures. instructions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
40 CFR Part 60 2. Email: R9airpermits@epa.gov. Shaheerah Kelly, EPA Region 9, (415)
3. Mail or deliver: Gerardo Rios (Air- 947–4156, kelly.shaheerah@epa.gov.
Environmental protection, Air 3), U.S. Environmental Protection
pollution control, Incorporation by Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
reference, Performance specifications, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. 28, 2015, EPA proposed a limited
Test methods and procedures. Deliveries are only accepted during the approval and limited disapproval of the
Regional Office’s normal hours of following rules for the Bay Area Air
40 CFR Parts 61 and 63
operation. Quality Management District
Environmental protection, Air Instructions: All comments will be (BAAQMD) portion of the California
pollution control, Performance included in the public docket without State Implementation Plan (SIP).

TABLE 1—SUBMITTED RULES
Regulation & Rule No. Rule title Adopted/amended Submitted

Regulation 2, Rule 1 (2–1) ..................................... Permits, General Requirements ............................. 12/19/12 4/22/13
Regulation 2, Rule 2 (2–2) ..................................... Permits, New Source Review ................................ 12/19/12 4/22/13
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The proposed rule provided a 30-day hours of operation. The Regional ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
public comment period. In response to Office’s official hours of business are AGENCY
a request from BAAQMD submitted by Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
letter on September 21, 2015, EPA is 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. 40 CFR Part 52
reopening the comment period for an Please see the direct final rule which [EPA–R01–OAR–2015–0527; A–1–FRL–
additional 45 days.
is located in the Rules Section of this 9935–32–Region1]
Dated: September 28, 2015. Federal Register for detailed
Jared Blumenfeld, instructions on how to submit Air Plan Approval; Maine; General
Regional Administrator, Region IX. comments. Permit Regulations for Nonmetallic
[FR Doc. 2015–25834 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am] Mineral Processing Plants and
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Concrete Batch Plants
McConnell, Air Quality Unit, U.S.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
Agency.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION New England Regional Office, 5 Post
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code
OEP05–2), Boston, MA, 02109—3912, SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
40 CFR Part 52 telephone number (617) 918–1046, fax Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
[EPA–R01–OAR–2014–0631; A–1–FRL– number (617) 918–0046, email State Implementation Plan (SIP)
9932–07–Region 1] mcconnell.robert@epa.gov. revisions submitted by the State of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Maine. This revision establishes and
Approval and Promulgation of Air requires general permit regulations for
Quality Implementation Plans; Final Rules Section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the State’s minor nonmetallic mineral processing
Massachusetts; Regulations Limiting plants and concrete batch plants. The
Emissions of Volatile Organic SIP submittal as a direct final rule
regulations provide an option for new
Compounds and Nitrogen Oxides without prior proposal because the
sources of air emissions to comply with
Agency views this as a noncontroversial the State’s minor new source review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection submittal and anticipates no adverse
Agency. (NSR) rules. The intended effect of this
comments. A detailed rationale for the action is to approve general permit
ACTION: Proposed rule. approval is set forth in the direct final regulations for minor nonmetallic
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection rule. If no adverse comments are mineral processing plants and concrete
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve received in response to this action rule, batch plants. This action is being taken
State Implementation Plan (SIP) no further activity is contemplated. If in accordance with section 110 the
revisions submitted by the EPA receives adverse comments, the Clean Air Act.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. These direct final rule will be withdrawn and DATES: Written comments must be
revisions establish emission limitations all public comments received will be received on or before November 9, 2015.
for certain activities that produce addressed in a subsequent final rule ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
emissions of volatile organic based on this proposed rule. EPA will identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01–
compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides not institute a second comment period. OAR–2015–0527 by one of the following
(NOx). This action is being taken in Any parties interested in commenting methods:
accordance with the Clean Air Act. on this action should do so at this time. 1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the
DATES: Written comments must be Please note that if EPA receives adverse on-line instructions for submitting
received on or before November 9, 2015. comment on an amendment, paragraph, comments.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, or section of this rule and if that 2. Email: mcdonnell.ida@epa.gov.
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01– provision may be severed from the 3. Fax: (617) 918–0653.
OAR–2014–0631, by one of the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt 4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R01–OAR–2015–
following methods: as final those provisions of the rule that 0527’’, Ida E. McDonnell, U.S.
1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the are not the subject of an adverse Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
on-line instructions for submitting comment. New England Regional Office, Office of
comments. For additional information, see the Ecosystem Protection, Air Permits,
2. Email: arnold.anne@epa.gov. direct final rule which is located in the Toxics and Indoor Programs Unit, 5 Post
3. Fax: (617) 918–0047. Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code
Rules Section of this Federal Register.
4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R01–OAR–2014– OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912.
0631,’’ Anne Arnold, U.S. Dated: July 22, 2015. 5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA H. Curtis Spalding, your comments to: Ida E. McDonnell,
New England Regional Office, 5 Post Regional Administrator, EPA New England. Manager, Air Permits, Toxics, and
Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code [FR Doc. 2015–25322 Filed 10–8–15; 8:45 am] Indoor Programs Unit, Office of
OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109—3912. Ecosystem Protection, U.S.
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Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
comments to: Anne Arnold, Manager, New England Regional Office, 5 Post
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Air Quality Planning Unit, Office of Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code
Ecosystem Protection, U.S. OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Such deliveries are only accepted
New England Regional Office, 5 Post during the Regional Office’s normal
Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code hours of operation. The Regional
OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109—3912. Office’s official hours of business are
Such deliveries are only accepted Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
during the Regional Office’s normal 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.

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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; reopening of comment period.
Dates		Any comments on this proposal must arrive by November 12, 2015.
Contact		Shaheerah Kelly, EPA Region 9, (415) 947-4156, [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 61140