80 FR 69220 - Release of Draft Integrated Review Plan for the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 69220-69221] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-28487] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0128; FRL-9936-85-OAR] Release of Draft Integrated Review Plan for the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability and public comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability, for public review, the draft document titled Draft Integrated Review Plan for the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur (draft IRP). This document contains the plans for the review of the air quality criteria for oxides of nitrogen and oxides of sulfur and the secondary national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for oxides of nitrogen and oxides of sulfur (NOX /SOX ). The secondary NOX /SOX NAAQS provide for the protection of public welfare from exposure to NOX and SOX in ambient air. DATES: The draft IRP was made available on October 30, 2015. Comments must be received on or before December 30, 2015. ADDRESSES: This document will be available primarily via the Internet at the following Web site: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/2013_fr.html. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0128, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ginger Tennant, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (mail code C504-06), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 919-541-4072; fax number: 919-541-0237; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the EPA through www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to the EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that [[Page 69221]] includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, remember to:Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number). Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and suggest alternatives. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Information Specific to This Document Two sections of the Clean Air Act (CAA) govern the establishment and revision of the NAAQS. Section 108 (42 U.S.C. 7408) directs the Administrator to identify and list certain air pollutants and then to issue air quality criteria for those pollutants. The Administrator is to list those air pollutants that in her ``judgment, cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare;'' ``the presence of which in the ambient air results from numerous or diverse mobile or stationary sources;'' and ``for which . . . [the Administrator] plans to issue air quality criteria . . . .'' Air quality criteria are intended to ``accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air . . .'' 42 U.S.C. 7408(b). Under section 109 (42 U.S.C. 7409), the EPA establishes primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for pollutants for which air quality criteria are issued. Section 109(d) requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria. The revised air quality criteria reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health or welfare. The EPA is also required to periodically review and, if appropriate, revise the NAAQS based on the revised criteria. Section 109(d)(2) requires that an independent scientific review committee ``shall complete a review of the criteria . . . and the national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards . . . and shall recommend to the Administrator any new . . . standards and revisions of existing criteria and standards as may be appropriate . . . .'' Since the early 1980's, this independent review function has been performed by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). Presently, the EPA is reviewing the secondary NAAQS for NO X /SOX .\1\ The draft document, announced today, has been developed as part of the planning phase for the review. This phase began with a science policy workshop to identify issues and questions to frame the review.\2\ Drawing from the workshop discussions, this draft IRP was prepared jointly by EPA's National Center for Environmental Assessment, within the Office of Research and Development, and EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, within the Office of Air and Radiation. The draft IRP will be reviewed by CASAC at a teleconference on December 1, 2015. The final IRP will include consideration of CASAC and public comments received on this draft IRP. This document also presents the current plan and specifies the schedule for the entire review, the process for conducting the review, and the key policy-relevant science issues that will guide the review. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The EPA's call for information for this review was issued on August 29, 2013 (78 FR 53452). \2\ The EPA held a workshop titled ``Workshop to Discuss Policy- Relevant Science to Inform EPA's Review of the Secondary NOX and SOX NAAQS'' on March 4-6, 2014. Dated: November 3, 2015. Mary Henigin, Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2015-28487 Filed 11-6-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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CERCLA Sections 122(h)(1) and 2050, unless EPA moves to terminate of public welfare from exposure to NOX
104(e)(6), concerning the RBF Frozen this exemption. Additional conditions and SOX in ambient air.
Desserts Superfund Site in West included in this final decision may be DATES: The draft IRP was made available
Hartford, Connecticut, requires the reviewed by contacting the Region 6 on October 30, 2015. Comments must be
settling party, RBF Frozen Desserts, LLC Ground Water/UIC Section. A public received on or before December 30,
to pay $122,518.89, with interest, to the notice was issued August 19, 2015, and 2015.
Hazardous Substance Superfund. The the public comment period closed on ADDRESSES: This document will be
settlement includes a covenant not to October 5, 2015. No comments were available primarily via the Internet at
sue pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) received. This decision constitutes final the following Web site: http://
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, Agency action and there is no www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/
relating to the Site, and protection from Administrative appeal. This decision no2so2sec/2013_fr.html. Submit your
contribution actions or claims as may be reviewed/appealed in comments, identified by Docket ID No.
provided by Sections 113(f)(2) and compliance with the Administrative EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0128, to the
122(h)(4) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Procedure Act. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
9613(f)(2) and 9622(h)(4). The DATES: This action is effective as of www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
settlement has been approved by the October 22, 2015. instructions for submitting comments.
Environmental and Natural Resources ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition Once submitted, comments cannot be
Division of the United States reissuance and all pertinent information edited or withdrawn. The EPA may
Department of Justice. relating thereto are on file at the publish any comment received to its
Dated: October 26, 2015. following location: public docket. Do not submit
Nancy Barmakian, Environmental Protection Agency, electronically any information you
Acting Director, Office of Site Remediation Region 6, Water Quality Protection consider to be Confidential Business
and Restoration. Division, Source Water Protection Information (CBI) or other information
[FR Doc. 2015–28496 Filed 11–6–15; 8:45 am] Branch (6WQ–S), 1445 Ross Avenue, whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: etc.) must be accompanied by a written
Philip Dellinger, Chief Ground Water/ comment. The written comment is
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION UIC Section, EPA—Region 6, telephone considered the official comment and
AGENCY (214) 665–8324. should include discussion of all points
[FRL–9936–76–Region 6] Dated: October 22, 2015. you wish to make. The EPA will
William K. Honker,
generally not consider comments or
Underground Injection Control comment contents located outside of the
P.E., Director, Water Quality Protection
Program; Hazardous Waste Injection Division. primary submission (i.e. on the web,
Restrictions; Petition for Exemption cloud, or other file sharing system). For
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Reissuance—Class I Hazardous Waste additional submission methods, the full
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Injection; DuPont Pontchartrain, EPA public comment policy,
LaPlace, Louisiana information about CBI or multimedia
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no migration petition reissuance. OAR]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Release of Draft Integrated Review Ginger Tennant, Office of Air Quality
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a Planning and Standards (mail code
reissuance of an exemption to the land Plan for the Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standard for C504–06), U.S. Environmental
disposal Restrictions, under the 1984 Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Hazardous and Solid Waste Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of
Sulfur Park, NC 27711; telephone number:
Amendments to the Resource 919–541–4072; fax number: 919–541–
Conservation and Recovery Act, has AGENCY: Environmental Protection 0237; email address: tennant.ginger@
been granted to DuPont for three Class Agency (EPA). epa.gov.
I hazardous injection wells located at ACTION: Notice of availability and public
their Pontchartrain site located in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
comment period.
LaPlace, Louisiana. The company has I. General Information
adequately demonstrated to the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
satisfaction of the Environmental Agency (EPA) is announcing the A. What should I consider as I prepare
Protection Agency by the petition availability, for public review, the draft my comments for the EPA?
reissuance application and supporting document titled Draft Integrated Review 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
documentation that, to a reasonable Plan for the Secondary National information to the EPA through
degree of certainty, there will be no Ambient Air Quality Standard for www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly
migration of hazardous constituents Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur mark the part or all of the information
from the injection zone for as long as the (draft IRP). This document contains the that you claim to be CBI. For CBI
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waste remains hazardous. This final plans for the review of the air quality information in a disk or CD ROM that
decision allows the continued criteria for oxides of nitrogen and oxides you mail to the EPA, mark the outside
underground injection by DuPont, of the of sulfur and the secondary national of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then
specific restricted hazardous wastes ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) identify electronically within the disk or
identified in this exemption reissuance, for oxides of nitrogen and oxides of CD ROM the specific information that is
into Class I hazardous waste injection sulfur (NOX/SOX). The secondary NOX/ claimed as CBI. In addition to one
Wells 4, 7 and 8 until December 31, SOX NAAQS provide for the protection complete version of the comment that
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includes information claimed as CBI, a for which air quality criteria are issued. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
copy of the comment that does not Section 109(d) requires periodic review AGENCY
contain the information claimed as CBI and, if appropriate, revision of existing
[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0714; FRL 9936–79–
must be submitted for inclusion in the air quality criteria. The revised air OW]
public docket. Information so marked quality criteria reflect advances in
will not be disclosed except in scientific knowledge on the effects of Notice of a Public Meeting of the
accordance with procedures set forth in the pollutant on public health or National Drinking Water Advisory
40 CFR part 2. welfare. The EPA is also required to Council
2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. periodically review and, if appropriate,
When submitting comments, remember AGENCY: Environmental Protection
revise the NAAQS based on the revised Agency (EPA).
to:
criteria. Section 109(d)(2) requires that
• Identify the rulemaking by docket ACTION: Notice of a public meeting and
number and other identifying an independent scientific review
location.
information (subject heading, Federal committee ‘‘shall complete a review of
Register date and page number). the criteria . . . and the national SUMMARY: On November 2, 2015, the
• Follow directions—The agency may primary and secondary ambient air U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ask you to respond to specific questions quality standards . . . and shall (EPA) announced a meeting of the
or organize comments by referencing a recommend to the Administrator any National Drinking Water Advisory
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part new . . . standards and revisions of Council (NDWAC) in the Federal
or section number. existing criteria and standards as may be Register, as authorized under the Safe
• Explain why you agree or disagree; appropriate . . . .’’ Since the early Drinking Water Act. This notice
suggest alternatives and substitute 1980’s, this independent review announces the location of the meeting
language for your requested changes. function has been performed by the (see the ADDRESSES section of this
• Describe any assumptions and Clean Air Scientific Advisory notice). The meeting is scheduled for
provide any technical information and/ Committee (CASAC). November 17, 18 and 19, 2015. During
or data that you used. this meeting, the NDWAC will focus
• If you estimate potential costs or Presently, the EPA is reviewing the discussions on developing
burdens, explain how you arrived at secondary NAAQS for NOX/SOX.1 The recommendations for the EPA
your estimate in sufficient detail to draft document, announced today, has Administrator on the Lead and Copper
allow for it to be reproduced. been developed as part of the planning National Primary Drinking Water
• Provide specific examples to phase for the review. This phase began Regulation—Long Term Revisions.
illustrate your concerns, and suggest with a science policy workshop to DATES: The meeting on November 17,
alternatives. identify issues and questions to frame 2015, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15
• Explain your views as clearly as the review.2 Drawing from the p.m.; November 18, 2015, from 8 a.m. to
possible, avoiding the use of profanity workshop discussions, this draft IRP 5 p.m.; and November 19, 2015, from 8
or personal threats. was prepared jointly by EPA’s National a.m. to noon, eastern standard time.
• Make sure to submit your Center for Environmental Assessment, ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
comments by the comment period within the Office of Research and held at the Crystal City Marriott at
deadline identified. Development, and EPA’s Office of Air Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson
II. Information Specific to This Quality Planning and Standards, within Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia
Document the Office of Air and Radiation. The 22202.
Two sections of the Clean Air Act draft IRP will be reviewed by CASAC at FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
(CAA) govern the establishment and a teleconference on December 1, 2015. more information about this meeting or
revision of the NAAQS. Section 108 (42 The final IRP will include consideration to request written materials, contact
U.S.C. 7408) directs the Administrator of CASAC and public comments Michelle Schutz of the Office of Ground
to identify and list certain air pollutants received on this draft IRP. This Water and Drinking Water, U.S.
and then to issue air quality criteria for document also presents the current plan Environmental Protection Agency, by
those pollutants. The Administrator is and specifies the schedule for the entire phone at 202–564–7374 or by email at
to list those air pollutants that in her review, the process for conducting the schutz.michelle@epa.gov. For additional
‘‘judgment, cause or contribute to air review, and the key policy-relevant information about the NDWAC meeting,
pollution which may reasonably be science issues that will guide the please visit http://water.epa.gov/drink/
anticipated to endanger public health or review. ndwac/ or www.regulations.gov (search
welfare;’’ ‘‘the presence of which in the for Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2015–
Dated: November 3, 2015.
ambient air results from numerous or 0714).
diverse mobile or stationary sources;’’ Mary Henigin,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
and ‘‘for which . . . [the Administrator] Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning November 2, 2015, the EPA announced
plans to issue air quality criteria . . . .’’ and Standards. a meeting of the National Drinking
Air quality criteria are intended to [FR Doc. 2015–28487 Filed 11–6–15; 8:45 am] Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) in
‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific BILLING CODE 6560–50–P the Federal Register at 80 FR 67397.
knowledge useful in indicating the kind Details about Participating in the
and extent of all identifiable effects on Meeting: Teleconferencing will be
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public health or welfare which may be available during the meeting. The
expected from the presence of [a] 1 The EPA’s call for information for this review
number of teleconference connections
pollutant in the ambient air . . .’’ 42 was issued on August 29, 2013 (78 FR 53452).
available for the meeting is limited and
U.S.C. 7408(b). Under section 109 (42 2 The EPA held a workshop titled ‘‘Workshop to will be offered on a first-come, first-
U.S.C. 7409), the EPA establishes Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA’s served basis. The teleconference number
primary (health-based) and secondary Review of the Secondary NOX and SOX NAAQS’’ is (1) 866–299–3188; when prompted,
(welfare-based) NAAQS for pollutants on March 4–6, 2014. enter conference code 202 564 7347.
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| Dates | The draft IRP was made available on October 30, 2015. Comments must be received on or before December 30, 2015. | |
| Contact | Ginger Tennant, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (mail code C504-06), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 69220 |
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