80_FR_69844 80 FR 69627 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Allegheny County's Adoption of Control Techniques Guidelines for Four Industry Categories for Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions

80 FR 69627 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Allegheny County's Adoption of Control Techniques Guidelines for Four Industry Categories for Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 217 (November 10, 2015)

Page Range69627-69629
FR Document2015-28645

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to convert the conditional approval of revisions to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on behalf of the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to a full approval. The SIP revision included amendments to the ACHD Rules and Regulations, Article XXI, Air Pollution Control, and meets the requirement to adopt Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for sources covered by EPA's Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) standards for the following categories: Miscellaneous metal and/or plastic parts surface coating processes, automobile and light-duty truck assembly coatings, miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and fiberglass boat manufacturing materials. Upon review of the submittal, EPA found that the average monomer volatile organic compound (VOC) content limits were referenced but not included in the regulation for fiberglass boat manufacturing materials. ACHD has revised the regulation and submitted the table of VOC content limits for fiberglass boat manufacturing materials to EPA in order to address specific RACT requirements for Allegheny County. EPA is, therefore, proposing to convert the conditional approval to a full approval of the revisions to the Pennsylvania SIP in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0475; FRL-9936-87-Region 3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Allegheny County's Adoption of Control Techniques 
Guidelines for Four Industry Categories for Control of Volatile Organic 
Compound Emissions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
convert the conditional approval of revisions to the Pennsylvania State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 
on behalf of the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to a full 
approval. The SIP revision included amendments to the ACHD Rules and 
Regulations, Article XXI, Air Pollution Control, and meets the 
requirement to adopt Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for 
sources covered by EPA's Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) standards 
for the following categories: Miscellaneous metal and/or plastic parts 
surface coating processes, automobile and light-duty truck assembly 
coatings, miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and fiberglass boat 
manufacturing materials. Upon review of the submittal, EPA found that 
the average monomer volatile organic compound (VOC) content limits were 
referenced but not included in the regulation for fiberglass boat 
manufacturing materials. ACHD has revised the regulation and submitted 
the table of VOC content limits for fiberglass boat manufacturing 
materials to EPA in order to address specific RACT requirements for 
Allegheny County. EPA is, therefore, proposing to convert the 
conditional approval to a full approval of the revisions to the 
Pennsylvania SIP in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air 
Act (CAA).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 10, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2014-0475 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-2014-0475, Cristina Fernandez, Associate 
Director, Office of Air Program Planning, Mailcode 3AP30, 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-
2014-0475. 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 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 in www.regulations.gov or may be viewed during 
normal business hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. 
Environmental

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Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal are available at the 
Allegheny County Health Department, Bureau of Environmental Quality, 
Division of Air Quality, 301 39th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
15201 and at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 
Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market Street, 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Shandruk, (215) 814-2166, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides that SIPs for nonattainment 
areas must include reasonably available control measures (RACM), 
including RACT, for sources of emissions. Section 182(b)(2)(A) provides 
that for certain nonattainment areas, states must revise their SIP to 
include RACT for sources of VOC emissions covered by a CTG document 
issued after November 15, 1990 and prior to the area's date of 
attainment. EPA defines RACT as ``the lowest emission limitation that a 
particular source is capable of meeting by the application of control 
technology that is reasonably available considering technological and 
economic feasibility.'' 44 FR 53761 (September 17, 1979).
    CTGs are documents issued by EPA intended to provide state and 
local air pollution control authorities information to assist them in 
determining RACT for VOC from various sources. Section 183(e)(3)(c) 
provides that EPA may issue a CTG in lieu of a national regulation as 
RACT for a product category where EPA determines that the CTG will be 
substantially as effective as regulations in reducing emissions of VOC 
in ozone nonattainment areas. The recommendations in the CTG are based 
upon available data and information and may not apply to a particular 
situation based upon the circumstances. States can follow the CTG and 
adopt state regulations to implement the recommendations contained 
therein, or they can adopt alternative approaches. In either case, 
states must submit their RACT rules to EPA for review and approval as 
part of the SIP process.
    In 1977 and 1978, EPA published CTGs for miscellaneous metal and 
plastic parts surface coatings, automobile and light-duty truck 
assembly coatings, miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and fiberglass 
boat manufacturing materials. After reviewing the 1977/1978 CTGs for 
these industries, conducting a review of currently existing state and 
local VOC emission reduction approaches for these industries, and 
taking into account any information that has become available since 
then, EPA developed new CTGs entitled Control Techniques Guidelines for 
Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings (Publication No. EPA 
453/R-08-003; September 2008); Control Techniques Guidelines for 
Automobile and Light-duty Assembly Coatings (Publication No. EPA 453/R-
08-006; September 2008); Control Techniques Guidelines for 
Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives (Publication No. EPA 453/R-08-005; 
September 2008); Control Techniques Guidelines for Fiberglass Boat 
Manufacturing Materials (Publication No. EPA 453/R-08-004; September 
2008).

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    On November 15, 2013, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection (PADEP) submitted to EPA on behalf of ACHD a SIP revision 
concerning the adoption of the EPA CTGs for miscellaneous metal and/or 
plastic parts surface coating processes, automobile and light-duty 
truck assembly coatings, miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and 
fiberglass boat manufacturing materials in Allegheny County. Allegheny 
County is adopting EPA's CTG standards for miscellaneous metal and/or 
plastic parts surface coating processes, automobile and light-duty 
truck assembly coatings, miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and 
fiberglass boat manufacturing materials. These regulations, with a 
state effective date of June 8, 2013, are contained in the ACHD Rules 
and Regulations, Article XXI, Air Pollution Control sections 2105.83 
(Control of VOC Emissions from Miscellaneous Metal and/or Plastic Parts 
Surface Coating Processes), 2105.84 (Control of VOC Emissions from 
Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings), 2105.85 (Control of 
VOC Emissions from Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives), and 2105.86 
(Control of VOC Emissions from Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials) 
in order to establish: (1) Applicability for miscellaneous metal and/or 
plastic parts surface coating processes, automobile and light-duty 
truck assembly coatings, miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and 
fiberglass boat manufacturing materials; (2) exemptions; (3) record-
keeping and work practice requirements; and (4) emission limitations. 
Upon review of the November 15, 2013 submittal, EPA found that a table 
of average monomer VOC content limit for fiberglass boat manufacturing 
materials was referenced; however, the table was erroneously not 
included in the regulation. Pursuant to section 110(k)(4) of the CAA, 
PADEP submitted on behalf of ACHD a letter dated July 16, 2014 
committing to submit a SIP revision to EPA addressing this error in 
order to satisfy the RACT requirements under the 8-hour ozone standard 
for Allegheny County.
    On November 26, 2014 (79 FR 70470), EPA conditionally approved the 
SIP revisions concerning the adoption of these CTGs. On September 9, 
2015, PADEP submitted to EPA on behalf of ACHD a supplemental SIP 
revision containing the missing table of VOC content limits, and 
thereby addressing the erroneous deficiency in the regulation for 
fiberglass boat manufacturing materials.

III. Proposed Action

    EPA is proposing to convert from conditional approval to full 
approval the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania SIP revision submitted on 
November 15, 2013, as supplemented with the September 9, 2015 SIP 
submittal, which consists of amendments to the ACHD Rules and 
Regulations, Article XXI, Air Pollution Control for adopting RACT for 
sources covered by EPA's CTG standards for the following categories: 
Miscellaneous metal and/or plastic parts surface coating processes, 
automobile and light-duty truck assembly coatings, miscellaneous 
industrial adhesives, and fiberglass boat manufacturing materials. 
Pursuant to section 110(k)(4) of the CAA, the conditional approval was 
based upon a letter from PADEP on behalf of ACHD dated July 16, 2014 
committing to submit to EPA, no later than twelve months from EPA's 
final conditional approval of ACHD's adoption of CTGs for miscellaneous 
metal and/or plastic parts surface coating processes, automobile and 
light-duty truck assembly coatings, miscellaneous industrial adhesives, 
and fiberglass boat manufacturing materials, an additional SIP revision 
to address the missing table of average monomer VOC content in the 
current regulation for fiberglass boat manufacturing materials. On 
September 9, 2015, PADEP on behalf of ACHD submitted a supplemental SIP 
revision containing the table of monomer VOC content limits for 
fiberglass boat manufacturing materials. EPA has determined that ACHD 
has satisfied this condition, and therefore, EPA is proposing to remove 
the conditional nature of its approval and replace it with a full 
approval of Allegheny County's adoption of CTGs for miscellaneous metal 
and/or plastic parts surface coating processes,

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automobile and light-duty truck assembly coatings, miscellaneous 
industrial adhesives, and fiberglass boat manufacturing materials will. 
EPA is soliciting public comments on the issues discussed in this 
document. These comments will be considered before taking final action.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rulemaking, the EPA is proposing to include in a final EPA 
rule regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In 
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is proposing to 
incorporate by reference the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania rules 
regarding controls of VOC emissions discussed in Section III of this 
preamble. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents 
generally available electronically through www.regulations.gov and/or 
may be viewed at the EPA Region III office (see the ADDRESSES section 
of this preamble for more information).

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable 
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in 
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices, 
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this 
action merely proposes to approve state law as meeting Federal 
requirements and does not impose 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 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 rule, pertaining to ACHD's adoption of 
CTG standards for miscellaneous metal and/or plastic parts surface 
coating processes, automobile and light-duty truck assembly coatings, 
miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and fiberglass boat manufacturing 
materials, does not have tribal implications as specified by Executive 
Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the SIP 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 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Volatile organic 
compounds.

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

     Dated: October 28, 2015.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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                                                 (e) Compliance                                          ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                 B. Email: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov.
                                                    Comply with this AD within the                       AGENCY                                                   C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0475,
                                                 compliance times specified, unless already                                                                    Cristina Fernandez, Associate Director,
                                                 done.                                                   40 CFR Part 52                                        Office of Air Program Planning,
                                                    (1) If sealing sleeve, P/N FW15003, is                                                                     Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. Environmental
                                                                                                         [EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0475; FRL–9936–87–
                                                 installed without markings 102013, 112013,                                                                    Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
                                                                                                         Region 3]
                                                 or 102013L, or if the markings cannot be                                                                      Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
                                                 sufficiently identified, then within 1,600                                                                    19103.
                                                                                                         Approval and Promulgation of Air
                                                 flight cycles or 24 months after the effective                                                                   D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-
                                                 date of this AD, whichever occurs first:
                                                                                                         Quality Implementation Plans;
                                                                                                         Pennsylvania; Allegheny County’s                      listed EPA Region III address. Such
                                                    (i) Remove the affected sealing sleeve, P/                                                                 deliveries are only accepted during the
                                                 N FW15003, and replace it with a sealing                Adoption of Control Techniques
                                                                                                         Guidelines for Four Industry                          Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
                                                 sleeve eligible for installation. Use paragraph
                                                 3.A.(4)(b) of RR Alert Non-Modification                 Categories for Control of Volatile                    special arrangements should be made
                                                 Service Bulletin (NMSB) No. RB.211–72–                  Organic Compound Emissions                            for deliveries of boxed information.
                                                 AJ035, Revision 2, dated August 10, 2015, to                                                                     Instructions: Direct your comments to
                                                 perform the part replacement, or,                       AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                     Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2014–
                                                    (ii) Remove the affected sealing sleeve, P/          Agency (EPA).                                         0475. EPA’s policy is that all comments
                                                 N FW15003, and the oil feed tube, P/N                   ACTION: Proposed rule.                                received will be included in the public
                                                 FW14193, and replace with parts eligible for                                                                  docket without change, and may be
                                                 installation. Use paragraph 3.B. or 3.C., as            SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection               made available online at
                                                 appropriate, of RR SB No. RB.211–72–H754,               Agency (EPA) is proposing to convert                  www.regulations.gov, including any
                                                 dated October 1, 2014, to perform the parts             the conditional approval of revisions to              personal information provided, unless
                                                 replacement.                                            the Pennsylvania State Implementation                 the comment includes information
                                                    (2) Reserved.                                        Plan (SIP) submitted by the                           claimed to be Confidential Business
                                                 (f) Alternative Methods of Compliance                   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on                       Information (CBI) or other information
                                                 (AMOCs)                                                 behalf of the Allegheny County Health                 whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
                                                   The Manager, Engine Certification Office,             Department (ACHD) to a full approval.                 Do not submit information that you
                                                 FAA, may approve AMOCs to this AD. Use                  The SIP revision included amendments                  consider to be CBI or otherwise
                                                 the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19 to                 to the ACHD Rules and Regulations,                    protected through www.regulations.gov
                                                 make your request. You may email your                   Article XXI, Air Pollution Control, and               or email. The www.regulations.gov Web
                                                 request to: ANE-AD-AMOC@faa.gov.                        meets the requirement to adopt                        site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
                                                 (g) Related Information
                                                                                                         Reasonably Available Control                          which means EPA will not know your
                                                                                                         Technology (RACT) for sources covered                 identity or contact information unless
                                                    (1) For more information about this AD,              by EPA’s Control Techniques                           you provide it in the body of your
                                                 contact Philip Haberlen, Aerospace Engineer,                                                                  comment. If you send an email
                                                                                                         Guidelines (CTG) standards for the
                                                 Engine Certification Office, FAA, Engine &
                                                                                                         following categories: Miscellaneous                   comment directly to EPA without going
                                                 Propeller Directorate, 12 New England
                                                 Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803;                   metal and/or plastic parts surface                    through www.regulations.gov, your
                                                 phone: 781–238–7770; fax: 781–238–7199;                 coating processes, automobile and light-              email address will be automatically
                                                 email: philip.haberlen@faa.gov.                         duty truck assembly coatings,                         captured and included as part of the
                                                    (2) Refer to MCAI European Aviation                  miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and               comment that is placed in the public
                                                 Safety Agency AD 2015–0105R1, dated,                    fiberglass boat manufacturing materials.              docket and made available on the
                                                 August 18, 2015, for more information. You              Upon review of the submittal, EPA                     Internet. If you submit an electronic
                                                 may examine the MCAI in the AD docket on                found that the average monomer volatile               comment, EPA recommends that you
                                                 the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov/             organic compound (VOC) content limits                 include your name and other contact
                                                 #!docketDetail;D=FAA-2014-0561.                         were referenced but not included in the               information in the body of your
                                                    (3) RR Alert NMSB No. RB.211–72–AJ035,               regulation for fiberglass boat                        comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
                                                 Revision 2, dated August 10, 2015 and RR SB                                                                   you submit. If EPA cannot read your
                                                                                                         manufacturing materials. ACHD has
                                                 No. RB.211–72–H754, dated October 1, 2014,                                                                    comment due to technical difficulties
                                                 can be obtained from RR, using the contact              revised the regulation and submitted the
                                                                                                         table of VOC content limits for fiberglass            and cannot contact you for clarification,
                                                 information in paragraph (g)(4) of this AD.
                                                    (4) For service information identified in            boat manufacturing materials to EPA in                EPA may not be able to consider your
                                                 this AD, contact Rolls-Royce plc, Corporate             order to address specific RACT                        comment. Electronic files should avoid
                                                 Communications, P.O. Box 31, Derby, DE24                requirements for Allegheny County.                    the use of special characters, any form
                                                 8BJ, United Kingdom; phone: 011–44–1332–                EPA is, therefore, proposing to convert               of encryption, and be free of any defects
                                                 242424; fax: 011–44–1332–249936; email:                 the conditional approval to a full                    or viruses.
                                                 http://www.rolls-royce.com/contact/civil_               approval of the revisions to the                         Docket: All documents in the
                                                 team.jsp; Internet: https://customers.rolls-            Pennsylvania SIP in accordance with                   electronic docket are listed in the
                                                 royce.com/public/rollsroycecare.                        the requirements of the Clean Air Act                 www.regulations.gov index. Although
                                                    (5) You may view this service information                                                                  listed in the index, some information is
                                                 at the FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate,
                                                                                                         (CAA).
                                                                                                                                                               not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
                                                 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington,              DATES: Written comments must be                       information whose disclosure is
                                                 MA. For information on the availability of              received on or before December 10,
                                                 this material at the FAA, call 781–238–7125.
                                                                                                                                                               restricted by statute. Certain other
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                                                 November 2, 2015.                                       identified by Docket ID Number EPA–                   publicly available only in hard copy
                                                 Colleen M. D’Alessandro,                                R03–OAR–2014–0475 by one of the                       form. Publicly available docket
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                                                 Protection Agency, Region III, 1650                     reviewing the 1977/1978 CTGs for these                manufacturing materials was referenced;
                                                 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania                 industries, conducting a review of                    however, the table was erroneously not
                                                 19103. Copies of the State submittal are                currently existing state and local VOC                included in the regulation. Pursuant to
                                                 available at the Allegheny County                       emission reduction approaches for these               section 110(k)(4) of the CAA, PADEP
                                                 Health Department, Bureau of                            industries, and taking into account any               submitted on behalf of ACHD a letter
                                                 Environmental Quality, Division of Air                  information that has become available                 dated July 16, 2014 committing to
                                                 Quality, 301 39th Street, Pittsburgh,                   since then, EPA developed new CTGs                    submit a SIP revision to EPA addressing
                                                 Pennsylvania 15201 and at the                           entitled Control Techniques Guidelines                this error in order to satisfy the RACT
                                                 Pennsylvania Department of                              for Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic                   requirements under the 8-hour ozone
                                                 Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air                 Parts Coatings (Publication No. EPA                   standard for Allegheny County.
                                                 Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400                     453/R–08–003; September 2008);                          On November 26, 2014 (79 FR 70470),
                                                 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania                 Control Techniques Guidelines for                     EPA conditionally approved the SIP
                                                 17105.                                                  Automobile and Light-duty Assembly                    revisions concerning the adoption of
                                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Coatings (Publication No. EPA 453/R–                  these CTGs. On September 9, 2015,
                                                 Irene Shandruk, (215) 814–2166, or by                   08–006; September 2008); Control                      PADEP submitted to EPA on behalf of
                                                 email at shandruk.irene@epa.gov.                        Techniques Guidelines for                             ACHD a supplemental SIP revision
                                                                                                         Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives                    containing the missing table of VOC
                                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                         (Publication No. EPA 453/R–08–005;                    content limits, and thereby addressing
                                                 I. Background                                           September 2008); Control Techniques                   the erroneous deficiency in the
                                                                                                         Guidelines for Fiberglass Boat                        regulation for fiberglass boat
                                                    Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides
                                                                                                         Manufacturing Materials (Publication                  manufacturing materials.
                                                 that SIPs for nonattainment areas must
                                                                                                         No. EPA 453/R–08–004; September                       III. Proposed Action
                                                 include reasonably available control
                                                                                                         2008).
                                                 measures (RACM), including RACT, for                                                                             EPA is proposing to convert from
                                                 sources of emissions. Section                           II. Summary of SIP Revision                           conditional approval to full approval
                                                 182(b)(2)(A) provides that for certain                     On November 15, 2013, Pennsylvania                 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania SIP
                                                 nonattainment areas, states must revise                 Department of Environmental Protection                revision submitted on November 15,
                                                 their SIP to include RACT for sources of                (PADEP) submitted to EPA on behalf of                 2013, as supplemented with the
                                                 VOC emissions covered by a CTG                          ACHD a SIP revision concerning the                    September 9, 2015 SIP submittal, which
                                                 document issued after November 15,                      adoption of the EPA CTGs for                          consists of amendments to the ACHD
                                                 1990 and prior to the area’s date of                    miscellaneous metal and/or plastic parts              Rules and Regulations, Article XXI, Air
                                                 attainment. EPA defines RACT as ‘‘the                   surface coating processes, automobile                 Pollution Control for adopting RACT for
                                                 lowest emission limitation that a                       and light-duty truck assembly coatings,               sources covered by EPA’s CTG
                                                 particular source is capable of meeting                 miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and               standards for the following categories:
                                                 by the application of control technology                fiberglass boat manufacturing materials               Miscellaneous metal and/or plastic parts
                                                 that is reasonably available considering                in Allegheny County. Allegheny County                 surface coating processes, automobile
                                                 technological and economic feasibility.’’               is adopting EPA’s CTG standards for                   and light-duty truck assembly coatings,
                                                 44 FR 53761 (September 17, 1979).                       miscellaneous metal and/or plastic parts              miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and
                                                    CTGs are documents issued by EPA                     surface coating processes, automobile                 fiberglass boat manufacturing materials.
                                                 intended to provide state and local air                 and light-duty truck assembly coatings,               Pursuant to section 110(k)(4) of the
                                                 pollution control authorities                           miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and               CAA, the conditional approval was
                                                 information to assist them in                           fiberglass boat manufacturing materials.              based upon a letter from PADEP on
                                                 determining RACT for VOC from                           These regulations, with a state effective             behalf of ACHD dated July 16, 2014
                                                 various sources. Section 183(e)(3)(c)                   date of June 8, 2013, are contained in                committing to submit to EPA, no later
                                                 provides that EPA may issue a CTG in                    the ACHD Rules and Regulations,                       than twelve months from EPA’s final
                                                 lieu of a national regulation as RACT for               Article XXI, Air Pollution Control                    conditional approval of ACHD’s
                                                 a product category where EPA                            sections 2105.83 (Control of VOC                      adoption of CTGs for miscellaneous
                                                 determines that the CTG will be                         Emissions from Miscellaneous Metal                    metal and/or plastic parts surface
                                                 substantially as effective as regulations               and/or Plastic Parts Surface Coating                  coating processes, automobile and light-
                                                 in reducing emissions of VOC in ozone                   Processes), 2105.84 (Control of VOC                   duty truck assembly coatings,
                                                 nonattainment areas. The                                Emissions from Automobile and Light-                  miscellaneous industrial adhesives, and
                                                 recommendations in the CTG are based                    Duty Truck Assembly Coatings),                        fiberglass boat manufacturing materials,
                                                 upon available data and information                     2105.85 (Control of VOC Emissions from                an additional SIP revision to address the
                                                 and may not apply to a particular                       Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives),                  missing table of average monomer VOC
                                                 situation based upon the circumstances.                 and 2105.86 (Control of VOC Emissions                 content in the current regulation for
                                                 States can follow the CTG and adopt                     from Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing                    fiberglass boat manufacturing materials.
                                                 state regulations to implement the                      Materials) in order to establish: (1)                 On September 9, 2015, PADEP on behalf
                                                 recommendations contained therein, or                   Applicability for miscellaneous metal                 of ACHD submitted a supplemental SIP
                                                 they can adopt alternative approaches.                  and/or plastic parts surface coating                  revision containing the table of
                                                 In either case, states must submit their                processes, automobile and light-duty                  monomer VOC content limits for
                                                 RACT rules to EPA for review and                        truck assembly coatings, miscellaneous                fiberglass boat manufacturing materials.
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                                                 approval as part of the SIP process.                    industrial adhesives, and fiberglass boat             EPA has determined that ACHD has
                                                    In 1977 and 1978, EPA published                      manufacturing materials; (2)                          satisfied this condition, and therefore,
                                                 CTGs for miscellaneous metal and                        exemptions; (3) record-keeping and                    EPA is proposing to remove the
                                                 plastic parts surface coatings,                         work practice requirements; and (4)                   conditional nature of its approval and
                                                 automobile and light-duty truck                         emission limitations. Upon review of                  replace it with a full approval of
                                                 assembly coatings, miscellaneous                        the November 15, 2013 submittal, EPA                  Allegheny County’s adoption of CTGs
                                                 industrial adhesives, and fiberglass boat               found that a table of average monomer                 for miscellaneous metal and/or plastic
                                                 manufacturing materials. After                          VOC content limit for fiberglass boat                 parts surface coating processes,


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                                                 automobile and light-duty truck                         safety risks subject to Executive Order               a complete application from the
                                                 assembly coatings, miscellaneous                        13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                  Commonwealth of Kentucky requesting
                                                 industrial adhesives, and fiberglass boat                  • is not a significant regulatory action           approval of its Underground Injection
                                                 manufacturing materials will. EPA is                    subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR               Control (UIC) Program for Class II
                                                 soliciting public comments on the                       28355, May 22, 2001);                                 injection wells. The EPA has
                                                 issues discussed in this document.                         • is not subject to requirements of                determined the application contains all
                                                 These comments will be considered                       Section 12(d) of the National                         the required elements; see the
                                                 before taking final action.                             Technology Transfer and Advancement                   ADDRESSES section for information on
                                                                                                         Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because              how to access the application
                                                 IV. Incorporation by Reference
                                                                                                         application of those requirements would               documents. Public comments are
                                                   In this rulemaking, the EPA is                        be inconsistent with the CAA; and                     requested and any member of the public
                                                 proposing to include in a final EPA rule                   • does not provide EPA with the                    may request a public hearing. This
                                                 regulatory text that includes                           discretionary authority to address, as                application would allow the Kentucky
                                                 incorporation by reference. In                          appropriate, disproportionate human                   Division of Oil and Gas to regulate all
                                                 accordance with requirements of 1 CFR                   health or environmental effects, using                Class II injection wells in Kentucky.
                                                 51.5, the EPA is proposing to                           practicable and legally permissible
                                                 incorporate by reference the                                                                                  DATES: Comments will be accepted on or
                                                                                                         methods, under Executive Order 12898
                                                 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania rules                                                                            before December 23, 2015. Requests for
                                                                                                         (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
                                                 regarding controls of VOC emissions                                                                           a public hearing must be received by
                                                                                                            In addition, this proposed rule,
                                                 discussed in Section III of this                                                                              December 9, 2015. Requests for a
                                                                                                         pertaining to ACHD’s adoption of CTG
                                                 preamble. The EPA has made, and will                                                                          hearing should be mailed to Nancy
                                                                                                         standards for miscellaneous metal and/
                                                 continue to make, these documents                                                                             Marsh (see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
                                                                                                         or plastic parts surface coating
                                                 generally available electronically                                                                            CONTACT section). The EPA will
                                                                                                         processes, automobile and light-duty
                                                 through www.regulations.gov and/or                                                                            determine by December 11, 2015,
                                                                                                         truck assembly coatings, miscellaneous
                                                 may be viewed at the EPA Region III                                                                           whether there is sufficient interest to
                                                                                                         industrial adhesives, and fiberglass boat
                                                 office (see the ADDRESSES section of this                                                                     warrant a public hearing. If determined
                                                                                                         manufacturing materials, does not have
                                                 preamble for more information).                                                                               to be warranted, the public hearing will
                                                                                                         tribal implications as specified by
                                                                                                                                                               be held on December 16, 2015 at 1:00
                                                 V. Statutory and Executive Order                        Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
                                                                                                                                                               p.m. in Conference Room #D16 at the
                                                 Reviews                                                 November 9, 2000), because the SIP is
                                                                                                                                                               Department for Natural Resources, #2
                                                                                                         not approved to apply in Indian country
                                                    Under the CAA, the Administrator is                                                                        Hudson Hollow, Frankfort, KY 40601.
                                                                                                         located in the state, and EPA notes that
                                                 required to approve a SIP submission                                                                          For additional information regarding the
                                                                                                         it will not impose substantial direct
                                                 that complies with the provisions of the                                                                      public hearing, please contact Nancy
                                                                                                         costs on tribal governments or preempt
                                                 CAA and applicable Federal regulations.                                                                       Marsh.
                                                                                                         tribal law.
                                                 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
                                                 Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,                     List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52                    ADDRESSES:   Submit your comments,
                                                 EPA’s role is to approve state choices,                                                                       identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
                                                                                                           Environmental protection, Air                       OW–2015–0372 to the Federal
                                                 provided that they meet the criteria of                 pollution control, Incorporation by
                                                 the CAA. Accordingly, this action                                                                             eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                                                                         reference, Intergovernmental relations,               www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                                                 merely proposes to approve state law as                 Ozone, Volatile organic compounds.
                                                 meeting Federal requirements and does                                                                         instructions for submitting comments.
                                                 not impose additional requirements                        Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.                   Once submitted, comments cannot be
                                                 beyond those imposed by state law. For                    Dated: October 28, 2015.                            edited or withdrawn. The EPA may
                                                 that reason, this proposed action:                      Shawn M. Garvin,
                                                                                                                                                               publish any comment received to its
                                                    • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory                                                                        public docket. Do not submit
                                                                                                         Regional Administrator, Region III.
                                                 action’’ subject to review by the Office                                                                      electronically any information you
                                                                                                         [FR Doc. 2015–28645 Filed 11–9–15; 8:45 am]
                                                 of Management and Budget under                                                                                consider to be Confidential Business
                                                                                                         BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                Information (CBI) or other information
                                                 Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
                                                 October 4, 1993);                                                                                             whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
                                                    • does not impose an information                                                                           Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
                                                                                                         ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                 collection burden under the provisions                                                                        etc.) must be accompanied by a written
                                                                                                         AGENCY
                                                 of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                                                                            comment. The written comment is
                                                 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);                                   40 CFR Part 147                                       considered the official comment and
                                                    • is certified as not having a                                                                             should include discussion of all points
                                                                                                         [EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0372; FRL–9936–90–                    you wish to make. The EPA will
                                                 significant economic impact on a
                                                                                                         OW]                                                   generally not consider comments or
                                                 substantial number of small entities
                                                 under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5                                                                       comment contents located outside of the
                                                                                                         Request for Comment: Kentucky
                                                 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                                                                          primary submission (i.e. on the web,
                                                                                                         Underground Injection Control (UIC)
                                                    • does not contain any unfunded                      Program; Primacy Approval
                                                                                                                                                               cloud, or other file sharing system). For
                                                 mandate or significantly or uniquely                                                                          additional submission methods, the full
                                                 affect small governments, as described                  AGENCY: Environmental Protection                      EPA public comment policy,
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                                                 in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                     Agency (EPA).                                         information about CBI or multimedia
                                                 of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                                ACTION: Notice of public comment                      submissions, and general guidance on
                                                    • does not have Federalism                           period and opportunity to request a                   making effective comments, please visit
                                                 implications as specified in Executive                  public hearing.                                       http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
                                                 Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                                                                          commenting-epa-dockets. Comments
                                                 1999);                                                  SUMMARY:  The U.S. Environmental                      should also be sent to Nancy Marsh (see
                                                    • is not an economically significant                 Protection Agency (EPA) hereby gives                  the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
                                                 regulatory action based on health or                    public notice that the EPA has received               section).


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Document Created: 2018-03-01 11:25:56
Document Modified: 2018-03-01 11:25:56
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 December 10, 2015.
ContactIrene Shandruk, (215) 814-2166, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 69627 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Ozone and Volatile Organic Compounds

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