80 FR 74067 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Revision to the Definition of Volatile Organic Compound

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 228 (November 27, 2015)

Page Range		74067-74068
FR Document		2015-30105

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of revising the definition of volatile organic compound (VOC). In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-30105]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0686; FRL- 9939-37-Region 3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Virginia; Revision to the Definition of Volatile Organic Compound

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve 
the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the 
Commonwealth of Virginia for the purpose of revising the definition of 
volatile organic compound (VOC). In the Final Rules section of this 
Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a 
direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this 
as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action, 
no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, 
the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments 
received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this 
proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any 
parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this 
time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by December 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2015-0686 by one of the following methods:
    A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    B. Email: [email protected].
    C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0686, Cristina Fernandez, Associate 
Director, Office of Air Program Planning, Air Protection Division, 
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-
2015-0686. 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,

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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 Protection Agency, 
Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies 
of the State submittal are available at the Virginia Department of 
Environmental Quality, 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the 
information provided in the direct final action, with the same title, 
that is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this 
Federal Register publication.

    Dated: November 12, 2015.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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FCMs to meet the capital requirements account under special measure five ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
established by the CFTC. would not impact a substantial number identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
For purposes of the RFA, an of small entities. R03–OAR–2015–0686 by one of the
introducing broker-commodities dealer following methods:
is considered small if it has less than C. Certification A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the
$35,500,000 in gross receipts For these reasons, FinCEN certifies on-line instructions for submitting
annually.15 Based on information that the proposals contained in this comments.
provided by the National Futures rulemaking would not have a significant B. Email: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov.
Association (NFA), 95 percent of impact on a substantial number of small C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2015–0686,
introducing brokers-commodities businesses. Cristina Fernandez, Associate Director,
dealers have less than $35.5 million in FinCEN invites comments from Office of Air Program Planning, Air
Adjusted Net Capital and are considered members of the public who believe Protection Division, Mailcode 3AP30,
to be small entities. there would be a significant economic U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Mutual funds are defined in 31 CFR impact on small entities from the Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
1010.100(gg) as those investment imposition of any of special measures Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
companies that are open-end investment one through five. D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-
companies that are registered or are listed EPA Region III address. Such
required to register with the SEC. Jamal El-Hindi, deliveries are only accepted during the
Because FinCEN and the SEC regulate Deputy Director, Financial Crimes Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
substantially the same population, for Enforcement Network. special arrangements should be made
the purposes of the RFA, FinCEN relies [FR Doc. 2015–30119 Filed 11–25–15; 8:45 am] for deliveries of boxed information.
on the SEC’s definition of small BILLING CODE 4810–02–P Instructions: Direct your comments to
business as previously submitted to the Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2015–
SBA. The SEC has defined the term 0686. EPA’s policy is that all comments
‘‘small entity’’ under the Investment received will be included in the public
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION docket without change, and may be
Company Act to mean an investment
AGENCY made available online at
company that, together with other
investment companies in the same www.regulations.gov, including any
40 CFR Part 52
group of related investment companies, personal information provided, unless
has net assets of $50 million or less as [EPA–R03–OAR–2015–0686; FRL– 9939–37–
the comment includes information
of the end of its most recent fiscal Region 3] claimed to be Confidential Business
year.16 Based on SEC estimates, 7 Information (CBI) or other information
percent of mutual funds are classified as Approval and Promulgation of Air whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
‘‘small entities’’ for purposes of the RFA Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; Do not submit information that you
under this definition.17 Revision to the Definition of Volatile consider to be CBI or otherwise
Organic Compound protected through www.regulations.gov
B. Special Measures One Through Five or email. The www.regulations.gov Web
As noted above, 80 percent of banks, AGENCY: Environmental Protection site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
94 percent of credit unions, 17 percent Agency (EPA). which means EPA will not know your
of broker-dealers, 95 percent of ACTION: Proposed rule. identity or contact information unless
introducing brokers-commodities, zero you provide it in the body of your
FCMs, and 7 percent of mutual funds SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection comment. If you send an email
are small entities. The limited number Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the comment directly to EPA without going
of foreign banking institutions with State Implementation Plan (SIP) through www.regulations.gov, your
which FBME maintains or will maintain revision submitted by the email address will be automatically
accounts will likely limit the number of Commonwealth of Virginia for the captured and included as part of the
affected covered financial institutions to purpose of revising the definition of comment that is placed in the public
the largest U.S. banks, which actively volatile organic compound (VOC). In the docket and made available on the
engage in international transactions. Final Rules section of this Federal Internet. If you submit an electronic
Thus, the imposition of the Register, EPA is approving the State’s comment, EPA recommends that you
recordkeeping, information collection, SIP submittal as a direct final rule include your name and other contact
or reporting provisions in any of special without prior proposal because the information in the body of your
measures one through four would not Agency views this as a noncontroversial comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
impact a substantial number of small submittal and anticipates no adverse you submit. If EPA cannot read your
entities. Similarly, the imposition of the comments. A detailed rationale for the comment due to technical difficulties
prohibition on maintaining approval is set forth in the direct final and cannot contact you for clarification,
correspondent accounts for foreign rule. If no adverse comments are EPA may not be able to consider your
banking institutions that engage in received in response to this action, no comment. Electronic files should avoid
transactions involving FBME under the further activity is contemplated. If EPA the use of special characters, any form
fifth special measure, together with receives adverse comments, the direct of encryption, and be free of any defects
final rule will be withdrawn and all or viruses.
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related notice and special due diligence,
would not impact a substantial number public comments received will be Docket: All documents in the
of small entities. Finally, imposing addressed in a subsequent final rule electronic docket are listed in the
conditions on the opening or based on this proposed rule. EPA will www.regulations.gov index. Although
maintenance of such a correspondent not institute a second comment period. listed in the index, some information is
Any parties interested in commenting not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
15 SBA Size Standards at 28.
on this action should do so at this time. information whose disclosure is
16 17 CFR 270.0–10. DATES: Comments must be received in restricted by statute. Certain other
17 78 FR 23637, 23658 (April 19, 2013). writing by December 28, 2015. material, such as copyrighted material,

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is not placed on the Internet and will be the Oil and Natural Gas Production Docket. All documents in the docket
publicly available only in hard copy Facilities and the Natural Gas are listed in the http://
form. Publicly available docket Transmission and Storage Facilities www.regulations.gov index. Although
materials are available in major source categories. This action listed in the index, some information is
www.regulations.gov or may be viewed requests additional data and not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
during normal business hours at the Air information that was not available at information whose disclosure is
Protection Division, U.S. Environmental that time. In particular, we are restricted by statute. Certain other
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 requesting data on storage vessels material, such as copyrighted material,
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania without potential flash emissions (PFE) will be publicly available only in hard
19103. Copies of the State submittal are and data on HAP emissions from copy. Publicly available docket
available at the Virginia Department of regulated small glycol dehydrators. materials are available either
Environmental Quality, 629 East Main With regard to the small glycol electronically at http://
Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. dehydrators we are particularly www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: interested in data regarding any the U.S. Environmental Protection
Irene Shandruk, (215) 814–2166, or by emissions of HAP other than benzene, Agency, EPA Docket Center, EPA WJC
email at shandruk.irene@epa.gov. toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene West Building, Room 3334, 1301
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For (BTEX), information on available Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
further information, please see the control options for any such HAP and DC. The Public Reading Room is open
information provided in the direct final information regarding a potential from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
action, with the same title, that is compliance demonstration issue with through Friday, excluding legal
located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ respect to the 2012 standards for small holidays. The telephone number for the
section of this Federal Register glycol dehydration units, as they apply Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
publication. to units with very low emissions. and the telephone number for the Air
DATES: Comments must be received on Docket is (202) 566–1742.
Dated: November 12, 2015.
or before January 26, 2016.
Shawn M. Garvin, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Regional Administrator, Region III. further information about this action,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
[FR Doc. 2015–30105 Filed 11–25–15; 8:45 am] contact Mr. Matthew Witosky, Sector
OAR–2015–0747, to the Federal
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Policies and Programs Division (E143–
eRulemaking Portal: http://
05), Office of Air Quality Planning and
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
Standards, Environmental Protection
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION instructions for submitting comments.
Once submitted, comments cannot be Agency, Research Triangle Park, North
AGENCY Carolina 27711, telephone number:
edited or withdrawn. The EPA may
publish any comment received to its (919) 541–2865; facsimile number: (919)
40 CFR Part 63 541–3740; email address:
public docket. Do not submit
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0747; FRL–9937–04– electronically any information you witosky.matthew@epa.gov. For further
OAR]
consider to be Confidential Business information on the EPA’s oil and natural
RIN 2060–AS13 Information (CBI) or other information gas sector regulatory program, contact
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Mr. Bruce Moore, Sector Policies and
Oil and Natural Gas Sector: National Multimedia submissions (audio, video, Programs Division (E143–05), Office of
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air etc.) must be accompanied by a written Air Quality Planning and Standards,
Pollutants comment. The written comment is Environmental Protection Agency,
considered the official comment and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
AGENCY: Environmental Protection 27711, telephone number: (919) 541–
Agency (EPA). should include discussion of all points
you wish to make. The EPA will 5460; facsimile number: (919) 541–3470;
ACTION: Request for information. email address: moore.bruce@epa.gov.
generally not consider comments or
SUMMARY: This action requests comment contents located outside of the For additional contact information, see
information related to hazardous air primary submission (i.e., on the web, the following SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
pollutant (HAP) emissions from sources cloud, or other file sharing system). For
in the oil and natural gas production additional submission methods, the full SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
and natural gas transmission and storage EPA public comment policy,
segments of the oil and natural gas information about CBI or multimedia I. General Information
sector. In 2012, the Environmental submissions, and general guidance on A. Does this action apply to me?
Protection Agency (EPA) revised the making effective comments, please visit
National Emission Standards for http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ Categories and entities potentially
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for commenting-epa-dockets. affected by this action include:
TABLE 1—INDUSTRIAL SOURCE CATEGORIES AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION
Category NAICS code 1 Examples of regulated entities
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Industry ..................................................... 211111 Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction.
211112 Natural Gas Liquid Extraction.
221210 Natural Gas Distribution.
486110 Pipeline Distribution of Crude Oil.
486210 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas.
Federal government .................................. ........................ Not affected.

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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.
Dates		Comments must be received in writing by December 28, 2015.
Contact		Irene Shandruk, (215) 814-2166, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 74067