81_FR_1190 81 FR 1184 - Adequacy Status of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Reasonable Further Progress 8-Hour Ozone Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for Transportation Conformity Purposes

81 FR 1184 - Adequacy Status of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Reasonable Further Progress 8-Hour Ozone Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for Transportation Conformity Purposes

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)

Page Range1184-1185
FR Document2016-00339

EPA is notifying the public that it has found that the motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (DFW) Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, submitted on July 10, 2015 by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. As a result of EPA's finding, the DFW area must use these budgets for future conformity determinations.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9941-22-Region 6]


Adequacy Status of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Reasonable 
Further Progress 8-Hour Ozone Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for 
Transportation Conformity Purposes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of adequacy.

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SUMMARY: EPA is notifying the public that it has found that the motor 
vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (DFW) 
Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision, submitted on July 10, 2015 by the Texas Commission on 
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) are adequate for transportation conformity 
purposes. As a result of EPA's finding, the DFW area must use these 
budgets for future conformity determinations.

DATES: These budgets are effective January 26, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The essential information in this 
notice will be available at EPA's conformity Web site: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm. You may also 
contact Mr. Jeffrey Riley, Air Planning Section (6PD-L), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, 
Texas 75202-2733, telephone (214) 665-8542, Email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and 
``our'' refers to EPA. The word ``budget(s)'' refers to the mobile 
source emissions budget for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and the 
mobile source emissions budget for nitrogen oxides (NOX).
    On July 10, 2015, we received a SIP revision from the TCEQ. This 
revision consisted of an RFP SIP for the DFW ozone nonattainment area. 
This submission established MVEBs for the DFW area for the year 2017. 
The MVEB is the amount of emissions allowed in the state implementation 
plan for on-road motor vehicles; it establishes an emissions ceiling 
for the regional transportation network. The MVEBs are provided in 
Table 1:

Table 1--Dallas-Fort Worth Reasonable Further Progress NOX and VOC MVEBS
                      [Summer season tons per day]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               2017
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NOX.....................................................          148.36
VOC.....................................................           77.18
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    On August 25, 2015, EPA posted the availability of the DFW area 
MVEBs on EPA's Web site for the purpose of soliciting public comments, 
as part of the adequacy process. The comment period closed on September 
24, 2015, and we received no comments.
    Today's notice is simply an announcement of a finding that EPA has 
already made. EPA Region 6 sent a letter to TCEQ on December 10, 2015, 
finding that the MVEBs in the DFW RFP SIP, submitted on July 10, 2015 
are adequate and must be used for transportation conformity 
determinations in the DFW area. This finding has also been announced on 
EPA's conformity Web site: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm.
    Transportation conformity is required by section 176(c) of the 
Clean Air Act. EPA's conformity rule, 40 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) part 93, requires that transportation plans, programs and 
projects conform to state air quality implementation plans and 
establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not 
they do so. Conformity to a SIP means that transportation activities 
will not produce new air quality violations, worsen existing 
violations, or delay timely attainment of the national ambient air 
quality standards.
    The criteria by which EPA determines whether a SIP's MVEB is 
adequate for transportation conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 
93.118(e)(4). We have also described the process for determining the 
adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, 2004, final rulemaking 
entitled, ``Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments for the New 8-
hour Ozone and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
and Miscellaneous Revisions for Existing

[[Page 1185]]

Areas; Transportation Conformity Rule Amendments: Response to Court 
Decision and Additional Rule Changes'' (69 FR 40004). Please note that 
an adequacy review is separate from EPA's completeness review, and it 
should not be used to prejudge EPA's ultimate approval of the DFW RFP 
SIP revision submittal. Even if EPA finds the budgets adequate, the DFW 
RFP SIP revision submittal could later be disapproved.
    Within 24 months from the effective date of this notice, the DFW-
area transportation partners, such as the North Central Texas Council 
of Governments, will need to demonstrate conformity to the new MVEBs if 
the demonstration has not already been made, pursuant to 40 CFR 
93.104(e). See, 73 FR 4419 (January 24, 2008).

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

    Dated: December 29, 2015.
Samuel Coleman,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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                                                   • Federal Register notices regarding                 information in the pesticide’s                            On July 10, 2015, we received a SIP
                                                current or pending tolerances.                          registration review.                                   revision from the TCEQ. This revision
                                                   • Risk assessments.                                     As provided in 40 CFR 155.58, the                   consisted of an RFP SIP for the DFW
                                                   • Bibliographies concerning current                  registration review docket for each                    ozone nonattainment area. This
                                                registrations.                                          pesticide case will remain publicly                    submission established MVEBs for the
                                                   • Summaries of incident data.                        accessible through the duration of the                 DFW area for the year 2017. The MVEB
                                                   • Any other pertinent data or                        registration review process; that is, until            is the amount of emissions allowed in
                                                information.                                            all actions required in the final decision             the state implementation plan for on-
                                                   Each docket contains a document                      on the registration review case have                   road motor vehicles; it establishes an
                                                summarizing what the Agency currently                   been completed.                                        emissions ceiling for the regional
                                                knows about the pesticide case and a                                                                           transportation network. The MVEBs are
                                                                                                          Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
                                                preliminary work plan for anticipated                                                                          provided in Table 1:
                                                data and assessment needs. Additional                     Dated: December 24, 2015.
                                                documents provide more detailed                         Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,                                TABLE 1—DALLAS-FORT WORTH REA-
                                                information. During this public                         Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division,
                                                                                                                                                                 SONABLE FURTHER PROGRESS NOX
                                                comment period, the Agency is asking                    Office of Pesticide Programs.
                                                                                                                                                                 AND VOC MVEBS
                                                that interested persons identify any                    [FR Doc. 2016–00184 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                                additional information they believe the                 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                                                                                          [Summer season tons per day]
                                                Agency should consider during the
                                                                                                                                                                                                            2017
                                                registration review of these pesticides.
                                                The Agency identifies in each docket                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                               NOX ......................................     148.36
                                                the areas where public comment is                       AGENCY                                                 VOC ......................................      77.18
                                                specifically requested, though comment                  [FRL–9941–22–Region 6]
                                                in any area is welcome.                                                                                           On August 25, 2015, EPA posted the
                                                   2. Other related information. More                   Adequacy Status of the Dallas-Fort                     availability of the DFW area MVEBs on
                                                information on these cases, including                   Worth, Texas Reasonable Further                        EPA’s Web site for the purpose of
                                                the active ingredients for each case, may               Progress 8-Hour Ozone Motor Vehicle                    soliciting public comments, as part of
                                                be located in the registration review                   Emission Budgets for Transportation                    the adequacy process. The comment
                                                schedule on the Agency’s Web site at                    Conformity Purposes                                    period closed on September 24, 2015,
                                                http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/                                                                                   and we received no comments.
                                                registration_review/schedule.htm.                       AGENCY: Environmental Protection                          Today’s notice is simply an
                                                Information on the Agency’s registration                Agency (EPA).                                          announcement of a finding that EPA has
                                                review program and its implementing                     ACTION: Notice of adequacy.                            already made. EPA Region 6 sent a letter
                                                regulation may be seen at http://                       SUMMARY:    EPA is notifying the public                to TCEQ on December 10, 2015, finding
                                                www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/registration_                      that it has found that the motor vehicle               that the MVEBs in the DFW RFP SIP,
                                                review.                                                 emissions budgets (MVEBs) in the                       submitted on July 10, 2015 are adequate
                                                   3. Information submission                            Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (DFW)                         and must be used for transportation
                                                requirements. Anyone may submit data                    Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) State                conformity determinations in the DFW
                                                or information in response to this                      Implementation Plan (SIP) revision,                    area. This finding has also been
                                                document. To be considered during a                     submitted on July 10, 2015 by the Texas                announced on EPA’s conformity Web
                                                pesticide’s registration review, the                    Commission on Environmental Quality                    site: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/
                                                submitted data or information must                      (TCEQ) are adequate for transportation                 stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm.
                                                meet the following requirements:                                                                                  Transportation conformity is required
                                                                                                        conformity purposes. As a result of
                                                   • To ensure that EPA will consider                   EPA’s finding, the DFW area must use
                                                                                                                                                               by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act.
                                                data or information submitted,                                                                                 EPA’s conformity rule, 40 Code of
                                                                                                        these budgets for future conformity
                                                interested persons must submit the data                                                                        Federal Regulations (CFR) part 93,
                                                                                                        determinations.
                                                or information during the comment                                                                              requires that transportation plans,
                                                period. The Agency may, at its                          DATES: These budgets are effective                     programs and projects conform to state
                                                discretion, consider data or information                January 26, 2016.                                      air quality implementation plans and
                                                submitted at a later date.                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The                   establishes the criteria and procedures
                                                   • The data or information submitted                  essential information in this notice will              for determining whether or not they do
                                                must be presented in a legible and                      be available at EPA’s conformity Web                   so. Conformity to a SIP means that
                                                useable form. For example, an English                   site: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/                         transportation activities will not
                                                translation must accompany any                          stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm.                 produce new air quality violations,
                                                material that is not in English, and a                  You may also contact Mr. Jeffrey Riley,                worsen existing violations, or delay
                                                written transcript must accompany any                   Air Planning Section (6PD–L), U.S.                     timely attainment of the national
                                                information submitted as an                             Environmental Protection Agency,                       ambient air quality standards.
                                                audiographic or videographic record.                    Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,                       The criteria by which EPA determines
                                                Written material may be submitted in                    Texas 75202–2733, telephone (214)                      whether a SIP’s MVEB is adequate for
                                                paper or electronic form.                               665–8542, Email address: Riley.Jeffrey@                transportation conformity purposes are
                                                   • Submitters must clearly identify the               epa.gov.                                               outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). We
                                                source of any submitted data or                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             have also described the process for
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                                                information.                                            Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’               determining the adequacy of submitted
                                                   • Submitters may request the Agency                  and ‘‘our’’ refers to EPA. The word                    SIP budgets in our July 1, 2004, final
                                                to reconsider data or information that                  ‘‘budget(s)’’ refers to the mobile source              rulemaking entitled, ‘‘Transportation
                                                the Agency rejected in a previous                       emissions budget for volatile organic                  Conformity Rule Amendments for the
                                                review. However, submitters must                        compounds (VOCs) and the mobile                        New 8-hour Ozone and PM2.5 National
                                                explain why they believe the Agency                     source emissions budget for nitrogen                   Ambient Air Quality Standards and
                                                should reconsider the data or                           oxides (NOX).                                          Miscellaneous Revisions for Existing


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                                                Areas; Transportation Conformity Rule                   Refining Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) located             EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE
                                                Amendments: Response to Court                           in the Towns of Guilderland and                        UNITED STATES
                                                Decision and Additional Rule Changes’’                  Colonie, Albany County, New York. The
                                                (69 FR 40004). Please note that an                      settlement requires Yates Foil USA, Inc.               Notice of Open Meeting of the
                                                adequacy review is separate from EPA’s                  and Craig Yates to pay $275,000 to the                 Advisory Committee of the Export-
                                                completeness review, and it should not                  EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund in                   Import Bank of the United States (Ex-
                                                be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate                      reimbursement of response costs                        Im Bank)
                                                approval of the DFW RFP SIP revision                    incurred by the EPA at the Site. The
                                                submittal. Even if EPA finds the budgets                settlement includes a covenant not to                  SUMMARY:   The Advisory Committee was
                                                adequate, the DFW RFP SIP revision                      sue pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of                established by Public Law 98–181,
                                                submittal could later be disapproved.                   CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607,                       November 30, 1983, to advise the
                                                   Within 24 months from the effective                                                                         Export-Import Bank on its programs and
                                                                                                        relating to the Site, the FPS, 31 U.S.C.
                                                date of this notice, the DFW-area                                                                              to provide comments for inclusion in
                                                                                                        3713, and the FDCPA, 28 U.S.C. 3301 et
                                                transportation partners, such as the                                                                           the report on competitiveness of the
                                                                                                        seq., subject to standard reservations,
                                                North Central Texas Council of                                                                                 Export-Import Bank of the United States
                                                Governments, will need to demonstrate                   and protection from contribution
                                                                                                        actions or claims as provided by                       to Congress.
                                                conformity to the new MVEBs if the
                                                demonstration has not already been                      Sections 113(f)(2) and 122(g)(5) of                      Time and Place: Wednesday, January
                                                made, pursuant to 40 CFR 93.104(e).                     CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9613(f)(2) and                       20, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
                                                See, 73 FR 4419 (January 24, 2008).                     9622(g)(5). For thirty (30) days following             A break for lunch will be at the expense
                                                                                                        the date of publication of this notice,                of the attendee. Security processing will
                                                   Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                                                                        EPA will receive written comments                      be necessary for reentry into the
                                                  Dated: December 29, 2015.                             relating to the settlement. EPA will                   building. The meeting will be held at
                                                Samuel Coleman,                                         consider all comments received and                     Ex-Im Bank in the Main Conference
                                                Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.                may modify or withdraw its consent to                  Room—11th Floor, 811 Vermont
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–00339 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]              the settlement if comments received                    Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20571.
                                                BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  disclose facts or considerations that
                                                                                                                                                                 Agenda: Agenda items include
                                                                                                        indicate that the proposed settlement is
                                                                                                                                                               updates for the Advisory Committee
                                                                                                        inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
                                                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                                                                       members regarding: 2015
                                                                                                        EPA’s response to any comments
                                                AGENCY                                                                                                         Reauthorization Law, EXIMs business
                                                                                                        received will be available for public
                                                                                                                                                               and pipeline, and EXIMs report on
                                                [FRL 9941–18–Region 2]                                  inspection at EPA Region II, 290
                                                                                                                                                               competitiveness to Congress.
                                                                                                        Broadway, New York, New York 10007–
                                                Proposed CERCLA Section 122(g)(4)                       1866.                                                     Public Participation: The meeting will
                                                Administrative Settlement Agreement                                                                            be open to public participation, and 10
                                                and Order on Consent for the Mercury                    DATES: Comments must be submitted on                   minutes will be set aside for oral
                                                Refining Superfund Site, Towns of                       or before February 10, 2016.                           questions or comments. Members of the
                                                Guilderland and Colonie, Albany                         ADDRESSES:   The proposed settlement is                public may also file written statement(s)
                                                County, New York                                                                                               before or after the meeting. If you plan
                                                                                                        available for public inspection at EPA
                                                AGENCY: Environmental Protection                        Region 2 offices at 290 Broadway, New                  to attend, a photo ID must be presented
                                                Agency (EPA).                                           York, New York 10007–1866. Comments                    at the guard’s desk as part of the
                                                                                                        should be sent to the individual                       clearance process into the building, you
                                                ACTION: Notice; request for public
                                                                                                        identified below and should reference                  may contact Tia Pitt at tia.pitt@exim.gov
                                                comment.
                                                                                                        the Mercury Refining Superfund Site,                   placed on an attendee list. If any person
                                                SUMMARY:   In accordance with Section                   Index No. CERCLA–02–2015–2020. To                      wishes auxiliary aids (such as a sign
                                                122(i) of the Comprehensive                             request a copy of the proposed                         language interpreter) or other special
                                                Environmental Response,                                 settlement agreement, please contact the               accommodations, please email Tia Pitt
                                                Compensation, and Liability Act of                      individual identified below.                           at tia.pitt@exim.gov by January 14, 2016.
                                                1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42                                                                                 Members of the Press: For members of
                                                U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given by               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                               the Press planning to attend the
                                                the U.S. Environmental Protection                       Sharon E. Kivowitz, Assistant Regional
                                                                                                                                                               meeting, a photo ID must be presented
                                                Agency (‘‘EPA’’), Region 2, of a                        Counsel, New York/Caribbean
                                                                                                                                                               at the guard’s desk as part of the
                                                proposed de minimis administrative                      Superfund Branch, Office of Regional                   clearance process into the building
                                                settlement agreement and order on                       Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection                 please email Niki Shepperd at
                                                consent pursuant to Section 122(g)(4) of                Agency, 17th Floor, 290 Broadway, New                  niki.shepperd@exim.gov to be placed on
                                                CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(g)(4). The                       York, New York 10007–1866.
                                                settlement agreement also includes                                                                             an attendee list.
                                                                                                        Telephone: 212–637–3183. E-Mail:
                                                settlement of claims under the Federal                  kivowitz.sharon@epa.gov.                                 Further Information: For further
                                                Priority Statute, 31 U.S.C. 3713 (‘‘FPS’’),                                                                    information, contact Tia Pitt, 811
                                                and the Federal Debt Collection                           Dated: December 30, 2015.                            Vermont Ave. NW., Washington, DC
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                                                Procedures Act, 28 U.S.C. 3301, et seq.                 Walter Mugdan,                                         20571, at tia.pitt@exim.gov.
                                                (‘‘FDCPA’’) under the authority of the                  Director, Emergency and Remedial Response
                                                Attorney General of the United States to                Division, EPA, Region 2.                               Lloyd Ellis,
                                                compromise and settle claims of the                     [FR Doc. 2016–00338 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]             Program Specialist, Office of the General
                                                United States. The settlement is                                                                               Counsel.
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                                                between EPA, Yates Foil USA, Inc., and                                                                         [FR Doc. 2016–00281 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                                Craig Yates pertaining to the Mercury                                                                          BILLING CODE 6690–01–P




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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of adequacy.
DatesThese budgets are effective January 26, 2016.
ContactThe essential information in this notice will be available at EPA's conformity Web site: http:// www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm. You may also contact Mr. Jeffrey Riley, Air Planning Section (6PD-L), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,
FR Citation81 FR 1184 

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