81 FR 32260 - Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Ozone Maintenance Plan

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 99 (May 23, 2016)

Page Range		32260-32261
FR Document		2016-11966

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of New Hampshire that contains an ozone maintenance plan for New Hampshire's former 1-hour ozone nonattainment areas. The Clean Air Act requires that areas that are designated attainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard, and also had been previously designated either nonattainment or maintenance for the 1-hour ozone standard, develop a plan showing how the state will maintain the ozone standard for the area. The intended effect of this action is to propose approval of New Hampshire's maintenance plan. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0289; FRL-9946-68-Region 1]


Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Ozone Maintenance Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the 
State of New Hampshire that contains an ozone maintenance plan for New 
Hampshire's former 1-hour ozone nonattainment areas. The Clean Air Act 
requires that areas that are designated attainment for the 1997 8-hour 
ozone standard, and also had been previously designated either 
nonattainment or maintenance for the 1-hour ozone standard, develop a 
plan showing how the state will maintain the ozone standard for the 
area. The intended effect of this action is to propose approval of New 
Hampshire's maintenance plan. This action is being taken in accordance 
with the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OAR-2012-0289 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to 
[email protected]. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow 
the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, 
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either 
manner of submission, the EPA may publish any comment received to its 
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you 
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia 
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written 
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and 
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will 
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of 
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 
system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person 
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full 
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia 
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please 
visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Arnold, Air Quality Planning 
Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Suite 100, Mail Code OEP05-
02, Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone number (617) 918-1047, fax number 
(617) 918-0047, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules Section of this Federal

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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 
rule, 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. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, 
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed 
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions 
of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. For 
additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in 
the Rules Section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: May 4, 2016.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
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Ocean Energy Management, Office of BOEM’s existing regulatory authority, SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Policy, Regulation and Analysis, articulating a schedule for ensuring that Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
Attention: Peter Meffert, 45600 plans, including previously approved State Implementation Plan (SIP)
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia plans, will be compliant with these revision submitted by the State of New
20166. updated regulations; (9) adding an air Hampshire that contains an ozone
• Public Availability of Comments: quality component to the submission of maintenance plan for New Hampshire’s
BOEM does not consider anonymous right-of-use and easement, right-of-way, former 1-hour ozone nonattainment
comments; please include your name and lease term pipeline applications; areas. The Clean Air Act requires that
and address as part of your submittal. (10) expanding use of the offsets as an areas that are designated attainment for
Before including your name, address, alternative in circumstances where the 1997 8-hour ozone standard, and
phone number, email address, or other BACT was previously required; and (11) also had been previously designated
personally identifiable information in adding a new requirement for all plans either nonattainment or maintenance for
your comment, you should be aware to be reviewed at least every 10 years, the 1-hour ozone standard, develop a
that your entire comment—including to ensure ongoing compliance with the plan showing how the state will
your personally identifiable National Ambient Air Quality Standards maintain the ozone standard for the
information—may be made publicly (NAAQS), as amended from time to area. The intended effect of this action
available at any time. While you can ask time. is to propose approval of New
us in your comment to withhold your After publication of the proposed Hampshire’s maintenance plan. This
personally identifiable information from rule, BOEM received public comments action is being taken in accordance with
public review, we cannot guarantee that requesting an extension. the Clean Air Act.
we will be able to do so. On March 17, 2016, BOEM issued a DATES: Written comments must be
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: press release to notify the public that received on or before June 22, 2016.
Peter Meffert, Bureau of Ocean Energy the proposed rule would be issued and ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Management, Office of Policy, provided an internet link to an advance identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01–
Regulation and Analysis, at copy of the proposed rule. On April 5, OAR–2012–0289 at http://
peter.meffert@boem.gov or mail to 2016, BOEM issued the proposed rule www.regulations.gov, or via email to
45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, with a requirement to submit comments arnold.anne@epa.gov. For comments
Virginia 20166; or call (703) 787–1610. on the substance of this rulemaking by submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM June 6, 2016. BOEM is extending the online instructions for submitting
published a proposed rule on Air comment period to June 20, 2016. With comments. Once submitted, comments
Quality Control, Reporting, and more than 90 days of public inspection, cannot be edited or removed from
Compliance on April 5, 2016. The BOEM has concluded that interested Regulations.gov. For either manner of
proposed rule is intended to revise and parties will have sufficient opportunity submission, the EPA may publish any
replace BOEM’s air quality regulations to analyze the proposed rule and comment received to its public docket.
with a new set of regulations that reflect provide comment. Accordingly, written Do not submit electronically any
a number of policy changes with respect comments on the substance of this information you consider to be
to the existing air quality regulatory rulemaking must be submitted by the Confidential Business Information (CBI)
program. The key policy changes in the extended due date of June 20, 2016. or other information whose disclosure is
proposed rule relate to: (1) Fulfilling The proposed rule specified a restricted by statute. Multimedia
BOEM’s statutory responsibility under separate, shorter period to submit submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
section 5(a)(8) of the Outer Continental comments to the Office of Management accompanied by a written comment.
Shelf Lands Act by addressing all and Budget on the information The written comment is considered the
relevant criteria and major precursor air collection (IC) burden in this official comment and should include
pollutants and by cross-referencing the rulemaking. That comment period discussion of all points you wish to
ambient air quality standards and ended on May 5, 2016, and will not be make. The EPA will generally not
benchmarks (AAQSB) for those extended. consider comments or comment
pollutants to those of the U.S. contents located outside of the primary
Dated: May 17, 2016.
Environmental Protection Agency; (2) submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
Amanda C. Leiter, other file sharing system). For
formalizing the concept and application Acting Assistant Secretary—Land and
of the term ‘‘attributed emissions’’; (3) additional submission methods, please
Minerals Management. contact the person identified in the FOR
changing the methods for determining [FR Doc. 2016–12099 Filed 5–20–16; 8:45 am] FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
the locations from which air emissions
will be measured and evaluated; (4)
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modifying the process by which information about CBI or multimedia
emission exemption threshold (EETs) submissions, and general guidance on
are established and updated; (5) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION making effective comments, please visit
changing the circumstances when AGENCY http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
emission reduction measures (ERM), commenting-epa-dockets.
40 CFR Part 52 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
including Best Available Control
Technology (BACT), are required, and [EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0289; FRL–9946–68– Anne Arnold, Air Quality Planning
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establishing new criteria for the Region 1] Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection
application of ERM; (6) revising the Agency, Suite 100, Mail Code OEP05–
boundary at which BOEM determines Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; 02, Boston, MA 02109–3912, telephone
air quality compliance to the State Ozone Maintenance Plan number (617) 918–1047, fax number
seaward boundary (SSB), rather than the (617) 918–0047, email arnold.anne@
AGENCY: Environmental Protection epa.gov.
coastline; (7) formalizing requirements Agency.
for the consolidation of emissions from SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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Register, EPA is approving the State’s DATES: Comments are due on or before of Chief Counsel, Room 8NE, 500 C
SIP submittal as a direct final rule July 22, 2016. Street SW., Washington, DC 20472–
without prior proposal because the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 3100.
Agency views this as a noncontroversial identified by Docket ID: FEMA–2016– II. Background
submittal and anticipates no adverse 0012, by one of the following methods:
comments. A detailed rationale for the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// The National Flood Insurance Act of
approval is set forth in the direct final www.regulations.gov. Follow the 1968 (NFIA), as amended (42 U.S.C.
rule. If no adverse comments are instructions for submitting comments. 4001 et seq.), authorizes the
received in response to this action rule, Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Administrator of the Federal Emergency
no further activity is contemplated. If Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Management Agency (FEMA) to
EPA receives adverse comments, the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency establish and carry out a National Flood
direct final rule will be withdrawn and Management Agency, Room 8NE, 500 C Insurance Program (NFIP) to enable
all public comments received will be Street SW., Washington, DC 20472– interested persons to purchase
addressed in a subsequent final rule 3100. insurance against loss resulting from
based on this proposed rule. EPA will To avoid duplication, please use only physical damage to or loss of real or
not institute a second comment period. one of these methods. All comments personal property arising from flood in
Any parties interested in commenting received will be posted without change the United States. See 42 U.S.C. 4011(a).
on this action should do so at this time. to http://www.regulations.gov, including The NFIA states the NFIP is intended to
Please note that if EPA receives adverse any personal information provided. For be ‘‘a program of flood insurance with
comment on an amendment, paragraph, instructions on submitting comments, large-scale participation of the Federal
or section of this rule and if that see the Public Participation portion of Government and carried out to the
provision may be severed from the the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. maximum extent practicable by the
remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: private insurance industry.’’ See 42
as final those provisions of the rule that Claudia Murphy, Director, Policyholder U.S.C. 4001(b). Under the NFIA, FEMA
are not the subject of an adverse Services Division, Federal Insurance has the authority to carry out the NFIP
comment. For additional information, and Mitigation Administration, Federal through the facilities of the Federal
see the direct final rule which is located Emergency Management Agency, 400 C government, utilizing, for the purposes
in the Rules Section of this Federal Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, of providing flood insurance coverage,
Register. (202) 646–2775. insurance companies and other insurers,
Dated: May 4, 2016.
insurance agents and brokers, and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
insurance adjustment organizations, as
H. Curtis Spalding,
I. Public Participation fiscal agents of the United States. See 42
Regional Administrator, EPA New England. U.S.C. 4071.
[FR Doc. 2016–11966 Filed 5–20–16; 8:45 am] We encourage you to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting Pursuant to this authority, FEMA
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comments and related materials. We works closely with the insurance
will consider all comments and material industry to facilitate the sale and
received during the comment period. servicing of flood insurance policies. An
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND If you submit a comment, identify the NFIP flood insurance policy, also
SECURITY agency name and the docket ID for this known as the Standard Flood Insurance
rulemaking, indicate the specific section Policy (SFIP), can be purchased: (1)
Federal Emergency Management Directly from the Federal government
of this document to which each
Agency through a direct servicing agent, or (2)
comment applies, and give the reason
for each comment. You may submit from a participating Write Your Own
44 CFR Part 62 (WYO) insurance company through the
your comments and material by
[Docket ID: FEMA–2016–0012] electronic means, mail, or delivery to WYO Program. The SFIPs set out the
the address under the ADDRESSES terms and conditions of insurance. See
RIN 1660–AA86 section. Please submit your comments 44 CFR part 61, Appendix A. FEMA
and material by only one means. establishes terms, rate structures, and
National Flood Insurance Program premium costs of SFIPs. The terms,
(NFIP): Financial Assistance/Subsidy Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all coverage limits, and flood insurance
Arrangement premiums are the same whether
submissions will be posted, without
AGENCY: Federal Emergency change, to the Federal e-Rulemaking purchased from the NFIP Direct or the
Management Agency, DHS. Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, WYO Program.
and will include any personal FEMA established the WYO Program
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
information you provide. Therefore, in 1983 to increase the NFIP policy
SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency submitting this information makes it count and geographic distribution of
Management Agency (FEMA) is public. You may wish to read the policies by taking advantage of the
proposing to remove the copy of the Privacy Act notice that is available via private insurance industry’s marketing
Financial Assistance/Subsidy a link on the homepage of http:// channels and existing policy base to sell
Arrangement and the summary of the www.regulations.gov. flood insurance. See 48 FR 46789 (Oct.
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Financial Control Plan from the Viewing comments and documents: 14, 1983) (establishing the WYO
appendices of its National Flood For access to the docket to read Program). Seventy-nine private property
Insurance Program regulations, as it is background documents or comments or casualty insurance companies
no longer necessary or appropriate to received, go to the Federal e- participate in this program today.1
retain a contract, agreement, or any Rulemaking Portal at http:// 1 Federal Emergency Management Agency, Write
other arrangement between FEMA and www.regulations.gov. Background Your Own Flood Insurance Company List, http://
private insurance companies in the documents and submitted comments www.fema.gov/wyo_company (last accessed April 8,
Code of Federal Regulations. may also be inspected at FEMA, Office 2016).

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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		Written comments must be received on or before June 22, 2016.
Contact		Anne Arnold, Air Quality Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Suite 100, Mail Code OEP05- 02, Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone number (617) 918-1047, fax number (617) 918-0047, email [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 32260