81 FR 38702 - Notice of Availability of the Environmental Protection Agency's Two Updated Chapters in the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 114 (June 14, 2016)

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice that two chapters of the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual (Control Cost Manual) have been finalized and are available to the public. These chapters, titled ``Chapter 1--Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction'' and ``Chapter 2--Selective Catalytic Reduction'' are components of ``Section 4--Nitrogen Oxide Controls'' and incorporate comments received on draft versions made available in a Notice of Data Availability (NODA) published on June 12, 2015. A response to comment (RTC) document summarizing comments and agency responses is available for each chapter. In addition, cost calculation information is provided electronically for each chapter enabling estimation of costs for installing and operating NOx control measures. The final chapters, RTC and cost calculation documents are available at https://www3.epa.gov/ ttn/ecas/cost_manual.html. In addition, all public comments received by the agency are available in the docket for this Notice of Availability (EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0341). Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0341; FRL-9947-17-OAR]


Notice of Availability of the Environmental Protection Agency's 
Two Updated Chapters in the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA).

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice 
that two chapters of the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual (Control 
Cost Manual) have been finalized and are available to the public. These 
chapters, titled ``Chapter 1--Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction'' and 
``Chapter 2--Selective Catalytic Reduction'' are components of 
``Section 4--Nitrogen Oxide Controls'' and incorporate comments 
received on draft versions made available in a Notice of Data 
Availability (NODA) published on June 12, 2015. A response to comment 
(RTC) document summarizing comments and agency responses is available 
for each chapter. In addition, cost calculation information is provided 
electronically for each chapter enabling estimation of costs for 
installing and operating NOx control measures. The final chapters, RTC 
and cost calculation documents are available at https://www3.epa.gov/ttn/ecas/cost_manual.html. In addition, all public comments received by 
the agency are available in the docket for this Notice of Availability 
(EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0341).
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business 
Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by 
statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be 
publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or 
in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, 
EPA/DC, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone 
number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone 
number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on the EPA Air Pollution 
Control Cost Manual update, contact Larry Sorrels, Health and 
Environmental Impacts Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, C439-02, 109 T.W. 
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone number: 
(919) 541-5041; fax number: (919) 541-0839; email address: 
[email protected].

Information Available From This Notice

    The EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual provides guidance for the 
development of accurate and consistent costs for air pollution control 
devices. The Control Cost Manual focuses on point source and stationary 
area source air pollution controls for volatile organic compounds, 
particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen (NOX), and certain 
acid gases (primarily sulfur dioxide and hydrochloric acid). The EPA is 
currently updating the Control Cost Manual. This update will be the 
Seventh Edition and is required under the authority of the 2014 
Consolidated Appropriations Act.
    The Control Cost Manual contains individual chapters on control

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measures, including data and equations to aid users in estimating 
capital costs for installation and annual costs for operation and 
maintenance of these measures. The Control Cost Manual is used by the 
EPA for estimating the impacts of rulemakings, and serves as a basis 
for sources to estimate costs of controls that are Best Available 
Control Technology under the New Source Review Permitting Program and 
Best Available Retrofit Technology under the Regional Haze Program and 
for other programs.
    The two Control Cost Manual chapters that have been revised include 
``Chapter 1--Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction'' and ``Chapter 2--
Selective Catalytic Reduction.'' These two chapters are the first two 
chapters to be released for the Seventh Edition of the Control Cost 
Manual and replace the Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction and Selective 
Catalytic Reduction chapters in the current Control Cost Manual Sixth 
Edition. A response to comment (RTC) document summarizing comments and 
agency responses is available for each chapter. In addition, cost 
calculation information is provided electronically for each chapter 
enabling estimation of costs for installing and operating NOx control 
measures. The final chapters, RTC and cost calculation documents are 
available at https://www3.epa.gov/ttn/ecas/cost_manual.html. In 
addition, all public comments received by the agency are available in 
the docket for this Notice of Availability (EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0341).
    The Control Cost Manual was last updated in 2003. The development 
of the Control Cost Manual Seventh Edition is in response to the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, which requested that the EPA 
begin development of a seventh edition of the Control Cost Manual.

    Dated: June 8, 2016.
Stephen Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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Filed Date: 6/3/16. Description: Errata to the Petition of agency responses is available for each
Accession Number: 20160603–5135. the North American Electric Reliability chapter. In addition, cost calculation
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/24/16. Corporation for Approval of Six NERC information is provided electronically
Docket Numbers: ER16–1874–000. Glossary Definitions and Request for for each chapter enabling estimation of
Applicants: ISO New England Inc., Shortened Response Period and costs for installing and operating NOx
New England Power Pool Participants Expedited Action. control measures. The final chapters,
Committee. Filed Date: 6/3/16. RTC and cost calculation documents are
Description: Section 205(d) Rate Accession Number: 20160603–5203. available at https://www3.epa.gov/ttn/
Filing: Revisions to Financial Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/17/16. ecas/cost_manual.html. In addition, all
Statements Reporting Requirements The filings are accessible in the public comments received by the agency
under the FAP to be effective 8/5/2016. Commission’s eLibrary system by are available in the docket for this
Filed Date: 6/3/16. clicking on the links or querying the Notice of Availability (EPA–HQ–OAR–
Accession Number: 20160603–5150. docket number. 2015–0341).
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/24/16. Any person desiring to intervene or Docket: All documents in the docket
Docket Numbers: ER16–1875–000. protest in any of the above proceedings are listed in the www.regulations.gov
Applicants: Hydro Renewable Energy must file in accordance with Rules 211 index. Although listed in the index,
Inc. and 214 of the Commission’s some information is not publicly
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and available, e.g., Confidential Business
Hydro Renewables MBR Tariff Filing to 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Information or other information whose
be effective 8/2/2016. time on the specified comment date. disclosure is restricted by statute.
Filed Date: 6/3/16. Protests may be considered, but Certain other material, such as
Accession Number: 20160603–5154. intervention is necessary to become a copyrighted material, will be publicly
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/24/16. party to the proceeding. available only in hard copy. Publicly
Docket Numbers: ER16–1876–000. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed available docket materials are available
Applicants: PacifiCorp. information relating to filing either electronically in
Description: Section 205(d) Rate requirements, interventions, protests, www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
Filing: Lower Valley Energy ? Ancillary service, and qualifying facilities filings the Air and Radiation Docket and
Services Agreement to be effective 8/3/ can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Information Center, EPA/DC, WJC West
2016. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Filed Date: 6/3/16. other information, call (866) 208–3676 Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The Public
Accession Number: 20160603–5167. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/24/16. 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
Dated: June 3, 2016.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1877–000. excluding legal holidays. The telephone
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., number for the Public Reading Room is
Applicants: Arizona Public Service Deputy Secretary.
Company. (202) 566–1744, and the telephone
Description: Section 205(d) Rate
[FR Doc. 2016–13959 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am] number for the Air Docket is (202) 566–
Filing: FERC Electric Tariff Volume 5 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 1742.
Revision to be effective 8/3/2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Filed Date: 6/3/16. questions on the EPA Air Pollution
Accession Number: 20160603–5204. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Control Cost Manual update, contact
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/24/16. AGENCY Larry Sorrels, Health and Environmental
Docket Numbers: ER16–1878–000. Impacts Division, Office of Air Quality
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0341; FRL–9947–17–
Applicants: Ringer Hill Wind, LLC. OAR] Planning and Standards, U.S.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Environmental Protection Agency,
Ringer Hill Wind, LLC FERC Electric Notice of Availability of the C439–02, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive,
Tariff, Original Baseline to be effective Environmental Protection Agency’s Research Triangle Park, NC 27709;
9/16/2016. Two Updated Chapters in the EPA Air telephone number: (919) 541–5041; fax
Filed Date: 6/3/16. Pollution Control Cost Manual number: (919) 541–0839; email address:
Accession Number: 20160603–5221. sorrels.larry@epa.gov.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/24/16. Information Available From This
Agency (EPA).
Take notice that the Commission Notice
ACTION: Notice of availability (NOA).
received the following electric The EPA Air Pollution Control Cost
reliability filings. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Manual provides guidance for the
Docket Numbers: RD16–7–000. Agency (EPA) is providing notice that development of accurate and consistent
Applicants: North American Electric two chapters of the EPA Air Pollution costs for air pollution control devices.
Reliability Corporation. Control Cost Manual (Control Cost The Control Cost Manual focuses on
Description: Petition of the North Manual) have been finalized and are point source and stationary area source
American Electric Reliability available to the public. These chapters, air pollution controls for volatile
Corporation for Approval of Six NERC titled ‘‘Chapter 1—Selective Non- organic compounds, particulate matter,
Glossary Definitions and Request for Catalytic Reduction’’ and ‘‘Chapter 2— oxides of nitrogen (NOX), and certain
Shortened Response Period and Selective Catalytic Reduction’’ are acid gases (primarily sulfur dioxide and
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Expedited Action. components of ‘‘Section 4—Nitrogen hydrochloric acid). The EPA is currently
Filed Date: 6/3/16. Oxide Controls’’ and incorporate updating the Control Cost Manual. This
Accession Number: 20160602–5480. comments received on draft versions update will be the Seventh Edition and
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/17/16. made available in a Notice of Data is required under the authority of the
Docket Numbers: RD16–7–000. Availability (NODA) published on June 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Applicants: North American Electric 12, 2015. A response to comment (RTC) The Control Cost Manual contains
Reliability Corporation. document summarizing comments and individual chapters on control

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measures, including data and equations ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION reasonable fee may be charged for
to aid users in estimating capital costs AGENCY photocopying.
for installation and annual costs for 2. Electronic Access. You may access
operation and maintenance of these [EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0265; FRL–9947–64– this Federal Register document
measures. The Control Cost Manual is OAR] electronically through the EPA Internet
used by the EPA for estimating the under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
impacts of rulemakings, and serves as a EPA’s Review of the Waste Isolation http://www.regulations.gov.
basis for sources to estimate costs of Pilot Plant’s Biennial Environmental
Compliance Report for the Period 2012 II. Background
controls that are Best Available Control
to 2014 The EPA conducted this review under
Technology under the New Source
Review Permitting Program and Best AGENCY: Environmental Protection the authority of Section 9 of the WIPP
Available Retrofit Technology under the Agency (EPA). Land Withdrawal Act (WIPP LWA, Pub.
Regional Haze Program and for other L. Nos. 102–579 and 104–201). Section
ACTION: Notice.
9(a)(1) of the WIPP LWA requires that,
programs.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental as of the date of the enactment of the
The two Control Cost Manual WIPP LWA, the DOE shall comply with
Protection Agency (EPA) has completed
chapters that have been revised include respect to the WIPP with (1) regulations
its review of the Department of Energy’s
‘‘Chapter 1—Selective Non-Catalytic for the management and storage of
(DOE) most recent Biennial
Reduction’’ and ‘‘Chapter 2—Selective Environmental Compliance Report radioactive waste (40 CFR part 191,
Catalytic Reduction.’’ These two (BECR) for the Waste Isolation Pilot subpart A); (2) the Clean Air Act; (3) the
chapters are the first two chapters to be Project (WIPP), covering the period Solid Waste Disposal Act; (4) the Safe
released for the Seventh Edition of the April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2014. Drinking Water Act; (5) the Toxic
Control Cost Manual and replace the Section 9(a)(2) of the WIPP Land Substances Control Act; (6) the
Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction and Withdrawal Act requires the DOE to Comprehensive Environmental
Selective Catalytic Reduction chapters submit documentation to the EPA of the Response, Compensation, and Liability
in the current Control Cost Manual WIPP’s continued compliance with Act; and (7) all other applicable Federal
Sixth Edition. A response to comment designated federal laws pertaining to laws pertaining to public health and
(RTC) document summarizing public health and safety or the safety or the environment. Section
comments and agency responses is environment. The Secretary of Energy 9(a)(2) of the WIPP LWA requires the
available for each chapter. In addition, was notified that the EPA had DOE biennially to submit to the EPA
cost calculation information is provided completed its review via a letter from documentation of continued compliance
electronically for each chapter enabling EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy with the laws, regulations, and permit
dated June 3, 2016. requirements set forth in Section 9(a)(1).
estimation of costs for installing and
operating NOx control measures. The As outlined in the EPA’s letter to the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick
Secretary of Energy, the Agency has
final chapters, RTC and cost calculation Stone, WIPP Project Officer, Mail Code
been able to conclude its review of the
documents are available at https:// 6PD–O, U.S. Environmental Protection
WIPP BECR for the reporting period,
www3.epa.gov/ttn/ecas/cost_ Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2014
manual.html. In addition, all public Dallas, TX 75202. Nick Stone may be
based on receipt of all cumulative
comments received by the agency are reached by telephone at (214) 665–7226.
documentation from DOE and the
available in the docket for this Notice of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Settlement Agreement between the State
Availability (EPA–HQ–OAR–2015– I. General Information of New Mexico and the Department.
0341). EPA will consider the DOE’s
The Control Cost Manual was last A. How can I get copies of this compliance with the Settlement
document and other related Agreement as part of its review of the
updated in 2003. The development of
information? Department’s compliance for the next
the Control Cost Manual Seventh
Edition is in response to the 1. Docket. EPA has established a reporting period, from April 1, 2014 to
Consolidated Appropriations Act of docket for this action under Docket ID March 31, 2016, and subsequent
2014, which requested that the EPA No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0265; FRL– reporting periods as appropriate. The
begin development of a seventh edition 9947–64–OAR. Docket materials are Agency will continue its oversight of the
of the Control Cost Manual. publicly available either electronically WIPP and continue to work
through http://www.regulations.gov or cooperatively with the DOE, the State of
Dated: June 8, 2016. in hard copy at the Air and Radiation New Mexico and the public to ensure
Stephen Page, Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/ that the WIPP is protective of human
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 health and the environment. All
Standards. Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, relevant information related to this
[FR Doc. 2016–14042 Filed 6–13–16; 8:45 am] DC. The EPA Docket Center Public review—including this notice and the
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to letter to the Secretary of Energy—are
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, available online via the WIPP news Web
excluding legal holidays. The telephone site (https://www.epa.gov/radiation/
number for the Public Reading Room is wipp-news) and the aforementioned
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(202) 566–1744, and the telephone docket on regulations.gov (EPA–HQ–
number for the Air and Radiation OAR–2016–0265).
Docket is (202) 566–1742. As provided This determination is not in any way
in EPA’s regulations at 40 CFR part 2, related to, or a part of, the EPA’s
and in accordance with normal EPA certification and recertification
docket procedures, if copies of any decisions regarding whether the WIPP
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Contact		For questions on the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual update, contact Larry Sorrels, Health and Environmental Impacts Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, C439-02, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone number:
FR Citation		81 FR 38702