81 FR 414 - Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Nebraska; Sewage Sludge Incinerators
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 3 (January 6, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 3 (January 6, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2015-33291 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 414-415] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-33291] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 62 [EPA-R07-OAR-2015-0733; FRL-9941-05-Region 7] Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Nebraska; Sewage Sludge Incinerators AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d)/129 negative declaration for the state of Nebraska, for existing sewage sludge incinerator (SSI) units. This negative declaration certifies that existing SSI units subject to sections 111(d) and 129 of the CAA do not exist within the jurisdiction of Nebraska. EPA is accepting the negative declaration in accordance with the requirements of the CAA. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 5, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07- OAR-2015-0733, to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 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, 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: Paula Higbee, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 913-551-7028 or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the state's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision amendment and anticipates no relevant adverse comments to this action. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments are received in response to this action, no further activity is contemplated in relation to this action. If EPA receives relevant 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 action. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on part of this rule and if that part can be severed [[Page 415]] from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those parts 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. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Administrative practice and procedure, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sewage sludge incinerators. Dated: December 23, 2015. Mark Hague, Regional Administrator, Region 7. [FR Doc. 2015-33291 Filed 1-5-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72 Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: jurisdiction of Nebraska. EPA is
Administrative practice and July 15, 2002. accepting the negative declaration in
procedure, Criminal penalties, Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: accordance with the requirements of the
Hazardous waste, Indians, June 7, 2005. CAA.
Intergovernmental relations, Manpower Amendment Number 3 Effective Date: DATES: Comments must be received on
training programs, Nuclear energy, May 29, 2007. or before February 5, 2016.
Nuclear materials, Occupational safety Amendment Number 4 Effective Date: ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
and health, Penalties, Radiation January 8, 2008. identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
protection, Reporting and recordkeeping Amendment Number 5 Effective Date: OAR–2015–0733, to http://
requirements, Security measures, Spent July 14, 2008. www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
fuel, Whistleblowing. Amendment Number 6 Effective Date: instructions for submitting comments.
For the reasons set out in the August 17, 2009. Once submitted, comments cannot be
preamble and under the authority of the Amendment Number 7 Effective Date: edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; December 28, 2009. The EPA may publish any comment
the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, Amendment Number 8 Effective Date: received to its public docket. Do not
as amended; the Nuclear Waste Policy May 2, 2012, as corrected on November submit electronically any information
Act of 1982, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 16, 2012. (ADAMS Accession No. you consider to be Confidential
552 and 553; the NRC is proposing to ML12213A170). Business Information (CBI) or other
adopt the following amendments to 10 Amendment Number 9 Effective Date: information whose disclosure is
CFR part 72: March 11, 2014, superseded by restricted by statute. Multimedia
Amendment Number 9, Revision 1 on submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
PART 72—LICENSING March 21, 2016. accompanied by a written comment.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE Amendment Number 9, Revision 1, The written comment is considered the
INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF SPENT Effective Date: March 21, 2016. official comment and should include
NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL SAR Submitted by: Holtec discussion of all points you wish to
RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND International. make. The EPA will generally not
REACTOR-RELATED GREATER THAN SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis consider comments or comment
CLASS C WASTE Report for the HI–STORM 100 Cask contents located outside of the primary
System. submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
■ 1. The authority citation for part 72 Docket Number: 72–1014. other file sharing system). For
continues to read as follows: Certificate Expiration Date: May 31, additional submission methods, the full
Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 2020. EPA public comment policy,
secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 161, 182, Model Number: HI–STORM 100. information about CBI or multimedia
183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234, 274 (42
* * * * * submissions, and general guidance on
U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095,
2099, 2111, 2201, 2210e, 2232, 2233, 2234, making effective comments, please visit
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd
2236, 2237, 2238, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy day of December, 2015. For the Nuclear http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, Regulatory Commission. commenting-epa-dockets.
206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); Glenn M. Tracy, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National Environmental Policy Act of 1982, Paula Higbee, Environmental Protection
secs. 117(a), 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 141, Acting, Executive Director for Operations.
Agency, Air Planning and Development
145(g), 148, 218(a) (42 U.S.C. 10137(a), [FR Doc. 2015–33279 Filed 1–5–16; 8:45 am]
10152, 10153, 10154, 10155, 10157, 10161, Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
10165(g), 10168, 10198(a)); 44 U.S.C. 3504 Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 913–551–7028
note. or by email at higbee.paula@epa.gov.
Section 72.44(g) also issued under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act secs. 142(b) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
final rules section of this Federal
and 148(c), (d) (42 U.S.C. 10162(b), AGENCY
Register, EPA is approving the state’s
10168(c), (d)). 40 CFR Part 62 SIP revision as a direct final rule
Section 72.46 also issued under without prior proposal because the
Atomic Energy Act sec. 189 (42 U.S.C. [EPA–R07–OAR–2015–0733; FRL–9941–05– Agency views this as a noncontroversial
2239); Nuclear Waste Policy Act sec. Region 7] revision amendment and anticipates no
134 (42 U.S.C. 10154). relevant adverse comments to this
Section 72.96(d) also issued under Approval and Promulgation of State
action. A detailed rationale for the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act sec. 145(g) (42 Plans for Designated Facilities and
approval is set forth in the direct final
U.S.C. 10165(g)). Pollutants; Nebraska; Sewage Sludge
rule. If no relevant adverse comments
Subpart J also issued under Nuclear Incinerators
are received in response to this action,
Waste Policy Act secs. 117(a), 141(h) (42 AGENCY: Environmental Protection no further activity is contemplated in
U.S.C. 10137(a), 10161(h)). Agency (EPA). relation to this action. If EPA receives
Subpart K also issued under sec. relevant adverse comments, the direct
218(a) (42 U.S.C. 10198). ACTION: Proposed rule.
final rule will be withdrawn and all
■ 2. In § 72.214, Certificate of
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection public comments received will be
Compliance No. 1014 is revised to read
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Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the addressed in a subsequent final rule
as follows:
Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d)/129 based on this proposed action. EPA will
§ 72.214 List of approved spent fuel negative declaration for the state of not institute a second comment period
storage casks. Nebraska, for existing sewage sludge on this action. Any parties interested in
* * * * * incinerator (SSI) units. This negative commenting on this action should do so
Certificate Number: 1014. declaration certifies that existing SSI at this time. Please note that if EPA
Initial Certificate Effective Date: May units subject to sections 111(d) and 129 receives adverse comment on part of
31, 2000. of the CAA do not exist within the this rule and if that part can be severed
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from the remainder of the rule, EPA may practicable’’ (MEP), the standard C. What is the Agency’s authority for
adopt as final those parts of the rule that established by the Clean Water Act for taking this action?
are not the subject of an adverse such permits. EPA’s proposal would II. Background
revise the small MS4 regulations to A. Statutory and Regulatory Overview
comment. For additional information,
B. MS4 Permitting Requirements
see the direct final rule which is located ensure that the permitting authority III. Judicial Review of the Phase II Rule and
in the rules section of this Federal determines the adequacy of BMPs and Partial Remand
Register. other requirements and provides public A. Decision in Environmental Defense
notice and the opportunity to request a Center et al. v. EPA
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62
public hearing on the requirements for B. EPA Action Following the Partial
Environmental protection, Air each MS4. The proposal would not Remand of the Phase II Rule
pollution control, Administrative establish any new substantive IV. Scope of This Rulemaking
practice and procedure, requirements for small MS4s. V. EPA’s Evaluation and Selection of
Intergovernmental relations, Reporting Rulemaking Options
DATES: Comments must be received on A. Current Permitting Authority Practice
and recordkeeping requirements,
or before March 21, 2016. B. Description of Process Used To Evaluate
Sewage sludge incinerators. Options
Dated: December 23, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, C. Considerations in Evaluating Options
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 1. Permitting Authority Review
Mark Hague,
OW–2015–0671, to the Federal 2. Public Participation Requirements
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
eRulemaking Portal: http:// 3. Other Factors Considered
[FR Doc. 2015–33291 Filed 1–5–16; 8:45 am] www.regulations.gov. Follow the online VI. Analysis of Options for Proposal
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P instructions for submitting comments. A. Option 1—The Traditional General
Once submitted, comments cannot be Permit Approach
edited or withdrawn. EPA may publish 1. Current Examples of Clear, Specific, and
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION any comment received to its public Measurable Permit Requirements
AGENCY 2. Types of Permit Language Lacking
docket. Do not submit electronically any Sufficient Detail To Qualify as Clear,
40 CFR Part 122 information you consider to be Specific, and Measurable
Confidential Business Information (CBI) 3. Summary/Description of Proposed Rule
[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0671; FRL–9939–88– or other information whose disclosure is Changes
OW] restricted by statute. Multimedia B. Option 2—Procedural Approach
RIN 2040–AF57 submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be C. Option 3—State Choice Approach
accompanied by a written comment. VII. Incremental Costs of Proposed Rule
National Pollutant Discharge The written comment is considered the Options
VIII. Statutory and Executive Orders Reviews
Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal official comment and should include
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Separate Storm Sewer System General discussion of all points you wish to Planning and Review and Executive
Permit Remand make. EPA will generally not consider Order 13563: Improving Regulation and
comments or comment contents located Regulatory Review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection outside of the primary submission (i.e. B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
Agency (EPA). on the web, cloud, or other file sharing C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
ACTION: Proposed rule. system). For additional submission D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
methods, the full EPA public comment (UMRA)
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
policy, information about CBI or
Agency (EPA) is proposing changes to F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
multimedia submissions, and general
the regulations governing small and Coordination With Indian Tribal
guidance on making effective Governments
municipal separate storm sewer system
comments, please visit http:// G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
(MS4) permits to respond to a remand
www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting- Children From Environmental Health
from the United States Court of Appeals
epa-dockets. Risks and Safety Risks
for the Ninth Circuit in Environmental
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions
Defense Center, et al. v. EPA, 344 F.3d FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Concerning Regulations That
832 (9th Cir. 2003). In that decision, the Schaner, Office of Wastewater Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
court determined that the regulations for Management, Water Permits Division Distribution or Use
providing coverage under small MS4 (M4203), Environmental Protection I. National Technology Transfer and
general permits did not provide for Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Advancement Act
adequate public notice and opportunity Washington, DC 20460; telephone J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions
to request a hearing. Additionally, the number: (202) 564–0721; email address: To Address Environmental Justice in
court found that EPA failed to require schaner.greg@epa.gov Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
permitting authority review of the best SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
management practices (BMPs) to be I. General Information
used at a particular MS4 to ensure that Table of Contents
the small MS4 permittee reduces A. Does this action apply to me?
I. General Information
pollutants in the discharge from their A. Does this action apply to me? Entities potentially regulated by this
systems to the ‘‘maximum extent B. What action is the Agency taking? proposed action include:
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North
American
Industry
Category Examples of regulated entities Classification
System
(NAICS) code
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| Dates | Comments must be received on or before February 5, 2016. | |
| Contact | Paula Higbee, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 913-551-7028 or by email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 414 | |
| CFR Associated | Environmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Administrative Practice and Procedure; Intergovernmental Relations; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Sewage Sludge Incinerators |
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