81_FR_42475 81 FR 42350 - Adequacy Status of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Maintenance Plan 8-Hour Ozone Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for Transportation Conformity Purposes

81 FR 42350 - Adequacy Status of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Maintenance Plan 8-Hour Ozone Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for Transportation Conformity Purposes

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 125 (June 29, 2016)

Page Range42350-42351
FR Document2016-15408

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying the public that it has found that the motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2008 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) Maintenance Plan State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, submitted on May 2, 2016 by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. As a result of EPA's finding, the Baton Rouge area must use these budgets for future conformity determinations.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2016)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9948-52-Region 6]


Adequacy Status of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Maintenance Plan 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: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying the 
public that it has found that the motor vehicle emissions budgets 
(MVEBs) in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2008 8-hour Ozone National 
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) Maintenance Plan State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, submitted on May 2, 2016 by the 
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) are adequate for 
transportation conformity purposes. As a result of EPA's finding, the 
Baton Rouge area must use these budgets for future conformity 
determinations.

DATES: These budgets are effective July 14, 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 (6MM-AA), 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 May 2, 2016, we received a SIP revision from the LDEQ. This 
revision consisted of a 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS redesignation request 
and maintenance plan SIP for the Baton Rouge area. This submission 
established MVEBs for the Baton Rouge area for the years 2022 and 2027. 
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--Baton Rouge Maintenance Plan NOX and VOC MVEBS
                      [Summer season tons per day]
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                                                    2022         2027
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NOX...........................................        14.37        10.95
VOC...........................................        13.19        11.55
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    On May 6, 2016, EPA posted the availability of the Baton Rouge area 
MVEBs on EPA's Web site for the purpose of soliciting public comments, 
as part of the adequacy process pursuant to 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). The 
comment period closed on June 6, 2016, 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 LDEQ on June 13, 2016, 
finding that the MVEBs in the Baton Rouge Maintenance Plan SIP, 
submitted on May 2, 2016 are adequate and must be used for 
transportation conformity determinations in the Baton Rouge 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

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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 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 Baton Rouge Maintenance Plan 
SIP revision submittal. Even if EPA finds the budgets adequate, the 
Baton Rouge Maintenance Plan SIP revision submittal could later be 
disapproved.
    These new MVEBs are effective July 14, 2016. Within 24 months from 
the effective date of this notice, the Baton Rouge area transportation 
partners, such as the Capital Region Planning Commission, 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: June 17, 2016.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2016-15408 Filed 6-28-16; 8:45 am]
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42350 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 125 / Wednesday, June 29, 2016 / Notices Accession Number: 20160617–5075. Filed Date: 6/17/16. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/16. Accession Number: 20160617–5091. essential information in this notice will Docket Numbers: RP16–1036–000. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/16. be available at EPA’s conformity Web Applicants: Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. Docket Numbers: RP16–981–001. site: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/ Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Update Applicants: Portland Natural Gas stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm. Non-Conforming and Negotiated Rate Transmission System. You may also contact Mr. Jeffrey Riley, Agreements to be effective 7/18/2016. Description: Tariff Amendment: Air Planning Section (6MM–AA), U.S. Filed Date: 6/17/16. Amendment to RP16–981–000 to be Environmental Protection Agency, Accession Number: 20160617–5087. effective 6/27/2016. Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/16. Filed Date: 6/17/16. Texas 75202–2733, telephone (214) Docket Numbers: RP16–1037–000. Accession Number: 20160617–5130. 665–8542, Email address: Riley.Jeffrey@ Applicants: SWN Energy Services Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/16. epa.gov. Company, LLC, Antero Resources Any person desiring to protest in any SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Corporation. of the above proceedings must file in Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ Description: Joint Petition of SWN accordance with Rule 211 of the and ‘‘our’’ refers to EPA. The word Energy Services Company, LLC and Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR ‘‘budget(s)’’ refers to the mobile source Antero Resources Corporation for 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern emissions budget for volatile organic Temporary Waiver of Capacity Release time on the specified comment date. compounds (VOCs) and the mobile Regulations and Policies and Related The filings are accessible in the source emissions budget for nitrogen Pipeline Tariff Provisions, and Request Commission’s eLibrary system by oxides (NOX). for Shortened Comment Period and clicking on the links or querying the On May 2, 2016, we received a SIP Expedited Treatment. docket number. revision from the LDEQ. This revision Filed Date: 6/17/16. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed consisted of a 2008 8-hour ozone Accession Number: 20160617–5123. information relating to filing NAAQS redesignation request and Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/24/16. requirements, interventions, protests, maintenance plan SIP for the Baton Docket Numbers: RP16–1038–000. service, and qualifying facilities filings Rouge area. This submission established Applicants: Dominion Carolina Gas can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ MVEBs for the Baton Rouge area for the Transmission, LLC. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For years 2022 and 2027. The MVEB is the Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: other information, call (866) 208–3676 amount of emissions allowed in the DCGT—System Map URL to be effective (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. state implementation plan for on-road 7/17/2016. Dated June 20, 2016. motor vehicles; it establishes an Filed Date: 6/17/16. emissions ceiling for the regional Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Accession Number: 20160617–5148. transportation network. The MVEBs are Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/29/16. Deputy Secretary. provided in Table 1: [FR Doc. 2016–15274 Filed 6–28–16; 8:45 am] Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings BILLING CODE 6717–01–P TABLE 1—BATON ROUGE MAINTE- must file in accordance with Rules 211 NANCE PLAN NOX AND VOC and 214 of the Commission’s MVEBS Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [Summer season tons per day] 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified date(s). Protests [FRL–9948–52–Region 6] 2022 2027 may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the Adequacy Status of the Baton Rouge, NOX ................... 14.37 10.95 proceeding. Louisiana Maintenance Plan 8-Hour VOC .................. 13.19 11.55 Filings in Existing Proceedings Ozone Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for Transportation Conformity On May 6, 2016, EPA posted the Docket Numbers: RP16–131–003. Purposes availability of the Baton Rouge area Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline MVEBs on EPA’s Web site for the Company, LP. AGENCY: Environmental Protection purpose of soliciting public comments, Description: Compliance filing 2nd Agency (EPA). as part of the adequacy process pursuant Compliance Filing in RP16–131–000 to ACTION: Notice of adequacy. to 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). The comment be effective 4/1/2016. period closed on June 6, 2016, and we Filed Date: 5/20/16. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection received no comments. Accession Number: 20160520–5034. Agency (EPA) is notifying the public Today’s notice is simply an Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/23/16. that it has found that the motor vehicle announcement of a finding that EPA has Docket Numbers: RP16–1026–001. emissions budgets (MVEBs) in the Baton already made. EPA Region 6 sent a letter Applicants: Transcontinental Gas Rouge, Louisiana 2008 8-hour Ozone to LDEQ on June 13, 2016, finding that Pipe Line Company. National Ambient Air Quality Standard the MVEBs in the Baton Rouge Description: Tariff Amendment: (NAAQS) Maintenance Plan State Maintenance Plan SIP, submitted on Virtual Measurement Points— Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, May 2, 2016 are adequate and must be CORRECTION to be effective 7/16/2016. submitted on May 2, 2016 by the used for transportation conformity Filed Date: 6/15/16. Louisiana Department of Environmental determinations in the Baton Rouge area. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Accession Number: 20160615–5105. Quality (LDEQ) are adequate for This finding has also been announced Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/27/16. transportation conformity purposes. As on EPA’s conformity Web site: http:// Docket Numbers: RP16–292–002. a result of EPA’s finding, the Baton www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/ Applicants: Alliance Pipeline L.P. Rouge area must use these budgets for transconf/adequacy.htm. Description: Compliance filing future conformity determinations. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 125 / Wednesday, June 29, 2016 / Notices 42351 Federal Regulations (CFR) part 93, SUMMARY: In accordance with section I. Additional Information About the requires that transportation plans, 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended Proposed Consent Decree programs and projects conform to state (‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), notice is hereby This proposed consent decree would air quality implementation plans and given of a proposed consent decree to resolve a lawsuit filed by Plaintiffs establishes the criteria and procedures address a lawsuit filed by the Sierra seeking to compel the Administrator to for determining whether or not they do Club (‘‘Plaintiff’’) in the United States take action under CAA section so. Conformity to a SIP means that District Court for the Northern District 110(k)(2)–(4). Plaintiffs allege that the transportation activities will not of California: Sierra Club v. Gina Administrator has failed to perform a produce new air quality violations, McCarthy, No. 3:15–cv–04328–JD (N.D. non-discretionary duty to take final worsen existing violations, or delay Cal.). On September 22, 2015, Plaintiffs action on the portion of Louisiana’s SIP timely attainment of the national filed this matter against Gina McCarthy, submission intended to address the ambient air quality standards. in her official capacity as Administrator requirements of 42 U.S.C. The criteria by which EPA determines 7410(a)(2)(D)(i) for the 2008 ozone of the United States Environmental whether a SIP’s MVEB is adequate for NAAQS. Under the terms of the transportation conformity purposes are Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’). On February 9, 2016, Plaintiff filed a first proposed consent decree, EPA would outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). We agree to take certain specified actions by have also described the process for amended complaint alleging that, with respect to the 2008 ozone national August 1, 2016, by October 3, 2016, and determining the adequacy of submitted by December 15, 2017 to resolve those SIP budgets in our July 1, 2004, final ambient air quality standards (‘‘NAAQS’’), EPA has failed to perform claims. See the proposed consent decree rulemaking entitled, ‘‘Transportation for more details. Conformity Rule Amendments for the non-discretionary duties (1) to take final Plaintiffs also allege that the New 8-hour Ozone and PM2.5 National action on portions of state Administrator has failed to perform a Ambient Air Quality Standards and implementation plan (‘‘SIP’’) non-discretionary duty to take final Miscellaneous Revisions for Existing submissions from Louisiana, Montana, action on the portion of New Jersey’s Areas; Transportation Conformity Rule New Jersey, New York, South Dakota, SIP submission intended to address Amendments: Response to Court Wisconsin, and Wyoming intended to requirements of 42 U.S.C. Decision and Additional Rule Changes’’ address various interstate transport 7410(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) for the 2008 ozone (69 FR 40004). Please note that an requirements, and (2) to promulgate a NAAQS. Under the terms of the adequacy review is separate from EPA’s federal implementation plan (‘‘FIP’’) for proposed consent decree, EPA would completeness review, and it should not certain SIP elements for California and agree to take certain specified actions by be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate Kentucky. The proposed consent decree September 30, 2016 to resolve those approval of the Baton Rouge would establish a deadline for EPA to claims. See the proposed consent decree Maintenance Plan SIP revision take certain specified actions. for more details. submittal. Even if EPA finds the budgets Plaintiffs also allege that the adequate, the Baton Rouge Maintenance DATES: Written comments on the Administrator has failed to perform a Plan SIP revision submittal could later proposed consent decree must be non-discretionary duty to take final be disapproved. received by July 29, 2016. action on the portion of New York’s SIP These new MVEBs are effective July ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, submission intended to address 14, 2016. Within 24 months from the requirements of 42 U.S.C. identified by Docket ID number EPA– effective date of this notice, the Baton 7410(a)(2)(D)(i) for the 2008 ozone HQ–OGC–2016–0364, online at Rouge area transportation partners, such NAAQS. Under the terms of the www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred as the Capital Region Planning proposed consent decree, EPA would Commission, will need to demonstrate method); by email to oei.docket@ epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center, agree to take certain specified actions by conformity to the new MVEBs if the August 15, 2016 and by November 1, demonstration has not already been Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 2016 to resolve those claims. See the made, pursuant to 40 CFR 93.104(e). See proposed consent decree for more 73 FR 4419 (January 24, 2008). Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA details. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, Plaintiffs also allege that the Dated: June 17, 2016. Administrator has failed to perform a 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Ron Curry, non-discretionary duty to take final Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and action on the portion of Wisconsin’s SIP Regional Administrator, Region 6. 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, submission intended to address certain [FR Doc. 2016–15408 Filed 6–28–16; 8:45 am] excluding legal holidays. Comments on requirements of 42 U.S.C. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P a disk or CD–ROM should be formatted 7410(a)(2)(D)(i) for the 2008 ozone in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use NAAQS. Under the terms of the of special characters and any form of proposed consent decree, EPA would ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION encryption, and may be mailed to the agree to take certain specified actions by AGENCY mailing address above. August 1, 2016 and by December 16, [EPA–HQ–OGC–2016–0364; FRL 9948–50– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2016 to resolve those claims. See the OGC] Zachary Pilchen, Air and Radiation Law proposed consent decree for more details. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Plaintiffs also allege that the Act Citizen Suit Administrator has failed to perform a Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., AGENCY: Environmental Protection Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) non-discretionary duty to take final Agency (EPA). action on the portion of Wisconsin’s SIP 564–2812; fax number (202) 564–5603; submission intended to address certain ACTION: Notice of proposed consent email address: pilchen.zach@epa.gov. requirements of 42 U.S.C. decree; request for public comment. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 7410(a)(2)(D)(i) for the 2008 ozone VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Jun 28, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of adequacy.
DatesThese budgets are effective July 14, 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 (6MM-AA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,
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