81 FR 46865 - Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan Revisions to Permits, Rules and Approval Orders; Utah

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 138 (July 19, 2016)

Page Range		46865-46866
FR Document		2016-16960

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Utah on February 10, 2012 and August 29, 2014. These submittals request SIP revisions to remove changes to the major source baseline date that were disapproved by the EPA on July 15, 2011. The submittals also address the EPA's February 6, 2014 disapproval of several permit rules related to the public availability of good engineering practice stack height demonstrations in the public comment process for an approval order, and the process for making emission reductions enforceable in an approval order. The EPA is taking this action in accordance with section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2016)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R08-OAR-2016-0221; FRL-9948-88-Region 8]


Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan Revisions 
to Permits, Rules and Approval Orders; Utah

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the 
State of Utah on February 10, 2012 and August 29, 2014. These 
submittals request SIP revisions to remove changes to the major source 
baseline date that were disapproved by the EPA on July 15, 2011. The 
submittals also address the EPA's February 6, 2014 disapproval of 
several permit rules related to the public availability of good 
engineering practice stack height demonstrations in the public comment 
process for an approval order, and the process for making emission 
reductions enforceable in an approval order. The EPA is taking this 
action in accordance with section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R08-
OAR-2016-0221, at 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: Jody Ostendorf, Air Program, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8P-AR, 1595 
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-7814, 
[email protected].

Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes 
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 
51.5, the EPA is proposing to incorporate by reference the Utah rules

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described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. The EPA 
has made, and will continue to make, these materials generally 
available through www.regulations.gov and/or at the EPA Region 8 Office 
(please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this preamble for more information).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, 
the EPA is approving the State's SIP revision as a direct final rule 
without prior proposal because the agency views this as a 
noncontroversial SIP revision and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the preamble to the 
direct final rule.
    If the EPA receives no adverse comments, the EPA will not take 
further action on this proposed rule. If the EPA receives adverse 
comments, the EPA will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not 
take effect. The EPA will address all public comments in a subsequent 
final rule based on this proposed rule.
    The EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. 
Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time. For 
further information, please see the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
    Please note that if the EPA receives adverse comment on a distinct 
provision of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the 
remainder of the rule, the EPA may adopt as final those provisions of 
the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. See the 
information provided in the Direct Final action of the same title which 
is located in the Rules and Regulations Section of this Federal 
Register.

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

    Dated: June 22, 2016.
Shaun L. McGrath,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.
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requirements of 40 CFR part 75. The emission rate shall include all emissions SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
testing and evaluation of the inlet and all heat input that occur during all Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
monitors and the calculations of relative periods within any boiler-operating day, State Implementation Plan (SIP)
accuracy for lb/hr of NOX, SO2 and heat including emissions from startup, revisions submitted by the State of Utah
input shall be performed each time the shutdown, and malfunction. on February 10, 2012 and August 29,
40 CFR part 75 CEMS undergo relative (B) [Reserved] 2014. These submittals request SIP
accuracy testing. (C) If a valid SO2 pounds per hour at revisions to remove changes to the
(ii) Compliance determinations for the outlet of the FGD system or heat major source baseline date that were
NOX. input is not available for any hour for disapproved by the EPA on July 15,
(A) [Reserved] a unit, that heat input and SO2 pounds 2011. The submittals also address the
(B) Coronado Generating Station. per hour shall not be used in the EPA’s February 6, 2014 disapproval of
Compliance with the NOX emission calculation of the 30-day rolling several permit rules related to the public
limits for Coronado Unit 1 and average. availability of good engineering practice
Coronado Unit 2 in paragraph (f)(3)(i) of (D) If both a valid inlet and outlet SO2 stack height demonstrations in the
this section shall be determined on a lb/MMBtu and an outlet value of lb/hr public comment process for an approval
rolling 30 boiler-operating-day basis. of SO2 are not available for any hour, order, and the process for making
The 30-boiler-operating-day rolling NOX that hour shall not be included in the emission reductions enforceable in an
emission rate for each unit shall be efficiency calculation. approval order. The EPA is taking this
calculated in accordance with the action in accordance with section 110 of
following procedure: Step one, sum the * * * * *
(10) Equipment operations. the Clean Air Act (CAA).
total pounds of NOX emitted from the
(i) [Reserved] DATES: Written comments must be
unit during the current boiler operating
(ii) Coronado Generating Station. At received on or before August 18, 2016.
day and the previous twenty-nine (29)
boiler operating days; Step two, sum the all times, including periods of startup, ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
total heat input to the unit in MMBtu shutdown, and malfunction, the owner identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08–
during the current boiler operating day or operator of Coronado Generating OAR–2016–0221, at http://
and the previous twenty-nine (29) boiler Station Unit 1 and Unit 2 shall, to the www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
operating days; Step three, divide the extent practicable, maintain and operate instructions for submitting comments.
total number of pounds of NOX emitted each unit in a manner consistent with Once submitted, comments cannot be
from that unit during the thirty (30) good air pollution control practices for edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
boiler operating days by the total heat minimizing emissions. The owner or The EPA may publish any comment
input to the unit during the thirty (30) operator shall continuously operate received to its public docket. Do not
boiler operating days. A new 30-boiler- pollution control equipment at all times submit electronically any information
operating-day rolling average NOX the unit it serves is in operation, and you consider to be Confidential
emission rate shall be calculated for operate pollution control equipment in Business Information (CBI) or other
each new boiler operating day. Each 30- a manner consistent with technological information whose disclosure is
boiler-operating-day average NOX limitations, manufacturer’s restricted by statute. Multimedia
emission rate shall include all emissions specifications, and good engineering submissions (audio, video, etc.,) must be
that occur during all periods within any and good air pollution control practices accompanied by a written comment.
boiler operating day, including for minimizing emissions. The written comment is considered the
emissions from startup, shutdown, and Determination of whether acceptable official comment and should include
malfunction. operating and maintenance procedures discussion of all points you wish to
(C) If a valid NOX pounds per hour or are being used will be based on make. The EPA will generally not
heat input is not available for any hour information available to the Regional consider comments or comment
for a unit, that heat input and NOX Administrator which may include, but contents located outside of the primary
pounds per hour shall not be used in the is not limited to, monitoring results, submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
calculation of the 30-day rolling review of operating and maintenance other file sharing system). For
average. procedures, and inspection of each unit. additional submission methods, the full
(iii) Compliance determinations for * * * * * EPA public comment policy,
SO2. (A) The 30-day rolling average SO2 [FR Doc. 2016–16959 Filed 7–18–16; 8:45 am] information about CBI or multimedia
emission rate for each coal-fired unit BILLING CODE 6560–50–P submissions, and general guidance on
shall be calculated in accordance with making effective comments, please visit
the following procedure: Step one, sum http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
the total pounds of SO2 emitted from the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION commenting-epa-dockets.
unit during the current boiler-operating AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody
day and the previous twenty-nine (29) Ostendorf, Air Program, U.S.
boiler-operating days; step two, sum the 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental Protection Agency
total heat input to the unit in MMBtu (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8P–AR,
during the current boiler-operating day [EPA–R08–OAR–2016–0221; FRL–9948–88– 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado
and the previous twenty-nine (29) Region 8] 80202–1129, (303) 312–7814,
boiler-operating day; and step three, ostendorf.jody@epa.gov.
divide the total number of pounds of Approval and Promulgation of State
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SO2 emitted during the thirty (30) Implementation Plan Revisions to Incorporation by Reference
boiler-operating days by the total heat Permits, Rules and Approval Orders; In this rule, the EPA is finalizing
input during the thirty (30) boiler- Utah regulatory text that includes
operating days. A new 30-day rolling AGENCY: Environmental Protection incorporation by reference. In
average SO2 emission rate shall be Agency. accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
calculated for each new boiler-operating 51.5, the EPA is proposing to
ACTION: Proposed rule.
day. Each 30-day rolling average SO2 incorporate by reference the Utah rules

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described in the amendments to 40 CFR SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
part 52 set forth below. The EPA has Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a EPA.
made, and will continue to make, these State Implementation Plan (SIP) Organization of this document. The
materials generally available through revision submitted by the State of New following outline is provided to aid in
www.regulations.gov and/or at the EPA Hampshire on December 16, 2014. New locating information in this preamble.
Region 8 Office (please contact the Hampshire’s SIP revision addresses I. Background
person identified in the FOR FURTHER requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) II. Requirements for Regional Haze 5-Year
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this and EPA’s rules that require states to Progress Report SIPs and Adequacy
preamble for more information). submit periodic reports describing Determinations
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: progress toward reasonable progress III. EPA’s Evaluation of New Hampshire’s SIP
In the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ goals (RPGs) established for regional Revision
haze and a determination of the A. Regional Haze Progress Report
section of this Federal Register, the EPA B. Determination of Adequacy of Existing
is approving the State’s SIP revision as adequacy of the State’s existing Regional
Haze SIP. In addition, the December 16, Regional Haze Plan
a direct final rule without prior proposal C. Revised Env–A 2302.02 Emission
because the agency views this as a 2014 submittal includes a revised
Standards Applicable to Tangential-
noncontroversial SIP revision and regulation that reduces the total Firing, Dry-Bottom Boilers
anticipates no adverse comments. A suspended particulate (TSP) emission IV. Proposed Action
detailed rationale for the approval is set limit for the State’s sole Tangential- V. Incorporation by Reference
forth in the preamble to the direct final Firing, Dry-Bottom Boiler. VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
rule. DATES: Written comments must be
I. Background
If the EPA receives no adverse received on or before August 18, 2016.
comments, the EPA will not take further ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, States are required to submit a
action on this proposed rule. If the EPA identified by Docket ID Number EPA– progress report in the form of a SIP
receives adverse comments, the EPA R01–OAR–2014–0909 at http:// revision every five years that evaluates
will withdraw the direct final rule and www.regulations.gov, or via email to progress towards the RPGs for each
it will not take effect. The EPA will arnold.anne@epa.gov. For comments mandatory Class I Federal area 1 (Class
address all public comments in a submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the I area) within the state and in each Class
subsequent final rule based on this online instructions for submitting I area outside the state which may be
proposed rule. comments. Once submitted, comments affected by emissions from within the
The EPA will not institute a second cannot be edited or removed from state. See 40 CFR 51.308(g). In addition,
comment period on this action. Any Regulations.gov. For either manner of the provisions under 40 CFR 51.308(h)
parties interested in commenting must submission, the EPA may publish any require states to submit, at the same
do so at this time. For further comment received to its public docket. time as the 40 CFR 51.308(g) progress
information, please see the ADDRESSES Do not submit electronically any report, a determination of the adequacy
section of this notice. information you consider to be of the state’s existing Regional Haze SIP.
Please note that if the EPA receives Confidential Business Information (CBI) The first progress report SIP is due five
adverse comment on a distinct or other information whose disclosure is years after submittal of the initial
provision of this rule and if that restricted by statute. Multimedia Regional Haze SIP. On January 29, 2010,
provision may be severed from the submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be the New Hampshire Department of
remainder of the rule, the EPA may accompanied by a written comment. Environmental Services (NH DES)
adopt as final those provisions of the The written comment is considered the submitted the State’s first Regional Haze
rule that are not the subject of an official comment and should include SIP in accordance with 40 CFR 51.308.2
adverse comment. See the information discussion of all points you wish to On December 16, 2014, NH DES
provided in the Direct Final action of make. The EPA will generally not submitted a revision to the New
the same title which is located in the consider comments or comment Hampshire SIP detailing the progress
Rules and Regulations Section of this contents located outside of the primary made in the first planning period
Federal Register. submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or toward implementation of the Long
other file sharing system). For Term Strategy (LTS) outlined in the
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. additional submission methods, please 2010 Regional Haze SIP submittal, the
Dated: June 22, 2016. contact the person identified in the ‘‘For visibility improvement measured at the
Shaun L. McGrath, Further Information Contact’’ section. State’s Class I areas, and a
Regional Administrator, Region 8. For the full EPA public comment policy, determination of the adequacy of the
[FR Doc. 2016–16960 Filed 7–18–16; 8:45 am] information about CBI or multimedia State’s existing Regional Haze SIP. EPA
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submissions, and general guidance on is proposing to approve New
making effective comments, please visit Hampshire’s December 16, 2014 SIP
http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ revision on the basis that it satisfies the
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION commenting-epa-dockets. requirements of 40 CFR 51.308(g) and
AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (h).
Anne McWilliams, Air Quality Unit,
40 CFR Part 52 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1 Areas designated as mandatory Class I Federal

EPA New England Regional Office, 5 areas consist of national parks exceeding 6000
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acres, wilderness areas and national memorial parks
[EPA–R01–OAR–2014–0909; FRL–9949–15– Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail exceeding 5000 acres, and all international parks
Region 1] Code OEP05–02), Boston, MA 02109— that were in existence on August 7, 1977 (42 U.S.C.
3912, telephone number (617) 918– 7472(a)).
Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; 1697, fax number (617) 918–0697, email 2 On August 22, 2012, EPA approved New

Regional Haze 5-Year Report mcwilliams.anne@epa.gov. Hampshire’s Regional Haze SIP submittal
addressing the requirements of the first
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: implementation period for regional haze. See 77 FR
ACTION: Proposed rule.
Throughout this document whenever 50602.

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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 August 18, 2016.
Contact		Jody Ostendorf, Air Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8P-AR, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-7814, [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 46865