81 FR 47114 - Approval of Medford, Oregon; Carbon Monoxide Second 10-Year Limited Maintenance Plan

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 139 (July 20, 2016)

Page Range		47114-47114
FR Document		2016-17058

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a second 10-year carbon monoxide (CO) limited maintenance plan (LMP) for the Medford area, submitted by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) on December 11, 2015, along with a supplementary submittal on December 30, 2015, as a revision to its State Implementation Plan (SIP). In accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA is approving this SIP revision because it demonstrates that the Medford area will continue to meet the CO National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for a second 10-year period beyond redesignation, through 2025.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 139 (Wednesday, July 20, 2016)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2015-0854; FRL-9948-99-Region 10]


Approval of Medford, Oregon; Carbon Monoxide Second 10-Year 
Limited Maintenance Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a second 10-year carbon monoxide (CO) limited maintenance plan 
(LMP) for the Medford area, submitted by the Oregon Department of 
Environmental Quality (ODEQ) on December 11, 2015, along with a 
supplementary submittal on December 30, 2015, as a revision to its 
State Implementation Plan (SIP). In accordance with the requirements of 
the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA is approving this SIP revision because 
it demonstrates that the Medford area will continue to meet the CO 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for a second 10-year 
period beyond redesignation, through 2025.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 19, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10-
OAR-2015-0854 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: John Chi, Air Planning Unit, Office of 
Air and Waste (OAW-150), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 6th 
Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101; telephone number: 206-553-1185; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the 
direct final action, of the same title, which is located 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 EPA 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 on this action should do so at this 
time. Please note that if we receive adverse comment on an amendment, 
paragraph, or section of the 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.

    Dated: June 30, 2016.
Michelle L. Pirzadeh,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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VI. Statutory and Executive Order November 9, 2000), nor will it impose information you consider to be
Reviews substantial direct costs on tribal Confidential Business Information (CBI)
Under the CAA, the Administrator is governments or preempt tribal law. or other information whose disclosure is
required to approve a SIP submission restricted by statute. Multimedia
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
that complies with the provisions of the submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
Environmental protection, Air accompanied by a written comment.
CAA and applicable Federal regulations. pollution control, Incorporation by
42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). The written comment is considered the
reference, Intergovernmental relations, official comment and should include
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, discussion of all points you wish to
EPA’s role is to approve state choices, Particulate matter, Reporting and make. The EPA will generally not
provided that they meet the criteria of recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur consider comments or comment
the CAA. Accordingly, this proposed oxides, Volatile organic compounds. contents located outside of the primary
action merely approves state law as
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
meeting Federal requirements and does
other file sharing system). For
not impose additional requirements Dated: June 21, 2016.
additional submission methods, please
beyond those imposed by state law. For Dennis J. McLerran, contact the person identified in the ‘‘For
that reason, this proposed action: Regional Administrator, Region 10. Further Information Contact’’ section.
• Is not a significant regulatory action [FR Doc. 2016–17056 Filed 7–19–16; 8:45 am] For the full EPA public comment policy,
subject to review by the Office of
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P information about CBI or multimedia
Management and Budget under
submissions, and general guidance on
Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, making effective comments, please visit
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
January 21, 2011); AGENCY commenting-epa-dockets.
• Does not impose an information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
collection burden under the provisions 40 CFR Part 52
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 Chi, Air Planning Unit, Office of Air and
[EPA–R10–OAR–2015–0854; FRL–9948–99– Waste (OAW–150), Environmental
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
Region 10] Protection Agency, 1200 6th Avenue,
Seattle, WA 98101; telephone number:
significant economic impact on a Approval of Medford, Oregon; Carbon 206–553–1185; email address:
substantial number of small entities Monoxide Second 10-Year Limited Chi.John@epa.gov.
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 Maintenance Plan
U.S.C. 601 et seq.); SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For
• Does not contain any unfunded AGENCY: Environmental Protection further information, please see the
mandate or significantly or uniquely Agency (EPA). direct final action, of the same title,
affect small governments, as described ACTION: Proposed rule. which is located in the Rules and
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Regulations section of this Federal
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Register. The EPA is approving the
• Does not have Federalism Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State’s SIP revision as a direct final rule
implications as specified in Executive second 10-year carbon monoxide (CO) without prior proposal because the EPA
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, limited maintenance plan (LMP) for the views this as a noncontroversial SIP
1999); Medford area, submitted by the Oregon revision and anticipates no adverse
• Is not an economically significant Department of Environmental Quality comments. A detailed rationale for the
regulatory action based on health or (ODEQ) on December 11, 2015, along approval is set forth in the preamble to
safety risks subject to Executive Order with a supplementary submittal on the direct final rule. If the EPA receives
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); December 30, 2015, as a revision to its no adverse comments, the EPA will not
• Is not a significant regulatory action State Implementation Plan (SIP). In take further action on this proposed
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR accordance with the requirements of the rule.
Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA is If the EPA receives adverse
28355, May 22, 2001);
approving this SIP revision because it comments, the EPA will withdraw the
• Is not subject to requirements of
demonstrates that the Medford area will direct final rule and it will not take
section 12(d) of the National
continue to meet the CO National effect. The EPA will address all public
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Ambient Air Quality Standards comments in a subsequent final rule
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
(NAAQS) for a second 10-year period based on this proposed rule. The EPA
it does not involve technical standards;
beyond redesignation, through 2025. will not institute a second comment
and period on this action. Any parties
• Does not provide the EPA with the DATES: Comments must be received on
interested in commenting on this action
discretionary authority to address, as or before August 19, 2016.
should do so at this time. Please note
appropriate, disproportionate human ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
that if we receive adverse comment on
health or environmental effects, using identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10– an amendment, paragraph, or section of
practicable and legally permissible OAR–2015–0854 at http:// the rule and if that provision may be
methods, under Executive Order 12898 www.regulations.gov, or via email to severed from the remainder of the rule,
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). Chi.John@epa.gov. For comments
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the EPA may adopt as final those
In addition, the SIP is not approved submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the provisions of the rule that are not the
to apply on any Indian reservation land online instructions for submitting subject of an adverse comment.
or in any other area where the EPA or comments. Once submitted, comments
an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a cannot be edited or removed from Dated: June 30, 2016.
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Regulations.gov. For either manner of Michelle L. Pirzadeh,
Indian country, the rule does not have submission, the EPA may publish any Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
tribal implications as specified by comment received to its public docket. [FR Doc. 2016–17058 Filed 7–19–16; 8:45 am]
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, Do not submit electronically any BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

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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		Comments must be received on or before August 19, 2016.
Contact		John Chi, Air Planning Unit, Office of Air and Waste (OAW-150), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101; telephone number: 206-553-1185; email
FR Citation		81 FR 47114