81_FR_54135 81 FR 53978 - Air Plan Approval; NH; Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Minor Core Activities

81 FR 53978 - Air Plan Approval; NH; Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions From Minor Core Activities

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)

Page Range53978-53978
FR Document2016-19125

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of New Hampshire on October 4, 2012. The revision clarifies Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements as they apply to minor core activities of volatile organic compound (VOC) sources. The intended effect of this action is to propose approval of these requirements into the New Hampshire SIP. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 53978]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19125]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0865; A-1-FRL-9950-59-Region 1]


Air Plan Approval; NH; Control of Volatile Organic Compound 
Emissions From Minor Core Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the 
State of New Hampshire on October 4, 2012. The revision clarifies 
Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) requirements as they 
apply to minor core activities of volatile organic compound (VOC) 
sources. The intended effect of this action is to propose approval of 
these requirements into the New Hampshire SIP. This action is being 
taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 14, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OAR-2012-0865 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: David L. Mackintosh, Air Quality 
Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England 
Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), 
Boston, MA 02109-3912, tel. 617-918-1584, fax 617-918-0668, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules Section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final 
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action 
rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives 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 rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any 
parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this 
time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, 
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed 
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions 
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.

    Dated: August 1, 2016.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
[FR Doc. 2016-19125 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  automatic deletion of all such evidence,                General, shall establish such regional                submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
                                                  information, and documents.                             offices as may be necessary to carry out              other file sharing system). For
                                                                                                          the Special Counsel’s duties.                         additional submission methods, please
                                                  § 44.303   Determination.
                                                                                                            Dated: August 4, 2016.                              contact the person identified in the ‘‘For
                                                     (a) Within 120 days of the receipt of
                                                                                                          Loretta E. Lynch,                                     Further Information Contact’’ section.
                                                  a charge, the Special Counsel shall
                                                                                                          Attorney General.                                     For the full EPA public comment policy,
                                                  undertake an investigation of the charge
                                                  and determine whether to file a                         [FR Doc. 2016–18957 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am]           information about CBI or multimedia
                                                  complaint with respect to the charge.                   BILLING CODE 4410–13–P
                                                                                                                                                                submissions, and general guidance on
                                                     (b) If the Special Counsel determines                                                                      making effective comments, please visit
                                                  not to file a complaint with respect to                                                                       http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
                                                  such charge by the end of the 120-day                   ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                              commenting-epa-dockets.
                                                  period, or decides to continue the                      AGENCY                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  investigation of the charge beyond the                                                                        David L. Mackintosh, Air Quality
                                                  120-day period, the Special Counsel                     40 CFR Part 52
                                                                                                                                                                Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental
                                                  shall, by the end of the 120-day period,                [EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0865; A–1–FRL–                      Protection Agency, EPA New England
                                                  issue letters to the charging party and                 9950–59–Region 1]
                                                  respondent by certified mail notifying                                                                        Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square—
                                                  both parties of the Special Counsel’s                   Air Plan Approval; NH; Control of                     Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05–2), Boston,
                                                  determination.                                          Volatile Organic Compound Emissions                   MA 02109–3912, tel. 617–918–1584, fax
                                                     (c) When a charging party receives a                 From Minor Core Activities                            617–918–0668, email
                                                  letter of determination issued pursuant                                                                       Mackintosh.David@epa.gov.
                                                  to paragraph (b) of this section, the                   AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                                                                          Agency (EPA).                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       In the
                                                  charging party, other than an officer of                                                                      Final Rules Section of this Federal
                                                  the Department of Homeland Security,                    ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                                                                                                                                Register, EPA is approving the State’s
                                                  may file a complaint directly before an                 SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection
                                                  administrative law judge in the Office of                                                                     SIP submittal as a direct final rule
                                                                                                          Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a                without prior proposal because the
                                                  the Chief Administrative Hearing                        State Implementation Plan (SIP)
                                                  Officer (OCAHO) within 90 days after                                                                          Agency views this as a noncontroversial
                                                                                                          revision submitted by the State of New                submittal and anticipates no adverse
                                                  his or her receipt of the Special
                                                                                                          Hampshire on October 4, 2012. The                     comments. A detailed rationale for the
                                                  Counsel’s letter of determination. The
                                                                                                          revision clarifies Reasonably Available               approval is set forth in the direct final
                                                  charging party’s complaint must be filed
                                                                                                          Control Technology (RACT)                             rule. If no adverse comments are
                                                  with OCAHO as provided in 28 CFR
                                                                                                          requirements as they apply to minor                   received in response to this action rule,
                                                  part 68.
                                                     (d) The Special Counsel’s failure to                 core activities of volatile organic                   no further activity is contemplated. If
                                                  file a complaint with respect to such                   compound (VOC) sources. The intended
                                                                                                                                                                EPA receives adverse comments, the
                                                  charge with OCAHO within the 120-day                    effect of this action is to propose
                                                                                                                                                                direct final rule will be withdrawn and
                                                  period shall not affect the right of the                approval of these requirements into the
                                                                                                          New Hampshire SIP. This action is                     all public comments received will be
                                                  Special Counsel to continue to                                                                                addressed in a subsequent final rule
                                                  investigate the charge or later to bring a              being taken in accordance with the
                                                                                                          Clean Air Act.                                        based on this proposed rule. EPA will
                                                  complaint before OCAHO.                                                                                       not institute a second comment period.
                                                     (e) The Special Counsel may seek to                  DATES: Written comments must be
                                                                                                          received on or before September 14,                   Any parties interested in commenting
                                                  intervene at any time in any proceeding
                                                                                                          2016.                                                 on this action should do so at this time.
                                                  brought by a charging party before
                                                  OCAHO.                                                                                                        Please note that if EPA receives adverse
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                                                                                                                                comment on an amendment, paragraph,
                                                  § 44.304 Special Counsel acting on own                  identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01–                  or section of this rule and if that
                                                  initiative.                                             OAR–2012–0865 at http://
                                                                                                                                                                provision may be severed from the
                                                    (a) The Special Counsel may, on the                   www.regulations.gov, or via email to
                                                                                                                                                                remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
                                                  Special Counsel’s own initiative,                       Mackintosh.David@epa.gov. For
                                                                                                          comments submitted at Regulations.gov,                as final those provisions of the rule that
                                                  conduct investigations respecting unfair                                                                      are not the subject of an adverse
                                                  immigration-related employment                          follow the online instructions for
                                                                                                          submitting comments. Once submitted,                  comment.
                                                  practices when there is reason to believe
                                                  that a person or other entity has engaged               comments cannot be edited or removed                     For additional information, see the
                                                  or is engaging in such practices, and                   from Regulations.gov. For either manner               direct final rule which is located in the
                                                  shall notify a respondent by certified                  of submission, the EPA may publish any                Rules Section of this Federal Register.
                                                  mail of the commencement of the                         comment received to its public docket.                  Dated: August 1, 2016.
                                                  investigation.                                          Do not submit electronically any
                                                                                                          information you consider to be                        H. Curtis Spalding,
                                                    (b) The Special Counsel may file a
                                                                                                          Confidential Business Information (CBI)               Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
                                                  complaint with OCAHO when there is
                                                  reasonable cause to believe that an                     or other information whose disclosure is              [FR Doc. 2016–19125 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          restricted by statute. Multimedia
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                                                  practice has occurred no more than 180                  submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
                                                  days prior to the date on which the                     accompanied by a written comment.
                                                  Special Counsel opened an investigation                 The written comment is considered the
                                                  of that practice.                                       official comment and should include
                                                                                                          discussion of all points you wish to
                                                  § 44.305   Regional offices.                            make. The EPA will generally not
                                                    The Special Counsel, in accordance                    consider comments or comment
                                                  with regulations of the Attorney                        contents located outside of the primary


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule.
DatesWritten comments must be received on or before September 14, 2016.
ContactDavid L. Mackintosh, Air Quality Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, tel. 617-918-1584, fax 617-918-0668, email [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 53978 

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