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 Range		53978-53978
FR Document		2016-19125

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 
Mackintosh.David@epa.gov. 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 
Mackintosh.David@epa.gov.

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.
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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
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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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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 September 14, 2016.
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]
FR Citation		81 FR 53978