81 FR 54532 - Air Plan Approval; DC; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)

Page Range		54532-54532
FR Document		2016-19389

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the District of Columbia (the District) pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA). Whenever new or revised national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) are promulgated, the CAA requires states to submit a plan for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of such NAAQS. The plan is required to address basic program elements including, but not limited to, regulatory structure, monitoring, modeling, legal authority, and adequate resources necessary to assure attainment and maintenance of the standards. These elements are referred to as infrastructure requirements. The District has made a submittal addressing the infrastructure requirements for the 2012 annual fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) NAAQS. This action is being taken under the CAA. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the District'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 more detailed description of the state submittal and EPA's evaluation is included in a technical support document (TSD) prepared in support of this rulemaking action. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action, 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 If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19389]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2016-0350; FRL-9950-72-Region 3]


Air Plan Approval; DC; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 
PM2.5 NAAQS

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve 
the state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the District 
of Columbia (the District) pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA). 
Whenever new or revised national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) 
are promulgated, the CAA requires states to submit a plan for the 
implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of such NAAQS. The plan is 
required to address basic program elements including, but not limited 
to, regulatory structure, monitoring, modeling, legal authority, and 
adequate resources necessary to assure attainment and maintenance of 
the standards. These elements are referred to as infrastructure 
requirements. The District has made a submittal addressing the 
infrastructure requirements for the 2012 annual fine particulate matter 
(PM2.5) NAAQS. This action is being taken under the CAA. In 
the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the 
District'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 more detailed description of the 
state submittal and EPA's evaluation is included in a technical support 
document (TSD) prepared in support of this rulemaking action. If no 
adverse comments are received in response to this action, 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.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by September 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-
OAR-2016-0350 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. A copy of the 
TSD is available, upon request, from the EPA Regional Office listed in 
this document or is also available electronically within the Docket for 
this rulemaking action.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Knapp, (215) 814-2191, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the 
information provided in the direct final action, with the same title, 
that is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this 
Federal Register publication. 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.

    Dated: August 4, 2016.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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Agenda of Public Meeting implementation, maintenance, and FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
The agenda includes the following: enforcement of such NAAQS. The plan For the full EPA public comment policy,
(1) Introduction of speakers. is required to address basic program information about CBI or multimedia
(2) Overview of meeting format. elements including, but not limited to, submissions, and general guidance on
(3) Background on proposed regulatory structure, monitoring, making effective comments, please visit
commercial anchorage. modeling, legal authority, and adequate http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
(4) Comments from interested resources necessary to assure attainment commenting-epa-dockets. A copy of the
persons. and maintenance of the standards. TSD is available, upon request, from the
Comments may be delivered in written These elements are referred to as EPA Regional Office listed in this
form at the public meeting and made infrastructure requirements. The District document or is also available
part of the docket or delivered in oral has made a submittal addressing the electronically within the Docket for this
presentations not to exceed 10 minutes. infrastructure requirements for the 2012 rulemaking action.
annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information on Service for Individuals NAAQS. This action is being taken Ruth Knapp, (215) 814–2191, or by
With Disabilities under the CAA. In the Final Rules email at knapp.ruth@epa.gov.
For information on facilities or section of this Federal Register, EPA is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For
services for individuals with disabilities approving the District’s SIP submittal as further information, please see the
or to request special assistance at the a direct final rule without prior proposal information provided in the direct final
public meeting, contact LCDR Barbara because the Agency views this as a action, with the same title, that is
Wilk at the telephone number or email noncontroversial submittal and located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’
address indicated under the FOR anticipates no adverse comments. A section of this Federal Register
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of more detailed description of the state publication. Please note that if EPA
this notice. submittal and EPA’s evaluation is receives adverse comment on an
included in a technical support amendment, paragraph, or section of
Public Meeting document (TSD) prepared in support of this rule and if that provision may be
The Coast Guard will hold a public this rulemaking action. If no adverse severed from the remainder of the rule,
meeting regarding its ‘‘Anchorage comments are received in response to EPA may adopt as final those provisions
Grounds; Lower Chesapeake Bay, Cape this action, no further activity is of the rule that are not the subject of an
Charles, VA’’ advance notice of contemplated. If EPA receives adverse adverse comment.
proposed rulemaking on Wednesday, comments, the direct final rule will be
withdrawn and all public comments Dated: August 4, 2016.
August 17, 2016, from 6 p.m. to 7:30
received will be addressed in a Shawn M. Garvin,
p.m., at Cape Charles Civic Center, 500
Tazewell Avenue, Cape Charles, VA subsequent final rule based on this Regional Administrator, Region III.
23310. A written summary of the proposed rule. EPA will not institute a [FR Doc. 2016–19389 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]
meeting and comments will be placed in second comment period. Any parties BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
the docket. interested in commenting on this action
should do so at this time.
Dated: August 3, 2016.
DATES: Comments must be received in ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
R.J. Wester, AGENCY
writing by September 15, 2016.
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Hampton Roads. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
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[FR Doc. 2016–19510 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03–
OAR–2016–0350 at http:// [EPA–R03–OAR–2016–0210; FRL–9950–70–
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www.regulations.gov, or via email to
fernandez.cristina@epa.gov. For
comments submitted at Regulations.gov, Approval and Promulgation of Air
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION follow the online instructions for Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia;
AGENCY submitting comments. Once submitted, Case by Case Reasonably Available
comments cannot be edited or removed Control Technology for the 2008
40 CFR Part 52 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air
from Regulations.gov. For either manner
[EPA–R03–OAR–2016–0350; FRL–9950–72– of submission, the EPA may publish any Quality Standard (NAAQS)
Region 3] comment received to its public docket. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Do not submit electronically any Agency (EPA).
Air Plan Approval; DC; Infrastructure information you consider to be
Requirements for the 2012 PM2.5 ACTION: Proposed rule.
confidential business information (CBI)
NAAQS or other information whose disclosure is SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
AGENCY: Environmental Protection restricted by statute. Multimedia Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the
Agency (EPA). submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be state implementation plan (SIP) revision
ACTION: Proposed rule. accompanied by a written comment. submitted by the Commonwealth of
The written comment is considered the Virginia for inclusion of revised Virginia
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection official comment and should include regulations in the Virginia SIP which
Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the discussion of all points you wish to incorporate EPA’s compliance date for
state implementation plan (SIP) revision make. The EPA will generally not implementation of case-by-case
submitted by the District of Columbia consider comments or comment reasonably available control technology
(the District) pursuant to the Clean Air contents located outside of the primary (RACT) determinations for the 2008 8-
Act (CAA). Whenever new or revised submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or hour ozone national ambient air quality
national ambient air quality standards other file sharing system). For standard (NAAQS). In the Final Rules
(NAAQS) are promulgated, the CAA additional submission methods, please section of this Federal Register, EPA is
requires states to submit a plan for the contact the person identified in the FOR approving the Commonwealth’s SIP

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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 in writing by September 15, 2016.
Contact		Ruth Knapp, (215) 814-2191, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 54532