81 FR 63734 - Air Plan Approval; Alabama: Volatile Organic Compounds

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 180 (September 16, 2016)

Page Range		63734-63734
FR Document		2016-22218

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a portion of a revision to the Alabama State Implementation Plan submitted by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management on May 8, 2013. The revision modifies the definition of ``volatile organic compounds'' (VOC). Specifically, the revision adds one compound to the list of those excluded from the VOC definition on the basis that this compound makes a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone formation. This action is being taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 180 (Friday, September 16, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 63734]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22218]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2016-0473; FRL-9952-29-Region 4]


Air Plan Approval; Alabama: Volatile Organic Compounds

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a portion of a revision to the Alabama State Implementation 
Plan submitted by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management on 
May 8, 2013. The revision modifies the definition of ``volatile organic 
compounds'' (VOC). Specifically, the revision adds one compound to the 
list of those excluded from the VOC definition on the basis that this 
compound makes a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone 
formation. This action is being taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 17, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2016-0473 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 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. 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: Sean Lakeman, Air Regulatory 
Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, 
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 
30303-8960. Mr. Lakeman can be reached by phone at (404) 562-9043 or 
via electronic mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Rules and Regulations section of this 
Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's implementation plan 
revision 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 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 on this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this 
document should do so at this time.

    Dated: September 2, 2016.
V. Anne Heard,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2016-22218 Filed 9-15-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6560-50-P

$63734 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 180 / Friday, September 16, 2016 / Proposed Rules Dated: August 24, 2016. DATES: Written comments must be and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Alexis Strauss, received on or before October 17, 2016. Environmental Protection Agency, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., [FR Doc. 2016–22388 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am] identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P OAR–2016–0473 at http:// Lakeman can be reached by phone at www.regulations.gov. Follow the online (404) 562–9043 or via electronic mail at instructions for submitting comments. lakeman.sean@epa.gov. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Once submitted, comments cannot be AGENCY edited or removed from Regulations.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the EPA may publish any comment received Rules and Regulations section of this 40 CFR Part 52 to its public docket. Do not submit Federal Register, EPA is approving the electronically any information you State’s implementation plan revision as [EPA–R04–OAR–2016–0473; FRL–9952–29– Region 4] consider to be Confidential Business a direct final rule without prior proposal Information (CBI) or other information because the Agency views this as a Air Plan Approval; Alabama: Volatile whose disclosure is restricted by statute. noncontroversial submittal and Organic Compounds Multimedia submissions (audio, video, anticipates no adverse comments. A etc.) must be accompanied by a written detailed rationale for the approval is set AGENCY: Environmental Protection forth in the direct final rule. If no comment. The written comment is Agency (EPA). adverse comments are received in considered the official comment and ACTION: Proposed rule. response to this rule, no further activity should include discussion of all points SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection you wish to make. EPA will generally is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a not consider comments or comment comments, the direct final rule will be portion of a revision to the Alabama contents located outside of the primary withdrawn and all public comments State Implementation Plan submitted by submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or received will be addressed in a the Alabama Department of other file sharing system). For subsequent final rule based on this Environmental Management on May 8, additional submission methods, the full proposed rule. EPA will not institute a 2013. The revision modifies the EPA public comment policy, second comment period on this definition of ‘‘volatile organic information about CBI or multimedia document. Any parties interested in compounds’’ (VOC). Specifically, the submissions, and general guidance on commenting on this document should revision adds one compound to the list making effective comments, please visit do so at this time. of those excluded from the VOC http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ Dated: September 2, 2016. definition on the basis that this commenting-epa-dockets. V. Anne Heard, compound makes a negligible FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: contribution to tropospheric ozone Sean Lakeman, Air Regulatory Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. formation. This action is being taken Management Section, Air Planning and [FR Doc. 2016–22218 Filed 9–15–16; 8:45 am] pursuant to the Clean Air Act. Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with PROPOSALS VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:06 Sep 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\16SEP1.SGM 16SEP1$

Document Created: 2016-09-16 00:24:50
Document Modified: 2016-09-16 00:24:50

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 October 17, 2016.
Contact		Sean Lakeman, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Mr. Lakeman can be reached by phone at (404) 562-9043 or via electronic mail at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 63734