81 FR 66899 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Washington: General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-23297 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 66899-66900] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-23297] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-R10-OAR-2016-0493: FRL-9953-03-Region 10] Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Washington: General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In reviewing past State Implementation Plan (SIP) actions, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discovered minor typographical errors related to the EPA's previous approvals of Chapter 173-400 Washington Administrative Code, General Regulations for Air Pollution Sources. The EPA is proposing to correct these errors. The proposed corrections make no substantive changes to the SIP and impose no new requirements. In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving these corrections as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial action 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, no further activity is contemplated. If the EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. The 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 on or before October 31, 2016. [[Page 66900]] ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10- OAR-2016-0493 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 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, 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: Jeff Hunt, Air Planning Unit, Office of Air and Waste (OAW-150), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Ave, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101; telephone number: (206) 553-0256; email address: [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. Please note that if the 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, the EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. Dated: September 14, 2016. Dennis J. McLerran, Regional Administrator, Region 10. [FR Doc. 2016-23297 Filed 9-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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certain of its disclosure requirements final rules. Therefore, the Commission
Electronic Comments
that may have become redundant, is extending the comment period for
• Use the Commission’s Internet duplicative, overlapping, outdated, or Release No. 33–10110; 34–78310; IC–
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rules/proposed.shtml); Commission disclosure requirements, Simplification’’ until November 2, 2016.
• Send an email to rule-comments@ U.S. GAAP, IFRS, or changes in the By the Commission.
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Paper Comments refer them to the Financial Accounting
• Send paper comments to Brent J. Standards Board (‘‘FASB’’) for potential
Fields, Secretary, Securities and incorporation into U.S. GAAP.1 The ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., proposed amendments are intended to AGENCY
Washington, DC 20549–1090. facilitate the disclosure of information
All submissions should refer to File to investors, while simplifying 40 CFR Part 52
Number S7–15–16. This file number compliance efforts, without significantly
should be included on the subject line altering the total mix of information [EPA–R10–OAR–2016–0493: FRL–9953–03–
if email is used. To help us process and provided to investors. Region 10]
review your comments more efficiently, The Commission originally requested
that comments on the release be Approval and Promulgation of
please use only one method. The
received by October 3, 2016. The Implementation Plans; Washington:
Commission will post all comments on
Commission has received several General Regulations for Air Pollution
the Commission’s Internet Web site
requests for an extension of time for Sources
(http://www.sec.gov/rules/
proposed.shtml). Comments also are public comment on the proposal to, AGENCY: Environmental Protection
available for Web site viewing and among other things, allow for adequate Agency (EPA).
printing in the Commission’s Public time to fully consider the proposals and
ACTION: Proposed rule.
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., to improve the quality of responses.2
Washington, DC 20549, on official The Commission believes that providing SUMMARY: In reviewing past State
business days between the hours of the public additional time to consider Implementation Plan (SIP) actions, the
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. All comments thoroughly the matters addressed by the Washington Department of Ecology
received will be posted without change; (Ecology) and the Environmental
1 Specifically, the Commission proposed
we do not edit personal identifying Protection Agency (EPA) discovered
amendments to, or solicited comment on potential
information from submissions. You FASB referrals of, Rules 1–02, 2–01, 2–02, 3–01, 3– minor typographical errors related to the
should submit only information that 02, 3–03, 3–04, 3–05, 3–12, 3–14, 3–15, 3–17, 3–20, EPA’s previous approvals of Chapter
you wish to make available publicly. 3A–01, 3A–02, 3A–03, 3A–04, 4–01, 4–07, 4–08, 4– 173–400 Washington Administrative
Studies, memoranda or other 10, 5–02, 5–03, 5–04, 6–03, 6–04, 6–07, 6–09, 6A– Code, General Regulations for Air
04, 6A–05, 7–02, 7–03, 7–04, 7–05, 8–01, 8–02, 8–
substantive items may be added by the 03, 8–04, 8–05, 8–06, 9–03, 9–04, 9–05, 9–06, 10– Pollution Sources. The EPA is proposing
Commission or staff to the comment file 01, 11–02, 11–03, 12–16, 12–17, 12–18, 12–28, and to correct these errors. The proposed
during this rulemaking. A notification of 12–29 of Regulation S–X under the Securities Act corrections make no substantive
the inclusion in the comment file of any of 1933 (the ‘‘Securities Act’’) and the Securities changes to the SIP and impose no new
Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’), Items
such materials will be made available 10, 101, 103, 201, 302, 303, 503, 512, and 601 of requirements. In the Final Rules section
on the SEC’s Web site. To ensure direct Regulation S–K under the Securities Act and the of this Federal Register, the EPA is
electronic receipt of such notifications, Exchange Act, Item 1010 of Regulation M–A under approving these corrections as a direct
sign up through the ‘‘Stay Connected’’ the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and Item final rule without prior proposal
1118 of Regulation AB under the Securities Act and
option at www.sec.gov to receive the Exchange Act, Rule 158 of the Securities Act, because the Agency views this as a
notifications by email. Rules 405 and 436 of Regulation C under the noncontroversial action and anticipates
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nili Securities Act, Forms S–1, S–3, S–11, S–4, F–1, F– no adverse comments. A detailed
3, F–4, F–6, F–7, F–8, F–10, F–80, SF–1, SF–3, 1– rationale for the approval is set forth in
Shah, Deputy Chief Accountant, at (202) A, 1–K, and 1–SA under the Securities Act, Rules
551–3255, Division of Corporation 3a51–1, 10A–1, 12b-2, 13a-10, 13b2–2, 14a-101, the direct final rule. If no adverse
Finance; Duc Dang, Senior Special 15c3–1g, 15d-2, 15d-10, 17a-5, 17a-12, 17g-3, and comments are received in response to
Counsel, at (202) 551–3386, Office of the 17h-1T of the Exchange Act, Forms 20–F, 40–F, 10– this action, no further activity is
K, 11–K, 10–D, and X–17A–5 under the Exchange contemplated. If the EPA receives
Chief Accountant; Matt Giordano, Chief Act, Forms N–5, N–1A, N–2, N–3, N–4, and N–6
Accountant, at (202) 551–6918, Division adverse comments, the direct final rule
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under the Securities Act and the Investment
of Investment Management; Valentina Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Investment Company will be withdrawn and all public
Minak Deng, Special Counsel, at (202) Act’’), and Form N–8B–2 under the Investment comments received will be addressed in
Company Act. a subsequent final rule based on this
551–5778 and Tim White, Special 2 See Letters from Center for Audit Quality (Aug.
Counsel, at (202) 551–5777, Division of 4, 2016), American Gas Association Accounting
proposed rule. The EPA will not
Trading and Markets; Harriet Orol, Advisory Council (Aug. 24, 2016), Edison Electric institute a second comment period. Any
Branch Chief, at (212) 336–0554, Office Institute (Aug. 24, 2016) and the National parties interested in commenting on this
Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Sept. action should do so at this time.
of Credit Ratings; Securities and 9, 2016). Comments are available on the
Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Commission’s Web site at https://www.sec.gov/ DATES: Comments must be received on
Washington, DC 20549. comments/s7-15-16/s71516.htm. or before October 31, 2016.
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identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10– AGENCY EPA may publish any comment received
OAR–2016–0493 at http:// to its public docket. Do not submit
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 40 CFR Part 131 electronically any information you
instructions for submitting comments. [EPA–HQ–OW–2016–0405; FRL–9953–19– consider to be Confidential Business
Once submitted, comments cannot be OW] Information (CBI) or other information
edited or removed from Regulations.gov. whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
RIN 2040–AF62 Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
The EPA may publish any comment
received to its public docket. Do not Federal Baseline Water Quality etc.) must be accompanied by a written
submit electronically any information Standards for Indian Reservations comment. The written comment is
you consider to be Confidential considered the official comment and
AGENCY: Environmental Protection should include discussion of all points
Business Information (CBI) or other
Agency (EPA). you wish to make. EPA will generally
information whose disclosure is
ACTION: Advance notice of proposed not consider comments or comment
restricted by statute. Multimedia
rulemaking (ANPRM). contents located outside of the primary
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
accompanied by a written comment. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection other file sharing system). For
The written comment is considered the Agency (EPA) is considering additional submission methods, the full
official comment and should include establishing federal baseline water EPA public comment policy,
discussion of all points you wish to quality standards (WQS) for certain information about CBI or multimedia
make. The EPA will generally not Indian reservation waters to narrow a submissions, and general guidance on
consider comments or comment long-standing gap in coverage of Clean making effective comments, please visit
contents located outside of the primary Water Act (CWA) protections. Currently, http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or fewer than 50 of over 300 tribes with commenting-epa-dockets.
other file sharing system). For reservations have WQS effective under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
additional submission methods, the full the CWA; most of the reservations with
existing CWA-effective WQS have Mary Lou Soscia, Region 10,
EPA public comment policy, Environmental Protection Agency, 805
obtained the coverage through treatment
information about CBI or multimedia SW. Broadway, Suite 500, Portland, OR
in a manner similar to a state (TAS)
submissions, and general guidance on 97205; telephone number: (503) 326–
under CWA section 518. In advance of
making effective comments, please visit any potential rulemaking to address this 5873; email address: soscia.marylou@
http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ gap of CWA coverage, EPA specifically epa.gov.
commenting-epa-dockets. invites comments on whether to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff establish such federal baseline WQS for supplementary information section is
Hunt, Air Planning Unit, Office of Air Indian reservation waters that do not yet organized as follows:
and Waste (OAW–150), Environmental have WQS under the CWA and, if so, I. Who may be interested in this ANPRM?
Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 what those WQS should be and how II. Background
Sixth Ave, Suite 900, Seattle, WA they should be implemented. Federal A. What is the role of WQS under the
98101; telephone number: (206) 553– baseline WQS would define water CWA?
quality goals for unprotected reservation B. What is the ‘‘gap’’ in WQS protection for
0256; email address: hunt.jeff@epa.gov. waters on Indian reservations?
waters and serve as the foundation for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For CWA actions to protect human health C. How has EPA tried to address the gap
of CWA coverage previously?
further information, please see the and the environment. Such WQS, if D. Why is EPA publishing this ANPRM?
information provided in the direct final established, would apply only to those III. What would be included in the federal
action, with the same title, that is waters not already covered by existing baseline WQS effort?
located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ CWA-effective WQS and would be A. To what waters would the potential
section of this Federal Register. Please superseded by any WQS subsequently federal baseline WQS apply?
note that if the EPA receives adverse adopted by an authorized tribe and B. Which waters should be excluded from
comment on an amendment, paragraph, approved by EPA under CWA section the potential federal baseline WQS?
303(c). C. What designated uses should be
or section of this rule and if that considered in proposing potential federal
provision may be severed from the DATES: Comments must be received on baseline WQS?
remainder of the rule, the EPA may or before December 28, 2016. EPA D. What water quality criteria should be
adopt as final those provisions of the intends to hold two public webinars to considered in proposing potential federal
rule that are not the subject of an discuss the ANPRM during the public baseline WQS?
adverse comment. comment period. If you are interested, 1. Narrative Water Quality Criteria
see EPA’s Web site at https:// 2. Numeric Water Quality Criteria
Dated: September 14, 2016. a. Aquatic Life Protection
www.epa.gov/wqs-tech/advance-notice-
Dennis J. McLerran, b. Human Health Protection
proposed-rulemaking-federal-baseline- E. What approaches should the potential
Regional Administrator, Region 10. water-quality-standards-indian for the federal baseline WQS take with regard to
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[FR Doc. 2016–23297 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am] dates and times of the webinars and antidegradation requirements?
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P instructions on how to register and 1. Antidegradation Policy
participate. 2. Antidegradation Implementation
Methods
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
F. How could wetlands be addressed in the
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– potential federal baseline WQS?
OW–2016–0405, at http:// G. Which general provisions should be
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online included in the potential federal baseline
instructions for submitting comments. WQS?
Once submitted, comments cannot be 1. Mixing Zone Authorizing Provision
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| Dates | Comments must be received on or before October 31, 2016. | |
| Contact | Jeff Hunt, Air Planning Unit, Office of Air and Waste (OAW-150), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Ave, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101; telephone number: (206) | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 66899 |
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