81_FR_69129 81 FR 68936 - Air Plan Approval; Georgia: Volatile Organic Compounds

81 FR 68936 - Air Plan Approval; Georgia: Volatile Organic Compounds

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 193 (October 5, 2016)

Page Range68936-68938
FR Document2016-23970

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving portions of two revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Georgia Department of Environmental Protection (GA EPD) on July 25, 2014, and November 1, 2015. These revisions modify the definition of ``volatile organic compounds'' (VOC). Specifically, these revisions add two compounds to the list of those excluded from the VOC definition on the basis that these compounds make a negligible contribution to tropospheric ozone formation. This action is being taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2016-0489; FRL-9953-64-Region 4]


Air Plan Approval; Georgia: Volatile Organic Compounds

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving 
portions of two revisions to the Georgia State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) submitted by the Georgia Department of Environmental Protection 
(GA EPD) on July 25, 2014, and November 1, 2015. These revisions modify 
the definition of ``volatile organic compounds'' (VOC). Specifically, 
these revisions add two compounds to the list of those excluded from 
the VOC definition on the basis that these compounds make a negligible 
contribution to tropospheric ozone formation. This action is being 
taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).

DATES: This direct final rule is effective December 5, 2016 without 
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by November 4, 
2016. If EPA receives such comments, it will publish a timely 
withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform 
the public that the rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2016-0489 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

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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:

I. Background

    Tropospheric ozone, commonly known as smog, occurs when VOC and 
nitrogen oxides (NOX) react in the atmosphere in the 
presence of sunlight. Because of the harmful health effects of ozone, 
EPA and state governments limit the amount of VOC and NOX 
that can be released into the atmosphere. VOC are those compounds of 
carbon (excluding carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, 
metallic carbides or carbonates, and ammonium carbonate) that form 
ozone through atmospheric photochemical reactions. Compounds of carbon 
(or organic compounds) have different levels of reactivity; they do not 
react at the same speed or do not form ozone to the same extent.
    Section 302(s) of the CAA specifies that EPA has the authority to 
define the meaning of ``VOC,'' and hence what compounds shall be 
treated as VOC for regulatory purposes. It has been EPA's policy that 
compounds of carbon with negligible reactivity need not be regulated to 
reduce ozone and should be excluded from the regulatory definition of 
VOC. See 42 FR 35314 (July 8, 1977), 70 FR 54046 (September 13, 2005). 
EPA determines whether a given carbon compound has ``negligible'' 
reactivity by comparing the compound's reactivity to the reactivity of 
ethane. EPA lists these compounds in its regulations at 40 CFR 
51.100(s) and excludes them from the definition of VOC. The chemicals 
on this list are often called ``negligibly reactive.'' EPA may 
periodically revise the list of negligibly reactive compounds to add or 
delete compounds.
    EPA issued final rules approving the addition of trans-1,3,3,3-
tetrafluropropene (also known as HFO-1234ze) and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-
propanol (AMP) to the list of those compounds excluded from the 
regulatory definition of VOC. See 77 FR 37610 (June 22, 2012) and 79 FR 
17037 (March 27, 2014). Georgia is updating its SIP to be consistent 
with those changes to federal regulations.

II. Analysis of State's Submittal

    On July 25, 2014, and November 1, 2015, Georgia submitted SIP 
revisions \1\ to EPA for review and approval. The revisions modify the 
definition of VOC found at Georgia's Rule 391-3-1-.01(llll), ``Volatile 
Organic Compounds.'' Specifically, the revisions add trans-1,3,3,3-
tetrafluropropene (also known as HFO-1234ze) and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-
propanol (AMP) to the list of compounds excluded from the VOC 
definition on the basis that each of these compounds makes a negligible 
contribution to tropospheric ozone formation.
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    \1\ EPA will consider the other changes included in Georgia's 
July 25, 2014, and November 5, 2015, SIP revisions in a future 
rulemaking.
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    These changes are consistent with section 110 of the CAA and meet 
the regulatory requirements pertaining to SIPs. Pursuant to CAA section 
110(l), the Administrator shall not approve a revision of a plan if the 
revision would interfere with any applicable requirement concerning 
attainment and reasonable further progress (as defined in CAA section 
171), or any other applicable requirement of the Act. The revisions to 
Rule 391-3-1-.01(llll), ``Volatile Organic Compounds,'' are approvable 
under section 110(l) because they reflect changes to federal 
regulations based on findings that the aforementioned compounds are 
negligibly reactive.

III. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes 
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 
51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of Rule 391-3-
1-.01 ``Definitions'' effective August 3, 2015, which revised the 
definition of VOC.\2\ Therefore, this material has been approved by EPA 
for inclusion in the SIP, has been incorporated by reference by EPA 
into that plan, is fully federally enforceable under sections 110 and 
113 of the CAA as of the effective date of the final rulemaking of 
EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by reference by the Director 
of the Federal Register in the next update to the SIP compilation.\3\ 
EPA has made, and will continue to make, these materials generally 
available through www.regulations.gov and/or at the EPA Region 4 Office 
(please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this preamble for more information).
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    \2\ The effective date of the rule change made in Georgia's July 
25, 2014, SIP revision is August 1, 2013. However, that change to 
Georgia's rule is captured and superseded by Georgia's update in the 
November 1, 2015, SIP revision.
    \3\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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IV. Final Action

    Pursuant to section 110 of the CAA, EPA is approving the 
aforementioned changes to Georgia's SIP for Rule 391-3-1-.01(llll). EPA 
has evaluated the relevant portions of Georgia's July 25, 2014, and 
November 1, 2015, SIP revisions and has determined that they meet the 
applicable requirements of the CAA and EPA regulations and are 
consistent with EPA policy.
    EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because the 
Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no 
adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this 
Federal Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document 
that will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision should 
adverse comments be filed. This rule will be effective December 5, 2016 
without further notice unless the Agency receives adverse comments by 
November 4, 2016.
    If EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a document 
withdrawing the final rule and informing the public that the rule will 
not take effect. All public comments received will then be addressed in 
a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. EPA will not 
institute a second comment period. Parties interested in commenting 
should do so at this time. If no such comments are received, the public 
is advised that this rule will be effective on December 5, 2016 and no 
further action will be taken on the proposed rule.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable 
federal regulations. See 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in 
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices, 
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this 
action merely approves state law as meeting

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federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond 
those imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review 
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58 
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-4);
     does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the CAA; and
     does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    The SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or 
in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a 
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule does 
not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 
FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it impose substantial direct 
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and 
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by December 5, 2016. Filing a petition for 
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect 
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor 
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may 
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or 
action. Parties with objections to this direct final rule are 
encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel notice of 
proposed rulemaking for this action published in the proposed rules 
section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an immediate 
petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so that EPA can 
withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in the proposed 
rulemaking. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to 
enforce its requirements. See section 307(b)(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: September 23, 2016.
V. Anne Heard,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart L--Georgia

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2. Section 52.570(c) is amended by revising the entry for ``391-3-
1-.01'' to read as follows:


Sec.  52.570  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

                                        EPA Approved Georgia Regulations
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                                                            State
         State citation              Title/subject     effective date    EPA approval date       Explanation
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391-3-1-.01....................  Definitions.........        8/3/2015  10/5/2016, [Insert    only changes to
                                                                        citation of           Rule 391-3-1-
                                                                        publication].         .01(llll).
 
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                                           preemption requirements described in                    message can be received without                       area as well as any changes in the dates
                                           E.O. 13132.                                             jeopardizing the safety or security of                and times of enforcement.
                                             Also, this rule does not have tribal                  people, places, or vessels.                             Dated: September 27, 2016.
                                           implications under E.O. 13175,
                                                                                                   List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100                   T.J. Wendt,
                                           Consultation and Coordination with
                                                                                                     Marine safety, Navigation (water),                  Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
                                           Indian Tribal Governments, because it
                                                                                                                                                         Port, Memphis, Tennessee.
                                           will not have a substantial direct effect               Reporting and recordkeeping
                                                                                                   requirements, Waterways.                              [FR Doc. 2016–24071 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am]
                                           on one or more Indian tribes, on the
                                                                                                                                                         BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
                                           relationship between the Federal                          For the reasons discussed in the
                                           Government and Indian tribes, or on the                 preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
                                           distribution of power and                               CFR part 100 as follows:
                                           responsibilities between the Federal                                                                          ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                           Government and Indian tribes. If you                    PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON                            AGENCY
                                           believe this rule has implications for                  NAVIGABLE WATERS
                                           federalism or Indian tribes, please                                                                           40 CFR Part 52
                                           contact the person listed in the FOR                    ■ 1. The authority citation for part 100              [EPA–R04–OAR–2016–0489; FRL–9953–64–
                                           FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
                                                                                                   continues to read as follows:                         Region 4]
                                                                                                       Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233.
                                           E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                                                                               Air Plan Approval; Georgia: Volatile
                                                                                                   ■ 2. Add § 100.35T08–0887 to read as
                                             The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                                                                            Organic Compounds
                                                                                                   follows:
                                           of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires                                                                         AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                           Federal agencies to assess the effects of               § 100.35T08–0887 Special Local
                                                                                                                                                         Agency (EPA).
                                           their discretionary regulatory actions. In              Regulation; Arkansas River, Little Rock, AR.
                                                                                                                                                         ACTION: Direct final rule.
                                           particular, the Act addresses actions                      (a) Regulated area. (1) A regulated
                                           that may result in the expenditure by a                 area is established to encompass the                  SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection
                                           State, local, or tribal government, in the              following waterway: All waters of the                 Agency (EPA) is approving portions of
                                           aggregate, or by the private sector of                  Arkansas River mile 117.4 through mile                two revisions to the Georgia State
                                           $100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or                118.6.                                                Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by
                                           more in any one year. Though this rule                     (2) All vessels are prohibited from                the Georgia Department of
                                           will not result in such expenditure, we                 entering the event area which extends                 Environmental Protection (GA EPD) on
                                           do discuss the effects of this rule                     out 25-yards from the left descending                 July 25, 2014, and November 1, 2015.
                                           elsewhere in this preamble.                             bank within the regulated area. All                   These revisions modify the definition of
                                                                                                   vessels transiting the regulated area                 ‘‘volatile organic compounds’’ (VOC).
                                           F. Environment                                          outside of 25 yards from the left                     Specifically, these revisions add two
                                             We have analyzed this rule under                      descending bank zone are limited to                   compounds to the list of those excluded
                                           Department of Homeland Security                         slowest speed for safe navigation to                  from the VOC definition on the basis
                                           Management Directive 023–01 and                         minimize wake unless specifically                     that these compounds make a negligible
                                           Commandant Instruction M16475.lD,                       authorized by the COTP.                               contribution to tropospheric ozone
                                           which guide the Coast Guard in                             (b) Effective period. This section is              formation. This action is being taken
                                           complying with the National                             effective from 7 a.m. on October 14,                  pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or
                                           Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42                    2016 until 7 p.m. on October 15, 2016                 Act).
                                           U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have made a                     and will be enforced each day from 7                  DATES: This direct final rule is effective
                                           preliminary determination that this                     a.m. until 7 p.m.                                     December 5, 2016 without further
                                           action is one of a category of actions that                (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with
                                                                                                                                                         notice, unless EPA receives adverse
                                           do not individually or cumulatively                     the general regulations in § 100.801 of
                                                                                                                                                         comment by November 4, 2016. If EPA
                                           have a significant effect on the human                  this part, all vessels, mariners, and
                                                                                                                                                         receives such comments, it will publish
                                           environment. This rule involves the                     persons are prohibited from entering the
                                                                                                                                                         a timely withdrawal of the direct final
                                           establishment of a special local                        event area, without permission of the
                                                                                                                                                         rule in the Federal Register and inform
                                           regulation lasting 12 hours each day                    Captain of the Port Memphis (COTP).
                                                                                                                                                         the public that the rule will not take
                                           over the course of a Friday and                         All vessel operators desiring to operate
                                                                                                                                                         effect.
                                           Saturday. Normally such actions are                     in the event area of this special local
                                           categorically excluded from further                     regulation must contact the COTP or a                 ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                           review under paragraph 34(h) of Figure                  designated representative to request                  identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04–
                                           2–1 of the Commandant Instruction. An                   permission to do so. The COTP or a                    OAR–2016–0489 at http://
                                           environmental analysis checklist and                    designated representative may be                      www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                                           Categorical Exclusion Determination are                 contacted via VHF Channel 16 or by                    instructions for submitting comments.
                                           available in the docket where indicated                 telephone at 1–866–777–2784.                          Once submitted, comments cannot be
                                           under ADDRESSES. We seek any                               (2) During enforcement, all vessels                edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
                                           comments or information that may lead                   transiting the marked navigation                      EPA may publish any comment received
                                           to the discovery of a significant                       channel from mile marker 117.4 to mile                to its public docket. Do not submit
                                           environmental impact from this rule.                    marker 118.6 will be limited to slowest               electronically any information you
                                                                                                   speed for safe navigation to minimize                 consider to be Confidential Business
                                           G. Protest Activities                                   wake unless specifically authorized by                Information (CBI) or other information
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                                             The Coast Guard respects the First                    the COTP.                                             whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
                                           Amendment rights of protesters.                            (d) Informational broadcasts. The                  Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
                                           Protesters are asked to contact the                     COTP or a designated representative                   etc.) must be accompanied by a written
                                           person listed in the FOR FURTHER                        will inform the public through                        comment. The written comment is
                                           INFORMATION CONTACT section to                          broadcast notices to mariners of the                  considered the official comment and
                                           coordinate protest activities so that your              enforcement period for the regulated                  should include discussion of all points


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                                           you wish to make. EPA will generally                       EPA issued final rules approving the               of the CAA as of the effective date of the
                                           not consider comments or comment                        addition of trans-1,3,3,3-                            final rulemaking of EPA’s approval, and
                                           contents located outside of the primary                 tetrafluropropene (also known as HFO–                 will be incorporated by reference by the
                                           submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or                 1234ze) and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-                       Director of the Federal Register in the
                                           other file sharing system). For                         propanol (AMP) to the list of those                   next update to the SIP compilation.3
                                           additional submission methods, the full                 compounds excluded from the                           EPA has made, and will continue to
                                           EPA public comment policy,                              regulatory definition of VOC. See 77 FR               make, these materials generally
                                           information about CBI or multimedia                     37610 (June 22, 2012) and 79 FR 17037                 available through www.regulations.gov
                                           submissions, and general guidance on                    (March 27, 2014). Georgia is updating its             and/or at the EPA Region 4 Office
                                           making effective comments, please visit                 SIP to be consistent with those changes               (please contact the person identified in
                                           http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/                            to federal regulations.                               the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
                                           commenting-epa-dockets.                                                                                       section of this preamble for more
                                                                                                   II. Analysis of State’s Submittal                     information).
                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                           Sean Lakeman, Air Regulatory                               On July 25, 2014, and November 1,
                                                                                                   2015, Georgia submitted SIP revisions 1               IV. Final Action
                                           Management Section, Air Planning and
                                                                                                   to EPA for review and approval. The                      Pursuant to section 110 of the CAA,
                                           Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides
                                                                                                   revisions modify the definition of VOC                EPA is approving the aforementioned
                                           and Toxics Management Division, U.S.
                                                                                                   found at Georgia’s Rule 391–3–1–                      changes to Georgia’s SIP for Rule 391–
                                           Environmental Protection Agency,
                                                                                                   .01(llll), ‘‘Volatile Organic Compounds.’’            3–1–.01(llll). EPA has evaluated the
                                           Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,
                                                                                                   Specifically, the revisions add trans-                relevant portions of Georgia’s July 25,
                                           Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr.
                                                                                                   1,3,3,3-tetrafluropropene (also known as              2014, and November 1, 2015, SIP
                                           Lakeman can be reached by phone at
                                                                                                   HFO-1234ze) and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-                   revisions and has determined that they
                                           (404) 562–9043 or via electronic mail at                                                                      meet the applicable requirements of the
                                           lakeman.sean@epa.gov.                                   propanol (AMP) to the list of
                                                                                                   compounds excluded from the VOC                       CAA and EPA regulations and are
                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                    consistent with EPA policy.
                                                                                                   definition on the basis that each of these
                                           I. Background                                           compounds makes a negligible                             EPA is publishing this rule without
                                                                                                   contribution to tropospheric ozone                    prior proposal because the Agency
                                             Tropospheric ozone, commonly                                                                                views this as a noncontroversial
                                           known as smog, occurs when VOC and                      formation.
                                                                                                      These changes are consistent with                  submittal and anticipates no adverse
                                           nitrogen oxides (NOX) react in the                                                                            comments. However, in the proposed
                                                                                                   section 110 of the CAA and meet the
                                           atmosphere in the presence of sunlight.                                                                       rules section of this Federal Register
                                                                                                   regulatory requirements pertaining to
                                           Because of the harmful health effects of                                                                      publication, EPA is publishing a
                                                                                                   SIPs. Pursuant to CAA section 110(l),
                                           ozone, EPA and state governments limit                                                                        separate document that will serve as the
                                                                                                   the Administrator shall not approve a
                                           the amount of VOC and NOX that can                                                                            proposal to approve the SIP revision
                                                                                                   revision of a plan if the revision would
                                           be released into the atmosphere. VOC                                                                          should adverse comments be filed. This
                                                                                                   interfere with any applicable
                                           are those compounds of carbon                                                                                 rule will be effective December 5, 2016
                                                                                                   requirement concerning attainment and
                                           (excluding carbon monoxide, carbon                                                                            without further notice unless the
                                                                                                   reasonable further progress (as defined
                                           dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides                                                                     Agency receives adverse comments by
                                                                                                   in CAA section 171), or any other
                                           or carbonates, and ammonium                                                                                   November 4, 2016.
                                                                                                   applicable requirement of the Act. The
                                           carbonate) that form ozone through                                                                               If EPA receives such comments, then
                                                                                                   revisions to Rule 391–3–1–.01(llll),
                                           atmospheric photochemical reactions.                                                                          EPA will publish a document
                                                                                                   ‘‘Volatile Organic Compounds,’’ are
                                           Compounds of carbon (or organic                                                                               withdrawing the final rule and
                                                                                                   approvable under section 110(l) because
                                           compounds) have different levels of                                                                           informing the public that the rule will
                                                                                                   they reflect changes to federal
                                           reactivity; they do not react at the same                                                                     not take effect. All public comments
                                                                                                   regulations based on findings that the
                                           speed or do not form ozone to the same                                                                        received will then be addressed in a
                                                                                                   aforementioned compounds are
                                           extent.                                                                                                       subsequent final rule based on the
                                                                                                   negligibly reactive.
                                             Section 302(s) of the CAA specifies                                                                         proposed rule. EPA will not institute a
                                           that EPA has the authority to define the                III. Incorporation by Reference                       second comment period. Parties
                                           meaning of ‘‘VOC,’’ and hence what                         In this rule, EPA is finalizing                    interested in commenting should do so
                                           compounds shall be treated as VOC for                   regulatory text that includes                         at this time. If no such comments are
                                           regulatory purposes. It has been EPA’s                  incorporation by reference. In                        received, the public is advised that this
                                           policy that compounds of carbon with                    accordance with requirements of 1 CFR                 rule will be effective on December 5,
                                           negligible reactivity need not be                       51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation             2016 and no further action will be taken
                                           regulated to reduce ozone and should be                 by reference of Rule 391–3–1–.01                      on the proposed rule.
                                           excluded from the regulatory definition                 ‘‘Definitions’’ effective August 3, 2015,
                                           of VOC. See 42 FR 35314 (July 8, 1977),                                                                       V. Statutory and Executive Order
                                                                                                   which revised the definition of VOC.2                 Reviews
                                           70 FR 54046 (September 13, 2005). EPA                   Therefore, this material has been
                                           determines whether a given carbon                       approved by EPA for inclusion in the                    Under the CAA, the Administrator is
                                           compound has ‘‘negligible’’ reactivity by               SIP, has been incorporated by reference               required to approve a SIP submission
                                           comparing the compound’s reactivity to                  by EPA into that plan, is fully federally             that complies with the provisions of the
                                           the reactivity of ethane. EPA lists these               enforceable under sections 110 and 113                Act and applicable federal regulations.
                                           compounds in its regulations at 40 CFR                                                                        See 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
                                           51.100(s) and excludes them from the                      1 EPA will consider the other changes included in   Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,
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                                           definition of VOC. The chemicals on                     Georgia’s July 25, 2014, and November 5, 2015, SIP    EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
                                           this list are often called ‘‘negligibly                 revisions in a future rulemaking.                     provided that they meet the criteria of
                                                                                                     2 The effective date of the rule change made in
                                           reactive.’’ EPA may periodically revise                                                                       the CAA. Accordingly, this action
                                                                                                   Georgia’s July 25, 2014, SIP revision is August 1,
                                           the list of negligibly reactive                         2013. However, that change to Georgia’s rule is       merely approves state law as meeting
                                           compounds to add or delete                              captured and superseded by Georgia’s update in the
                                           compounds.                                              November 1, 2015, SIP revision.                         3 62   FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).



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                                           68938              Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 5, 2016 / Rules and Regulations

                                           federal requirements and does not                               methods, under Executive Order 12898                       objections to this direct final rule are
                                           impose additional requirements beyond                           (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).                           encouraged to file a comment in
                                           those imposed by state law. For that                               The SIP is not approved to apply on                     response to the parallel notice of
                                           reason, this action:                                            any Indian reservation land or in any                      proposed rulemaking for this action
                                              • Is not a significant regulatory action                     other area where EPA or an Indian tribe                    published in the proposed rules section
                                           subject to review by the Office of                              has demonstrated that a tribe has                          of today’s Federal Register, rather than
                                           Management and Budget under                                     jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian                     file an immediate petition for judicial
                                           Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,                            country, the rule does not have tribal                     review of this direct final rule, so that
                                           October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,                         implications as specified by Executive                     EPA can withdraw this direct final rule
                                           January 21, 2011);                                              Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,                      and address the comment in the
                                              • does not impose an information                             2000), nor will it impose substantial                      proposed rulemaking. This action may
                                           collection burden under the provisions                          direct costs on tribal governments or                      not be challenged later in proceedings to
                                           of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                              preempt tribal law.                                        enforce its requirements. See section
                                           U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);                                              The Congressional Review Act, 5                         307(b)(2).
                                              • is certified as not having a                               U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
                                           significant economic impact on a                                Business Regulatory Enforcement                            List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                           substantial number of small entities                            Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
                                                                                                                                                                        Environmental protection, Air
                                           under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5                         that before a rule may take effect, the
                                                                                                                                                                      pollution control, Incorporation by
                                           U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                            agency promulgating the rule must
                                                                                                                                                                      reference, Intergovernmental relations,
                                              • does not contain any unfunded                              submit a rule report, which includes a
                                                                                                                                                                      Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping
                                           mandate or significantly or uniquely                            copy of the rule, to each House of the
                                                                                                                                                                      requirements, Volatile organic
                                           affect small governments, as described                          Congress and to the Comptroller General
                                                                                                                                                                      compounds.
                                           in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                             of the United States. EPA will submit a
                                           of 1995 (Public Law 104–4);                                     report containing this action and other                      Dated: September 23, 2016.
                                              • does not have Federalism                                   required information to the U.S. Senate,                   V. Anne Heard,
                                           implications as specified in Executive                          the U.S. House of Representatives, and                     Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
                                           Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                            the Comptroller General of the United
                                           1999);                                                          States prior to publication of the rule in                     40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
                                              • is not an economically significant                         the Federal Register. A major rule
                                                                                                           cannot take effect until 60 days after it                  PART 52—APPROVAL AND
                                           regulatory action based on health or
                                                                                                           is published in the Federal Register.                      PROMULGATION OF
                                           safety risks subject to Executive Order
                                                                                                           This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as                     IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
                                           13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
                                              • is not a significant regulatory action                     defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
                                           subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR                            Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,                     ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52
                                           28355, May 22, 2001);                                           petitions for judicial review of this                      continues to read as follows:
                                              • is not subject to requirements of                          action must be filed in the United States                      Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                           Section 12(d) of the National                                   Court of Appeals for the appropriate
                                           Technology Transfer and Advancement                             circuit by December 5, 2016. Filing a                      Subpart L—Georgia
                                           Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because                        petition for reconsideration by the
                                           application of those requirements would                         Administrator of this final rule does not                  ■ 2. Section 52.570(c) is amended by
                                           be inconsistent with the CAA; and                               affect the finality of this action for the                 revising the entry for ‘‘391–3–1–.01’’ to
                                              • does not provide EPA with the                              purposes of judicial review nor does it                    read as follows:
                                           discretionary authority to address, as                          extend the time within which a petition
                                                                                                                                                                      § 52.570     Identification of plan.
                                           appropriate, disproportionate human                             for judicial review may be filed, and
                                           health or environmental effects, using                          shall not postpone the effectiveness of                    *       *    *          *   *
                                           practicable and legally permissible                             such rule or action. Parties with                              (c) * * *

                                                                                                         EPA APPROVED GEORGIA REGULATIONS
                                                                                                                          State effective
                                                State citation                         Title/subject                                                     EPA approval date                        Explanation
                                                                                                                               date

                                           391–3–1–.01 .............    Definitions ...................................         8/3/2015        10/5/2016, [Insert    citation    of   only changes to Rule 391–3–1–
                                                                                                                                                  publication].                          .01(llll).

                                                      *                         *                            *                           *                       *                        *                     *



                                           *      *       *       *      *                                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                   ACTION:     Final rule.
                                           [FR Doc. 2016–23970 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am]                     AGENCY
                                                                                                                                                                      SUMMARY:   This regulation establishes
                                           BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                           40 CFR Part 180                                            time-limited tolerances for residues of
                                                                                                                                                                      tolfenpyrad in or on vegetable, fruiting,
                                                                                                                                                                      group 8–10. This action is in response
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                                                                                                           [EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0193; FRL–9951–57]
                                                                                                                                                                      to EPA’s granting of an emergency
                                                                                                           Tolfenpyrad; Pesticide Tolerances for                      exemption under the Federal
                                                                                                           Emergency Exemptions                                       Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
                                                                                                                                                                      Act (FIFRA) authorizing use of the
                                                                                                           AGENCY: Environmental Protection                           pesticide on agricultural commodities in
                                                                                                           Agency (EPA).                                              the group ‘‘vegetable, fruiting, group 8–


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Document Created: 2016-10-05 03:29:36
Document Modified: 2016-10-05 03:29:36
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionDirect final rule.
DatesThis direct final rule is effective December 5, 2016 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by November 4, 2016. If EPA receives such comments, it will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform the public that the rule will not take effect.
ContactSean 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 Citation81 FR 68936 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Ozone; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Volatile Organic Compounds

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