81 FR 70065 - Approval of California Air Plan Revisions, Butte County Air Quality Management District

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 196 (October 11, 2016)

Page Range		70065-70065
FR Document		2016-24497

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Butte County Air Quality Management District (BCAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns particulate matter (PM) emissions from open burning. We are proposing to approve a local rule to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-24497]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2016-0367; FRL-9952-16-Region 9]


Approval of California Air Plan Revisions, Butte County Air 
Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a revision to the Butte County Air Quality Management District 
(BCAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). 
This revision concerns particulate matter (PM) emissions from open 
burning. We are proposing to approve a local rule to regulate these 
emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).

DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by November 10, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2016-0367 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to Andrew 
Steckel, Rulemaking Office Chief at [email protected]. For 
comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be removed or 
edited from Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, the EPA 
may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the 
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish 
to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment 
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, 
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission 
methods, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public comment policy, 
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance 
on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Gong, EPA Region IX, (415) 972 
3073, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,'' 
and ``our'' refer to the EPA. This proposal addresses BCAQMD Rule 300, 
``Open Burning, Requirements, Prohibitions and Exemptions.'' In the 
Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, we 
are approving this local rule in a direct final action without prior 
proposal because we believe this SIP revision is not controversial. If 
we receive adverse comments, however, we will publish a timely 
withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the comments in 
subsequent action based on this proposed rule.
    We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone 
interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not 
receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further 
information, please see the direct final action.

    Dated: July 21, 2016.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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amendment, paragraph, or section of other file sharing system). For Quality’’; and Chapter 22, ‘‘Incinerators;
this rule and if that provision may be additional submission methods, please Emission Standards’’. This amendment
severed from the remainder of the rule, contact the person identified in the FOR makes the state regulation consistent
EPA may adopt as final those provisions FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. with the National Ambient Air Quality
of the rule that are not the subject of an For the full EPA public comment policy, Standards (NAAQS) for particulate
adverse comment. information about CBI or multimedia matter 10 micrometers or less (PM10),
Dated: September 23, 2016. submissions, and general guidance on fine particulate matter 25 micrometers
making effective comments, please visit or less (PM2.5), Sulfur dioxide, Nitrogen
Shawn M. Garvin,
http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Ozone, and
Regional Administrator, Region III.
commenting-epa-dockets. Lead as of the date of the state
[FR Doc. 2016–24373 Filed 10–7–16; 8:45 am] submittal. This action also makes
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Kevin Gong, EPA Region IX, (415) 972 formatting and grammatical corrections
3073, Gong.Kevin@epa.gov. to title 129, chapters 19 and 22.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: Comments must be received by
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ November 10, 2016
AGENCY
and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. This ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
40 CFR Part 52 proposal addresses BCAQMD Rule 300, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
‘‘Open Burning, Requirements, OAR–2016–0556, to http://
[EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0367; FRL–9952–16– www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
Region 9] Prohibitions and Exemptions.’’ In the
Rules and Regulations section of this instructions for submitting comments.
Approval of California Air Plan issue of the Federal Register, we are Once submitted, comments cannot be
Revisions, Butte County Air Quality approving this local rule in a direct final edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
Management District action without prior proposal because The EPA may publish any comment
we believe this SIP revision is not received to its public docket. Do not
AGENCY: Environmental Protection controversial. If we receive adverse submit electronically any information
Agency (EPA). comments, however, we will publish a you consider to be Confidential
ACTION: Proposed rule. timely withdrawal of the direct final Business Information (CBI) or other
rule and address the comments in information whose disclosure is
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection subsequent action based on this restricted by statute. Multimedia
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a proposed rule. submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
revision to the Butte County Air Quality We do not plan to open a second accompanied by a written comment.
Management District (BCAQMD) comment period, so anyone interested The written comment is considered the
portion of the California State in commenting should do so at this official comment and should include
Implementation Plan (SIP). This time. If we do not receive adverse discussion of all points you wish to
revision concerns particulate matter comments, no further activity is make. The EPA will generally not
(PM) emissions from open burning. We planned. For further information, please consider comments or comment
are proposing to approve a local rule to see the direct final action. contents located outside of the primary
regulate these emission sources under submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). Dated: July 21, 2016. other file sharing system). For
DATES: Any comments on this proposal Alexis Strauss, additional submission methods, the full
must arrive by November 10, 2016. Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. EPA public comment policy,
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, [FR Doc. 2016–24497 Filed 10–7–16; 8:45 am] information about CBI or multimedia
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09– BILLING CODE 6560–50–P submissions, and general guidance on
OAR–2016–0367 at http:// making effective comments, please visit
www.regulations.gov, or via email to http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION commenting-epa-dockets.
Chief at Steckel.Andrew@epa.gov. For AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
comments submitted at Regulations.gov, Crable, Environmental Protection
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follow the online instructions for Agency, Air Planning and Development
submitting comments. Once submitted, [EPA–R07–OAR–2016–0556; FRL–9953–62– Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
comments cannot be removed or edited Region 7] Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 913–551–7391,
from Regulations.gov. For either manner or by email at crable.gregory@epa.gov.
of submission, the EPA may publish any Approval of Nebraska’s Air Quality SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
comment received to its public docket. Implementation Plans document proposes to take action on the
Do not submit electronically any AGENCY: Environmental Protection State Implementation Plan (SIP)
information you consider to be Agency (EPA). revisions submitted by the State of
Confidential Business Information (CBI) ACTION: Proposed rule. Nebraska. We have published a direct
or other information whose disclosure is final rule approving the State’s SIP
restricted by statute. Multimedia SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection revision (s) in the ‘‘Rules and
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the Regulations’’ section of this Federal
accompanied by a written comment. State Implementation Plan (SIP) Register, because we view this as a
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The written comment is considered the revision submitted by the State of noncontroversial action and anticipate
official comment and should include Nebraska. This action will amend the no relevant adverse comment. We have
discussion of all points you wish to SIP to include revisions to Title 129 of explained our reasons for this action in
make. The EPA will generally not the Nebraska Air Quality Regulations, the preamble to the direct final rule. If
consider comments or comment Chapter 4, ‘‘Ambient Air Quality we receive no adverse comment, we will
contents located outside of the primary Standards’’; Chapter 19, ‘‘Prevention of not take further action on this proposed
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or Significant Deterioration of Air rule. If we receive adverse comment, we

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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		Any comments on this proposal must arrive by November 10, 2016.
Contact		Kevin Gong, EPA Region IX, (415) 972 3073, [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 70065