81 FR 7259 - Approval of Air Plan Revisions; Arizona; Rescissions and Corrections

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 28 (February 11, 2016)

Page Range		7259-7259
FR Document		2016-02724

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act. These revisions include rescissions of certain statutory provisions, administrative and prohibitory rules, and test methods. The EPA is also proposing to correct certain errors in previous actions on prior revisions to the Arizona SIP and to make certain other corrections. The intended effect is to rescind unnecessary provisions from the applicable SIP and to correct certain errors in previous SIP actions.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2016-0028; FRL-9942-02-Region 9]


Approval of Air Plan Revisions; Arizona; Rescissions and 
Corrections

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP) under 
the Clean Air Act. These revisions include rescissions of certain 
statutory provisions, administrative and prohibitory rules, and test 
methods. The EPA is also proposing to correct certain errors in 
previous actions on prior revisions to the Arizona SIP and to make 
certain other corrections. The intended effect is to rescind 
unnecessary provisions from the applicable SIP and to correct certain 
errors in previous SIP actions.

DATES: Comments must be received by March 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2016-0028 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to Andrew 
Steckel, Rules Office Chief, at [email protected]. For comments 
submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or 
removed from Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, the EPA 
may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the 
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish 
to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment 
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the Web, 
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission 
methods, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public comment policy, 
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance 
on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Steckel, EPA Region IX, (415) 
947-4115, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the rescissions from the 
Arizona SIP, and correcting the errors from previous Arizona SIP 
rulemakings, in a direct final action without prior proposal because we 
believe the SIP revision and error corrections are not controversial. 
The rescissions involve statutory and regulatory provisions related to 
declarations of policy and legal authority, jurisdiction over Indian 
lands, prohibitory rules, and test methods and performance test 
specifications. The error corrections relate to an inadvertent listing 
of a rule on which the EPA did not take action in the Arizona SIP, a 
typographical error, and erroneous approvals of non-SIP submittals as 
part of the SIP.
    A detailed rationale for the approval of the rescissions and the 
correction of the errors is set forth in the direct final rule. If we 
receive adverse comments, however, we will publish a timely withdrawal 
of the direct final rule and address the comments in a subsequent final 
rule based on this proposed rule. 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.
    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, see please see the direct final action.

    Dated: January 25, 2016.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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Dated: January 29, 2016. additional submission methods, please ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
G.L. Tomasulo, contact the person identified in the FOR AGENCY
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Port Charleston. For the full EPA public comment policy, 40 CFR Part 52
[FR Doc. 2016–02621 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am] information about CBI or multimedia [EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0155; FRL–9942–19–
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P submissions, and general guidance on Region 4]
making effective comments, please visit
http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ Approval and Promulgation of
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION commenting-epa-dockets. Implementation Plans; Mississippi;
AGENCY Infrastructure Requirements for the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient
40 CFR Part 52 Andrew Steckel, EPA Region IX, (415) Air Quality Standard
947–4115, email: steckel.andrew@
[EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0028; FRL–9942–02– epa.gov. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Region 9] Agency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ACTION: Proposed rule.
Approval of Air Plan Revisions; ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this
Arizona; Rescissions and Corrections SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Federal Register, the EPA is approving
AGENCY: Environmental Protection the rescissions from the Arizona SIP, Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve,
Agency (EPA). and correcting the errors from previous in part, and disapprove in part, portions
Arizona SIP rulemakings, in a direct of the State Implementation Plan (SIP)
ACTION: Proposed rule.
final action without prior proposal submission, submitted by the State of
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection because we believe the SIP revision and Mississippi, through the Mississippi
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve error corrections are not controversial. Department of Environmental Quality
revisions to the Arizona State The rescissions involve statutory and (MDEQ), on June 20, 2013, to
Implementation Plan (SIP) under the demonstrate that the State meets the
regulatory provisions related to
Clean Air Act. These revisions include infrastructure requirements of the Clean
declarations of policy and legal
rescissions of certain statutory Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 2010 1-
authority, jurisdiction over Indian hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) national
provisions, administrative and lands, prohibitory rules, and test
prohibitory rules, and test methods. The ambient air quality standard (NAAQS).
methods and performance test The CAA requires that each state adopt
EPA is also proposing to correct certain
specifications. The error corrections and submit a SIP for the
errors in previous actions on prior
relate to an inadvertent listing of a rule implementation, maintenance and
revisions to the Arizona SIP and to
make certain other corrections. The on which the EPA did not take action enforcement of each NAAQS
intended effect is to rescind in the Arizona SIP, a typographical promulgated by EPA, which is
unnecessary provisions from the error, and erroneous approvals of non- commonly referred to as an
applicable SIP and to correct certain SIP submittals as part of the SIP. ‘‘infrastructure’’ SIP. MDEQ certified
errors in previous SIP actions. A detailed rationale for the approval that the Mississippi SIP contains
DATES: Comments must be received by of the rescissions and the correction of provisions that ensure the 2010 1-hour
March 14, 2016. the errors is set forth in the direct final SO2 NAAQS is implemented, enforced,
rule. If we receive adverse comments, and maintained in Mississippi. With the
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
however, we will publish a timely exception of the state board majority
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09– requirements respecting significant
OAR–2016–0028 at http:// withdrawal of the direct final rule and
address the comments in a subsequent portion of income, for which EPA is
www.regulations.gov, or via email to proposing to disapprove, EPA is
Andrew Steckel, Rules Office Chief, at final rule based on this proposed rule.
proposing to determine that portions of
Steckel.Andrew@epa.gov. For comments Please note that if the EPA receives
Mississippi’s infrastructure submission,
submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the adverse comment on an amendment, submitted to EPA on June 20, 2013,
online instructions for submitting paragraph, or section of this rule and if satisfy certain required infrastructure
comments. Once submitted, comments that provision may be severed from the elements for the 2010 1-hour SO2
cannot be edited or removed from remainder of the rule, the EPA may NAAQS.
Regulations.gov. For either manner of adopt as final those provisions of the
submission, the EPA may publish any rule that are not the subject of an DATES: Written comments must be
comment received to its public docket. adverse comment. received on or before March 14, 2016.
Do not submit electronically any ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
We do not plan to open a second
information you consider to be identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04–
Confidential Business Information (CBI) comment period, so anyone interested OAR–2015–0155, by one of the
or other information whose disclosure is in commenting should do so at this following methods:
restricted by statute. Multimedia time. If we do not receive adverse 1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be comments, no further activity is on-line instructions for submitting
accompanied by a written comment. planned. For further information, see comments.
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The written comment is considered the please see the direct final action. 2. Email: R4–ARMS@epa.gov.
official comment and should include Dated: January 25, 2016. 3. Fax: (404) 562–9019.
discussion of all points you wish to Jared Blumenfeld, 4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R04–OAR–2015–
make. The EPA will generally not 0155,’’ Air Regulatory Management
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
consider comments or comment Section, Air Planning and
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contents located outside of the primary Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides
submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or BILLING CODE 6560–50–P and Toxics Management Division, U.S.
other file sharing system). For Environmental Protection Agency,

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule.
Dates		Comments must be received by March 14, 2016.
Contact		Andrew Steckel, EPA Region IX, (415) 947-4115, email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 7259