81_FR_76763 81 FR 76550 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Petroleum Refinery Sector

81 FR 76550 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Petroleum Refinery Sector

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 213 (November 3, 2016)

Page Range76550-76551
FR Document2016-26595

On October 18, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a document to announce its reconsideration of and request for public comment on five issues in the final National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Petroleum Refinery Sector that was published on December 1, 2015. Petitioners claim that the public was not afforded an adequate opportunity to comment on these five issues. Additionally, the EPA proposed amendments to the final rule to clarify a compliance issue raised by stakeholders subject to the final rule and to correct a referencing error. The EPA is announcing that a public hearing will be held and extending the public comment period.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 76550-76551]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26595]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0682; FRL-9954-94-OAR]
RIN 2060-AT18


National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant 
Emissions: Petroleum Refinery Sector

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearing and extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 18, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
published a document to announce its reconsideration of and request for 
public comment on five issues in the final National Emission Standards 
for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Petroleum Refinery Sector that 
was published on December 1, 2015. Petitioners claim that the public 
was not afforded an adequate opportunity to comment on these five 
issues. Additionally, the EPA proposed amendments to the final rule to 
clarify a compliance issue raised by stakeholders subject to the final 
rule and to correct a referencing error. The EPA is announcing that a 
public hearing will be held and extending the public comment period.

DATES: The public hearing will be held on November 17, 2016. The 
comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register 
of October 18, 2016 (81 FR 71661), is extended. Written comments must 
be received on or before December 19, 2016.

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ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held on November 17, 2016, at the 
Hartman Community Center, 9311 East Avenue P, Houston, Texas 77012. The 
hearing will convene at 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) and will conclude at 
8:00 p.m. (Central Time). The EPA will make every effort to accommodate 
all speakers. The EPA's Web site for the rulemaking, which includes the 
proposal and information about the hearing, can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-reconsideration-october-2016.
    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-
0682, 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. If you need to 
include CBI as part of your comment, please visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html for instructions. 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.
    For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment 
policy, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit 
http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to present oral 
testimony at the public hearing, registration will begin on November 3, 
2016. To register to speak at a hearing, please use the online 
registration form available at https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-reconsideration-october-2016 or 
contact Ms. Virginia Hunt at (919) 541-0832 or at 
[email protected]. For additional information regarding the hearing 
see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
    Questions concerning the proposed rule that was published in the 
Federal Register on October 18, 2016, should be addressed to Ms. Brenda 
Shine, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies 
and Programs Division (E143-01), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 
541-3608; facsimile number: (919) 541-0246; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The last day to pre-register to present oral 
testimony in advance of the public hearing will be November 15, 2016. 
If using email, please provide the following information: The time you 
wish to speak (afternoon or evening), name, affiliation, address, email 
address, and telephone and fax numbers. Time slot preferences will be 
given in the order requests are received. Additionally, requests to 
speak will be taken the day of the hearing at the hearing registration 
desk, although preferences on speaking times may not be able to be 
fulfilled. If you require the service of a translator, please let us 
know at the time of registration. Please note that registration 
requests received before each hearing will be confirmed by the EPA via 
email. We cannot guarantee that we can accommodate all timing requests 
and will provide requestors with the next available speaking time, in 
the event that their requested time is taken. Please note that the time 
outlined in the confirmation email received will be the scheduled 
speaking time. Again, depending on the flow of the day, times may 
fluctuate. Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the 
hearings will be posted online at https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-reconsideration-october-2016. While the EPA expects the hearing to go forward as set 
forth above, we ask that you monitor our Web site or contact Ms. 
Virginia Hunt at (919) 541-0832 or at [email protected] to 
determine if there are any updates to the information on the hearing. 
The EPA does not intend to publish a document in the Federal Register 
announcing any such updates.
    Public hearing: The proposal for which the EPA is holding the 
public hearing was published in the Federal Register on October 18, 
2016, and is available at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-reconsideration-october-2016 and 
also in the docket identified below. The public hearing will provide 
interested parties the opportunity to present oral comments regarding 
the EPA's proposed standards, including data, views or arguments 
concerning the proposal. The EPA may ask clarifying questions during 
the oral presentations, but will not respond to the presentations at 
that time. Written statements and supporting information submitted 
during the comment period will be considered with the same weight as 
any oral comments and supporting information presented at the public 
hearing. The period for providing written comments to EPA will remain 
open until December 19, 2016.
    Commenters should notify Ms. Hunt if they will need specific 
equipment or if there are other special needs related to providing 
comments at the public hearing. The EPA will provide equipment for 
commenters to make computerized slide presentations if we receive 
special requests in advance. Oral testimony will be limited to 5 
minutes for each commenter. The EPA encourages commenters to submit to 
the docket a copy of their oral testimony electronically (via email or 
CD) or in hard copy form.
    The public hearing schedule, including lists of speakers, will be 
posted on the EPA's Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-reconsideration-october-2016. Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and written 
statements will be included in the docket for the rulemaking. The EPA 
will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as possible on 
the day of the hearing; however, please plan for the hearing to run 
either ahead of schedule or behind schedule.

How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule, ``National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions: Petroleum 
Refinery Sector'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0682, available 
at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: October 31, 2016.
Mary Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2016-26595 Filed 11-2-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    18 months of the effective date of the                  state, local, or tribal governments, or to            J. Executive Order 12898: Federal
                                                    final action. We note that our partial                  the private sector, will result from this             Actions To Address Environmental
                                                    disapproval of the District’s Moderate                  action.                                               Justice in Minority Populations and
                                                    Area Plan for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS,                                                                           Low-Income Population
                                                                                                            E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
                                                    81 FR 22025 (April 14, 2016), has                                                                                The EPA lacks the discretionary
                                                    already started CAA sanction and FIP                      This proposed action does not have                  authority to address environmental
                                                    clocks for a NOX RACT deficiency.                       federalism implications. It will not have             justice in this rulemaking.
                                                    Termination of those existing clocks by                 substantial direct effects on the states,
                                                    EPA approval of a SIP revision                                                                                List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                                                                                            on the relationship between the national
                                                    submittal addressing the NOX RACT                       government and the states, or on the                    Environmental protection, Air
                                                    deficiency in the Moderate Area Plan                    distribution of power and                             pollution control, Incorporation by
                                                    would also terminate sanction/FIP                       responsibilities among the various                    reference, Intergovernmental relations,
                                                    clocks associated with final partial                    levels of government.                                 Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and
                                                    disapproval of the RACT SIP if the SIP                                                                        recordkeeping requirements, Oxides of
                                                    revision demonstrates compliance with                   F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination                sulfur, Volatile organic compounds.
                                                    both the Reasonably Available Control                   With Indian Tribal Governments
                                                                                                                                                                    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                    Measure (RACM)/RACT requirement for
                                                                                                               This proposed action does not have                   Dated: October 19, 2016.
                                                    PM2.5 and the section 182 RACT
                                                                                                            tribal implications, as specified in                  Alexis Strauss,
                                                    requirement for ozone with respect to
                                                                                                            Executive Order 13175, because the SIP                Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
                                                    stationary NOX sources in the South
                                                                                                            is not approved to apply on any Indian                [FR Doc. 2016–26613 Filed 11–2–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    Coast.
                                                                                                            reservation land or in any other area
                                                       We will accept comments from the                                                                           BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                            where the EPA or an Indian tribe has
                                                    public on the proposed partial approval
                                                                                                            demonstrated that a tribe has
                                                    and partial disapproval for the next 30
                                                                                                            jurisdiction, and will not impose                     ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                    days.
                                                                                                            substantial direct costs on tribal                    AGENCY
                                                    III. Statutory and Executive Order                      governments or preempt tribal law.
                                                    Reviews                                                 Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not                  40 CFR Part 63
                                                       Additional information about these                   apply to this action.
                                                                                                                                                                  [EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0682; FRL–9954–94–
                                                    statutes and Executive Orders can be                    G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of               OAR]
                                                    found at http://www2.epa.gov/laws-                      Children From Environmental Health                    RIN 2060–AT18
                                                    regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.                  Risks and Safety Risks
                                                    A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory                                                                          National Emission Standards for
                                                                                                               The EPA interprets Executive Order                 Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions:
                                                    Planning and Review and Executive                       13045 as applying only to those
                                                    Order 13563: Improving Regulation and                                                                         Petroleum Refinery Sector
                                                                                                            regulatory actions that concern
                                                    Regulatory Review                                       environmental health or safety risks that             AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                      This proposed action is not a                         the EPA has reason to believe may                     Agency (EPA).
                                                    significant regulatory action and was                   disproportionately affect children, per               ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public
                                                    therefore not submitted to the Office of                the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory                hearing and extension of comment
                                                    Management and Budget (OMB) for                         action’’ in section 2–202 of the                      period.
                                                    review.                                                 Executive Order. This proposed action
                                                                                                                                                                  SUMMARY:   On October 18, 2016, the
                                                    B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)                        is not subject to Executive Order 13045
                                                                                                                                                                  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
                                                                                                            because it does not impose additional
                                                      This proposed action does not impose                                                                        published a document to announce its
                                                                                                            requirements beyond those imposed by
                                                    an information collection burden under                                                                        reconsideration of and request for
                                                                                                            state law.
                                                    the PRA because this action does not                                                                          public comment on five issues in the
                                                    impose additional requirements beyond                   H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That                final National Emission Standards for
                                                    those imposed by state law.                             Significantly Affect Energy Supply,                   Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions:
                                                                                                            Distribution, or Use                                  Petroleum Refinery Sector that was
                                                    C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)                                                                           published on December 1, 2015.
                                                      I certify that this proposed action will                 This proposed action is not subject to             Petitioners claim that the public was not
                                                    not have a significant economic impact                  Executive Order 13211, because it is not              afforded an adequate opportunity to
                                                    on a substantial number of small entities               a significant regulatory action under                 comment on these five issues.
                                                    under the RFA. This action will not                     Executive Order 12866.                                Additionally, the EPA proposed
                                                    impose any requirements on small                        I. National Technology Transfer and                   amendments to the final rule to clarify
                                                    entities beyond those imposed by state                  Advancement Act (NTTAA)                               a compliance issue raised by
                                                    law.                                                                                                          stakeholders subject to the final rule and
                                                                                                              Section 12(d) of the NTTAA directs                  to correct a referencing error. The EPA
                                                    D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                         the EPA to use voluntary consensus                    is announcing that a public hearing will
                                                    (UMRA)                                                  standards in its regulatory activities                be held and extending the public
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                                                      This proposed action does not contain                 unless to do so would be inconsistent                 comment period.
                                                    any unfunded mandate as described in                    with applicable law or otherwise                      DATES: The public hearing will be held
                                                    UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does                      impractical. The EPA believes that this               on November 17, 2016. The comment
                                                    not significantly or uniquely affect small              proposed action is not subject to the                 period for the proposed rule published
                                                    governments. This action does not                       requirements of section 12(d) of the                  in the Federal Register of October 18,
                                                    impose additional requirements beyond                   NTTAA because application of those                    2016 (81 FR 71661), is extended.
                                                    those imposed by state law.                             requirements would be inconsistent                    Written comments must be received on
                                                    Accordingly, no additional costs to                     with the CAA.                                         or before December 19, 2016.


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                                                    ADDRESSES:   The public hearing will be                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       The last             period for providing written comments
                                                    held on November 17, 2016, at the                       day to pre-register to present oral                   to EPA will remain open until December
                                                    Hartman Community Center, 9311 East                     testimony in advance of the public                    19, 2016.
                                                    Avenue P, Houston, Texas 77012. The                     hearing will be November 15, 2016. If                    Commenters should notify Ms. Hunt
                                                    hearing will convene at 2:00 p.m.                       using email, please provide the                       if they will need specific equipment or
                                                    (Central Time) and will conclude at 8:00                following information: The time you                   if there are other special needs related
                                                    p.m. (Central Time). The EPA will make                  wish to speak (afternoon or evening),                 to providing comments at the public
                                                    every effort to accommodate all                         name, affiliation, address, email                     hearing. The EPA will provide
                                                    speakers. The EPA’s Web site for the                    address, and telephone and fax                        equipment for commenters to make
                                                    rulemaking, which includes the                          numbers. Time slot preferences will be                computerized slide presentations if we
                                                    proposal and information about the                      given in the order requests are received.             receive special requests in advance. Oral
                                                    hearing, can be found at: https://                      Additionally, requests to speak will be               testimony will be limited to 5 minutes
                                                    www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-                     taken the day of the hearing at the                   for each commenter. The EPA
                                                    pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-                    hearing registration desk, although                   encourages commenters to submit to the
                                                    reconsideration-october-2016.                           preferences on speaking times may not                 docket a copy of their oral testimony
                                                       Submit your comments, identified by                  be able to be fulfilled. If you require the           electronically (via email or CD) or in
                                                    Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–                          service of a translator, please let us                hard copy form.
                                                    0682, at http://www.regulations.gov.                    know at the time of registration. Please                 The public hearing schedule,
                                                    Follow the online instructions for                      note that registration requests received              including lists of speakers, will be
                                                    submitting comments. Once submitted,                    before each hearing will be confirmed                 posted on the EPA’s Web site at: https://
                                                    comments cannot be edited or removed                    by the EPA via email. We cannot                       www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-
                                                    from Regulations.gov. The EPA may                       guarantee that we can accommodate all                 pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-
                                                    publish any comment received to its                     timing requests and will provide                      reconsideration-october-2016. Verbatim
                                                    public docket. Do not submit                            requestors with the next available                    transcripts of the hearing and written
                                                    electronically any information you                      speaking time, in the event that their                statements will be included in the
                                                    consider to be Confidential Business                    requested time is taken. Please note that             docket for the rulemaking. The EPA will
                                                    Information (CBI) or other information                  the time outlined in the confirmation                 make every effort to follow the schedule
                                                    whose disclosure is restricted by statute.              email received will be the scheduled                  as closely as possible on the day of the
                                                    If you need to include CBI as part of                   speaking time. Again, depending on the                hearing; however, please plan for the
                                                    your comment, please visit http://                      flow of the day, times may fluctuate.                 hearing to run either ahead of schedule
                                                    www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html                       Please note that any updates made to                  or behind schedule.
                                                    for instructions. Multimedia                            any aspect of the hearings will be posted
                                                                                                                                                                  How can I get copies of this document
                                                    submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be                online at https://www.epa.gov/
                                                                                                                                                                  and other related information?
                                                    accompanied by a written comment.                       stationary-sources-air-pollution/
                                                    The written comment is considered the                   petroleum-refinery-sector-                              The EPA has established a docket for
                                                    official comment and should include                     reconsideration-october-2016. While the               the proposed rule, ‘‘National Emission
                                                    discussion of all points you wish to                    EPA expects the hearing to go forward                 Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant
                                                    make.                                                   as set forth above, we ask that you                   Emissions: Petroleum Refinery Sector’’
                                                       For additional submission methods,                   monitor our Web site or contact Ms.                   under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–
                                                    the full EPA public comment policy,                     Virginia Hunt at (919) 541–0832 or at                 2010–0682, available at http://
                                                    and general guidance on making                          hunt.virginia@epa.gov to determine if                 www.regulations.gov.
                                                    effective comments, please visit http://                there are any updates to the information                Dated: October 31, 2016.
                                                    www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.                      on the hearing. The EPA does not intend               Mary Henigin,
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If                     to publish a document in the Federal                  Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning
                                                    you would like to present oral testimony                Register announcing any such updates.                 and Standards.
                                                    at the public hearing, registration will                   Public hearing: The proposal for                   [FR Doc. 2016–26595 Filed 11–2–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    begin on November 3, 2016. To register                  which the EPA is holding the public                   BILLING CODE 6569–50–P
                                                    to speak at a hearing, please use the                   hearing was published in the Federal
                                                    online registration form available at                   Register on October 18, 2016, and is
                                                    https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-                 available at: https://www.epa.gov/                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                                    air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-                stationary-sources-air-pollution/                     COMMISSION
                                                    reconsideration-october-2016 or contact                 petroleum-refinery-sector-
                                                    Ms. Virginia Hunt at (919) 541–0832 or                  reconsideration-october-2016 and also                 47 CFR Part 25
                                                    at hunt.virginia@epa.gov. For additional                in the docket identified below. The
                                                    information regarding the hearing see                   public hearing will provide interested                [IB Docket No. 12–267; Report No. 3053]
                                                    the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.                          parties the opportunity to present oral
                                                                                                                                                                  Petition for Reconsideration of Action
                                                       Questions concerning the proposed                    comments regarding the EPA’s proposed
                                                                                                                                                                  in Rulemaking Proceeding
                                                    rule that was published in the Federal                  standards, including data, views or
                                                    Register on October 18, 2016, should be                 arguments concerning the proposal. The                AGENCY:  Federal Communications
                                                    addressed to Ms. Brenda Shine, Office                   EPA may ask clarifying questions during               Commission.
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                                                    of Air Quality Planning and Standards,                  the oral presentations, but will not                  ACTION: Petition for reconsideration.
                                                    Sector Policies and Programs Division                   respond to the presentations at that
                                                    (E143–01), Environmental Protection                     time. Written statements and supporting               SUMMARY:   A Petition for Reconsideration
                                                    Agency, Research Triangle Park, North                   information submitted during the                      (Petition) has been filed in the
                                                    Carolina 27711; telephone number:                       comment period will be considered                     Commission’s rulemaking proceeding
                                                    (919) 541–3608; facsimile number: (919)                 with the same weight as any oral                      by Nancy J. Eskenazi, on behalf of SES
                                                    541–0246; email address: shine.brenda@                  comments and supporting information                   Americom, Inc. and New Skies
                                                    epa.gov.                                                presented at the public hearing. The                  Satellites B.V.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule; notice of public hearing and extension of comment period.
DatesThe public hearing will be held on November 17, 2016. The comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register of October 18, 2016 (81 FR 71661), is extended. Written comments must be received on or before December 19, 2016.
ContactIf you would like to present oral testimony at the public hearing, registration will begin on November 3, 2016. To register to speak at a hearing, please use the online registration form available at https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources- air-pollution/petroleum-refinery-sector-reconsideration-october-2016 or contact Ms. Virginia Hunt at (919) 541-0832 or at [email protected] For additional information regarding the hearing see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FR Citation81 FR 76550 
RIN Number2060-AT18

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