81_FR_86942 81 FR 86711 - Comment Period Extended: General Permit Under the Federal Indian Country Minor NSR Program

81 FR 86711 - Comment Period Extended: General Permit Under the Federal Indian Country Minor NSR Program

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 231 (December 1, 2016)

Page Range86711-86712
FR Document2016-28883

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) previously provided notice of, and requested public comment on, the EPA's draft general permit for gasoline dispensing facilities for use in Indian country within California pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Federal Indian Country Minor New Source Review (NSR) program for new and modified minor sources. The EPA is extending the deadline for submitting comments on this action until January 31, 2017. Any person may submit written comments on the draft permit during the public comment period.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 231 (Thursday, December 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86711-86712]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28883]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R09-OAR-2016-0580; FRL-9955-86-Region 9]


Comment Period Extended: General Permit Under the Federal Indian 
Country Minor NSR Program

AGENCY: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; comment period extended.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) previously provided 
notice of, and requested public comment on, the EPA's draft general 
permit for gasoline dispensing facilities for use in Indian country 
within California pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Federal Indian 
Country Minor New Source Review (NSR) program for new and modified 
minor sources. The EPA is extending the deadline for submitting 
comments on this action until January 31, 2017. Any person may submit 
written comments on the draft permit during the public comment period.

DATES: Comments will be accepted until January 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Documents relevant to the above-referenced permit are 
available for public inspection during normal business hours at the 
following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901. To arrange for viewing 
of these documents, call Lisa Beckham at (415) 972-3811. Due to 
building security procedures, at least 24 hours advance notice is 
required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Beckham, EPA Region 9, (415) 972-
3811, [email protected]. Key portions of the administrative record 
for this decision are available through a link at Region 9's Web site, 
https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/california-tribal-gasoline-permits, 
or at www.regulations.gov (Docket ID # EPA-R09-OAR-2016-0580).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Extension of Comment Period

    On September 30, 2016, the EPA provided notice of, and requested 
public comment on, the EPA's draft general permit for gasoline 
dispensing facilities for use in Indian country within California 
pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Federal Indian Country Minor New 
Source Review (NSR) program for new and modified minor sources at 40 
CFR 49.151 through 49.161. See also 81 FR 69814 (Oct. 7, 2016).
    The EPA is extending the deadline for submitting comments on this 
action until January 31, 2017. Any person may submit written comments 
on the draft permit during the public comment period. These comments 
must raise any reasonably ascertainable issue with supporting arguments 
by the close of the public comment period. All written comments on the 
draft general permit must be received or postmarked by January 31, 
2017. Comments must be sent or delivered in writing to Lisa Beckham at 
one of the following addresses:
    Email: [email protected].
    Online Docket: www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA-R09-OAR-2016-
0580.
    U.S. Mail: Lisa Beckham (AIR-3), U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne 
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
    Please see our previous notice for additional information about 
this action, which is available through the online docket here: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-R09-OAR-2016-0580-0005.
    As detailed in our previous notice, the EPA has scheduled a public 
hearing for this action on November 30, 2016 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at 
U.S. EPA Region 9, 1st Floor Conference Center, 75 Hawthorne Street, 
San Francisco, California. Please note that our previous notice for 
this action announced a deadline of November 16, 2016 for requesting an 
additional public hearing; this deadline has passed and is not being 
extended.
    The draft general permit and other supporting information about 
this action are available through this Web page: https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/california-tribal-gasoline-permits. If you have 
questions, or if you wish to obtain further information, please contact 
Lisa Beckham at (415) 972-3811, toll-free at (866) 372-9378, via email 
at [email protected], or at the mailing address above. If you would 
like to be added to our mailing list to receive future information 
about this draft permit decision or other permit decisions issued by 
the EPA Region 9, please contact Lisa Beckham, or visit the EPA Region 
9's Web site at http://www2.epa.gov/caa-permitting/tribal-nsr-permits-region-9.

Summary of Proposed Action

    The draft general permit is for a single source category, gasoline 
dispensing facilities (GDFs), and would be available in certain areas 
of Indian country that are within the geographical boundaries of 
California. This includes areas located in an Indian reservation or in 
another area of Indian country (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151) over 
which an Indian tribe, or the EPA, has demonstrated that the tribe has 
jurisdiction and where there is no EPA-approved minor NSR program in 
place. The EPA is proposing this general permit as an option for CAA 
minor NSR preconstruction permitting to help streamline the EPA's 
permitting of certain minor sources that construct or modify in Indian 
country and belong to the GDF source category.
    The primary pollutant of concern for GDFs that may use this general 
permit is volatile organic compounds (VOC), which are emitted from 
storage tanks and gasoline dispensing units at GDFs. Some GDFs may also 
have emergency engines, but only those sources with emergency engines 
that are exempt from minor NSR permitting requirements may use this 
general permit. Emissions of all other regulated NSR pollutants from 
new or modified GDF sources that may use the general permit are 
expected to be below the minor NSR permitting thresholds in 40 CFR 
49.153.
    This draft general permit regulates VOC emissions from GDFs, and 
includes emission limitations that require each GDF to control 
emissions from storage tanks during unloading of the gasoline cargo 
from the tanker truck, using what are known as Stage I controls. In 
addition, the draft general permit requires GDFs in ozone nonattainment 
areas to limit VOC emissions resulting from vehicle refueling by 
recovering vapors displaced from the vehicle fuel tank, using pump-
based controls known as Stage II controls. There are also limits on the 
amount of gasoline each GDF can

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dispense in a 12-month period: 25,000,000 million gallons in ozone 
attainment areas, and marginal and moderate ozone nonattainment areas; 
and 15,000,000 gallons in serious, severe, and extreme ozone 
nonattainment areas. The emission limitations in the draft general 
permit are expected to limit emissions of VOC from a new or modified 
GDF to less than 30 tons per year (tpy) in attainment areas and 
marginal and moderate ozone nonattainment areas and 8 tpy in serious, 
severe, and extreme ozone nonattainment areas. The detailed emission 
limitations are included in the draft permit and discussed in detail in 
our Technical Support Document for this draft permit, and are available 
for review here: https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/california-tribal-gasoline-permits.
    Please bring the foregoing notice to the attention of all persons 
who would be interested in this matter.

    Dated: November 22, 2106.
Elizabeth J. Adams,
Acting Director, Air Division, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2016-28883 Filed 11-30-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2016 / Notices 86711 On October 28, 2013, EPA received building security procedures, at least 24 https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/ the Sierra Club Petition which alleged hours advance notice is required. california-tribal-gasoline-permits. If you that WDNR applied an erroneous FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa have questions, or if you wish to obtain interpretation of the ‘‘routine Beckham, EPA Region 9, (415) 972– further information, please contact Lisa maintenance, repair, and replacement’’ 3811, beckham.lisa@epa.gov. Key Beckham at (415) 972–3811, toll-free at exemption for a superheater boiler tube portions of the administrative record for (866) 372–9378, via email at replacement project from 2005, and that this decision are available through a R9airpermits@epa.gov, or at the mailing the project resulted in a significant net link at Region 9’s Web site, https:// address above. If you would like to be emissions increase triggering New www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/california- added to our mailing list to receive Source Review (NSR). On November 19, tribal-gasoline-permits, or at future information about this draft 2013, EPA received the Appleton www.regulations.gov (Docket ID # EPA– permit decision or other permit Coated/WPC Petition which alleged that R09–OAR–2016–0580). decisions issued by the EPA Region 9, the permit is deficient because it lacks please contact Lisa Beckham, or visit the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: a permit shield from NSR requirements EPA Region 9’s Web site at http:// for the 2005 superheater boiler tube Extension of Comment Period www2.epa.gov/caa-permitting/tribal- replacement project. On September 30, 2016, the EPA nsr-permits-region-9. On October 14, 2016, the provided notice of, and requested public Summary of Proposed Action Administrator issued an Order denying comment on, the EPA’s draft general both petitions. The Order explains the The draft general permit is for a single permit for gasoline dispensing facilities source category, gasoline dispensing reasons behind EPA’s conclusion. for use in Indian country within facilities (GDFs), and would be available Dated: November 18, 2016. California pursuant to the Clean Air Act in certain areas of Indian country that Robert A. Kaplan, (CAA) Federal Indian Country Minor are within the geographical boundaries Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. New Source Review (NSR) program for of California. This includes areas [FR Doc. 2016–28880 Filed 11–30–16; 8:45 am] new and modified minor sources at 40 located in an Indian reservation or in BILLING CODE 6560–50–P CFR 49.151 through 49.161. See also 81 another area of Indian country (as FR 69814 (Oct. 7, 2016). defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151) over which The EPA is extending the deadline for an Indian tribe, or the EPA, has ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION submitting comments on this action demonstrated that the tribe has AGENCY until January 31, 2017. Any person may jurisdiction and where there is no EPA- submit written comments on the draft approved minor NSR program in place. [EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0580; FRL–9955–86– Region 9] permit during the public comment The EPA is proposing this general period. These comments must raise any permit as an option for CAA minor NSR Comment Period Extended: General reasonably ascertainable issue with preconstruction permitting to help Permit Under the Federal Indian supporting arguments by the close of the streamline the EPA’s permitting of Country Minor NSR Program public comment period. All written certain minor sources that construct or comments on the draft general permit modify in Indian country and belong to AGENCY: United States Environmental must be received or postmarked by the GDF source category. Protection Agency (EPA). January 31, 2017. Comments must be The primary pollutant of concern for ACTION: Notice; comment period sent or delivered in writing to Lisa GDFs that may use this general permit extended. Beckham at one of the following is volatile organic compounds (VOC), addresses: which are emitted from storage tanks SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Email: R9airpermits@epa.gov. and gasoline dispensing units at GDFs. Agency (EPA) previously provided Online Docket: www.regulations.gov, Some GDFs may also have emergency notice of, and requested public Docket ID: EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0580. engines, but only those sources with comment on, the EPA’s draft general U.S. Mail: Lisa Beckham (AIR–3), U.S. emergency engines that are exempt from permit for gasoline dispensing facilities EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San minor NSR permitting requirements for use in Indian country within Francisco, CA 94105–3901. may use this general permit. Emissions California pursuant to the Clean Air Act Please see our previous notice for of all other regulated NSR pollutants (CAA) Federal Indian Country Minor additional information about this action, from new or modified GDF sources that New Source Review (NSR) program for which is available through the online may use the general permit are expected new and modified minor sources. The docket here: https:// to be below the minor NSR permitting EPA is extending the deadline for www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA- thresholds in 40 CFR 49.153. submitting comments on this action This draft general permit regulates R09-OAR-2016-0580-0005. until January 31, 2017. Any person may As detailed in our previous notice, the VOC emissions from GDFs, and submit written comments on the draft EPA has scheduled a public hearing for includes emission limitations that permit during the public comment this action on November 30, 2016 from require each GDF to control emissions period. 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at U.S. EPA Region 9, from storage tanks during unloading of DATES: Comments will be accepted until 1st Floor Conference Center, 75 the gasoline cargo from the tanker truck, January 31, 2017. Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, using what are known as Stage I ADDRESSES: Documents relevant to the California. Please note that our previous controls. In addition, the draft general above-referenced permit are available notice for this action announced a permit requires GDFs in ozone jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES for public inspection during normal deadline of November 16, 2016 for nonattainment areas to limit VOC business hours at the following address: requesting an additional public hearing; emissions resulting from vehicle U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this deadline has passed and is not refueling by recovering vapors displaced Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San being extended. from the vehicle fuel tank, using pump- Francisco, CA 94105–3901. To arrange The draft general permit and other based controls known as Stage II for viewing of these documents, call supporting information about this action controls. There are also limits on the Lisa Beckham at (415) 972–3811. 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86712 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 231 / Thursday, December 1, 2016 / Notices dispense in a 12-month period: not conduct or sponsor and a person is Supplemental Distribution of a 25,000,000 million gallons in ozone not required to respond to a collection Registered Pesticide Product) when the attainment areas, and marginal and of information unless it displays a registrant has entered into an agreement moderate ozone nonattainment areas; currently valid OMB control number. with a second company that will and 15,000,000 gallons in serious, DATES: Additional comments may be distribute the registrant’s product under severe, and extreme ozone submitted on or before January 3, 2017. the second company’s name and nonattainment areas. The emission ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, product name. limitations in the draft general permit referencing Docket ID Number EPA– Burden statement: The total estimated are expected to limit emissions of VOC HQ–OPP–2016–0108, to (1) EPA online annual respondent paperwork burden to from a new or modified GDF to less than using www.regulations.gov (our comply with this information collection 30 tons per year (tpy) in attainment preferred method), or by mail to: EPA activity is 603 hours, or about 19 areas and marginal and moderate ozone Docket Center, Environmental minutes per response. This estimate nonattainment areas and 8 tpy in Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, includes the time needed to review serious, severe, and extreme ozone 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., instructions; utilize technology and nonattainment areas. The detailed Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via systems for the purposes of collecting, emission limitations are included in the email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. validating, and verifying information, draft permit and discussed in detail in Address comments to OMB Desk Officer processing and maintaining our Technical Support Document for for EPA. information, and disclosing and this draft permit, and are available for EPA’s policy is that all comments providing information; adjust the review here: https://www.epa.gov/caa- received will be included in the public existing ways to comply with any permitting/california-tribal-gasoline- docket without change including any previously applicable instructions and permits. personal information provided, unless requirements; train personnel to Please bring the foregoing notice to the comment includes profanity, threats, respond to a collection of information; the attention of all persons who would information claimed to be Confidential search existing data sources; complete be interested in this matter. Business Information (CBI) or other and review the collection of Dated: November 22, 2106. information whose disclosure is information; and transmit or otherwise Elizabeth J. Adams, restricted by statute. disclose the information. Acting Director, Air Division, Region IX. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Form Numbers: EPA Form 8750–5. [FR Doc. 2016–28883 Filed 11–30–16; 8:45 am] Jeffrey Bryan, Field and External Affairs Respondents/affected entities: 1885. Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Respondent’s obligation to respond: Programs, Environmental Protection This information is required to be Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., submitted pursuant to Section 3(e) of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone FIFRA, as amended. Regulations AGENCY number: (703) 347–8782; email address: pertaining to supplemental distribution bryan.jeffrey@epa.gov. [EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0108; FRL–9955–33– of pesticide products are contained in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 40 CFR part 152.132. OEI] Supporting documents which explain in Estimated number of respondents: Information Collection Request detail the information that the EPA will 1885. Submitted to OMB for Review and be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be Frequency of response: On occasion. Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Total estimated burden: 603 hours Supplemental Distribution of a viewed online at http:// www.regulations.gov or in person at the (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR Registered Pesticide Product 1320.03(b). EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room AGENCY: Environmental Protection 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Total estimated cost: $54,463 (per Agency (EPA). Washington, DC. The telephone number year), includes $0.00 annualized capital ACTION: Notice. for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. or operation & maintenance costs. For additional information about EPA’s Changes in the Estimates: There is an SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ overall increase of 216 hours in the total Agency has submitted an information dockets. estimated respondent burden compared collection request (ICR), ‘‘Notice of Abstract: This information collection with the ICR currently approved by Supplemental Distribution of a activity provides the EPA with OMB. This increase is due to the Registered Pesticide Product’’ (EPA ICR notification of supplemental registration increase in the number of applications No. 0278.12, OMB Control No. 2070– of distributors of pesticide products. the Agency expects to receive in the 0044) to the Office of Management and EPA is responsible for the regulation of next 3 years. EPA had expected to Budget (OMB) for review and approval pesticides as mandated by the Federal receive about 1,451 notice submissions in accordance with the Paperwork Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide annually over the past three years. Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Act (FIFRA), as amended. Section 3(e) Based on the number of submissions This is a proposed extension of the ICR, of FIFRA (see 7 U.S.C. 136a(e), allows received annually over that period, the which is currently approved through pesticide registrants to distribute or sell Agency now expects to receive about November 30, 2016. Public comments a registered pesticide product under a 1,885 notice submissions annually over were previously requested via the different name instead of or in addition jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES the next 3 years. This change is an Federal Register (81 FR 19172) on April to the name under the original adjustment to reflect the observed 4, 2016 during a 60-day comment registration. Such distribution and sale annual increase in submissions. period. This notice allows for an is termed ‘‘supplemental distribution’’ additional 30 days for public comments. and the product is termed a ‘‘distributor Courtney Kerwin, A fuller description of the ICR is given product.’’ EPA requires the pesticide Director, Regulatory Support Division. below, including its estimated burden registrant to submit a supplemental [FR Doc. 2016–28882 Filed 11–30–16; 8:45 am] and cost to the public. An Agency may statement (EPA Form 8570–5, Notice of BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:02 Nov 30, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1


Document Created: 2018-02-14 09:00:41
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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
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; comment period extended.
DatesComments will be accepted until January 31, 2017.
ContactLisa Beckham, EPA Region 9, (415) 972- 3811, [email protected] Key portions of the administrative record for this decision are available through a link at Region 9's Web site, https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/california-tribal-gasoline-permits, or at www.regulations.gov (Docket ID # EPA-R09-OAR-2016-0580).
FR Citation81 FR 86711 
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