81 FR 91894 - Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications and State Implementation Plan Requirements

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 243 (December 19, 2016)

Page Range		91894-91895
FR Document		2016-30365

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that a public hearing will be held for the proposed rule titled, ``Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications and State Implementation Plan Requirements,'' which published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2016. The hearing will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017, in Washington, DC The EPA is also announcing extension of the comment period for the proposed rule to February 13, 2017, to allow sufficient time after the public hearing for commenters to submit comments.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-30365]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 50 and 51

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0202; FRL-9956-97-OAR]
RIN 2060-AS82


Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
for Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications and State Implementation 
Plan Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that a 
public hearing will be held for the proposed rule titled, 
``Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications and State Implementation Plan 
Requirements,'' which published in the Federal Register on November 17, 
2016. The hearing will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017, in 
Washington, DC The EPA is also announcing extension of the comment 
period for the proposed rule to February 13, 2017, to allow sufficient 
time after the public hearing for commenters to submit comments.

DATES: Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held on January 12, 
2017, in Washington, DC. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 
additional information on the public hearing.
    Comments. Comments must be received on or before February 13, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Public Hearing. The January 12, 2017, public hearing will be 
held at the EPA, William Jefferson Clinton East Building, Room 1117A, 
1201 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Identification is 
required. If your driver's license is issued by Kentucky, Maine, 
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina or 
the state of Washington, you must present an additional form of 
identification to enter (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional 
information on this location).
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2016-0202, 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. 
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, 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/comments.html.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center 
Reading Room, in the William Jefferson Clinton West Building, Room 
3334, located at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. 
The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The phone number for the 
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the 
public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 
(OAQPS), Air Quality Planning Division (C504-01), Research Triangle 
Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-0641, fax number (919) 541-5509, 
email address [email protected], no later than January 10, 2017. If you 
have any questions relating to the public hearing, please contact Ms. 
Long at the above number.
    If you have questions concerning the November 17, 2016, proposed 
rule, please contact Mr. Robert Lingard, Office of Air Quality Planning 
and Standards (OAQPS), U.S. EPA, at (919) 541-5272 or 
[email protected]; or Mr. Lynn Dail, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards (OAQPS), U.S. EPA, at (919) 54l-2363 or 
[email protected]. For information on the Information Collection 
Request (ICR), contact Mr. Butch Stackhouse, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards (OAQPS), U.S. EPA, at (919) 541-5208 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which the EPA is holding 
the public hearing was published in the Federal Register on November 
17, 2016 (81 FR 81276), and is available at: http://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution and also in Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0202. The public 
hearing will provide interested parties the opportunity to present 
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 that are submitted during the comment period 
will be considered with the same weight as any oral comments and 
supporting information presented at the public hearing. Written 
comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment period.
    The public hearing will convene at 9:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time (ET). The EPA will make every effort to accommodate all 
individuals interested in providing oral testimony. A lunch break is 
scheduled from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Please note that this

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hearing will be held at a U.S. government facility. Individuals 
planning to attend the hearing should be prepared to show valid picture 
identification to the security staff in order to gain access to the 
meeting room. The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, established 
new requirements for entering federal facilities. These requirements 
took effect July 21, 2014. If your driver's license is issued by 
Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, 
South Carolina or the state of Washington, you must present an 
additional form of identification to enter the federal building where 
the public hearing will be held. Acceptable alternative forms of 
identification include: federal employee badges, passports, enhanced 
driver's licenses and military identification cards. For additional 
information for the status of your state regarding REAL ID, go to 
http://www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief. In addition, you will 
need to obtain a property pass for any personal belongings you bring 
with you. Upon leaving the building, you will be required to return 
this property pass to the security desk. No large signs will be allowed 
in the building, cameras may only be used outside of the building, and 
demonstrations will not be allowed on federal property for security 
reasons.
    If you would like to present oral testimony at the hearing, please 
notify Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Air Quality Planning 
Division (C504-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 
541-0641, fax number (919) 541-5509, email address [email protected], no 
later than 4:00 p.m. ET on January 10, 2017. Ms. Long will arrange a 
general time slot for you to speak. The EPA will make every effort to 
follow the schedule as closely as possible on the day of the hearing.
    Oral testimony will be limited to 5 minutes for each commenter. The 
EPA encourages commenters to provide the EPA with a copy of their oral 
testimony electronically (via email) or in hard copy form. The EPA will 
not provide audiovisual equipment for presentations unless we receive 
special requests in advance. Commenters should notify Ms. Long if they 
will need specific equipment. Commenters should also notify Ms. Long if 
they need specific translation services for non-English speaking 
commenters.
    The hearing schedule, including the list of speakers, will be 
posted on the EPA's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution 
prior to the hearing. Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and written 
statements will be included in the docket for the rulemaking.

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

    The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule 
``Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
Ozone: Nonattainment Area Classifications and State Implementation Plan 
Requirements'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0202 (available at 
http://www.regulations.gov). The EPA has made available information 
related to the proposed rule at: http://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution.

    Dated: December 13, 2016.
Stephen Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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under WIFIA, EPA and the approved rule to February 13, 2017, to allow www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
applicant may agree upon a sufficient time after the public hearing the EPA Docket Center Reading Room,
supplemental fee to be paid by or on for commenters to submit comments. in the William Jefferson Clinton West
behalf of the approved applicant at the DATES: Public Hearing. The public Building, Room 3334, located at 1301
time of execution of the term sheet to hearing will be held on January 12, Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
reduce the subsidy cost of that project. 2017, in Washington, DC. Please refer to DC 20004. The Public Reading Room is
No such fee may be included among SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
eligible project costs. additional information on the public Monday through Friday, excluding legal
(f) Reduced fees. To the extent that hearing. holidays. The phone number for the
Congress appropriates funds in any Comments. Comments must be Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744.
given year beyond those sufficient to received on or before February 13, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
cover internal administrative costs, EPA ADDRESSES: Public Hearing. The January you would like to speak at the public
may utilize such appropriated funds to 12, 2017, public hearing will be held at hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela
reduce fees that would otherwise be the EPA, William Jefferson Clinton East Long, U.S. Environmental Protection
charged under subsection (c). Building, Room 1117A, 1201 Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning
(g) Extraordinary expenses. EPA may Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, and Standards (OAQPS), Air Quality
require payment in full by the borrower DC 20004. Identification is required. If Planning Division (C504–01), Research
of additional fees, in an amount your driver’s license is issued by Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone
determined by EPA, and of related fees Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, (919) 541–0641, fax number (919) 541–
and expenses of its independent Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, 5509, email address long.pam@epa.gov,
consultants and outside counsel, to the South Carolina or the state of no later than January 10, 2017. If you
extent that such fees and expenses are Washington, you must present an have any questions relating to the public
incurred directly by EPA and to the additional form of identification to enter hearing, please contact Ms. Long at the
extent such third parties are not paid (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for above number.
directly by the borrower, in the event additional information on this location). If you have questions concerning the
that a borrower experiences difficulty Comments. Submit your comments, November 17, 2016, proposed rule,
relating to technical, financial, or legal identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– please contact Mr. Robert Lingard,
matters or other events (e.g., engineering OAR–2016–0202, at http:// Office of Air Quality Planning and
failure or financial workouts) which www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Standards (OAQPS), U.S. EPA, at (919)
require EPA to incur time or expenses instructions for submitting comments. 541–5272 or lingard.robert@epa.gov; or
beyond standard monitoring. Once submitted, comments cannot be Mr. Lynn Dail, Office of Air Quality
[FR Doc. 2016–30192 Filed 12–16–16; 8:45 am] edited or removed from Regulations.gov. Planning and Standards (OAQPS), U.S.
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P The EPA may publish any comment EPA, at (919) 54l-2363 or dail.lynn@
received to its public docket. Do not epa.gov. For information on the
submit electronically any information Information Collection Request (ICR),
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION you consider to be Confidential contact Mr. Butch Stackhouse, Office of
AGENCY Business Information (CBI) or other Air Quality Planning and Standards
information whose disclosure is (OAQPS), U.S. EPA, at (919) 541–5208
40 CFR Parts 50 and 51 restricted by statute. Multimedia or stackhouse.butch@epa.gov.
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0202; FRL–9956–97– submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
OAR] accompanied by a written comment. proposal for which the EPA is holding
The written comment is considered the the public hearing was published in the
RIN 2060–AS82 official comment and should include Federal Register on November 17, 2016
Implementation of the 2015 National discussion of all points you wish to (81 FR 81276), and is available at:
Ambient Air Quality Standards for make. The EPA will generally not http://www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution
Ozone: Nonattainment Area consider comments or comment and also in Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
Classifications and State contents located outside of the primary OAR–2016–0202. The public hearing
Implementation Plan Requirements submission (i.e., on the Web, Cloud or will provide interested parties the
other file sharing system). For opportunity to present data, views, or
AGENCY: Environmental Protection additional submission methods, the full arguments concerning the proposal. The
Agency (EPA). EPA public comment policy, EPA may ask clarifying questions during
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and information about CBI or multimedia the oral presentations, but will not
extension of comment period. submissions and general guidance on respond to the presentations at that
making effective comments, please visit time. Written statements and supporting
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ information that are submitted during
Agency (EPA) is announcing that a comments.html. the comment period will be considered
public hearing will be held for the Docket: All documents in the docket with the same weight as any oral
proposed rule titled, ‘‘Implementation are listed in the http:// comments and supporting information
of the 2015 National Ambient Air www.regulations.gov index. Although presented at the public hearing. Written
Quality Standards for Ozone: listed in the index, some information is comments must be postmarked by the
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Nonattainment Area Classifications and not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other last day of the comment period.
State Implementation Plan information whose disclosure is The public hearing will convene at
Requirements,’’ which published in the restricted by statute. Certain other 9:00 a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Federal Register on November 17, 2016. material, such as copyrighted material, Time (ET). The EPA will make every
The hearing will be held on Thursday, will be publicly available only in hard effort to accommodate all individuals
January 12, 2017, in Washington, DC copy. Publicly available docket interested in providing oral testimony.
The EPA is also announcing extension materials are available either A lunch break is scheduled from 12:00
of the comment period for the proposed electronically in http:// p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Please note that this

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hearing will be held at a U.S. written statements will be included in submission, the EPA may publish any
government facility. Individuals the docket for the rulemaking. comment received to its public docket.
planning to attend the hearing should be Do not submit electronically any
How can I get copies of this document
prepared to show valid picture information you consider to be
and other related information?
identification to the security staff in Confidential Business Information (CBI)
order to gain access to the meeting The EPA has established a docket for or other information whose disclosure is
room. The REAL ID Act, passed by the proposed rule ‘‘Implementation of restricted by statute. Multimedia
Congress in 2005, established new the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
requirements for entering federal Standards for Ozone: Nonattainment accompanied by a written comment.
facilities. These requirements took effect Area Classifications and State The written comment is considered the
July 21, 2014. If your driver’s license is Implementation Plan Requirements’’ official comment and should include
issued by Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– discussion of all points you wish to
Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, 2016–0202 (available at http:// make. The EPA will generally not
Pennsylvania, South Carolina or the www.regulations.gov). The EPA has consider comments or comment
state of Washington, you must present made available information related to contents located outside of the primary
an additional form of identification to the proposed rule at: http:// submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
enter the federal building where the www.epa.gov/ozone-pollution. other file sharing system). For
public hearing will be held. Acceptable Dated: December 13, 2016. additional submission methods, please
alternative forms of identification contact the person identified in the FOR
Stephen Page,
include: federal employee badges, FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and
passports, enhanced driver’s licenses For the full EPA public comment policy,
Standards.
and military identification cards. For information about CBI or multimedia
[FR Doc. 2016–30365 Filed 12–16–16; 8:45 am]
additional information for the status of submissions, and general guidance on
your state regarding REAL ID, go to BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
making effective comments, please visit
http://www.dhs.gov/real-id- http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
enforcement-brief. In addition, you will commenting-epa-dockets.
need to obtain a property pass for any ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
personal belongings you bring with you. Laura Yannayon, EPA Region IX, (415)
Upon leaving the building, you will be 40 CFR Part 52 972–3534, yannayon.laura@epa.gov.
required to return this property pass to
[EPA–R09–OAR–2015–0621; FRL–9956–96– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the security desk. No large signs will be
Region 9] Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
allowed in the building, cameras may
only be used outside of the building, and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
and demonstrations will not be allowed Revisions to the California State
Table of Contents
on federal property for security reasons. Implementation Plan; Imperial County
Air Pollution Control District; Definitions
If you would like to present oral I. The State’s Submittal
testimony at the hearing, please notify Stationary Sources Permits
A. What rules did the State submit?
Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental AGENCY: Environmental Protection B. Are there other versions of these rules?
Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Agency (EPA). C. What is the purpose of the submitted
Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Air rules?
ACTION: Proposed rule.
Quality Planning Division (C504–01), II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, A. How is EPA evaluating the rules?
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
telephone (919) 541–0641, fax number B. Do the rules meet the evaluation
Agency (EPA) is proposing action on criteria?
(919) 541–5509, email address revisions to the Imperial County Air C. Public Comment and Proposed Action
long.pam@epa.gov, no later than 4:00 Pollution Control District (ICAPCD or III. Incorporation by Reference
p.m. ET on January 10, 2017. Ms. Long District) portion of the California State IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
will arrange a general time slot for you Implementation Plan (SIP). We are
to speak. The EPA will make every proposing full approval of two rules and Definitions
effort to follow the schedule as closely a limited approval and limited For the purpose of this document, we
as possible on the day of the hearing. disapproval of one rule. All three rules are giving meaning to certain words or
Oral testimony will be limited to 5 update and revise the District’s New initials as follows:
minutes for each commenter. The EPA Source Review (NSR) permitting (i) The word or initials Act or CAA
encourages commenters to provide the mean or refer to the Clean Air Act,
program for new and modified sources
EPA with a copy of their oral testimony unless the context indicates otherwise.
of air pollution. We are taking
electronically (via email) or in hard (ii) The initials CARB mean or refer to
comments on this proposal and plan to
copy form. The EPA will not provide the California Air Resources Board.
follow with a final action.
audiovisual equipment for presentations (iii) The initials CFR mean or refer to
unless we receive special requests in DATES: Any comments must arrive by
Code of Federal Regulations.
advance. Commenters should notify Ms. January 18, 2017. (iv) The initials or words EPA, we, us
Long if they will need specific ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, or our mean or refer to the United States
equipment. Commenters should also identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09– Environmental Protection Agency.
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notify Ms. Long if they need specific OAR–2015–0621 at http:// (v) The initials FR mean or refer to
translation services for non-English www.regulations.gov, or via email to Federal Register.
speaking commenters. R9AirPermits@epa.gov. For comments (vi) The word or initials ICAPCD or
The hearing schedule, including the submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the District mean or refer to the Imperial
list of speakers, will be posted on the online instructions for submitting County Air Pollution Control District,
EPA’s Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/ comments. Once submitted, comments the agency with jurisdiction over
ozone-pollution prior to the hearing. cannot be edited or removed from stationary sources within Imperial
Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and Regulations.gov. For either manner of County.

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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		Notice of public hearing and extension of comment period.
Dates		Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held on January 12, 2017, in Washington, DC. Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on the public hearing.
Contact		If you would like to speak at the public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Air Quality Planning Division (C504-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-0641, fax number (919) 541-5509,
FR Citation		81 FR 91894
RIN Number		2060-AS82
CFR Citation		40 CFR 50 40 CFR 51