81 FR 95078 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; 2016 Nitrogen Oxides Averaging Plan Consent Agreement With Raven Power

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 248 (December 27, 2016)

Page Range		95078-95079
FR Document		2016-31025

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Maryland state implementation plan (SIP). Maryland has submitted for inclusion in the SIP a Consent Agreement between Maryland and Raven Power concerning an inter-facility averaging plan for emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) at facilities located in Maryland and owned by Raven Power. The Consent Agreement allows Raven Power to use system-wide emissions averaging to comply with the applicable NO<INF>X</INF> emission limits for six units located at two electric generating facilities, Brandon Shores and H.A. Wagner, owned by Raven Power. EPA is proposing to approve this revision in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2016-0562; FRL-9957-25-Region 3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Maryland; 2016 Nitrogen Oxides Averaging Plan Consent Agreement With 
Raven Power

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a revision to the Maryland state implementation plan (SIP). 
Maryland has submitted for inclusion in the SIP a Consent Agreement 
between Maryland and Raven Power concerning an inter-facility averaging 
plan for emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX) at facilities 
located in Maryland and owned by Raven Power. The Consent Agreement 
allows Raven Power to use system-wide emissions averaging to comply 
with the applicable NOX emission limits for six units 
located at two electric generating facilities, Brandon Shores and H.A. 
Wagner, owned by Raven Power. EPA is proposing to approve this revision 
in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES:  Written comments must be received on or before January 26, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-
OAR-2016-0562 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to 
[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, 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. 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: Irene Shandruk, (215) 814-2166, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Maryland's COMAR 26.11.09.08--Control of NOX Emissions 
for Major Stationary Sources--was approved into Maryland's SIP pursuant 
to section 182 of the CAA. This regulation established NOX 
emission limits for the 1-hour ozone national ambient air quality 
standard (NAAQS) for specific types of boilers and other fuel-burning 
equipment. Specifically, COMAR 26.11.09.08.C(2) established maximum 
NOX emission rates as pounds (lbs) of NOX per 
million British thermal units (MMBtu) per hour, ranging from 0.45 lbs/
MMBtu to 0.80 lbs/MMBtu, depending on the type of combustion unit. 
COMAR 26.11.09.08 also contains a provision that allows an owner or 
operator of more than one unit to demonstrate compliance with system-
wide emissions standards through the use of an averaging plan.

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    On July 28, 2016, the State of Maryland through the Maryland 
Department of the Environment (MDE) submitted to EPA a SIP revision 
submittal consisting of a Consent Agreement between MDE and Raven Power 
establishing an inter-facility averaging plan for NOX 
emissions at two electric generating facilities, Brandon Shores and 
H.A. Wagner, collectively called Fort Smallwood. Both facilities are 
owned by Raven Power. MDE requests that this new Consent Agreement and 
NOX averaging plan replace the Consent Order and 
NOX averaging plan previously approved into the Maryland SIP 
on February 27, 2002 (67 FR 8897).
    The Consent Agreement between MDE and Raven Power allows Raven 
Power to use system-wide emissions averaging to comply with the 
applicable NOX limits for six boiler units (Brandon Shores 
units 1 and 2 and H.A. Wagner units 1 through 4) subject to COMAR 
26.11.09.08. Pursuant to the new Consent Agreement, Raven Power is 
required to calculate mass emissions from the affected units on a daily 
basis, determine compliance with the averaging plan using continuous 
emissions monitors (CEMs), and to submit quarterly reports to both MDE 
and EPA. In the Consent Agreement, Raven Power agreed that if it fails 
to comply with the NOX averaging plan, all sources at 
Brandon Shores and Wagner remain subject to the unit-specific emission 
limits of COMAR 26.11.09.08.C (shown in Table 1) and must demonstrate 
compliance through the requirements found in COMAR 26.11.09.08.B(2). 
The aggregate mass emissions from all units at Brandon Shores and 
Wagner, under the NOX averaging plan, must be less than the 
mass emissions that would otherwise occur if each unit were subject to 
the applicable NOX emissions limit of COMAR 26.11.09.08.C.

             Table 1--NOX Emission Limits for Fort Smallwood
                      [as per COMAR 26.11.09.08.C]
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                                                           Limit  (lbs/
                    Facility                       Unit       MMBtu)
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Brandon Shores.................................        1             0.5
                                                       2             0.5
H.A. Wagner....................................        1             0.3
                                                       2             0.5
                                                       3             0.5
                                                       4             0.3
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    Additionally, according to the Consent Agreement, Raven Power must 
submit a written report and certify annually that the annual 
NOX mass emissions for all six affected units are at least 
twenty percent less than otherwise allowed from the affected units by 
the applicable NOX emission limits of COMAR 26.11.09.08. A 
more detailed description of the NOX averaging plan can be 
found in the technical support document (TSD) on www.regulations.gov 
under Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR-2016-0562. In addition, in the July 28, 
2016 SIP submittal, Maryland seeks to remove from the Maryland SIP the 
April 2001 Consent Order between Maryland and Constellation Power 
Source Generation (Constellation) which functioned as a NOX 
averaging plan for compliance with COMAR 26.11.09.08 for ten units at 
five facilities--Brandon Shores units 1 and 2; C.P. Crane units 1 and 
2; H.A. Wagner units 1 through 4; Gould Street unit 3; and Riverside 
unit 4. EPA had approved the April 2001 Consent Order between Maryland 
and Constellation into the Maryland SIP on February 27, 2002 (67 FR 
8897). The 2001 NOX averaging plan is no longer effective 
for compliance with COMAR 26.11.09.08 as Constellation is not the owner 
of all of these units and COMAR 26.11.09.08 permitted system-wide 
averaging only when the same person owned or operated all affected 
units. COMAR 26.11.09.08.B(4)(a).

III. Proposed Action

    EPA has evaluated Maryland's SIP revision submittal and believes 
Raven Power's NOX emissions averaging plan meets all the 
applicable requirements of the SIP-approved COMAR 26.11.09.08, 
particularly subsection .08B(4) for emissions averaging. The Consent 
Agreement also includes appropriate provisions for monitoring, 
recordkeeping, and reporting as well as assuring compliance and 
enforceability. As discussed in the TSD in more detail, EPA expects the 
Consent Agreement will strengthen the Maryland SIP and lead to 
additional NOX emission reductions. Thus, the SIP is 
approvable under CAA section 110.
    In addition, EPA finds that this SIP revision submittal meets the 
requirements of CAA section 110(l) as it will not interfere with 
attainment and maintenance of any NAAQS, reasonable further progress, 
or any other applicable CAA requirement, because the NOX 
averaging plan requires that annual system-wide NOX mass 
emissions from Brandon Shores and Wagner be at least twenty percent 
less than otherwise allowed from these affected units by the applicable 
NOX emission limits of COMAR 26.11.09.08 and because the 
prior NOX emissions averaging plan that included Brandon 
Shores, Wagner, and other unrelated units is no longer effective, since 
the owners have changed. The previously approved April 2001 
Constellation NOX averaging plan required that annual 
system-wide NOX mass emissions be at least five percent less 
than otherwise allowed by the applicable NOX emission limits 
of COMAR 26.11.09.08. The system-wide averaging from the new 
NOX averaging plan which requires at least a twenty percent 
reduction compared to rates applicable to individual emitting units 
should provide additional NOX emission reductions. EPA 
believes the emission reductions from this NOX averaging 
plan will be beneficial to both Maryland and the ozone transport region 
(OTR). Therefore, EPA is proposing to approve this SIP revision in 
accordance with requirements in CAA section 110. EPA is soliciting 
public comments on the issues discussed in this document and these 
comments will be considered before taking final action.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this proposed rule, EPA is proposing to include in a final EPA 
rule regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In 
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is proposing to 
incorporate by reference Maryland's Consent Agreement with Raven Power 
concerning a NOX averaging plan discussed in section II of 
this document as well as in the TSD supporting this rulemaking action. 
EPA has made, and will continue to make, these materials generally 
available through http://www.regulations.gov and/or at the EPA Region 
III Office (please contact the person identified in the For Further 
Information Contact section of this preamble for more information).

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable 
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in 
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices, 
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this 
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and 
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state 
law. For that reason, this proposed action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 
2011);
     does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     does not have federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the CAA; and
     does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this proposed rule concerning Maryland's 
NOX averaging plan Consent Agreement with Raven Power does 
not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 
FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply 
in Indian country located in the state, and EPA notes that it will not 
impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal 
law.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: December 12, 2016.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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I. National Technology Transfer and facilities, Brandon Shores and H.A. demonstrate compliance with system-
Advancement Act (NTTAA) Wagner, owned by Raven Power. EPA is wide emissions standards through the
Section 12(d) of the NTTAA directs proposing to approve this revision in use of an averaging plan.
the EPA to use voluntary consensus accordance with the requirements of the
II. Summary of SIP Revision
standards in its regulatory activities Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: Written comments must be On July 28, 2016, the State of
unless to do so would be inconsistent Maryland through the Maryland
with applicable law or otherwise received on or before January 26, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Department of the Environment (MDE)
impractical. The EPA believes that this submitted to EPA a SIP revision
action is not subject to the requirements identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03–
OAR–2016–0562 at http:// submittal consisting of a Consent
of section 12(d) of the NTTAA because Agreement between MDE and Raven
application of those requirements would www.regulations.gov, or via email to
pino.maria@epa.gov. For comments Power establishing an inter-facility
be inconsistent with the CAA. averaging plan for NOX emissions at two
submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal electric generating facilities, Brandon
online instructions for submitting
Actions To Address Environmental Shores and H.A. Wagner, collectively
comments. Once submitted, comments
Justice in Minority Populations and called Fort Smallwood. Both facilities
cannot be edited or removed from
Low-Income Population are owned by Raven Power. MDE
Regulations.gov. For either manner of
requests that this new Consent
The EPA lacks the discretionary submission, EPA may publish any
Agreement and NOX averaging plan
authority to address environmental comment received to its public docket.
replace the Consent Order and NOX
justice in this rulemaking. Do not submit electronically any
averaging plan previously approved into
information you consider to be
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 the Maryland SIP on February 27, 2002
confidential business information (CBI)
Environmental protection, Air (67 FR 8897).
or other information whose disclosure is The Consent Agreement between
pollution control, Incorporation by restricted by statute. Multimedia MDE and Raven Power allows Raven
reference, Intergovernmental relations, submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be Power to use system-wide emissions
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate accompanied by a written comment. averaging to comply with the applicable
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping The written comment is considered the NOX limits for six boiler units (Brandon
requirements. official comment and should include Shores units 1 and 2 and H.A. Wagner
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. discussion of all points you wish to units 1 through 4) subject to COMAR
make. EPA will generally not consider 26.11.09.08. Pursuant to the new
Dated: December 9, 2016.
comments or comment contents located Consent Agreement, Raven Power is
Alexis Strauss,
outside of the primary submission (i.e., required to calculate mass emissions
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
[FR Doc. 2016–31028 Filed 12–23–16; 8:45 am]
from the affected units on a daily basis,
system). For additional submission determine compliance with the
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P methods, please contact the person averaging plan using continuous
identified in the FOR FURTHER emissions monitors (CEMs), and to
INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION submit quarterly reports to both MDE
full EPA public comment policy, and EPA. In the Consent Agreement,
AGENCY information about CBI or multimedia Raven Power agreed that if it fails to
submissions, and general guidance on comply with the NOX averaging plan, all
40 CFR Part 52
making effective comments, please visit sources at Brandon Shores and Wagner
[EPA–R03–OAR–2016–0562; FRL–9957–25– http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ remain subject to the unit-specific
Region 3] commenting-epa-dockets. emission limits of COMAR
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 26.11.09.08.C (shown in Table 1) and
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Irene Shandruk, (215) 814–2166, or by must demonstrate compliance through
Quality Implementation Plans;
email at shandruk.irene@epa.gov. the requirements found in COMAR
Maryland; 2016 Nitrogen Oxides
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 26.11.09.08.B(2). The aggregate mass
Averaging Plan Consent Agreement
With Raven Power I. Background emissions from all units at Brandon
Shores and Wagner, under the NOX
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Maryland’s COMAR 26.11.09.08— averaging plan, must be less than the
Agency (EPA). Control of NOX Emissions for Major mass emissions that would otherwise
ACTION: Proposed rule. Stationary Sources—was approved into occur if each unit were subject to the
Maryland’s SIP pursuant to section 182 applicable NOX emissions limit of
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection of the CAA. This regulation established COMAR 26.11.09.08.C.
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a NOX emission limits for the 1-hour
revision to the Maryland state ozone national ambient air quality TABLE 1—NOX EMISSION LIMITS FOR
implementation plan (SIP). Maryland standard (NAAQS) for specific types of FORT SMALLWOOD
has submitted for inclusion in the SIP boilers and other fuel-burning
a Consent Agreement between Maryland equipment. Specifically, COMAR [as per COMAR 26.11.09.08.C]
and Raven Power concerning an inter- 26.11.09.08.C(2) established maximum
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Limit
facility averaging plan for emissions of NOX emission rates as pounds (lbs) of Facility Unit (lbs/MMBtu)
nitrogen oxides (NOX) at facilities NOX per million British thermal units
located in Maryland and owned by (MMBtu) per hour, ranging from 0.45 Brandon Shores .... 1 0.5
Raven Power. The Consent Agreement lbs/MMBtu to 0.80 lbs/MMBtu, 2 0.5
allows Raven Power to use system-wide depending on the type of combustion H.A. Wagner ......... 1 0.3
emissions averaging to comply with the unit. COMAR 26.11.09.08 also contains 2 0.5
3 0.5
applicable NOX emission limits for six a provision that allows an owner or 4 0.3
units located at two electric generating operator of more than one unit to

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Additionally, according to the applicable NOX emission limits of • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
Consent Agreement, Raven Power must COMAR 26.11.09.08 and because the action’’ subject to review by the Office
submit a written report and certify prior NOX emissions averaging plan that of Management and Budget under
annually that the annual NOX mass included Brandon Shores, Wagner, and Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
emissions for all six affected units are at other unrelated units is no longer October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
least twenty percent less than otherwise effective, since the owners have January 21, 2011);
allowed from the affected units by the changed. The previously approved April • does not impose an information
applicable NOX emission limits of 2001 Constellation NOX averaging plan collection burden under the provisions
COMAR 26.11.09.08. A more detailed required that annual system-wide NOX of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
description of the NOX averaging plan mass emissions be at least five percent U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
can be found in the technical support less than otherwise allowed by the • is certified as not having a
document (TSD) on applicable NOX emission limits of significant economic impact on a
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID COMAR 26.11.09.08. The system-wide substantial number of small entities
No. EPA–R03–OAR–2016–0562. In averaging from the new NOX averaging under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
addition, in the July 28, 2016 SIP plan which requires at least a twenty U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
submittal, Maryland seeks to remove percent reduction compared to rates • does not contain any unfunded
from the Maryland SIP the April 2001 applicable to individual emitting units mandate or significantly or uniquely
Consent Order between Maryland and should provide additional NOX affect small governments, as described
Constellation Power Source Generation emission reductions. EPA believes the in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(Constellation) which functioned as a emission reductions from this NOX of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
NOX averaging plan for compliance with averaging plan will be beneficial to both • does not have federalism
COMAR 26.11.09.08 for ten units at five Maryland and the ozone transport implications as specified in Executive
facilities—Brandon Shores units 1 and region (OTR). Therefore, EPA is Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
2; C.P. Crane units 1 and 2; H.A. Wagner proposing to approve this SIP revision 1999);
units 1 through 4; Gould Street unit 3; in accordance with requirements in • is not an economically significant
and Riverside unit 4. EPA had approved CAA section 110. EPA is soliciting regulatory action based on health or
the April 2001 Consent Order between public comments on the issues safety risks subject to Executive Order
Maryland and Constellation into the discussed in this document and these 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
Maryland SIP on February 27, 2002 (67 comments will be considered before • is not a significant regulatory action
FR 8897). The 2001 NOX averaging plan taking final action. subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
is no longer effective for compliance 28355, May 22, 2001);
with COMAR 26.11.09.08 as IV. Incorporation by Reference • is not subject to requirements of
Constellation is not the owner of all of Section 12(d) of the National
In this proposed rule, EPA is Technology Transfer and Advancement
these units and COMAR 26.11.09.08 proposing to include in a final EPA rule
permitted system-wide averaging only Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
regulatory text that includes application of those requirements would
when the same person owned or incorporation by reference. In
operated all affected units. COMAR be inconsistent with the CAA; and
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR • does not provide EPA with the
26.11.09.08.B(4)(a).
51.5, EPA is proposing to incorporate by discretionary authority to address, as
III. Proposed Action reference Maryland’s Consent appropriate, disproportionate human
EPA has evaluated Maryland’s SIP Agreement with Raven Power health or environmental effects, using
revision submittal and believes Raven concerning a NOX averaging plan practicable and legally permissible
Power’s NOX emissions averaging plan discussed in section II of this document methods, under Executive Order 12898
meets all the applicable requirements of as well as in the TSD supporting this (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
the SIP-approved COMAR 26.11.09.08, rulemaking action. EPA has made, and In addition, this proposed rule
particularly subsection .08B(4) for will continue to make, these materials concerning Maryland’s NOX averaging
emissions averaging. The Consent generally available through http:// plan Consent Agreement with Raven
Agreement also includes appropriate www.regulations.gov and/or at the EPA Power does not have tribal implications
provisions for monitoring, Region III Office (please contact the as specified by Executive Order 13175
recordkeeping, and reporting as well as person identified in the FOR FURTHER (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
assuring compliance and enforceability. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this because the SIP is not approved to apply
As discussed in the TSD in more detail, preamble for more information). in Indian country located in the state,
EPA expects the Consent Agreement V. Statutory and Executive Order and EPA notes that it will not impose
will strengthen the Maryland SIP and Reviews substantial direct costs on tribal
lead to additional NOX emission governments or preempt tribal law.
reductions. Thus, the SIP is approvable Under the CAA, the Administrator is
under CAA section 110. required to approve a SIP submission List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
In addition, EPA finds that this SIP that complies with the provisions of the Environmental protection, Air
revision submittal meets the CAA and applicable Federal regulations. pollution control, Incorporation by
requirements of CAA section 110(l) as it 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
will not interfere with attainment and Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, Reporting and recordkeeping
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maintenance of any NAAQS, reasonable EPA’s role is to approve state choices, requirements.
further progress, or any other applicable provided that they meet the criteria of Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
CAA requirement, because the NOX the CAA. Accordingly, this action
averaging plan requires that annual merely approves state law as meeting Dated: December 12, 2016.
system-wide NOX mass emissions from Federal requirements and does not Shawn M. Garvin,
Brandon Shores and Wagner be at least impose additional requirements beyond Regional Administrator, Region III.
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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		Written comments must be received on or before January 26, 2017.
Contact		Irene Shandruk, (215) 814-2166, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 95078
CFR Associated		Environmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements