82 FR 13338 - Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 46 (March 10, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-04760

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 46 (Friday, March 10, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 46 (Friday, March 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
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Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General 
Information (202) 564-7146 or http://www.epa.gov/nepa.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)
Filed 02/27/2017 Through 03/03/2017
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public 
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment 
letters on EISs are available at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html.

EIS No. 20170029, Draft, FERC, WV, Mountaineer and Gulf XPress 
Projects, Comment Period Ends: 04/24/2017, Contact: Julia Yuan 202-502-
8130 EIS No. 20170030, Final, BOEM, Other, Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and 
Gas 2017-2022 Multisale, Review Period Ends: 04/09/2017, Contact: Greg 
Kozlowski 504-736-2512
EIS No. 20170031, Draft, USFS, ID, Big Creek Hot Springs Geothermal 
Leasing, Comment Period Ends: 04/24/2017, Contact: Julie Hopkins 208-
756-5279

    Dated: March 6, 2017.
Dawn Roberts,
Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
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transconf/pastsips.htm. The adequate ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Environmental Information, Mail Stop
MVEBs are provided in Table 1 below: AGENCY 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175,
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TABLE 1—KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE seeh.karen@epa.gov.
1997 ANNUAL PM2.5 MVEBS Environmental Impact Statements; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
[Tons per year or tpy] Notice of Availability October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
2014 2028 Responsible Agency: Office of Federal was published in the Federal Register
Activities, General Information (202) (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
PM2.5 ................ 444.78 * 245.00 564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/nepa. title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
NOX ................... 15,597.73 * 7,171.14 Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact establishes electronic reporting as an
* This includes a safety margin of 10.39 tpy Statements (EISs) acceptable regulatory alternative to
for PM2.5 and 2,613.27 tpy for NOX in 2028. Filed 02/27/2017 Through 03/03/2017 paper reporting and establishes
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. requirements to assure that electronic
Transportation conformity is required
Notice documents are as legally dependable as
by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act.
their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
EPA’s conformity rule, 40 CFR part 93, Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
requires that transportation plans, requires that EPA make public its local government agencies that receive,
programs, and projects conform to state comments on EISs issued by other or wish to begin receiving, electronic
air quality implementation plans and Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters reports under their EPA-authorized
establishes the criteria and procedures on EISs are available at: http:// programs must apply to EPA for a
for determining whether or not they do www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ revision or modification of those
so. Conformity to a SIP means that eisdata.html. programs and obtain EPA approval.
transportation activities will not EIS No. 20170029, Draft, FERC, WV, Subpart D provides standards for such
produce new air quality violations, Mountaineer and Gulf XPress approvals based on consideration of the
worsen existing violations, or delay Projects, Comment Period Ends: 04/ electronic document receiving systems
timely attainment of the NAAQS. 24/2017, Contact: Julia Yuan 202– that the state, tribe, or local government
The criteria by which EPA determines 502–8130 EIS No. 20170030, Final, will use to implement the electronic
whether a SIP’s MVEBs are adequate for BOEM, Other, Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
transportation conformity purposes are and Gas 2017–2022 Multisale, Review through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D
outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). We Period Ends: 04/09/2017, Contact: provides special procedures for program
have also described the process for Greg Kozlowski 504–736–2512 revisions and modifications to allow
determining the adequacy of submitted EIS No. 20170031, Draft, USFS, ID, Big electronic reporting, to be used at the
SIP budgets in our July 1, 2004 (69 FR Creek Hot Springs Geothermal option of the state, tribe or local
40004), final rulemaking entitled, Leasing, Comment Period Ends: 04/ government in place of procedures
‘‘Transportation Conformity Rule 24/2017, Contact: Julie Hopkins 208– available under existing program-
Amendments for the New 8-Hour Ozone 756–5279 specific authorization regulations. An
and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Dated: March 6, 2017. application submitted under the subpart
Standards and Miscellaneous Revisions Dawn Roberts, D procedures must show that the state,
for Existing Areas; Transportation Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance tribe or local government has sufficient
Conformity Rule Amendments: Division, Office of Federal Activities. legal authority to implement the
Response to Court Decision and [FR Doc. 2017–04760 Filed 3–9–17; 8:45 am] electronic reporting components of the
Additional Rule Changes.’’ Please note programs covered by the application
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that an adequacy review is separate and will use electronic document
from EPA’s completeness review, and it receiving systems that meet the
should not be used to prejudge EPA’s ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION applicable subpart D requirements.
ultimate approval of Tennessee’s 1997 AGENCY Once an authorized program has EPA’s
Annual PM2.5 SIP revision for the approval to accept electronic documents
Knoxville Area. Even if EPA finds a [9956–84–OEI]
under certain programs, CROMERR
budget adequate, the SIP revision could § 3.1000(a)(4) requires that the program
later be disapproved. Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision keep EPA apprised of any changes to
Within 24 months from the effective Approval, Mecklenburg County, State laws, policies, or the electronic
date of this notice or until such time of North Carolina document receiving systems that have
that the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS is revoked the potential to affect the program’s
for the Knoxville Area, the AGENCY: Environmental Protection compliance with CROMERR § 3.2000.
transportation partners will need to Agency (EPA). On June 30, 2016, the Mecklenburg
demonstrate conformity to the new ACTION: Notice. County Land Use & Environmental
MVEBs, if the demonstration has not Services Agency (LUESA) submitted an
already been made, pursuant to 40 CFR SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s application titled ‘‘GovOnline System’’
93.104(e). See 73 FR 4419 (January 24, approval of Mecklenburg County’s for revisions/modifications to its EPA-
2008). request to revise/modify certain of its approved programs under title 40 CFR
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

EPA-authorized programs to allow to allow new electronic reporting. EPA
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
electronic reporting. reviewed LUESA’s request to revise/
Dated: February 15, 2017. DATES: EPA’s approval is effective modify its EPA-authorized programs
Kenneth R. Lapierre, March 10, 2017. and, based on this review, EPA
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: determined that the application met the
[FR Doc. 2017–04681 Filed 3–9–17; 8:45 am] Karen Seeh, US Environmental standards for approval of authorized
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Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 13338