82 FR 20294 - Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Repeal of NOX

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 82 (May 1, 2017)

Page Range		20294-20294
FR Document		2017-08660

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Rhode Island. This revision removes Air Pollution Control (APC) Regulation 41, entitled ``NO<INF>X</INF> Budget Trading Program'' (Rhode Island NBP) from the Rhode Island SIP. The Rhode Island NBP was a market-based cap and trade program, which was created to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) from power plants and other large combustion sources in response to EPA's 1998 NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call. By 2009, EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) had effectively replaced NO<INF>X</INF> Budget Trading Programs in eastern states. CAIR has since been replaced by the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), which was first implemented on January 1, 2015. Rhode Island was not covered by CAIR or CSAPR. The State's NBP was repealed under state law effective July 29, 2014. The five sources meeting the NBP applicability criteria have Title V permits, which contain SIP-derived NO<INF>X</INF> emissions limits, that limit their NO<INF>X</INF> emissions below the maximum emissions (936 tons) that were allowed under the Rhode Island NBP and, therefore, the requirements of the NO<INF>X</INF> SIP Call are satisfied by the emissions limits contained in those sources' permits. This renders Regulation 41 unnecessary. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

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40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2016-0092; FRL-9961-56-Region 1]


Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Repeal of NOX Budget Trading 
Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Rhode 
Island. This revision removes Air Pollution Control (APC) Regulation 
41, entitled ``NOX Budget Trading Program'' (Rhode Island 
NBP) from the Rhode Island SIP. The Rhode Island NBP was a market-based 
cap and trade program, which was created to reduce emissions of 
nitrogen oxides (NOX) from power plants and other large 
combustion sources in response to EPA's 1998 NOX SIP Call. 
By 2009, EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) had effectively 
replaced NOX Budget Trading Programs in eastern states. CAIR 
has since been replaced by the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), 
which was first implemented on January 1, 2015. Rhode Island was not 
covered by CAIR or CSAPR. The State's NBP was repealed under state law 
effective July 29, 2014. The five sources meeting the NBP applicability 
criteria have Title V permits, which contain SIP-derived NOX 
emissions limits, that limit their NOX emissions below the 
maximum emissions (936 tons) that were allowed under the Rhode Island 
NBP and, therefore, the requirements of the NOX SIP Call are 
satisfied by the emissions limits contained in those sources' permits. 
This renders Regulation 41 unnecessary. This action is being taken in 
accordance with the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OAR-2016-0092 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, 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, 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: Alison C. Simcox, Air Quality Planning 
Unit, Air Programs Branch (Mail Code OEP05-02), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02109-3912; (617) 918-1684; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal as a direct final 
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action 
rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse 
comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 
comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on 
this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any 
parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this 
time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, 
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed 
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions 
of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
    For additional information, see the direct final rule which is 
located in the Rules section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: March 23, 2017.
Deborah A. Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
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Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; make. The EPA will generally not Air Plan Approval; CT; Approval of
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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
Agency (EPA) is approving a State For the full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia State Implementation Plan (SIP)
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision revisions submitted by the State of
submitted by the State of Rhode Island. submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit Connecticut. The revisions establish
This revision removes Air Pollution reasonably available control technology
Control (APC) Regulation 41, entitled http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets. (RACT) for two facilities that emit
‘‘NOX Budget Trading Program’’ (Rhode volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in
Island NBP) from the Rhode Island SIP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the state. Additionally, we are also
The Rhode Island NBP was a market- Alison C. Simcox, Air Quality Planning proposing to approve Connecticut’s
based cap and trade program, which Unit, Air Programs Branch (Mail Code request to withdraw seven previously-
was created to reduce emissions of OEP05–02), U.S. Environmental approved single source orders from the
nitrogen oxides (NOX) from power Protection Agency, Region 1, 5 Post SIP.
plants and other large combustion Office Square, Suite 100, Boston,
sources in response to EPA’s 1998 NOX DATES: Written comments must be
Massachusetts 02109–3912; (617) 918– received on or before May 31, 2017.
SIP Call. By 2009, EPA’s Clean Air 1684; simcox.alison@epa.gov.
Interstate Rule (CAIR) had effectively ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
replaced NOX Budget Trading Programs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01–
in eastern states. CAIR has since been Final Rules section of this Federal OAR–2016–0648 at http://
replaced by the Cross-State Air Register, EPA is approving the State’s www.regulations.gov, or via email to
Pollution Rule (CSAPR), which was first SIP submittal as a direct final rule Anne Arnold at: arnold.anne@epa.gov.
implemented on January 1, 2015. Rhode without prior proposal because the For comments submitted at
Island was not covered by CAIR or Agency views this as a noncontroversial Regulations.gov, follow the online
CSAPR. The State’s NBP was repealed submittal and anticipates no adverse instructions for submitting comments.
under state law effective July 29, 2014. comments. A detailed rationale for the Once submitted, comments cannot be
The five sources meeting the NBP approval is set forth in the direct final edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
applicability criteria have Title V rule. If no adverse comments are For either manner of submission, the
permits, which contain SIP-derived received in response to this action rule, EPA may publish any comment received
NOX emissions limits, that limit their no further activity is contemplated. If to its public docket. Do not submit
NOX emissions below the maximum EPA receives adverse comments, the electronically any information you
emissions (936 tons) that were allowed direct final rule will be withdrawn and consider to be Confidential Business
under the Rhode Island NBP and, all public comments received will be Information (CBI) or other information
therefore, the requirements of the NOX addressed in a subsequent final rule whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
SIP Call are satisfied by the emissions based on this proposed rule. EPA will Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
limits contained in those sources’ not institute a second comment period. etc.) must be accompanied by a written
permits. This renders Regulation 41 Any parties interested in commenting comment. The written comment is
unnecessary. This action is being taken on this action should do so at this time. considered the official comment and
in accordance with the Clean Air Act. Please note that if EPA receives adverse should include discussion of all points
DATES: Written comments must be comment on an amendment, paragraph, you wish to make. The EPA will
received on or before May 31, 2017. or section of this rule and if that generally not consider comments or
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, provision may be severed from the comment contents located outside of the
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01– remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt primary submission (i.e. on the web,
OAR–2016–0092 at http:// as final those provisions of the rule that cloud, or other file sharing system). For
www.regulations.gov, or via email to are not the subject of an adverse additional submission methods, please
arnold.anne@epa.gov. For comments comment. contact the person identified in the FOR
submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the For additional information, see the FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
online instructions for submitting direct final rule which is located in the For the full EPA public comment policy,
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comments. Once submitted, comments Rules section of this Federal Register. information about CBI or multimedia
cannot be edited or removed from submissions, and general guidance on
Dated: March 23, 2017. making effective comments, please visit
Regulations.gov. For either manner of
submission, the EPA may publish any Deborah A. Szaro, http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
comment received to its public docket. Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New commenting-epa-dockets.
Do not submit electronically any England. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob
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Collection		Federal Register
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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 May 31, 2017.
Contact		Alison C. Simcox, Air Quality Planning Unit, Air Programs Branch (Mail Code OEP05-02), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3912; (617) 918-1684; [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 20294