82 FR 2308 - Approval of Arizona Air Plan Revisions; Ajo and Morenci, Arizona; Second 10-Year Sulfur Dioxide Maintenance Plans and Technical Correction
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 5 (January 9, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 5 (January 9, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2016-31636 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 2308] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-31636] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 [EPA-R09-OAR-2016-0287; FRL-9957-63-Region 9] Approval of Arizona Air Plan Revisions; Ajo and Morenci, Arizona; Second 10-Year Sulfur Dioxide Maintenance Plans and Technical Correction AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the second ten-year maintenance plans for the Ajo and Morenci areas in Arizona for the 1971 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide (SO2 ), and to correct an error in the description of the Ajo, Arizona SO2 maintenance area in the Code of Federal Regulations. DATES: Any comments on this proposal must arrive by February 8, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09- OAR-2016-0287 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to Wienke Tax, at [email protected]. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be removed or edited 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: Wienke Tax, EPA Region IX, (415) 947- 4192, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and ``our'' refer to the EPA. This proposal addresses the second ten-year maintenance plans submitted by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to address the 1971 SO2 NAAQS in the Ajo and Morenci maintenance areas, AZ. In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register, we are approving these second ten-year maintenance plans in a direct final action without prior proposal because we believe these SIP revisions are not controversial. If we receive adverse comments, however, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the comments in subsequent action based on this proposed rule. If we receive adverse comment on a distinct provision of this rulemaking, i.e., our action regarding only one maintenance plan, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register indicating which provisions we are withdrawing. The provisions that are not withdrawn, i.e., our approval of the other maintenance plan that is not the subject of an adverse comment, will become effective on the date set out above, notwithstanding adverse comment on the other maintenance plan. We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not receive adverse comments, no further activity is planned. For further information, please see the direct final action. Dated: December 15, 2016. Alexis Strauss, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. 2016-31636 Filed 1-6-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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not impose additional requirements Particulate matter, Reporting and consider comments or comment
beyond those imposed by state law. For recordkeeping requirements. contents located outside of the primary
that reason, this proposed action: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory other file sharing system). For
action’’ subject to review by the Office Dated: December 20, 2016. additional submission methods, please
of Management and Budget under Alexis Strauss, contact the person identified in the FOR
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
October 4, 1993); [FR Doc. 2017–00054 Filed 1–6–17; 8:45 am] For the full EPA public comment policy,
• does not impose an information BILLING CODE 6560–50–P information about CBI or multimedia
collection burden under the provisions submissions, and general guidance on
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 making effective comments, please visit
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
• is certified as not having a AGENCY commenting-epa-dockets.
significant economic impact on a
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 Wienke Tax, EPA Region IX, (415) 947–
[EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0287; FRL–9957–63- 4192, tax.wienke@epa.gov.
U.S.C. 601 et seq.); Region 9]
• does not contain any unfunded SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
mandate or significantly or uniquely Approval of Arizona Air Plan Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
affect small governments, as described Revisions; Ajo and Morenci, Arizona; and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. This
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Second 10-Year Sulfur Dioxide proposal addresses the second ten-year
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); Maintenance Plans and Technical maintenance plans submitted by the
• does not have Federalism Correction Arizona Department of Environmental
implications as specified in Executive Quality to address the 1971 SO2 NAAQS
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, AGENCY: Environmental Protection in the Ajo and Morenci maintenance
1999); Agency (EPA). areas, AZ. In the Rules and Regulations
• is not an economically significant ACTION: Proposed rule. section of this Federal Register, we are
regulatory action based on health or approving these second ten-year
safety risks subject to Executive Order SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
maintenance plans in a direct final
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
action without prior proposal because
• is not a significant regulatory action the second ten-year maintenance plans
we believe these SIP revisions are not
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR for the Ajo and Morenci areas in
controversial. If we receive adverse
28355, May 22, 2001); Arizona for the 1971 National Ambient
comments, however, we will publish a
• is not subject to requirements of Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for
timely withdrawal of the direct final
Section 12(d) of the National sulfur dioxide (SO2), and to correct an
rule and address the comments in
Technology Transfer and Advancement error in the description of the Ajo,
subsequent action based on this
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because Arizona SO2 maintenance area in the
proposed rule. If we receive adverse
application of those requirements would Code of Federal Regulations.
comment on a distinct provision of this
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act; DATES: Any comments on this proposal rulemaking, i.e., our action regarding
and must arrive by February 8, 2017. only one maintenance plan, we will
• does not provide the EPA with the ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, publish a timely withdrawal in the
discretionary authority to address identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09– Federal Register indicating which
disproportionate human health or OAR–2016–0287 at http:// provisions we are withdrawing. The
environmental effects with practical, www.regulations.gov, or via email to provisions that are not withdrawn, i.e.,
appropriate, and legally permissible Wienke Tax, at tax.wienke@epa.gov. For our approval of the other maintenance
methods under Executive Order 12898 comments submitted at Regulations.gov, plan that is not the subject of an adverse
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). follow the online instructions for comment, will become effective on the
In addition, the SIP is not approved to submitting comments. Once submitted, date set out above, notwithstanding
apply on any Indian reservation land or comments cannot be removed or edited adverse comment on the other
in any other area where the EPA or an from Regulations.gov. For either manner maintenance plan.
Indian tribe has demonstrated that a of submission, the EPA may publish any We do not plan to open a second
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of comment received to its public docket. comment period, so anyone interested
Indian country, the rule does not have Do not submit electronically any in commenting should do so at this
tribal implications and will not impose information you consider to be time. If we do not receive adverse
substantial direct costs on tribal Confidential Business Information (CBI) comments, no further activity is
governments or preempt tribal law as or other information whose disclosure is planned. For further information, please
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 restricted by statute. Multimedia see the direct final action.
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
accompanied by a written comment. Dated: December 15, 2016.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 The written comment is considered the Alexis Strauss,
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Environmental protection, Air official comment and should include Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
pollution control, Incorporation by discussion of all points you wish to [FR Doc. 2016–31636 Filed 1–6–17; 8:45 am]
reference, Intergovernmental relations, make. The EPA will generally not BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
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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 | Any comments on this proposal must arrive by February 8, 2017. | |
| Contact | Wienke Tax, EPA Region IX, (415) 947- 4192, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 2308 | |
| CFR Citation | 40
CFR
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