82 FR 26091 - Granting Petitions To Add n-Propyl Bromide to the List of Hazardous Air Pollutants
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 107 (June 6, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 107 (June 6, 2017)
| Page Range | 26091-26091 | |
| FR Document | 2017-11623 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 26091] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11623] [[Page 26091]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0471; FRL-9962-65-OAR] RIN 2060-AS26 Granting Petitions To Add n-Propyl Bromide to the List of Hazardous Air Pollutants AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice, extension of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On January 9, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft notice of the rationale for granting petitions to add n-propyl bromide (nPB), also known as 1-bromopropane (1-BP) (Chemical Abstract Service No. 106-94-5), to the list of hazardous air pollutants contained in section 112(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act. In this notice, the EPA is extending the comment period on the draft notice until October 1, 2017. The EPA received a timely request to extend the comment period from March 10, 2017, to October 1, 2017, in order to allow for the review of data and information that would otherwise become available after the close of the comment period. On March 6, 2017, as an initial response, the EPA made an interim extension of the comment period by 90 days until June 8, 2017. The EPA is now granting the request in full and extending the comment period until October 1, 2017. DATES: The public comment period for the draft notice published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2017 (82 FR 2354), is being extended. Written comments must be received on or before October 1, 2017. ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2014-0471, 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/commenting-epa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this proposed action, contact Ms. Elineth Torres, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D205-02), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-4347; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is granting the request for extension of time to provide the public additional opportunity to review and consider the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for nPB, which becomes available in late July 2017, when preparing comments on this draft notice. The EPA has decided to extend the public comment period until October 1, 2017. Dated: May 10, 2017. Stephen Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2017-11623 Filed 6-5-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or DATES: These budgets are effective June
AGENCY other file sharing system). For 21, 2017.
additional submission methods, the full FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0471; FRL–9962–65–
OAR]
EPA public comment policy, essential information in this notice will
information about CBI or multimedia be available at EPA’s conformity Web
RIN 2060–AS26 submissions, and general guidance on site: https://www.epa.gov/state-and-
making effective comments, please visit local-transportation/adequacy-review-
Granting Petitions To Add n-Propyl http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ state-implementation-plan-sip-
Bromide to the List of Hazardous Air commenting-epa-dockets. submissions-conformity. You may also
Pollutants
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For contact Mr. Jeffrey Riley, State
AGENCY: Environmental Protection questions about this proposed action, Implementation Section (6MM–AA),
Agency. contact Ms. Elineth Torres, Sector U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
ACTION: Notice, extension of comment Policies and Programs Division (D205– Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,
period. 02), Office of Air Quality Planning and Texas 75202–2733, (214) 665–8542 or
Standards, Environmental Protection Riley.Jeffrey@epa.gov.
SUMMARY: On January 9, 2017, the Agency, Research Triangle Park, North SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Carolina 27711; telephone number: Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
published a draft notice of the rationale (919) 541–4347; email address: and ‘‘our’’ refers to EPA. The word
for granting petitions to add n-propyl torres.elineth@epa.gov. ‘‘budget(s)’’ refers to the mobile source
bromide (nPB), also known as 1- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA emissions budget for volatile organic
bromopropane (1-BP) (Chemical is granting the request for extension of compounds (VOCs) and the mobile
Abstract Service No. 106–94–5), to the time to provide the public additional source emissions budget for nitrogen
list of hazardous air pollutants opportunity to review and consider the oxides (NOX).
contained in section 112(b)(1) of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for On December 29, 2016, we received a
Clean Air Act. In this notice, the EPA is nPB, which becomes available in late SIP revision from the TCEQ. This
extending the comment period on the July 2017, when preparing comments on revision consisted of an RFP SIP for the
draft notice until October 1, 2017. The this draft notice. The EPA has decided HGB 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS
EPA received a timely request to extend to extend the public comment period nonattainment area. This submission
the comment period from March 10, until October 1, 2017. established MVEBs for the HGB 2008
2017, to October 1, 2017, in order to ozone nonattainment area for the year
allow for the review of data and Dated: May 10, 2017.
2017. The MVEB is the amount of
information that would otherwise Stephen Page,
emissions allowed in the SIP for on-road
become available after the close of the Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and
motor vehicles; it establishes an
comment period. On March 6, 2017, as Standards.
emissions ceiling for the HGB area
an initial response, the EPA made an [FR Doc. 2017–11623 Filed 6–5–17; 8:45 am]
regional transportation network, used to
interim extension of the comment BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
develop the 2017 on-road motor vehicle
period by 90 days until June 8, 2017. emissions projections contained in the
The EPA is now granting the request in RFP SIP. The MVEBs are provided in
full and extending the comment period ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Table 1:
until October 1, 2017. AGENCY
DATES: The public comment period for TABLE 1—HOUSTON-GALVESTON-
the draft notice published in the Federal [FRL–9961–75–Region 6]
BRAZORIA REASONABLE FURTHER
Register on January 9, 2017 (82 FR PROGRESS NOX AND VOC MVEBS
2354), is being extended. Written Adequacy Status of the Houston-
comments must be received on or before Galveston-Brazoria, Texas Reasonable [Summer ozone season tons per day]
October 1, 2017. Further Progress 8-Hour Ozone Motor
Vehicle Emission Budgets for Ozone Precursor 2017 MVEB
ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your
Transportation Conformity Purposes
comments, identified by Docket ID No. NOX .......................................... 121.81
EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0471, at http:// AGENCY: Environmental Protection VOC .......................................... 68.04
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Agency (EPA).
instructions for submitting comments. ACTION: Notice of adequacy. On January 18, 2017, EPA posted the
Once submitted, comments cannot be revised HGB area MVEBs on EPA’s Web
edited or removed from Regulations.gov. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection site for the purpose of soliciting public
The EPA may publish any comment Agency (EPA) is notifying the public comments, as part of the adequacy
received to its public docket. Do not that it has found that the motor vehicle process. The comment period closed on
submit electronically any information emissions budgets (MVEBs) in the February 17, 2017, and we received no
you consider to be Confidential Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas comments.
Business Information (CBI) or other (HGB) Reasonable Further Progress Today’s notice is simply an
information whose disclosure is (RFP) State Implementation Plan (SIP) announcement of a finding that EPA has
restricted by statute. Multimedia revision for the 2008 8-hour ozone already made. EPA Region 6 sent a letter
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be National Ambient Air Quality Standard to TCEQ on April 28, 2017, finding that
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accompanied by a written comment. (NAAQS), submitted on December 29, the MVEBs in the HGB RFP SIP,
The written comment is considered the 2016 by the Texas Commission on submitted on December 29, 2016 are
official comment and should include Environmental Quality (TCEQ) are adequate and must be used for
discussion of all points you wish to adequate for transportation conformity transportation conformity
make. The EPA will generally not purposes. As a result of EPA’s finding, determinations in the HGB area. This
consider comments or comment the HGB area must use these budgets for finding has also been announced on
contents located outside of the primary future conformity determinations. EPA’s conformity Web site: https://
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| 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 | Notices | |
| Action | Notice, extension of comment period. | |
| Dates | The public comment period for the draft notice published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2017 (82 FR 2354), is being extended. Written comments must be received on or before October 1, 2017. | |
| Contact | For questions about this proposed action, contact Ms. Elineth Torres, Sector Policies and Programs Division (D205-02), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 26091 | |
| RIN Number | 2060-AS26 |
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