82 FR 31547 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Volatile Organic Compound Reasonably Available Control Technology for 1997 Ozone Standard

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 129 (July 7, 2017)

Page Range		31547-31547
FR Document		2017-14205

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This SIP revision pertains to the requirements for reasonably available control technology (RACT) controls for certain sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) under the 1997 ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). This SIP revision includes Pennsylvania's certification that previously adopted RACT controls in Pennsylvania's SIP that were approved by EPA under the 1-hour ozone NAAQS are based on the currently available technically and economically feasible controls, and that they continue to represent RACT for the 1997 ozone NAAQS and a negative declaration that certain categories of sources do not exist in Pennsylvania. This SIP revision does not address Pennsylvania's May 2016 VOC and nitrogen oxides (NO<INF>X</INF>) RACT rule, ``Additional RACT Requirements for Major Sources of NO<INF>X</INF> and VOCs,'' also known as RACT II. EPA will take separate action on RACT II. 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, 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 If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 129 (Friday, July 7, 2017)

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[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2016-0561; FRL-9964-57-Region 3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Volatile Organic Compound Reasonably Available Control 
Technology for 1997 Ozone Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve 
the state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This SIP revision pertains to the 
requirements for reasonably available control technology (RACT) 
controls for certain sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) under 
the 1997 ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). This SIP 
revision includes Pennsylvania's certification that previously adopted 
RACT controls in Pennsylvania's SIP that were approved by EPA under the 
1-hour ozone NAAQS are based on the currently available technically and 
economically feasible controls, and that they continue to represent 
RACT for the 1997 ozone NAAQS and a negative declaration that certain 
categories of sources do not exist in Pennsylvania. This SIP revision 
does not address Pennsylvania's May 2016 VOC and nitrogen oxides 
(NOX) RACT rule, ``Additional RACT Requirements for Major 
Sources of NOX and VOCs,'' also known as RACT II. EPA will 
take separate action on RACT II. 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, 
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.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by August 7, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-
OAR-2016-0561 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. 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: Maria A. Pino, (215) 814-2181, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the 
information provided in the direct final action, with the same title, 
that is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this 
Federal Register publication.

    Dated: June 22, 2017.
Cecil Rodrigues,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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Register, EPA is approving the State’s ACTION: Proposed rule. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
SIP submittal as a direct final rule identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03–
without prior proposal because the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection OAR–2016–0561 at http://
Agency views this as a noncontroversial Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the www.regulations.gov, or via email to
submittal and anticipates no adverse state implementation plan (SIP) revision stahl.cynthia@epa.gov. For comments
comments. A detailed rationale for the submitted by the Commonwealth of submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the
approval is set forth in the direct final Pennsylvania. This SIP revision pertains online instructions for submitting
rule. If no adverse comments are to the requirements for reasonably comments. Once submitted, comments
received in response to this rule, no available control technology (RACT) cannot be edited or removed from
further activity is contemplated. If EPA controls for certain sources of volatile Regulations.gov. For either manner of
receives adverse comments, the direct organic compounds (VOCs) under the submission, the EPA may publish any
final rule will be withdrawn and all 1997 ozone national ambient air quality comment received to its public docket.
public comments received will be standard (NAAQS). This SIP revision Do not submit electronically any
addressed in a subsequent final rule includes Pennsylvania’s certification information you consider to be
based on this proposed rule. EPA will that previously adopted RACT controls confidential business information (CBI)
not institute a second comment period. in Pennsylvania’s SIP that were or other information whose disclosure is
Any parties interested in commenting approved by EPA under the 1-hour restricted by statute. Multimedia
on this action should do so at this time. ozone NAAQS are based on the submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
Please note that if EPA receives adverse currently available technically and accompanied by a written comment.
comment on an amendment, paragraph, economically feasible controls, and that The written comment is considered the
or section of this rule and if that they continue to represent RACT for the official comment and should include
provision may be severed from the 1997 ozone NAAQS and a negative discussion of all points you wish to
remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt declaration that certain categories of make. EPA will generally not consider
as final those provisions of the rule that sources do not exist in Pennsylvania. comments or comment contents located
are not the subject of an adverse This SIP revision does not address outside of the primary submission (i.e.
comment. For additional information, Pennsylvania’s May 2016 VOC and on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
see the direct final rule which is located nitrogen oxides (NOX) RACT rule, system). For additional submission
in the Rules section of this Federal ‘‘Additional RACT Requirements for methods, please contact the person
Register. Major Sources of NOX and VOCs,’’ also identified in the FOR FURTHER
Dated: June 20, 2017.
known as RACT II. EPA will take INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the
separate action on RACT II. In the Final full EPA public comment policy,
Robert A. Kaplan,
Rules section of this Federal Register, information about CBI or multimedia
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. EPA is approving the State’s SIP submissions, and general guidance on
[FR Doc. 2017–14213 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am] submittal as a direct final rule without making effective comments, please visit
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P prior proposal because the Agency http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
views this as a noncontroversial commenting-epa-dockets.
submittal and anticipates no adverse FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION comments. A detailed rationale for the
AGENCY Maria A. Pino, (215) 814–2181, or by
approval is set forth in the direct final email at pino.maria@epa.gov.
rule. If no adverse comments are
40 CFR Part 52 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For
received in response to this action, no
[EPA–R03–OAR–2016–0561; FRL–9964–57– further activity is contemplated. If EPA further information, please see the
Region 3] receives adverse comments, the direct information provided in the direct final
final rule will be withdrawn and all action, with the same title, that is
Approval and Promulgation of Air public comments received will be located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’
Quality Implementation Plans; addressed in a subsequent final rule section of this Federal Register
Pennsylvania; Volatile Organic based on this proposed rule. EPA will publication.
Compound Reasonably Available not institute a second comment period. Dated: June 22, 2017.
Control Technology for 1997 Ozone Any parties interested in commenting Cecil Rodrigues,
Standard on this action should do so at this time. Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection DATES: Comments must be received in [FR Doc. 2017–14205 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am]
Agency (EPA). writing by August 7, 2017. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
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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		Comments must be received in writing by August 7, 2017.
Contact		Maria A. Pino, (215) 814-2181, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 31547