82 FR 3172 - Determination of Nonattainment and Reclassification of the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Texas; Correction

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 7 (January 11, 2017)

Page Range		3172-3173
FR Document		2017-00086

EPA issued a final rule on December 14, 2016, (81 FR 90207), that determined that the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas nonattainment area (HGB area) failed to attain the 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) by the applicable attainment deadline of July 20, 2016, and thus was classified by operation of law as ``Moderate''. In that action, EPA also determined January 1, 2017 as the deadline by which Texas must submit to the EPA the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions that meet the Clean Air Act (CAA) statutory and regulatory requirements that apply to 2008 ozone NAAQS nonattainment areas reclassified as Moderate. The language in the December 14, 2016 Federal Register amended the table in 40 CFR 81.344 (Subpart C-Section 107 Attainment Status Designations) titled ``Texas--2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS (Primary and secondary)''. The amendatory language failed to update the table for the classification date for HGB nonattainment area to 12/14/2016. This document corrects the listed classification date in the December 14, 2016 final rule document.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 81

[EPA-R06-OAR-2016-0275; FRL-9957-57-Region 6]


Determination of Nonattainment and Reclassification of the 
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Texas; 
Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: EPA issued a final rule on December 14, 2016, (81 FR 90207), 
that determined that the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, Texas 
nonattainment area (HGB area) failed to attain the 2008 8-hour ozone 
national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) by the applicable 
attainment deadline of July 20, 2016, and thus was classified by 
operation of law as ``Moderate''. In that action, EPA also determined 
January 1, 2017 as the deadline by which Texas must submit to the EPA 
the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions that meet the Clean Air 
Act (CAA) statutory and regulatory requirements that apply to 2008 
ozone NAAQS nonattainment areas reclassified as Moderate. The language 
in the December 14, 2016 Federal Register amended the table in 40 CFR 
81.344 (Subpart C-Section 107 Attainment Status Designations) titled 
``Texas--2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS (Primary and secondary)''. The 
amendatory language failed to update the table for the classification 
date for HGB nonattainment area to 12/14/2016. This document corrects 
the listed classification date in the December 14, 2016 final rule 
document.

DATES: This final rule correction is effective on January 11, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nevine Salem, (214) 665-7222, 
[email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA issued a final rule on December 14, 
2016, (81 FR 90207) (EPA-R06-OAR-2016-0275; FRL-9956-08-Region 6), that 
reclassified the HGB nonattainment area from Marginal to Moderate for 
the 2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS standards. In that document, EPA 
incorrectly listed the classification date for the HGB ozone 
nonattainment area in Sec.  81.344, the table titled ``Texas--2008 8-
Hour Ozone NAAQS (Primary and secondary)'' to be 1/13/17. Instead the 
document should have the classification date in the table as 12/14/
2016. This document corrects that mistake.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control.

    Dated: January 3, 2017.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.

    40 CFR part 81 is corrected as follows:

PART 81-DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES

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1. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart C--Section 107 Attainment Status Designations

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2. In Sec.  81.344, the table titled ``Texas--2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS 
(Primary and secondary)'' is amended by revising the entry for 
``Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX'' to read as follows:


Sec.  81.344  Texas.

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                                               Texas--2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS (Primary and Secondary) \2\
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                                                             Designation                                             Classification
           Designated area           -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Date\1\                        Type                       Date\1\                        Type
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Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX: \2\.  .................  Nonattainment........................        12/14/2016   Moderate.
    Brazoria County.................
    Chambers County.................
    Fort Bend County................
    Galveston County................
    Harris County...................
    Liberty County..................
    Montgomery County...............
    Waller County...................
 
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\1\ This date is July 20, 2012, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ Excludes Indian country located in each area, unless otherwise noted.

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governments or preempt tribal law as action must be filed in the United States PART 52—APPROVAL AND
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 Court of Appeals for the appropriate PROMULGATION OF
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). circuit by March 13, 2017. Filing a IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
The Congressional Review Act, 5 petition for reconsideration by the
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small Administrator of this final rule does not ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52
Business Regulatory Enforcement affect the finality of this action for the continues to read as follows:
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides purposes of judicial review nor does it
that before a rule may take effect, the Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
extend the time within which a petition
agency promulgating the rule must for judicial review may be filed, and
submit a rule report, which includes a Subpart SS—Texas
shall not postpone the effectiveness of
copy of the rule, to each House of the such rule or action. This action may not ■ 2. In § 52.2270(c) the table titled ‘‘EPA
Congress and to the Comptroller General be challenged later in proceedings to
of the United States. EPA will submit a Approved Regulations in the Texas SIP’’
enforce its requirements. (See section is amended by removing the entry for
report containing this action and other 307(b)(2).)
required information to the U.S. Senate, ‘‘Rule 105.2’’ under Chapter 111,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Subchapter A, Division 5 and revising
the Comptroller General of the United Environmental protection, Air the entries for sections 111.203, 111.209
States prior to publication of the rule in pollution control, Incorporation by and 111.211.
the Federal Register. A major rule reference, Particulate matter, Reporting The amendments read as follows:
cannot take effect until 60 days after it and recordkeeping requirements.
is published in the Federal Register. § 52.2270 Identification of plan
Dated: December 28, 2016.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as * * * * *
Ron Curry,
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). (c) * * *
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, Regional Administrator, Region 6.
petitions for judicial review of this ■ 40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

EPA APPROVED REGULATIONS IN THE TEXAS SIP
State approval/
State citation Title/subject EPA approval date Explanation
submittal date

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Subchapter B—Outdoor Burning

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Section 111.203 ........... Definitions ........................................ 6/28/2006 1/11/2017, [Insert Federal Register
citation].

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Section 111.209 ........... Exception for Disposal Fires ........... 6/28/2006 1/11/2017, [Insert Federal Register
citation].
Section 111.211 ........... Exception for Prescribed Burn ........ 1/15/2014 1/11/2017, [Insert Federal Register
citation].

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* * * * * ACTION: Correcting amendment. reclassified as Moderate. The language
[FR Doc. 2017–00087 Filed 1–10–17; 8:45 am] in the December 14, 2016 Federal
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P SUMMARY: EPA issued a final rule on Register amended the table in 40 CFR
December 14, 2016, (81 FR 90207), that 81.344 (Subpart C-Section 107
determined that the Houston-Galveston- Attainment Status Designations) titled
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Brazoria, Texas nonattainment area ‘‘Texas—2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS
AGENCY (HGB area) failed to attain the 2008 8- (Primary and secondary)’’. The
hour ozone national ambient air quality amendatory language failed to update
40 CFR Part 81 standard (NAAQS) by the applicable the table for the classification date for
attainment deadline of July 20, 2016, HGB nonattainment area to 12/14/2016.
[EPA–R06–OAR–2016–0275; FRL–9957–57- and thus was classified by operation of This document corrects the listed
Region 6] law as ‘‘Moderate’’. In that action, EPA classification date in the December 14,
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Determination of Nonattainment and also determined January 1, 2017 as the 2016 final rule document.
Reclassification of the Houston- deadline by which Texas must submit to
DATES: This final rule correction is
Galveston-Brazoria 2008 8-Hour Ozone the EPA the State Implementation Plan
effective on January 11, 2017.
Nonattainment Area; Texas; Correction (SIP) revisions that meet the Clean Air
Act (CAA) statutory and regulatory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection requirements that apply to 2008 ozone Nevine Salem, (214) 665–7222,
Agency (EPA). NAAQS nonattainment areas salem.nevine@epa.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81 Subpart C—Section 107 Attainment
issued a final rule on December 14, Environmental protection, Air Status Designations
2016, (81 FR 90207) (EPA–R06–OAR– pollution control.
2016–0275; FRL–9956–08-Region 6), ■ 2. In § 81.344, the table titled
that reclassified the HGB nonattainment Dated: January 3, 2017.
Ron Curry, ‘‘Texas—2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS
area from Marginal to Moderate for the (Primary and secondary)’’ is amended
2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS standards. Regional Administrator, Region 6.
by revising the entry for ‘‘Houston-
In that document, EPA incorrectly listed 40 CFR part 81 is corrected as follows: Galveston-Brazoria, TX’’ to read as
the classification date for the HGB
follows:
ozone nonattainment area in § 81.344, PART 81–DESIGNATION OF AREAS
the table titled ‘‘Texas—2008 8-Hour FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING § 81.344 Texas.
Ozone NAAQS (Primary and PURPOSES
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secondary)’’ to be 1/13/17. Instead the
document should have the classification ■ 1. The authority citation for part 81
date in the table as 12/14/2016. This continues to read as follows:
document corrects that mistake. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

TEXAS—2008 8-HOUR OZONE NAAQS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) 2
Designation Classification
Designated area
Date1 Type Date1 Type

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Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX: 2 ......................... ............................ Nonattainment ............... 12/14/2016 Moderate.
Brazoria County.
Chambers County.
Fort Bend County.
Galveston County.
Harris County.
Liberty County.
Montgomery County.
Waller County.

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1 This date is July 20, 2012, unless otherwise noted.
2 Excludes Indian country located in each area, unless otherwise noted.

* * * * * of the United States, the territorial seas, complete public record for this
[FR Doc. 2017–00086 Filed 1–10–17; 8:45 am] and the contiguous zone. When rulemaking, including responses to
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P implemented, the discharge comments received during the
performance standards will reduce the rulemaking, can be found under Docket
adverse environmental impacts No. EPA–HQ–OW–2013–0469.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION associated with the vessel discharges, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
AGENCY stimulate the development of improved Katherine B. Weiler, Marine Pollution
vessel pollution control devices, and Control Branch (4504T), U.S. EPA, 1200
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE advance the development of Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
environmentally sound vessels of the DC 20460; (202) 566–1280;
40 CFR Part 1700 Armed Forces. The 11 discharges weiler.katherine@epa.gov, or Mike
[EPA–HQ–OW–2013–0469; FRL–9957–85– addressed by the final rule are the Pletke, Chief of Naval Operations (N45),
OW] following: aqueous film-forming foam 2000 Navy Pentagon (Rm 2D253),
RIN 2040–AD39
(AFFF), chain locker effluent, Washington, DC 20350–2000; (703) 695–
distillation and reverse osmosis brine, 5184; mike.pletke@navy.mil.
Uniform National Discharge Standards elevator pit effluent, gas turbine water SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
for Vessels of the Armed Forces— wash, non-oily machinery wastewater, I. General Information
Phase II Batch One photographic laboratory drains, A. Legal Authority for the Final Rule
seawater cooling overboard discharge, B. Purpose of the Final Rule
AGENCY: Environmental Protection seawater piping biofouling prevention, C. What vessels are regulated by the final
Agency and Department of Defense. small boat engine wet exhaust, and rule?
ACTION: Final rule. D. What is the geographic scope of the final
welldeck discharges.
rule?
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental DATES: This final rule is effective on E. Rulemaking Process
Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. February 10, 2017. F. Summary of Public Outreach and
Consultation With Federal Agencies,
Department of Defense (DoD) are ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
States, Territories, and Tribes
promulgating discharge performance docket for this action under Docket No. G. Supporting Documentation
standards for 11 discharges incidental to EPA–HQ–OW–2013–0469. All II. UNDS Performance Standards
the normal operation of a vessel of the documents in the docket are listed on Development
Armed Forces into the navigable waters the http://regulations.gov Web site. The A. Nature of the Discharge

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Correcting amendment.
Dates		This final rule correction is effective on January 11, 2017.
Contact		Ms. Nevine Salem, (214) 665-7222, [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 3172
CFR Associated		Environmental Protection and Air Pollution Control