82 FR 32782 - Air Plan Approval; NC; Open Burning and Miscellaneous Revisions

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 136 (July 18, 2017)

Page Range		32782-32783
FR Document		2017-14961

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve several revisions to the North Carolina State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of North Carolina, through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (formerly the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources), Division of Air Quality, on October 14, 2004, March 24, 2006, and January 31, 2008. The proposed revisions pertain to changes to several regulations and the addition of a new section to the Exclusionary Rules of the North Carolina SIP. These revisions are part of North Carolina's strategy to meet and maintain the national ambient air quality standards. This action is being taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 136 (Tuesday, July 18, 2017)

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0085; FRL-9965-01-Region 4]


Air Plan Approval; NC; Open Burning and Miscellaneous Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve several revisions to the North Carolina State Implementation 
Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of North Carolina, through the North 
Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (formerly the North 
Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources), Division of 
Air Quality, on October 14, 2004, March 24, 2006, and

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January 31, 2008. The proposed revisions pertain to changes to several 
regulations and the addition of a new section to the Exclusionary Rules 
of the North Carolina SIP. These revisions are part of North Carolina's 
strategy to meet and maintain the national ambient air quality 
standards. This action is being taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act and 
its implementing regulations.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2007-0085 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 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, 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: Sean Lakeman or Nacosta C. Ward, Air 
Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, 
Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 
30303-8960. Mr. Lakeman can be reached via telephone at (404) 562-9043 
or via electronic mail at [email protected]. Ms. Ward can be reached 
via telephone at (404) 562-9140, or via electronic mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules section of this issue of 
the Federal Register, EPA is approving the State's implementation plan 
revision 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 rule, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives 
relevant 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 on this document. Any parties interested in commenting 
on this document should do so at this time.

    Dated: June 29, 2017.
V. Anne Heard,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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ii. Regulations, guidance, or information ACTION: Proposed rule. Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J),
collections imposing costs which are no Environmental Protection Agency,
longer enforced as written or which are SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
ineffective. Agency (EPA) is approving revised rules
iii. Regulations, guidance, or information
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–3901,
submitted by the State of Illinois as becker.michelle@epa.gov.
collections imposing costs tied to reporting State Implementation Plan (SIP)
or recordkeeping requirements that impose SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
burdens that exceed benefits. Explain why revisions. The submitted rules update
Final Rules section of this issue of the
the reporting or recordkeeping requirement is Illinois’ ambient air quality standards to
Federal Register, EPA is approving the
overly burdensome, unnecessary, or how it include the 2015 primary National
State’s SIP submittal as a direct final
could be modified. Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)
c. Identify regulations, guidance, and rule without prior proposal because the
for ozone (O3), add EPA-promulgated
information collections that the Committee Agency views this as a noncontroversial
monitoring methods for multiple
believes have led to the elimination of jobs submittal and anticipates no adverse
NAAQS, and address EPA’s revocation
or inhibits job creation within a particular comments. A detailed rationale for the
industry.
of the 1997 O3 NAAQS. In addition, the
approval is set forth in the direct final
3. All regulations, guidance, and revised rules contain the timing
rule. If no adverse comments are
information collections, or parts thereof, requirements for the ‘‘flagging of
received in response to this rule, no
recommended by the Committee should be exceptional events’’ and the submission
further activity is contemplated. If EPA
described in sufficient detail (by section, of documentation supporting
paragraph, sentence, clause, etc.) so that it receives adverse comments, the direct
exceptional events for the initial area
can readily be identified. Data (quantitative final rule will be withdrawn and all
designations for the 2015 primary
or qualitative) should be provided to support public comments received will be
annual O3 standard. These SIP revisions
and illustrate the impact, cost, or burden, as addressed in a subsequent final rule
applicable, for each recommendation. If the update Illinois air pollution control
based on this proposed rule. EPA will
data is not readily available, the Committee regulations to be ‘‘identical-in-
not institute a second comment period.
should include information as to how such substance’’ to EPA rulemakings related
Any parties interested in commenting
information can be obtained either by the to the NAAQS that occurred between
Committee or directly by the Coast Guard. on this action should do so at this time.
January 1, 2014 and July 13, 2016.
Please note that if EPA receives adverse
Public Participation DATES: Comments must be received on comment on an amendment, paragraph,
or before August 17, 2017. or section of this rule and if that
All meetings associated with this
tasking, both full Committee meetings ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, provision may be severed from the
and subcommittee/working groups, are identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
open to the public. A public oral OAR–2016–0512, EPA–R05–OAR– as final those provisions of the rule that
comment period will be held during the 2016–0522, or EPA–R05–2017–0322 at are not the subject of an adverse
August 2, 2017, teleconference. Public https://www.regulations.gov or via email comment. For additional information,
comments or questions will be taken at to aburano.douglas@epa.gov. For see the direct final rule which is located
the discretion of the Designated Federal comments submitted at Regulations.gov, in the Rules section of this issue of the
Officer; commenters are requested to follow the online instructions for Federal Register.
limit their comments to 3 minutes. submitting comments. Once submitted,
Dated: July 6, 2017.
Please contact the individual listed in comments cannot be edited or removed
Cheryl L. Newton,
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT from Regulations.gov. For either manner
of submission, EPA may publish any Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
section, to register as a commenter.
comment received to its public docket. [FR Doc. 2017–14945 Filed 7–17–17; 8:45 am]
Subcommittee meetings held in
association with this tasking will be Do not submit electronically any BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

announced as they are scheduled information you consider to be
through notices posted to http://home Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
port.uscg.mil/lmrwsac and uploaded as
restricted by statute. Multimedia AGENCY
supporting documents in the electronic
docket for this action, [USCG–2017– submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
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0659], at Regulations.gov. accompanied by a written comment.
The written comment is considered the [EPA–R04–OAR–2007–0085; FRL–9965–01–
Jeffrey G. Lantz, official comment and should include Region 4]
Director of Commercial Regulations and discussion of all points you wish to
Standards. make. EPA will generally not consider Air Plan Approval; NC; Open Burning
[FR Doc. 2017–14991 Filed 7–17–17; 8:45 am] comments or comment contents located and Miscellaneous Revisions
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P outside of the primary submission (i.e. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
on the web, cloud, or other file sharing Agency (EPA).
system). For additional submission ACTION: Proposed rule.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION methods, please contact the person
AGENCY identified in the FOR FURTHER SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
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several revisions to the North Carolina
[EPA–R05–OAR–2016–0512; EPA–R05– information about CBI or multimedia State Implementation Plan (SIP)
2016–0522; EPA–R05–OAR–2017–0322; submissions, and general guidance on submitted by the State of North
FRL–9964–98–Region 5] making effective comments, please visit Carolina, through the North Carolina
https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ Department of Environmental Quality
Air Plan Approval; Illinois; NAAQS commenting-epa-dockets. (formerly the North Carolina
Updates
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of Environment and Natural
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Michelle Becker, Life Scientist, Resources), Division of Air Quality, on
Agency (EPA). Attainment Planning and Maintenance October 14, 2004, March 24, 2006, and

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January 31, 2008. The proposed is contemplated. If EPA receives notify the contact person listed under
revisions pertain to changes to several relevant adverse comments, the direct FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by
regulations and the addition of a new final rule will be withdrawn and all July 25, 2017. Additional information
section to the Exclusionary Rules of the public comments received will be regarding the hearing appears below
North Carolina SIP. These revisions are addressed in a subsequent final rule under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
part of North Carolina’s strategy to meet based on this proposed rule. EPA will ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at
and maintain the national ambient air not institute a second comment period the following location: Hyatt Regency
quality standards. This action is being on this document. Any parties Washington on Capitol Hill, 400 New
taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act and interested in commenting on this Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC,
its implementing regulations. document should do so at this time. USA, 20001 (phone number 202–737–
DATES: Written comments must be Dated: June 29, 2017. 1234). A complete set of documents
received on or before August 17, 2017. V. Anne Heard, related to the proposal will be available
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. for public inspection through the
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– [FR Doc. 2017–14961 Filed 7–17–17; 8:45 am]
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
OAR–2007–0085 at http:// www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No.
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www.regulations.gov. Follow the online EPA–HQ–OAR–2017–0091. Documents
instructions for submitting comments. can also be viewed at the EPA Docket
Once submitted, comments cannot be ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Center, located at 1301 Constitution
edited or removed from Regulations.gov. AGENCY Avenue NW., Room 3334, Washington,
EPA may publish any comment received DC between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
to its public docket. Do not submit 40 CFR Part 80 Monday through Friday, excluding legal
electronically any information you holidays.
consider to be Confidential Business [EPA–HQ–OAR–2017–0091; FRL–9965–00–
OAR] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Information (CBI) or other information MacAllister, Office of Transportation
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. RIN 2060–AT04 and Air Quality, Assessment and
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, Standards Division, Environmental
etc.) must be accompanied by a written Public Hearing for Standards for 2018
Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood
comment. The written comment is and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for
Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone
considered the official comment and 2019 Under the Renewable Fuel
number: (734) 214–4131; Fax number:
should include discussion of all points Standard Program
(734) 214–4816; Email address: RFS_
you wish to make. EPA will generally AGENCY: Environmental Protection Hearing@epa.gov.
not consider comments or comment Agency (EPA). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
contents located outside of the primary
ACTION: Announcement of public proposal for which EPA is holding the
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
hearing. public hearing will be published
other file sharing system). For
separately in the Federal Register. The
additional submission methods, the full SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection pre-publication version can be found at
EPA public comment policy, Agency (EPA) is announcing a public https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-
information about CBI or multimedia hearing to be held in Washington, DC on standard-program/regulations-and-
submissions, and general guidance on August 1, 2017 for the proposed rule volume-standards-under-renewable-
making effective comments, please visit ‘‘Renewable Fuel Standard Program: fuel-standard.
http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Public Hearing: The public hearing
commenting-epa-dockets. Diesel Volume for 2019.’’ This proposed will provide interested parties the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: rule will be published separately in the opportunity to present data, views, or
Sean Lakeman or Nacosta C. Ward, Air Federal Register. The pre-publication arguments concerning the proposal
Regulatory Management Section, Air version of this proposal can be found at (which can be found at https://
Planning and Implementation Branch, https://www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel- www.epa.gov/renewable-fuel-standard-
Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management standard-program/regulations-and- program/regulations-and-volume-
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection volume-standards-under-renewable- standards-under-renewable-fuel-
Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street fuel-standard. In the separate notice of standard). The EPA may ask clarifying
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr. proposed rulemaking, EPA has questions during the oral presentations
Lakeman can be reached via telephone proposed amendments to the renewable but will not respond to the
at (404) 562–9043 or via electronic mail fuel standard program regulations that presentations at that time. Written
at lakeman.sean@epa.gov. Ms. Ward can would establish annual percentage statements and supporting information
be reached via telephone at (404) 562– standards for cellulosic biofuel, submitted during the comment period
9140, or via electronic mail at biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, will be considered with the same weight
ward.nacosta@epa.gov. and renewable fuels that would apply to as any oral comments and supporting
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the all gasoline and diesel produced in the information presented at the public
Final Rules section of this issue of the U.S. or imported in the year 2018. In hearing. Written comments must be
Federal Register, EPA is approving the addition, the separate proposal includes received by the last day of the comment
a proposed biomass-based diesel
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State’s implementation plan revision as period, as specified in the notice of
a direct final rule without prior proposal applicable volume for 2019. proposed rulemaking.
because the Agency views this as a DATES: The public hearing will be held
noncontroversial submittal and on August 1, 2017, at the location noted How can I get copies of this document,
anticipates no adverse comments. A below under ADDRESSES. The hearing the proposed rule, and other related
detailed rationale for the approval is set will begin at 9 a.m. and end when all information?
forth in the direct final rule. If no parties present who wish to speak have The EPA has established a docket for
adverse comments are received in had an opportunity to do so. Parties this action under Docket ID No. EPA–
response to this rule, no further activity wishing to testify at the hearing should HQ–OAR–2017–0091. The EPA has also

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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		Written comments must be received on or before August 17, 2017.
Contact		Sean Lakeman or Nacosta C. Ward, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Mr. Lakeman can be reached via telephone at (404) 562-9043 or via electronic mail at [email protected] Ms. Ward can be reached via telephone at (404) 562-9140, or via electronic mail at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 32782