82 FR 37037 - Air Plan Approval; Mississippi: Prevention of Significant Deterioration Updates

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)

Page Range		37037-37038
FR Document		2017-16615

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a portion of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by Mississippi, through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), Office of Pollution Control, on June 7, 2016. Specifically, this action proposes to approve the portion of the SIP revision making changes to Mississippi's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program by modifying the incorporating by reference (IBR) date for the Federal PSD regulations promulgated by EPA. This proposed SIP revision will modify the existing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) PSD permitting program and incorporates provisions related to the 1997, 2006 and 2012 fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) and 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). This action is being proposed pursuant to the Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations.

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2017-0188; FRL-9965-69-Region 4]


Air Plan Approval; Mississippi: Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration Updates

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a portion of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision 
submitted by Mississippi, through the Mississippi Department of 
Environmental Quality (MDEQ), Office of Pollution Control, on June 7, 
2016. Specifically, this action proposes to approve the portion of the 
SIP revision making changes to Mississippi's Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration (PSD) program by modifying the incorporating by reference 
(IBR) date for the Federal PSD regulations promulgated by EPA. This 
proposed SIP revision will modify the existing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) PSD 
permitting program and incorporates provisions related to the 1997, 
2006 and 2012 fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and 2015 ozone 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). This action is being 
proposed pursuant to the Clean Air Act and its implementing 
regulations.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 7, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2017-0188 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

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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: Andres Febres of the 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. Febres can be reached via telephone at (404) 562-8966 
or via electronic mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules Section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving Mississippi's June 7, 2016 SIP revision that 
modifies the State's PSD program by changing the IBR date for the 
Federal PSD regulations to February 17, 2016, 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 and incorporated herein by reference. If no adverse comments are 
received in response to this rule, no further activity is contemplated. 
If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be 
withdrawn and all adverse 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: July 25, 2017.
 V. Anne Heard,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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Table of Contents applying the ‘‘60 percent rule’’ to USPS By the Commission.
I. Introduction
Marketing Mail Regular and USPS Stacy L. Ruble,
II. Proposal Eight Marketing Mail ECR separately. Id. at 5. Secretary.
III. Notice and Comment It asserts that this would be consistent [FR Doc. 2017–16611 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am]
IV. Ordering Paragraphs with the language of the statute and in BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
accordance with the pre-PAEA subclass
I. Introduction definitions. Id.
On July 31, 2017, the Postal Service Impacts. The Postal Service states that ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
filed a petition pursuant to 39 CFR application of the rule on the subclass AGENCY
3050.11 requesting that the Commission level would reverse the downward shift
initiate a rulemaking proceeding to in the two subclass-level Nonprofit-to- 40 CFR Part 52
consider changes to analytical Commercial average revenue per piece [EPA–R04–OAR–2017–0188; FRL–9965–69–
principles relating to periodic reports rations that occurred when the Postal Region 4]
and compliance determinations.1 The Service switched to applying the rule at
Petition identifies the proposed the class level. Id. As applied to the Air Plan Approval; Mississippi:
analytical method changes filed in this prices from Docket No. R2017–1, it Prevention of Significant Deterioration
docket as Proposal Eight. calculates that (on a revenue-neutral Updates
II. Proposal Eight basis), a +3.33 percent price change
would be required for Regular Nonprofit AGENCY: Environmental Protection
The Postal Service explains that, since Mail and a ¥0.47 percent change would Agency (EPA).
the passage of the Postal Accountability be needed for Regular Commercial. For ACTION: Proposed rule.
and Enhancement Act (PAEA) in 2006, ECR Mail, the required changes would
it has been applying the ‘‘60 percent SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
amount to a 6.94 percent increase in Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
rule’’ codified in 39 U.S.C. nonprofit prices and a 0.27 percent
3626(a)(6)(A), to USPS Marketing Mail portion of the State Implementation
decrease for Commercial. Id. If adopted, Plan (SIP) revision submitted by
(formerly Standard Mail) overall. the Postal Service would aim to phase
Petition, Proposal Eight at 1. It now Mississippi, through the Mississippi
in the price changes to avoid rate shock. Department of Environmental Quality
proposes to return to its pre-PAEA Id.
application of the 60 percent rule at the (MDEQ), Office of Pollution Control, on
subclass level, i.e. to USPS Marketing III. Notice and Comment June 7, 2016. Specifically, this action
Mail Regular and USPS Marketing Mail proposes to approve the portion of the
The Commission establishes Docket SIP revision making changes to
Enhanced Carrier Route (ECR) No. RM2017–12 for consideration of
separately. Id. Mississippi’s Prevention of Significant
matters raised by the Petition. More Deterioration (PSD) program by
Background. Commonly referred to as information on the Petition may be
the ‘‘60 percent rule’’, section 1(d) of modifying the incorporating by
accessed via the Commission’s Web site reference (IBR) date for the Federal PSD
Public Law 106–384 was promulgated at http://www.prc.gov. Interested
in October 27, 2000, and codified in 39 regulations promulgated by EPA. This
persons may submit comments on the proposed SIP revision will modify the
U.S.C. 3626(a)(6)(A). It states that for Petition and Proposal Eight no later than
USPS Marketing Mail, the ‘‘average existing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) PSD
September 18, 2017. Pursuant to 39 permitting program and incorporates
(Nonprofit) revenue per piece . . . shall U.S.C. 505, Richard A. Oliver is
be equal, as nearly as practicable, to 60 provisions related to the 1997, 2006 and
designated as an officer of the 2012 fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and
percent of the estimated average Commission (Public Representative) to
revenue per piece to be received from 2015 ozone National Ambient Air
represent the interests of the general Quality Standards (NAAQS). This
the most closely corresponding regular- public in this proceeding.
rate subclass of mail.’’ Id. at 2 (emphasis action is being proposed pursuant to the
omitted) (footnote omitted). After the IV. Ordering Paragraphs Clean Air Act and its implementing
PAEA was passed in 2006, the term regulations.
It is ordered:
‘‘subclasses’’ was no longer explicitly DATES: Written comments must be
defined in the Mail Classification 1. The Commission establishes Docket received on or before September 7,
Schedule, and the Postal Service began No. RM2017–12 for consideration of the 2017.
applying the ‘‘60 percent rule’’ at the matters raised by the Petition of the
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
class level in Docket No. R2008–1. Id. United States Postal Service for the
Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04–
The Postal Service states that, OAR–2017–0188 at http://
although application at the class level Proposed Changes in Analytical
Principles (Proposal Eight), filed July www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
was simpler, it also had the unintended instructions for submitting comments.
effect of giving relative price relief to 31, 2017.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
Nonprofit mail. Because Nonprofit mail 2. Comments by interested persons in edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
is less concentrated in USPS Marketing this proceeding are due no later than EPA may publish any comment received
Mail ECR, both USPS Regular and USPS September 18, 2017. to its public docket. Do not submit
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ECR generate a lower average revenue 3. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the electronically any information you
per piece ratio than USPS Marketing Commission appoints Richard A. Oliver consider to be Confidential Business
Mail overall. Id. to serve as an officer of the Commission Information (CBI) or other information
Proposal. The Postal Service proposes (Public Representative) to represent the whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
to return to its pre-PAEA practice of interests of the general public in this Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
docket. etc.) must be accompanied by a written
1 Petition of the United States Postal Service for

the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed
4. The Secretary shall arrange for comment. The written comment is
Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Eight), publication of this order in the Federal considered the official comment and
July 31, 2017 (Petition). Register. should include discussion of all points

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you wish to make. EPA will generally DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION consistency in addressing the risk of
not consider comments or comment OSA among transportation workers with
contents located outside of the primary Federal Motor Carrier Safety safety sensitive duties (81 FR 12642,
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or Administration March 10, 2016). The Agencies sought
other file sharing system). For information from interested parties
additional submission methods, the full 49 CFR Part 391 regarding OSA to better inform their
EPA public comment policy, decision on whether to take regulatory
information about CBI or multimedia Federal Railroad Administration action and, if so, how to craft the most
submissions, and general guidance on effective and efficient regulations to
49 CFR Parts 240 and 242 address the potential safety risks
making effective comments, please visit
associated with untreated OSA.
http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ [Docket Numbers FMCSA–2015–0419 and
The information requested in the
commenting-epa-dockets. FRA–2015–0111]
ANPRM seemed to be necessary to help
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: RIN 2126–AB88 and 2130–AC52 the Agencies quantify the potential
Andres Febres of the Air Regulatory economic benefits and costs of adopting
Evaluation of Safety Sensitive standards to assess risks associated with
Management Section, Air Planning and Personnel for Moderate-to-Severe
Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides motor carrier and rail transportation
Obstructive Sleep Apnea workers in safety sensitive positions
and Toxics Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, ACTION:Advance notice of proposed diagnosed with OSA. To gather relevant
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., rulemaking; withdrawal. data, the Agencies posed a series of
Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr. questions addressing the following
SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier matters:
Febres can be reached via telephone at • Whether OSA is a problem among
(404) 562–8966 or via electronic mail at Safety Administration (FMCSA) and
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) individuals occupying safety sensitive
febres-martinez.andres@epa.gov. positions in highway and rail
(collectively, the Agencies) withdraw
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the the March 10, 2016, advance notice of transportation;
Final Rules Section of this Federal proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) • Cost and benefits of regulatory
Register, EPA is approving Mississippi’s concerning the prevalence of moderate- actions that address the safety risks
June 7, 2016 SIP revision that modifies to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) associated with motor carrier and rail
the State’s PSD program by changing the among individuals occupying safety transportation workers in safety
IBR date for the Federal PSD regulations sensitive positions in highway and rail sensitive positions who have OSA;
transportation, and its potential • Qualifications and restrictions for
to February 17, 2016, as a direct final medical personnel; and
rule without prior proposal because the consequences for the safety of highway
• Treatment effectiveness.
Agency views this as a noncontroversial and rail transportation. The Agencies
The Agencies also sought information
submittal and anticipates no adverse have determined not to issue a notice of
at three listening sessions in May 2016,
comments. A detailed rationale for the proposed rulemaking at this time.
and extended the comment period by
approval is set forth in the direct final DATES: As of August 8, 2017 the ANPRM thirty days to review the results from
rule and incorporated herein by published on March 10, 2016, at 81 FR the American Transportation Research
reference. If no adverse comments are 12642 is withdrawn. Institute (ATRI) Commercial Driver
received in response to this rule, no FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Survey on Sleep Apnea Issues (http://
further activity is contemplated. If EPA FMCSA: Ms. Christine Hydock, Chief atri-online.org/2016/04/14/atri-launches
receives adverse comments, the direct of the Medical Programs Division, -commercial-driver-survey-on-sleep-
final rule will be withdrawn and all FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., apnea-issues/). The Agencies received
adverse comments received will be Washington, DC 20590–0001, by more than 700 comments from
addressed in a subsequent final rule telephone at 202–366–4001, or by email individuals, medical professionals,
at fmcsamedical@dot.gov. labor groups, and transportation
based on this proposed rule. EPA will
FRA: Dr. Amanda Emo, Fatigue industry stakeholders. The Agencies
not institute a second comment period
Program Manager, Risk Reduction also received comments from the
on this document. Any parties Program Division, Office of Safety
interested in commenting on this National Transportation Safety Board
Analysis, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue and three members of Congress, the
document should do so at this time. SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001, by Honorable Anna Eshoo, the Honorable
Dated: July 25, 2017. telephone at 202–281–0695, or by email Sam Farr, and the Honorable Michael
V. Anne Heard, at amanda.emo@dot.gov. M. Honda.
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
If you have questions about viewing
or submitting material to the docket, The Agencies’ Decision
[FR Doc. 2017–16615 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am]
contact Docket Services, telephone 202– OSA remains an on-going concern for
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 493–0402. the Agencies and the motor carrier and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: railroad industries because it can cause
unintended sleep episodes and resulting
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Background deficits in attention, concentration,
Based on the potential severity of situational awareness, and memory,
OSA-related transportation incidents thus reducing the capacity to safely
and crashes/accidents, and the varied, respond to hazards when performing
non-regulatory, OSA-related actions the safety sensitive duties. The Agencies
Department’s Operating received valuable information in
Administrations have taken to date, the response to the ANPRM and a series of
Agencies issued a joint ANPRM to public listening sessions in May 2016.
consider regulatory action to ensure The Agencies believe that current safety

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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 September 7, 2017.
Contact		Andres Febres of the 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. Febres can be reached via telephone at (404) 562-8966 or via electronic mail at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 37037