82 FR 39097 - Air Plan Approval; NC; Air Curtain Burners

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 158 (August 17, 2017)

Page Range		39097-39097
FR Document		2017-17243

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve portions of 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 (NCDENR)), Division of Air Quality (DAQ), on October 14, 2004, March 24, 2006, and January 31, 2008. The proposed revisions are changes to the air curtain burner regulation of the North Carolina SIP and are part of North Carolina's strategy to meet and maintain the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). EPA has taken or will take action with respect to all other portions of these SIP revisions. This action is being taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and its implementing regulations.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0085; FRL-9966-23-Region 4]


Air Plan Approval; NC; Air Curtain Burners

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve portions of 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 (NCDENR)), Division of Air Quality (DAQ), on October 14, 
2004, March 24, 2006, and January 31, 2008. The proposed revisions are 
changes to the air curtain burner regulation of the North Carolina SIP 
and are part of North Carolina's strategy to meet and maintain the 
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). EPA has taken or will 
take action with respect to all other portions of these SIP revisions. 
This action is being taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) 
and its implementing regulations.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 18, 
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 Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP 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 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: August 4, 2017
V. Anne Heard,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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• are certified as not having a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
significant economic impact on a AGENCY commenting-epa-dockets.
substantial number of small entities FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 40 CFR Part 52 Sean Lakeman or Nacosta C. Ward, Air
U.S.C. 601 et seq.); [EPA–R04–OAR–2007–0085; FRL–9966–23– Regulatory Management Section, Air
• do not contain any unfunded Region 4] Planning and Implementation Branch,
mandate or significantly or uniquely Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Air Plan Approval; NC; Air Curtain Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
affect small governments, as described
Burners Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr.
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Lakeman can be reached via telephone
• do not have Federalism Agency.
at (404) 562–9043 or via electronic mail
implications as specified in Executive ACTION: Proposed rule. at lakeman.sean@epa.gov. Ms. Ward can
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, be reached via telephone at (404) 562–
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
1999); 9140, or via electronic mail at
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
• are not economically significant portions of revisions to the North ward.nacosta@epa.gov.
regulatory actions based on health or Carolina State Implementation Plan SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
safety risks subject to Executive Order (SIP) submitted by the State of North Final Rules section of this Federal
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); Carolina through the North Carolina Register, EPA is approving the State’s
Department of Environmental Quality SIP revision as a direct final rule
• are not significant regulatory
(formerly the North Carolina without prior proposal because the
actions subject to Executive Order Agency views this as a noncontroversial
13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (NCDENR)), Division of Air submittal and anticipates no adverse
• are not subject to requirements of Quality (DAQ), on October 14, 2004, comments. A detailed rationale for the
Section 12(d) of the National March 24, 2006, and January 31, 2008. approval is set forth in the direct final
Technology Transfer and Advancement The proposed revisions are changes to rule. If no adverse comments are
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because the air curtain burner regulation of the received in response to this rule, no
application of those requirements would North Carolina SIP and are part of North further activity is contemplated. If EPA
be inconsistent with the CAA; and Carolina’s strategy to meet and maintain receives adverse comments, the direct
• do not provide EPA with the the national ambient air quality final rule will be withdrawn and all
standards (NAAQS). EPA has taken or public comments received will be
discretionary authority to address, as
will take action with respect to all other addressed in a subsequent final rule
appropriate, disproportionate human
portions of these SIP revisions. This based on this proposed rule. EPA will
health or environmental effects, using not institute a second comment period
practicable and legally permissible action is being taken pursuant to the
Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) and its on this document. Any parties
methods, under Executive Order 12898 interested in commenting on this
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). implementing regulations.
document should do so at this time.
DATES: Written comments must be
The SIP is not approved to apply on Dated: August 4, 2017
received on or before September 18,
any Indian reservation land or in any 2017. V. Anne Heard,
other area where EPA or an Indian tribe Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
has demonstrated that a tribe has ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– [FR Doc. 2017–17243 Filed 8–16–17; 8:45 am]
jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal OAR–2007–0085 at http:// BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

implications as specified by Executive www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, instructions for submitting comments.
Once submitted, comments cannot be ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
2000), nor will it impose substantial AGENCY
edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
direct costs on tribal governments or
EPA may publish any comment received
preempt tribal law. 40 CFR Part 52
to its public docket. Do not submit
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 electronically any information you [EPA–R03–OAR–2017–0382; FRL–9966–30–
consider to be Confidential Business Region 3]
Environmental protection, Information (CBI) or other information
Administrative practice and procedure, whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Approval and Promulgation of Air
Air pollution control, Incorporation by Multimedia submissions (audio, video, Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia;
reference, Intergovernmental relations, etc.) must be accompanied by a written Revisions To Implement the
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate comment. The written comment is Revocation of the 1997 Ozone NAAQS
Matter, Reporting and recordkeeping considered the official comment and AGENCY: Environmental Protection
requirements, Sulfur oxides. should include discussion of all points Agency (EPA).
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
you wish to make. EPA will generally ACTION: Proposed rule.
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Dated: August 4, 2017. contents located outside of the primary SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
V. Anne Heard, submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. other file sharing system). For state implementation plan (SIP) revision
[FR Doc. 2017–17346 Filed 8–16–17; 8:45 am] additional submission methods, the full submitted by the Commonwealth of
EPA public comment policy, Virginia which includes revised
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information about CBI or multimedia provisions of the State Air Pollution
submissions, and general guidance on Control Board’s Regulations for the
making effective comments, please visit Control and Abatement of Air Pollution

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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 18, 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 39097