82 FR 40743 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Approval of an Alternative Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standard

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 165 (August 28, 2017)

Page Range		40743-40743
FR Document		2017-18085

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland. This revision incorporates by reference a Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) order that establishes an alternative volatile organic compound (VOC) emission standard for National Gypsum Company (NGC) to ensure that it remains a minor VOC source. In the Final Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register, EPA is approving Maryland'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. 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 If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.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 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2017-0394; FRL-9966-95-Region 3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Maryland; Approval of an Alternative Volatile Organic Compound Emission 
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 State of 
Maryland. This revision incorporates by reference a Maryland Department 
of the Environment (MDE) order that establishes an alternative volatile 
organic compound (VOC) emission standard for National Gypsum Company 
(NGC) to ensure that it remains a minor VOC source. In the Final Rules 
section of this issue of the Federal Register, EPA is approving 
Maryland'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. 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 September 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-
OAR-2017-0394 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: Gregory A. Becoat, (215) 814-2036, 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 issue 
of the Federal Register publication. Please note that if EPA receives 
adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and 
if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA 
may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the 
subject of an adverse comment.

    Dated: August 12, 2017.
Cecil Rodrigues,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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organizations and small governmental ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION online instructions for submitting
jurisdictions); AGENCY comments. Once submitted, comments
• Tuesday, September 26, 2017— cannot be edited or removed from
environment and public advocacy; 40 CFR Part 52 Regulations.gov. For either manner of
• Tuesday, October 3, 2017— [EPA–R03–OAR–2017–0394; FRL–9966–95– submission, the EPA may publish any
conservation, e.g., hunters and anglers; Region 3] comment received to its public docket.
Do not submit electronically any
• Tuesday, October 10, 2017— Approval and Promulgation of Air information you consider to be
construction and transportation; Quality Implementation Plans; confidential business information (CBI)
• Tuesday, October 17, 2017— Maryland; Approval of an Alternative or other information whose disclosure is
agriculture; Volatile Organic Compound Emission restricted by statute. Multimedia
• Tuesday, October 24, 2017— Standard submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
industry; accompanied by a written comment.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection The written comment is considered the
• Tuesday, October 31, 2017— Agency (EPA).
mining; official comment and should include
ACTION: Proposed rule. discussion of all points you wish to
• Tuesday, November 7, 2017—
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection make. EPA will generally not consider
scientific organizations and academia;
Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the comments or comment contents located
• Tuesday, November 14, 2017— outside of the primary submission (i.e.,
stormwater, wastewater management state implementation plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the State of Maryland. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
and drinking water agencies; and system). For additional submission
This revision incorporates by reference
• Tuesday, November 21, 2017—open methods, please contact the person
a Maryland Department of the
to general public. identified in the FOR FURTHER
Environment (MDE) order that
The agencies are also planning an in- establishes an alternative volatile INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the
person meeting with small entities, organic compound (VOC) emission full EPA public comment policy,
which will be held on Monday, October standard for National Gypsum Company information about CBI or multimedia
23, 2017, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Eastern (NGC) to ensure that it remains a minor submissions, and general guidance on
Time at the U.S. EPA’s Headquarters VOC source. In the Final Rules section making effective comments, please visit
located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue of this issue of the Federal Register, http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
NW., Washington, DC 20003. To EPA is approving Maryland’s SIP commenting-epa-dockets.
facilitate the building security process, submittal as a direct final rule without FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
and to request reasonable prior proposal because the Agency Gregory A. Becoat, (215) 814–2036, or
accommodation, those who wish to views this as a noncontroversial by email at becoat.gregory@epa.gov.
attend must contact Joan B. Rogers submittal and anticipates no adverse
(202–564–6568 or rogers.joanb@ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For
comments. If no adverse comments are
epa.gov), no later than Friday, October further information, please see the
received in response to this action, no
13, 2017. RSVPs will be accepted until information provided in the direct final
further activity is contemplated. If EPA
October 13, or until room capacity has action, with the same title, that is
receives adverse comments, the direct
been reached (100 max), whichever located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’
final rule will be withdrawn and all
occurs first. section of this issue of the Federal
public comments received will be
Register publication. Please note that if
Dated: August 18, 2017. addressed in a subsequent final rule
EPA receives adverse comment on an
John Goodin, based on this proposed rule. EPA will
amendment, paragraph, or section of
Acting Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans not institute a second comment period.
this rule and if that provision may be
and Watersheds, Office of Water, Any parties interested in commenting
severed from the remainder of the rule,
Environmental Protection Agency. on this action should do so at this time.
EPA may adopt as final those provisions
Dated: August 18, 2017. DATES: Comments must be received in
of the rule that are not the subject of an
Douglas W. Lamont, writing by September 27, 2017. adverse comment.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03– Dated: August 12, 2017.
(Project Planning and Review), performing
the duties of the Assistant Secretary of the OAR–2017–0394 at http:// Cecil Rodrigues,
Army for Civil Works. www.regulations.gov, or via email to Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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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 September 27, 2017.
Contact		Gregory A. Becoat, (215) 814-2036, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 40743