82 FR 42054 - Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Rules for Open Burning and Incinerators

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 171 (September 6, 2017)

Page Range		42054-42054
FR Document		2017-18775

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of New Hampshire on August 9, 2011, and July 23, 2013. These SIP revisions establish rules for open burning and establish emission standards and operating practices for incinerators and wood waste burners that are not regulated pursuant to federal incinerator standards. We are also proposing to approve revisions to the definitions of ``Incinerator'' and ``Wood Waste Burner,'' submitted by the State on July 23, 2013 and October 26, 2016, respectively. This action will have a beneficial effect on air quality. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-18775]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0138; A-1-FRL-9967-26-Region 1]


Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Rules for Open Burning and 
Incinerators

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the 
State of New Hampshire on August 9, 2011, and July 23, 2013. These SIP 
revisions establish rules for open burning and establish emission 
standards and operating practices for incinerators and wood waste 
burners that are not regulated pursuant to federal incinerator 
standards. We are also proposing to approve revisions to the 
definitions of ``Incinerator'' and ``Wood Waste Burner,'' submitted by 
the State on July 23, 2013 and October 26, 2016, respectively. This 
action will have a beneficial effect on air quality. This action is 
being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 6, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OAR-2017-0138 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. The 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://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alison C. Simcox, Air Quality Unit, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, 
5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-
3912, tel. (617) 918-1684, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules Section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the State'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. A 
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final 
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action 
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. Any 
parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this 
time. 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.
    For additional information, see the direct final rule which is 
located in the Rules Section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: August 19, 2017.
Deborah A. Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
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means that include an electronic or Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve Final Rules Section of this Federal
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authenticates a particular person as the revisions submitted by the State of New SIP submittal as a direct final rule
source of the electronic message and Hampshire on August 9, 2011, and July without prior proposal because the
indicates such person’s approval of the 23, 2013. These SIP revisions establish Agency views this as a noncontroversial
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approval is set forth in the direct final
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standards. We are also proposing to received in response to this action rule,
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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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 October 6, 2017.
Contact		Alison C. Simcox, Air Quality Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109- 3912, tel. (617) 918-1684, email [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 42054