82_FR_44283 82 FR 44101 - Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Reasonably Available Control Technology for US Watercraft, LLC

82 FR 44101 - Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Reasonably Available Control Technology for US Watercraft, LLC

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 182 (September 21, 2017)

Page Range44101-44103
FR Document2017-20164

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Rhode Island. The revision consists of a reasonably available control technology (RACT) approval for a volatile organic compound (VOC) emission source in Rhode Island, specifically, US Watercraft, LLC. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA).

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0025; FRL-9968-09-Region 1]


Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Reasonably Available Control 
Technology for US Watercraft, LLC

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Rhode 
Island. The revision consists of a reasonably available control 
technology (RACT) approval for a volatile organic compound (VOC) 
emission source in Rhode Island, specifically, US Watercraft, LLC. This 
action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This rule is effective on October 23, 2017.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
Identification No. EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0025. All documents in the docket 
are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed 
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain 
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the 
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. 
Publicly available docket materials are available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 
New England Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air 
Quality Planning Unit, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA 
requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. 
The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through 
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Mackintosh, Air Quality 
Planning 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. 617-918-1584, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background and Purpose
II. Response to Comment
III. Final Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background and Purpose

    On July 3, 2017, EPA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (82 
FR 30815) and Direct Final Rulemaking (DFRN) (82 FR 30747) proposing to 
approve and approving, respectively, a RACT approval for a VOC emission 
source in Rhode Island, specifically, US Watercraft, LLC. The RACT 
approval was submitted by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental

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Management (RI DEM) to EPA as a SIP revision on August 8, 2003, which 
was amended on February 20, 2004. In the DFRN, EPA stated that if an 
adverse comment were to be submitted to EPA by August 2, 2017, the 
action would be withdrawn and not take effect, and a final rule would 
be issued based on the NPR. EPA received one adverse comment prior to 
the close of the comment period. Therefore, EPA withdrew the DFRN on 
September 1, 2017 (82 FR 41526). This action is a final rule based on 
the NPR.
    A detailed discussion of Rhode Island's August 8, 2003 SIP revision 
and February 20, 2004 amendment, and EPA's rationale for approving the 
SIP revision were provided in the DFRN and will not be restated here, 
except to the extent relevant to our response to the public comment we 
received.

II. Response to Comment

    EPA received one adverse comment on its July 3, 2017 (82 FR 30815) 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
    Comment: The commenter raised concerns that the rulemaking 
identified TPI Composites, Inc. (TPI) as being owned and operated by US 
Watercraft Inc., and asserted that TPI is an entirely independent and 
separate corporate entity from US Watercraft, LLC with no common 
ownership or control of operations between the two companies. The 
commenter also stated that US Watercraft, LLC purchased and now owns 
the fiberglass boat manufacturing processes covered by the RACT 
approval and that TPI is not conducting fiberglass boat manufacturing 
operations at 373 Market Street in Warren, Rhode Island.
    Response: It was not EPA's intention to describe TPI as being owned 
and operated by US Watercraft, LLC. EPA agrees that the RACT approval 
being approved into the RI SIP only applies to the fiberglass boat 
manufacturing operations located at 373 Market Street in Warren, Rhode 
Island, which are currently known to be owned and operated by US 
Watercraft, LLC as referenced in the US Watercraft, LLC Operating 
Permit Number RI-39-09(R1) issued by the RI DEM on April 24, 2009.

III. Final Action

    EPA is approving, and incorporating into the Rhode Island SIP, a 
RACT approval effective July 16, 2003, and a RACT approval amendment 
effective February 11, 2004, for US Watercraft, LLC. The RACT approval 
and amendment were submitted by the RI DEM to EPA as a SIP revision on 
August 8, 2003, and February 20, 2004, respectively. EPA is also 
removing the previously approved consent agreement File No. 90-1-AP 
issued to TPI from the Rhode Island SIP.
    It should be noted that subsequent to RI DEM's submittal of its SIP 
revision and amendment in 2003 and 2004, respectively, EPA later issued 
a Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing 
Materials on October 7, 2008 (73 FR 58481). RI DEM has not yet 
addressed this CTG. On February 3, 2017 (82 FR 9158), EPA issued a 
Findings of Failure to Submit State Implementation Plan Submittals for 
the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Rhode 
Island's failure to submit a SIP revision to satisfy the 2008 CTG for 
Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials.
    At this time, EPA is taking no action with regard to Rhode Island's 
obligation to address the 2008 CTG for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing 
Materials since Rhode Island has not yet taken formal action to address 
this CTG. With this action, we are approving the revised RACT approval 
for US Watercraft as meeting CAA section 110(l) because the SIP 
revision will not interfere with any applicable requirement concerning 
attainment and reasonable further progress, or any other applicable 
requirement of the CAA. Moreover, approving this RACT approval into the 
Rhode Island SIP will strengthen the SIP as it is designed to control 
VOC emissions. However, Rhode Island is still obligated to submit a 
formal SIP revision to EPA detailing how the State is addressing the 
Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials CTG for any and all sources in 
the State covered by that CTG.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes 
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the RACT 
Approval for US Watercraft, LLC described in the amendments to 40 CFR 
part 52 set forth below. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, 
these materials generally available through www.regulations.gov, and/or 
at the EPA Region 1 Office (please contact the person identified in the 
For Further Information Contact section of this preamble for more 
information).

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a 
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and 
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state 
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal 
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those 
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review 
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58 
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian 
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has 
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian 
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose 
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as 
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement

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Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides that before a rule may take 
effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, 
which includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to 
the Comptroller General of the United States. Section 804, however, 
exempts from section 801 the following types of rules: Rules of 
particular applicability; rules relating to agency management or 
personnel; and rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice 
that do not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-
agency parties. 5 U.S.C. 804(3). Because this is a rule of particular 
applicability, EPA is not required to submit a rule report regarding 
this action under section 801.
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for 
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court 
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by November 20, 2017. Filing a 
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule 
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of 
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for 
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness 
of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in 
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: September 7, 2017.
 Deborah A. Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New England.

    Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

     Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart OO--Rhode Island

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2. In Sec.  52.2070, the table in paragraph (d) is amended by:
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a. Removing the entry ``Tillotson-Pearson in Warren, Rhode Island''.
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b. Adding the entry ``US Watercraft, LLC in Warren, Rhode Island'' to 
the end of the table.
    The addition reads as follows:


Sec.  52.2070   Identification of plan.

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    (d) * * *

                             EPA-Approved Rhode Island Source Specific Requirements
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                                                        State effective
         Name of source               Permit No.             date          EPA approval date     Explanations
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                                                  * * * * * * *
US Watercraft, LLC in Warren,     File No. 01-05-AP.  7/16/2003 and 2/11/ 9/21/2017, [insert  VOC RACT approval
 Rhode Island.                                         2004.               Federal Register    and amendment.
                                                                           citation].
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                                                  Congress and to the Comptroller General                  within which a petition for judicial                  PART 52—APPROVAL AND
                                                  of the United States. EPA will submit a                  review may be filed, and shall not                    PROMULGATION OF
                                                  report containing this action and other                  postpone the effectiveness of such rule               IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
                                                  required information to the U.S. Senate,                 or action. This action may not be
                                                  the U.S. House of Representatives, and                   challenged later in proceedings to                    ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52
                                                  the Comptroller General of the United                    enforce its requirements. See section                 continues to read as follows:
                                                  States prior to publication of the rule in               307(b)(2).
                                                  the Federal Register. A major rule                                                                                 Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                  cannot take effect until 60 days after it                List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                                                                                             Environmental protection, Air                       Subpart FF—New Jersey
                                                  is published in the Federal Register.
                                                  This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as                   pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
                                                  defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).                              Incorporation by reference,                           ■ 2. Section 52.1570(e), is amended by
                                                     Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean                  Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen                 adding entries for ‘‘2011 VOC, NOX and
                                                  Air Act, petitions for judicial review of                dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter,                   CO ozone summer season and annual
                                                  this action must be filed in the United                  Reporting and recordkeeping                           emissions inventory’’ and ‘‘2011 PM2.5/
                                                  States Court of Appeals for the                          requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile                 Regional Haze and associated precursors
                                                  appropriate circuit by November 20,                      organic compounds.                                    annual emissions inventory’’ at the end
                                                  2017. Filing a petition for                                                                                    of the table to read as follows:
                                                                                                             Dated: September 6, 2017.
                                                  reconsideration by the Administrator of                                                                        § 52.1570     Identification of plan.
                                                                                                           Catherine R. McCabe,
                                                  this final rule does not affect the finality
                                                                                                           Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.              *       *   *        *     *
                                                  of this action for the purposes of judicial
                                                  review nor does it extend the time                         40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:                   (e) * * *
                                                                          EPA-APPROVED NEW JERSEY NONREGULATORY AND QUASI-REGULATORY PROVISIONS
                                                                                                 Applicable geographic or non-             New Jersey                         EPA
                                                              SIP element                                                                                                                            Explanation
                                                                                                        attainment area                   submittal date                  approval date


                                                           *             *                                  *                                 *                   *                  *                   *
                                                  2011 VOC, NOX and CO ozone                  New York-Northern New Jersey- June 1, 2015 .... 9/21/2017, [Insert Federal Reg-
                                                    summer season and annual                    Long Island and the Philadel-                                       ister citation].
                                                    emissions inventory.                        phia-Wilmington-Atlantic                 City
                                                                                                ozone nonattainment areas.
                                                  2011 PM2.5/Regional Haze and as-            State-wide ...................................... June 1, 2015 .... 9/21/2017, [Insert Federal Reg-
                                                    sociated precursors annual emis-                                                                                ister citation].
                                                    sions inventory.



                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–20066 Filed 9–20–17; 8:45 am]              DATES: This rule is effective on October              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                   23, 2017.                                             David L. Mackintosh, Air Quality
                                                                                                                                                                 Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental
                                                                                                           ADDRESSES:     EPA has established a
                                                                                                                                                                 Protection Agency, EPA New England
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                 docket for this action under Docket
                                                                                                                                                                 Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square—
                                                  AGENCY                                                   Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR–                       Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05–2), Boston,
                                                                                                           2017–0025. All documents in the docket                MA 02109–3912, tel. 617–918–1584,
                                                  40 CFR Part 52                                           are listed on the http://                             email Mackintosh.David@epa.gov.
                                                                                                           www.regulations.gov Web site. Although
                                                  [EPA–R01–OAR–2017–0025; FRL–9968–09–                     listed in the index, some information is              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  Region 1]                                                not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other            Throughout this document whenever
                                                                                                           information whose disclosure is                       ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
                                                  Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island;                                                                               EPA.
                                                                                                           restricted by statute. Certain other
                                                  Reasonably Available Control
                                                                                                           material, such as copyrighted material,               Table of Contents
                                                  Technology for US Watercraft, LLC
                                                                                                           is not placed on the Internet and will be
                                                                                                                                                                 I. Background and Purpose
                                                  AGENCY:    Environmental Protection                      publicly available only in hard copy                  II. Response to Comment
                                                  Agency.                                                  form. Publicly available docket                       III. Final Action
                                                  ACTION:Final rule.                                       materials are available at http://                    IV. Incorporation by Reference
                                                                                                           www.regulations.gov or at the U.S.                    V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                  Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
                                                  Agency (EPA) is approving a State                        New England Regional Office, Office of                I. Background and Purpose
                                                  Implementation Plan (SIP) revision                       Ecosystem Protection, Air Quality                       On July 3, 2017, EPA published a
                                                  submitted by the State of Rhode Island.                  Planning Unit, 5 Post Office Square—                  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (82 FR
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                                                  The revision consists of a reasonably                    Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests                   30815) and Direct Final Rulemaking
                                                  available control technology (RACT)                      that if at all possible, you contact the              (DFRN) (82 FR 30747) proposing to
                                                  approval for a volatile organic                          contact listed in the FOR FURTHER                     approve and approving, respectively, a
                                                  compound (VOC) emission source in                        INFORMATION CONTACT section to                        RACT approval for a VOC emission
                                                  Rhode Island, specifically, US                           schedule your inspection. The Regional                source in Rhode Island, specifically, US
                                                  Watercraft, LLC. This action is being                    Office’s official hours of business are               Watercraft, LLC. The RACT approval
                                                  taken in accordance with the Clean Air                   Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to                   was submitted by the Rhode Island
                                                  Act (CAA).                                               4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.                  Department of Environmental


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                                                  Management (RI DEM) to EPA as a SIP                      previously approved consent agreement                 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
                                                  revision on August 8, 2003, which was                    File No. 90–1–AP issued to TPI from the               submissions, EPA’s role is to approve
                                                  amended on February 20, 2004. In the                     Rhode Island SIP.                                     state choices, provided that they meet
                                                  DFRN, EPA stated that if an adverse                         It should be noted that subsequent to              the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
                                                  comment were to be submitted to EPA                      RI DEM’s submittal of its SIP revision                Accordingly, this action merely
                                                  by August 2, 2017, the action would be                   and amendment in 2003 and 2004,                       approves state law as meeting Federal
                                                  withdrawn and not take effect, and a                     respectively, EPA later issued a Control              requirements and does not impose
                                                  final rule would be issued based on the                  Techniques Guidelines (CTG) for                       additional requirements beyond those
                                                  NPR. EPA received one adverse                            Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials               imposed by state law. For that reason,
                                                  comment prior to the close of the                        on October 7, 2008 (73 FR 58481). RI                  this action:
                                                  comment period. Therefore, EPA                           DEM has not yet addressed this CTG.                      • Is not a significant regulatory action
                                                  withdrew the DFRN on September 1,                        On February 3, 2017 (82 FR 9158), EPA                 subject to review by the Office of
                                                  2017 (82 FR 41526). This action is a                     issued a Findings of Failure to Submit                Management and Budget under
                                                  final rule based on the NPR.                             State Implementation Plan Submittals                  Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
                                                     A detailed discussion of Rhode                        for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient                   October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
                                                  Island’s August 8, 2003 SIP revision and                 Air Quality Standards for Rhode                       January 21, 2011);
                                                  February 20, 2004 amendment, and                         Island’s failure to submit a SIP revision                • Does not impose an information
                                                  EPA’s rationale for approving the SIP                    to satisfy the 2008 CTG for Fiberglass                collection burden under the provisions
                                                  revision were provided in the DFRN and                   Boat Manufacturing Materials.                         of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
                                                  will not be restated here, except to the                    At this time, EPA is taking no action              U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
                                                  extent relevant to our response to the                   with regard to Rhode Island’s obligation                 • Is certified as not having a
                                                  public comment we received.                              to address the 2008 CTG for Fiberglass                significant economic impact on a
                                                                                                           Boat Manufacturing Materials since                    substantial number of small entities
                                                  II. Response to Comment                                  Rhode Island has not yet taken formal                 under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
                                                     EPA received one adverse comment                      action to address this CTG. With this                 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
                                                  on its July 3, 2017 (82 FR 30815) Notice                 action, we are approving the revised                     • Does not contain any unfunded
                                                  of Proposed Rulemaking.                                  RACT approval for US Watercraft as                    mandate or significantly or uniquely
                                                     Comment: The commenter raised                         meeting CAA section 110(l) because the                affect small governments, as described
                                                  concerns that the rulemaking identified                  SIP revision will not interfere with any              in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
                                                  TPI Composites, Inc. (TPI) as being                      applicable requirement concerning                     of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
                                                  owned and operated by US Watercraft                      attainment and reasonable further                        • Does not have Federalism
                                                  Inc., and asserted that TPI is an entirely               progress, or any other applicable                     implications as specified in Executive
                                                  independent and separate corporate                       requirement of the CAA. Moreover,                     Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
                                                  entity from US Watercraft, LLC with no                   approving this RACT approval into the                 1999);
                                                  common ownership or control of                           Rhode Island SIP will strengthen the SIP                 • Is not an economically significant
                                                  operations between the two companies.                    as it is designed to control VOC                      regulatory action based on health or
                                                  The commenter also stated that US                        emissions. However, Rhode Island is                   safety risks subject to Executive Order
                                                  Watercraft, LLC purchased and now                        still obligated to submit a formal SIP                13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
                                                  owns the fiberglass boat manufacturing                   revision to EPA detailing how the State                  • Is not a significant regulatory action
                                                  processes covered by the RACT                            is addressing the Fiberglass Boat                     subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
                                                  approval and that TPI is not conducting                  Manufacturing Materials CTG for any                   28355, May 22, 2001);
                                                  fiberglass boat manufacturing operations                 and all sources in the State covered by                  • Is not subject to requirements of
                                                  at 373 Market Street in Warren, Rhode                    that CTG.                                             section 12(d) of the National
                                                  Island.                                                                                                        Technology Transfer and Advancement
                                                     Response: It was not EPA’s intention                  IV. Incorporation by Reference                        Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
                                                  to describe TPI as being owned and                         In this rule, the EPA is finalizing                 application of those requirements would
                                                  operated by US Watercraft, LLC. EPA                      regulatory text that includes                         be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
                                                  agrees that the RACT approval being                      incorporation by reference. In                        and
                                                  approved into the RI SIP only applies to                 accordance with requirements of 1 CFR                    • Does not provide EPA with the
                                                  the fiberglass boat manufacturing                        51.5, the EPA is finalizing the                       discretionary authority to address, as
                                                  operations located at 373 Market Street                  incorporation by reference of the RACT                appropriate, disproportionate human
                                                  in Warren, Rhode Island, which are                       Approval for US Watercraft, LLC                       health or environmental effects, using
                                                  currently known to be owned and                          described in the amendments to 40 CFR                 practicable and legally permissible
                                                  operated by US Watercraft, LLC as                        part 52 set forth below. The EPA has                  methods, under Executive Order 12898
                                                  referenced in the US Watercraft, LLC                     made, and will continue to make, these                (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
                                                  Operating Permit Number RI–39–09(R1)                     materials generally available through                    In addition, the SIP is not approved
                                                  issued by the RI DEM on April 24, 2009.                  www.regulations.gov, and/or at the EPA                to apply on any Indian reservation land
                                                                                                           Region 1 Office (please contact the                   or in any other area where EPA or an
                                                  III. Final Action                                                                                              Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
                                                                                                           person identified in the FOR FURTHER
                                                     EPA is approving, and incorporating                   INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                   tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
                                                  into the Rhode Island SIP, a RACT                        preamble for more information).                       Indian country, the rule does not have
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                                                  approval effective July 16, 2003, and a                                                                        tribal implications and will not impose
                                                  RACT approval amendment effective                        V. Statutory and Executive Order                      substantial direct costs on tribal
                                                  February 11, 2004, for US Watercraft,                    Reviews                                               governments or preempt tribal law as
                                                  LLC. The RACT approval and                                 Under the Clean Air Act, the                        specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
                                                  amendment were submitted by the RI                       Administrator is required to approve a                FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
                                                  DEM to EPA as a SIP revision on August                   SIP submission that complies with the                    The Congressional Review Act, 5
                                                  8, 2003, and February 20, 2004,                          provisions of the Act and applicable                  U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
                                                  respectively. EPA is also removing the                   Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);               Business Regulatory Enforcement


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                                                  Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides                 this final rule does not affect the finality           PART 52—APPROVAL AND
                                                  that before a rule may take effect, the                  of this action for the purposes of judicial            PROMULGATION OF
                                                  agency promulgating the rule must                        review nor does it extend the time                     IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
                                                  submit a rule report, which includes a                   within which a petition for judicial
                                                  copy of the rule, to each House of the                   review may be filed, and shall not                     ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52
                                                  Congress and to the Comptroller General                  postpone the effectiveness of such rule                continues to read as follows:
                                                  of the United States. Section 804,                       or action. This action may not be
                                                  however, exempts from section 801 the                    challenged later in proceedings to                         Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                  following types of rules: Rules of                       enforce its requirements. (See section
                                                  particular applicability; rules relating to              307(b)(2)).                                            Subpart OO—Rhode Island
                                                  agency management or personnel; and
                                                  rules of agency organization, procedure,                 List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52                     ■ 2. In § 52.2070, the table in paragraph
                                                  or practice that do not substantially                      Environmental protection, Air                        (d) is amended by:
                                                  affect the rights or obligations of non-                 pollution control, Incorporation by                    ■ a. Removing the entry ‘‘Tillotson-
                                                  agency parties. 5 U.S.C. 804(3). Because                 reference, Intergovernmental relations,                Pearson in Warren, Rhode Island’’.
                                                  this is a rule of particular applicability,              Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping
                                                                                                                                                                  ■ b. Adding the entry ‘‘US Watercraft,
                                                  EPA is not required to submit a rule                     requirements, Volatile organic
                                                  report regarding this action under                       compounds.                                             LLC in Warren, Rhode Island’’ to the
                                                  section 801.                                                                                                    end of the table.
                                                                                                             Dated: September 7, 2017.
                                                     Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean                                                                           The addition reads as follows:
                                                                                                           Deborah A. Szaro,
                                                  Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
                                                  this action must be filed in the United                  Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New                 § 52.2070    Identification of plan.
                                                                                                           England.
                                                  States Court of Appeals for the                                                                                 *       *    *      *     *
                                                  appropriate circuit by November 20,                        Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the                    (d) * * *
                                                  2017. Filing a petition for                              Code of Federal Regulations is amended
                                                  reconsideration by the Administrator of                  as follows:

                                                                                         EPA-APPROVED RHODE ISLAND SOURCE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
                                                        Name of source                        Permit No.                     State effective date            EPA approval date                  Explanations


                                                          *                         *                  *                          *                          *                    *                 *
                                                  US Watercraft, LLC in War-        File No. 01–05–AP ...........     7/16/2003 and 2/11/2004 ..         9/21/2017, [insert Federal    VOC RACT approval and
                                                   ren, Rhode Island.                                                                                      Register citation].          amendment.



                                                  *      *     *        *      *                           permitting program fee structure and                   etc.) must be accompanied by a written
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–20164 Filed 9–20–17; 8:45 am]              schedule; and make minor revisions and                 comment. The written comment is
                                                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                   corrections. Approval of these revisions               considered the official comment and
                                                                                                           will not impact air quality, ensures                   should include discussion of all points
                                                                                                           consistency between the State and                      you wish to make. EPA will generally
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                 Federally-approved rules, and ensures                  not consider comments or comment
                                                  AGENCY                                                   Federal enforceability of the State’s                  contents located outside of the primary
                                                                                                           rules.                                                 submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
                                                  40 CFR Part 52                                                                                                  other file sharing system). For
                                                  [EPA–R07–OAR–2017–0512; FRL–9967–97–
                                                                                                           DATES:  This direct final rule will be                 additional submission methods, the full
                                                  Region 7]                                                effective November 20, 2017, without                   EPA public comment policy,
                                                                                                           further notice, unless EPA receives                    information about CBI or multimedia
                                                  Approval of Kansas Air Quality State                     adverse comment by October 23, 2017.                   submissions, and general guidance on
                                                  Implementation Plans; Construction                       If EPA receives adverse comment, we                    making effective comments, please visit
                                                  Permits and Approvals Program                            will publish a timely withdrawal of the                https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
                                                                                                           direct final rule in the Federal Register              commenting-epa-dockets.
                                                  AGENCY: Environmental Protection                         informing the public that the rule will
                                                  Agency (EPA).                                            not take effect.                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  ACTION: Direct final rule.                                                                                      Deborah Bredehoft, Environmental
                                                                                                           ADDRESSES:   Submit your comments,                     Protection Agency, Air Planning and
                                                  SUMMARY:   Environmental Protection                      identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–                   Development Branch, 11201 Renner
                                                  Agency (EPA) is taking direct final                      OAR–2017–0512, to https://                             Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at
                                                  action to approve revisions to the                       www.regulations.gov. Follow the online                 (913) 551–7164, or by email at
                                                  Kansas State Implementation Plan (SIP)                   instructions for submitting comments.                  bredehoft.deborah@epa.gov.
                                                  and the 112(l) program. The submission                   Once submitted, comments cannot be
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                                                  revises Kansas’ construction permit                      edited or removed from Regulations.gov.                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  rules. Specifically, these revisions                     EPA may publish any comment received                   Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
                                                  implement the revised National                           to its public docket. Do not submit                    and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. This section
                                                  Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)                     electronically any information you                     provides additional information by
                                                  for fine particulate matter; clarify and                 consider to be Confidential Business                   addressing the following:
                                                  refine applicable criteria for sources                   Information (CBI) or other information                 I. What is being addressed in this document?
                                                  subject to the construction permitting                   whose disclosure is restricted by statute.             II. What part 52 revision is EPA approving?
                                                  program; update the construction                         Multimedia submissions (audio, video,                  III. What 112(l) revision is EPA approving?



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis rule is effective on October 23, 2017.
ContactDavid L. Mackintosh, Air Quality Planning 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. 617-918-1584, email [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 44101 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Ozone; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Volatile Organic Compounds

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