82 FR 49020 - Acid Rain Program: Notification of Annual Adjustment Factors for Excess Emissions Penalty
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 203 (October 23, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 203 (October 23, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-22873 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 203 (Monday, October 23, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 49020] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-22873] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9969-79-OAR] Acid Rain Program: Notification of Annual Adjustment Factors for Excess Emissions Penalty AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Annual adjustment factors for excess emissions penalty. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Acid Rain Program under title IV of the Clean Air Act provides for automatic excess emissions penalties in dollars per ton of excess emissions for sources that do not meet their annual Acid Rain emissions limitations. This document states the dollars per ton excess emissions penalty amounts, which must be adjusted for each compliance year commensurate with changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), for compliance years 2017 and 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Miller, Clean Air Markets Division (6204M), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, at (202) 343-9077 or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Acid Rain Program under title IV of the Clean Air Act limits annual sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions of fossil fuel-fired utility units. Under the Acid Rain Program, affected sources must hold enough allowances to cover their sulfur dioxide emissions, and certain coal-fired sources must meet an emission limit for nitrogen oxides. Under 40 CFR 77.6, sources that do not meet these requirements must pay a penalty without demand to the Administrator based on the number of excess tons emitted times $2,000 as adjusted by an annual adjustment factor, which must be published in the Federal Register. The annual adjustment factor for adjusting the penalty for excess emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides under 40 CFR part 77.6(b) for compliance year 2017 is 1.9330. This value is derived using the CPI for 1990 and 2016 (defined respectively at 40 CFR 72.2 as the CPI for August of the year before the specified year for all urban consumers) and results in an automatic penalty of $3,866 per excess ton of sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides emitted for 2017. The annual adjustment factor for adjusting the penalty for such excess emissions under 40 CFR 77.6(b) for compliance year 2018 is 1.9705. This value is derived using the CPI for 1990 and 2017 and results in an automatic penalty of $3,941 per excess ton of sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides emitted for 2018. Dated: October 10, 2017. Reid P. Harvey, Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2017-22873 Filed 10-20-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. urban consumers) and results in an along with more information about
Dated: October 12, 2017. automatic penalty of $3,866 per excess dockets generally, is available at http://
Pamela Myrick, ton of sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides www.epa.gov/dockets.
Director, Information Management Division, emitted for 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. The annual adjustment factor for Robert McNally, Biopesticides and
adjusting the penalty for such excess Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD)
[FR Doc. 2017–22875 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am]
emissions under 40 CFR 77.6(b) for (7511P), main telephone number: (703)
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compliance year 2018 is 1.9705. This 305–7090; email address:
value is derived using the CPI for 1990 BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov., Michael
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION and 2017 and results in an automatic Goodis, Registration Division (RD)
AGENCY penalty of $3,941 per excess ton of (7505P), main telephone number: (703)
sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides 305–7090; email address:
[FRL–9969–79–OAR] emitted for 2018. RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing
Acid Rain Program: Notification of Dated: October 10, 2017. address for each contact person is:
Annual Adjustment Factors for Excess Reid P. Harvey, Office of Pesticide Programs,
Emissions Penalty Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Radiation. DC 20460–0001.
Agency (EPA). [FR Doc. 2017–22873 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ACTION: Annual adjustment factors for BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
excess emissions penalty. I. General Information
SUMMARY: The Acid Rain Program under A. Does this action apply to me?
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
title IV of the Clean Air Act provides for AGENCY You may be potentially affected by
automatic excess emissions penalties in this action if you are an agricultural
dollars per ton of excess emissions for [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0006; FRL–9967–37] producer, food manufacturer, or
sources that do not meet their annual pesticide manufacturer. The following
Acid Rain emissions limitations. This Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions list of North American Industrial
document states the dollars per ton Filed for Residues of Pesticide Classification System (NAICS) codes is
excess emissions penalty amounts, Chemicals in or on Various not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
which must be adjusted for each Commodities provides a guide to help readers
compliance year commensurate with AGENCY: Environmental Protection determine whether this document
changes in the Consumer Price Index Agency (EPA). applies to them. Potentially affected
(CPI), for compliance years 2017 and ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and entities may include:
2018. request for comment. • Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUMMARY: This document announces the 112).
Robert L. Miller, Clean Air Markets
Agency’s receipt of several initial filings • Food manufacturing (NAICS code
Division (6204M), U.S. Environmental
of pesticide petitions requesting the 311).
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
establishment or modification of
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, at code 32532).
regulations for residues of pesticide
(202) 343–9077 or miller.robertl@ chemicals in or on various commodities. If you have any questions regarding
epa.gov. the applicability of this action to a
DATES: Comments must be received on
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Acid or before November 22, 2017. particular entity, consult the person
Rain Program under title IV of the Clean ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Air Act limits annual sulfur dioxide and identified by docket identification (ID) CONTACT for the division listed at the
nitrogen oxide emissions of fossil fuel- number and the pesticide petition end of the pesticide petition summary of
fired utility units. Under the Acid Rain number (PP) of interest as shown in the interest.
Program, affected sources must hold body of this document, by one of the
enough allowances to cover their sulfur B. What should I consider as I prepare
following methods: my comments for EPA?
dioxide emissions, and certain coal- • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
fired sources must meet an emission www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
limit for nitrogen oxides. Under 40 CFR instructions for submitting comments. information to EPA through
77.6, sources that do not meet these Do not submit electronically any regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
requirements must pay a penalty information you consider to be the part or all of the information that
without demand to the Administrator Confidential Business Information (CBI) you claim to be CBI. For CBI
based on the number of excess tons or other information whose disclosure is information in a disk or CD–ROM that
emitted times $2,000 as adjusted by an restricted by statute. you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
annual adjustment factor, which must • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
be published in the Federal Register. Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ identify electronically within the disk or
The annual adjustment factor for DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. CD–ROM the specific information that
adjusting the penalty for excess NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
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emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen • Hand Delivery: To make special complete version of the comment that
oxides under 40 CFR part 77.6(b) for arrangements for hand delivery or includes information claimed as CBI, a
compliance year 2017 is 1.9330. This delivery of boxed information, please copy of the comment that does not
value is derived using the CPI for 1990 follow the instructions at http:// contain the information claimed as CBI
and 2016 (defined respectively at 40 www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. must be submitted for inclusion in the
CFR 72.2 as the CPI for August of the Additional instructions on public docket. Information so marked
year before the specified year for all commenting or visiting the docket, will not be disclosed except in
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Annual adjustment factors for excess emissions penalty. | |
| Contact | Robert L. Miller, Clean Air Markets Division (6204M), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, at (202) 343-9077 or [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 49020 |
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