82 FR 49563 - Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; City of Philadelphia; Control of Emissions From Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration Units

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 206 (October 26, 2017)

Page Range		49563-49564
FR Document		2017-23231

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to notify the public that it has received a negative declaration for the City of Philadelphia Air Management Services (Philadelphia AMS) for sewage sludge incineration (SSI) units. This negative declaration certifies that SSI units subject to the requirements of sections 111(d) and 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) do not exist within the City of Philadelphia in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. EPA is accepting the negative declaration in accordance with the requirements of the CAA. In the Final Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register, EPA is accepting the negative declaration 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 If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule.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 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-23231]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[EPA-R03-OAR-2017-0509; FRL-9969-91-Region 3]


Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for 
Designated Facilities and Pollutants; City of Philadelphia; Control of 
Emissions From Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
notify the public that it has received a negative declaration for the 
City of Philadelphia Air Management Services (Philadelphia AMS) for 
sewage sludge incineration (SSI) units. This negative declaration 
certifies that SSI units subject to the requirements of sections 111(d) 
and 129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) do not exist within the City of 
Philadelphia in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. EPA is accepting the 
negative declaration in accordance with the requirements of the CAA. In 
the Final Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register, EPA is 
accepting the negative declaration 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 November 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-
OAR-2017-0509 at https://www.regulations.gov, or via email to 
aquino.marcos@epa.gov. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, 
follow the

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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 https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Gordon, (215) 814-2039, or by 
email at gordon.mike@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information regarding the 
negative declaration submitted by Philadelphia AMS for SSI units, 
please see the information provided in the technical support document 
in the rulemaking docket and 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. The negative declaration letter 
submitted by Philadelphia AMS and technical support document in support 
of this action are also available online at www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: October 11, 2017.
Cecil Rodrigues,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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petition proposes eliminating the responses, the Office will post the record to ensure the greatest possible
following limitation in the current questions and responses on the Office’s transparency.
exemption: ‘‘that the exemption shall Web site as part of the public record. Dated: October 19, 2017.
not extend to any computer program on Sarang V. Damle,
a 3D printer that produces goods or C. Ex-Parte Communication
General Counsel and Associate Register of
materials for use in commerce the In its 1201 Study, the Office noted Copyrights.
physical production of which is subject that, in response to stakeholder [FR Doc. 2017–23038 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am]
to legal or regulatory oversight or a requests, it would consider in this BILLING CODE 1410–30–P
related certification process, or where rulemaking whether to utilize informal
the circumvention is otherwise meetings to discuss proposed regulatory
unlawful.’’ 139 language or address discrete issues prior
The Office seeks comment on whether ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
to issuing a recommendation, including AGENCY
this expanded exemption for 3D
by establishing guidelines for ex parte
printing should be adopted.
communications.140 In the past, the 40 CFR Part 62
IV. Future Phases of the Seventh Office’s communications with
[EPA–R03–OAR–2017–0509; FRL–9969–91–
Triennial Rulemaking participants about the ongoing triennial Region 3]
As in prior rulemakings, after receipt rulemakings have not included
of written comments, the Office will discussions about the substance of the Approval and Promulgation of State
continue to solicit public engagement to proceeding apart from the noticed Air Quality Plans for Designated
create a comprehensive record. phases of written comments and public Facilities and Pollutants; City of
Described below are the future phases of hearings (although the Office has Philadelphia; Control of Emissions
the administrative process that will be provided procedural guidance to From Existing Sewage Sludge
employed for this rulemaking, so that participants, and has held discussions Incineration Units
parties may use this information in their with other federal agencies, such as
NTIA, to discuss matters within their AGENCY: Environmental Protection
planning. Agency (EPA).
subject matter expertise). The Office has
A. Public Hearings determined that further informal ACTION: Proposed rule.
The Copyright Office intends to hold communications with non- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
public hearings following the last round governmental participants might be Agency (EPA) is proposing to notify the
of written comments. The hearings will beneficial in limited circumstances public that it has received a negative
be conducted in Washington DC during where the Office seeks specific declaration for the City of Philadelphia
the week of April 9, 2018 and in information or follow-up regarding the Air Management Services (Philadelphia
California with a date and location to be public record, such as to discuss AMS) for sewage sludge incineration
determined. A separate notice providing nuances of proposed regulatory (SSI) units. This negative declaration
details about the hearings and how to language. However, any such certifies that SSI units subject to the
participate will be published in the communication will be limited to the requirements of sections 111(d) and 129
Federal Register at a later date. The post-hearing phase of the rulemaking. of the Clean Air Act (CAA) do not exist
Office will identify specific items of The primary means to communicate within the City of Philadelphia in the
inquiry to be addressed during the views in the course of the rulemaking Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. EPA is
hearings. The hearings in Washington will continue to be through the accepting the negative declaration in
will be live streamed online, and the submission of written comments or accordance with the requirements of the
Office hopes to be able to offer the same participation in the public roundtables. CAA. In the Final Rules section of this
for the California hearings. In other words, this communication will issue of the Federal Register, EPA is
supplement, not substitute for, the pre- accepting the negative declaration as a
B. Post-Hearing Questions
existing record. While exact guidelines direct final rule without prior proposal
As with previous rulemakings, governing ex parte communications because the Agency views this as a
following the hearings, the Copyright with the Office regarding the triennial noncontroversial submittal and
Office may request additional rulemaking will be issued at a later date, anticipates no adverse comments. If no
information with respect to particular they will be similar to those followed by adverse comments are received in
classes from rulemaking participants. other agencies such as the Consumer response to this action, no further
The Office may rely on this process in Financial Protection Bureau or Federal activity is contemplated. If EPA receives
cases where it would be useful for Communications Commission.141 For adverse comments, the direct final rule
participants to supply missing example, the participating party or will be withdrawn and all public
information for the record or otherwise parties will be responsible for comments received will be addressed in
resolve issues that the Office believes submitting a list of attendees and a subsequent final rule based on this
are material to particular exemptions. written summary of any oral proposed rule. EPA will not institute a
Such requests for information will take communication to the Office, which second comment period. Any parties
the form of a letter from the Copyright will be made publicly available on the interested in commenting on this action
Office and will be addressed to Office’s Web site or regulations.gov. In should do so at this time.
individual parties involved in the sum, while the Office is establishing the
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DATES: Comments must be received in
proposal as to which more information option of informal meetings in response
is sought. While responding to such a writing by November 27, 2017.
to stakeholder demand, it will require
request will be voluntary, any response ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
that all such communications be on the
will need to be supplied by a specified identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03–
deadline. After the receipt of all 140 1201
OAR–2017–0509 at https://
Study at 150–51.
141 The Office expects to continue to hold
www.regulations.gov, or via email to
139 Weinberg Class 12 Pet. at 2. Compare 2015 informal intra-governmental communications, aquino.marcos@epa.gov. For comments
Recommendation at 376–77. which would not be included in such guidelines. submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the

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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 November 27, 2017.
Contact		Michael Gordon, (215) 814-2039, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 49563