82 FR 51787 - Repeal of Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 215 (November 8, 2017)

Page Range		51787-51788
FR Document		2017-24216

On October 16, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposal to announce its intention to repeal the Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units, commonly referred to as the Clean Power Plan (CPP), as promulgated on October 23, 2015. The proposal also requested public comment on the proposed rule. The EPA is announcing that a public hearing will be held. In addition, the EPA is extending the public comment period.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 215 (Wednesday, November 8, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 8, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51787-51788]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24216]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 60

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0355; FRL-9970-58-OAR]
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Repeal of Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing 
Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearing and extension of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 16, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
published a proposal to announce its intention to repeal the Carbon 
Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric 
Utility Generating Units, commonly referred to as the Clean Power Plan 
(CPP), as promulgated on October 23, 2015. The proposal also requested 
public comment on the proposed rule. The EPA is announcing that a 
public hearing will be held. In addition, the EPA is extending the 
public comment period.

DATES: The public hearing for the proposed rule (82 FR 48035) will be 
held November 28 and 29, 2017. The deadline for accepting written 
comments is being extended by 32 days to January 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held on November 28 and 29, 2017, 
at the West Virginia Capitol Complex, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, 
Charleston, West Virginia 25305. The hearing will convene at 9:00 a.m. 
(Eastern Standard Time) and will conclude at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern 
Standard Time). If the EPA receives a high volume of requests, we may 
continue the public hearing to November 30, 2017, at the Capitol 
Complex. The EPA may also hold an additional hearing to be announced at 
a later date. The EPA will make every effort to accommodate all 
speakers. The EPA's Web site for the rulemaking, which includes the 
proposal and information about the hearing, can be found at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/electric-utility-generating-units-repealing-clean-power-plan. Written comments on the 
proposed rule may be submitted to the EPA electronically, by mail, by 
facsimile or through hand delivery/courier. Please refer to the 
proposal (82 FR 48035) for the addresses and detailed instructions.
    How To Register: If you would like to present oral testimony at the 
public hearing, registration will begin on November 8, 2017. The last 
day to register to present oral testimony will be November 16, 2017. To 
register to speak at the hearing, please use the online registration 
form available at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/electric-utility-generating-units-repealing-clean-power-plan 
or contact Tanya Johnson at (888) 627-7764; email address: 
[email protected]. We request the following information: The time you 
wish to speak (morning or afternoon), name, affiliation, email address, 
and telephone number. If you require the service of a translator or 
accommodation, please let us know at the time of registration. Once 
registration closes, the EPA will allocate available morning and 
afternoon pre-registered speaking slots and confirm those via email 
starting on November 17, 2017. Please note that updates made to any 
aspect of the hearing will be posted online at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/electric-utility-generating-units-repealing-clean-power-plan. While the EPA expects the hearing to go 
forward as set forth above, it asks that you monitor its Web site or 
contact Tanya Johnson at (888) 627-7764; email address 
[email protected] to determine if there are any updates to the 
information on the hearing. The EPA does not intend to publish a notice 
in the Federal Register announcing any such updates.
    Questions concerning the proposed rule that was published in the 
Federal Register on October 16, 2017, should be addressed to Mr. Peter 
Tsirigotis, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector 
Policies and Programs Division (D205-01), Environmental Protection 
Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: 
(888) 627-7764; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which the EPA is holding 
the public hearing was published in the Federal Register on October 16, 
2017, and is available at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/electric-utility-generating-units-repealing-clean-power-plan 
and also in the docket identified below. The public hearing will 
provide interested parties the opportunity to present oral comments 
regarding the EPA's proposed repeal, including data, views, or 
arguments concerning the proposal. The EPA may ask clarifying questions 
during the oral presentations, but will not respond to the 
presentations at that time. Written statements and supporting 
information submitted during the comment period will be considered with 
the same weight as any oral comments and supporting information 
presented at the public hearing. The period for providing written 
comments to the EPA will remain open until January 16, 2018.
    Once the EPA learns how many people have registered to speak at the 
public hearing, it will allocate speaking times, allowing time for 
necessary breaks. In addition, a block of time will be reserved for 
anyone in the audience who wants to give testimony. For planning 
purposes, each speaker should anticipate speaking for no more than 5 
minutes, although we might need to shorten that time if there is a 
large turnout. The EPA encourages commenters to submit to the docket a 
copy of their testimony electronically (via email or CD) or in hard 
copy form.

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    The public hearing schedule, including lists of speakers, will be 
posted on the EPA's Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/electric-utility-generating-units-repealing-clean-power-plan. Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and written 
statements will be included in the docket for the rulemaking. The EPA 
will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as possible on 
the day of the hearing; however, please plan for the hearing to run 
either ahead of schedule or behind schedule.

How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule, ``Repeal of 
Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: 
Electric Utility Generating Units'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2017-0355, available at: http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: November 2, 2017.
E. Scott Pruitt,
Administrator.
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The public hearing schedule, vent systems by a professional engineer. FR 35824, June 3, 2016 (2016 Rule).
including lists of speakers, will be This notice also provides an updated This action proposed to stay the fugitive
posted on the EPA’s Web site at: https:// cost savings and forgone benefits emissions requirements, the well site
www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air- analysis for the 2-year stay. pneumatic pump requirements, and the
pollution/electric-utility-generating- DATES: Comments must be received on requirements for certification of closed
units-repealing-clean-power-plan. or before December 8, 2017. vent systems by a professional engineer
Verbatim transcripts of the hearing and ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, for 2 years, in order to provide the EPA
written statements will be included in identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– with sufficient time to propose, take
the docket for the rulemaking. The EPA OAR–2010–0505, at https:// public comment on, and issue a final
will make every effort to follow the www.regulations.gov. Follow the online action on the issues concerning the
schedule as closely as possible on the instructions for submitting comments. specific requirements on which the EPA
day of the hearing; however, please plan Once submitted, comments cannot be has granted reconsideration. 82 FR
for the hearing to run either ahead of edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 27645, June 16, 2017. While the
schedule or behind schedule. The EPA may publish any comment proposed 2-year stay was based on the
received to its public docket. Do not time needed to complete a rulemaking
How can I get copies of this document to address the issues for which we have
and other related information? submit electronically any information
you consider to be Confidential granted reconsideration, during this
The EPA has established a docket for Business Information (CBI) or other time, the EPA plans to also address all
the proposed rule, ‘‘Repeal of Carbon information whose disclosure is remaining issues raised in these
Pollution Emission Guidelines for restricted by statute. Multimedia reconsideration petitions regarding
Existing Stationary Sources: Electric submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be fugitive emissions, pneumatic pumps,
Utility Generating Units’’ under Docket accompanied by a written comment. and certification by professional
ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2017–0355, The written comment is considered the engineer requirements. The EPA
available at: http://www.regulations.gov. official comment and should include believes that addressing all issues
Dated: November 2, 2017. discussion of all points you wish to related to these requirements would
make. The EPA will generally not provide the regulated entities and the
E. Scott Pruitt,
consider comments or comment general public clarity and certainty
Administrator. regarding these requirements.
[FR Doc. 2017–24216 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am] contents located outside of the primary
Subsequent to the 82 FR 27645, June
submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or
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other file sharing system). For
heard a broad range of questions,
additional submission methods, the full
concerns, and constructive suggestions
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA public comment policy,
from stakeholders on how the proposed
AGENCY information about CBI or multimedia rule could be improved. This document
submissions, and general guidance on is not intended to address all of the
40 CFR Part 60 making effective comments, please visit issues that have been raised; we will
https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ summarize and respond to all comments
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0505; FRL–9970–55–
OAR] commenting-epa-dockets. in the final rule. Rather, the purpose of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. this document is to describe and seek
RIN 2060–AT59 Peter Tsirigotis, Sector Policies and comment on several ideas raised by
Programs Division (D205–01), Office of stakeholders that may go beyond those
Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission
Air Quality Planning and Standards, for which the Agency sought comment
Standards for New, Reconstructed,
Environmental Protection Agency, in the June 16, 2017, proposal. In this
and Modified Sources: Stay of Certain
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina document, we describe the specific
Requirements
27711; telephone number: (888) 627– issues and ideas raised by stakeholders
AGENCY: Environmental Protection 7764; email address: airaction@epa.gov. and explain which of those ideas we
Agency (EPA). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: consider to be within or possibly
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of data Organization of This Document. The beyond the scope of comment already
availability. information presented in this document requested. The purpose of this
is organized as follows: document is to bring these ideas to the
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection I. Background attention of other stakeholders and the
Agency (EPA) is issuing this notice of II. Legal Authority public so that they may also provide
data availability (NODA) in support of III. Stakeholder Input on Sources’ Ability To comments to assist in developing a final
the proposed rule titled ‘‘Oil and Implement Requirements rule.
Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards A. Fugitive Emissions Requirements The feedback the EPA has received
for New, Reconstructed, and Modified B. Well Site Pneumatic Pump since proposing the stay relates to the
Sources: Stay of Certain Requirements,’’ Requirements
EPA’s legal authority to stay these
C. Professional Engineering Certification
which was published on June 16, 2017. Requirements requirements and lack of clarity and
In this document, the EPA is providing IV. Estimated Cost Savings, Forgone Benefits, other challenges in implementing these
additional information on several topics and Net Benefits of the Proposed Stay three requirements. With respect to the
raised by stakeholders and is soliciting implementation challenges, the
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comment on the information presented. I. Background commenters recommend, as an
The two topic areas are the legal On June 16, 2017, the EPA proposed alternative to the proposed stay, that the
authority to issue a stay and the to stay for 2 years certain requirements EPA amend the 2016 Rule to extend the
technological, resource, and economic that are contained within the final rule periods currently provided in the 2016
challenges with implementing the titled ‘‘Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Rule for establishing the necessary
fugitive emissions requirements, well Emission Standards for New, infrastructure and phasing in the
site pneumatic pump standards, and the Reconstructed, and Modified Sources,’’ requirements for conducting the initial
requirements for certification of closed published in the Federal Register at 81 monitoring survey of fugitive emissions

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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; notice of public hearing and extension of comment period.
Dates		The public hearing for the proposed rule (82 FR 48035) will be held November 28 and 29, 2017. The deadline for accepting written comments is being extended by 32 days to January 16, 2018.
FR Citation		82 FR 51787
RIN Number		2060-AT55