82 FR 54339 - Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets in Submitted Reasonable Further Progress Plan for San Diego 8-Hour Ozone for Transportation Conformity Purposes; California
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 54339-54340] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25020] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0507; FRL-9970-42-Region 9] Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets in Submitted Reasonable Further Progress Plan for San Diego 8-Hour Ozone for Transportation Conformity Purposes; California AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or ``Agency'') is notifying the public that the Agency has found that the motor vehicle emissions budgets (``budgets'') for the Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) milestone year 2017 from the ``2008 Eight-Hour Ozone Attainment Plan for San Diego County (December 2016)'' (``2016 San Diego Ozone Plan'' or ``plan''), are adequate for transportation conformity purposes for the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The California Air Resources Board (CARB) submitted the 2016 San Diego Ozone Plan to the EPA on April 12, 2017, as a revision to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). Upon the effective date of this notice of adequacy, the previously-approved budgets for the 1997 8-hour ozone standards will no longer be applicable for transportation conformity purposes, and the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and the U.S. Department of Transportation must use these adequate budgets in future transportation conformity determinations. DATES: This finding is effective December 4, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kelly, EPA, Region IX, Air Division AIR-2, 75 Hawthorne Street, San [[Page 54340]] Francisco, CA 94105-3901; (415) 947-4151 or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA. Today's notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have already made. The EPA sent a letter to CARB on October 19, 2017 stating that the motor vehicle emissions budgets in the submitted 2016 San Diego Ozone Plan for the RFP milestone year 2017 are adequate for transportation conformity purposes.\1\ We announced availability of the plan and related budgets on the EPA's transportation conformity Web site on July 20, 2017, requesting comments by August 21, 2017. We received no comments in response to the adequacy review posting. The finding is available at the EPA's conformity Web site: https://www.epa.gov/state-and-local-transportation/state-implementation-plans-sip-submissions-epa-has-found-adequate-or. The adequate motor vehicle emissions budgets are provided in the following table: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See letter from Matthew J. Lakin, Acting Director, Air Division, EPA Region IX, to Richard Corey, Executive Officer, CARB, dated October 19, 2017. Adequate Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Volatile organic Nitrogen Budget year compounds oxides (tons (tons per per summer summer day) day) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2017.................................. 23 42 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transportation conformity is required by Clean Air Act section 176(c). The EPA's conformity rule requires that transportation plans, transportation improvement programs, and transportation projects conform to a state's air quality SIP and establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether or not they conform. Conformity to a SIP means that transportation activities will not produce new air quality violations, worsen existing violations, or delay timely attainment of the NAAQS. The criteria we use to determine whether a SIP's motor vehicle emission budgets are adequate for conformity purposes are outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4), promulgated on August 15, 1997.\2\ We have further described our process for determining the adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in our final rule dated July 1, 2004, and we used the information in these resources in making our adequacy determination.\3\ Please note that an adequacy review is separate from the EPA's completeness review and should not be used to prejudge the EPA's ultimate action on the SIP. Even if we find a budget adequate, the SIP could later be disapproved. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ See 62 FR 43780 (August 15, 1997). \3\ See 69 FR 40004 (July 1, 2004). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 40 CFR 93.104(e), within 2 years of the effective date of this notice, SANDAG and the U.S. Department of Transportation will need to demonstrate conformity to the new budgets if the demonstration has not already been made.\4\ For demonstrating conformity to the budgets in this plan, the on-road motor vehicle emissions from implementation of the transportation plan or program should be projected consistently with the budgets in this plan, i.e., by taking the county's emissions results derived from CARB's EMFAC model (short for EMission FACtor) and then rounding the emissions up to the nearest ton. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See 73 FR 4419 (January 24, 2008). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Dated: October 25, 2017. Alexis Strauss, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. 2017-25020 Filed 11-16-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via SmartWay partners as appropriate, and (2) Program change increase
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. to update them with environmental associated with the new SmartWay
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer performance and technology Affiliate Program and new requirements
for EPA. information that empower them to under SmartWay Tractor and Trailer
EPA’s policy is that all comments improve their efficiency. This program; and,
received will be included in the public information also improves EPA’s (3) Adjustment decrease due to EPA’s
docket without change including any knowledge and understanding of the change in policy for submitting Awards
personal information provided, unless environmental and energy impacts materials electronically, rather than by
the comment includes profanity, threats, associated with goods movement, and mail.
information claimed to be Confidential the effectiveness of both proven and Courtney Kerwin,
Business Information (CBI) or other emerging strategies to lessen those
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
information whose disclosure is impacts. Division.
restricted by statute. In addition to requesting annual
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: freight transportation-related data, EPA
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Kathleen Martz, U.S. Environmental may ask its SmartWay partners for other
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telephone number: 734–214–4335; Fax: effectiveness of new and emerging
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734–214–4906; email address: technology applications, sales volumes
martz.kathleen@epa.gov. associated with SmartWay- [EPA–R09–OAR–2017–0507; FRL–9970–42–
recommended vehicle equipment and Region 9]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents, which explain technologies, the reach and value of
partnering with EPA through the Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle
in detail the information that the EPA Emissions Budgets in Submitted
will be collecting, are available in the SmartWay Partnership, and awareness
of the SmartWay brand. In some Reasonable Further Progress Plan for
public docket for this ICR. The docket San Diego 8-Hour Ozone for
can be viewed online at instances, EPA might query other freight
industry representatives (not just Transportation Conformity Purposes;
www.regulations.gov or in person at the California
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room SmartWay partners), including trade
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., and professional associations, nonprofit AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Washington, DC. The telephone number environmental groups, energy and Agency (EPA).
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. community organizations, and ACTION: Notice of adequacy.
For additional information about EPA’s universities, and a small sampling of the
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ general public. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
dockets. Form Numbers: None. Agency (EPA or ‘‘Agency’’) is notifying
Respondents/affected entities: Private the public that the Agency has found
Abstract: SmartWay is a voluntary
and public organizations that join that the motor vehicle emissions
program that focuses on increasing
SmartWay Transport Partnership; budgets (‘‘budgets’’) for the Reasonable
efficiency and lowering air pollution
freight industry representatives who Further Progress (RFP) milestone year
generated by goods movement that is
engage in activities related to the 2017 from the ‘‘2008 Eight-Hour Ozone
open to organizations that own, operate,
SmartWay Partnership; and Attainment Plan for San Diego County
or contract with fleet operations,
representative samplings of consumers (December 2016)’’ (‘‘2016 San Diego
including truck, rail, barge, air and
in the general public. Ozone Plan’’ or ‘‘plan’’), are adequate
multi-modal carriers, logistics Respondent’s obligation to respond:
companies, and shippers. Organizations for transportation conformity purposes
Voluntary. for the 2008 ozone national ambient air
that do not operate fleets, but that are Estimated number of respondents:
working to strengthen the freight quality standards (NAAQS). The
4,605. California Air Resources Board (CARB)
industry, such as industry trade Frequency of response: Once, on
associations, state and local submitted the 2016 San Diego Ozone
occasion and annually. Plan to the EPA on April 12, 2017, as
transportation agencies and Total estimated burden: 13,224 hours.
environmental groups, also may join as a revision to the California State
Total estimated cost: $909,828, which
SmartWay affiliates. All organizations Implementation Plan (SIP). Upon the
includes no capital or operation and
that join SmartWay are asked to provide effective date of this notice of adequacy,
maintenance costs.
EPA with information as part of their Changes in the Estimates: There is an the previously-approved budgets for the
SmartWay registration to annually increase of 1,720 hours in the total 1997 8-hour ozone standards will no
benchmark their transportation-related estimated respondent partner burden longer be applicable for transportation
operations and improve the compared with the ICR currently conformity purposes, and the San Diego
environmental performance of their approved by OMB. This increase reflects Association of Governments (SANDAG)
freight activities. the following adjustments and program and the U.S. Department of
A company joins SmartWay when it Transportation must use these adequate
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changes:
completes and submits a SmartWay (1) Adjustments increase associated budgets in future transportation
Excel-based tool (‘‘reporting tool’’) to with increased interest in SmartWay, conformity determinations.
EPA. The data outputs from the and thus, an increase in new annual DATES: This finding is effective
submitted tool are used by partners and respondents, as well as robust program December 4, 2017.
SmartWay in several ways. First, the retention practices, leading to increased FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
data provides confirmation that number of existing respondent partners Kelly, EPA, Region IX, Air Division
SmartWay partners are meeting reporting annually, increase in the AIR–2, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
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Francisco, CA 94105–3901; (415) 947– information in these resources in EIS No. 20170222, Final, NMFS, OR,
4151 or kelly.johnj@epa.gov. making our adequacy determination.3 Analyze Impacts of NOAA’s National
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please note that an adequacy review is Marine Fisheries, Service joining as a
Throughout this document, whenever separate from the EPA’s completeness signatory to a new U.S. v. Oregon,
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean review and should not be used to Management Agreement for the Years
the EPA. prejudge the EPA’s ultimate action on 2018–2027, Review Period Ends: 12/
Today’s notice is simply an the SIP. Even if we find a budget 18/2017, Contact: Jeromy Jording
announcement of a finding that we have adequate, the SIP could later be (360) 753–9576.
already made. The EPA sent a letter to disapproved. EIS No. 20170223, Draft, NCPC, DC,
CARB on October 19, 2017 stating that Pursuant to 40 CFR 93.104(e), within South Mall Campus Master Plan,
the motor vehicle emissions budgets in 2 years of the effective date of this Comment Period Ends: 01/16/2018,
the submitted 2016 San Diego Ozone notice, SANDAG and the U.S. Contact: Matthew Flis (202) 482–
Plan for the RFP milestone year 2017 are Department of Transportation will need 7236.
adequate for transportation conformity to demonstrate conformity to the new EIS No. 20170224, Draft, USACE, VA,
purposes.1 We announced availability of budgets if the demonstration has not Draft Integrated City of Norfolk
the plan and related budgets on the already been made.4 For demonstrating Coastal Storm Risk Management
EPA’s transportation conformity Web conformity to the budgets in this plan, Feasibility Study, Comment Period
site on July 20, 2017, requesting the on-road motor vehicle emissions Ends: 01/02/2018, Contact: Kathy
comments by August 21, 2017. We from implementation of the Perdue (757) 201–7218.
received no comments in response to transportation plan or program should EIS No. 20170225, Final, DOS, DC,
the adequacy review posting. The be projected consistently with the Foreign Missions Center at the Former
finding is available at the EPA’s budgets in this plan, i.e., by taking the Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
conformity Web site: https:// county’s emissions results derived from Review Period Ends: 12/18/2017,
www.epa.gov/state-and-local- CARB’s EMFAC model (short for Contact: Geoffrey Hunt (202) 647–
transportation/state-implementation- EMission FACtor) and then rounding 7530.
plans-sip-submissions-epa-has-found- the emissions up to the nearest ton. EIS No. 20170226, Draft Supplement,
adequate-or. The adequate motor BLM, AZ, Ray Land Exchange Plan
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Amendment, Comment Period Ends:
vehicle emissions budgets are provided
Dated: October 25, 2017. 02/16/2018, Contact: Michael Werner
in the following table:
Alexis Strauss, (602) 417–9561.
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. EIS No. 20170227, Draft, TVA, TN,
ADEQUATE MOTOR VEHICLE Cumberland Fossil Plant Coal
EMISSIONS BUDGETS [FR Doc. 2017–25020 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
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Combustion Residual Management
Operations, Comment Period Ends:
Volatile Nitrogen 01/02/2018, Contact: Anita Masters
organic xides (423) 751–8697.
Budget year compounds ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(tons per
(tons per summer day) AGENCY EIS No. 20170228, Final, FHWA, NY,
summer day) New York State Route 198
[ER–FRL–9036–2)] (Scajaquada Expressway) Corridor
2017 .......... 23 42
Project, Review Period Ends: 12/19/
Environmental Impact Statements; 2017, Contact: Peter Osborn (518)
Transportation conformity is required Notice of Availability
by Clean Air Act section 176(c). The 431–4127.
EPA’s conformity rule requires that Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Dated: November 14, 2017.
transportation plans, transportation Activities, General Information (202) Kelly Knight,
improvement programs, and 564–7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/ Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
transportation projects conform to a nepa/. of Federal Activities.
state’s air quality SIP and establishes the Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact [FR Doc. 2017–24973 Filed 11–16–17; 8:45 am]
criteria and procedures for determining Statements (EISs) BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
whether or not they conform. Filed 11/06/2017 Through 11/10/2017
Conformity to a SIP means that Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
transportation activities will not EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
produce new air quality violations, Notice
COMMISSION
worsen existing violations, or delay Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
timely attainment of the NAAQS. requires that EPA make public its Agency Information Collection
The criteria we use to determine comments on EISs issued by other Activities: Proposed Collection;
whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emission Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters Comment Request; Generic Clearance
budgets are adequate for conformity on EISs are available at: https:// for the Collection of Qualitative
purposes are outlined in 40 CFR cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/ Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
93.118(e)(4), promulgated on August 15, action/eis/search. AGENCY: Equal Employment
1997.2 We have further described our EIS No. 20170219, Draft Supplement, Opportunity Commission.
process for determining the adequacy of FRA, CA, California High-Speed Rail:
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submitted SIP budgets in our final rule ACTION: Notice and request for
Fresno to Bakersfield Section, comments.
dated July 1, 2004, and we used the Comment Period Ends: 01/16/2018,
Contact: Stephanie Perez (202) 493– SUMMARY: As part of a Federal
1 See letter from Matthew J. Lakin, Acting 0388. Government-wide effort to streamline
Director, Air Division, EPA Region IX, to Richard
Corey, Executive Officer, CARB, dated October 19, the process to seek feedback from the
2017. 3 See 69 FR 40004 (July 1, 2004). public on service delivery, the U.S.
2 See 62 FR 43780 (August 15, 1997). 4 See 73 FR 4419 (January 24, 2008). Equal Employment Opportunity
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| FR Citation | 82 FR 54339 |
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