83_FR_18336 83 FR 18255 - Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; Flint Hills Sulfur Dioxide (SO2

83 FR 18255 - Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; Flint Hills Sulfur Dioxide (SO2

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 81 (April 26, 2018)

Page Range18255-18257
FR Document2018-08807

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Minnesota sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Flint Hills Resources, LLC Pine Bend Refinery (FHR) as submitted on February 8, 2017. The proposed SIP revision pertains to the introduction and removal of certain equipment at the refinery as well as amendments to certain emission limits, resulting in an overall decrease of SO<INF>2</INF> emissions from FHR.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2017-0099 FRL-9977-21--Region 5]


Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; Flint Hills Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 
Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a revision to the Minnesota sulfur dioxide (SO2) 
State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Flint Hills Resources, LLC Pine 
Bend Refinery (FHR) as submitted on February 8, 2017. The proposed SIP 
revision pertains to the introduction and removal of certain equipment 
at the refinery as well as amendments to certain emission limits, 
resulting in an overall decrease of SO2 emissions from FHR.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2017-0099 at https://www.regulations.gov or via email to 
blakley.pamela@epa.gov. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, 
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, 
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either 
manner of submission, 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: Anthony Maietta, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Control Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch 
(AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-8777, 
maietta.anthony@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This supplementary information 
section is arranged as follows:

I. What is the background for this action?
II. What is EPA's analysis of the SIP revision?
    a. Coker Replacement
    b. #4 Hydrogen Plant Reformer--30H401 Furnace
    c. Diesel Fire Water Pump at #4 Cooling Tower
    d. #3 Crude/Coker Improvements
    e. Cleanup
III. SO2 SIP and Emissions Impacts
IV. What action is EPA proposing?
V. Incorporation by Reference
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. What is the background for this action?

    FHR operates an oil refinery located in the Pine Bend Area of 
Rosemount, Dakota County, Minnesota. On February 8, 2017, the Minnesota 
Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) submitted a request to EPA to approve 
into the Minnesota SIP the conditions cited as ``Title I Condition: 40 
CFR 50.4(SO2 SIP); Title I Condition: 40 CFR 51; Title I 
Condition: 40 CFR pt. 52, subp. Y'' in FHR's revised joint Title I/
Title V document, Permit No. 03700011-101 \1\ (joint document 101). 
Joint document 101 contains measures for FHR to implement changes that 
improve technology at the plant and increase efficiency through new and 
existing equipment, as well as clarifying amendments to the document's 
language. MPCA posted joint document 101 for public comment in the 
Minnesota State Register on November 21, 2016, and the comment period 
ended on December 23, 2016. MPCA received no comments on the document.
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    \1\ In 1995, EPA approved consolidated permitting regulations 
into the Minnesota SIP. (60 FR 21447, May 2, 1995). The consolidated 
permitting regulations included the term ``Title I condition'' which 
was written, in part, to satisfy EPA requirements that SIP control 
measures remain permanent and enforceable. A ``Title I condition'' 
is defined, in part, as ``any condition based on source specific 
determination of ambient impacts imposed for the purpose of 
achieving or maintaining attainment with a national ambient air 
quality standard and which was part of a [SIP] approved by the EPA 
or submitted to the EPA pending approval under section 110 of the 
act. . .'' MINN. R. 7007.1011 (2013). The regulations also state 
that ``Title I conditions and the permittee's obligation to comply 
with them, shall not expire, regardless of the expiration of the 
other conditions of the permit.'' Further, ``any title I condition 
shall remain in effect without regard to permit expiration or 
reissuance, and shall be restated in the reissued permit.'' MINN. R. 
7007.0450 (2007). Minnesota has initiated using the joint Title I/
Title V document as the enforceable document for imposing emission 
limitations and compliance requirements in SIPs. The SIP 
requirements in the joint Title I/Title V document submitted by MPCA 
are cited as ``Title I conditions,'' therefore ensuring that SIP 
requirements remain permanent and enforceable. EPA reviewed the 
state's procedure for using joint Title I/Title V documents to 
implement site specific SIP requirements and found it to be 
acceptable under both Title I and Title V of the Clean Air Act (July 
3, 1997 letter from David Kee, EPA, to Michael J. Sandusky, MPCA).
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II. What is EPA's analysis of the SIP revision?

    Joint document 101, issued by MPCA on January 13, 2017, contains 
amended SIP conditions that, when combined, provide FHR with the 
ability to more efficiently upgrade hydrocarbons that are distilled 
from FHR's crude units into transportation fuels, primarily diesel. The 
amended SIP conditions allow FHR to increase fuel production and 
operate more efficiently and closer to the facility's overall 
distillation capacity. See Table 1 at the end of our review for a list 
of detailed changes to SO2 allowable emissions limits 
associated with this action. The amended SIP conditions in joint 
document 101 include:

a. Coker Replacement.

    A coker replacement project consists of the installation of a new 
coker process unit (#4 Coker Unit Charge Heater/EQUI1456) into joint 
document 101. The new #4 Coker will replace the #1 and #2 Cokers, which 
will be permanently retired. In addition to their retirement, the SIP 
condition that lists the decoking scenario in which the #1 and #2 
cokers' associated process units

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operate simultaneously with 21H1 Steam/Air Heater Decoking unit (EQUI 
493) and 21H2 Steam/Air Heater Decoking unit (EQUI 494) is being 
removed from joint document 101.

b. #4 Hydrogen Plant Reformer--30H401 Furnace.

    The allowable SO2 emissions limit on the 30H401 furnace 
for the #4 Hydrogen Plant Reformer is being lowered. This is because 
the originally approved allowable SO2 limit for the heater 
assumed that it would operate on refinery fuel gas. Since start-up, the 
unit has primarily been operated on pressure swing adsorption offgas, 
which originates as a natural gas ahead of the reformer and does not 
contain sulfur. Because of the dual-fuel operation of the heater, its 
allowable SO2 limit has been reduced to meet actual 
operating conditions.

c. Diesel Fire Water Pump at #4 Cooling Tower.

    The diesel fire water pump at the #4 cooling tower was 
decommissioned and so its SO2 emission limits are removed 
from joint document 101.

d. #3 Crude/Coker Improvements.

    Improvements to the #3 crude/coker that were incorporated as 
``Title I Condition: 40 CFR 50.4(SO2 SIP); Title I 
Condition: 40 CFR 51; Title I Condition: 40 CFR pt. 52, subp. Y'' 
conditions in a previous joint Title I/Title V document (Permit No. 
03700011-010) have been completed and as a result, SIP conditions for 
three process heaters (EQUI495/EU034, EQUI496/EU035, and EQUI500/EU040) 
and two process heaters for steam-air decoking activities (EQUI498/
EU037 and EQUI499/EU038) are being removed from joint document 101.

e. Cleanup.

    MPCA also requested to remove from the Minnesota SIP an emission 
limit for the ammonium thiosulfate process unit that was erroneously 
labeled as a ``Title I Condition: 40 CFR 50.4(SO2 SIP); 
Title I Condition: 40 CFR 51; Title I Condition: 40 CFR pt. 52, subp. 
Y'' condition in the prior joint Title I/Title V document, Permit No. 
3700011-12 (joint document 12). EPA had approved joint document 12 into 
the Minnesota SIP on June 27, 2016 (81 FR 41447). The state-based 
SO2 limit for EQUI574 at condition 5.162.4 in joint document 
12 are revised to be labeled a ``Minn. R. 7009.0080'' Title V condition 
in joint document 101. This is acceptable because the federal 
SO2 standards are still contained in joint document 101 and 
the erroneous condition incorporated into joint document 12 at 81 FR 
41447 does not affect FHR's ability to meet the SO2 NAAQS.

III. SO2 SIP and Emissions Impacts

    Joint document 101 removes SIP conditions for equipment that have 
been approved for shutdown and decommissioning in joint document 12, 
and that have been decommissioned from FHR and are no longer necessary. 
Joint document 101 also strengthens the Minnesota SIP by requiring new 
or more stringent limits on equipment. As shown in Table 1, for the 3-
hour, 24-hour, and annual SO2 standards, allowable emissions 
are decreased by 95.402 lb/hr, 95.402 lb/hr, and 249.169 tpy, 
respectively, from the impact of the revisions to joint document 101. 
Joint document 101 becomes effective upon the effective date of EPA's 
approval of MPCA's February 8, 2017, request.

                  Table 1--Summary of Changes to Allowable SO2 Emissions in Joint Document 101
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                                                                                     Change to
                                                                                   allowable in      Change to
                              Unit                                  Section in     lb/hr  (1-hr    allowable in
                                                                      permit         and 24-hr     tpy  (annual
                                                                                    standards)       standard)
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COMG 28/GP 011/Diesel engines w/SIP conditions..................          5.23.3          -0.002          -0.009
EQUI 471/EU 296/#4 Hydrogen Plant Reformer--Refining Equipment..         5.122.4           -69.4          -243.3
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                                                                         5.122.8            22.7            79.7
EQUI 495/EU 034/#3 Coker Heater--Process Heater.................         5.133.1           -12.7           -44.6
EQUI496/EU 035/#3 Coker Heater--Process Heater..................         5.134.1            -9.4           -13.4
EQUI 498/EU 037/Steam/Air Heater Decooking 23H-1--Process Heater         5.135.1           -20.2           -4.26
EQUI 500/EU 040/#3 Crude Unit Charge Heater--Process Heater.....         5.137.1           -19.5           -54.3
EQUI 1456/EQUI 24H-1/no description.............................        5.163.13            13.1              31
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    Total Change................................................  ..............         -95.402        -249.169
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    Joint document 101 is approvable because EPA's review of the 
revised document shows that reductions of allowable SIP-based 
SO2 emissions, and strengthening of the Minnesota SIP will 
occur through corrections, clarifications, and revisions made since 
approval of joint document 12.

IV. What action is EPA proposing?

    EPA is proposing to approve a revision to Minnesota's 
SO2 SIP for FHR, as submitted by MPCA on February 8, 2017, 
and reflected in conditions labeled ``Title I Condition: 40 CFR 
50.4(SO2 SIP); Title I Condition: 40 CFR 51; Title I 
Condition: 40 CFR pt. 52, subp. Y'' in joint document 101.

V. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, EPA proposes to include in a final EPA rule 
regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance 
with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA proposes to incorporate by 
reference all the conditions in Minnesota Permit No. 03700011-101 cited 
as ``Title I Condition: 40 CFR 50.4(S02 SIP); Title I Condition: 40 CFR 
51; Title I Condition: 40 CFR pt. 52, subp. Y'', effective January 13, 
2017. EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents 
generally available through www.regulations.gov, and at the EPA Region 
5 Office (please contact the person identified in the ``For Further 
Information Contact'' section of this preamble for more information).

VI. 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 Clean Air 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

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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);
     Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2, 
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under 
Executive Order 12866;
     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 (Public Law 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).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: April 18, 2018.
Cathy Stepp,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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                                               limitations, in pounds per million                                 Confidential Business Information (CBI)               (joint document 101). Joint document
                                               British thermal units (lb/MMBtu),                                  or other information whose disclosure is              101 contains measures for FHR to
                                               averaged over a rolling 30-day period:                             restricted by statute. Multimedia                     implement changes that improve
                                                                                                                  submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be              technology at the plant and increase
                                                                                              NOX Emission        accompanied by a written comment.                     efficiency through new and existing
                                                          Source name                              limit          The written comment is considered the                 equipment, as well as clarifying
                                                                                               (lb/MMBtu)
                                                                                                                  official comment and should include                   amendments to the document’s
                                               Antelope Valley Station, Unit                                      discussion of all points you wish to                  language. MPCA posted joint document
                                                 1 ........................................                0.17   make. EPA will generally not consider                 101 for public comment in the
                                               Antelope Valley Station, Unit                                      comments or comment contents located                  Minnesota State Register on November
                                                 2 ........................................                0.17   outside of the primary submission (i.e.               21, 2016, and the comment period
                                                                                                                  on the web, cloud, or other file sharing              ended on December 23, 2016. MPCA
                                                 (2) * * *                                                        system). For additional submission                    received no comments on the document.
                                                 (d) Compliance date. The owners and                              methods, please contact the person
                                               operators of Antelope Valley Station                                                                                     II. What is EPA’s analysis of the SIP
                                                                                                                  identified in the FOR FURTHER                         revision?
                                               shall comply with the emissions                                    INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the
                                               limitations and other requirements of                              full EPA public comment policy,                          Joint document 101, issued by MPCA
                                               this section as expeditiously as                                   information about CBI or multimedia                   on January 13, 2017, contains amended
                                               practicable, but no later than July 31,                            submissions, and general guidance on                  SIP conditions that, when combined,
                                               2018, unless otherwise indicated in                                making effective comments, please visit               provide FHR with the ability to more
                                               specific paragraphs.                                               https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/                         efficiently upgrade hydrocarbons that
                                               *     *     *     *    *                                           commenting-epa-dockets.                               are distilled from FHR’s crude units into
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–08623 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]                                                                              transportation fuels, primarily diesel.
                                                                                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                                                                                   The amended SIP conditions allow FHR
                                                                                                                  Anthony Maietta, Environmental                        to increase fuel production and operate
                                                                                                                  Protection Specialist, Control Strategies             more efficiently and closer to the
                                                                                                                  Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J),                facility’s overall distillation capacity.
                                               ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                                                                                  Environmental Protection Agency,                      See Table 1 at the end of our review for
                                               AGENCY
                                                                                                                  Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,                  a list of detailed changes to SO2
                                               40 CFR Part 52                                                     Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–8777,              allowable emissions limits associated
                                                                                                                  maietta.anthony@epa.gov.                              with this action. The amended SIP
                                               [EPA–R05–OAR–2017–0099 FRL–9977–21—                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               Region 5]                                                                                                                conditions in joint document 101
                                                                                                                  Throughout this document whenever                     include:
                                               Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; Flint                                ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
                                                                                                                  EPA. This supplementary information                   a. Coker Replacement.
                                               Hills Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Revision
                                                                                                                  section is arranged as follows:                          A coker replacement project consists
                                               AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                                                                                        of the installation of a new coker
                                                                                                                  I. What is the background for this action?
                                               Agency (EPA).                                                      II. What is EPA’s analysis of the SIP revision?       process unit (#4 Coker Unit Charge
                                               ACTION: Proposed rule.                                                a. Coker Replacement                               Heater/EQUI1456) into joint document
                                                                                                                     b. #4 Hydrogen Plant Reformer—30H401               101. The new #4 Coker will replace the
                                               SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                                  Furnace                                         #1 and #2 Cokers, which will be
                                               Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a                                c. Diesel Fire Water Pump at #4 Cooling            permanently retired. In addition to their
                                               revision to the Minnesota sulfur dioxide                                 Tower                                           retirement, the SIP condition that lists
                                               (SO2) State Implementation Plan (SIP)                                 d. #3 Crude/Coker Improvements                     the decoking scenario in which the #1
                                               for the Flint Hills Resources, LLC Pine                               e. Cleanup                                         and #2 cokers’ associated process units
                                               Bend Refinery (FHR) as submitted on                                III. SO2 SIP and Emissions Impacts
                                               February 8, 2017. The proposed SIP                                 IV. What action is EPA proposing?
                                                                                                                                                                        permanent and enforceable. A ‘‘Title I condition’’
                                               revision pertains to the introduction and                          V. Incorporation by Reference
                                                                                                                                                                        is defined, in part, as ‘‘any condition based on
                                                                                                                  VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews             source specific determination of ambient impacts
                                               removal of certain equipment at the
                                                                                                                                                                        imposed for the purpose of achieving or
                                               refinery as well as amendments to                                  I. What is the background for this                    maintaining attainment with a national ambient air
                                               certain emission limits, resulting in an                           action?                                               quality standard and which was part of a [SIP]
                                               overall decrease of SO2 emissions from                                FHR operates an oil refinery located
                                                                                                                                                                        approved by the EPA or submitted to the EPA
                                               FHR.                                                                                                                     pending approval under section 110 of the act. . .’’
                                                                                                                  in the Pine Bend Area of Rosemount,                   MINN. R. 7007.1011 (2013). The regulations also
                                               DATES: Comments must be received on                                Dakota County, Minnesota. On February                 state that ‘‘Title I conditions and the permittee’s
                                               or before May 29, 2018.                                            8, 2017, the Minnesota Pollution                      obligation to comply with them, shall not expire,
                                                                                                                                                                        regardless of the expiration of the other conditions
                                               ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                                   Control Agency (MPCA) submitted a                     of the permit.’’ Further, ‘‘any title I condition shall
                                               identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–                               request to EPA to approve into the                    remain in effect without regard to permit expiration
                                               OAR–2017–0099 at https://                                          Minnesota SIP the conditions cited as                 or reissuance, and shall be restated in the reissued
                                               www.regulations.gov or via email to                                                                                      permit.’’ MINN. R. 7007.0450 (2007). Minnesota has
                                                                                                                  ‘‘Title I Condition: 40 CFR 50.4(SO2                  initiated using the joint Title I/Title V document as
                                               blakley.pamela@epa.gov. For comments                               SIP); Title I Condition: 40 CFR 51; Title             the enforceable document for imposing emission
                                               submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the                           I Condition: 40 CFR pt. 52, subp. Y’’ in              limitations and compliance requirements in SIPs.
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                                               online instructions for submitting                                 FHR’s revised joint Title I/Title V                   The SIP requirements in the joint Title I/Title V
                                               comments. Once submitted, comments                                                                                       document submitted by MPCA are cited as ‘‘Title
                                                                                                                  document, Permit No. 03700011–101 1                   I conditions,’’ therefore ensuring that SIP
                                               cannot be edited or removed from                                                                                         requirements remain permanent and enforceable.
                                               Regulations.gov. For either manner of                                1 In 1995, EPA approved consolidated permitting
                                                                                                                                                                        EPA reviewed the state’s procedure for using joint
                                               submission, EPA may publish any                                    regulations into the Minnesota SIP. (60 FR 21447,     Title I/Title V documents to implement site specific
                                                                                                                  May 2, 1995). The consolidated permitting             SIP requirements and found it to be acceptable
                                               comment received to its public docket.                             regulations included the term ‘‘Title I condition’’   under both Title I and Title V of the Clean Air Act
                                               Do not submit electronically any                                   which was written, in part, to satisfy EPA            (July 3, 1997 letter from David Kee, EPA, to Michael
                                               information you consider to be                                     requirements that SIP control measures remain         J. Sandusky, MPCA).



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                                               operate simultaneously with 21H1                                        d. #3 Crude/Coker Improvements.                                          condition 5.162.4 in joint document 12
                                               Steam/Air Heater Decoking unit (EQUI                                       Improvements to the #3 crude/coker                                    are revised to be labeled a ‘‘Minn. R.
                                               493) and 21H2 Steam/Air Heater                                          that were incorporated as ‘‘Title I                                      7009.0080’’ Title V condition in joint
                                               Decoking unit (EQUI 494) is being                                       Condition: 40 CFR 50.4(SO2 SIP); Title                                   document 101. This is acceptable
                                               removed from joint document 101.                                        I Condition: 40 CFR 51; Title I                                          because the federal SO2 standards are
                                                                                                                       Condition: 40 CFR pt. 52, subp. Y’’                                      still contained in joint document 101
                                               b. #4 Hydrogen Plant Reformer—
                                                                                                                       conditions in a previous joint Title I/                                  and the erroneous condition
                                               30H401 Furnace.
                                                                                                                       Title V document (Permit No.                                             incorporated into joint document 12 at
                                                 The allowable SO2 emissions limit on                                  03700011–010) have been completed                                        81 FR 41447 does not affect FHR’s
                                               the 30H401 furnace for the #4 Hydrogen                                  and as a result, SIP conditions for three                                ability to meet the SO2 NAAQS.
                                               Plant Reformer is being lowered. This is                                process heaters (EQUI495/EU034,
                                                                                                                       EQUI496/EU035, and EQUI500/EU040)                                        III. SO2 SIP and Emissions Impacts
                                               because the originally approved
                                               allowable SO2 limit for the heater                                      and two process heaters for steam-air                                       Joint document 101 removes SIP
                                               assumed that it would operate on                                        decoking activities (EQUI498/EU037                                       conditions for equipment that have been
                                               refinery fuel gas. Since start-up, the unit                             and EQUI499/EU038) are being removed                                     approved for shutdown and
                                               has primarily been operated on pressure                                 from joint document 101.
                                                                                                                                                                                                decommissioning in joint document 12,
                                               swing adsorption offgas, which                                          e. Cleanup.                                                              and that have been decommissioned
                                               originates as a natural gas ahead of the                                   MPCA also requested to remove from                                    from FHR and are no longer necessary.
                                               reformer and does not contain sulfur.                                   the Minnesota SIP an emission limit for                                  Joint document 101 also strengthens the
                                               Because of the dual-fuel operation of the                               the ammonium thiosulfate process unit                                    Minnesota SIP by requiring new or more
                                               heater, its allowable SO2 limit has been                                that was erroneously labeled as a ‘‘Title                                stringent limits on equipment. As
                                               reduced to meet actual operating                                        I Condition: 40 CFR 50.4(SO2 SIP); Title                                 shown in Table 1, for the 3-hour, 24-
                                               conditions.                                                             I Condition: 40 CFR 51; Title I                                          hour, and annual SO2 standards,
                                               c. Diesel Fire Water Pump at #4 Cooling                                 Condition: 40 CFR pt. 52, subp. Y’’                                      allowable emissions are decreased by
                                               Tower.                                                                  condition in the prior joint Title I/Title                               95.402 lb/hr, 95.402 lb/hr, and 249.169
                                                                                                                       V document, Permit No. 3700011–12                                        tpy, respectively, from the impact of the
                                                 The diesel fire water pump at the #4                                  (joint document 12). EPA had approved                                    revisions to joint document 101. Joint
                                               cooling tower was decommissioned and                                    joint document 12 into the Minnesota                                     document 101 becomes effective upon
                                               so its SO2 emission limits are removed                                  SIP on June 27, 2016 (81 FR 41447). The                                  the effective date of EPA’s approval of
                                               from joint document 101.                                                state-based SO2 limit for EQUI574 at                                     MPCA’s February 8, 2017, request.

                                                                       TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO ALLOWABLE SO2 EMISSIONS IN JOINT DOCUMENT 101
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Change to       Change to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        allowable in    allowable in
                                                                                                                                                                                               Section in
                                                                                                                Unit                                                                                                        lb/hr            tpy
                                                                                                                                                                                                permit                 (1-hr and 24-   (annual stand-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       hr standards)        ard)

                                               COMG 28/GP 011/Diesel engines w/SIP conditions ..................................................................                                         5.23.3              ¥0.002          ¥0.009
                                               EQUI 471/EU 296/#4 Hydrogen Plant Reformer—Refining Equipment .....................................                                                      5.122.4               ¥69.4          ¥243.3

                                                                                                                                                                                                      5.122.8                  22.7            79.7
                                               EQUI 495/EU 034/#3 Coker Heater—Process Heater ...............................................................                                         5.133.1                 ¥12.7           ¥44.6
                                               EQUI496/EU 035/#3 Coker Heater—Process Heater .................................................................                                        5.134.1                  ¥9.4           ¥13.4
                                               EQUI 498/EU 037/Steam/Air Heater Decooking 23H–1—Process Heater ................................                                                       5.135.1                 ¥20.2           ¥4.26
                                               EQUI 500/EU 040/#3 Crude Unit Charge Heater—Process Heater ...........................................                                                 5.137.1                 ¥19.5           ¥54.3
                                               EQUI 1456/EQUI 24H–1/no description ......................................................................................                            5.163.13                  13.1              31

                                                    Total Change ........................................................................................................................   ........................       ¥95.402         ¥249.169



                                                  Joint document 101 is approvable                                     CFR 51; Title I Condition: 40 CFR pt. 52,                                available through www.regulations.gov,
                                               because EPA’s review of the revised                                     subp. Y’’ in joint document 101.                                         and at the EPA Region 5 Office (please
                                               document shows that reductions of                                                                                                                contact the person identified in the ‘‘For
                                                                                                                       V. Incorporation by Reference
                                               allowable SIP-based SO2 emissions, and                                                                                                           Further Information Contact’’ section of
                                               strengthening of the Minnesota SIP will                                    In this rule, EPA proposes to include                                 this preamble for more information).
                                               occur through corrections, clarifications,                              in a final EPA rule regulatory text that                                 VI. Statutory and Executive Order
                                               and revisions made since approval of                                    includes incorporation by reference. In                                  Reviews
                                               joint document 12.                                                      accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
                                                                                                                       51.5, EPA proposes to incorporate by                                       Under the Clean Air Act, the
                                               IV. What action is EPA proposing?
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                                                                                                                       reference all the conditions in                                          Administrator is required to approve a
                                                 EPA is proposing to approve a                                         Minnesota Permit No. 03700011–101                                        SIP submission that complies with the
                                               revision to Minnesota’s SO2 SIP for                                     cited as ‘‘Title I Condition: 40 CFR                                     provisions of the Clean Air Act and
                                               FHR, as submitted by MPCA on                                            50.4(S02 SIP); Title I Condition: 40 CFR                                 applicable Federal regulations. 42
                                               February 8, 2017, and reflected in                                      51; Title I Condition: 40 CFR pt. 52,                                    U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus,
                                               conditions labeled ‘‘Title I Condition: 40                              subp. Y’’, effective January 13, 2017.                                   in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s
                                               CFR 50.4(SO2 SIP); Title I Condition: 40                                EPA has made, and will continue to                                       role is to approve state choices,
                                                                                                                       make, these documents generally                                          provided that they meet the criteria of


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                                               the Clean Air Act. Accordingly, this                    List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                               action merely approves state law as                                                                            COMMISSION
                                               meeting Federal requirements and does                     Environmental protection, Air
                                               not impose additional requirements                      pollution control, Incorporation by                    47 CFR Part 10
                                               beyond those imposed by state law. For                  reference, Intergovernmental relations,
                                                                                                       Reporting and recordkeeping                            [PS Docket Nos. 15–91, 15–94; DA 18–302]
                                               that reason, this action:
                                                                                                       requirements, Sulfur oxides.
                                                  • Is not a significant regulatory action                                                                    Parties Asked To Refresh the Record
                                               subject to review by the Office of                        Dated: April 18, 2018.                               on Facilitating Multimedia Content in
                                               Management and Budget under                             Cathy Stepp,                                           Wireless Emergency Alerts
                                               Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,                    Regional Administrator, Region 5.                      AGENCY:  Federal Communications
                                               October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,                 [FR Doc. 2018–08807 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]            Commission.
                                               January 21, 2011);
                                                                                                       BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                 ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                  • Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82
                                               FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory                                                                          SUMMARY:    In this document, the Public
                                               action because SIP approvals are                                                                               Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
                                               exempted under Executive Order 12866;                   DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                               (Bureau) seeks to refresh the record on
                                                  • Does not impose an information                     HUMAN SERVICES                                         the issue of facilitating multimedia
                                               collection burden under the provisions                                                                         content (such as photos and maps) in
                                               of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                      Administration for Children and                        Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA)
                                               U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);                                   Families                                               messages raised in the 2016 Report and
                                                  • Is certified as not having a                                                                              Order and Further Notice of Proposed
                                               significant economic impact on a                        45 CFR Part 1355                                       Rulemaking in this proceeding.
                                               substantial number of small entities                                                                           DATES: Comments are due on or before
                                               under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5                 RIN 0970–AC76                                          May 29, 2018 and reply comments are
                                               U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                                                                           due on or before June 11, 2018.
                                                  • Does not contain any unfunded                      Adoption and Foster Care Analysis                      ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
                                               mandate or significantly or uniquely                    and Reporting System                                   identified by PS Docket Nos. 15–91 and
                                               affect small governments, as described                                                                         15–94, by any of the following methods:
                                               in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                     AGENCY:  Children’s Bureau (CB),                         • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
                                               of 1995 (Public Law 104–4);                             Administration on Children Youth and                   https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                                                                       Families (ACYF), Administration for                    instructions for submitting comments.
                                                  • Does not have Federalism
                                               implications as specified in Executive
                                                                                                       Children and Families (ACF),                             • Federal Communications
                                                                                                       Department of Health and Human                         Commission’s Website: https://
                                               Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                    Services (HHS).
                                               1999);                                                                                                         www.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Follow the
                                                                                                                                                              instructions for submitting comments.
                                                  • Is not an economically significant                 ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking;
                                                                                                                                                                • Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or
                                               regulatory action based on health or                    correction.
                                                                                                                                                              messenger delivery, by commercial
                                               safety risks subject to Executive Order                                                                        overnight courier, or by first-class or
                                               13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                    SUMMARY:    This document corrects the
                                                                                                                                                              overnight U.S. Postal Service mail
                                                  • Is not a significant regulatory action             Regulatory Identification Number (RIN)
                                                                                                                                                              (although the Commission continues to
                                               subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR                 that appeared in the heading of a Notice
                                                                                                                                                              experience delays in receiving U.S.
                                               28355, May 22, 2001);                                   of Proposed Rulemaking published in
                                                                                                                                                              Postal Service mail). All filings must be
                                                                                                       the Federal Register of March 15, 2018.
                                                  • Is not subject to requirements of                                                                         addressed to the Commission’s
                                                                                                       Through that document, the Children’s
                                               Section 12(d) of the National                                                                                  Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
                                                                                                       Bureau proposed to delay the
                                               Technology Transfer and Advancement                                                                            Federal Communications Commission.
                                                                                                       compliance and effective dates in the                     • People With Disabilities: Contact
                                               Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
                                                                                                       Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and                  the FCC to request reasonable
                                               application of those requirements would
                                                                                                       Reporting System (AFCARS) 2016 final                   accommodations (accessible format
                                               be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
                                                                                                       rule for title IV–E agencies to comply                 documents, sign language interpreters,
                                               and
                                                                                                       with agency rules for an additional two                CART, etc.) by Email: FCC504@fcc.gov
                                                  • Does not provide EPA with the                      fiscal years.
                                               discretionary authority to address, as                                                                         or phone: (202) 418–0530 or TTY: (202)
                                               appropriate, disproportionate human                     DATES:    April 26, 2018.                              418–0432.
                                               health or environmental effects, using                                                                            For detailed instructions for
                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     In the
                                               practicable and legally permissible                                                                            submitting comments and additional
                                                                                                       Notice of Proposed Rulemaking FR Doc
                                               methods, under Executive Order 12898                                                                           information on the rulemaking process,
                                                                                                       2018–05038, beginning on page 11450
                                               (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).                                                                               see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
                                                                                                       in the issue of March 15, 2018, the RIN
                                                  In addition, the SIP is not approved                 appeared incorrectly in the heading of                 section of this document.
                                               to apply on any Indian reservation land                 the document as RIN 0970–AC47. The                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
                                               or in any other area where EPA or an                    RIN is corrected to read ‘‘RIN 0970–                   A. Evanoff, Attorney-Advisor, Policy
                                                                                                                                                              and Licensing Division, Public Safety
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                                               Indian tribe has demonstrated that a                    AC76’’.
                                               tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of                                                                      and Homeland Security Bureau, (202)
                                                                                                         Dated: April 20, 2018.                               418–0848 or john.evanoff@fcc.gov.
                                               Indian country, the rule does not have
                                               tribal implications and will not impose                 Ann C. Agnew,                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
                                               substantial direct costs on tribal                      Executive Secretary to the Department,                 summary of the Commission’s
                                               governments or preempt tribal law as                    Department of Health and Human Services.               document in PS Docket Nos. 15–91, 15–
                                               specified by Executive Order 13175 (65                  [FR Doc. 2018–08736 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]            94; DA 18–302, released on March 28,
                                               FR 67249, November 9, 2000).                            BILLING CODE 4184–25–P                                 2018. It is available on the


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Document Created: 2018-11-02 08:20:19
Document Modified: 2018-11-02 08:20:19
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule.
DatesComments must be received on or before May 29, 2018.
ContactAnthony Maietta, Environmental Protection Specialist, Control Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-8777, [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 18255 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Sulfur Oxides

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