[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19920-19921]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07266]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0671; FRL-9726-01-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for New Residential Hydronic Heaters
and Forced-Air Furnaces (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), NSPS for New Residential Hydronic
Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces (EPA ICR Number 2442.04, OMB Control
Number 2060-0693, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved
through May 31, 2022. Public comments were previously requested, via
the Federal Register, on February 8, 2021 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may neither conduct
nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 6, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2020-0671, to EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public

docket without change including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to
be confidential business information or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and
Program Division (D243-05), Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina, 27711; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC
West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
The telephone number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For
additional information about EPA's public docket, visit: http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Manufacturers of wood-fired residential hydronic heaters,
forced-air furnaces, or other central heaters, testing laboratories,
and third-party certifiers are required to comply with reporting and
recordkeeping requirements for the General Provisions (40 CFR part 60,
subpart A), as well as for the applicable specific standards in 40 CFR
part 60 Subpart QQQQ. This includes submitting initial notifications,
performance tests and periodic reports and results, and maintaining
records. These reports are used by EPA to determine compliance with
these same standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of wood-fired
residential hydronic heaters, forced-air furnaces, or other central
heaters, testing laboratories, third-party certifiers.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60,
subpart QQQQ).
    Estimated number of respondents: 24 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually, biennially, every five years.
    Total estimated burden: 2,390 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $950,000 (per year), which includes $484,000
in annualized capital/startup costs. There are no operation &
maintenance (O&M) costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a significant decrease in burden
from the most-recently approved ICR as currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved Burdens. This is due to several considerations.
The size of the industry (number of respondents) has decreased by half
since the previously-approved ICR (2442.03), resulting in a significant
decrease in both labor burden and capital/startup costs for periodic
re-testing and auditing of model lines. The decrease in the number of
respondents is based on certification data collected by the EPA. This
ICR includes a review of the regulations as amended on April 2, 2020 at
85 FR 18448, but these amendments did not increase burden. The
regulations are anticipated to change over the next three years, but
these changes are not anticipated to either increase or decrease
burden. The growth rate for this industry is anticipated to be zero
over the next three years as manufacturers have already certified to
the 2020 standards, resulting in no expenses for testing new model
lines.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-07266 Filed 4-5-22; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 71365-71366]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29021]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2012-0821; Airspace Docket No. 12-ASW-8]

Proposed Establishment of Class E Airspace; Beeville, TX

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at
Beeville, TX. Controlled airspace is necessary to accommodate new
Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) at Chase Field
Industrial Airport. The FAA is taking this action to enhance the safety
and management of Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations for SIAPs at
the airport.

DATES: 0901 UTC. Comments must be received on or before January 14,
2013.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. You
must identify the docket number FAA-2012-0821/Airspace Docket No. 12-
ASW-8, at the beginning of your comments. You may also submit comments
through the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. You may review the
public docket containing the proposal, any comments received, and any
final disposition in person in the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket
Office (telephone 1-800-647-5527), is on the ground floor of the
building at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Enander, Central Service Center,
Operations Support Group, Federal Aviation Administration, Southwest
Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone: (817) 321-
7716.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2012-0821/
Airspace Docket No. 12-ASW-8.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's Web page at http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see ADDRESSES section for address and phone number) between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the office of the Central Service Center, 2601
Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76137.
    Persons interested in being placed on a mailing list for future
NPRMs should contact the FAA's Office of Rulemaking<PHONE_NUMBER>, to
request a copy of Advisory Circular No. 11-2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which describes the application
procedure.

The Proposal

    This action proposes to amend Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
(14 CFR), Part 71 by establishing Class E airspace extending upward
from 700 feet above the surface to accommodate new standard instrument
approach procedures at Chase Field Industrial Airport, Beeville, TX.
Controlled airspace is needed for the safety and management of IFR
operations at the airport.
    Class E airspace areas are published in Paragraph 6005 of FAA Order
7400.9W, dated August 8, 2012 and effective September 15, 2012, which
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class E airspace
designation listed in this document would be published subsequently in
the Order.
    The FAA has determined that this proposed regulation only involves
an established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current.
It, therefore, (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26, 1979);
and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation as the
anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter that
will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code. Subtitle 1, Section 106 describes
the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation
Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's authority.
This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section, the
FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it would establish controlled airspace at Chase Field Industrial
Airport, Beeville, TX.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (Air).

The Proposed Amendment

    In consideration of the foregoing, the Federal Aviation
Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

    1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

     Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854,
24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

    2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order
7400.9W, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 8,
2012, and effective September 15, 2012, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace areas extending upward from 700
feet or more above the surface of the earth.

* * * * *

ASW TX E5 Beeville, TX [New]

Chase Field Industrial Airport, TX
    (Lat. 28[deg]21'36'' N., long. 97[deg]39'36'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.8-mile radius of Chase Field Industrial Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, TX, on November 1, 2012.
David P. Medina,
Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2012-29021 Filed 11-29-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13198-13203]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06128]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[EPA-R05-OAR-2016-0593; FRL-9975-93--Region 5]

Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Redesignation of the Chicago and
Granite City Areas to Attainment of the 2008 Lead Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's (Illinois EPA's) request to
redesignate the Chicago and Granite City nonattainment areas (hereafter
also referred to as the ``areas'') to attainment for the 2008 national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or standards) for lead, also
identified as Pb. EPA is also approving, as revisions to the Illinois
state implementation plan (SIP): The state's plan for maintaining the
2008 lead NAAQS in the areas for a period of ten years following these
redesignations; the emissions inventories for the areas; and rules
applying emission limits and other control requirements to lead sources
in the areas. EPA is taking these actions in accordance with applicable
regulations and guidance that address implementation of the 2008 lead
NAAQS. EPA proposed this action on October 18, 2017, and received two
public comments in response.

DATES: This final rule is effective on March 28, 2018.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R05-OAR-2016-0593. All documents in the docket are listed on
the www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is
not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard
copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
through www.regulations.gov or at the Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We recommend
that you telephone Eric Svingen, Environmental Engineer, at (312) 353-
4489 before visiting the Region 5 office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Svingen, Environmental Engineer,
Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-
18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].

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

I. What is the background for this final rule?
II. What are EPA's responses to comments?
III. What actions is EPA taking?
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. What is the background for this final rule?

    On November 12, 2008 (73 FR 66964), EPA established the 2008
primary and secondary lead NAAQS at 0.15 micrograms per cubic meter
([mu]g/m\3\) based on a maximum arithmetic 3-month mean concentration
for a 3-year period. See 40 CFR 50.16.
    On November 22, 2010 (75 FR 71033), and November 22, 2011 (76 FR
72097), EPA designated the Granite City and Chicago areas,
respectively, as nonattainment for the 2008 lead NAAQS. See 40 CFR
81.314.
    On January 9, 2014, Illinois EPA submitted to EPA attainment plans
for the 2008 lead NAAQS. This submission included a request to
incorporate into the Illinois SIP new rules for lead emission sources
at Title 35 Illinois Administrative Code (Ill. Adm. Code) Part 226. On
June 17, 2014, Illinois EPA supplemented this submission with

additional information regarding the state rulemaking process.
    On August 24, 2015 (80 FR 51127), EPA published a clean data
determination for the Chicago area, based upon air monitoring data for
the 2012-2014 design period showing that the area achieved attainment
of the 2008 Pb NAAQS.
    On September 22, 2016, Illinois EPA requested that the Granite City
and Chicago lead nonattainment areas be redesignated to attainment for
the 2008 lead NAAQS and submitted maintenance plans for the areas as a
proposed revision to the Illinois SIP. In this September 22, 2016,
submission, Illinois EPA withdrew most parts of the previous two
submissions, but did not withdraw the request that EPA approve, as a
revision to the Illinois SIP, the requirements at 35 Ill. Adm. Code
Part 226 to limit lead emissions in the areas. Illinois similarly did
not withdraw certain attachments and support documents, such as
emissions inventories and modeling data, that are relevant to the
request. On February 16, 2017, Illinois EPA clarified certain details
regarding the maintenance plan components of its September 22, 2016
submission.
    On October 18, 2017 (82 FR 48448), EPA published a direct final
rule approving Illinois EPA's request to redesignate the Chicago and
Granite City nonattainment areas to attainment for the 2008 lead NAAQS,
the state's maintenance plans for the areas, emissions inventories for
the areas, and rules applying emission limits and other control
requirements to lead sources in the areas. EPA also concurrently issued
a proposal on October 18, 2017 (82 FR 48475). The direct final rule
contains a detailed analysis of Illinois's submittal and the applicable
requirements for purpose of redesignation. In the direct final rule,
EPA stated that if adverse comments were received by November 17, 2017,
the rule would be withdrawn and would not take effect. EPA received an
adverse comment prior to the close of the comment period; therefore, on
December 8, 2017 (82 FR 57853), EPA published a withdrawal of the
direct final rule. EPA is addressing that adverse comment, as well as
an additional comment, in this final action.

II. What are EPA's responses to comments?

    During the comment period, EPA received two comments, one of which
is adverse. A summary of both comments and EPA's responses are provided
below.
    Comment 1: A commenter writes that EPA ``should request to redesign
[sic] Chicago and Granite City nonattainment areas because it will be
good for the environment.'' The commenter further writes that ``in
order to redesign the nonattainment areas in Chicago, workers should
look for a solution for proper sanitation and developing a better
ecosystem. Workers should focus on the factors that caused the area to
become nonattainment. They should also measure the environmental
conditions such as the temperature of the area.'' The commenter notes
that ``high amounts of pollution can put people's health at risk'' and
``if there are high amounts of pollution in the area then the area is
considered to be nonattainment.''
    Response 1: This comment does not provide information that would
alter EPA's evaluation of the State's request to redesignate the
Chicago and Granite City areas, which is based on the applicable
statutory criteria. 82 FR 48448, 48450-56. EPA agrees that high amounts
of pollution can be deleterious to public health, and notes that
Illinois' control measures at 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 226 address the
main factors that caused the areas to be designated as nonattainment
for the 2008 lead NAAQS.
    Comment 2: A commenter writes that EPA ``shouldn't approve this
redesignation request due to the unachievable limits modeled for the
Mayco and H. Kramer sources'' within the Granite City and Chicago
areas, respectively. Specifically, the commenter identifies the
following as sources with ``limits modeled that are impossible to
acheive [sic] in practice'': Four sources at H. Kramer with limits of
0.0001 grains per dry standard cubic foot (gr/dscf); a wet scrubber,
existing baghouse and one power vent at H. Kramer with limits of
0.00001 gr/dscf; and unspecified point sources at Mayco with limits of
0.01 and 0.001 grs/dscf. Regarding the limit of 0.00001 gr/dscf, the
commenter states that ``filter cartridge manufacturers state they
cannot guarantee capture efficiency or even control efficiency at such
a minute standard.'' The commenter further writes that ``EPA must be
able to show that these modeled limits are actually achievable in
practice otherwise the redesignation request is faulted to an
extraordinary degree.''
    Response 2: EPA disagrees with the commenter's statements, and
notes that the commenter has supplied no evidence supporting claims
that the control measures applying to the H. Kramer and Mayco
facilities are unachievable. EPA is not required by section
107(d)(3)(E) of the CAA to demonstrate that permanent and federally
enforceable measures are achievable in practice in order to rely on
those measures for purposes of redesignation. In any case, as discussed
below, Illinois EPA has provided emissions test information that show
the limits are achievable and are being met.
    The lead limits applicable to emission units at the H. Kramer and
Mayco sources are codified at 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 226. EPA notes
that the commenter has mischaracterized the limits that apply to Mayco.
As shown in the modeling analysis submitted by Illinois on January 9,
2014, there is no emission unit at Mayco subject to limits of 0.01 gr/
dscf. In fact, the modeling in Illinois' submission lists four emission
units at Mayco: One baghouse limited to 0.001 gr/dscf, as well as three
baghouses limited to 0.0001 gr/dscf. Similarly, the modeling lists
seven emission units at H. Kramer: Two powered vents and two new
baghouses limited to 0.0001 gr/dscf, as well as one powered vent, one
older baghouse, and one wet scrubber limited to 0.00001 gr/dscf.
    On December 7, 2017, and on March 14, 2018, in support of this
final rulemaking, Illinois EPA provided EPA with information relevant
to this comment. That information is provided in the docket for this
rulemaking.
    Illinois EPA's information includes reports of emissions tests from
the H. Kramer and Mayco facilities, and all available results indicate
compliance with the applicable limits.
    Emissions tests conducted at H. Kramer in March 2016 indicate that
the average concentration of lead emissions from H. Kramer's older
baghouse and wet scrubber are 0.000000602 gr/dscf and 0.000000738 gr/
dscf, respectively, within the applicable limit of 0.00001 gr/dscf.
Tests conducted at H. Kramer in April 2012 and June 2012 indicate that
the average concentration of lead emissions from powered vents labeled
``R1COOL'' AND ``R2COOL'' are 0.0000531 gr/dscf and 0.0000491 gr/dscf,
respectively, within the applicable limit of 0.0001 gr/dscf, and the
average concentration of lead emissions from powered vent labeled
``INGOT'' is 0.0000055 gr/dscf, within the applicable limit of 0.00001
gr/dscf. Tests conducted at H. Kramer in September 2013 indicate that
the average concentration of lead emissions from new baghouses A and B
are 0.000003 gr/dscf and 0.000001 gr/dscf, respectively, within the
applicable limit of 0.0001 gr/dscf.
    Emissions tests conducted at Mayco in April 2016 and June 2016 also
indicate that the average concentration of lead emissions from all
units are within applicable limits. Tests of

Baghouse 1, also identified as ``cast-refine baghouse,'' showed
emissions of 0.000081 gr/dscf, within the applicable limit of 0.0001
gr/dscf. Tests of Baghouse 2, also identified as ``casting fugitives
baghouse,'' showed emissions of 0.000014 gr/dscf, within the applicable
limit of 0.001 gr/dscf. Tests of Baghouse 3, also identified as ``lead
wool cartridge filter,'' showed emissions of 0.000023 gr/dscf, within
the applicable limit of 0.0001 gr/dscf. Tests of Baghouse 6, also
identified as ``shot department baghouse discharge,'' showed emissions
of 0.000001 gr/dscf, within the applicable limit of 0.0001 gr/dscf.
    All tests were conducted according to EPA test methods provided at
40 CFR part 60, appendix A, and all measured values are within the
limits provided at 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 226. Therefore, EPA does not
agree with commenter that these limits are unachievable in practice.
    Furthermore, the commenter's broad allegation regarding efficiency
guarantees from cartridge manufacturers does not provide adequate
support for the position that the limits are not achievable. The
commenter did not include any details about what the manufacturer
purportedly stated as to the control or capture efficiencies. In the
information provided in December 2017, Illinois EPA noted that
manufacturer statements about control and capture efficiencies usually
apply to particulate matter emissions and are not specific to lead
emissions. At H. Kramer and Mayco, lead is a small percentage of total
particulate emitted from each point source, and lead emissions cannot
be determined without additional laboratory analysis. Therefore, it is
likely that any claim by a manufacturer regarding ``capture
efficiency'' or ``control efficiency'' would not have been provided
specifically with respect to lead in terms of gr/dscf. As such, those
statements provide no relevant support for the contention that
Illinois' lead limits are unachievable.
    Additionally, monitoring data show that ambient levels of lead
pollution in these areas have fallen to lower levels within the
standard of 0.15 [mu]g/m\3\ since the emission limits and control
measures in 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 226 became effective. This supports
EPA's redesignation of the areas to attainment because it shows the
areas continue to attain the standard, and these improvements in air
quality are due to permanent and enforceable measures that result from
implementation of the SIP, which are two of the statutory criteria that
EPA must demonstrate to redesignate an area under CAA section
107(d)(3)(E). 82 FR 48454.

III. What actions is EPA taking?

    EPA is approving Illinois' request to redesignate the Chicago and
Granite City areas from nonattainment to attainment for the 2008 lead
NAAQS under section 107(d)(3)(E) of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Specifically, section 107(d)(3)(E) of the CAA allows for redesignation
provided that: (1) The Administrator determines that the area has
attained the applicable NAAQS based on current air quality data; (2)
the Administrator has fully approved an applicable SIP for the area
under section 110(k) of the CAA; (3) the Administrator determines that
the improvement in air quality is due to permanent and enforceable
emission reductions resulting from implementation of the applicable
SIP, Federal air pollution control regulations, or other permanent and
enforceable emission reductions; (4) the Administrator has fully
approved a maintenance plan for the area meeting the requirements of
section 175A of the CAA; and (5) the state containing the area has met
all requirements applicable to the area for purposes of redesignation
under section 110 and the requirements for nonattainment areas under
part D of the CAA. Based upon the analysis provided in our direct final
rule published on October 18, 2017 (82 FR 48448), EPA finds that
Illinois has met these criteria.
    Approval of this redesignation request changes the official
designation of the Chicago, Illinois and Granite City, Illinois areas
for the 2008 lead NAAQS, found at 40 CFR part 81, from nonattainment to
attainment. This action also approves, as revisions to the Illinois
SIP, the rules at 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 226, maintenance plans for the
2008 lead standard in the Chicago and Granite City areas, and Illinois'
2012 emissions inventories for the Chicago and Granite City areas
pursuant to section 172(c)(3) of the CAA.
    Section 172(c)(3) of the CAA requires areas to submit a
comprehensive emissions inventory including all lead sources in the
nonattainment area. EPA is approving the Illinois 2012 emissions
inventories outlined in Table 5 of the October 17, 2017, direct final
rule for the Chicago and Granite City areas as fulfilling this
requirement.
    In its September 22, 2016, submission, Illinois EPA requested that
EPA approve 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 226 as a revision to the Illinois
SIP as control measures to maintain attainment in the Chicago and
Granite City areas. These rules control emissions from lead sources,
specifically at the H. Kramer and Mayco facilities, and inclusion of
these rules into the SIP makes these measures permanent and
enforceable. In today's action, EPA is approving Illinois' request to
modify the SIP to include these rules.
    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d), EPA finds there is good cause
for these actions to become effective immediately upon publication.
This is because a delayed effective date is unnecessary due to the
nature of a redesignation to attainment, which relieves the area from
certain CAA requirements that would otherwise apply to it. The
immediate effective date for this action is authorized under both 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(1), which provides that rulemaking actions may become
effective less than 30 days after publication if the rule ``grants or
recognizes an exemption or relieves a restriction,'' and section
553(d)(3), which allows an effective date less than 30 days after
publication ``as otherwise provided by the agency for good cause found
and published with the rule.'' The purpose of the 30-day waiting period
prescribed in section 553(d) is to give affected parties a reasonable
time to adjust their behavior and prepare before the final rule takes
effect. Today's rule, however, does not create any new regulatory
requirements such that affected parties would need time to prepare
before the rule takes effect. Rather, today's rule relieves the state
of planning requirements for these lead nonattainment area. For these
reasons, EPA finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) for these
actions to become effective on the date of publication of these
actions.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the Illinois
Regulations described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth
below. 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).
Therefore, these materials have been approved by EPA for inclusion in
the State implementation plan, have been incorporated by reference by
EPA into that plan, are fully federally enforceable under sections 110
and 113 of the CAA as of the effective date of the final rulemaking of
EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by reference by the

Director of the Federal Register in the next update to the SIP
compilation.\1\
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    \1\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA 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 the CAA. 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 (Pub. L. 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 CAA; 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).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by May 29, 2018. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 52

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

40 CFR Part 81

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National parks,
Wilderness areas.

    Dated: March 15, 2018.
Cathy Stepp,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
    40 CFR parts 52 and 81 are amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

0
2. In Sec.  52.720 the tables in paragraph (c) and (e) are amended:
0
a. In paragraph (c) under the subheading ``Subchapter c: Emission
Standards and Limitations for Stationary Sources'' by adding the
subheading ``Part 226: Standards And Limitations For Certain Sources Of
Lead'' and entries for ``226.100'' through ``226.185'' in numerical
order;
0
b. In paragraph (e) under the subheading ``Attainment and Maintenance
Plans'' by adding an entry for ``Lead (2008) redesignation and
maintenance plan'' in alphanumerical order; and
0
c. In paragraph (e) under the subheading ``Emission Inventories'' by
adding the entry ``Emission inventory--2012 (2008 Lead)'' in
alphanumerical order.
    The additions read as follows:

Sec.  52.720  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *

                                 EPA-Approved Illinois Regulations and Statutes
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                                                            State
        Illinois citation              Title/subject      effective     EPA approval date         Comments
                                                             date
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                     Subchapter c: Emission Standards and Limitations for Stationary Sources
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                         Part 226: Standards and Limitations for Certain Sources of Lead
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226.100..........................  Severability........    4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                                                       Federal Register
                                                                       citation].
226.105..........................  Scope and               4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                    Organization.                      Federal Register
                                                                       citation].
226.110..........................  Abbreviations and       4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                    Acronyms.                          Federal Register
                                                                       citation].
226.115..........................  Definitions.........    4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                                                       Federal Register
                                                                       citation].
226.120..........................  Incorporations by       4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                    Reference.                         Federal Register
                                                                       citation].
226.125..........................  Applicability.......    4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                                                       Federal Register
                                                                       citation].
226.130..........................  Compliance Date.....    4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                                                       Federal Register
                                                                       citation].
226.140..........................  Lead Emission           4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                    Standards.                         Federal Register
                                                                       citation].
226.150..........................  Operational             4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                    Monitoring for                     Federal Register
                                    Control Device.                    citation].
226.155..........................  Total Enclosure.....    4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                                                       Federal Register
                                                                       citation].
226.160..........................  Operational             4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                    Measurement for                    Federal Register
                                    Total Enclosure.                   citation].
226.165..........................  Inspection..........    4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                                                       Federal Register
                                                                       citation].
226.170..........................  Lead Fugitive Dust      4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                    Operating Program.                 Federal Register
                                                                       citation].
226.175..........................  Emissions Testing...    4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                                                       Federal Register
                                                                       citation].
226.185..........................  Recordkeeping and       4/21/2014  3/28/18, [insert
                                    Reporting.                         Federal Register
                                                                       citation].

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    (e) * * *

                       EPA-Approved Illinois Nonregulatory and Quasi-Regulatory Provisions
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                                        Applicable          State
      Name of SIP provision            geographic or      submittal     EPA approval date         Comments
                                    nonattainment area       date
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                                        Attainment and Maintenance Plans
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Lead (2008) Redesignation and      Chicago and Granite     9/22/2016  3/28/18, [insert
 maintenance plan.                  City areas.                        Federal Register
                                                                       citation].

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                                              Emission Inventories
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Emission inventory-2012 (2008      Chicago and Granite     9/22/2016  3/28/18, [insert
 Lead).                             City areas.                        Federal Register
                                                                       citation].

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PART 81--DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES

0
3. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.

0
4. Section 81.314 is amended by revising the table entitled
``Illinois--2008 Lead NAAQS'' to read as follows:

Sec.  81.314  Illinois.

* * * * *

                        Illinois--2008 Lead NAAQS
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                                     Designation for the 2008 NAAQS \a\
          Designated area          -------------------------------------
                                       Date \1\             Type
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Chicago, IL:
    Cook County (part)............         3/28/18  Attainment.
    Area bounded by Damen Ave. on
     the west, Roosevelt Rd. on
     the north, the Dan Ryan
     Expressway on the east, and
     the Stevenson Expressway on
     the south.
Granite City, IL:
    Madison County (part).........         3/28/18  Attainment.
    Area is bounded by Granite
     City Township and Venice
     Township.
    Rest of State.................  ..............  Unclassifiable/
                                                     Attainment.
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\a\ Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as
  otherwise specified.
\1\ December 31, 2011 unless otherwise noted.

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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings 1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:

    Docket Numbers: EG14-58-000.
    Applicants: Shannon Wind, LLC.
    Description: Self-Certification of Shannon Wind, LLC.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5127.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1290-002.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: 2014-05-23--Schedule 34 Amendment Filing to be
effective 4/8/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5057.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1363-001; ER10-3195-002; ER10-3194-002.
    Applicants: Kendall Green Energy LLC, MATEP Limited Partnership,
MATEP LLC.
    Description: Additional Supplement to February 28, 2014 Notice of
Change in Status of Kendall Green Energy LLC, et al.
    Filed Date: 5/22/14.
    Accession Number: 20140522-5170.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1422-001.
    Applicants: RockTenn CP, LLC.
    Description: RockTenn CP Compliance Filing to be effective 5/16/
2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5125.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1620-001.
    Applicants: AEP Generation Resources Inc.
    Description: Ohio Power Supply Agreement Amendment No. 2 Amd to be
effective 1/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5151.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1776-002.
    Applicants: Broken Bow Wind II, LLC.
    Description: Broken Bow Wind II, LLC Market-Based Rates Tariff
Second Supplement to be effective 7/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5086.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/6/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-1969-001.
    Applicants: Public Service Company of Colorado.
    Description: 2014-5-23 Wind Integration-Rev Exh 20 to be effective
8/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5072.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2019-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Amended LGIA with Solar Star XX, LLC to be effective
7/23/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5001.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2020-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: Amended LGIA with Solar Star XIX, LLC to be effective
7/23/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5002.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2021-000.
    Applicants: Southern California Edison Company.
    Description: GIA & Distribution Service Agreement with Sestina
Solar II, LLC to be effective 5/24/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5003.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2022-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Request for Waiver of Midcontinent Independent System
Operator, Inc.
    Filed Date: 5/22/14.
    Accession Number: 20140522-5168.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2023-000.
    Applicants: Calpine Corporation.
    Description: Request for Waiver and Request for Shortened Comment
Period and Expedited consideration of Calpine Corporation.
    Filed Date: 5/22/14.
    Accession Number: 20140522-5171.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/2/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2024-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: First Revised Service Agreement No. 3201; Queue No.
W3-076 to be effective 4/30/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5029.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2025-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: 2825R2 KMEA and Westar Energy Meter Agent Agreement to
be effective 5/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5036.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2026-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: First Revised Service Agreement No. 3204; Queue No.
W3-149 to be effective 4/30/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5047.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2027-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: First Revised Service Agreement No. 3237; Queue No.
W4-093 to be effective 4/30/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5048.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2028-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Entergy
Services, Inc.
    Description: 2014-05-23--EAI-AECC JPZ Agreement to be effective 6/
1/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5061.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2029-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., Entergy
Services, Inc.
    Description: 2014-05-23--EGSL-ELL-ENOI Amended JPZ to be effective
6/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5062.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2030-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: 2872 Pleasant Hill Wind/SPS Facilities Construction
Agreement to be effective 4/30/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5082.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2031-000.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: 2465 Owl Feather War Bonnet, LLC GIA Cancellation to
be effective 4/29/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/22/14.
    Accession Number: 20140522-5173.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/12/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2032-000.

    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: 2014-05-22--Vernon--MSSA to be effective 7/23/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5084.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2033-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: 2014-05-22--IID--APSA to be effective 7/22/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5129.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2034-000.
    Applicants: Nevada Power Company.
    Description: Rate Schedule No. 143 Concurrence in CAISO RS No. 72
Amendment to ABAOA to be effective 6/11/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5146.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    Docket Numbers: ER14-2035-000.
    Applicants: Nevada Power Company.
    Description: Rate Schedule Nos. 76 & 77 Concurrence in SCE Amended
--Restated RS Nos. 424--267 to be effective 1/1/2014.
    Filed Date: 5/23/14.
    Accession Number: 20140523-5147.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/13/14.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: May 23, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0006; FRL-9974-76]

Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of
Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the Agency's receipt of several
initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or
on various commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 20, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number and the pesticide petition number (PP) of interest as shown
in the body of this document, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), main telephone number: (703)
305-7090, email address: [email protected]; or Michael Goodis,
Registration Division (7505P), main telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>,
email address: [email protected]. The mailing address for each
contact person is: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person's
name, division, and mail code. The division to contact is listed at the
end of each pesticide petition summary.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for the division listed at the end of the
pesticide petition summary of interest.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that

you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you
mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific
information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version
of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the
comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be
submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see the commenting tips at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
21 U.S.C. 346a, requesting the establishment or modification of
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in
or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on
the requests before responding to the petitioners. EPA is not proposing
any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the
pesticide petitions described in this document contain the data or
information prescribed in FFDCA section 408(d)(2), 21 U.S.C.
346a(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the
submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting of the
pesticide petitions. After considering the public comments, EPA intends
to evaluate whether and what action may be warranted. Additional data
may be needed before EPA can make a final determination on these
pesticide petitions.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions
that are the subject of this document, prepared by the petitioner, is
included in a docket EPA has created for each rulemaking. The docket
for each of the petitions is available at http://www.regulations.gov.
    As specified in FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), EPA
is publishing notice of the petitions so that the public has an
opportunity to comment on these requests for the establishment or
modification of regulations for residues of pesticides in or on food
commodities. Further information on the petitions may be obtained
through the petition summaries referenced in this unit.

Notice of Filing--Amended Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPS)

    PP IN-11082. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0036). Pyxis Regulatory Consulting,
Inc., 4110 136TH ST CT NW GIG Harbor, WA 98332, on behalf of Aceto
Corporation, 4 Tri Harbor Court, Port Washington, NY 11050, requests to
amend an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of
1,1- difluoroethane (CAS Reg. No. 75-37-6) when used as an inert
ingredient (propellant) in pesticide formulations applied to growing
crops and raw agricultural commodities after harvest pre- and post-
harvest under 40 CFR 180.910 and animals under 40 CFR 180.930 to
include use in bird repellant pesticide formulations. The petitioner
believes no analytical method is needed because it is not required for
an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.

Notice of Filing--Amended Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    PP 7E8631. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0694). The Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, proposes upon
establishment of tolerances referenced above under ``New Tolerances''
to remove existing tolerances in 40 CFR part 180. 672 for residues of
the insecticide cyantraniliprole, 3-bromo-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-
[4-cyano-2-methyl-6-[((methylamino) carbonyl]phenyl]-1H-pyrazole-5-
carboxamide, including its metabolites and degradates in or on the
following commodities in or on Brassica head and stem, subgroup 5A at
3.0 ppm; Brassica leafy vegetables, subgroup 5B at 30 ppm; and
Vegetable, leafy, except Brassica, group 4 at 20 ppm. The high-pressure
liquid chromatography with ESI--MS/MS detection is used to measure and
evaluate cyantraniliprole. Contact: RD.

Notice of Filing--New Tolerance Exemptions for Inerts (Except PIPS)

    1. PP IN-11005. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0179). Acadia Regulatory
Consulting, LLC, 331 W King Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, on behalf of Lidan,
Inc., 30 Wall Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005, requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
for lignosulfonic acid, calcium, comp. with 1,6 hexanediamine polymer
with guanidine hydrochloride (1:1), (CAS Reg. No. 1905409-74-6) with a
minimum number average molecular weight (in amu) of 10,000 Daltons,
when used as a inert ingredient in pesticide formulations under 40 CFR
180.960. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because
it is not t required for an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance. Contact: RD.
    2. PP IN-11058. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0614). Exponent, 1150 Connecticut
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036, on behalf of Aceto Corporation, 4 Tri
Harbor Court, Port Washington, NY 11050, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of tin oxide
(CAS Reg. No. 18282-10-5) when used as an inert ingredient (colorant)
in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops under 40 CFR 180.920
for seed treatment use only at a maximum concentration of 40% by weight
in a pesticide formulation. The petitioner believes no analytical
method is needed because it is not required for an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.
    3. PP IN-11077. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0663). Spring Trading Comp., on
behalf of Evonik Corp., P.O. Box 34628, Richmond, VA 23234, requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues
of 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diol (CAS Reg. No. 126-86-3) and
2,5,8,11-tetramethyldodec-6-yne-5,8-diol (CAS Reg. No. 68227-33-8)
under 40 CFR 180.910 and 180.930 when used an inert ingredient
(surfactant) in pesticide formulations. The petitioner believes no
analytical method is needed because it is not required for an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance. Contact: RD.

Notice of Filing--New Tolerance Exemptions for Non-Inerts (Except PIPS)

    1. PP 7E8560. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0705). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,
500 College Rd. East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ

08540, requests to establish an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the microbial pesticide
Metschnikowia fructicola strain NRRL Y-27328 in or on stone fruit,
group 12-12; small fruit vine climbing, except fuzzy kiwifruit,
subgroup 13-07F; and low growing berry, subgroup 13-07G. The petitioner
believes no analytical method is needed because an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance is being proposed. Contact: BPPD.
    2. PP 7F8563. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0748). Green Ravenna, Via Matteotti,
16-48121, Ravenna, Italy (in care of toXcel, LLC, 7140 Heritage Village
Plaza, Gainesville, VA 20155), requests to establish an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
fungicide Pseudomonas sp. strain DSMZ 13134 in or on all food
commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is being
proposed. Contact: BPPD.
    3. PP 7F8574. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0703). OmniLytics, Inc., 9100 South
500 West, Sandy, UT 84070, requests to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of the
bactericide bacteriophage active against Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri
in or on citrus fruit, including orange, grapefruit, pummelo, mandarin,
lemon, lime, tangerine, tangelo, and kumquat. The petitioner believes
no analytical method is needed because an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance is being proposed. Contact: BPPD.
    4. PP 7F8621. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0727). Andermatt Biocontrol AG,
Stahlermatten 6, CH-6146 Grossdietwil, Switzerland (in care of SciReg,
Inc., 12733 Director's Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192), requests to
establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance in 40 CFR
part 180 for residues of the insecticide Autographa californica
multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) strain FV#11 in or on all food
commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because AcMNPV strain FV#11 is naturally occurring and is not toxic or
pathogenic; therefore, exposure to any residues of AcMNPV strain FV#11
should not be of concern for human health. Contact: BPPD.

Notice of Filing--New Tolerances for Inerts

    PP IN-11030. (EPA-HQ-OPP- 2017-0591). Interregional Research
Project No. 4, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500 College
Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540 requests to amend a
tolerance in 40 CFR part 180.560 for residues of cloquintocet-mexyl
(acetic acid, [(5-chloro-8-quniolinyl)oxy]-, 1-methylhexyl ester) (CAS
Reg. No. 99607-70-2) and its acid metabolite (5-chloro-8-
quinlinoxyacetic acid), for use as an inert ingredient (safener) in
combination with existing listed active ingredients to include use in
or on the raw agricultural commodities Teff, forage at 0.2 ppm; Teff,
grain at 0.1 ppm; Teff, straw at 0.1]ppm; Teff, hay at 0.5 ppm. The
High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Ultraviolet Detection
(HPLC-UV) method is used for the determination of cloquintocet-mexyl
(parent) and the HPLC-UV method allows determination of its acid
metabolite for the proposed uses. Contact: RD.

Notice of Filing--New Tolerances for Non-Inerts

    PP 7E8631. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0694). The Interregional Research
Project No. 4 (IR-4), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 500
College Road East, Suite 201 W, Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to
establish a tolerance in 40 CFR part 180.672 for residues of the
insecticide cyantraniliprole, 3-bromo-1-(3-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-N-[4-
cyano-2-methyl-6-[((methylamino)carbonyl]phenyl]-1H-pyrazole-5-
carboxamide, including its metabolites and degradates in or on the
following commodities in or on Berry, low growing, except strawberry,
subgroup 13-07H, except blueberry, lowbush and lingonberry at 0.08
parts per million (ppm) (proposal to replace an existing tolerance at
the same level that is only for imported Berry, low growing, except
strawberry, subgroup 13-07H, with a tolerance supporting both domestic
production and imported low growing berries, except strawberries);
Brassica, leafy greens, subgroup 4-16B at 30 ppm; Caneberry subgroup
13-07A at 4.0 ppm; Celtuce at 20 ppm; Coffee, green bean at 0.05 ppm
(proposal to replace an existing tolerance at the same level that is
only for imported Coffee, green bean with a tolerance supporting both
domestic production and imported coffee); Florence fennel at 20 ppm;
Kohlrabi at 3.0 ppm; Leafy greens subgroup 4-16A at 20 ppm; Leaf
petiole vegetable subgroup 22B at 20 ppm; and Vegetable, brassica, head
and stem, group 5-16 at 3.0 ppm. The high-pressure liquid
chromatography with ESI-MS/MS detection is used to measure and evaluate
cyantraniliprole. Contact: RD.

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a.

    Dated: February 27, 2018.
Hamaad Syed,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 13147-000; Project No. 13148-000]

FFP Ohio River 3, LLC, FFP Ohio River 4, LLC; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Applications Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comment, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications

July 15, 2008.
    On March 25, 2008, FFP Ohio River 3, LLC and FFP Ohio River 4, LLC
each filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal
Power Act, proposing to study the feasibility of the Ohio River 3 and
Ohio River 4 Projects, to be located on the Ohio River in Vanderburgh
and Warrick Counties, Indiana and Henderson County, Kentucky.
    The proposed Ohio River 3 Project consists of: (1) 3,840 proposed
20 kilowatt Free Flow generating units having a total installed
capacity of 76.8 megawatts, (2) a proposed transmission line, and (3)
appurtenant facilities. The FFP Ohio River 3, LLC, project would have
an average annual generation of 336.38 gigawatt-hours and be sold to a
local utility.
    The proposed Ohio River 4 Project consists of: (1) 1,860 proposed
20 kilowatt Free Flow generating units having a total installed
capacity of 37.2 megawatts, (2) a proposed transmission line, and (3)
appurtenant facilities. The FFP Ohio River 4, LLC, project would have
an average annual generation of 162.94 gigawatt-hours and be sold to a
local utility.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Dan Irvin, FFP Ohio River 3, LLC and FFP
Ohio River

4, LLC, 69 Bridge Street, Manchester, MA 01944, phone<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Robert Bell,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing
applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file
competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice.
Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing
applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``e-Filing'' link. If unable to be filed electronically,
documents may be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight
copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. For
more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to
the Commission's Web site located at http://www.ferc.gov/filing-
comments.asp. More information about this project can be viewed or
printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of Commission's Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P-13147
or P-13148) in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3372.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-16691 Filed 7-21-08; 8:45 am]

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Comment Info: =================

General Comment:Dear Mr. Zeller:

I am writing as an individual consumer to request an extension of the comment period for the Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") Proposed Rule Deeming Tobacco Products to be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Family Smoking and Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (the "Proposed Rule") published at 79 Fed. Reg. 23,142 and Federal Register No. 2014-09491. On behalf of myself, I am requesting that the comment period for the Proposed Rule be extended by the FDA for an additional 105 days, from its current 75-day period, to 180 days.

The Proposed Rule raises a number of significant issues and questions that are important and relevant to me, as a consumer of products that are proposed for regulation under the Proposed Rule. The Proposed Rule asks about a hundred different questions I might want to respond to. I want to provide my thoughts and comments on many of these issues, but my time to devote to researching and providing thoughtful comments on these important questions is limited. I have already spent many hours researching and dissecting these issues, but they take time. I know that the FDA took many years to even come up with the Proposed Rule, so I do not think it is at all unreasonable to allow the public a mere six months to comment on it. This is our only opportunity, as consumers, to provide our feedback.

I feel very strongly about e-cigarettes as an alternative to traditional cigarettes. Quite simply, I firmly believe that they have saved my life, saved my family money and have brought happiness and joy to my children due to the fact that they no longer see their father smoking and, with each passing day, have a reduced probability of watching their father slowly die of lung cancer…as I watched mine. I wish to provide you with my personal story, as well as science- and evidence-based responses to your questions so that you can take my comment into account. I realize that the FDA has the authority under 21 CFR 10.40 to extend this time frame and that the FDA has exercised this authority on numerous occasions in the past. I would therefore ask that you do so here, so that all stakeholders have the opportunity to provide their comments on this proposed regulation.

I appreciate your consideration of my request and am happy to discuss this issue with you further.

Thank you.