[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 91700-91701]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30003]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 31109; Amdt. No. 3725]

Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or removes Standard
Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums
and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) for operations at certain
airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption
of new or revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the
National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational
facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements.
These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the
navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under
instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

DATES: This rule is effective December 19, 2016. The compliance date
for each SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, and ODP is specified in the
amendatory provisions.
    The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in
the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as
of December 19, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters incorporated by reference in the
amendment is as follows:

For Examination

    1. U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Ops-M30, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., West Bldg., Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    2. The FAA Air Traffic Organization Service Area in which the
affected airport is located;
    3. The office of Aeronautical Navigation Products, 6500 South
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169 or,
    4. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For
information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-
6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

Availability

    All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs are available online free
of charge. Visit the National Flight Data Center at nfdc.faa.gov to
register. Additionally, individual SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and ODP
copies may be obtained from the FAA Air Traffic Organization Service
Area in which the affected airport is located.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Nichols, Flight Procedure
Standards Branch (AFS-420), Flight Technologies and Programs Divisions,
Flight Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Mike
Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd. Oklahoma City,
OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125)
Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule amends Title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97), by establishing,
amending, suspending, or removes SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums and/or ODPS.
The complete regulatory description of each SIAP and its associated
Takeoff Minimums or ODP for an identified airport is listed on FAA form
documents which are incorporated by reference in this amendment under 5
U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 CFR part Sec.  97.20. The
applicable FAA forms are FAA Forms 8260-3, 8260-4, 8260-5, 8260-15A,
and 8260-15B when required by an entry on 8260-15A.
    The large number of SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, their complex
nature, and the need for a special format make publication in the
Federal Register expensive and impractical. Further, airmen do not use
the regulatory text of the SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums or ODPs, but instead
refer to their graphic depiction on charts printed by publishers of
aeronautical materials. Thus, the advantages of incorporation by
reference are realized and publication of the complete description of
each SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP listed on FAA form documents is
unnecessary. This amendment provides the affected CFR sections and
specifies the types of SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and ODPs with their
applicable effective dates. This amendment also identifies the airport
and its location, the procedure, and the amendment number.

Availability and Summary of Material Incorporated by Reference

    The material incorporated by reference is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    The material incorporated by reference describes SIAPS, Takeoff
Minimums and/or ODPS as identified in the amendatory language for part
97 of this final rule.

The Rule

    This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is effective upon publication of
each separate SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and ODP as Amended in the
transmittal. Some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and textual ODP amendments
may have been issued previously by the FAA in a Flight Data Center
(FDC) Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) as an emergency action of immediate
flight safety relating directly to published aeronautical charts.
    The circumstances that created the need for some SIAP and Takeoff
Minimums and ODP amendments may require making them effective in less
than 30 days. For the remaining SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, an
effective date at least 30 days after publication is provided.
    Further, the SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs contained in this
amendment are based on the criteria contained in the U.S. Standard for
Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS). In developing these SIAPs and
Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied to the
conditions existing or anticipated at the affected airports. Because of
the close and immediate relationship between these SIAPs, Takeoff
Minimums and ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find that notice and
public procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) are impracticable and

contrary to the public interest and, where applicable, under 5 U.S.C
553(d), good cause exists for making some SIAPs effective in less than
30 days.
    The FAA has determined that this 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. For the same reason, the FAA
certifies that this amendment will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of
the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97

    Air Traffic Control, Airports, Incorporation by reference,
Navigation (Air).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 2, 2016.
John S. Duncan,
Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, Title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97) is amended by
establishing, amending, suspending, or removing Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures and/or Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure
Procedures effective at 0901 UTC on the dates specified, as follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

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1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40106, 40113, 40114,
40120, 44502, 44514, 44701, 44719, 44721-44722.

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2. Part 97 is amended to read as follows:

Effective 5 January 2017

Ambler, AK, Ambler, RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 36, Orig, CANCELED
St Michael, AK, St Michael, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2
Aliceville, AL, George Downer, RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig-A
Camden, AL, Camden Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig
Camden, AL, Camden Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig
Camden, AL, Camden Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig
Cullman, AL, Cullman Rgnl-Folsom Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Amdt 1A
Cullman, AL, Cullman Rgnl-Folsom Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Amdt 1A
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR, Northwest Arkansas Rgnl, ILS OR
LOC RWY 16, Amdt 4
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR, Northwest Arkansas Rgnl, ILS OR
LOC RWY 34, Amdt 3
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR, Northwest Arkansas Rgnl, ILS OR
LOC/DME RWY 35, Orig-C, CANCELED
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR, Northwest Arkansas Rgnl, RNAV
(GPS) RWY 16, Amdt 4
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR, Northwest Arkansas Rgnl, RNAV
(GPS) RWY 17, Orig-C, CANCELED
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR, Northwest Arkansas Rgnl, RNAV
(GPS) RWY 34, Amdt 2
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR, Northwest Arkansas Rgnl, RNAV
(GPS) RWY 35, Orig-C, CANCELED
Horseshoe Bend, AR, Horseshoe Bend, RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig
Horseshoe Bend, AR, Horseshoe Bend, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle
DP, Orig
Monterey, CA, Monterey Rgnl, LOC RWY 28L, Amdt 4
Ankeny, IA, Ankeny Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 36, Amdt 3
Ankeny, IA, Ankeny Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Amdt 2
Ankeny, IA, Ankeny Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Amdt 1
Ankeny, IA, Ankeny Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 2
Ankeny, IA, Ankeny Rgnl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 2
Burlington, IA, Southeast Iowa Rgnl, VOR RWY 30, Amdt 13C
Burlington, IA, Southeast Iowa Rgnl, VOR/DME RWY 12, Amdt 6C
Storm Lake, IA, Storm Lake Muni, NDB RWY 17, Orig-A, CANCELED
Storm Lake, IA, Storm Lake Muni, NDB RWY 35, Amdt 1C, CANCELED
Columbus, IN, Columbus Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Amdt 1A
Columbus, IN, Columbus Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig-A
Phillipsburg, KS, Phillipsburg Muni, NDB-A, Amdt 1A, CANCELED
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS OR
LOC RWY 12L, ILS RWY 12L (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 12L (CAT II), ILS RWY
12L (CAT III), Amdt 11
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS OR
LOC RWY 12R, ILS RWY 12R (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 12R (CAT II), ILS RWY
12R (CAT III), Amdt 12
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS OR
LOC RWY 30L, ILS RWY 30L (CAT II), Amdt 47
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS OR
LOC RWY 30R, Amdt 16
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS V
RWY 30L (CONVERGING), Amdt 2A, CANCELED
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS V
RWY 30R (CONVERGING), Amdt 3B, CANCELED
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS V
RWY 35 (CONVERGING), Amdt 5
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, ILS Z OR
LOC RWY 35, ILS RWY 35 (SA CAT I), ILS RWY 35 (CAT II), ILS RWY 35
(CAT III), Amdt 5
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, RNAV
(GPS) Z RWY 12L, Amdt 5
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, RNAV
(GPS) Z RWY 12R, Amdt 4
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, RNAV
(GPS) Z RWY 30L, Amdt 5
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, RNAV
(GPS) Z RWY 35, Amdt 4
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, RNAV
(RNP) Y RWY 12R, Amdt 1
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, RNAV
(RNP) Y RWY 30L, Amdt 1
Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, RNAV
(RNP) Y RWY 30R, Amdt 1
Bay St Louis, MS, Stennis Intl, ILS Z OR LOC Z RWY 18, Amdt 3
Lisbon, ND, Lisbon Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig
Lisbon, ND, Lisbon Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig
Lisbon, ND, Lisbon Muni, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig
New York, NY, LaGuardia, ILS OR LOC RWY 22, ILS RWY 22 (SA CAT I),
ILS RWY 22 (SA CAT II), Amdt 20E
New York, NY, Stewart Intl, VOR RWY 27, Amdt 5B, CANCELED
Lebanon, OH, Warren County/John Lane Field, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Amdt 3
Fort Worth, TX, Kenneth Copeland, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig
Fort Worth, TX, Kenneth Copeland, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig
Fort Worth, TX, Kenneth Copeland, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP,
Orig
Cedar City, UT, Cedar City Rgnl, ILS OR LOC RWY 20, Amdt 4
Cedar City, UT, Cedar City Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Amdt 1
Cedar City, UT, Cedar City Rgnl, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP,
Amdt 3
Cedar City, UT, Cedar City Rgnl, VOR RWY 20, Amdt 7
South Boston, VA, William M Tuck, RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Amdt 1
South Boston, VA, William M Tuck, RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig-A,
SUSPENDED
South Boston, VA, William M Tuck, VOR-A, Amdt 9

[FR Doc. 2016-30003 Filed 12-16-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-13-P


Executive Summary:
      On June 22, 2010, the EPA revised the primary SO2 NAAQS, establishing a new 1-hour (1-hr) SO2 standard of 75 parts per billion (ppb). Under the EPA's regulations at 40 CFR part 50, the 2010 1-hr SO2 NAAQS is met at a monitoring site when the 3-year average of the annual 99[th] percentile of daily maximum 1-hour average concentrations is less than or equal to 75 ppb (based on the rounding convention in 40 CFR part 50, appendix T).  Upon promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS, the CAA requires the EPA to designate any area that does not meet (or that contributes to ambient air quality in a nearby area that does not meet) the NAAQS as nonattainment. On August 5, 2013, the EPA designated a portion of Jackson County, Missouri, as nonattainment for the 2010 1-hr primary SO2 NAAQS, effective October 4, 2013. The nonattainment designation was based on 2009-2011 monitoring data from the Troost monitor in Kansas City, Missouri, showing violations of the NAAQS. Figure 1 shows a map of the nonattainment area boundary and the Troost design value monitor. The nonattainment designation action established an attainment date of October 4, 2018 (i.e., five years after the effective date of the nonattainment designation).
      Missouri was required to submit a SIP for the Jackson County SO2 nonattainment area that meets the requirements of CAA sections 110, 172(c) and 191-192 by April 4, 2015 (i.e., within 18 months of the effective date of the nonattainment designation). The State submitted the "Nonattainment Area Plan for the 2010 1-hour Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard Jackson County Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area" on October 16, 2015 and subsequently withdrew the plan on June 11, 2018 (except for the 2011 baseline inventory required by CAA section 172(c)(3)). The EPA approved the State's 2011 baseline inventory on February 13, 2019.
      On May 4, 2018, the State submitted a request for the EPA to determine that the Jackson County SO2 nonattainment area attained the 2010 1-hour primary SO2 NAAQS per the EPA's Clean Data Policy (a clean data determination or CDD). The CDD policy represents the EPA's interpretation that certain planning-related requirements of part D of the CAA, such as the attainment demonstration, are suspended for areas that are attaining the NAAQS. A determination of attainment, or CDD, does not constitute a formal redesignation to attainment. The EPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to approve the State's request for a CDD in the Federal Register on April 15, 2020 and published a Notice of Final Rulemaking (NFRM) approving the request in the Federal Register on July 9, 2020.

      Figure 1. Map of the Jackson County SO2 Nonattainment Area Boundary.

      On February 18, 2021, the State submitted a request for redesignation of the nonattainment area to attainment and a SIP revision containing a 10-year maintenance plan for the area. The primary SO2 control strategy for the area consisted of switching from burning coal to natural gas at the Vicinity Energy-Kansas City (Vicinity, formerly Veolia) steam plant located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The location of the Vicinity facility is depicted in Figure 1. On September 7, 2021, the State submitted a supplement to the maintenance plan including a Consent Agreement with Vicinity to make the fuel switch permanent and enforceable, along with an updated modeling demonstration.

      The EPA is publishing a NPRM in the Federal Register proposing to approve the State's redesignation request and maintenance plan. The requirements for redesignation and maintenance are discussed in the NPRM. This technical support document (TSD) for the proposed redesignation discusses the EPA's review of certain elements of the redesignation request, the maintenance plan, supplemental modeling information, and the Consent Agreement. This TSD discusses the EPA's review of the following CAA section 107(d)(3)(E) redesignation criteria:  (i) a determination of attainment; (iii) a determination that the improvement in air quality is due to permanent and enforceable reductions in emissions; and (iv) a fully approved maintenance plan. It also addresses CAA section 175A maintenance plan criteria: 1) attainment inventory; 2) maintenance demonstration; and 3) continued monitoring. The EPA's review of the remaining redesignation and maintenance plan criteria are sufficiently addressed in the NPRM.
      This TSD provides support for EPA's proposed approval of the request to redesignate the area to attainment and of the 10-year maintenance plan.
What are the Criteria for Redesignation from Nonattainment?
      The CAA provides the requirements for redesignating a nonattainment area to attainment. Specifically, section 107(d)(3)(E) of the CAA allows for redesignation of a nonattainment area provided that:
      (i) the Administrator determines that the area has attained the applicable NAAQS;
      (ii) the Administrator has fully approved the applicable implementation plan for the area under section 110(k);
      (iii) the Administrator determines that the improvement in air quality is due to permanent and enforceable reductions in emissions resulting from implementation of the applicable SIP and applicable federal air pollutant control regulations and other permanent and enforceable reductions;
      (iv) the Administrator has fully approved a maintenance plan for the area as meeting the requirements of section 175A; and
      (v) the State containing such area has met all requirements applicable to the area for purposes of redesignation under section 110 and part D of the CAA.
      This TSD discusses the EPA's review of redesignation criterion (i) (the Administrator determines that the area has attained the applicable NAAQS), criterion (iii) (the Administrator determines that the improvement in air quality is due to permanent and enforceable reductions in emissions) and portions of criterion (iv) (the Administrator has fully approved a maintenance plan for the area as meeting the requirements of section 175A). The EPA's review of criterion (ii) (the Administrator has fully approved the applicable implementation plan for the area under section 110(k)) and criterion (v) (the State containing such area has met all requirements applicable to the area for purposes of redesignation under section 110 and part D of the CAA) are sufficiently addressed in the NPRM.
      On April 16, 1992, the EPA provided guidance on redesignation in the General Preamble for the Implementation of Title I of the CAA Amendments of 1990 and supplemented this guidance on April 28, 1992.[,] The EPA has provided further guidance on processing redesignation requests in several guidance documents. This TSD references two of these documents: (1) The September 4, 1992 memo "Procedures for Processing Requests to Redesignate Areas to Attainment" (Calcagni Memo); and (2) the EPA's April 23, 2014 memorandum "Guidance for 1-hour SO2 Nonattainment Area SIP Submissions" (hereafter 2014 SO2 Guidance). The EPA also references the code of federal regulations (CFR) 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix W, Guideline on Air Quality Models (Appendix W) in this document.

What are the Criteria for a Maintenance Plan?
      The CAA requires the EPA to determine that the area has a fully approved maintenance plan pursuant to section 175A of the CAA (criterion (iv)) to redesignate an area to attainment. CAA section 175A sets forth the elements of a maintenance plan for areas seeking redesignation from nonattainment to attainment. The maintenance plan must demonstrate continued attainment of the applicable NAAQS for at least 10 years after the Administrator approves a redesignation to attainment. Eight years after the redesignation, the State must submit a revised maintenance plan demonstrating that attainment will continue to be maintained for the 10 years following the initial 10-year period. To address the possibility of future NAAQS violations, the maintenance plan must contain contingency measures as the EPA deems necessary to assure prompt correction of any future 2010 1-hr SO2 NAAQS violations. The Calcagni Memo provides further guidance on the content of a maintenance plan, explaining that a maintenance plan should address five requirements:
 An attainment emissions inventory;
 A maintenance demonstration;
 Continued monitoring;
 Verification of continued attainment; and
 A contingency plan.
      This TSD only discusses the EPA's review of the maintenance plan criteria 1) attainment emissions inventory, 2) maintenance demonstration and 3) continued monitoring. The EPA's review of maintenance plan criteria 4) verification of continued attainment and 5) contingency plan requirements are sufficiently addressed in the preamble to the NPRM.
Redesignation Criterion (i) Determination of Attainment of the NAAQS
      To redesignate a nonattainment area to attainment, the CAA requires the EPA to determine that the area has attained the applicable NAAQS. The two primary methods for evaluating ambient air quality impacted by SO2 emissions are through air quality monitoring and dispersion modeling. Monitoring data are evaluated in accordance with 40 CFR 50.17 and Appendix T of part 50, based on three complete, consecutive calendar years of quality-assured air quality monitoring data. For the monitoring data to support a conclusion that the area is attaining the NAAQS, the 3-year average of the annual 99[th] percentile (fourth highest value) of daily maximum 1-hr average concentrations measured at each monitor within an area must be less than or equal to 75 ppb. The data must be collected and quality-assured in accordance with 40 CFR part 58 and recorded in the EPA Air Quality System (AQS). The EPA's determination of attainment can be based on monitoring data alone, without the need for dispersion modeling analyses, if the air agency provides an analysis demonstrating that the monitor(s) for the affected area is in the area of maximum concentration of SO2.
      The Troost design value monitor is the only State and Local Air Monitoring Station (SLAMS) or SLAMS-like monitor operational in the nonattainment area. The JFK monitor, which is located near the nonattainment area in Kansas, was used for the background SO2 concentration analysis discussed in the Maintenance Demonstration section of this TSD. Figure 2 shows the Troost and JFK monitors in relation to the nonattainment area.
      Figure 2. Location of SO2 Monitors In or Near the Nonattainment Area.

      On May 4, 2018, the State submitted a request asking the EPA to determine that the Jackson County nonattainment area attained the 2010 1-hr primary SO2 NAAQS per the EPA's Clean Data Policy. The CDD policy represents the EPA's interpretation that certain planning-related requirements of part D of the Act, such as the attainment demonstration, reasonably available control measures (RACM), and reasonable further progress (RFP), are suspended for areas that are attaining the NAAQS. A determination of attainment, or CDD, does not constitute a formal redesignation to attainment. If the EPA subsequently determines that an area is no longer attaining the standard, those requirements that were suspended by the CDD would again be required.
      The May 2018 request was based on the most recent three years of complete, quality-assured, and certified ambient air monitoring data from the 2015-2017 monitoring period from the Troost monitor; the design value for 2015-2017 was 57.0 ppb. In a response letter, dated November 13, 2018, the EPA stated that because the request did not include a modeling demonstration showing attainment utilizing the most recent three years of actual emissions or a demonstration that the monitor was located in the area of maximum concentration for the nonattainment area, the State's request did not contain the necessary supporting information as outlined in the 2014 SO2 Guidance. In a letter dated March 1, 2019, the State provided modeling of the most recent three years of actual emissions (2016-2018) for the nonattainment area. Through subsequent email communications, the State supplemented its modeling demonstration by adding emission sources to the analysis and updating the SO2 background concentration. The EPA published a NPRM to approve the State's CDD request in the Federal Register on April 15, 2020, based on 2016-2018 monitoring data and on modeling of 2016-2018 actual emissions from all permitted sources of SO2 emissions located inside the nonattainment area and within 20 km of the NAA boundary.  After public notice and comment, the EPA published a NFRM in the Federal Register on July 9, 2020, determining that the area attained the 2010 1-hr SO2 NAAQS.
      On February 18, 2021, the State submitted a request for redesignation of the nonattainment area to attainment and a SIP revision containing a 10-year maintenance plan for the area. After receiving the State's request for redesignation, the EPA reviewed the most recent, 2018-2020, 99[th] percentile 1-hr SO2 values and the 3-year averages of those values (i.e., design value) from the Troost monitor to confirm that the area is still attaining the standard. Data from 2015-2020 at the Troost Monitor are summarized in Table 1.

Table 1. 2015-2020 Troost Street Monitor Data (parts per billion (ppb)); 99[th] Percentile (99[th] %) and 3-year design value (dv)
                                     Site
                                2015 99[th]  %
                                2016 99[th]  %
                                2017 99[th]  %
                                2018 99[th]  %
                                2019 99[th]  %
                                 2020 99[th] %
                                 2015-2017 dv
                                 2016-2018 dv
                                 2017-2019 dv
                                2018 - 2020 dv
                                    Troost

                                     142.0

                                      9.4

                                     18.4

                                      6.1

                                      6.5

                                      7.1

                                     57.0

                                     11.0

                                     10.0

                                      7.0

      The most recent 3-year design value (7.0 ppb for the 2018-2020 period) for the Troost monitor continues to meet and is well below the 2010 1-hr SO2 NAAQS. The Vicinity facility transitioned from burning coal to natural gas beginning in 2016 and ceased burning coal completely in 2017. The SO2 emission reductions resulting from the fuel switch have yielded air quality improvements, as shown in the Troost monitoring data beginning in 2016. The maintenance plan contains provisions for the continued operation of the Troost monitor to verify continued attainment/maintenance of the NAAQS.
Redesignation Criterion (iii) Permanent and Enforceable Emissions
      The EPA is proposing to approve the cessation of coal combustion at the Vicinity facility as the permanent and enforceable emission reduction measure necessary for the area to maintain the NAAQS. Vicinity's construction permit #CP122016-009 restricts Boilers 1A, 6, and 8 to combusting exclusively natural gas, and its current operating permit #OP2018-006 requires natural gas in all four boilers (including Boiler 7). In lieu of submitting these permits for inclusion in the Missouri SIP in order to make the fuel switch requirements permanent, Missouri elected to enter into a Consent Agreement with Vicinity and submit it for approval into the SIP as Appendix 1 of the September 2021 maintenance plan supplement.
      Section 1.A of the Vicinity/MoDNR Consent Agreement prohibits the future combustion of coal in Boilers 1A, 6, 7, and 8.  It also allows Vicinity to utilize natural gas, ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) containing no more than 15 parts per million (ppm) sulfur by volume, biofuel containing no more than 15 ppm sulfur by volume, or a blend of biofuel and ULSD containing no more than 15 ppm sulfur by volume, as long as the facility obtains any necessary air permits in the future. While the Consent Agreement may be terminated under state law by mutual agreement by both parties, once it has been approved into the SIP, the requirements are permanent and federally enforceable. The requirements of the Consent Agreement remain applicable until Missouri submits a SIP revision that is approved by EPA. That revision must include a demonstration that it would not interfere with the attainment or maintenance of any NAAQS, pursuant to CAA section 110(l). The EPA is proposing to find that the fuel sulfur content limit of 15 ppm by volume for Vicinity's four boilers is protective of the 1-hour SO2 NAAQS based on the modeling demonstration included in the September 2021 submittal. Details about the modeling demonstration are in the "Maintenance Plan Criterion (2) Maintenance Demonstration" section below.
      The EPA is proposing to determine that the fuel switch provisions in the Vicinity/MoDNR Consent Agreement are practically enforceable because they require Vicinity to demonstrate compliance with the fuel restrictions by maintaining a record of fuel deliveries and fuel supplier information, including the sulfur content of purchased fuels. Furthermore, Vicinity must maintain a record of the current inventory of fuels and the date(s) of removal of all coal handling equipment located at the facility and make these records available to MoDNR immediately upon request. If Vicinity combusts any fuel not allowed by the Consent Agreement, it must report this noncompliance to MoDNR within 10 days after the end of the month that the prohibited fuel is combusted.
Redesignation Criterion (iv) Approved Maintenance Plan
      Maintenance Plan Criterion (1) Attainment Emissions Inventory and Future Year Projections
      The Calcagni memo describes two ways for a State to demonstrate maintenance of the NAAQS for a period of 10 years following the redesignation of the area: 1) the State can show that future emissions of a pollutant will not exceed the level of the attainment inventory, or 2) the State can model to show that the future mix of sources and emission rates will not cause a violation of the standard. The memo goes on to say that areas required to model to demonstrate attainment of the standard should complete the same level of modeling to demonstrate that the permanent and enforceable emissions are enough to maintain the standard.
      The State completed multiple modeling demonstrations to show that the standard will be maintained. Because the modeling (particularly the supplemental modeling information submitted on September 7, 2021) demonstrating continued maintenance is based on permanent and enforceable emission reductions, the State contends, and the EPA proposes to agree, that the future mix of sources and emission rates will not cause a violation of the standard. Because the supplemental modeling analysis demonstrates continued maintenance, the State did not submit a projected future-year emissions inventory. This section of the TSD summarizes the baseline and attainment year emissions inventories for the Jackson County SO2 nonattainment area. Missouri selected 2011 as the baseline emissions inventory year and 2017 as the attainment inventory year.
      2011 Baseline Emissions Inventory
      The State's 2011 baseline inventory required by CAA section 172(c)(3) was included in the 2015 attainment plan submittal. In June 2018, the State withdrew its attainment plan except the 2011 baseline emissions inventory, and the EPA approved the State's 2011 baseline inventory on February 13, 2019.  For the baseline inventory, the State used whole county National Emissions Inventory (NEI) data for point, nonpoint and mobile source emissions. The State estimated that 2011 SO2 emissions for the entirety of Jackson County were 27,668 tons per year (tpy). This includes 27,513 tpy from point sources; 87 tpy from nonpoint sources; and 68 tpy from mobile sources.
      2017 Attainment Year Emissions Inventory
      A State's maintenance plan should include an attainment inventory that identifies the level of emissions in the affected area sufficient for attaining and maintaining the SO2 NAAQS. The State chose 2017 as the attainment year inventory, except 2018 emissions were used for the Vicinity facility. Because Vicinity continued burning coal on a select number of days in 2017, MoDNR's use of 2018 emissions for this facility reflects the completion of the fuel switch from coal to natural gas combustion. The State estimated that the nonattainment area's 2017 SO2 emissions were 156.96 tpy. This includes 6.59 tpy from point sources; 81.62 tpy from nonpoint sources; and 68.75 tpy from mobile sources. The State's estimates for SO2 emissions from nonpoint sources and mobile sources included emissions from these source categories from the entirety of Jackson County.
      The point source portion of the 2011 baseline inventory included point sources located throughout Jackson County, while the 2017 attainment year emissions inventory only covered point sources inside the nonattainment area. Therefore, total point source emissions in the 2011 baseline inventory cannot be directly compared to total point source emissions in the 2017 attainment year. For this reason, Table 2 summarizes facility-level SO2 emissions for only those sources located inside the nonattainment area for the 2011 baseline and 2017 attainment year. As shown in the table, the greatest reduction in point source SO2 emissions from the 2011 baseline and 2017 attainment year emissions inventories is attributed to Vicinity, as a result of the permanent and enforceable termination of coal combustion at the facility.

Table 2.  Facility-level SO2 Emissions Comparison from 2011 Baseline and 2017 Attainment Year Emissions Inventories
FACILITY NAME

                               Tons Per Year SO2

                                     2011
                                     2017
Vicinity
                                     6,742
                                     0.93
Superior Bowen Asphalt
                                     0.432
                                       0
A-1 Painting
                                     0.008
                                       0
United States Postal Service
                                     0.008
                                       0
Mizkan Americas
                                       0
                                       0
General Mills
                                     0.013
                                       0
KCPL Northeast Station
                                     0.325
                                     0.18
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed
                                     0.002
                                       0
Blue River Treatment Plant
                                     0.222
                                     5.48
Gateway Packing Company
                                     0.003
                                     0.003
Profile Cabinet
                                     0.016
                                       0
Brenntag Mid-South Inc
                                       0
                                       0
Allied Lithographing Company
                                     0.002
                                       0
Moly-Cop USA
                                     0.059
                                       0
G and K Services
                                     0.003
                                       0
Mid-America Car Inc
                                     0.761
                                       0
Sprint Communications
                                     0.012
                                       0
Midwest Block and Brick
                                     0.004
                                       0
Solvent Recovery LLC
                                     0.000
                                       0
Total Nonattainment Area Point Source Emissions
                                     6,744
                                     6.59

      Table 3 provides a comparison of the baseline (2011) and attainment year (2017) emissions for the nonpoint and mobile source categories for the entirety of Jackson County. The EPA proposes to approve the attainment year inventory as reflective of actual emissions in an attainment year.
Table 3. Jackson County Base Year (2011) and Attainment Year (2017) SO2 Emissions Comparison for Nonpoint and Mobile Sources, tons per year (tpy)
                              Emissions Category
                           2011 SO2 Emissions (tpy)
                           2017 SO2 Emissions (tpy)
Nonpoint Source¹
                                      87
                                     81.62
Mobile Source¹[,] ²
                                      68
                                     68.75
¹ Nonpoint and Mobile Source emissions were estimated using EPA guidelines and State-specific data.
² Mobile source includes onroad and nonroad mobile source categories.

   Maintenance Plan Criterion (2) Maintenance Demonstration
   This TSD discusses the EPA's review of modeling submitted by the State for its redesignation request and the maintenance plan. The modeling review in this TSD focuses on the updated modeling demonstration submitted with the maintenance plan supplement in September 2021 (supplemental modeling).
   As the EPA's review confirms, the supplemental modeling aligns with the modeling guidelines of Appendix W. The EPA is basing its proposed approval of the maintenance plan upon the supplemental modeling analysis submitted by the State in September 2021. A summary of the model inputs is shown in Table 4. MoDNR used the most recent versions of the models that were available at the beginning of this effort. Only regulatory default options were utilized in this demonstration.

Table 4. Model Inputs Used in Supplemental Modeling
AERMOD
19191
AERMET
19191
AERSURFACE
13016
Building Downwash
Included for Vicinity, Ingredion, and Hawthorn facilities
Meteorology
2013-2017; Charles Wheeler Downtown Kansas City Airport (surface data); Topeka, KS (upper air data)[1]
Receptor grid
100-meter spacing throughout the entire nonattainment area
Stack Height
The lesser of the source's actual stack height, or Good Engineering Practice (GEP) stack height
Stack Parameter Characteristics (exit velocity and exit temperature)
Hawthorn unit 5A stack parameters include hourly variable temperatures and exit velocities based on 2014-2018 CEMS data.

The stack parameters for sources without continuous emissions monitoring systems were modeled at constant temperatures and exit velocities obtained from the facilities, consistent with  the CDD
Background Value (ppb)
8.9 μg/m[3] or 3.4 ppb, JFK Monitor
Explicitly Modeled Sources
All permitted sources with any SO2 emissions within the nonattainment areas; Ingredion and Hawthorn facilities outside of the nonattainment area

Meteorology

      The state followed the methodology and procedures in Appendix W and the 2014 SO2 Guidance in the selection and processing of raw meteorological data into an AERMOD-ready format.
The selection of meteorological data should be based on spatial and climatological (temporal) representativeness. The representativeness of the data is determined based on: 1) the proximity of the meteorological monitoring site to the area under consideration, 2) the complexity of terrain, 3) the exposure of the meteorological site, and 4) the period of time during which data are collected. Sources of meteorological data include National Weather Service (NWS) stations, site-specific or onsite data, and other sources such as universities, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and military stations.

      Consistent with the meteorological data selection for the CDD, this modeling analysis used National Weather Service (NWS) surface meteorology from the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Kansas City Airport (WBAN No. 13988, located at +39.13 -94.6, approximately 4 km to the north of the nonattainment area), and coincident upper air observations from Topeka Regional Airport in Kansas (WBAN No. 13996, located at +39.07 -95.63, approximately 115 km west of the nonattainment area), as representative of meteorological conditions within the modeling domain. The most recent certified data available covering the five-year from 2014-2018 were used in this analysis.

      The surface wind rose for 2014-2018 for the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Kansas City Airport is depicted in Figure 3. The frequency and magnitude of wind speed and direction are defined in terms of where the wind is blowing from. The predominant wind direction during the five-year period is from the south/southwest, occurring approximately 6.75% of the time. The highest percentage wind speed range, occurring 33% of the time, was in the 3.6  -  5.7 m/s range. Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Kansas City Airport had a 99.72% data availability, with 0.42% calms identified. In addition, there were 122 incomplete or missing records from the total 43,828 hours available. From the wind rose, the EPA concludes hourly impacts will occur in all directions with predominant transport of emissions to the north based on higher frequency of SSW winds.

Figure 3. Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Kansas City Airport Cumulative Annual Wind Rose for 2014 - 2018

      The meteorological data was processed using AERMET (version 19191), the met data preprocessor for the AERMOD modeling system, with the ADJ_U* option. AERMET extracts and processes met data in order to calculate the boundary layer parameters that are necessary for the calculation of pollutant concentrations within the atmosphere.

      The met data included 1-minute Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) wind data obtained from the National Climatic Data Center in the TD-6405 data format that includes the 2-minute average wind speed and direction for each minute within an hour. The use of 1-minute ASOS data more accurately depicts the average hourly wind flow than single instantaneous readings of wind speed and direction.

      The EPA concludes the processing of meteorological data follows EPA guidance and is representative of meteorological conditions in the Jackson County nonattainment area.

Receptor Grid
      The modeling domain is centered on the nonattainment area boundary. The modeling domain
extends a sufficient distance to define the impacts from any source that may cause or contribute to a violation of the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS within the nonattainment area. The receptor grid extends to the Jackson/Clay county border to the north and includes the portions of the river in Jackson County. Receptors were placed along the perimeter of the nonattainment area at 100-meter intervals, and a grid of receptors inside the nonattainment area are also spaced at 100-meter intervals.

Source Characteristics (Stack Heights and Building Downwash; Stack Exit Temperature and Velocity)
      In its supplemental modeling, the State's source characterization was consistent with Appendix W and the 2014 SO2 Guidance, which recommend that source characterization include source types, use of accurate stack parameters, inclusion of building dimensions for building downwash (if available), and adherence to GEP stack height regulations. Sources with site-specific data availability were modeled at the lesser of their actual stack height or GEP stack height as determined by BPIPPRIM, the 2014 SO2 guidance states:

      "Consistent with previous SO2 modeling guidance (U.S. EPA, 1994) and section 6.2.2 of Appendix W, for stacks with heights that are within the limits of Good Engineering Practice (GEP), actual heights should be used in modeling."
      "If stack heights exceed GEP, then GEP heights should be used with the individual stack's other parameters (temperature, diameter, exit velocity). For stacks modeled with actual heights below GEP, building downwash should be considered as this can impact concentrations near the source (Section 6.2.2b, Appendix W). If building downwash is being considered, the BPIPPRM program (U.S. EPA, 2004d) should be used to input building parameters for AERMOD."
      For sources without CEMS, the State modeled facilities using constant temperature and exit velocities as reported by the facilities. For Hawthorn unit 5A, which is the one explicitly modeled source  equipped with CEMS, the state used the CEMS-reported hourly variable temperatures and exit velocities for all hours for which the facility reported emissions during the five years of the modeling analysis.

      Modeled Sources and Emission Rates
      The State explicitly modeled all permitted sources of SO2 emissions inside the nonattainment area and two nearby sources outside the nonattainment area. These are the same sources located in the nonattainment area that were included in the clean data determination modeling analysis for the Jackson County SO2 nonattainment area.
      Appendix W defines "nearby sources" as individual sources located in the vicinity of the source(s) under consideration for emissions limits that are not adequately represented by ambient monitoring data (i.e., the background concentration). The ambient contributions from these nearby sources are accounted for by explicitly modeling their emissions. The two nearby sources included in the modeling are the Hawthorn power plant and the Ingredion facility, which produces modified corn starches, gluten meal, gluten feed, germ and high-solids steepwater.

      The modeled emission rates for sources located within the nonattainment area and the Ingredion facility were based on assumed continuous operation at their maximum permitted emission levels (or maximum hourly design rates, MHDR) for the five-year period of 2014-2018. The derivation of the modeled emission rates for the Vicinity and Hawthorn facilities is discussed below.
      The explicitly modeled sources and emission rates are listed in Table 5, and the locations of the sources are displayed in Figure 4. Most of the sources (16 of the 21) explicitly modeled in the demonstration emit less than 5 tons per year of SO2.

Table 5. Sources Included in Supplemental Modeling Analysis
                                 Fig. 3 Map ID
                                     FIPS
                                   Source ID
                                  Source Name
                   Max Allowable SO2 Emission Rate (tons/yr)
                  Source of Max Allowable SO2 Emission Rate**
                                  Model ID***
                                       1
                                     29095
                                     0021
Vicinity Energy - Kansas City (formerly Veolia)
                                                                          12.23
                      Consent Agreement No. APCP-2021-007
                                     VEPx
                                       2
                                     29095
                                     0176
Superior Bowen Asphalt
                                                                           4.85
                                     MHDR
                                     SBACx
                                       3
                                     29095
                                     2031
A-1 Painting
                                                                           0.26
                                     MHDR
                                      A11
                                       4
                                     29095
                                     2207
United States Postal Service*
                                                                           0.00
                                     MHDR
                                     USPS1
                                       5
                                     29095
                                     2161
Mizkan Americas
                                                                           0.06
                                     MHDR
                                     MKAx
                                       6
                                     29095
                                     0019
General Mills
                                                                           0.09
                                     MHDR
                                      GMx
                                       7
                                     29095
                                     0023
Evergy (formerly Kansas City Power & Light) -  Northeast Station
                                                                         353.90
                                     MHDR
                                    KCPLNx
                                       8
                                     29095
                                     0036
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed*
                                                                           0.00
                                     MHDR
                                     LOL5
                                       9
                                     29095
                                     0039
Blue River Treatment Plant
                                                                           8.60
                                     MHDR
                                     BRTPx
                                      10
                                     29095
                                     0065
Gateway Packing Company
                                                                           0.03
                                     MHDR
                                     GPCx
                                      11
                                     29095
                                     2065
Profile Cabinet
                                                                           0.97
                                     MHDR
                                      PC1
                                      12
                                     29095
                                     0068
Breentag Mid-South Inc.
                                                                           0.04
                                     MHDR
                                     BMSI4
                                      13
                                     29095
                                     0016
Allied Lithographing Company
                                                                           0.02
                                     MHDR
                                     ALCx
                                      14
                                     29095
                                     2230
Moly-Cop USA
                                                                           0.27
                                     MHDR
                                      MCx
                                      15
                                     29095
                                     2466
G and K Services
                                                                           0.02
                                     MHDR
                                      GK1
                                      16
                                     29095
                                     2015
Mid-America Car Inc.
                                                                           0.05
                                     MHDR
                                     MACx
                                      17
                                     29095
                                     2226
Sprint Communications
                                                                           2.56
                                     MHDR
                                    SPRNTx
                                      18
                                     29095
                                     2128
Midwest Block and Brick
                                                                           0.03
                                     MHDR
                                     MBB29
                                      19
                                     29047
                                     0002
Ingredion, Inc. - North Kansas City
                                                                         139.68
                                     MHDR
                                     INGx
                                      20
                                     29095
                                     2162
Solvent Recovery LLC
                                                                           1.05
                                     MHDR
                                     SR14
                                      21
                                     29095
                                     0022
Evergy (formerly Kansas City Power & Light) - Hawthorn Generating Station
                                                                           2014
                                                                      14,738.17
24-hr SO2 emission limit from KCMO Permit No. 888,  with adjustments based on 2014-2018 CEMS data
                                    HAWTHx

                                                                           2015
                                                                      14,093.18

                                                                           2016
                                                                      13,464.80

                                                                           2017
                                                                      13,550.43

                                                                           2018
                                                                      13,358.97

      *Out of business
      ** Maximum hourly design rate
      *** The model ID is a unique code used to identify the emission release point(s) for each source in the AERMOD input file. Sources with more than one emission release point have multiple model IDs, which are denoted with an "x" in the table.

      Figure 4. Modeled Sources In and Near the Nonattainment Area.

      Vicinity was the primary contributor to the violation of the 2010 SO2 standard that resulted in the initial nonattainment designation for the area. Vicinity operates a district heating and cooling system that provides steam, hot water, and/or chilled water to industrial, commercial, governmental and residential facilities in the downtown Kansas City area. The facility operates four boilers that provide steam for process heating, comfort heating, or hot water.

      In the supplemental modeling demonstration, the emission rates for Vicinity are based on the maximum allowable emission rates in the consent agreement. Specifically, the emission rates assume Vicinity burns ULSD with 15 ppm sulfur by volume in each of its boilers at maximum capacity continuously during the five-year modeled period.
      The emission rates for Vicinity's four boilers were calculated by first dividing maximum design heat input capacities for each boiler by the average heat content per 1,000 gallons of ULSD (140 million British thermal units or MMBtu/1000 gallons), which results in maximum hourly throughput (1000 gallons/hr). The maximum hourly throughput was then multiplied by the AP-42 emission factor for SO2 for distillate oil (0.213 lb SO2/1000 gallons). The emission factor was derived from the formula 142 * S, where S is the percent sulfur of ULSD (0.0015%) (AP-42 Table 1.3-1, boilers > 100 MMBtu/hr, no. 2 oil-fired). Table 6 provides the values for each boiler used in the calculations, along with the modeled emission rates.
Table 6. Modeled SO2 Emission Rates for Vicinity
                                   Boiler ID
                                   Model ID
                          Max Design Rate (MMBtu/Hr)
                       Max Throughput (1000 gallons/hr)
                       Modeled SO2 Emission Rate (lb/hr)
                                      1A
                                     VEP1A
                                     326.0
                                      2.3
                                    0.4960
                                       6
                                     VEP2*
                                     483.7
                                      3.5
                                    0.7359
                                       7
                                     VEP3
                                     517.0
                                      3.7
                                    0.7866
                                       8
                                     VEP2*
                                     507.6
                                      3.6
                                    0.7723
* Emissions from boilers 6 and 8 are released through a common stack.

      The State developed modeled SO2 emission rates for Hawthorn's unit 5A based on its permitted SO2 emission limit in accordance with the 2014 SO2 Guidance and Table 8.1 of 40 CFR 51 Appendix W, which states that nearby sources should be modeled based on their allowable emission rates with an adjustment to reflect actual operational levels. Hawthorn's unit 5A, a 6,745 MMBtu/hour coal-fired electric generating unit, is subject to a 24-hour average emission rate limit of 0.54 lb SO2/MMBtu (City of Kansas City Health Department, Air Quality Section, Permit No. 888, amended in 2001).

      The 2014 SO2 Guidance contains a method for adjusting SO2 emission rate limits with longer averaging times to a 1-hour emission limit for consistency with the 1-hour NAAQS. The method is based on determining the ratio between actual 1-hour 99th percentile emission rates and the 99th percentile emission rates for the applicable averaging time (24 hours in this case). CEMS data for the 5-year period from 2014-2018 was used to apply this method to Hawthorn unit 5A as follows:

 The 99th percentile hourly emission rate for the 5-year period was determined to be 1,553 lb SO2/hour.

 Average 24-hour emission rates were calculated by separating hourly SO2 lb/hour data into 24-hour blocks (calendar days), removing all hours with zero operation, and then calculating the average of the hourly emission rates for each 24-hour block. The 99th percentile of the average 24-hour emission rate for the 5-year period was determined to be 1,038 lb SO2/hour.

 The 1-hour 99[th] percentile value (1,553 lb SO2/hr) was divided by the 24-hour 99[th] percentile value (1,038 lb SO2/hr), which yields a ratio of 1.496.

 The 24-hour average permitted emission rate limit of 0.54 lb/MMBtu was multiplied by 1.496, which resulted in an adjusted 1-hour emission rate of 0.808 lb SO2/MMBtu.

      Variable hourly emission rates in units of lb SO2/hour were calculated for the model by multiplying the adjusted 1-hour emission rate of 0.808 lb SO2/MMBtu by the actual hourly heat input values in MMBtu/hr as recorded by the CEMS for unit 5A. For the hours unit 5A was not operating, the average modeled hourly emission rate for the 5-year period (2,296.71 l SO2 lb/hr or 301.98 g SO2/s) was used as a substitute.

      Using this method to calculate variable hourly emission rates, the average annual SO2 emissions modeled for the Hawthorn facility for all five years is 13,821.11 tons/year. In comparison, the average of the actual annual SO2 emissions modeled for Hawthorn for the three-year period evaluated for the clean data determination modeling analysis (2016-2018) was 1,104.35 tons/year. Figure 5, provided in the state's February 2021 submittal, shows a comparison of actual (CEMS) hourly SO2 emission data and modeled hourly SO2 emissions data. This demonstrates the conservative nature of the modeling analysis as actual hourly emissions are much lower than the modeled hourly emission rates.

Figure 5.  Hawthorn SO2 CEMS Data vs. SO2 Modeled Emissions Rates (from MoDNR Maintenance Plan)

      Background Concentration
      Appendix W defines "other sources" as the portion of the background attributable to natural sources, other unidentified sources in the vicinity of the project, and regional transport contributions from more distant sources (domestic and international). The ambient contributions from these sources are typically accounted for through use of ambient monitoring data, i.e., a background concentration.
      The SO2 background concentration used in the modeling demonstration was based on an analysis of 2016-2018 SO2 monitoring data from the JFK air quality monitor and wind direction data from the downtown Kansas City airport. As shown in Figure 6, the JFK monitor is least impacted by the explicitly modeled SO2 emission sources when the wind direction ranges from zero to 45 degrees and 135 to 360 degrees. The State determined the hourly SO2 concentrations at the JFK monitor for the years 2016-2018 when winds were blowing from within these two sectors (excluding data for hours when winds were from the 70-135 degree sector to avoid double-counting of explicitly modeled sources) and calculated the annual 99th percentile of these values. Table 7 provides the results from this analysis. The background SO2 concentration used in the modeling demonstration is 3.4 ppb or 8.9 ug/m[3], which is the three-year average of 99th percentile values. The EPA concludes that a background value of 3.4 ppb is acceptable for this area.

Figure 6. Permitted SO2 Emission Source Locations and Wind Sectors Analyzed at the JFK Monitor to Determine the Background Concentration (from MoDNR Maintenance Plan)

Table 7. JFK Monitor's 99[th] Percentile Hourly SO2 Concentrations from Wind Sectors Analyzed to Determine Background Concentration
                                     Year
99[th] Percentile Hourly SO2 Concentrations from 0-45 Degrees and 135-360 Degree Wind Sectors (ppb)
                                     2016
                                      4.0
                                     2017
                                      2.9
                                     2018
                                      3.0
                                3-Year Average
                                      3.4

Modeling Results
      Table 8 presents the overall maximum modeled SO2 impact as well as maximum modeled contributions from individual sources. As shown in the table, the highest modeled impact (with a State derived 8.9 μg/m3 background) is 189.0 μg/m[3] or 72.1 ppb. The State has demonstrated via the supplemental modeling demonstration that the area is currently attaining and will continue to maintain the standard for a period of at least 10 years following the redesignation of the area. As shown in Figure 7, the highest modeled concentrations are in the center-northwest and eastern portions of the nonattainment area.

Table 8.  Jackson County Maintenance Demonstration Modeling Results
                                    Source
                 5-Year Design Value Concentration (ug/m[3])
                                   Vicinity
                                      1.0
                                   Hawthorn
                                     127.0
                                   Ingredion
                                     179.6
                                  Background
                                      8.9
                           All Sources + Background
                                     189.0

Figure 7. Modeled Results (99[th] Percentile Highest Daily Maximum 1-hr SO2 (μg/m[3])) from the Supplemental Jackson County Maintenance Modeling Submittal.

Maintenance Plan Criterion (3) Verification of Continued Monitoring
Please see monitoring discussion beginning on page 4 of this TSD and the "Monitoring Network" section of the EPA's NPRM for this action for additional information. The EPA proposes that the State will meet its continued monitoring obligations through its commitment to continue operating  the Troost SLAMS monitor.
Summary of what the EPA is Proposing to Approve:
      As described in the NPRM and this document, the EPA is proposing to approve that the following criteria have been met:
Redesignation Criterion (i) Determination of Attainment of the NAAQS
 The EPA published a NFRM approving the State's CDD request in the Federal Register on July 9, 2020.
Redesignation Criterion (iii) Permanent and Enforceable Emissions
 The EPA is proposing to approve the cessation of coal combustion at Vicinity imposed by the Consent Agreement between Vicinity and the State (Appendix 1 of the September 2021 maintenance plan supplement) as the permanent and enforceable measure necessary for the area to maintain the NAAQS.
Redesignation Criterion (iv) Approved Maintenance Plan
      Maintenance Plan Criterion (1) Attainment Emissions Inventory and Future Year Projections
 The EPA proposes to approve the attainment year inventory as reflective of actual emissions in the 2017 attainment year.
 The EPA proposes to agree with the State that the future mix of sources and emission rates will not cause a violation of the standard based on the supplemental modeling analyses. As such, we are not relying on an attainment year vs. future year inventory comparison.
   	Maintenance Plan Criterion (2) Maintenance Demonstration
 The EPA is proposing to determine that the supplemental modeling demonstrates attainment and maintenance of the NAAQS for a period of at least 10 years following the redesignation of the area.
 The EPA is proposing to find that the stack parameters used in the supplemental modeling comport with the 2014 SO2 Guidance, which states "Since modeling would be done with maximum allowable or potential emissions levels at each stack, the stack's parameters such as exit temperature, diameter, and exit velocity should reflect those emissions levels."
 The EPA is proposing to find that the State's supplemental modeling of all SO2 sources inside of the nonattainment area was done in accordance with the 2014 SO2 Guidance and Appendix W.
 The EPA is proposing to find that the State appropriately modeled Hawthorn and Ingredion as "nearby sources."
 The EPA proposes that 8.9 μg/m3 (3.4 ppb) is an appropriate background concentration.
   	Maintenance Plan Criterion (3) Verification of Continued Monitoring
The EPA is proposing that the State will meet its continued monitoring requirements through its commitment to continue operating the Troost monitor.


[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6962-6963]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02345]

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Avenue SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509; telephone (202) 372-
1410, fax<PHONE_NUMBER> or email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Mr.
Patrick Clark, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax<PHONE_NUMBER> or email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is in compliance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (Title 5 U.S.C. Appendix). The
National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee provides advice and
recommendations to the Department of Homeland Security on matters
relating to activities directly involved with or in support of the
exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources insofar as they
relate to matters within Coast Guard jurisdiction.

Agenda

Day 1

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee's Lifeboats and
Rescue Craft Safety on the Outer Continental Shelf Subcommittee will
meet on March 24, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Central Time) to
review, discuss and formulate recommendations to be presented to the
full Committee during the March 25, 2020 public meeting.

Day 2

    The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee will hold a public
meeting on March 25, 2020 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Central Time) to
review and discuss the progress of, and any reports and recommendations
received from the above listed subcommittee from their deliberations.
The Committee will then use this information and consider public
comments in discussing and formulating recommendations to the United
States Coast Guard. Public comments or questions will be taken at the
discretion of the Designated Federal Officer during the discussion and
recommendation portions of the meeting and during the public comment
period, see Agenda item (5). A complete agenda for the March 25, 2020
full Committee meeting is as follows:
    (1) Welcoming remarks.
    (2) General administration and acceptance of minutes from the
September 11, 2019 National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee public
meeting.
    (3) Current business--Presentation and discussion of progress from
the Lifeboats and Rescue Craft Safety on the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Subcommittee.
    (4) New Business--
    (a) Discussion on Source Control Response Centers in an Incident
Command.
    (b) Discussion on Coast Guard initiatives relating to the Offshore
Oil and Gas industries.
    (c) Presentation on the status of the Shell Auger lifeboat accident
investigation.
    (d) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement--Agency updates
on OCS related issues.
    (e) Maritime Administration--Agency Updates on OCS related issues.
    (f) International Association of Drilling Contractors--Industry
Brief
    (5) Public comment period.
    A copy of all pre-meeting documentation will be available at
https://homeport.uscg.mil/missions/ports-and-waterways/safety-advisory-committees/nosac/meetings no later than March 17, 2020. Alternatively,
you may contact Commander Myles Greenway or Mr. Patrick Clark as noted
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above.
    Public comments or questions will be taken throughout the meeting
as the Committee discusses the issues and prior to deliberations and
voting. There will also be a public comment period at the end of the
meeting. Speakers are requested to limit their comments to 3 minutes.
Please note that the public comment period may end before the period
allotted, following the last call for comments. Contact the individuals
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above to register
as a speaker.

    Dated: January 31, 2020.
Jeffery G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2020-02345 Filed 2-5-20; 8:45 am]
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2,483.6
                                    4,967.2
                                                                 $5,893,508.29
ii.  Control equipment inspection and monitor
                                       8
                                       1
                                       8
                                     6,209
                                    49,672
                                    2,483.6
                                    4,967.2
                                                                 $5,893,508.29
H.  Audits
                                      N/A

Subtotal for Recordkeeping Requirements

                                    674,231
                                                                   $69,562,143
TOTAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST (rounded) [o]

                                    712,000
                                                                   $73,500,000
TOTAL CAPITAL AND O&M COST (rounded) [o]

                                                                   $12,400,000
GRAND TOTAL (rounded) [o]

                                                                   $85,900,000

Assumptions:
[a]  We have assumed that the average number of respondents that will be subject to this rule will be 6,209.  There will be no new additional sources during the next three years of this ICR.
[b]  This ICR uses the following labor rates:  $138.43 per hour for Executive, Administrative, and Managerial labor; $106.45 per hour for Technical labor, and $52.77 per hour for Clerical labor.  These rates are from the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2015, Table 2. Civilian Workers, by Occupational and Industry group.  The rates are from column 1, Total Compensation.  The rates have been increased by 110 percent to account for the benefit packages available to those employed by private industry.
[c]  We have assumed that all of the respondents will familiarize with the regulatory requirements each year.
[d]  We have assumed that only the Sistersville, WV Plant XL Project will be reporting annually.
[e]  We have assumed that 0.5 percent of respondents will report control devices malfunction, resulting in exceedance annually (0.5% x 6,209=31), along with the Sistersville Plant XL project (1) always reports semiannually for a total of 31+1=32 semiannual reports.
[f]  We have assumed that 1 percent of waste determination will result in exceedance annually (1% x 6,209=62).
[g]  We have assumed that only one facility currently uses the exemption regarding hydrogen peroxide management located at 40 CFR 264.1080(d) and 40 CFR 265.1080(d).
[h]  We have assumed that 20 percent of the tank roofs will be inspected each year (external roof) (20% x 6,209=1,242).
[i]  We have assumed that 10 percent of respondents will empty and refill a tank (internal floating roof) (10% x 6,209=621).
[j]  We assume recordkeeping only for the Sistersville, WV Plant XL Project.
[k]  We have assumed that it will take each respondent sixteen hours once per year to plan activities.
[l]  We have assumed that 50 percent of respondent will be required on a daily basis to inspect and monitor each closed vent system (50% x 6,209=3,105).
[m]  We have assumed that 20 percent of respondents will take 4 hours once every five years to complete the primary seal inspection.
[n]  We have assumed that 20 percent of tanks with alternative emission controls (floating roofs) will each take 4 hours 0.2 times per year, which equates to once every 5 years, to complete  the primary seal inspection.
[o]  Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.
Table 2: Average Annual EPA Burden and Cost  -  Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface Impoundment and Containers
  (40 CFR Part 264, Subpart CC, and 40 CFR Part 265, Subpart CC) (Renewal)

                                   Activity
                      (A)
EPA person hours per occurrence
                   (B)
No. of occurrences per plant per year
             (C)
EPA person hours per respondent per year
(C=AxB)
                            (D)
Plants per year [a]
                (E)
Technical person- hours per year
(E=CxD)
               (F)
Management person hours per year
(F=Ex0.05)
                 (G)
Clerical person hours per year
(G=Ex0.1)
                        (H)
Total Cost Per Year ($) [b]
A.  Review report

1.  Waste exceedance reports [c]
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                      62
                                      248
                                     12.4
                                     24.8
                                                                    $13,244.19
2.  Control device exceedance reports [d]
                                       4
                                       2
                                       8
                                      32
                                      256
                                     12.8
                                     25.6
                                                                    $13,671.42
3.  Notification reports [e]
                                       1
                                       1
                                       1
                                     1,864
                                     1,864
                                     93.2
                                     186.4
                                                                    $99,545.06
    4.  Annual project report [f]
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                       1
                                       4
                                      0.2
                                      0.4
                                                                        $213.62
B.  Review Records

1.  Select site and review permit [g]
                                       8
                                       1
                                       8
                                      520
                                     4,160
                                      208
                                      416
                                                                   $222,160.64
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN AND COST (rounded) [h]

                                     7,510
                                                                      $349,000

Assumptions:
[a]  We have assumed that the average number of respondents that will be subject to this rule will be 6,209.  There will be no new additional sources during the next three years of this ICR.
[b]  This cost is based on the following labor rates which incorporates a 1.6 benefits multiplication factor to account for government overhead expenses: $64.16 for Managerial (GS-13, Step 5, $40.10 x 1.6), $47.62 for Technical (GS-12, Step 1, $29.76 x 1.6), and $25.76 for Clerical (GS-6, Step 3, $16.10 x 1.6).  These rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 2016 General Schedule which excludes locality rates of pay.
[c]  Annual responses assume 1 percent of waste determination results in an exceedance (1% x 6,209=62).
[d]  Semiannual responses assumes 0.5% of control devices malfunction resulting in an exceedance (0.5% x 6,209=31) plus the Sistersville, WV Plant.
[e]  We have assumed that 10 percent of internal floating roof respondents (10% x 6,209 = 621), plus 20% of external roof respondents (20% x 6,209 = 1,242), and one facility using hydrogen peroxide exemption (621 + 1,242 + 1 = 1,864) will submit notification reports.
[f]  We have assumed that the Sisterville Plant will submit an annual project report.
g We have assumed that it will take respondents 8 hours once per year to review selected site and review permit records.
[h]  Totals have been rounded to 3 significant figures. Figures may not add exactly due to rounding.


[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 65757]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Seventh Meeting: RTCA Tactical Operations Committee (TOC)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Seventh meeting notice of RTCA Tactical Operations Committee.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the
seventh meeting of the RTCA Tactical Operations Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held November 20th from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting is being held virtually. Any members of the
public interested in participating virtually are required to pre-
register no later than November 14, 2014 by contacting Trin Mitra via
the email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please provide the following information:
     Name
     Organization
     Phone number and Email address

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street
NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by telephone at (202) 833-
9339, fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or Web site at http://www.rtca.org or Trin
Mitra, TOC Secretary<EMAIL_ADDRESS>202-330-0655.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is
hereby given for a meeting of the RTCA Tactical Operations Committee.
The agenda will include the following:

November 20th

     Opening of Meeting/Introduction of TOC Members--Co Chairs
Jim Bowman and Dale Wright
     Official Statement of Designated Federal Official--
Elizabeth Ray
     Approval of September 3, 2014 Meeting Summary
     Kickoff New TOC Tasks
     Status of Existing and Potential TOC Tasks
     Update briefing on TBFM
     Update briefing on NSAAP
     Discussion on UAS/Commercial Space
     Overview of RTCA/IATA Partnership
     Anticipated Issues for TOC consideration and action at the
next meeting
     Other business
     Adjourn
    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present
statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29th 2014.
Mohannad Dawoud,
Management Analyst, NextGen, Program Oversight and Administration,
Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-26303 Filed 11-4-14; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 9511]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04523]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0008; FRL-9973-25]

Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New
Uses

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received applications to register new uses for
pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients.
Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to
comment on these applications.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the Docket
Identification (ID)
    Number and the File Symbol 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: 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.

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).

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.

II. Registration Applications

    EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide
products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant
to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA
is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on
these applications. Notice of receipt of these applications does not
imply a decision by the Agency on these applications.
    1. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-739 and 100-740. Docket ID number:
EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0733. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O.
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active ingredient: Difenoconazole.
Product type: Fungicide. Proposed Use: Rapeseed crop subgroup 20A seed
treatment. Contact: RD.
    2. EPA Registration Number: 100-936, 100-1291. Docket ID number:
EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0234. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O.
Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active ingredient: Thiamethoxam.
Product type: Insecticide. Proposed Use: Sugarcane. Contact: RD.
    3. EPA Registration Numbers: 100-1120, 100-1220 and 100-1308.
Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0744. Applicant: Syngenta Crop
Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active
ingredient: Azoxystrobin. Product type: Fungicide. Proposed use: Post-
harvest on sugar beet. Contact: RD.
    4. EPA Registration Numbers: 10163-295; 10163-322. Docket ID
number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0673. Applicant: Gowan Company, LLC, P.O. Box
556 Yuma, AZ 85364. Active ingredient: Fenazaquin. Product type:
Insecticide. Proposed uses: Alfalfa; Avocado; Caneberry, subgroup 13-
07A; Bushberry, subgroup 13-07B; Fruit, citrus group 10-10; Corn,
field; Corn, sweet; Cotton; Vegetables, cucurbit group 9; Vegetables,
fruiting group 8-10; Fruit, small fruit vine climbing, except fuzzy
kiwifruit subgroup 13-07F; Grapes; Vegetables, legumes, edible-podded
subgroup 6A; Vegetables, legumes, succulent shelled pea and bean
subgroup 6B; Vegetables, legumes, dried shelled pea and bean (except
soybean) subgroup 6C; Mint; Fruit, pome group 11-10; Fruit, stone group
12-12; Fruit, low growing berry subgroup 13-07G. Contact: RD
    5. EPA Registration Number: 60063-1. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-
2017-0719. Applicant: Sipcam Agro USA, 2525 Meridian Parkway, Suite
350, Durham, NC 27713. Active ingredient: Chlorothalonil. Product type:
Fungicide. Proposed use: Sugarbeet. Contact: RD.
    6. EPA Registration Number: 60063-5. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-
2017-0719. Applicant: Sipcam Agro USA, 2525 Meridian Parkway, Suite
350, Durham, NC 27713. Active ingredient: Chlorothalonil. Product type:
Fungicide. Proposed use: Sugarbeet. Contact: RD.
    7. EPA File Symbol: 100-RAEA. Docket ID number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-
0742. Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300,
Greensboro, NC 27419. Active ingredient: Pinoxaden. Product type:
Herbicide. Proposed use: Turf. Contact: RD

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: January 29, 2018.
Hamaad Syed,
Acting Director, Information Technology and Resources Management
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2018-04523 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 26970]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AC20-103-000]

Locke Lord LLP; Notice of Filing

    Take notice that on April 28, 2020, Locke Lord LLP submitted a
request for confirmation from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) that the cost of specific electric wind and solar
generating equipment is properly booked to Uniform System of Accounts
Nos. 343, 344 and 345, which pertain to Production Plant.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 or 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail similar
pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services, 12225
Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on May 28, 2020.

    Dated: April 30, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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			  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on May 11, 2004

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST 2001-11063

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Applicant:  CHARTRIGHT AIR INC.
                                   Date Filed:  March 16, 2004

Relief requested:  Exemption from 49 USC section 41301 to permit the
applicant to continue to conduct, using small equipment (see below),
charter operations, carrying persons, property and mail, between Canada
and the United States, and other charters in accordance with 14 CFR Part
212.

Applicant representative:  Adam Keller,<PHONE_NUMBER>          DOT
analyst:  Allen F. Brown,<PHONE_NUMBER>

If renewal, date of last action:  April 1, 2003, in this Docket.

Responsive pleadings:  None.

	DISPOSITION

Action:  Approved.			   			                    Action date:  May 11,
2004

Effective dates of authority granted:  May 11, 2004, through May 11,
2005.

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity):  United
States-Canada Air Transport Agreement (Agreement)

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the
terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:  Standard exemption
conditions.

Special conditions/Remarks:  In the conduct of the operations described
above, Chartright Air may only use aircraft designed to have a maximum
passenger capacity of not more than 60 seats and a maximum payload
capacity of not more than 18,000 pounds.

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director, Office of International
Aviation

________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (2) the applicant was qualified to perform its proposed
operations; (3) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.
To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in
the referenced Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority
granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR
§385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date
of issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and
the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp