[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31634-31635]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Request To Release Airport Property

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on request to release airport property
at the Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL), Liberal, Kansas.

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the
release of land at the Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL),
Liberal, Kansas, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to
the FAA at the following address: Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE-
610C, 901 Locust Room 364, Kansas City, MO 64106.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to: Debra S. Giskie, Airport Manager, Liberal Mid-
America Regional Airport & Airport Industrial Park, City of Liberal,
P.O. Box 2199, Liberal, KS 67901,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance
Specialist, Federal Aviation Administration, Airports Division, ACE-
610C, 901 Locust Room 364, Kansas City, MO 64106,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>The request to release property may be reviewed,
by appointment, in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA invites public comment on the
request to release approximately 11.38 acres of airport property at the
Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) under the provisions of 49
U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). On March 13, 2015, the City of Liberal City Manager
requested from the FAA that approximately 11.38 acres of property be
released for sale to the City of Liberal. On May 26, 2015, the FAA

determined that the request to release property at Liberal Mid-America
Regional Airport (LBL) submitted by the Sponsor meets the procedural
requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration and the release of
the property does not and will not impact future aviation needs at the
airport. The FAA may approve the request, in whole or in part, no
sooner than thirty days after the publication of this Notice.
    The following is a brief overview of the request:
    Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL) is proposing the release
of a parcel, totaling 11.38 acres. The release of land is necessary to
comply with Federal Aviation Administration Grant Assurances that do
not allow federally acquired airport property to be used for non-
aviation purposes. The sale of the subject property will result in the
surface lands being released at the Liberal Mid-America Regional
Airport (LBL), from the conditions of the AIP Grant Agreement Grant
Assurances, but retaining any mineral rights. In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 47107(c)(2)(B)(i) and (iii), the airport will receive fair
market value for the property, from the City of Liberal and will be
subsequently sold to Wal-Mart.
    Any person may inspect, by appointment, the request in person at
the FAA office listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In
addition, any person may, upon appointment and request, inspect the
application, notice and other documents determined by the FAA to be
related to the application in person at the Liberal Mid-America
Regional Airport.

    Issued in Kansas City, MO, on May 27, 2015.
Jim A. Johnson,
Manager, Airports Division.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24949-24950]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD12-10-000]

Reactive Power Resources; Supplemental Notice Requesting Comments

    On April 17, 2012, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff
(Staff) held a technical conference to examine whether the Commission
should reconsider or modify the reactive power provisions of Order No.
661-A and examine what evidence could be developed under Order No. 661
to support a request to apply reactive power requirements more broadly
than to individual wind generators during the interconnection study
process.
    At the conference, discussion items included: The technical and
economic characteristics of different types of

reactive power resources, including synchronous and asynchronous
generation resources, transmission resources and energy storage
resources; the design options for and cost of installing reactive power
equipment at the time of interconnection as well as retrofitting a
resource with reactive power equipment; other means by which reactive
power is currently secured such as through self-supply; and how a
technology that is capable of providing reactive power but may not be
subject to the generation interconnection process (e.g., FACTs) would
be analyzed. The staff and participants discussed information on
methods used to determine the reactive power requirements for a
transmission system and how system impact and system planning studies
take into account changes in technologies connected to the system.
    Persons wishing to comment on these issues should submit written
comments to the Commission no later than May 21, 2012.

    Dated: April 20, 2012.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 118 (Thursday, June 18, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2020-0048; FRL-10010-93-Region 1]

Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Reasonably Available Control
Technology for the 2008 and 2015 Ozone Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing
approval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the
State of Rhode Island. The SIP revision consists of a demonstration
that Rhode Island meets the requirements of reasonably available
control technology (RACT) for the two precursors for ground-level
ozone, oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), set forth by the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) with
respect to the 2008 and 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQSs or standards). Additionally, we are proposing
approval of specific regulations that implement the RACT requirements
by limiting air emissions of NOX and VOC pollutants from
sources within the State. This action is being taken in accordance with
the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OAR-2020-0048 at https://www.regulations.gov, or via email to
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either
manner of submission, the EPA may publish any comment received to its
public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. Publicly
available docket materials are available at https://www.regulations.gov
or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1 Regional
Office, Air and Radiation Division, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100,
Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding
legal holidays and facility closures due to COVID-19.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Mackintosh, Air Quality
Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1, 5 Post
Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail Code 05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, tel.
617-918-1584, email [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background
II. Summary of Rhode Island's SIP Revision
III. EPA's Evaluation of the Submittal
    A. NOX RACT for Major Sources
    B. Non-CTG VOC RACT for Major Sources
    C. CTG VOC RACT
IV. Proposed Action
V. Incorporation by Reference
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

    Rhode Island is part of the Ozone Transport Region (OTR) under
Section 184(a) of the CAA. Sections 182(b)(2), 182(f) and 184 of the
CAA require states with ozone nonattainment areas that are classified
as moderate or above, as well as areas in the OTR, to submit a SIP
revision requiring the implementation of VOC RACT for sources covered
by a control techniques guideline (CTG) and for all major sources of
VOC and NOX. A CTG is a document issued by EPA which
establishes a ``presumptive norm'' for RACT for a specific VOC source
category. RACT is defined as the lowest emission limitation that a
particular source is capable of meeting by the application of control
technology that is reasonably available considering technological and
economic feasibility.\1\ The CTGs usually identify a particular control
level which EPA recommends as being RACT. States are required to
address RACT for the source categories covered by CTGs through adoption
of rules as part of the SIP.
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    \1\ See Memorandum from Roger Strelow, Assistant Administrator
for Air and Waste Management, U.S. EPA, to Regional Administrators,
U.S. EPA, ``Guidance for Determining Acceptability of SIP
Regulations in Non-Attainment Areas'' (Dec. 9, 1976); see also 44 FR
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    On October 5, 2006 (71 FR 58745), EPA issued four new CTGs:
Industrial Cleaning Solvents; Offset Lithographic Printing and
Letterpress Printing; Flexible Package Printing; and Flat Wood Paneling
Coatings, and applicable areas were required to address them by October
5, 2007. On October 9, 2007 (72 FR 57215), EPA issued three more CTGs:
Paper, Film, and Foil Coatings; Large Appliance Coatings; and Metal
Furniture Coatings, and applicable areas were required to address them
by October 9, 2008. On October 7, 2008 (73 FR 58841), EPA issued an
additional four CTGs: Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings;
Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials; Miscellaneous Industrial
Adhesives; and Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings.
Applicable areas were required to address these CTGs by October 7,
2009. Lastly, on Oct 27, 2016 (81 FR 74798), EPA issued a new CTG for
the Oil and Natural Gas Industry, and applicable areas were required to
address it by October 27, 2018.
    On March 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436), EPA revised the health-based NAAQS
for ozone to 0.075 parts per million (ppm), averaged over an 8-hour
timeframe. EPA determined that the revised 8-hour standard would be
more protective of human health, especially with regard to children and
adults who are active outdoors and individuals with a pre-existing
respiratory disease such as asthma.
    On March 6, 2015 (80 FR 12264), EPA published a final rule
outlining the obligations for areas in nonattainment with the 2008
ozone standard, as well as obligations for areas in the OTR. This rule,
referred to as the ``2008 Ozone Implementation Rule,'' contains a
description of EPA's expectations for states with RACT obligations, and
required states in the OTR to certify RACT requirements by July 20,
2014. The 2008 Ozone Implementation Rule gives states several options
for meeting RACT requirements for the 2008 ozone

standard. States may (1) establish new or more stringent rules that
meet RACT control levels for the 2008 standard; (2) certify, where
appropriate, that previously adopted RACT rules approved by EPA under a
prior ozone standard represent adequate RACT control levels for the
2008 ozone NAAQS; or (3) submit a negative declaration in instances
where there are no sources in the state covered by a specific CTG
source category. States may use these options alone or in combination
to demonstrate compliance with RACT requirements.
    On October 26, 2015 (80 FR 65291), EPA revised the health-based
NAAQS for ozone, setting it at 0.070 ppm averaged over an 8-hour time
frame. On December 6, 2018 (83 FR 62998), EPA published a final rule
that outlines the obligations for areas in nonattainment with the 2015
ozone standard, as well as obligations for areas in the OTR. This rule,
referred to as the ``2015 Ozone Implementation Rule,'' requires states
in the OTR to certify RACT requirements by August 3, 2020.
    On February 3, 2017 (82 FR 9158), EPA published a final rule
finding that Rhode Island, as well as 14 other states and the District
of Columbia, had failed to submit SIP revisions in a timely manner to
satisfy certain requirements for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. With respect to
Rhode Island, EPA found that the State had failed to submit three
required SIP elements: NOX RACT for Major Sources; Non-CTG
VOC RACT for Major Sources; and CTG VOC RACT. Id. at 9162. This finding
became effective March 6, 2017, and started a SIP sanctions clock,
which required the missing SIP elements to be submitted and deemed
complete before September 6, 2018. Id. at 9160-61.

II. Summary of Rhode Island's SIP Revision

    On September 20, 2019, Rhode Island submitted to EPA a SIP revision
to address its RACT requirements set forth by the CAA for the 2008 and
2015 8-hour ozone NAAQSs (i.e., RACT Certifications). On September 23,
2019, EPA determined Rhode Island's SIP submittal was administratively
and technically complete for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. This completeness
determination ended the offset sanctions identified in Clean Air Act
Section 179(b)(2), which began on September 6, 2018, as described in
the Findings of Failure to Submit SIP Submittals for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS (82 FR 9158, February 3, 2017).
    The Rhode Island RACT Certification submittal is based on (1) newly
required RACT controls, for both major sources of NOX and
VOCs as well as for VOC sources subject to CTGs, that have been
implemented in Rhode Island, and will be part of the Rhode Island SIP
upon final approval of this EPA action; (2) previously EPA-approved
RACT controls, including regulations and source-specific requirements,
that represent RACT control levels under the 2008 and 2015 ozone
NAAQSs; and (3) the fact that Rhode Island has no sources subject to
RACT for several source categories, for which negative declarations are
described in Section III.
    Specifically, the Rhode Island September 2019 SIP revision contains
a certification that Rhode Island has met all RACT requirements for the
2008 and 2015 8-hour ozone NAAQSs and updates the SIP with the
following changes to Title 250 Rhode Island Code of Regulations (RICR),
Chapter 120 Air Resources, Subchapter 05 Air Pollution Control: Part 0
General Definitions Regulation; Part 11 Petroleum Liquids Marketing and
Storage; Part 15 Control of Organic Solvent Emissions; Part 19 Control
of Volatile Organic Compounds from Coating Operations; Part 21 Control
of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Printing Operations; Part
25 Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Cutback and
Emulsified Asphalt; Part 26 Control of Organic Solvent Emissions from
Manufacturers of Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products; Part 27 Control
of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions; Part 35 Control of Volatile Organic
Compounds and Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants from Wood Product
Manufacturing Operations; Part 36 Control of Emissions from Organic
Solvent Cleaning; Part 44 Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from
Adhesives and Sealants; and Part 51 Control of Volatile Organic
Compound Emissions from Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing.
    On November 22, 2019, Rhode Island revised its September 20, 2019,
RACT Certifications SIP by letter to EPA. Rhode Island requested the
withdrawal of the ``Application'' paragraph from each Air Pollution
Control Regulations, specifically Parts 0.2, 11.2, 15.2, 19.2, 21.2,
25.2, 26.2, 27.2, 35.2, 36.2, 44.2, and 51.2.

III. EPA's Evaluation of the Submittal

A. NOX RACT for Major Sources

    Sections 182(f) and 184 of the CAA require that RACT be applied to
any major existing stationary source of NOX in the OTR. In
Rhode Island, the major source threshold for NOX is the
potential to emit 50 tons or greater per year. Rhode Island's
NOX RACT regulation, Part 27 Control of Nitrogen Oxide
Emissions, applies to all sources with potential NOX
emissions of 50 tons per year, or greater, unless they are already
subject to a more stringent level of NOX control (i.e., new
source review) under Part 9 Air Pollution Control Permits. EPA proposes
that Part 9 and Part 27 continue to represent RACT for applicable major
stationary sources of NOX in Rhode Island for the 2008 and
2015 ozone standards.
    Rhode Island Part 27, Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions, includes
specific emissions limits for utility boilers, industrial-commercial-
institutional boilers, and internal combustion engines which are
consistent with EPA guidance. Rhode Island's SIP revision, Table 1
RIDEM 2008/2015 8-Hour Ozone Standard RACT Certification (pages 26 to
29) identifies the pertinent EPA guidance for NOX RACT
source categories and indicates whether Part 27 applies or Rhode Island
has no applicable sources. EPA last approved Part 27 into the Rhode
Island SIP on July 22, 2016 (81 FR 47708). In addition to Part 27,
individual sources in Rhode Island may be subject to more stringent
technology control measures such as lowest achievable emissions rate
(LAER) or best available control technology (BACT) under Rhode Island's
new source review rule, Part 9 Air Pollution Control Permits, which was
last approved into the Rhode Island SIP on October 24, 2013 (78 FR
63383).
    Rhode Island has determined it has four operating major
NOX sources subject to source-specific requirements under
Part 27, which are described in its RACT Certification in Table 2,
Single Source 8-Hour Ozone Standard Certification. The source specific
requirements for these four facilities (University of Rhode Island;
Rhode Island Hospital; Algonquin Gas Transmission Co.; and Naval
Station Newport) were previously approved into the Rhode Island SIP on
September 20, 1997 (62 FR 46202).
    After reviewing EPA-approved regulations controlling NOX
sources and source-specific NOX control requirements
described in 40 CFR part 52.2070(c), EPA-approved regulations, EPA
agrees with Rhode Island's determination that requirements for major
sources of NOX meet, or are more stringent than, the CAA's
RACT requirements. Herein, EPA proposes that the above controls
represent RACT for these NOX sources in Rhode Island for the
2008 and 2015 ozone standards because no new control technologies are
known to be reasonably available considering technological and economic

feasibility for these sources since our last approval.

B. Non-CTG VOC RACT for Major Sources

    Section 184(b)(2) of the CAA requires RACT be applied to any major
existing stationary source with the potential to emit 50 tons or
greater per year of VOCs. Rhode Island's Part 15, Control of Organic
Solvent Emissions applies to all sources with potential VOC emissions
of 50 tons per year, or greater, that are not regulated under a CTG
specific regulation. In 2012 (77 FR 14691), EPA approved Part 15 as
satisfying RACT requirements for the 1997 ozone NAAQS. Rhode Island
revised Part 15 with non-substantive recodification changes and also
removed definitions for terms that are now provided for in Part 0
General Definitions, which we are also proposing to approve as
described in Section III.C. EPA proposes to approve revised Part 15
because it continues to compel major stationary sources of VOCs in
Rhode Island to implement RACT for the 2008 and 2015 ozone standards.
    Rhode Island's RACT SIP references two major VOC emitting
facilities subject to source-specific requirements under Part 15, which
are described in its RACT Certification in Table 2, Single Source 8-
Hour Ozone Standard Certification. The requirements for these two
facilities, Providence Metalizing and Quality Spray and Stenciling,
were previously approved into the Rhode Island SIP in 1990 (55 FR
36635) and 1999 (64 FR 67495), respectively. The Providence Metalizing
permit (File No. 87-2-AP) contains VOC emission limitations for certain
metal and plastic coating operations for which the categories and
corresponding VOC content limits are consistent with the CTG for
Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts coatings. The Quality Spray and
Stenciling consent agreement (A.H. File No. 97-04-AP) contains general
coating and solvent VOC limits and recordkeeping requirements. However,
the document does not relieve the facility from complying with the
Rhode Island regulations being proposed, which contain updated coating
and solvent requirements and constitute RACT for the 2008 and 2015
ozone standard.
    After reviewing existing stationary VOC sources in Rhode Island,
the EPA agrees with Rhode Island's determination that the requirements
for major sources of VOCs meet the CAA's RACT requirements. EPA
proposes that the operating facilities with source-specific
requirements continue to represent RACT for major VOC sources in Rhode
Island for the 2008 and 2015 ozone standards because no new control
technologies are known to be reasonably available considering
technological and economic feasibility for these sources since our last
approval.

C. CTG VOC RACT

    Sections 182(b)(2)(A) and 184 of the CAA require that RACT be
applied to VOC source categories for which EPA has issued a CTG. In
Rhode Island's SIP revision, Table 1 RIDEM 2008/2015 8-Hour Ozone
Standard RACT Certification identifies the source categories for which
EPA CTGs were issued prior to the submittal of this SIP revision, which
includes all CTGs issued by EPA at the time of this proposal. For each
CTG, Rhode Island identifies the corresponding requirement that
satisfies RACT for which Rhode Island generally took action to either
revise an existing regulation, add new regulations, certify existing
regulations, certify source specific permit requirements, or certify
that no such sources exist (negative declaration).
    The revisions to Part 19 Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from
Coating Operations, meet the requirements contained in the following
several EPA CTGs: Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts Coatings; Flat
Wood Paneling Coatings; Paper, Film, and Foil Coatings; Metal Furniture
Coating; and Large Appliance Coating. The amendments include revised
and new VOC content limitations for paper, film and foil coating, metal
furniture coating, large appliance coating, miscellaneous metal and
plastic parts coating, and flatwood paneling. The miscellaneous metal
and plastic parts coating category contains new specific VOC content
limitations for automotive/transportation, business machines, and
pleasure craft coatings. The VOC content limitations meet current EPA
requirements. The applicability threshold for these categories
generally apply to VOC emissions that are greater than or equal to 2.7
tons per rolling 12-month period, except the paper, film and foil
coating category which has an applicability threshold of the potential
to emit 25 tons of VOC per year from an individual coating line. Work
practice standards for surface coating and cleaning operations have
also been added to the rule to minimize VOC emissions.
    The revisions to Part 21 Control of Volatile Organic Compound
Emissions from Printing Operations limit VOC emissions from printing
operations to satisfy the requirements contained in two CTGs: Offset
Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing; and Flexible Package
Printing. New requirements for offset lithographic and letterpress
printing are added in 21.7.2, which include VOC content limits for
fountain solutions, provisions for adding air pollution capture and
control equipment, and VOC content limits for cleaning solutions. New
flexible package printing requirements are added in 21.7.3, which
generally control VOC emissions by either limiting the VOC content of
inks, coatings, and adhesives or by adding air pollution capture and
control equipment.
    The revisions to Part 36 Control of Emissions from Organic Solvent
adds 36.16 Requirements for Industrial Cleaning Solvents to satisfy the
requirements contained in the CTG for Industrial Cleaning Solvents.
Part 36 generally applies to facilities whose industrial solvent
cleaning VOC emissions are equal to or greater than 2.7 tons in any
twelve-month period, before application of control equipment. The rule
exempts cleaning activities associated with several CTG source
categories provided such activities are controlled by other Rhode
Island air pollution control regulations. The regulation contains work
practices and three options for compliance with the VOC content of the
industrial cleaning solvent: (1) Use of materials that meet the
specific VOC content limitations; (2) use of industrial cleaning
solvents that have a VOC composite partial pressure equal to or less
than eight mm Hg at 20 [deg]C (68 [deg]F); or (3) achievement of an
overall VOC capture control efficiency of at least 85% by weight using
add-on air pollution capture and control equipment.
    The addition of Part 51 Control of Volatile Organic Compound
Emissions from Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing adds a new regulation to
the SIP to satisfy the requirements of the CTG for Fiberglass Boat
Manufacturing Materials. Part 51 applies to any facility that
manufactures fiberglass boat hulls or decks or related parts, builds
molds to make fiberglass boat hulls or decks or related parts, or makes
polyester resin putties or assembling fiberglass boats, whose total
actual VOC emissions, before controls, are greater than or equal to 2.7
tons per rolling 12-month period. The regulation includes work
practices and four options for compliance with the monomer (the basic
building block of fiberglass resins) VOC content limitations for open
molding resins and gel coats, as follows: (1) Use materials which meet
the specific VOC content limitations; (2) emissions of no more than a
calculated facility-wide emissions average VOC emissions cap;

(3) use of add-on air pollution capture and control equipment to emit
no more than a numerical monomer VOC emission limitation that is
determined for each facility; or (4) apply for alternative RACT
approved by Rhode Island and EPA.
    Rhode Island has determined four of its existing regulations
continue to constitute RACT for 11 CTGs, which were all approved as
RACT by EPA in 2012 (77 FR 14691) with respect to the 1997 ozone
standard. Rhode Island did however include these four regulations in
this SIP revision to update recodification changes Rhode Island
introduced since they were last approved by EPA. Thus, this SIP
revision proposes to revise these Rhode Island regulations with non-
substantive changes and revise the SIP to include revised Part 0
General Definitions Regulation, Part 11 Petroleum Liquids Marketing and
Storage, Part 15 Control of Organic Solvent Emissions, Part 25 Control
of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Cutback and Emulsified
Asphalt, Part 26 Control of Organic Solvent Emissions from
Manufacturers of Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products, Part 35 Control
of Volatile Organic Compounds and Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants
from Wood Product Manufacturing Operations, and Part 44 Control of
Volatile Organic Compounds from Adhesives and Sealants.
    One CTG, Shipping Building and Ship Repair Operation, is addressed
in Rhode Island by two source specific permit requirements issued to
Senseco and General Dynamics that were last approved by EPA as
constituting RACT in 2012 (77 FR 14691) with respect to the 1997 ozone
standard. The CTG requirements have not changed, thus EPA agrees with
Rhode Island's determination that these permits continue to constitute
RACT.
    Rhode Island has determined that there are no applicable stationary
sources of VOC in Rhode Island for the following twelve CTG categories:
(1) Refinery Vacuum Producing Systems, Wastewater Separators, and
Process Unit Turnarounds; (2) Leaks from Petroleum Refinery Equipment;
(3) Manufacture of Pneumatic Rubber Tires; (4) Large Petroleum Dry
Cleaners; (5) Manufacture of High-Density Polyethylene, Polypropylene,
and Polystyrene Resins; (6) Equipment Leaks from Natural Gas/Gasoline
Processing Plants; (7) Equipment Leaks from Synthetic Organic Chemical
and Polymer Manufacturing Equipment; (8) Air Oxidation Processes in
Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing; (9) Reactor Processes and
Distillation operations Processes in Synthetic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing; (10) Coating Operations at Aerospace Manufacturing and
Rework Operations; (11) Surface Coating of Automobiles and Light-Duty
Trucks; and (12) Oil and Natural Gas Industry. These negative
declarations mean that Rhode Island has no applicable stationary
sources of VOC that are covered by these CTGs.
    EPA has evaluated Rhode Island' CTG VOC regulations, which the
State certifies as meeting RACT for the 2008 and 2015 ozone standards,
and EPA finds that the regulations are sufficiently consistent with
recommendations in the respective EPA CTGs and are based on currently
available technologically and economically feasible controls.
Therefore, EPA proposes that the regulations being added and revised in
this action, along with the past approved VOC CTG regulations,
represent RACT in Rhode Island for the 2008 and 2015 ozone standards.

IV. Proposed Action

    EPA is proposing to approve the Rhode Island SIP revision as
meeting the State's RACT obligations for the 2008 and 2015 8-hour ozone
NAAQSs as set forth in sections 182(b), 182(f) and 184(b)(2) of the
CAA, and to add ``Reasonably Available Control Technology State
Implementation Plan Revision 2008 and 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards'' dated September 20, 2019, which also includes
twelve negative declarations for CTG source categories, to the Rhode
Island SIP. EPA is also proposing to approve Subchapter 05 Air
Pollution Control changes to the Rhode Island SIP. Specifically,
revisions to Part 0 General Definitions Regulation, Part 11 Petroleum
Liquids Marketing and Storage, Part 15 Control of Organic Solvent
Emissions, Part 19 Control of Volatile Organic Compounds from Coating
Operations, Part 21 Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from
Printing Operations, Part 25 Control of Volatile Organic Compound
Emissions from Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt, Part 26 Control of
Organic Solvent Emissions from Manufacturers of Synthesized
Pharmaceutical Products, Part 27 Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions,
Part 35 Control of Volatile Organic Compounds and Volatile Hazardous
Air Pollutants from Wood Product Manufacturing Operations, Part 36
Control of Emissions from Organic Solvent Cleaning, Part 44 Control of
Volatile Organic Compounds from Adhesives and Sealants, and addition of
Part 51 Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Fiberglass
Boat Manufacturing, with paragraphs 0.2, 11.2, 15.2, 19.2, 21.2, 25.2,
26.2, 27.2, 35.2, 36.2, 44.2, and 51.2 stricken from the regulations.
EPA is soliciting public comments on the issues discussed in this
notice or on other relevant matters. These comments will be considered
before taking final action. Interested parties may participate in the
Federal rulemaking procedure by submitting written comments to this
proposed rule by following the instructions listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this Federal Register.

V. Incorporation by Reference

    In this document, EPA is proposing to amend regulatory text that
includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of
1 CFR 51.5, EPA is proposing changes to the Rhode Island SIP as
described in the Proposed Action section above. The EPA has made, and
will continue to make, these documents generally available through
https://www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region 1 Office (please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this preamble for more information).

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this proposed action merely approves state law as meeting
Federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Is not expected to be an Executive Order 13771 regulatory
action because this action is not significant under Executive Order
12866;
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);

     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: June 10, 2020.
Dennis Deziel,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2015-3956; Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-032-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Alpha Aviation Concept Limited
Airplanes

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

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Alpha Aviation Concept Limited Model R2160 airplanes that would
supersede AD 2008-09-01. This proposed AD results from mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation
authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe
condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe
condition as a need to revise the maintenance program to include the
revised airworthiness limitations for the internal wing structure and
wing attachment inspections. We are issuing this proposed AD to require
actions to address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by November 9,
2015.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For service information identified in this proposed AD, contact
Alpha Aviation Holdings Limited, Steele Road, RD 2 Hamilton Airport,
Hamilton 3282, New Zealand, telephone: +64 7 843 9877; fax: +64 7 929
2878; Internet: http://www.alphaaviation.co.nz/. You may review copies
of the referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane
Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. You may review
copies of the referenced service information at the FAA, Small Airplane
Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information
on the availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2015-
3956; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this proposed AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments
received, and other information. The street address for the Docket
Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments
will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer,
FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address
listed under the ADDRESSES section. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2015-3956;
Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-032-AD'' at the beginning of your
comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory,
economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
this proposed AD because of those comments.
    We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We
will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we
receive about this proposed AD.

Discussion

    On April 11, 2008, we issued AD 2008-09-01, Amendment 39-15481 (73

FR 21519; April 22, 2008) (``AD 2008-09-01''). That AD required actions
intended to address an unsafe condition on certain Alpha Aviation
Concept Limited Model R2160 airplanes and was based on mandatory
continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation
authority of another country.
    Since we issued AD 2008-09-01, Alpha Aviation Concept Limited
developed a longer life limit for the wing structure and wing
attachments and transferred the life limit information from the related
service information to the airplane maintenance manual. Subsequently,
Alpha Aviation Concept Limited discovered that the analysis that
allowed the life limit increase was incorrect and the previous life
limit and inspection provisions of the related service bulletin should
be retained.
    The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which is the aviation authority
for New Zealand, has issued AD DCA/R2000/43, dated August 7, 2015
(referred to after this as ``the MCAI''), to correct an unsafe
condition for the specified products. The MCAI states:

    This AD introduces a change to the airworthiness limitations for
the internal wing structure and wing attachment inspections. These
inspection intervals were increased and added to Section 3.2--
Airworthiness Limitations of the applicable Service Manual in
January 2015. Section 3.2 of the respective Service Manuals has now
been revised to revert to the original inspection intervals.

    You may examine the MCAI on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2015-
3956.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    Alpha Aviation Concept Limited has issued Alpha Aviation APEX R2000
Service Manual, S/N 001 to 378, and Alpha Aviation R2000 Service
Manual. These service manuals include a revision to Section 3:
Airworthiness Limitations, Time Limits, & Maintenance Inspections,
Issued August 2015. These revisions now include periodic internal wing
structure and wing attachment inspections. A copy of these revisions to
the Airworthiness Limitations section of the applicable service manuals
are reasonably available because the interested parties have access to
it through their normal course of business or by the means identified
in the ADDRESSES section of this NPRM.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of the Proposed AD

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to our bilateral agreement with this State of Design Authority, they
have notified us of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI and
service information referenced above. We are proposing this AD because
we evaluated all information and determined the unsafe condition exists
and is likely to exist or develop on other products of the same type
design.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this proposed AD will affect 9 products of U.S.
registry. We also estimate that it would take about 3 work-hours per
product to comply with the basic requirements of this proposed AD. The
average labor rate is $85 per work-hour.
    Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of the proposed AD on
U.S. operators to be $2,295, or $255 per product.
    In addition, we estimate that any necessary follow-on actions would
take about 12 work-hours and require parts costing $1,326, for a cost
of $2,346 per product. We have no way of determining the number of
products that may need these actions.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's
authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, section 44701: General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under the DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

0
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by removing Amendment 39-15481 (73 FR
21519; April 22, 2008), and adding the following new AD:

Alpha Aviation Concept Limited: Docket No. FAA-2015-3956;
Directorate Identifier 2015-CE-032-AD.

(a) Comments Due Date

    We must receive comments by November 9, 2015.

(b) Affected ADs

    This AD supersedes AD 2008-09-01, Amendment 39-15481 (73 FR
21519; April 22, 2008) (``AD 2008-09-01'').

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to Alpha Aviation Concept Limited Model R2160
airplanes, serial numbers (S/Ns) 001 through 378, and 160A-06001 and
subsequent, certificated in any category.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 5: Time Limits.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by mandatory continuing airworthiness
information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another
country to identify and correct an unsafe

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe
condition as a need to revise the maintenance program to include the
revised airworthiness limitations for the internal wing structure
and wing attachment inspections. We are issuing this AD to prevent
failure of the wing structure and fuselage attachment due to
undetected fatigue and corrosion.

 (f) Actions and Compliance

    Unless already done, before further flight after the effective
date of this AD, insert the following into the Airworthiness
Limitations section of the FAA-approved maintenance program (e.g.,
maintenance manual). These revisions to the Limitations sections
incorporate the wing spar inspection upon the accumulation of 3,500
hours time-in-service (TIS) and requires a repetitive inspection
thereafter every 750 hours TIS (the requirements of AD 2008-09-01):
    (1) For S/Ns 001 through 378: Insert paragraph 3.4.9, Wing 3500
hr Inspection, on pages 3-3 and 3-4, dated August 2015, of Section
3: Airworthiness Limitations, Time Limits, & Maintenance
Inspections, dated August 2015, of the APEX R2000 Service Manual S/N
001 to 378, Alpha Aviation Ltd.
    (2) For S/Ns 160A-06001 and subsequent: Insert paragraph 3.4.9,
Wing 3500 hr Inspection, on pages 3-3 and 3-4, dated August 2015, of
Section 3: Airworthiness Limitations, Time Limits, & Maintenance
Inspections, all dated August 2015, of the R2000 Service Manual,
Alpha Aviation Ltd.

(g) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Standards Office, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this
AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send
information to ATTN: Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,
Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Before using any approved AMOC on
any airplane to which the AMOC applies, notify your appropriate
principal inspector (PI) in the FAA Flight Standards District Office
(FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local FSDO.
    (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain
corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product
is airworthy before it is returned to service.

(h) Related Information

    Refer to MCAI Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) AD DCA/R2000/43,
dated August 7, 2015, for related information. You may examine the
MCAI on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for
and locating Docket No. FAA-2015-3956. For service information
related to this AD, contact Alpha Aviation Holdings Limited, Steele
Road, RD 2 Hamilton Airport, Hamilton 3282, New Zealand, telephone:
+64 7 843 9877; fax: +64 7 929 2878; Internet: http://www.alphaaviation.co.nz/. You may review copies of the referenced
service information at the FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901
Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the
availability of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 17, 2015.
Melvin Johnson,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-458-000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Application

August 27, 2009.
    Take notice that on August 24, 2009, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR),
717 Texas Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed with the Commission an
application under section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for
authorization to abandon by sale to W&T Offshore, Inc. (W&T)
approximately 16.22 miles of 10-inch pipeline, 3.18 miles of 8-inch
pipeline and various appurtenances and other facilities related to the
10-inch and 8-inch pipelines located in federal waters offshore
Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. ANR also requests a determination that
upon abandonment, W&T's ownership and operation of the subject
facilities will be exempt from the Commission's jurisdiction under
section 1(b) of the NGA, all as more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
This filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://
www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number
excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access
the document. For assistance, contact FERC at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TYY,
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding the petition should be directed to Rene
Staeb, Manager, Project Determinations & Regulatory Administration, ANR
Pipeline Company, 717 Texas Street, Houston, Texas 77002, at (832) 320-
5215, or fax<PHONE_NUMBER>, or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of
this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by
becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or
before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, a
motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or
385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person
obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of

all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party
must submit 14 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the
Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other
party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
    However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have
comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with
the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and
two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project.
The Commission will consider these comments in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will
not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's
rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly
involved in the protest.
    Persons who wish to comment only on the environmental review of
this project should submit an original and two copies of their comments
to the Secretary of the Commission. Environmental commentors will be
placed on the Commission's environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of the environmental documents, and will be notified of meetings
associated with the Commission's environmental review process.
Environmental commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed
documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors will
not receive copies of all documents filed by other parties or issued by
the Commission (except for the mailing of environmental documents
issued by the Commission) and will not have the right to seek court
review of the Commission's final order.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link
at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should
submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
    This filing is accessible online at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on September 17, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP21-45-000]

Florida Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Big Bend Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental impact statement (EIS) for
the Big Bend (Project), proposed by Florida Gas Transmission Company,
LLC (FGT) in the above-referenced docket. The Project would increase
FGT's certificated capacity by 29,000 million British thermal units per
day (MMBtu/d) and is designed to serve the expanding need for
additional firm transportation service in Hillsborough County, Florida
for current and future electricity generation.
    FGT also requests approval to construct/modify certain mainline
pipeline and appurtenant facilities including installation of new
pipeline loops located on FGT's existing pipeline system in Calhoun and
Jefferson Counties, Florida, and compression facilities located in
Gadsden, Gilchrist, Santa Rosa, and Taylor Counties, Florida.
    The draft EIS assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Project in accordance with the
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). As
described in the draft EIS, the FERC staff concludes that approval of
the Project would result in some adverse environmental impacts;
however, with the exception of climate change impacts, these impacts
would be reduced to less-than-significant levels because of the impact
avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures proposed by FGT and
those recommended by staff in the EIS. FERC staff is unable to
determine significance with regards to climate change impacts.
    The Project would consist of the following facilities in Florida:
     West Loop--installing approximately 1.7 miles of 36-inch-
diameter pipe looping \1\ in Calhoun County;
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an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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     East Loop--installing approximately 1.5 miles of 36-inch-
diameter pipe looping in Jefferson County;
     Calhoun Receiver Station Relocation--remove the existing
36-inch-diameter mainline pig \2\ receiver located at the beginning of
the West Loop and relocate to a proposed pig receiver site to be
installed at the terminus of the proposed West Loop in Calhoun County;
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and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline,
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     Jefferson Receiver Station Relocation--remove the existing
36-inch-diameter mainline loop pig receiver located at the beginning of
the East Loop and relocate to a proposed pig

receiver site to be installed at the terminus of the proposed East Loop
in Jefferson County;
     Compressor Station 12--upgrade an existing natural gas-
fired compressor turbine (Unit 1207) from 15,000 horsepower (HP)
to16,000 HP at FGT's existing Compressor Station 12, located in Santa
Rosa County;
     Compressor Station 14--upgrade an existing natural gas-
fired compressor turbine (Unit 1409) from 20,500 HP to 23,500 HP at
FGT's existing Compressor Station 14, located in Gadsden County;
     Compressor Station 15--upgrade an existing natural gas-
fired compressor turbine (Unit 1507) from 15,000 HP to 16,000 HP at
FGT's existing Compressor Station 15, located in Taylor County; and
     Compressor Station 24--upgrade an existing natural gas-
fired compressor turbine (Unit 2403) from 20,500 HP to 23,500 HP at
FGT's existing Compressor Station 24, located in Gilchrist County.
    The Commission mailed a copy of the Notice of Availability of the
draft EIS to federal, state, and government representatives and
agencies; elected officials; environmental and public interest groups;
Native American tribes; potentially affected landowners; other
interested individuals and groups; and newspapers and libraries in the
project area. The EIS is only available in electronic format. It may be
viewed and downloaded from the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov), on the
natural gas environmental documents page https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the EIS can be accessed by
using the eLibrary link on the FERC's website. Click on the eLibrary
link (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on General
Search, and enter the docket number in the ``Docket Number'' field
(i.e., CP21-45). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The EIS is not a decision document. It presents Commission staff's
independent analysis of the environmental issues for the Commission to
consider when addressing the merits of all issues in this proceeding.
Any person wishing to comment on the EIS may do so. Your comments
should focus on the EIS's disclosure and discussion of potential
environmental effects, measures to avoid or lessen environmental
impacts, and the completeness of the submitted alternatives,
information and analyses. The more specific your comments, the more
useful they would be. To ensure that the Commission has the opportunity
to consider your comments prior to making its decision on this project,
it is important that we receive your comments in Washington, DC on or
before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 10, 2022.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or [email protected]. Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
FERC Online. This is an easy method for submitting brief, text-only
comments on a project;
    (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the
eFiling feature on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to FERC Online. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission.
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on
``eRegister.'' You must select the type of filing you are making. If
you are filing a comment on a particular project, please select
``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP21-45-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR part 385.214). Motions to intervene are
more fully described at https://www.ferc.gov/how-guides. Only
intervenors have the right to seek rehearing or judicial review of the
Commission's decision. The Commission grants affected landowners and
others with environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good
cause by stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this
proceeding which no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing
environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do
not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
    Additional information about the Project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. The eLibrary link
also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the
Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
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and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
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    Dated: November 18, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-25678 Filed 11-23-21; 8:45 am]
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