[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18177-18179]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07774]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 50, 51, and 93

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0691; FRL-9925-73-OAR]
RIN 2060-AQ48

Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards:
State Implementation Plan Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a
public hearing to be held for the proposed rule titled, ``Fine
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: State
Implementation Plan Requirements'' which published in the Federal
Register on March 23, 2015. The hearing will be held on Wednesday,
April 29, 2015, in Washington, DC The EPA is also announcing extension
of the comment period for the proposed rule to May 29, 2015, to allow
for sufficient time after the public hearing for commenters to submit
comments.

DATES: Public Hearing. The public hearing will be held on April 29,
2015, in Washington, DC Please refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
additional information on the public hearing. Comments. Comments must
be received on or before May 29, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Public Hearing. The April 29, 2015, public hearing will be
held at the EPA, William Jefferson Clinton East Building, Room 1117A,
1201 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Identification is
required. If your driver's license is issued by Alaska, American Samoa,
Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana,
New York, Oklahoma, or the state of Washington, you must present an
additional form of identification to enter (see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for additional information on this location).
    Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0691, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0691, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20460. In

addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information
collection (ICR) provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for
EPA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
     Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0691, Environmental
Protection Agency in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room No. 3334 in the
EPA Docket Center, located at William Jefferson Clinton Building West,
1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for delivery of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2013-0691. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means the EPA will not know
your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body
of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA
without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address
will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that
is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If
you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include
your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and
with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment
due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification,
the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files
should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption and
be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about the
EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. For additional instructions on
submitting comments, go to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room No.
3334 in the William Jefferson Clinton Building West, located at 1301
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The Public Reading Room
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The phone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to speak at the
public hearing, please contact Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, OAQPS, Air Quality Planning Division, (C504-01),
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax number
(919) 541-5509, email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>no later than April 27,
2015. If you have any questions relating to the public hearing, please
contact Ms. Long at the above number.
    Questions concerning the March 23, 2015, proposed rule should be
addressed to Mr. Rich Damberg, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards, State and Local Programs Group, (C539-04), Research
Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>, email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposal for which the EPA is holding
the public hearing was published in the Federal Register on March 23,
2015, (80 FR 15340), and is available at: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/particlepollution/actions.html and also in docket EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0691. The public hearing will provide interested parties the
opportunity to present data, views, or arguments concerning the
proposal. The EPA may ask clarifying questions during the oral
presentations, but will not respond to the presentations at that time.
Written statements and supporting information that are submitted during
the comment period will be considered with the same weight as any oral
comments and supporting information presented at the public hearing.
Written comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment
period. The proposed rule states that the public comment period will
close on May 22, 2015. However, because the public record must remain
open at least 30 days beyond the date of the public hearing, the EPA is
extending the public comment period to May 29, 2015.
    The public hearing will convene at 9:00 a.m. and end at 6:00 p.m.
(Eastern Daylight Saving Time). The EPA will make every effort to
accommodate all individuals interested in providing oral testimony. A
lunch break is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. Please note
that this hearing will be held at a U.S. government facility.
Individuals planning to attend the hearing should be prepared to show
valid picture identification to the security staff in order to gain
access to the meeting room. The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in
2005, established new requirements for entering federal facilities.
These requirements took effect July 21, 2014. If your driver's license
is issued by American Samoa, Arizona, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine,
Minnesota, New Hampshire or New York, you must present an additional
form of identification to enter the federal building where the public
hearing will be held. Acceptable alternative forms of identification
include: federal employee badges, passports, enhanced driver's licenses
and military identification cards. For additional information for the
status of your state regarding REAL ID, go to http://www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief. In addition, you will need to obtain a property
pass for any personal belongings you bring with you. Upon leaving the
building, you will be required to return this property pass to the
security desk. No large signs will be allowed in the building, cameras
may only be used outside of the building, and demonstrations will not
be allowed on federal property for security reasons.
    If you would like to present oral testimony at the hearing, please
notify Ms. Pamela Long, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OAQPS,
Air Quality Planning Division, (C504-01), Research Triangle Park, NC
27711, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax number<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>no later than 4:00 p.m. EDT on April 27,
2015. Ms. Long will arrange a general time slot for you to speak. The
EPA will make every effort to follow the schedule as closely as
possible on the day of the hearing.
    Oral testimony will be limited to 5 minutes for each commenter. The
EPA encourages commenters to provide the EPA with a copy of their oral
testimony

electronically (via email) or in hard copy form. The EPA will not
provide audiovisual equipment for presentations unless we receive
special requests in advance. Commenters should notify Ms. Long if they
will need specific equipment. Commenters should also notify Ms. Long if
they need specific translation services for non-English speaking
commenters.
    The hearing schedule, including the list of speakers, will be
posted on the EPA's Web site http://www.epa.gov/airquality/particlepollution/actions.html prior to the hearing. Verbatim
transcripts of the hearing and written statements will be included in
the docket for the rulemaking.

How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The EPA has established a docket for the proposed rule ``Fine
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards: State
Implementation Plan Requirements'' under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-
0691 (available at www.regulations.gov). The EPA has made available
information related to the proposed rule at this Web site: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/particlepollution/actions.html.

    Dated: March 26, 2015.
Stephen D. Page,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2015-07774 Filed 4-2-15; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38001-38005]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15146]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 60 and 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234; EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0044, FRL-9827-1]
RIN 2060-AR62

Reconsideration of Certain Startup/Shutdown Issues: National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Coal- and Oil-
Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of
Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-
Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional
Steam Generating Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; Reopening of Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: On November 30, 2012, the EPA published in the Federal
Register the proposed rule, ``Reconsideration of Certain New Source and
Startup/Shutdown Issues: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating
Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric
Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-
Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units.'' That proposal opened
for reconsideration certain issues, including those related to startup
and shutdown. On April 24, 2013, we finalized reconsideration of all
the issues included in the proposed rule except those related to
startup and shutdown. The EPA is reopening the public comment period
for the proposed reconsideration to solicit additional input on
specific issues raised during the initial public comment period related
to the proposed revisions to the requirements and definitions related
to periods of startup and shutdown. The EPA also requests comment on
the additional technical analyses it conducted in response to public
comments on this subject in Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234. The
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rule
is referred to as the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), and the
New Source Performance Standards rule is referred to as the Utility
NSPS.

DATES: Comments. Comments must be received on or before August 26,
2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0044 (NSPS action) or Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234
(NESHAP/MATS action), by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
     Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
The EPA requests a separate copy also be sent to the contact person
identified below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
     Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information
Center, U.S. EPA, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours
of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
    Instructions. All submissions must include agency name and
respective docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for
this rulemaking. All comments will be posted without change and may be
made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless the comment includes information
claimed to be confidential business information (CBI) or other
information

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means the EPA will not know
your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body
of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA
without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address
will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that
is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If
you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that you include
your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and
with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment
due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification,
the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files
should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and
be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket. All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available (e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute). Certain other material,
such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard
copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA
Docket Center, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC.
The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the
Air Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the NESHAP action: Mr. William
Maxwell, Energy Strategies Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division
(D243-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; Telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Fax number<PHONE_NUMBER>;
Email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For the NSPS action: Mr. Christian
Fellner, Energy Strategies Group, Sector Policies and Programs Division
(D243-01), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; Telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; Fax number<PHONE_NUMBER>;
Email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 16, 2012, the EPA issued the
final MATS and Utility NSPS (77 FR 9304). In the final MATS rule, the
EPA included a work practice standard applicable during periods of
startup and shutdown rather than finalizing the proposed requirement
that sources comply with numerical limits during such periods. In the
Utility NSPS, the EPA included the same work practice for particulate
matter (PM) emissions during periods of startup and shutdown. The work
practice standard was designed to minimize emissions of hazardous air
pollutants (HAP) and PM during periods of startup and shutdown by
requiring sources to maximize the use of clean fuels during such
periods when electric utility steam generating unit (EGU) temperatures
and air flow may not be sufficient to effectively engage certain air
pollution control devices (APCD). Because the agency did not propose a
work practice standard for periods of startup and shutdown, the EPA
determined that it was appropriate to reconsider the startup and
shutdown provisions to allow the public an opportunity to comment on
the requirements.
    On November 30, 2012, the EPA published in the Federal Register the
proposed rule, ``Reconsideration of Certain New Source and Startup/
Shutdown Issues: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating
Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric
Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-
Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units'' (77 FR 71323). The
November 30, 2012, action announced, among other things,
reconsideration of certain new source standards for MATS and the
requirements applicable during periods of startup and shutdown for MATS
and the startup and shutdown provisions related to the PM standard in
the Utility NSPS and proposed revisions to these identified provisions.
The EPA also proposed certain technical corrections. On April 24, 2013,
the EPA finalized reconsideration on all issues except those related to
startup and shutdown (including related technical corrections) (78 FR
24073).
    During the comment period, the EPA received data and other
information from industry about EGU startup, and the industry
commenters recommended that the startup and shutdown provisions as
proposed be further amended. The comments raised several significant
issues regarding the definition of startup, the types of ``clean
fuels'' that must be used during startup, the means by which non-
mercury (Hg) emissions are calculated during periods of startup and
shutdown (e.g., requests for the use of a default diluent cap and for
the use of a default electrical production rate),\1\ and the manner in
which EGUs that share a common stack demonstrate compliance during
periods of startup and shutdown. Given the significance of these
comments, the EPA believes it is appropriate to request additional
comment on these issues. Therefore, we are reopening the public comment
period so that the public can review the industry-provided information
and data and comment on the suggested revisions to the startup and
shutdown provisions. We are only reopening for comment the startup and
shutdown provisions in the MATS rule and the startup and shutdown
provisions related to PM in the Utility NSPS. We are not seeking
comment on any other issues and will not respond to comments outside
the scope of this notice.
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    \1\ In the May 3, 2011, proposed MATS rule (76 FR 25028), the
EPA proposed default diluent gas values of 10 percent for oxygen or
of the fuel-specific carbon dioxide concentration (obtained from a
stoichiometric analysis of fuel combustion), as well as a default
nominal electrical production rate of 5 percent of rated capacity to
be used when calculating emissions rates during periods of startup
and shutdown. The EPA did not finalize the provision because the
agency finalized a work practice standard for startup and shutdown
periods instead of numerical emission limits. Commenters indicated
that the EPA should have retained the proposed diluent cap because
the rule requires monitoring during startup and shutdown periods
when continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) or sorbent traps
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    In the November 2012 reconsideration proposal, the EPA proposed to
revise the definitions of startup and shutdown to clarify the
definitions and include a reference to making useful thermal energy.
Specifically, in Sec.  63.10042 we proposed to define the end of
``startup'' as being ``. . .when the EGU generates electricity that is
sold or used for any other purpose (including on site use), or the EGU
makes useful thermal energy (such as heat or steam) for industrial,
commercial, heating, or cooling purposes. . .whichever is earlier.'' 77
FR 71339. We also proposed several revisions to the finalized work
practice standards. These revisions included the addition of certain
synthetic natural gas, syngas, propane and ultra low-sulfur diesel
(ULSD) to the list of clean fuels.

Further, we proposed to require EGU source owners and operators, when
firing coal, solid oil-derived fuel, or residual oil in the EGU during
startup and shutdown, to vent emissions to the main stack(s) and
operate all control devices necessary to meet the operating standards
that apply at all other times under the final rule (with the exception
of limestone injection in fluidized bed combustors (FBC) EGUs, dry
scrubbers, selective non-catalytic reduction systems (SNCRs) and
selective catalytic reduction systems (SCRs)).\2\ Moreover, we proposed
that owners and operators of EGUs would be responsible for starting
limestone injection in FBC EGUs, dry scrubbers, SNCRs and SCRs as
expeditiously as possible, but, in any case, when necessary to comply
with other CAA standards applicable to the source that require
operation of those control devices. Additionally, we proposed to revise
the final rule's work practice standards to recognize constraints of
certain EGUs and APCDs. The proposed revised standards would allow
limestone injection to start after appropriate temperatures have been
attained in FBC EGUs that inject limestone for acid gas control and
allow SNCR, SCR and dry scrubber systems to start as soon as
technically feasible after the appropriate temperature has been
reached. With regard to integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC)
EGUs, we proposed two options for IGCC EGUs for the handling of syngas
that is not fired in the combustion turbine: (1) Syngas must be flared,
not vented; or (2) syngas must be routed to duct burners, which may
need to be installed, and the flue gas from the duct burners must be
routed to the heat recovery steam generator. 77 FR 71330-71331.
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    \2\ Fluidized bed combustor (FBC) EGUs as a class include
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    The commenters' primary issue with the proposed standards for
startup and shutdown concerned the definition of ``startup'' in the
reconsideration notice (particularly with regard to the end of
``startup''). Specifically, the commenters objected to the EPA's
proposed definition which defined the end of startup to be ``. . . when
the EGU generates electricity that is sold or used for any other
purpose (including on site use),'' or ``the EGU makes useful thermal
energy (such as heat or steam) for industrial, commercial, heating, or
cooling purposes,'' whichever is earlier.'' 77 FR 71339. As discussed
below, the commenters advocated a different end point for startup. The
EPA also received comments on the types of fuels considered ``clean,''
the required use of clean fuels throughout startup, the specifics of
startup as related to IGCC EGUs, the use of diluent caps and sorbent
trap monitoring during startup, and the application of the work
practice standards to EGUs with a common stack. Below is a summary of
some issues raised in the industry comments on which we are now
requesting comment. The complete comments are contained in the MATS and
Utility NSPS rulemaking dockets (see EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234 and EPA-HQ-
OAR-2011-0044, respectively).
    The commenters asked the EPA to define ``startup'' as the setting
in operation of an affected source.\3\ According to the commenters,
this involves igniting fuel in the boiler, producing steam to begin
generating electricity either before or after the primary fuel is added
to the boiler and getting all of the APCDs operational to meet the
applicable requirements. The commenters maintained that ``startup''
does not end ``when any steam from the boiler is used to generate
electricity for sale over the grid or for any other purpose'' as the
EPA proposed. The commenters asserted that an EGU remains in
``startup'' mode beyond the first generation of electricity because,
according to the commenters, at that point in time many of the APCDs
needed to comply with the requirements of this subpart may not be
technically or safely capable of operation and those that are may be
operating far from design conditions because the requisite
temperature(s) and/or flow conditions have not been achieved. For
example, the commenters expressed concern that operating electrostatic
precipitators (ESPs) at temperatures less than the temperatures
recommended by the manufacturer/supplier could create a safety risk.\4\
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    \3\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20257, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-
20271, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20277, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20279, EPA-
HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20282.
    \4\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20248, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-
20251, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20255, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20267, EPA-
HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20269, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20272, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-
0234-20275, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20280, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20286,
EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20289, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20306, EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0234-20308.
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    The commenters also stated that electricity generation may begin
when the boiler's steam load is as low as 10 percent of nameplate
capacity.\5\ At this point, the commenters stated that startup fuel is
still being burned, either alone or in combination with primary fuel,
but many major components of the EGU (e.g., APCDs) may neither be
online nor fully functioning. The commenters further noted that at many
EGUs the boiler igniters have low capacity (e.g., 5 percent of the EGU
capacity).\6\ So, according to these commenters, the igniters as
currently constructed may not be able to bring an EGU to flue gas
temperatures at which APCD can be made operational. The commenters
stated that this inability to use igniters alone to bring the EGU and
APCD to the proper temperatures stems from a number of reasons, among
which is the fact that some igniters offer only a low heating value
and, thus, cannot serve a heating function well over long periods of
time.\7\ As noted above, the commenters asserted that some igniters may
not have sufficient capacity (i.e., size) and were generally not
designed to preheat the APCD without the co-firing of the primary fuel
and, for this reason, the commenters maintained that some igniters may
not be able to generate adequate heat to preheat the APCD even if they
were operated for an ``extended period of time.'' \8\ Commenters also
stated that certain EGU facilities do not have sufficient natural gas
capacity to bring their EGUs up to the temperatures necessary to engage
certain APCDs (e.g., because the natural gas burners or pipeline are
currently too small).\9\ The commenters maintained that, generally, the
igniters (and warm-up guns in some cases) are used to begin to raise
boiler pressure, supply steam to heat plant equipment (e.g., piping,
steam turbine, pulverizers) and raise the furnace temperature to a
point where the primary fuel can be burned. Therefore, the commenters
asserted that the startup period involves (and in some cases must
involve) co-firing of startup and primary fuels.\10\
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    \5\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20291.
    \6\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20297.
    \7\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20254.
    \8\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20272.
    \9\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20254 (``natural gas
pipeline capacity has limited supply''), EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20269
(``lacks sufficient natural gas capacity for the unit to complete
the startup process,'' ``units do not have easy access to natural
gas due to distributional limitations''), EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20321
(``[a]dditional natural gas transmission capacity would also have to
be constructed to increase delivery to the JEA units'').
    \10\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20246, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-
0234-20248, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20252, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20254,
EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20269, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20272, EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0234-20283, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20287, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-
20303, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20321.
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    The commenters also stated that, in its proposal, the EPA did not
adequately account for the operational differences among different
types of EGUs. The

commenters stated, for example, that the startup process for
supercritical pulverized coal (PC) EGUs is different from that for
subcritical EGUs.\11\ The commenters stated that supercritical EGUs are
designed to commence startup producing subcritical steam to the steam
turbine, and then transition to supercritical operation at a certain
point as steam production and electricity generation are increased. The
commenters asserted that a supercritical EGU does not complete its
startup until its transition from subcritical to supercritical
operation is complete. The commenters recommended that the end of
startup for supercritical EGUs should correspond with the point in time
corresponding to 6 hours past the time when the EGU achieves
supercritical mode of operation.\12\
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    \11\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20270, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-
0234-20277, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20281, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20282.
    \12\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20281, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-
0234-20282.
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    For subcritical EGUs, the commenters provided information
reflecting the sequence of events during startup for two subcritical
EGUs, stating that the baghouse, the activated carbon injection (ACI)
and the SCR are not operational when the EGU goes online (i.e.,
connected to the grid). However, the comments indicate that the
baghouse and the ACI controls are operational approximately 4 hours
after the EGU reaches the 25-percent load point. The commenters stated
that the SCR system is operational about 12 hours after the EGU goes
online. The commenters requested that the end of startup be changed to
be 4 hours after 25-percent load is first reached or 12 hours after
first electricity generation, whichever occurs first.\13\ The
commenters explained that the 4-hour timeframe would provide for a
transition period during which a facility phases out the supplemental
fuel, shuts down a dedicated startup system (like a startup boiler feed
pump, if applicable) and transitions to bring emission controls online
safely and within the manufacturer's intended design capabilities. The
commenters maintained that the 12-hour alternative definition would
allow for situations where the startup sequence is delayed for
unexpected reasons, but provided assurance that an EGU will not idle at
low load.
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    Relative to FBC EGUs, the commenters stated that if limestone is
added too early in the startup sequence, the flame could be
extinguished. According to the commenters, FBC EGUs that inject
limestone must reach a minimum bed temperature of approximately
1,500[deg]F for the limestone to calcine, and, thus, become effective
at reducing acid gases. The commenters stated that these EGUs often
burn coal for about 45 minutes before limestone is added, and
additional time is then required for the bed chemistry to stabilize.
They stated that normally the bed is stable and up to temperature when
approximately 40-percent load is reached. The commenters requested that
the EPA apply the same definition of ``startup'' to FBC EGUs as was
suggested for the other types of EGUs (i.e., 4 hours after 25-percent
load is first achieved, or 12 hours after first electricity generation,
whichever occurs first).\14\
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    The commenters also provided input on the types of fuels considered
``clean,'' the specifics of startup as related to IGCC EGUs, the use of
diluent caps and sorbent trap monitoring during startup and the
application of the work practice standards to EGUs with a common stack.
The commenters suggested that the EPA should expand the proposed list
of ``clean fuels'' to include biodiesel and other renewable fuels that
meet the 40 CFR Part 80, subpart M, requirements and that biodiesel and
other biofuels be among the clean fuels allowed.\15\ The commenters
stated that it is important that either flaring syngas or routing it to
duct burners remain as options for IGCC EGUs and indicated that flaring
should remain an option for routine startups and shutdowns of IGCC EGUs
and as a viable option for non-routine events such as unit ``trips''
when the combustion turbine cannot combust syngas.\16\
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    \15\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20271, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-
0234-20272, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20276, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20279,
EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20282, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20295, EPA-HQ-OAR-
2009-0234-20304, EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0044-5803.
    \16\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20243, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-
0234-20245, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20281, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20282,
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    The commenters suggested that the EPA should reinstate the use of
the diluent cap and/or provide for a diluent cap for non-mercury
pollutants, as is allowed for Hg in Appendix A of subpart UUUUU. 77 FR
9606. Commenters believed the use of a diluent cap is appropriate when
complying with a heat input-based emission standard because emissions
must be reported during periods of startup and shutdown, and using the
actual carbon dioxide or oxygen concentrations in the stack during
startup and shutdown will, according to the commenters, grossly
overstate emissions, as the initial (or final) concentrations during
those periods are close to ambient levels.\17\ Moreover, because EGU
owners or operators who use CEMS, continuous parameter monitoring
systems (CPMS) or sorbent traps will be required to report emission
rates during periods of startup and shutdown, some commenters
recommended that a default electrical output rate (in terms of
megawatt-hours (MWh) or gigawatt-hours (GWh)) be established for use
during startup and shutdown periods.\18\ According to the commenters,
use of such a default electrical output rate would prevent EGU owners
or operators from reporting infinite emissions, which is what the
commenters state would occur when no (or zero) electrical output for
these periods was placed in the denominator when performing these
calculations. One commenter recommended that an EGU should not have to
sample for Hg with sorbent traps until startup has ended because,
unlike a CEMS, a sorbent trap system collects an integrated sample over
an extended time period and does not provide real-time data.\19\
Therefore, according to the commenter, it is not possible to separate
the Hg compliance data from data collected during startup and shutdown
periods. The commenter noted that although startup and shutdown events
are generally short, if startup and shutdown emissions are included in
the compliance calculations, this could potentially skew the results.
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    \18\ See, e.g., EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234-20282, EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-
0234-20306.
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    The final rule contains specific requirements for EGUs that use a
common stack (see Sec.  63.10010(a)(2) and (3)). Even with these
requirements, some commenters asserted that the rule does not
adequately account for startup and shutdown periods for individual
EGUs. Some commenters stated that the proposed rule does not resolve
how the startup and shutdown definitions and work practice provisions
apply to EGUs that share a common stack. Several commenters
acknowledged that the work practice standards would be applied
separately on each EGU that shares a common stack, but they argued that
the rule should provide that the numerical emission limits do not apply

if even one EGU sharing the common stack is starting up or shutting
down.\20\
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    The EPA requests comment on the information and data provided in
the public comments regarding the startup and shutdown provisions and,
in particular, the commenters' recommendations concerning the
definition of ``startup.'' The EPA requests additional input on the
following startup/shutdown-related issues that were raised by
commenters on the proposed rule:
     The use of default diluent gas cap values during periods
of startup and shutdown;
     How to calculate startup/shutdown emissions when multiple
affected EGUs share a common stack; and
     The use of a default electrical production rate value to
calculate output-based emission limits during startup and shutdown
hours where the electrical load is zero.
    In addition, the EPA requests comment on the additional technical
analyses it conducted in response to the above comments concerning the
end of startup. See ``Assessment of startup period at coal-fired
electric generating units'' in Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0234. In this
analysis of EGUs, the EPA examined several indicators that can aid in
assessing the time required to achieve operating benchmarks.
    Using these indicators, we found no significant difference in
performance related to startup between the different groups assessed in
this analysis. We believe these results could support defining the end
of startup at coal-fired EGUs as occurring at 25 percent of nameplate
capacity plus 3 hours or the start of electricity generation plus 6
hours, whichever comes first, and we are soliciting comment on the
analysis.
    We are only reopening for comment the startup and shutdown issues
described above. We are not seeking comment on any other issues and
will not respond to comments submitted that are outside the scope of
this notice.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: June 18, 2013.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0023; FRL-9904-98]

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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

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

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 24, 2014.

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

Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert McNally, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511P), email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or Lois Rossi, Registration Division (RD)
(7505P), email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>main telephone number:
(703) 305-7090; Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. As part
of the mailing address, include the contact person's name, division,
and mail code.

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).
    [emsp14]Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed at the end of
the pesticide petition summary of interest.

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

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticides
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    EPA is announcing its receipt of several pesticide petitions filed
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
(21 U.S.C. 346a), requesting the establishment or modification of
regulations in 40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in
or on various food commodities. The Agency is taking public comment on
the requests before responding to the petitioners. EPA is not proposing
any particular action at this time. EPA has determined that the

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

New Tolerance

    1. PP 3E8162. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0714). Technology Sciences Group on
behalf of Isagro S.p.A., 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington,
DC 20036, requests to establish import tolerances in 40 CFR part 180
for residues of the fungicide benalaxyl-M, in or on grape at 1.1 parts
per million (ppm); grape, juice at 1.1 ppm; grape, wine at 1.1 ppm;
grape, raisin at 2.2 ppm; tomato at 0.25 ppm; and tomato, processed at
0.25 ppm. The liquid chromatography (LC) with a mass spectrometer (MS)
detector is used to measure and evaluate residues of benalaxyl-M for
the proposed uses. (RD)
    2. PP 3E8212. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0768). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W.,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish tolerances in 40 CFR part
180 for residues of the herbicide pendimethalin, [N-(1-ethylpropyl)-
3,4-dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine], and its metabolite, 4-[(1-
ethylpropyl)amino]-2-methyl-3,5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol, calculated as
the stoichiometric equivalent of pendimethalin, in or on berry, low
growing subgroup 13-07G at 0.1 ppm; fruit, citrus, group 10-10 at 0.1
ppm; fruit, pome, group 11-10 at 0.1 ppm; fruit, stone, group 12-12 at
0.1 ppm; hops, dried cones at 0.1 ppm; onion, bulb subgroup 3-07A at
0.1 ppm; onion, green subgroup 3-07B at 0.2 ppm; sunflower, subgroup
20B at 0.1 ppm; and vegetable, fruiting, group 8-10 at 0.1 ppm. In
plants, the analytical method is aqueous organic solvent extraction,
column clean up, and quantitation by gas chromatography (GC). The
method has a limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 0.05 ppm for pendimethalin
and the alcohol metabolite. (RD)

Amended Tolerance

    PP 3E8212. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0768). Interregional Research Project
Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W., Princeton, NJ
08540, requests to remove the existing tolerances in 40 CFR 180.361 for
residues of the herbicide pendimethalin, [N-(1-ethylpropyl)-3,4-
dimethyl-2,6-dinitrobenzenamine], and its metabolite, 4-[(1-
ethylpropyl)amino]-2-methyl-3,5-dinitrobenzyl alcohol, calculated as
the stoichiometric equivalent of pendimethalin, in or on fruit, citrus,
group 10 at 0.1 ppm; fruit, pome, group 11 at 0.1 ppm; fruit, stone,
group 12 at 0.1 ppm; garlic at 0.1 ppm; leek at 0.20 ppm; onion, bulb
at 0.1 ppm; onion, green at 0.20 ppm; onion, welsh at 0.20 ppm; shallot
at 0.20 ppm; strawberry at 0.10 ppm; sunflower seed at 0.10 ppm; and
vegetable, fruiting, group 8 at 0.10 ppm, upon establishment of the
proposed tolerances listed in paragraph 2. under ``New Tolerance''.
(RD)

New Tolerance Exemption

    1. PP 3E8181. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0761). Interregional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4), 500 College Road East, Suite 201 W.,
Princeton, NJ 08540, requests to establish an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues of the herbicide, Tobacco mild
green mosaic tobamovirus U2 (TMGMV), in or on all commodities of crop
group 17 (grass forage, fodder, and hay group) and crop group 18
(nongrass animal feeds (forage, fodder, straw, and hay) group). The
petitioner believes no analytical method is needed because Tobacco mild
green mosaic tobamovirus U2 is already present in the environment;
therefore, any applied pesticide containing TMGMV would be
indistinguishable from that which is naturally occurring. Additionally,
since an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is being
requested, there is no need to analyze for pesticidal residues. (BPPD)
    2. PP 2F8102. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0963). BASF Corporation, 26 Davis
Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, requests to establish an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the
fungicide, Trichoderma fertile strain JM41R, in or on all food
commodities. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because, as proposed, the use of Trichoderma fertile strain JM41R would
not result in residues that are of toxicological concern. (BPPD)
    3. PP IN-10630. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0756). Clariant Corporation, 4000
Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28205, requests to establish an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for the use of secondary alkane
(C13-C17) sulfonates (C13-
C17 SAS) as pesticide inert ingredients (as surfactants) for
use in food crops in accordance with 40 CFR 180.920 (pre-harvest) for
seed treatment and foliar applications pursuant to section 408(d)(1) of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). There are currently
no approved non-food uses or food use tolerance exemptions for
C13-C17 SAS as a pesticide inert ingredient. The
following CAS Registry Numbers (CAS No.) are supported by way of this
petition: Sulfonic acids, C13-C17 sec-alkane (CAS
No. 85711-69-9); and sulfonic acids, C14-C17 sec-
alkane (CAS No. 97489-15-1). The petitioner believes no analytical
method is needed because it is not required for the establishment of a
tolerance exemption for inert ingredients. (RD)
    4. PP IN-16031. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0757). Clariant Corporation, 4000
Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28205, requests to establish an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of C.I. Pigment Red
112 (CAS No. 6535-46-2), also known as 3-hydroxy-N-(2-methylphenyl)-4-
[2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl)diazenyl]-naphthalene-2-carboxamide), as a
seed treatment pigment, not to exceed 10% wt/wt, under 40 CFR 180.920
pursuant to section 408(d)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA). There are currently no approved non-food uses or food use
tolerance exemptions for C.I. Pigment Red 112 as a pesticide inert
ingredient. The petitioner believes no analytical method is needed
because it is not required for the establishment of a tolerance
exemption for inert ingredients. (RD)

Amended Tolerance Exemption

    PP IN-10658. (EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0796). Spring Trading Co., 10805W.
Timberwagon Circle, Spring, TX 77380-4030, on behalf of Croda, Inc.,
315 Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE 19720, requests to amend 40 CFR part
180.960 to establish an exemption from the requirement of tolerances
for polyoxyalkylated trimethylopropanes with 20 to 80 moles of ethylene
and/or

propylene oxide, fatty acid esters with C8 through
C22 aliphatic alkanoic and/or alkenoic fatty acids, branched
or linear, the resulting polyoxyalkylene trimethylopropane esters
having a minimum molecular weight of 1,500 in or on growing crops, pre-
or post[hyphen]harvest or in products to treat animals. The requested
CAS Nos. are: 25765-36-0; 29860-47-7; 37339-03-0; 52624-57-4; 58090-24-
7; 63964-38-5; 72939-62-9; 74521-14-5; 75300-70-8; 75300-90-2; 84271-
03-4; 84271-04-5; 86850-92-2; 107120-02-5; 133331-01-8; 137587-60-1;
149797-40-0; 149797-41-1; 150695-97-9; 152130-24-0; 163349-94-8;
163349-95-9; 163349-96-0; 163349-97-1; 163349-98-2; 165467-70-9;
183619-46-7; 183619-50-3; 185260-01-9; 202606-04-0; 210420-84-1;
233660-70-3; 263011-96-7; 283602-94-8; 701980-40-7; 872038-58-9;
875709-44-7; 875709-45-8; 875709-46-9; 875709-47-0; 879898-63-2;
910038-01-6; 1190748-04-9; 1225384-02-0; 1428944-41-5; and 1446498-15-
2. An analytical method is not required for enforcement purposes since
the Agency is establishing an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance without any numerical limitation. (RD)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    Dated: February 10, 2014.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 97

[Docket No. 31407; Amdt. No. 3990]

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 amends, suspends, or removes Standard Instrument
Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and
Obstacle Departure Procedures 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 for the 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 January 4, 2022. 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 January 4, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Availability of matter 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 Information Services, 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, email
[email protected] or go to: https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

Availability

    All SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs are available online free
of charge. Visit the National Flight Data Center online 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 Procedures
and Airspace Group, Flight Technologies and Procedures Division, Flight
Standards Service, Federal Aviation Administration. Mailing Address:
FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Flight Procedures and Airspace
Group, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., Registry Bldg. 29, Room 104,
Oklahoma City, OK 73169. Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule amends 14 CFR part 97 by amending
the referenced SIAPs. The complete regulatory description of each SIAP
is listed on the appropriate FAA Form 8260, as modified by the National
Flight Data Center (NFDC)/Permanent Notice to Airmen (P-NOTAM), and is
incorporated by reference under 5 U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14
CFR 97.20. The large number of SIAPs, their complex nature, and the
need for a special format make their verbatim publication in the
Federal Register expensive and impractical. Further, airmen do not use
the regulatory text of the SIAPs, but 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 contained on FAA form
documents is unnecessary. This amendment provides the affected CFR
sections, and specifies the SIAPs and 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 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 and Takeoff Minimums and ODP as amended in the
transmittal. For safety and timeliness of change considerations, this
amendment incorporates only specific changes contained for each SIAP
and Takeoff Minimums and ODP as modified by FDC permanent NOTAMs.
    The SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, as modified by FDC
permanent NOTAM, and contained in this amendment are based on criteria
contained in the U.S. Standard for Terminal Instrument Procedures
(TERPS). In developing these changes to SIAPs and Takeoff Minimums and
ODPs, the TERPS criteria were applied only to specific conditions
existing at the affected airports. All SIAP amendments in this rule
have been previously issued by the FAA in a FDC NOTAM as an emergency
action of immediate flight safety relating directly to published
aeronautical charts.
    The circumstances that created the need for these SIAP and Takeoff
Minimums and ODP amendments require making them effective in less than
30 days.
    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 these
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 24, 2021.
Thomas J. Nichols,
Aviation Safety, Flight Standards Service, Manager, Standards Section,
Flight Procedures & Airspace Group, Flight Technologies & Procedures
Division.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, Title 14,
CFR part 97, (is amended by amending Standard Instrument Approach
Procedures and Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, effective at 0901 UTC on the
dates specified, as follows:

PART 97--STANDARD INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURES

0
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:
    By Amending: Sec.  97.23 VOR, VOR/DME, VOR or TACAN, and VOR/DME or
TACAN; Sec.  97.25 LOC, LOC/DME, LDA, LDA/DME, SDF, SDF/DME; Sec.
97.27 NDB, NDB/DME; Sec.  97.29 ILS, ILS/DME, MLS, MLS/DME, MLS/RNAV;
Sec.  97.31 RADAR SIAPs; Sec.  97.33 RNAV SIAPs; and Sec.  97.35 COPTER
SIAPs, Identified as Follows:

* * * Effective Upon Publication

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      Airac date           State              City                 Airport          FDC No.      FDC date                      Subject
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27-Jan-22............  KY             Prestonsburg........  Big Sandy Rgnl......       1/4406      12/2/21  This NOTAM, published in Docket No. 31405,
                                                                                Amdt No. 3988, TL 22-03, (86 FR 73673,
                                                                                December 28, 2021) is hereby rescinded in
                                                                                its entirety.
27-Jan-22............  TN             Lewisburg...........  Ellington...........       1/9064      11/3/21  This NOTAM, published in Docket No. 31405,
                                                                                Amdt No. 3988, TL 22-03, (86 FR 73673) is
                                                                                hereby rescinded in its entirety.
27-Jan-22............  TX             Navasota............  Navasota Muni.......       1/0090     12/14/21  VOR-A, Amdt 2B.
27-Jan-22............  TN             Lewisburg...........  Ellington...........       1/0113     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 20, Amdt 1A.
27-Jan-22............  CA             Delano..............  Delano Muni.........       1/0150     12/13/21  VOR RWY 32, Amdt 8.
27-Jan-22............  WY             Guernsey............  Camp Guernsey.......       1/0157     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig-C.
27-Jan-22............  PA             Harrisburg..........  Harrisburg Intl.....       1/0196     12/13/21  ILS OR LOC RWY 13, Amdt 2A.
27-Jan-22............  PA             Harrisburg..........  Harrisburg Intl.....       1/0197     12/13/21  ILS OR LOC RWY 31, Amdt 1E.
27-Jan-22............  PA             Harrisburg..........  Harrisburg Intl.....       1/0200     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Amdt 1.
27-Jan-22............  PA             Harrisburg..........  Harrisburg Intl.....       1/0201     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 1.
27-Jan-22............  TX             Midlothian/           Mid-Way Rgnl........       1/0217     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig-B.
                                       Waxahachie.
27-Jan-22............  TX             Midlothian/           Mid-Way Rgnl........       1/0218     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig.
                                       Waxahachie.
27-Jan-22............  TX             Giddings............  Giddings-Lee County.       1/0234     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  TX             Giddings............  Giddings-Lee County.       1/0235     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  TX             Giddings............  Giddings-Lee County.       1/0236     12/13/21  VOR/DME-A, Amdt 3A.
27-Jan-22............  MA             Montague............  Turners Falls.......       1/0361     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS)-B, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  AR             Batesville..........  Batesville Rgnl.....       1/0564     12/13/21  LOC RWY 8, Amdt 1B.
27-Jan-22............  OH             Marion..............  Marion Muni.........       1/0747     12/14/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Orig.
27-Jan-22............  OH             Marion..............  Marion Muni.........       1/0748     12/14/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 13, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  OH             Marion..............  Marion Muni.........       1/0749     12/14/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  OH             Marion..............  Marion Muni.........       1/0750     12/14/21  VOR-A, Amdt 1A.
27-Jan-22............  FL             Miami...............  Miami-Opa Locka Exec       1/0770     12/14/21  ILS OR LOC RWY 9L, Amdt 5C.
27-Jan-22............  HI             Kamuela.............  Waimea-Kohala.......       1/0784     12/14/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 22, Orig-C.
27-Jan-22............  HI             Kamuela.............  Waimea-Kohala.......       1/0785     12/14/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 4, Amdt 1A.
27-Jan-22............  HI             Kamuela.............  Waimea-Kohala.......       1/0786     12/14/21  VOR/DME RWY 4, Amdt 1B.
27-Jan-22............  HI             Kamuela.............  Waimea-Kohala.......       1/0787     12/14/21  VOR/DME-A, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  SC             Saluda..............  Saluda County.......       1/0927      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig.
27-Jan-22............  AK             McGrath.............  Mc Grath............       1/0944     11/24/21  LOC/DME RWY 16, Amdt 3A.
27-Jan-22............  AK             McGrath.............  Mc Grath............       1/0945     11/24/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Amdt 1A.
27-Jan-22............  AK             McGrath.............  Mc Grath............       1/0946     11/24/21  VOR/DME-C, Amdt 2.
27-Jan-22............  MA             New Bedford.........  New Bedford Rgnl....       1/1605     12/15/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 32, Orig-B.
27-Jan-22............  MA             New Bedford.........  New Bedford Rgnl....       1/1608     12/15/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-C.
27-Jan-22............  MN             Albert Lea..........  Albert Lea Muni.....       1/1817     12/13/21  VOR RWY 17, Amdt 1C.
27-Jan-22............  TN             Covington...........  Covington Muni......       1/2404     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig-B.
27-Jan-22............  UT             Huntington..........  Huntington Muni.....       1/2744     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS)-C, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  UT             Huntington..........  Huntington Muni.....       1/2746     12/13/21  VOR-B, Amdt 1A.
27-Jan-22............  FL             Sebring.............  Sebring Rgnl........       1/2873     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Amdt 1A.
27-Jan-22............  FL             Sebring.............  Sebring Rgnl........       1/2878     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Orig-B.
27-Jan-22............  AL             Jackson.............  Jackson Muni........       1/2931     12/10/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  AL             Jackson.............  Jackson Muni........       1/2933     12/10/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig.
27-Jan-22............  CA             Camarillo...........  Camarillo...........       1/3342     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 26, Orig.

27-Jan-22............  NY             Penn Yan............  Penn Yan............       1/3797     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig-C.
27-Jan-22............  NY             Penn Yan............  Penn Yan............       1/3799     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Amdt 3B.
27-Jan-22............  OH             Cleveland...........  Cleveland-Hopkins          1/4047     12/13/21  ILS OR LOC RWY 24R, Amdt 7.
                                                             Intl.
27-Jan-22............  WI             Medford.............  Taylor County.......       1/4260     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig-B.
27-Jan-22............  WI             Medford.............  Taylor County.......       1/4283     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig-B.
27-Jan-22............  IL             Flora...............  Flora Muni..........       1/4361     12/13/21  LOC RWY 21, Orig-E.
27-Jan-22............  MO             Joplin..............  Joplin Rgnl.........       1/4829     11/12/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 31, Amdt 1B.
27-Jan-22............  AR             Batesville..........  Batesville Rgnl.....       1/5239     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 26, Amdt 1B.
27-Jan-22............  AR             Batesville..........  Batesville Rgnl.....       1/5241     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Amdt 1C.
27-Jan-22............  SC             Florence............  Florence Rgnl.......       1/5831     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 1, Orig-B.
27-Jan-22............  SC             Florence............  Florence Rgnl.......       1/6201     12/13/21  ILS OR LOC RWY 9, Amdt 12B.
27-Jan-22............  SC             Florence............  Florence Rgnl.......       1/6307     12/13/21  VOR OR TACAN-A, Amdt 6B.
27-Jan-22............  MN             Warren..............  Warren Muni.........       1/6508     12/10/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  NE             Omaha...............  Millard.............       1/6811     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 12, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  NE             Omaha...............  Millard.............       1/6816     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 30, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  MD             Westminster.........  Clearview Airpark...       1/7161      12/7/21  VOR-A, Amdt 4A.
27-Jan-22............  UT             Blanding............  Blanding Muni.......       1/7189      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 2C.
27-Jan-22............  WI             Merrill.............  Merrill Muni........       1/7191      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, Amdt 1A.
27-Jan-22............  WI             Merrill.............  Merrill Muni........       1/7192      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 7, Amdt 1B.
27-Jan-22............  TN             Mountain City.......  Johnson County......       1/7194      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  TN             Mountain City.......  Johnson County......       1/7195      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  KS             Parsons.............  Tri-City............       1/7198      12/7/21  VOR RWY 17, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  KS             Parsons.............  Tri-City............       1/7199      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1A.
27-Jan-22............  KS             Parsons.............  Tri-City............       1/7200      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, Amdt 1A.
27-Jan-22............  AZ             Window Rock.........  Window Rock.........       1/7223      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 3, Amdt 2.
27-Jan-22............  OH             Tiffin..............  Seneca County.......       1/7268     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 6, Orig-B.
27-Jan-22............  OH             Tiffin..............  Seneca County.......       1/7269     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 24, Amdt 1C.
27-Jan-22............  OH             Tiffin..............  Seneca County.......       1/7270     12/13/21  NDB RWY 24, Amdt 7D.
27-Jan-22............  CO             Cortez..............  Cortez Muni.........       1/7275     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 21, Orig-B.
27-Jan-22............  CO             Cortez..............  Cortez Muni.........       1/7276     12/13/21  VOR RWY 21, Amdt 5B.
27-Jan-22............  GA             Atlanta.............  Cobb County Intl/          1/7279     12/13/21  ILS OR LOC RWY 27, Amdt 4E.
                                                             Mccollum Fld.
27-Jan-22............  GA             Atlanta.............  Cobb County Intl/          1/7280     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Amdt 4B.
                                                             Mccollum Fld.
27-Jan-22............  GA             Atlanta.............  Cobb County Intl/          1/7281     12/13/21  VOR/DME RWY 9, Amdt 2A.
                                                             Mccollum Fld.
27-Jan-22............  GA             Atlanta.............  Cobb County Intl/          1/7282     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Amdt 3B.
                                                             Mccollum Fld.
27-Jan-22............  KS             Colby...............  Shalz Fld...........       1/7514     12/13/21  NDB RWY 17, Amdt 1A.
27-Jan-22............  IN             Knox................  Starke County.......       1/7519     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig.
27-Jan-22............  NY             Plattsburgh.........  Plattsburgh Intl....       1/7558      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, Amdt 1B.
27-Jan-22............  MT             Fort Benton.........  Fort Benton.........       1/7564      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 23, Orig.
27-Jan-22............  NY             Endicott............  Tri-Cities..........       1/7571      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 21, Orig-B.
27-Jan-22............  NY             Endicott............  Tri-Cities..........       1/7572      12/7/21  VOR-A, Amdt 5A.
27-Jan-22............  FL             Keystone Heights....  Keystone Heights....       1/7591      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig-B.
27-Jan-22............  TX             Mineola/Quitman.....  Wood County--Collins       1/7602      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig-C.
                                                             Fld.
27-Jan-22............  TX             Mineola/Quitman.....  Wood County--Collins       1/7609      12/7/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 36, Orig-D.
                                                             Fld.
27-Jan-22............  LA             Mansfield...........  C E `Rusty' Williams       1/7823     12/10/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig-C.
27-Jan-22............  ND             Harvey..............  Harvey Muni.........       1/8268     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Orig-D.
27-Jan-22............  ME             Houlton.............  Houlton Intl........       1/8290     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS)-A, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  WA             Tacoma..............  Tacoma Narrows......       1/9274     12/10/21  ILS OR LOC RWY 17, Amdt 8C.
27-Jan-22............  AZ             Chandler............  Stellar Airpark.....       1/9277     12/14/21  VOR-A, Amdt 1C.
27-Jan-22............  WA             Ephrata.............  Ephrata Muni........       1/9353     12/10/21  VOR RWY 21, Amdt 19.
27-Jan-22............  IL             Benton..............  Benton Muni.........       1/9536     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig-B.
27-Jan-22............  AR             De Queen............  J Lynn Helms Sevier        1/9540     12/10/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig-B.
                                                             County.
27-Jan-22............  MN             Albert Lea..........  Albert Lea Muni.....       1/9755     12/13/21  VOR RWY 35, Amdt 1C.
27-Jan-22............  CA             Camarillo...........  Camarillo...........       1/9758     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 8, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  SC             Florence............  Florence Rgnl.......       1/9774     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig-C.
27-Jan-22............  SC             Florence............  Florence Rgnl.......       1/9784     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 19, Orig-A.
27-Jan-22............  SC             Florence............  Florence Rgnl.......       1/9786     12/13/21  RNAV (GPS) RWY 27, Orig-C.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2007-0085; FRL-9966-23-Region 4]

Air Plan Approval; NC; Air Curtain Burners

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve portions of revisions to the North Carolina State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of North Carolina
through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
(formerly the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (NCDENR)), Division of Air Quality (DAQ), on October 14,
2004, March 24, 2006, and January 31, 2008. The proposed revisions are
changes to the air curtain burner regulation of the North Carolina SIP
and are part of North Carolina's strategy to meet and maintain the
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). EPA has taken or will
take action with respect to all other portions of these SIP revisions.
This action is being taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act)
and its implementing regulations.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 18,
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2007-0085 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. EPA may publish any comment
received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general
guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Lakeman or Nacosta C. Ward, Air
Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch,
Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960. Mr. Lakeman can be reached via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>
or via electronic mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Ms. Ward can be reached
via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or via electronic mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Final Rules section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the State's SIP revision as a direct final
rule without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a
noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no adverse comments. A
detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final
rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this rule, no
further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the
direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public comments received
will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed
rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this document.
Any parties interested in commenting on this document should do so at
this time.

    Dated: August 4, 2017
V. Anne Heard,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

46 CFR Parts 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0016]

Policy Implementing the Standards of Training, Certification, and
Watchkeeping

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces the availability of five Navigation
and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVICs), which are the third set of a
series of NVICs to implement the Final Rule that aligned Coast Guard
regulations with amendments to the International Convention on
Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers and
made changes to national endorsements. These NVICs will provide
guidance to mariners concerning new regulations governing merchant
mariner certificates and endorsements to Merchant Mariner Credentials
(MMC).

DATES: These NVICs are effective on October 24, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice, call or email Luke B. Harden, Mariner Credentialing Program
Policy Division (CG-CVC-4), U.S. Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>,
or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing material in the
docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Viewing Documents

    The five NVICs listed below are available and can be viewed by
going to http://www.uscg.mil/nmc and clicking on ``STCW Rule
Information,'' then click on ``STCW Rule NVICs.''

Discussion

    On December 24, 2014, the Coast Guard published a Final Rule in the
Federal Register (78 FR 77796) amending Title 46, Code of Federal
Regulations, to implement the International Convention on Standards of
Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, as amended 1978
(STCW Convention), including the 2010 amendments to the STCW
Convention, and the Seafarers' Training, Certification and Watchkeeping
Code. The final rule also made changes to reorganize, clarify, and
update regulations for credentialing merchant mariners. In the future,
the Coast Guard will issue additional NVICs to provide further guidance
on the implementation of the new regulations regarding endorsements to
Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMCs). The five NVICs listed below
represent the third phase of this effort:
    1. Guidelines for Qualification for High-Speed Craft Type-Rating
Endorsements (NVIC 20-14). This NVIC describes policy for merchant
mariners to qualify for and renew endorsements for service on vessels
designed and operated in accordance with the International Code of
Safety for High-Speed Craft, 2000.
    2. Guidelines on Qualification for Endorsements for Vessel Security
Officers, Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties, and
Security Awareness (NVIC 21-14). This NVIC describes policy for
merchant mariners to qualify for and renew STCW endorsements for Vessel
Security Officers, Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties,
and for Security Awareness.
    3. Guidelines on Qualification for STCW Endorsements for Officers
and Ratings on Oil, Chemical, and Liquefied Gas Tank Vessels (NVIC 22-
14). This NVIC describes policy for merchant mariners to qualify for
and renew STCW endorsements for service on tank vessels.
    4. Guidelines on Qualification for STCW Endorsements as Electro-
Technical Officer on Vessels Powered by Main Propulsion Machinery of
750 kW/1,000 HP or More (NVIC 23-14). This NVIC describes policy for
merchant mariners to qualify for and renew endorsements as Electro-
Technical Officer on vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of
750 kW/1,000 HP or more.
    5. Guidelines on Qualification for STCW Endorsements as Electro-
Technical Rating on Vessels Powered by Main Propulsion Machinery of 750
kW/1,000 HP or More(NVIC 24-14). This NVIC describes policy for
merchant mariners to qualify for and renew endorsements as Electro-
Technical Rating on vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of 750
kW/1,000 HP or more.

Authority

    This notice is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    Dated: October 10, 2014.
J.C. Burton,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Director, Inspection & Compliance.
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