[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 23, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56655-56661]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22480]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0469; FRL-9912-67-Region 9]

Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan; State
Stationary Source Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct
final action to approve revisions to the Arizona State Implementation
Plan (SIP). These revisions include two State statutes and certain
State rules that govern stationary sources under the jurisdiction of
the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and that establish
definitions and other general provisions; ambient air quality standards
and area designations; and emissions limitations and other requirements
for certain types of stationary sources. Generally, approval of these
revisions updates and replaces previously approved provisions in the
Arizona SIP, but the EPA is also approving a few rules that are new to
the Arizona SIP and a few rescissions that remove certain other rules
from the Arizona SIP without replacement. The EPA is approving these
revisions because they meet all applicable requirements of the Clean
Air Act.

DATES: This rule is effective on November 24, 2014 without further
notice, unless EPA receives adverse comments by October 23, 2014. If we
receive such comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register to notify the public that this direct final rule will
not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2014-0469, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions.
    2. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Mail or Deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you
consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as
such and should not be submitted through www.regulations.gov or email.
www.regulations.gov is an ``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
public comment. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, 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: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are
available electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105-3901.
While all documents in the docket are listed at www.regulations.gov,
some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy
location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and some may not be
publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard
copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business
hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Vineyard, EPA Region IX,
(415) 947-4125<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. The State's Submittal
    A. What statutes and rules did the State submit?
    B. Are there previous versions of the statutes and rules in the
Arizona SIP?
    C. What is the purpose of the submitted statutes and rules?
II. EPA's Evaluation and Action
    A. How is EPA evaluating the submitted provisions?
    B. Do the submitted provisions meet all applicable requirements?
    C. Public Comment and Final Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. The State's Submittal

A. What statutes and rules did the State submit?

    On July 15, 1998, July 28, 2011, and October 29, 2012, the Arizona
Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) submitted revisions to the
Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). ADEQ supplemented the 1998 and
2011 submittals on May 16, 2014, and supplemented the 2012 submittal on
September 6, 2013.
    These revisions include certain statutes and rules regulating
stationary sources under ADEQ's jurisdiction. Under section 110(k)(3)
of the Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act''), EPA is obligated to approve,
disapprove, or conditionally approve SIPs and SIP revisions. Table 1
lists the statutes and rules that we are approving in today's action
with the corresponding effective dates and submittal dates.

                      Table 1--Submitted Arizona Statutes and Rules Approved in This Action
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Arizona revised statutes (ARS) Section
                  No.                                Title                State effective date       Submitted
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49-402................................  State and county control......  Amended through Laws            10/29/12
                                                                         2002, Ch. 110, Sec.   1.
49-426 (excluding paragraphs D, E.1,    Permits; duties of director;    Amended through Laws            07/28/11
 F, I, J, and M)\1\.                     exceptions; applications;       1997, Ch. 178, Sec.   5.
                                         objections; fees.
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Arizona Administrative Code (AAC) Rule               Title                   Effective Date          Submitted
                  No.
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R18-2-101 [excluding definitions (2),   Definitions...................  Various.................        10/29/12
 (20), (32), (87), (109), and (122)]
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R18-2-102.............................  Incorporated Materials........  08/07/12................        10/29/12
R18-2-201.............................  Particulate Matter: PM10 and    08/07/12................        10/29/12
                                         PM2.5.
R18-2-202.............................  Sulfur Oxides (Sulfur Dioxide)  08/07/12................        10/29/12
R18-2-203.............................  Ozone: One-hour Standard and    08/07/12................        10/29/12
                                         Eight-hour Averaged Standard.
R18-2-204.............................  Carbon monoxide...............  09/26/90................        07/28/11
R18-2-205.............................  Nitrogen Oxides (Nitrogen       08/07/12................        10/29/12
                                         Dioxide).
R18-2-206.............................  Lead..........................  08/07/12................        10/29/12
R18-2-210.............................  Attainment, Nonattainment, and  08/07/12................        10/29/12
                                         Unclassifiable Area
                                         Designations.
R18-2-215.............................  Ambient air quality monitoring  09/26/90................        10/29/12
                                         methods and procedures.
R18-2-216.............................  Interpretation of Ambient Air   03/07/09................        10/29/12
                                         Quality Standards and
                                         Evaluation of Air Quality
                                         Data.
R9-3-218 (rescission).................  Violations....................  08/07/12 (repeal).......        07/28/11
R18-2-601.............................  General.......................  11/15/93................        07/15/98
R18-2-604.............................  Open Areas, Dry Washes, or      11/15/93................        07/15/98
                                         Riverbeds.
R18-2-605.............................  Roadways and Streets..........  11/15/93................        07/15/98
R18-2-606.............................  Material Handling.............  11/15/93................        07/15/98
R18-2-607.............................  Storage piles.................  11/15/93................        07/15/98
R18-2-608.............................  Mineral Tailings..............  03/07/09................        07/28/11
R18-2-614.............................  Evaluation of nonpoint source   08/07/12................        07/15/98
                                         emissions.
R18-2-701.............................  Definitions...................  08/07/12................        10/29/12
R18-2-703.............................  Standards of Performance for    03/07/09................        07/28/11
                                         Existing Fossil-fuel Fired
                                         Steam Generators and General
                                         Fuel-burning Equipment.
R18-2-704.............................  Standards of Performance for    08/04/07................        07/28/11
                                         Incinerators.
R18-2-706.............................  Standards of Performance for    11/15/93................        07/15/98
                                         Existing Nitric Acid Plants.
R18-2-707.............................  Standards of Performance for    11/15/93................        07/15/98
                                         Existing Sulfuric Acid Plants.
R9-3-509 (rescission).................  Standards of Performance for    Not yet repealed but no         07/15/98
                                         Existing Petroleum Refineries.  applicable sources.
R18-2-714.............................  Standards of Performance for    11/15/93................        07/15/98
                                         Existing Sewage Treatment
                                         Plants.
R18-2-715(F), (G) and (H).............  Standards of Performance for    03/07/09................        07/28/11
                                         Existing Primary Copper
                                         Smelters: Site-Specific
                                         Requirements.
R9-3-518 (rescission).................  Standards of Performance for    08/04/07 (repeal).......        07/28/11
                                         Existing Kraft Pulp Mills.
R18-2-719.............................  Standards of Performance for    03/07/09................        07/28/11
                                         Existing Stationary Rotating
                                         Machinery.
R18-2-720.............................  Standards of Performance for    03/07/09................        07/28/11
                                         Existing Lime Manufacturing
                                         Plants.
R18-2-723.............................  Standards of Performance for    11/15/93................        07/15/98
                                         Existing Concrete Batch
                                         Plants.
R18-2-724.............................  Standards of Performance for    03/07/09................        07/28/11
                                         Fossil-fuel Fired Industrial
                                         and Commercial Equipment.
R18-2-726.............................  Standards of Performance for    11/15/93................        07/15/98
                                         Sandblasting Operations.
R18-2-728.............................  Standards of Performance for    11/15/93................        07/15/98
                                         Existing Ammonium Sulfide
                                         Manufacturing Plants.
R18-2-729.............................  Standards of Performance for    08/04/07................        07/28/11
                                         Cotton Gins.
R18-2-730.............................  Standards of Performance for    03/07/09................        07/28/11
                                         Unclassified Sources.
R18-2-732.............................  Standards of Performance for    08/04/07................        07/28/11
                                         Existing Hospital/Medical/
                                         Infectious Waste Incinerators.
Appendix 2............................  Test Methods and Protocols....  10/03/05................        07/28/11
Appendix 10 (rescission)..............  Evaluation of Air Quality Data  03/07/09 (repeal).......        07/28/11
Appendix 11 (rescission)..............  Allowable Particulate           03/07/09 (repeal).......        07/28/11
                                         Emissions Computations.
Not applicable........................  Arizona Testing Manual for Air  March 1992..............        07/28/11
                                         Pollutant Emissions, Revision
                                         F, March 1992, Section 1.
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B. Are there previous versions of the statutes and rules in the Arizona
SIP?
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    \1\ The EPA will be taking action on ARS section 49-426(F) in a
separate rulemaking action that will relate to Arizona's amended New
Source Review program. ADEQ does not intend the other paragraphs
that are listed (i.e., D, E.1, I, J, and M) to be part of the
Arizona SIP.
    \2\ The EPA will be taking action on the following six
definitions in R18-2-101 in a separate rulemaking action that will
relate to Arizona's amended New Source Review program: ``actual
emissions,'' ``begin actual construction,'' ``construction,'' ``net
emissions increase,'' ``potential to emit,'' and ``regulated NSR
pollutant.''
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    Most of the submitted statutes and rules will supersede or replace
previously-approved versions in the Arizona SIP. See table 2 below for
the statutes or rules that are superseded by approval of the statutes
and rules covered in this action, and the dates on which the previous
versions were approved by EPA. Table 2 also lists the existing SIP
rules that are being deleted from the SIP without replacement along
with the dates that they were approved by EPA. The following rules are
new to the SIP: R18-2-102 (``Incorporated Materials''), R18-2-210
(``Attainment, Nonattainment, and Unclassifiable Area Designations''),
and Appendix 2 (``Test Methods and Protocols'').

              Table 2--SIP Statutes and Rules Superseded or Deleted From Arizona SIP in This Action
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                                                                  Existing SIP statute
    Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS)              Title            that is superseded by      Previous approval
             Section No.                                              this action
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49-402...............................  State and county         49-402.................  65 FR 36353 (June 8,
                                        control.                                          2000).
49-426 (excluding paragraphs D, E.1,   Permits; duties of       36-1707.01.............  47 FR 26382 (June 18,
 F, I, J, and M).                       director; exceptions;                             1982).
                                        applications;
                                        objections; fees.
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                                                                 Existing SIP Rule that
  Arizona Administrative Code (AAC)                             is superseded (entirely
               Rule No.                         Title            or in part) or deleted     Previous approval
                                                                     by this action
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R18-2-101 [excluding definitions (2),  Definitions............  R9-3-101; R9-3-102; R18- 43 FR 33245 (July 31,
 (20), (32), (87), (109), and                                    2-101.                   1978); 47 FR 17483
 (122)]\3\.                                                                               (April 23, 1982); 47
                                                                                FR 42572 (September
                                                                                28, 1982); 48 FR 19878
                                                                                (May 3, 1983); 69 FR
                                                                                51952 (August 24,
                                                                                2004).
R18-2-201............................  Particulate Matter:      R3-3-201...............  49 FR 41026 (October
                                        PM10 and PM2.5.                                   19, 1984).
R18-2-202............................  Sulfur Oxides (Sulfur    R3-3-202...............  49 FR 41026 (October
                                        Dioxide).                                         19, 1984).
R18-2-203............................  Ozone: One-hour          R3-3-204...............  49 FR 41026 (October
                                        Standard and Eight-                               19, 1984).
                                        hour Averaged Standard.
R18-2-204............................  Carbon monoxide........  R9-3-205...............  49 FR 41026 (October
                                                                                19, 1984).
R18-2-205............................  Nitrogen Oxides          R3-3-206...............  49 FR 41026 (October
                                        (Nitrogen Dioxide).                               19, 1984).
R18-2-206............................  Lead...................  R3-3-207...............  49 FR 41026 (October
                                                                                19, 1984).
R18-2-215............................  Ambient air quality      R9-3-215...............  49 FR 41026 (October
                                        monitoring methods and                            19, 1984).
                                        procedures.
R18-2-216............................  Interpretation of        R9-3-216 (paragraph A).  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Ambient Air Quality                               1982).
                                        Standards and
                                        Evaluation of Air
                                        Quality Data.
R9-3-218 (rescission)................  Violations.............  R9-3-218 (deleted from   49 FR 41026 (October
                                                                 SIP).                    19, 1984).
R18-2-601............................  General................  R9-3-401...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                                                                1982).
R18-2-604............................  Open Areas, Dry Washes,  R9-3-404...............  49 FR 41026 (October
                                        or Riverbeds.                                     19, 1984).
R18-2-605............................  Roadways and Streets...  R9-3-405...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                                                                1982).
R18-2-606............................  Material Handling......  R9-3-406...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                                                                1982).
R18-2-607............................  Storage piles..........  R9-3-407...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                                                                1982).
R18-2-608............................  Mineral Tailings.......  R9-3-408...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                                                                1982).
R18-2-614............................  Evaluation of nonpoint   R9-3-410...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        source emissions.                                 1982).
R18-2-701............................  Definitions............  R9-3-101; R18-2-101....  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                                                                1982); 47 FR 42572
                                                                                (September 28, 1982);
                                                                                48 FR 19878 (May 3,
                                                                                1983); 49 FR 41026
                                                                                (October 19, 1984); 69
                                                                                FR 51952 (August 24,
                                                                                2004).
R18-2-703............................  Standards of             R9-3-503...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Performance for                                   1982).
                                        Existing Fossil-fuel
                                        Fired Steam Generators
                                        and General Fuel-
                                        burning Equipment.
R18-2-704............................  Standards of             R9-3-504...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Performance for                                   1982).
                                        Incinerators.
R18-2-706............................  Standards of             R9-3-506...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Performance for                                   1982).
                                        Existing Nitric Acid
                                        Plants.
R18-2-707............................  Standards of             R9-3-507...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Performance for                                   1982).
                                        Existing Sulfuric Acid
                                        Plants.

R9-3-509 (rescission)................  Standards of             R9-3-509 (deleted from   47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Performance for          SIP).                    1982).
                                        Existing Petroleum
                                        Refineries.
R18-2-714............................  Standards of             R9-3-514...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Performance for                                   1982).
                                        Existing Sewage
                                        Treatment Plants.
R18-2-715(F), (G), (H)...............  Standards of             R18-2-715(F), (G), (H).  69 FR 63321 (November
                                        Performance for                                   1, 2004).
                                        Existing Primary
                                        Copper Smelters: Site-
                                        Specific Requirements.
R9-3-518 (rescission)................  Standards of             R9-3-518 (deleted from   47 FR 42572 (September
                                        Performance for          SIP).                    28, 1982); 47 FR 17483
                                        Existing Kraft Pulp                               (April 23, 1982).
                                        Mills.
R18-2-719............................  Standards of             R9-3-519...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Performance for                                   1982).
                                        Existing Stationary
                                        Rotating Machinery.
R18-2-720............................  Standards of             R9-3-520...............  47 FR 42572 (September
                                        Performance for                                   28, 1982); 47 FR 17483
                                        Existing Lime                                     (April 23, 1982).
                                        Manufacturing Plants.
R18-2-723............................  Standards of             R9-3-523...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Performance for                                   1982).
                                        Existing Concrete
                                        Batch Plants.
R18-2-724............................  Standards of             R9-3-524...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Performance for Fossil-                           1982).
                                        fuel Fired Industrial
                                        and Commercial
                                        Equipment.
R18-2-726............................  Standards of             R9-3-526...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Performance for                                   1982).
                                        Sandblasting
                                        Operations.
R18-2-728............................  Standards of             R9-3-528...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Performance for                                   1982).
                                        Existing Ammonium
                                        Sulfide Manufacturing
                                        Plants.
R18-2-729............................  Standards of             R9-3-529...............  49 FR 41026 (October
                                        Performance for Cotton                            19, 1984).
                                        Gins.
R18-2-730............................  Standards of             R9-3-502...............  49 FR 41026 (October
                                        Performance for                                   19, 1984).
                                        Unclassified Sources.
R18-2-732............................  Standards of             R9-3-504...............  47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Performance for                                   1982).
                                        Existing Hospital/
                                        Medical/Infectious
                                        Waste Incinerators.
Appendix 10 (rescission).............  Evaluation of Air        Appendix 10 (deleted     47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        Quality Data.            from SIP).               1982).
Appendix 11 (rescission).............  Allowable Particulate    Appendix 11 (deleted     49 FR 41026 (October
                                        Emissions Computations.  from SIP).               19, 1984); corrected
                                                                                at 69 FR 2509 (January
                                                                                16, 2004).
Not applicable.......................  Arizona Testing Manual   Arizona Testing Manual   47 FR 17483 (April 23,
                                        for Air Pollutant        for Air Pollutant        1982).
                                        Emissions, Revision F,   Emissions, Section 1.
                                        March 1992, Section 1.
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C. What is the purpose of the submitted statutes and rules?
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    \3\ The EPA will be taking action on the following six
definitions in R18-2-101 in a separate rulemaking action that will
relate to Arizona's amended New Source Review program: ``actual
emissions,'' ``begin actual construction,'' ``construction,'' ``net
emissions increase,'' ``potential to emit,'' and ``regulated NSR
pollutant.''
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    ADEQ submitted the statutes and rules to update the Arizona SIP and
to delete rules that have been repealed or are otherwise unnecessary to
retain in the SIP because the sources to which the requirements had
applied no longer exist. The requirements set forth in the submitted
statutes and rules include the types of requirements that are needed to
comply with CAA section 110(a). EPA's technical support document (TSD)
has more information about these statutes and rules.

II. EPA's Evaluation and Action

A. How is EPA evaluating the submitted provisions?

    Generally, SIP requirements must be enforceable (see section 110(a)
of the Act) and must not modify the SIP inconsistent with sections
110(l) and 193.

B. Do the submitted provisions meet all applicable requirements?

    The statutes and rule revisions approved herein generally renumber
and otherwise update statutes and rules that we approved previously in
the Arizona SIP. The updated statutes and rules approved herein do not
relax any existing emissions limits or standards and meet all
applicable requirements. Our approval of them is consistent with the
relevant policy and guidance regarding enforceability and SIP
relaxations. The TSD has more information on our evaluation.

C. Public Comment and Final Action

    As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA is approving
the submitted statutes and rule revisions listed in table 1 because we
believe they meet all relevant CAA requirements. We do not think anyone
will object to this approval, so we are finalizing it without proposing
it in advance. However, in the Proposed Rules section of this Federal
Register, we are simultaneously proposing approval of the same
submitted revisions. If we receive adverse comments by October 23,
2014, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register to
notify the public that the direct final approval will not take effect
and we will address the comments in a subsequent final action based on
the proposal. If we do not receive timely adverse comments, the direct
final approval will be effective without further notice on November 24,
2014. This will incorporate these statutes and rule revisions into the
federally enforceable SIP.

III. 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 action merely approves State statutes and rule
revisions as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose
additional requirements beyond those imposed by State law. For that
reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     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 disproportionate human health or environmental effects with
practical, appropriate, and legally permissible methods under Executive
Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).

In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as specified
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the
SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the State,
and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on
tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by November 24, 2014. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. Parties with objections to this direct final
rule are encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel
notice of proposed rulemaking for this action published in the Proposed
Rules section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an
immediate petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so
that EPA can withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in
the proposed rulemaking. This action may not be challenged later in
proceedings to enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

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

    Dated: May 30, 2014.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    Editorial Note: This document was received for publication by
the Office of Federal Register on September 17, 2014.

    Part 52, Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

Subpart D--Arizona

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2. Section 52.120 is amended by:
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a. Adding paragraphs (c)(27)(i)(C), (c)(43)(i)(C), (c)(45)(i)(D),
(c)(50)(i)(C), (c)(54)(i)(G), and (c)(56)(i)(C);
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b. Revising paragraph (c)(110) introductory text; and
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c. Adding paragraphs (c)(110)(i)(A)(3), (c)(161), and (c)(162) to read
as follows:

Sec.  52.120  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (27) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (C) Previously approved on April 23, 1982, in paragraph
(c)(27)(i)(B) of this section and now deleted without replacement: R9-
3-518 (Paragraphs B and C) and Appendix 10 (Sections A<IP_ADDRESS>, A10.1.4
and A10.2.2 to A10.3.4).
* * * * *
    (43) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (C) Previously approved on April 23, 1982, in paragraph
(c)(43)(i)(B) of this section and now deleted without replacement: R9-
3-518 (Paragraph A.1 to A.5).
* * * * *
    (45) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (D) Previously approved on April 23, 1982, in paragraph
(c)(45)(i)(B) of this section and now deleted without replacement: R9-
3-509 and Appendix 10 (Sections A10.2 and A10.2.1).
* * * * *
    (50) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (C) Previously approved on April 23, 1982, in paragraph
(c)(50)(i)(A) of this section and now deleted without replacement:
Appendix 10 (Sections A10.1-A<IP_ADDRESS>).
* * * * *
    (54) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (G) Previously approved on September 28, 1982, in paragraph
(c)(54)(i)(C) of this section and now deleted without replacement: R9-
3-518 (paragraphs A to A.1 and A.2).
* * * * *
    (56) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (C) Previously approved on October 19, 1984, in paragraph
(c)(56)(i)(A) of

this section and now deleted without replacement: R9-3-218 and Appendix
11.
* * * * *
    (110) New and amended regulations were submitted on July 15, 1998,
and supplemented on May 16, 2014, by the Governor's designee.
    (i) * * *
    (A) * * *
    (3) Arizona Administrative Code, title 18 (``Environmental
Quality''), chapter 2 (``Department of Environmental Quality--Air
Pollution Control''), supp. 12-2, June 30, 2012: R18-2-601
(``General''); R18-2-604 (``Open Areas, Dry Washes, or Riverbeds'');
R18-2-605 (``Roadways and Streets''); R18-2-606 (``Material
Handling''); R18-2-607 (``Storage Piles''); and R18-2-614 (``Evaluation
of Nonpoint Source Emissions''); R18-2-706 (``Standards of Performance
for Existing Nitric Acid Plants''); R18-2-707 (``Standards of
Performance for Existing Sulfuric Acid Plants''); R18-2-714
(``Standards of Performance for Existing Sewage Treatment Plants'');
R18-2-723 (``Standards of Performance for Existing Concrete Batch
Plants''); R18-2-726 (``Standards of Performance for Sandblasting
Operations''); and R18-2-728 (``Standards of Performance for Existing
Ammonium Sulfide Manufacturing Plants'').
* * * * *
    (161) The following plan revision was submitted on July 28, 2011,
and supplemented on May 16, 2014, by the Governor's designee.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
    (1) West's Arizona Revised Statutes, 2012-2013 Compact Edition;
title 49 (``Environment''), chapter 3 (``Air Quality''), article 2
(``State Air Pollution Control'') section 49-426 (``Permits; duties of
director; exceptions; applications; objections; fees''), excluding
paragraphs (D), (E)(1), (F), (I), (J), and (M).
    (2) Arizona Administrative Code, title 18 (``Environmental
Quality''), chapter 2 (``Department of Environmental Quality--Air
Pollution Control''), supp. 09-1, March 31, 2009: R18-2-608 (``Mineral
Tailings''); R18-2-703 (``Standards of Performance for Fossil-fuel
Fired Steam Generators and General Fuel-burning Equipment''); R18-2-704
(``Standards of Performance for Incinerators''); R18-2-715 (``Standards
of Performance for Existing Primary Copper Smelters; Site-Specific
Requirements''), excluding paragraphs (A) through (E); R18-2-720
(``Standards of Performance for Existing Lime Manufacturing Plants'');
R18-2-724 (``Standards of Performance for Fossil-fuel Fired Industrial
and Commercial Equipment''); R18-2-729 (``Standards of Performance for
Cotton Gins''); and R18-2-730 (``Standards of Performance for
Unclassified Sources'').
    (3) Arizona Administrative Code, title 18 (``Environmental
Quality''), chapter 2 (``Department of Environmental Quality--Air
Pollution Control''), supp. 09-2, June 30, 2009: R18-2-732 (``Standards
of Performance for Existing Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste
Incinerators'').
    (4) Arizona Administrative Code, title 18 (``Environmental
Quality''), chapter 2 (``Department of Environmental Quality--Air
Pollution Control''), supp. 12-2, June 30, 2012: R18-2-204 (``Carbon
Monoxide''); R18-2-719 (``Standards of Performance for Existing
Stationary Rotating Machinery''); and Appendix 2 (``Test Methods and
Protocols'').
    (5) Arizona Testing Manual for Air Pollutant Emissions, Revision F,
March 1992, excluding sections 2 through 7.
    (162) The following plan revision was submitted on October 29,
2012, and supplemented on September 6, 2013, by the Governor's
designee.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
    (1) West's Arizona Revised Statutes, 2012-2013 Compact Edition;
title 49 (``Environment''), chapter 3 (``Air Quality''), section 49-402
(``State and county control'').
    (2) Arizona Administrative Code, title 18 (``Environmental
Quality''), chapter 2 (``Department of Environmental Quality--Air
Pollution Control''), supp. 12-2, June 30, 2012: R18-2-101
(``Definitions''), excluding definitions (2), (20), (32), (87), (109),
and (122); R18-2-102 (``Incorporated Materials''); R18-2-201
(``Particulate matter: PM10 and PM2.5''); R18-2-
202 (``Sulfur Oxides (Sulfur Dioxide)''); R18-2-203 (``Ozone: One-hour
Standard and Eight-hour Averaged Standard'') R18-2-205 (``Nitrogen
Oxides (Nitrogen Dioxide)''); R18-2-206 (``Lead''); R18-2-210
(``Attainment, Nonattainment, and Unclassifiable Area Designations'');
R18-2-215 (``Ambient air quality monitoring methods and procedures'');
R18-2-216 (``Interpretation of Ambient Air Quality Standards and
Evaluation of Air Quality Data''); and R18-2-701 (``Definitions'').

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2020-0076]

Trucking Safety Summit; Public Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a public meeting: ``The FMCSA 2020 Trucking
Safety Summit.'' This meeting will be held virtually on August 5, 2020,
to solicit information on improving the safe operation of property-
carrying commercial motor vehicles on our Nation's roadways. The
virtual meeting will provide interested stakeholders--including motor
carriers, drivers, safety technology developers and users, Federal and
State partners, safety advocacy groups--as well as members of the
public--an opportunity to share their ideas on improving trucking
safety. The event will be hosted virtually by FMCSA from the U.S.
Department of Transportation headquarters building in Washington, DC.

DATES: The virtual public meeting will be held Wednesday, August 5,
2020, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., EDT. A full agenda of the meeting is
available online at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/fmcsa-truck-safety-summit.
    Public Comment: The virtual public meeting will include a brief
public comment period in the mid to late afternoon. For information on
registering for the Summit and providing oral comments during the
public comment session, refer to the web page at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/fmcsa-truck-safety-summit. Please limit oral
public comments to 2 to 3 minutes. If all interested participants have
had an opportunity to comment, the public comment period may conclude
early. Presentations and public participation will be provided by
electronic means to ensure compliance with Federal guidelines for
public events during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Due to
limitations on electronic participation, advance registration by the
date specified at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/fmcsa-truck-safety-summit is required. Those wishing to submit written comments, data, or
analysis on trucking safety may do so here: Docket No. FMCSA-2020-0076
at regulations.gov.

ADDRESSES:  The public meeting will be held via videoconference.
Participation in the virtual public meeting is free, but advance
registration is required. You may register at the web page https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/fmcsa-truck-safety-summit.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Janettarose L. Greene, (202) 366-
5694<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Services for Individuals with Disabilities: FMCSA is committed to
providing equal access to this meeting for all. For information on
services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Ms. Greene
at the number or email address above by July 31 at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/fmcsa-truck-safety-summit.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Data and analysis released by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration show that over the last several years there has been an
increase in fatalities resulting from crashes involving large trucks.
See, for example, Large Truck Traffic Safety Fact Sheet (DOT HS # 812-
663, available at https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/#/). To respond to
this trend, FMCSA continues to work with State entities, industry, and
others to identify new approaches to safety. These approaches can
involve technology, company management practices, enforcement, outreach
and education, and other techniques--encompassing a holistic approach
to truck safety.
    FMCSA is convening a virtual conference, ``The FMCSA 2020 Trucking
Safety Summit,'' on August 5, 2020 (replacing a canceled conference
scheduled for March 19), to solicit information on improving the safe
operation of property-carrying commercial motor vehicles on our
Nation's roadways. This event will provide diverse stakeholders--
including motor carriers, drivers, safety technology developers and
users, Federal and State partners, safety advocacy groups, and members
of the

public--an opportunity to share their ideas on improving trucking
safety. The sessions are intentionally structured to facilitate
exchanges between experienced players in the trucking sphere who might
not otherwise meet to collaborate. Senior FMCSA personnel will
facilitate every session, selecting and posing questions to promote a
productive discussion. FMCSA intends to record the session and will
follow up with a record of proceedings or Safety Action Plan in the
weeks following the event.
    FMCSA will present and solicit information during six panel
discussions. FMCSA will also provide a live streaming video of the
Trucking Safety Summit for interested parties to share in the
information being presented. To ensure compliance with Federal
guidelines for public events during the COVID-19 public health
emergency, the Agency will provide an opportunity for all participants
and the public to take part virtually in the conference and the public
comment session. The Agency will provide the public with all relevant
details for participating in this meeting in advance at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/fmcsa-truck-safety-summit.
    Meeting participants must register in advance to participate and to
gain access to the virtual public meeting. To register, please go to
the website listed above. Oral comments from the public will be heard
during the meeting. Members of the public may also submit written
comments to the public docket referenced at the beginning of this
notice using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
    Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., E.T. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you, please call<PHONE_NUMBER> or (202)
366-9826 before visiting Docket Operations.

James A. Mullen,
Deputy Administrator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9021-5]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information<PHONE_NUMBER> or  http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)
Filed 06/08/2015 Through 06/12/2015
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

    Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make
public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's
comment letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/action/eis/search.

EIS No. 20150168, Draft, BR, CA, Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B
Channel Improvements Project EIS/EIR, Comment Period Ends: 08/10/2015,
Contact: Katrina Harrison<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20150169, Final, USFS, ID, Crooked River Valley Rehabilitation,
Review Period Ends: 07/20/2015, Contact: Jennie Fischer<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20150170, Draft, NPS, NY, Fire Island National Seashore General
Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 09/17/2015, Contact: Christopher
Soller<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20150171, Final, NOAA, PRO, PROGRAMMATIC--Habitat Restoration
Activities Implemented throughout the Coastal United States, Review
Period Ends: 07/20/2015, Contact: Melanie Gange<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20150172, Draft, BLM, PRO, PROGRAMMATIC--Vegetation Treatments
Using Aminopyralid, Fluroxypyr, and Rimsulfuron on Bureau of Land
Management Lands in 17 Western States, Comment Period Ends: 08/03/2015,
Contact: Gina Ramos<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20150173, Draft Supplement, USACE, CO, Northern Integrated
Supply Project, Comment Period Ends: 08/04/2015, Contact: John Urbanic
303-979-4120.
EIS No. 20150174, Draft, TVA, TN, Floating Houses Policy Review,
Comment Period Ends: 08/18/2015, Contact: Matthew Higdon<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20150175, Draft, USACE, NY, South Shore of Staten Island (SSSI)
Coastal Storm Risk Management, Comment Period Ends: 08/10/2015,
Contact: Catherine Alcoba<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20150038, Final, USFS, ID, WITHDRAWN--Crooked River Valley
Rehabilitation Project, Review Period Ends: 04/13/2015, Contact: Jennie
Fischer<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Revision to FR Notice Published 02/20/2015; Officially Withdrawn by
Preparing Agency.

    Dated: June 12, 2015.
Dawn Roberts,
Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal
Activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2022-0457; FRL-11008-01-R4]

Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Miscellaneous Rule Revisions to
Gasoline Dispensing Facility--Stage I

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve changes to the Georgia State Implementation Plan (SIP),
submitted by the State of Georgia through the Georgia Environmental
Protection Division (GA EPD) via a letter dated November 4, 2021. The
SIP revision revises Georgia's Stage I vapor recovery rules primarily
by removing outdated references and making several clarifying edits.
The revision also updates several definitions and makes two substantive
changes. EPA is proposing to approve these changes pursuant to the
Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 13, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2022-0457 at 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 www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Sheckler, Air Regulatory
Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air and
Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is
(404) 562-9222. Ms. Sheckler can also be reached via electronic mail at
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    CAA section 182(b)(2) requires states to revise their SIPs to
include provisions implementing Reasonably Available Control Technology
(RACT) for each category of volatile organic compound (VOC) sources
covered by a Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) \1\ document in ozone
nonattainment areas that are classified as moderate or above. CAA
Section 182(2)(B) specifically requires states to include VOC RACT
measures in their SIPs if the area is covered by a CTG issued prior to
November 15, 1990. In 1975, EPA established a CTG addressing the
control of VOC emissions from gasoline dispensing facilities (GDFs).\2\
For certain GDFs, owners or operators are required to install systems
for the recovery of gasoline vapor emissions. These requirements are
also known as Stage I and Stage II vapor recovery.\3\
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    \1\ CTG documents are documents issued by EPA to provide States
with EPA's presumptive VOC RACT recommendations on how to control
VOC emissions from specific products or source categories in ozone
nonattainment areas.
    \2\ See ``Design Criteria for Stage I Vapor Control Systems
Gasoline Service Stations'' U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Emission Standards and
Engineering Division Research Triangle Park, EPA-450 (November 1975.
Available at: https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=20013S56.txt.
    \3\ On September 25, 2015, EPA approved a SIP revision that
removed Stage II vapor control requirements for new and upgraded
gasoline dispensing facilities in the State and allowed for the
decommissioning of existing Stage II equipment. See 80 FR 57729 for
more details on EPA's analysis of the removal of Stage II vapor
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    Stage I vapor recovery requires the control of hydrocarbon gasoline
vapors, such as VOCs, when dispensing gasoline from tanker trucks into
gasoline storage tanks. Specifically, Stage I vapor recovery systems
capture vapors displaced from storage tanks at GDFs during gasoline
cargo truck deliveries. When gasoline is delivered into an above ground
or underground storage tank, vapors that were taking up space in the
storage tank are displaced by the gasoline entering the storage tank.
The Stage I vapor recovery systems route these displaced vapors into
the tank of the delivery truck. Some vapors are vented when the storage
tank exceeds a specified pressure threshold, however, the Stage I vapor
recovery systems greatly reduce the possibility of these displaced
vapors being released into the atmosphere.
    Georgia's Gasoline Dispensing Facilities Rule, found at 391-3-
1-.02(2)(rr), applies to certain GDFs located in Barrow, Bartow,
Carroll, Catoosa, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas,
Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Newton, Paulding,
Richmond, Rockdale, Spalding, Walker, and Walton Counties. The rule
required all facilities in these counties to install either Stage I or
Enhanced Stage I gasoline vapor recovery systems by certain dates, the
latest of which was May 1, 2023. EPA last modified the SIP-approved
version of Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(rr) on September 28, 2012. See 77 FR
59554.
    CAA section 110(l) prohibits EPA from approving a SIP revision if
it would interfere with any applicable requirement concerning
attainment and reasonable further progress (as defined in CAA Section
171), or any other applicable requirement of the CAA. The proposed
changes included in Georgia's November 4, 2021, submission will not
lead to any increases of NAAQS pollutants and will not otherwise
interfere with any CAA applicable requirement.\4\ The changes to
Georgia's GDF rule and EPA's rationale for proposing approval are
described in more detail in section II of this Notice of Proposed
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    \4\ Georgia's November 4, 2021, submission also included SIP
revisions to address the base year emissions inventory requirements
and emissions statements requirements for the 2015 8-hour ozone
NAAQS for the Atlanta, Georgia, 2015 8-hour ozone nonattainment
area. EPA acted on those SIP revisions in a separate rulemaking. See
87 FR 13179 (March 9, 2022).
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II. Analysis of the State's Submission

    EPA is proposing to approve changes to Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(rr),
``Gasoline Dispensing Facility--Stage I.'' \5\ The revision primarily
contains non-substantive changes such as language edits, removing
outdated references, and clarifying edits. The revision also updates
several definitions and makes two substantive changes.
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    \5\ In the November 4, 2021, cover letter, GA EPD requested that
EPA not incorporate the changes to paragraphs 391-3-1-.01(nnnn),
391-3-1-.02(2)(rr)16.(x), 391-3-1-.02(8), and 391-3-1-.02(9) into
the SIP. For this reason, EPA is not proposing to approve the
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    The bulk of the changes in the November 4, 2021, submission are
minor language edits. For example, one language edit removes the phrase
``per month'' from the sentence, ``. . . gasoline dispensing facilities
that dispense no more than 10,000 gallons average monthly throughput
rate of gasoline per month . . .'' to remove redundancy. Another
example of a language edit is a word preference alteration that changes
the word ``replacement'' to ``replaced'' in the phrase ``replacement
parts.'' Additionally, the State has edited various provisions in the
rule to remove titles from sections that are self-explanatory based on
the content of the provision. Other similar changes include the
correction of typos, small grammatical changes, and the necessary
renumbering of some provisions to account for the removal of others.
    The proposed revision also makes several changes to clarify the
physical nature of gasoline vapor recovery control systems. First, with
respect to the required components for a stationary storage tank, the
State has added language to subparagraph (rr)1.(i)(III) specifying that
required vents must stand vertically. The State added this language to
further define the nature of the particular vents that operators/owners
use in stationary storage tanks. Although there is no federal
requirement for vents to be vertical, the vents must be at least 12
feet above the ground as required in the SIP-approved version of this
subparagraph. EPA is proposing to approve this edit because the rule
continues to meet the federal requirement for the vent to be at least
12 feet above the ground. Another clarifying edit the State made is to

subparagraph (rr)1.(ii)(II), a provision that outlines one method to
control vapors displaced from gasoline stationary storage tanks during
filling. The edit specifies that when a manifold connects all gasoline
stationary storage tanks vent lines, the vapor-tight vapor return line
that controls displaced vapors must connect the gasoline stationary
storage tank being filled directly to the delivery vessel. Previously,
this provision did not use the word ``connected'' to specify that the
vapor-tight vapor return line must directly link the delivery vessel to
a gasoline stationary storage tank. EPA is proposing to approve this
edit because it clarifies where the vapor-tight vapor return line must
be connected to sufficiently control displaced vapors during the
filling process.
    In addition to the changes addressing the physical nature of the
control technology, the State has made other edits to clarify various
certification and recertification testing requirements. First, the
State has revised Subparagraph (rr)7. to clarify that when a party
other than GA EPD conducts certification or recertification testing of
any Stage I gasoline vapor recovery system, the party must identify the
California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order number associated
with the system to be tested, in addition to other information.\6\ This
requirement already existed; however, Georgia added the language
``associated with the system to be tested'' to clarify exactly what
information another party would need to submit to GA EPD for either
certification or recertification testing.
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    \6\ CARB Executive Orders establish certification standards and
procedures for specific vapor recovery systems.
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    With respect to other certification and recertification
requirements, SIP-approved subparagraph (rr)8.(ii) requires
certification testing within 30 days of installation for Enhanced Stage
I gasoline vapor recovery systems approved by GA EPD and installed
after December 31, 2022, and SIP-approved subparagraph (rr)8.(iv)
requires recertification testing after June 1, 2008, within 24 months
following the initial certification or recertification for any Enhanced
Stage I gasoline vapor recovery system approved by GA EPD. The SIP
revision removes these two subparagraphs and expands the applicability
of subparagraphs (rr)8.(i) and 8.(iii) (renumbered to (ii)) to account
for the removal. Georgia adds the word ``any'' to subparagraph
(rr)8.(i) to require certification testing within 30 days of
installation for ``any'' Stage I gasoline vapor recovery system
approved by GA EPD after December 31, 2002. Similarly, in subparagraph
(rr)8.(iii) (renumbered to (ii)), Georgia adds the word ``any'' to
require recertification testing after June 1, 2008, within 12 months
following initial certification or recertification for ``any'' Stage I
gasoline vapor recovery system approved by GA EPD. EPA is proposing to
approve these changes to (rr)8. because the addition of the word
``any'' to describe Stage I gasoline vapor systems in subparagraphs
(rr)8.(i) and (rr)8.(iii) (renumbered to (ii)) encompasses all Stage I
gasoline vapor systems, including Enhanced Stage I vapor recovery
systems and because the change to subparagraph (rr)8.(iii) (renumbered
to (ii)) would require recertification testing of Enhanced Stage I
vapor recovery systems within 12 months of the initial certification or
recertification instead of 24 months, making the new requirements more
stringent.
    The State made a clarifying edit in subparagraph (rr)9. to specify
that ``failed test results'' for certification or recertification of
the gasoline vapor recovery systems must also be included in compliance
reports. This requirement already existed as all compliance reports
needed to include ``results of all tests''; however, the State has
included the new language to clarify that all tests does include failed
test results.
    In addition to the changes to the various certification and
recertification requirements, Georgia has revised the rule's
recordkeeping requirements. Specifically, Georgia removed language in
subparagraph (rr)13. regarding record disposal that stated there could
be no time extension beyond the requirements of the subparagraph.
Subparagraph (rr)13. does not have any timing requirements, therefore,
EPA is proposing to approve this change as it removes superfluous
language.
    Finally, Georgia has made some clarifying edits to specify the
required vapor efficiency to qualify as a ``Stage I Gasoline Vapor
Recovery System'' or an ``Enhanced Stage I Gasoline Vapor Recovery
System.'' Georgia has revised subparagraph (rr)15.(x)(II) to specify
that a vapor recovery system must meet a threshold of 95% vapor
collection efficiency to qualify as a ``Stage I Gasoline Vapor Recovery
System'' and revised subparagraph (rr)15.(iv)(I) to specify that a
vapor recovery system must meet a threshold of 98% vapor collection
efficiency to qualify as an ``Enhanced Stage I Gasoline Vapor Recovery
System''. These thresholds already existed in Rule 391-3-1-.02(2) as
each respective system was required to function in accordance with the
applicable CARB executive orders, and each CARB executive order for
Stage I gasoline vapor recovery systems requires at least a 95% vapor
control efficiency, while each CARB executive order for each Enhanced
Stage I gasoline vapor recovery systems required at least a 98% vapor
control efficiency. See Georgia Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(rr)6.; 391-3-
1-.02(2)(rr)15.(iv)(I); and 391-3-1-.02(rr)15.(x)(II). Therefore, EPA
is proposing to approve these changes.
    In addition to the changes outlined above, Georgia has removed
language in subparagraph (rr)14. specifying that GA EPD personnel
conduct annual compliance inspections and functional testing of all
GDFs equipped with Enhanced Stage I or Stage I gasoline vapor recovery
systems. This subparagraph now allows either GA EPD personnel or
certified third-party testers to conduct annual compliance inspections
and functional testing. EPA is proposing to approve this change as it
expands the group of certified testers who can perform testing for
annual compliance inspections and functional testing.
    EPA is proposing to approve this SIP revision because the rule
changes are not expected to result in any change to air pollutant
emissions and therefore would not interfere with any applicable
requirement concerning attainment and reasonable further progress or
any other applicable CAA requirement. In addition, these changes are
consistent with all applicable federal requirements for Stage I
gasoline dispensing facilities.

III. Incorporation by Reference

    In this document, EPA is proposing to include in a final rule
regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance
with the requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, and as discussed in Sections I and
II of this preamble, EPA is proposing to incorporate by reference
Georgia Rule 391-3-1-.02(rr), ``Gasoline Dispensing Facility--Stage
I,'' with the exception of changes to subparagraph 391-3-
1-.02(2)(rr)16.(x). This regulation was state effective on October 25,
2021. EPA has made, and will continue to make, these materials
generally available through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region 4
office (please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT Section of this preamble for more information).

IV. Proposed Action

    EPA is proposing to approve the November 4, 2021, SIP revision to
incorporate the changes to Georgia's Stage I gasoline dispensing
facility rules into the Georgia SIP. Specifically, EPA

is proposing to approve the changes to Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(rr),
``Gasoline Dispensing Facility--Stage I,'' with the exception of
changes to subparagraph 391-3-1-.02(2)(rr)16.(x). EPA is proposing to
approve these changes for the reasons discussed above.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. See 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 they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this proposed
action merely proposes to approve 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);
     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); and
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA.
    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).
    Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629,
Feb. 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies to identify and address
``disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects'' of their actions on minority populations and low-income
populations to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law.
EPA defines environmental justice (EJ) as ``the fair treatment and
meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color,
national origin, or income with respect to the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies.'' EPA further defines the term fair treatment to mean that
``no group of people should bear a disproportionate burden of
environmental harms and risks, including those resulting from the
negative environmental consequences of industrial, governmental, and
commercial operations or programs and policies.''
    Georgia EPD did not evaluate EJ considerations as part of its SIP
submittal; the CAA and applicable implementing regulations neither
prohibit nor require such an evaluation. EPA did not perform an EJ
analysis and did not consider EJ in this proposed action. Due to the
nature of the action being proposed, this proposed action is expected
to have a neutral to positive impact on the air quality of the affected
area. Consideration of EJ is not required as part of this proposed
action, and there is no information in the record inconsistent with the
stated goal of E.O. 12898 of achieving EJ for people of color, low-
income populations, and Indigenous peoples.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

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

    Dated: June 6, 2023.
Jeaneanne Gettle,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0063]

Safety Zones; Annual Firework Displays Within the Captain of the
Port, Puget Sound Area of Responsibility

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the fireworks safety zone in
Possession Sound from 5 p.m. on September 11, 2010 through 1 a.m. on
September 12, 2010. This action is necessary to prevent injury and to
protect life and property of the maritime public from the hazards
associated with firework displays. During the enforcement period, entry
into, transit through, mooring, or anchoring within these zones is
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound or
Designated Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1332 will be enforced from 5 p.m.
on September 11, 2010 through 1 a.m. on September 12, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or e-mail LTJG Ashley M. Wanzer, Sector Seattle Waterways
Management Division, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
regulation for the annual Mukilteo

Lighthouse Festival in 33 CFR 165.1332 from 5 p.m. on September 11,
2010 until 1 a.m. on September 12, 2010. This safety zone will extend a
300 yard radius from a launch site located at 47[deg]56.9' N 122''18.6'
W.
    The special requirements listed in 33 CFR 165.1332, which are
explained in more detail in the Federal Register (75 FR 33700)
published on June 15, 2010, apply to the activation and enforcement of
these safety zones.
    All vessel operators who desire to enter the safety zone must
obtain permission from the Captain of the Port or Designated
Representative by contacting either the on-scene patrol craft on VHF Ch
13 or Ch 16 or the Coast Guard Sector Seattle Joint Harbor Operations
Center (JHOC) via telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local
law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1332 and 33 CFR
165 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice, the Coast Guard
will provide the maritime community with extensive advanced
notification of the safety zones via the Local Notice to Mariners and
marine information broadcasts on the day of the event. If the COTP or
Designated Representative determines that the regulated area need not
be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, a Broadcast
Notice to Mariners will be issued to grant general permission to enter
the regulated area.

    Dated: July 28, 2010.
S.W. Bornemann,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0751; FRL-9973-09]

Interim Registration Review Decisions and Case Closures for
Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's interim
registration review decision for the following chemicals: Aldicarb,
aliphatic esters, atonik plant growth regulators, bromuconazole,
carfentrazone-ethyl, cyclanilide, ethephon, flumiclorac-pentyl,
hexazinone, hymexazol, menthol, mepiquat chloride/mepiquat pentaborate,
metaflumizone, and propylene glycol/dipropylene glycol/triethylene
glycol. It also announces the case closures for Oxazolidine-E (Case
5027 and Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0404) and
Bromohydroxyacetophenone (BHAP) (Case 3032, EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0726),
because the last U.S. registrations for these pesticides have been
canceled.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, farm worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry;
pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity,
consult the pesticide specific contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information, contact: The
Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in the
Table in Unit IV.
    For general information on the registration review program,
contact: Dana Friedman, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 347-8827; email address: [email protected].

II. Background

    Registration review is EPA's periodic review of pesticide
registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the
statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform
its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human
health or the environment. As part of the registration review process,
the Agency has completed interim decisions for all pesticides listed in
the Table in Unit IV. Through this program, EPA is ensuring that each
pesticide's registration is based on current scientific and other
knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment.

III. Authority

    EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed
in the Table in Unit IV pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural
Regulations for Registration Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C.
Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among other things, that the
registrations of pesticides are to be reviewed every 15 years. Under
FIFRA, a pesticide product may be registered or remain registered only
if it meets the statutory standard for registration given in FIFRA
section 3(c)(5) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)). When used in accordance with
widespread and commonly recognized practice, the pesticide product must
perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on
the environment; that is, without any unreasonable risk to man or the
environment, or a human dietary risk from residues that result from the
use of a pesticide in or on food.

IV. What action is the Agency taking?

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice announces the availability
of EPA's interim registration review decisions for the pesticides shown
in the following table. The interim registration review decisions are
supported by rationales included in the docket established for each
chemical.

                            Table--Registration Review Interim Decisions Being Issued
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                                                                                Chemical review manager
 Registration review case name and No.                   Docket ID No.                  and contact information
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Aldicarb Case 0140.....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0161                          Susan Bartow,
                                                                                [email protected],
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Aliphatic Esters Case 4005.............  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0084                          Brian Kettl,
                                                                                [email protected],
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Atonik Plant Growth Regulators (Sodium   EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0832                          Chris Pfeifer,
 5-Nitroguaiacolate, Sodium o-                                                          [email protected],
 Nitrophenolate, Sodium p-<PHONE_NUMBER>.
 Nitrophenolate) Case 6067.
Bromuconazole Case 7035................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0535                          Thomas Harty,
                                                                                [email protected],
<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Carfentrazone-ethyl Case 7422..........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0815                          Jordan Page,
                                                                                [email protected],
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Cyclanilide Case 7018..................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0153                          Leigh Rimmer,
                                                                                [email protected],
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Ethephon Case 0382.....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0098                          Mark Baldwin,
                                                                                [email protected],
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Flumiclorac-pentyl Case 7232...........  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0084                          Christian Bongard,
                                                                                [email protected],<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Hexazinone Case 0266...................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0755                          Bilin Basu,
                                                                                [email protected],
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Hymexazol Case 7016....................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0127                          Caitlin Newcamp,
                                                                                [email protected],
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Menthol Case 4063......................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0900                          Chris Pfeifer,
                                                                                [email protected],
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Mepiquat chloride/Mepiquat pentaborate   EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0083                          Caitlin Newcamp,
 Case 2375.                                                                             [email protected],
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Metaflumizone Case 7446................  EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0417                          Brittany Pruitt,
                                                                                [email protected],
<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Propylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol     EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0218                          Megan Snyderman,
 and Triethylene Glycol Case Numbers     EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0219                           [email protected],
 3126 and 3146.<PHONE_NUMBER>.
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    The proposed interim registration review decisions for the
chemicals in the table above were posted to the docket and the public
was invited to submit any comments or new information. EPA addressed
the comments or information received during the 60-day comment period
for the proposed interim decisions in the discussion for each pesticide
listed in the table. Comments from the 60-day comment period that were
received may or may not have affected the Agency's interim decision.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58(c), the registration review case docket for
the chemicals listed in the Table will remain open until all actions
required in the interim decision have been completed.
    This document also announces the closures of the registration
review cases for Oxazolidine-E (Case 5027, Docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-
0404) and Bromohydroxyacetophenone (BHAP) (Case 3032, EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-
0726) because all of the U.S. registrations for these pesticides have
been canceled. Background on the registration review program is
provided at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation.

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

    Dated: February 7, 2018.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0220; Airspace Docket No. 14-AEA-5]

Establishment of Class D Airspace and Amendment of Class E
Airspace; Blackstone, VA

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This action establishes Class D airspace and amends Class E
airspace at Blackstone, VA, to accommodate the new air traffic control
tower at Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Airfield. Controlled
airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument
flight rules (IFR) operations at the airfield. This action updates the
geographic coordinates of the airfield's Class E airspace, and adds
exclusion of Restricted area airspace in Class D airspace.

DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, November 13, 2014. The Director of the
Federal Register approves this incorporation by reference action under
title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to the annual
revision of FAA Order 7400.9 and publication of conforming amendments.

ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, and subsequent amendments can be viewed on line at http://www.faa.gov/airtraffic/publications/. The Order is also available for
inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-
741-6030, or go to http://www.archives.gov/federalregister/
codeoffederal-regulations/ibrlocations.html.
    FAA Order 7400.9, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, is
published yearly and effective on September 15. For further
information, you can contact the Airspace Policy and ATC Procedures
Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 29591; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Fornito, Operations Support
Group, Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation Administration, P.O.
Box 20636, Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    On May 23, 2014, the FAA published in the Federal Register a notice
of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish Class D airspace and amend
Class E airspace at Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Airfield,
Blackstone, VA, (79-29696). Interested parties were invited to
participate in this rulemaking effort by submitting written comments on
the proposal to the FAA. No comments were received.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in Paragraphs
5000 and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order 7400.9Y, dated August 6,
2014, and effective September 15, 2014, which is incorporated by
reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace designations
listed in this document will be published subsequently in the Order.

The Rule

    This amendment to Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 71 establishes Class D airspace within a 4.2-mile radius of Allen
C Perkinson Blackstone Army Airfield, Blackstone, VA, and amends Class
E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a
6.7-mile radius of the airfield, to support the operation of the new
air traffic control tower. Also, the geographic coordinates of the
airfield are adjusted to be in concert with the FAA's aeronautical
database.
    Additionally, this action amends the Class D description by adding
the exclusion of that airspace within Restricted Area R-6602A and the
Pickett 1 and 2 Military Operations Areas during the time those areas
are active. Provisions to ensure the deconfliction between military
activities and arrivals and departures at Allen C. Perkinson Blackstone
Army Airfield will be specified in a Letter of Agreement between Air
Traffic Control and the military using agencies.
    Except for the changes noted above, this rule is the same as
published in the NPRM.
    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, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore, (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a Regulatory Evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that only affects air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when

promulgated, does not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. 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. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it adds and amends controlled airspace at Allen C. Perkinson
Blackstone Army Airfield, Blackstone, VA.

Environmental Review

    The FAA has determined that this action qualifies for categorical
exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act in accordance
with FAA Order 1050.1E, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures,'' paragraph 311a. This airspace action is not expected to
cause any potentially significant environmental impacts, and no
extraordinary circumstances exist that warrant preparation of an
environmental assessment

Lists of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

Adoption of the Amendment

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

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

0
1. The authority citation for part 71 continues to read as follows:

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

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

0
2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation
Administration Order 7400.9Y, Airspace Designations and Reporting
Points, dated August 6, 2014, and effective September 15, 2014, is
amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D airspace.

* * * * *

AEA VA D Blackstone, VA [NEW]

Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Airfield, VA
    (Lat. 37[deg]04'29'' N., long. 77[deg]57'24'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface up to and
including 2,500 feet MSL within a 4.2-mile radius of Allen C
Perkinson Blackstone Army Airfield; excluding that airspace within
Restricted area R-6602A, Pickett 1 Military Operations Area, and
Picket 2 Military Operations Area, when active. This Class D
airspace area is effective during specific dates and times
established in advance by a Notice to Airmen. The effective date and
time will thereafter be continuously published in the Airport/
Facility Directory.

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

* * * * *

AEA VA E5 Blackstone, VA [AMENDED]

Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Airfield, VA
    (Lat. 37[deg]04'29'' N., long. 77[deg]57'24'' W.)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.7-mile radius of Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army
Airfield.

    Issued in College Park, Georgia, on September 8, 2014.
Myron A. Jenkins,
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern Service Center, Air Traffic
Organization.
[FR Doc. 2014-21912 Filed 9-15-14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER07-764-000]

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Notice of Filing

April 30, 2007.
    Take notice that on April 30, 2007, Duke Energy Carolina, LLC filed
a First Amended and Restated Agreement with Blue Ridge Electric
Membership Corporation, dated April 16, 2007, to become effective May
16, 2007.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically 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 on-line 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 May 7, 2007.

Philis J. Posey,
Deputy Secretary.
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