[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11428-11429]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04420]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9013-7]

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

Filed 02/18/2014 Through 02/21/2014 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: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html

EIS No. 20140046, Draft EIS, USFS, CO, Eldora Mountain Resort Ski Area
Projects, Comment Period Ends: 04/14/2014, Contact: Paul Alford 303-
541-2506
EIS No. 20140047, Final Supplement, USAF, FL, F-35 Beddown at Eglin Air
Force Base, Review Period Ends: 03/31/2014, Contact: Michael Spaits
850-882-2836
EIS No. 20140048, Draft EIS, USFS, NM, Southwest Jemez Mountains
Landscape Restoration Project, Comment Period Ends: 04/15/2014,
Contact: Chris Napp<PHONE_NUMBER>
EIS No. 20140049, Final EIS, USFS, ID, Beaver Creek, Review Period
Ends: 04/08/2014, Contact: Clinton Scott<PHONE_NUMBER>
EIS No. 20140050, Draft EIS, NRC, OH, GENERIC--License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants Regarding Davis-Besse Nuclear Station, Comment Period
Ends: 04/14/2014, Contact: Elaine Keegan<PHONE_NUMBER>
EIS No. 20140051, Draft EIS, DOI, UT, Provo River Delta Restoration
Project, Comment Period Ends: 05/07/2014, Contact: Richard Mingo 801-
524-3168
EIS No. 20140052, Final EIS, BLM, NM, Ochoa Mine Project, Review Period
Ends: 03/31/2014, Contact: Shiva Achet<PHONE_NUMBER>

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20140001, Draft EIS, APHIS, 00, Determinations of Nonregulated
Status for 2, 4-D-Resistant Corn and Soybean Varieties, Comment Period
Ends: 03/11/2014, Contact: Sid Abel<PHONE_NUMBER>

    Revision to FR Notice Published 01/03/2014; Comment Period will
remain open through 03/11/2014, per request of the lead agency.

EIS No. 20140038, Draft Supplement, NMFS, 00, Fishery Management Plan
for Regulating Offshore Marine Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico,
Comment Period Ends: 04/04/2014, Contact: Jess Beck-Stimpert 727-551-
5755

    Revision to FR Notice Published 02/07/2014; Extending Comment
Period from 3/31/2014 to 4/04/2014

EIS No. 20140043, Draft EIS, USFS, UT, Energy Gateway South
Transmission Project, Comment Period Ends: 05/22/2014, Contact: Kenton
Call<PHONE_NUMBER>

    Revision to FR Notice Published 02/14/2014; Correcting Lead Agency
from AFS to USFS.

    Dated: February 25, 2014.
Cliff Rader,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76861-76863]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31203]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0530; FRL-9939-99-Region 3]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland; Maryland's Negative Declaration for the Automobile and Light-
Duty Truck Assembly Coatings Control Techniques Guidelines

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland.
This revision pertains to a negative declaration for the Automobile and
Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG).
EPA is approving this revision in accordance with the requirements of
the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This final rule is effective on January 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA-R03-OAR-2015-0530. All documents in the docket are listed in
the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the electronic
docket, some information is not publicly available, i.e., confidential
business information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available through www.regulations.gov or may be viewed during normal
business hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal are available at the
Maryland Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard,
Suite 705, Baltimore, Maryland 21230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Shandruk,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides that SIPs for nonattainment
areas must include reasonably available control measures (RACM),
including reasonably available control technology (RACT), for sources
of emissions. Section 182(b)(2)(A) provides that for certain ozone
nonattainment areas, states must revise their SIP to include RACT for
sources of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions covered by a CTG
document issued after November 15, 1990 and prior to the area's date of
attainment. EPA defines RACT as ``the lowest emission limitation that a
particular source is capable of meeting by the application of control
technology that is reasonably available considering technological and
economic feasibility.'' 44 FR 53761 (September 17, 1979).
    CTGs are documents issued by EPA intended to provide state and
local air pollution control authorities information to assist them in
determining RACT for VOCs from various sources. Section 183(e)(3)(c)
provides that EPA may issue a CTG in lieu of a national regulation as
RACT for a product category where EPA determines that the CTG will be
substantially as effective as regulations in reducing emissions of
VOCs, which contribute to ozone levels, in ozone nonattainment areas.
The recommendations in the CTG are based upon available data and
information and may not apply to a particular situation based upon the
circumstances.
    In 1977, EPA published a CTG for automobile and light-duty truck
assembly coatings. After reviewing the 1977 CTG for this industry,
conducting a review of currently existing state and local VOC emission
reduction approaches for this industry, and taking into account any
information that has become available since then, EPA developed a new
CTG entitled Control Techniques Guidelines for Automobile and Light-
duty Assembly Coatings (Publication No. EPA 453/R-08-006; September
2008).
    States can follow the CTG and adopt state regulations to implement
the recommendations contained therein. Alternatively, states can adopt
a negative declaration documenting that there are no sources or
emitting facilities within the state to which the CTG is applicable.
The negative declaration must go through the same public review process
as any other SIP submittal.

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    On July 15, 2015, EPA received from the Maryland Department of the
Environment (MDE) a SIP revision (#15-03), dated June 25, 2015,
concerning a negative declaration for the Automobile and Light-Duty
Truck Assembly Coatings CTG. MDE stated that the state previously had
one source to which this CTG was applicable;

however, the source had permanently shut down and dismantled all their
equipment as of September 2005. EPA reviewed an inspection report
provided by MDE indicating that the sole source to which this CTG would
have been applicable did indeed permanently shut down in 2005.
Additionally, EPA conducted an internet search of key terms relevant to
the Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings CTG and confirmed
that there are no sources or emitting facilities in the State of
Maryland to which this CTG is applicable. On October 6, 2015 (80 FR
60318), EPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the
State of Maryland proposing approval of the negative declaration for
the Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings CTG. No public
comments were received on the NPR.

III. Final Action

    EPA is approving the Maryland SIP revision concerning the negative
declaration for the Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings
CTG, which was submitted on June 25, 2015, as a revision to the
Maryland SIP in accordance with sections 172 (c), 182 (b), and 183 (e)
of the CAA.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive 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 CAA; and
     does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, 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.

B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    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).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by February 9, 2016. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action.
    This action concerning Maryland's negative declaration for the
Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings CTG 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, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: November 25, 2015.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, Region III.

    40 CFR part 52 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 V--Maryland

    In Sec.  52.1070, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding
the entry, ``Negative Declaration for the Automobile and Light-Duty
Truck Assembly Coatings CTG,'' at the end of the table to read as
follows:

Sec.  52.1070  Identification of plan.

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    (e)* * *

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  Name of non-regulatory  SIP       Applicable          State                                    Additional
           revision              geographic area   submittal  date    EPA Approval date         explanation
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Negative Declaration for the    Statewide........         6/25/15   12/11/15 [Insert
 Automobile and Light-Duty                                           Federal Register
 Truck Assembly Coatings CTG.                                        citation].
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