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[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0284; FRL-8085-6]

Aliphatic Solvents; Reregistration Eligibility Decision for Low
Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability

AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  This notice announces the availability of EPA's
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for the pesticide aliphatic
solvents, and opens a public comment period on this document, related
risk assessments, and other support documents. EPA has reviewed the low
risk pesticide aliphatic solvents through a modified, streamlined
version of the public participation process that the Agency uses to
involve the public in developing pesticide reregistration and tolerance
reassessment decisions. Through these programs, EPA is ensuring that
all pesticides meet current health and safety standards.

DATES:  Comments must be received on or before October 23, 2006.

ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0284, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0284. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through
regulations.gov or e-mail. The Federal regulations.gov Web site is an
anonymous access system, which means EPA will not
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA
without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit
an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and
other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk
or CD-ROM you submit. If 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: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov
, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this
Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703) 305-
5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Bentley Gregg, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>); e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
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, 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 person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    1.  Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2.  Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. Background

A. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    Under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is reevaluating existing pesticides to
ensure that they meet current scientific and regulatory standards.
Using a modified, streamlined version of its public participation
process, EPA has completed a RED for the low risk pesticide, aliphatic
solvents under section 4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. Aliphatic solvents are the
product of petroleum distillations processes, and thus, they are
complex mixtures of long-chain aliphatic (paraffinic) compounds. They
are formulated for use as insecticides and/or larvicides on crops,
animal premises, commercial/industrial premises, medical premises,
aquatic areas, and residential premises, as well as occupational and
residential uses as acaricides, fungicides, herbicides, and virucides
(for plant pathogen. The aquatic area applications are for usage as a
mosquito larvicide/pupacide. EPA has determined that the data base to
support reregistration is substantially complete and that products
containing aliphatic solvents will be eligible for reregistration. Upon
submission of any required product specific data under section
4(g)(2)(B) and any necessary changes to the registration and labeling
(either to address any concerns identified in the RED or as a result of
product specific data), EPA will make a final reregistration decision
under section 4(g)(2)(C) for products containing aliphatic solvents.
     EPA must review tolerances and tolerance exemptions that were in
effect when the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) was enacted in
August 1996, to ensure that these existing pesticide residue limits for
food and feed commodities meet the safety standard established by the
new law. Tolerances are considered reassessed once the safety finding
has been made or a revocation occurs. EPA has reviewed and made the
requisite safety finding for the aliphatic solvents tolerances.
    Although, the aliphatic solvents RED was signed on July 12, 2006,
certain components of the document, which did not affect the final
regulatory decision, were undergoing final editing at that time. These
components, including the list of additional generic data requirements,
summary of labeling changes, appendices, and other relevant
information, have been added to the aliphatic solvents RED document. In
addition, subsequent to signature, EPA identified several minor errors
and ambiguities in the document. Therefore,

for the sake of accuracy, the Agency also has included the appropriate
error corrections, amendments, and clarifications. None of these
additions or changes alter the conclusions documented in the July 12,
2006 aliphatic solvents RED. All of these changes are described in
detail in an errata memorandum which is included in the public docket
for aliphatic solvents.
     EPA is applying the principles of public participation to all
pesticides undergoing reregistration and tolerance reassessment. The
Agency's Pesticide Tolerance Reassessment and Reregistration; Public
Participation Process, published in the Federal Register on May 14,
2004, (69 FR 26819)(FRL-7357-9) explains that in conducting these
programs, the Agency is tailoring its public participation process to
be commensurate with the level of risk, extent of use, complexity of
issues, and degree of public concern associated with each pesticide.
EPA can expeditiously reach decisions for pesticides like aliphatic
solvents, which pose few risk concerns, and require little risk
mitigation. Once EPA assesses uses and risks for such low risk
pesticides, the Agency may go directly to a decision and prepare a
document summarizing its findings, such as the aliphatic solvents RED.
     The reregistration program is being conducted under
Congressionally mandated time frames, and EPA recognizes the need both
to make timely decisions and to involve the public in finding ways to
effectively mitigate pesticide risks. Aliphatic solvents, however,
poses few risks that require mitigation. The Agency therefore is
issuing the aliphatic solvents RED, its risk assessments, and related
support materials simultaneously for public comment. The comment period
is intended to provide an opportunity for public input and a mechanism
for initiating any necessary amendments to the RED. All comments should
be submitted using the methods in ADDRESSES, and must be received by
EPA on or before the closing date. These comments will become part of
the Agency Docket for aliphatic solvents. Comments received after the
close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not
required to consider these late comments.
    EPA will carefully consider all comments received by the closing
date and will provide a response to Comments Memorandum in the Docket
and regulations.gov. If any comment significantly affects the document,
EPA also will publish an amendment to the RED in the Federal Register.
In the absence of substantive comments requiring changes, the aliphatic
solvents RED will be implemented as it is now presented.

B. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA as amended directs that, after submission
of all data concerning a pesticide active ingredient, ``the
Administrator shall determine whether pesticides containing such active
ingredient are eligible for reregistration,'' before calling in product
specific data on individual end-use products and either reregistering
products or taking other ``appropriate regulatory action.''
     Section 408(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA), 21 U.S.C. 346a(q), requires EPA to review tolerances and
exemptions for pesticide residues in effect as of August 2, 1996, to
determine whether the tolerance or exemption meets the requirements of
section 408(b)(2) or (c)(2) of FFDC.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: August 15, 2006.
Peter Caulkins,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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July 15, 2008

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:	Economic Impact Analysis for National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources:  Ferroalloys production
Facilities

FROM:	Tom Walton

Economist

ABCG (C439-02)

TO:		Conrad K. Chin

Engineer

MMG (D243-02)

This document addresses   SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1  the economic impacts of
the proposed for National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Area Sources:  Ferroalloys production Facilities.  The
economic impact analysis focuses on changes in market prices and output
levels.  If changes in market prices and output levels in the primary
markets are significant enough, impacts on other markets are also
examined.

Both the magnitude of costs needed to comply with the rule and the
distribution of these costs among affected facilities can have a role in
determining how the market will change in response to rule.  Total
annualized costs for the rule are estimated to be $58,170.  Ten
facilities are projected to incur costs because of the proposed rule.

The costs on a facility basis are all projected to be less than two
hundredths of a per cent of sales.  The costs are so small that the
impact is not expected to be significant. Therefore, there is no
significant impact on a substantial number of small entities.  These
small costs are not expected to result in a significant market impact
whether they are passed on to the purchaser or absorbed.


[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47662-47663]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2017-0500; FRL-9969-37-Region 4]

Air Plan Approval; Florida; Stationary Sources Emissions
Monitoring

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a portion of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the State of Florida, through the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection on February 1, 2017, for the purpose of
revising Florida's requirements and procedures for emissions monitoring
at stationary sources. Florida's February 1, 2017, SIP submittal
includes amendments to three Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) rule
sections as well as the removal of one F.A.C. rule section from the
Florida SIP in order to eliminate redundant language and makes updates
to the requirements for emissions monitoring at stationary sources.
Additionally, this action includes a correction to remove an additional
F.A.C. rule that was previously approved for removal from the SIP in a
separate action but was never removed. This action is being taken
pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 13,
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2017-0500 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. EPA may publish any comment
received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be Confidential Business

Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish
to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents
located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

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

    Dated: September 29, 2017.
Onis ``Trey'' Glenn, III,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

 [Project No. 13100-000]

Midriver Power L.L.C.; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing
and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

March 6, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric applications have been
filed with the Commission and are available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: P-13100-000.
    c. Date Filed: January 23, 2008.
    d. Applicant: Midriver Power L.L.C.
    e. Name of the Project: Coralville Lake Hydropower Project.
    f. Location: The project would be located on the Iowa River in
Johnson County, Iowa. The Coralville Lake Dam is owned and maintained
by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a-825r.
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kenneth D. Bickner, Midriver Power
L.L.C., 539 Kimball Road, Iowa City, IA 52245<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Patricia W. Gillis,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    j. Deadline for filing comments, protests, and motions to
intervene: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and
interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the
Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings. Please include the project
number (P-13100-000) on any comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person in the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project would utilize the
existing U. S. Army Corps of Engineers' Coralville Lake Dam and would
consist of: (1) Two 70-foot-long, 180-inch diameter proposed penstocks;
(2) a proposed powerhouse containing two generating units with a total
installed capacity of 5.7-megawatts; (3) a proposed transmission line;
and (4) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an
estimated annual generation of 50-gigawatts and would be sold to a
local utility.
    l. Location of Application: A copy of the application is available
for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington,
DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may also be viewed
on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h
above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Competing Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a
competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project
must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to
file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36).
Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to
file the competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days
after the specified comment date for the particular application. A
competing preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30
and 4.36.
    o. Competing Development Application--Any qualified development
applicant desiring to file a competing development application must
submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the
particular application, either a competing development application or a
notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent to file a development application allows an interested
person to file the competing application no later than 120 days after
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30 and 4.36.
    p. Notice of Intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary
permit application or a development application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s)
named in this public notice.
    q. Proposed Scope of Studies Under Permit--A preliminary permit, if
issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts.
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to
construct and operate the project.

    r. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001 (a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
under the ``e-Filing'' link.
    s. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``NOTICE OF INTENT
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'',
``PROTEST'', and ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the
Project Number of the particular application to which the filing
refers. Any of the above-named documents must be filed by providing the
original and the number of copies provided by the Commission's
regulations to: The Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be
sent to Director, Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned address. A
copy of any notice of intent, competing application or motion to
intervene must also be served upon each representative of the Applicant
specified in the particular application.
    t. Agency Comments--Federal, State, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

 Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-5024 Filed 3-12-08; 8:45 am]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-60589; File No. SR-CBOE-2009-047]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Chicago Board Options Exchange,
Incorporated; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Permit All CBSX
Market-Makers To Operate From the CBSX Floor Post

August 31, 2009.
    On July 2, 2009, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``Exchange'' or ``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4
thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to allow all CBSX Market-Maker
types to operate from the Floor Post. The exchange filed Amendment No.
1 to the proposed rule change on July 23, 2009. The proposed rule
change, as amended, was published for comment in the Federal Register
on July 30, 2009.\3\ The Commission received no comment letters on the
proposed rule change. This order approves the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60375 (July 23,
2009), 74 FR 38071.
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    CBSX is an all-electronic stock marketplace operated by the
Exchange. The CBSX Floor Post is a location on the CBOE trading floor
where market-makers can be stationed to respond to stock price
discovery requests from CBOE's trading floor community. The Floor Post
is a location for price discovery only; since CBSX is an electronic
exchange, there is no open-outcry trading permitted, and any trades
agreed to at the Floor Post must be entered into the CBSX system in
accordance with the applicable rules.\4\
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    Currently, only members who serve as Designated Primary Market-
Makers (``DPMs'') on CBSX may operate from the CBSX Floor Post.\5\ The
Exchange now proposes to permit all CBSX Market-Makers types to operate
from the Floor Post. The Floor Post will continue to restrict any
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    After careful review, the Commission finds that the proposal is
consistent with the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to a national securities exchange.\6\ In particular, the
Commission believes that the proposal is consistent with the
requirements of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act \7\--which requires, among
other things, that the rules of a national securities exchange be
designed to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts, to remove impediments to and perfect
the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system
and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest--because
it will promote additional price discovery at the CBSX Floor Post.
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    \6\ In approving this proposed rule change, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition,
and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
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    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,
that the proposed rule change (SR-CBOE-2009-047) be, and it hereby is,
approved.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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    \8\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2411-028]

Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-
Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing
Process; STS Hydropower, LLC and City of Danville

    a. Type of Application: Notice of Intent to File License
Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    b. Project No.: 2411-028.
    c. Date filed: May 31, 2019.
    d. Submitted by: STS Hydropower, LLC (STS Hydropower) and City of
Danville (Danville).
    e. Name of Project: Schoolfield Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Located on the Dan River in the Town of Danville,
Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The project does not occupy any federal
lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission's regulations.
    h. Potential Applicant Contact: Mr. Michael Scarzello, Director,
Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC, 116 State Street, P.O. Box 167,
Neshkoro, WI 54960, Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    i. FERC Contact: Laurie Bauer, Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. STS Hydropower and Danville filed its request to use the
Traditional Licensing Process on May 31, 2019. STS Hydropower provided
public notice of its request on May 30, 2019. In a letter dated July
24, 2019, the Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved
Consolidated Hydro's request to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
    k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA Fisheries under section
7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations
thereunder at 50 CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under section 305(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and
implementing regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are also initiating
consultation with the Virginia State Historic Preservation Officer, as
required by section 106, National Historic Preservation Act, and the
implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
    l. With this notice, we are designating STS Hydropower and Danville
as the Commission's non-federal representatives for carrying out
informal consultation pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species
Act; and consultation pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
    m. STS Hydropower and Danville filed a Pre-Application Document
(PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the
Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission's regulations.
    n. A copy of the PAD is available for review at the Commission in
the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website
(http://www.ferc.gov), using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at
the address in paragraph h.
    o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an
application for a new license for Project No. 2411. Pursuant to 18 CFR
16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 each application for a new license and any
competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at
least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All
applications for license for this project must be filed by April 30,
2022.
    p. Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filing and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.

    Dated: July 24, 2019.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-62850; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2010-80]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change Adopting Commentary
.04 to Rule 6.47A Related to the Exposure of Reserve Orders

September 3, 2010.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the ``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby
given that, on August 27, 2010, NYSE Arca, Inc. (the ``Exchange'' or
``NYSE Arca'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to adopt Commentary .04 to Rule 6.47A related
to the exposure of Reserve Orders. The text of the proposed rule change
is available at the Exchange, the Commission's Public Reference Room,
and http://www.nyse.com.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The purpose of the proposal is to adopt a Commentary to NYSE Arca
Rule 6.47A to specify that the exposure requirement contained in
subsection (i) of the Rule is satisfied with respect to the non-
displayed reserve portion of a Reserve Order if the displayable portion
is displayed at its displayable price for one second. A Reserve Order
is an order where only a portion of the full size is included in the
Exchange's disseminated quotation.\4\ The displayed size is executed
according to the Exchange's regular priority rules, and is refreshed
with additional volume from the non-displayed portion of the order. The
non-displayed portion of the Reserve Order is available for execution
only after the Exchange's displayed quote is fully exhausted.
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    Under the proposed commentary, after entering a Reserve Order, an
OTP Holder may enter a contra-side order for its own account or a
contra-side order that was solicited from another broker-dealer that
would execute against the displayable and non-displayed portions of the
order so long as the displayable portion of the order was displayed on
NYSE Arca (i.e., the price of the order is at the NYSE Arca Best Bid/
Offer) for at least one second. This proposed Commentary is the same as
an existing Commentary to the rule of the Nasdaq Options Market that
contains the same exposure requirements as NYSE Arca Rule 6.47A.\5\
Accordingly, the Commission has previously determined that display of
the displayable portion of a reserve order is sufficient to satisfy the
exposure requirements of NYSE Arca Rule 6.47A(i).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes the proposed rule change is consistent with
Section 6(b) of the Act \6\ in general, and furthers the objectives of
Section 6(b)(5) of the Act, in that it is designed to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanisms of a free and open market and a national market system and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest. In
particular, the proposal is the same as an existing rule of another
exchange,\7\ and will provide OTP Holders with certainty with respect
to the applicable exposure requirements for reserve orders.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition that is not

necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \8\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\9\
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) Significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.
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    \9\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of the
Exchange's intent to file the proposed rule change along with a
brief description and text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://
www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2010-80 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20549-1090.
    All submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2010-80.
This file number should be included on the subject line if e-mail is
used. To help the Commission process and review your comments more
efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all
comments on the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments,
all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that
are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating
to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person,
other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance
with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site
viewing and printing in the Commission's Public Reference Section, 100
F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090, on official business days
between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing will also be available
for inspection and copying at the NYSE's principal office and on its
Internet Web site at http://www.nyse.com. All comments received will be
posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal
identifying information from submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2010-80 and should be submitted
on or before October 4, 2010.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of Application for Non-Project Use of Project Lands and
Waters and Soliciting Comments, Motions to Intervene, and Protests

April 5, 2006.
    Take notice that the following application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Application Type: Non-Project Use of Project Lands and Waters.
    b. Project No: 516-420.
    c. Date Filed: March 20, 2006.
    d. Applicant: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company.
    e. Name of Project: Saluda Project.
    f. Location: Lake Murray in Richland County, South Carolina. This
project does not occupy any federal or tribal lands.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Tommy Boozer, Manager, Lake Management
Programs, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, Mail Code MZ-6,
Columbia, SC, 29218;<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contacts: Any questions on this notice should be addressed
to Ms. Shana High at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    j. Deadline for filing comments and or motions: May 5, 2006.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with: Ms.
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington DC 20426. Please include the project
number (P-516-420) on any comments or motions filed. Comments,
protests, and interventions may be filed electronically via the
internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission's web site under the e-Filing'' link.
The Commission strongly encourages e-filings.
    k. Description of Proposal: South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
is requesting Commission authorization to issue a permit to The
Lakeport, LLC for the use of project lands and waters to construct
water-oriented recreation amenities, including three docks and boat
ramp with associated excavation/dredging, for use by residents of a
proposed development. Approximately 6,600 cubic yards of material would
be excavated to provide sufficient water depths to allow access to the
piers, boat ramp, and other areas of the lake. The U.S. Department of
the Army revised the proposal to limit the excavation area to the 356-
foot contour in the center area, and the 355-foot contour in the two
cove areas. The facility would not provide fuel services or pump-out
facilities as boats with marine sanitary devices will not be allowed to
be berthed at the docks.
    l. Location of the Applications: The filings are available for
review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room, located at 888
First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or may be viewed on
the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary''

link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the document. For assistance, please call
the Helpline at<PHONE_NUMBER> or contact<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
For TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    o. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'', ``RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS'', ``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as
applicable, and the Project Number of the particular application to
which the filing refers. A copy of any motion to intervene must also be
served upon each representative of the Applicant specified in the
particular application.
    p. Agency Comments--Federal, state, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described applications. A copy of the
applications may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant.
If an agency does not file comments within the time specified for
filing comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of
an agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's
representatives.
    q. Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov

under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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Bass: Bass: Pike,

large & white, striped Muskie,

smallmouth & hybrid Crappie Catfish Panfish Trout Salmon Steelhead Anything Walleye Pickerel Total # Anglers 10,694,107 4,925,363 6,647,606 7,493,923 7,894,384 7,796,686 1,368,498 536,172 4,688,764 3,214,267 2,059,765 Total # Days Fished 159,846,535 61,888,907 95,108,507 103,664,000 103,294,283 83,324,527 15,052,771 6,698,378 46,256,918 46,338,200 27,290,200 Avidity, ( Avg Days Fished per Angler) 14.9 12.5 14.3 14 13.1 11 11 12.5 9.8 14.4 13.2 Race (% Non White) 6.1% 6.9% 8.9% 11.6% 6.9% 5.4% 11.0% 3.5% 9.8% 1.7% 1.5%

Average Age 40.9 41.8 43.4 41.2 43.6 41.6 44.0 42.6 40.8 43.0 41.8 Gender (% Male) 80.5% 76.6% 76.4% 75.0% 72.8% 78.2% 82.1% 88.8% 66.9% 76.6% 78.6%

Marital Status (% Married) 69.5% 71.7% 72.2% 66.9% 71.7% 69.2% 73.4% 69.6% 67.2% 71.9% 69.7%

Average Household Income $ 54,392 $ 52,801 $ 51,643 $ 45,240 $ 51,360 $ 57,618 $ 62,692 $ 55,856 $ 49,038 $ 55,136 $ 56,613 Education: 4 yrs of college or more 25.5% 25.1% 22.1% 17.4% 25.4% 30.2% 32.2% 28.0% 22.8% 26.4% 28.1%

DEMOGRAPHICS BY TARGETED SPECIES U. S. TOTAL FRESHWATER FISHING ( except Great Lakes Fishing), in 2001 U. S. Total: Total Anglers Per Species Fished, Freshwater Fishing,

( excluding Great Lakes Fishing)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Bass ( white,

striped &

hybrid) Crappie Catfish Panfish Trout Salmon Steelhead Anything Walleye Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel Millions Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 66 U. S. Total: Total Days Fished Per Species, Freshwater Fishing, ( excluding Great Lakes Fishing)

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Bass ( white,

striped &

hybrid) Crappie Catfish Panfish Trout Salmon Steelhead Anything Walleye Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel Millions U. S. Total: Avidity, ( Annual Days of Fishing Per Species Per Angler), Freshwater Fishing,

( excluding Great Lakes Fishing)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Bass ( white,

striped &

hybrid) Crappie Catfish Panfish Trout Salmon Steelhead Anything Walleye Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 67 U. S. Total: Race (% Non White), Freshwater Fishing, ( excluding Great Lakes Fishing)

0% 2% 4% 6% 8%

10% 12% Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Bass ( white,

striped &

hybrid) Crappie Catfish Panfish Trout Salmon Steelhead Anything Walleye Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel U. S. Total: Average Age, Freshwater Fishing, ( excluding Great Lakes Fishing)

40 41 42 43 44 Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Bass ( white,

striped &

hybrid) Crappie Catfish Panfish Trout Salmon Steelhead Anything Walleye Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 68 U. S. Total: Gender (% Male), Freshwater Fishing, ( excluding Great Lakes Fishing)

50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Bass ( white,

striped &

hybrid) Crappie Catfish Panfish Trout Salmon Steelhead Anything Walleye Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel U. S. Total: Marital Status (% Married), Freshwater Fishing, ( excluding Great Lakes Fishing)

50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Bass ( white,

striped &

hybrid) Crappie Catfish Panfish Trout Salmon Steelhead Anything Walleye Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 69 U. S. Total: Average Household Income, Freshwater Fishing, ( excluding Great Lakes Fishing)

$ 40 $ 45 $ 50 $ 55 $ 60 $ 65 Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Bass ( white,

striped &

hybrid) Crappie Catfish Panfish Trout Salmon Steelhead Anything Walleye Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel Thousands U. S. Total: Education (% Anglers with 4 or More Years of College), Freshwater Fishing,

( excluding Great Lakes Fishing)

0% 5%

10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Bass ( white,

striped &

hybrid) Crappie Catfish Panfish Trout Salmon Steelhead Anything Walleye Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 70 Striped Flounder,

Salmon Bass Bluefish Halibut Red Drum Weakfish Mackerel Marlin Tuna Other Anything Total # Anglers 721,878 1,714,407 1,137,679 2,269,311 1,721,109 1,486,901 609,491 53,191 146,165 2,811,859 3,093,718 Total # Days Fished 4,872,626 17,210,882 11,666,592 21,111,227 18,488,636 17,140,344 5,878,626 379,885 945,606 24,098,528 25,239,726 Avidity, ( Avg Days Fished per Angler) 6.7 10.0 10.2 9.3 10.7 11.5 9.6 7.1 6.5 8.6 8.1 Race (% Non White) 13.4% 11.4% 6.9% 9.4% 6.6% 7.7% 8.1% 20.7% 14.8% 10.5% 13.9%

Average Age 42.4 44.9 44.6 44.2 42.3 45.3 43.0 40.3 44.4 43.9 44.5 Gender (% Male) 76.6% 85.9% 11.9% 79.7% 79.9% 80.6% 88.3% 79.5% 84.9% 80.2% 73.7%

Marital Status (% Married) 66.9% 68.4% 68.2% 70.2% 69.6% 74.5% 68.9% 44.0% 73.6% 71.9% 70.6%

Average Household Income $ 64,234 $ 65,351 $ 64,455 $ 63,170 $ 59,016 $ 63,889 $ 59,666 $ 82,294 $ 76,870 $ 62,138 $ 58,593 Education: 4 yrs of college or more 41.2% 34.8% 38.5% 32.4% 30.5% 34.8% 37.1% 37.6% 46.5% 30.7% 30.2%

DEMOGRAPHICS BY TARGETED SPECIES U. S. TOTAL SALTWATER FISHING, in 2001 U. S. Total: Total Anglers Per Species Fished, Saltwater Fishing 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 Salmon Striped Bass Bluefish Flounder,

Halibut Red Drum Weakfish Mackerel Marlin Tuna Other Anything Millions Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 71 U. S. Total: Total Days Fished Per Species, Saltwater Fishing 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 Salmon Striped Bass Bluefish Flounder,

Halibut Red Drum Weakfish Mackerel Marlin Tuna Other Anything Millions U. S. Total: Avidity, ( Annual Days of Fishing Per Species Per Angler), Saltwater Fishing 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Salmon Striped Bass Bluefish Flounder,

Halibut Red Drum Weakfish Mackerel Marlin Tuna Other Anything Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 72 Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 73 U. S. Total: Race (% Non White), Saltwater Fishing 0% 5%

10% 15% 20% 25% Salmon Striped Bass Bluefish Flounder,

Halibut Red Drum Weakfish Mackerel Marlin Tuna Other Anything U. S. Total: Average Age, Saltwater Fishing 38 40 42 44 46 Salmon Striped Bass Bluefish Flounder,

Halibut Red Drum Weakfish Mackerel Marlin Tuna Other Anything Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 74 U. S. Total: Gender (% Male), Saltwater Fishing 0%

20% 40% 60% 80%

100% Salmon Striped Bass Bluefish Flounder,

Halibut Red Drum Weakfish Mackerel Marlin Tuna Other Anything U. S. Total: Marital Status (% Married), Saltwater Fishing 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% Salmon Striped Bass Bluefish Flounder,

Halibut Red Drum Weakfish Mackerel Marlin Tuna Other Anything Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 75 U. S. Total: Average Household Income, Saltwater Fishing $ 50 $ 55 $ 60 $ 65 $ 70 $ 75 $ 80 $ 85 Salmon Striped Bass Bluefish Flounder,

Halibut Red Drum Weakfish Mackerel Marlin Tuna Other Anything Thousands U. S. Total: Education (% Anglers with 4 or More Years of College), Saltwater Fishing 0% 5%

10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Salmon Striped Bass Bluefish Flounder,

Halibut Red Drum Weakfish Mackerel Marlin Tuna Other Anything Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 76 Bass: Pike,

large & Lake Other Muskie,

Perch smallmouth Walleye Salmon Steelhead Trout Trout Pickerel* Other** Anything Total # Anglers 682,414 588,832 565,017 503,279 338,329 345,689 239,201 140,418 119,658 207,728 Total # Days Fished 6,596,883 6,354,776 5,489,274 3,985,108 3,698,300 3,605,413 2,355,234 287,575 1,230,404 1,994,267 Avidity, ( Avg Days Fished per Angler) 9.5 10.8 9.6 7.7 10.9 10.4 9.8 2.0 10.3 9.2 Sample Size 162 131 146 129 86 83 62 35 29 46 Race (% Non White) 9.3% 8.3% 6.1% 7.0% 2.0% 4.4% 2.0% 0.0% 20.9% 19.2%

Average Age 43.4 40.3 41.2 44.2 40.7 43.8 44.2 41.7 46.0 41.0 Gender (% Male) 82.0% 80.0% 90.9% 87.2% 92.1% 86.7% 90.1% 83.7% 75.6% 72.2%

Marital Status (% Married) 65.4% 58.3% 62.6% 70.4% 58.9% 66.9% 58.1% 55.0% 67.2% 64.5%

Average Household Income $ 50,057 $ 50,414 $ 54,551 $ 64,422 $ 54,822 $ 57,116 $ 58,784 $ 52,824 $ 43,842 $ 57,957 Education: 4 yrs of college or more 21.6% 21.1% 25.2% 31.6% 25.1% 28.8% 39.2% 27.4% 11.5% 16.1%

DEMOGRAPHICS BY TARGETED SPECIES U. S. TOTAL GREAT LAKES FISHING, in 2001 * Data is based on a small sample size and should be used with caution, ( N = 30 39).

** Sample size is too small to use results with any reliability, ( N < 29).

U. S. Total: Total Anglers Per Species Fished, Great Lakes Fishing 0 200 400 600 800 Perch Bass ( large & smallmouth) Walleye Salmon Steelhead Lake Trout Other Trout Pike, Muskie, Pickerel* Other** Anything Thousands Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 76 U. S. Total: Total Days Fished Per Species, Great Lakes Fishing 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Perch Bass ( large & smallmouth) Walleye Salmon Steelhead Lake Trout Other Trout Pike, Muskie, Pickerel* Other** Anything Millions U. S. Total: Avidity, ( Annual Days of Fishing Per Species Per Angler), Great Lakes Fishing 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 Perch Bass ( large & smallmouth) Walleye Salmon Steelhead Lake Trout Other Trout Pike, Muskie, Pickerel* Other** Anything Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 77 U. S. Total: Race (% Non White), Great Lakes Fishing 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 22% Perch Bass ( large & smallmouth) Walleye Salmon Steelhead Lake Trout Other Trout Pike, Muskie, Pickerel* Other** Anything U. S. Total: Average Age, Great Lakes Fishing 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Perch Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Walleye Salmon Steelhead Lake Trout Other Trout Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel* Other** Anything Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 78 U. S. Total: Gender (% Male), Great Lakes Fishing 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Perch Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Walleye Salmon Steelhead Lake Trout Other Trout Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel* Other** Anything U. S. Total: Marital Status (% Married), Great Lakes Fishing 50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% Perch Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Walleye Salmon Steelhead Lake Trout Other Trout Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel* Other** Anything Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 79 U. S. Total: Average Household Income, Great Lakes Fishing $ 40 $ 45 $ 50 $ 55 $ 60 $ 65 $ 70 Perch Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Walleye Salmon Steelhead Lake Trout Other Trout Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel* Other** Anything Thousands U. S. Total: Education (% Anglers with 4 or More Years of College), Great Lakes Fishing 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% Perch Bass ( large &

smallmouth) Walleye Salmon Steelhead Lake Trout Other Trout Pike, Muskie,

Pickerel* Other** Anything Produced by Southwick Associates for the American Sportfishing Association. 80 smallmouth) Pickerel*

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[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35705-35709]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12609]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2022-0131; FRL-9739-01-R9]

Clean Air Plans; Base Year Emissions Inventories for the 2015
Ozone Standards; Nevada; Clark County, Las Vegas Valley

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve, under the Clean Air Act (CAA or ``Act''), revisions to the
Nevada State Implementation Plan (SIP) concerning the base year
emissions inventory requirements for the Las Vegas Valley ozone
nonattainment area located within Clark County for the 2015 ozone
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS or ``standards'').

DATES: Any comments must arrive by July 13, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2022-0131 at https://www.regulations.gov. For comments submitted at
Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio,
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written
comment is considered the official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, please contact the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public
comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and
general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. If you need assistance in a
language other than English or if you are a person with disabilities
who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you, please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsay Wickersham, Air Planning
Office (AIR-2), EPA Region IX,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background
    A. Emissions Inventories
    B. State Submittals
    C. Public Notice and Hearing Requirements
II. Clark County's Emissions Inventory
    A. Base Year Emissions Inventory for the Las Vegas Valley
Nonattainment Area
III. EPA's Evaluation
IV. Proposed Action and Request for Public Comment
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

    On October 26, 2015, the EPA promulgated a revised 8-hour ozone
NAAQS of 0.070 parts per million.\1\ In accordance with section 107(d)
of the CAA, the EPA must designate an area ``nonattainment'' if it is
violating the NAAQS or if it is contributing to a violation of the
NAAQS in a nearby area. In February 2018, Clark County submitted a
recommendation based on 2015-2017 monitoring data, requesting that the
Las Vegas Valley be designated nonattainment for the 2015 ozone
NAAQS.\2\ The EPA approved the request and designated the Las Vegas
Valley in Clark County as a ``Marginal'' ozone nonattainment zone for
the 2015 ozone NAAQS effective August 3, 2018.\3\
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    \1\ 80 FR 65292.
    \2\ Letter dated February 23, 2018, from Greg Lovato,
Administrator, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, to
Alexis Strauss, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX.
    \3\ 83 FR 25776, 25819.
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A. Emissions Inventories

    Sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1) of the CAA require states to
develop and submit, as a SIP revision, ``base year'' emissions
inventories for all areas designated as nonattainment for an ozone
NAAQS. The EPA finalized the 2015 ozone NAAQS SIP Requirements Rule
(SRR) on December 6, 2018.\4\ The SRR established implementation
requirements for the 2015 ozone NAAQS, including requirements for base
year emissions inventories under CAA section 182(a)(1). The SRR for the
2015 ozone NAAQS is codified at 40 CFR part 51, subpart CC, and the
emissions inventory requirements are codified at 40 CFR 51.1315.
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    \4\ 83 FR 62998.
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    An emissions inventory for ozone is an estimation of actual
emissions of air pollutants that contribute to the formation of ozone
in an area. Ozone is a gas that is formed by the reaction of volatile
organic compounds (VOC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOX),
referred to as ozone precursors, in the atmosphere in the presence of
sunlight. Therefore, an emissions inventory for ozone focuses on the
emissions of VOC and NOX. VOC is emitted by many types of
sources, including power plants, industrial sources, on-road and off-
road mobile sources, smaller stationary sources collectively referred
to as area sources, and biogenic sources. NOX is primarily
emitted by combustion sources, both stationary and mobile.
    Emissions inventories provide emissions data that inform a variety
of air quality planning tasks, including the following: establishing
baseline emissions levels, calculating emissions reduction targets
needed to attain the NAAQS and to achieve reasonable further progress
(RFP) toward attainment of an ozone standard,\5\ determining emissions
inputs for ozone air quality modeling analyses, and tracking emissions
over time to determine progress toward achieving air quality and
emissions reduction goals.
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    \5\ The RFP requirements specified in CAA section 182(b)(1)
apply to all areas classified as ``Moderate'' or higher ozone
nonattainment. At the time of submittal of the Clark County base
year emissions inventory SIPs for the 2015 ozone NAAQS, the Clark
County area was designated Marginal nonattainment for the 2015 ozone
NAAQS and were therefore not required to demonstrate RFP toward
attainment of the 2015 ozone NAAQS.
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    For the 2015 ozone NAAQS, states are required to submit ozone
season day emissions estimates for an inventory calendar year to be
consistent with the

baseline year for RFP plans as required by 40 CFR 51.1310(b).\6\ Under
40 CFR 51.1310(b), for the 2015 ozone NAAQS, the RFP baseline year is
the most recent calendar year for which a complete triennial inventory
is required to be submitted to the EPA under 40 CFR 51 subpart A.\7\
States may use an alternative base year emissions inventory provided
that the year selected corresponds with the year of the effective date
of designation as nonattainment for that NAAQS. Ozone season day
emissions are defined in 40 CFR 51.1300(q) as ``the average day's
emissions for a typical ozone season work weekday.'' Under the
definition in 40 CFR 51.1300(q), states are required to select the
months in the ozone season and the days in the work week to be
represented. Based on the EPA's 2017 guidance on emissions inventory
development, the selected ozone season should be representative of the
conditions leading to nonattainment.\8\
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    \6\ 40 CFR 51.1315(a).
    \7\ 83 FR 62998, 63034.
    \8\ EPA, ``Emissions Inventory Guidance for Implementation of
Ozone and Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) and Regional Haze Regulations'' (May 2017), 75.
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B. State Submittals

    On October 15, 2020, the Nevada Department of Environmental
Protection (NDEP) submitted a revision to the Nevada SIP titled,
``Revision to the Nevada State Implementation Plan for the 2015 Ozone
NAAQS: Emissions Inventory and Emissions Statement Requirements''
(``2020 Clark County EI'').\9\ The 2020 Clark County EI includes a 2017
base year emissions inventory for the Las Vegas Valley nonattainment
area, developed by the Clark County Department of Environment and
Sustainability (CCDES), and supporting documentation regarding the
development of the base year emissions inventory.
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    \9\ Letter dated October 8, 2020, from Greg Lovato,
Administrator, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, to
Elizabeth Adams, Director, Air Division, EPA Region IX. Transmitted
via US EPA's State Planning Electronic Collaboration System (SPeCS)
on October 15, 2020.
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    CCDES provided supplementary information (SI) to the 2020 Clark
County EI addressing comments and questions raised by the EPA following
receipt of CCDES's prior submittal on February 10, 2022, February 14,
2022, and on March 30, 2022.\10\ Together these three supplementary
exchanges are known as the ``2020 Clark County SI.''
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    \10\ Email dated February 10, 2022, from Zheng Li, CCDES, to
Lindsay Wickersham, EPA Region IX, Subject: ``RE: Introduction and
Qs on 2015 O3 EI.''; Email dated February 14, 2022, from Araceli
Pruett, CCDES to Lindsay Wickersham, EPA Region IX, Subject: ``RE:
Introduction and Qs on 2015 O3 EI.,'' with attachment, ``20220203
EPA Request for Add'l Info on 2015 O3 EI.docx.''; Email Dated March
30, 2022, from Araceli Pruett, CCDES to Lindsay Wickersham, EPA
Region IX, Subject: ``RE: A few questions: ERCs, QA, etc.,'' with
attachment, ``20220329 EPA Request for Add'l Info on 2015 O3
EI.docx.''
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    In this action, we are evaluating and proposing action on the 2020
Clark County EI and the 2020 Clark County SI that we will collectively
refer to as the ``2020 Clark County SIP Submittal.''

C. Public Notice and Hearing Requirements

    Sections 110(a)(1) and 110(l) of the CAA and 40 CFR 51.102 require
states to provide reasonable notice and an opportunity for a public
hearing prior to adoption of SIP revisions. Section 110(k)(1)(B)
requires the EPA to determine whether a SIP submittal is complete
within 60 days of receipt. Any plan that the EPA does not affirmatively
determine to be complete or incomplete will become complete by
operation of law six months after the date of submittal. A finding of
completeness does not approve the submittal as part of the SIP, nor
does it indicate that the submittal is approvable. It does start a 12-
month clock for the EPA to act on the SIP submittal (see CAA section
110(k)(2)).
    The 2020 Clark County SIP Submittal includes documentation of the
public review process CCDES followed prior to its submittal to the EPA
as revisions to the SIP. Appendix B of the 2020 Clark County EI
includes documentation of notices of opportunity for public hearing and
comment on the SIP submittal. CCDES posted these notices on CCDES
Facebook and Twitter pages, sent them by email to interested parties,
and posted them on CCDES and Clark County websites. Included in
Appendix B of the 2020 Clark County EI are agendas and meeting
summaries from two Board of Commissioners meetings, setting and
conducting the public hearing. Public comment reports included in
Appendix B indicate that CCDES received no comments during the 30-day
public review period.

II. Clark County's Emissions Inventory

    The 2020 Clark County SIP Submittal addresses the emissions
inventory requirement in CAA section 182(a)(1). The submittal provides
documentation of a 2017 base year inventory of emissions of
NOX and VOCs. The 2017 base year emissions inventory was the
most recent triennial emissions inventory in the National Emissions
Inventory (NEI) at the time the emissions inventories were prepared for
the Clark County area.
    The emissions inventory submittal includes emissions estimates for
the following source categories: point sources, nonpoint sources,
onroad mobile sources, nonroad mobile sources, commercial and federal
aviation, and biogenic sources. Point sources are large, stationary
(i.e., non-mobile) sources of emissions that release pollutants.
Nonpoint sources, also referred to as ``area'' sources, are the sources
of air pollutants that fall below point source reporting levels or are
too small or too numerous to be identified individually, such as small-
scale industrial or residential operations that use emission-generating
materials or processes. Nonroad mobile sources are not certified for
highway use and include equipment that can either move under their own
power or can be moved from site to site.\11\ Onroad mobile sources are
motor vehicles traveling on local highways and roads. Biogenic sources
emit pollutants produced by natural sources including vegetation and
soils. Commercial and federal aviation consists of emissions from
aircraft and airport ground support equipment for commercially run
facilities and federally owned facilities respectively.
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    \11\ Locomotive emissions are included in the nonpoint category.
Aircraft and airport ground support equipment are included in the
aviation categories.
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    CCDES employed a combination of top-down estimation techniques
(i.e., allocation of regional emissions estimates to a smaller, defined
geographic area) and bottom-up estimation techniques (i.e., development
of source or source category emissions estimates using emissions
factors, models, etc.) to develop the emissions inventories in their
SIP submittal.

A. Base Year Emissions Inventory for the Las Vegas Valley Nonattainment
Area

    The emissions inventory included in the 2020 Clark County SIP
Submittal was developed by CCDES. The Clark County ozone nonattainment
area for the 2015 NAAQS consists of Hydrographic Area 212, also
referred to by CCDES as the Las Vegas Valley.\12\ CCDES selected the
month of July to estimate ozone season day emissions of NOX
and VOC from sources in the Las Vegas Valley.\13\
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    \12\ See 83 FR 25776, 25819 (June 4, 2018) (providing a
description of the boundaries of the Clark County nonattainment area
for the 2015 ozone NAAQS); see also Figure 1-1 in 2020 Clark County
EI for a map of the nonattainment area.
    \13\ In Clark County, the highest ambient ozone concentrations
generally occur during the months of the year when the highest
temperatures occur--typically from May through September. For SIP
planning purposes, CCDES selected weekdays in the month of July as
the basis to estimate typical summertime weekday emissions, as is
precedent for Clark County SIPs. See 86 FR 43461, 43464 (August 9,
2021).

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    In the 2020 Clark County SIP Submittal, the point source inventory
includes all Title V stationary sources and all sources with the
potential to emit at least 10 tons of VOCs or 25 tons of NOX
in 2017. All sources emitting less than these thresholds were included
in the nonpoint source category. CCDES identified 110 stationary point
sources meeting this point source definition in the Las Vegas
Valley.\14\
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    \14\ All point sources identified in the Las Vegas Valley are
permitted by the CCDES Division of Air Quality and required to
submit annual emissions reports under Section 12.9 of the Clark
County Air Quality Regulations (AQR). These annual emission reports
were used to identify individual stationary point sources within the
Las Vegas Valley for this emissions inventory.
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    CCDES calculates actual emissions from point sources using data
collected from annual source emissions reports, permit files and
associated technical support documents (TSD), direct on-site
measurements (e.g., continuous emission monitors (CEMS)), or calculated
using EPA emission factors (e.g., AP-42) and activities data.\15\
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    \15\ On-site measurements are collected from emission units that
are required to have CEMS, as outlined in Section 12.10 of the Clark
County AQR. All other point sources emissions were calculated based
on emissions factors in the permit and activity data.
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    Nonpoint source emissions within the Las Vegas Valley were
estimated using the 2017 NEI emissions estimates for Clark County. To
generate the sub-county emissions from the Las Vegas Valley, the Sparse
Matrix Operator Kernel Emissions (SMOKE) model was run with a 4-km grid
spacing over the nonattainment area for July to generate ozone season
weekday emissions estimates using annual nonpoint emissions data.\16\
Ancillary files developed by the EPA for version 1 of the 2016 modeling
platform were used when running SMOKE.\17\ The nonpoint inventory
includes different emissions sectors: locomotive, residential wood
combustion, agriculture livestock, and other nonpoint sources.\18\
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    \16\ For a map of the modeled area, see 2020 Clark County EI,
Figure 1-1, A-4; Characterized by Source Classification Code (SCC)
in the FF10 Flat data file; EPA, ``Technical Support Document (TSD)
Preparation of Emissions Inventories for the 2016v1 North American
Emissions Modeling Platform'' (March 2021), 123.
    \17\ Files and technical support documents available at https://www.epa.gov/air-emissions-modeling/2016v1-platform.
    \18\ See 2020 Clark County SI Section C for detailed emissions
from each emission sector.
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    Nonroad mobile sources in the Las Vegas Valley emissions inventory
encompass a wide variety of equipment types that are not certified for
highway use and can either move under their own power or can be moved
from site to site.\19\ CCDES estimated nonroad emissions within the Las
Vegas Valley using the 2017 NEI emissions estimates for Clark County
that were generated using the nonroad module of the EPA's Motor Vehicle
Emission Simulator (version MOVES2014b), which was the latest model
available at the time the inventory was developed.\20\ To generate the
sub-county emissions from the Las Vegas Valley, the SMOKE model was run
with a 4-km grid spacing over the nonattainment area for July to
generate ozone season weekday emissions estimates using monthly nonroad
emissions data.\21\ Ancillary data files used when running SMOKE were
developed by the EPA for version 1 of the 2016 modeling platform and
had a base year of 2016 for use in photochemical modeling.\22\
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    \19\ Locomotive, aircraft, and airport ground support equipment
are not included in this category.
    \20\ EPA, ``Policy Guidance on the Use of MOVES3 for State
Implementation Plan Development, Transportation Conformity, General
Conformity, and Other Purposes'' (November 2020), 7.
    \21\ Characterized by Source Classification Code (SCC) in the
FF10 Flat data file; EPA, ``Technical Support Document (TSD)
Preparation of Emissions Inventories for the 2016v1 North American
Emissions Modeling Platform'' (March 2021), 123.
    \22\ Files and technical support documents available at https://www.epa.gov/air-emissions-modeling/2016v1-platform.
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    Onroad mobile sources in the Las Vegas Valley emissions inventory
consist of cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, and other motor vehicles
that travel on local and highway roads. CCDES developed a Clark County-
specific MOVES input database for 2017 using the latest available
information. Key inputs for MOVES included in this database were annual
vehicle miles traveled (VMT), vehicle population by source type, fleet
age distributions, fuel parameters, inspection and maintenance
programs, hoteling activity, and ambient temperature and humidity data.
Sources for these inputs include the 2018 Clark County vehicle
classification study, the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicle
registration database, the Nevada Department of Transportation's (NDOT)
annual Highway Performance Monitoring System reports, data from the
Regional Transportation Council, the online magazine Schoolbusfleet,
meteorological data collected at McCarran International Airport, the
Coordinated Research Council's vehicle identification number decoding
project and default model input files.
    To generate sub-county data from this database, CCDES assumed the
population within the Las Vegas Valley to be 95 percent of the total
population of Clark County \23\ and used Las Vegas Valley specific
annual VMT data for each vehicle source type as provided by NDOT. CCDES
estimated emissions from onroad mobile sources using MOVES2014b in
inventory mode to generate sub-county data for the Las Vegas Valley.
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    \23\ The EPA has previously accepted this assumption for other
plans submitted regarding Las Vegas (see e.g., 79 FR 60078). The
human population of the Las Vegas Valley is around 96.7 percent.
Sensitivity analysis showed that the values in MOVES was not
sensitive to a 1.67 percent change.
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    Biogenic sources included in this inventory include crops, lawn
grass, vegetation, soil, and forests. Emissions from biogenic sources
in the Las Vegas Valley area were calculated using the Biogenic
Emissions Inventory System Version 3.61 (BEIS 3.61) embedded in SMOKE
4.7. BEIS requires inputs of meteorological and landcover data. CCDES
utilized 12-kilometer data collected from the 2016 version 1 Weather
Research and Forecasting model, and the newly released Biogenic
Emissions Landcover Database version 5 (BELD5).\24\
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    \24\ BELD5 includes version 8.0 of the Forest Inventory and
Analysis, which has better agreement with measured foliage biomass
to improve VOC emissions estimates.
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    Emissions from commercial aviation within the Las Vegas Valley
encompasses three facilities: McCarran International Airport, North Las
Vegas Airport, and Henderson Executive Airport. Emissions inventories
were developed using the Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation
Environmental Design Tool (AEDT) Version 3b. The Clark County
Department of Aviation used default meteorology in AEDT with correction
factors to account for differences in meteorology and activity data
between the model's default design day of October and a typical July
weekday. The 2020 Clark County SI shows corrected tons per day (tpd)
values adjusted with correction factors for all three airports compared
to the values provided in the 2020 Clark County EI. These corrected
values are included in Table 2 below.
    Emissions from federally controlled aviation sources within Las
Vegas Valley consist entirely of emissions from Nellis Air Force Base.
Actual emissions from aircraft operations were obtained from EPA's 2017
NEI Data.
    CCDES employed quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC)
measures

throughout the development of the 2020 Clark County emissions
inventory. Point source emissions calculations were checked by CCDES
compliance staff against the permitting Technical Support Document
(TSD).\25\ These reviewed and corrected emissions data are used in the
emissions inventories. Nonroad and nonpoint emissions outcomes were
compared to those from the NEI and other counties for reasonableness
and consistency and were checked for spatial distributions with gridded
emissions maps.\26\ Onroad emissions had a variety of input sources and
thus implemented multiple types of QA/QC practices outlined in the 2020
Clark County SI. Emissions data collected for the 2017 NEI was subject
to QA/QC from the EPA and was compared by CCDES to other counties in
Nevada and to other years for consistency and reasonableness.\27\
CCDES's QA/QC measures are described in further detail in the 2020
Clark County SI.
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    \25\ CCDES, ``Emissions Inventory Report Review and Audit
Process'' (March 2021).
    \26\ Gridded emissions map shown in 2020 Clark County SI,
Section (b)(iii) and Section (c)(iii).
    \27\ EPA, ``2017 National Emissions Inventory Summary of Quality
Assurance Information'' (January 2022).
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    Estimates of 2017 ozone season day emissions of NOX and
VOC in the Las Vegas Valley are summarized in Table 2 below.

    Table 2--2017 Ozone Season Day Emissions for the Las Vegas Valley
                           Nonattainment Area
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                                            NOX  (tpd)      VOC  (tpd)
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Point...................................            2.94            1.25
Nonpoint................................            6.94           59.49
Commercial Aviation.....................       \a\ 11.40            1.70
Federal Aviation........................            0.50            0.24
On-road Mobile..........................           38.76           27.25
Nonroad Mobile..........................           36.58           23.96
Biogenic................................            0.86          124.19
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    Area Total..........................           97.98          238.07
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Sources: 2020 Clark County EI section 9, 2020 Clark County SI.
Note:
\a\ Corrected value provided from 2020 Clark County SI, Section e.

III. EPA's Evaluation

    Based on the documentation included in Clark County's submittals,
the EPA finds that the submittals satisfy the procedural requirements
of sections 110(a)(1) and 110(l) of the Act requiring states to provide
reasonable notice and an opportunity for public hearing prior to
adoption of SIP revisions. The 2020 Clark County SIP Submittal became
complete by operation of law on April 15, 2021, pursuant to CAA section
110(k)(1)(B).
    The EPA has reviewed Clark County's submittals for consistency with
CAA sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1) and the requirements for emissions
inventories under the EPA's implementing regulations for the 2015 ozone
NAAQS at 40 CFR 51.1315. The 2017 base year emissions inventories
represent the most recent calendar year for which a consistent and
comprehensive statewide inventory was available. The selection of 2017
as the base year for the Las Vegas Valley emissions inventory is
therefore consistent with the requirement for selection of RFP baseline
years under 40 CFR 51.1310(b). We find that for the Las Vegas Valley
emissions inventory Clark County appropriately estimated the average
day's emissions for a typical weekday in the ozone season, consistent
with the definition of ozone season day emissions under 40 CFR
51.1300(q).
    Clark County's submittals document the procedures used by CCDES to
estimate ozone season day emissions for each of the major source types.
Documentation of emissions estimation procedures in the 2020 Clark
County SIP Submittal demonstrate that CCDES followed acceptable
procedures to develop emissions estimates. The 2020 Clark County SIP
Submittal also describes the specific QA/QC measures implemented to
ensure the accuracy and integrity of data throughout the development of
the emissions inventory.
    Based upon the documentation of emissions estimation techniques and
QA/QC procedures employed to develop the emissions inventories in the
submittal, we find that the 2020 Clark County SIP Submittal contains
comprehensive, accurate, current inventories of actual emissions from
all sources in the Las Vegas Valley nonattainment area. The EPA
therefore proposes to approve the base year inventories of
NOX and VOC emissions for the Las Vegas Valley ozone
nonattainment area for the 2015 ozone NAAQS submitted by Nevada
pursuant to 40 CFR 51.1315 and CAA sections 172(c)(3) and 182(b)(1).

IV. Proposed Action and Request for Public Comment

    We are proposing to approve the 2020 Clark County SIP Submittal as
meeting the ozone-related base year emissions inventory requirement for
the Las Vegas Valley nonattainment area for the 2015 ozone NAAQS. The
emissions inventory we are proposing to approve into the SIP is
summarized in Table 2. We are proposing to approve this emissions
inventory because it contains comprehensive, accurate, and current
inventories of actual emissions for all relevant sources in accordance
with CAA sections 172(c)(3) and 182(a)(1). The EPA is soliciting public
comments on the issues discussed in this proposed rule. We will accept
comments from the public on this proposal for the next 30 days.

V. 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, the EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this proposed action merely proposes to approve state
plans

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);
     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 the 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, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. The Las Vegas Tribe of
Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony have areas of Indian
country located within the Las Vegas Valley nonattainment area for the
2015 ozone NAAQS. In those areas of Indian country, the proposed rule
does not have tribal implications and will not impose substantial
direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

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

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

    Dated: June 6, 2022.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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