Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 138
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Subject: AIR - FRD. EPA. Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing
Subject: AIR - PR. EPA. Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing
Subject: MI/AIR - PR. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Michigan; Redesignation of
the Allegan County Area to Attainment for Ozone
Subject: AIR, ENERGY - PR. EPA. Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2011 Renewable Fuel Standards
Subject: AIR - ND. EPA. Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for JP Pulliam Power Plant; Petition from the Sierra Club asking EPA to object to a Title V operating permit for the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's, JP Pulliam Power Plant (JP Pulliam) issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR)
Subject: AIR, TOXICS - NM/ND. EPA. Workshop To Review Initial Health Effects Draft Materials for the Ozone (O3 ) Integrated Science Assessment (ISA)
Subject: AIR - NS. EPA. Proposed Settlement Agreements, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit; American Chemistry Council, the American Public Gas Association, the American Petroleum Institute, et al., the Energy Recovery Council, the Fertilizer Institute, and the Utility Air Regulatory Group (collectively ``Petitioners'') in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: American Chemistry Council v. EPA, No. 09-1325 (D.C. Cir.) and consolidated cases
Subject: ENERGY, DRINK - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Experts for the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Review Panel
Vol. 75, No. 138
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
There are 8 announcements in this issue
1. AIR - FRD. EPA. Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing
2. AIR - PR. EPA. Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing
3. MI/AIR - PR. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Michigan; Redesignation of the Allegan County Area to Attainment for Ozone
4. AIR, ENERGY - PR. EPA. Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2011 Renewable Fuel Standards
5. AIR - ND. EPA. Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for JP Pulliam Power Plant; Petition from the Sierra Club asking EPA to object to a Title V operating permit for the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's, JP Pulliam Power Plant (JP Pulliam) issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR)
6. AIR, TOXICS - NM/ND. EPA. Workshop To Review Initial Health Effects Draft Materials for the Ozone (O3 ) Integrated Science Assessment (ISA)
7. AIR - NS. EPA. Proposed Settlement Agreements, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit; American Chemistry Council, the American Public Gas Association, the American Petroleum Institute, et al., the Energy Recovery Council, the Fertilizer Institute, and the Utility Air Regulatory Group (collectively ``Petitioners'') in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: American Chemistry Council v. EPA, No. 09-1325 (D.C. Cir.) and consolidated cases
8. ENERGY, DRINK - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Experts for the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Review Panel
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: AIR - FRD. EPA. Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing
[Federal Register: July 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 138)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41991-41994]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0080; FRL-9176-7]
RIN 2060-AQ26
Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action on three amendments to the
regulatory text in the prepared feeds manufacturing area source rule.
First, this action corrects the date for new sources to submit a
Notification of Compliance Status (NOCS) form. Second, this action
corrects information that needs to be included in the Notification of
Compliance Report for those small facilities that are not required to
install cyclones on their pelleting operations. Third, this action adds
language to the regulatory text that was inadvertently left out of the
final rule requiring submittal of the annual compliance certification
report. These corrections and clarifications will not change the
standards established by the rule and not result in the imposition of
any costs beyond those included in the final rule.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on November 2, 2010, without
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by September 3, 2010. If we
receive adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register informing the public that some or all of the
amendments in this rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0080, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Agency Web site: http://www.epa.gov/oar/docket.html.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the EPA Air and
Radiation Docket Web site.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. Include Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2008-0080 in the subject line of the message.
Fax: Send comments to (202) 566-9744, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0080.
Mail: Area Source NESHAP for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing
Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan King, Regulatory Development and
Policy Analysis Group, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
(C404-05), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711. Telephone number: (919) 541-5665; fax number: (919) 541-0242; e-
mail address: king.jan@epa.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41991-41994]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0080; FRL-9176-7]
RIN 2060-AQ26
Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action on three amendments to the
regulatory text in the prepared feeds manufacturing area source rule.
First, this action corrects the date for new sources to submit a
Notification of Compliance Status (NOCS) form. Second, this action
corrects information that needs to be included in the Notification of
Compliance Report for those small facilities that are not required to
install cyclones on their pelleting operations. Third, this action adds
language to the regulatory text that was inadvertently left out of the
final rule requiring submittal of the annual compliance certification
report. These corrections and clarifications will not change the
standards established by the rule and not result in the imposition of
any costs beyond those included in the final rule.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective on November 2, 2010, without
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by September 3, 2010. If we
receive adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register informing the public that some or all of the
amendments in this rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0080, by one of the following methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the EPA Air and
Radiation Docket Web site.
HQ-OAR-2008-0080 in the subject line of the message.
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0080.
Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan King, Regulatory Development and
Policy Analysis Group, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
(C404-05), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711. Telephone number: (919) 541-5665; fax number: (919) 541-0242; e-
mail address: king.jan@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - PR. EPA. Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing
[Federal Register: July 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 138)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42030-42033]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0080; FRL-9176-6]
RIN 2060-AQ26
Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing three amendments to the regulatory text in
the prepared feeds manufacturing area source rule. First, this action
would correct the date for new sources to submit a Notification of
Compliance Status (NOCS) form. Second, this action would correct
information that needs to be included in the Notification of Compliance
Report for those small facilities that are not required to install
cyclones on their pelleting operations. Third, this action would add
language to the regulatory text requiring submittal of the annual
compliance certification report that was inadvertently left out of the
final rule. These corrections and clarifications would not change the
standards established by the rule. These corrections and clarifications
also would not result in the imposition of any costs beyond those
included in the final rule.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 3,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0080, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Agency Web site: http://www.epa.gov/oar/docket.html.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the EPA Air and
Radiation Docket Web site.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. Include Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OAR-2008-0080 in the subject line of the message.
Fax: Send comments to (202) 566-9744, Attention Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0080.
Mail: Area Source NESHAP for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing
Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan King, Regulatory Development and
Policy Analysis Group, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
(C404-05), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711. Telephone number: (919) 541-5665; fax number: (919) 541-0242; e-
mail address: king.jan@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42030-42033]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0080; FRL-9176-6]
RIN 2060-AQ26
Amendments to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing three amendments to the regulatory text in
the prepared feeds manufacturing area source rule. First, this action
would correct the date for new sources to submit a Notification of
Compliance Status (NOCS) form. Second, this action would correct
information that needs to be included in the Notification of Compliance
Report for those small facilities that are not required to install
cyclones on their pelleting operations. Third, this action would add
language to the regulatory text requiring submittal of the annual
compliance certification report that was inadvertently left out of the
final rule. These corrections and clarifications would not change the
standards established by the rule. These corrections and clarifications
also would not result in the imposition of any costs beyond those
included in the final rule.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 3,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0080, by one of the following methods:
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the EPA Air and
Radiation Docket Web site.
HQ-OAR-2008-0080 in the subject line of the message.
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0080.
Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total of two copies.
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan King, Regulatory Development and
Policy Analysis Group, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
(C404-05), Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC
27711. Telephone number: (919) 541-5665; fax number: (919) 541-0242; e-
mail address: king.jan@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: MI/AIR - PR. EPA. Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Michigan; Redesignation of
the Allegan County Area to Attainment for Ozone
[Federal Register: July 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 138)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42018-42030]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
[EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0477; FRL-9176-4]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation
of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Michigan; Redesignation of
the Allegan County Area to Attainment for Ozone
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve Michigan's request to redesignate
the Allegan County, Michigan 8-hour ozone nonattainment area to
attainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard, because the request
meets the statutory requirements for redesignation under the Clean Air
Act (CAA). The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment
(MDNRE) submitted this request on May 24, 2010 and supplemented it on
June 16, 2010.
This proposed approval involves several related actions. EPA is
proposing to determine that the Allegan County area has attained the 8-
hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). This
determination is based on three years of complete, quality-assured
ambient air quality monitoring data for the 2007-2009 ozone seasons
that demonstrate that the 8-hour ozone NAAQS has been attained in the
area. Preliminary data available for 2010 is consistent with continued
attainment. EPA is also proposing to approve, as a revision to the
Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP), the State's plan for
maintaining the 8-hour ozone NAAQS through 2021 in the area.
EPA is proposing to approve the 2005 emissions inventory submitted
with the redesignation request as meeting the comprehensive emissions
inventory requirement of the CAA for the Allegan County area. Finally,
EPA is proposing to find adequate and approve the State's 2021 Motor
Vehicle Emission Budgets (MVEBs) for the Allegan County area.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2010-0477, by one of the following methods:
1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: bortzer.jay@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (312) 692-2054.
4. Mail: Jay Bortzer, Chief, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604.
5. Hand delivery: Jay Bortzer, Chief, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 18th
floor, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Regional Office normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Regional Office official hours of business are Monday through Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen D'Agostino, Environmental
Engineer, Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs
Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-1767,
dagostino.kathleen@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42018-42030]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
[EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0477; FRL-9176-4]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans and Designation
of Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; Michigan; Redesignation of
the Allegan County Area to Attainment for Ozone
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve Michigan's request to redesignate
the Allegan County, Michigan 8-hour ozone nonattainment area to
attainment for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard, because the request
meets the statutory requirements for redesignation under the Clean Air
Act (CAA). The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment
(MDNRE) submitted this request on May 24, 2010 and supplemented it on
June 16, 2010.
This proposed approval involves several related actions. EPA is
proposing to determine that the Allegan County area has attained the 8-
hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). This
determination is based on three years of complete, quality-assured
ambient air quality monitoring data for the 2007-2009 ozone seasons
that demonstrate that the 8-hour ozone NAAQS has been attained in the
area. Preliminary data available for 2010 is consistent with continued
attainment. EPA is also proposing to approve, as a revision to the
Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP), the State's plan for
maintaining the 8-hour ozone NAAQS through 2021 in the area.
EPA is proposing to approve the 2005 emissions inventory submitted
with the redesignation request as meeting the comprehensive emissions
inventory requirement of the CAA for the Allegan County area. Finally,
EPA is proposing to find adequate and approve the State's 2021 Motor
Vehicle Emission Budgets (MVEBs) for the Allegan County area.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2010-0477, by one of the following methods:
1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: bortzer.jay@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (312) 692-2054.
4. Mail: Jay Bortzer, Chief, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604.
5. Hand delivery: Jay Bortzer, Chief, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 18th
floor, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Regional Office normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Regional Office official hours of business are Monday through Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen D'Agostino, Environmental
Engineer, Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs
Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-1767,
dagostino.kathleen@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: AIR, ENERGY - PR. EPA. Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2011 Renewable Fuel Standards
[Federal Register: July 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 138)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42237-42268]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0133; FRL-9175-8]
RIN 2060-AQ16
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2011 Renewable Fuel
Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act Section 211(o), as amended by the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), the Environmental
Protection Agency is required to set the renewable fuel standards each
November for the following year based on gasoline and diesel
projections from EIA. Additionally, EPA is required to set the
cellulosic biofuel standard each year based on the volume projected to
be available during the following year, using EIA projections and
assessments of production capability from industry. This regulatory
action proposes these annual standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-
based diesel, advanced biofuel, and renewable fuels that apply to all
gasoline and diesel produced or imported in year 2011. This action also
presents two proposed changes to the RFS2 regulations. The first would
create a temporary and limited means for certain renewable fuel
producers to generate delayed RINs after they have produced and sold
renewable fuel. This proposed provision would apply only to those
producers who use canola oil, grain sorghum, pulpwood, or palm oil to
produce renewable fuel. The second proposed regulatory provision would
establish criteria for foreign countries to adopt an aggregate approach
to compliance with the renewable biomass provision akin to that
applicable to the U.S.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 19, 2010.
Hearing: We do not expect to hold a public hearing. However, if we
receive such a request we will publish information related to the
timing and location of the hearing and the timing of a new deadline for
public comments.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0133, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
E-mail: asdinfo@epa.gov.
Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA West Building, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia MacAllister, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; Telephone number: 734-214-4131; Fax number: 734-214-4816; E-mail
address: macallister.julia@epa.gov, or Assessment and Standards
Division Hotline; telephone number 734-214-4636; E-mail address
asdinfo@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42237-42268]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 80
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0133; FRL-9175-8]
RIN 2060-AQ16
Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2011 Renewable Fuel
Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act Section 211(o), as amended by the
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), the Environmental
Protection Agency is required to set the renewable fuel standards each
November for the following year based on gasoline and diesel
projections from EIA. Additionally, EPA is required to set the
cellulosic biofuel standard each year based on the volume projected to
be available during the following year, using EIA projections and
assessments of production capability from industry. This regulatory
action proposes these annual standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-
based diesel, advanced biofuel, and renewable fuels that apply to all
gasoline and diesel produced or imported in year 2011. This action also
presents two proposed changes to the RFS2 regulations. The first would
create a temporary and limited means for certain renewable fuel
producers to generate delayed RINs after they have produced and sold
renewable fuel. This proposed provision would apply only to those
producers who use canola oil, grain sorghum, pulpwood, or palm oil to
produce renewable fuel. The second proposed regulatory provision would
establish criteria for foreign countries to adopt an aggregate approach
to compliance with the renewable biomass provision akin to that
applicable to the U.S.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 19, 2010.
Hearing: We do not expect to hold a public hearing. However, if we
receive such a request we will publish information related to the
timing and location of the hearing and the timing of a new deadline for
public comments.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0133, by one of the following methods:
for submitting comments.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information. . .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia MacAllister, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; Telephone number: 734-214-4131; Fax number: 734-214-4816; E-mail
address: macallister.julia@epa.gov, or Assessment and Standards
Division Hotline; telephone number 734-214-4636; E-mail address
asdinfo@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: AIR - ND. EPA. Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for JP Pulliam Power Plant; Petition from the Sierra Club asking EPA to object to a Title V operating permit for the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's, JP Pulliam Power Plant (JP Pulliam) issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR)
[Federal Register: July 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 138)]
[Notices]
[Page 42084]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[Regional Docket Nos. V-2009-1, FRL-9176-5]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to
State Operating Permit for JP Pulliam Power Plant
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final order on petition to object to Clean Air Act
(Act) operating permit.
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SUMMARY: This document announces that the EPA Administrator has granted
a petition from the Sierra Club asking EPA to object to a Title V
operating permit for the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's, JP
Pulliam Power Plant (JP Pulliam) issued by the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources (WDNR).
Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the Act provide that a petitioner
may ask for judicial review of those portions of the petition which EPA
denies in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate
circuit. Any petition for review shall be filed within 60 days from the
date this notice appears in the Federal Register, pursuant to section
307 of the Act. However, EPA did not deny any portion of the petition
that is the subject of the response announced today.
ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final order, the petition, and
other supporting information at the EPA Region 5 Office, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. If you wish to examine
these documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 hours
before visiting day. Additionally, the final order for the JP Pulliam
Power Plant petition is available electronically at: http://
www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/air/title5/petitiondb/
petitiondb.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits
Section, Air Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division, EPA, Region
5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone (312)
886-4447.
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[Regional Docket Nos. V-2009-1, FRL-9176-5]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to
State Operating Permit for JP Pulliam Power Plant
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final order on petition to object to Clean Air Act
(Act) operating permit.
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SUMMARY: This document announces that the EPA Administrator has granted
a petition from the Sierra Club asking EPA to object to a Title V
operating permit for the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's, JP
Pulliam Power Plant (JP Pulliam) issued by the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources (WDNR).
Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the Act provide that a petitioner
may ask for judicial review of those portions of the petition which EPA
denies in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate
circuit. Any petition for review shall be filed within 60 days from the
date this notice appears in the Federal Register, pursuant to section
307 of the Act. However, EPA did not deny any portion of the petition
that is the subject of the response announced today.
ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final order, the petition, and
other supporting information at the EPA Region 5 Office, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. If you wish to examine
these documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 hours
before visiting day. Additionally, the final order for the JP Pulliam
Power Plant petition is available electronically at: http://
www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/air/title5/petitiondb/
petitiondb.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits
Section, Air Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division, EPA, Region
5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone (312)
886-4447.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: AIR, TOXICS - NM/ND. EPA. Workshop To Review Initial Health Effects Draft Materials for the Ozone (O
[Federal Register: July 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 138)]
[Notices]
[Page 42085]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9176-8]
Workshop To Review Initial Health Effects Draft Materials for the
Ozone (O3 ) Integrated Science Assessment (ISA)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of workshop.
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SUMMARY: As part of the review of the air quality criteria and National
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Ozone (O3 ), EPA is
announcing that a workshop to evaluate initial draft materials for the
health effects sections of the O3 Integrated Science
Assessment (ISA) is being organized by EPA's National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the Office of Research and
Development (ORD). The workshop will be held on August 6, 2010, in
Research Triangle Park, NC, and will be open to attendance by
interested public observers on a first-come, first-served basis up to
the limits of available space.
DATES: The workshop will be held on August 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in the auditorium of EPA's main
campus, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC. An EPA
contractor, Versar, is providing logistical support for the workshop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information,
registration, and logistics for the workshop should be directed to
Bethzaida Colon, Versar, Inc., Conference Coordinator, 6850 Versar
Center, Springfield, VA 22151, telephone: 703-642-6727; facsimile: 703-
642-6809; e-mail: BColon@versar.com. Questions regarding the scientific
and technical aspects of the workshop should be directed to Dr. James
Brown, telephone: 919-541-0765; facsimile: 919-541-1818; e-mail:
brown.james@epa.gov or Dr. Lisa Vinikoor, telephone: 919-541-2931;
facsimile: 919-541-5078; e-mail: vinikoor.lisa@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 42085]
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[FRL-9176-8]
Workshop To Review Initial Health Effects Draft Materials for the
Ozone (O
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of workshop.
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SUMMARY: As part of the review of the air quality criteria and National
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Ozone (O
announcing that a workshop to evaluate initial draft materials for the
health effects sections of the O
Assessment (ISA) is being organized by EPA's National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the Office of Research and
Development (ORD). The workshop will be held on August 6, 2010, in
Research Triangle Park, NC, and will be open to attendance by
interested public observers on a first-come, first-served basis up to
the limits of available space.
DATES: The workshop will be held on August 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in the auditorium of EPA's main
campus, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC. An EPA
contractor, Versar, is providing logistical support for the workshop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding information,
registration, and logistics for the workshop should be directed to
Bethzaida Colon, Versar, Inc., Conference Coordinator, 6850 Versar
Center, Springfield, VA 22151, telephone: 703-642-6727; facsimile: 703-
642-6809; e-mail: BColon@versar.com. Questions regarding the scientific
and technical aspects of the workshop should be directed to Dr. James
Brown, telephone: 919-541-0765; facsimile: 919-541-1818; e-mail:
brown.james@epa.gov or Dr. Lisa Vinikoor, telephone: 919-541-2931;
facsimile: 919-541-5078; e-mail: vinikoor.lisa@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: AIR - NS. EPA. Proposed Settlement Agreements, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit; American Chemistry Council, the American Public Gas Association, the American Petroleum Institute, et al., the Energy Recovery Council, the Fertilizer Institute, and the Utility Air Regulatory Group (collectively ``Petitioners'') in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: American Chemistry Council v. EPA, No. 09-1325 (D.C. Cir.) and consolidated cases
[Federal Register: July 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 138)]
[Notices]
[Page 42085-42087]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9176-9]
Proposed Settlement Agreements, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreements; Request for Public
Comment
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby
given of six proposed settlement agreements to address lawsuits filed
by the American Chemistry Council, the American Public Gas Association,
the American Petroleum Institute, et al., the Energy Recovery Council,
the Fertilizer Institute, and the Utility Air Regulatory Group
(collectively ``Petitioners'') in the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia: American Chemistry Council v. EPA, No.
09-1325 (D.C. Cir.) and consolidated cases. Petitioners filed petitions
for review of EPA's final rule entitled ``Mandatory Reporting of
Greenhouse Gases'', published at 75 FR 56,260 (October 30, 2009). Under
the terms of the proposed settlement agreements, Petitioners would
dismiss their claims if EPA proposes and, after notice and comment,
takes final action on certain revisions to the final rule.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreements must be
received by August 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2010-0575, online at http://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred
method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be
formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters
and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Holmes, Air and Radiation Law
Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: (202) 564-8709; fax number (202) 564-5603; email
address:holmes.carol@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 42085-42087]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9176-9]
Proposed Settlement Agreements, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreements; Request for Public
Comment
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as
amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby
given of six proposed settlement agreements to address lawsuits filed
by the American Chemistry Council, the American Public Gas Association,
the American Petroleum Institute, et al., the Energy Recovery Council,
the Fertilizer Institute, and the Utility Air Regulatory Group
(collectively ``Petitioners'') in the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia: American Chemistry Council v. EPA, No.
09-1325 (D.C. Cir.) and consolidated cases. Petitioners filed petitions
for review of EPA's final rule entitled ``Mandatory Reporting of
Greenhouse Gases'', published at 75 FR 56,260 (October 30, 2009). Under
the terms of the proposed settlement agreements, Petitioners would
dismiss their claims if EPA proposes and, after notice and comment,
takes final action on certain revisions to the final rule.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreements must be
received by August 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2010-0575, online at http://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred
method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be
formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters
and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Holmes, Air and Radiation Law
Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: (202) 564-8709; fax number (202) 564-5603; email
address:holmes.carol@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 8
Subject: ENERGY, DRINK - ND. EPA. Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of Experts for the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Review Panel
[Federal Register: July 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 138)]
[Notices]
[Page 42087-42088]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9176-3]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of
Experts for the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is
requesting public nominations for technical experts to form an SAB Ad
Hoc Panel to review EPA's draft Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan to
investigate the potential public health and environmental protection
research issues that may be associated with hydraulic fracturing.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by August 10, 2010 per
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations
may contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB
Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2134, by fax at
(202) 565-2098, or via e-mail at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at
the EPA SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab. Any inquiry regarding
EPA's planned research approaches to study the potential public health
and environmental protection issues that may be associated with
hydraulic fracturing should be directed to Robert Puls, EPA Office of
Research and Development (ORD), at Puls.Robert@epa.gov or (580) 436-
8543. Media inquiries regarding EPA's draft Hydraulic Fracturing Study
Plan should be directed to Enesta Jones, EPA Office of Public Affairs
(OPA), at jones.enesta@epa.gov or (202) 564-7873.
[Notices]
[Page 42087-42088]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9176-3]
Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Request for Nominations of
Experts for the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Review Panel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office is
requesting public nominations for technical experts to form an SAB Ad
Hoc Panel to review EPA's draft Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan to
investigate the potential public health and environmental protection
research issues that may be associated with hydraulic fracturing.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted by August 10, 2010 per
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing
further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations
may contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB
Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-2134, by fax at
(202) 565-2098, or via e-mail at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General
information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at
the EPA SAB Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/sab. Any inquiry regarding
EPA's planned research approaches to study the potential public health
and environmental protection issues that may be associated with
hydraulic fracturing should be directed to Robert Puls, EPA Office of
Research and Development (ORD), at Puls.Robert@epa.gov or (580) 436-
8543. Media inquiries regarding EPA's draft Hydraulic Fracturing Study
Plan should be directed to Enesta Jones, EPA Office of Public Affairs
(OPA), at jones.enesta@epa.gov or (202) 564-7873.
