[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 13, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 89889-89890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29747]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R03-OAR-2016-0455; FRL-9956-42-Region 3]
Determination of Attainment of the 2012 Annual Fine Particulate
Matter Standard; Pennsylvania; Delaware County Nonattainment Area
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
determine that the Delaware County, Pennsylvania moderate nonattainment
area (the Delaware County Area) has attained the 2012 annual fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS). This determination of attainment, also known as a
clean data determination, is based upon quality assured, certified, and
complete ambient air monitoring data showing that this area has
monitored attainment of the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS based on
the 2013-2015 data available in EPA's Air Quality System (AQS)
database. If this determination is finalized, the requirements for the
Delaware County Area to submit an attainment demonstration, associated
reasonably available control measures (RACM), a reasonable further
progress (RFP) plan, contingency measures, and other planning state
implementation plan (SIP) revisions related to attainment of the
standard shall be suspended for so long as the area continues to meet
the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. This action is being taken
under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is making
this determination of attainment 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 action, 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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in
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a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not
institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting
on this action should do so at this time.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by January 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-
OAR-2016-0455 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to
[email protected]. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow
the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either
manner of submission, 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 http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gavin Huang, (215) 814-2042, or by
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information about this
determination of attainment of the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS
for the Delaware County Area, please see the information provided in
the direct final action, with the same title, that is located in the
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register publication.
Dated: November 22, 2016.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2016-29747 Filed 12-12-16; 8:45 am]
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