[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13567-13569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5796]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0099; FRL-9280-2]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Adoption of Control Techniques Guidelines for Flat Wood 
Paneling Surface Coating Processes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania). 
This SIP revision includes amendments to Chapter 121--General 
Provisions and Chapter 129--Standards for Sources of Title 25 of the 
Pennsylvania Code. Pennsylvania's SIP revision meets the requirement to 
adopt Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for sources 
covered by EPA's Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) standards for flat 
wood paneling surface coating processes and will help Pennsylvania 
attain and maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) 
for ozone. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before April 13, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2011-0099 by one of the following methods:
    A. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    B. E-mail: [email protected].
    C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0099, Cristina Fernandez, Associate 
Director, Office of Air Program Planning, Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
    D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR-
2011-0099. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change, and may be made available online 
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 http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.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 http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the public 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 electronic docket are listed in the 
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, i.e., 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 electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business hours at the 
Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the 
State submittal are available at the Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Shandruk, (215) 814-2166, or by 
e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 4, 2011, the Pennsylvania 
Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) submitted to EPA a SIP 
revision concerning the adoption of the CTG for flat wood paneling 
surface coating processes.

I. Background

    Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides that SIPs for nonattainment 
areas must include reasonably available control measures (RACM), 
including RACT for sources of emissions. Section 182(b)(2)(A) provides 
that for certain nonattainment areas, States must revise their SIPs to 
include RACT for sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions 
covered by a CTG document issued after November 15, 1990 and prior to 
the area's date of attainment.
    CTGs are intended to provide state and local air pollution control 
authorities information that should assist them in determining RACT for 
VOCs from various sources, including flat wood paneling surface 
coatings. In developing these CTGs, EPA, among other things, evaluated 
the sources of VOC emissions from this industry and the available 
control approaches for addressing these emissions, including the costs 
of such approaches. Based on available information and data, EPA 
provided recommendations for RACT for VOCs from flat wood paneling.
    In June 1978, EPA published a CTG for flat wood paneling coatings 
(EPA-

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450/2-78-034). This CTG discusses the nature of VOC emissions from this 
industry, available control technologies for addressing such emissions, 
the costs of available control options, and other items. EPA 
promulgated national standards of performance for new stationary 
sources New Source Performance Standards for the flat wood paneling 
industry and EPA also published a national emission standard for 
hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for this industry.
    In 2006 and 2007, after conducting a review of currently existing 
state and local VOC emission reduction approaches for the flat wood 
paneling industry, reviewing the 1978 CTG and the NESHAP for this 
industry, and taking into account the information that has become 
available since then, EPA developed a new CTG for surface coating of 
flat wood paneling, entitled Control Techniques Guidelines for Flat 
Wood Paneling Coatings (Publication No. EPA 453/R-06-004). Flat wood 
paneling coatings means wood paneling products that are any interior, 
exterior, or tileboard panel to which a protective, decorative, or 
functional material or layer has been applied. Flat wood paneling, like 
most wood products, are vulnerable to light, moisture, and insects. 
Coatings are used for three purposes: Protection, appearance, and 
surface modification. Surface coatings are applied to reduce potential 
damage from environmental elements such as moisture and temperature 
extremes and other climate-related hazards and from insect infestation. 
Coatings are also applied to enhance surfaces to make other coatings 
more effective. Finally, coatings are applied to improve the appearance 
of the wood product. Releases of VOCs occur during the coating process 
as the coatings are mixed or thinned, as they are applied to the 
substrate, and as they dry and the VOCs within the coating evaporate 
into the air.

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    On January 4, 2011, PADEP submitted to EPA a SIP revision 
concerning the adoption of the CTG for flat wood paneling surface 
coating processes. EPA develops CTGs as guidance on control 
requirements for source categories. States can follow the CTGs or adopt 
more restrictive standards. Pennsylvania has adopted EPA's CTG 
standards for flat wood paneling surface coating processes. These 
regulations are in Chapter 121--General Provisions and in Chapter 129--
Standards for Sources, in Title 25 of the Pennsylvania Code. 
Specifically, this revision amends the existing regulations at sections 
121.1, 129.51, 129.66, and adds new section 129.52c. Several 
definitions were added in section 121.1 and section 129.51 was amended 
to extend coverage to flat wood paneling surface coating processes. New 
section 129.52c includes VOC emission limits, work practices, and 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements, all of which are consistent 
with EPA's CTG for flat wood paneling surface coating processes. The 
emission limits of VOCs for flat wood paneling surface coatings are 
shown in Table 1. These emission limits apply if the total actual VOC 
emissions from all flat wood paneling surface coating operations at the 
facility are equal to or greater than 15 pounds (6.8 kilograms) per 
day, before consideration of controls.

Table 1--Emission Limits of VOCs for Flat Wood Paneling Surface Coatings
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                                             Should meet one of these
  Surface coatings, inks, or adhesives            emission limits
   applied to the following flat wood    -------------------------------
           paneling categories              lb VOC/gal      g VOC/liter
                                          coating solids  coating solids
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Printed interior panels made of                      2.9             350
 hardwood, plywood, or thin
 particleboard..........................
Natural finish hardwood plywood panels..             2.9             350
Class II finishes on hardboard panels...             2.9             350
Tileboards..............................             2.9             350
Exterior siding.........................             2.9             350
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III. Proposed Action

    EPA is proposing to approve Pennsylvania's SIP revision for 
adoption of the CTG standards for flat wood paneling surface coating 
processes. EPA is soliciting public comments on the issues discussed in 
this document. These comments will be considered before taking final 
action.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable 
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in 
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices, 
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this 
action merely proposes to approve state law as meeting Federal 
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those 
imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this proposed rule concerning Pennsylvania's adoption 
of a

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CTG for flat wood paneling surface coating processes does not have 
tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian 
country located in the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose 
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Ozone, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

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

    Dated: March 1, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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