[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 59089-59090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24521]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0603; FRL-9470-7]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Delaware; Amendments to the Control of Volatile Organic Compound 
Emissions From Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing

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 State of Delaware. This SIP revision amends 
the control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from offset 
lithographic printing and letterpress printing. This action is being 
taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before October 24, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2011-0603 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-2011-0603, 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-
2011-0603. 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 Delaware Department of Natural 
Resources and Environmental Control, 89 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 1401, 
Dover, Delaware 19903.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose Quinto, (215) 814-2182, or by e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 25, 2011, the Delaware Department of 
Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) submitted a SIP 
revision that amends the control of VOC emissions from offset 
lithographic printing and letterpress printing (7 DE Admin Code 1124, 
Section 47.0). The purpose of this SIP revision is to conform to the 
new Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) issued by EPA.

I. Background

    Section 182(b)(2) of the CAA requires all ozone nonattainment 
areas, including Delaware, to update relevant regulations for 
reasonably available control technology (RACT) controls for emission 
sources covered by EPA's CTG and to submit the regulations to EPA as 
SIP revisions. Section 47.0 (Offset Lithographic Printing) under 7 DE 
Admin Code 1124 (Control of VOC Emissions) was originally developed in 
1994 after EPA issued a CTG in 1993 for the control of VOC emissions 
from the offset lithographic printing industry. (See docket EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0536 for the 1993 CTG and 62 FR 26399, May 14, 1997 for 7 DE Admin 
Code 1124, Section 47.0). In September 2006 (EPA-453/R-06-002), EPA 
updated its CTG for the offset lithographic printing industry by adding 
control requirements for letterpress printing operations. DNREC revised 
Section 47.0 (Offset Lithographic Printing and Letterpress Printing) in 
early 2010 to reflect the new requirements in EPA's 2006 CTG.

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    DNREC's SIP revision to Section 47.0 that was submitted on May 25, 
2011, expands the control of VOC emissions to include letterpress 
printing presses and set up a new and more stringent 95 percent 
reduction standard for those control systems installed after April 11, 
2011 (effective date of the SIP revision). Amendments to Section 47.0 
also include specifying a one-year transition period for facilities to 
comply with the new requirements and providing flexibility for 
facilities to locate unspecified temperature monitoring devices for 
control systems. A detailed summary of EPA's review and rationale for 
proposing to approve this SIP revision may be found in the Technical 
Support Document (TSD) for this action which is available on line at 
http://www.regulations.gov, Docket number EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0603.

III. Proposed Action

    EPA is proposing to approve the Delaware SIP revision for the 
control of VOC emissions from offset lithographic printing and 
letterpress printing (7 DE Admin Code 1124, Section 47.0) submitted on 
May 25, 2011. 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

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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, pertaining to Delaware's offset 
lithographic printing and letterpress printing, 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: September 6, 2011.
James W. Newsom,
Acting, Regional Administrator, Region III.
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