[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 72 (Monday, April 15, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22197-22198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08695]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0888; FRL-9802-9]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for Tennessee: 
Revisions to Volatile Organic Compound Definition

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Due to the receipt of an adverse comment, EPA is withdrawing 
the February 19, 2013, direct final rule to approve Tennessee's 
September 3, 1999, state implementation plan (SIP) submission to change 
rule 1200-3-9-.01 to add a total of 17 compounds to the list of 
compounds excluded from the definition of ``Volatile Organic Compound'' 
(VOC). EPA is considering this comment and will address the comment in 
a subsequent action. EPA will not institute a second comment period on 
this action.

DATES: The direct final rule published at 78 FR 11583 on February 19, 
2013, is withdrawn as of April 15, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Lakeman, Regulatory Development 
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management 
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth 
Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404) 
562-9043. Mr. Lakeman can be reached via electronic mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 19, 2013 (78 FR 11583), EPA 
proposed to approve Tennessee's September 3, 1999, SIP submission to 
change rule 1200-3-9-.01 to add a total of 17 compounds to the list of 
compounds excluded from the definition of VOC to be consistent with 
EPA's definition of VOC at 40 CFR 51.100(s). The SIP submittal was in 
response to EPA's revision to the definition of VOC, (at 40 CFR 
51.100(s)) published in the Federal Register on August 25, 1997 (62 FR 
44900) and

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April 9, 1998 (63 FR 17331). These compounds were added to the 
exclusion list for VOC on the basis that they have a negligible effect 
on tropospheric ozone formation. In the direct final rule, EPA stated 
that if adverse comments were received by March 21, 2013, the rule 
would be withdrawn and not take effect. On March 21, 2013, EPA received 
a comment. EPA interprets this comment as adverse and, therefore, EPA 
is withdrawing the direct final rule. EPA will address the comment in a 
subsequent final action based upon the proposed rulemaking action, also 
published on February 19, 2013 (78 FR 11618). EPA will not institute a 
second comment period on this action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

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

    Dated: April 5, 2013.
Beverly H. Banister,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.


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Accordingly, the amendment to 40 CFR 52.2220(c) which published in the 
Federal Register on February 19, 2013, at 78 FR 11585 is withdrawn as 
of April 15, 2013.

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