[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 135 (Wednesday, July 15, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41449-41450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16919]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2013-0816; FRL-9930-29-Region 3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Delaware; Nonattainment New Source Review; Emission Offset Provisions; 
Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the comment 
period for a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) published on May 26, 
2015. In the NPR, EPA proposed disapproval of a revision to the 
Delaware State Implementation Plan (SIP) related to nonattainment New 
Source Review (NSR) preconstruction permit program requirements for 
emission offsets. A commenter requested additional time to review the 
proposal and prepare comments. In response to this request, EPA is 
reopening the comment period for this proposal through August 14, 2015. 
All comments received on or before August 14, 2015 will be entered into 
the public record and considered by EPA before taking final action on 
the proposed rule. Comments submitted between the close of the original 
comment period and the reopening of this comment period will be 
accepted and considered.

DATES: The comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) 
published on May 26, 2015 (80 FR 30015), is reopened. Comments must be 
received on or before August 14, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2013-0816 by one of the following methods:
    A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    B. Email: [email protected].
    C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2013-0816, Mr. David Campbell, Associate 
Director, Office of Permits and Air Toxics, Mailcode 3AP10, 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-
2013-0816. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change, and may be made available online 
at 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 www.regulations.gov or email. The 
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 email comment 
directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email 
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

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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 
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 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: Mrs. Amy Johansen, (215) 814-2156, or 
by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 26, 2015, EPA published a notice of 
proposed rulemaking (80 FR 30015). In the NPR, EPA proposed disapproval 
of a revision to the Delaware SIP related to nonattainment NSR 
preconstruction permit program requirements for emission offsets. In 
that action, EPA proposed disapproval, because the submittal did not 
satisfy the requirements of Clean Air Act (CAA) or the Federal 
implementing regulations, which establish the criteria under which the 
owner or operator of a new or modified major stationary source must 
obtain the required emission offsets ``from the same source or other 
sources in the same nonattainment area'' with limited exceptions, for 
Delaware's nonattainment NSR preconstruction permitting program. In 
addition, EPA proposed disapproval of the SIP revision because Delaware 
exercises authorities that are reserved for EPA under section 107 of 
the CAA.

    Dated: June 25, 2015.
Shawn M. Garvin,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2015-16919 Filed 7-14-15; 8:45 am]
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