[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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in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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