[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19934]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R07-OAR-2017-0477; FRL-9967-94-Region 7]


Approval of Nebraska Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide and 
Sulfur Dioxide and the 2012 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve elements of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission from 
the State of Nebraska addressing the applicable requirements of Clean 
Air Act (CAA) section 110 for the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide 
(NO2) and Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), and the 2012 Fine Particulate Matter 
(PM2.5) NAAQS, which requires that each state adopt and 
submit a SIP to support implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of 
each new or revised NAAQS promulgated by EPA. These SIPs are commonly 
referred to as ``infrastructure'' SIPs. The infrastructure requirements 
are designed to ensure that the structural components of each state's 
air quality management program are adequate to meet the state's 
responsibilities under the CAA. EPA is proposing approval of the 
infrastructure submissions as meeting the applicable requirements of 
CAA section 110, for all three submittals. EPA is proposing to approve 
elements of the 2010 NO2 and SO2 infrastructure 
SIP submissions from the State of Nebraska received on February 7, 
2013, and August 22, 2013, respectively. EPA is also proposing to 
approve the 2012 PM2.5 infrastructure submittal received on 
February 22, 2016. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this 
Federal Register, we are approving the state's SIP revisions as a 
direct final rule without a prior proposed rule. If we receive no 
adverse comment, we will not take further action on this proposed rule.

DATES: Comments must be received by October 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2017-0477, to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 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, the full EPA 
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, 
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gregory Crable, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner 
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at (913) 551-7391, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document proposes to take action on the 
2010 NO2 and SO2 NAAQS and the 2012 
PM2.5 NAAQS Infrastructure SIP submittals. We have published 
a direct final rule approving the State's SIP revision (s) in the 
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, because we 
view this as a noncontroversial action and anticipate no relevant 
adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for this action in the 
preamble to the direct final rule. If we receive no adverse comment, we 
will not take further action on this proposed rule. If we receive 
adverse comment, we will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not 
take effect. We would address all public comments in any subsequent 
final rule based on this proposed rule. We do not intend to institute a 
second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in 
commenting must do so at this time. For further information, please see 
the information provided in the ADDRESSES section of this document.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: September 8, 2017.
Cathy Stepp,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2017-19934 Filed 9-19-17; 8:45 am]
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