[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07799]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R06-OAR-2016-0520; EPA-R06-OAR-2018-0129; FRL-9976-64--Region 6]


Louisiana; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan; Petition for 
Reconsideration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of action denying petition for reconsideration.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice 
of its response to a petition for reconsideration of a rule published 
in the Federal Register on December 21, 2017 addressing Clean Air Act 
regional haze planning requirements for the State of Louisiana. The 
petition, submitted on February 20, 2018, on behalf of the Sierra Club 
and the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) asked EPA to 
reconsider its final action which determined that Louisiana has 
satisfied the Clean Air Act's reasonable progress and long-term 
strategy requirements. EPA has denied the petition by action signed 
April 9, 2018, for reasons that EPA explains in the document denying 
the petition.

DATES: Petitions for review must be filed by June 15, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established dockets for this action under Docket 
ID No. EPA-R06-OAR-2016-0520 for non-electric generating units and 
Docket ID No. EPA-R06-OAR-2017-0129 for electric generating units 
(EGUs). All documents in the dockets are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business 
Information 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 through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 
the EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-
2733.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Huser, 
[email protected], 214-665-7347 or Adaobi Nwankwo, 
[email protected], 214-665-8197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action pertains to facilities in 
Louisiana, and is not based on a determination of nationwide scope or 
effect. Thus, under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, any 
petitions for review of EPA's action denying the Sierra Club and the 
NPCA petition for reconsideration must be filed in the Court of Appeals 
for the Fifth Circuit on or before June 15, 2018.

    Dated: April 9, 2018.
Anne Idsal,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2018-07799 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am]
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