United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2015_register executive 2018-02-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f752a6 D09002ee1c7f75321 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve the State of Alabama's March 27, 2015, State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, submitted by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). This SIP revision provides Alabama's state-determined allowance allocations for existing electric generating units (EGUs) in the State for the 2016 control periods and replaces the allowance allocations for the 2016 control periods established by EPA under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). The CSAPR addresses the "good neighbor" provision of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) that requires states to reduce the transport of pollution that significantly affects downwind nonattainment and maintenance areas. In this direct final action, EPA is approving Alabama's SIP revision, incorporating the state-determined allocations for the 2016 control periods into the SIP, and amending the regulatory text of the CSAPR Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) to reflect this approval and inclusion of the state-determined allocations. The CSAPR FIPs for Alabama remain in place until such time as the State decides to replace the FIPs with a SIP revision to allocate trading program allowances for control periods 2017 and beyond. EPA is taking direct final action to approve Alabama's SIP revision because it meets the requirements of the CAA and the CSAPR requirements to replace EPA's allowance allocations for the 2016 control periods. This action is being taken pursuant to the CAA and its implementing regulations. 80 FR 44292 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-07-27/2015-18217 2015-18217 fr27jy15-10 6560-50-P EPA-R04-OAR-2015-0313 FRL-9931-24-Region 4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-07-27/2015-18217 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-07-27/html/2015-18217.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-07-27/pdf/2015-18217.pdf Environmental Protection Air Pollution Control Incorporation by Reference Intergovernmental Relations Nitrogen Dioxide Ozone Particulate Matter Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Sulfur Oxides 6 p. 44292 44297 80 FR 44292 Title 40 Part 52 40 CFR Part 52 Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans for the State of Alabama: Cross-State Air Pollution Rule; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue RULE 2015-18217 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2015-09-25 2015-08-26 EPA-R04-OAR-2015-0313 FRL-9931-24-Region 4 6560-50-P 2015-18217 Direct final rule.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve the State of Alabama's March 27, 2015, State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, submitted by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). This SIP revision provides Alabama's state-determined allowance allocations for existing electric generating units (EGUs) in the State for the 2016 control periods and replaces the allowance allocations for the 2016 control periods established by EPA under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). The CSAPR addresses the "good neighbor" provision of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) that requires states to reduce the transport of pollution that significantly affects downwind nonattainment and maintenance areas. In this direct final action, EPA is approving Alabama's SIP revision, incorporating the state-determined allocations for the 2016 control periods into the SIP, and amending the regulatory text of the CSAPR Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) to reflect this approval and inclusion of the state-determined allocations. The CSAPR FIPs for Alabama remain in place until such time as the State decides to replace the FIPs with a SIP revision to allocate trading program allowances for control periods 2017 and beyond. EPA is taking direct final action to approve Alabama's SIP revision because it meets the requirements of the CAA and the CSAPR requirements to replace EPA's allowance allocations for the 2016 control periods. This action is being taken pursuant to the CAA and its implementing regulations.

This direct final rule is effective September 25, 2015 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by August 26, 2015. If EPA receives such comments, it will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform the public that the rule will not take effect. Twunjala Bradley, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Ms. Twunjala Bradley can be reached by phone at (404) 562- 9352 or via electronic mail at bradley.twunjala@epa.gov. Environmental Protection Air Pollution Control Incorporation by Reference Intergovernmental Relations Nitrogen Dioxide Ozone Particulate Matter Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Sulfur Oxides Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Alabama; Cross-State Air Pollution , bradley.twunjala@epa.gov R4-ARMS@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm www.regulations.gov Vol. 80, no. 143 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-07-27 continuing daily deposited born digital 586 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-07-27 P0b002ee1988a7c94 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr27jy15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-07-27 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-07-27/pdf/FR-2015-07-27.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-07-27/xml/FR-2015-07-27.xml fdlp 44251 44827 DGPO 2018-02-23 2024-06-02 FR-2015-07-27 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-07-27 80 143