ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                40 CFR Part 52
                [EPAR01OAR20190220; FRL1000878Region 1]
                Air Plan Approval; Massachusetts; Negative Declaration for the Oil and Gas Industry
                
                    AGENCY:
                    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
                
                
                    ACTION:
                    Proposed rule.
                
                
                    SUMMARY:
                    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The revision provides Massachusetts' determination, via a negative declaration, that there are no facilities within its borders subject to EPA's 2016 Control Technique Guideline (CTG) for the oil and gas industry. The intended effect of this action is to propose approval of these items into the Massachusetts SIP. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.
                
                
                    DATES:
                    Written comments must be received on or before June 17, 2020.
                
                
                    ADDRESSES:
                    
                        Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPAR01OAR20190220 at 
                        https://www.regulations.gov,
                         or via email to 
                        garcia.ariel@epa.gov.
                         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 
                        https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
                         Publicly available docket materials are available at 
                        https://www.regulations.gov
                         or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1 Regional Office, Air and Radiation Division, 5 Post Office SquareSuite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the 
                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
                         section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays and facility closures due to COVID19.
                    
                
                
                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                    
                        Ariel Garcia, Environmental Protection Specialist, Air and Radiation Division (Mail Code 052), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, Massachusetts 021093912; (617) 9181660. 
                        garcia.ariel@epa.gov.
                    
                
            
            
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                
                    In the Final Rules Section of this 
                    Federal Register
                    , EPA is approving the State's SIP submittal 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 rule, 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 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. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
                
                
                    For additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules Section of this 
                    Federal Register
                    .
                
                
                    Dated: April 21, 2020.
                    Dennis Deziel,
                    Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
                
            
            [FR Doc. 202009073 Filed 51520; 8:45 am]
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