31887 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 98 / Friday, May 20, 2016 / Proposed Rules 
1CSAPR requires substantial reductions of SO 2 
and NOx emissions in 28 states in the eastern 
United States that significantly contribute to downwind nonattainment of the 1997 PM
2.5and 
ozone NAAQS and 2006 PM 2.5NAAQS. 
2Thus, after December 31, 2014, CAIR was 
replaced by CSAPR and was a defunct, moot CAA program no longer implemented by EPA. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 
Environmental protection, Air 
pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Ozone, Volatile organic compounds. 
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 
Dated: May 3, 2016. 
Shawn M. Garvin, 
Regional Administrator, Region III. 
[FR Doc. 2016–11845 Filed 5–19–16; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 
AGENCY 
40 CFR Part 52 
[EPA–R03–OAR–2016–0054; FRL–9946–67– 
Region 3] 
Approval and Promulgation of Air 
Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Control of Emissions From Various Processes and Fuel-Burning Equipment From Kraft Pulp Mills 
AGENCY : Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA). 
ACTION : Proposed rule. 
SUMMARY : The Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) is proposing to conditionally approve a revision to the Maryland state implementation plan (SIP) submitted by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) on October 15, 2014. The SIP revision adds and amends regulations in the SIP which control emissions from various processes and fuel-burning equipment at Kraft pulp mills. The SIP revision includes the following: (1) A new definition for ‘‘NO
XOzone Season 
Allowance;’’ (2) a new regulation with nitrogen oxides (NO
X) limits for fuel- 
burning equipment located at Kraft pulp mills; (3) a removal and relocation of existing NO
Xreasonably available 
control technology (RACT) requirements for Kraft pulp mills into another Maryland regulation; and (4) a revised regulation which clarifies the volatile organic compound (VOC) control system and emission requirements for several process installations at Kraft pulp mills. EPA proposes a conditional approval because the new Maryland definition references the defunct Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and because MDE provided a commitment to remove all references to CAIR within the definition of ‘‘NO
XOzone Season 
Allowance’’ and submit a revised definition as a new SIP revision, no later than a year from EPA finalizing this conditional approval. Upon timely meeting of this commitment, EPA will propose to convert the conditional approval of the SIP revision to a final 
approval. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA). 
DATES : Written comments on EPA’s 
proposed conditional approval must be received on or before June 20, 2016. 
ADDRESSES : Submit your comments, 
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03– OAR–2016–0054 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to 
fernandez.cristina@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. 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 : 
Gregory Becoat, (215) 814–2036, or by email at becoat.gregory@epa.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : On 
October 15, 2014, EPA received a revision to the State of Maryland’s SIP submitted by MDE. The SIP revision includes Maryland regulations which control emissions from various processes and fuel-burning equipment at Kraft pulp mills and which clarify the VOC control system and requirements for several process installations at Kraft pulp mills. 
I. Background 
In the October 15, 2014 SIP revision, 
MDE’s submittal included a definition 
for ‘‘NO
XOzone Season Allowance’’ 
which references a defunct CAA program, CAIR. EPA discussed with MDE the need to remove all references to CAIR within the definition of ‘‘NO
X 
Ozone Season Allowance,’’ for EPA to approve the October 15, 2014 SIP revision. In May 2005, EPA promulgated CAIR 
which required certain states to reduce 
emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO
2) and 
NO Xthat significantly contribute to 
downwind nonattainment of the 1997 national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM
2.5) and ozone. 70 FR 25162 (May 
12, 2005). After litigation in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (D.C. Circuit) which remanded CAIR to EPA, EPA promulgated the Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) to replace CAIR and to help states reduce air pollution and attain CAA standards. 76 FR 48208 (August 8, 2011).
1In subsequent, additional 
litigation, CSAPR was initially vacated 
by the D.C. Circuit but upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. EPA v. EME Homer 
City Generation, L.P., 134 S. Ct. 1584 (2014). EPA began implementing CSAPR in January 2015 as CAIR’s replacement. See 79 FR 71663 
(December 3, 2014) (interim final rulemaking issued after DC Circuit lifted stay on CSAPR).
2 
On September 29, 2015, EPA received 
a supplemental letter from MDE committing to remove all references to CAIR within the definition of ‘‘NO
X 
Ozone Season Allowance,’’ as a SIP revision, no later than a year from EPA finalizing our conditional approval of the SIP submittal. Upon final approval of the revised definition of ‘‘NO
XOzone 
Season Allowance’’ as a SIP revision, EPA will convert the conditional approval of the October 15, 2014 SIP submission with the regulations and requirements for Kraft pulp mills to a full approval. 
II. Summary of SIP Revision 
MDE’s SIP revision includes amended 
and new regulations in order to control 
emissions from various processes and fuel-burning equipment at Kraft pulp mills. The SIP revision submittal includes an amendment to the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 26.11.01.01—‘‘General Administrative Provisions’’ in order to add a definition for ‘‘NO
XOzone Season Allowance.’’ 
This definition was added to the COMAR by Maryland because the NO
X 
emission limitations for the Kraft pulp mills rely on use of NO
Xallowances. 
Because the definition in COMAR 26.11.01.01 makes references to CAIR which sunset on December 31, 2014 as 
VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:17 May 19, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\20MYP1.SGM 20MYP1mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS31888 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 98 / Friday, May 20, 2016 / Proposed Rules 
EPA is now implementing CSAPR, EPA 
cannot fully approve the definition for ‘‘NO
XOzone Season Allowance.’’ MDE 
has committed to remove references to CAIR and submit a revised definition in a separate SIP submittal. The October 15, 2014 SIP revision also seeks to add to the SIP COMAR 26.11.14.07— ‘‘Control of NO
XEmissions from Fuel 
Burning Equipment’’ in order to: (1) Establish the applicability and NO
X 
emission standards to any fuel burning equipment with a maximum design heat input capacity of greater than 250 million British thermal unit (Btu) per hour located at any Kraft pulp mill; (2) establish NO
Xemission limits for Kraft 
pulp mills including an emission rate of 0.70 pounds of NO
Xper million Btu, an 
emission limit of 947 tons of NO X 
during the period May 1 through September 30 of each year, and an emission rate of 0.99 pounds of NO
Xper 
million Btu during the period of October 1 through April 30 of each year; (3) establish the requirements for demonstrating compliance with the NO
Xlimits; (4) permit pulp mills to 
secure up to 95 allowances for each period in which a mill exceeds the 947 ton emission cap from May through September 30 of each year; (5) specify the process of achieving compliance through the use of allowances; and (6) establish monitoring and reporting requirements. The NO
Xemission 
limitations of 0.70 pounds of NO Xper 
million Btu from May 1 through September 30 of each year and 0.99 pounds of NO
Xper million Btu during 
the period of October 1 through April 30 of each year were previously included in COMAR 26.11.09.08 and are already included in the Maryland SIP. See 69 
FR 56170 (September 20, 2004). Thus, these provisions are not new to the SIP, but merely relocated. Pursuant to the NO
XSIP Call at COMAR 26.11.29 and 
.30, the sole Kraft pulp mill in Maryland was allocated 947 allowances for NO
X 
emissions. COMAR 26.11.29 and .30 are in the existing Maryland SIP. With this SIP revision, Maryland seeks to include the 947 ton NO
Xcap in the Maryland 
SIP at COMAR 26.11.14.07. Thus, the October 15, 2014 SIP revision simply relocates the 947 ton NO
Xcap within 
the Maryland SIP. 
The SIP revision also includes an 
amended COMAR 26.11.09.08— ‘‘Control of NO
XEmissions for Major 
Stationary Sources’’ in order to remove from this provision subsection (C)(h) which has NO
Xrequirements for the 
fuel burning equipment at non-electric generating facilities. Maryland requests removal of this subsection (C)(h) of COMAR 26.11.09.08 from the Maryland SIP because the NO
Xrequirements for 
pulp mills to meet a NO Xemissions rate 
of 0.70 pounds per million Btu during 
the period May 1 to September 30 of each year and 0.99 during the period October 1 through April 30 of each year have been relocated to COMAR 26.11.14.07. 
Finally, the SIP revision also includes 
a revised COMAR 26.11.14.06— ‘‘Control of Volatile Organic Compounds’’ in order to: (1) Clarify that air emissions from brown stock washers are to be collected and combusted; (2) clarify that evaporators, digester blow tank systems, and brown stock wasters shall be controlled by removing 90 percent (90%) or more of the condensate VOC loading by demonstrating a VOC removal or destruction efficiency of the condensate stream stripper of 90% or greater or a system analysis of these units; and (3) specify approvable testing methods to demonstrate the collective VOC removal efficiency of the condensate steam stripper and other control systems as required. This provision will reduce VOC emissions from Kraft pulp mills and will strengthen the Maryland SIP. 
A full explanation of the SIP revision 
and EPA’s analysis of the revision are contained in the technical support document (TSD) prepared in support of this proposed rulemaking. A copy of this TSD is located in the docket of this proposed rulemaking and is available online at www.regulations.gov. 
III. Proposed Action 
EPA is proposing to conditionally 
approve the Maryland October 15, 2014 
SIP revision concerning the regulations and requirements to control NO
Xand 
VOC emissions from various processes and fuel-burning equipment at Kraft pulp mills as it strengthens the SIP with provisions related to controlling emissions of NO
Xand VOC. Pursuant to 
section 110(k)(4) of the CAA, EPA’s proposal is to conditionally approve the October 15, 2014 SIP revision because Maryland committed in a letter dated September 29, 2015 to submit to EPA a SIP revision removing all references to CAIR, a defunct CAA program, within the definition of ‘‘NO
XOzone Season 
Allowance’’ in COMAR 26.11.01.01, no later than a year from EPA finalizing our conditional approval. 
When EPA approves the revised 
definition of ‘‘NO
XOzone Season 
Allowance’’ in COMAR 26.11.01.01, EPA will remove the conditional nature of its approval, and the October 15, 2014 SIP revision will, at that time, receive a full approval status. Should MDE fail to meet the condition specified in this rulemaking action, the final conditional approval of the SIP revision will convert to a disapproval. EPA is soliciting public comments on the issues discussed in this document. These comments will be considered before taking final action. 
IV. Incorporation by Reference 
In this proposed rulemaking action, 
EPA is proposing to include in a final 
EPA rule, regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is proposing to incorporate by reference revisions to COMAR 26.11.01.01, COMAR 26.11.14.07, COMAR 26.11.09.08, and COMAR 26.11.14.06 as previously discussed. EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents generally available electronically through www.regulations.gov and/or may be 
viewed at the appropriate EPA office (see the 
ADDRESSES section of this 
preamble for more information). 
V. Statutory and Executive Order 
Reviews 
Under the CAA, the Administrator is 
required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action: 
•Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 
action’’ subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011); 
•does not impose an information 
collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 
•is certified as not having a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 
•does not contain any unfunded 
mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 
•does not have federalism 
implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999); 
•is not an economically significant 
regulatory action based on health or 
VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:17 May 19, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\20MYP1.SGM 20MYP1mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS31889 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 98 / Friday, May 20, 2016 / Proposed Rules 
safety risks subject to Executive Order 
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 
•is not a significant regulatory action 
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); 
•is not subject to requirements of 
Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the CAA; and 
•does not provide EPA with the 
discretionary authority to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 
In addition, this proposed rule, 
pertaining to the regulations and requirements for the control of emissions from various processes and fuel-burning equipment from Kraft pulp mills, does not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law. 
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 
Environmental protection, Air 
pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds. 
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 
Dated: May 3, 2016. 
Shawn M. Garvin, 
Regional Administrator, Region III. 
[FR Doc. 2016–11844 Filed 5–19–16; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION 
47 CFR Part 64 
[CG Docket No. 02–278; FCC 16–57] 
Rules and Regulations Implementing 
the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 
AGENCY : Federal Communications 
Commission. 
ACTION : Proposed rule. 
SUMMARY : In this document, the Federal 
Communications Commission (Commission) invites comment on proposed revisions to its rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to implement a provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 that excepts from the TCPA’s prior-express- 
consent requirement autodialed and prerecorded calls ‘‘made solely to collect a debt owed to or guaranteed by the United States.’’ 
DATES : Comments are due on or before 
June 6, 2016. Reply comments are due 
on or before June 21, 2016. 
ADDRESSES : You may submit comments 
identified by CG Docket No. 02–278 by any of the following methods: 
•Electronic Filers: Comments may be 
filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), through the Commission’s Web site: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Filers should follow 
the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting comments. For ECFS filers, in completing the transmittal screen, filers should include their full name, U.S. Postal service mailing address, and CG Docket No. 02–278. 
•Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 
file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although the Commission continues to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. 
For detailed instructions for 
submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION  
section of this document. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Kristi Thornton, Consumer Policy Division, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554 by phone at (202) 418–2467 or by email at: Kristi.Thornton@fcc.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : This is a 
summary of the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Rules 
and Regulations Implementing the TCPA of 1991, CG Docket No. 02–278, FCC 16–57, adopted May 24, 2016, and released May 6, 2016. A copy of document FCC 16–57 and any subsequently filed documents in this matter will be available during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418–0270. The full text of document FCC 16–57 will be available for public inspection and copying via ECFS, and during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. 
A copy of document FCC 16–57 and any subsequently filed documents in this matter may also be found by searching ECFS at: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/ (insert 
CG Docket No. 02–278 into the Proceeding block). 
Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, 
interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using ECFS. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 
63 FR 24121 (1998). 
•All hand-delivered or messenger- 
delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th Street SW., Room TW–A325, Washington, DC 20554. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. 
•Commercial Mail sent by overnight 
mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. 
•U.S. Postal Service first-class, 
Express, and Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. 
Pursuant to § 1.1200 of the 
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.1200, this matter shall be treated as a ‘‘permit-but- disclose’’ proceeding in accordance with the Commission’s ex parte rules. 
Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain summaries of the substances of the presentations and not merely a listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one or two sentence description of the views and arguments presented is generally required. See 47 CFR 1.1206(b). Other 
rules pertaining to oral and written ex parte presentations in permit-but- 
disclose proceedings are set forth in § 1.1206(b) of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.1206(b). 
To request materials in accessible 
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY). Document FCC 16–57 can also be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format (PDF) at: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/policy. 
VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:17 May 19, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\20MYP1.SGM 20MYP1mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS