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on June 26, 2014 (79 FR 36277), EPA 

solicited supplemental comment 

specifically with respect to whether 

events subsequent to the prior comment 

period should alter EPA’s proposed 

disapproval of Ohio’s submission dated 

June 4, 2003, with respect to SIP opacity 

limitations. EPA did not solicit 

comments on Ohio’s submission or 

EPA’s proposed action of June 27, 2005, 

on that submission, except to the extent 

that events subsequent to the original 

comment period are relevant to EPA’s 

evaluation of the submission and EPA’s 

proposed action. This was not a 

reopening of the original comment 

period, but the opening of a 

supplemental comment period. In the 

supplemental proposal, we requested 

comment by July 28, 2014. We received 

a request from the Ohio EPA, on July 7, 

2014, to extend the comment period an 

additional 90 days. We also received a 

similar request from the Ohio Utility 

Group on July 17, 2014. EPA has 

considered these requests and has 

decided to reopen the comment period 

for an additional 30 days. EPA considers 

a comment period extended by more 

than 30 days (including time between 

July 28, 2014 and today) to be more than 

sufficient to research and analyze any 

events subsequent to the original 

comment period which might be 

relevant to this supplemental comment 

period. Neither Ohio EPA nor the Ohio 

Utility Group identified any particularly 

time-consuming issues relevant to the 

supplemental comment period, nor is 

EPA aware of any. The comment period 

now closes on September 8, 2014. 

Dated: July 29, 2014. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R01–OAR–2014–0243; A–1–FRL– 

9913–08–Region 1] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Maine; 

Volatile Organic Compound 

Regulations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

four State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revisions submitted by the State of 

Maine. These revisions establish 

Reasonably Available Control 

Technology (RACT) for two categories of 

volatile organic compound (VOC) 

sources and revise two existing VOC 

RACT regulations previously approved 

into Maine’s SIP. The intended effect of 

this action is to propose approval of the 

requirements of the four submittals into 

the Maine SIP. This action is being 

taken under the Clean Air Act. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before September 8, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R01–OAR–2014–0243 by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: arnold.anne@epa.gov 

3. Fax: (617) 918–0047. 

4. Mail: ‘‘Docket Identification 

Number EPA–R01–OAR–2014–0243,’’ 

Anne Arnold, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA New England 

Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem 

Protection, Air Quality Planning Unit, 5 

Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail 

code OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109– 

3912. 

5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver 

your comments to: Anne Arnold, 

Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

EPA New England Regional Office, 

Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air 

Quality Planning Unit, 5 Post Office 

Square—Suite 100, (mail code OEP05– 

2), Boston, MA 02109–3912. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Regional Office’s normal hours of 

operation. The Regional Office’s official 

hours of business are Monday through 

Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 

legal holidays. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R01–OAR–2014– 

0243. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit through 

www.regulations.gov, or email, 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected. The 

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. If you submit 

an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the 

electronic docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, i.e., CBI 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 in www.regulations.gov or 

in hard copy at Office of Ecosystem 

Protection, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA New England 

Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem 

Protection, Air Quality Planning Unit, 5 

Post Office Square—Suite 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. 

In addition, copies of the state’s 

submittals are also available for public 

inspection during normal business 

hours, by appointment at the State Air 

Agency: Bureau of Air Quality Control, 

Department of Environmental 

Protection, First Floor of the Tyson 

Building, Augusta Mental Health 

Institute Complex, Augusta, ME 04333– 

0017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anne K. McWilliams, Air Quality 

Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, New England 

Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square— 

Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05–2), Boston, 

MA 02109–3912, telephone (617) 918– 

1697, facsimile (617) 918–0697, email 

mcwilliams.anne@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

EPA. 

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Organization of this document. The 

following outline is provided to aid in 

locating information in this preamble. 

I. Background and Purpose 

II. What is included in Maine’s submittals? 

III. What is EPA’s evaluation of Maine’s 

submittals? 

A. Chapter 159, Control of Volatile Organic 

Compounds From Adhesives and 

Sealants 

B. Chapter 154, Control of Volatile Organic 

Compounds From Flexible Package 

Printing 

C. Chapter 111, Petroleum Liquid Storage 

Vapor Controls 

D. Chapter 112, Bulk Terminal Petroleum 

Liquid Transfer Requirements 

IV. Proposed Action 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background and Purpose 

In 1997, EPA revised the health-based 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS) for ozone, setting it at 0.08 

parts per million (ppm) averaged over 

an 8-hour time frame. 

On April 20, 2004, pursuant to the 

Federal Clean Air Act (the Act, or CAA), 

42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., EPA designated 

portions of the country as being in 

nonattainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS (69 FR 23858). In Maine two 

areas were designated as nonattainment 

for the 1997 ozone standard: The 

Portland, ME ozone nonattainment area, 

including Sagadahoc County and 

portions of York, Cumberland and 

Androscoggin Counties; and the 

Hancock, Knox, Lincoln and Waldo Cos. 

(Counties) ME ozone nonattainment 

area. The remainder of the State was 

designated as unclassifiable/attainment. 

The Portland, ME and Hancock, Knox, 

Lincoln and Waldo Cos., ME ozone 

nonattainment areas were subsequently 

redesignated to attainment effective 

January 10, 2007. See 71 FR 71489, 

December 11, 2006. 

On March 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436), 

EPA issued a new 0.075 ppm 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS. Effective July 20, 2012 

(77 FR 30088), EPA designated areas 

with respect to the 2008 ozone NAAQS. 

The entire state of Maine was 

designated unclassifiable/attainment for 

the 2008 ozone NAAQS. 

Maine is part of the Ozone Transport 

Region (OTR) under Section 184(a) of 

the CAA. Sections 182(b)(2) and 184 of 

the CAA compel states with moderate 

and above ozone nonattainment areas, 

as well as areas in the OTR, 

respectively, to, among other things, 

submit a SIP revision requiring the 

implementation of RACT for all sources 

of VOC covered by a Control 

Techniques Guideline (CTG) issued by 

EPA and for all major sources of VOC. 

A CTG is a document which establishes 

a ‘‘presumptive norm’’ for RACT for a 

specific VOC source category. 

II. What is included in Maine’s 

Submittals? 

On June 20, 2014 and October 26, 

2011, the Maine Department of 

Environmental Protection (herein ‘‘ME 

DEP’’) submitted revisions to its SIP 

containing new regulations to address 

two of EPA’s CTG categories, Chapter 

159 Control of Volatile Organic 

Compounds from Adhesives and 

Sealants (herein ‘‘Chapter 159’’) and 

Chapter 154 Control of Volatile Organic 

Compounds from Flexible Package 

Printing (herein ‘‘Chapter 154’’), 

respectively. 

In addition, on October 13, 1999, ME 

DEP submitted revised Chapter 111 

Petroleum Liquid Storage Vapor 

Controls (herein ‘‘Chapter 111’’) and on 

February 26, 1998, revised Chapter 112 

Bulk Terminal Petroleum Liquid 

Transfer Requirements (herein ‘‘Chapter 

112’’). Earlier versions of Chapters 111 

and 112 had been previously approved 

by EPA into Maine’s SIP. 

III. What is EPA’s evaluation of Maine’s 

submittals? 

A. Chapter 159, Control of Volatile 

Organic Compounds From Adhesives 

and Sealants 

Maine’s Chapter 159 applies to the 

sale, use, and manufacturing for use in 

Maine of adhesives, sealants, adhesive 

primer, and sealant primer used in 

product manufacturing, packaging, 

construction, and installation of metal, 

wood, rubber, plastic, ceramic, or 

fiberglass materials. However, 

adhesives, sealant applications, and 

products used for the following 

operations are exempt from the Chapter 

159: tire repair; repair and 

manufacturing of undersea-based 

weapon systems; testing and evaluation 

associated with research and 

development; solvent welding 

operations for medical devices; plaque 

laminating operations; products or 

processes subject to other state rules; 

and low-VOC products (less than 20 

grams/liter). 

Pursuant to Chapter 159, on or after 

January 1, 2011, all applicable sources 

are required to either limit VOC 

emissions through the use of adhesives, 

sealants, and adhesive and sealant 

primers which meet specified VOC 

limits or the use of add-on control 

equipment with an overall control 

efficiency of 85%, with the exception of 

roofing adhesives and sealants which 

have a compliance date of on or after 

January 1, 2016. The regulation specifies 

VOC limits for aerosol adhesives, cleanup solvents, and surface preparation 

solvents. In addition, the new regulation 

specifies applications methods, as well 

as work practices for waste and cleaning 

materials, to further limit VOC 

emissions for industrial adhesive 

activities. 

Maine’s Chapter 159 is generally 

consistent with the recommendations 

for RACT found in EPA’s CTG for 

Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives 

(EPA–453/R–08–005, September 2008) 

and a model rule developed by the 

Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) in 

2007. The exemptions contained in 

Chapter 159 described above are 

consistent with those recommended in 

the CTG. Although there may be minor 

differences in the terminology used to 

describe certain adhesive categories 

regulated in the CTG and Chapter 159, 

EPA is proposing to find that those 

differences are inconsequential due to 

the Maine rule’s broader applicability. 

Maine’s Chapter 159 is more 

comprehensive than the CTG in that it 

establishes VOC content limits for 

sealants and sealant primers (in 

addition to adhesives as covered by the 

CTG), regulates sellers and 

manufactures, not just appliers, of 

regulated adhesives, adhesive primers 

and sealants, and contains a VOC 

composite vapor pressure limit for 

cleaning materials. Therefore, EPA is 

proposing to approve Chapter 159 and 

to find that the rule satisfies RACT 

requirements for this source category. 

B. Chapter 154, Control of Volatile 

Organic Compounds From Flexible 

Package Printing 

Maine’s Chapter 154 applies to any 

flexible package printing press that has 

the potential to emit from a dryer, prior 

to controls, at least 25 tons per year of 

VOC from the use of inks, coatings and 

adhesives combined. On and after 

January 1, 2011, flexible package 

printing sources subject to the rule are 

required to limit VOC emissions by one 

or more of the following techniques: use 

of low VOC content materials; averaging 

of the VOC content materials to meet 

low-VOC content standards; or 

operating add-on VOC pollution control. 

The rule also contains recordkeeping, 

testing, and reporting requirements, as 

well as work practices for handling 

VOC-containing materials. Facilities 

with flexible package printing presses 

with a potential to emit of less than 25 

tons per year of VOC from the use of 

inks, coatings and adhesives combined 

are only required to comply with the 

rule’s recordkeeping and work practice 

requirements. Facilities with flexible 

package printing presses with a 

potential to emit of less than 25 tons per 

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1EPA’s February 3, 1992 rulemaking found that 

Maine’s revised Chapters 111 and 112 met the VOC 

RACT ‘‘fix-up’’ requirements of the Clean Air Act 

Amendments of 1990 (Section 182(a)(2)(A)). 

2The emptying of such tanks during inspections 

causes a release of VOCs. Therefore, minimizing the 

occurrence of such inspections reduces VOC 

emissions. For example, the EPA document 

‘‘Gasoline Distribution Industry—Stage 1— 

Background information for Promulgated 

Standards’’ (November, 1994), notes that emptying 

and refilling a 150 foot diameter tank will generate 

approximately 7 tons of VOC emissions. 

year of VOC from the use of inks, 

coatings and adhesives combined and 

which are used solely for quality 

control/quality assurance and for 

research and development purposes, are 

required only to meet the rule’s 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Maine’s Chapter 154 Flexible Package 

Printing rule is consistent with 

recommendations for RACT found in 

EPA’s CTG for Flexible Package Printing 

(EPA–453/R–06–003, September 2006). 

Therefore, EPA is proposing to approve 

Chapter 154 and to find that Chapter 

154 satisfies RACT requirements for this 

source category. 

C. Chapter 111, Petroleum Liquid 

Storage Vapor Controls 

Maine’s Chapter 111 was originally 

approved into the Maine SIP on 

February 19, 1980 (see 45 FR 10766) and 

a revised version of the rule was 

approved by EPA on February 3, 1992 

(see 57 FR 3946) as meeting RACT 

requirements.1 Maine’s October 13, 

1999 submittal containing revised 

Chapter 111 decreases the petroleum 

storage vessel complete inspection (of 

cover and seal) frequency requirement 

from annually to once every ten years 

and each time the vessel is emptied and 

degassed, thereby reducing the overall 

VOC emissions from this activity.2 The 

revised inspection schedule is 

consistent with the following EPA 

guidance document: ‘‘Model Volatile 

Organic Compound Rules for 

Reasonably Available Control 

Technology,’’ Staff Working Draft, June 

1992. The revised rule was also 

amended to prohibit the emptying and 

degassing of petroleum storage vessels, 

for the purpose of performing a 

complete inspection, on days for which 

ME DEP has issued an ozone health 

advisory between June 1 and August 31 

each year beginning January 1, 2004. In 

addition, the revised rule increases the 

schedule for ‘‘routine inspections’’ 

conducted through roof hatches from 

once every six months to once every 

month. 

CAA section 110(l) provides that EPA 

shall not approve any implementation 

plan revision if it would interfere with 

any applicable requirement concerning 

attainment and reasonable progress, or 

any other applicable requirement of the 

CAA, i.e. the SIP submittal must 

demonstrate anti-backsliding. The 

revision to Chapter 111 reduces the 

VOC emissions from petroleum storage 

vessels. Therefore, the anti-backsliding 

requirements of section 110(l) have been 

met. For all of the reasons discussed 

above, EPA is proposing to approve 

Maine’s revised Chapter 111 Petroleum 

Liquid Storage Vapor Controls. 

D. Chapter 112, Bulk Terminal 

Petroleum Liquid Transfer 

Requirements 

Maine’s Chapter 112 was originally 

approved into the Maine SIP on 

February 19, 1980 (see 45 FR 10766) and 

several updates to the rule have also 

been subsequently approved by EPA. In 

particular, a revised version of the rule 

was approved by EPA on February 3, 

1992 (see 57 FR 3946) as meeting RACT 

requirements. The most recent approval 

of Chapter 112 occurred on October 15, 

1996 (see 61 FR 53635). As noted in that 

approval, Maine’s Chapter 112 is 

generally consistent with 40 CFR Part 60 

Subpart XX and the following CTG: 

‘‘Control of Hydrocarbons from Tank 

Truck Gasoline Loading Terminals’’ 

(EPA–450/2–77–026). Maine’s February 

26, 1998 submittal, containing revised 

Chapter 112, includes a new, more 

stringent requirement for the following 

major sources of hazardous air 

pollutants (HAPs): (1) All existing and 

new bulk terminals and pipeline 

breakout stations that emit 10 tons/year 

or more of a HAP or 25 tons/year or 

more of a combination of HAPs; and (2) 

all existing and new bulk terminals and 

pipeline breakout stations that are 

located at plant sites that emit 10 tons/ 

year or more of a HAP or 25 tons/year 

or more of a combination of HAPs. 

Emissions from a vapor collection and 

processing system (due to loading of 

gasoline cargo tanks) for major sources 

of HAPs are, under the revised rule, 

limited to 10 milligrams of total organic 

compound per liter of gasoline loaded, 

a reduction from the rule’s previous 

limit of 35 milligrams of total organic 

compound per liter of gasoline loaded. 

The emission limit for sources that are 

not major sources of HAPs remains at 35 

milligrams of total organic compound 

per liter of gasoline loaded. The revised 

rule also incorporates by reference the 

following federal maximum available 

control technologies (MACT) standards: 

‘‘National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source 

Categories: Gasoline Distribution (Stage 

I)’’ at 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R; and 

‘‘National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants Marine Tank 

Vessel Loading Operations’’ at 40 CFR 

Part 63, Subpart Y. 

Maine’s revised Chapter 112 includes 

a more stringent VOC limit than the 

previous SIP-approved version of the 

rule (i.e. 10 versus 35 milligrams, 

respectively, for major sources of HAPs). 

Therefore, CAA section 110(l)’s antibacksliding requirement has been met. 

For all of the reasons above, EPA is 

proposing to approve Maine’s revised 

Chapter 112. 

IV. Proposed Action 

EPA is proposing to approve and 

incorporate into the Maine SIP, Chapter 

159, Control of Volatile Organic 

Compounds from Adhesives and 

Sealants, and Chapter 154, Control of 

Volatile Organic Compounds from 

Flexible Package Printing, as meeting 

RACT for the miscellaneous industrial 

adhesives and flexible package printing 

CTG categories, respectively. In 

addition, EPA is proposing to approve 

and incorporate into the Maine SIP 

revised Chapter 111, Petroleum Liquid 

Storage Vapor Controls, and revised 

Chapter 112, Bulk Terminal Petroleum 

Liquid Transfer Requirements, both of 

which are consistent with CAA 

requirements and with EPA guidance 

for reducing VOC emissions from 

petroleum liquid storage facilities and 

from bulk terminal petroleum liquid 

transfer operations, respectively. 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the Clean Air Act, the 

Administrator is required to approve a 

SIP submission that complies with the 

provisions of the Act 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 Clean Air Act. 

Accordingly, this proposed 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 Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• 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.); 

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• 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 

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 Clean Air Act; 

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 rule 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, Intergovernmental relations, 

Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 

oxides, Volatile organic compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: July 29, 2014. 

H. Curtis Spalding, 

Regional Administrator, EPA New England. 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 80 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0575; FRL–9914–87– 

OAR] 

RIN 2060–AS29 

Regulation of Fuels and Fuel 

Additives: Extension of Compliance 

and Attest Engagement Reporting 

Deadlines for 2013 Renewable Fuel 

Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to extend 

two reporting deadlines for the 2013 

compliance period under the Renewable 

Fuel Standard (RFS) program. This 

proposed action would specifically 

affect the annual compliance and attest 

engagement reporting requirement 

deadlines for regulated parties. The 

annual compliance reports and attest 

engagement reports for the 2013 RFS 

compliance period would not be due 

until 30 days and 90 days, respectively, 

following publication of the final rule 

establishing the 2014 renewable fuel 

percentage standards for cellulosic 

biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced 

biofuel and total renewable fuel in the 

Federal Register. This proposed action 

would ensure timely amendment of 

existing deadlines, before compliance 

obligations would otherwise go into 

effect. In the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ 

section of this Federal Register, we are 

extending the annual compliance and 

attest engagement reporting deadlines 

for the 2013 RFS compliance period 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: Written comments must be 

received on or before September 15, 

2014. 

Hearing: We will hold a public 

hearing on August 15, 2014 if one is 

requested by noon EDT of the preceding 

business day. The public hearing, if 

requested, will be held at the EPA 

National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions 

Laboratory, 2000 Traverwood, Ann 

Arbor, MI 48105, beginning at 10:00 

a.m. local time. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2014–0575, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Docket’s normal 

hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014– 

0575. The EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at 

www.regulations.gov including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or email. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means the EPA will not know 

your identity or contact information 

unless you provide it in the body of 

your comment. If you send an email 

comment directly to the EPA without 

going through www.regulations.gov your 

email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the public 

docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, the EPA recommends that 

you include your name and other 

contact information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If the EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

the EPA may not be able to consider 

your comment. Electronic files should 

avoid the use of special characters, any 

form of encryption, and be free of any 

defects or viruses. For additional 

information about the EPA’s public 

docket visit the EPA Docket Center 

homepage at http://www.epa.gov/

epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

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