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053°(T)/037°(M) and Kenai, AK, 239°(T)/ 

220°(M) radials; Kenai; Anchorage, AK; Big 

Lake, AK; Fairbanks, AK; Chandalar, AK, 

NDB; to Deadhorse, AK. 

* * * * * 

J–124 [Amended] 

From Big Lake, AK, via Gulkana, AK; to 

Northway, AK. 

J–125 [Amended] 

From Kodiak, AK, via Anchorage, AK; INT 

Anchorage 335°(T)/316°(M) and Talkeetna, 

AK, 195°(T)/176°(M) radials; Talkeetna; to 

Nenana, AK. 

* * * * * 

J–127 [Amended] 

From King Salmon, AK; to INT King 

Salmon 042°(T)/026°(M) and Anchorage, AK, 

247°(T)/228°(M) radials. 

* * * * * 

J–133 [Amended] 

From Galena, AK, via Anchorage, AK; 

Johnstone Point, AK; Orca Bay, AK NDB; via 

INT Orca Bay NDB 114°(T)/091°(M) and 

Sitka, AK NDB 308°(T)/285°(M) bearings, to 

Sitka, AK NDB. 

* * * * * 

J–511 [Amended] 

From Dillingham, AK; via INT Dillingham 

059°(T)/044°(M) and Anchorage, AK 247°(T)/ 

228(M) radials, to Anchorage, AK; Gulkana, 

AK; to Burwash Landing, YT, Canada, NDB, 

excluding the portion which lies over 

Canadian territory. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 2005 Alaska Area Navigation 

Routes. 

* * * * * 

J804R ANCHORAGE, AK, TO FRIED [AMENDED] 

Waypoint name Location Reference facility 

Anchorage, AK ................................................................. 61°10′04′′ N. 149°57′37′′ W. ............................................ Anchorage, AK. 

NOWEL ............................................................................ 60°29′02′′ N. 148°28′31′′ W. ............................................ Middleton Island, AK. 

Middleton Island, AK ........................................................ 59°25′19′′ N. 146°21′00′′ W. ............................................ Middleton Island, AK. 

SNOUT ............................................................................. 57°53′26′′ N. 141°45′19′′ W. ............................................ Yakutat, AK. 

EEDEN ............................................................................. 55°53′59′′ N. 137°00′06′′ W. ............................................ Biorka Island, AK. 

FRIED ............................................................................... 54°13′19′′ N. 133°37′57′′ W. ............................................ Annette Island, AK. 

* * * * * 

J–889R NOWEL TO LAIRE [AMENDED] 

Waypoint name Location Reference facility 

NOWEL ............................................................................ 60°29′02′′ N., 148°28′31′′ W. ........................................... Anchorage, AK. 

ARISE ............................................................................... 60°00′00′′ N., 146°09′13′′ W. ........................................... Middleton Island, AK. 

KONKS ............................................................................. 59°33′02′′ N., 144°00′07′′ W. ........................................... Middleton Island, AK. 

LAIRE ............................................................................... 58°48′15′′ N., 140°31′43′′ W. ........................................... Yakutat, AK. 

* * * * * 

Paragraph 2006 Alaska area navigation 

routes (Q-routes). 

* * * * * 

Q–8 GAL to TED [Amended] 

GAL VORTAC 

(Lat. 64°44′17′′ N., long. 156°46′38′′ W.) 

TED VOR/DME 

(Lat. 61°10′04′′ N., long. 149°57′37′′ W.) 

* * * * * 

Q–43 TED to FAI [Amended] 

TED VOR/DME 

(Lat. 61°10′04′′ N., long. 149°57′37′′ W.) 

BGQ VORTAC 

(Lat. 61°34′10′′ N., long. 149°58′02′′ W.) 

FAI VORTAC 

(Lat. 64°48′00′′ N., long. 148°00′43′′ W.) 

Q–44 OME to TED [Amended] 

OME VOR/DME 

(Lat. 64°29′06′′ N., long. 165°15′11′′ W.) 

TED VOR/DME 

(Lat. 61°10′04′′ N., long. 149°57′37′′ W.) 

Q–45 DLG to AMOTT [Amended] 

DLG VOR/DME 

(Lat. 58°59′39′′ N., long. 158°33′08′′ W.) 

AMOTT Fix 

(Lat. 60°52′27′′ N., long. 151°22′24′′ W.) 

* * * * * 

Q–47 AKN to AMOTT [Amended] 

AKN VORTAC 

(Lat. 58°43′29′′ N., long. 156°45′08′′ W.) 

AMOTT Fix 

(Lat. 60°52′27′′ N., long. 151°22′24′′ W.) 

* * * * * 

Q–49 ODK to AMOTT [Amended] 

ODK VOR/DME 

(Lat. 57°46′30′′ N., long. 152°20′23′′ W.) 

AMOTT Fix 

(Lat. 60°52′27′′ N., long. 151°22′24′′ W.) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 28, 

2011. 

Edith V. Parish, 

Manager, Airspace, Regulation and ATC 

Procedure Group. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4937 Filed 3–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Chapter I 

[Docket EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0119; FRL– 

9275–4] 

Stakeholder Input: Listening Session 

to Provide Information and Solicit 

Suggestions for Regulations 

Forthcoming Under the Clean Water 

Act 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of listening sessions. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is today announcing 

plans to hold ‘‘listening sessions’’ on 

March 18 and April 29, 2011, to provide 

information about the Clean Boating Act 

(CBA), and to gather recommendations 

from the public for forthcoming 

regulation of recreational vessels under 

the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 

312(o). The listening sessions will be 

held in Annapolis, MD. EPA may hold 

additional listening sessions in other 

locations if there is sufficient interest. 

The CBA, which was passed by 

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Congress and signed into law in 2008, 

directs EPA to promulgate regulations to 

establish management practices and 

associated standards of performance for 

discharges incidental to the normal 

operation of recreational vessels (e.g., 

bilgewater, ballast water, and 

graywater). Because these regulations 

will affect the owners and operators of 

approximately 17 million recreational 

vessels, EPA seeks to inform the general 

public and regulated community of its 

plans for development of the 

regulations, and to hear the views of the 

general public, the recreational boating 

community, State agencies, and other 

interested stakeholders. 

DATES: The listening sessions will be 

held at 210 Holiday Court, Annapolis, 

Maryland 21401, on March 18 and April 

29, 2011, at 7 p.m. EST. Any additional 

listening sessions that are scheduled 

will be published in a forthcoming 

Federal Register document. If you 

would prefer to provide written 

comments, EPA is asking for comments 

or relevant information from the 

interested public to be submitted to the 

docket on or before June 2, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your statements or 

input, identified by Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2011–0119 by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov. 

Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW– 

2011–0119. 

• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code: 2822–1T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, Attention 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2011– 

0119. 

• Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA 

Docket Center, EPA West Building 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC 20460, ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0119. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket’s normal hours of operation (see 

below), and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2011– 

0119. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://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 e-mail comment 

directly to EPA without going through 

http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

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, as well as 

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. For additional information 

about 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Water Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Water Docket is (202) 

566–2426. 

Public Listening Session: EPA intends 

to hold public listening sessions to 

provide information to and gather 

information from the public to assist 

EPA in the development of regulations 

for recreational vessels. Written and oral 

statements will be accepted at the 

public listening sessions. Input 

generated from the public listening 

sessions will be compiled and archived 

in Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2011– 

0119, found at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The public 

listening session will include an EPA 

discussion of the background of the 

CBA, a discussion of the intent of the 

proposed regulation, and EPA’s general 

approach to the regulatory process. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information about the CBA or on 

the listening sessions, contact Brian 

Rappoli at 202–566–1548, or e-mail 

cleanboatingact-hq@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

Today’s document does not contain or 

establish any regulatory requirements. 

Rather, it announces public listening 

sessions and seeks public input for use 

in developing proposed regulations 

under the CWA Section 312(o). 

Today’s document will be of interest 

to the general public, State regulatory 

agencies, other Federal agencies, 

environmental groups, and owners or 

operators of recreational vessels. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly 

mark the part or all of the information 

that you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information on a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

• Identify the document by docket 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date, and page number). 

• Follow directions. 

• Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

• Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

• Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide reasons to support 

your views. 

Make sure to submit your comments by 

the comment period deadline identified. 

You may submit your comments 

electronically, by mail, through hand 

delivery/courier, or in person by 

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attending the public listening sessions 

being held on March 18 and April 22, 

2011. 

II. Background 

The potential environmental impacts 

from discharges incidental to the normal 

operation of recreational vessels are 

broad. Recreational boating activities 

can introduce non-indigenous invasive 

species to new aquatic environments 

through the discharge of encrusting 

organisms from boat hulls, boat trailers, 

fishing gear, and through water retained 

by live wells and fishing buckets, 

recreational gear, ballast water, and 

bilge water. Boating activities can also 

introduce toxic chemicals and other 

pollutants. For example, graywater 

discharges from the vessel galley, sinks, 

or showers can contribute to 

eutrophication, enhanced turbidity, and 

introduce pathogenic organisms to the 

surrounding water. Coatings used to 

deter organism growth on vessel hulls 

can release heavy metals and/or other 

biocides, which can lead to acute or 

chronic toxicity in non-targeted 

organisms. Bilgewater can contain oils, 

dissolved heavy metals, and other 

chemical constituents that can result in 

toxic effects on aquatic organisms, 

contribute to eutrophication, and have 

negative aesthetic impacts. 

The CBA creates a new section 402(r) 

of the CWA to exclude recreational 

vessels from National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System 

permitting requirements. In addition, it 

adds a new CWA section 312(o) 

directing EPA to develop regulations 

that identify the discharges incidental to 

the normal operation of recreational 

vessels (other than a discharge of 

sewage), for which it is reasonable and 

practicable to develop management 

practices to mitigate adverse impacts on 

waters of the United States. Those 

regulations need to include management 

practices, as well as performance 

standards for each such practice. 

Following promulgation of the EPA 

performance standards, new CWA 

section 312(o) directs the United States 

Coast Guard (USCG) to promulgate 

regulations governing the design, 

construction, installation, and use of the 

management practices. Following 

promulgation of the USCG regulations, 

new CWA section 312(o)(6) prohibits 

the operation of a recreational vessel or 

any discharge incidental to their normal 

operation in waters of the United States 

and waters of the contiguous zone (i.e., 

12 miles into the ocean), unless the 

vessel owner or operator is using an 

applicable management practice 

meeting the EPA-developed 

performance standards. 

To be successful, the management 

practices and performance standards to 

be developed under the Act will need to 

be technically effective in reducing or 

controlling discharges, but also will 

need to be readily implemented by the 

recreational boat owner. 

To help the public prepare for the 

listening session, the following 

background information is provided. 

Please note that the information 

presented in this section is in summary 

form; for more detail, please refer to the 

information available at http://water.

epa.gov/lawsregs/lawsguidance/cwa/

vessel/CBA/about.cfm. 

A. Why is EPA developing proposed 

regulations for operational discharges 

from recreational vessels? 

In July of 2008, Congress passed the 

Clean Boating Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110– 

288). The CBA directs EPA to 

promulgate regulations to establish 

management practices and associated 

standards of performance for discharges 

incidental to the normal operation of 

recreational vessels. 

B. What vessels are subject to the CBA? 

The CBA defines recreational vessels 

as vessels: (1) Manufactured primarily 

for pleasure, (2) used primarily for 

pleasure, or (3) vessels leased, rented, or 

chartered for pleasure (CWA section 

502(25)). The definition specifically 

excludes vessels that are subject to 

USCG inspection and either engaged in 

commercial use or carry paying 

passengers. EPA anticipates that the 

proposed regulation will apply to 

recreational vessels including, but not 

limited to: personal watercraft, canoes, 

kayaks, recreational fishing boats, sail 

boats, ski boats, power boats and large 

yachts. 

C. What are ‘‘Management Practices’’ 

(MPs) and who will they apply to? 

EPA anticipates the proposed 

regulation will consist of a number of 

MPs that will describe practices to 

reduce environmental pollution from 

recreational vessels. Each vessel owner/ 

operator would be responsible for 

implementing the MPs applicable to the 

types of discharges their vessel creates. 

The owner/operator is not responsible 

for those MPs for discharges that their 

vessel does not create (for example, a 

sailboat owner is not responsible for the 

engine maintenance MPs if the sailboat 

does not have an engine). 

D. If I own a recreational vessel, what 

will I need to do? 

At this time, we are only seeking 

public input to assist us in developing 

the regulations. Under the CBA, the 

regulations are to be developed in three 

phases: Phase 1, EPA develops MPs for 

incidental discharges from recreational 

vessels; Phase 2, EPA develops 

performance standards for the MPs; and 

Phase 3, USCG develops regulations 

requiring use of the MPs. Following 

promulgation of the USCG Phase 3 

regulations, discharges incidental to the 

normal operation of recreational vessels 

into waters of the United States or the 

contiguous zone that are not in 

accordance with the management 

practices and performance standards 

will be prohibited. Violations of the 

CWA section 312(o) regulations will be 

subject to fines under the CWA. 

E. When will this regulation be enforced 

and who will be enforcing it? 

The regulations will be enforceable 

upon finalization of the Phase 3 

regulations by the USCG. The USCG 

will be the Federal agency enforcing 

MPs and performance standards. 

Relevant State agencies can, at their 

discretion, also enforce these practices 

and standards under CWA section 312(j) 

and 312(k). 

III. Request for Public Input and 

Comment 

Today’s document is being issued to 

inform the public that EPA is in the 

process of developing regulations under 

the CWA section 312(o) and to solicit 

input from the public. EPA is accepting 

information during the listening 

sessions scheduled for March 18 and 

April 29, 2011, and/or by submission of 

written comments or relevant 

information to gain early public input 

on development of the MPs. 

Additionally, EPA will be conducting a 

series of weekly ‘‘webinars’’ to facilitate 

public participation. More information 

about the webinar series can be found 

at http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/

lawsguidance/cwa/vessel/CBA/. EPA is 

also seeking input from the public on 

whether to hold additional listening 

sessions in other locations (e.g., Gulf of 

Mexico, Great Lakes region, and West 

Coast). 

In addition to requesting 

recommendations for MPs that should 

be considered for inclusion in the 

forthcoming proposed rule, EPA is 

specifically requesting comment on the 

following: 

(1) Are there any guidances, 

supporting documentation, or 

communication strategies that you 

would recommend EPA develop to help 

vessel owner/operators better 

understand and comply with the MPs 

being developed by EPA? If so, please 

suggest your approaches. 

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(2) Are there specific discharges (e.g., 

ballast water) or broad categories of 

discharges (e.g., oily wastes) for which 

EPA should consider developing MPs? 

(3) Are there specific effluent 

limitations or best management 

practices that EPA should consider 

incorporating into the forthcoming 

regulations? If so, please provide the 

recommendation and any supporting 

information. 

(4) Are there relevant Federal, State, 

or international permits, rules, or 

guidances EPA should consider using to 

inform decisions being made for the 

CWA section 312(o)? If so, please 

identify the specific sections of the 

permits, rules, or guidances you believe 

EPA should consider. 

Dated: February 24, 2011. 

Denise Keehner, 

Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and 

Watersheds. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0063; FRL–9275–6] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Pennsylvania; Adoption of Control 

Techniques Guidelines for Paper, Film, 

and Foil Surface Coating Processes 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

a State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revision submitted by the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

(Pennsylvania). This SIP revision 

includes amendments to Chapter 121— 

General Provisions and Chapter 129— 

Standards for Sources of Title 25 of the 

Pennsylvania Code. Pennsylvania’s SIP 

revision meets the requirement to adopt 

Reasonably Available Control 

Technology (RACT) for sources covered 

by EPA’s Control Techniques 

Guidelines (CTG) standards for paper, 

film, and foil surface coating processes, 

and will help Pennsylvania attain and 

maintain the National Ambient Air 

Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. 

This action is being taken under the 

Clean Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before April 4, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R03–OAR–2011–0063 by one of the 

following methods: 

A. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

B. E-mail: fernandez.cristina@

epa.gov. 

C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0063, 

Cristina Fernandez, Associate Director, 

Office of Air Program Planning, 

Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

19103. 

D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. 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–R03–OAR–2011– 

0063. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change, and may be 

made available online at http:// 

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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://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 e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

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 

http://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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy 

during normal business hours at the Air 

Protection Division, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

19103. Copies of the State submittal are 

available at the Pennsylvania 

Department of Environmental 

Protection, Bureau of Air Quality 

Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market 

Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Irene Shandruk, (215) 814–2166, or by 

e-mail at shandruk.irene@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 4, 2011, the Pennsylvania 

Department of Environmental Protection 

(PADEP) submitted to EPA a SIP 

revision concerning the adoption of the 

CTG for paper, film, and foil surface 

coating processes. 

I. Background 

Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides 

that SIPs for nonattainment areas must 

include reasonably available control 

measures (RACM), including RACT for 

sources of emissions. Section 

182(b)(2)(A) provides that for certain 

nonattainment areas, states must revise 

their SIPs to include RACT for sources 

of volatile organic compounds (VOC) 

emissions covered by a CTG document 

issued after November 15, 1990 and 

prior to the area’s date of attainment. 

CTGs are intended to provide state 

and local air pollution control 

authorities information that should 

assist them in determining RACT for 

VOCs from various sources, including 

paper, film, and foil coatings. In 

developing these CTGs, EPA, among 

other things, evaluated the sources of 

VOC emissions from this industry and 

the available control approaches for 

addressing these emissions, including 

the costs of such approaches. Based on 

available information and data, EPA 

provided recommendations for RACT 

for VOCs from paper, film, and foil 

coatings. 

In December 1977, EPA published a 

CTG for surface coating of paper (EPA– 

450/2–77–008). This CTG discusses the 

nature of VOC emissions from this 

industry, available control technologies 

for addressing such emissions, the costs 

of available control options, and other 

items. EPA promulgated national 

standards of performance for new 

stationary sources (NSPS) for the paper, 

foil, and film industry and EPA also 

published a national emission standard 

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