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B. Format of Public Hearings 

The Office will establish time limits 

for each panel after receiving all 

requests to testify. Generally, the Office 

plans to allot approximately one to two 

hours for each proposed class, although 

it may adjust the timing depending 

upon the complexity of the class. In 

addition, members of the public will be 

provided a limited opportunity to offer 

additional comments for the record, but 

parties who wish to provide detailed 

information to the Office are encouraged 

to submit a request to testify. 

Witnesses should expect the Office to 

have carefully studied all written 

comments, and the Office will expect 

witnesses to have done the same with 

respect to the classes for which they 

will be presenting. The hearings will 

focus on legal or factual issues that are 

unclear or underdeveloped in the 

written record, as identified by the 

Office, as well as demonstrative 

evidence. 

The Office stresses that factual 

information is critical to the rulemaking 

process, and witnesses should be 

prepared to discuss, among other things, 

where the copies of the works sought to 

be accessed are stored, how the works 

would be accessed, and what would be 

done with the works after being 

accessed. The Office also encourages 

witnesses to provide real-world 

examples to support their arguments. In 

some cases, the best way to do this may 

be to provide a description or 

demonstration of a claimed 

noninfringing use or the technologies 

pertinent to a proposal. As noted above, 

a person wishing to provide a 

demonstration should include a request 

to do so with the request to testify, using 

the appropriate space on the form. 

Persons should consider whether a 

demonstration is able to be presented in 

a format that enables it to be viewed by 

participants and observers via Zoom. To 

ensure proper documentation of the 

hearings, the Office will require that a 

copy of any audio, visual, or 

audiovisual materials (e.g., slideshows 

and videos) be provided to the Office 

following the hearing. The Office may 

contact witnesses individually ahead of 

time to ensure that demonstrations can 

be preserved for the record in an 

appropriate form. 

C. Ex Parte Communication 

During the seventh triennial 

rulemaking, the Office issued guidelines 

according to which interested parties 

could request informal meetings with 

the Office. The Office intends to issue 

similar guidelines in this proceeding. 

Consistent with its prior practice, the 

Office will establish requirements to 

ensure transparency, including that 

participating parties submit a list of 

attendees and a written summary of any 

oral communications, which will be 

posted on the Office’s website. The ex 

parte guidelines will be made available 

at https://www.copyright.gov/1201/ 

2021/ following the completion of the 

public hearings. No ex parte meetings in 

this proceeding will be scheduled before 

that time. 

As in prior proceedings, such 

informal communications may 

supplement, but not substitute for, the 

written record and testimony at the 

public hearings. The primary means to 

communicate views in the course of the 

rulemaking will continue to be through 

the submission of written comments 

and testimony at the public hearings. 

Dated: February 2, 2021. 

Regan A. Smith, 

General Counsel and Associate Register of 

Copyrights. 

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BILLING CODE 1410–30–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2020–0522; FRL–10016– 

86–Region 3] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Delaware; Amendments to Control of 

Volatile Organic Compounds Mobile 

Equipment Repair and Refinishing 

Rule Regulation 

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 Delaware Department 

of Natural Resources and Environmental 

Control (DNREC). This SIP revision 

consists of the 2010 amendments to the 

State of Delaware’s Mobile Equipment 

Repair and Refinishing (MERR) 

regulations to incorporate the Ozone 

Transport Commission’s (OTC) 2009 

Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment 

Non-Assembly Line Coating Operations 

regulations (MVMERR) model rule. The 

MVMERR rule establishes updated 

volatile organic compounds (VOC) 

content limits for coating and cleaning 

solvents used in vehicle refinishing and 

standards for coating application, work 

practices, monitoring, and 

recordkeeping. This action is being 

taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 10, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R03–OAR–2020–0522 at https://

www.regulations.gov, or via email to 

gordon.mike@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, 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 

https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Gordon, Planning & 

Implementation Branch (3AD30) Air & 

Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

19103. The telephone number is (215) 

814–2039. Mr. Gordon can also be 

reached via electronic mail at 

gordon.mike@epa.gov. 

I. Background 

A. General 

Ozone is formed in the atmosphere by 

photochemical reactions between VOCs 

and nitrogen oxides (NOX) in the 

presence of sunlight. In order to reduce 

these ozone concentrations, the CAA 

requires control of VOC and NOX

emission sources to achieve emission 

reductions in moderate or more serious 

ozone nonattainment areas. Section 

184(a) of the CAA established a single 

ozone transport region (OTR), 

comprising all or part of 12 eastern 

states, including all of the State of 

Delaware. Section 176a of the CAA 

requires that when a transport region is 

established, the Administrator must also 

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1The OTC 2009 MVMERR Model Rule is 

available online at https://otcair.org/ 

document.asp?fview=modelrules and included in 

the docket for this rulemaking, available online at 

https://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA–R03– 

OAR–2020–0522. 

2 During a recent internal review of the Delaware 

SIP, DNREC discovered that it had never submitted 

the 2010 Delaware regulatory changes adopting the 

2009 OTC MVMERR Model Rule to EPA as a SIP 

revision. DNREC therefore submitted this SIP 

revision in May 2020 so that the EPA-approved SIP 

would correctly reflect the Delaware regulations. 3EPA’s ACT for Automobile Body Refinishing is 

available online at https://www.epa.gov/groundlevel-ozone-pollution/control-techniquesguidelines-and-alternative-control-techniques and 

is included in the docket for this rulemaking, 

available online at https://www.regulations.gov, 

Docket ID: EPA–R03–OAR–2020–0522. 

consisting of certain representatives 

from each state included within the 

transport region. See CAA section 

176a(b)(1). Following creation of the 

OTR, an Ozone Transport Commission 

(OTC) was established in accordance 

with the requirements of CAA section 

176a(b)(1). In December 1999, EPA 

identified emission reduction shortfalls 

in several severe 1-hour ozone 

nonattainment areas, including those 

located in the OTR. As a result, the OTC 

developed model rules for a number of 

source categories. One of the model 

rules, the 2002 MERR Model Rule, was 

developed to reduce VOC emissions 

from automotive coatings and cleaning 

solvents associated with non-assembly 

line refinishing or recoating of motor 

vehicles, mobile equipment, and their 

associated parts and components. The 

OTC 2002 MERR Model Rule applies to 

a person who applies mobile equipment 

repair and refinishing or color matched 

coatings to mobile equipment or mobile 

equipment components. Delaware’s 

regulations adopting the OTC 2002 

MERR model rule were originally 

approved by EPA into Delaware’s SIP on 

November 22, 2002 (67 FR 70315) as 

part of a regional effort to attain and 

maintain the 1-hour ozone NAAQS. 

The OTC 2009 MVMERR Model 

Rule 1 is a revision of the 2002 MERR 

Model Rule developed by the OTC. The 

OTC’s 2009 MVMERR Model Rule is 

based upon the California Air Resources 

Board’s (CARB) Suggested Control 

Measure (SCM) for Automotive 

Coatings, published October 2005. In 

order to keep Delaware’s regulations upto-date with the OTC’s 2009 MVMERR 

Model Rule, Delaware revised its 

regulations, found at 7 DE Admin Code 

1124, Control of Volatile Organic 

Compound Emissions; Section 11.0 

Mobile Equipment Repair and 

Refinishing (Delaware’s 2010 amended 

MERR rule), on September 17, 2010. 

Delaware then submitted these 2010 

amendments to EPA as a SIP revision on 

May 6, 2020.2

B. Source Description 

Automobile refinishing includes the 

application of coatings following the 

manufacture of original equipment. 

‘‘Automobile’’ or ‘‘vehicle’’ in this 

category refers to passenger cars, trucks, 

vans, motorcycles, and other mobile 

equipment capable of being driven on 

the highway. Automobile refinishing 

work typically consists of structural 

repair, surface preparation, and 

painting, and includes operations in 

auto body repair/paint shops, 

production auto body paint shops, new 

car dealer repair/paint shops, fleet 

operator repair/paint shops, and 

custom-made car fabrication facilities. 

The steps involved in automobile 

refinishing include surface preparation, 

coating applications, and spray 

equipment. VOC emissions result from 

the evaporation of solvents during each 

of these processes and can be controlled 

through the use of compliant coatings 

and solvents, the use of application 

equipment with increased transfer 

efficiency, and stringent work practice 

standards. 

The main categories of coatings are 

primers and topcoats. The primer 

category consists of pretreatment wash 

primers, primers, primer surfacers, and 

primer sealer. Topcoats are applied over 

the primer coats and provide the final 

color to the refinished area. Primers and 

coatings can be classified as lacquer, 

enamel, or urethane coatings. Each 

coating differs in its chemistry, 

durability, and VOC content. Some 

additives and specialty coatings are 

necessary for unusual performance 

requirements and are used in relatively 

small amounts to improve desirable 

properties. Additives and special 

coatings include adhesion promoters, 

uniform refinish blenders, elastomeric 

materials for flexible plastic parts, gloss 

flatteners, and anti-glare/safety coatings. 

For additional information, see EPA’s 

‘‘Alternative Control Techniques (ACT) 

Document: Automobile Body 

Refinishing’’ (EPA–453/R–94–031, April 

1994).3

II. Summary of SIP Revision and EPA 

Analysis 

On May 6, 2020, DNREC submitted a 

SIP revision consisting of amendments 

to its MERR rule to incorporate the OTC 

2009 MVMERR Model Rule. If approved 

into the SIP, Delaware’s 2010 amended 

MERR rule would be federally 

enforceable. Affected sources within the 

State of Delaware include: Auto body 

and repair facilities; fleet operator repair 

and paint facilities; new and used auto 

dealer repair and paint facilities; aftermarket auto customizing and detailing 

facilities; manufacturers, suppliers, and 

distributors of coatings and cleaning 

solvents intended for use and 

application to motor vehicles, mobile 

equipment, and associated components; 

and manufacturers, suppliers, and 

distributors of application equipment 

and materials storage such as spray 

booths, spray guns, and sealed 

containers for cleaning rags for use 

within the State of Delaware. 

As summarized in Delaware’s 

transmittal memo for this SIP revision, 

this SIP revision to Delaware’s existing 

regulation, 7 DE Admin Code 1124, 

reduces the VOC contents of currently 

regulated coatings, regulates additional 

coating categories, requires the use of 

coating application equipment that 

provides for high transfer efficiency, 

and requires that surface cleaning 

solvent contain no more than 25 grams 

of VOC per liter. More specifically, 

Delaware’s 2010 amended MERR rule 

establishes revised VOC content limits 

for automotive coatings and cleaning 

solvents used in the preparation, 

application, and drying phases of 

vehicle refinishing. Delaware’s 2010 

amended MERR rule also establishes 

coating application standards, work 

practices, operator training standards, 

and compliance and recordkeeping 

standards. Table 1 lists the revised VOC 

limits adopted by the State of Delaware 

in 2010, and compares them to the 

standards set in the OTC 2009 MVMERR 

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TABLE 1—ALLOWABLE VOC CONTENT IN AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOBILE EQUIPMENT NONASSEMBLY LINE REFINISHING AND RECOATING

Coating category 

VOC regulatory limit as applied * 

Delaware’s 2010 amended 

MERR rule 

2009 OTC 

MVMERR 

model rule 

(Pounds per 

gallon) 

(Grams per 

liter) 

(Grams per 

liter) 

Adhesion promoter ...................................................................................................................... 4.5 540 540 

Automotive pretreatment coating ................................................................................................. 5.5 660 660 

Automotive primer ........................................................................................................................ 2.1 250 250 

Cavity Wax ................................................................................................................................... 5.4 650 (**) 

Clear coating ................................................................................................................................ 2.1 250 250 

Color coating, including metallic/iridescent color coating ............................................................ 3.5 420 420 

Deadener ..................................................................................................................................... 5.4 650 (**) 

Gasket/Gasket material ............................................................................................................... 1.7 200 (**) 

Lubricating wax compound .......................................................................................................... 5.8 700 (**) 

Multicolor coating ......................................................................................................................... 5.7 680 680 

Sealer ........................................................................................................................................... 5.4 650 (**) 

Single-stage coating, including single-stage metallic/iridescent coating ..................................... 2.8 340 340 

Temporary protective coating ...................................................................................................... 0.50 60 60 

Truck bed liner coating ................................................................................................................ 1.7 200 310 

Truck interior ................................................................................................................................ 5.4 650 (**) 

Underbody coating ....................................................................................................................... 3.6 430 430 

All other coating ........................................................................................................................... 2.1 250 250 

* VOC regulatory limit as applied means the weight of VOC per volume of coating (prepared to manufacturer’s recommended maximum VOC 

content, minus water and non-VOC solvents). 

** 2009 OTC MVMERR did not contain a cateogory for this type of automotive coating. 

Delaware’s 2010 amended MERR rule 

incorporates without any revisions the 

VOC limits for all the available coating 

categories found in the OTC’s 2009 

MVMERR model rule. In addition, 

Delaware’s 2010 amended MERR rule 

requires that surface cleaning solvent 

contain no more than 25 grams of VOC 

per liter, as required by the 2009 OTC 

MVMERR Model Rule. All the VOC 

limits in Delaware’s 2010 amended 

MERR rule are as stringent as the limits 

in the 2009 OTC MVMERR Model Rule, 

as shown in Table 1 of this document. 

Approval of Delaware’s 2010 amended 

MERR rule into the SIP would make 

these limits, the coating and cleaning 

solvent VOC content limits, and the use 

of coating application equipment which 

provides high transfer efficiency, 

federally enforceable. The VOC 

reductions resulting from Delaware’s 

adoption of the 2010 changes to 

implement the 2009 OTC MVMERR 

Model Rule have been occurring since 

the effective date of Delaware’s 

amended regulations, and upon final 

approval of this SIP revision, will 

become federally enforceable and will 

continue to be federally enforceable 

until such time as Delaware submits, 

and EPA approves, a SIP revision to 

revise these limits. Approving 

Delaware’s 2010 amended MERR rule 

into the SIP strengthens Delware’s SIP, 

and EPA is therefore proposing to 

approve it into the Delaware SIP as a 

SIP strengthening measure. 

III. Proposed Action 

EPA is proposing to approve 

Delaware’s 2010 amended MERR rule as 

a SIP revision. EPA has determined that 

Delaware’s 2010 amended MERR rule is 

consistent with the requirements and 

limits in the 2009 OTC MVMERR Model 

Rule. Therefore, its approval into the 

Delaware SIP would result in the VOC 

reductions in the 2010 amended MERR 

rule becoming federally enforceable and 

strengthen the SIP. EPA is soliciting 

public comments on the issues 

discussed in this document relevant to 

Delaware’s 2010 amended MERR rule. 

These comments will be considered 

before taking final action. 

IV. Incorporation by Reference 

In this document, 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 7 DE Admin Code 1124 

Control of Volatile Organic Compound 

Emissions Section 11.0 Mobile 

Equipment Repair and Refinishing. EPA 

has made, and will continue to make, 

these materials generally available 

through https://www.regulations.gov 

and at the EPA Region III Office (please 

contact the person identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 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); 

• Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 

FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory 

action because it is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866. 

• 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 

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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 

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 

rulemaking, in which EPA is proposing 

approval of Delaware’s 2010 amended 

MERR rule to incorporate the 2009 OTC 

MVMERR Model 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, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Volatile organic 

compounds. 

Dated: February 3, 2021. 

Diana Esher, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R01–OAR–2020–0712; FRL–10019– 

50–Region 1] 

Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; 

Control of Volatile Organic Compound 

Emissions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revisions submitted by the State of 

Rhode Island. These revisions update 

Rhode Island air pollution control 

regulations for volatile organic 

compound (VOC) emissions from 

consumer products and architectural 

and industrial maintenance coatings. 

The intended effect of this action is to 

propose approval of the revised 

regulations. This action is being taken 

under the Clean Air Act. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 10, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01– 

OAR–2020–0712 at http://

www.regulations.gov, or via email to 

Mackintosh.David@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, Air and Radiation 

Division, 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 and facility 

closures due to COVID–19. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David L. Mackintosh, Air Quality 

Planning Branch, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Region 1, Air 

and Radiation Division, 5 Post Office 

Square—Suite 100, Boston, MA, tel. 

617–918–1584, email 

Mackintosh.David@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

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

EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. Background and Purpose 

II. EPA’s Evaluation of the Submittal 

III. Proposed Action 

IV. Incorporation by Reference 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background and Purpose 

On January 24, 2020, the Rhode Island 

Department of Environmental 

Management submitted to EPA a State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision 

containing three revised air pollution 

control regulations: 250–RICR–120– 

05–0, ‘‘General Definitions’’; 250–RICR– 

120–05–31, ‘‘Control of Volatile Organic 

Compounds from Consumer Products’’; 

and 250–RICR–120–05–33, ‘‘Control of 

Volatile Organic Compounds from 

Architectural Coatings and Industrial 

Maintenance Coatings.’’ These revised 

regulations became effective in Rhode 

Island on January 9, 2017. In each 

regulation Rhode Island has submitted 

to EPA for incorporation into the SIP, its 

subsection 2 ‘‘Application’’ has been 

stricken from the rule. Rhode Island 

notes that this language is only relevant 

in Rhode Island and not intended to be 

incorporated into the Rhode Island SIP. 

On April 1, 2020, Rhode Island 

modified its January 24, 2020, SIP 

revision request by withdrawing 250– 

RICR–120–05–33, ‘‘Control of Volatile 

Organic Compounds from Architectural 

Coatings and Industrial Maintenance 

Coatings.’’ On July 22, 2020, Rhode 

Island submitted to EPA a SIP revision 

containing a more recently amended 

version of 250–RICR–120–05–33, 

‘‘Control of Volatile Organic 

Compounds from Architectural Coatings 

and Industrial Maintenance Coatings.’’ 

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