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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2012–0953; FRL–9952–77– 

Region 6] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; 

Infrastructure Requirements for 

Consultation With Government 

Officials, Public Notification and 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

and Visibility Protection for the 2008 

Ozone and 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide 

National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

portions of State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) submittals from the State of Texas 

pertaining to Clean Air Act (CAA) 

section 110(a)(2)(J): Consultation with 

Government Officials, Public 

Notification, and Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration and Visibility 

Protection for the 2008 Ozone (O3) and 

2010 Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS). These submittals address 

how the existing SIP provides for 

implementation, maintenance, and 

enforcement of the 2008 O3 and 2010 

NO2 NAAQS (infrastructure SIPs or iSIPs). These i-SIPs ensure that the 

State’s SIP is adequate to meet the 

State’s responsibilities under the CAA. 

Today’s proposal and the accompanying 

direct final action will complete the 

rulemaking process started in our 

February 8, 2016, proposal, approve the 

SIP submittals as meeting CAA section 

110(a)(2)(J), and confirm that the SIP has 

adequate infrastructure to implement, 

maintain and enforce this section of the 

CAA with regard to the 2008 O3 and 

2010 NO2 NAAQS. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 7, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by EPA–R06–OAR–2012– 

0953, at http://www.regulations.gov or 

via email to fuerst.sherry@epa.gov. For 

additional information on how to 

submit comments see the detailed 

instructions in the ADDRESSES section of 

the direct final rule located in the rules 

section of this Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry Fuerst, (214) 665–6454, 

fuerst.sherry@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

final rules section of this Federal 

Register, EPA is approving the State’s iSIP submittal as a direct rule without 

prior proposal because the Agency 

views this as a noncontroversial 

submittal and anticipates no adverse 

comments. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no relevant adverse comments 

are received in response to this action, 

no further activity is contemplated. If 

EPA receives relevant adverse 

comments, the direct final rule will be 

withdrawn and all public comments 

received will be addressed in a 

subsequent final rule based on this 

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a 

second comment period. Any parties 

interested in commenting on this action 

should do so at this time. 

For additional information, see the 

direct final rule which is located in the 

rules section of this Federal Register. 

Dated: September 30, 2016. 

Samuel Coleman, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2015–0425; FRL–9952–45– 

Region 6] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; 

Control of Air Pollution From Motor 

Vehicles, Vehicle Inspection and 

Maintenance 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

revisions to the Texas State 

Implementation Plan (SIP). The 

revisions to the SIP were submitted in 

2015. These revisions are related to the 

implementation of the state’s motor 

vehicle emissions Inspection and 

Maintenance (I/M) Program. The EPA is 

proposing to approve these revisions 

pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 7, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by EPA–R06–OAR–2015– 

0425, at http://www.regulations.gov or 

via email to walser.john@epa.gov. For 

additional information on how to 

submit comments see the detailed 

instructions in the ADDRESSES section of 

the direct final rule located in the rules 

section of this Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

John Walser, (214) 665–7128, 

walser.john@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

final rules section of this Federal 

Register, the EPA is approving the 

State’s SIP submittal as a direct rule 

without prior proposal because the 

Agency views this as noncontroversial 

submittal and anticipates no adverse 

comments. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no relevant adverse comments 

are received in response to this action 

no further activity is contemplated. If 

the EPA receives relevant adverse 

comments, the direct final rule will be 

withdrawn and all public comments 

received will be addressed in a 

subsequent final rule based on this 

proposed rule. The EPA will not 

institute a second comment period. Any 

parties interested in commenting on this 

action should do so at this time. 

For additional information, see the 

direct final rule which is located in the 

rules section of this Federal Register. 

Dated: September 30, 2016. 

Samuel Coleman, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

[FR Doc. 2016–24206 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52 and 70 

[EPA–R07–OAR–2016–0555; FRL–9953–60– 

Region 7] 

Approval of Nebraska’s Air Quality 

Implementation Plans; Nebraska Air 

Quality Regulations and State 

Operating Permit Programs 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revisions submitted by the State of 

Nebraska. This proposed action will 

amend the SIP to include revisions to 

title 129 of the Nebraska Air Quality 

Regulations, chapter 5, ‘‘Operating 

Permits—When Required’’; chapter 9, 

‘‘General Operating Permits for Class I 

and II Sources’’; chapter 22, 

‘‘Incinerators; Emission Standards’’; 

Chapter 30, ‘‘Open Fires’’; and chapter 

34 ‘‘Emission Sources; Testing; 

Monitoring’’. These revisions were 

requested by the Nebraska Department 

of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) in 

three submittals, submitted on May 1, 

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2003, November 8, 2011, and July 14, 

2014. The May 1, 2003, submittal 

revised chapters 5 and 9, to address 

changes in regard to the permits-by-rule 

provisions of Title 129. The November 

8, 2011, submittal allows for the 

issuance of multiple operating permits 

to major sources through revisions to 

chapter 5. In addition, revisions to 

chapters 22 and 30 encourage the use of 

air curtain incinerators over open 

burning; and changes to chapter 34 

clarify the authority of NDEQ to order 

emission sources to do testing when 

NDEQ deems it necessary. The July 14, 

2014, submittal further revises chapter 

34, by updating the reference to 

allowable test methods for evaluating 

solid waste, changing the amount of 

time allowed to submit test results, and 

allowing NDEQ to approve a request for 

testing with less than 30 days 

notification. For additional information 

on the revisions to chapters 5, 9, 22, 30 

and 34 see the detailed discussion table 

in the docket. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 7, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– 

OAR–2016–0555, to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 

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, 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: Greg 

Crable, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Air Planning and Development 

Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard, 

Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at 913–551–7391, 

or by email at crable.gregory@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document proposes to take action on the 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revisions submitted by the State of 

Nebraska. We have published a direct 

final rule approving the State’s SIP 

revision(s) in the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register, because we view this as a 

noncontroversial action and anticipate 

no relevant adverse comment. We have 

explained our reasons for this action in 

the preamble to the direct final rule. If 

we receive no adverse comment, we will 

not take further action on this proposed 

rule. If we receive adverse comment, we 

will withdraw the direct final rule and 

it will not take effect. We would address 

all public comments in any subsequent 

final rule based on this proposed rule. 

We do not intend to institute a second 

comment period on this action. Any 

parties interested in commenting must 

do so at this time. For further 

information, please see the information 

provided in the ADDRESSES section of 

this document. 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur dioxide, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

40 CFR Part 70 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Intergovernmental 

relations, Operating permits, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: September 27, 2016. 

Mike Brincks, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

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AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

40 CFR Part 1700 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2016–0351; FRL–9949–12– 

OW] 

RIN 2040–AF53 

Uniform National Discharge Standards 

for Vessels of the Armed Forces— 

Phase II Batch Two 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) and Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. 

Department of Defense (DoD) propose 

discharge performance standards for 11 

discharges incidental to the normal 

operation of a vessel of the Armed 

Forces into the navigable waters of the 

United States, the territorial seas, and 

the contiguous zone. When 

implemented, the proposed discharge 

performance standards would reduce 

the adverse environmental impacts 

associated with the vessel discharges, 

stimulate the development of improved 

vessel pollution control devices, and 

advance the development of 

environmentally sound vessels of the 

Armed Forces. The 11 discharges 

addressed by the proposed rule are the 

following: catapult water brake tank and 

post-launch retraction exhaust, 

controllable pitch propeller hydraulic 

fluid, deck runoff, firemain systems, 

graywater, hull coating leachate, motor 

gasoline and compensating discharge, 

sonar dome discharge, submarine 

bilgewater, surface vessel bilgewater/oilwater separator effluent, and 

underwater ship husbandry. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 6, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket No. EPA–HQ–OW– 

2016–0351, at http://

www.regulation.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 

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, 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: 

Katherine B. Weiler, Marine Pollution 

Control Branch (4504T), U.S. EPA, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; (202) 566–1280; 

weiler.katherine@epa.gov, or Mike 

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