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086°12′32′′ W; then east to 43°04′57′′ N, 

086°11′6′′ W; then south to 43°04′54′′ N, 

086°11′5′′ W; then west to 43°04′52′′ N, 

086°12′32′′ W; then north back to the 

point of origin [NAD 83]. 

(ii) Enforcement date and time. April 

12 from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., and 

April 13 from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. 

(76) Chicago Match Cup Race; 

Chicago, IL. 

(i) Location. All waters of Chicago 

Harbor in the vicinity of Navy Pier and 

the Chicago Harbor break wall bounded 

by coordinates beginning at 41°53′37′′ N, 

087°35′26′′ W; then south to 41°53′24′′ 

N, 087°35′26′′ W; then west to 41°53′24′′ 

N, 087°35′55′′ W; then north to 

41°53′37′′ N, 087°35′55′′ W; then back to 

point of origin [NAD 83]. 

(ii) Enforcement date and time. This 

event has historically occurred during 

the month of August. The Captain of the 

Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will 

establish enforcement dates that will be 

announced with a Notice of 

Enforcement and marine information 

broadcasts. 

(77) Chicago to Mackinac Race; 

Chicago, IL. 

(i) Location. All waters of Lake 

Michigan in the vicinity of the Navy 

Pier at Chicago IL, within a rectangle 

that is approximately 1500 by 900 yards. 

The rectangle is bounded by the 

coordinates beginning at 41°53′15.1′′ N, 

087°35′25.8′′ W; then south to 

41°52′48.7′′ N, 087°35′25.8′′ W; then east 

to 41°52′49.0′′ N, 087°34′26.0′′ W; then 

north to 41°53′15′′ N, 087°34′26′′ W; 

then west, back to point of origin [NAD 

83]. 

(ii) Enforcement date and time. This 

event has historically occurred in the 

month of July. The Captain of the Port, 

Sector Lake Michigan, will establish 

enforcement dates that will be 

announced with a Notice of 

Enforcement and marine information 

broadcasts. 

(b) Definitions. The following 

definitions apply to this section: 

(1) Designated representative means 

any Coast Guard commissioned, 

warrant, or petty officer designated by 

the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake 

Michigan, to monitor a safety zone, 

permit entry into a zone, give legally 

enforceable orders to persons or vessels 

within a safety zone, and take other 

actions authorized by the Captain of the 

Port, Sector Lake Michigan. 

(2) Public vessel means a vessel that 

is owned, chartered, or operated by the 

United States, or by a State or political 

subdivision thereof. 

(c) Regulations. (1) The general 

regulations in 33 CFR 165.23 apply. 

(2) All persons and vessels must 

comply with the instructions of the 

Captain of the Port, Sector Lake 

Michigan, or his or her designated 

representative. Upon being hailed by the 

U.S. Coast Guard by siren, radio, 

flashing light or other means, the 

operator of a vessel shall proceed as 

directed. 

(3) All vessels must obtain permission 

from the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake 

Michigan, or his or her designated 

representative to enter, move within or 

exit a safety zone established in this 

section when the safety zone is 

enforced. Vessels and persons granted 

permission to enter one of the safety 

zones listed in this section shall obey all 

lawful orders or directions of the 

Captain of the Port, Sector Lake 

Michigan, or his or her designated 

representative. While within a safety 

zone, all vessels shall operate at the 

minimum speed necessary to maintain a 

safe course. 

(d) Suspension of enforcement. If the 

Captain of the Port, Sector Lake 

Michigan, suspends enforcement of any 

of these zones earlier than listed in this 

section, the Captain of the Port, Sector 

Lake Michigan, or his or her designated 

representative will notify the public by 

suspending the respective Broadcast 

Notice to Mariners. 

(e) Exemption. Public vessels, as 

defined in paragraph (b) of this section, 

are exempt from the requirements in 

this section. 

(f) Waiver. For any vessel, the Captain 

of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his 

or her designated representative may 

waive any of the requirements of this 

section, upon finding that operational 

conditions or other circumstances are 

such that application of this section is 

unnecessary or impractical for the 

purposes of safety or environmental 

safety. 

Dated: January 18, 2013. 

M.W. Sibley, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port, Sector Lake Michigan. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2012–0965; FRL–9778–9] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; District 

of Columbia; Volatile Organic 

Compounds Emissions Reductions 

Regulations 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

revisions to the District of Columbia 

(District) State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) submitted by the District 

Department of the Environment (DDOE) 

on March 15, 2012. These SIP revisions 

consist of amendments to Chapters 1 

and 7 of Title 20 (Environment) of the 

District of Columbia Municipal 

Regulations (DCMR) for the Control of 

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) to 

meet the requirement to adopt 

reasonably available control technology 

(RACT) for sources as recommended by 

the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) 

model rules and EPA’s Control 

Techniques Guidelines (CTG) standards. 

On January 26, 2010 and March 24, 

2011, DDOE submitted negative 

declarations to EPA for the following 

VOC source categories: Auto and Lightduty Truck Assembly Coatings, 

Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing 

Materials, Paper, Film and Foil 

Coatings, and Flatwood Paneling. EPA 

also proposes to approve the negative 

declarations. This action is being taken 

under the CAA. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before March 13, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R03–OAR–2012–0965 by one of the 

following methods: 

A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

B. Email: mastro.donna@epa.gov. 

C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2012–0965, 

Donna Mastro, Acting 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–2012– 

0965. 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 

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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 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 District. Department of 

the Environment, Air Quality Division, 

1200 1st Street NE., 5th floor, 

Washington, DC 20002. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Becoat, (215) 814–2036, or by 

email at becoat.gregory@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. EPA Action 

II. Background and Description of the 

District’s SIP Revision 

III. Proposed Action 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Review 

I. EPA Action 

EPA is proposing to approve revisions 

to the District’s SIP which were 

submitted by DDOE on January 26, 

2010, March 24, 2011 and March 15, 

2012. The SIP revision submittals 

consist of amendments to the District’s 

regulations to impose the VOC RACT 

requirements as recommended by OTC’s 

model rules for consumer products, 

adhesives and sealants, architectural 

and industrial maintenance, portable 

fuel containers and spouts, and solvent 

cleaning and also include VOC RACT 

requirements consistent with EPA’s 

CTGs for flexible packaging and 

printing, large appliance coatings, metal 

furniture coatings, and miscellaneous 

metal products and plastic parts 

coatings, lithographic and letterpress 

printing, miscellaneous industrial 

adhesives, and industrial cleaning 

solvents. Specifically, DDOE has 

amended 20 DCMR Chapters 1 and 7 to 

impost RACT and reduce further VOC 

emissions in the District. These 

amendments reflect technology 

developments and expand VOC 

emission controls, as well as reflect the 

RACT requirements in EPA’s CTGs and 

the recommended control requirements 

of the OTC model rules. EPA is also 

proposing to approve the negative 

declarations submitted for Auto and 

Light-duty Truck Assembly Coatings, 

Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing 

Materials, Paper, Film and Foil 

Coatings, and Flatwood Paneling 

because EPA agrees with the DDOE’s 

declaration that no sources for these 

categories are located in the District. 

II. Background and Description of the 

District’s SIP Revision 

The Washington Metropolitan Area, 

which includes the District, is 

designated nonattainment for the 2008 

eight-hour national ambient air quality 

standards (NAAQS) for ozone. As a 

result, the District is required to adopt 

measures to reduce ozone levels, 

including precursor emissions of VOCs. 

The standards and requirements 

contained in the District’s regulations to 

reduce VOCs and precursors of ozone 

incorporate the level of control 

recommended in the OTC model rules. 

The OTC model rules are based on the 

existing rules developed by the 1998 

California Air Resources Board (CARB) 

RACT determination. Implementing the 

model rules will result in VOC emission 

reductions in VOC at least as stringent 

as any applicable CTGs and will support 

attainment demonstrations and 

reductions in ground-level ozone. 

In addition to adopting RACT 

regulations consistent with the level of 

control recommended by the OTC 

model rules, the District also adopted 

VOC RACT regulations consistent with 

the requirements of several CTGs 

published by EPA. 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 SIP to include 

RACT for sources of VOC emissions 

covered by a CTG document issued after 

November 15, 1990 and prior to the 

area’s date of attainment. EPA defines 

RACT as ‘‘the lowest emission 

limitation that a particular source is 

capable of meeting by the application of 

control technology that is reasonably 

available considering technological and 

economic feasibility.’’ 44 FR 53761 

(Sept. 17, 1979). In subsequent Federal 

Register notices, EPA has addressed 

how states can meet the RACT 

requirements of the CAA. 

CTGs are documents issued by EPA 

intended to provide state and local air 

pollution control authorities 

information that should assist them in 

determining RACT for VOC from 

various sources. In either case, states 

must submit their RACT rules to EPA 

for review and approval as SIP 

revisions. Implementing EPA’s CTGs 

will reduce emissions of VOC from 

source categories and help the District 

attain and maintain the NAAQS for 

ozone. 

On January 26, 2010, March 24, 2011 

and March 15, 2012, DDOE submitted 

SIP revisions consisting of negative 

declarations for certain VOC source 

categories and VOC RACT regulations 

consistent with the recommendations 

contained in the OTC’s model rules and 

EPA’s CTGs for the control of VOC from 

various VOC source categories. The 

District has revised the following 

sections of 20 DCMR Chapters 1 and 7 

to impose RACT: section 100, ‘‘Purpose, 

Scope, And Construction,’’ section 199, 

‘‘Definitions and Abbreviations,’’ 

section 700, ‘‘Miscellaneous Volatile 

Organic Compounds,’’ section 707, 

‘‘Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning,’’ 

section 708, ‘‘Solvent Cleaning,’’ section 

710, ‘‘Intaglio, Flexographic, And 

Rotogravure Printing,’’ section 714, 

‘‘Controls And Prohibitions on Gasoline 

Volatility,’’ section 715, ‘‘Reasonably 

Available Control Technology,’’ section 

716, ‘‘Offset Lithography,’’ sections 719 

to 737, ‘‘Consumer Products,’’ sections 

743 to 749, ‘‘Adhesives and Sealants,’’ 

sections 751 to 758, ‘‘Portable Fuel 

Containers And Spouts (currently SIP 

sections 735 through 741),’’ sections 763 

to 769, ‘‘Solvent Cleaning (currently SIP 

sections 742 through 748),’’ section 770, 

‘‘Miscellaneous Industrial Solvent 

Cleaning Operations,’’ section 771, 

‘‘Miscellaneous Cleaning And VOC 

Materials Handling Standards,’’ sections 

773 to 778, ‘‘Architectural And 

Industrial Maintenance Coating 

(currently SIP sections 749 through 

754),’’ and section 799, ‘‘Definitions.’’ A 

more complete explanation of the 

changes and EPA’s analysis of the 

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support document (TSD) prepared in 

support of this proposed rulemaking. A 

copy of this TSD is located in the docket 

of this proposed rulemaking. 

III. Proposed Action 

EPA is proposing to approve the 

District of Columbia’s SIP revisions 

submitted on January 26, 2010, March 

24, 2011 and March 15, 2012, adopting 

VOC RACT requirements for various 

source categories. EPA is also proposing 

to approve the District’s negative 

declarations pursuant to section 

182(b)(2)(A) of the CAA for those CTG 

categories where no sources are located 

in the District. EPA is soliciting public 

comments on the issues discussed in 

this document. These comments will be 

considered before taking final action. 

IV. 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 proposes to approve 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.); 

• 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 rule, 

pertaining to District’s amendments to 

regulations for the control of VOCs, 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, 

Ozone, Volatile organic compounds. 

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

Dated: January 29, 2013. 

W.C. Early, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2012–0982; FRL–9777–3] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Maryland; Amendments to Maryland’s 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revision submitted by the State of 

Maryland for the purpose of adopting 

through incorporation by reference the 

national ambient air quality standards 

(NAAQS). In the Final Rules section of 

this Federal Register, EPA is approving 

the State’s SIP submittal as a direct final 

rule without prior proposal because 

EPA 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 adverse comments are 

received in response to this action, no 

further activity is contemplated. If EPA 

receives 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. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing by March 13, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R03–OAR–2012–0982 by one of the 

following methods: 

A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

B. Email: Mastro.Donna@epa.gov. 

C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2012–0982, 

Donna Mastro, Acting 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–2012– 

0982. 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 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 ww.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 


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