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List of Subjects 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Add temporary § 165.T05–0998, to 

read as follows: 

§ 165.T05–0998 Safety Zone, Delaware 

River; Marcus Hook, PA. 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: all the waters of the 

Delaware River within 500 yards of the 

dredge performing rock blasting, rock 

removal, and dredging operations, in the 

vicinity of Marcus Hook, PA between 

the southern end of Marcus Hook 

Anchorage to the western end of Little 

Tinicum Island, at the entrance to Darby 

Creek. 

(b) Definitions. (1) The Captain of the 

Port means the Commander of Sector 

Delaware Bay or any Coast Guard 

commissioned, warrant, or petty officer 

who has been authorized by the Captain 

of the Port to act on his behalf. 

(2) Designated representative means 

any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant 

or petty officer who has been authorized 

by the Captain of the Port, Delaware 

Bay, to assist in enforcing the safety 

zone described in paragraph (a) of this 

section. 

(c) Regulations. The general safety 

zone regulations found in 33 CFR part 

165 subpart C apply to the safety zone 

created by this section. 

(1) All persons and vessels are 

prohibited from entering this zone, 

except as authorized by the Captain of 

the Port, or his designated 

representative. 

(2) Vessels wishing to transit the 

safety zone in the main navigational 

channel may do so if they can make 

satisfactory passing arrangements with 

the drill boat APACHE or the dredge 

TEXAS in accordance with the 

Navigational Rules in 33 CFR 

Subchapter E via VHF–FM Channel 13 

at least 30 minutes prior to arrival. If 

vessels are unable to make satisfactory 

passing arrangements with the drill boat 

APACHE or the dredge TEXAS, they 

may request permission from the 

Captain of the Port, or his designated 

representative, on VHF–FM channel 16. 

(3) The operator of any vessel 

requesting to transit through the safety 

zone shall proceed as directed by the 

designated representative of the Captain 

of the Port and must operate at the 

minimum safe speed necessary to 

maintain steerage and reduce wake. 

(4) No vessels may transit through the 

safety zone during times of explosives 

detonation. During rock blasting 

detonation vessels will be required to 

maintain a 500 yard distance from the 

drill boat APACHE. The drill boat 

APACHE will make broadcasts, via 

VHF–FM Channel 13 and 16, at 15 

minutes, 5 minutes, and 1 minute prior 

to detonation, as well as a countdown 

to detonation on VHF–FM Channel 16. 

(5) After every explosive detonation a 

survey will be conducted to ensure the 

navigational channel is clear for vessels 

to transit. The drill boat APACHE will 

broadcast, via VHF–FM channel 13 and 

16, when the survey has been completed 

and the channel is clear to transit. 

Vessels requesting to transit through the 

safety zone shall proceed as directed by 

the designated representative of the 

Captain of the Port and contact the drill 

boat APACHE on VHF–FM channel 13 

to make safe passing arrangements. 

(6) This section applies to all vessels 

wishing to transit through the safety 

zone except vessels that are engaged in 

the following operations: 

(i) Enforcing laws; 

(ii) Servicing aids to navigation; and 

(iii) Emergency response vessels. 

(7) No person or vessel may enter or 

remain in a safety zone without the 

permission of the Captain of the Port; 

(8) Each person and vessel in a safety 

zone shall obey any direction or order 

of the Captain of the Port; 

(9) No person may board, or take or 

place any article or thing on board, any 

vessel in a safety zone without the 

permission of the Captain of the Port; 

and 

(10) No person may take or place any 

article or thing upon any waterfront 

facility in a safety zone without the 

permission of the Captain of the Port. 

(d) Enforcement officials. The U.S. 

Coast Guard may be assisted by Federal, 

State, and local agencies in the patrol 

and enforcement of the zone. 

(e) Enforcement period. This rule will 

be enforced from December 04, 2015, to 

March 15, 2016, unless cancelled earlier 

by the Captain of the Port. 

Dated: December 9, 2015. 

Benjamin A. Cooper 

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

Port Delaware Bay. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 1, 7, 24, 45, 241, 310, and 

761 

[FRL 9936–38–OSWER] 

Name Change From the Office of Solid 

Waste and Emergency Response 

(OSWER) to the Office of Land and 

Emergency Management (OLEM) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or the Agency) is issuing 

this final rule to change the name of the 

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 

Response (OSWER) to the Office of Land 

and Emergency Management (OLEM). 

This action is being taken to more 

accurately reflect the nature of the work 

that this office does to protect human 

health and the environment. In 

addition, technical corrections are made 

to more accurately state the laws 

implemented previously by OSWER 

(now OLEM), and to reflect prior 

organizational changes. 

DATES: This rule is effective on 

December 15, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Derkasch, EPA, Office of Land 

and Emergency Management (OLEM), 

Office of Program Management (OPM), 

Mail Code: 5103T; telephone 

202.566.2949; email address 

derkasch.patricia@epa.gov; or Gerain 

Cogliano, EPA, Office of Land and 

Emergency Management (OLEM), Office 

of Program Management (OPM), Mail 

Code: 5103T; telephone 202.566.1929; 

email address cogliano.gerain@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action provides notice directed 

to the public in general and has 

particular applicability to anyone who 

wants to communicate with the new 

Office of Land and Emergency 

Management, or to submit information 

to the Office. Since this action 

predominantly affects the internal 

organization of the EPA, the Agency has 

not attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be interested in this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

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B. How can I get additional information, 

including copies of this document or 

other related information? 

To obtain electronic copies of this 

document and other related information 

that are available electronically, please 

visit www.epa.gov/olem/, which should 

redirect to the new OLEM homepage. 

II. Background 

A. What action is the agency taking? 

This action changes the organizational 

name of an EPA office as it appears in 

various parts of the Code of Federal 

Regulations to more accurately reflect 

the current functions of that office. The 

notice changes the name of the Office of 

Solid Waste and Emergency Response 

(OSWER) to the Office of Land and 

Emergency Management (OLEM). 

In addition, this action amends 40 

CFR 1.47 to provide a more complete 

list of the various land protection and 

pollution emergency laws that fall 

under the Office’s authority, including 

the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by 

the Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); the 

Emergency Planning & Community 

Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA); the 

Oil Pollution Act (OPA); the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); 

section 311 of the Clean Water Act; and 

the Mercury-Containing and 

Rechargeable Battery Management Act. 

This listing merely restates the existing 

responsibilities of the Office, and does 

not add to or subtract from those 

responsibilities. 

Two sentences are appended to 40 

CFR 1.47 to clarify that for the purposes 

of 42 U.S.C. 6911(a) and 6911a, the 

functions of the Office of Solid Waste 

are carried out by OLEM, and the 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Administrator of the Office of Solid 

Waste are carried out by the Assistant 

Administrator for the Office of Land and 

Emergency Management. 

Finally, this action deletes the 

descriptions of sub-offices within the 

Office found at 40 CFR 1.47(a) through 

(d). The text in the opening paragraph 

of 40 CFR 1.47 provides a full 

explanation of the role played by the 

Office and the additional language in 

the subsections is unnecessary. In 

addition, some of the descriptions in the 

subsections are out of date. None of the 

changes described above affect the 

rights or obligations of third parties. 

B. What is the agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

The EPA is issuing this document 

under its general rulemaking authority, 

Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 (5 

U.S.C. app.). Section 553 of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA), 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A), provides that ‘‘rules 

of agency organization, procedure, or 

practice’’ are exempt from notice and 

comment requirements, and the 30-day 

delay in effectiveness. 

Because the exemption in 5 U.S.C. 

553(a)(2) applies to this action, the EPA 

is making this rule immediately 

effective. Delaying its effectiveness by 

30 days would serve no purpose and 

could, in fact, create a short period of 

public confusion. Because the rule is 

effective immediately, this action also is 

final for the purposes of judicial review 

under RCRA section 7006(a), 42 U.S.C. 

6976(a). 

III. Do any of the statutory and 

executive order reviews apply to this 

action? 

This final rule implements a name 

change to one of the EPA’s offices and 

does not otherwise impose or change 

any requirements. This action is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and is 

therefore not subject to OMB review 

under Executive Order 12866, entitled 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review’’ (58 

FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because 

this action is not subject to notice and 

comment requirements under the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other statute, it is not subject to the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 

et seq.) or Sections 202 and 205 of the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1999 

(UMRA) (Pub. L. 104–4). In addition, 

this action does not significantly or 

uniquely affect small governments. This 

action does not create new binding legal 

requirements that substantially and 

directly affect Tribes under Executive 

Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 

2000). This action does not have 

significant Federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 

43255, August 10, 1999). Because this 

final rule has been exempted from 

review under Executive Order 12866, 

this final rule is not subject to Executive 

Order 13211, entitled ‘‘Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, 

entitled ‘‘Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). 

This final rule does not contain any 

information collections subject to OMB 

approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq., nor does it require any special 

considerations under Executive Order 

12898, entitled ‘‘Federal Actions to 

Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income 

Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, 

1994). This action does not involve 

technical standards; thus, the 

requirements of Section 12(d) of the 

National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 

272 note) do not apply. 

The Congressional Review Act (CRA), 

5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally provides 

that before certain actions may take 

effect, the agency promulgating the 

action must submit a report, which 

includes a copy of the action, to each 

House of the Congress and to the 

Comptroller General of the United 

States. This final action is exempt from 

the CRA because it is a rule relating to 

agency management or personnel and a 

rule of agency organization, procedure 

or practice that does not substantially 

affect the rights or obligations of nonagency parties. 

List of Subjects 

40 CFR Part 1 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Intergovernmental relations, 

Organization and functions. 

40 CFR Part 7 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Organization and functions, Waste 

treatment and disposal. 

40 CFR Part 24 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Organization and functions. 

40 CFR Part 45 

Environmental protection, Education, 

Waste treatment and disposal. 

40 CFR Part 241 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Waste 

treatment and disposal. 

40 CFR Part 310 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Intergovernmental relations, Waste 

treatment and disposal. 

40 CFR Part 761 

Environmental protection, 

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Waste treatment and 

disposal. 


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Dated: November 25, 2015. 

Gina McCarthy, 

Administrator. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, title 40 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations is amended as follows: 

PART 1—STATEMENT OF 

ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL 

INFORMATION 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552. 

■ 2. Revise § 1.47 to read as follows: 

§ 1.47 Office of Land and Emergency 

Management. 

The Office of Land and Emergency 

Management (OLEM), also referred to as 

the Office of Solid Waste, or the Office 

of Solid Waste and Emergency 

Response, under the supervision of the 

Assistant Administrator for Land and 

Emergency Management, also referred to 

as the Assistant Administrator of the 

Office of Solid Waste, provides 

Agencywide policy, guidance, and 

direction for the Agency’s solid and 

hazardous wastes and emergency 

response programs. This Office has 

primary responsibility for implementing 

the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act (RCRA); the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act (CERCLA—‘‘Superfund’’), as 

amended by the Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

(SARA); the Emergency Planning and 

Community Right-to-Know Act; the Oil 

Pollution Act; Clean Water Act section 

311; and the Mercury-Containing and 

Rechargeable Battery Management Act; 

among other laws. In addition to 

managing those programs, the Assistant 

Administrator serves as principal 

adviser to the Administrator in matters 

pertaining to them. The Assistant 

Administrator’s responsibilities include: 

Program policy development and 

evaluation; development of appropriate 

hazardous waste standards and 

regulations; ensuring compliance with 

applicable laws and regulations; 

program policy guidance and overview, 

technical support, and evaluation of 

Regional solid and hazardous wastes 

and emergency response activities; 

development of programs for technical, 

programmatic, and compliance 

assistance to States and local 

governments; development of guidelines 

and standards for the land disposal of 

hazardous wastes; analyses of the 

recovery of useful energy from solid 

waste; development and 

implementation of a program to respond 

to uncontrolled hazardous waste sites 

and spills (including oil spills); longterm strategic planning and special 

studies; economic and long-term 

environmental analyses; economic 

impact assessment of regulations under 

RCRA, CERCLA, and other relevant 

statutes; analyses of alternative 

technologies and trends; and costbenefit analyses and development of 

OLEM environmental criteria. For 

purposes of 42 U.S.C. 6911(a), OLEM 

carries out the functions of the Office of 

Solid Waste. For purposes of 42 U.S.C. 

6911a, the functions and duties of the 

Assistant Administrator of the Office of 

Solid Waste are carried out by the 

Assistant Administrator for the Office of 

Land and Emergency Management. 

PART 7—NONDISCRIMINATION IN 

PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES 

RECEIVING FEDERAL ASSISTANCE 

FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL 

PROTECTION AGENCY 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 7 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d–7 and 

6101 et seq.; 29 U.S.C. 794; 33 U.S.C. 1251nt. 

■ 4. Amend Appendix A to Part 7— 

Types of EPA Assistance as Listed in the 

‘‘Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance’’ by revising entry ‘‘20’’ to 

read as follows: 

Appendix A to Part 7—Types of EPA 

Assistance as Listed in the ‘‘Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance’’ 

* * * * * 

20. Assistance provided by the Office of 

Land and Emergency Management under the 

Comprehensive Environmental Responses, 

Compensation and Liability Act of 1980; Pub. 

L. 96–510, section 3012, 42 U.S.C. 9601, et 

seq. (OLEM—number not to be assigned 

since Office of Management and Budget does 

not catalog one-year programs.) 

* * * * * 

PART 24—RULES GOVERNING 

ISSUANCE OF AND ADMINISTRATIVE 

HEARINGS ON INTERIM STATUS 

CORRECTIVE ACTION ORDERS 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 24 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C.s 6912, 6928, and 

6991b. 

■ 6. Amend § 24.02 by revising 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 24.02 Issuance of initial orders; 

definition of final orders and orders on 

consent. 

* * * * * 

(b) The initial administrative order 

shall be executed by an authorized 

official of EPA (petitioner), other than 

the Regional Administrator or the 

Assistant Administrator for the Office of 

Land and Emergency Management. For 

orders issued by EPA Headquarters, 

rather than by a Regional office, all 

references in these procedures to the 

Regional Administrator shall be 

understood to be to the Assistant 

Administrator for Land and Emergency 

Management or his delegatee. 

* * * * * 

PART 45—TRAINING ASSISTANCE 

■ 7. The authority citation for part 45 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 103 of the Clean Air Act, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. 7403), secs. 104(g), 

109, and 111 of the Clean Water Act, as 

amended (33 U.S.C. 1254(g), 1259, and 1261), 

secs. 7007 and 8001 of the Solid Waste 

Disposal Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6977 

and 6981); sec. 1442 of the Safe Drinking 

Water Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 300j–1). 2 

CFR 200. 

■ 8. Amend the table in appendix A to 

part 45 by revising the last entry to read 

as follows: 

Appendix A to Part 45—Environmental 

Protection Agency Training Programs 

Administering office 

Headquarters Regional 

*******

Office of Land and Emergency Management: Hazardous 

Waste Training.

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PART 241—SOLID WASTES USED AS 

FUELS OR INGREDIENTS IN 

COMBUSTION UNITS 

■ 9. The authority citation for part 241 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6903, 6912, 7429. 

■ 10. Amend § 241.3 by revising 

paragraphs (c) introductory text, (c)(1) 

introductory text, (c)(2) introductory 

text, (c)(2)(ii), (c)(2)(iii), and (c)(2)(iv) to 

read as follows: 

§ 241.3 Standards and procedures for 

identification of non-hazardous secondary 

materials that are solid wastes when used 

as fuels or ingredients in combustion units. 

* * * * * 

(c) The Regional Administrator may 

grant a non-waste determination that a 

non-hazardous secondary material that 

is used as a fuel, which is not managed 

within the control of the generator, is 

not discarded and is not a solid waste 

when combusted. This responsibility 

may be retained by the Assistant 

Administrator for the Office of Land and 

Emergency Management if combustors 

are located in multiple EPA Regions and 

the petitioner requests that the Assistant 

Administrator process the non-waste 

determination petition. If multiple 

combustion units are located in one 

EPA Region, the application must be 

submitted to the Regional Administrator 

for that Region. The criteria and process 

for making such non-waste 

determinations includes the following: 

(1) Submittal of an application to the 

Regional Administrator for the EPA 

Region where the facility or facilities are 

located or the Assistant Administrator 

for the Office of Land and Emergency 

Management for a determination that 

the non-hazardous secondary material, 

even though it has been transferred to a 

third party, has not been discarded and 

is indistinguishable in all relevant 

aspects from a fuel product. The 

determination will be based on whether 

the non-hazardous secondary material 

that has been discarded is a legitimate 

fuel as specified in paragraph (d)(1) of 

this section and on the following 

criteria: 

* * * * * 

(2) The Regional Administrator or 

Assistant Administrator for the Office of 

Land and Emergency Management will 

evaluate the application pursuant to the 

following procedures: 

* * * * * 

(ii) The Regional Administrator or 

Assistant Administrator for the Office of 

Land and Emergency Management will 

evaluate the application and issue a 

draft notice tentatively granting or 

denying the application. Notification of 

this tentative decision will be published 

in a newspaper advertisement or radio 

broadcast in the locality where the 

facility combusting the non-hazardous 

secondary material is located, and be 

made available on the EPA’s Web site. 

(iii) The Regional Administrator or 

the Assistant Administrator for the 

Office of Land and Emergency 

Management will accept public 

comments on the tentative decision for 

30 days, and may also hold a public 

hearing upon request or at his/her 

discretion. The Regional Administrator 

or the Assistant Administrator for the 

Office of Land and Emergency 

Management will issue a final decision 

after receipt of comments and after a 

hearing (if any). If a determination is 

made that the non-hazardous secondary 

material is a non-waste fuel, it will be 

retroactive and apply on the date the 

petition was submitted. 

(iv) If a change occurs that affects how 

a non-hazardous secondary material 

meets the relevant criteria contained in 

this paragraph (c) after a formal nonwaste determination has been granted, 

the applicant must re-apply to the 

Regional Administrator or the Assistant 

Administrator for the Office of Land and 

Emergency Management for a formal 

determination that the non-hazardous 

secondary material continues to meet 

the relevant criteria and, thus, is not a 

solid waste. 

* * * * * 

PART 310—REIMBURSEMENT TO 

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR 

EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO 

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RELEASES 

■ 11. The authority citation for part 310 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9611(c)(11), 9623. 

■ 12. Amend § 310.15 by revising 

paragraph (d) to read as follows: 

§ 310.15 How do I apply for 

reimbursement? 

* * * * * 

(d) Mail your completed application 

and supporting data to the LGR Project 

Officer, (5401A), Office of Emergency 

Management, Office of Land and 

Emergency Management, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

PART 761—POLYCHLORINATED 

BIPHENYLS (PCBs) 

MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, 

DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE, AND 

USE PROHIBITIONS 

■ 13. The authority citation for part 761 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2611, 

2614, and 2616. 

■ 14. Amend § 761.60 by revising 

paragraph (i)(1) to read as follows: 

§ 761.60 Disposal requirements. 

* * * * * 

(i) * * * (1) The officials designated 

in paragraph (e) of this section and 

§ 761.70(a) and (b) to receive requests 

for approval of PCB disposal activities 

are the primary approval authorities for 

these activities. Notwithstanding, EPA 

may, at its discretion, assign the 

authority to review and approve any 

aspect of a disposal system to the Office 

of Land and Emergency Management or 

to a Regional Administrator. 

* * * * * 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2015–0334; FRL–9940–05– 

Region 10] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Washington: 

Interstate Transport of Ozone 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Clean Air Act (CAA) 

requires each State Implementation Plan 

(SIP) to contain adequate provisions 

prohibiting emissions that will have 

certain adverse air quality effects in 

other states. On May 11, 2015, the State 

of Washington made a submittal to the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

to address these requirements. The EPA 

is approving the submittal as meeting 

the requirement that each SIP contain 

adequate provisions to prohibit 

emissions that will contribute 

significantly to nonattainment or 

interfere with maintenance of the 2008 

ozone National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard (NAAQS) in any other state. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

January 14, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R10–OAR–2015–0334. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the http://www.regulations.gov Web 

site. Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information the disclosure 

of which is restricted by statute. Certain 

other material, such as copyrighted 

material, is not placed on the Internet 


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