56982 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 179 / Thursday, September 15, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 

[FR Doc. 2011–23261 Filed 9–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2011–0426; FRL–9463–6] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Texas; 

Revisions to Permits by Rule and 

Regulations for Control of Air Pollution 

by Permits for New Construction or 

Modification 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: On July 25, 2011, EPA 

published a direct final rule approving 

portions of three revisions to the Texas 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

submitted on August 31, 1993; July 22, 

1998; and October 5, 2010. The 

revisions amend existing sections and 

create new sections in Title 30 of the 

Texas Administrative Code (TAC), 

Chapter 116—Control of Air Pollution 

by Permits for New Construction or 

Modification. The August 31, 1993, 

revision creates two new sections at 30 

TAC 116.174 and 116.175 for the use of 

emission reductions as offsets in new 

source review permitting. The July 22, 

1998, revision creates 30 TAC 116.116(f) 

allowing for the use of Discrete 

Emission Reduction Credits (DERC) to 

exceed emission limits in permits 

(permit allowables) and amends 30 TAC 

116.174 to update internal citations to 

other Texas regulations. The October 5, 

2010, revision amends 30 TAC 

116.116(f) to update internal citations to 

other Texas regulations. The direct final 

action was published without prior 

proposal because EPA anticipated no 

adverse comments. EPA stated in the 

direct final rule that if we received 

relevant, adverse comments by August 

24, 2011, EPA would publish a timely 

withdrawal in the Federal Register. EPA 

subsequently received timely adverse 

comments on the direct final rule. 

Therefore, EPA is withdrawing the 

direct final approval. EPA will address 

all relevant, adverse comments 

submitted by August 24, 2011, in a 

subsequent final action based on the 

parallel proposal also published on July 

25, 2011. As stated in the parallel 

proposal, EPA will not institute a 

second comment period on this action. 

DATES: The direct final rule published 

on July 25, 2011 (76 FR 44271), is 

withdrawn as of September 15, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Erica Le Doux (6PD–R), Air Permits 

Section, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue 

(6PD–R), Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75202– 

2733. The telephone number is (214) 

665–7265. Ms. Le Doux can also be 

reached via electronic mail at 

ledoux.erica@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects in 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 oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: September 6, 2011. 

Al Armendariz, 

Regional Administrator, EPA Region 6. 

Accordingly, the amendments to 40 

CFR 52.2270 published in the Federal 

Register on July 25, 2011 (76 FR 44271), 

which were to become effective on 

September 23, 2011, are withdrawn. 

[FR Doc. 2011–23523 Filed 9–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 124, 144, 145, 146, and 

147 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0390; FRL–9465–1] 

Announcement of Federal 

Underground Injection Control (UIC) 

Class VI Program for Carbon Dioxide 

(CO2) Geologic Sequestration (GS) 

Wells 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Establishment of Class VI 

Program. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the 

establishment of a Federal Underground 

Injection Control (UIC) Class VI Program 

for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Geologic 

Sequestration (GS) Wells under which 

EPA will directly implement the Class 

VI Program nationally as of September 

7, 2011. States and potential owners or 

operators of CO2 GS wells must submit 

all permit applications to the 

appropriate EPA Region in order for a 

Class VI permit to be issued pursuant to 

the Federal Requirements under the 

Class VI rule finalized on December 10, 

2010. Direct Federal implementation of 

the final Class VI requirements is in 

effect until such time as a Statesubmitted primary enforcement 

responsibility (primacy) application is 

approved by EPA. 

DATES: The national Class VI Program is 

effective as of September 7, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

McWhirter, Underground Injection 

Control Program, Drinking Water 

Protection Division, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water (MC–4606M), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

564–2317; fax number: (202) 564–3756; 

e-mail address: mcwhirter.lisa@epa.gov. 

For general information and to access 

information on the final Class VI rule, 

visit the Underground Injection Control 

Geologic Sequestration Web site at 

http://water.epa.gov/type/groundwater/

uic/wells_sequestration.cfm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action applies to all State and 

Tribal governments and owners or 

operators of injection wells that will be 

used to inject CO2 into the subsurface 

for the purposes of GS. Entities include, 

but are not limited to, the following: 

Category Examples of entities that this action applies to 

States and Tribal Governments ...... States and Tribal governments. 

Private ............................................. Owners or Operators of CO2 injection wells used for Class VI GS. 

Private ............................................. Owners or Operators of existing CO2 injection wells transitioning from Class I, II, or Class V injection activities to Class VI GS. 

This table is not intended to be an 

exhaustive list; rather it provides a 

guide for readers regarding entities that 

this action applies to. This action could 

also apply to other types of entities not 

listed in the table. To determine 


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