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Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 

20591, Attn: Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, AES–200. 

(m) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Fort Worth Airplane 

Certification Office Fort Worth Airplane 

Certification Office, FAA, has the authority to 

approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. 

In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your 

request to your principal inspector or local 

Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in 

paragraph (n)(1) of this AD. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/

certificate holding district office. 

(n) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact Andrew McAnaul, Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, ASW–150 (c/o San Antonio 

MIDO), 10100 Reunion Place, Suite 650, San 

Antonio, Texas 78216; phone: (210) 308– 

3365; fax: (210) 308–3370; email: 

andrew.mcanaul@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact M7 Aerospace LP, 10823 NE 

Entrance Road, San Antonio, Texas 78216; 

phone: (210) 824–9421; fax: (210) 804–7766; 

Internet: http://www.m7aerospace.com; 

email: none. You may view this referenced 

service information at the FAA, Small 

Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

816–329–4148. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 

December 13, 2013. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

37 CFR Parts 1, 3, 5 and 11 

[Docket No. PTO–C–2013–0059] 

Forum To Discuss Proposed Changes 

To Implement the Hague Agreement 

Concerning International Registration 

of Industrial Designs 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (‘‘USPTO’’ or 

‘‘Office’’) is convening a forum to 

discuss implementation of title I of the 

Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act 

of 2012 (‘‘PLTIA’’). The PLTIA amends 

the patent laws to implement the 

provisions of the 1999 Geneva Act of the 

Hague Agreement Concerning 

International Registration of Industrial 

Designs (‘‘Hague Agreement’’) and is to 

take effect on the entry into force of the 

Hague Agreement with respect to the 

United States. On November 29, 2013, 

the Office published a proposed rule in 

the Federal Register proposing changes 

to the rules of practice to implement 

title I of the PLTIA and seeking written 

comments on the proposals. The forum 

is an additional way for the public to 

learn about the Office’s proposals in 

advance of the written comment 

deadline. 

DATES:

Event: The USPTO will hold a forum 

in Alexandria, Virginia, on January 14, 

2014, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern 

Standard Time (EST), and ending at 

12:00 p.m. EST. 

Registration: Registration for the 

forum is requested by December 31, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: 

Event: The forum will be held at: 

Madison Auditorium, Concourse Level, 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office Headquarters, 600 Dulany Street, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314. 

Registration: Registration is required. 

Early registration is recommended 

because seating is limited. There is no 

fee to register for the forum, and 

registration will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. Registration on the day of 

the event will be permitted on a spaceavailable basis beginning 30 minutes 

before the event. 

To register, please go to: https://

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ap.aspx?EID=610J10E and provide the 

requested information. Each attendee, 

even if from the same organization, 

must register separately. If you need 

special accommodations due to a 

disability, please inform the contact 

person identified below. 

The USPTO plans to make the forum 

event available via Web cast. Web cast 

information will be available on the 

USPTO’s Internet Web site before the 

event. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Gerk, by telephone at 571–272– 

9300, or by electronic mail message at 

David.Gerk@uspto.gov, or Boris Milef, 

by telephone at 571–272–3288, or by 

electronic mail message at Boris.Milef@

uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose: This document is to 

announce that a forum will be convened 

by the Office to discuss the proposed 

changes to the Office’s rules of practice 

in order to implement title I of the 

PLTIA. See Changes To Implement the 

Hague Agreement Concerning 

International Registration of Industrial 

Designs, 78 FR 71870 (Nov. 29, 2013). 

Public comments will not be solicited 

for the forum. However, written 

comments to the proposed rules can be 

submitted on or before January 28, 2014, 

as set forth in the Office’s notice of 

proposed rulemaking. While public 

attendees may have the opportunity to 

ask questions, group consensus advice 

will not be sought. Additional details 

regarding specific topics for the forum 

will be made available on the Office’s 

Web site. 

Background: The Hague Agreement 

provides that an applicant may apply 

for design protection in all member 

countries and with intergovernmental 

organizations by filing a single, 

standardized international design 

application in a single language. Title I 

of the PLTIA amends title 35 to 

implement the provisions of the Hague 

Agreement and is to take effect on the 

entry into force of the Hague Agreement 

with respect to the United States. For 

the forum, the Office intends to provide 

information regarding the proposed rule 

changes to implement the PLTIA. 

Additional information concerning the 

proposed rules and the Hague 

Agreement, and any updates concerning 

the forum, can be found on the Office’s 

Web site, www.uspto.gov. 

Dated: December 19, 2013. 

Margaret A. Focarino, 

Commissioner for Patents, performing the 

functions and duties of the Under Secretary 

of Commerce for Intellectual Property and 

Director of the United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2011–0528; FRL—9904– 

67—Region 6] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Texas; 

Revisions to the New Source Review 

(NSR) State Implementation Plan (SIP); 

Standard Permit for Oil and Gas 

Facilities and Standard Permit 

Applicability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 


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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

revisions to the Texas New Source 

Review (NSR) State Implementation 

Plan (SIP) submitted by the Texas 

Commission on Environmental Quality 

(TCEQ) on September 20, 1995; April 

19, 1996; July 22, 1998; and September 

11, 2000. These revisions to the Texas 

SIP establish the Standard Permit for 

Installation and/or Modification of Oil 

and Gas Facilities. EPA also proposes to 

approve non-substantive revisions to the 

Texas Standard Permit SIP rules relating 

to applicability, submitted on February 

1, 2006, and March 11, 2011. EPA 

proposes to find that these revisions to 

the Texas SIP comply with the Federal 

Clean Air Act (the Act or CAA) and EPA 

regulations and are consistent with EPA 

policies. EPA is proposing these actions 

under section 110 of the Act. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 23, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R06– 

OAR–2011–0528, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitted 

comments. 

• Email: Ms. Adina Wiley at 

wiley.adina@epa.gov. 

• Mail or delivery: Ms. Adina Wiley, 

Air Permits Section (6PD–R), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 

Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 

75202–2733. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R06–OAR–2011– 

0528. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

the disclosure of which is restricted by 

statute. Do not submit information 

through http://www.regulations.gov or 

email, if you believe that it is CBI or 

otherwise protected from disclosure. 

The http://www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means that 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 http://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 along with any disk or CD– 

ROM submitted. 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 and any form of encryption 

and should be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http://

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: The index to the docket for 

this action is available electronically at 

www.regulations.gov and in hard copy 

at EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, 

Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the index, some information may be 

publicly available only at the hard copy 

location (e.g., copyrighted material), and 

some may not be publicly available at 

either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the 

hard copy materials, please schedule an 

appointment with the person listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

paragraph below or Mr. Bill Deese at 

(214) 665–7253. 

The State submittal related to this SIP 

revision, and which is part of the EPA 

docket, is also available for public 

inspection at the State Air Agency listed 

below during official business hours by 

appointment: 

The State submittals, which are part 

of the EPA docket, are also available for 

public inspection at the State Air 

Agency during official business hours 

by appointment: Texas Commission on 

Environmental Quality, Office of Air 

Quality, 12124 Park 35 Circle, Austin, 

Texas 78753. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Adina Wiley, Air Permits Section, 

telephone (214) 665–2115; fax (214) 

665–6762; email wiley.adina@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, the 

following terms have the meanings 

described below: 

• ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. 

• ‘‘Act’’ and ‘‘CAA’’ means Clean Air 

Act. 

• ‘‘40 CFR’’ means Title 40 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations—Protection 

of the Environment. 

• ‘‘SIP’’ means State Implementation 

Plan as established under section 110 of 

the Act. 

• ‘‘NSR’’ means new source review, a 

phrase intended to encompass the 

statutory and regulatory programs that 

regulate the construction and 

modification of stationary sources as 

provided under CAA section 

110(a)(2)(C), CAA Title I, parts C and D, 

and 40 CFR 51.160 through 51.166. 

• ‘‘Minor NSR’’ means NSR 

established under section 110 of the Act 

and 40 CFR 51.160. 

• ‘‘NNSR’’ means nonattainment NSR 

established under Title I, section 110 

and part D of the Act and 40 CFR 

51.165. 

• ‘‘PSD’’ means prevention of 

significant deterioration of air quality 

established under Title I, section 110 

and part C of the Act and 40 CFR 

51.166. 

• ‘‘Major NSR’’ means any new or 

modified source that is subject to NNSR 

and/or PSD. 

• ‘‘TSD’’ means the Technical 

Support Document for this action. 

• ‘‘NAAQS’’ means national ambient 

air quality standards promulgated under 

section 109 of that Act and 40 CFR part 

50. 

• ‘‘TCEQ’’ means ‘‘Texas Commission 

on Environmental Quality.’’ 

Table of Contents 

I. What action is EPA proposing? 

II. What has the State submitted? 

III. EPA’s Evaluation 

IV. Proposed Action 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What action is EPA proposing? 

EPA is proposing to approve four 

submittals from the State of Texas as 

revisions to the Texas New Source 

Review (NSR) State Implementation 

Plan (SIP) that incorporate the Standard 

Permit for Installation and/or 

Modification of Oil and Gas Facilities 

(hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit’’). Texas initially 

submitted the Standard Permit 

provisions on September 20, 1995, and 

submitted subsequent revisions to those 

provisions on April 19, 1996; July 22, 

1998; and September 11; 2000. We also 

are proposing to approve submittals 

from the State of Texas as a revision to 

the NSR SIP that contain nonsubstantive changes to the applicability 

provisions of the Standard Permits SIP 

permitting program. Texas submitted 

revisions to the Standard Permit 

applicability provisions on February 1, 

2006 and resubmitted them on March 

11, 2011. 

We have evaluated the SIP 

submissions for whether they meet the 

Act and 40 CFR part 51, and are 

consistent with EPA’s interpretation of 

the relevant provisions. Based upon our 

evaluation, EPA has concluded that the 

SIP revision submittals for the Oil and 

Gas Standard Permit and the nonsubstantive revisions to the Standard 

Permit applicability provisions meet the 

applicable requirements of the Act and 

40 CFR part 51. Therefore, EPA is 

proposing to approve the provisions of 


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1TNRCC is the predecessor agency of the TCEQ. 

the submittals relating to the Oil and 

Gas Standard Permit SIP revisions and 

to the Standard Permit applicability 

provisions. EPA is proposing this action 

under section 110 of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA). 

II. What has the State submitted? 

A. Submittals Relating to the Oil and 

Gas Standard Permit 

The TCEQ has developed and 

submitted the Oil and Gas Standard 

Permit as a revision to the Texas Minor 

NSR permit program. The Standard 

Permit was initially developed by TCEQ 

in 1995, and TCEQ has adopted 

subsequent amendments and submitted 

these as revisions to the Texas SIP since 

that time. As discussed in Section I of 

this rulemaking, EPA is proposing 

approval of the Oil and Gas Standard 

Permit—from the date of the initial 

submittal, dated September 20, 1995, 

through the September 11, 2000 SIP 

revision. This Section contains a brief 

summary of each of the SIP revisions 

pertaining to the Oil and Gas Standard 

Permit that is subject to our proposed 

approval. 

i. September 20, 1995 SIP Submittal 

On July 26, 1995, the Texas Natural 

Resources Conservation Commission 

(TNRCC) 1 adopted revisions to the state 

regulations to establish the Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit. The Standard Permit 

was adopted at Title 30 of the Texas 

Administrative Code (30 TAC) Chapter 

116.617(3). Note that the September 20, 

1995 SIP submittal contained 

additional, severable, revisions to 30 

TAC Chapter 116, which are not 

addressed as part of this rulemaking. 

ii. April 19, 1996 SIP Submittal 

On March 27, 1996, the TNRCC 

adopted amendments to the state 

regulations to delete 30 TAC 

116.617(3)—Installation and/or 

Modification of Oil and Gas Facilities 

and move the Standard Permit to 30 

TAC 116.620. The Standard Permit 

previously contained in 30 TAC 

116.617(3) was moved and renumbered 

to conform these sections to Texas 

Register style conventions and to allow 

ease in revising the section in the future. 

Note that the April 19, 1996 SIP 

submittal contained additional, 

severable, revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 

116, which are not addressed as part of 

this rulemaking. 

iii. July 22, 1998 SIP Submittal 

On June 17, 1998, the TNRCC adopted 

amendments to the state regulations that 

included amendments to 30 TAC 

116.620. These revisions added a 

requirement that sources subject to 

National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) 

show compliance with Maximum 

Achievable Control Technology (MACT) 

standards, and also made nonsubstantive changes. Note that the July 

22, 1998 SIP submittal contained 

additional, severable, revisions to 30 

TAC Chapter 116, which are not 

addressed as part of this rulemaking. 

iv. September 11, 2000 SIP Submittal 

On August 9, 2000, the TNRCC 

adopted amendments to the state 

regulations that included amendments 

to 30 TAC 116.620. These revisions 

made non-substantive changes. Note 

that the September 11, 2000 SIP 

submittal contained additional, 

severable, revisions to 30 TAC Chapters 

101 and 116, which are not addressed 

as part of this rulemaking. 

B. Relating to Standard Permit 

Applicability Provisions 

i. February 1, 2006 SIP Submittal 

On January 11, 2006, the TCEQ 

adopted revisions to the Standard 

Permit SIP rules, which made nonsubstantive changes to the applicability 

provisions in 30 TAC 116.610(a) and (b). 

Note that the February 1, 2006 SIP 

submittal contained additional, 

severable, revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 

116, which are not addressed as part of 

this rulemaking. 

ii. March 11, 2011 SIP Submittal 

On March 11, 2011, the same changes 

that were submitted on February 1, 

2006, to 30 TAC 116.610(a) and (b) were 

resubmitted. Note that the March 11, 

2011 SIP submittal contained 

additional, severable, revisions to 30 

TAC Chapter 116, which are not 

addressed as part of this rulemaking. 

TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF PENDING SIP SUBMITTALS ADDRESSED IN THIS ACTION

Date submitted 

to EPA 

Date adopted by 

State 

Date effective as 

State rule 

Sections related to standard permit for installation and/or modification of oil 

and gas facilities 

9/20/1995 ........ 7/26/1995 9/1/1995 Submittal of new Section 116.617(3). 

4/19/1996 ........ 3/27/1996 4/19/1996 Deletion of Section 116.617(3); Standard Permit moved and renumbered to new Section 116.620 to conform to Texas Register style conventions. 

7/22/1998 ........ 6/17/1998 7/8/1998 Revisions to Section 116.620. 

9/11/2000 ........ 8/9/2000 9/4/2000 Revisions to Section 116.620. 

02/01/2006 ...... 01/11/2006 02/01/2006 Revisions to Section 116.610. 

03/11/2011 ...... 01/11/2006 02/01/2006 Revisions to Section 116.610. 

TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF THE INDIVIDUAL REVISIONS TO EACH SECTION EVALUATED

Section—title 

Date 

submitted 

to EPA 

Date adopted 

by State 

Date effective 

as State rule Comments 

30 TAC Chapter 116—Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Construction or Modification 

Subchapter F—Standard Permits 

Section 116.610—Standard Permit Applicability.02/01/06 01/11/06 02/01/06 • Non-substantive changes to 116.610(a). 

• Non-substantive changes to 116.610(b). 

03/11/11 01/11/06 02/01/06 Resubmittal of the January 11, 2006 adopted 

changes to 116.610(a) and (b). 

Section 116.617—Standard Permit List ......... 9/20/1995 7/26/1995 9/1/1995 Initial adoption of Standard Permit at 

116.617(3). 


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2EPA did not approve the Standard Permit for 

Installation and/or Modification of Oil and Gas 

Facilities in the November 14, 2003, action as part 

of the Texas SIP (68 FR 64543, at 64547). 

TABLE 2—SUMMARY OF THE INDIVIDUAL REVISIONS TO EACH SECTION EVALUATED—Continued 

Section—title 

Date 

submitted 

to EPA 

Date adopted 

by State 

Date effective 

as State rule Comments 

4/19/1996 3/27/1996 4/19/1996 Deletion of 116.617(3). 

Section 116.620—Installation and/or Modification of Oil and Gas Facilities.4/19/1996 3/27/1996 4/19/1996 Initial adoption of this section; Standard Permit moved from 116.617(3). 

7/22/1998 6/17/1998 7/8/1998 • 116.620(a)(4) removed reference to standard exemption (SE) 6 and replaced with 

reference to PBR 106.512. 

• 116.620(a)(13) was updated to include reference to case-by-case MACT review 

under Subchapter C. 

• 116.620(a)(14) was subdivided into sections 116.620(a)(14)–(15). 

• 116.620(a)(16) was added to require 

sources subject to NESHAPs to show 

compliance with MACT standards. 

• 116.620(a)(15)–(16) were renumbered to 

(17) and (18). 

• 116.620(b)(1) removed reference to SE 83 

and replaced with reference to PBR 

106.476. 

• 116.620(c)(1)(A) uses EPA acronym in 

place of formal name. 

• 116.620(c)(1)(J) adds ‘‘Permits’’ to division 

name. 

• 116.620(c)(2)(J) adds ‘‘Permits’’ to division 

name. 

• 116.620(d)(3) changes office name. 

• 116.620(e)(1) changes office name and removes ‘‘his or her designated representative’’. 

9/11/2000 8/9/2000 9/4/2000 • 116.620(a)(4) eliminated the parenthetical 

reference to the former standard exemption 6. 

• 116.620(a)(11) eliminated parentheses 

around H2S. 

• 116.620(b)(1) eliminated the parenthetical 

reference to previous SE 83. 

• 116.620(b)(E) eliminated reference to ‘‘exemptions’’ and now refers to ‘‘permits by 

rule’’ consistent with the other rule language updates. 

• 116.620(c)(1)(J) changes office name. 

C. Overview of the Oil and Gas Standard 

Permit 

EPA approved Texas’ general 

regulations for Standard Permits in 30 

TAC Subchapter F of 30 TAC Chapter 

116 on November 14, 2003 (68 FR 

64543) as meeting the federal 

requirements for Minor NSR.2 The 

November 14, 2003, action describes 

how those rules meet EPA’s 

requirements for new minor sources and 

minor modifications. A Standard Permit 

is a minor NSR permit that is adopted 

under Chapter 116, Subchapter F. 

Subchapter F provides an alternative 

process for approving the construction 

of certain categories of new and 

modified sources for which TCEQ has 

adopted a Standard Permit. These 

provisions provide for a streamlined 

minor NSR mechanism for authorizing 

the construction of certain sources 

within source categories for which 

TCEQ has adopted a Standard Permit. A 

Standard Permit is not available to a 

facility or group of facilities that 

undergo a change that constitutes a new 

major source or major modification 

under Title I of the Act, part C 

(Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

of Air Quality) or part D (Nonattainment 

Review). Such major source or major 

modification must comply with the 

applicable permitting requirements 

under Chapter 116, Subchapter B, 

which meet the new source review 

requirements in Title I, part C or part D 

of the Act. A facility that qualifies for 

a minor NSR Standard Permit must also 

comply with all applicable provisions of 

section 111 of the Act (NSPS) and 

section 112 of the Act (NESHAP). 

Furthermore, a facility that qualifies for 

a minor NSR Standard Permit must 

comply with all rules and regulations of 

TCEQ. 

A Standard Permit is not a case-bycase Minor NSR SIP permit, but rather 

it is a streamlined mechanism with all 

permitting requirements for 

construction and operation of a certain 

source category. Therefore, each 

Standard Permit approved in a SIP 

should contain all terms and conditions 

on the face of it (combined with the SIP 

general requirements), and it should not 

be used to address site-specific 

determinations. 

The Oil and Gas Standard Permit was 

developed to provide a streamlined 

permitting process for oil and gas 

facilities. The Standard Permit 

contained in 30 TAC 116.620 simplifies 

the permit review process for these 

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3For example, cooling towers, including those 

located at oil and gas facilities, that meet all of the 

applicable PBR requirements may be authorized 

under the SIP-approved Cooling-Water Unit PBR 

found at 30 TAC 116.371. 

conditions applicable to the oil and gas 

industry, which help to streamline the 

agency review process and allow more 

rapid approval than would be possible 

under case-by-case minor NSR review 

permitting. 

The standardized conditions 

contained in the Oil and Gas Standard 

Permit include emission specifications, 

control requirements, inspection 

requirements, approved test methods 

provisions, and monitoring and 

recordkeeping requirements. In 

addition, a source applying for 

authorization under 30 TAC 116.620 

must also meet the applicable 

requirements contained in the other 

Sections under 30 TAC Chapter 116, 

Subchapter F—Standard Permits, which 

include registration and fee 

requirements and general permit 

conditions for Standard Permits. In 

accordance with 30 TAC 116.610(b), the 

Oil and Gas Standard Permit is limited 

to Minor NSR and cannot be used to 

authorize a project that constitutes a 

new major stationary source or major 

modification. Therefore, as discussed in 

the following section, the Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit provisions are 

evaluated with respect to the applicable 

Minor NSR requirements. 

As previously mentioned, the Oil and 

Gas Standard Permit includes 

standardized conditions for the 

emission units located at oil and gas 

facilities that may be authorized by the 

Standard Permit. The types of emission 

units that may be authorized by the 

Standard Permit are the following: 

• Internal combustion engines (ICEs), 

• Natural gas turbines (NG turbines), 

• Flares, 

• Other combustion units (design 

heat input > 40 million Btu per hour), 

• Natural gas glycol dehydration 

units, 

• Storage tanks, 

• Separators, 

• Condensers, 

• Vapor recovery units, 

• Process vents, and 

• Process fugitives. 

In order for one of the previouslylisted emission units to be authorized by 

the Standard Permit, that unit must 

meet the applicable unit-specific 

standardized conditions, and, the oil 

and gas facility as a whole must meet 

any applicable site-wide standardized 

conditions contained in the Standard 

Permit. If a proposed project at an oil 

and gas facility includes any emission 

units that are not explicitly covered by 

the Oil and Gas Standard Permit, the 

permit applicant would turn to another 

type of Standard Permit authorization or 

a permit-by-rule (PBR) or, if necessary, 

case-by-case NSR permitting for 

authorization. For example, the Oil and 

Gas Standard Permit does not provide 

authorization for cooling towers. 

Therefore, an oil and gas facility with a 

cooling tower on-site would not be able 

to use the Oil and Gas Standard Permit 

to authorize the emissions from that 

emission unit, but could rely upon the 

separate cooling tower SP or PBR.3 Any 

other emission units not specifically 

authorized under the Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit also could obtain 

authorization through either a SP or 

PBR that explicitly addresses it or 

obtain a case-by-case minor NSR permit. 

In addition to cooling towers, other 

examples of emission units that may be 

found at oil and gas facilities that are 

not covered by the Oil & Gas Standard 

Permit include, but are not limited to, 

truck loading emissions, heat 

exchangers, amine sweetening units, 

and sulfur recovery units. If EPA 

discovers evidence to support the 

determination that the TCEQ were 

found to be misapplying the Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit or a permittee obtained 

authorization under this Standard 

Permit for emission units that are 

outside the scope of 116.620, then EPA 

or the public could address this 

implementation failure on a permit 

specific basis or other CAA remedy 

mechanism, such as a finding of failure 

to implement. 

III. EPA’s Evaluation 

The Act at Section 110(a)(2)(C) 

requires states to develop and submit to 

EPA for approval into the state SIP, 

preconstruction review and permitting 

programs applicable to certain new and 

modified stationary sources of air 

pollutants for attainment and 

nonattainment areas that cover both 

major and minor new sources and 

modifications, collectively referred to as 

the NSR SIP. The CAA NSR SIP 

program is composed of three separate 

programs: Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (PSD), Nonattainment 

New Source Review (NNSR), and Minor 

NSR. PSD is established in part C of title 

I of the CAA and applies in areas that 

meet the NAAQS—‘‘attainment areas’’— 

as well as areas where there is 

insufficient information to determine if 

the area meets the NAAQS— 

‘‘unclassifiable areas.’’ The NNSR SIP 

program is established in part D of title 

I of the CAA and applies in areas that 

are not in attainment of the NAAQS— 

‘‘nonattainment areas.’’ The Minor NSR 

SIP program addresses construction or 

modification activities that do not emit, 

or have the potential to emit, beyond 

certain major source/major modification 

thresholds and thus do not qualify as 

‘‘major’’ and applies regardless of the 

designation of the area in which a 

source is located. Any submitted SIP 

revision, including revisions to a Minor 

NSR program, must meet the applicable 

requirements for SIP elements in section 

110 of the Act, and be consistent with 

all applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements. 

EPA regulations governing the criteria 

that states must satisfy for EPA approval 

of the NSR programs as part of the SIP 

are contained in 40 CFR Sections 

51.160–51.166. Regulations specific to 

Minor NSR programs are contained in 

40 CFR Section 51.160–51.164. The 

TCEQ has developed the Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit as a component of the 

Texas Minor NSR program; therefore we 

will evaluate the Standard Permit as 

submitted on September 20, 1995; April 

19, 1996; July 22, 1998; and September 

11, 2000, against the federal 

requirements for Minor NSR programs. 

40 CFR Section 51.160 establishes the 

requirements that all Minor NSR 

programs must meet. We will address 

these specific requirements in Section 

III.A. 40 CFR Section 51.161 establishes 

the public notice requirements for 

Minor NSR programs. We will address 

the public notice requirements more 

fully in Section III.B. Section 51.160– 

51.164 requires that a SIP revision 

demonstrate that the adopted rules will 

not interfere with any applicable 

requirement concerning attainment and 

reasonable further progress, or any other 

applicable requirement of the CAA. We 

will address the specific requirements 

for permitting activities that ensure 

attainment more fully in Section III.C. 

A. EPA’s Evaluation of Requirements for 

Minor NSR 

EPA’s regulations addressing a Minor 

NSR program as part of a state’s SIP are 

included at 40 CFR 51.160, which 

applies to all programs under Title I of 

the CAA. These provisions of a Minor 

NSR program must provide that the 

permitting authority will not permit the 

construction of a facility or modification 

that will cause a violation of applicable 

portions of the control strategy or 

interfere with attainment or 

maintenance of a NAAQS. To 

accomplish this goal, the state’s Minor 

NSR program must include the means 

by which the state agency will review 

and take final action on proposed new 

construction or modification to be 

protective of the control strategy and 

NAAQS. As stated in 40 CFR 51.160, all 

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4A requirement is ‘‘legally enforceable’’ if some 

authority has the right to enforce the restriction. 67 

FR 80186, at 80190. 

NSR program, must include legally 

enforceable 4 procedures that meet the 

following requirements: 

• Provide for the submission, by the 

owner or operator of the building, 

facility, structure or installation to be 

constructed or modified of such 

information on the nature and amounts 

of emissions to be emitted by it or 

emitted by associated mobile sources; 

and the design, construction and 

operation of such facility, building, 

structure, or installation as may be 

necessary to allow the permitting 

authority to make a determination on 

approvability. 40 CFR 51.160(c). 

• The Minor NSR program must 

provide that approval of any 

construction or modification must not 

affect the responsibility of the owner or 

operator to comply with applicable 

portions of the control strategy. 40 CFR 

51.160(d). 

• The Minor NSR program must 

include procedures to identify the types 

and sizes of facilities, buildings, 

structures, or installations which will be 

subject to review. The Minor NSR 

program must also discuss the basis for 

determining which facilities will be 

subject to review. 40 CFR 51.160(e). 

• The Minor NSR program must also 

discuss the air quality data and the 

dispersion or other air quality modeling 

used to meet the NSR requirements. 40 

CFR 51.160(f). 

The SIP submittals being evaluated as 

part of this rulemaking are for a 

Standard Permit that is submitted as 

part of Texas’s Minor NSR program; 

therefore, the provisions from the Oil 

and Gas Standard Permit are evaluated 

against the federal requirements for 

Minor NSR and in conjunction with the 

existing SIP-approved provisions of the 

Standard Permitting Program found in 

30 TAC Chapter 116, Subchapter F— 

Standard Permits that provides the basic 

requirements that a facility must meet to 

qualify for a Standard Permit. 

Based on our evaluation, we propose 

to find that the Oil and Gas Standard 

Permit provisions found in 30 TAC 

116.620 provide for the necessary 

procedures and applicable requirements 

that are required for Minor NSR 

programs. Our evaluation is 

summarized below with additional 

details regarding our evaluation 

available in the TSD accompanying this 

rulemaking. 

In accordance with 30 TAC 116.611, 

sources seeking authorization via the 

Oil and Gas Standard Permit are 

required to submit a Standard Permit 

registration to TCEQ, which is to 

include information regarding the 

proposed project to be authorized (e.g., 

emission estimates, description of 

project and related process, description 

of equipment being installed). 30 TAC 

116.615 includes general conditions that 

must be met by sources authorized via 

a Standard Permit, including the Oil 

and Gas Standard Permit. These general 

conditions specifically require that 

sources authorized under a Standard 

Permit comply with all ‘‘rules, 

regulations, and orders of the 

commission issued in conformity with 

the [Texas Clean Air Act].’’ See 30 TAC 

116.615(10). In the case where more 

than one state or federal rule of 

regulation or permit condition are 

applicable, the source must comply 

with the most stringent requirement or 

limit. See 30 TAC 116.615(10). 

Therefore, the conditions of the 

Standard Permit in no way supersede or 

relax other applicable state or federal 

requirements. In addition, the 

provisions found in the Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit under 30 TAC 116.620 

also require that sources authorized 

under the Standard Permit submit 

appropriate documentation to 

demonstrate compliance with state and 

federal provisions, including PSD, 

NNSR, NSPS, and NESHAP. The 

Standard Permit also requires that new 

or increased emissions authorized under 

the permit shall not cause or contribute 

to a violation of any NAAQS and 

references that engineering judgment 

and/or air dispersion modeling may be 

used to demonstrate NAAQS 

compliance for the specific minor 

construction project. See 30 TAC 

116.620(a)(13)–(17). Regarding testing, 

recordkeeping, reporting and 

monitoring provisions, the Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit contains provisions 

that include these requirements for the 

emission sources that can be authorized 

under the Standard Permit. See 30 TAC 

116.620(c)–(e). As discussed in Section 

I.E of this rulemaking and the 

accompanying TSD, the Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit may be used to 

authorize only those emission sources 

that are specifically covered by the 

Standard Permit provisions. Therefore, 

the Standard Permit contains testing, 

recordkeeping, reporting and 

monitoring provisions for the covered 

emission sources as necessary to ensure 

compliance with applicable 

requirements for those covered sources. 

Based on our evaluation of the 

proposed provisions found in the 

Standard Permit, in conjunction with 

the underlying SIP-approved provisions 

of the Texas Standard Permitting 

Program found in Chapter 116, 

Subchapter F, we propose to find that 

the Oil and Gas Standard Permit meets 

the requirements that are applicable to 

Minor NSR. 

B. EPA’s Evaluation of Public 

Availability of Information 

Requirements for Minor NSR 

Federal requirements for public notice 

of Minor NSR programs are found at 40 

CFR 51.160 and 51.161. The procedures 

for a Minor NSR program in 40 CFR 

51.160 require an opportunity for public 

comment on information submitted by 

the permit applicant and on the 

permitting authority’s analysis of the 

application, submitted materials and 

proposed approval or disapproval of the 

permit application. EPA further 

explains at 40 CFR 51.161(b) that 

opportunity for public comment is, at a 

minimum, the availability for public 

inspection in at least one location in the 

area affected of the information 

submitted by the owner/operator and of 

the permitting authority’s analysis of the 

effect on air quality; a 30-day period for 

submittal of public comment; and a 

notice by prominent advertisement in 

the area affected of the location where 

the public can see the submitted 

materials and analysis. The SIP 

submittals being evaluated as part of 

this rulemaking are for a Standard 

Permit; therefore, the provisions from 

the Oil and Gas Standard Permit are 

evaluated against the federal 

requirements regarding public notice in 

conjunction with the existing SIPapproved provisions of the Standard 

Permits Program found in 30 TAC 

Chapter 116, Subchapter F—Standard 

Permits that provides the basic 

requirements that a facility must meet to 

qualify for a Standard Permit, including 

public participation requirements. See 

30 TAC 116.603. 

Based on our evaluation, we propose 

to find that the SIP’s general provisions 

for all Standard Permits found at 30 

TAC 116.603 apply to the Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit. These general 

provisions were found to meet EPA’s 

requirements for public participation for 

minor NSR permits and in some cases 

are more stringent. (73 FR 53716, 

September 17, 2008). As required by 30 

TAC 116.603, a Standard Permit must 

comply with the following public notice 

requirements: 

• Notice of a proposed Standard 

Permit is required to be published in the 

Texas Register, the commission’s 

publicly accessible electronic media, 

and in a daily or weekly newspaper of 

general circulation in the area affected 

by the activity that is subject to the 

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standard permit will have statewide 

applicability, notice will be published 

in the daily newspaper of largest general 

circulation within each of the following 

metropolitan areas: Austin, Dallas, and 

Houston and any other regional 

newspapers designated by the executive 

director on a case-by-case basis. 

Additionally, the commission will 

publish notice in the Texas Register and 

issue a press release; 

• The notice must provide for a 

public comment period on the proposed 

Standard Permit of at least 30 days; 

• A public meeting is required to be 

held to provide an additional 

opportunity for public comment; 

• Written responses must be prepared 

to all public comments received from 

the public related to the issuance of a 

Standard Permit, which will be made 

available to the public; 

• Notice of the final action on the 

proposed Standard Permit is required to 

be published in the Texas Register, 

including the text of the response to 

comments; and 

• Copies of the final issued Standard 

Permit along with the response to public 

comments received on the draft permit 

are required to be made available at the 

TCEQ Austin office and appropriate 

TCEQ regional offices. 

Subsequent amendments or revocation 

of an issued Standard Permit must also 

meet the public notice procedures 

contained in Section 603, as required by 

30 TAC 116.605. 

Based on our evaluation of the 

proposed provisions found in the Oil & 

Gas Standard Permit, as well as the 

underlying SIP-approved provisions of 

the Texas Standard Permitting Program 

found in Chapter 116, Subchapter F, we 

propose to find that the Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit meets the federal 

public notice requirements that are 

applicable to Minor NSR for those 

emission sources that are specifically 

covered by the Standard Permit 

provisions. In addition, Texas has 

provided documentation within their 

SIP revision submittals to document 

that the SIP-approved public notice 

process was followed consistent with 

the 30 TAC 116.603 requirements when 

the Oil and Gas Standard Permit was 

initially issued and subsequently 

amended. The SIP submittals are 

available in the docket accompanying 

this rulemaking. 

C. EPA’s Evaluation of the Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit With Respect to 

Attainment, Reasonable Further 

Progress, and Other Applicable 

Requirements of the Act 

Under Section 110(l), the regulations 

submitted as SIP revisions establishing 

the Oil and Gas Standard Permit must 

meet the procedural requirements of 

Section 110(l) by demonstrating that the 

State followed all necessary procedural 

requirements such as providing 

reasonable notice and public hearing of 

the SIP revision. Additionally, the SIP 

revision must demonstrate that the 

adopted rules will not interfere with any 

applicable requirement concerning 

attainment and reasonable further 

progress, or any other applicable 

requirement of the CAA. We propose to 

find that the TCEQ satisfied all 

procedural requirements pursuant to 

Section 110(l) as detailed in our 

accompanying TSD. 

A Minor NSR program is a 

requirement of the CAA and EPA’s 

regulations at 40 CFR 51.160–51.164. As 

discussed in this proposed action and in 

the accompanying TSD, EPA proposes 

that the Oil and Gas Standard Permit as 

submitted on September 20, 1995, and 

revised through SIP submittals dated 

April 19, 1996; July 22, 1998; and 

September 11, 2000, satisfies the 

minimum requirements for a Minor NSR 

program, including adequate provisions 

for legal enforceability and public 

participation to ensure protection of the 

control strategy and any applicable 

NAAQS. The Oil and Gas Standard 

Permit also contains sufficient 

safeguards to prevent circumvention of 

Major NSR permitting requirements. 

Therefore, we propose that the Oil and 

Gas Standard Permit is protective of the 

NAAQS and applicable control strategy 

requirements and satisfies the 

requirements of 110(l) of the Act. 

D. Summary of EPA’s Evaluation of the 

Oil and Gas Standard Permit 

For the reasons presented above, EPA 

proposes to find that the Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit, as submitted on 

September 20, 1995, and revisions 

submitted on April 19, 1996; July 22, 

1998; and September 11, 2000, is 

limited to Minor NSR. EPA proposes to 

find that the program satisfies the 

federal requirements for Minor NSR and 

contains sufficient enforceable 

safeguards to ensure that the NAAQS 

and applicable control strategies are 

protected. 

E. Summary of EPA’s Evaluation of the 

Revisions to the Standard Permit 

Applicability Provisions 

On February 1, 2006, and March 11, 

2011, the State of Texas submitted 

revisions to the Standard Permit SIP 

rules, which made non-substantive 

changes to the applicability provisions 

in 30 TAC 116.610(a) and (b). The 

revisions include changes such as 

defining acronyms, changing 

capitalization, rephrasing, and updating 

and deleting cross-references as 

appropriate due to revisions to other 

sections. EPA proposes to approve the 

revisions to 30 TAC 116.610(a) and (b) 

because these changes are ministerial 

and non-substantive in nature. 

IV. Proposed Action 

We are proposing to approve the 

submittals for a Minor NSR Oil and Gas 

Standard Permit submitted September 

20, 1995; April 19, 1996; July 22, 1998; 

and September 11, 2000. We also are 

proposing to approve the submittals for 

the Standard Permit SIP rules making 

non-substantive changes to the Standard 

Permit applicability provisions in 30 

TAC 116.610(a) and (b) as submitted 

February 1, 2006, and resubmitted 

March 11, 2011. EPA is proposing this 

action in accordance with section 110 of 

the Act. 

After review and consideration of 

public comments, we will take final 

action on the SIP revisions that are 

identified herein. 

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 

Clean Air Act 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 notice 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 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, 

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• 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 Clean Air Act; 

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 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, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Hydrocarbons, Intergovernmental 

relations, Lead, Nitrogen oxides, Ozone, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 

oxides, Volatile organic compounds. 

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

Dated: December 16, 2013. 

Ron Curry, 

Regional Administrator, EPA Region 6. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30729 Filed 12–23–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0661; A–1–FRL– 

9904–44–Region–1] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; New 

Hampshire; Manchester and Nashua 

Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance 

Plans 

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 State of New 

Hampshire. This SIP revision 

establishes carbon monoxide (CO) 

limited maintenance plans for the City 

of Manchester, New Hampshire and the 

City of Nashua, New Hampshire. As part 

of its limited maintenance plan, New 

Hampshire will continue year-round CO 

monitoring at the Londonderry Moose 

Hill station in Londonderry, New 

Hampshire with triggers to reestablish 

CO monitoring sites in Manchester and 

Nashua if elevated CO levels are 

recorded in Londonderry. Future carbon 

monoxide transportation conformity 

evaluations for Manchester and Nashua 

would for the length of their limited 

maintenance plans be considered to 

satisfy the regional emissions analysis 

and ‘‘budget test’’ requirements. This 

action is being taken under the Clean 

Air Act. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before January 23, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R01–OAR–2012–0661 by one of the 

following methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: arnold.anne@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (617) 918–0047. 

4. Mail: ‘‘Docket Identification 

Number EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0661,’’ 

Anne Arnold, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA New England 

Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem 

Protection, Air Quality Planning Unit, 5 

Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail 

code OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109– 

3912. 

5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver 

your comments to: Anne Arnold, 

Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

EPA New England Regional Office, 

Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air 

Quality Planning Unit, 5 Post Office 

Square—Suite 100, (mail code OEP05– 

2), Boston, MA 02109–3912. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Regional Office’s normal hours of 

operation. The Regional Office’s official 

hours of business are Monday through 

Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding legal 

holidays. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID Number EPA–R01–OAR– 

2012–0661. 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 through 

www.regulations.gov, or email, 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected. 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 

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 at Office of Ecosystem 

Protection, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA New England 

Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem 

Protection, Air Quality Planning Unit, 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 to 4:30, 

excluding legal holidays. 

In addition, copies of the state 

submittal are also available for public 

inspection during normal business 

hours, by appointment at the State Air 

Agency; Air Resources Division, 

Department of Environmental Services, 

6 Hazen Drive, P.O. Box 95, Concord, 

NH 03302–0095. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donald O. Cooke, Air Quality Planning 

Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA New England Regional 


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