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As shown, the design values for both 

monitors in the Liberty-Clairton Area 

are 35 mg/m3 or less for the 2012–2014 

monitoring period. Thus, in accordance 

with EPA’s requirements in 40 CFR part 

50, the monitors in the Liberty-Clairton 

Area are showing attainment of the 2006 

24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, based on the 

2012–2014 quality-assured and certified 

air quality data, the most recent three 

years of data for the Area. 

Based on our review of the LibertyClairton Area’s PM2.5 ambient air 

monitoring data, EPA proposes to 

determine that the Liberty-Clairton Area 

has attained the 2006 24-hour PM2.5

NAAQS during the 2012–2014 

monitoring period, in accordance with 

40 CFR part 50. Additional information 

on air quality data for the LibertyClairton Area can be found in the 

technical support document (TSD) 

prepared for this proposed action. 

IV. Proposed Actions 

EPA is proposing to determine, based 

on the most recent three years of 

complete quality-assured, and certified 

data for 2012–2014 meeting the 

requirements of 40 CFR part 50, 

appendix N, that the Liberty-Clairton 

Area is currently attaining the 2006 24- 

hour PM2.5 NAAQS. In accordance with 

our Clean Data Policy, based upon this 

proposed determination of attainment, 

EPA also proposes to determine that the 

obligation to submit the following 

attainment-related planning 

requirements for the Liberty-Clairton 

Area are not applicable for so long as 

the Area continues to monitor 

attainment for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5

NAAQS: Subpart 4 obligations to 

provide an attainment demonstration 

pursuant to section 189(a)(1)(B), the 

RACM provisions of section 

189(a)(1)(C), the RFP provisions of 

section 189(c), and related attainment 

demonstration, RACM, RFP, and 

contingency measure provisions 

requirements of subpart 1, section 172. 

If in the future, EPA determines after 

notice-and-comment rulemaking that 

the Liberty-Clairton Area again violates 

the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, the 

basis for suspending these requirements 

would no longer exist. This proposed 

rulemaking action, if finalized, would 

not constitute a redesignation to 

attainment under CAA section 

107(d)(3). In addition, this 

determination, if finalized, does not 

relieve the requirement for 

Pennsylvania to submit for the LibertyClairton Area an emissions inventory as 

required by CAA section 172(c)(3) or to 

have a nonattainment area permitting 

program pursuant to CAA sections 

172(c)(5) and 173. EPA is soliciting 

public comments on the issues 

discussed in this document. These 

comments will be considered before 

taking final action. 

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 

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 approves 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, 

proposing to determine that the LibertyClairton Area has attained the 2006 24- 

hour PM2.5 NAAQS, 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, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

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

Dated: April 10, 2015. 

William C. Early, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R09–OAR–2014–0924; FRL–9924–78– 

Region 9] 

Revisions to the California State 

Implementation Plan, Feather River Air 

Quality Management District 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

revisions to the Feather River Air 

Quality Management District 

(FRAQMD) portion of the California 

State Implementation Plan (SIP). These 

revisions concern volatile organic 

compound (VOC), oxides of nitrogen 

(NOx), and particulate matter (PM) 

emissions from rice straw burning, 

boilers, steam generators, process 

heaters, stationary internal combustion 

engines, surfacing preparation and 

cleanup solvents, and wood product 

coating operations. We are proposing to 

approve local rules to regulate these 

emission sources under the Clean Air 

Act (CAA or the Act). 

DATES: Any comments on this proposal 

must arrive by May 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

identified by docket number EPA–R09– 

OAR–2014–0924, by one of the 

following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions. 

2. Email: steckel.andrew@epa.gov. 

3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel 

(Air–4), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 

San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. 

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Instructions: All comments 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 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Information that 

you consider CBI or otherwise protected 

should be clearly identified as such and 

should not be submitted through 

www.regulations.gov or email. 

www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous 

access’’ system, and EPA will not know 

your identity or contact information 

unless you provide it in the body of 

your comment. If you send email 

directly to EPA, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

as part of the public comment. 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: Generally, documents in the 

docket for this action are available 

electronically at www.regulations.gov 

and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75 

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, 

California 94105–3901. While all 

documents in the docket are listed at 

www.regulations.gov, some information 

may be publicly available only at the 

hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted 

material, large maps), and some may not 

be publicly available in either location 

(e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy 

materials, please schedule an 

appointment during normal business 

hours with the contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin Gong, EPA Region IX, (415) 972– 

3073, Gong.Kevin@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposal addresses the following 

FRAQMD rules: 10.9, 3.14, 3.20, 3.21 

and 3.22. In the Rules and Regulations 

section of this Federal Register, we are 

approving these local rules in a direct 

final action without prior proposal 

because we believe these SIP revisions 

are not controversial. If we receive 

adverse comments, however, we will 

publish a timely withdrawal of the 

direct final rule and address the 

comments in subsequent action based 

on this proposed rule. Please note that 

if we receive adverse comment on an 

amendment, paragraph or section of this 

rule and if that provision may be 

severed from the remainder of the rule, 

we may adopt as final those provisions 

of the rule that are not the subject of an 

adverse comment. 

We do not plan to open a second 

comment period, so anyone interested 

in commenting should do so at this 

time. If we do not receive adverse 

comments, no further activity is 

planned. For further information, please 

see the direct final action. 

Dated: February 27, 2015. 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0902; FRL–9926–71– 

Region 3] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Pennsylvania; Redesignation Request 

and Associated Maintenance Plan for 

the Johnstown Nonattainment Area for 

the 1997 Annual and 2006 24-Hour Fine 

Particulate Matter Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s 

December 3, 2014 request to redesignate 

to attainment the Johnstown 

nonattainment area (Johnstown Area or 

Area) for the 1997 annual and 2006 24- 

hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS or standards). EPA is also 

proposing to determine that the Area 

continues to attain the 1997 annual and 

2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. In 

addition, EPA is proposing to approve 

as a revision to the Pennsylvania State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) the 

associated maintenance plan that was 

submitted with the redesignation 

request, to show maintenance of the 

1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5

NAAQS through 2025 for the Area. The 

maintenance plan includes the 2017 and 

2025 PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides (NOX) 

motor vehicle emissions budgets 

(MVEBs) for the Area for both NAAQS, 

which EPA is proposing to approve for 

transportation conformity purposes. 

Furthermore, EPA is proposing to 

approve as a revision to the 

Pennsylvania SIP the 2007 emissions 

inventory that is also included in the 

maintenance plan for the Area for both 

NAAQS. This rulemaking action to 

propose approval of the 1997 annual 

and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS 

redesignation request and associated 

maintenance plan for the Johnstown 

Area is based on EPA’s determination 

that Pennsylvania has met the criteria 

for redesignation to attainment specified 

in the Clean Air Act (CAA) for both 

NAAQS. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before May 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R03–OAR–2014–0902 by one of the 

following methods: 

A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

B. Email: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov. 

C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0902, 

Cristina Fernandez, Associate Director, 

Office of Air Quality 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–2014– 

0902. 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 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 

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