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TABLE 2 OF § 165.801—SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ANNUAL AND RECURRING SAFETY ZONES—Continued 

Date Sponsor/name 

Sector Upper 

Mississippi River 

location 

Safety zone 

36. 1 day—4th of July weekend ...................... City of Stillwater/St. 

Croix Events/Stillwater 4th of July.

Stillwater, MN ............. St. Croix River mile marker 022.9 to 023.5 

(Minnesota). 

37. 2 days—3rd weekend of September ......... Riverside Chamber of 

Commerce/Riverfest.

Riverside, MO ............ Missouri River mile marker 371.8 to 372.2. 

38. 4 days—3rd week of July .......................... St. Croix Events/Lumberjack Days.Stillwater, MN ............. St. Croix River mile marker 022.9 to 023.5 

(Minnesota). 

39. 2 days—Weekend that precedes Labor 

Day Weekend.

Lake of the Ozarks 

Shootout, Inc./Lake 

of the Ozarks 

Shootout.

Lake of the Ozarks, 

MO.

Lake of the Ozarks mile marker 032.5 to 

034.5. 

40. 2 days—1st weekend of September .......... City of Keithsburg/

Keithsburg Fireworks Display.

Keithsburg, IL ............. Upper Mississippi River mile marker 427.5 to 

427.3. 

41. 1 day—4th of July weekend ...................... City of East Moline/

City of East Moline 

Fireworks.

East Moline, IA ........... Upper Mississippi River mile marker 490.2 to 

489.8. 

42. 2nd Weekend in August ............................. Lansing Lion’s Club/

Lansing Fish Days 

Fireworks.

Lansing, IA ................. Upper Mississippi River mile marker 662.8– 

663.9. 

43. 3rd Weekend in August ............................. River Action/Floatzilla Rock Island, Illinois .... Upper Mississippi River mile marker 479.0– 

486.0. 

44. 1 day—Weekend before Thanksgiving ...... Main Street Parkway 

Association/Parkville 

Christmas on the 

River.

Parkville, MO .............. Missouri River mile marker 377.5 to 378.0. 

45. 2 days—A weekend in September ............ St. Louis Drag Boat 

Association/New 

Athens Drag Boat 

Race.

New Athens, IL ........... Kaskaskia River mile marker 119.7 to 120.3. 

46. 1 day—4th of July weekend ...................... City of Marquette/Marquette Independence Day Celebration.Marquette, IA .............. Upper Mississippi River mile marker 634.2 to 

635.7. 

* * * * * 

Dated: April 4, 2016. 

M. L. Malloy, 

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

Port Upper Mississippi River. 

[FR Doc. 2016–07997 Filed 4–7–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2016–0005; FRL–9944–72– 

Region 3] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Pennsylvania; Measurement and 

Reporting of Condensable Particulate 

Matter Emissions 

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 Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania. This SIP revision amends 

two regulations to clarify testing and 

sampling methods for stationary sources 

of particulate matter (PM) and add the 

requirement to measure and report 

filterable and condensable PM. This 

action is being taken under the Clean 

Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before May 9, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R03–OAR–2016–0005 at http://

www.regulations.gov, or via email to 

fernandez.cristina@epa.gov. For 

comments submitted at Regulations.gov, 

follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. Once submitted, 

comments cannot be edited or removed 

from Regulations.gov. For either manner 

of submission, EPA may publish any 

comment received to its public docket. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

confidential business information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. EPA will generally not consider 

comments or comment contents located 

outside of the primary submission (i.e. 

on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 

system). For additional submission 

methods, please contact the person 

identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the 

full EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maria A. Pino, (215) 814–2181, or by 

email at pino.maria@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

PM, also known as particle pollution, 

is a complex mixture of extremely small 

particles and liquid droplets. Particle 

pollution is made up of a number of 

components, including acids (such as 

nitrates and sulfates), organic chemicals, 

metals, and soil or dust particles. The 


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size of particles is directly linked to 

their potential for causing health 

problems. EPA is concerned about 

particles that are 10 micrometers in 

diameter or smaller, because those are 

the particles that generally pass through 

the throat and nose and enter the lungs. 

Once inhaled, these particles can affect 

the heart and lungs and cause serious 

health effects. 

EPA established the first national 

ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) 

for coarse particles (PM10), which are 

particles less than 10 microns in 

diameter, on July 1, 1987. 52 FR 24634. 

The rules established primary (health 

based) and secondary (welfare based) 

PM10 standards for short term (24-hour) 

and long term (annual) exposures to PM. 

The 24-hour standards were set at 150 

micrograms per cubic meter (mg/m3), not 

to be exceeded more than once per year 

on average over a 3-year period. The 

annual standards were set at 50 mg/m3, 

based on a three-year average annual 

arithmetic mean. On July 18, 1997, EPA 

established the first NAAQS for 

particles less than 2.5 microns in 

diameter, known as fine particulate 

(PM2.5). 62 FR 38652. EPA set an annual 

primary and secondary standards at 15 

mg/m3, based on a three-year average of 

annual mean PM2.5 concentrations and 

24-hour primary and secondary 

standards at 65 mg/m3, based on a threeyear average of the 98th percentile of 24- 

hour concentrations. EPA revised the 

PM2.5 NAAQS on October 17, 2006, 

lowering the primary and secondary 24- 

hour NAAQS from 65 mg/m3 to 35 mg/ 

m3. 71 FR 61144. In that rule, EPA 

retained the 24-hour PM10 NAAQS, and 

revoked the annual PM10 standard. On 

December 14, 2012, EPA once again 

revised the PM2.5 NAAQS, lowering the 

level of the health based primary annual 

standard from 15 to 12 mg/m3, while 

retaining the welfare based secondary 

annual standard at 15 mg/m3. That rule 

also retained the 24-hour PM2.5 standard 

at a level of 35 mg/m3. 

On December 1, 2010, EPA revised 

two test methods for measuring PM 

emissions from stationary sources. 75 

FR 80118. One of the revised methods, 

called Method 201A, provides the 

capability to measure the mass of 

filterable PM2.5. The second revised 

method, called Method 202, makes 

measurement of condensable PM more 

accurate. Condensable PM forms from 

condensing gases or vapors. It is a 

common component of both PM10 and 

PM2.5. The combination of Methods 

201A and 202 helps EPA and states to 

develop more accurate primary PM 

emissions inventories, determine 

whether stationary sources are major 

sources of PM10 or PM2.5 emissions for 

the New Source Review (NSR)/

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

(PSD) program or the Title V Permit 

program, determine more accurately the 

effectiveness of control devices for PM10

or PM2.5, develop regulatory limits with 

more appropriate test methods, and 

determine compliance with regulatory 

limits with greater accuracy. See 40 CFR 

part 51 appendix M and 75 FR 80118 

(December 21, 2010). 

II. Summary of SIP Revision 

On June 25, 2015, the Commonwealth 

of Pennsylvania submitted a formal SIP 

revision that amends chapters 121 and 

139 of title 25, Environmental 

Protection, of the Pennsylvania Code (25 

Pa. Code). Methods 201A and 202 are 

incorporated by reference in 

Pennsylvania’s Source Testing Manual, 

which is incorporated by reference in 25 

Pa. Code, chapter 139, Sampling and 

Testing. Amendments to chapter 121, in 

section 121.1, add definitions for the 

terms ‘‘condensable particulate matter’’ 

and ‘‘filterable particulate matter.’’ The 

amendments to 25 Pa. Code section 

139.12 explain the process for 

determining compliance with filterable 

and condensable PM emission 

limitations, and explains the 

compliance demonstration process. 

Under 25 Pa. Code section 139.12(b), the 

owner or operator of a stationary source 

subject to PM emission limitations or to 

NSR/PSD applicability determinations 

is required to demonstrate compliance 

for filterable and condensable PM 

emissions. The amendment to 25 Pa. 

Code section 139.53 specifies to whom 

monitoring reports must be submitted. 

III. Proposed Action 

EPA is proposing to approve the June 

25, 2015 Pennsylvania SIP revision, 

which amends specific provisions 

within chapters 121 and 139 of 25 Pa. 

Code. The amendments clarify testing 

and sampling methods and reporting 

requirements for stationary sources of 

PM and add the requirement to measure 

and report filterable and condensable 

PM. This revision meets requirements in 

section 110 of the CAA and strengthens 

the Pennsylvania SIP. EPA is soliciting 

public comments on the issues 

discussed in this document. These 

comments will be considered before 

taking final action. 

IV. Incorporation by Reference 

In this proposed rulemaking action, 

EPA is proposing to include in a final 

EPA rule, regulatory text that includes 

incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with the requirements of 1 

CFR 51.5, EPA is proposing to 

incorporate by reference the revised 

Pennsylvania regulations, published in 

the Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol. 44 No. 

15, April 12, 2014, and effective on 

April 12, 2014. EPA has made, and will 

continue to make, these documents 

generally available electronically 

through www.regulations.gov and/or in 

hard copy at the appropriate EPA office 

(see the ADDRESSES section of this 

preamble for more information). 

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 Orders 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 


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methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this rulemaking action, 

proposing to approve amendments to 

Pennsylvania’s regulations regarding 

testing and sampling methods for 

stationary sources of PM, including 

filterable and condensable PM, 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 Commonwealth, 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, Particulate matter, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

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

Dated: March 24, 2016 

Shawn M. Garvin, 

Regional Administrator Region III. 

[FR Doc. 2016–08159 Filed 4–7–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2016–0072; FRL–9944–53– 

Region 4] 

Air Plan Approval; North Carolina; 

Prong 4–2008 Ozone, 2010 NO2, SO2, 

and 2012 PM2.5

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

portions of revisions to the North 

Carolina State Implementation Plan 

(SIP), submitted by the North Carolina 

Department of Environment and Natural 

Resources (NC DENR), addressing the 

Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) visibility 

transport (prong 4) infrastructure SIP 

requirements for the 2008 8-hour Ozone, 

2010 1-hour Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), 

2010 1-hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), and 

2012 annual Fine Particulate Matter 

(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards (NAAQS). The CAA requires 

that each state adopt and submit a SIP 

for the implementation, maintenance, 

and enforcement of each NAAQS 

promulgated by EPA, commonly 

referred to as an ‘‘infrastructure SIP.’’ 

Specifically, EPA is proposing to 

approve the prong 4 portions of North 

Carolina’s November 2, 2012, 2008 8- 

hour Ozone infrastructure SIP 

submission; August 23, 2013, 2010 1- 

hour NO2 infrastructure SIP submission; 

March 18, 2014, 2010 1-hour SO2

infrastructure SIP submission; and 

December 4, 2015, 2012 annual PM2.5

infrastructure SIP submission. All other 

applicable infrastructure requirements 

for these SIP submissions have been or 

will be addressed in separate 

rulemakings. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 29, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No EPA–R04– 

OAR–2016–0072 at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 

EPA may publish any comment received 

to its public docket. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Multimedia submissions (audio, video, 

etc.) must be accompanied by a written 

comment. The written comment is 

considered the official comment and 

should include discussion of all points 

you wish to make. EPA will generally 

not consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, the full 

EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean Lakeman of the Air Regulatory 

Management Section, Air Planning and 

Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides 

and Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr. 

Lakeman can be reached by telephone at 

(404) 562–9043 or via electronic mail at 

lakeman.sean@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

By statute, SIPs meeting the 

requirements of sections 110(a)(1) and 

(2) of the CAA are to be submitted by 

states within three years after 

promulgation of a new or revised 

NAAQS to provide for the 

implementation, maintenance, and 

enforcement of the new or revised 

NAAQS. EPA has historically referred to 

these SIP submissions made for the 

purpose of satisfying the requirements 

of sections 110(a)(1) and 110(a)(2) as 

‘‘infrastructure SIP’’ submissions. 

Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) require states 

to address basic SIP elements such as 

for monitoring, basic program 

requirements, and legal authority that 

are designed to assure attainment and 

maintenance of the newly established or 

revised NAAQS. More specifically, 

section 110(a)(1) provides the 

procedural and timing requirements for 

infrastructure SIPs. Section 110(a)(2) 

lists specific elements that states must 

meet for the infrastructure SIP 

requirements related to a newly 

established or revised NAAQS. The 

contents of an infrastructure SIP 

submission may vary depending upon 

the data and analytical tools available to 

the state, as well as the provisions 

already contained in the state’s 

implementation plan at the time in 

which the state develops and submits 

the submission for a new or revised 

NAAQS. 

Section 110(a)(2)(D) has two 

components: 110(a)(2)(D)(i) and 

110(a)(2)(D)(ii). Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) 

includes four distinct components, 

commonly referred to as ‘‘prongs,’’ that 

must be addressed in infrastructure SIP 

submissions. The first two prongs, 

which are codified in section 

110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I), are provisions that 

prohibit any source or other type of 

emissions activity in one state from 

contributing significantly to 

nonattainment of the NAAQS in another 

state (prong 1) and from interfering with 

maintenance of the NAAQS in another 

state (prong 2). The third and fourth 

prongs, which are codified in section 

110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), are provisions that 

prohibit emissions activity in one state 

from interfering with measures required 

to prevent significant deterioration of air 

quality in another state (prong 3) or 

from interfering with measures to 

protect visibility in another state (prong 

4). Section 110(a)(2)(D)(ii) requires SIPs 

to include provisions ensuring 

compliance with sections 115 and 126 

of the Act, relating to interstate and 

international pollution abatement. 

Through this action, EPA is proposing 

to approve the prong 4 portions of North 

Carolina’s infrastructure SIP 

submissions for the 2008 8-hour Ozone, 

2010 1-hour NO2, 2010 1-hour SO2, and 

2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS as discussed 

in section IV of this document. All other 

applicable infrastructure SIP 

requirements for these SIP submissions 

have been or will be addressed in 

separate rulemakings. A brief 

background regarding the NAAQS 

relevant to this proposal is provided 

below. For comprehensive information 

on these NAAQS, please refer to the 


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