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2Encirclement is the process of allocating the cost 

of handling a mailpiece with an Extra Service to the 

Extra Service rather than to the host mailpiece. 

Encirclement is appropriate when an Extra Service 

is the main reason that an employee handles a 

mailpiece. Id. at 7. 

percent of Carrier Route volume,’’ and 

that Carrier Route letter costs are 

unreliable. Petition at 2–3. The 

Commission discussed the reliability 

issue in the 2011 Annual Compliance 

Determination Report. FY2011 ACD at 

120–121. In the ACD, the Commission 

recognized the possibility of merging 

unit cost data for Carrier Route letters 

and flats, but did not discuss unit costs 

of Carrier Route parcels. Id. at 121. 

Proposal Two. Calculation of City 

Carrier Scanning Costs for All NonAccountable Delivery Scans. Last year, 

the Postal Service introduced the USPS 

Tracking Barcode to better track parcels. 

However, the Postal Service states that 

the costs of USPS Tracking Barcode 

delivery scans performed by city 

carriers during street activities are not 

calculated. The Postal Service proposes 

to extend the established methodology 

for calculating the city carrier street 

scanning costs to all non-accountable 

delivery scans performed by city 

carriers during street activities (Cost 

Segment 7). The methodology would 

also apply to other non-accountable 

delivery scans that the Postal Service 

may introduce in the future. Petition at 

4. According to the Postal Service, 

Proposal Two would increase the 

attributable costs of domestic market 

dominant parcels by between 1.7 and 

3.2 percent, increase the attributable 

costs of domestic competitive products 

by 1.9 percent, reduce the attributable 

costs of domestic market dominant 

ancillary services by between 0.3 and 

0.6 percent, and reduce the attributable 

costs of International Mail by 0.2 

percent. Id. at 5–6. 

Proposal Three. Changes in IOCS 

Encirclement Rules. Currently, all 

Registered mail, both domestic and 

International, is encircled in all 

operations.2 According to the Postal 

Service, this is consistent with 

operations for domestic Registered and 

outbound International Registered, 

because such pieces receive hand-tohand transfers. However, in 2009, the 

Postal Service says that it changed the 

operating procedures for inbound 

Registered mail such that those pieces 

now travel in the regular letters and flats 

mailstreams rather than in the 

Registered mailstream. The Postal 

Service proposes to update the 

encirclement rules for inbound 

Registered mail and for certain other 

Extra Services to reflect changes in 

operations and to correct 

inconsistencies. For the C.O.D., 

Certified, Insured, and Signature 

Confirmation Extra Services, 

encirclement would be added for certain 

mail processing and window operations. 

Petition at 7–8. 

Proposal Three would affect 

attributable costs in Cost Segment 3. 

Inbound Registered mail attributable 

costs would decline by 38.3 percent. 

Attributable costs of competitive 

products would decline by 0.1 percent. 

Attributable costs of First-Class mail 

would decline by 0.7 percent. 

Attributable costs of Parcel Post would 

decline by 0.4 percent. Attributable 

costs of Inbound LC/AO would increase 

by between 6.5 and 13.8 percent. 

Attributable costs of certain Extra 

Services would increase by between 1.7 

and 64.8 percent. Id. at 9. 

Proposal Four. Changes in IOCS 

Reporting Codes. The Postal Service 

proposes to make changes to In-Office 

Cost System activity codes and 

operation codes. These changes are: 

1. Streamline activity codes by 

eliminating codes that are no longer 

used for costing; 

2. Combine the operation codes for 

Outgoing Primary Distribution and 

Outgoing Secondary Distribution into 

one code; 

3. Add a code for Managed Mail 

Distribution; and 

4. Add or change codes to account for 

the recent transfers of Parcel Select 

Lightweight and First-Class Package 

Service to the competitive product list. 

Id. at 10–12. The Postal Service asserts 

that Proposal Four will have no impact 

on product costs. Id. at 13. 

Proposal Five. Changes to 

Methodology of Distributing Costs 

Incurred by Vehicle Service Drivers. The 

Postal Service proposes a new 

distribution key for allocating the 

attributable costs of Vehicle Service 

Drivers (Cost Segment 8). The new 

distribution key is derived from a new 

subsystem of the Transportation Cost 

System (TRACS) called TRACS–VSD. 

The current distribution key relies on 

the costs of intra-sectional center facility 

purchased highway transportation in 

Cost Segment 14. The Postal Service 

believes that it has developed a 

sampling frame that enables the 

development of a statistical system 

similar to the four TRACS subsystems 

representing purchased highway 

transportation. Id. at 14–15. 

For most classes of mail, the Postal 

Service shows a change in unit 

attributable cost in mills (tenths of a 

cent). However, the unit attributable 

cost of Media and Library Mail declines 

by 4.5 cents and the unit attributable 

cost of International Mail rises by 1.7 

cents. Id. at 16. 

The Petition, and an accompanying 

Appendix, are available for review on 

the Commission’s Web site, http:// 

www.prc.gov. 

Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, James 

Callow is designated as Public 

Representative to represent the interests 

of the general public in this proceeding. 

Comments are due no later than July 31, 

2012. 

It is ordered: 

1. The Petition of the United States 

Postal Service Requesting Initiation of a 

Proceeding To Consider Proposed 

Changes in Analytical Principles 

(Proposals One through Five), filed June 

26, 2012, is granted. 

2. The Commission establishes Docket 

No. RM2012–5 to consider the matters 

raised by the Postal Service’s Petition. 

3. Interested persons may submit 

comments on Proposals One through 

Five no later than July 31, 2012. Reply 

comments are due no later than August 

10, 2012. 

4. James Callow is appointed to serve 

as the Public Representative to represent 

the interests of the general public in this 

proceeding. 

5. The Secretary shall arrange for 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

By the Commission. 

Ruth Ann Abrams, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16570 Filed 7–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2010–0847; FRL–9697–8] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Delaware; Control Technique 

Guidelines for Plastic Parts, Metal 

Furniture, Large Appliances, and 

Miscellaneous Metal Parts 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

revisions to the Delaware State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by 

the Delaware Department of Natural 

Resources and Environmental Control 

(DNREC) on April 1, 2010 and March 9, 

2012. These SIP revisions consist of 

amendments to Delaware’s regulation 

for the Control of Volatile Organic 

Compounds (VOC) and meet the 

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requirement to adopt reasonably 

available control technology (RACT) for 

sources covered by EPA’s Control 

Techniques Guidelines (CTG) standards 

for the following categories: Plastic 

Parts, Metal Furniture, Large 

Appliances, and Miscellaneous Metal 

Parts. These amendments will reduce 

emissions of VOC from these source 

categories and help Delaware attain and 

maintain the national ambient air 

quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone. 

This action is being taken under the 

Clean Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before August 13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R03–OAR–2010–0847 by one of the 

following methods: 

A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

B. Email: mastro.donna@epa.gov. 

C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2010–0847, 

Donna Mastro, Acting Associate 

Director, Office of Air Program 

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–2010– 

0847. 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 

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 during normal business 

hours at the Air Protection Division, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. 

Copies of the State submittal are 

available at the Delaware Department of 

Natural Resources and Environmental 

Control, 89 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 

1401, Dover, Delaware 19903. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Becoat, (215) 814–2036, or by 

email at becoat.gregory@epa.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

EPA. 

I. What action is EPA taking? 

II. What is the background for this action? 

III. Description of the SIP Revisions 

Submitted by the State of Delaware 

IV. What is EPA’s evaluation of the State 

submittal? 

V. Proposed Action 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Review 

I. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is proposing to approve revisions 

to the Delaware SIP submitted by 

DNREC on April 1, 2010 and March 9, 

2012, adopting the requirements of 

EPA’s CTGs for the coating of plastic 

parts, metal furniture, large appliances, 

and miscellaneous metal parts, as RACT 

for these source categories. Specifically, 

DNREC is amending its Regulation No. 

1124, Control of Volatile Organic 

Compounds, to incorporate the 

requirements of EPA’s CTGs for the 

above mentioned source categories. 

CTGs are documents issued by EPA that 

provide guidance to States concerning 

what types of controls could constitute 

RACT for VOC from various sources, 

including plastic parts, metal furniture, 

large appliances, and miscellaneous 

metal parts. EPA requires all ozone 

nonattainment areas to update 

regulations for emission sources covered 

in an EPA CTG and to submit the 

regulations to EPA for approval as SIP 

revisions. The revisions to Delaware’s 

Regulation 1124 include amendments to 

sections 2.0, ‘‘Definitions,’’ 12.0, 

‘‘Surface Coating of Plastic Parts,’’ 19.0, 

‘‘Coating of Metal Furniture,’’ 20.0, 

‘‘Coating of Large Appliances,’’ and 

22.0, ‘‘Coating of Miscellaneous Metal 

Parts.’’ These amendments will reduce 

the VOC content of currently regulated 

coatings, regulate additional coating 

categories, require the use of coating 

application equipment that provides for 

high transfer efficiency, and require that 

clean-up solvent emissions be included 

in regulatory applicability 

determinations. 

II. What is the background for this 

action? 

Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides 

that SIPs for nonattainment areas must 

include reasonably available control 

measures (RACM), including RACT for 

sources of emissions. Section 

182(b)(2)(A) of the CAA provides that 

for certain nonattainment areas, states 

must revise their SIPs to include RACT 

for VOC sources covered by any CTG 

document issued after November 15, 

1990 and prior to the area’s date of 

attainment. Section 183(e) of the CAA 

provides that states may issue a CTG in 

lieu of a national regulation for a 

product category where EPA determines 

that a CTG will be substantially as 

effective as regulations in reducing 

emissions of VOC in ozone 

nonattainment areas. In developing 

these CTGs, EPA, among other things, 

evaluates the sources of VOC emissions 

from these categories, and the available 

control approaches for addressing these 

emissions, including the cost of such 

approaches. Based on available 

information and data, EPA provides 

recommendations for RACT for VOC 

from these categories. States can follow 

the CTGs and adopt State regulations to 

implement the recommendations 

contained therein, or they can adopt 

alternative approaches. In either case, 

states must submit their RACT rules to 

EPA for review and approval as part of 

the SIP process. EPA will evaluate the 

rules and determine, through notice and 

comment rulemaking in the SIP 

approval process, whether the 

submitted rules meet the RACT 

requirements of the CAA and EPA’s 

regulations. 

In September 2007, EPA published 

new CTGs for Metal Furniture Coatings 

(EPA–453/R–07–005) and Large 

Appliance Coatings (EPA 453/R–07– 

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1Heavier vehicles includes all vehicles that meet 

the definition of the term ‘‘other motor vehicles,’’ 

as defined in the National Emission Standards for 

Surface Coating of Automobile and Light-Duty 

Trucks at 40 CFR 63.3176. 

004). In September 2008, EPA published 

a new CTG for Miscellaneous Metal and 

Plastic Parts Coatings (EPA–453/R–08– 

003). These CTGs discuss the nature of 

VOC emissions from these industries, 

the available control technologies for 

addressing such emissions, the costs of 

available control options, and other 

information. EPA developed the new 

CTGs for these industries after 

reviewing existing state and local VOC 

emission reduction approaches, new 

source performance standards (NSPS), 

previously issued CTGs, and national 

emission standards for hazardous air 

pollutants (NESHAP) for these source 

categories. 

A. Metal Furniture Coatings 

Metal furniture coatings include the 

coatings that are applied to the surfaces 

of metal furniture. A metal furniture 

substrate is the furniture or components 

of furniture constructed either entirely 

or partially from metal. Metal furniture 

includes, but is not limited to, the 

following types of products: Household, 

office, institutional, laboratory, hospital, 

public building, restaurant, barber and 

beauty shop, and dental furniture, as 

well as components of these products. 

Metal furniture also includes office and 

store fixtures, partitions, shelving, 

lockers, lamps and lighting fixtures, and 

wastebaskets. Metal furniture coatings 

include paints and adhesives and are 

typically applied without a primer. 

Higher solids and powder coatings are 

used extensively in the metal furniture 

surface coating industry. Metal furniture 

coatings provide a covering, finish, or 

functional or protective layer, and can 

also provide a decorative finish to metal 

furniture. 

B. Large Appliance Coatings 

Large appliance coatings include, but 

are not limited to, materials referred to 

as paint, topcoats, basecoats, primers, 

enamels, and adhesives used in the 

manufacture of large appliance parts or 

products. A large appliance part is 

defined as any organic surface-coated 

metal lid, door, casing, panel, or other 

interior or exterior metal part or 

accessory that is assembled to form a 

large appliance product. A large 

appliance product is also defined as any 

organic surface-coated metal range, 

oven, microwave oven, refrigerator, 

freezer, washer, dryer, dishwasher, 

water heater, or trash compactor 

manufactured for household, 

commercial, or recreational use. 

C. Miscellaneous Metal and Plastic Parts 

Coatings 

Miscellaneous metal product and 

plastic parts surface coating categories 

include the coatings that are applied to 

the surfaces of a varied range of metal 

and plastic parts and products. These 

parts or products are constructed either 

entirely or partially from metal or 

plastic. They include, but are not 

limited to, metal and plastic 

components of the following types of 

products as well as the products 

themselves: Fabricated metal products, 

molded plastic parts, small and large 

farm machinery, commercial and 

industrial machinery and equipment, 

automotive or transportation equipment, 

interior or exterior automotive parts, 

construction equipment, motor vehicle 

accessories, bicycles and sporting goods, 

toys, recreational vehicles, pleasure 

craft (recreational boats), extruded 

aluminum structural components, 

railroad cars, heavier vehicles, 1 lawn 

and garden equipment, business 

machines, laboratory and medical 

equipment, electronic equipment, steel 

drums, metal pipes, and numerous other 

industrial and household products 

(hereinafter collectively referred to as 

‘‘miscellaneous metal and plastic 

parts.’’) The CTG applies to 

manufacturers of miscellaneous metal 

and plastic parts that surface-coat the 

parts they produce. Miscellaneous metal 

products and plastic parts coatings do 

not include coatings that are a part of 

other product categories listed under 

section 183(e) of the CAA for which 

CTGs have been published or coatings 

addressed by other CTGs. 

III. Description of the SIP Revisions 

Submitted by the State of Delaware 

On April 1, 2010 and March 9, 2012 

DNREC submitted SIP revisions 

adopting the recommendations 

contained in EPA’s new CTGs for the 

control of VOC from the coating of 

plastic parts, metal furniture, large 

appliances, and miscellaneous metal 

parts, as RACT for these source 

categories. The March 9, 2012 SIP 

revision amended the submission of 

April 1, 2010 to include EPA as well as 

DNREC approval for any alternative 

coating method not explicitly specified 

in the regulation. The revision also 

corrected minor typographical errors 

which were non-substantive in nature. 

As a result of these SIP revisions, the 

following sections of 7 DE 

Administrative Code 1124, Control of 

Volatile Organic Compounds, are being 

revised to reflect Delaware’s adoption of 

the new CTGs: section 2.0, 

‘‘Definitions,’’ section 12.0, ‘‘Surface 

Coating of Plastic Parts,’’ section 19.0, 

‘‘Coating of Metal Furniture,’’ section 

20.0, ‘‘Coating of Large Appliances,’’ 

and section 22.0, ‘‘Coating of 

Miscellaneous Metal Parts.’’ 

A. Regulation 1124, Section 2.0— 

Definitions 

The revisions to section 2.0, 

‘‘Definitions,’’ add the following 

definitions: Adhesion primer, aerosol 

coating product, air-dried coating, baked 

coating, dip coating, electric-insulating 

and thermal-conducting coating, 

electrostatic spray, extreme high-gloss 

coating, extreme performance coating, 

flow coating, hand application, heat 

resistant coating, high-volume, low 

pressure (HVLP) spray equipment, 

metallic coating, mold-seal coating, onecomponent coating, pretreatment 

coating, repair coating, safety-indicating 

coating, solar-absorbent coating, solidfilm lubricant, stencil coating, touch-up 

coating, two-component paint, and 

vacuum-metalizing coating. 

B. Regulation 1124, Section 12.0— 

Surface Coating of Plastic Parts 

The revisions to section 12.0, 

‘‘Surface Coating of Plastic Parts,’’ 

establish (1) Applicability for every 

owner or operator of any plastic parts or 

products coating units; (2) add, revise, 

and delete definitions; (3) specify 

standards for owners or operators of any 

plastic parts or products coating units; 

(4) specify exemptions; and (5) specify 

control devices, test methods, 

compliance certification, recordkeeping, 

and reporting requirements. More 

detailed information on these provisions 

can be found in the docket prepared for 

this rulemaking action. 

Section 12.0 requires that the VOC 

contents of a plastic part or products 

coating unit subject to the provisions of 

this section, be less than or equal to the 

limits listed in Table 1 below. 

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TABLE 1—PLASTIC PARTS COATING VOC CONTENT LIMITS—VOC CONTENT LIMITS ARE EXPRESSED AS MASS (kg OR lb) 

PER VOLUME (LITER (l) OR GALLON (GAL)) OF COATING LESS WATER AND EXEMPT COMPOUNDS, AS APPLIED

Coating category kg VOC/l coating lb VOC/gal coating 

General* 

One component coating ............................................................... 0.28 ..................................................... 2.3. 

Multi-component coating ............................................................... 0.42 ..................................................... 3.5. 

Electric dissipating coatings and shock-free coatings .................. 0.36 ..................................................... 3.0. 

Extreme performance ................................................................... 0.42 (2 pack) ....................................... 3.5 (2 pack). 

Metallic .......................................................................................... 0.42 ..................................................... 3.5. 

Military specification ...................................................................... 0.34 (1 pack) .......................................

0.42 (2 pack) .......................................

2.8 (1 pack) 

3.5 (2 pack). 

Mold-seal ...................................................................................... 0.76 ..................................................... 6.3. 

Multicolored coatings .................................................................... 0.68 ..................................................... 5.7. 

Optical coatings ............................................................................ 0.80 ..................................................... 6.7. 

Vacuum-metalizing ....................................................................... 0.80 ..................................................... 6.7. 

Business Machine Parts 

Primers .......................................................................................... 0.14 ..................................................... 1.2. 

Topcoat ......................................................................................... 0.28 ..................................................... 2.3. 

Texture coat .................................................................................. 0.28 ..................................................... 2.3. 

Fog coat ........................................................................................ 0.26 ..................................................... 2.2. 

Touchup and repair ...................................................................... 0.28 ..................................................... 2.3. 

Clearcoats ..................................................................................... 0.28 ..................................................... 2.3. 

EMI/RFI coatings .......................................................................... 0.48 ..................................................... 4.0. 

Soft coatings ................................................................................. 0.52 ..................................................... 4.3. 

Plating resist coatings ................................................................... 0.71 ..................................................... 5.9. 

Plating sensitizer coatings ............................................................ 0.85 ..................................................... 7.1. 

Automotive/Transportation Parts 

High bake coatings 

Flexible primer .............................................................................. 0.46 ..................................................... 3.8. 

Non-flexible primer ........................................................................ 0.42 ..................................................... 3.5. 

Base coats .................................................................................... 0.52 ..................................................... 4.3. 

Clear coat ..................................................................................... 0.48 ..................................................... 4.0. 

Non-basecoat/clear coat ............................................................... 0.52 ..................................................... 4.3. 

Interior colorcoat ........................................................................... 0.49 ..................................................... 4.1. 

Exterior colorcoat .......................................................................... 0.55 ..................................................... 4.6. 

Low bake/air dried coatings-exterior 

Primers .......................................................................................... 0.58 ..................................................... 4.8. 

Basecoat ....................................................................................... 0.60 ..................................................... 5.0. 

Clearcoats ..................................................................................... 0.54 ..................................................... 4.5. 

Non-basecoat/clearcoat ................................................................ 0.60 ..................................................... 5.0. 

Red and black colorcoats ............................................................. 0.67 ..................................................... 5.6. 

All other colorcoats ....................................................................... 0.61 ..................................................... 5.1. 

Low bake/air dried coatings 

Interior primers .............................................................................. 0.42 ..................................................... 3.5. 

Colorcoats ..................................................................................... 0.38 ..................................................... 3.2. 

Touchup and repair coatings ........................................................ 0.62 ..................................................... 5.2. 

Auto Specialty 

Vacuum metalizing basecoats ...................................................... 0.66 ..................................................... 5.5. 

Texture coatings ........................................................................... 0.66 ..................................................... 5.5. 

Reflective argent coatings ............................................................ 0.71 ..................................................... 5.9. 

Soft specialty coatings .................................................................. 0.71 ..................................................... 5.9. 

Air bag cover coatings .................................................................. 0.71 ..................................................... 5.9. 

Gloss flatteners ............................................................................. 0.77 ..................................................... 6.4. 

Vacuum metalizing topcoats ......................................................... 0.77 ..................................................... 6.4. 

Texture topcoats ........................................................................... 0.77 ..................................................... 6.4. 

Stencil coatings ............................................................................. 0.81 ..................................................... 6.8. 

Adhesion primers .......................................................................... 0.81 ..................................................... 6.8. 

Ink pad printing coatings .............................................................. 0.81 ..................................................... 6.8. 

Electrostatic prep coats ................................................................ 0.81 ..................................................... 6.8. 

Resist coatings ............................................................................. 0.81 ..................................................... 6.8. 

Headlamp lens coatings ............................................................... 0.89 ..................................................... 7.4. 

* General refers to those parts or products which are not Business Machine Parts or Automotive/Transportation Parts. 

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C. Regulation 1124, Section 19.0— 

Coating of Metal Furniture 

The revisions to section 19.0, 

‘‘Coating of Metal Furniture,’’ establish 

(1) Applicability to every owner or 

operator of any metal furniture coating 

unit; (2) revise a definition; (3) specify 

standards for owners or operators of any 

metal furniture coating unit; (4) specify 

exemptions; and (5) specify control 

devices, test methods, compliance 

certification, recordkeeping, and 

reporting requirements. More detailed 

information on these provisions can be 

found in the docket prepared for this 

rulemaking. 

Section 19.0 of this regulation 

requires that the VOC content of a metal 

furniture coating unit subject to the 

provisions of this section, be less than 

or equal to the limits listed in Table 2 

below. 

TABLE 2—METAL FURNITURE COATING VOC CONTENT LIMITS—VOC CONTENT LIMITS ARE EXPRESSED AS MASS (kg OR

lb) PER VOLUME (L OR GAL) OF COATING LESS WATER AND EXEMPT COMPOUNDS, AS APPLIED

Coating category 

Baked Air dried 

kg VOC/l 

coating 

lb VOC/gal 

coating 

kg VOC/l 

coating 

lb VOC/gal 

coating 

General, one-component ................................................................................. 0.275 2.3 0.275 2.3 

General, multi-component ............................................................................... 0.275 2.3 0.340 2.8 

Extreme high-gloss .......................................................................................... 0.360 3.0 0.340 2.8

Extreme performance ...................................................................................... 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5 

Heat-resistant ................................................................................................... 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5 

Metallic ............................................................................................................. 0.420 3.5 0.420 3.5 

Pretreatment .................................................................................................... 0.420 3.5 0.420 3.5 

Solar-absorbent ............................................................................................... 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5 

D. Regulation 1124, Section 20.0— 

Coating of Large Appliances 

The revisions to section 20.0, 

‘‘Coating of Large Appliances,’’ establish 

(1) Applicability to every owner or 

operator of any large appliance coating 

unit; (2) revise a definition; (3) specify 

standards for owners or operators of any 

large appliance coating unit; (4) specify 

exemptions; and (5) specify control 

devices, test methods, compliance 

certification, recordkeeping, and 

reporting requirements. More detailed 

information on these provisions can be 

found in the docket prepared for this 

rulemaking action. 

Section 20.0 of this regulation 

requires that the VOC content of a large 

appliance coating unit subject to the 

provisions of this section, be less than 

or equal to the limits listed in Table 3 

below. 

TABLE 3—LARGE APPLIANCE COATING VOC CONTENT LIMITS—VOC COATING CONTENT LIMITS ARE EXPRESSED AS

MASS (kg OR lb) PER VOLUME (L OR GAL) OF COATING LESS WATER AND EXEMPT COMPOUNDS, AS APPLIED

Coating category 

Baked Air dried 

kg VOC/l 

coating 

lb VOC/gal 

coating 

kg VOC/l 

coating 

lb VOC/gal 

coating 

General, one-component ................................................................................. 0.275 2.3 0.275 2.3 

General, multi-component ............................................................................... 0.275 2.3 0.340 2.8 

Extreme high-gloss .......................................................................................... 0.360 3.0 0.340 2.8

Extreme performance ...................................................................................... 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5 

Heat-resistant ................................................................................................... 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5 

Metallic ............................................................................................................. 0.420 3.5 0.420 3.5 

Pretreatment .................................................................................................... 0.420 3.5 0.420 3.5 

Solar-absorbent ............................................................................................... 0.360 3.0 0.420 3.5 

E. Regulation 1124, Section 22.0— 

Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts 

The revisions to section 22.0, 

‘‘Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts,’’ 

establish (1) Applicability to every 

owner or operator of any miscellaneous 

metal parts and products coating unit; 

(2) add, revise, and delete definitions; 

(3) specify standards for owners or 

operators of any miscellaneous metal 

parts and products coating unit; (4) 

specify exemptions; and (5) specify 

control devices, test methods, 

compliance certification, recordkeeping, 

and reporting requirements. More 

detailed information on these provisions 

can be found in the docket prepared for 

this rulemaking action. 

Section 22.0 of this regulation 

requires that the VOC content of a 

miscellaneous metal parts and products 

coating unit subject to the provisions of 

this section, be less than or equal to the 

limits listed in Table 4 below. 

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TABLE 4—METAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS COATING VOC CONTENT LIMITS—VOC COATING CONTENT LIMITS ARE EXPRESSED AS MASS (kg OR lb) PER VOLUME (l OR gal) OF COATING LESS WATER AND EXEMPT COMPOUNDS, AS APPLIED

Coating category 

Air dried Baked 

kg VOC/l 

coating 

lb VOC/gal 

coating 

kg VOC/l 

coating 

lb VOC/gal 

coating 

General, one-component ................................................................................. 0.34 2.8 0.28 2.3 

General, multi-component ............................................................................... 0.34 2.8 0.28 2.3 

Camouflage ...................................................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Electric insulating varnish ................................................................................ 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Electric insulating and thermal conducting coatings ....................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Etching filler ..................................................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Extreme high gloss .......................................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Extreme performance ...................................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Heat resistant ................................................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

High performance architectural ....................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

High temperature ............................................................................................. 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Magnetic data storage disc coatings ............................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Metallic ............................................................................................................. 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Military specification ......................................................................................... 0.34 2.8 0.28 2.3 

Mold seal ......................................................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Pan Backing ..................................................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Prefabricated architectural multi-component ................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.28 2.3 

Prefabricated architectural one component ..................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.28 2.3 

Pretreatment coatings ...................................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Repair and touch up ........................................................................................ 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Safety indicating coatings ................................................................................ 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Silicone release ............................................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.42 3.5 

Solar absorbent ............................................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0

Solid-film lubricant ........................................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Stencil coatings ................................................................................................ 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Vacuum metalizing .......................................................................................... 0.42 3.5 0.42 3.5 

Drum coating, new, exterior ............................................................................ 0.34 2.8 0.34 2.8 

Drum coating, new, interior ............................................................................. 0.42 3.5 0.42 3.5 

Drum coating, reconditioned, exterior ............................................................. 0.42 3.5 0.36 3.0 

Drum coating, reconditioned, interior ............................................................... 0.50 4.2 0.50 4.2 

V. Proposed Action 

EPA is proposing to approve the State 

of Delaware’s SIP revisions submitted 

on April 1, 2010 and March 9, 2012, 

adopting the requirements of EPA’s 

CTGs for the coating of plastic parts, 

metal furniture, large appliances, and 

miscellaneous metal parts, as RACT for 

these source categories. EPA is soliciting 

public comments on the issues 

discussed in this document. These 

comments will be considered before 

taking final action. 

VI. 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 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 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, 

pertaining to Delaware’s adoption of 

EPA’s CTGs for the coating of plastic 

parts, metal furniture, large appliances, 

and miscellaneous metal parts, 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, Ozone, Reporting and 

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recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

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

Dated: June 26, 2012. 

W.C. Early, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

[FR Doc. 2012–16950 Filed 7–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R08–OAR–2012–0299, FRL–9700–2] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; North Dakota: 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration; 

Greenhouse Gas Permitting Authority 

and Tailoring Rule; PM2.5 NSR 

Implementation Rule 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve 

a revision to the North Dakota State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) relating to 

regulation of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) 

and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) under 

North Dakota’s Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (PSD) program. This 

revision was submitted by the North 

Dakota Department of Health Division of 

Air Quality (ND DOH DAQ) to EPA on 

April 18, 2011. It is intended to align 

North Dakota’s regulations with the 

‘‘PSD and Title V Greenhouse Gas 

Tailoring Final Rule’’ and the final rule 

for ‘‘Implementation of the New Source 

Review (NSR) Program for PM2.5.’’ EPA 

is proposing to approve the revision 

because the Agency has made the 

preliminary determination that the SIP 

revision, already adopted by North 

Dakota as a final effective rule, is in 

accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA 

or Act) and EPA regulations regarding 

PSD permitting for GHGs and PM2.5. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08– 

OAR–2012–0299, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: ostendorf.jody@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (303) 312–6064 (please alert 

the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT if you are faxing 

comments). 

• Mail: Carl Daly, Director, Air 

Program, Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P– 

AR, 1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, 

Colorado 80202–1129. 

• Hand Delivery: Carl Daly, Director, 

Air Program, Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P– 

AR, 1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, 

Colorado 80202–1129. Such deliveries 

are only accepted Monday through 

Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 

Federal holidays. Special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R08–OAR–2012– 

0299. 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 of 

encryption, and 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. 

For additional instructions on 

submitting comments, go to Section I. 

General Information of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Program, Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, 

1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, Colorado 

80202–1129. EPA requests that if at all 

possible, you contact the individual 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section to view the hard copy 

of the docket. You may view the hard 

copy of the docket Monday through 

Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding 

Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody 

Ostendorf, Air Program, Mailcode 8P– 

AR, Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA), Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop St., 

Denver, Colorado 80202–1129, (303) 

312–7814, ostendorf.jody@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Information is organized as follows: 

Table of Contents 

I. What action is EPA proposing in today’s 

notice? 

II. What is the background for the PSD SIP 

approval proposed by EPA in today’s 

notice? 

A. GHG-Related Actions 

B. PM2.5-Related Actions 

C. North Dakota’s Actions 

III. What is EPA’s analysis of North Dakota’s 

proposed SIP revision? 

IV. Proposed Action 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What action is EPA proposing in 

today’s notice? 

On April 18, 2011, ND DOH 

submitted a request to EPA to approve 

revisions to the State’s SIP and Title V 

program to incorporate recent rule 

amendments adopted by the ND DOH 

DAQ. These adopted rules became 

effective in the North Dakota 

Administrative Code on that date. 

Among other things, the amendments 

establish thresholds for GHG emissions 

in North Dakota’s PSD and Title V 

regulations at the same emissions 

thresholds and in the same time-frames 

as those specified by EPA in the ‘‘PSD 

and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring 

Final Rule’’ (75 FR 31514, June 3, 2010), 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Tailoring 

Rule,’’ ensuring that smaller GHG 

sources emitting less than these 

thresholds will not be subject to 

permitting requirements for GHGs that 

they emit. The requested revisions to 

the SIP will clarify the applicable 

thresholds in the North Dakota SIP and 

incorporate state rule changes adopted 

at the state level into the federallyapproved SIP. 

The revisions to the SIP also address 

requirements for PSD programs with 

regard to emissions of PM2.5. These 

requirements were specified by EPA in 

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