33460 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 113 / Friday, June 12, 2015 / Proposed Rules 

Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001). 

National Technology Transfer 

Advancement Act 

In reviewing state submissions, EPA’s 

role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. In this context, in the absence 

of a prior existing requirement for the 

state to use voluntary consensus 

standards (VCS), EPA has no authority 

to disapprove a state submission for 

failure to use VCS. It would thus be 

inconsistent with applicable law for 

EPA, when it reviews a state 

submission, to use VCS in place of a 

state submission that otherwise satisfies 

the provisions of the CAA. Thus, the 

requirements of section 12(d) of the 

National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 

272 note) do not apply. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: May 19, 2015. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2014–0915; FRL–9928–87– 

Region 4] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; South Carolina; 

Charlotte-Rock Hill; Base Year 

Emissions Inventory and Emissions 

Statements Requirements for the 2008 

8-Hour Ozone Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

the portions of the state implementation 

plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the 

State of South Carolina, through South 

Carolina Department of Health and 

Environmental Control on August 8, 

2014, and August 22, 2014, that address 

the base year emissions inventory and 

emissions statements requirements for 

the State’s portion of the bi-state 

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill North 

Carolina-South Carolina 2008 8-hour 

ozone national ambient air quality 

standards (NAAQS) nonattainment area. 

Annual emissions reporting (i.e., 

emissions statements) and a base year 

emissions inventory are required for all 

ozone nonattainment areas. The Area is 

comprised of the entire county of 

Mecklenburg and a portion of Cabarrus, 

Gaston, Lincoln, Rowan, Union 

Counties in North Carolina and a 

portion of York County in South 

Carolina. EPA has published proposed 

and direct final actions on the emissions 

inventory and emissions statements 

requirements for the North Carolina 

portion of the bi-state Charlotte Area in 

separate rulemaking documents. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before July 13, 2015 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– 

OAR–2014–0915 by one of the following 

methods: 

1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. Email: R4–ARMS@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (404) 562–9019. 

4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R04–OAR–2014– 

0915,’’ Air Regulatory Management 

Section (formerly the Regulatory 

Development Section), Air Planning and 

Implementation Branch (formerly the 

Air Planning Branch), Air, Pesticides 

and Toxics Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 

5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Lynorae 

Benjamin, Chief, 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. 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 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 

Federal holidays. 

Please see the direct final rule which 

is located in the Rules section of this 

Federal Register for detailed 

instructions on how to submit 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tiereny Bell, 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. Ms. Bell 

can be reached at (404) 562–9088 and 

via electronic mail at bell.tiereny@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

additional information see the direct 

final rule which is published in the 

Rules Section of this Federal Register. 

A detailed rationale for the approval is 

set forth in the direct final rule. If no 

adverse comments are received in 

response to this rule, no further activity 

is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse 

comments, the direct final rule will be 

withdrawn and all comments received 

will be addressed in a subsequent final 

rule based on this proposed rule. EPA 

will not institute a second comment 

period on this document. Any parties 

interested in commenting on this 

document should do so at this time. 

Dated: May 28, 2015. 

Heather McTeer Toney, 

Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 82 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0369; FRL–9922–39– 

OAR] 

RIN 2060–AS44 

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The 

2016 Critical Use Exemption From the 

Phaseout of Methyl Bromide 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing uses that 

qualify for the critical use exemption 

and the amount of methyl bromide that 

may be produced or imported for those 

uses for the 2016 control period. EPA is 

proposing this action under the 

authority of the Clean Air Act to reflect 

consensus decisions of the Parties to the 

Montreal Protocol on Substances that 

Deplete the Ozone Layer at the TwentySixth Meeting of the Parties in 

November 2014. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2013–0369, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or withdrawn. The 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 


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