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1The State withdrew Rule 391–3–1–.02(7)(a)2(ix), 

‘‘Regulated NSR pollutant’’ and Rule 391–3–1– 

.03(8)(c)(16), ‘‘Additional Provisions for PM2.5 Nonthe ESSA, contains a new provision for 

demonstrating compliance with the title 

I, part A supplement not supplant 

requirement. Pursuant to section 

1601(b)(3)(A) of the ESEA, prior to 

issuing any regulations that implement 

the supplement not supplant 

requirement, the Department must 

engage in negotiated rulemaking. The 

Department conducted negotiated 

rulemaking on draft supplement not 

supplant regulations in spring 2016 but 

the negotiating committee did not reach 

consensus. 

Subsequently, on September 6, 2016, 

the Department published in the 

Federal Register an NPRM (81 FR 

61148) proposing regulations relating to 

the supplement not supplant 

requirement in title I, part A of the 

ESEA, as amended by the ESSA. In 

January 2017, the Department 

announced that it would not publish 

final regulations on this requirement. As 

a result, the Department withdraws its 

NPRM. We note that this is considered 

a deregulatory action under Executive 

Order 13771. Because the Department 

did not publish final regulations, this 

withdrawal will have no effect on 

existing regulations, which do not 

include provisions implementing the 

title I, part A supplement not supplant 

requirement. 

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Dated: July 12, 2018. 

Frank Brogan, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2018–0116; FRL–9980– 

80—Region 4] 

Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Revisions 

to VOC Definitions and Ambient Air 

Quality Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: On November 13, 2017, the 

State of Georgia through the Georgia 

Environmental Protection Division 

(EPD), submitted revisions to the 

Georgia State Implementation Plan 

(SIP). The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

SIP revisions, which modify the State’s 

air quality regulations as incorporated 

into the SIP. Specifically, the revisions 

pertain to definition changes, including 

the modification of the definition of 

‘‘volatile organic compounds,’’ (VOC) 

and changes to the State’s air quality 

standards for sulfur dioxide (SO2), 

particulate matter (both PM2.5 and 

PM10), carbon monoxide (CO), ozone 

(O3), lead (Pb) and nitrogen dioxide 

(NO2) to be consistent with the National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS). EPA is proposing to approve 

these provisions of the SIP revisions 

because the State has demonstrated that 

these changes are consistent with the 

Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 16, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– 

OAR–2018–0116 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: 

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. The telephone 

number is (404) 562–9088. Ms. Bell can 

also be reached via electronic mail at 

bell.tiereny@epa.gov. 

I. Background 

In this rulemaking, EPA is proposing 

to approve changes into the Georgia SIP, 

submitted by the State on November 13, 

2017. The submission revises Rule 391– 

3–1–.01, ‘‘Definitions’’ by adding t-Butyl 

acetate (also known as tertiary butyl 

acetate or TBAC) and 1,1,2,2- 

Tetrafluoro-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy) 

ethane to the list of organic compounds 

having negligible photochemical 

reactivity. The definition of VOC is also 

being updated by removing the 

recordkeeping requirements for t-Butyl 

acetate. Finally, the definition of VOC is 

being revised to include chemical 

names to clarify previous exemptions. 

EPA is also proposing to approve 

changes into the Georgia SIP to amend 

Rule 391–3–1–.02(4), ‘‘Ambient Air 

Standards,’’ by updating Georgia’s air 

quality standard to be consistent with 

the NAAQS. The submittal by the State 

can be found in the docket for this 

rulemaking at www.regulations.gov and 

is further summarized below. Also on 

November 29, 2017, EPD submitted a 

separate SIP revision to make changes to 

Rule 391–3–1–.03(6), ‘‘Exemption’’ 

under Permits and Rule 391–3–1– 

.02(7)(a)(1), ‘‘General Requirements’’ 

under Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (PSD). EPA will address 

these changes in a separate notice. 

Additionally, EPD withdrew from EPA’s 

consideration, Rule 391–3–1– 

.02(7)(a)2(ix), ‘‘Regulated NSR 

pollutant’’ under PSD, and Rule 391–3– 

1–.03(8)(c)(16), ‘‘Additional Provisions 

for PM2.5 Non-Attainment Areas’’ under 

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Attainment Areas’’ on December 1, 2016, and July 

26, 2017, respectively. The State also acknowledges 

this in the response to comment of the pre-hearing 

in the November 13, 2017, submittal. The 

information is in the Docket. 

2 In EPA’s November 29, 2004, final rulemaking, 

the Agency adds t-Butyl acetate to the list of 

excluded compounds from the definition of VOCs. 

See 69 FR 69298. 

3 In EPA’s August 1, 2016, final rulemaking, the 

Agency adds 1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoro-1-(2,2,2- 

trifluoroethoxy) ethane to the list of excluded 

compounds from the definition of VOCs. See 81 FR 

50330. 

4EPA removed these requirements in part 

because there was no evidence that TBAC was 

being used at levels that cause concern for ozone 

formation and because the data that had been 

collected under these requirements had proven to 

be of limited utility in judging the cumulative 

impacts of exempted compounds. See 81 FR 9339. 

5This current proposed rulemaking does not, and 

is not intended to, reopen any prior final EPA 

rulemaking or findings made therein, including 

EPA’s 2004 final rule (69 FR 69298) and EPA’s 2016 

final rule (81 FR 9339). 

6The former primary SO2 NAAQS set forth in 40 

CFR 50.4 will continue to apply to an area until one 

year after the effective date of the designation of 

that area, pursuant to section 107 of the CAA, for 

the 2010 SO2 NAAQS set forth in § 50.17. 

Therefore, Georgia is asking that EPA not act on the 

SO2 NAAQS in Rule 391–3–1–.02(4)(b)2. and Rule 

391–3–1–.02(4)(b)3 until final designations are 

complete for all areas in Georgia for the 2010 SO2

NAAQS. 

II. EPA’s Analysis of Georgia’s SIP 

Revisions 

a. Revisions to Definitions 

Tropospheric ozone, commonly 

known as smog, occurs when VOC and 

nitrogen oxides (NOX) react in the 

atmosphere in the presence of sunlight. 

Because of the harmful health effects of 

ozone, EPA and state governments 

implement rules to limit the amount of 

certain VOC and NOX that can be 

released into the atmosphere. VOC have 

different levels of reactivity; they do not 

react at the same speed or do not form 

ozone to the same extent. Section 302(s) 

of the CAA specifies that EPA has the 

authority to define the meaning of 

‘‘VOC,’’ and hence what compounds 

shall be treated as VOC for regulatory 

purposes. 

EPA determines whether a given 

carbon compound has ‘‘negligible’’ 

reactivity by comparing the compound’s 

reactivity to the reactivity of ethane. It 

has been EPA’s policy that compounds 

of carbon with negligible reactivity need 

not be regulated to reduce ozone and 

should be excluded from the regulatory 

definition of VOC. See 42 FR 35314 

(July 8, 1977), 70 FR 54046 (September 

13, 2005). EPA lists these compounds in 

its regulations at 40 CFR 51.100(s) and 

excludes them from the definition of 

VOC. The chemicals on this list are 

often called ‘‘negligibly reactive.’’ EPA 

may periodically revise the list of 

negligibly reactive compounds to add or 

delete compounds. 

On November 29, 2004,2 and August 

1, 2016,3 EPA issued final rules revising 

the definition of VOC by adding new 

compounds, t-Butyl acetate and 1,1,2,2- 

Tetrafluoro-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy) 

ethane, to the list of those considered to 

be negligibly reactive compounds, and 

on February 25, 2016 (81 FR 9339), EPA 

issued a final rule removing 

recordkeeping, emissions reporting, 

photochemical dispersion modeling, 

and inventory requirements for t-Butyl 

acetate.4 The State’s November 13, 2017, 

SIP revision adds t-Butyl acetate and 

1,1,2,2-Tetrafluoro-1-(2,2,2- 

trifluoroethoxy) ethane to the list of 

negligibly reactive compounds to be 

consistent with federal and other similar 

SIP-approved regulations. They are 

excluded from the VOC definition on 

the basis that they make a negligible 

contribution to tropospheric ozone 

formation. The revision also removes 

the recordkeeping requirements for tButyl acetate and includes the addition 

of certain chemical names to clarify 

previous exemptions: Dichloromethane; 

HFE–7100; HFE–7200; HCOOCH3; and 

HFE–7300. EPA is proposing to approve 

this revision because it is consistent 

with the definition of VOC at 40 CFR 

51.100(s). 

Pursuant to CAA section 110(l), the 

Administrator shall not approve a 

revision of a plan if the revision would 

interfere with any applicable 

requirement concerning attainment and 

reasonable further progress, or any other 

applicable requirement of the Act. The 

State’s addition of certain chemical 

names is approvable under section 

110(l) because the revision merely 

clarifies previous exemptions. The 

State’s addition of exemptions from the 

definition of VOCs, and the removal of 

recordkeeping, emissions reporting, 

photochemical dispersion modeling, 

and inventory requirements for t-Butyl 

acetate 5 are approvable under section 

110(l) because they reflect changes to 

Federal regulations based on findings 

that the exempted compounds are 

negligibly reactive, and additionally for 

t-Butyl acetate, that there was no 

evidence it was being used at levels that 

cause concern for ozone formation, and 

the data that had been collected under 

the recordkeeping, emissions reporting, 

photochemical dispersion modeling, 

and inventory requirements had proven 

to be of limited utility in judging it’s 

cumulative impact. 

b. Updated NAAQS 

The November 13, 2017, SIP 

submission revises the State’s ambient 

air quality standards to reflect the 

historical and current NAAQS for SO2, 

PM10, PM2.5, CO, O3, Pb, and NO2. 

Specifically, the revisions add 

provisions related to the 2015 ozone 

NAAQS to the State’s regulations, and 

modify language in the regulations to 

provide clarity and consistency with the 

NAAQS. 

Sections 108 and 109 of the CAA 

govern the establishment, review, and 

revision, as appropriate, of the NAAQS 

to protect public health and welfare. 

The CAA requires periodic review of the 

air quality criteria—the science upon 

which the standards are based—and the 

standards themselves. EPA’s regulatory 

provisions that govern the NAAQS are 

found at 40 CFR 50—National Primary 

and Secondary Ambient Air Quality 

Standards. In this rule, EPA is 

proposing to approve the portions of the 

revisions to the State of Georgia air 

quality regulations addressing Rule 

391–3–1–.02(4), Ambient Air Standards, 

in the Georgia SIP, submitted by Georgia 

on November 13, 2017. Rule 391–3–1– 

.02(4) is amended by updating air 

quality standards to reflect the most 

recent NAAQS. The SIP submission 

amending the State of Georgia 

regulations to incorporate the most 

recent SO2, particulate matter (both 

PM2.5 and PM10), CO, O3, Pb and NO2

NAAQS can be found in the docket for 

this rulemaking at www.regulations.gov 

and is summarized below. 

i. SO2

On June 22, 2010, EPA promulgated a 

revised primary SO2 NAAQS to an 

hourly standard of 75 parts per billion 

(ppb), based on a 3-year average of the 

annual 99th percentile of 1-hour daily 

maximum concentrations, and revoked 

the 24-hour SO2 NAAQS. See 75 FR 

35520. Accordingly, in the November 

13, 2017, SIP submission, Georgia 

revised Rule 391–3–1–.02(4)(b) to 

update its primary air quality standards 

for SO2 to be consistent with the 

NAAQS promulgated by EPA in 2010, 

with the exception of Rule 391–3–1– 

.02(4)(b)2 and 391–3–1–.02(4)(b)3.6 EPA 

is proposing to approve this change 

because it is consistent with the SO2

NAAQS as defined by EPA. 

ii. PM 

On July 18, 1997, EPA promulgated a 

new 24-hour primary and secondary 

NAAQS for PM2.5 at a level of 65 

micrograms per cubic meter (mg/m3), 

based on the 98th percentile of 24-hour 

PM2.5 concentrations averaged over 

three years. EPA also promulgated a 

new annual primary and secondary 

NAAQS for PM2.5 at a level of 15.0 

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7EPA initiated the next period review in 1997 but 

did not conduct rulemaking to complete the review. 

mean averaged over three years. See 62 

FR 38652. On October 17, 2006, EPA 

revised the 24-hour primary and 

secondary PM2.5 NAAQS to 35 mg/m3, 

based on the 98th percentile of 24-hour 

PM2.5 concentrations averaged over 

three years. At that same time, EPA 

revoked the annual PM10 NAAQS. See 

71 FR 61144. On December 14, 2012, 

EPA revised the primary annual 

NAAQS for PM2.5 at a level of 12 mg/m3, 

based on the annual arithmetic mean 

averaged over three years. See 78 FR 

3085; January 15, 2013. Accordingly, in 

the November 13, 2017, SIP submission, 

Georgia revised Rule 391–3–1–.02(4) to 

update its air quality standards for PM10

and PM2.5 to be consistent with the 

NAAQS promulgated by EPA in 1997, 

2006, and 2012. EPA is proposing to 

approve this change because it is 

consistent with the PM10 and PM2.5

NAAQS as defined by EPA. 

iii. CO 

EPA initially established the NAAQS 

for CO on April 30, 1971. The standards 

were set at 9 parts per million (ppm), as 

an 8-hour average, and 35 ppm, as a 1- 

hour average, neither to be exceeded 

more than once per year. See 36 FR 

8186. In 1985, EPA concluded its first 

periodic review of the criteria and 

standards for CO. EPA decided not to 

revise the existing primary standards 

and to revoke the secondary standard 

for CO. See 50 FR 37484 (September 13, 

1985). On August 1, 1994, EPA 

concluded its second periodic review of 

the criteria and standards for CO by 

deciding that revisions to the CO 

NAAQS were not warranted at that 

time. Thus, the primary standards were 

retained at 9 ppm with an 8-hour 

averaging time, and 35 ppm with a 

1-hour averaging time, neither to be 

exceeded more than once per year. See 

59 FR 38906.7 On August 31, 2011, EPA 

issued a final rulemaking concluding 

that the CO NAAQS was still requisite 

to protect public health with an 

adequate margin of safety and thus 

retained the CO NAAQS. See 76 FR 

542494. Accordingly, in the November 

13, 2017, SIP submission, Georgia 

revised Rule 391–3–1–.02(4) to update 

its air quality standards for CO to be 

consistent with the current CO NAAQS. 

EPA is proposing to approve this change 

because it is consistent with the CO 

NAAQS as defined by EPA. 

iv. O3

On March 27, 2008, EPA promulgated 

a new 8-hour primary and secondary 

NAAQS for ozone at a level of 0.075 

ppm (the 2008 8-hour Ozone NAAQS), 

based on an annual fourth-highest 

maximum 8-hour concentration 

averaged over three years. See 73 FR 

16436. On October 26, 2015, EPA 

promulgated a new primary and 

secondary NAAQS for ozone at a level 

of 0.070 ppm (the 2015 8-hour Ozone 

NAAQS), based on an annual fourthhighest maximum 8-hour concentration 

averaged over three years. See 80 FR 

65292. Accordingly, in the November 

13, 2017, SIP submission, Georgia 

revised Rule 391–3–1–.02(4) to add the 

2015 8-hour Ozone NAAQS 

promulgated by EPA in 2015. EPA is 

proposing to approve this change 

because it is consistent with the ozone 

NAAQS as defined by EPA. 

v. Pb 

On November 12, 2008, EPA 

promulgated a new 1-hour primary and 

secondary NAAQS for Pb at a level of 

0.15 mg/m3, based on a rolling 3-month 

average. See 73 FR 66964. Accordingly, 

in the November 13, 2017, SIP 

submission, Georgia revised Rule 391– 

3–1–.02(4) to update its air quality 

standards for Pb to be consistent with 

the NAAQS promulgated by EPA in 

2008. EPA is proposing to approve this 

change because it is consistent with the 

Pb NAAQS as defined by EPA. 

vi. NO2

On February 9, 2010, EPA 

promulgated a new 1-hour primary 

NAAQS for NO2 at a level of 100 parts 

per billion (ppb), based on a 3-year 

average of the 98th percentile of the 

yearly distribution of 1-hour daily 

maximum concentrations. See 75 FR 

6474. Accordingly, in the November 13, 

2017, SIP submission, Georgia revised 

Rule 391–3–1–.02(4) to update its air 

quality standards for NO2 to be 

consistent with the NAAQS 

promulgated by EPA in 2010. EPA is 

proposing to approve this change 

because it is consistent with the NO2

NAAQS as defined by EPA. 

EPA has reviewed the revisions to 

Rule 391–3–1–.02(4) in the November 

13, 2017, SIP submission, including the 

NAAQS updates for SO2, PM10, PM2.5, 

CO, O3, Pb, and NO2, and has made the 

preliminary determination that these 

changes are consistent with the CAA. As 

mentioned above, EPA is proposing to 

approve these changes to the NAAQS 

into the Georgia SIP. 

III. Incorporation by Reference 

In this document, EPA is proposing to 

include in a final EPA rule regulatory 

text that includes incorporation by 

reference. In accordance with 

requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is 

proposing to incorporate by reference 

Georgia Rule 391–3–1–.01, 

‘‘Definitions,’’ effective July 20, 2017, 

which revises the definition of VOC; 

and Rule 391–3–1–.02(4), ‘‘Ambient Air 

Standards,’’ effective July 20, 2017, 

which revises the State’s ambient air 

quality standards to be consistent with 

the NAAQS. EPA has made, and will 

continue to make, these materials 

generally available through 

www.regulations.gov and at the EPA 

Region 4 Office (please contact the 

person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

preamble for more information). 

IV. Proposed Action 

EPA is proposing to approve the State 

of Georgia’s November 13, 2017, SIP 

revisions identified in section II above. 

These changes are consistent with the 

CAA. 

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 

Act and applicable Federal regulations. 

See 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. 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 Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011); 

• Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 

FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory 

action because SIP approvals are 

exempted under Executive Order 12866. 

• 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 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). 

The SIP is not approved to apply on 

any Indian reservation land or in any 

other area where EPA or an Indian tribe 

has demonstrated that a tribe has 

jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian 

country, the rule does not have tribal 

implications as specified by Executive 

Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 

2000), nor will it 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, 

Intergovernmental relations, Lead, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate 

matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

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

Dated: July 2, 2018. 

Onis ‘‘Trey’’ Glenn, III, 

Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 300 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–1983–0002; FRL–9980– 

73—Region 4] 

National Oil and Hazardous 

Substances Pollution Contingency 

Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion 

of the Whitehouse Oil Pits Superfund 

Site 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Region 4 is issuing a 

Notice of Intent to Delete the 

Whitehouse Oil Pits Superfund Site 

(Site) located in Whitehouse, Florida, 

from the National Priorities List (NPL) 

and requests public comments on this 

proposed action. This site is also known 

as the Whitehouse Waste Oil Pits Site. 

The NPL, promulgated pursuant to 

section 105 of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an 

appendix of the National Oil and 

Hazardous Substances Pollution 

Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and 

the State of Florida (State), through the 

Florida Department of Environmental 

Protection (FDEP), have determined that 

all appropriate response actions under 

CERCLA, other than operations and 

maintenance, monitoring and five-year 

reviews, have been completed. 

However, this deletion does not 

preclude future actions under 

Superfund. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

August 16, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID no. EPA–HQ– 

SFUND–1983–0002 by one of the 

following methods: 

(1) http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. Once submitted, 

comments cannot be edited or removed 

from Regulations.gov. 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 

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. The 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. 

(2) Email: Rusty Kestle, Remedial 

Project Manager, kestle.rusty@epa.gov. 

(3) Mail: Rusty Kestle, Remedial 

Project Manager, Superfund Restoration 

and Sustainability Branch, Superfund 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 

(4) Hand delivery: USEPA Region 4, 

61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 

30303–8960. Attention: Rusty Kestle, 

Remedial Project Manager, Superfund 

Restoration and Sustainability Branch. 

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Phone: 404–562– 

8819. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID no. EPA–HQ–SFUND–1983– 

0002. The 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 CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http://

www.regulations.gov or email. The 

http://www.regulations.gov website is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means the 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 the 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, the 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 the EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, the 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 docket 

are listed in the http://

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 the 

hard copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in http://

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at: 

(1) USEPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street 

SW, Atlanta, GA 30303–8909, Monday 

through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Contact Tina Terrell 404–562–8835; and 

(2) West Regional Jacksonville Public 

Library, 1425 Chaffee Rd. S, 

Jacksonville, FL 32221, Monday– 


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