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■ a. Revising entries for Sections 

145.142 and 145.143. 

■ b. Adding entries for Sections 

145.144, 145.145 and 145.146. 

The amendments read as follows: 

§ 52.2020 Identification of plan. 

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effective 

date 

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citation 

Title 25—Environmental Protection 

Article III—Air Resources 

Chapter 145—Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction 

Subchapter C—Emissions of NOX From Cement Manufacturing 

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Section 145.142 ..... Definitions ..................................... 6/19/10 7/19/11, [Insert page number 

where the document begins].

Added new definitions and terms. 

Section 145.143 ..... Standard requirements ................. 6/19/10 7/19/11, [Insert page number 

where the document begins].

Added compliance dates and allowable emissions of NOX. 

Section 145.144 ..... Compliance determination ............ 6/19/10 7/19/11, [Insert page number 

where the document begins].

New section. 

Section 145.145 ..... Compliance demonstration and 

reporting requirements.

6/19/10 7/19/11, [Insert page number 

where the document begins].

New section. 

Section 145.146 ..... Recordkeeping ............................. 6/19/10 7/19/11, [Insert page number 

where the document begins].

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[FR Doc. 2011–17869 Filed 7–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R01–OAR–2008–0905; A–1–FRL– 

9439–5] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Vermont; Reasonably Available 

Control Technology (RACT) for the 

1997 8-Hour Ozone Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is approving State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions 

submitted by the State of Vermont (VT) 

on November 22, 2006, and November 

14, 2008. These SIP revisions consist of 

a demonstration that VT meets the 

requirements of reasonably available 

control technology (RACT) for oxides of 

nitrogen (NOX) and volatile organic 

compounds (VOCs) set forth by the 

Clean Air Act (CAA) with respect to the 

1997 8-hour ozone standard; minor 

revisions to Vermont’s bulk gasoline 

plants regulation; and new requirements 

for wood furniture manufacturing 

operations. Additionally, EPA is 

approving VT’s negative declarations for 

several categories of VOC sources. EPA 

is fully approving all of the submitted 

items, with two exceptions. EPA is 

conditionally approving the RACT 

determinations for two major VOC 

sources (Churchill Coatings Corporation 

and H.B.H. Prestain, Inc.). This action is 

being taken in accordance with the 

CAA. 

DATES: This direct final rule will be 

effective September 19, 2011, unless 

EPA receives adverse comments by 

August 18, 2011. If adverse comments 

are received, EPA will publish a timely 

withdrawal of the direct final rule in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

that the rule will not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

R01–OAR–2008–0905 by one of the 

following methods: 

1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

2. E-mail: arnold.anne@epa.gov. 

3. Fax: (617) 918–0047. 

4. Mail: ‘‘Docket Identification 

Number EPA–R01–OAR–2008–0905’’, 

Anne Arnold, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA New England 

Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square, 

Suite 100 (mail code: OEP05–2), Boston, 

MA 02109–3912. 

5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver 

your comments to: Anne Arnold, 

Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit, 

Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

New England Regional Office, 5 Post 

Office Square, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 

02109–3912. 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 to 4:30, 

excluding legal holidays. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R01–OAR–2008– 

0905. 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 Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit through http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or e-mail, 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected. The http:// 

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 e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your e-mail 

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 


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1 Vermont’s submittal and today’s action are for 

the 1997 8-hour ozone standard and do not address 

the 0.075 ppm 2008 ozone standard. 

2See 69 FR 23858; April 30, 2004. 

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 

http://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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

New England Regional Office, 5 Post 

Office Square, 5th Floor, Boston, MA. 

EPA requests that if at all possible, you 

contact the contact listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

schedule your inspection. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, 

excluding legal holidays. 

In addition, copies of the state 

submittal are also available for public 

inspection during normal business 

hours, by appointment at the Vermont 

Air Pollution Control Division, Agency 

of Natural Resources, Building 3 South, 

103 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 

05676. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ariel Garcia, Air Quality Planning Unit, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

EPA New England Regional Office, 5 

Post Office Square, Suite 100 (mail 

code: OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109– 

3912, telephone number (617) 918– 

1660, fax number (617) 918–0660, 

e-mail garcia.ariel@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

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

EPA. 

Organization of this document. The 

following outline is provided to aid in 

locating information in this preamble. 

I. Background and Purpose 

II. Summary of Vermont’s SIP Revision 

III. EPA’s Evaluation of Vermont’s SIP 

Revision 

IV. Final Action 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background and Purpose 

On November 14, 2008, the State of 

Vermont (VT) submitted a formal 

revision to its State Implementation 

Plan (SIP). The SIP revision consists of 

documenting RACT requirements for 

the 1997 8-hour ozone standard.1

Although VT was designated attainment 

for the 1997 8-hour ozone national 

ambient air quality standard (NAAQS),2

the state is part of the Ozone Transport 

Region (OTR). On May 10, 2011, VT 

withdrew portions of the November 14, 

2008 submittal as discussed in more 

detail in section II. 

Certain stationary source control 

measures specified in the Clean Air Act 

(CAA) as applicable to areas considered 

‘‘moderate’’ ozone non-attainment areas 

also apply to states located in the OTR. 

Specifically, these areas are required to 

implement reasonably available control 

technology (RACT) on all major volatile 

organic compound (VOC) and nitrogen 

oxide (NOX) emissions sources and on 

all sources covered by a Control 

Techniques Guideline (CTG). A CTG is 

a document issued by EPA which 

establishes a ‘‘presumptive norm’’ for 

RACT for a specific VOC source 

category. 

In 1997, EPA revised the health-based 

NAAQS for ozone, setting it at 0.08 

parts per million (ppm) averaged over 

an 8-hour time frame. EPA set the 8- 

hour ozone standard based on scientific 

evidence demonstrating that ozone 

causes adverse health effects at lower 

ozone concentrations and over longer 

periods of time than was understood 

when the pre-existing 1-hour ozone 

standard was set. EPA determined that 

the 8-hour standard would be more 

protective of human health, especially 

with regard to children and adults who 

are active outdoors, and individuals 

with a pre-existing respiratory disease, 

such as asthma. 

EPA requires under the 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS that states meet the CAA RACT 

requirements, either through a 

certification that previously adopted 

RACT controls in their SIP approved by 

EPA under the 1-hour ozone NAAQS 

represent adequate RACT control levels 

for 8-hour attainment purposes, or 

through the establishment of new or 

more stringent requirements that 

represent RACT control levels. See Final 

Rule To Implement the 8-Hour Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard—Phase 2 (the Phase 2 rule). 

(See 70 FR 71612; November 29, 2005.) 

EPA has determined that States that 

have RACT provisions approved in their 

SIPs for the 1-hour ozone standard have 

several options for fulfilling the RACT 

requirements for the 8-hour ozone 

NAAQS. If a State meets certain 

conditions, it may certify that 

previously adopted 1-hour ozone RACT 

controls in the SIP continue to represent 

RACT control levels for purposes of 

fulfilling 8-hour ozone RACT 

requirements. Alternatively, a State may 

establish new or more stringent 

requirements that represent RACT 

control levels, either in lieu of or in 

conjunction with a certification. In 

addition, a State may submit a negative 

declaration if there are no CTG sources 

or major sources of VOC and NOx

emissions in lieu of or in addition to a 

certification. 

As noted in the Phase 2 rule, the 

RACT submittal for the 1997 8-hour 

ozone standard was due from states in 

the OTR on September 16, 2006. (See 40 

CFR 51.916(b)(2).) On March 24, 2008 

(73 FR 15416), EPA issued a finding of 

failure to submit to VT for the 1997 8- 

hour ozone RACT requirement. Vermont 

submitted its RACT SIP revision on 

November 14, 2008, and EPA 

determined it complete on December 10, 

2008, stopping the 18-month finding 

sanctions clock. 

In addition, on October 5, 2006, EPA 

issued four CTGs which states were 

required to address by October 5, 2007 

(71 FR 58745). Also, on October 9, 2007, 

EPA issued three CTGs which states 

were required to address by October 9, 

2008 (72 FR 57215). Furthermore, on 

October 7, 2008, EPA issued four CTGs 

which states were required to address 

by October 7, 2009 (73 FR 58841). 

In addition, on November 22, 2006, 

VT submitted newly adopted regulation 

5–253.16, Wood Furniture 

Manufacturing, to EPA as a SIP revision. 

This regulation includes VOC emission 

limits for wood furniture manufacturing 

operations. In addition to this 

regulation, the SIP submittal also 

includes revisions to VT’s ‘‘SIP 

Narrative,’’ which contains additional 

information on how the state 

implements this rule. 

II. Summary of Vermont’s SIP Revision 

On November 14, 2008, VT submitted 

a SIP revision documenting RACT 

requirements for the 1997 8-hour ozone 

standard. In this SIP revision, VT states 

that this submittal demonstrates and/or 

certifies the following with respect to 

Vermont stationary sources of ozone 

precursors: 

1. All required RACT controls, both 

CTGs and Major Sources, have been 

implemented on all relevant stationary 

sources of VOCs and NOx emissions; 

2. All applicable CTG RACT controls 

required to be submitted under the 

current RACT SIP call (applicable to 

CTGs issued prior to 2006) have been 

previously approved by EPA under the 

1-hour ozone NAAQS; and 


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3The negative declaration for the Flat Wood 

Paneling Coatings (September 2006, EPA–453/R– 

06–004) CTG was subsequently withdrawn on May 

10, 2011. 

3. All previously EPA-approved 

RACT controls, including CTGs issued 

prior to 2006 and previously submitted 

Single Source RACT determinations, as 

well as newly determined Single Source 

RACT applied to other Major Sources 

have been certified by the Vermont Air 

Pollution Control Officer, based on 

EPA’s guidance and standards, to 

represent RACT control levels under the 

new 8-hour ozone NAAQS. 

The submittal also states that it is the 

Vermont Air Pollution Control Officer’s 

determination that the Vermont Air 

Pollution Control rules applicable to the 

following nine CTG categories, which 

have been approved and/or are pending 

approval as RACT for the 1-hour ozone 

standard, also represent RACT for the 8- 

hour ozone standard, including any 

subsequent revisions to the ozone 

standard that maintain an 8-hour 

averaging period: (1) Design Criteria for 

Stage 1 Vapor Control Systems— 

Gasoline Service Stations (November 

1975, no EPA number) and Hydrocarbon 

Control Strategies for Gasoline 

Marketing Operations (April 1978, 

EPA450/3–78–017; (2) Control of 

Volatile Organic Emissions from Solvent 

Metal Cleaning (November 1977, EPA– 

450/2–77–022); (3) Control of 

Hydrocarbons from Tank Truck 

Gasoline Loading Terminals (October 

1977, EPA–450/2–77–026); (4) Control 

of Volatile Organic Emissions from Bulk 

Gasoline Plants (December 1977, EPA– 

450/2–77–035); (5) Control of Volatile 

Organic Emissions from Storage of 

Petroleum Liquids in Fixed-Roof Tanks 

(December 1977, EPA–450–2–77–036); 

(6) Control of Volatile Organic 

Compounds from Use of Cutback 

Asphalt (December 1977, EPA–450/2– 

77–037); (7) Control of Volatile Organic 

Emissions from Existing Stationary 

Sources, Volume VI: Surface Coating of 

Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products 

(June 1978, EPA–450/2–78–032); (8) 

Control of Volatile Organic Compounds 

Leaks from Gasoline Tank Trucks and 

Vapor Collection Systems (December 

1978, EPA–450/2–78–051); and (9) 

Control of Volatile Organic Compound 

Emissions from Wood Furniture 

Manufacturing Operations (April 1996, 

EPA–453/R–96–007). The Vermont Air 

Pollution Control Regulations (VAPCR) 

that cover these CTGs are, respectively: 

(1) VAPCR Section 5–253.5, Stage I 

Vapor Recovery Controls at Gasoline 

Dispensing Facilities; 2) VAPCR Section 

5–253.14, Solvent Metal Cleaning; (3) 

VAPCR Section 5–253.2, Bulk Gasoline 

Terminals; (4) VAPCR Section 5–253.3, 

Bulk Gasoline Plants; (5) VAPCR 

Section 5–253.1, Petroleum Liquid 

Storage in Fixed Roof Tanks; (6) VAPCR 

Section 5–253.15, Cutback and 

Emulsified Asphalt; (7) VAPCR Section 

5–253.13, Coating of Miscellaneous 

Metal Parts; (8) VAPCR Section 5–253.4, 

Gasoline Tank Trucks; and (9) VAPCR 

Section 5–253.16, Wood Furniture 

Manufacturing. All of these Vermont 

regulations, with one exception, were 

approved into the Vermont SIP on April 

22, 1998 (63 FR 19825). The Vermont 

wood furniture manufacturing 

regulation is being approved into the VT 

SIP in this rulemaking. 

The SIP submittal also states that the 

State of Vermont Air Pollution Control 

Division has determined that there are 

no applicable stationary sources of VOC 

in Vermont, for the following CTG 

categories identified by EPA in CTG 

documents issued prior to 2006: 

1. Surface Coating Operations 

(November 1976, EPA–450–2–76–028) 

2. Surface Coating of Cans (May 1977, 

EPA–450/2–77–008) 

3. Surface Coating of Coils (May 1977, 

EPA–450/2–77–008) 

4. Surface Coating of Fabrics (May 

1977, EPA–450/2–77–008) 

5. Surface Coating of Paper (May 

1977, EPA–450/2–77–008) 

6. Surface Coating of Automobiles and 

Light Duty Trucks (May 1977, EPA–450/ 

2–77–008) 

7. Refinery Vacuum Producing 

Systems, Wastewater Separators, and 

Process Unit Turnarounds (October 

1977, EPA–450/2–77–025) 

8. Surface Coating of Metal Furniture 

(December 1977, EPA–450/2–77–032) 

9. Surface Coating for Insulation of 

Magnet Wire (December 1977, EPA– 

450/2–77–033) 

10. Surface Coating of Large 

Appliances (December 1977, EPA–450/ 

2–77–034) 

11. Factory Surface Coating of Flat 

Wood Paneling (June 1978, EPA–450/2– 

78–032) 

12. Petroleum Refinery Equipment 

(June 1978, EPA–450/2–78–036) 

13. Manufacture of Vegetable Oils 

(June 1978, EPA–450/2–78–035) 

14. Manufacture of Synthesized 

Pharmaceutical Products (December 

1978, EPA–450/2–78–029) 

15. Manufacture of Pneumatic Rubber 

Tires (December 1978, EPA–450/2–78– 

030) 

16. Graphic Arts-Rotogravure and 

Flexography (December 1978, EPA–450/ 

2–78–033) 

17. Petroleum Liquid Storage in 

External Floating Roof Tanks (December 

1978, EPA–450/2–78–047) 

18. Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners 

(September 1982, EPA–450/3–82–009) 

19. Manufacture of High-Density 

Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and 

Polystyrene Resins (November 1983, 

EPA–450/3–83–008) 

20. Equipment Leaks from Natural 

Gas/Gasoline Processing Plants 

(December 1983, EPA–450/2–83–007) 

21. Leaks from Synthetic Organic 

Chemical and Polymer Manufacturing 

Equipment (March 1984, EPA–450/3– 

83–006) 

22. Air Oxidation Processes in 

Synthetic Organic Chemical 

Manufacturing Industry (December 

1984, EPA–450/3–84–015) 

23. Reactor Processes and Distillation 

Operations Processes in the Synthetic 

Organic Chemical Manufacturing 

Industry (August 1993, EPA–450/4–91– 

031) 

24. Shipbuilding and Ship Repair 

Operations (Surface Coating) (April 

1994, EPA–453/R–94–032) 

25. Coating Operations at Aerospace 

Manufacturing and Rework Operations 

(December 1997, EPA–453/R–97–004) 

In addition, the SIP submittal also 

states that the State of Vermont Air 

Pollution Control Division has also 

determined that there are no applicable 

stationary sources of VOC in Vermont 

for the following CTG categories 

identified by EPA in CTG documents 

issued since 2005: 

1. Flat Wood Paneling Coatings 

(September 2006, EPA–453/R–06–004) 3

2. Flexible Package Printing 

(September 2006, EPA–453/R–06–003) 

3. Paper, Film, and Foil Coatings 

(September 2007, EPA–453/R–07–003) 

4. Metal Furniture Coatings 

(September 2007, EPA–453/R–07–005) 

5. Large Appliance Coatings 

(September 2007, EPA–453/R–07–004) 

In addition to the items discussed 

above, the November 14, 2008 SIP 

submittal also includes minor changes 

to two of VT’s regulations previously 

approved into the VT SIP. 

Specifically, Subsection (3) of 

regulation 5–251, Control of Nitrogen 

Oxides Emissions: RACT for large 

stationary sources, is being submitted 

with no changes to the regulatory text. 

This subsection of VT’s regulation was 

previously approved into the VT SIP as 

5–251(2) on April 9, 1997 (62 FR 

17084). Due to the adoption of a new 

subsection in VT’s regulation and the 

resulting numbering changes, the 

appropriate number change will be 

made to regulation 5–251(3) and the 

subsection is being approved into the 

VT SIP. VT’s new regulation subsection 

5–251(2) is not being submitted for 

inclusion in the VT SIP. 

Also, regulation 5–253.3, Bulk 

Gasoline Plants, is being submitted with 


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4Note that section 5–253.16(e)(1)(iv) of Vermont’s 

regulation provides for the Vermont ANR to 

approve compliance plans that rely exclusively on 

compliance methods already specified in the 

regulation in sections 5–253.16(e)(1)(i)–(iii). This 

provision does not allow for equivalency 

demonstrations using methods not already provided 

for in the regulation. 

minor changes to the regulatory text. 

This regulation was previously 

approved into the VT SIP on April 22, 

1998 (63 FR 19825). The most 

significant change to VT’s adopted 

revised regulation 5–253.3 is in the 

regulation’s applicability; that is, the 

revised regulation requires all bulk 

gasoline plants, for which construction 

or reconstruction commenced after 

January 1, 2001, to be subject to the 

regulation regardless of gasoline 

throughput. The revised regulation 

submitted for inclusion into the VT SIP 

clarified several requirements in the 

rule related to vapor balance but did not 

substantively change the requirements 

of the rule. 

Furthermore, Vermont’s November 

14, 2008 SIP submittal included licenses 

for four facilities subject to major source 

VOC requirements and licenses for three 

facilities subject to major source NOX

requirements. On May 10, 2011, VT 

withdrew one of the VOC licenses 

(Green Mountain Prestain) and one of 

the NOX licensees (Dalton Hydro), since 

these two facilities have closed and 

their operating permits have been 

terminated. In addition, VT’s May 10, 

2011 letter includes a written 

commitment from VT to re-evaluate 

RACT for two of the major source 

facilities subject to VOC requirements, 

namely Churchill Coatings Corporation 

and H.B.H. Prestain, Inc., as a result of 

the RACT limits being established for 

these two facilities prior to the issuance 

of the 2006 revised CTG for Flat Wood 

Paneling Coatings (September 2006, 

EPA–453/R–06–004). 

In addition, on November 22, 2006, 

VT submitted newly adopted regulation 

5–253.16, Wood Furniture 

Manufacturing, to EPA as a SIP revision. 

This regulation includes VOC emission 

limits for wood furniture manufacturing 

operations. In addition to this 

regulation, the SIP submittal also 

includes revisions to VT’s ‘‘SIP 

Narrative,’’ which contains additional 

information on how the state 

implements this rule. 

III. EPA’S Evaluation of Vermont’s SIP 

Revision 

EPA has evaluated VT’s VOC and 

NOX regulations which the state 

certifies meets RACT for the 1997 8- 

hour standard, and has found that they 

are generally consistent with the 

respective EPA guidance documents 

referenced above. EPA previously 

approved these rules, with the 

exception of the wood furniture 

manufacturing regulation, as meeting 

RACT for the 1-hour standard. (See 62 

FR 17084 and 63 FR 19825.) 

VT’s newly adopted wood furniture 

manufacturing regulation, submitted on 

November 22, 2006, requires facilities, 

which have allowable emissions of 25 

tons per year or more of VOC emissions, 

to meet specified VOC content limits for 

the topcoats and sealers used in 

finishing operations. EPA has evaluated 

Vermont’s rule with respect to EPA’s 

wood furniture manufacturing CTG 

(referenced above) and has found that 

this rule, when taken along with the test 

methods, calculation procedures, record 

keeping, and monitoring requirements 

in the SIP narrative, is consistent with 

EPA guidance.4

EPA has also evaluated the NOX

permits for Killington/Pico Ski Resort 

Partners, LLC and Okemo Limited 

Liability Company and the VOC permit 

for Isovolta, Inc. that were included in 

this submittal and has found that they 

are consistent with EPA guidance for 

major stationary sources of NOX and 

VOC. For NOX guidance, see control 

technique document EPA–450/1–78– 

001, January 1978, and for VOC 

guidance, see EPA–450/2–78–022, May 

1978, and EPA–453/R–95–010, April 

1995. EPA has also evaluated two 

additional permits for major stationary 

sources of VOC (permits submitted for 

Churchill Coatings Corporation; and 

H.B.H. Prestain, Inc.) that were included 

in this submittal and has found that 

they are SIP strengthening but are not 

consistent with the limits established in 

the 2006 Flat Wood Paneling Coatings 

CTG. As a result, EPA is conditionally 

approving the submitted permits for 

Churchill Coatings Corporation and 

H.B.H. Prestain, Inc. A brief description 

of the type of facility, what has been 

determined as RACT for the facility, and 

EPA’s reasoning for approval, or 

conditional approval, of such RACT 

determination, for each of the five 

permits is as follows: 

1. The Killington/Pico Ski Resort 

Partners, LLC operating permit covers 

the snowmaking operations at the 

Killington and Pico ski resorts. The air 

pollution sources at the facility consist 

of diesel powered air compressors for 

snowmaking operations. With the 

exception of one engine (unit BR11), the 

permit requires the replacement of all 

diesel powered air compressor engines, 

by July 1, 2007, with the cleanest air 

pollution emitting engines reasonably 

available at the time of replacement. 

The replacement engine cannot have a 

higher horsepower rating than the 

engine which it is replacing, and must 

meet emission limits established by the 

operating permit. Unit BR11 operates 

with a Selective Catalytic Reduction 

(SCR) system designed and operated to 

achieve a minimum of 70% reduction in 

NOX emissions. The permit requires the 

Unit BR11 to meet emissions limits 

(after emissions controls) consistent 

with federal Tier 2 nonroad diesel 

engine emission standards. The permit 

also requires the replacement diesel 

powered air compressor engines to meet 

emissions limits consistent with federal 

Tier 2 or Tier 3 nonroad diesel engine 

emission standards, depending on the 

date of replacement. The permit also 

establishes operational limits on the 

sulfur content of the fuel oil and limits 

the annual fuel allowed to be consumed 

by the stationary diesel engine units. 

The provisions in this operating permit 

submitted into the VT SIP constitute 

RACT. 

2. The Okemo Limited Liability 

Company operating permit covers the 

snowmaking operations at the Okemo 

ski resort. The air pollution sources at 

the facility consist of diesel powered air 

compressors for snowmaking operations 

and diesel engine generators utilized for 

generating electricity for snowmaking 

operations. The facility owns one dieselpowered compressor utilized for 

generating compressed air for 

snowmaking operations, has two rental 

diesel engine generators utilized for 

generating electricity, and leases 20 

diesel-powered compressors utilized for 

generating compressed air for 

snowmaking operations. The permit 

requires the diesel-powered compressor 

owned by the facility (Caterpillar 3516) 

to operate on a combination of emission 

control technologies. Caterpillar 3516 

operates with a SCR system and an 

oxidation catalyst that jointly achieve 

over 90% reduction in NOX emissions. 

The permit requires the Caterpillar 3516 

to meet emissions limits (after emissions 

controls) as stringent as federal Tier 4 

nonroad diesel engine emission 

standards that will be imposed on 

engines beginning with model year 2011 

nonroad diesel engines. The emissions 

reductions obtained by the Caterpillar 

3516, make up for the fact that the two 

rental units are held to emission limits 

which are more relaxed than the federal 

Tier 2 nonroad diesel engine emission 

standards, for the first two years 

following the issuance of the operating 

permit (after which time, the rental 

units are required to meet emissions 

limits as stringent as the federal Tier 2 

standards). All of the leased diesel 


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5EPA is approving all of the permit conditions 

that Vermont included in its SIP submittal. Other 

conditions that are included in the facility’s permit, 

but not listed here, were not submitted by Vermont 

as part of the SIP revision. 

engines operated at the facility are 

required to meet at a minimum the 

federal Tier 2 nonroad diesel engine 

emission standards. The permit also 

establishes operational limits on the 

sulfur content of the fuel oil, limits the 

annual fuel allowed to be consumed by 

the stationary diesel engine units, limits 

the total capacity of engines operated at 

the facility for generating electricity and 

compressed air for snowmaking 

operations, and limits the hours that 

each type of engine can be in operation. 

The provisions in this operating permit 

submitted constitute RACT. 

3. The Isovolta, Inc. (formerly U.S. 

Samica, Inc.) operating permit covers 

the insulation paper manufacturing 

facility in Rutland, VT. On April 9, 1997 

(see 62 FR 17084), EPA approved an 

administrative order for this facility (at 

that time under U.S. Samica 

Corporation) which required the use of 

incineration control devices, which 

achieve an 81% overall VOC control, on 

two of their process lines. The 

administrative order also contained 

enforceable emissions testing, 

monitoring, recordkeeping, and 

reporting requirements. These same 

conditions are included in the operating 

permit in VT’s November 14, 2008 

submittal. The 81% reduction 

requirement is consistent with EPA’s 

model regulation for VOC sources (See 

‘‘Model Volatile Organic Compound 

Rules for Reasonably Available Control 

Technology’’, EPA–Staff Working 

Document, June 1992). Therefore, EPA 

is approving the Isovolta, Inc. operating 

permit as continuing to meet VOC 

RACT requirements for this facility. 

4. The Churchill Coatings Corporation 

operating permit covers the clapboard 

painting facility (previously owned by 

Prestained Lumber Products, Inc.) in 

North Springfield, VT. The facility 

consists of two roll coating lines to 

prime and paint a variety of lumber 

products. The non-CTG regulation 

approved by EPA on April 9, 1997 (see 

62 FR 17084), defines RACT for coating 

units as a daily weighted average of 

VOC content in the coatings of 3.5 

pounds of VOC per gallon of coating 

applied. The operating permit requires 

the facility to meet the 3.5 pounds of 

VOC per gallon of coating emission 

limit and also includes the associated 

recordkeeping and testing requirements 

to ensure compliance with these limits. 

The 3.5 pounds of VOC per gallon of 

coating emission limit is consistent with 

EPA’s guidance for VOC sources (See 

‘‘Model Volatile Organic Compound 

Rules for Reasonably Available Control 

Technology’’, EPA–Staff Working 

Document, June 1992). However, the 

RACT determination for some of the 

operations at this facility must address 

whether and how the facility can meet 

the recommended limits for Exterior 

Siding, specifically 2.1 pounds of VOC 

per gallon of coating, included in the 

2006 Flat Wood Paneling Coatings 

(September 2006, EPA–453/R–06–004) 

CTG. Therefore, EPA finds that the VOC 

limits in the Churchill Coatings 

Corporation operating permit are SIPstrengthening but do not constitute a 

complete RACT determination for this 

facility and is conditionally approving 

this operating permit into the VT SIP. 

5. The H.B.H. Prestain, Inc. operating 

permit covers the clapboard painting 

facility in East Arlington, VT. The 

facility consists of four roll coating lines 

to prime, paint, and/or stain wooden 

clapboards, trim boards, and various 

other building siding products. The 

VOC coating limits established by this 

operating permit are also consistent 

with what has been determined as 

RACT in the April 9, 1997 (see 62 FR 

17084) EPA rulemaking. Specifically, 

the four coating lines are required to 

meet a 3.5 pounds of VOC per gallon of 

coating emission limit. The permit also 

includes the associated recordkeeping 

and testing requirements to ensure this 

limit is enforceable. As noted 

previously, this emission limit is 

consistent with EPA’s guidance for VOC 

sources (See ‘‘Model Volatile Organic 

Compound Rules for Reasonably 

Available Control Technology’’, EPA– 

Staff Working Document, June 1992). 

However, the RACT determination for 

some of the operations at this facility 

must address whether and how the 

facility can meet the recommended 

limits for Exterior Siding, specifically 

2.1 pounds of VOC per gallon of coating, 

included in the 2006 Flat Wood 

Paneling Coatings (September 2006, 

EPA–453/R–06–004) CTG. Therefore, 

EPA finds that the VOC limits in the 

H.B.H. Prestain, Inc. operating permit 

are SIP-strengthening but do not 

constitute a complete RACT 

determination for this facility and is 

conditionally approving this operating 

permit into the VT SIP. 

With respect to the CTGs issued in 

2006 and later, VT has submitted 

negative declarations for four of these 11 

CTGs. The state must still address the 

remaining seven CTGs. 

IV. Final Action 

EPA is approving State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions 

submitted by the State of Vermont on 

November 14, 2008, and November 22, 

2006. EPA is approving Vermont’s 

November 14, 2008 RACT certification 

and negative declarations as meeting 

RACT for the 1997 8-hour standard. 

EPA is also approving the following 

permits conditions 5 as representing 

RACT for the applicable sources and 

incorporating these conditions into the 

SIP: 

• Isovolta Inc. (Formerly U.S. Samica, 

Inc.) Operating Permit RACT provisions 

Construction and Equipment 

Specifications (2), Operational 

Limitations (5), Emission Limitations (9) 

and (17), and Continuous Temperature 

Monitoring Systems (19) through (21); 

• Killington/Pico Ski Resort Partners, 

LLC. Operating Permit RACT provisions 

Construction and Equipment 

Specifications (3) through (7), 

Operational Limitations (8) and (10), 

Emission Limitations (14) through (16), 

Compliance Testing and Monitoring (23) 

and (24), Recordkeeping and Reporting 

(25), (27) and (33), and Appendix A; and 

• Okemo Limited Liability Company 

Operating Permit RACT provisions 

Construction and Equipment 

Specifications (2), Operational 

Limitations (5) through (7) and (9) 

through (11), Emission Limitations (14) 

through (16), Compliance Testing and 

Monitoring (23) and (24), and 

Recordkeeping and Reporting (25), (26), 

(31), and (32). 

EPA is also approving into the VT SIP 

revised regulation 5–253.3 ‘‘Bulk 

Gasoline Plants,’’ revised regulation 5– 

251(3) ‘‘Control of Nitrogen Oxides 

Emissions: RACT for large stationary 

sources,’’ as well as the newly 

submitted regulation 5–253.16 ‘‘Wood 

Furniture Manufacturing,’’ along with 

the associated revisions to the VT SIP 

narrative. 

In addition, EPA is conditionally 

approving the following permits 

conditions as SIP-strengthening, but not 

completely fulfilling the RACT 

requirements for the applicable sources, 

and incorporating these conditions into 

the SIP: 

• Churchill Coatings Corporation 

Operating Permit RACT conditions 

Emission Limitations (3) through (6) and 

(11), and Record Keeping and Reporting 

(14) through (16); and 

• H.B.H Prestain, Inc. Operating 

Permit RACT provisions Emission 

Limitations (4) through (8), and (13), 

and Recordkeeping and Reporting (16) 

through (18). 

The State of Vermont must submit to 

EPA by July 19, 2012, re-evaluated 

RACT determinations for Churchill 

Coatings Corporation and H.B.H 

Prestain. These RACT determinations 

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feasibility of the emission limits in the 

2006 flat wood paneling CTG for these 

two facilities. If VT fails to do so, this 

conditional approval will become a 

disapproval on that date. EPA will 

notify VT by letter that this action has 

occurred. At that time, this commitment 

will no longer be a part of the approved 

VT SIP. EPA subsequently will publish 

a notice in the notice section of the 

Federal Register notifying the public 

that the conditional approval 

automatically converted to a 

disapproval. If VT meets its 

commitment, within the applicable time 

frame, the conditionally approved 

portion of the submittal will remain a 

part of the SIP until EPA takes final 

action approving or disapproving the 

new submittal. If EPA approves the new 

submittal, the new approval will replace 

the conditionally approved operating 

permit sections in the VT SIP. 

If the conditional approval is 

converted to a disapproval, such action 

will trigger EPA’s authority to impose 

sanctions under section 110(m) of the 

CAA at the time EPA issues the final 

disapproval or on the date VT fails to 

meet its commitment. In the latter case, 

EPA will notify VT by letter that the 

conditional approval has been 

converted to a disapproval and that 

EPA’s sanctions authority has been 

triggered. In addition, the final 

disapproval triggers the Federal 

Implementation Plan (FIP) requirement 

under section 110(c). 

The EPA is publishing this action 

without prior proposal because the 

Agency views this as a noncontroversial 

amendment and anticipates no adverse 

comments. However, in the proposed 

rules section of this Federal Register 

publication, EPA is publishing a 

separate document that will serve as the 

proposal to approve the SIP revision 

should relevant adverse comments be 

filed. This rule will be effective 

September 19, 2011 without further 

notice unless the Agency receives 

relevant adverse comments by August 

18, 2011. 

If the EPA receives such comments, 

then EPA will publish a notice 

withdrawing the final rule and 

informing the public that the rule will 

not take effect. All public comments 

received will then be addressed in a 

subsequent final rule based on the 

proposed rule. The EPA will not 

institute a second comment period on 

the proposed rule. All parties interested 

in commenting on the proposed rule 

should do so at this time. If no such 

comments are received, the public is 

advised that this rule will be effective 

on September 19, 2011 and no further 

action will be taken on the proposed 

rule. Please note that if EPA receives 

adverse comment on an amendment, 

paragraph, or section of this rule and if 

that provision may be severed from the 

remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt 

as final those provisions of the rule that 

are not the subject of an adverse 

comment. 

In addition, Vermont was issued a 

finding a failure to submit which started 

an 18 month sanctions clock and a 24 

month Federal Implementation Plan 

(FIP) clock. The 18 month sanctions 

clock was stopped when Vermont 

submitted the SIP and we determined it 

complete on December 10, 2008. The 24 

month FIP clock will stop upon the 

effective date of our final approval, 

September 19, 2011. 

V. Statuatory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the Clean Air Act, the 

Administrator is required to approve a 

SIP submission that complies with the 

provisions of the Act 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 Clean Air Act. 

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 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 Clean Air Act; 

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 rule 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. 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this action and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by September 19, 

2011. Filing a petition for 

reconsideration by the Administrator of 

this final rule does not affect the finality 

of this action for the purposes of judicial 

review nor does it extend the time 

within which a petition for judicial 

review may be filed, and shall not 

postpone the effectiveness of such rule 

or action. Parties with objections to this 

direct final rule are encouraged to file a 

comment in response to the parallel 

notice of proposed rulemaking for this 

action published in the proposed rules 

section of today’s Federal Register, 

rather than file an immediate petition 

for judicial review of this direct final 

rule, so that EPA can withdraw this 

direct final rule and address the 

comment in the proposed rulemaking. 

This action may not be challenged later 

in proceedings to enforce its 

requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).) 


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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, Nitrogen 

dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: June 28, 2011. 

H. Curtis Spalding, 

Regional Administrator, EPA New England. 

Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations is amended 

as follows: 

PART 52—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart UU—Vermont 

■ 2. In § 52.2370, Table (c) is amended 

by revising two entries and adding an 

entry; and Tables (d) and (e) are 

amended by adding the following 

entries: 

§ 52.2370 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) EPA approved regulations. 

EPA-APPROVED VERMONT REGULATIONS

Vermont 

Air Pollution 

Control Regulation 

(VAPCR) 

State citation 

Title/Subject 

State 

effective 

date 

EPA Approval date Explanations 

* * * * * * * 

5–251 ............................. Control of Nitrogen Oxides Emissions: 

RACT for large stationary sources.

4/27/07 7/19/2011 [Insert Federal Register page 

number where the 

document begins].

Changes to numbering of RACT-related subsections of regulation. The state did not submit Subsection 5–251(2) as part of the SIP revision. 

* * * * * * * 

5–253.3 .......................... Bulk Gasoline Plants .... 4/27/07 7/19/2011 [Insert Federal Register page 

number where the 

document begins].

Changes to bulk gasoline plants regulation. 

* * * * * * * 

5–253.16 ........................ Wood Furniture Manufacturing.3/1/04 7/19/2011 [Insert Federal Register page 

number where the 

document begins].

Adopted regulation establishing wood furniture 

manufacturing requirements. 

* * * * * * * 

(d) EPA-Approved State Source 

specific requirements. 

EPA-APPROVED VERMONT SOURCE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Name of source Permit No. State effective 

date EPA Approval date Explanations 

* * * * * * * 

Isovolta Inc. (Formerly U.S. 

Samica, Inc.) Operating 

Permit RACT provisions.

OP–95–040 1/06/2006 7/19/2011 [Insert Federal 

Register page number 

where the document begins].

Only these sections were submitted by VT and approved into the SIP: Permit Conditions: Construction and Equipment Specifications (2), Operational 

Limitations (5), Emission Limitations (9) and (17), 

and Continuous Temperature Monitoring Systems 

(19) through (21). 

Churchill Coatings Corporation Operating Permit RACT conditions.AOP–06– 

040 

2/06/2008 7/19/2011 [Insert Federal 

Register page number 

where the document begins].

Only these sections were submitted by VT and conditionally approved into the SIP: Emission Limitations 

(3) through (6) and (11), and Record Keeping and 

Reporting (14) through (16). 

Killington/Pico Ski Resort 

Partners, LLC. Operating 

Permit RACT provisions.

AOP–04– 

025a 

6/14/2007 7/19/2011 [Insert Federal 

Register page number 

where the document begins].

Only these sections were submitted by VT and approved into the SIP: Construction and Equipment 

Specifications (3) through (7), Operational Limitations (8) and (10), Emission Limitations (14) 

through (16), Compliance Testing and Monitoring 

(23) and (24), Recordkeeping and Reporting (25), 

(27), and (33), and Appendix A. 


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EPA—APPROVED VERMONT SOURCE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS—Continued 

Name of source Permit No. State effective 

date EPA Approval date Explanations 

Okemo Limited Liability 

Company Operating Permit RACT provisions.

AOP–04– 

029 

2/26/2006 7/19/2011 [Insert Federal 

Register page number 

where the document begins].

Only these sections were submitted by VT and approved into the SIP: Construction and Equipment 

Specifications (2), Operational Limitations (5) 

through (7) and (9) through (11), Emission Limitations (14) through (16), Compliance Testing and 

Monitoring (23) and (24), and Recordkeeping and 

Reporting (25), (26), (31), and (32). 

H.B.H Prestain, Inc. Operating Permit RACT provisions.AOP–03– 

009 

2/06/2008 7/19/2011 [Insert Federal 

Register page number 

where the document begins].

Only these sections were submitted by VT and conditionally approved into the SIP: Emission Limitations 

(4) through (8) and (13), and Recordkeeping and 

Reporting (16) through (18). 

(e) Nonregulatory 

VERMONT NON REGULATORY

Name of non regulatory SIP provision 

Applicable geographic or 

nonattainment 

area 

State submittal 

date/effective date 

EPA Approved 

date Explanations 

* * * * * * * 

Reasonably Available Control Technology State Implementation Plan 

(SIP)/certification for the 1997 8-hour 

Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard.

Statewide .............. Submitted 11/14/ 

2008.

7/19/2011 [Insert 

Federal Register page number where the 

document begins].

SIP narrative associated with 5–253.16 

wood furniture manufacturing regulation.

Statewide .............. Submitted 11/22/ 

2006.

7/19/2011 [Insert 

Federal Register page number where the 

document begins].

[FR Doc. 2011–17875 Filed 7–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Parts 43 and 63 

[IB Docket No. 04–112; FCC 11–76] 

Reporting Requirements for U.S. 

Providers of International 

Telecommunications Services 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) concludes that it should 

eliminate outdated and unnecessary 

reporting requirements related to 

international telecommunications traffic 

for which the burdens on U.S. 

international service providers outweigh 

the benefits. Specifically, the 

Commission finds four information 

collections are no longer necessary and 

removes them from its rules: The 

division of telegraph tolls report; the 

quarterly large carrier traffic report; the 

quarterly foreign-affiliated switched 

resale carrier report; and the circuitaddition report. The Commission also 

finds that the annual traffic and revenue 

reports and annual circuit status reports 

can be simplified by removing the 

requirement to separately report for offshore U.S. points. 

DATES: Effective July 19, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Copes or David Krech, Policy Division, 

International Bureau, FCC, (202) 418– 

1460 or via the Internet at 

John.Copes@fcc.gov and 

David.Krech@fcc.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the First Report and Order 

portion of the Commission’s First 

Report and Order and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, IB Docket No. 

04–112, FCC 11–76, adopted May 12, 

2011, and released May 13, 2011. The 

full text of the First Report and Order 

and Further Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking is available for inspection 

and copying during normal business 

hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 

12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20554. The document also is available 

for download over the Internet at http:// 

transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/ 

Daily_Business/2011/db0513/FCC-11- 

76A1.pdf. The complete text also may 

be purchased from the Commission’s 

copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, 

Inc. (BCPI), located in Room CY–B402, 

445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20554. Customers may contact BCPI at 

its Web site: http://www.bcpiweb.com or 

call 1–800–378–3160. 

Summary of First Report and Order 

1. In the First Report and Order and 

Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 

the Federal Communications 

Commission (Commission) continues its 

comprehensive review of the 

international reporting requirements for 

U.S. providers of international 

telecommunications services. In the 

First Report and Order portion of the 

document, the Commission finds that 

there are several reporting requirements 

that it can eliminate at this time. The 


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