The EPA Regional Administrator, Jared Blumenfeld si gned the following proposed rule on March 30, 2015 and

EPA is submitting it for publication in the Federal Register (FR). While we have taken steps to ensure the accu racy of this version of this rule, it is not the officia l version. Please refer to the official version in a forthcoming FR publication appearing on the Government Printing Of fice website, http://fdsys.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/home.action , and on www.regulations.gov in Docket Number EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0256.
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40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0256; FRL-____-_ Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona; Phased Discontinuation of Stage II Vapor Recovery P rogram AGENCY : Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION : Proposed rule.
SUMMARY : The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is prop osing to approve a state implementation plan (SIP) revisi on from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality related to the removal of “Stage II” vapor recovery equipment at g asoline dispensing facilities in the Phoenix-Mesa area. Spe cifically, the EPA is proposing to approve a SIP revision that eliminates the requirement to install and operate such equipme nt at new gasoline dispensing facilities, and that provides f or the phased removal of such equipment at existing gasoline disp ensing facilities from October 2016 through September 2018 . The EPA has previously determined that onboard refueling vapor recovery is in widespread use nationally and waived the stage I I vapor recovery requirement. The EPA is proposing to appro ve this SIP revision because the resultant short-term increment al increaseThis document is a prepublication version signed by EPA Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld on Mar ch 30,

2015. We have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this version, but it is not the official version.

2 in emissions would not interfere with attainment or maintenance of the national ambient air quality standards or an y other requirement of the Clean Air Act and because it wou ld avoid longer-term increases in emissions from the continu ed operation of stage II vapor recovery equipment at gasoline di spensing facilities in the Phoenix-Mesa area. DATES: Comments must be received by [ INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ]. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. EP AR09-OAR-2014-0256, by one of the following methods: 1. Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov
. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comm ents. 2. E-mail: Jeffrey Buss at buss.jeffrey@epa.gov. 3. Fax: Jeffrey Buss, Air Planning Office (AIR-2), at fax number 415-947-3579. 4. Mail: Jeffrey Buss, Air Planning Office (AIR-2), U .S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawt horne, San Francisco, California 94105. 5. Hand or Courier Delivery: Jeffrey Buss, Air Planni ng Section (AIR-2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agen cy, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne, San Francisco, California 94105. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Region alThis document is a prepublication version signed by EPA Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld on Mar ch 30,

2015. We have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this version, but it is not the official version.

3 Office’s normal hours of operation. Special arrange ments should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R09- OAR-2014-0256. EPA's policy is that all comments re ceived 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 i nformation claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CB I) or other information the disclosure of which is restricted b y statute. Do not submit information through www.regulations.gov or e-mail that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected from disclosure. The www.regulations.gov website is an anonymous access system, which means the EPA will not know yo ur identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the EPA without going through 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 mad e available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic commen t, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other con tact information in the body of your comment and with an y disk or CDROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for c larification,This document is a prepublication version signed by EPA Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld on Mar ch 30,

2015. We have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this version, but it is not the official version.

4 the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. E lectronic files should avoid the use of special characters, a ny form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. 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 statu te. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available doc ket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Planning Office (AIR-2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105. The EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection during normal business hours. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Jeffrey Buss, Office of Air Planning, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Reg ion 9, (415) 947-4152, e-mail: buss.jeffrey@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : In the “Rules and Regulations” section of this Federal Register , the EPA is approving the State of Arizona’s Stage II vapor recovery SIP revision i n a direct final action without prior proposal because we beli eve this SIPThis document is a prepublication version signed by EPA Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld on Mar ch 30,

2015. We have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this version, but it is not the official version.

5 revision is not controversial. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If we receive adverse comments, however, we will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the comments i n a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. Please note that if the EPA receives adverse comment on an amen dment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that prov ision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, the EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. We do not plan to open a second comment period, so anyone interested in commenting should do so at this time. If we do not receive adverse comments, no further activity is pl anned. For further information, see please see the direct fina l action.

Dated: _March 30, 2015._ ________//signed//_______

__ Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, Region IX.