29362 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 99 / Thursday, May 22, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

[FR Doc. 2014–11490 Filed 5–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 80 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0787; FRL–9911–13– 

OAR] 

Approval of States’ Requests To Relax 

the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure 

Volatility Standard in Florida, and the 

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill and 

Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point 

Areas in North Carolina 

AGENCY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: Due to the receipt of adverse 

comments, the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing 

the March 31, 2014, direct final rule to 

approve requests from Florida and 

North Carolina for the EPA to relax the 

Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Standard 

applicable to gasoline introduced into 

commerce from June 1 to September 15 

of each year in six counties in Florida, 

and in counties in the Raleigh-DurhamChapel Hill Area (also referred to as the 

‘‘Triangle Area’’) and the Greensboro/

Winston-Salem/High Point Area (also 

referred to as the ‘‘Triad Area’’) in North 

Carolina. The EPA is considering these 

comments and will address the 

comments in a subsequent action that is 

to be published soon. The EPA will not 

institute a second comment period on 

this action. 

DATES: The direct final rule published at 

79 FR 17889 on March 31, 2014, is 

withdrawn as of May 22, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rudolph Kapichak, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 

Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 

48105; telephone number: 734–214– 

4574; fax number 734–214–4052; email 

address: kapichak.rudolph@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

31, 2014 (79 FR 17889), the EPA 

published a direct final rule approving 

a request from Florida to change the 

summertime RVP standard for Broward, 

Dade, Duval, Hillsborough, Palm Beach 

and Pinellas counties in Florida from 

7.8 psi to 9.0 psi by amending the EPA’s 

regulations at 40 CFR 80.27(a)(2). 

Additionally, in that direct final rule the 

EPA approved a request from North 

Carolina to change the summertime RVP 

standard for the Triangle and Triad 

Areas from 7.8 psi to 9.0 psi by 

amending the EPA’s regulations at 40 

CFR 80.27(a)(2). The Triangle Area is 

comprised of Durham and Wake 

Counties, and the Dutchville Township 

portion of Granville County. The Triad 

Area is comprised of the counties of 

Davidson, Forsyth and Guilford in their 

entirety, and the portion of Davie 

County bounded by the Yadkin River, 

Dutchmans Creek, North Carolina 

Highway 801, Fulton Creek and back to 

Yadkin River. In previous rulemakings, 

the EPA approved state implementation 

plan revisions from Florida and North 

Carolina which provided technical 

analyses that demonstrated that removal 

of the Federal RVP requirements of 7.8 

psi for gasoline sold between June 1 and 

September 15 of each year in the six 

counties in Florida, and the North 

Carolina Triangle and Triad Areas 

would not interfere with maintenance of 

the national ambient air quality 

standards in these areas. In the direct 

final rule, the EPA stated that if adverse 

comments were received by April 30, 

2014, the rule would be withdrawn and 

not take effect. On March 29, 2014, the 

EPA received a comment letter. The 

EPA interprets the comments in that 

letter as adverse and, therefore, the EPA 

is withdrawing the direct final rule. The 

EPA will address these comments in a 

separate final action based upon the 

proposed rulemaking action at 79 FR 

17966 (March 31, 2014). The EPA will 

not institute a second comment period 

on this action. 

Accordingly, the amendment to 40 

CFR 80.27 which published in the 

Federal Register on March 31, 2014, at 

79 FR 17895 is withdrawn as of May 22, 

2014. 

Dated: May 15, 2014. 

Gina McCarthy, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11910 Filed 5–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 80 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0787; FRL–9911–12– 

OAR] 

Approval of States’ Requests To Relax 

the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure 

Volatility Standard in Florida, and the 

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill and 

Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point 

Areas in North Carolina 

AGENCY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is taking final action to 

approve requests from Florida and 

North Carolina for the EPA to relax the 

Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) Standard 

applicable to gasoline introduced into 

commerce from June 1 to September 15 

of each year in six counties in Florida, 

and in counties in the Raleigh-DurhamChapel Hill Area (also referred to as the 

‘‘Triangle Area’’) and the Greensboro/

Winston-Salem/High Point Area (also 

referred to as the ‘‘Triad Area’’) in North 

Carolina. Specifically, the EPA is 

approving amendments to the 

regulations to change the RVP standard 

for six counties in Florida, and for the 

counties in the Triangle and Triad Areas 

from 7.8 pounds per square inch (psi) to 

9.0 psi for gasoline. Additionally, the 

EPA is responding to adverse comments 

received for this action. The EPA has 

determined that these changes to the 

Federal RVP regulation are consistent 

with the applicable provisions of the 

Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). 

DATES: This final rule will become 

effective on May 30, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

Identification No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013– 

0787. All documents in the docket are 

listed on the www.regulations.gov Web 

site. Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

i.e., Confidential Business Information 

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 through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. The Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Air Docket is (202) 566– 

1742. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rudolph Kapichak, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 

Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 

48105; telephone number: (734) 214– 

4574; fax number (734) 214–4052; email 

address: kapichak.rudolph@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Organization of this document. The 

following outline is provided to aid in 

locating information in this preamble. 

Table of Contents 

I. General Information 

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