Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 124 / Thursday, July 1, 2021 / Proposed Rules 35027 

3The regulatory history of the NRC’s design 

certification reviews is a package of documents that 

is available in the NRC’s PDR and NRC Library: 

Reactor Regulatory History on Design Certification 

Rules, April 26, 2000. This history spans the period 

during which the NRC simultaneously developed 

the regulatory standards for reviewing these designs 

and the form and content of the rules that certified 

the designs. This document predates this 

rulemaking and therefore does not contain a 

regulatory history for this rulemaking. 

DOCUMENTS RELATED TO U.S. ABWR DESIGN CERTIFICATION RENEWAL RULE—Continued 

Document 

ADAMS Accession 

No./ 

Federal Register 

Citation 

SECY–11–0093, ‘‘Near-Term Report and Recommendations for Agency Actions Following the Events in Japan,’’ July 12, 

2011.

ML11186A950 

The Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Accident, July 12, 2011 ..................................... ML111861807 

Staff Requirements Memorandum on SECY–90–377, ‘‘Requirements for Design Certification Under 10 CFR Part 52,’’ February 15, 1991.ML003707892 

SECY–90–377, ‘‘Requirements for Design Certification under 10 CFR Part 52,’’ November 8, 1990 ....................................... ML003707889 

NUREG-1948, ‘‘Final Safety Evaluation Report Related to the Aircraft Impact Amendment to the U.S. Advanced Boiling 

Water Reactor (ABWR) Design Certification,’’ June 2011.

ML11182A163 

U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Aircraft Impact Design Certification Amendment, December 16, 2011 ......................... 76 FR 78096 

LBP–11–07, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Memorandum and Order in the South Texas Project Electric Generating 

Station Units 3 and 4 Combined License Proceeding, February 28, 2011.

ML110591049 

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy; Acceptance for Docketing of an Application for Renewal of the U.S. Advanced Boiling Water 

Reactor Design Certification, February 18, 2011 (Acceptance Application).

76 FR 9612 

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy; Notice of Receipt and Availability of an Application for Renewal of the U.S. Advanced Boiling 

Water Reactor Design Certification, January 27, 2011 (Notice of Receipt of the Application).

76 FR 4948 

ABWR–LIC–09–621, Revision 0, ‘‘Applicant’s Supplemental Environmental Report-Amendment to ABWR Standard Design 

Certification,’’ November 2009.

ML093170455 

Consideration of Aircraft Impacts for New Nuclear Power Reactors, June 12, 2009 ................................................................. 74 FR 28111 

Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants, August 28, 2007 (Revision of 10 CFR Parts 50 and 52) .. 72 FR 49351 

Presidential Memorandum, ‘‘Plain Language in Government Writing,’’ June 10, 1998 .............................................................. 63 FR 31883 

Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement States Programs, September 3, 1997 ................................... 62 FR 46517 

Standard Design Certification for the U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Design, May 12, 1997 ........................................

(Original U.S. ABWR Design Certification) ..................................................................................................................................

62 FR 25800 

GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Transmittal of ABWR Standard Plant Design Certification Renewal Application Design Control 

Document Revision 7, Chapter 5, March 16, 2020.

ML20076D961 

GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy—ABWR Standard Plant Design Certification Renewal Application Design Control Document 

Revision 7, Tier 1 and Tier 2, December 20, 2019.

ML20007E274 

GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Submittal of ABWR Standard Plant Design Certification Renewal Application Design Control, 

Document, Revision 6, Tier 1 and Tier 2, February 19, 2016.

ML16081A268 

GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy—ABWR Standard Plant Design Certification Renewal Application Design Control Document 

Revision 6, Tier 1 and Tier 2, February 19, 2016.

ML16214A015 

Mitigation of Beyond-Design-Basis Events (MBDBE)—Regulatory Analysis—Proposed Rule Post-SRM, October 2015 ......... ML15266A133 

Letter from Nuclear Innovation North America LLC, South Texas Project Units 3 and 4 Termination of Combined Licenses 

NPF–97 and NPF–98, July 12, 2018.

ML18179A217 

South Texas Project, Units 3 and 4, Request for Withdrawal of Combined Licenses, June 22, 2018 ...................................... ML18184A338 

Withdrawal of Toshiba Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Design Certification Rule Renewal Application, June 9, 2016 ......... ML16173A310 

GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy—U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Design Certification Renewal Application, July 20, 2012 ............. ML12125A385 

Reactor Regulatory History on Design Certification Rules, April 26, 2000 3 ............................................................................... ML003761550 

Notice of Issuance of Revised Final Design Approval for U.S. ABWR Standard Design, December 1, 1994 .......................... 59 FR 61647 

Letter to GE Nuclear Energy Transmitting the Revised Final Design Approval for [the] U.S. ABWR Standard Design, November 23, 1994.ML20077A747 

Issuance of Final Design Approval Pursuant to 10 CFR Part 52, Appendix O; U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Design; GE Nuclear Energy, July 20, 1994.59 FR 37058 

Final Design Approval FDA–0 for GE Nuclear Energy U.S. ABWR Standard Design, July 13, 1994 (Docket No. 52–001) .... ML20070L506 

GE Nuclear Energy; Receipt of Application for Design Certification, March 20, 1992 (Initial Application) ................................ 57 FR 9749 

The NRC may post materials related 

to this document, including public 

comments, on the Federal Rulemaking 

website at https://www.regulations.gov 

under Docket ID NRC–2017–0090. 

Dated: June 23, 2021. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Annette Vietti-Cook, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13802 Filed 6–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0212; Project 

Identifier 2018–CE–032–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; DG 

Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for all 


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DG Flugzeugbau GmbH Models DG– 

808C and DG–1000T gliders. This 

proposed AD was prompted by 

mandatory continuing airworthiness 

information (MCAI) originated by an 

aviation authority of another country to 

identify and correct an unsafe condition 

on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as 

damaged fuel hoses due to 

environmental and fatigue deterioration. 

This proposed AD would require 

inspecting the polyurethane (PU) fuel 

hoses, replacing the PU fuel hoses if 

there is damage, and establishing a life 

limit for the PU fuel hoses. The FAA is 

proposing this AD to address the unsafe 

condition on these products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this proposed AD by August 16, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact DG Flugzeugbau 

GmbH, Otto-Lilienthal Weg 2, D–76646 

Bruchsal, Germany; phone: +49 (0)7251 

3202–0; email: info@dg-flugzeugbau.de; 

website: https://www.dgflugzeugbau.de/. You may view this 

service information at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. For information 

on the availability of this material at the 

FAA, call (816) 329–4148. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0212; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

NPRM, any comments received, and 

other information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Rutherford, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

General Aviation & Rotorcraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 

64106; phone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: jim.rutherford@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0212; Project Identifier 

2018–CE–032–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

agency will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about this NPRM. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Jim Rutherford, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, General 

Aviation & Rotorcraft Section, 

International Validation Branch, FAA, 

901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 

64106. Any commentary that the FAA 

receives which is not specifically 

designated as CBI will be placed in the 

public docket for this rulemaking. 

Background 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2018–0127, 

dated June 11, 2018 (referred to after 

this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to address an 

unsafe condition on DG Flugzeugbau 

GmbH Models DG–808C and DG–1000T 

gliders. The MCAI states: 

An occurrence was reported where, during 

accomplishment of a 10 years inspection on 

a DG–808C powered sailplane, a damaged 

(broken) PU [polyurethane] fuel hose was 

found. The result of subsequent investigation 

indicated that the damage mode has features 

of environmental and fatigue deterioration. 

Additionally, it was determined that similar 

PU fuel hoses are also installed on other 

powered sailplane types of the same 

manufacturer. 

This condition, if not detected and 

corrected, could lead to reduced or 

interrupted fuel supply to the engine, 

consequent loss of the available power or 

fire, possibly resulting in reduced control of 

the powered sailplane. 

To address this potential unsafe condition, 

DG-Flugzeugbau GmbH issued the applicable 

TN [Technical Note], providing instructions 

to inspect the affected parts and replace these 

with serviceable parts. Additionally, service 

life limits were established for those 

serviceable parts. 

For the reasons described above, this 

[EASA] AD requires repetitive inspections of 

the affected parts. This [EASA] AD also 

requires replacement of the affected parts 

with serviceable parts and introduces life 

limits for serviceable parts. 

You may examine the MCAI in the 

AD docket at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2021– 

0212. 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed DG Flugzeugbau 

GmbH Technical Note No. 800/46, Issue 

01.a, dated March 7, 2018, for Model 

DG–808C gliders; and Technical Note 

No. 1000/38, Issue 01.a, dated February 

15, 2018, for Model DG–1000T gliders. 

The service information, as applicable 

to the appropriate model glider, 

specifies inspections of the PU fuel 

hoses, replacement of the PU fuel hoses 

if damage is found during an inspection, 

and actions to take when the hoses have 

reached their life limit. This service 

information is reasonably available 

because the interested parties have 

access to it through their normal course 

of business or by the means identified 

in ADDRESSES. 

FAA’s Determination 

This product has been approved by 

the aviation authority of another 

country and is approved for operation in 

the United States. Pursuant to our 

bilateral agreement with this State of 

Design Authority, it has notified the 

FAA of the unsafe condition described 

in the MCAI and service information 


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referenced above. The FAA is issuing 

this NPRM after determining the unsafe 

condition described previously is likely 

to exist or develop on other products of 

the same type design. 

Proposed AD Requirements in This 

NPRM 

This proposed AD would require 

accomplishing the actions specified in 

the service information already 

described, except as discussed under 

‘‘Differences Between this Proposed AD 

and the MCAI.’’ 

Differences Between This Proposed AD 

and the MCAI 

The MCAI requires replacing any 

damaged fuel hoses before next engine 

operation, while this proposed AD 

would require replacing damaged fuel 

hoses before further flight. Even though 

use of the engine is optional and the 

glider can operate without the engine, 

the glider has other electronic 

equipment installed that could cause 

arcing and result in an in-flight fire if 

there is a fuel leak. 

Costs of Compliance 

The FAA estimates that this AD, if 

adopted as proposed, would affect 10 

gliders of U.S. registry. The FAA also 

estimates that it would take about 2 

work-hours per glider to comply with 

each inspection required by this 

proposed AD. The average labor rate is 

$85 per work-hour. 

Based on these figures, the FAA 

estimates the inspection cost of this 

proposed AD on U.S. operators to be 

$1,700, or $170 per glider, each 

inspection cycle. 

In addition, the FAA estimates that 

each replacement action required by 

this proposed AD would take about 8 

work-hours and require parts costing 

$500. Based on these figures, the FAA 

estimates the replacement cost of this 

proposed AD on U.S. operators to be 

$1,180 per glider. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 

section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

The FAA is issuing this rulemaking 

under the authority described in 

Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 

44701: General requirements. Under 

that section, Congress charges the FAA 

with promoting safe flight of civil 

aircraft in air commerce by prescribing 

regulations for practices, methods, and 

procedures the Administrator finds 

necessary for safety in air commerce. 

This regulation is within the scope of 

that authority because it addresses an 

unsafe condition that is likely to exist or 

develop on products identified in this 

rulemaking action. 

Regulatory Findings 

The FAA determined that this 

proposed AD would not have federalism 

implications under Executive Order 

13132. This proposed AD would not 

have a substantial direct effect on the 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Would not affect intrastate 

aviation in Alaska, and 

(3) Would not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive: 

DG Flugzeugbau GmbH: Docket No. FAA– 

2021–0212; Project Identifier 2018–CE– 

032–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

The FAA must receive comments on this 

airworthiness directive (AD) by August 16, 

2021. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to DG Flugzeugbau GmbH 

Models DG–808C and DG–1000T gliders, all 

serial numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC) 

Code 2800, Aircraft Fuel System. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of another 

country to identify and correct an unsafe 

condition on an aviation product. The MCAI 

describes the unsafe condition as damaged 

polyurethane (PU) fuel hoses due to 

environmental and fatigue deterioration. The 

FAA is issuing this AD to prevent reduced 

or interrupted fuel supply to the engine or 

fuel leakage. The unsafe condition, if not 

addressed, could result in loss of engine 

power or in-flight fire. 

(f) Definitions 

(1) For purposes of this AD, an ‘‘affected 

part’’ is a PU fuel hose installed in an 

airframe fuel system or engine compartment 

that: 

(i) Does not meet industrial standard DIN 

73379–2A, or 

(ii) Does not meet ISO 7840–A1 without 

metal shielding. 

(2) For purposes of this AD, a ‘‘serviceable 

part’’ is a PU fuel hose installed in an 

airframe fuel system or engine compartment 

that: 

(i) Meets industrial standard DIN 73379– 

2A, or 

(ii) Meets industrial standard ISO 7840–A1 

without metal shielding. 

(g) Inspections for Gliders With An Affected 

Part Installed 

Within the next 30 days after the effective 

date of this AD and thereafter at intervals not 

to exceed 12 months, visually inspect each 

affected part for fissures, kinks, and leaks. 

For this inspection, the ignition switch must 

be turned on to run the electric fuel pump 

to demonstrate an operating fuel pressure. 

(1) If a fissure, kink, or leak is found on an 

affected part during any inspection required 

by the introductory language to paragraph (g) 

of this AD, before further flight: Replace all 

affected parts with unused (zero hours timein-service (TIS)) serviceable parts by 

following paragraphs 3 and 4 of the 

Instructions in DG Flugzeugbau GmbH 

Technical Note No. 800/46, Issue 01.a, dated 

March 7, 2018 (TN No. 800/46), or 

paragraphs 3 through 5 of the Instructions in 

DG Technical Note No. 1000/38, Issue 01.a, 

dated February 15, 2018 (TN No. 1000/38), as 

applicable to your model glider. 

(2) If no fissures, kinks, and leaks are found 

on all affected parts during any inspection 

required by the introductory language to 

paragraph (g) of this AD, before each affected 

part accumulates 6 years since first 

installation on a glider or within 6 months 

after the effective date of this AD, whichever 

occurs later: Replace all affected parts with 

unused (zero hours TIS) serviceable parts by 

following paragraphs 3 and 4 of the 

Instructions in TN No. 800/46 or paragraphs 

3 through 5 of the Instructions in TN No. 

1000/38, as applicable to your model glider. 

If the date of first installation on a glider is 

unknown for any affected hose, replace all 

affected hoses within 6 months after the 

effective date of this AD. 


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(h) Inspections for Gliders With Only 

Serviceable Parts Installed 

(1) Before or upon accumulating 6 years 

since first installation on a glider and 

thereafter at intervals not to exceed 12 

months, visually inspect each serviceable 

part for fissures, kinks, and leaks. For this 

inspection, the ignition switch must be 

turned on to run the electric fuel pump to 

demonstrate an operating fuel pressure. 

(2) If a fissure, a kink, or a leak is found 

during any inspection required by paragraph 

(h)(1) of this AD, before further flight, replace 

the part with an unused (zero hours TIS) 

serviceable part by following paragraphs 3 

and 4 of the Instructions in TN No. 800/46 

or paragraphs 3 through 5 of the Instructions 

in TN No. 1000/38, as applicable to your 

model glider. 

(i) Life Limit 

Before accumulating 10 years since first 

installation on a glider and thereafter at 

intervals not to exceed 10 years, remove each 

serviceable part from service and replace 

with an unused (zero hours TIS) serviceable 

part by following paragraphs 3 and 4 of the 

Instructions in TN No. 800/46 or paragraphs 

3 through 5 of the Instructions in TN No. 

1000/38, as applicable to your model glider. 

(j) Parts Installation Prohibition 

As of the effective date of this AD, do not 

install an affected part on any glider. 

(k) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, International Validation 

Branch, has the authority to approve AMOCs 

for this AD, if requested using the procedures 

found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 

14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your 

principal inspector or local Flight Standards 

District Office, as appropriate. If sending 

information directly to the manager of the 

certification office, send it to the attention of 

the person identified in Related Information 

or email: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(l) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD 

contact Jim Rutherford, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, General Aviation & Rotorcraft 

Section, International Validation Branch, 

FAA, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

MO 64106; phone: (816) 329–4165; fax: (816) 

329–4090; email: jim.rutherford@faa.gov. 

(2) Refer to European Aviation Safety 

Agency (EASA) AD 2018–0127, dated June 

11, 2018, for more information. You may 

examine the EASA AD in the AD docket on 

the website at https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. FAA– 

2021–0212. 

(3) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact DG Flugzeugbau GmbH, 

Otto-Lilienthal Weg 2, D–76646 Bruchsal, 

Germany; phone: +49 (0)7251 3202–0; email: 

info@dg-flugzeugbau.de; website: https://

www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/. You may review 

this referenced service information at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. For information on 

the availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. 

Issued on June 25, 2021. 

Lance T. Gant, 

Director, Compliance & Airworthiness 

Division, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13988 Filed 6–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R02–OAR–2021–0263; FRL 10025–39– 

Region 2] 

Approval of Air Quality Implementation 

Plans; New York; 2011 Periodic 

Emission Inventory SIP for the Ozone 

Nonattainment Areas 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

revision submitted by the New York 

State Department of Environmental 

Conservation (NYSDEC). The SIP 

revision consists of the following: 2011 

calendar year ozone precursor emission 

inventory for volatile organic 

compounds (VOCs), oxides of nitrogen 

(NOX), and carbon monoxide (CO) for 

the New York portion of the New YorkNorthern New Jersey-Long Island, 

Connecticut NY-NJ-CT area (New York 

Metropolitan Area, or NYMA) classified 

as serious ozone nonattainment for the 

2008 8-hour ozone National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards (NAAQS or 

standard), and the Jamestown 

(Chautauqua County) ozone 

nonattainment area classified as 

marginal for the 2008 8-hour ozone 

standard. In addition, the SIP revision 

also consists of the 2011 calendar year 

statewide periodic emissions inventory 

for volatile organic compounds, oxides 

of nitrogen, and carbon monoxide. 

Emission inventories are needed to 

develop and assess new control 

strategies that the states may use in 

attainment demonstration SIPs for the 

new National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards for ozone and PM2.5. The 

inventories may also serve as part of 

statewide inventories for purposes of 

regional modeling in ozone and play an 

important role in modeling 

demonstrations for areas classified as 

nonattainment for ozone and carbon 

monoxide. This action is being taken in 

accordance with the Clean Air Act 

(CAA). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before August 2, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R02– 

OAR–2021–0263, at 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 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ysabel Banon, Air Programs Branch, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 2 Office, 290 Broadway, 25th 

Floor, New York, New York 10007– 

1866, (212) 637–3382, or by email at 

banon.ysabel@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Supplementary Information section is 

arranged as follows: 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

A. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements 

for a Periodic Emission Inventory 

II. Description of State’s Submittals 

III. Evaluation of State’s Submittals and 

Technical Information 

A. Base Year Emissions Inventory 

B. Evaluation of State’s Submittals 

IV. Proposed Action 

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background 

On March 12, 2008, the EPA revised 

both the primary and secondary NAAQS 

for ozone to a level of 0.075 parts per 

million (ppm) (annual fourth-highest 

daily maximum 8-hour average 

concentration, averaged over three 

years) to provide increased protection of 

public health and the environment. See 

73 FR 16436 (March 27, 2008). The 2008 


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