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42Nonattainment Receptor at Monitor ID 

90019003, Fairfield, CT and Maintenance-Only 

Receptor at Monitor ID 90090027, New Haven, CT. 

receptors in Connecticut, which are 

2,263 and 2,285 miles away, 

respectively.42 California’s contribution 

to these monitors is 0.03 ppb to both the 

nonattainment and maintenance-only 

receptors in 2021, which represents the 

maximum contribution of California to 

any nonattainment and maintenanceonly receptor in Connecticut. This is 

well below the threshold of 1 percent of 

the NAAQS that would link the two 

states, triggering further review in steps 

3 and 4 of the interstate transport 

analysis framework. Given that the 

distance between California and 

Connecticut is comparable to the 

distance between Hawaii and California, 

and ozone precursor emissions from 

California are more than 10 times larger 

than ozone precursor emissions from 

Hawaii, because California’s 

contributions to Connecticut are well 

below the 1 percent threshold, it is 

reasonable to conclude that Hawaii’s 

contribution to California would also be 

below the 1 percent threshold. 

Therefore, it is not necessary to evaluate 

potential NOX reductions as part of step 

3 in the EPA’s four-step interstate 

transport framework. 

Based on the weight of evidence, 

including (1) the distance between 

Hawaii and California, (2) the relative 

magnitude of ozone precursor emissions 

from Hawaii, (3) the predominant wind 

direction of the trade winds in Hawaii, 

and (4) the comparison to the impact of 

ozone precursor emissions from 

California on Connecticut, we propose 

to find that Hawaii will not significantly 

contribute to nonattainment or interfere 

with maintenance in any other state. 

IV. The EPA’s Proposed Action 

Based on our review of the interstate 

transport SIP submission from HDOH to 

address the 2015 ozone NAAQS and the 

additional analysis discussed in this 

document, we propose to find that 

emissions from Hawaii will not 

significantly contribute to 

nonattainment or interfere with 

maintenance of the 2015 ozone NAAQS 

in any other state. Accordingly, we 

propose to approve the HDOH Submittal 

as satisfying the requirements of CAA 

section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) for the 2015 

ozone NAAQS. 

V. Statutory 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, the EPA’s role is to 

approve state choices, provided that 

they meet the criteria of the Clean Air 

Act. Accordingly, this proposed action 

merely proposes to approve state law as 

meeting federal requirements and does 

not impose additional requirements 

beyond those imposed by state law. For 

that reason, this proposed action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

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

January 21, 2011); 

• 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 the EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address 

disproportionate human health or 

environmental effects with practical, 

appropriate, and legally permissible 

methods under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, the SIP is not approved 

to apply on any Indian reservation land 

or in any other area where the EPA or 

an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a 

tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of 

Indian country, the rule does not have 

tribal implications and will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Nitrogenoxides, Volatile 

organic compounds, Interstate transport, 

Infrastructure SIP. 

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

Dated: September 18, 2021. 

Deborah Jordan, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 271 

[EPA–R09–RCRA–2021–0431; FRL–8828– 

03–R9] 

Arizona: Authorization of State 

Hazardous Waste Management 

Program Revisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed action/decision/ 

authorization. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to authorize 

changes to Arizona’s hazardous waste 

program under the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 

These changes were outlined in an 

application to the EPA and correspond 

to certain Federal rules promulgated 

between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2020. 

The EPA reviewed Arizona’s 

application and has determined that 

these changes satisfy all requirements 

needed to qualify for final authorization. 

Therefore, in the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register, we are authorizing Arizona for 

these changes as a direct final 

authorization without a prior proposed 

action. If we receive no adverse 

comment, we will not take further 

action on this proposed authorization. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 28, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

EPA, identified by Docket ID No. EPA– 

R09–RCRA–2021–0431, at https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 

EPA may publish any comment received 

to its public docket. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Multimedia submissions (audio, video, 

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etc.) must be accompanied by a written 

comment. The written comment is 

considered the official comment and 

should include discussion of all points 

you wish to make. EPA will generally 

not consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). The https:// 

www.regulations.gov website 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 email comment directly 

to EPA without going through https://

www.regulations.gov, your email 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sorcha Vaughan, Vaughan.Sorcha@

epa.gov, 415–947–4217. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document proposes to take action on 

Arizona’s changes to its hazardous 

waste management program under the 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA), as amended. We have 

published a direct final action 

authorizing these changes in the ‘‘Rules 

and Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register because we view this as a 

noncontroversial action and anticipate 

no adverse comment. We have 

explained our reasons for this action in 

the preamble to the direct final 

authorization. 

If we receive no adverse comment, we 

will not take further action on this 

proposed rulemaking. If we receive 

adverse comment, we will withdraw the 

direct final authorization and it will not 

take effect. We would then address all 

public comments in a subsequent final 

action and base any further decision on 

the authorization of the state program 

changes after considering all comments 

received during the comment period. 

We do not intend to institute a second 

comment period on this action. Any 

parties interested in commenting must 

do so at this time. For further 

information, please see the information 

provided in the ADDRESSES section of 

this document. 

Authority: This action is issued under the 

authority of sections 2002(a), 3006, and 

7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 

6974(b). 

Dated: September 1, 2021. 

Deborah Jordan, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 372 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0155; FRL–6004–01– 

OCSPP] 

RIN 2070–AK42 

Parent Company Definition for Toxics 

Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to codify the 

definition of ‘‘parent company’’ for 

purposes of reporting to the Toxics 

Release Inventory (TRI). Although the 

existing regulation requires facilities 

reporting to TRI to identify their parent 

company in annual reporting forms, no 

codified definition of this data element 

exists. Among the facilities reporting to 

TRI are those with complicated 

corporate ownership structures. As 

such, effort is required each year by 

reporting facilities and EPA to clarify 

how the parent company data element 

should be represented on the form. A 

codified definition of parent company 

would allow EPA to address various 

corporate ownership scenarios 

explicitly and reduce the reporting 

burden caused by regulatory 

uncertainty. This proposed rule would 

clarify existing regulations to reporting 

facilities and add a foreign parent 

company data element, if applicable, 

while improving the Agency’s data 

quality. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 29, 2021. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, comments on 

the information collection provisions 

are best assured of consideration if the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) receives a copy of your 

comments on or before October 28, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0155, 

using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Do not submit electronically 

any information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. The staff continues to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC 

services and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Stephanie Griffin, Data Gathering and 

Analysis Division, Mailcode 7410M, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–1463; email address: 

griffin.stephanie@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

Emergency Planning and Community 

Right-to-Know Information Center; 

telephone number: (800) 424–9346, TDD 

(800) 553–7672; website: https://

www.epa.gov/home/epa-hotlines. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Executive Summary 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if your facility submits 

annual reports under section 313 of the 

Emergency Planning and Community 

Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), 42 U.S.C. 

11023, and section 6607 of the Pollution 

Prevention Act (PPA), 42 U.S.C. 13106, 

to EPA and States or Tribes of the 

facility’s environmental releases or 

other waste management quantities of 

covered chemicals. (Pursuant to 40 CFR 

372.30(a), facilities located in Indian 

country are required to report to the 

appropriate tribal government official 

and EPA instead of to the State and 

EPA. See April 19, 2012 (77 FR 23409) 

(FRL–9660–9)). To determine whether 

your facility is affected by this action, 

you should carefully examine the 

applicability criteria in 40 CFR part 372, 

subpart B. The following list of North 

American Industrial Classification 

System (NAICS) codes is not intended 

to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 

guide to help readers determine whether 

this document applies to them. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include: 

• Facilities included in the following 

NAICS manufacturing codes