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§ 165.903 [Amended]

56. In § 165.903, in paragraph (a)(1),

remove the words ‘‘the end of the lot

adjacent to Fagan’s’’ and add, in their

place, the words ‘‘the Holy Moses Water

Taxi Landing at Fado’s’’; in paragraph

(a)(4), remove the word ‘‘Tiffany’s’’ and

add, in its place, the words ‘‘Christie’s

Cabaret’’; and in paragraph (a)(11),

remove the word ‘‘Aqua’’ and add, in its

place, the word ‘‘Mega’’.

§ 165.1101 [Redesignated]

57. Redesignate § 165.1101 as

§ 165.1151.

§§ 165.1102 through 165.1108

[Redesignated]

58. Redesignate §§ 165.1102 through

165.1108, as §§ 165.1101 through

165.1107, respectively.

§ 165.1109 [Redesignated]

59. Redesignate § 165.1109, as

§ 165.1152.

§ 165.1111 [Redesignated]

60. Redesignate § 165.1111 as

§ 165.1131.

§ 165.1112 [Redesignated]

61. Redesignate § 165.1112 as

§ 165.1191.

§ 165.1113 [Redesignated]

62. Redesignate § 165.1113 as

§ 165.1153.

§§ 165.1114 and 165.1115 [Redesignated]

63. Redesignate §§ 165.1114 and

165.1115 as §§ 65.1181 and 165.1182,

respectively.

§ 165.1116 [Redesignated]

64. Redesignate § 165.1116 as

§ 165.1171.

§ 165.1403 [Amended]

65. In § 165.1403(a), in the note,

remove ‘‘DMA’’ and add, in its place,

‘‘NOAA’’.

PART 173—VESSEL NUMBERING AND

CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT

REPORTING

66. The authority citation for part 173

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 9701; 46 U.S.C. 2110,

6101, 12301, 12302; OMB Circular A–25; 49

CFR 1.46.

Appendix A to Part 173—[Amended]

67. In appendix A to part 173—

a. In paragraph (a), add, in

alphabetical order, the entry ‘‘AlaskaAK’’ and the entry ‘‘Northern Mariana

Islands-CM’’ and remove the entry

‘‘Guam-GM’’ and add, in its place, the

entry ‘‘Guam-GU’’; and

b. In paragraph (b), remove the entry

‘‘Alaska-AK’’.

Dated: June 15, 2001.

Joseph J. Angelo,

Acting Assistant Commandant for Marine

Safety and Environmental Protection.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

36 CFR Part 242

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 100

Subsistence Management Regulations

for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart D;

Emergency Closures and

Adjustments—Kuskokwim and Yukon

River Drainages

AGENCIES: Forest Service, USDA; Fish

and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Emergency closures and

adjustments.

SUMMARY: This provides notice of the

Federal Subsistence Board’s in-season

management actions to protect chinook

and chum salmon escapement in the

Kuskokwim River drainage and chinook

and summer-run chum salmon

escapement in the Yukon River

drainage. This regulatory adjustment

and the closures provide an exception to

the Subsistence Management

Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska,

published in the Federal Register on

February 13, 2001. Those regulations

established seasons, harvest limits,

methods, and means relating to the

taking of fish and shellfish for

subsistence uses during the 2001

regulatory year.

DATES: The Kuskokwim River drainage

closures and regulatory adjustments are

effective June 3, 2001, through June 5,

2001, for District 1 alone and June 10,

2001, through June 12, 2001, for

Districts 1 and 2. The Yukon River

drainage closures are effective May 31,

2001, through July 30, 2001, for District

1; June 3, 2001, through July 30, 2001,

for District 2; and June 6, 2001, through

July 30, 2001, for District 3.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas H. Boyd, Office of Subsistence

Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, telephone (907) 786–3888. For

questions specific to National Forest

System lands, contact Ken Thompson,

Subsistence Program Manager, USDA—

Forest Service, Alaska Region,

telephone (907) 786–3592.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Title VIII of the Alaska National

Interest Lands Conservation Act

(ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111–3126)

requires that the Secretary of the Interior

and the Secretary of Agriculture

(Secretaries) implement a joint program

to grant a preference for subsistence

uses of fish and wildlife resources on

public lands in Alaska, unless the State

of Alaska enacts and implements laws

of general applicability that are

consistent with ANILCA and that

provide for the subsistence definition,

preference, and participation specified

in sections 803, 804, and 805 of

ANILCA. In December 1989, the Alaska

Supreme Court ruled that the rural

preference in the State subsistence

statute violated the Alaska Constitution

and, therefore, negated State compliance

with ANILCA.

The Department of the Interior and

the Department of Agriculture

(Departments) assumed, on July 1, 1990,

responsibility for implementation of

Title VIII of ANILCA on public lands.

The Departments administer Title VIII

through regulations at Title 50, Part 100

and Title 36, Part 242 of the Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR). Consistent

with Subparts A, B, and C of these

regulations, as revised January 8, 1999,

(64 FR 1276), the Departments

established a Federal Subsistence Board

to administer the Federal Subsistence

Management Program. The Board’s

composition includes a Chair appointed

by the Secretary of the Interior with

concurrence of the Secretary of

Agriculture; the Alaska Regional

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;

the Alaska Regional Director, National

Park Service; the Alaska State Director,

Bureau of Land Management; the Alaska

Regional Director, Bureau of Indian

Affairs; and the Alaska Regional

Forester, USDA Forest Service. Through

the Board, these agencies participate in

the development of regulations for

Subparts A, B, and C, which establish

the program structure and determine

which Alaska residents are eligible to

take specific species for subsistence

uses, and the annual Subpart D

regulations, which establish seasons,

harvest limits, and methods and means

for subsistence take of species in

specific areas. Subpart D regulations for

the 2001 fishing seasons, harvest limits,

and methods and means were published

on February 13, 2001, (66 FR 10142).

Because this rule relates to public lands

managed by an agency or agencies in

both the Departments of Agriculture and

the Interior, identical closures and

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adjustments would apply to 36 CFR part

242 and 50 CFR part 100.

The Alaska Department of Fish and

Game (ADF&G), under the direction of

the Alaska Board of Fisheries (BOF),

manages sport, commercial, personal

use, and State subsistence harvest on all

lands and waters throughout Alaska.

However, on Federal lands and waters,

the Federal Subsistence Board

implements a subsistence priority for

rural residents as provided by Title VIII

of ANILCA. In providing this priority,

the Board may, when necessary,

preempt State harvest regulations for

fish or wildlife on Federal lands and

waters.

These emergency closures (restricted

subsistence fishing schedules) and

adjustments are necessary because of

predictions of extremely weak returns of

chinook and chum salmon in the

Kuskokwim River drainage and of

chinook and summer-run chum salmon

in the Yukon River drainage. These

emergency actions are authorized and in

accordance with 50 CFR 100.19(d) and

36 CFR 242.19(d).

Kuskokwim River Drainage

The Federal Subsistence Board,

ADF&G, and subsistence users are

concerned that not enough chinook and

chum salmon will be returning to the

Kuskokwim River and its tributaries in

2001 to meet both spawning escapement

objectives and subsistence needs.

Adequate spawning escapement is

necessary to assure sustaining the

population. Last year, subsistence

salmon harvests in the Kuskokwim

River were among the lowest in the past

12 years. Returns of chinook and chum

salmon have been extremely poor over

the last 3 years. The expected low runs

and poor spawning escapements in 2001

could jeopardize the viability of future

returns. Federal and State biologists

anticipate that the 2001 salmon returns

will be critically low, and subsistence

needs in some areas may not be met.

The BOF met in January 2001 to

review the status of salmon returns on

the Kuskokwim River and identified

Kuskokwim River chinook and chum

salmon as stocks of concern. The BOF

then took action to establish a salmon

rebuilding plan for the Kuskokwim

River. In addition, ADF&G has indicated

that no commercial fishing periods are

being considered for June and July for

the Kuskokwim River, that they intend

to limit the sport fishery to one salmon

per person per day, and that they may

close the sport fishery for salmon in the

entire Kuskokwim River drainage if the

runs are as weak as expected. The

ADF&G biologists and U.S. Fish &

Wildlife Service personnel have been

conducting public meetings, producing

information posters, and publishing

news articles to let the local users know

about concerns regarding the expected

low salmon returns and advise them

regarding the restrictions and closures

to protect spawning escapement.

On May 10, 2001, in public forum and

after hearing testimony, the Federal

Subsistence Board adopted an

emergency action closing the chinook

and chum salmon fishery on Federal

waters in the Kuskokwim River drainage

to all users except those Federallyqualified subsistence users. That closure

was for 60 days (the maximum amount

of time allowed under 50 CFR 100.19(d)

and 36 CFR 242.19(d)) from June 1,

2001, to July 30, 2001 (66 FR 32750,

June 18, 2001). This is the period of the

greatest chinook and chum salmon run

strength in the river. The effect of that

action was to close the sport take for

chinook and chum salmon in the

Kuskokwim River drainage within the

boundaries of the Yukon Delta National

Wildlife Refuge, within or adjacent to

Denali National Park and Preserve, and

within or adjacent to Lake Clark

National Park and Preserve and to close

subsistence harvest on those same

waters by any residents living outside

the Kuskokwim River drainage.

Additionally, any chinook or summer

chum salmon taken incidentally in

another fishery must be released

immediately. In other words, if you

catch a chinook or chum salmon while

fishing for sheefish or pike, you must

immediately release it. Although

commercial fisheries are currently

closed and ADF&G has indicated that an

opening in June or July is highly

unlikely, this action would prevent any

such opening from occurring on Federal

waters. Should the runs come in

stronger than expected with spawning

escapements and subsistence needs

being met, the delegated field manager,

as authorized by the Federal

Subsistence Board, may remove this

restriction.

On June 1, 2001, the Federal

Subsistence Board, acting through the

delegated field official and in concert

with ADF&G managers initiated a

second closure on Federal waters for the

period from June 3, 2001, through June

5, 2001, in the Kuskokwim River

drainage District 1 for the subsistence

gillnet and fishwheel fisheries. This

reduced the subsistence salmon fishing

schedule to four days that week. In

Kuskokwim River drainage District 1,

fishing for whitefish, suckers and other

non-salmon species during closed

salmon fishing periods continues to be

allowed seven days per week with

gillnets of 4 inches or less stretch mesh

that are 60 feet or less in length. Salmon

caught incidentally in those nets can be

kept for subsistence uses.

On June 8, 2001, the Federal

Subsistence Board, acting through the

delegated field official and in concert

with ADF&G managers initiated a third

closure on Federal waters for the period

from June 10, 2001, through June 12,

2001, in the Kuskokwim River drainage

Districts 1 and 2 for the subsistence

gillnet and fishwheel fisheries. In

Kuskokwim River drainage District 1

and 2, fishing for whitefish, suckers and

other non-salmon species during closed

salmon fishing periods continues to be

allowed seven days per week with

gillnets of 4 inches or less stretch mesh

that are 60 feet or less in length. Salmon

caught incidentally in those nets can be

kept for subsistence uses.

These regulatory actions are necessary

to assure the continued viability of the

chinook and chum salmon runs and

provide a long-term subsistence priority

during a period of limited harvest

opportunity. These closures and

adjustments brought the Federal

subsistence fishing regulations in line

with the similar ADF&G action for

unified management and minimized

confusion under the dual management

system.

Yukon River Drainage

Returns of chinook and summer chum

salmon to the Yukon River are again

expected to be at or below the record

lows of 2000. Very low catches of

chinook and chum salmon were

reported by many subsistence fishermen

in 2000. Chinook and summer chum

salmon escapement monitoring projects

in 2000 showed that the returns of these

species were very weak throughout most

of the Yukon River drainage. Federal

and State Managers and most

subsistence users in the region have

strong concerns that not enough

chinook or summer chum salmon will

reach their spawning grounds in 2001.

There are similar concerns that

subsistence needs in some areas may

not be met.

At their January 2001 meeting, the

BOF identified the Yukon River chinook

and chum salmon as stocks of concern

and for the first time implemented a

reduced subsistence fishing schedule

due to conservation concerns. In

addition, ADF&G has indicated that any

commercial fishing periods are highly

unlikely for the Yukon River and that

they may close the sport fishery for

chinook salmon if the runs are weak.

The ADF&G biologists and U.S. Fish &

Wildlife Service personnel have been

conducting public meetings, producing

information posters, and publishing

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news articles to let the local users know

about concerns regarding the expected

low salmon returns and advise them

regarding the restrictions and closures

to protect spawning escapement.

On May 10, 2001, in public forum and

after hearing testimony, the Federal

Subsistence Board adopted an

emergency action closing the chinook

and summer chum salmon fishery on all

Federal waters in the Yukon River

drainage for 60 days (the maximum

amount of time allowed under 50 CFR

100.19(d) and 36 CFR 242.19(d)) from

June 1, 2001, to July 30, 2001, to all

users except those Federally-qualified

subsistence users (66 FR 32750, June 18,

2001). The effect of that action was to

close the sport take for chinook and

summer chum salmon on Federal waters

in the Yukon River drainage and to

close subsistence harvest on those same

waters by any residents living outside

the Yukon River drainage or the

community of Stebbins. Although

Yukon River commercial salmon

fisheries are currently closed and

ADF&G has indicated that an opening is

highly unlikely, this action would

prevent any such opening from

occurring on Federal waters.

Additionally, any chinook or summer

chum salmon taken incidentally in

another fishery must be released

immediately. In other words, if you

catch a chinook or chum salmon while

fishing for sheefish or pike, you must

immediately release it. This action was

necessary to assure the continued

viability of the chinook and summer

chum salmon runs and to provide a

subsistence priority during a period of

limited harvest opportunity. Should the

runs come in stronger than expected

with spawning escapements and

subsistence needs being met, the

delegated field manager, as authorized

by the Federal Subsistence Board, may

remove this restriction. Additionally,

with no commercial harvest scheduled

or expected for the 2001 season, the

requirement found at 50 CFR

100.27(i)(3)(xxi) and 36 CFR

242.27(i)(3)(xxi) to remove the dorsal fin

of subsistence-caught chinook salmon

becomes an unnecessary burden upon

the subsistence user. The Board

therefore temporarily suspended this

requirement during the same period as

the closure.

On May 31, 2001, the Federal

Subsistence Board, acting through the

delegated field official and in concert

with ADF&G managers initiated a set of

closures on Federal waters in Districts

1–3 of the Yukon River drainage for the

subsistence fisheries. In Districts 1–3

the take of salmon is closed except for

two 36-hour periods each week as

follows. In Yukon River drainage

District 1, salmon fishing is open for

two 36-hour periods per week from

Thursday 8:00 p.m. through Saturday

8:00 a.m. and Monday 8:00 p.m. through

Wednesday 8:00 a.m. For District 2 the

open periods are from Sunday 8:00 p.m.

through Tuesday 8:00 a.m. and

Wednesday 8:00 p.m. through Friday

8:00 a.m. For District 3 the open periods

are from Wednesday 8:00 p.m. through

Friday 8:00 a.m. and Sunday 8:00 p.m.

through Tuesday 8:00 a.m.

This regulatory action is necessary to

assure the continued viability of the

chinook and chum salmon runs and

provide a long-term subsistence priority

during a period of limited harvest

opportunity. These reduced subsistence

fishing schedules brought the Federal

subsistence fishing regulations in line

with the similar ADF&G action for

unified management and minimized

confusion under the dual management

system.

The Board finds that additional public

notice and comment requirements

under the Administrative Procedures

Act (APA) for these emergency closures

are impracticable, unnecessary, and

contrary to the public interest. Lack of

appropriate and immediate conservation

measures could seriously affect the

continued viability of fish populations,

adversely impact future subsistence

opportunities for rural Alaskans, and

would generally fail to serve the overall

public interest. Therefore, the Board

finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

553(b)(3)(B) to waive additional public

notice and comment procedures prior to

implementation of these actions and

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d) to make this

rule effective as indicated in the DATES

section.

Conformance With Statutory and

Regulatory Authorities

National Environmental Policy Act

Compliance

A Final Environmental Impact

Statement (FEIS) was published on

February 28, 1992, and a Record of

Decision on Subsistence Management

for Federal Public Lands in Alaska

(ROD) signed April 6, 1992. The final

rule for Subsistence Management

Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska,

Subparts A, B, and C (57 FR 22940–

22964, published May 29, 1992)

implemented the Federal Subsistence

Management Program and included a

framework for an annual cycle for

subsistence hunting and fishing

regulations. A final rule that redefined

the jurisdiction of the Federal

Subsistence Management Program to

include waters subject to the

subsistence priority was published on

January 8, 1999, (64 FR 1276.)

Compliance With Section 810 of

ANILCA

The intent of all Federal subsistence

regulations is to accord subsistence uses

of fish and wildlife on public lands a

priority over the taking of fish and

wildlife on such lands for other

purposes, unless restriction is necessary

to conserve healthy fish and wildlife

populations. A Section 810 analysis was

completed as part of the FEIS process.

The final Section 810 analysis

determination appeared in the April 6,

1992, ROD which concluded that the

Federal Subsistence Management

Program, under Alternative IV with an

annual process for setting hunting and

fishing regulations, may have some local

impacts on subsistence uses, but the

program is not likely to significantly

restrict subsistence uses.

Paperwork Reduction Act

The adjustment and emergency

closures do not contain information

collection requirements subject to Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

approval under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

Other Requirements

The adjustment and emergency

closures have been exempted from OMB

review under Executive Order 12866.

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires

preparation of flexibility analyses for

rules that will have a significant effect

on a substantial number of small

entities, which include small

businesses, organizations, or

governmental jurisdictions. The exact

number of businesses and the amount of

trade that will result from this Federal

land-related activity is unknown. The

aggregate effect is an insignificant

economic effect (both positive and

negative) on a small number of small

entities supporting subsistence

activities, such as boat, fishing tackle,

and gasoline dealers. The number of

small entities affected is unknown; but,

the effects will be seasonally and

geographically-limited in nature and

will likely not be significant under the

definition in this Act. The Departments

certify that the adjustment and

emergency closures will not have a

significant economic effect on a

substantial number of small entities

within the meaning of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act.

Title VIII of ANILCA requires the

Secretaries to administer a subsistence

preference on public lands. The scope of

this program is limited by definition to

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certain public lands. Likewise, the

adjustment and emergency closures

have no potential takings of private

property implications as defined by

Executive Order 12630.

The Service has determined and

certifies pursuant to the Unfunded

Mandates Reform Act, 2 U.S.C. 1502 et

seq., that the adjustment and emergency

closures will not impose a cost of $100

million or more in any given year on

local or State governments or private

entities. The implementation is by

Federal agencies, and no cost is

involved to any State or local entities or

Tribal governments.

The Service has determined that the

adjustment and emergency closures

meet the applicable standards provided

in Sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive

Order 12988, regarding civil justice

reform.

In accordance with Executive Order

13132, the adjustment and emergency

closures do not have sufficient

federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Title VIII of ANILCA precludes the State

from exercising management authority

over fish and wildlife resources on

Federal lands. Cooperative salmon run

assessment efforts with ADF&G will

continue.

In accordance with the President’s

memorandum of April 29, 1994,

‘‘Government-to-Government Relations

with Native American Tribal

Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), Executive

Order 13175, and 512 DM 2, we have

evaluated possible effects on Federally

recognized Indian tribes and have

determined that there are no effects. The

Bureau of Indian Affairs is a

participating agency in this rulemaking.

Drafting Information

William Knauer drafted this

document under the guidance of

Thomas H. Boyd, of the Office of

Subsistence Management, Alaska

Regional Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Anchorage, Alaska. Taylor

Brelsford, Alaska State Office, Bureau of

Land Management; Rod Simmons,

Alaska Regional Office, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service; Bob Gerhard, Alaska

Regional Office, National Park Service;

Ida Hildebrand, Alaska Regional Office,

Bureau of Indian Affairs; and Ken

Thompson, USDA-Forest Service,

provided additional guidance.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3, 472, 551, 668dd,

3101–3126; 18 U.S.C. 3551–3586; 43 U.S.C.

1733.

Dated: June 11, 2001.

Kenneth E. Thompson,

Subsistence Program Leader, USDA-Forest

Service.

Dated: June 12, 2001.

Peggy Fox,

Acting Chair, Federal Subsistence Board.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[PA155–4114a; FRL–6998–6]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans;

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;

Control of Volatile Organic

Compounds (VOCs) for Aerospace

Operations and Miscellaneous VOC

Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

submitted on March 6, 2000, by the

Pennsylvania Department of

Environmental Protection (PADEP).

These revisions adopt new volatile

organic compound (VOC) regulations for

the aerospace industry and add new

definitions for terms used in regulations

containing standards for VOC sources.

These revisions also modify the

approval process for the use of

alternative compliance methods for

certain VOC control requirements. EPA

is approving these revisions to the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania SIP in

accordance with the requirements of the

Clean Air Act. (CAA).

DATES: This rule is effective on August

24, 2001, without further notice, unless

EPA receives adverse written comment

by July 25, 2001. If EPA receives such

comments, it will publish a timely

withdrawal of the direct final rule in the

Federal Register and inform the public

that the rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed to David L. Arnold, Chief, Air

Quality Planning & Information Services

Branch, mailcode 3AP21, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 1650 Arch Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the Air Protection Division,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 1650 Arch Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; the

Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460, and the

Pennsylvania Department of

Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air

Quality, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market

Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janice Lewis, (215) 814–2185, or Ellen

Wentworth, (215) 814–2034, at the EPA

Region III address above, or by e-mail at

lewis.janice@epa.gov or

wentworth.ellen@epa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Description of the SIP Revision and

EPA’s Action

The information in this section is

organized as follows:

A. What Action Is EPA Taking Today?

B. To What Facilities/Operations Do These

Revisions Apply?

C. What Are the Provisions of the New and

Revised Regulations?

D. Why Is EPA Approving the SIP Revisions?

E. What Is the Process for EPA Approval of

This Action?

What Action Is EPA Taking Today?

EPA is approving revisions to the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania SIP

which were submitted on March 6, 2000

by PADEP. This SIP revision adds a new

section, 129.73, Aerospace

Manufacturing and Rework, to 25 PA

Code, Chapter 129, Standards For

Sources, establishing requirements to

control VOC emissions from coatings

and solvents used in the aerospace

industry. In addition, we are approving

revisions to 25 PA Code, Chapter 129,

Standards for Sources, section 129.51,

General. These revisions remove the

requirement that alternative compliance

methods for meeting the VOC

requirements contained in Chapter 129,

sections 129.52, and 129.54–129.73 be

submitted to EPA as a SIP revision. The

revisions now allow an alternative

compliance method to be incorporated

into a plan approval or operating permit

or both, subject to review by EPA. We

are also approving a SIP revision that

amends 25 PA Code, Chapter 121,

General Provisions, section 121.1,

Definitions, to include the addition of

the definition of terms used in the

substantive sections of Chapter 129.

To What Facilities/Operations Do These

Revisions Apply?

The aerospace industry includes all

manufacturing facilities that produce an

aerospace vehicle or component and all

facilities that repair these aerospace

products. An aerospace vehicle or