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(77 FR 26413, May 4, 2012) promotes 

international regulatory cooperation to 

meet shared challenges involving 

health, safety, labor, security, 

environmental, and other issues and to 

reduce, eliminate, or prevent 

unnecessary differences in regulatory 

requirements. The FAA has analyzed 

this action under the policies and 

agency responsibilities of Executive 

Order 13609, and has determined that 

this action would have no effect on 

international regulatory cooperation. 

D. Executive Order 13771, Reducing 

Regulation and Controlling Regulatory 

Costs 

This rule is not subject to the 

requirements of EO 13771 (82 FR 9339, 

February 3, 2017) because it is issued 

with respect to a national security 

function of the United States. 

VIII. Additional Information 

A. Availability of Rulemaking 

Documents 

An electronic copy of a rulemaking 

document may be obtained by using the 

Internet— 

• Searching the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal (http://www.regulations.gov); 

• Visiting the FAA’s Regulations and 

Policies Web page at http://

www.faa.gov/regulations_policies or 

• Accessing the Government 

Publishing Office’s Web page at http:// 

www.fdsys.gov. 

Copies may also be obtained by 

sending a request (identified by docket 

or amendment number of the rule) to 

the Federal Aviation Administration, 

Office of Rulemaking, ARM–1, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591, or by calling 

(202) 267–9677. 

Except for classified material, all 

documents the FAA considered in 

developing this rule, including 

economic analyses and technical 

reports, may be accessed from the 

Internet through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal referenced above. 

B. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 

The Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 

(SBREFA) requires FAA to comply with 

small entity requests for information or 

advice about compliance with statutes 

and regulations within its jurisdiction. 

A small entity with questions regarding 

this document may contact its local 

FAA official, or the person listed under 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section at the beginning of the preamble. 

You can find out more about SBREFA 

on the Internet at: http://www.faa.gov/ 

regulations_policies/rulemaking/sbre_

act/. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 91 

Air traffic control, Aircraft, Airmen, 

Airports, Aviation safety, Freight, Syria. 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends chapter I of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations, as follows: 

PART 91—GENERAL OPERATING AND 

FLIGHT RULES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 91 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 1155, 

40101, 40103, 40105, 40113, 40120, 44101, 

44111, 44701, 44704, 44709, 44711, 44712, 

44715, 44716, 44717, 44722, 46306, 46315, 

46316, 46504, 46506–46507, 47122, 47508, 

47528–47531, 47534, Pub. L. 114–190, 130 

Stat. 615 (49 U.S.C. 44703 note); articles 12 

and 29 of the Convention on International 

Civil Aviation (61 Stat. 1180), (126 Stat. 11). 

■ 2. In part 91, subpart M, add § 91.1609 

to read as follows: 

§ 91.1609 Special Federal Aviation 

Regulation No. 114—Prohibition Against 

Certain Flights in the Damascus (OSTT) 

Flight Information Region (FIR). 

(a) Applicability. This section applies 

to the following persons: 

(1) All U.S. air carriers and U.S. 

commercial operators; 

(2) All persons exercising the 

privileges of an airman certificate issued 

by the FAA, except such persons 

operating U.S.-registered aircraft for a 

foreign air carrier; and 

(3) All operators of civil aircraft 

registered in the United States, except 

where the operator of such aircraft is a 

foreign air carrier. 

(b) Flight prohibition. No person may 

conduct flight operations in the 

Damascus (OSTT) Flight Information 

Region (FIR), except as provided in 

paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section. 

(c) Permitted operations. This section 

does not prohibit persons described in 

paragraph (a) from conducting flight 

operations in the Damascus (OSTT) FIR, 

provided that such flight operations are 

conducted under a contract, grant, or 

cooperative agreement with a 

department, agency, or instrumentality 

of the U.S. government (or under a 

subcontract between the prime 

contractor of the department, agency, or 

instrumentality, and the person 

described in paragraph (a)), with the 

approval of the FAA, or under an 

exemption issued by the FAA. The FAA 

will process requests for approval or 

exemption in a timely manner, with the 

order of preference being: first, for those 

operations in support of U.S. 

government-sponsored activities; 

second, for those operations in support 

of government-sponsored activities of a 

foreign country with the support of a 

U.S. government department, agency, or 

instrumentality; and third, for all other 

operations. 

(d) Emergency situations. In an 

emergency that requires immediate 

decision and action for the safety of the 

flight, the pilot in command of an 

aircraft may deviate from this section to 

the extent required by that emergency. 

Except for U.S. air carriers and 

commercial operators that are subject to 

the requirements of part 119, 121, 125, 

or 135 of this chapter, each person who 

deviates from this section must, within 

10 days of the deviation, excluding 

Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal 

holidays, submit to the nearest FAA 

Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) 

a complete report of the operations of 

the aircraft involved in the deviation, 

including a description of the deviation 

and the reasons for it. 

(e) Expiration. This SFAR will remain 

in effect until December 30, 2018. The 

FAA may amend, rescind, or extend this 

SFAR No. 114, § 91.1609, as necessary. 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(f) and (g), 40101(d)(1), 

40105(b)(1)(A), and 44701(a)(5), in 

Washington, DC, on August 14, 2017. 

Michael P. Huerta, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18322 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2013–0167; FRL–9965–62– 

Region 6] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Louisiana; 

Volatile Organic Compounds Rule 

Revision and Stage II Vapor Recovery 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Clean 

Air Act (CAA or the Act), the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

is approving revisions submitted by the 

State of Louisiana controlling emissions 

of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) 

and changes to the Stage II gasoline 

vapor recovery rule as part of the 

Louisiana State Implementation Plan 

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DATES: This rule is effective on 

September 28, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R06–OAR–2013–0167. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the http://www.regulations.gov Web 

site. Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., 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 http://

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, 

Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wendy Jacques, (214) 665–7395, 

jacques.wendy@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ 

and ‘‘our’’ means the EPA. 

I. Background 

The background for this action is 

discussed in detail in our March 23, 

2017, proposal (82 FR 14845). In that 

document we proposed to approve 

revisions submitted by the State of 

Louisiana controlling emissions of 

volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and 

changes to the Stage II gasoline vapor 

recovery rule as part of the Louisiana 

State Implementation Plan (SIP). 

We received comments on the 

proposal. Our response to the comments 

are below. 

II. Response to Comments 

Comment: We received three 

comments opposing our SIP revision. 

The commenters expressed concerns 

that our approval would make air 

quality worse. 

Response: As discussed in our 

proposal and technical support 

document we do not believe our 

approval would worsen air quality. 

Under CAA section 110(l) we can 

approve a SIP revision if it would not 

interfere with any applicable 

requirement concerning attainment and 

reasonable further progress or any other 

applicable requirement under the CAA. 

Consequently, the SIP-approved Stage 

II vapor recovery programs cannot be 

revised or removed unless it is 

demonstrated that revision or removal 

of such program from the SIP would not 

interfere with any applicable 

requirement under the CAA. While 

Louisiana’s submittal is not requesting 

the withdrawal of its Stage II rule for 

these parishes, this SIP revision is 

requesting revisions to Louisiana’s Stage 

II requirements, and thus this revision 

must be shown to satisfy 110(l) of the 

CAA. We evaluated the SIP revision and 

found that it satisfies 110(l) of the CAA. 

Stage II refers to vapor recovery 

systems on gasoline dispensing 

equipment for the control of emissions 

during the refueling of vehicles. This 

SIP revision provides an exemption to 

gasoline dispensing systems that service 

solely vehicles equipped with onboard 

refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) and is 

approvable because this is an equivalent 

vapor recovery system. In order for a 

system to meet ORVR requirements, the 

systems must demonstrate a 95 percent 

or greater VOC control efficiency, 

equivalent to the control achieved by a 

Stage II system; thus, there will be no 

increase in emissions as a result of this 

SIP revision. During the phase-in of 

ORVR controls, which began in 1997, 

Stage II vapor recovery has provided 

VOC reductions in ozone nonattainment 

areas and certain attainment areas of the 

OTR. As more vehicles equipped with 

ORVR became part of the fleet, Congress 

recognized that Stage II would 

eventually become a largely redundant 

technology, and provided authority to 

the EPA to allow States to substitute 

Stage II with ORVR in their SIPs after 

EPA finds that ORVR is in widespread 

use in the applicable area. EPA made 

the determination on May 16, 2012 that 

there was widespread use throughout 

the country (77 FR 28772). A detailed 

discussion of this guidance and the 

110(l) demonstration is provided in the 

TSD. A copy of this memo is included 

in the docket. 

Comment: EPA should not be 

repealed (sic) or defunded. 

Response: The subject matter of this 

rulemaking is the control of volatile 

organic compounds (VOCs) emissions 

and changes to the Stage II gasoline 

vapor recovery rule as part of the 

Louisiana State Implementation Plan 

(SIP). The funding of EPA is outside the 

scope of this rulemaking. 

III. Final Action 

We are approving, into the Louisiana 

SIP, rule revisions to Louisiana 

Administrative Code Title 33 

Environmental Quality Part III, chapters 

1, 21, 22 and 25 in the 2008–2010 VOC 

Rule revisions submittal and chapter 21 

in the 2011–2013 Permit Rule revisions 

submittal. 

IV. Incorporation by Reference 

In this rule, we are finalizing 

regulatory text that includes 

incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with the requirements of 1 

CFR 51.5, we are finalizing the 

incorporation by reference of the 

revisions to the Louisiana regulations as 

described in the Final Action section 

above. We have made, and will continue 

to make, these documents generally 

available electronically through 

www.regulations.gov and/or in hard 

copy at the EPA Region 6 office. 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, 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 CAA. Accordingly, this action 

merely approves state law as meeting 

Federal requirements and does not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. For that 

reason, this 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, 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 

this action does not involve technical 

standards; and 

• Does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 


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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 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). 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this action and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by October 30, 2017. Filing a 

petition for reconsideration by the 

Administrator of this final rule does not 

affect the finality of this action for the 

purposes of judicial review nor does it 

extend the time within which a petition 

for judicial review may be filed, and 

shall not postpone the effectiveness of 

such rule or action. This action may not 

be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Volatile organic 

compounds. 

Dated: August 17, 2017. 

Samuel Coleman, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart T—Louisiana 

■ 2. In § 52.970(c), the table titled ‘‘EPA 

Approved Regulations in the Louisiana 

SIP’’ is amended by: 

■ a. Revising the entry for Section 111 

and the entries under Chapter 7. 

■ b. Removing the entries for Sections 

919–919.A.6, 919.B.1, 919.B.2– 

919.B.5.g.v, 919.C, and 919.D.–F. 

■ c. Adding entries in sequential order 

for Sections 1101, 1109, and 2103. 

■ d. Removing the entries for Sections 

2103.A–2103.B, 2103.C–2103.D.4, 

2103.D.4.a, 2103.D.4.b.–2103.D.4.d, 

2103.G.1–2103.G.2, 2103.G.3–2103.G.5, 

2103.H.2.a.–d, 2103.H.3, 2103.I.6, 

2103.I.7, 2107.E.1.–2, 2108.A, 

2108.C.2.–2108.C.3, 2108.D.4, 

2108.E.1.a.i.–ii. and E.1.b, 2108.E.2, 

2108.E.3. and E.5, and 2108.F.1. 

■ e. Adding entries in sequential order 

for Sections 2017 and 2018. 

■ f. Revising the entry for Section 

2121.A; the entry for Subchapter C of 

Chapter 21; the entries under 

Subchapters F, I, and J of Chapter 21; 

the entries under Chapter 22; and the 

entry for Chapter 25. 

The revisions and additions read as 

follows: 

§ 52.970 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED LOUISIANA REGULATIONS IN THE LOUISIANA SIP 

State citation Title/subject 

State 

approval 

date 

EPA approval date Comments 

* * * * * * * 

Chapter 1—General Provisions 

* * * * * * * 

Section 111 ........ Definitions ................................ 1/20/2008 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

* * * * * * * 

Chapter 7—Ambient Air Quality 

Section 701 ........ Purpose .................................... 03/20/08 ...................... 01/28/16, 81 FR 4891 ..............

Section 703 ........ Scope ....................................... 03/20/08 ...................... 01/28/16, 81 FR 4891 ..............

Section 705 ........ Standards: Description of Ambient Air Quality Standards.Dec. 1987, LR13:741 .. 03/08/89, 54 FR 09795 ............ Ref 52.999(c)(49). 

Section 707 ........ Degradation of Ambient Air 

Having Higher Quality than 

Set Forth in these Sections 

Restricted.

Dec. 1987, LR13:741 .. 03/08/89, 54 FR 09795 ............ Ref 52.999(c)(49). 

Section 709 ........ Measurement of Concentrations PM10, SO2, CO, Atmospheric Oxidants, NOX, 

and Pb.

9/20/2006 .................... 7/05/2011, 76 FR 38977 .......... Ref 52.999(c)(50). 

Section 711 ........ Tables 1, 1a, and 2—Air Quality.9/20/2006 .................... 7/05/2011, 76 FR 38977 .......... PM2.5 and PM10 standards. 


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EPA-APPROVED LOUISIANA REGULATIONS IN THE LOUISIANA SIP—Continued 

State citation Title/subject 

State 

approval 

date 

EPA approval date Comments 

* * * * * * * 

Chapter 11—Control of Emissions From Smoke 

Section 1101 ...... Control of Air Pollution from 

Smoke: Purpose and Control 

of Smoke.

Dec. 1987, LR13:741 .. 03/08/89, 54 FR 09795 ............ Ref 52.999(c)(49). 

* * * * * * * 

Section 1109 ...... Stack Heights ........................... Dec. 1987, LR13:741 .. 03/08/89, 54 FR 09795 ............ Ref 52.999(c)(49). 

* * * * * * * 

Chapter 21—Control of Emissions of Organic Compounds 

* * * * * * * 

Section 2103 ...... Storage of Volatile Organic 

Compounds.

10/20/2010 .................. 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

2103.E.3 is not included in the 

SIP. 

* * * * * * * 

Section 2107 ...... Volatile Organic Compounds— 

Loading.

9/20/2008 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

E.1.b., E.1.d. and E.1.e. have 

not been submitted for approval into the SIP. 

Section 2108 ...... Marine Vapor Recovery ........... 9/20/2008 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

* * * * * * * 

Section 2121.A ... Fugitive Emission Control ........ 1/20/2008 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

* * * * * * * 

Subchapter C Solvent Degreasers 

Section 2125 ...... Solvent Degreasers ................. 1/20/2008 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

* * * * * * * 

Subchapter F Gasoline Handling 

Section 2131 ...... Filling of Gasoline Storage 

Vessels.

7/20/2010 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

Section 2132 ...... Stage II Vapor Recovery Systems for Control of Vehicle 

Refueling Emissions at Gasoline Dispensing Facilities.

4/20/2011 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

This rule is approved for fueling/refueling of only 100% 

ORVR vehicles. 

* * * * * * * 

Subchapter I Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facilities 

Section 2145 ...... Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 

Facilities.

1/20/2008 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

Subchapter J Limiting Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions From Reactor Processes and Distillation Operations in the 

Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI) 

Section 2147 ...... Limiting VOC Emissions from 

SOCMI Reactor Processes 

and Distillation Operations.

1/20/2008 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

* * * * * * * 

Chapter 22—Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) 

Section 2201 ...... Affected Facilities in the Baton 

Rouge Nonattainment Area 

and the Region of Influence.

1/20/2008 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].


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State citation Title/subject 

State 

approval 

date 

EPA approval date Comments 

Section 2202 ...... Contingency Plan ..................... 1/20/2010 .................... 11/30/11, 76 FR 74000 ............ Section 2202 approved in the 

Louisiana Register January 

20, 2010 (LR 36:63). 

* * * * * * * 

Chapter 25—Miscellaneous Incinerator Rules 

Section 2511 ...... Standards of Performance for 

Biomedical Waste Incinerators.

1/20/2008 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

Section 2521 ...... Refuse Incinerators .................. 1/20/2008 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

Section 2531 ...... Standards of Performance for 

Crematories.

1/20/2008 .................... 8/29/2017, [Insert Federal 

Register citation].

* * * * * * * 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2017–0085; FRL–9966–92– 

Region 4] 

Air Plan Approval and Air Quality 

Designation; TN; Redesignation of the 

Knoxville 1997 Annual PM2.5

Nonattainment Area to Attainment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: On December 20, 2016, 

Tennessee, through the Tennessee 

Department of Environment and 

Conservation (TDEC), submitted a 

request for the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) to redesignate 

the Knoxville, Tennessee fine 

particulate matter (PM2.5) nonattainment 

area (hereinafter referred to as the 

‘‘Knoxville Area’’ or ‘‘Area’’) to 

attainment for the 1997 Annual PM2.5

national ambient air quality standards 

(NAAQS) and to approve a state 

implementation plan (SIP) revision 

containing a maintenance plan, a 

reasonably available control measures 

(RACM) determination, and sourcespecific requirements for the Area. EPA 

is approving Tennessee’s RACM 

determination for the Knoxville Area 

and incorporating it into the SIP; 

incorporating source-specific 

requirements for two sources in the 

Area into the SIP; determining that the 

Knoxville Area is attaining the 1997 

Annual PM2.5 NAAQS based on 2013– 

2015 data; approving Tennessee’s plan 

for maintaining the 1997 Annual PM2.5

NAAQS for the Knoxville Area 

(maintenance plan), including the 

associated motor vehicle emission 

budgets (MVEBs) for nitrogen oxides 

(NOX) and direct PM2.5 for the years 

2014 and 2028, and incorporating it into 

the SIP; and redesignating the Knoxville 

Area to attainment for the 1997 Annual 

PM2.5 NAAQS. 

DATES: This rule will be effective August 

29, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR– 

2017–0085. All documents in the docket 

are listed on the www.regulations.gov 

Web site. Although listed in the index, 

some information may not be 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 Regulatory Management Section, 

Air Planning and Implementation 

Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics 

Management Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. EPA 

requests that if at all possible, you 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

schedule your inspection. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., excluding federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean Lakeman of the Air Regulatory 

Management Section, in the Air 

Planning and Implementation Branch, 

Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street 

SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Sean 

Lakeman may be reached by phone at 

(404) 562–9043, or via electronic mail at 

lakeman.sean@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On July 18, 1997, EPA promulgated 

the first air quality standards for PM2.5. 

EPA promulgated an annual standard at 

a level of 15.0 micrograms per cubic 

meter (mg/m3), based on a 3-year average 

of annual mean PM2.5 concentrations. In 

the same rulemaking, EPA promulgated 

a 24-hour standard of 65 mg/m3, based 

on a 3-year average of the 98th 

percentile of 24-hour concentrations. On 

October 17, 2006 (71 FR 61144), EPA 

retained the annual average NAAQS at 

15.0 mg/m3 but revised the 24-hour 

NAAQS to 35 mg/m3, based again on the 

3-year average of the 98th percentile of 

24-hour concentrations. 

On January 5, 2005, at 70 FR 944, and 

supplemented on April 14, 2005, at 70 

FR 19844, EPA designated the Knoxville 

Area as nonattainment for the 1997 

Annual PM2.5 NAAQS. All 1997 PM2.5

NAAQS areas were designated under 

title I, part D, subpart 1 (hereinafter 

‘‘Subpart 1’’). Subpart 1 contains the 

general requirements for nonattainment 

areas for any pollutant governed by a 

NAAQS and is less prescriptive than the 

other subparts of title I, part D. On April 

25, 2007 (72 FR 20586), EPA 

promulgated its Clean Air Fine Particle 

Implementation Rule, codified at 40 


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