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operations and protect infrastructure 

and property without COTP permission. 

(e) Enforcement. The Coast Guard 

vessels enforcing this section can be 

contacted on marine band radio VHF– 

FM channel 16 (156.8 MHZ). The 

cognizant COTP and his or her 

designated representatives can be 

contacted at telephone number listed in 

paragraph (d)(2) of this section. 

Dated: August 2, 2017. 

Meredith L. Austin, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Fifth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17748 Filed 8–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R04–OAR–2007–0113; FRL–9966–66– 

Region 4] 

Air Plan Approval; Georgia: Permit 

Exemptions and Definitions; 

Withdrawal 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule: withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: Due to adverse comments 

received, the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is withdrawing the June 

29, 2017, direct final rule that would 

have approved a revision to the Georgia 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

concerning changes to existing minor 

source permitting exemptions and a 

definition related to minor source 

permitting exemptions. EPA stated in 

the direct final rule that if EPA received 

adverse comments by July 31, 2017, the 

rule would be withdrawn and not take 

effect. 

DATES: The direct final rule published at 

82 FR 29418 on June 29, 2017, is 

withdrawn, effective August 22, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D. 

Brad Akers, Air Regulatory Management 

Section, Air Planning and 

Implementation Branch, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Phone 

number: (404) 562–9089; Email: 

akers.brad@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

29, 2017 (82 FR 29418), EPA published 

a direct final rulemaking to approve 

portions of a SIP revision submitted by 

the State of Georgia, through the Georgia 

Department of Natural Resources’ 

Environmental Protection Division (GA 

EPD), on September 19, 2006, with a 

clarification submitted on November 6, 

2006. The SIP submission included 

changes to existing minor source 

permitting exemptions and a definition 

related to minor source permitting 

exemptions. On June 29, 2017 (82 FR 

29469), EPA also published an 

accompanying rulemaking proposing to 

approve the portions of the 

aforementioned SIP revision in the 

event that EPA received adverse 

comments on the direct final 

rulemaking. 

In the direct final rulemaking, EPA 

explained that the Agency was 

publishing the rule without prior 

proposal because the Agency viewed the 

submittal as a non-controversial SIP 

amendment and anticipated no adverse 

comments. Further, EPA explained that 

the Agency was publishing a separate 

document in the proposed rules section 

of the Federal Register to serve as the 

proposal to approve the SIP revision 

should an adverse comment be filed. 

EPA also noted that the rule would be 

effective on August 28, 2017, without 

further notice unless the Agency 

received adverse comment by July 31, 

2017. EPA explained that if the Agency 

received such comments, then EPA 

would publish a document withdrawing 

the final rule and informing the public 

that the rule would not take effect. It 

was also explained that all public 

comments received would then be 

addressed in a subsequent final rule 

based on the proposed rule, and that 

EPA would not institute a second 

comment period on this action. The 

public was advised that if no comments 

were received that the rule would be 

effective on August 28, 2017, with no 

further actions on the proposed rule. 

On July 31, 2017, EPA received one 

set of adverse comments from a single 

Commenter representing four individual 

groups. As a result of the comments 

received, EPA is withdrawing the direct 

final rule approving changes to existing 

minor source permitting exemptions 

and a definition related to minor source 

permitting exemptions into the Georgia 

SIP. If EPA determines that it is 

appropriate to finalize the proposed 

approval of these changes to the Georgia 

SIP, EPA will publish a final rule which 

will include a response to the comments 

received. In the event that EPA 

determines that it is not appropriate to 

finalize the proposed approval related to 

these changes, EPA may issue a 

subsequent proposal with a different 

course of action. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: August 10, 2017. 

V. Anne Heard, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

■ Accordingly, the amendments to 40 

CFR 52.570(c) published on June 29, 

2017 (82 FR 29418), which were to 

become effective August 28, 2017, are 

withdrawn. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17617 Filed 8–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 63 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0442; FRL–9966–64– 

OAR] 

RIN 2060–AT57 

National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants From the 

Portland Cement Manufacturing 

Industry: Alternative Monitoring 

Method 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) published a 

direct final rule in the Federal Register 

on June 23, 2017 titled National 

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 

Pollutants (NESHAP) From the Portland 

Cement Manufacturing Industry: 

Alternative Monitoring Method. This 

final rule removes the provisions that 

were added in the June 23, 2017, direct 

final rule and restores the provisions 

that were deleted in that rule. 

DATES: Effective August 22, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Brian Storey, Sector Policies and 

Programs Division (D243–04), Office of 

Air Quality Planning and Standards, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

27711; telephone number: (919) 541– 

1103; fax number: (919) 541–5450; and 

email address: storey.brian@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Why is EPA taking this action? 

On June 23, 2017, the EPA published 

a direct final rule to amend the National 

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 

Pollutants From the Portland Cement 

Manufacturing Industry (Portland 

Cement NESHAP) to allow an 

alternative monitoring method to be 

used to comply with hydrogen chloride 

(HCl) emissions standards (82 FR 

28562). We stated in that direct final 


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