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determine no further modifications to 

the monitoring strategy are required. 

B. Determination of Adequacy of 

Existing Regional Haze Plan 

In its progress report, Ohio submitted 

a negative declaration to EPA regarding 

the need for additional actions or 

emission reductions in Ohio beyond 

those already in place and those to be 

implemented by 2018 according to 

Ohio’s regional haze plan. 

In the 2016 progress report submittal, 

Ohio determined the existing regional 

haze SIP requires no further substantive 

revision at this time to achieve the RPGs 

for Class I areas affected by the State’s 

sources. The basis for the State’s 

negative declaration is the finding that 

visibility has improved at all Class I 

areas in the MANE–VU region. In 

addition, SO2, NOX, and PM emissions 

from the latest emission inventory for 

Ohio have decreased by more than 50% 

in the five-year time period, indicating 

that Ohio is on track to achieve the 

expected emission reductions outlined 

in its regional haze SIP. 

EPA proposes to conclude that Ohio 

has adequately addressed the provisions 

under 40 CFR 51.308(h) because 

monitored visibility values and 

emission trends indicate that Class I 

areas impacted by Ohio’s sources are 

meeting or exceeding the RPGs for 2018, 

and are expected to continue to meet or 

exceed the RPGs for 2018. 

C. Public Participation 

On December 14, 2015, Ohio provided 

an opportunity for FLMs to review the 

revision to Ohio’s SIP reporting on 

progress made during the first 

implementation period toward RPGs for 

Class I areas outside the state that are 

affected by emissions from Ohio’s 

sources. This was 60 days in advance of 

the public hearing. 

Ohio’s progress report includes the 

FLM comments in Appendices B.2 and 

B.3, and responses to those comments in 

Appendix B.4 to the progress report. 

Comments were received from the U.S. 

Forest Service and National Park 

Service. Ohio incorporated two of the 

three comments into the progress report 

and provided an explanation for not 

incorporating the third comment in the 

progress report. 

Ohio also published notification for a 

public hearing and solicitation for full 

public comment on the draft progress 

report in widely distributed 

publications. A public hearing was held 

on February 25, 2016. No comments 

were received and no testimony was 

provided. 

EPA proposes to find that Ohio has 

addressed the applicable requirements 

in 51.308(i) regarding FLM consultation. 

III. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is proposing to approve Ohio’s 

Regional Haze five-year progress report, 

submitted March 11, 2016, as meeting 

the applicable regional haze 

requirements as set forth in 40 CFR 

51.308(g) and 51.308(h). 

IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

CAA and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, 

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, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Public Law 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 CAA; and 

• Does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable 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 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, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate matter, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Dated: September 28, 2017. 

Robert A. Kaplan, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2017–0413; FRL–9969–47– 

Region 3] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; West 

Virginia; 2015 Ozone National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the 

state implementation plan (SIP) revision 

submitted by the State of West Virginia 

for the purpose of updating the effective 

date by which the State regulations 

incorporate by reference the national 

ambient air quality standards (NAAQS), 

additional monitoring methods, and 

additional equivalent monitoring 

methods. This update will effectively 

add the following to the West Virginia 

SIP: The 2015 ozone NAAQS, 

monitoring reference and equivalent 

methods pertaining to fine particulate 

matter (PM2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), 

and course particulate matter (PM10), 

and it will revise the ozone monitoring 

season to March 1st through October 

31st, the Federal Reference Method 

(FRM), the Federal Equivalent Method 

(FEM), and the Photochemical 

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(PAMS) network. The SIP revision will 

also change a reference from the ‘‘West 

Virginia Department of Environmental 

Protection,’’ to the ‘‘Division of Air 

Quality.’’ In the Final Rules section of 

this Federal Register, EPA is approving 

the State’s SIP submittal as a direct final 

rule without prior proposal because the 

Agency views this as a noncontroversial 

submittal and anticipates no adverse 

comments. A detailed rationale for the 

approval is set forth in the direct final 

rule. If no adverse comments are 

received in response to this action, no 

further activity is contemplated. If EPA 

receives adverse comments, the direct 

final rule will be withdrawn and all 

public comments received will be 

addressed in a subsequent final rule 

based on this proposed rule. EPA will 

not institute a second comment period. 

Any parties interested in commenting 

on this action should do so at this time. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing by November 15, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03– 

OAR–2017–0413 at http://

www.regulations.gov, or via email to 

stahl.cynthia@epa.gov. For comments 

submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Once submitted, comments 

cannot be edited or removed from 

Regulations.gov. For either manner of 

submission, the 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, 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). For additional submission 

methods, please contact the person 

identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. For 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: 

Joseph Schulingkamp, (215) 814–2021, 

or by email at schulingkamp.joseph@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

further information on this rulemaking 

action to approve West Virginia’s SIP 

revisions to update of the effective date 

by which the State regulations 

incorporate by reference the Federal 

NAAQS, additional monitoring 

methods, and additional equivalent 

monitoring methods, effectively adding 

the 2015 ozone NAAQS and ambient air 

monitoring reference and equivalent 

methods pertaining to PM2.5, PM10, and 

CO, and changing the reference to the 

state air agency, please see the 

information provided in the direct final 

action, with the same title, that is 

located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ 

section of this Federal Register 

publication. 

Dated: September 27, 2017. 

Cecil Rodrigues, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2017–0437; FRL–9969–34– 

Region 3] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; 

Pennsylvania; Adoption of Control 

Techniques Guidelines for Control of 

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions 

From Miscellaneous Metal Parts 

Surface Coating, Miscellaneous Plastic 

Parts Surface Coating, and Pleasure 

Craft Surface Coatings 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) proposes to approve the 

state implementation plan (SIP) revision 

submitted by the Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania. The revision includes 

amendments to the Pennsylvania 

Department of Environmental 

Protection’s (PADEP) regulations and 

addresses the requirement to adopt 

reasonably available control technology 

(RACT) for sources covered by EPA’s 

control techniques guidelines (CTG) 

standards for the following categories: 

Miscellaneous metal parts surface 

coating, miscellaneous plastic parts 

surface coating, and pleasure craft 

surface coatings, as well as related 

cleaning activities. The SIP revision also 

amends regulations for graphic arts 

systems and mobile equipment repair 

and refinishing and includes related 

general administrative amendments. In 

the Final Rules section of this Federal 

Register, EPA is approving 

Pennsylvania’s SIP submittal as a direct 

final rule without prior proposal 

because the Agency views this as a 

noncontroversial submittal and 

anticipates no adverse comments. If no 

adverse comments are received in 

response to this action, no further 

activity is contemplated. If EPA receives 

adverse comments, the direct final rule 

will be withdrawn and all public 

comments received will be addressed in 

a subsequent final rule based on this 

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a 

second comment period. Any parties 

interested in commenting on this action 

should do so at this time. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing by November 15, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03– 

OAR–2017–0437 at http://

www.regulations.gov, or via email to 

stahl.cynthia@epa.gov. For comments 

submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Once submitted, comments 

cannot be edited or removed from 

Regulations.gov. For either manner of 

submission, the 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, 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). For additional submission 

methods, please contact the person 

identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. For 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: 

Gregory A. Becoat, (215) 814–2036, or 

by e-mail at becoat.gregory@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

further information, please see the 

information provided in the direct final 

action, with the same title, that is 

located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ 

section of this Federal Register 

publication. Please note that if EPA 

receives adverse comment on an 

amendment, paragraph, or section of 

this rule and if that provision may be 

severed from the remainder of the rule, 

EPA may adopt as final those provisions 


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