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Sec. Diagnostic 

code No. 

*******

7915 Criterion June 9, 1996; criterion December 10, 2017. 

7916 Added June 9, 1996; note December 10, 2017. 

7917 Added June 9, 1996; note December 10, 2017. 

7918 Added June 9, 1996; note December 10, 2017. 

7919 Added June 9, 1996; evaluation June 9, 1996; criterion December 10, 2017; note December 10, 2017. 

*******

■ 5. Amend Appendix B to part 4 by: 

■ a. Revising the entries for diagnostic 

codes 7900 through 7902; 

■ b. Adding, in numerical order, an 

entry for diagnostic code 7906; and 

■ c. Revising the entries for diagnostic 

codes 7911 and 7912. 

The revisions and addition read as 

follows: 

Appendix B to Part 4—Numerical Index 

of Disabilities 

Diagnostic 

code No. 

*******

THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 

7900 .................................... Hyperthyroidism, including, but not limited to, Graves’ disease. 

7901 .................................... Thyroid enlargement, toxic. 

7902 .................................... Thyroid enlargement, nontoxic. 

* * * * * * * 

7906 .................................... Thyroiditis. 

* * * * * * * 

7911 .................................... Addison’s disease (adrenocortical insufficiency). 

7912 .................................... Polyglandular syndrome (multiple endocrine neoplasia, autoimmune polyglandular syndrome). 

*******

■ 6. Amend Appendix C to Part 4 as 

follows: 

■ a. Add, in alphabetical order, entries 

for ‘‘Graves’ disease’’ and 

‘‘Polyglandular syndrome’’; 

■ b. Revise the entry for ‘‘Thyroid 

gland’’; and 

■ c. Add, in alphabetical order, an entry 

for ‘‘Thyroiditis’’. 

The additions and revision read as 

follows: 

Appendix C to Part 4—Alphabetical 

Index of Disabilities 

Diagnostic 

code No. 

* * * * * 

Graves’ disease ........................ 7900 

* * * * * 

Polyglandular syndrome ........... 7912 

* * * * * 

Thyroid gland.

Nontoxic thyroid enlargement 7902 

Toxic thyroid enlargement ..... 7901 

Thyroiditis ................................. 7906 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2016–0327; FRL–9970–14– 

Region 5] 

Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; State 

Board Requirements 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving a state 

implementation plan (SIP) submission 

from Minnesota addressing the state 

board requirements of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA). EPA is also approving elements 

of Minnesota’s submission addressing 

the infrastructure requirements relating 

to state boards for the 1997 ozone, 1997 

fine particulate (PM2.5), 2006 PM2.5, 

2008 lead (Pb), 2008 ozone, 2010 

nitrogen dioxide (NO2), 2010 sulfur 

dioxide (SO2), and 2012 PM2.5 National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS). The proposed rulemaking 

associated with this final action was 

published on July 17, 2017, and EPA 

received no comments during the 

comment period, which ended on 

August 16, 2017. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

December 4, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R05–OAR–2016–0327. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the www.regulations.gov Web site. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

i.e., Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) 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 through 

www.regulations.gov or at the 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 


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1PM2.5 refers to particles with an aerodynamic 

diameter of less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers, 

oftentimes referred to as ‘‘fine’’ particles. 2 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997). 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We 

recommend that you telephone Eric 

Svingen, Environmental Engineer, at 

(312) 353–4489 before visiting the 

Region 5 office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Svingen, Environmental Engineer, 

Attainment Planning and Maintenance 

Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353–4489, 

svingen.eric@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

EPA. This SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section is arranged as follows: 

I. What is the background of this SIP 

submission? 

II. What guidance is EPA using to evaluate 

this SIP submission? 

III. What is the result of EPA’s review of this 

SIP submission? 

IV. What action is EPA taking? 

V. Incorporation by Reference 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What is the background of this SIP 

submission? 

This rulemaking addresses a SIP 

submission from the Minnesota 

Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) dated 

May 26, 2016, which addresses CAA 

requirements relating to the state board 

requirements under section 128, as well 

as infrastructure requirements of section 

110 relating to state boards for the 1997 

ozone, 1997 PM2.5, 2006 PM2.5, 2008 Pb, 

2008 ozone, 2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, and 

2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. 

The requirement for states to make 

infrastructure SIP submissions arises 

out of CAA section 110(a)(1). Pursuant 

to section 110(a)(1), states must make 

SIP submissions ‘‘within 3 years (or 

such shorter period as the Administrator 

may prescribe) after the promulgation of 

a national primary ambient air quality 

standard (or any revision thereof),’’ and 

these SIP submissions are to provide for 

the ‘‘implementation, maintenance, and 

enforcement’’ of such NAAQS. The 

statute directly imposes on states the 

duty to make these SIP submissions, 

and the requirement to make the 

submissions is not conditioned upon 

EPA’s taking any action other than 

promulgating a new or revised NAAQS. 

Section 110(a)(2) includes a list of 

specific elements that ‘‘[e]ach such 

plan’’ submission must address. 

EPA has historically referred to these 

SIP submissions made for the purpose 

of satisfying the requirements of CAA 

section 110(a)(1) and (2) as 

‘‘infrastructure SIP’’ submissions. 

Although the term ‘‘infrastructure SIP’’ 

does not appear in the CAA, EPA uses 

the term to distinguish this particular 

type of SIP submission from 

submissions that are intended to satisfy 

other SIP requirements under the CAA. 

This specific rulemaking is only taking 

action on the CAA 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) 

element of these infrastructure SIP 

requirements. 

II. What guidance is EPA using to 

evaluate this SIP submission? 

EPA’s guidance relating to 

infrastructure SIP submissions can be 

found in a guidance document entitled 

‘‘Guidance on SIP Elements Required 

Under Sections 110(a)(1) and (2) for the 

1997 8-hour Ozone and PM2.5 1 National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards’’ (2007 

Guidance). Further guidance is provided 

in a September 13, 2013, document 

entitled ‘‘Guidance on Infrastructure 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

Elements under CAA Sections 110(a)(1) 

and (2)’’ (2013 Guidance). 

III. What is the result of EPA’s review 

of this SIP submission? 

Pursuant to section 110(a), states must 

provide reasonable notice and 

opportunity for public hearing for all 

infrastructure SIP submissions. MPCA 

provided public notice for the SIP 

revision on April 4, 2016, commenced 

a public comment period on April 5, 

2016, and closed the public comment 

period on May 5, 2016. No comments 

were received nor were there any 

requests for a public hearing. 

Minnesota provided a detailed 

synopsis of how various components of 

its SIP meet each of the applicable 

requirements in sections 128 and 

110(a)(2)(E)(ii) for the 1997 ozone, 1997 

PM2.5, 2006 PM2.5, 2008 Pb, 2008 ozone, 

2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, and 2012 PM2.5

NAAQS, as applicable. 

On July 17, 2017 (82 FR 32669), EPA 

published a proposed rule that would 

approve these submissions into 

Minnesota’s SIP. This proposed rule 

contained a detailed evaluation of how 

Minnesota’s submission satisfies certain 

requirements under CAA sections 110 

and 128. No comments were received. 

Therefore, EPA is finalizing this rule as 

proposed. 

IV. What action is EPA taking? 

EPA is taking final action to 

incorporate Minn. Stat. 10A.07, Minn. 

Stat. 10A.09, and Minn. R. 7000.0300 

into Minnesota’s SIP. EPA is further 

approving this submission as meeting 

CAA obligations under section 128, as 

well as 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) for the 1997 

ozone, 1997 PM2.5, 2006 PM2.5, 2008 Pb, 

2008 ozone, 2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, and 

2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. 

V. Incorporation by Reference 

In this rule, EPA is finalizing 

regulatory text that includes 

incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 

51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation 

by reference of the Minnesota 

Regulations described in the 

amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth 

below. EPA has made, and will continue 

to make, these documents generally 

available through www.regulations.gov 

and at the EPA Region 5 Office (please 

contact the person identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this preamble for more information). 

Therefore, these materials have been 

approved by EPA for inclusion in the 

State implementation plan, have been 

incorporated by reference by EPA into 

that plan, are fully federally enforceable 

under sections 110 and 113 of the CAA 

as of the effective date of the final 

rulemaking of EPA’s approval, and will 

be incorporated by reference by the 

Director of the Federal Register in the 

next update to the SIP compilation.2

VI. 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 


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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 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). 

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 January 2, 2018. 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, 

Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 

oxides, Volatile organic compounds. 

Dated: October 17, 2017. 

Robert A. Kaplan, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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. 

■ 2. In § 52.1220: 

■ a. In the table in paragraph (c): 

■ i. Add the heading entitled 

‘‘CHAPTER 7000 PROCEDURAL 

RULES’’ at the beginning of the table 

and the entry ‘‘7000.0300’’. 

■ ii. Add the entries ‘‘10A.07’’ and 

‘‘10A.09’’ in numerical order under the 

subheading entitled ‘‘Minnesota 

Statutes’’. 

■ b. In the table in paragraph (e): 

■ i. Revise the entry ‘‘Section 110(a)(2) 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 

8-hour Ozone NAAQS’’. 

■ ii. Revise the entry ‘‘Section 110(a)(2) 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 

PM2.5 NAAQS’’. 

■ iii. Revise the entry currently named 

‘‘Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure 

Requirements for the 2006 24-Hour 

Ozone NAAQS’’ to read ‘‘Section 

110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements 

for the 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS’’. 

■ iv. Revise the entry ‘‘Section 110(a)(2) 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 

lead (Pb) NAAQS’’. 

■ v. Revise the entry ‘‘Section 110(a)(2) 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 

ozone NAAQS’’. 

■ vi. Revise the entry ‘‘Section 110(a)(2) 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 

nitrogen dioxide (NO2) NAAQS’’. 

■ vii. Revise the entry ‘‘Section 

110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements 

for the 2010 sulfur dioxide (SO2) 

NAAQS,’’. 

■ viii. Revise the entry ‘‘Section 

110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements 

for the 2012 fine particulate matter 

(PM2.5) NAAQS’’. 

The additions and revisions read as 

follows: 

§ 52.1220 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED MINNESOTA REGULATIONS

Minnesota citation Title/subject 

State 

effective 

date 

EPA approval date Comments 

CHAPTER 7000 PROCEDURAL RULES 

7000.0300 ....................... Duty of candor ............... 4/19/2004 11/2/2017, [insert Federal Register citation].

*******

Minnesota Statutes 

10A.07 ............................. Conflicts of interest ........ 5/25/2013 11/2/2017, [insert Federal Register citation].

10A.09 ............................. Statements of economic 

interest.

5/23/2015 11/2/2017, [insert Federal Register citation].

* * * * * * * 

* * * * * (e) * * * 


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EPA-APPROVED MINNESOTA NONREGULATORY PROVISIONS

Name of nonregulatory 

SIP provision 

Applicable geographic 

or nonattainment area 

State submittal date/ 

effective date EPA approved date Comments 

*******

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 

8-Hour Ozone 

NAAQS.

Statewide ................... 11/29/2007 and 5/26/ 

2016.

11/2/2017, [insert 

Federal Register 

citation].

CAA elements 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C) with respect to enforcement, (D)(ii), (E) through 

(H), (J) except for prevention of significant 

deterioration (PSD), and (K) through (M) 

have been approved. CAA elements 

110(a)(2)(C) and (J) with respect to PSD 

have been disapproved. 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997 

PM2.5 NAAQS.

Statewide ................... 11/29/2007 and 5/26/ 

2016.

11/2/2017, [insert 

Federal Register 

citation].

CAA elements 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C) with respect to enforcement, (D)(ii), (E) through 

(H), (J) except for prevention of significant 

deterioration (PSD), and (K) through (M) 

have been approved. CAA elements 

110(a)(2)(C) and (J) with respect to PSD 

have been disapproved. 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2006 

24-Hour PM2.5

NAAQS.

Statewide ................... 5/23/2011, 6/27/2012 

and 5/26/2016.

11/2/2017, [insert 

Federal Register 

citation].

These actions address the following CAA 

elements: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D)(i)(II), 

(D)(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and 

(M). We have not finalized action on the 

visibility protection requirements of 

(D)(i)(II). We will address these requirements in a separate action. Although EPA 

has disapproved portions of Minnesota’s 

submission addressing the prevention of 

significant deterioration, Minnesota continues to implement the Federally promulgated rules for this purpose as they pertain to section 110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), 

(D)(ii), and (J). 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 

lead (Pb) NAAQS.

Statewide ................... 6/19/2012 and 5/26/ 

2016.

11/2/2017, [insert 

Federal Register 

citation].

These actions address the following CAA 

elements: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 

(F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). Although EPA has disapproved portions of 

Minnesota’s submission addressing the 

prevention of significant deterioration, Minnesota continues to implement the Federally promulgated rules for this purpose as 

they pertain to section 110(a)(2)(C), 

(D)(i)(II), (D)(ii), and (J). 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 

ozone NAAQS.

Statewide ................... 6/12/2014 and 5/26/ 

2016.

11/2/2017, [insert 

Federal Register 

citation].

These actions address the following CAA 

elements: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 

(F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). We are 

not taking action on (D)(i)(I) or the visibility 

portion of (D)(i)(II). We will address these 

requirements in a separate action. EPA 

has disapproved the elements related to 

the prevention of significant deterioration, 

specifically as they pertain to section 

110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), (D)(ii), and (J); however, Minnesota continues to implement 

the Federally promulgated rules for this 

purpose. 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 

nitrogen dioxide 

(NO2) NAAQS.

Statewide ................... 6/12/2014 and 5/26/ 

2016.

11/2/2017, [insert 

Federal Register 

citation].

These actions address the following CAA 

elements: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 

(F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). We 

have not taken action on the visibility portion of (D)(i)(II). We will address these requirements in a separate action. EPA is 

disapproving the elements related to the 

prevention of significant deterioration, specifically as they pertain to section 

110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), (D)(ii), and (J); however, Minnesota continues to implement 

the Federally promulgated rules for this 

purpose. 


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EPA-APPROVED MINNESOTA NONREGULATORY PROVISIONS—Continued 

Name of nonregulatory 

SIP provision 

Applicable geographic 

or nonattainment area 

State submittal date/ 

effective date EPA approved date Comments 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 

sulfur dioxide (SO2) 

NAAQS.

Statewide ................... 6/12/2014 and 5/26/ 

2016.

11/2/2017, [insert 

Federal Register 

citation].

These actions address the following CAA 

elements: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 

(F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). We 

have not taken action on (D)(i)(I) or the 

visibility portion of (D)(i)(II). We will address these requirements in a separate 

action. EPA has disapproved the elements 

related to the prevention of significant deterioration, specifically as they pertain to 

section 110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), (D)(ii), and 

(J); however, Minnesota continues to implement the Federally promulgated rules 

for this purpose. 

Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2012 

fine particulate matter (PM2.5) NAAQS.

Statewide ................... 6/12/2014 and 5/26/ 

2016.

11/2/2017, [insert 

Federal Register 

citation].

These actions address the following CAA 

elements: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), 

(F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). We are 

not taking action on (D)(i)(I) or the visibility 

portion of (D)(i)(II). We will address these 

requirements in a separate action. EPA 

has disapproved the elements related to 

the prevention of significant deterioration, 

specifically as they pertain to section 

110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), (D)(ii), and (J); however, Minnesota continues to implement 

the Federally promulgated rules for this 

purpose. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R05–OAR–2017–0323; FRL–9970–17– 

Region 5] 

Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Volatile 

Organic Compounds Definition 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving a state 

submission as a revision to the Illinois 

state implementation plan (SIP) for 

ozone. The revision, submitted on May 

30, 2017, incorporates changes to the 

Illinois Administrative Code (IAC) 

definition of volatile organic material, 

otherwise known as volatile organic 

compound (VOC). The revision removes 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements related to the use of tbutyl acetate (also known as tertiary 

butyl acetate) as a VOC, and is in 

response to an EPA rulemaking that 

occurred in 2016. Illinois also added 

information to provide clarity to the list 

of compounds excluded from the 

definition of VOC. 

DATES: This direct final rule will be 

effective January 2, 2018, unless EPA 

receives adverse comments by 

December 4, 2017. If adverse comments 

are received, EPA will publish a timely 

withdrawal of the direct final rule in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

that the rule will not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– 

OAR–2017–0323 at http://

www.regulations.gov or via email to 

blakley.pamela@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, 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: 

Charles Hatten, Environmental 

Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air 

Programs Branch (AR–18J), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–3031, 

hatten.charles@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

EPA. This supplementary information 

section is arranged as follows: 

I. What is the background for this action? 

II. What did Illinois submit? 

III. What is EPA’s analysis of the SIP 

revision? 

IV. What action is EPA taking? 

V. Incorporation by Reference 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What is the background for this 

action? 

The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the 

regulation of VOC for various purposes. 

Section 302(s) of the CAA specifies that 

EPA has the authority to define the 

meaning of ‘‘VOC,’’ and what 

compounds shall be treated as VOC for 

regulatory purposes. 

Tropospheric ozone, commonly 

known as smog, is formed when VOC 


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