Document ID: EPA-R04-OAR-2003-TN-0001-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Federal Register Proposed Rule: Revisions to the Tennessee Nitrogen Oxides Budget and Allowance Trading Program
Posted Date: 2006-04-28T12:02:32Z

[Federal Register: April 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 82)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 25123-25124]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2003-TN-0001, EPA-R04-OAR-2004-TN-0001-200413(b); FRL-
8163-2]

 
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Revisions to 
the Tennessee Nitrogen Oxides Budget and Allowance Trading Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve two State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) revisions to the Tennessee Department of Environment and 
Conservation's Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) Budget Trading Program 
(Trading Program) submitted October 27, 2003, and December 10, 2003, by 
the State of Tennessee. The first revision corrects a miscalculation in 
Tennessee's NOX trading budget for non-electric generating 
units (non-EGUs) resulting from the use of an incorrect control 
efficiency percentage for one of the Trading Program's non-EGU 
sources--an Eastman Chemical Company boiler. The correction of this 
miscalculation results in a 147 tons per season (tps) increase in 
Tennessee's NOX trading budget for non-EGUs--making its non-
EGU trading budget 5,666 tps, instead of 5,519 tps, and increasing 
Tennessee's total State-wide NOX budget from 163,928 tpy to 
164,075 tpy. Based on this correction, Tennessee's second revision 
reallocates trading allowances to Eastman Chemical Company--increasing 
the NOX trading allowances from 416 tps to 549 tps for the 
Eastman Chemical Company boiler.
    In the Final Rules section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving the State's SIP revisions as a direct final rule without 
prior proposal because the Agency views these as noncontroversial 
submittals and anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale 
for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no 
significant, material, and adverse comments are received in response to 
this rule, 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comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 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 on 
this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this document 
should do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 30, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2003-TN-0001 or EPA-R04-OAR-2004-TN-0001, by one of the following 
methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 

submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: difrank.stacy@epa.gov.
    3. Fax: 404-562-9019.
    4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2003-TN-0001 or EPA-R04-OAR-2004-TN-0001'', 
Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides 
and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: Stacy DiFrank, Regulatory Development 
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management 
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth 
Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Such deliveries are only 
accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation. The 
Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 
8:30 to 4:30, excluding Federal holidays. Please see the direct final 
rule which is located in the Rules section of

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this Federal Register for detailed instructions on how to submit 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacy DiFrank, Regulatory Development 
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management 
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth 
Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404) 
562-9042. Ms. DiFrank can also be reached via electronic mail at 
difrank.stacy@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct 
final rule which is published in the Rules section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: April 19, 2006.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 06-4022 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]

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