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National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks

Fri, Dec 22 2006 11:00:00 GMT

EPA is taking direct final action on amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Automobiles and LightDuty Trucks (Automobiles and Light Duty Trucks NESHAP) which were promulgated on April 26, 2004, under the authority of section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act. The direct final rule amendments provide the option of including surface coating of heavier motor vehicles under this rule. This action also makes direct final rule amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products (Miscellaneous Metal Parts NESHAP) and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products (Plastic Parts NESHAP) to maintain consistency between these rules and the Automobiles and LightDuty Trucks NESHAP.

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; Redesignation of the Kent and Queen Anne's

Fri, Dec 22 2006 11:00:00 GMT

EPA is approving a redesignation request and a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Maryland. The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) is requesting that Kent and Queen Anne's 8hour Ozone Nonattainment Area (Kent and Queen Anne's area) be redesignated as attainment for the 8hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). In conjunction with its redesignation request, the State submitted a SIP revision consisting of a maintenance plan which provides for continued attainment of the 8 hour ozone NAAQS for the next 12 years, until 2018. Concurrently, EPA is approving the maintenance plan as meeting the requirements of Clean Air Act (CAA) 175A(b) with respect to the 1hour ozone maintenance plan update. EPA is also approving the adequacy determination for the motor vehicle emission budgets (MVEBs) that are identified in the 8hour maintenance plan for Kent and Queen Anne's area for purposes of transportation conformity, and is approving those MVEBs. EPA i

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; Revision to Ohio State Implementation Plan To

Fri, Dec 22 2006 11:00:00 GMT

EPA is approving a revision to the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by Ohio on April 11, 2005 to rescind a rule which affected stationary combustion sources located within Priority I regions of the State and new sources regardless of location. The rule revision we are approving here also applies to nitric acid manufacture. We are taking this action at the request of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) because this rule is no longer the limiting regulation for any oxides of nitrogen (NOX) emission units in the State. The rule was originally approved by EPA over 30 years ago and since then has been superseded by a number of more stringent State and Federal regulations. The Ohio NOX SIP call rules and Federal emission standards for utility and industrial units all have greater potential for reducing emissions of NOX and improving human health than does the State's rescinded rule.

Flucarbazone-sodium; Pesticide Tolerance

Fri, Dec 22 2006 11:00:00 GMT

This regulation establishes a tolerance for combined residues of flucarbazonesodium, 4,5dihydro3methoxy4methyl5oxoN
[[2(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl] sulfonyl1H1,2,4triazole 1carboxamide, sodium salt and its Ndesmethyl metabolite in or on wheat, forage at 0.30 parts per million (ppm); wheat, grain at 0.01 ppm; wheat, hay at 0.10 ppm; and wheat, straw at 0.05 ppm; and combined residues of flucarbazonesodium and its metabolites converted to 2
(trifluoromethoxy) benzene sulfonamide and calculated as flucarbazone sodium in or on milk at 0.005 ppm; meat and meat byproducts (excluding liver) of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 0.01 ppm; and liver of cattle, goats, hogs, horses, and sheep at 1.5 ppm. Arysta LifeScience North America Corporation, 15401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513 requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA).

Toxics Release Inventory Burden Reduction Final Rule

Fri, Dec 22 2006 11:00:00 GMT

EPA is revising the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements to reduce burden while continuing to provide valuable information to the public, and promote recycling and treatment as alternatives to disposal and other releases. TRI reporting is required by section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community RighttoKnow Act (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). This rule expands nonPersistent Bioaccumulative and Toxic (nonPBT) chemical eligibility for Form A by raising the eligibility threshold to 5,000 pounds of total annual waste management (i.e., releases, recycling, energy recovery, and treatment for destruction) provided total annual releases of the nonPBT chemical comprise no more than 2,000 pounds of the 5,000pound total waste management limit. This rule also allows, for the first time, limited use of Form A for PBT chemicals when total annual releases of a PBT chemical are zero and the total annual amount of the PBT chemical recycled, combusted for en

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Automobiles and Light-Duty Trucks

Fri, Dec 22 2006 11:00:00 GMT

On April 26, 2004, EPA issued the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Automobiles and Light Duty Trucks (Automobiles and LightDuty Trucks NESHAP) under section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act. We are proposing to amend the final rule to provide the option of including surface coating of heavier motor vehicles under this rule. This action also proposes to amend the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Surface [[Page 76957]]
Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products (Miscellaneous Metal Parts NESHAP) and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products (Plastic Parts NESHAP) to maintain consistency between these rules and the Automobiles and LightDuty Trucks NESHAP. These proposed amendments appear in the Rules and Regulations Section of this Federal Register as a direct final rule.

Revisions of Standards of Performance for New and Existing Stationary Sources; Electric Utility Steam Generating

Fri, Dec 22 2006 11:00:00 GMT

In this action, EPA proposes a Federal Plan to implement Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111 mercury (Hg) standards of performance for new and existing coalfired electric utility steam generating units (Utility Unit or EGU) located in States or Indian Country covered by the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) which do not have EPA approved and currently effective State plans. The EPA will not take final action on the proposed Federal Plan until EPA either finds that a State has failed to timely submit a plan or disapproves a submitted plan. Any final Federal Plan is expected to serve primarily to temporarily fill a regulatory gap in circumstances where either a State fails to timely submit a plan or EPA disapproves a submitted plan as, in either case, States will be free to submit an approvable plan after promulgation of the Federal Plan and upon approval of the State Plan by EPA, the Federal Plan will no longer apply to coalfired Utility Units covered by the State Plan.

This action also proposes cer

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

Fri, Dec 22 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at 2025647167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20060352, ERP No. DCOEK39099CA, Berth 97109 Container Terminal Project, Proposed New Wharves, Dredging Backlands Development, Improvements to the Terminal Entrance, and Bridges Connecting Berths 97109 with Berths 121131, Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about air quality, noise, and visual impacts, and requested additional mitigation measures to reduce the above impacts.
Rating EC2
EIS No. 20060376, ERP No. DFHWL59002AK, Knik Arm Crossing Project, To Provide Improved Access betwee

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

Fri, Dec 22 2006 11:00:00 GMT

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 5647167 or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 12/11/2006 Through 12/15/2006 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
EIS No. 20060513, Final EIS, AFS, CO, Arapahoe Basin 2006 Improvement Plan, Enhancing the Recreational Experience Addressing Lifts, Parking, and Terrain Network, Montezuma Bowl, Implementation, U.S. Army COE 404 Permit, White River National Forest, Summit County, CO, Wait Period Ends: 01/22/2007, Contact: Peech Keller 9702623495.
EIS No. 20060514, Draft EIS, NPS, CA, Big Lagoon Wetland and Creek Restoration Project, To Restore a Functional, SelfSustaining Ecosystem, including Wetland, Riparian, and Aquatic Components, Golden Gate National Area, Muir Beach, Marin County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 03/07/2007, Contact: Steve Ortega

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS); Request for Chemical Substance Nominations for 2007 Program

Fri, Dec 22 2006 11:00:00 GMT

The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) database that contains EPA's scientific positions on human health effects that may result from exposure to chemical substances in the environment. EPA is soliciting public nominations for chemical substances for its 2007 agenda. EPA invites the public to submit nominations for substances to be considered for an assessment or reassessment in its IRIS Program in accordance with the instructions provided at the end of this notice.

Draft Toxicological Reviews of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs): In support of the Summary Information in the

Fri, Dec 22 2006 11:00:00 GMT

EPA is announcing that the Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education (ORISE), under an Interagency agreement between the Department of Energy and EPA, will convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peerreview workshop to review the external review draft documents titled, ``Toxicological Review of TetraBDE (BDE47): In Support of Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (NCEAS2537);
``Toxicological Review of PentaBDE (BDE99): In Support of Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (NCEAS 2538); ``Toxicological Review of HexaBDE (BDE153): In Support of Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (NCEAS2539); and ``Toxicological Review of DecaBDE (BDE209): In Support of Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (NCEAS2540). The EPA also is announcing a public comment period for the external review draft documents.

The public comment period and t

Toxics Release Inventory--Decision To Maintain Existing Reporting Frequency

Fri, Dec 22 2006 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces EPA's decision to maintain the annual reporting requirement for the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). This announcement is being made in followup to an October 4, 2005, Federal Register notice that stated that EPA intended to explore potential approaches for modifying the TRI reporting frequency (70 FR 57871). The Agency has decided not to pursue any changes in the TRI reporting frequency.