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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No.

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qualifies for such treatment. The written ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Instructions: Direct your comments to
declaration may be made by including AGENCY Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2006–
on the entry summary, or equivalent 0607. EPA’s policy is that all comments
documentation, the symbol ‘‘CA’’ for a 40 CFR Part 52 received will be included in the public
good of Canada, or the symbol ‘‘MX’’ for [EPA–R03–OAR–2006–0607; FRL–8212–6] docket without change, and may be
a good of Mexico, as a prefix to the made available online at http://
subheading of the HTSUS under which Approval and Promulgation of Air www.regulations.gov, including any
each qualifying good is classified. Quality Implementation Plans; personal information provided, unless
Except as otherwise provided in 19 CFR Maryland; State Implementation Plan the comment includes information
181.22 and except in the case of a good Revision for American Cyanamid claimed to be Confidential Business
to which Appendix 6.B to Annex 300– Company, Havre de Grace, MD Information (CBI) or other information
B of the NAFTA applies (see also 19 whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Do not submit information that you
CFR 102.25), the declaration shall be Agency (EPA).
based on a complete and properly consider to be CBI or otherwise
ACTION: Proposed rule. protected through http://
executed original Certificate of Origin,
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
or copy thereof, which is in the SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve
http://www.regulations.gov Web site is
possession of the importer and which a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
covers the good being imported. revision submitted by the State of
means EPA will not know your identity
* * * * * Maryland. This revision pertains to the
or contact information unless you
removal of an August 2, 1984 Secretarial
7. Amend § 181.22(d)(1)(iii) by Order (Order) from the Maryland SIP. provide it in the body of your comment.
removing the phrase ‘‘of a good whose The Order constituted a Plan for If you send an e-mail comment directly
value’’, and adding in its place the Compliance (PFC) and an alternative to EPA without going through http://
phrase ‘‘for which the total value of method of assessing compliance at an www.regulations.gov, your e-mail
originating goods’’. American Cyanamid Company address will be automatically captured
(Company) facility located in Havre de and included as part of the comment
8. Amend § 181.74 by:
Grace, Harford County, Maryland (the that is placed in the public docket and
a. In paragraph (a), removing the made available on the Internet. If you
Facility). The Order allowed for certain
citation ‘‘181.72(a)(2)(iii)’’ and adding in submit an electronic comment, EPA
volatile organic compound (VOC)
its place the citation ‘‘181.72(a)(3)(iii)’’; recommends that you include your
emissions sources at the Facility to
and achieve compliance with emissions name and other contact information in
b. In paragraph (e), removing the limits through averaging (or ‘‘bubbling’’) the body of your comment and with any
address citation ‘‘Project North Star of emissions over a 24-hour period. disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
Coordination Center, P.O. Box 400, Removal of the Order from the SIP will cannot read your comment due to
Buffalo, New York 14225–0400’’ and remove the ‘‘bubbling’’ compliance technical difficulties and cannot contact
adding in its place the address citation option for these sources at the Facility. you for clarification, EPA may not be
‘‘Bureau of Customs and Border In lieu of ‘‘bubbling,’’ the sources must able to consider your comment.
Protection, Office of Field Operations, comply with the approved and more Electronic files should avoid the use of
Special Enforcement Division, 1300 stringent Maryland SIP provisions for special characters, any form of
the control of VOC emissions, which do encryption, and be free of any defects or
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
not allow averaging or ‘‘bubbling.’’ This viruses.
DC 20229’’.
action is being taken under the Clean Docket: All documents in the
9. Amend § 181.93(a) by removing the Air Act (CAA or the Act). electronic docket are listed in the
address citation ‘‘National Commodity http://www.regulations.gov index.
DATES: Written comments must be
Specialist Division, United States Although listed in the index, some
received on or before September 22,
Customs Service, 6 World Trade Center, information is not publicly available,
2006.
New York, NY 10048’’ and adding in its i.e., CBI or other information whose
place the address citation ‘‘National ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Commodity Specialist Division, Bureau identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
Certain other material, such as
of Customs and Border Protection, One R03–OAR–2006–0607 by one of the
copyrighted material, is not placed on
Penn Plaza, 10th Floor, New York, NY following methods:
the Internet and will be publicly
10119’’. A. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
available only in hard copy form.
the on-line instructions for submitting
Dated: August 17, 2006. Publicly available docket materials are
comments.
Deborah J. Spero,
available either electronically in http://
B. E-mail: morris.makeba@epa.gov.
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy
Acting Commissioner, Customs and Border C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2006–0607,
during normal business hours at the Air
Protection. Makeba Morris, Chief, Air Quality
Protection Division, U.S. Environmental
Timothy E. Skud, Planning and Analysis Branch,
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Mailcode 3AP21, U.S. Environmental
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
[FR Doc. E6–13947 Filed 8–22–06; 8:45 am] 19103. Copies of the State submittal are
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
BILLING CODE 9111–14–P available at the Maryland Department of
19103.
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the Environment, 1800 Washington


D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-
Boulevard, Suite 705, Baltimore,
listed EPA Region III address. Such
Maryland 21230.
deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Neil
special arrangements should be made Bigioni, (215) 814–2781, or by e-mail at
for deliveries of boxed information. bigioni.neil@epa.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May This proposed SIP revision will remove States, on the relationship between the
17, 2006, the Maryland Department of the current ability for Cytec to comply national government and the States, or
the Environment submitted a revision to with VOC emissions limits for the on the distribution of power and
its SIP entitled ‘‘Removal of the 1984 sources subject to the Order through responsibilities among the various
American Cyanamid Company averaging or ‘‘bubbling’’ of VOC levels of government, as specified in
Secretarial Order from Maryland’s State emissions. The SIP-approved limits Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,
Implementation Plan.’’ The request was codified at COMAR 26.11.19.07C do not August 10, 1999), because it merely
for the removal of a Secretarial Order allow for compliance through averaging/ proposes to approve a state rule
(by Consent) currently incorporated into ’’bubbling.’’ The applicable COMAR implementing a Federal requirement,
the Maryland SIP. EPA is proposing to 26.11.19.07C limits of 2.9 pounds of and does not alter the relationship or
approve Maryland’s requested SIP VOC per gallon of coating as applied the distribution of power and
revision removing the Order from the (minus water), are also more stringent responsibilities established in the Clean
SIP. than the emissions limit of 3.2 pounds Air Act. This proposed rule also is not
of VOC per gallon of coating as applied subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
I. Background
(minus water) imposed by the Order. 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not
EPA published a final rule on May 16, economically significant.
1990 (55 FR 20269), approving the III. Proposed Action In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s
Order issued to the Company’s adhesive EPA is proposing to approve role is to approve state choices,
manufacturing facility in Havre de Maryland’s SIP revision submitted May provided that they meet the criteria of
Grace, Maryland (the Facility), as a 27, 2006 to remove the August 2, 1984 the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the
revision to the Maryland SIP. The Order Secretarial Order issued to American absence of a prior existing requirement
provided the Company with a PFC and Cyanamid Company from the SIP. EPA for the State to use voluntary consensus
an alternative method of assessing is soliciting public comments on the standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
compliance for certain installations issues discussed in this document. to disapprove a SIP submission for
located at the Facility by allowing the These comments will be considered failure to use VCS. It would thus be
averaging or ‘‘bubbling’’ of the before taking final action. inconsistent with applicable law for
emissions of VOC over a 24-hour period. EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission,
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
By allowing ‘‘bubbling’’ of VOC to use VCS in place of a SIP submission
Reviews
emissions the Company could over- that otherwise satisfies the provisions of
control emissions at some units and Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR the Clean Air Act. Thus, the
under control at other units such that 51735, October 4, 1993), this proposed requirements of section 12(d) of the
the overall emissions from the sources action is not a ‘‘significant regulatory National Technology Transfer and
collectively would be the same as those action’’ and therefore is not subject to Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.
that would be achieved utilizing review by the Office of Management and 272 note) do not apply. As required by
traditional control strategies at each Budget. For this reason, this action is section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (61
source. The VOC sources where also not subject to Executive Order FR 4729, February 7, 1996), in issuing
‘‘bubbling’’ was allowed at the Facility 13211, ‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations this proposed rule, EPA has taken the
were components of the Facility’s paper That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, necessary steps to eliminate drafting
and fabric adhesive coating operation, Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355 (May errors and ambiguity, minimize
and included Towers 2, 3, and 5 and the 22, 2001)). This action merely proposes potential litigation, and provide a clear
FM–1000 coater/dryer. to approve state law as meeting Federal legal standard for affected conduct. EPA
Since EPA’s May 16, 1990 approval of requirements and imposes no additional has complied with Executive Order
the Order as a SIP revision the Facility requirements beyond those imposed by 12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1988) by
has been acquired by Cytec Engineered state law. Accordingly, the examining the takings implications of
Materials, Inc. (Cytec). Administrator certifies that this the rule in accordance with the
proposed rule will not have a significant ‘‘Attorney General’s Supplemental
II. Summary of SIP Revision economic impact on a substantial Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk
EPA is proposing to approve this SIP number of small entities under the and Avoidance of Unanticipated
revision submitted by the State of Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 Takings’’ issued under the executive
Maryland. The revision will remove the et seq.). Because this rule proposes to order. This proposed rule to remove the
Order from the Maryland SIP. Removal approve pre-existing requirements Secretarial Order for American
of the Order from the SIP will subject under state law and does not impose Cyanamid from the Maryland SIP does
the VOC emissions sources at the any additional enforceable duty beyond not impose an information collection
Facility that formerly subject to the that required by state law, it does not burden under the provisions of the
‘‘bubbling’’ provisions of the Order to contain any unfunded mandate or Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
the Maryland VOC regulations and significantly or uniquely affect small U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
limits codified at Code of Maryland governments, as described in the
Regulations (COMAR) 26.11.19.07. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Those COMAR regulations are part of (Pub. L. 104–4). This proposed rule also Environmental protection, Air
the Maryland SIP. (65 FR 2334, January does not have a substantial direct effect pollution control, Ozone, Reporting and
14, 2000). The materials submitted by on one or more Indian tribes, on the recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
Maryland in support of the SIP revision relationship between the Federal organic compounds.
indicate that the Facility currently Government and Indian tribes, or on the
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.


intends to comply with the SIP- distribution of power and
approved VOC limits by reducing VOC responsibilities between the Federal Dated: August 16, 2006.
emissions through use of a regenerative Government and Indian tribes, as Donald S. Welsh,
thermal oxidizer, as allowed by COMAR specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 Regional Administrator, Region III.
26.11.19.02B(2)(b)(ii) and the Maryland FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will [FR Doc. E6–13952 Filed 8–22–06; 8:45 am]
SIP (68 FR 9012, February 27, 2003). it have substantial direct effects on the BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

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