Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania's Adoption of Control Techniques Guidelines for Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule

Cosmo Servidio
Environmental Protection Agency
13 December 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58563-58564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26763]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2017-0342; FRL-9971-93-Region 3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania's Adoption of Control Techniques Guidelines 
for Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings; Withdrawal of 
Direct Final Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Due to receipt of adverse comment, the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing the direct final rule published 
on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 to approve revisions to the Pennsylvania 
state implementation plan (SIP) pertaining to the addition of new 
regulations to address the requirement to adopt reasonably available 
control technology (RACT) for sources covered by EPA's control 
techniques guidelines (CTG) for automobile and light-duty truck 
assembly coatings.

DATES: The direct final rule published at 82 FR 49128, on October 24, 
2017, is withdrawn as of December 13, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Schulingkamp, (215) 814-2021, 
or by email at schulingkamp.joseph@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 18, 2016, the Commonwealth

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of Pennsylvania, through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection (PADEP), submitted a formal revision to the Pennsylvania 
SIP. The SIP revision consists of the adoption of EPA's CTG for 
automobile and light duty assembly coatings. In the direct final rule 
published on October 24, 2017 (82 FR 49128), EPA stated that if EPA 
received adverse comments by November 24, 2017, the rule would be 
withdrawn and not take effect. EPA subsequently received adverse 
comments from anonymous commenters.
    Because adverse comments were received, EPA is withdrawing the 
direct final rule promulgated by EPA on October 24, 2017 (82 FR 49128) 
approving the revision to the Pennsylvania SIP pertaining to the 
addition of new regulations to address the requirement to adopt RACT 
for sources covered by EPA's CTG for automobile and light-duty truck 
assembly coatings. EPA will respond to the adverse comments in a 
separate final rulemaking action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 
organic compounds.

    Dated: November 30, 2017.
Cosmo Servidio,
Regional Administrator, Region III.


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Accordingly, the amendments to 40 CFR 52.2020 published on October 24, 
2017 (82 FR 49128) are withdrawn as of December 13, 2017.

[FR Doc. 2017-26763 Filed 12-12-17; 8:45 am]
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