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Our policy is that EPA will Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA Quality Implementation Plans; State of include all comments received in the 94105; via telephone at (415) 947–4111; California; Regional Haze State public docket without change. EPA may or via electronic mail at Implementation Plan and Interstate make comments available online at [email protected]. http://www.regulations.gov, including Transport Plan; Interference With SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Visibility Requirement any personal information provided, Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ unless the comment includes or ‘‘our,’’ refer to EPA. AGENCY: Environmental Protection information claimed to be Confidential Agency (EPA). Business Information (CBI) or other Table of Contents ACTION: Proposed rule. information whose disclosure is I. The State’s Submittals restricted by statute. Do not submit II. What is the background for EPA’s SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve information through http:// proposed action? a revision to the California State www.regulations.gov or e-mail that you A. The Regional Haze Problem Implementation Plan (SIP) that consider to be CBI or otherwise B. Requirements of the CAA and EPA’s addresses regional haze for the first protected. The http:// Regional Haze Rule implementation period through 2018. www.regulations.gov Web site is an C. Roles of Agencies in Addressing This revision addresses the ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which Regional Haze D. Interstate Transport Pollution and requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA means EPA will not know your identity Visibility Requirements or ‘‘Act’’) and EPA’s rules that require or contact information unless you III. What are the requirements for regional states to prevent any future and remedy provide it in the body of your comment. haze SIPs? any existing anthropogenic impairment If you send an e-mail comment directly A. The CAA and the Regional Haze Rule of visibility in mandatory Class I areas to EPA, without going through http:// B. Determination of Baseline, Natural, and caused by emissions of air pollutants www.regulations.gov, EPA will include Current Visibility Conditions from numerous sources located over a your e-mail address as part of the C. Determination of Reasonable Progress wide geographic area (also referred to as comment that is placed in the public Goals the ‘‘regional haze program’’). States are docket and made available on the D. Best Available Retrofit Technology E. Long Term Strategy required to assure reasonable progress Internet. If you submit an electronic F. Coordination of the Regional Haze SIP toward the national goal of achieving comment, EPA recommends that you and Reasonably Attributable Visibility natural visibility conditions in Class I include your name and other contact Impairment areas. information in the body of your G. Monitoring Strategy and Other In addition, we are proposing to comment and with any disk or CD–ROM Implementation Plan Requirements approve certain portions of this you submit. If EPA cannot read your H. Consultation With States and Federal Regional Haze SIP revision and a related comment due to technical difficulties Land Managers SIP revision submitted by California on and cannot contact you for clarification, IV. EPA’s Analysis of the California Regional November 16, 2007, as meeting the EPA may not be able to consider your Haze Plan A. Affected Class I Areas in California requirements of CAA Section comment. Electronic files should avoid B. Visibility Conditions and Uniform Rate 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) regarding interference the use of special characters, any form of Progress with other states’ measures to protect of encryption, and be free of any defects 1. Baseline and Natural Visibility visibility for the 1997 8-hour ozone and or viruses. For additional information Conditions 1997 particulate matter (PM2.5) National about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 2. Uniform Rate of Progress Estimate VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:13 Mar 14, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\15MRP1.SGM 15MRP1 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2011 / Proposed Rules 13945 C. California Emissions Inventories March 16, 2009 submittal includes II. What is the background for EPA’s D. Sources of Visibility Impairment public process documentation for the proposed action? 1. Sources of Visibility Impairment in CRHP and documentation of a duly California Class I Areas A. The Regional Haze Problem 2. California Contributions to Visibility noticed public hearing held on January Impairment in Class I Areas Outside of 22, 2009. Regional haze is visibility impairment produced by a multitude of sources and the State On November 16, 2007, ARB E. Best Available Retrofit Technology activities located across a broad Evaluation submitted the State Strategy for geographic area that emit fine particles California’s 2007 State Implementation 1. Sources Potentially Subject to BART (PM2.5) (e.g., sulfates, nitrates, organic 2. Sources Not Contributing to Visibility Plan to attain the 1997 8-hour ozone and carbon, elemental carbon, and soil dust), 4 Impairment PM2.5 NAAQS (2007 State Strategy). and their precursors (e.g., sulfur dioxide 3. Sources Already Controlled to BART Appendix C of the 2007 State Strategy, (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and in F. Visibility Projections for 2018 and the as modified by Attachment A,5 contains Reasonable Progress Goals some cases, ammonia (NH3) and volatile 1. Establishing the Reasonable Progress the ‘‘Interstate Transport State organic compounds (VOC)). Fine Goals Implementation Plan (SIP) for 8-hour particle precursors react in the 2. Interstate Consultation Ozone and PM2.5 to satisfy the atmosphere to form fine particulate G. Long-Term Strategy Requirements of Clean Air Act section matter which impairs visibility by 1. Ongoing Air Pollution Control Programs 110(a)(2)(D)(i) for the State of California’’ scattering and absorbing light. Visibility a. Mobile Source Programs impairment reduces the clarity, color, b. Stationary and Area Source Regulations (2007 Transport SIP). The 2007 by Local Air Agencies Transport SIP addresses the Transport and visible distance that one can see. 2. Construction Activities SIP requirements of CAA section PM2.5 can also cause serious health 3. Source Retirement and Replacement 110(a)(2)(D)(i) for the 1997 effects and mortality in humans and Schedules 8-hour ozone and 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. contributes to environmental impacts, 4. Smoke Management Programs ARB’s November 16, 2007 submittal such as acid deposition and 5. Enforceability of Measures in the Long- eutrophication. Term Strategy includes public process documentation for the 2007 State Strategy, including Data from the existing visibility H. Monitoring Strategy ‘‘ I. Federal Land Manager Consultation and the 2007 Transport SIP. In addition, the monitoring network, the Interagency Coordination SIP revision includes documentation of Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments’’ (IMPROVE) monitoring J. Periodic SIP Revisions and Five-year a duly noticed public hearing held on network, show that visibility Progress Reports September 27, 2007 on the proposed V. EPA’s Analysis of How California’s impairment caused by air pollution 2007 State Strategy. Regional Haze Plan Meets Interstate occurs virtually all the time at most Transport Requirements For the portion of today’s proposed national park and wilderness areas.