Public Comment Received December 1, 2016
Docket EPA-RO 2-OAR-2016-0161
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; New York, New Jersey and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Other Solid Waste Incineration Units
Comment On: EPA-RO 2-OAR-2016-0161-001
Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico; Designated Facilities; Other Solid Waste Incineration Units.
Submitted Comment: "This is not beneficial, as evidenced by recent funding statistics. As the trend shows increased regulations result in decreased funding for research grants".
EPA Memo to the Docket: 
This comment is not a "significant comment" pursuant to Section 307(d)(6)(B) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §7607(d)(6)(B) and therefore EPA is not responding.  The comment does not relate to the underlying purpose of the Notice, which is to exempt the States of New York and New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from the requirement to submit a plan under Sections 111(d) and 129 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§7411(d) and 7429. Therefore, the comment is neither relevant nor adverse to this action. The commenter has not made clear any connection between "increased regulations" and decreased funding for research grants in the context of this rule which is merely a negative declaration that "Other Solid Waste Incineration Units" do not exist within the noted jurisdictions. 
We note that the commenter, who is not identified in the comment, provided an attachment which is corrupted.  EPA technical staff in Region 2's Information Systems Branch were unable to open the attached file because the .html file is a website file that was not properly formatted, and the javascript link does not lead to anything accessible.  
