Air Plan Approval; MA; Decommissioning of Stage II Vapor Recovery Systems, 85897-85901 [2016-28587]

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). This revision includes regulatory amendments that allow gasoline dispensing facilities (GDFs) to decommission their Stage II vapor recovery systems as of January 2, 2015, and a demonstration that such removal is consistent with the Clean Air Act and EPA guidance. This revision also includes regulatory amendments that strengthen Massachusetts’ requirements for Stage I vapor recovery systems at GDFs. The intended effect of this action is to approve Massachusetts’ revised vapor recovery regulations. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act. DATES: This rule is effective on December 29, 2016. ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR– 2015–0351. All documents in the docket are listed on the https:// www.regulations.gov Web site. 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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ariel Garcia, Air Quality Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (mail code: OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109– 3912, telephone number (617) 918– 1660, fax number (617) 918–0660, email garcia.ariel@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean EPA. Organization of this document. The following outline is provided to aid in locating information in this preamble. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State I. Background and Purpose II. Response to Comments III. Final Action Dated: November 17, 2016. Bea Hanson, Principal Deputy Director. [FR Doc. 2016–28437 Filed 11–28–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–FX–P Reallocation of funds. This section implements 42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(j), regarding reallocation of funds. (a) Returned funds. A State may reallocate funds returned to the State, within a reasonable amount of time before the award end date. (b) Insufficient eligible applications. A State may also reallocate funds if the State does not receive sufficient eligible applications to award the full funding under the allocations in 42 U.S.C. 3796gg–1(c)(4). An ‘‘eligible’’ application is one that is from an eligible entity that has the capacity to perform the proposed services, proposes activities within the scope of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:25 Nov 28, 2016 Jkt 241001 85897 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R01–OAR–2015–0351; A–1–FRL– 9950–92–Region 1] Air Plan Approval; MA; Decommissioning of Stage II Vapor Recovery Systems AGENCY: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\29NOR1.SGM 29NOR1 85898 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2016 / Rules and Regulations IV. Incorporation by Reference V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with RULES I. Background and Purpose On March 9, 2016 (81 FR 12440), EPA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The NPR proposed approval of Massachusetts’ revised regulations 310 Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR) 7.00, Air Pollution Control: Definitions, 310 CMR 7.24(3), Distribution of Motor Vehicle Fuel, 310 CMR 7.24(4), Motor Vehicle Fuel Tank Trucks, and 310 CMR 7.24(6), Dispensing of Motor Vehicle Fuel. These regulations had been amended to allow the decommissioning of Stage II vapor recovery systems and to strengthen Stage I vapor recovery requirements. The SIP revision was submitted by the MassDEP on May 5, 2015 and also included a demonstration that the decommissioning of Stage II vapor recovery systems at gasoline dispensing facilities is consistent with the Clean Air Act and EPA guidance. A detailed discussion of Massachusetts’ May 5, 2015 SIP revision and EPA’s rationale for proposing approval of the SIP revision were provided in the NPR and will not be restated in this notice, except to the extent relevant to our responses to public comments we received on our proposal. II. Response to Comments EPA received one comment on the NPR from the Vapor Recovery Association. That comment is summarized below with EPA’s response. Comment: The commenter opposes EPA’s proposed approval of Massachusetts’ revised Stage II vapor recovery regulation. The commenter believes that eliminating Stage II vapor recovery systems at GDFs and relying solely on Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR) systems located within the vehicles to mitigate refueling emissions will have a negative impact on air quality; cause adverse health impacts to motorists, GDF employees, and members of the community; and result in a severe negative burden in Environmental Justice (EJ) areas in Massachusetts. Furthermore, the commenter asserts that MassDEP’s rationale for decommissioning Stage II vapor recovery systems is not based in science and that it can be mathematically shown that emissions will be increased rather than decreased as a result of the elimination of the Stage II vapor recovery program. However, the VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:25 Nov 28, 2016 Jkt 241001 commenter did not submit any calculations in support of its claims of the increased emissions, health impacts, and the impacts on EJ areas that the commenter alleges would result from decommissioning Stage II vapor recovery systems at GDFs in Massachusetts. Nor did the commenter specify what specific aspects of the technical analyses conducted by the MassDEP in support of its SIP revision were scientifically unsupportable. Finally, the commenter believes that in terminating the Massachusetts Stage II vapor recovery program, the MassDEP is not adhering to its mission statement. The commenter also believes that the technical details of fuel storage tank evaporative losses and the alleged significant increase in refueling emissions impacts caused by Massachusetts’ removal of Stage II vapor recovery, should have received more thought, analysis and quantification. Again, however, the commenter did not provide specific criticism of the analyses conducted by MassDEP, did not identify any specific aspects of those analyses that the commenter believes are incorrect, and did not assert any alternative specific results or conclusions that the commenter believes would result if the issues were evaluated according to the commenter’s unspecified preferred alternative methodology. Response: EPA disagrees with the Vapor Recovery Association’s assertion that there will be significant increased emissions from this action. Massachusetts’ May 5, 2015 SIP revision contains a Clean Air Act (CAA) section 110(l) demonstration which was performed in accordance with EPA’s final rule determining that ORVR is now in widespread use in the national motor vehicle fleet (77 FR 28770, May 16, 2012) and with EPA’s ‘‘Guidance on Removing Stage II Gasoline Vapor Control Programs from State Implementation Plans and Assessing Comparable Measures’’ (EPA–457/B– 12–001, August 7, 2012), hereafter, EPA’s August 7, 2012 Guidance (a copy of this guidance has been placed in the public docket for this action). The Massachusetts rule allows GDFs to decommission Stage II systems as of January 2, 2015, and requires all GDFs equipped with Stage II vapor recovery systems to decommission their Stage II systems by January 2, 2017 (by the end of 2016). As discussed in the NPR, Appendix Table A–1 of EPA’s August 7, 2012 Guidance illustrates that by the end of 2016, approximately 85% of the vehicles in the national motor vehicle fleet will be equipped with ORVR. The number of ORVR-equipped vehicles in PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Massachusetts will likely be even higher due to Massachusetts having a more accelerated motor vehicle fleet turnover when compared to the national motor vehicle fleet.1 Appendix Table A–1 also illustrates that by the end of 2016, about 89% of the gasoline dispensed nationally will be to ORVR-equipped vehicles, which is also likely to be higher in Massachusetts due to a newer motor vehicle fleet. At that point in time, since a vast majority of Massachusetts vehicles being refueled at gasoline dispensing facilities will be equipped with ORVR systems, the ORVR systems will be controlling the volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, making Stage II vapor recovery systems a redundant, and potentially incompatible, emissions control technology in Massachusetts. Therefore, removing the Stage II systems is not expected to result in a significant emissions increase, and is actually expected to avoid emissions increases resulting from the incompatibility of some Stage II systems with ORVR controls. EPA also disagrees with the commenter’s assertion that the alleged increase in emissions resulting from the removal of Stage II controls will result in a large increase in adverse health impacts to motorists, GDF employees, and members of the community. EPA’s August 7, 2012 Guidance states that ‘‘EPA believes it is reasonable to conclude that the incremental emissions control that Stage II achieves beyond ORVR is de minimis if it is less than 10 percent of the area-wide emissions inventory associated with refueling highway motor vehicles.’’ As noted in the NPR, Massachusetts appropriately calculated the increase in refuelingassociated emissions from the decommissioning of Stage II systems in 2013 as 5.2 percent of that inventory, thus meeting this de minimis threshold. As also noted in the NPR, the increase in emissions from Stage II system decommissioning calculated by Massachusetts for 2013 (463 tons of VOC) is only about 0.3 percent of the total anthropogenic VOC emissions in Massachusetts (see EPA’s 2011 National Emissions Inventory database Version 2 1 Air Program Support for Stage I and Stage II Programs in Massachusetts Final Report, Eastern Research Group, Inc. and de la Torre-Klausmeier Consulting, December 12, 2012, includes an analysis of vehicle registration data, from the Massachusetts motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program database, illustrating that 76% of motor vehicles inspected in 2011 throughout Massachusetts had ORVR controls. This is much more accelerated than EPA’s end of 2011 calendar year national estimate that 67.1% of vehicles in the national motor vehicle fleet were equipped with ORVR. E:\FR\FM\29NOR1.SGM 29NOR1 jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with RULES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2016 / Rules and Regulations at www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/net/ 2011inventory.html). Also, as explained in EPA’s ORVR rulemaking and in EPA’s August 7, 2012 Guidance, these foregone emissions reductions in the near term continue to diminish rapidly over time as ORVR phase-in continues. Therefore, since the de minimis criteria discussed in EPA’s August 7, 2012 Guidance have been met, EPA is approving Massachusetts’ SIP revision. Furthermore, we note that Massachusetts’ revised 310 CMR 7.24(3) regulation also includes new Stage I vapor recovery requirements that will lead to additional emission reductions. Specifically, the regulation requires GDFs to upgrade their Stage I vapor recovery systems to Stage I Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) systems certified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) or a Stage I vapor recovery system composed of EVR system components (Stage I EVR component systems). The upgrade to Stage I EVR systems or Stage I EVR component systems is required upon facility startup for facilities beginning operation or installing a fuel storage tank as of January 2, 2015. In addition, as of January 2, 2015, any component of a pre-existing Stage I vapor recovery system that is replaced is required to be replaced with a CARB-certified Stage I EVR component. The Massachusetts regulation further requires that all Stage I systems be CARB-certified Stage I EVR systems or Stage I EVR component systems by January 2, 2022. CARBcertified Stage I EVR systems have been certified to achieve a 98 percent reduction in VOC emissions, as compared to 95 percent for pre-EVR Stage I systems. Thus, when pre-EVR Stage I systems in Massachusetts are replaced with CARB-certified Stage I EVR systems, a greater emission reduction will be achieved. Also, when a component of a pre-EVR Stage I system is replaced with a CARBcertified Stage I EVR component, a somewhat greater reduction is expected to be achieved. These additional reductions will further mitigate any temporary declining emissions increases, which are already de minimis, resulting from the removal of Stage II equipment. Although the commenter generally asserted that MassDEP’s analyses and demonstrations were not scientifically supported and that emissions increases could be mathematically shown to result from the removal of Stage II equipment, the commenter provided no information, data, or analytical critiques to support these allegations. The commenter has therefore not raised with reasonable specificity any objections to VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:25 Nov 28, 2016 Jkt 241001 the underlying analyses and demonstrations supporting EPA’s proposed approval of Massachusetts’ SIP revision. Consequently, it is not possible for EPA to respond to any specific criticisms that the commenter may have had of the MassDEP’s analyses, other than to reiterate that EPA concludes that Massachusetts has conducted its demonstration consistently with EPA’s applicable regulations and guidance under the Clean Air Act, as described and evaluated in detail in the NPR. See, 81 FR at 12442–43. Finally, EPA disagrees with the comment that MassDEP is not adhering to its mission statement and that an insufficient amount of thought, analysis, and quantification was provided by MassDEP regarding the impacts of decommissioning Stage II vapor recovery systems in Massachusetts. MassDEP’s analysis was conducted in accordance with EPA’s ORVR rulemaking and EPA’s August 7, 2012 Guidance. In fact, prior to the issuance of EPA’s August 7, 2012 Guidance, MassDEP hired independent consultants to conduct an analysis on the emissions impacts of the proposed changes to the Massachusetts Stage I and Stage II vapor recovery programs.2 One of the noteworthy results presented in the consultant’s report was the analysis of whether removal of Stage II controls would result in disproportionate air quality impacts in EJ communities. The consultant’s analysis determined that, previous to the April 2012 point at which EPA determined ORVR to have become in widespread use, EJ communities had a slightly lower proportion of ORVR-equipped vehicles (73% of the motor vehicle fleet) than non-EJ communities (77% of the motor vehicle fleet), based on 2011 data in Massachusetts. Although this shows that continuing to operate Stage II systems in Massachusetts EJ communities would not as quickly become redundant and potentially incompatible with ORVR controls as in non-EJ Massachusetts communities, Appendix Table A–1 of EPA’s August 7, 2012 Guidance illustrates that only about 67% of the national motor vehicle fleet consisted of ORVR-equipped vehicles in 2011, which is still less than the 73% rate for EJ communities in Massachusetts. The commenter has provided no information indicating that the rate of fleet turnover and the rate at which gasoline is dispensed to ORVR 2 Air Program Support for Stage I and Stage II Programs in Massachusetts Final Report, Eastern Research Group, Inc. and de la Torre-Klausmeier Consulting, December 12, 2012. PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 85899 equipped vehicles in Massachusetts EJ communities has subsequently fallen behind the corresponding national rates they were exceeding in 2011. Therefore, in response to the comment, EPA has no reason to believe that the emissions impact of decommissioning Stage II vapor recovery systems in EJ communities in Massachusetts is more significant than that discussed in EPA guidance as an acceptable national average impact. III. Final Action EPA is approving Massachusetts’ May 5, 2015 SIP revision. Specifically, EPA is approving, and incorporating into the Massachusetts SIP, the following amended Massachusetts regulations: 310 CMR 7.00, ‘‘Air Pollution Control: Definitions;’’ 310 CMR 7.24(3), ‘‘Distribution of Motor Vehicle Fuel;’’ 310 CMR 7.24(4), ‘‘Motor Vehicle Fuel Tank Trucks;’’ and 310 CMR 7.24(6), ‘‘Dispensing of Motor Vehicle Fuel.’’ EPA is approving this SIP revision because it meets all applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act and EPA guidance, and it will not interfere with any applicable requirement concerning National Ambient Air Quality Standards attainment and reasonable further progress or with any other applicable requirement of the Clean Air Act. Massachusetts’ May 5, 2015 SIP revision satisfies the ‘‘comparable measures’’ requirement of CAA section 184(b)(2), because as stated in EPA’s August 7, 2012 Guidance, ‘‘the comparable measures requirement is satisfied if phasing out a Stage II control program in a particular area is estimated to have no, or a de minimis, incremental loss of area-wide emissions control.’’ As noted in the NPR, Massachusetts’ SIP revision meets the de minimis criteria outlined in EPA’s August 7, 2012 Guidance. In addition, since emissions are de minimis, the anti-back sliding requirements of CAA section 110(l) have also been satisfied. IV. Incorporation by Reference In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the Massachusetts regulations described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents generally available through https:// www.regulations.gov. E:\FR\FM\29NOR1.SGM 29NOR1 85900 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2016 / Rules and Regulations jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with RULES V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this action: • Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011); • Does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); • Is certified as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); • Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); • Does not have Federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999); • Is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); • Is not a significant regulatory action subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); • Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act; and • Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule does not have VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:25 Nov 28, 2016 Jkt 241001 tribal implications and will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by January 30, 2017. Filing a petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).) List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds. Dated: August 1, 2016. H. Curtis Spalding, Regional Administrator, EPA New England. Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: PART 52—[AMENDED] 1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Subpart W—Massachusetts 2. Section 52.1120 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(144) to read as follows: ■ PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 § 52.1120 Identification of plan. * * * * * (c) * * * (144) Revisions to the State Implementation Plan submitted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on May 5, 2015. (i) Incorporation by reference. (A) Regulation 310 CMR 7.00 entitled ‘‘Air Pollution Control: Definitions,’’ the definitions listed below, effective January 2, 2015, as published in the Massachusetts Register, Issue S1277, January 2, 2015: (1) Aboveground Storage Tank or AST; (2) Business Day; (3) California Air Resources Board (or California ARB or CARB); (4) Commence Operations; (5) Emergency Motor Vehicle; (6) Emergency Situation; (7) Executive Order; (8) Minor Modification; (9) Monthly Throughput; (10) Motor Vehicle; (11) Motor Vehicle Fuel; (12) Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Facility; (13) Responsible Official; (14) Routine Maintenance; (15) Stage I CARB Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) Component or EVR; (16) Stage I CARB Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) System; (17) Stage I Component Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) System; (18) Stage I Minor Modification; (19) Stage I Non-Enhanced Vapor Recovery System; (20) Stage I Routine Maintenance; (21) Stage I Substantial Modification; (22) Stage I System; (23) Stage II Minor Modification; (24) Stage II Routine Maintenance; (25) Stage II Substantial Modification; (26) Stage II System; (27) Submerged Filling; (28) Tank Truck; (29) Vacuum Assist System; (30) Vapor; (31) Vapor Balance System; (32) Vapor-Mounted Seal; and (33) Vapor-Tight. (B) Regulation 310 CMR 7.24, ‘‘Organic Material Storage and Distribution,’’ the sections listed below, effective January 2, 2015, as published in the Massachusetts Register, Issue S1277, January 2, 2015: (1) 7.24(3) ‘‘Distribution of Motor Vehicle Fuel’’; (2) 7.24(4) ‘‘Motor Vehicle Fuel Tank Trucks’’; and (3) 7.24(6) ‘‘Dispensing of Motor Vehicle Fuel’’. (ii) Additional materials. (A) Letter from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental E:\FR\FM\29NOR1.SGM 29NOR1 85901 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2016 / Rules and Regulations Protection, dated May 5, 2015, submitting a revision to the Massachusetts State Implementation Plan. 3. In § 52.1167, Table 52.1167 is amended by adding new entries for the existing state citations for 310 CMR 7.00, 310 CMR 7.24(3), 310 CMR 7.24(4), and 310 CMR 7.24(6) to read as follows: ■ § 52.1167 EPA-approved Massachusetts State regulations. * * * * * TABLE 52.1167—EPA-APPROVED RULES AND REGULATIONS [See Notes at end of table] State citation Date submitted by State Title/subject Date approved by EPA Federal Register citation 52.1120(c) * 310 CMR 7.00. * Air Pollution Control: Definitions. * 5/5/15 * [Insert Federal Register citation]. * 11/29/16 * 310 CMR 7.24(3). * Distribution of Motor Vehicle Fuel. * 5/5/15 * [Insert Federal Register citation]. * 11/29/16 310 CMR 7.24(4). Motor Vehicle Fuel Tank Trucks. 5/5/15 11/29/16 * 310 CMR 7.24(6). * Dispensing of Motor Vehicle Fuel. * 5/5/15 11/29/16 * * * 144 144 [Insert Federal Register citation]. * [Insert Federal Register citation]. * 144 * 144 Comments/unapproved sections * * Revises definitions that relate to Stage I and Stage II vapor recovery systems. * * Revised to require Stage I Enhanced Vapor Recovery systems certified by the California Air Resources Board. Revised to make minor clarifying amendments. * * Revised to require the decommissioning of Stage II vapor recovery systems. * * * Notes: 1. This table lists regulations adopted as of 1972. It does not depict regulatory requirements which may have been part of the Federal SIP before this date. 2. The regulations are effective statewide unless otherwise stated in comments or title section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2016–28587 Filed 11–28–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. EP 734] Dispute Resolution Procedures Under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015 Surface Transportation Board. Final rules. AGENCY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) adopts final rules to implement passenger rail-related dispute resolution provisions under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (FAST Act). DATES: These rules are effective on December 29, 2016. ADDRESSES: Information or questions regarding these final rules should reference Docket No. EP 734 and be in writing addressed to: Chief, Section of Administration, Office of Proceedings, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:25 Nov 28, 2016 Title XI of the FAST Act,1 entitled ‘‘Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015,’’ adds to the Board’s existing passenger rail adjudicatory responsibilities related to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Among other things, Title XI includes new provisions involving cost recovery by Amtrak for Amtrak’s operation of ‘‘state-supported routes’’ and for the costs allocated to states (including state entities) using the Northeast Corridor rail facilities for their commuter rail operations. As relevant here, Title XI gives the Board jurisdiction to resolve cost allocation and access disputes between Amtrak, the states, and potential non-Amtrak operators of intercity passenger rail service.2 The FAST Act directs the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 49 CFR Part 1109 ACTION: Scott M. Zimmerman, (202) 245–0386. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877–8339. Jkt 241001 1 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act of 2015, Public Law 114–94 (signed Dec. 4, 2015). 2 Currently, Amtrak is the only operator of regularly scheduled, common carrier intercity passenger rail service in the United States. Certain statutory provisions contemplate the possibility, in the future, of other such intercity passenger rail PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Board to establish procedures for the resolution of certain of these disputes, ‘‘which may include the provision of professional mediation services.’’ 49 U.S.C. 24712(c)(2) and 24905(c)(4). On July 28, 2016, the Board issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) (81 FR 51147), seeking comment on proposed rules pursuant to the FAST Act. In the NPR, the Board noted that because it does not have in place a general set of procedural rules to govern the presentation and conduct of proceedings involving passenger rail matters under 49 U.S.C. 24101–24910,3 which would include contested matters arising under Title XI of the FAST Act, parties seeking to bring contested matters before the Board should be guided by the Board’s existing Rules of Practice (49 CFR parts 1100–1129), as applicable. However, the potential to offer ‘‘professional mediation services’’ is unique to the authority granted under the FAST Act, and the Board’s existing Rules of Practice contain no applicable operators. See, e.g., 49 U.S.C. 24711 and 49 U.S.C. 24308(f). 3 See 49 CFR 1100.1 (limiting the scope of the Rules of Practice to matters under title 49, subtitle IV of the United States Code, 49 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.). E:\FR\FM\29NOR1.SGM 29NOR1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0351; A-1-FRL-9950-92-Region 1]


Air Plan Approval; MA; Decommissioning of Stage II Vapor Recovery 
Systems

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Massachusetts 
Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). This revision 
includes regulatory amendments that allow gasoline dispensing 
facilities (GDFs) to decommission their Stage II vapor recovery systems 
as of January 2, 2015, and a demonstration that such removal is 
consistent with the Clean Air Act and EPA guidance. This revision also 
includes regulatory amendments that strengthen Massachusetts' 
requirements for Stage I vapor recovery systems at GDFs. The intended 
effect of this action is to approve Massachusetts' revised vapor 
recovery regulations. This action is being taken in accordance with the 
Clean Air Act.

DATES: This rule is effective on December 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
Identification No. EPA-R01-OAR-2015-0351. All documents in the docket 
are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed 
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain 
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the 
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. 
Publicly available docket materials are available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 
New England Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air 
Quality Planning Unit, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA 
requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. 
The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through 
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ariel Garcia, Air Quality Planning 
Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional 
Office, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (mail code: OEP05-2), Boston, 
MA 02109-3912, telephone number (617) 918-1660, fax number (617) 918-
0660, email garcia.ariel@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
    Organization of this document. The following outline is provided to 
aid in locating information in this preamble.

I. Background and Purpose
II. Response to Comments
III. Final Action

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IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background and Purpose

    On March 9, 2016 (81 FR 12440), EPA published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPR) for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The NPR 
proposed approval of Massachusetts' revised regulations 310 Code of 
Massachusetts Regulations (CMR) 7.00, Air Pollution Control: 
Definitions, 310 CMR 7.24(3), Distribution of Motor Vehicle Fuel, 310 
CMR 7.24(4), Motor Vehicle Fuel Tank Trucks, and 310 CMR 7.24(6), 
Dispensing of Motor Vehicle Fuel. These regulations had been amended to 
allow the decommissioning of Stage II vapor recovery systems and to 
strengthen Stage I vapor recovery requirements. The SIP revision was 
submitted by the MassDEP on May 5, 2015 and also included a 
demonstration that the decommissioning of Stage II vapor recovery 
systems at gasoline dispensing facilities is consistent with the Clean 
Air Act and EPA guidance.
    A detailed discussion of Massachusetts' May 5, 2015 SIP revision 
and EPA's rationale for proposing approval of the SIP revision were 
provided in the NPR and will not be restated in this notice, except to 
the extent relevant to our responses to public comments we received on 
our proposal.

II. Response to Comments

    EPA received one comment on the NPR from the Vapor Recovery 
Association. That comment is summarized below with EPA's response.
    Comment: The commenter opposes EPA's proposed approval of 
Massachusetts' revised Stage II vapor recovery regulation. The 
commenter believes that eliminating Stage II vapor recovery systems at 
GDFs and relying solely on Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery (ORVR) 
systems located within the vehicles to mitigate refueling emissions 
will have a negative impact on air quality; cause adverse health 
impacts to motorists, GDF employees, and members of the community; and 
result in a severe negative burden in Environmental Justice (EJ) areas 
in Massachusetts.
    Furthermore, the commenter asserts that MassDEP's rationale for 
decommissioning Stage II vapor recovery systems is not based in science 
and that it can be mathematically shown that emissions will be 
increased rather than decreased as a result of the elimination of the 
Stage II vapor recovery program. However, the commenter did not submit 
any calculations in support of its claims of the increased emissions, 
health impacts, and the impacts on EJ areas that the commenter alleges 
would result from decommissioning Stage II vapor recovery systems at 
GDFs in Massachusetts. Nor did the commenter specify what specific 
aspects of the technical analyses conducted by the MassDEP in support 
of its SIP revision were scientifically unsupportable.
    Finally, the commenter believes that in terminating the 
Massachusetts Stage II vapor recovery program, the MassDEP is not 
adhering to its mission statement. The commenter also believes that the 
technical details of fuel storage tank evaporative losses and the 
alleged significant increase in refueling emissions impacts caused by 
Massachusetts' removal of Stage II vapor recovery, should have received 
more thought, analysis and quantification. Again, however, the 
commenter did not provide specific criticism of the analyses conducted 
by MassDEP, did not identify any specific aspects of those analyses 
that the commenter believes are incorrect, and did not assert any 
alternative specific results or conclusions that the commenter believes 
would result if the issues were evaluated according to the commenter's 
unspecified preferred alternative methodology.
    Response: EPA disagrees with the Vapor Recovery Association's 
assertion that there will be significant increased emissions from this 
action. Massachusetts' May 5, 2015 SIP revision contains a Clean Air 
Act (CAA) section 110(l) demonstration which was performed in 
accordance with EPA's final rule determining that ORVR is now in 
widespread use in the national motor vehicle fleet (77 FR 28770, May 
16, 2012) and with EPA's ``Guidance on Removing Stage II Gasoline Vapor 
Control Programs from State Implementation Plans and Assessing 
Comparable Measures'' (EPA-457/B-12-001, August 7, 2012), hereafter, 
EPA's August 7, 2012 Guidance (a copy of this guidance has been placed 
in the public docket for this action).
    The Massachusetts rule allows GDFs to decommission Stage II systems 
as of January 2, 2015, and requires all GDFs equipped with Stage II 
vapor recovery systems to decommission their Stage II systems by 
January 2, 2017 (by the end of 2016). As discussed in the NPR, Appendix 
Table A-1 of EPA's August 7, 2012 Guidance illustrates that by the end 
of 2016, approximately 85% of the vehicles in the national motor 
vehicle fleet will be equipped with ORVR. The number of ORVR-equipped 
vehicles in Massachusetts will likely be even higher due to 
Massachusetts having a more accelerated motor vehicle fleet turnover 
when compared to the national motor vehicle fleet.\1\ Appendix Table A-
1 also illustrates that by the end of 2016, about 89% of the gasoline 
dispensed nationally will be to ORVR-equipped vehicles, which is also 
likely to be higher in Massachusetts due to a newer motor vehicle 
fleet. At that point in time, since a vast majority of Massachusetts 
vehicles being refueled at gasoline dispensing facilities will be 
equipped with ORVR systems, the ORVR systems will be controlling the 
volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, making Stage II vapor 
recovery systems a redundant, and potentially incompatible, emissions 
control technology in Massachusetts. Therefore, removing the Stage II 
systems is not expected to result in a significant emissions increase, 
and is actually expected to avoid emissions increases resulting from 
the incompatibility of some Stage II systems with ORVR controls.
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    \1\ Air Program Support for Stage I and Stage II Programs in 
Massachusetts Final Report, Eastern Research Group, Inc. and de la 
Torre-Klausmeier Consulting, December 12, 2012, includes an analysis 
of vehicle registration data, from the Massachusetts motor vehicle 
inspection and maintenance program database, illustrating that 76% 
of motor vehicles inspected in 2011 throughout Massachusetts had 
ORVR controls. This is much more accelerated than EPA's end of 2011 
calendar year national estimate that 67.1% of vehicles in the 
national motor vehicle fleet were equipped with ORVR.
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    EPA also disagrees with the commenter's assertion that the alleged 
increase in emissions resulting from the removal of Stage II controls 
will result in a large increase in adverse health impacts to motorists, 
GDF employees, and members of the community. EPA's August 7, 2012 
Guidance states that ``EPA believes it is reasonable to conclude that 
the incremental emissions control that Stage II achieves beyond ORVR is 
de minimis if it is less than 10 percent of the area-wide emissions 
inventory associated with refueling highway motor vehicles.'' As noted 
in the NPR, Massachusetts appropriately calculated the increase in 
refueling-associated emissions from the decommissioning of Stage II 
systems in 2013 as 5.2 percent of that inventory, thus meeting this de 
minimis threshold. As also noted in the NPR, the increase in emissions 
from Stage II system decommissioning calculated by Massachusetts for 
2013 (463 tons of VOC) is only about 0.3 percent of the total 
anthropogenic VOC emissions in Massachusetts (see EPA's 2011 National 
Emissions Inventory database Version 2

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at www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/net/2011inventory.html). Also, as explained in 
EPA's ORVR rulemaking and in EPA's August 7, 2012 Guidance, these 
foregone emissions reductions in the near term continue to diminish 
rapidly over time as ORVR phase-in continues. Therefore, since the de 
minimis criteria discussed in EPA's August 7, 2012 Guidance have been 
met, EPA is approving Massachusetts' SIP revision.
    Furthermore, we note that Massachusetts' revised 310 CMR 7.24(3) 
regulation also includes new Stage I vapor recovery requirements that 
will lead to additional emission reductions. Specifically, the 
regulation requires GDFs to upgrade their Stage I vapor recovery 
systems to Stage I Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) systems certified by 
the California Air Resources Board (CARB) or a Stage I vapor recovery 
system composed of EVR system components (Stage I EVR component 
systems). The upgrade to Stage I EVR systems or Stage I EVR component 
systems is required upon facility start-up for facilities beginning 
operation or installing a fuel storage tank as of January 2, 2015. In 
addition, as of January 2, 2015, any component of a pre-existing Stage 
I vapor recovery system that is replaced is required to be replaced 
with a CARB-certified Stage I EVR component. The Massachusetts 
regulation further requires that all Stage I systems be CARB-certified 
Stage I EVR systems or Stage I EVR component systems by January 2, 
2022. CARB-certified Stage I EVR systems have been certified to achieve 
a 98 percent reduction in VOC emissions, as compared to 95 percent for 
pre-EVR Stage I systems. Thus, when pre-EVR Stage I systems in 
Massachusetts are replaced with CARB-certified Stage I EVR systems, a 
greater emission reduction will be achieved. Also, when a component of 
a pre-EVR Stage I system is replaced with a CARB-certified Stage I EVR 
component, a somewhat greater reduction is expected to be achieved. 
These additional reductions will further mitigate any temporary 
declining emissions increases, which are already de minimis, resulting 
from the removal of Stage II equipment.
    Although the commenter generally asserted that MassDEP's analyses 
and demonstrations were not scientifically supported and that emissions 
increases could be mathematically shown to result from the removal of 
Stage II equipment, the commenter provided no information, data, or 
analytical critiques to support these allegations. The commenter has 
therefore not raised with reasonable specificity any objections to the 
underlying analyses and demonstrations supporting EPA's proposed 
approval of Massachusetts' SIP revision. Consequently, it is not 
possible for EPA to respond to any specific criticisms that the 
commenter may have had of the MassDEP's analyses, other than to 
reiterate that EPA concludes that Massachusetts has conducted its 
demonstration consistently with EPA's applicable regulations and 
guidance under the Clean Air Act, as described and evaluated in detail 
in the NPR. See, 81 FR at 12442-43.
    Finally, EPA disagrees with the comment that MassDEP is not 
adhering to its mission statement and that an insufficient amount of 
thought, analysis, and quantification was provided by MassDEP regarding 
the impacts of decommissioning Stage II vapor recovery systems in 
Massachusetts. MassDEP's analysis was conducted in accordance with 
EPA's ORVR rulemaking and EPA's August 7, 2012 Guidance. In fact, prior 
to the issuance of EPA's August 7, 2012 Guidance, MassDEP hired 
independent consultants to conduct an analysis on the emissions impacts 
of the proposed changes to the Massachusetts Stage I and Stage II vapor 
recovery programs.\2\ One of the noteworthy results presented in the 
consultant's report was the analysis of whether removal of Stage II 
controls would result in disproportionate air quality impacts in EJ 
communities. The consultant's analysis determined that, previous to the 
April 2012 point at which EPA determined ORVR to have become in 
widespread use, EJ communities had a slightly lower proportion of ORVR-
equipped vehicles (73% of the motor vehicle fleet) than non-EJ 
communities (77% of the motor vehicle fleet), based on 2011 data in 
Massachusetts. Although this shows that continuing to operate Stage II 
systems in Massachusetts EJ communities would not as quickly become 
redundant and potentially incompatible with ORVR controls as in non-EJ 
Massachusetts communities, Appendix Table A-1 of EPA's August 7, 2012 
Guidance illustrates that only about 67% of the national motor vehicle 
fleet consisted of ORVR-equipped vehicles in 2011, which is still less 
than the 73% rate for EJ communities in Massachusetts. The commenter 
has provided no information indicating that the rate of fleet turnover 
and the rate at which gasoline is dispensed to ORVR equipped vehicles 
in Massachusetts EJ communities has subsequently fallen behind the 
corresponding national rates they were exceeding in 2011. Therefore, in 
response to the comment, EPA has no reason to believe that the 
emissions impact of decommissioning Stage II vapor recovery systems in 
EJ communities in Massachusetts is more significant than that discussed 
in EPA guidance as an acceptable national average impact.
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    \2\ Air Program Support for Stage I and Stage II Programs in 
Massachusetts Final Report, Eastern Research Group, Inc. and de la 
Torre-Klausmeier Consulting, December 12, 2012.
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III. Final Action

    EPA is approving Massachusetts' May 5, 2015 SIP revision. 
Specifically, EPA is approving, and incorporating into the 
Massachusetts SIP, the following amended Massachusetts regulations: 310 
CMR 7.00, ``Air Pollution Control: Definitions;'' 310 CMR 7.24(3), 
``Distribution of Motor Vehicle Fuel;'' 310 CMR 7.24(4), ``Motor 
Vehicle Fuel Tank Trucks;'' and 310 CMR 7.24(6), ``Dispensing of Motor 
Vehicle Fuel.'' EPA is approving this SIP revision because it meets all 
applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act and EPA guidance, and it 
will not interfere with any applicable requirement concerning National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards attainment and reasonable further 
progress or with any other applicable requirement of the Clean Air Act.
    Massachusetts' May 5, 2015 SIP revision satisfies the ``comparable 
measures'' requirement of CAA section 184(b)(2), because as stated in 
EPA's August 7, 2012 Guidance, ``the comparable measures requirement is 
satisfied if phasing out a Stage II control program in a particular 
area is estimated to have no, or a de minimis, incremental loss of 
area-wide emissions control.'' As noted in the NPR, Massachusetts' SIP 
revision meets the de minimis criteria outlined in EPA's August 7, 2012 
Guidance. In addition, since emissions are de minimis, the anti-back 
sliding requirements of CAA section 110(l) have also been satisfied.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes 
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the 
Massachusetts regulations described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 
set forth below. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these 
documents generally available through https://www.regulations.gov.

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V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a 
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and 
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state 
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal 
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those 
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review 
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58 
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the Clean Air Act; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).

In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation 
land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated 
that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the 
rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose substantial 
direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified 
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and 
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for 
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court 
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by January 30, 2017. Filing a 
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule 
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of 
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for 
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness 
of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in 
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: August 1, 2016.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.

    Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart W--Massachusetts

0
2. Section 52.1120 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(144) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  52.1120   Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (144) Revisions to the State Implementation Plan submitted by the 
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on May 5, 2015.
    (i) Incorporation by reference.
    (A) Regulation 310 CMR 7.00 entitled ``Air Pollution Control: 
Definitions,'' the definitions listed below, effective January 2, 2015, 
as published in the Massachusetts Register, Issue S1277, January 2, 
2015:
    (1) Aboveground Storage Tank or AST;
    (2) Business Day;
    (3) California Air Resources Board (or California ARB or CARB);
    (4) Commence Operations;
    (5) Emergency Motor Vehicle;
    (6) Emergency Situation;
    (7) Executive Order;
    (8) Minor Modification;
    (9) Monthly Throughput;
    (10) Motor Vehicle;
    (11) Motor Vehicle Fuel;
    (12) Motor Vehicle Fuel Dispensing Facility;
    (13) Responsible Official;
    (14) Routine Maintenance;
    (15) Stage I CARB Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) Component or EVR;
    (16) Stage I CARB Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) System;
    (17) Stage I Component Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) System;
    (18) Stage I Minor Modification;
    (19) Stage I Non-Enhanced Vapor Recovery System;
    (20) Stage I Routine Maintenance;
    (21) Stage I Substantial Modification;
    (22) Stage I System;
    (23) Stage II Minor Modification;
    (24) Stage II Routine Maintenance;
    (25) Stage II Substantial Modification;
    (26) Stage II System;
    (27) Submerged Filling;
    (28) Tank Truck;
    (29) Vacuum Assist System;
    (30) Vapor;
    (31) Vapor Balance System;
    (32) Vapor-Mounted Seal; and
    (33) Vapor-Tight.
    (B) Regulation 310 CMR 7.24, ``Organic Material Storage and 
Distribution,'' the sections listed below, effective January 2, 2015, 
as published in the Massachusetts Register, Issue S1277, January 2, 
2015:
    (1) 7.24(3) ``Distribution of Motor Vehicle Fuel'';
    (2) 7.24(4) ``Motor Vehicle Fuel Tank Trucks''; and
    (3) 7.24(6) ``Dispensing of Motor Vehicle Fuel''.
    (ii) Additional materials.
    (A) Letter from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental

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Protection, dated May 5, 2015, submitting a revision to the 
Massachusetts State Implementation Plan.

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3. In Sec.  52.1167, Table 52.1167 is amended by adding new entries for 
the existing state citations for 310 CMR 7.00, 310 CMR 7.24(3), 310 CMR 
7.24(4), and 310 CMR 7.24(6) to read as follows:


Sec.  52.1167   EPA-approved Massachusetts State regulations.

* * * * *

                                                    Table 52.1167--EPA-Approved Rules and Regulations
                                                               [See Notes at end of table]
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                                                                     Date         Date
           State  citation                   Title/subject        submitted     approved       Federal Register      52.1120(c)    Comments/unapproved
                                                                   by State      by EPA            citation                              sections
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                                                                      * * * * * * *
310 CMR 7.00.........................  Air Pollution Control:         5/5/15     11/29/16  [Insert Federal                  144  Revises definitions
                                        Definitions.                                        Register citation].                   that relate to Stage I
                                                                                                                                  and Stage II vapor
                                                                                                                                  recovery systems.
 
                                                                      * * * * * * *
310 CMR 7.24(3)......................  Distribution of Motor          5/5/15     11/29/16  [Insert Federal                  144  Revised to require
                                        Vehicle Fuel.                                       Register citation].                   Stage I Enhanced Vapor
                                                                                                                                  Recovery systems
                                                                                                                                  certified by the
                                                                                                                                  California Air
                                                                                                                                  Resources Board.
310 CMR 7.24(4)......................  Motor Vehicle Fuel Tank        5/5/15     11/29/16  [Insert Federal                  144  Revised to make minor
                                        Trucks.                                             Register citation].                   clarifying amendments.
 
                                                                      * * * * * * *
310 CMR 7.24(6)......................  Dispensing of Motor            5/5/15     11/29/16  [Insert Federal                  144  Revised to require the
                                        Vehicle Fuel.                                       Register citation].                   decommissioning of
                                                                                                                                  Stage II vapor
                                                                                                                                  recovery systems.
 
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Notes:
1. This table lists regulations adopted as of 1972. It does not depict regulatory requirements which may have been part of the Federal SIP before this
  date.
2. The regulations are effective statewide unless otherwise stated in comments or title section.

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