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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 May 1, 2006.
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the Administrator of this final rule does
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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
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307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides.
Dated: February 10, 2006.
Norman Niedergang,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
For the reasons stated in the preamble,
part 52, chapter I, of title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
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PART 52—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart P—Indiana
2. Section 52.770 is amended by
adding paragraph (c)(171) to read as
follows:
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§ 52.770
Identification of plan.
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(171) On April 8, 2005, Indiana
submitted final adopted revisions for
the Dearborn County sulfur dioxide
emission limitations in 326 IAC 7–4–13
as a requested revision to the Indiana
state implementation plan. EPA is
approving these revisions, which
remove obsolete rule language for
Indiana Michigan Tanners Creek Station
and update information for other
companies listed in the rule.
(i) Incorporation by reference. (A)
Indiana Administrative Code Title 326:
Air Pollution Control Board, Article 7:
Sulfur Dioxide Rules, Rule 4: Emission
Limitations and Requirements by
County, Section 13: Dearborn County
Sulfur Dioxide Emission Limitations.
Filed with the Secretary of State on
February 14, 2005, and effective March
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16, 2005. Published in the Indiana
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R07–OAR–2006–0086; FRL–8037–9]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; State of Iowa
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is approving a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the state of Iowa for the
purpose of establishing exemptions for
indoor sources of air pollution that are
not directly vented to the outside but
have emissions that leave the building
through doors, vents or other means.
This revision also clarifies that the
permitting exemptions do not relieve
the owner or operator of any source
from any obligation to comply with any
other applicable requirements. The state
has determined that air pollution
emissions from this equipment are
negligible and these exemptions are
likely to result in no significant impact
on human health or the environment.
DATES: This direct final rule will be
effective May 1, 2006, without further
notice, unless EPA receives adverse
comment by March 30, 2006. If adverse
comment is received, EPA will publish
a timely withdrawal of the direct final
rule in the Federal Register informing
the public that the rule will not take
effect.
Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07–
OAR–2006–0086, by one of the
following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. E-mail: Hamilton.heather@epa.gov.
3. Mail: Heather Hamilton,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
Planning and Development Branch, 901
North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas
66101.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver
your comments to Heather Hamilton,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
Planning and Development Branch, 901
North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas
66101.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2006–
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received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
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Do not submit through https://
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If you send an e-mail comment directly
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Docket: All documents in the
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Although listed in the index, some
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i.e., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
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Publicly available docket materials are
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www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Environmental Protection Agency,
Air Planning and Development Branch,
901 North 5th Street, Kansas City,
Kansas 66101. The Regional Office’s
official hours of business are Monday
through Friday, 8 to 4:30 excluding
Federal holidays. The interested persons
wanting to examine these documents
should make an appointment with the
office at least 24 hours in advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Hamilton at (913) 551–7039, or
by e-mail at Hamilton.heather@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
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‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA. This section provides additional
information by addressing the following
questions:
What Is a SIP?
What Is the Federal Approval Process for a
SIP?
What Does Federal Approval of a State
Regulation Mean to Me?
What Is Being Addressed in This Document?
Have the Requirements for Approval of a SIP
Revision Been Met?
What Action Is EPA Taking?
What is a SIP?
Section 110 of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) requires states to develop air
pollution regulations and control
strategies to ensure that state air quality
meets the national ambient air quality
standards established by EPA. These
ambient standards are established under
section 109 of the CAA, and they
currently address six criteria pollutants.
These pollutants are: Carbon monoxide,
nitrogen dioxide, ozone, lead,
particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide.
Each state must submit these
regulations and control strategies to us
for approval and incorporation into the
Federally-enforceable SIP.
Each Federally-approved SIP protects
air quality primarily by addressing air
pollution at its point of origin. These
SIPs can be extensive, containing state
regulations or other enforceable
documents and supporting information
such as emission inventories,
monitoring networks, and modeling
demonstrations.
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What Is the Federal Approval Process
for a SIP?
In order for state regulations to be
incorporated into the Federallyenforceable SIP, states must formally
adopt the regulations and control
strategies consistent with state and
Federal requirements. This process
generally includes a public notice,
public hearing, public comment period,
and a formal adoption by a stateauthorized rulemaking body.
Once a state rule, regulation, or
control strategy is adopted, the state
submits it to us for inclusion into the
SIP. We must provide public notice and
seek additional public comment
regarding the proposed Federal action
on the state submission. If adverse
comments are received, they must be
addressed prior to any final Federal
action by us.
All state regulations and supporting
information approved by EPA under
section 110 of the CAA are incorporated
into the Federally-approved SIP.
Records of such SIP actions are
maintained in the Code of Federal
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Regulations (CFR) at title 40, part 52,
entitled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans.’’ The actual state
regulations which are approved are not
reproduced in their entirety in the CFR
outright but are ‘‘incorporated by
reference,’’ which means that we have
approved a given state regulation with
a specific effective date.
What Does Federal Approval of a State
Regulation Mean to Me?
Enforcement of the state regulation
before and after it is incorporated into
the Federally-approved SIP is primarily
a state responsibility. However, after the
regulation is Federally approved, we are
authorized to take enforcement action
against violators. Citizens are also
offered legal recourse to address
violations as described in section 304 of
the CAA.
What Is Being Addressed in This
Document?
EPA is approving a revision to the SIP
for the State of Iowa to establish
exemptions for indoor sources of air
pollution that are not directly vented to
the outside but have emissions that
leave the building through doors, vents
or other means. The introductory
paragraph to the Iowa Administrative
Code 567–22.1(2) ‘‘Exemptions’’ is being
changed to state that these additional
permitting exemptions do not relieve
the owner or operator of any source
from any obligation to comply with any
other applicable requirements. The
change further states that the
exemptions from construction
permitting listed in the subrule with
this rulemaking may be used provided
that a permit is not needed to create
federally enforceable limits that restrict
potential to emit.
The exemptions include equipment,
processes and activities identified in the
rule and summarized below. The reader
should refer to the Iowa Administrative
Code, Chapter 22.1(2)x. through ii.
which is part of the docket for this
rulemaking for more detail concerning
the exemptions.
1. The following equipment,
processes, and activities: (1) Facilities
used for preparing food or beverages
primarily for consumption at the source;
(2) Consumer use of certain office
equipment and products; (3) Janitorial
services and consumer use of janitorial
products; (4) Internal combustion
engines used for lawn care, landscaping,
and groundskeeping purposes; (5)
Laundry activities, not including dry
cleaning and steam boilers; (6)
Bathroom vent emissions; (7)
Blacksmith forges; (8) Plant
maintenance and upkeep activities and
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repair or maintenance shop activities,
provided that these activities are not
conducted as part of a manufacturing
process; (9) Air compressors and
vacuum pumps, including hand tools;
(10) Batteries and battery charging
stations, except at battery manufacturing
plants; (11) Certain equipment used to
store, mix, pump, handle or package
soaps, detergents, and other materials
listed in the rule; (12) Equipment used
exclusively to slaughter animals; (13)
Vents from continuous emissions
monitors and other analyzers; (14)
Natural gas pressure regulator vents,
excluding venting at oil and gas
production facilities; (15) Certain
equipment used by surface coating
operations that apply the coating by
brush, roller, or dipping; (16) Hydraulic
and hydrostatic testing equipment; (17)
Environmental chambers not using
gases which are hazardous air
pollutants; (18) Shock chambers,
humidity chambers, and solar
simulators; (19) Fugitive dust emissions
related to movement of passenger
vehicles on unpaved road surfaces,
provided that the emissions are not
counted for applicability purposes and
that any fugitive dust control plan or its
equivalent is submitted as required by
the department; (20) Process water
filtration systems and demineralizers;
(21) Boiler water treatment operations,
not including cooling towers or lime
silos; (22) Oxygen scavenging
(deaeration) of water; (23) Fire
suppression systems; (24) Emergency
road flares; (25) Steam vents, safety
relief valves, and steam leaks; and, (26)
Steam sterilizers.
2. Certain direct–fired equipment
based on specified fuel types and
maximum heat input.
3. Closed refrigeration systems,
including storage tanks used in
refrigeration systems, excluding
combustion equipment associated with
such systems.
4. Pretreatment application processes
that use aqueous–based chemistries
designed to prepare a substrate for an
organic coating, provided that the
chemical concentrate contains no more
than 5 percent organic solvents by
weight.
5. Indoor–vented powder coating
operations with filters or powder
recovery systems.
6. Certain electric curing ovens or
curing ovens used for powder coating
operations, and meeting fuel, heat input,
and powder usage restrictions.
7. Small production painting,
adhesive or coating units unless a
particular unit is subject to
requirements of other rules specified in
the exemption.
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8. Production surface coating
activities that use only nonrefillable
hand-held aerosol cans, where the total
volatile organic compound emissions
from all these activities at a stationary
source do not exceed 5.0 tons per year.
9. Production welding meeting
specified design and usage restrictions.
10. Electric hand soldering, wave
soldering, and electric solder paste
reflow ovens.
11. Pressurized piping and storage
systems for natural gas, propane,
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and
refrigerants, where emissions could only
result from an upset condition.
12. Emissions from the storage and
mixing of paints and solvents associated
with the painting operations, provided
that the emissions from the storage and
mixing are accounted for in an
enforceable permit condition or are
otherwise exempt.
Based on review of IDNR’s technical
evaluation documented in the
exemption justification document
submitted with the rule and included in
the docket, these activities generate
emissions that have little or no
environmental or human health
consequences and can be exempted
from the requirement to obtain a
construction permit.
Have the Requirements for Approval of
a SIP Revision Been Met?
The state submittal has met the public
notice requirements for SIP submissions
in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102. The
submittal also satisfied the
completeness criteria of 40 CFR part 51,
appendix V. In addition, as explained
above and in more detail in the
technical support document that is part
of this document, the revision meets the
substantive SIP requirements of the
CAA, including section 110 and
implementing regulations.
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What Action Is EPA Taking?
EPA is approving a revision which
adds permitting exemptions to the Iowa
Administrative Code. This revision also
clarifies that the permitting exemptions
do not relieve the owner or operator of
any source from any obligation to
comply with any other applicable
requirements.
We are processing this action as a
direct final action because the revisions
make minor changes to the existing
rules that are noncontroversial.
Therefore, we do not anticipate any
adverse comments. Please note that if
EPA receives adverse comment on part
of this rule and if that part can be
severed from the remainder of the rule,
EPA may adopt as final those parts of
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the rule that are not the subject of an
adverse comment.
Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
51735, October 4, 1993), this action is
not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and
therefore is not subject to review by the
Office of Management and Budget. For
this reason, this action is also not
subject to Executive Order 13211,
‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001). This action merely approves
state law as meeting Federal
requirements and imposes no additional
requirements beyond those imposed by
state law. Accordingly, the
Administrator certifies that this rule
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this
rule approves pre-existing requirements
under state law and does not impose
any additional enforceable duty beyond
that required by state law, it 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).
This rule also does not have tribal
implications because it will not have a
substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian tribes,
as specified by Executive Order 13175
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This
action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not have
substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999). This action merely
approves a state rule implementing a
Federal standard, and does not alter the
relationship or the distribution of power
and responsibilities established in the
CAA. This rule also is not subject to
Executive Order 13045, ‘‘Protection of
Children from Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997), because it is not
economically significant.
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s
role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the CAA. In this context, in the absence
of a prior existing requirement for the
State to use voluntary consensus
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standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a SIP submission for
failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for
EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission,
to use VCS in place of a SIP submission
that otherwise satisfies the provisions of
the CAA. Thus, the requirements of
section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not
apply. This rule does not impose an
information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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 rule 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 May 1, 2006.
Filing a petition for reconsideration by
the Administrator of this final rule does
not affect the finality of this rule 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: February 17, 2006.
James B. Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
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PART 52—[AMENDED]
§ 52.820
Subpart Q—Iowa
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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2. In § 52.820 the table in paragraph
(c) is amended by revising the entry for
567–22.1 to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
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EPA-APPROVED IOWA REGULATIONS
Iowa Citation
State effective
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Title
EPA approval
date
Explanation
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AGENCY
[EPA–R09–OAR–2005–AZ–0008;
FRL–8022–5]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans and Designation
of Areas for Air Quality Planning
Purposes; Arizona
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
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Submit comments,
identified by docket number EPA–R09–
OAR–2005–AZ–0008, by one of the
following methods:
1. Agency web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. EPA prefers
receiving comments through this
electronic public docket and comment
system. Follow the on-line instructions
to submit comments.
2. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions.
3. E-mail: tax.wienke@epa.gov.
4. Mail or deliver: Wienke Tax, Office
of Air Planning (AIR–2), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105–3901.
Instructions: All comments will be
included in the public docket without
change and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Information that
you consider CBI or otherwise protected
should be clearly identified as such and
should not be submitted through the
agency Web site, eRulemaking portal, or
e-mail. The agency Web site and
eRulemaking portal are ‘‘anonymous
access’’ systems, and EPA will not know
your identity or contact information
ADDRESSES:
40 CFR Parts 52 and 81
SUMMARY: EPA is approving the
maintenance plan for the Douglas area
in Cochise County, Arizona and
granting the request submitted by the
State to redesignate this area from
nonattainment to attainment for the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide (SO2).
Elsewhere in this Federal Register, we
are proposing approval and soliciting
written comment on this action; if
adverse written comments are received,
we will withdraw the direct final rule
and address the comments received in
a new final rule; otherwise no further
rulemaking will occur on this approval
action.
DATES: This action will be effective on
May 1, 2006, without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse comments
by March 30, 2006.
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If we receive such comments, we will
publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register to notify the public
that this rule will not take effect and
that we will respond to submitted
comments and take subsequent final
action.
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unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send e-mail
directly to EPA, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the public comment.
If EPA cannot read your comment due
to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, EPA may
not be able to consider your comment.
Docket: The index to the docket for
this action is available electronically at
https://www.regulations.gov and in hard
copy at EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco, California. While
all documents in the docket are listed in
the index, some information may be
publicly available only at the hard copy
location (e.g., copyrighted material), and
some may not be publicly available in
either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the
hard copy materials, please schedule an
appointment during normal business
hours with the contact listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wienke Tax, U.S. EPA Region 9, (520)
622–1622, tax.wienke@epa.gov, or
www.epa.gov/region09/air/actions.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, the terms
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ and ‘‘our’’ mean U.S. EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Summary of Action
II. Introduction
A. What National Ambient Air Quality
Standards Are Considered In Today’s
Rulemaking?
B. What Is a State Implementation Plan
(SIP)?
C. What Is the Background for This Action?
D. What Are the Applicable CAA
Provisions for SO2 Nonattainment Area
Plans?
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2006-0086; FRL-8037-9]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the state of Iowa for the purpose of establishing
exemptions for indoor sources of air pollution that are not directly
vented to the outside but have emissions that leave the building
through doors, vents or other means. This revision also clarifies that
the permitting exemptions do not relieve the owner or operator of any
source from any obligation to comply with any other applicable
requirements. The state has determined that air pollution emissions
from this equipment are negligible and these exemptions are likely to
result in no significant impact on human health or the environment.
DATES: This direct final rule will be effective May 1, 2006, without
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by March 30, 2006.
If adverse comment is received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of
the direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that
the rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2006-0086, by one of the following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: Hamilton.heather@epa.gov.
3. Mail: Heather Hamilton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air
Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City,
Kansas 66101.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to Heather
Hamilton, Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development
Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-
2006-0086. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
https://www.regulations.gov index. 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 either electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 901 North 5th Street,
Kansas City, Kansas 66101. The Regional Office's official hours of
business are Monday through Friday, 8 to 4:30 excluding Federal
holidays. The interested persons wanting to examine these documents
should make an appointment with the office at least 24 hours in
advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Hamilton at (913) 551-7039, or
by e-mail at Hamilton.heather@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever
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``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This section provides
additional information by addressing the following questions:
What Is a SIP?
What Is the Federal Approval Process for a SIP?
What Does Federal Approval of a State Regulation Mean to Me?
What Is Being Addressed in This Document?
Have the Requirements for Approval of a SIP Revision Been Met?
What Action Is EPA Taking?
What is a SIP?
Section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires states to develop
air pollution regulations and control strategies to ensure that state
air quality meets the national ambient air quality standards
established by EPA. These ambient standards are established under
section 109 of the CAA, and they currently address six criteria
pollutants. These pollutants are: Carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide,
ozone, lead, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide.
Each state must submit these regulations and control strategies to
us for approval and incorporation into the Federally-enforceable SIP.
Each Federally-approved SIP protects air quality primarily by
addressing air pollution at its point of origin. These SIPs can be
extensive, containing state regulations or other enforceable documents
and supporting information such as emission inventories, monitoring
networks, and modeling demonstrations.
What Is the Federal Approval Process for a SIP?
In order for state regulations to be incorporated into the
Federally-enforceable SIP, states must formally adopt the regulations
and control strategies consistent with state and Federal requirements.
This process generally includes a public notice, public hearing, public
comment period, and a formal adoption by a state-authorized rulemaking
body.
Once a state rule, regulation, or control strategy is adopted, the
state submits it to us for inclusion into the SIP. We must provide
public notice and seek additional public comment regarding the proposed
Federal action on the state submission. If adverse comments are
received, they must be addressed prior to any final Federal action by
us.
All state regulations and supporting information approved by EPA
under section 110 of the CAA are incorporated into the Federally-
approved SIP. Records of such SIP actions are maintained in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at title 40, part 52, entitled ``Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans.'' The actual state regulations
which are approved are not reproduced in their entirety in the CFR
outright but are ``incorporated by reference,'' which means that we
have approved a given state regulation with a specific effective date.
What Does Federal Approval of a State Regulation Mean to Me?
Enforcement of the state regulation before and after it is
incorporated into the Federally-approved SIP is primarily a state
responsibility. However, after the regulation is Federally approved, we
are authorized to take enforcement action against violators. Citizens
are also offered legal recourse to address violations as described in
section 304 of the CAA.
What Is Being Addressed in This Document?
EPA is approving a revision to the SIP for the State of Iowa to
establish exemptions for indoor sources of air pollution that are not
directly vented to the outside but have emissions that leave the
building through doors, vents or other means. The introductory
paragraph to the Iowa Administrative Code 567-22.1(2) ``Exemptions'' is
being changed to state that these additional permitting exemptions do
not relieve the owner or operator of any source from any obligation to
comply with any other applicable requirements. The change further
states that the exemptions from construction permitting listed in the
subrule with this rulemaking may be used provided that a permit is not
needed to create federally enforceable limits that restrict potential
to emit.
The exemptions include equipment, processes and activities
identified in the rule and summarized below. The reader should refer to
the Iowa Administrative Code, Chapter 22.1(2)x. through ii. which is
part of the docket for this rulemaking for more detail concerning the
exemptions.
1. The following equipment, processes, and activities: (1)
Facilities used for preparing food or beverages primarily for
consumption at the source; (2) Consumer use of certain office equipment
and products; (3) Janitorial services and consumer use of janitorial
products; (4) Internal combustion engines used for lawn care,
landscaping, and groundskeeping purposes; (5) Laundry activities, not
including dry cleaning and steam boilers; (6) Bathroom vent emissions;
(7) Blacksmith forges; (8) Plant maintenance and upkeep activities and
repair or maintenance shop activities, provided that these activities
are not conducted as part of a manufacturing process; (9) Air
compressors and vacuum pumps, including hand tools; (10) Batteries and
battery charging stations, except at battery manufacturing plants; (11)
Certain equipment used to store, mix, pump, handle or package soaps,
detergents, and other materials listed in the rule; (12) Equipment used
exclusively to slaughter animals; (13) Vents from continuous emissions
monitors and other analyzers; (14) Natural gas pressure regulator
vents, excluding venting at oil and gas production facilities; (15)
Certain equipment used by surface coating operations that apply the
coating by brush, roller, or dipping; (16) Hydraulic and hydrostatic
testing equipment; (17) Environmental chambers not using gases which
are hazardous air pollutants; (18) Shock chambers, humidity chambers,
and solar simulators; (19) Fugitive dust emissions related to movement
of passenger vehicles on unpaved road surfaces, provided that the
emissions are not counted for applicability purposes and that any
fugitive dust control plan or its equivalent is submitted as required
by the department; (20) Process water filtration systems and
demineralizers; (21) Boiler water treatment operations, not including
cooling towers or lime silos; (22) Oxygen scavenging (deaeration) of
water; (23) Fire suppression systems; (24) Emergency road flares; (25)
Steam vents, safety relief valves, and steam leaks; and, (26) Steam
sterilizers.
2. Certain direct-fired equipment based on specified fuel types and
maximum heat input.
3. Closed refrigeration systems, including storage tanks used in
refrigeration systems, excluding combustion equipment associated with
such systems.
4. Pretreatment application processes that use aqueous-based
chemistries designed to prepare a substrate for an organic coating,
provided that the chemical concentrate contains no more than 5 percent
organic solvents by weight.
5. Indoor-vented powder coating operations with filters or powder
recovery systems.
6. Certain electric curing ovens or curing ovens used for powder
coating operations, and meeting fuel, heat input, and powder usage
restrictions.
7. Small production painting, adhesive or coating units unless a
particular unit is subject to requirements of other rules specified in
the exemption.
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8. Production surface coating activities that use only
nonrefillable hand-held aerosol cans, where the total volatile organic
compound emissions from all these activities at a stationary source do
not exceed 5.0 tons per year.
9. Production welding meeting specified design and usage
restrictions.
10. Electric hand soldering, wave soldering, and electric solder
paste reflow ovens.
11. Pressurized piping and storage systems for natural gas,
propane, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and refrigerants, where
emissions could only result from an upset condition.
12. Emissions from the storage and mixing of paints and solvents
associated with the painting operations, provided that the emissions
from the storage and mixing are accounted for in an enforceable permit
condition or are otherwise exempt.
Based on review of IDNR's technical evaluation documented in the
exemption justification document submitted with the rule and included
in the docket, these activities generate emissions that have little or
no environmental or human health consequences and can be exempted from
the requirement to obtain a construction permit.
Have the Requirements for Approval of a SIP Revision Been Met?
The state submittal has met the public notice requirements for SIP
submissions in accordance with 40 CFR 51.102. The submittal also
satisfied the completeness criteria of 40 CFR part 51, appendix V. In
addition, as explained above and in more detail in the technical
support document that is part of this document, the revision meets the
substantive SIP requirements of the CAA, including section 110 and
implementing regulations.
What Action Is EPA Taking?
EPA is approving a revision which adds permitting exemptions to the
Iowa Administrative Code. This revision also clarifies that the
permitting exemptions do not relieve the owner or operator of any
source from any obligation to comply with any other applicable
requirements.
We are processing this action as a direct final action because the
revisions make minor changes to the existing rules that are
noncontroversial. Therefore, we do not anticipate any adverse comments.
Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on part of this rule
and if that part can be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may
adopt as final those parts of the rule that are not the subject of an
adverse comment.
Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action
merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and imposes
no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by
state law, it 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).
This rule also does not have tribal implications because it will
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on
the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not have substantial direct effects on the
States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64
FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This action merely approves a state rule
implementing a Federal standard, and does not alter the relationship or
the distribution of power and responsibilities established in the CAA.
This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045, ``Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant.
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. In this
context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the State
to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority to
disapprove a SIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP
submission, to use VCS in place of a SIP submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the CAA. Thus, the requirements of section
12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995
(15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. This rule does not impose an
information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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 rule 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 May 1, 2006. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule 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: February 17, 2006.
James B. Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
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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 Q--Iowa
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2. In Sec. 52.820 the table in paragraph (c) is amended by revising
the entry for 567-22.1 to read as follows:
Sec. 52.820 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved Iowa Regulations
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State EPA approval
Iowa Citation Title effective date date Explanation
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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION [567]
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Chapter 22--Controlling Pollution
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567-22.1...................... Permits Required for New or 10/19/05 02/28/06
Existing Stationary Sources. [insert FR
page number
where the
document
begins]
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