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Executive Order 13211, Actions
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Distribution, or Use. We have
determined that it is not a ‘‘significant
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have concluded that there are no factors
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For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
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1. The authority citation for part 165
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Chapter 701; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05–1(g),
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Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
2. A new temporary section 165.T07–
034 is added to read as follows:
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§ 165.T07–034
Florida.
Safety Zone; Tampa Bay
(a) Regulated Area. The Coast Guard
is establishing a temporary safety zone
on the waters of Tampa Bay, Florida in
the vicinity of the St. Petersburg
Municipal Yacht Basin within
approximately 100 feet of the sea wall.
This encompasses all waters between
the seawall and an imaginary line
drawn from the following positions. (All
coordinates referenced use datum: NAD
83):
27°46′05″ N., 082°37′33″ W.
27°46′01″ N., 082°37′46″ W.
27°46′03″ N., 082°37′50″ W.
27°46′06″ N., 082°37′54″ W.
27°46′17″ N., 082°37′54″ W.
(b) Definitions. The following
definition applies to this section:
Designated representative means
Coast Guard Patrol Commanders
including Coast Guard coxswains, petty
officers and other officers operating
Coast Guard vessels, and Federal, state,
and local officers designated by or
assisting the Captain of the Port (COTP),
Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, in the
enforcement of the safety zone.
(c) Regulations. In accordance with
the general regulations in § 165.23 of
this part, entry into this regulated area
is prohibited to all vessels and persons
without the prior permission of the
Coast Guard Captain of the Port St.
Petersburg or his designated
representative.
(d) Enforcement Period. This rule will
be enforced on March 30, 2006 from 12
p.m. to 6 p.m. and on March 31, 2006
through April 2, 2006 from 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. daily.
(e) Dates. This rule is effective from
9 a.m. on March 30, 2006, through 8
p.m. on April 2, 2006.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is approving a
request from the Indiana Department of
Environmental Management (IDEM) to
revise the Indiana State Implementation
Plan (SIP). The revision consists of the
repeal of 326 IAC 6–1, and its
replacement by new articles 326 IAC 6.5
and 326 IAC 6.8. 326 IAC 6.5 contains
particulate matter emission limitations
for sources in all counties in Indiana,
with the exception of Lake County.
Sources located in Lake County are
addressed in 326 IAC 6.8. The revision
does not change any control
requirements or any other provisions in
326 IAC 6–1.
DATES: This rule is effective on May 22,
2006, unless EPA receives adverse
written comments by April 21, 2006. If
EPA receives adverse comments, EPA
will publish a timely withdrawal of the
rule in the Federal Register and inform
the public that the rule will not take
effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments,
identified by Regional Material in
EDocket (RME) ID No. EPA–R05–OAR–
2006–0124, by one of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Agency Web site: https://
docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. Regional RME,
EPA’s electronic public docket and
comments system, is EPA’s preferred
method for receiving comments. Once
in the system, select ‘‘quick search,’’
then key in the appropriate RME Docket
identification number. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
E-mail: mooney.john@epa.gov.
Fax: (312)886–5824.
Mail: You may send written
comments to:
John M. Mooney, Chief, Criteria
Pollutant Section, (AR–18J), U.S.
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Environmental Protection Agency, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604.
Hand delivery: Deliver your
comments to: John M. Mooney, Chief,
Criteria Pollutant Section, (AR–18J),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
18th floor, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Regional Office’s normal hours of
operation. The Regional Office’s official
hours of business are Monday through
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. excluding
Federal holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
RME ID No. EPA–R05–OAR–2006–0124.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change, 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 information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through RME, regulations.gov,
or e-mail. The EPA RME Web site and
the federal regulations.gov Web site are
‘‘anonymous access’’ systems, 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 RME or
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. For additional instructions on
submitting comments, go to Section I of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of the related proposed rule which is
published in the Proposed Rules section
of this Federal Register.
Docket: All documents in the
electronic docket are listed in the RME
index at https://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
i.e., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Publicly available docket materials are
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Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and
Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. We
recommend that you telephone Jonathan
Nichols, Life Scientist, at (312) 353–
7942 before visiting the Region 5 office.
This Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Nichols, Life Scientist, Criteria
Pollutant Section, Air Programs Branch
(AR–18J), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois
60604, (312) 353–7942,
nichols.jonathan@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA. This supplementary information
section is arranged as follows:
I. General Information
A. How can I get copies of this document
and other related information?
B. How and to whom do I submit
comments?
II. Background
III. What are the revisions that the State
requests be incorporated into the SIP?
IV. What action is EPA taking today?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. General Information
A. How can I get copies of this
document and other related
information?
1. The Regional Office has established
an electronic public rulemaking file
available for inspection at RME under
ID No. EPA–R05–OAR–2006–0124, and
a hard copy file which is available for
inspection at the Regional Office. The
official public file consists of the
documents specifically referenced in
this action, any public comments
received, and other information related
to this action. Although a part of the
official docket, the public rulemaking
file does not include CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. The official public
rulemaking file is the collection of
materials that is available for public
viewing at the Air Programs Branch, Air
and Radiation Division, EPA Region 5,
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604. EPA requests that, if at
all possible, you contact the person
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 Federal holidays.
2. Electronic Access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the
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regulations.gov Web site located at
https://www.regulations.gov where you
can find, review, and submit comments
on Federal rules that have been
published in the Federal Register, the
Government’s legal newspaper, and that
are open for comment.
For public commenters, it is
important to note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at the EPA Regional Office, as
EPA receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. When EPA
identifies a comment containing
copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the
version of the comment that is placed in
the official public rulemaking file. The
entire printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available
at the Regional Office for public
inspection.
B. How and to whom do I submit
comments?
You may submit comments
electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper
receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate
rulemaking identification number by
including the text ‘‘Public comment on
proposed rulemaking Region 5 Air
Docket EPA–R05–OAR–2006–0124’’ in
the subject line on the first page of your
comment. Please ensure that your
comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments
received after the close of the comment
period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not
required to consider these late
comments.
For detailed instructions on
submitting public comments and on
what to consider as you prepare your
comments see the ADDRESSES section
and the section I General Information of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of the related proposed rule which is
published in the Proposed Rules section
of this Federal Register.
II. Background
A. When did the State submit the
requested rule revisions to EPA?
IDEM submitted the requested rule
revisions related to particulate matter
emissions limitations on September 1,
2005.
B. Did Indiana hold public hearings for
each of these rule revisions?
IDEM held public hearings for the
rule revisions that were submitted on
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May 4, 2005.
C. Did IDEM receive any adverse
comments to these changes?
IDEM did not receive any comments
concerning 326 IAC 6–1 (regarding
repealing the rule), or 326 IAC 6.5 and
326 IAC 6.8 (regarding the new articles).
III. What are the revisions that the State
requests be incorporated into the SIP?
The State has requested the following
revisions: the repeal of 326 IAC 6–1; the
addition of 326 IAC 6.5, Particulate
Matter Limitations for each county with
the exception of Lake County; and the
addition of 326 IAC 6.8, Particulate
Matter Limitations for Lake County.
This revision renumbers and simplifies
the organizational structure of the rule.
The revision does not change any
control requirements or any other
provisions in 326 IAC 6–1. The
revisions are described in more detail
below:
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Particulate Matter Organizational
Changes
IDEM has made a few revisions
related to the particulate matter rule.
These are: repealing 326 IAC 6–1;
adding particulate matter limitations for
each county, with the exception of Lake
County at 326 IAC 6.5; and adding
particulate matter emissions limitations
for Lake County at 326 IAC 6.8. IDEM
has done this in order to streamline
future rule amendment processes by
having a separate section for each
company. This rule eliminates the
submittal of hundreds of pages of paper
for one emission limit amendment.
IV. What action is EPA taking today?
We are approving revisions to the
Indiana SIP in one area: to repeal 326
IAC 6–1, and to replace it with 326 IAC
6.5 ‘‘Particulate Matter Limitations for
all counties with the exception of Lake
County,’’ and 326 IAC 6.8 ‘‘Particulate
Matter Limitations for Lake County.’’
We are publishing this action without
prior proposal because we view this as
a noncontroversial amendment and
anticipate no adverse comments.
However, in the proposed rules section
of this Federal Register publication, we
are publishing a separate document that
will serve as the proposal to approve the
state plan if relevant adverse written
comments are filed. This rule will be
effective May 22, 2006 without further
notice unless we receive relevant
adverse written comments by April 21,
2006. If we receive such comments, we
will withdraw this action before the
effective date by publishing a
subsequent document that will
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withdraw the final action. All public
comments received will then be
addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on the proposed action. The EPA
will not institute a second comment
period. Any parties interested in
commenting on this action should do so
at this time. If we do not receive any
comments, this action will be effective
May 22, 2006.
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review
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.
Executive Order 13211: Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
Because it is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under Executive
Order 12866 or a ‘‘significant energy
action,’’ 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).
Regulatory Flexibility Act
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.).
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Because this rule approves preexisting 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).
Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
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,
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as specified by Executive Order 13175
(59 FR 22951, November 9, 2000).
Executive Order 13132: Federalism
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
Clean Air Act.
Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
and Safety Risks
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.
National Technology Transfer
Advancement Act
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s
role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the Clean Air Act. 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 Clean Air Act. 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.
Paperwork Reduction Act
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.).
Congressional Review Act
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
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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. section 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 22, 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, Incorporation by
reference, Particulate matter, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: February 17, 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)(173) to read as
follows:
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§ 52.770
Identification of plan.
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(173) The Indiana Department of
Environmental Management submitted
amendments to Indiana’s State
Implementation Plan on September 1,
2005. The amendments include the
repeal of 326 IAC 6–1, which is replaced
with new articles 326 IAC 6.5,
‘‘Particulate Matter Limitations for all
Counties Except Lake County’’ and 326
IAC 6.8, ‘‘Particulate Matter Limitations
for Lake County.’’
(i) Incorporation by reference. The
following sections of the Indiana
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Administrative Code are incorporated
by reference.
(A) Amendments to Indiana
Administrative Code Title 326: Air
Pollution Control Board, Article 6.5
Particulate Matter Limitations Except
Lake County, and Article 6.8 Particulate
Matter Limitations For Lake County.
Adopted by the Indiana Air Pollution
Control Board on May 4, 2005. Filed
with the Secretary of State on August
10, 2005 and effective on September 9,
2005. Published at Indiana Register,
Volume 28, Number 12, September 1,
2005 (3454).
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Revisions to the Nevada State
Implementation Plan, Washoe County
District Board of Health
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to
the Washoe County District Board of
Health (WCDBH) portion of the Nevada
State Implementation Plan (SIP). The
WCDBH revisions concern particulate
matter (PM–10) emissions from street
sanding operations and from street
sweeping operations. We are approving
local rules under the Clean Air Act as
amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act).
DATES: This rule is effective on May 22,
2006 without further notice, unless EPA
receives adverse comments by April 21,
2006. If we receive such comment, we
will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register to notify the public
that this rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments,
identified by docket number EPA–R09–
OAR–2005–NV–0002, by one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions.
• E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov.
• Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel
(Air–4), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105.
Instructions: All comments will be
included in the public docket without
change and may be made available
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online at 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
www.regulations.gov or e-mail.
www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous
access’’ system, and EPA will not know
your identity or contact information
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
www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
at EPA Region IX, 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.
Al
Petersen, Rulemaking Office (AIR–4),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region IX, (415) 947–4118,
petersen.alfred@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. The State’s Submittal
A. What rules did the State submit?
B. Are there other versions of these rules?
C. What is the purpose of the submitted
rules?
II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action
A. How is EPA evaluating the rules?
B. Do the rules meet the evaluation
criteria?
C. Public Comment and Final Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. The State’s Submittal
A. What rules did the State submit?
Table 1 lists the rules we are
approving with the dates that they were
adopted by the local air agency and
submitted by the Nevada Division of
Environmental Protection.
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40 CFR Part 52
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Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Indiana
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is approving a request from the Indiana Department of
Environmental Management (IDEM) to revise the Indiana State
Implementation Plan (SIP). The revision consists of the repeal of 326
IAC 6-1, and its replacement by new articles 326 IAC 6.5 and 326 IAC
6.8. 326 IAC 6.5 contains particulate matter emission limitations for
sources in all counties in Indiana, with the exception of Lake County.
Sources located in Lake County are addressed in 326 IAC 6.8. The
revision does not change any control requirements or any other
provisions in 326 IAC 6-1.
DATES: This rule is effective on May 22, 2006, unless EPA receives
adverse written comments by April 21, 2006. If EPA receives adverse
comments, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the
Federal Register and inform the public that the rule will not take
effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by Regional Material in EDocket
(RME) ID No. EPA-R05-OAR-2006-0124, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Agency Web site: https://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. Regional RME, EPA's
electronic public docket and comments system, is EPA's preferred method
for receiving comments. Once in the system, select ``quick search,''
then key in the appropriate RME Docket identification number. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: mooney.john@epa.gov.
Fax: (312)886-5824.
Mail: You may send written comments to:
John M. Mooney, Chief, Criteria Pollutant Section, (AR-18J), U.S.
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Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604.
Hand delivery: Deliver your comments to: John M. Mooney, Chief,
Criteria Pollutant Section, (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 18th floor, Chicago,
Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional
Office's normal hours of operation. The Regional Office's official
hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
excluding Federal holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to RME ID No. EPA-R05-OAR-2006-
0124. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change, 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 information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through RME, regulations.gov,
or e-mail. The EPA RME Web site and the federal regulations.gov Web
site are ``anonymous access'' systems, 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 RME or 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. For additional instructions on submitting
comments, go to Section I of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
the related proposed rule which is published in the Proposed Rules
section of this Federal Register.
Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
RME index at https://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/. Although listed in the
index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically in RME
or in hard copy at Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and
Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
We recommend that you telephone Jonathan Nichols, Life Scientist, at
(312) 353-7942 before visiting the Region 5 office. This Facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Nichols, Life Scientist,
Criteria Pollutant Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-7942, nichols.jonathan@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This supplementary information
section is arranged as follows:
I. General Information
A. How can I get copies of this document and other related
information?
B. How and to whom do I submit comments?
II. Background
III. What are the revisions that the State requests be incorporated
into the SIP?
IV. What action is EPA taking today?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. General Information
A. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
1. The Regional Office has established an electronic public
rulemaking file available for inspection at RME under ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2006-0124, and a hard copy file which is available for inspection
at the Regional Office. The official public file consists of the
documents specifically referenced in this action, any public comments
received, and other information related to this action. Although a part
of the official docket, the public rulemaking file does not include CBI
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The
official public rulemaking file is the collection of materials that is
available for public viewing at the Air Programs Branch, Air and
Radiation Division, EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604. EPA requests that, if at all possible, you contact the
person 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
Federal holidays.
2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the regulations.gov Web site located at https://
www.regulations.gov where you can find, review, and submit comments on
Federal rules that have been published in the Federal Register, the
Government's legal newspaper, and that are open for comment.
For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public viewing at the EPA Regional Office,
as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment containing
copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in
the version of the comment that is placed in the official public
rulemaking file. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted
material, will be available at the Regional Office for public
inspection.
B. How and to whom do I submit comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate rulemaking identification number by including the text
``Public comment on proposed rulemaking Region 5 Air Docket EPA-R05-
OAR-2006-0124'' in the subject line on the first page of your comment.
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late
comments.
For detailed instructions on submitting public comments and on what
to consider as you prepare your comments see the ADDRESSES section and
the section I General Information of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of the related proposed rule which is published in the Proposed
Rules section of this Federal Register.
II. Background
A. When did the State submit the requested rule revisions to EPA?
IDEM submitted the requested rule revisions related to particulate
matter emissions limitations on September 1, 2005.
B. Did Indiana hold public hearings for each of these rule revisions?
IDEM held public hearings for the rule revisions that were
submitted on
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January 5, 2005, February 2, 2005, and May 4, 2005.
C. Did IDEM receive any adverse comments to these changes?
IDEM did not receive any comments concerning 326 IAC 6-1 (regarding
repealing the rule), or 326 IAC 6.5 and 326 IAC 6.8 (regarding the new
articles).
III. What are the revisions that the State requests be incorporated
into the SIP?
The State has requested the following revisions: the repeal of 326
IAC 6-1; the addition of 326 IAC 6.5, Particulate Matter Limitations
for each county with the exception of Lake County; and the addition of
326 IAC 6.8, Particulate Matter Limitations for Lake County. This
revision renumbers and simplifies the organizational structure of the
rule. The revision does not change any control requirements or any
other provisions in 326 IAC 6-1. The revisions are described in more
detail below:
Particulate Matter Organizational Changes
IDEM has made a few revisions related to the particulate matter
rule. These are: repealing 326 IAC 6-1; adding particulate matter
limitations for each county, with the exception of Lake County at 326
IAC 6.5; and adding particulate matter emissions limitations for Lake
County at 326 IAC 6.8. IDEM has done this in order to streamline future
rule amendment processes by having a separate section for each company.
This rule eliminates the submittal of hundreds of pages of paper for
one emission limit amendment.
IV. What action is EPA taking today?
We are approving revisions to the Indiana SIP in one area: to
repeal 326 IAC 6-1, and to replace it with 326 IAC 6.5 ``Particulate
Matter Limitations for all counties with the exception of Lake
County,'' and 326 IAC 6.8 ``Particulate Matter Limitations for Lake
County.''
We are publishing this action without prior proposal because we
view this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipate no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal
Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will
serve as the proposal to approve the state plan if relevant adverse
written comments are filed. This rule will be effective May 22, 2006
without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse written
comments by April 21, 2006. If we receive such comments, we will
withdraw this action before the effective date by publishing a
subsequent document that will withdraw the final action. All public
comments received will then be addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on the proposed action. The EPA will not institute a second
comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action
should do so at this time. If we do not receive any comments, this
action will be effective May 22, 2006.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review
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.
Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
Because it is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under
Executive Order 12866 or a ``significant energy action,'' 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).
Regulatory Flexibility Act
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.).
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
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).
Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
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 (59
FR 22951, November 9, 2000).
Executive Order 13132: Federalism
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 Clean Air
Act.
Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental Health
and Safety Risks
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.
National Technology Transfer Advancement Act
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. 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 Clean Air Act. 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.
Paperwork Reduction Act
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.).
Congressional Review Act
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
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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.
section 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 22, 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, Incorporation by
reference, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: February 17, 2006.
Norman Niedergang,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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For the reasons stated in the preamble, part 52, chapter I, of 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 P--Indiana
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2. Section 52.770 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(173) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.770 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(173) The Indiana Department of Environmental Management submitted
amendments to Indiana's State Implementation Plan on September 1, 2005.
The amendments include the repeal of 326 IAC 6-1, which is replaced
with new articles 326 IAC 6.5, ``Particulate Matter Limitations for all
Counties Except Lake County'' and 326 IAC 6.8, ``Particulate Matter
Limitations for Lake County.''
(i) Incorporation by reference. The following sections of the
Indiana Administrative Code are incorporated by reference.
(A) Amendments to Indiana Administrative Code Title 326: Air
Pollution Control Board, Article 6.5 Particulate Matter Limitations
Except Lake County, and Article 6.8 Particulate Matter Limitations For
Lake County. Adopted by the Indiana Air Pollution Control Board on May
4, 2005. Filed with the Secretary of State on August 10, 2005 and
effective on September 9, 2005. Published at Indiana Register, Volume
28, Number 12, September 1, 2005 (3454).
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