Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Iowa, 51117-51120 [E6-14313]
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duration of the event. Under provisions
of 33 CFR 100.535, a vessel may not
enter the regulated area unless it
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maritime community will be provided
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Dated: August 14, 2006.
L.L. Hereth,
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce
the special local regulations for the
‘‘Ragin’ on the River’’ powerboat race to
be held Labor Day weekend, September
2 and 3, 2006, on the waters of the
Susquehanna River, adjacent to Port
Deposit, Maryland. This action is
necessary to provide for the safety of life
on navigable waters during the event.
The effect will be to restrict general
navigation in the regulated area for the
safety of participants and vessels
transiting the event area.
DATES: Effective Dates: 33 CFR 100.535
will be enforced from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30
p.m. on September 2 and 3, 2006. If the
event is postponed due to weather, this
section will be enforced during the same
time period on Monday, September 4,
2006.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Houck, Coast Guard Sector
Baltimore, Prevention Department, at
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Annually,
during Labor Day weekend, the Port
Deposit, Maryland Chamber of
Commerce sponsors the ‘‘Ragin’ on the
River’’ powerboat race, on the waters of
the Susquehanna River. The event
consists of approximately 60 inboard
hydroplanes and runabouts racing in
heats counterclockwise around an oval
racecourse. A fleet of spectator vessels
is anticipated to gather nearby to view
the competition. Due to the need for
vessel control during the event, vessel
traffic will be temporarily restricted to
provide for the safety of participants,
spectators and transiting vessels. In
order to ensure the safety of the event
participants and transiting vessels, 33
CFR 100.535 will be enforced for the
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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 demonstrated 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.
We have reviewed the state’s
justification for the revisions and agree
with its conclusions.
DATES: This direct final rule will be
effective October 30, 2006, without
further notice, unless EPA receives
adverse comment by September 28,
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–2006–0484, by one of the
following methods:
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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–
0484. 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://
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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
‘‘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?
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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 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.
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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 which establishes
exemptions from construction
permitting for certain categories of air
pollution sources. This revision became
state effective on April 19, 2006.
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 and the technical
support document, which are part of the
docket for this rulemaking for more
detail concerning the exemptions.
1. An amendment to paragraph
22.1(2) ‘‘m’’, which exempts certain
storage tanks, raises the maximum
capacity and throughput of tanks which
may qualify for the exemption.
2. An amendment to paragraph
22.1(2) ‘‘x’’ adds an exemption for
certain applications of hot melt
adhesives from specified closed-pot
systems.
3. An amendment to subrule 22.1(2)
adds several new exemptions as follows:
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a. Product labeling using laser and
ink-jet printers meeting specified
performance criteria;
b. Equipment related to research and
development activities at a stationary
source meeting specified emissions and
recordkeeping criteria, and meeting the
definition of ‘‘research and development
activities’’ specified in the rule;
c. Regional collection centers, as
defined in Iowa’s hazardous waste rules,
involved in the processing of permitted
hazardous materials from households
and certain small quantity generators
meeting specified quantity restrictions
for materials containing volatile organic
compounds (VOCs);
d. Cold solvent cleaning machines
that are not in-line cleaning machines,
which meet specified performance and
operational criteria.
We note that the Iowa exemption rule
provides that none of the exemptions
are available to emissions units,
processes, or activities that would
trigger the requirements for major new
source review (e.g., the prevention of
significant deterioration program).
The Iowa Department of Natural
Resources (IDNR) has provided a
justification document which analyzes
the projected emissions increases and
air quality impact which may be
attributable to the exemptions. For
example, Iowa determined that the
product labeling exemption would
apply to equipment which emits no
more than 3.75 tons per year of VOCs,
which is the threshold included in the
Iowa permit rules previously approved
by EPA as de minimis for permitting of
minor sources. Similar justifications for
the other exemptions are included in
the docket for this rulemaking.
Based on review of IDNR’s technical
evaluation documented in the
exemption justification document
submitted with the rule and included in
the docket, EPA agrees that the emission
units and activities exempted by the
rule 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 rulemaking, the revision meets
the substantive SIP requirements of the
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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
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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 October 30, 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: August 15, 2006.
William W. Rice,
Acting 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]
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 Q—Iowa
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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§ 52.820
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AGENCY
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Revisions to the California State
Implementation Plan, South Coast Air
Quality Management District
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing approval of
revisions to the South Coast Air Quality
Management District’s (SCAQMD)
portion of the California State
Implementation Plan (SIP). These
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revisions were proposed in the Federal
Register on May 16, 2006 and concern
oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and oxides of
sulfur (SOX) emissions from facilities
emitting 4 tons or more per year of NOX
or SOX in the year 1990 or subsequent
year under the SCAQMD’s Regional
Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM)
program. We are approving local rules
that regulate these emission sources
under the Clean Air Act as amended in
1990 (CAA or the Act).
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is
effective on September 28, 2006.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established docket
number EPA–R09–OAR–2006–0225 for
this action. The index to the docket is
available electronically at https://
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
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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: Lily
Wong, EPA Region IX, (415) 947–4114,
wong.lily@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.
I. Proposed Action
On May 16, 2006 (71 FR 28290), EPA
proposed to approve the following rules
into the California SIP. Table 1 lists the
rules addressed by this action with the
dates that they were adopted by the
SCAQMD and submitted by the
California Air Resources Board (CARB).
TABLE 1.—SUBMITTED RULES
Local agency
Rule No.
2000
2001
2002
SCAQMD
SCAQMD
SCAQMD
SCAQMD
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2005
2007
2010
2011
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SCAQMD ...................................
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SCAQMD ...................................
2012
SCAQMD ...................................
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SCAQMD ...................................
SCAQMD ...................................
2012
1 Protocol
Rule title
Adopted
General ........................................................................................
Applicability ..................................................................................
Allocations for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) and Oxides of Sulfur
(SOX).
New Source Review for Trading Requirements ..........................
Trading Requirements .................................................................
Administrative Remedies and Sanctions .....................................
Requirements for Monitoring, Reporting, and Recordkeeping for
Oxides of Sulfur (SOX) Emissions.
Appendix A: Protocol for Monitoring, Reporting, and Recordkeeping for Oxides of Sulfur (SOX) Emissions, Chapter 1.
Appendix A: Protocol for Monitoring, Reporting, and Recordkeeping for Oxides of Sulfur (SOX) Emissions, Chapters 2–6
and Attachments A–F.
Requirements for Monitoring, Reporting, and Recordkeeping for
Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) Emissions.
Appendix A—Protocol for Monitoring, Reporting, and Recordkeeping for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) Emissions, Chapter 1.
Appendix A (Protocol for Monitoring, Reporting, and Recordkeeping for Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) Emissions, Chapters
2–8 and Attachments A–G.
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In EPA’s proposed approval, we did
not clarify that only Chapter 1 of Rule
2011 Protocol Appendix A and Chapter
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2006-0484; FRL-8213-9]
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 demonstrated 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. We
have reviewed the state's justification for the revisions and agree
with its conclusions.
DATES: This direct final rule will be effective October 30, 2006,
without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by
September 28, 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-2006-0484, 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-
2006-0484. 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://
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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 ``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 which
establishes exemptions from construction permitting for certain
categories of air pollution sources. This revision became state
effective on April 19, 2006.
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 and the technical support
document, which are part of the docket for this rulemaking for more
detail concerning the exemptions.
1. An amendment to paragraph 22.1(2) ``m'', which exempts certain
storage tanks, raises the maximum capacity and throughput of tanks
which may qualify for the exemption.
2. An amendment to paragraph 22.1(2) ``x'' adds an exemption for
certain applications of hot melt adhesives from specified closed-pot
systems.
3. An amendment to subrule 22.1(2) adds several new exemptions as
follows:
a. Product labeling using laser and ink-jet printers meeting
specified performance criteria;
b. Equipment related to research and development activities at a
stationary source meeting specified emissions and recordkeeping
criteria, and meeting the definition of ``research and development
activities'' specified in the rule;
c. Regional collection centers, as defined in Iowa's hazardous
waste rules, involved in the processing of permitted hazardous
materials from households and certain small quantity generators meeting
specified quantity restrictions for materials containing volatile
organic compounds (VOCs);
d. Cold solvent cleaning machines that are not in-line cleaning
machines, which meet specified performance and operational criteria.
We note that the Iowa exemption rule provides that none of the
exemptions are available to emissions units, processes, or activities
that would trigger the requirements for major new source review (e.g.,
the prevention of significant deterioration program).
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has provided a
justification document which analyzes the projected emissions increases
and air quality impact which may be attributable to the exemptions. For
example, Iowa determined that the product labeling exemption would
apply to equipment which emits no more than 3.75 tons per year of VOCs,
which is the threshold included in the Iowa permit rules previously
approved by EPA as de minimis for permitting of minor sources. Similar
justifications for the other exemptions are included in the docket for
this rulemaking.
Based on review of IDNR's technical evaluation documented in the
exemption justification document submitted with the rule and included
in the docket, EPA agrees that the emission units and activities
exempted by the rule 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 rulemaking, the revision meets
the substantive SIP requirements of the
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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 October 30, 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: August 15, 2006.
William W. Rice,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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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 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
Iowa citation Title effective EPA approval date Explanation
date
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Iowa Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Commission [567]
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Chapter 22--Controlling Pollution
567-22.1........................ Permits Required for New or Existing 04/19/06 08/29/06
Stationary Sources. [insert FR page number where
the document begins]
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