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where the appropriate care or services
could be provided.
(7) Payment will not be made for
return travel for a beneficiary receiving
an irregular discharge.
(8) On a case-by-case basis, payment
for travel may be paid for any distance
if it is financially favorable to the
government (for example, travel could
be allowed to a more distant nursing
home when admission to that nursing
home is a prerequisite to qualify for
community assistance that would more
than offset the additional travel
payment).
(c) Payment for travel of an attendant
under this section will be calculated on
the same basis as for the beneficiary.
(d) For shared travel in a privatelyowned vehicle, payments are limited to
the amount for one beneficiary (for
example, if a beneficiary and an
attendant travel in the same automobile
or if two beneficiaries travel in the same
automobile, the amount for mileage will
be limited to the amount for one
beneficiary).
(e) Beneficiary travel will not be paid
under the following circumstances:
(1) The payment of the travel
allowance would be counterproductive
to the therapy being provided and such
determination is recorded in the
patient’s medical records, and
(2) The chief of the service or a
designee reviewed and approved the
determination by signature in the
patient’s medical record.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 111, 501, 1701,
1714, 1720, 1728, 1782, 1783, E.O. 11302)
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§ 70.31
Deductibles.
(a) VA shall deduct an amount
established by the Secretary (currently
$3 or the total amount of travel if it is
less than $3) for each one-way trip from
the amount otherwise payable under
this part for such one-way trip, except
that:
(1) VA shall not deduct any amounts
in a calendar month after the
completion of six one-way trips for
which deductions were made in such
calendar month, and
(2) Whenever the Secretary adjusts the
mileage rates as a result of the
investigation described in
§ 70.30(a)(1)(iv), the Secretary shall,
effective on the date such mileage rate
change should occur, adjust
proportionally the deductible amount in
effect at the time of the adjustment.
(b) The provisions under this section
for making deductions shall not apply
to:
(1) Travel that includes travel by a
special mode of transportation,
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(2) Travel to a VA facility for a
scheduled compensation and pension
examination, and
(3) Travel by a non-veteran.
(c) VA may waive the deductible
under this section when it would cause
severe financial hardship. For purposes
of this section, a beneficiary shall be
considered to suffer severe financial
hardship if the beneficiary:
(1) Has an income for the year
immediately preceding the application
for beneficiary travel that does not
exceed 90 percent of the maximum
annual rate of pension that would be
payable to such beneficiary under 38
U.S.C. 1521 (as adjusted under 38 U.S.C.
5312) if the person were eligible for
pension; or
(2) Is able to demonstrate that due to
circumstances such as loss of
employment, or incurrence of a
disability, his or her income in the year
of travel will not exceed 90 percent of
the maximum annual rate of pension
that would be payable to such
beneficiary under 38 U.S.C. 1521 (as
adjusted under 38 U.S.C. 5312) if the
beneficiary were eligible for pension.
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decision denying the claim for
beneficiary travel, in whole or in part,
may obtain reconsideration under
§ 17.133 of this chapter and may file an
appeal to the Board of Veterans’
Appeals under parts 19 and 20 of this
chapter. An appeal may be made
directly to the Board of Veterans’
Appeals without requesting
reconsideration.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 111, 501, 1701,
1714, 1720, 1728, 1782, 1783, E.O. 11302)
§ 70.41
Recovery of payments.
Payments for beneficiary travel made
to persons ineligible for such payment
are subject to recapture under
applicable law, including the provisions
of §§ 1.900 through 1.953 of this
chapter.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 111, 501, 1701,
1714, 1720, 1728, 1782, 1783, E.O. 11302)
§ 70.42
False statements.
A person who makes a false statement
for the purpose of obtaining payments
for beneficiary travel may be prosecuted
under applicable laws, including 18
U.S.C. 1001.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 111, 501, 1701,
1714, 1720, 1728, 1782, 1783, E.O. 11302)
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 111, 501, 1701,
1714, 1720, 1728, 1782, 1783, E.O. 11302)
§ 70.32
§ 70.50
Reimbursement or prior payment.
(a) Payment will be made on a
reimbursement basis after the travel has
occurred, except that:
(1) Upon completion of examination,
treatment, or care, payment may be
made before the return travel has
occurred, and
(2) In the case of travel by a person
to or from a VA facility by special mode
of transportation, VA may provide
payment for beneficiary travel to the
provider of the transportation before
determining eligibility of such person
for such payment if VA determines that
the travel is for emergency treatment
and the beneficiary or other person
made a claim that the beneficiary is
eligible for payment for the travel.
(b) Payment under this part will be
made to the beneficiary, except that VA
may make a beneficiary travel payment
under this part to a person or
organization other than the beneficiary
upon satisfactory evidence that the
person or organization actually
provided or paid for the travel.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 111, 501, 1701,
1714, 1720, 1728, 1782, 1783, E.O. 11302)
§ 70.40
Administrative procedures.
Upon denial of an initial claim for
beneficiary travel, VA will provide the
claimant written notice of the decision
and advise the claimant of
reconsideration and appeal rights. A
claimant who disagrees with the initial
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Reduced fare requests.
Printed reduced-fare requests for use
by eligible beneficiaries and their
attendants when traveling at their own
expense to or from any VA facility or
VA authorized facility for authorized
VA health care are available from any
VA medical facility. Beneficiaries may
use these request forms to ask
transportation providers, such as bus
companies, for a reduced fare. Whether
to grant a reduced fare is determined by
the transportation provider.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 111, 501, 1701,
1714, 1720, 1728, 1782, 1783, E.O. 11302)
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BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R04–OAR–2006–0042–200715; FRL–
8443–4]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans Tennessee;
Approval of Revisions to the
Tennessee SIP and the Nashville/
Davidson County Portion of the
Tennessee SIP; Prevention of
Significant Deterioration and
Nonattainment New Source Review
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the State of
Tennessee on February 23, 2006, and
May 31, 2006. The proposed revisions
modify Tennessee’s and Nashville/
Davidson County’s Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) and
Nonattainment New Source Review
(NNSR) regulations in the SIP to address
changes to the federal NSR regulations,
which were promulgated by EPA on
December 31, 2002 (67 FR 80186) and
reconsidered with minor changes on
November 7, 2003 (68 FR 63021)
(collectively, these two final actions are
called the ‘‘2002 NSR Reform Rules’’).
EPA’s 2002 NSR Reform Rules,
proposed for inclusion in the Tennessee
SIP and the Nashville/Davidson County
portion of the Tennessee SIP, contain
provisions for baseline emissions
calculations, an actual-to-projectedactual methodology for calculating
emissions changes, options for plantwide applicability limits, and
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements.
Comments must be received on
or before August 22, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04–
OAR–2006–0042, by one of the
following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. E-mail: adams.yolanda@epa.gov.
3. Fax: 404–562–9019.
4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R04–OAR–2006–
0042,’’ Air Planning Branch, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street,
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Ms.
Yolanda Adams, Air Planning Branch,
Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street,
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 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
Docket ID No. EPA–R04–OAR–2006–
0042. 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
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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. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
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 Regulatory Development Section,
Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and
Toxics Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding the Tennessee
State Implementation Plan, contact Mr.
James Hou, Regulatory Development
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management
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Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street,
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. The
telephone number is (404) 562–8965.
Mr. Hou can also be reached via
electronic mail at hou.james@epa.gov.
For information regarding New Source
Review, contact Ms. Yolanda Adams,
Air Permits Section, at the same address
above. The telephone number is (404)
562–9214. Ms. Adams can also be
reached via electronic mail at
adams.yolanda@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, references
to ‘‘EPA,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our,’’ are
intended to mean the Environmental
Protection Agency. The supplementary
information is arranged as follows:
I. What action is EPA proposing today?
II. Why is EPA proposing this action?
III. What is EPA’s Analysis of Tennessee’s
and Nashville/Davidson County’s NSR
Rule Revisions?
IV. What action is EPA taking today?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What action is EPA proposing today?
On February 23, 2006, and May 31,
2006, the State of Tennessee, through
the Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation (TDEC),
submitted revisions to the Tennessee
SIP, and the Nashville/Davidson County
portion of the Tennessee SIP. Nashville/
Davidson County is separately
authorized to implement and enforce
the NSR program in that region of
Tennessee. The February 23, 2006, SIP
submittal consists of revisions to the
Tennessee Air Pollution Control
Regulations. Specifically, the proposed
SIP revisions include changes to TDEC
Rule .01 of chapter 1200–3–9 entitled,
‘‘Construction Permits.’’ The May 31,
2006, submittal consists of revisions to
the Nashville Pollution Control
Division’s (NPCD’s) Regulation 3
entitled, ‘‘New Source Review.’’ TDEC
submitted these revisions in response to
EPA’s December 31, 2002, revisions to
the Federal NSR program.
In a letter to EPA dated April 16,
2007, Tennessee requested to amend the
February 23, 2006, SIP submittal in light
of the decision issued by the U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit Court)
on June 24, 2005. The June 24, 2005,
decision is discussed in further detail
below. Tennessee requested that the
portion of the Tennessee SIP revision
related to the EPA rules that were
vacated by the DC Circuit Court
(specifically the clean unit and
pollution control project provisions) not
be approved into the SIP. The affected
portions of the February 23, 2006,
submittal are as follows: sections
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(b)2.(i)(VIII), (b)4.(iii)(III), (b)4.(vi)(IV),
(b)35., (b)39., (c)4.(v), (c)6., (p), (q), and
(r) of Rule 1200–3–9–.01(4); sections
(b)1.(v)(III)VIII, (b)1.(vi)(III)III,
(b)1.(vi)(V)V, (b)1.(xxxvii), (b)1.(xli),
(b)2.(v)(IX), (b)2.(v)(X), (b)2.(xvi),
(b)2.(xix), (b)7., (b)8., and (b)9. of Rule
1200–3–9–.01(5); and all references to
clean units and pollution control
projects at sections (a)11. and (c)4.(vi) of
Rule 1200–3–9–.01(4); and sections
(b)2.(xvii) and (b)5. of Rule 1200–3–9–
.01(5). EPA is now proposing to approve
the SIP revisions submitted by TDEC on
February 23, 2006, May 31, 2006, and
April 16, 2007, which will revise the
Tennessee SIP and the Nashville/
Davidson County portion of the
Tennessee SIP.
II. Why is EPA proposing this action?
On December 31, 2002, EPA
published final rule changes to 40 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 51
and 52, regarding the Clean Air Act’s
(CAA or Act) PSD and NNSR programs
(67 FR 80186). On November 7, 2003,
EPA published a notice of final action
on the reconsideration of the December
31, 2002, final rule changes (68 FR
63021). In that November 7, 2003, final
action, EPA added the definition of
‘‘replacement unit,’’ and clarified an
issue regarding plantwide applicability
limitations (PALs). The December 31,
2002, and the November 7, 2003, final
actions are collectively referred to as the
‘‘2002 NSR Reform Rules.’’ The purpose
of this action is to propose to approve
the SIP submittals from the State of
Tennessee, which include the
provisions of EPA’s 2002 NSR Reform
Rules.
The 2002 NSR Reform Rules are part
of EPA’s implementation of Parts C and
D of title I of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7470–
7515. Part C of title I of the CAA, 42
U.S.C. 7470–7492, is the PSD program,
which applies in areas that meet the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS)—‘‘attainment’’ areas—as well
as in areas for which there is
insufficient information to determine
whether the area meets the NAAQS—
‘‘unclassifiable’’ areas. Part D of title I of
the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7501–7515, is the
NNSR program, which applies in areas
that are not in attainment of the
NAAQS—‘‘nonattainment’’ areas.
Collectively, the PSD and NNSR
programs are referred to as the ‘‘New
Source Review’’ or NSR programs. EPA
regulations implementing these
programs are contained in 40 CFR
51.165, 51.166, 52.21, 52.24, and part
51, appendix S.
The CAA’s NSR programs are
preconstruction review and permitting
programs applicable to new and
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modified stationary sources of air
pollutants regulated under the CAA.
The NSR programs of the CAA include
a combination of air quality planning
and air pollution control technology
program requirements. Briefly, section
109 of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7409, requires
EPA to promulgate primary NAAQS to
protect public health and secondary
NAAQS to protect public welfare. Once
EPA sets those standards, states must
develop, adopt, and submit to EPA for
approval, a SIP that contains emissions
limitations and other control measures
to attain and maintain the NAAQS. Each
SIP is required to contain a
preconstruction review program for the
construction and modification of any
stationary source of air pollution to
assure that the NAAQS are achieved
and maintained; to protect areas of clean
air; to protect air quality related values
(such as visibility) in national parks and
other areas; to assure that appropriate
emissions controls are applied; to
maximize opportunities for economic
development consistent with the
preservation of clean air resources; and
to ensure that any decision to increase
air pollution is made only after full
public consideration of the
consequences of the decision.
The 2002 NSR Reform Rules made
changes to five areas of the NSR
programs. In summary, the 2002 Rules:
(1) Provide a new method for
determining baseline actual emissions;
(2) adopt an actual-to-projected-actual
methodology for determining whether a
major modification has occurred; (3)
allow major stationary sources to
comply with plant-wide applicability
limits to avoid having a significant
emissions increase that triggers the
requirements of the major NSR program;
(4) provide a new applicability
provision for emissions units that are
designated clean units; and (5) exclude
pollution control projects (PCPs) from
the definition of ‘‘physical change or
change in the method of operation.’’ On
November 7, 2003, EPA published a
notice of final action on its
reconsideration of the 2002 NSR Reform
Rules (68 FR 63021), which added a
definition for ‘‘replacement unit’’ and
clarified an issue regarding PALs. For
additional information on the 2002 NSR
Reform Rules, see 67 FR 80186
(December 31, 2002), and https://
www.epa.gov/nsr.
After the 2002 NSR Reform Rules
were finalized and effective (March 3,
2003), industry, state, and
environmental petitioners challenged
numerous aspects of the 2002 NSR
Reform Rules, along with portions of
EPA’s 1980 NSR Rules (45 FR 52676,
August 7, 1980). On June 24, 2005, the
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D.C. Circuit Court issued a decision on
the challenges to the 2002 NSR Reform
Rules. New York v. United States, 413
F.3d 3 (DC Cir. 2005). In summary, the
DC Circuit Court vacated portions of the
rules pertaining to clean units and
pollution control projects, remanded a
portion of the rules regarding
recordkeeping, e.g. 40 CFR 52.21(r)(6)
and 40 CFR 51.166(r)(6), and either
upheld or did not comment on the other
provisions included as part of the 2002
NSR Reform Rules. On March 8, 2007,
EPA issued a proposed rule in response
to the Court’s remand regarding the
recordkeeping provisions. The proposed
rule describes two alternative options to
clarify what constitutes ‘‘reasonable
possibility’’ and when the ‘‘reasonable
possibility’’ recordkeeping requirements
apply (72 FR 10445). The ‘‘reasonable
possibility’’ standard identifies for
sources and reviewing authorities the
circumstances under which a major
stationary source undergoing a
modification that does not trigger major
NSR must keep records. Further, on
June 13, 2007, EPA took final action to
revise the 2002 NSR Reform Rules to
exclude the portions that were vacated
by the DC Circuit Court (72 FR 32526).
Today’s action on the Tennessee SIP is
consistent with the decision of the DC
Circuit Court because Tennessee’s
submittals do not include any portions
of the 2002 NSR Reform Rules that were
vacated as part of the June 2005
decision.
The 2002 NSR Reform Rules require
that state agencies adopt and submit
revisions to their SIP permitting
programs implementing the minimum
program elements of the 2002 NSR
Reform Rules no later than January 2,
2006. (Consistent with changes to 40
CFR 51.166(a)(6)(i), state agencies are
now required to adopt and submit SIP
revisions within 3 years after new
amendments are published in the
Federal Register.) State agencies may
meet the requirements of 40 CFR part
51, and the 2002 NSR Reform Rules,
with different but equivalent
regulations. However, if a state decides
not to implement any of the new
applicability provisions, that state is
required to demonstrate that its existing
program is at least as stringent as the
federal program.
On February 23, 2006, May 31, 2006,
and April 16, 2007, the State of
Tennessee submitted SIP revisions for
the purpose of revising the State’s and
Nashville/Davidson County’s NSR
permitting provisions. These changes
were made primarily to adopt EPA’s
2002 NSR Reform Rules. As discussed
in further detail below, EPA believes the
revisions contained in the Tennessee
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submittals are approvable for inclusion
into the Tennessee SIP and the
Nashville/Davidson County portion of
the Tennessee SIP.
III. What is EPA’s Analysis of
Tennessee’s and Nashville/Davidson
County’s NSR Rule Revisions?
Tennessee and Nashville/Davidson
County currently have SIP-approved
NSR programs for new and modified
stationary sources. EPA is proposing to
approve revisions to Tennessee’s and
Nashville/Davidson County’s existing
NSR regulations in the SIP. The
Tennessee proposed revisions became
state-effective on February 14, 2006, and
were submitted to EPA on February 23,
2006. The Nashville/Davidson County
proposed revisions were approved by
the Air Pollution Control Board of the
State of Tennessee on May 10, 2006, and
were submitted to EPA on May 31,
2006. Copies of the revised rules, as
well as the State’s Technical Support
Documents, can be obtained from the
Docket, as discussed in the ‘‘Docket’’
section above. A discussion of the
specific changes to TDEC’s and NPCD’s
rules that are proposed for inclusion in
the SIP are summarized below.
TDEC’s Rule 1200–3–9–.01(4)
contains the preconstruction review
program that provides for the PSD of
ambient air quality as required under
Part C of title I of the CAA. NPCD’s
Regulation 3 contains Nashville/
Davidson County’s PSD program. The
PSD program applies to major stationary
sources or modifications constructed in
areas that are designated as attainment
or unclassifiable with respect to the
NAAQS. TDEC’s PSD program was
originally approved into the SIP by EPA
on April 24, 1980, and has been revised
several times. NPCD’s PSD program was
originally approved into the Nashville/
Davidson County portion of the
Tennessee SIP on June 24, 1982, and has
been revised several times as well.
TDEC’s permitting requirements for
major sources in or impacting upon
nonattainment areas are set forth at Rule
1200–3–9–.01(5). NPCD’s NNSR
requirements are set forth at Regulation
3. The Tennessee NNSR program was
originally approved into the Tennessee
SIP on June 7, 1979, with subsequent
amendments. The Nashville NNSR
program was originally approved into
the Nashville/Davidson County portion
of the Tennessee SIP on June 24, 1982,
with subsequent amendments. The
NNSR requirements apply to the
construction and modification of any
major stationary source of air pollution
in a nonattainment area, as required by
Part D of title I of the CAA. To receive
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subject to these requirements must show
that it will not cause a net increase in
pollution, will not create a delay in
meeting the NAAQS, and that the
source will install and use control
technology that achieves the lowest
achievable emissions rate.
The current revisions to TDEC’s Rule
1200–3–9–.01, and NPCD’s Regulation
3, which EPA is proposing to approve
into the Tennessee SIP and the
Nashville/Davidson County portion of
the Tennessee SIP, were provided to
update the existing provisions to be
consistent with the current Federal PSD
and NNSR rules, including the 2002
NSR Reform Rules. These revisions
address baseline actual emissions,
actual-to-projected-actual applicability
tests, and PALs. State agencies may
meet the requirements of 40 CFR part
51, and the 2002 NSR Reform Rules,
with different but equivalent
regulations. TDEC and NPCD have made
one change to the Federal regulations.
The definition of ‘‘baseline actual
emissions,’’ found in parts 1200–3–9–
.01(4)(b)45 and 1200–3–9–
.01(5)(b)1.(xlvii) of the TDEC rule, and
Section 3–1(e) of NPCD Regulation 3,
was changed to remove the provision
allowing different consecutive 24-month
periods for different pollutants.
Therefore, under TDEC’s and NPCD’s
rules, a single 24-month period must be
used for all regulated NSR pollutants
when calculating baseline actual
emissions. This provision was changed
from the Federal requirements on the
recommendation of the industry and
environmental advocacy representatives
in the Tennessee stakeholder group that
worked with the State to develop the
revisions to the Tennessee NSR
program.
As part of our review of the Tennessee
SIP submittals, we performed a line-byline review of the proposed revisions,
including the provision which differs
from the Federal rules, and have
determined that they are consistent with
the program requirements for the
preparation, adoption and submittal of
implementation plans for NSR set forth
at 40 CFR 51.165 and 51.166. TDEC’s
Rule 1200–3–9–.01 and NPCD’s
Regulation 3 do not incorporate the
portions of the Federal rules that were
vacated by the DC Circuit Court,
including the clean unit provisions, the
pollution control projects exclusion,
and the equipment replacement
provision which was promulgated
shortly after the 2002 NSR Reform
Rules. As noted earlier, EPA responded
to the DC Circuit Court’s remand of the
recordkeeping provisions of EPA’s 2002
NSR Reform Rules by proposing two
alternative options to clarify when the
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recordkeeping requirements apply.
TDEC’s and NPCD’s rules contain
recordkeeping requirements that are
substantially the same as the remanded
Federal rule. While final action by EPA
with regard to the remand may require
EPA to take further action on the
Tennessee SIP, at this time the rules
contained in the proposed SIP revisions
are the same as existing Federal law and
are therefore approvable.
IV. What action is EPA taking today?
For the reasons discussed above, EPA
is proposing to approve the changes
made to Tennessee’s Rule 1200–3–9–.01
(Construction Permits) as submitted by
TDEC on February 23, 2006, and
amended on April 16, 2007, as revisions
to the Tennessee SIP. In addition, EPA
is proposing to approve changes made
to NPCD Regulation 3 (New Source
Review) as submitted by TDEC on May
31, 2006, as revisions to the Nashville/
Davidson County portion of the
Tennessee SIP.
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
51735, October 4, 1993), this proposed
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 proposed action merely
proposes to approve state law as
meeting Federal requirements and
imposes no additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies
that the proposed approvals in this
proposed 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 proposes to
approve 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 proposed 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
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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
proposes to approve 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 proposed rule also is not subject to
Executive Order 13045, ‘‘Protection of
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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.
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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.).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Intergovernmental relations, Lead,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: July 12, 2007.
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Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R04-OAR-2006-0042-200715; FRL-8443-4]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans Tennessee;
Approval of Revisions to the Tennessee SIP and the Nashville/Davidson
County Portion of the Tennessee SIP; Prevention of Significant
Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the State of Tennessee on February 23, 2006, and
May 31, 2006. The proposed revisions modify Tennessee's and Nashville/
Davidson County's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and
Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) regulations in the SIP to
address changes to the federal NSR regulations, which were promulgated
by EPA on December 31, 2002 (67 FR 80186) and reconsidered with minor
changes on November 7, 2003 (68 FR 63021) (collectively, these two
final actions are called the ``2002 NSR Reform Rules''). EPA's 2002 NSR
Reform Rules, proposed for inclusion in the Tennessee SIP and the
Nashville/Davidson County portion of the Tennessee SIP, contain
provisions for baseline emissions calculations, an actual-to-projected-
actual methodology for calculating emissions changes, options for
plant-wide applicability limits, and recordkeeping and reporting
requirements.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 22, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2006-0042, by one of the following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: adams.yolanda@epa.gov.
3. Fax: 404-562-9019.
4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2006-0042,'' Air Planning Branch, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Ms. Yolanda Adams, Air Planning
Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. 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 Docket ID No. EPA-R04-OAR-
2006-0042. 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. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm.
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 Regulatory Development
Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth
Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the
Tennessee State Implementation Plan, contact Mr. James Hou, Regulatory
Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number
is (404) 562-8965. Mr. Hou can also be reached via electronic mail at
hou.james@epa.gov. For information regarding New Source Review, contact
Ms. Yolanda Adams, Air Permits Section, at the same address above. The
telephone number is (404) 562-9214. Ms. Adams can also be reached via
electronic mail at adams.yolanda@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, references to
``EPA,'' ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our,'' are intended to mean the
Environmental Protection Agency. The supplementary information is
arranged as follows:
I. What action is EPA proposing today?
II. Why is EPA proposing this action?
III. What is EPA's Analysis of Tennessee's and Nashville/Davidson
County's NSR Rule Revisions?
IV. What action is EPA taking today?
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What action is EPA proposing today?
On February 23, 2006, and May 31, 2006, the State of Tennessee,
through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
(TDEC), submitted revisions to the Tennessee SIP, and the Nashville/
Davidson County portion of the Tennessee SIP. Nashville/Davidson County
is separately authorized to implement and enforce the NSR program in
that region of Tennessee. The February 23, 2006, SIP submittal consists
of revisions to the Tennessee Air Pollution Control Regulations.
Specifically, the proposed SIP revisions include changes to TDEC Rule
.01 of chapter 1200-3-9 entitled, ``Construction Permits.'' The May 31,
2006, submittal consists of revisions to the Nashville Pollution
Control Division's (NPCD's) Regulation 3 entitled, ``New Source
Review.'' TDEC submitted these revisions in response to EPA's December
31, 2002, revisions to the Federal NSR program.
In a letter to EPA dated April 16, 2007, Tennessee requested to
amend the February 23, 2006, SIP submittal in light of the decision
issued by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit Court) on June 24, 2005. The June 24,
2005, decision is discussed in further detail below. Tennessee
requested that the portion of the Tennessee SIP revision related to the
EPA rules that were vacated by the DC Circuit Court (specifically the
clean unit and pollution control project provisions) not be approved
into the SIP. The affected portions of the February 23, 2006, submittal
are as follows: sections
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(b)2.(i)(VIII), (b)4.(iii)(III), (b)4.(vi)(IV), (b)35., (b)39.,
(c)4.(v), (c)6., (p), (q), and (r) of Rule 1200-3-9-.01(4); sections
(b)1.(v)(III)VIII, (b)1.(vi)(III)III, (b)1.(vi)(V)V, (b)1.(xxxvii),
(b)1.(xli), (b)2.(v)(IX), (b)2.(v)(X), (b)2.(xvi), (b)2.(xix), (b)7.,
(b)8., and (b)9. of Rule 1200-3-9-.01(5); and all references to clean
units and pollution control projects at sections (a)11. and (c)4.(vi)
of Rule 1200-3-9-.01(4); and sections (b)2.(xvii) and (b)5. of Rule
1200-3-9-.01(5). EPA is now proposing to approve the SIP revisions
submitted by TDEC on February 23, 2006, May 31, 2006, and April 16,
2007, which will revise the Tennessee SIP and the Nashville/Davidson
County portion of the Tennessee SIP.
II. Why is EPA proposing this action?
On December 31, 2002, EPA published final rule changes to 40 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 51 and 52, regarding the Clean Air
Act's (CAA or Act) PSD and NNSR programs (67 FR 80186). On November 7,
2003, EPA published a notice of final action on the reconsideration of
the December 31, 2002, final rule changes (68 FR 63021). In that
November 7, 2003, final action, EPA added the definition of
``replacement unit,'' and clarified an issue regarding plantwide
applicability limitations (PALs). The December 31, 2002, and the
November 7, 2003, final actions are collectively referred to as the
``2002 NSR Reform Rules.'' The purpose of this action is to propose to
approve the SIP submittals from the State of Tennessee, which include
the provisions of EPA's 2002 NSR Reform Rules.
The 2002 NSR Reform Rules are part of EPA's implementation of Parts
C and D of title I of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7470-7515. Part C of title I
of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7470-7492, is the PSD program, which applies in
areas that meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)--
``attainment'' areas--as well as in areas for which there is
insufficient information to determine whether the area meets the
NAAQS--``unclassifiable'' areas. Part D of title I of the CAA, 42
U.S.C. 7501-7515, is the NNSR program, which applies in areas that are
not in attainment of the NAAQS--``nonattainment'' areas. Collectively,
the PSD and NNSR programs are referred to as the ``New Source Review''
or NSR programs. EPA regulations implementing these programs are
contained in 40 CFR 51.165, 51.166, 52.21, 52.24, and part 51, appendix
S.
The CAA's NSR programs are preconstruction review and permitting
programs applicable to new and modified stationary sources of air
pollutants regulated under the CAA. The NSR programs of the CAA include
a combination of air quality planning and air pollution control
technology program requirements. Briefly, section 109 of the CAA, 42
U.S.C. 7409, requires EPA to promulgate primary NAAQS to protect public
health and secondary NAAQS to protect public welfare. Once EPA sets
those standards, states must develop, adopt, and submit to EPA for
approval, a SIP that contains emissions limitations and other control
measures to attain and maintain the NAAQS. Each SIP is required to
contain a preconstruction review program for the construction and
modification of any stationary source of air pollution to assure that
the NAAQS are achieved and maintained; to protect areas of clean air;
to protect air quality related values (such as visibility) in national
parks and other areas; to assure that appropriate emissions controls
are applied; to maximize opportunities for economic development
consistent with the preservation of clean air resources; and to ensure
that any decision to increase air pollution is made only after full
public consideration of the consequences of the decision.
The 2002 NSR Reform Rules made changes to five areas of the NSR
programs. In summary, the 2002 Rules: (1) Provide a new method for
determining baseline actual emissions; (2) adopt an actual-to-
projected-actual methodology for determining whether a major
modification has occurred; (3) allow major stationary sources to comply
with plant-wide applicability limits to avoid having a significant
emissions increase that triggers the requirements of the major NSR
program; (4) provide a new applicability provision for emissions units
that are designated clean units; and (5) exclude pollution control
projects (PCPs) from the definition of ``physical change or change in
the method of operation.'' On November 7, 2003, EPA published a notice
of final action on its reconsideration of the 2002 NSR Reform Rules (68
FR 63021), which added a definition for ``replacement unit'' and
clarified an issue regarding PALs. For additional information on the
2002 NSR Reform Rules, see 67 FR 80186 (December 31, 2002), and https://
www.epa.gov/nsr.
After the 2002 NSR Reform Rules were finalized and effective (March
3, 2003), industry, state, and environmental petitioners challenged
numerous aspects of the 2002 NSR Reform Rules, along with portions of
EPA's 1980 NSR Rules (45 FR 52676, August 7, 1980). On June 24, 2005,
the D.C. Circuit Court issued a decision on the challenges to the 2002
NSR Reform Rules. New York v. United States, 413 F.3d 3 (DC Cir. 2005).
In summary, the DC Circuit Court vacated portions of the rules
pertaining to clean units and pollution control projects, remanded a
portion of the rules regarding recordkeeping, e.g. 40 CFR 52.21(r)(6)
and 40 CFR 51.166(r)(6), and either upheld or did not comment on the
other provisions included as part of the 2002 NSR Reform Rules. On
March 8, 2007, EPA issued a proposed rule in response to the Court's
remand regarding the recordkeeping provisions. The proposed rule
describes two alternative options to clarify what constitutes
``reasonable possibility'' and when the ``reasonable possibility''
recordkeeping requirements apply (72 FR 10445). The ``reasonable
possibility'' standard identifies for sources and reviewing authorities
the circumstances under which a major stationary source undergoing a
modification that does not trigger major NSR must keep records.
Further, on June 13, 2007, EPA took final action to revise the 2002 NSR
Reform Rules to exclude the portions that were vacated by the DC
Circuit Court (72 FR 32526). Today's action on the Tennessee SIP is
consistent with the decision of the DC Circuit Court because
Tennessee's submittals do not include any portions of the 2002 NSR
Reform Rules that were vacated as part of the June 2005 decision.
The 2002 NSR Reform Rules require that state agencies adopt and
submit revisions to their SIP permitting programs implementing the
minimum program elements of the 2002 NSR Reform Rules no later than
January 2, 2006. (Consistent with changes to 40 CFR 51.166(a)(6)(i),
state agencies are now required to adopt and submit SIP revisions
within 3 years after new amendments are published in the Federal
Register.) State agencies may meet the requirements of 40 CFR part 51,
and the 2002 NSR Reform Rules, with different but equivalent
regulations. However, if a state decides not to implement any of the
new applicability provisions, that state is required to demonstrate
that its existing program is at least as stringent as the federal
program.
On February 23, 2006, May 31, 2006, and April 16, 2007, the State
of Tennessee submitted SIP revisions for the purpose of revising the
State's and Nashville/Davidson County's NSR permitting provisions.
These changes were made primarily to adopt EPA's 2002 NSR Reform Rules.
As discussed in further detail below, EPA believes the revisions
contained in the Tennessee
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submittals are approvable for inclusion into the Tennessee SIP and the
Nashville/Davidson County portion of the Tennessee SIP.
III. What is EPA's Analysis of Tennessee's and Nashville/Davidson
County's NSR Rule Revisions?
Tennessee and Nashville/Davidson County currently have SIP-approved
NSR programs for new and modified stationary sources. EPA is proposing
to approve revisions to Tennessee's and Nashville/Davidson County's
existing NSR regulations in the SIP. The Tennessee proposed revisions
became state-effective on February 14, 2006, and were submitted to EPA
on February 23, 2006. The Nashville/Davidson County proposed revisions
were approved by the Air Pollution Control Board of the State of
Tennessee on May 10, 2006, and were submitted to EPA on May 31, 2006.
Copies of the revised rules, as well as the State's Technical Support
Documents, can be obtained from the Docket, as discussed in the
``Docket'' section above. A discussion of the specific changes to
TDEC's and NPCD's rules that are proposed for inclusion in the SIP are
summarized below.
TDEC's Rule 1200-3-9-.01(4) contains the preconstruction review
program that provides for the PSD of ambient air quality as required
under Part C of title I of the CAA. NPCD's Regulation 3 contains
Nashville/Davidson County's PSD program. The PSD program applies to
major stationary sources or modifications constructed in areas that are
designated as attainment or unclassifiable with respect to the NAAQS.
TDEC's PSD program was originally approved into the SIP by EPA on April
24, 1980, and has been revised several times. NPCD's PSD program was
originally approved into the Nashville/Davidson County portion of the
Tennessee SIP on June 24, 1982, and has been revised several times as
well.
TDEC's permitting requirements for major sources in or impacting
upon nonattainment areas are set forth at Rule 1200-3-9-.01(5). NPCD's
NNSR requirements are set forth at Regulation 3. The Tennessee NNSR
program was originally approved into the Tennessee SIP on June 7, 1979,
with subsequent amendments. The Nashville NNSR program was originally
approved into the Nashville/Davidson County portion of the Tennessee
SIP on June 24, 1982, with subsequent amendments. The NNSR requirements
apply to the construction and modification of any major stationary
source of air pollution in a nonattainment area, as required by Part D
of title I of the CAA. To receive approval to construct, a source that
is subject to these requirements must show that it will not cause a net
increase in pollution, will not create a delay in meeting the NAAQS,
and that the source will install and use control technology that
achieves the lowest achievable emissions rate.
The current revisions to TDEC's Rule 1200-3-9-.01, and NPCD's
Regulation 3, which EPA is proposing to approve into the Tennessee SIP
and the Nashville/Davidson County portion of the Tennessee SIP, were
provided to update the existing provisions to be consistent with the
current Federal PSD and NNSR rules, including the 2002 NSR Reform
Rules. These revisions address baseline actual emissions, actual-to-
projected-actual applicability tests, and PALs. State agencies may meet
the requirements of 40 CFR part 51, and the 2002 NSR Reform Rules, with
different but equivalent regulations. TDEC and NPCD have made one
change to the Federal regulations. The definition of ``baseline actual
emissions,'' found in parts 1200-3-9-.01(4)(b)45 and 1200-3-
9-.01(5)(b)1.(xlvii) of the TDEC rule, and Section 3-1(e) of NPCD
Regulation 3, was changed to remove the provision allowing different
consecutive 24-month periods for different pollutants. Therefore, under
TDEC's and NPCD's rules, a single 24-month period must be used for all
regulated NSR pollutants when calculating baseline actual emissions.
This provision was changed from the Federal requirements on the
recommendation of the industry and environmental advocacy
representatives in the Tennessee stakeholder group that worked with the
State to develop the revisions to the Tennessee NSR program.
As part of our review of the Tennessee SIP submittals, we performed
a line-by-line review of the proposed revisions, including the
provision which differs from the Federal rules, and have determined
that they are consistent with the program requirements for the
preparation, adoption and submittal of implementation plans for NSR set
forth at 40 CFR 51.165 and 51.166. TDEC's Rule 1200-3-9-.01 and NPCD's
Regulation 3 do not incorporate the portions of the Federal rules that
were vacated by the DC Circuit Court, including the clean unit
provisions, the pollution control projects exclusion, and the equipment
replacement provision which was promulgated shortly after the 2002 NSR
Reform Rules. As noted earlier, EPA responded to the DC Circuit Court's
remand of the recordkeeping provisions of EPA's 2002 NSR Reform Rules
by proposing two alternative options to clarify when the recordkeeping
requirements apply. TDEC's and NPCD's rules contain recordkeeping
requirements that are substantially the same as the remanded Federal
rule. While final action by EPA with regard to the remand may require
EPA to take further action on the Tennessee SIP, at this time the rules
contained in the proposed SIP revisions are the same as existing
Federal law and are therefore approvable.
IV. What action is EPA taking today?
For the reasons discussed above, EPA is proposing to approve the
changes made to Tennessee's Rule 1200-3-9-.01 (Construction Permits) as
submitted by TDEC on February 23, 2006, and amended on April 16, 2007,
as revisions to the Tennessee SIP. In addition, EPA is proposing to
approve changes made to NPCD Regulation 3 (New Source Review) as
submitted by TDEC on May 31, 2006, as revisions to the Nashville/
Davidson County portion of the Tennessee SIP.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
proposed 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
proposed action merely proposes to approve state law as meeting Federal
requirements and imposes no additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that the
proposed approvals in this proposed 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
proposes to approve 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 proposed 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
[[Page 40109]]
(59 FR 22951, 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 proposes to approve 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 proposed 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 approves a sate rule implementing a Federal
standard.
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve 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 proposed 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.).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides,
Volatile organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: July 12, 2007.
J.I. Palmer, Jr.,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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