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Throughout this document, whenever
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40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R10–OAR–2006–1013; FRL–8447–2]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plan; Alaska
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this action EPA is
approving numerous revisions to the
State of Alaska State Implementation
Plan (SIP). The Commissioner of the
Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation (ADEC) submitted two
requests to EPA dated May 6, 2005 and
June 30, 2006 to revise the Alaska SIP
to include certain sections of ADEC’s
revised air quality regulations. The
revisions were submitted in accordance
with the requirements of section 110 of
the Clean Air Act (hereinafter the Act or
CAA). Although EPA is approving most
of the submitted revisions, EPA is not
approving in this rulemaking a number
of submitted rule provisions which are
inappropriate for EPA approval.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
September 13, 2007.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
#R10–OAR–2006–1013. All documents
in the docket are listed on the
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EPA Region 10, Office of Air Waste and
Toxics (AWT–107), 1200 Sixth Avenue,
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in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section, to schedule an
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telephone number: (206) 553–4253; fax
number: (206) 553–0110; e-mail address:
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Table of Contents
I. Background of Submittal
II. Response to Comments
III. Final Action
A. Provisions Approved by EPA and
Incorporated by Reference
B. Provisions Approved by EPA into the
SIP, But Not Incorporated by Reference
C. Provisions Not Approved by EPA
D. Provisions Removed from the SIP
IV. Geographic Scope of SIP Approval
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background of Submittal
On Monday February 5, 2007, EPA
solicited public comment on a proposal
to approve for inclusion in the Alaska
SIP numerous revisions to the State of
Alaska Implementation Plan. EPA also
proposed not to approve into the SIP a
number of submitted rule provisions
which are inappropriate for EPA
approval. A detailed description of our
action was published in the Federal
Register on February 5, 2007. The
reader is referred to the proposed
rulemaking (72 FR 5232, February 5,
2007) for details.
II. Response to Comments
EPA provided a 30-day review and
comment period and solicited
comments on our proposal published in
the February 5, 2007, Federal Register.
No adverse comments were received on
the proposed rulemaking. EPA did
receive one letter during the public
comment period from the Alaska Oil
and Gas Association (AOGA). The letter
noted that EPA had proposed not to
approve the version of Alaska’s excess
emission rule, 18 AAC 50.240, as
amended by ADEC in 2004. The letter
further stated that AOGA had no
comment on EPA’s proposal not to
approve the 2004 version of 18 AAC
50.240 based on the understanding that
EPA’s action did not affect the SIPapproved status of the version of 18
AAC 50.240 adopted by ADEC in 1997
and approved into the SIP by EPA in
1999. EPA confirms that our decision
not to approve the 2004 amendments to
18 AAC 50.240 does not affect the
approval status of the 1997 version of
that regulation.
III. Final Action
A. Provisions Approved by EPA and
Incorporated by Reference
EPA is taking final action to approve
as part of the Alaska SIP the following
new and revised sections of Alaska’s
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regulations submitted May 6, 2005 and
June 30, 2006:
18 AAC 50.080 Ice Fog Standards,
State effective January 18, 1997;
18 AAC 50.025 Visibility and Other
Special Protection Areas; and 18 AAC
50.070 Marine Vessel Visible Emission
Standards, State effective June 21, 1998;
18 AAC 50.050 Incinerator Emission
Standards, State effective May 3, 2002;
18 AAC 50.005 Purpose of Chapter; 18
AAC 50.010 Ambient Air Quality
Standards [except (7) and (8)]; 18 AAC
50.015 Air Quality Designations,
Classifications, and Control Regions; 18
AAC 50.020 Baseline Dates and
Maximum Allowable Increases, 18 AAC
50.045 Prohibitions; 18 AAC 50.055
Industrial Processes and Fuel-Burning
Equipment [except (d)(2)(B)]; 18 AAC
50.100 Nonroad Engines; 18 AAC
50.200 Information Requests; 18 AAC
50.201 Ambient Air Quality
Investigation; 18 AAC 50.205
Certification; 18 AAC 50.215 Ambient
Air Quality Analysis Methods [except
(a)(3)]; 18 AAC 50.220 Enforceable Test
Methods [except (c)(2)]; 18 AAC 50.245
Air Episodes and Advisories; 18 AAC
50.250 Procedures and Criteria for
Revising Air Quality Classifications; 18
AAC 50.301 Permit Continuity; 18 AAC
50.302 Construction Permits; 18 AAC
50.306 Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) Permits [except
(b)(2) and (b)(3)]; 18 AAC 50.311
Nonattainment Area Major Stationary
Source Permits; 18 AAC 50.345
Construction and Operating Permits:
Standard Permit Conditions [except (b),
(c)(3), and (l)]; 18 AAC 50.508 Minor
Permits Requested by the Owner or
Operator [except (1) and (2)]; 18 AAC
50.546 Minor Permits: Revisions [except
(b)]; 18 AAC 50.560 General Minor
Permits; and 18 AAC 50.900 Small
Business, State effective October 1,
2004;
18 AAC 50.542 Minor Permit: Review
and Issuance [except (b)(2), (f)(4), (f)(5),
and (g)(1) but only with respect to clean
units and pollution control projects],
State effective December 1, 2004;
18 AAC 50.225 Owner-Requested
Limits; 18 AAC 50.230 Preapproved
Emission Limits [except (d)]; and 18
AAC 50.544 Minor Permits: Content
[except (e)], State effective January 29,
2005;
18 AAC 50.035 Documents,
Procedures, and Methods Adopted By
Reference [except (b)(4)]; 18 AAC 50.040
Federal Standards Adopted by
Reference [except (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g),
(h)(17), (h)(18), (h)(19), (i)(7), (i)(8),
(i)(9), and (j)]; 18 AAC 50.502 Minor
Permits for Air Quality Protection
[except (g)(1) and (g)(2)]; 18 AAC 50.540
Minor Permit: Application [except (f)
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and (g)]; and 18 AAC 50.990 Definitions
[except (21), and (77)], State effective
December 3, 2005.
B. Provisions Approved by EPA Into the
SIP, But Not Incorporated by Reference
EPA is also approving the following
new and revised section as part of the
SIP, but is not incorporating it by
reference into Federal law because it
does not regulate air emissions, but
rather, describes general authorities
such as procedural and enforcement
authorities: 18 AAC 50.030 State Air
Quality Control Plan, State effective
October 1, 2004.
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C. Provisions Not Approved by EPA
EPA is not approving in this
rulemaking the following sections of
Alaska’s regulations submitted May 6,
2005 and June 30, 2006 which are
inappropriate for EPA approval:
18 AAC 50.010(7) and (8); 18 AAC
50.055(d)(2)(B); 18 AAC 50.215(a)(3); 18
AAC 50.220(c)(2); 18 AAC 50.240; 18
AAC 50.306(b)(2) and (b)(3); 18 AAC
50.345(b), (c)(3) and (l); 18 AAC
50.346(a); 18 AAC 50.508(1) and (2); 18
AAC 50.509; and 18 AAC 50.546(b),
State effective October 1, 2004;
18 AAC 50.316; and 18 AAC
50.542(b)(2), (f)(4), (f)(5), and, with
respect to the reference to clean units
and pollution control projects only,
(g)(1), State effective December 1, 2004;
18 AAC 50.544(e), State effective
January 29, 2005;
18 AAC 50.035(b)(4); 18 AAC
50.040(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h)(17),
(h)(18), (h)(19), (i)(7), (i)(8), (i)(9) and (j);
18 AAC 50.502(g)(1) and (g)(2); 18 AAC
50.540(f) and (g); and 18 AAC
50.990(21) and (77), State effective
December 3, 2005.
D. Provisions Removed From the SIP
EPA is approving removal of the
following provisions from the Alaska
SIP because they have been previously
repealed by ADEC, have been replaced
by more recent versions of the ADEC’s
regulations, or because they are not
required elements of a SIP under title I
of the CAA: 18 AAC 50.030 State Air
Quality Control Plan, State effective
September 21, 2001; 18 AAC
50.035(b)(4) Documents, Procedures and
Methods Adopted by Reference, State
Effective January 18, 1997; 18 AAC
50.090 Ice Fog Limitations, State
effective May 26, 1972; 18 AAC
50.220(c)(2) Enforceable Test Methods,
State effective January 18, 1997; 18 AAC
50.300 Permit to Operate and 18 AAC
50.400 Application Review & Issuance
of Permit to Operate, State effective July
21, 1991 and April 23, 1994; 18 AAC
50.520 Emissions and Ambient
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Monitoring, State effective July 21,
1991; 18 AAC 50.530 Circumvention,
State effective June 7, 1987; 18 AAC
50.310 Revocation or Suspension of
Permit, State effective May 4, 1980; 18
AAC 50.400 Permit Administration
Fees, 18 AAC 50.420 Billing Procedures,
and 18 AAC 50.430 Appeal Procedures,
State effective January 18, 1997; 18 AAC
50.600 Reclassification Procedures &
Criteria, State effective November 1,
1982; 18 AAC 50.620 State Air Quality
Control Plan, State effective January 4,
1995; and 18 AAC 50.900 Definitions,
State effective July 21, 1991 and January
4, 1995.
IV. Geographic Scope of SIP Approval
The SIP approval does not extend to
sources or activities located in Indian
Country, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151.
EPA will continue to implement the
CAA in Indian Country in Alaska
because ADEC has not adequately
demonstrate authority over sources and
activities located within the exterior
boundaries of the Annette Island
Reserve and other areas of Indian
Country in Alaska.
V. 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,
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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
Clean Air Act. This rule also is not
subject to Executive Order 13045 A,
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 Clean Air Act. In this context, in the
absence of a prior existing requirement
for the State to use voluntary consensus
standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a SIP submission for
failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for
EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission,
to use VCS in place of a SIP submission
that otherwise satisfies the provisions of
the Clean Air Act. Thus, the
requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.
272 note) do not apply. 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
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appropriate circuit by October 15, 2007.
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 CAA
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: July 19, 2007.
Elin D. Miller,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
Part 52, 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 C—Alaska
2. Section 52.70 is amended by adding
paragraph (c)(36) to read as follows:
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§ 52.70
Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(36) On May 6, 2005 and June 30,
2006, the Alaska Department of
Environmental Conservation (ADEC)
submitted amendments to ADEC’s air
quality regulations, as revision to the
State of Alaska Implementation Plan.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) The following new and revised
sections of ADEC’s air quality
regulations:
(1) 18 AAC 50.080 Ice Fog Standards;
State effective January 18, 1997.
(2) 18 AAC 50.025 Visibility and
Other Special Protection Areas; 18 AAC
50.070 Marine Vessel Visible Emission
Standards. All provisions in this
paragraph are State effective June 21,
1998.
(3) 18 AAC 50.050 Incinerator
Emission Standards; State effective May
3, 2002.
(4) 18 AAC 50.005 Purpose of
Chapter; 18 AAC 50.010 Ambient Air
Quality Standards [except (7) and (8)];
18 AAC 50.015 Air Quality
Designations, Classifications, and
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Control Regions; 18 AAC 50.020
Baseline Dates and Maximum Allowable
Increases, 18 AAC 50.045 Prohibitions;
18 AAC 50.055 Industrial Processes and
Fuel-Burning Equipment [except
(d)(2)(B)]; 18 AAC 50.100 Nonroad
Engines; 18 AAC 50.200 Information
Requests; 18 AAC 50.201 Ambient Air
Quality Investigation; 18 AAC 50.205
Certification; 18 AAC 50.215 Ambient
Air Quality Analysis Methods [except
(a)(3)]; 18 AAC 50.220 Enforceable Test
Methods [except (c)(2)]; 18 AAC 50.245
Air Episodes and Advisories; 18 AAC
50.250 Procedures and Criteria for
Revising Air Quality Classifications; 18
AAC 50.301 Permit Continuity; 18 AAC
50.302 Construction Permits; 18 AAC
50.306 Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) Permits [except
(b)(2) and (b)(3)]; 18 AAC 50.311
Nonattainment Area Major Stationary
Source Permits; 18 AAC 50.345
Construction and Operating Permits:
Standard Permit Conditions [except (b),
(c)(3), and (l)]; 18 AAC 50.508 Minor
Permits Requested by the Owner or
Operator [except (1) and (2)]; 18 AAC
50.546 Minor Permits: Revisions [except
(b)]; 18 AAC 50.560 General Minor
Permits; 18 AAC 50.900 Small Business.
All provisions in this paragraph are
State effective October 1, 2004.
(5) 18 AAC 50.542 Minor Permit:
Review and Issuance [except (b)(2),
(f)(4), (f)(5), and (g)(1) but only with
respect to clean units and pollution
control projects]; State effective
December 1, 2004.
(6) 18 AAC 50.225 Owner-Requested
Limits; 18 AAC 50.230 Preapproved
Emission Limits [except (d)]; 18 AAC
50.544 Minor Permits: Content [except
(e)]. All provisions in this paragraph are
State effective January 29, 2005.
(7) 18 AAC 50.035 Documents,
Procedures, and Methods Adopted By
Reference [except (b)(4)]; 18 AAC 50.040
Federal Standards Adopted by
Reference [except (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g),
(h)(17), (h)(18), (h)(19), (i)(7), (i)(8),
(i)(9), and (j)]; 18 AAC 50.502 Minor
Permits for Air Quality Protection
[except (g)(1) and (g)(2)]; 18 AAC 50.540
Minor Permit: Application [except (f)
and (g)];18 AAC 50.990 Definitions
[except (21), and (77)]. All provisions in
this paragraph are State effective
December 3, 2005.
(B) Remove the following provisions
from the current incorporation by
reference:
(1) 18 AAC 50.030 State Air Quality
Control Plan; State effective September
21, 2001.
(2) 18 AAC 50.035 (b)(4) Documents,
Procedures and Methods Adopted by
Reference; State Effective January 18,
1997.
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(3) 18 AAC 50.090 Ice Fog
Limitations; State effective May 26,
1972.
(4) 18 AAC 50.220(c)(2) Enforceable
Test Methods; State effective January 18,
1997.
(5) 18 AAC 50.300 Permit to Operate
and 18 AAC 50.400 Application Review
& Issuance of Permit to Operate. The
provisions in this paragraph were State
effective July 21, 1991 and April 23,
1994.
(6) 18 AAC 50.520 Emissions and
Ambient Monitoring; State effective July
21, 1991.
(7) 18 AAC 50.530 Circumvention;
State effective June 7, 1987.
(8) 18 AAC 50.310 Revocation or
Suspension of Permit; State effective
May 4, 1980.
(9) 18 AAC 50.400 Permit
Administration Fees; 18 AAC 50.420
Billing Procedures; and 18 AAC 50.430
Appeal Procedures. The provisions of
this paragraph were State effective
January 18, 1997.
(10) 18 AAC 50.600 Reclassification
Procedures & Criteria; State effective
November 1, 1982.
(11) 18 AAC 50.620 State Air Quality
Control Plan; State effective January 4,
1995.
(12) 18 AAC 50.900 Definitions; State
effective July 21, 1991 and January 4,
1995.
(ii) Additional Material.
(A) The following section of ADEC’s
air quality regulations: 18 AAC 50.030
State Air Quality Control Plan, State
effective October 1, 2004.
§ 52.75
[Reserved]
3. Section 52.75 is removed and
reserved.
I 4. Section 52.96 is revised to read as
follows:
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§ 52.96 Significant deterioration of air
quality.
(a) The State of Alaska Department of
Environmental Conservation Air Quality
Control Regulations as in effect on
December 3, 2005 (specifically 18 AAC
50.010 except (7) and (8); 50.015;
50.020; 50.030(6) and (7); 50.035(a)(4)
and (5); 50.040(h) except (17), (18), and
(19); 50.215 except (a)(3); 50.250; 50.306
except (b)(2) and (b)(3); 50.345 except
(b), (c)(3) and (l); and 50.990 except (21)
and (77)) are approved as meeting the
requirements of part C for preventing
significant deterioration of air quality.
(b) The requirements of sections 160
through 165 of the Clean Air Act are not
met for Indian reservations since the
plan does not include approvable
provisions for preventing the significant
deterioration of air quality on Indian
reservations and, therefore, the
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provisions of § 52.21 except paragraph
(a)(1) are hereby incorporated and made
part of the applicable plan for Indian
reservations in the State of Alaska.
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Saturday and Monday 10 am to 2 p.m.,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Harris, PhD, Remedial Project
Manager (RPM), U.S. EPA Region 6
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TX 75202–2733, (214) 665–7114 or 1–
800–533–3508 or harris.scott@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. NPL Deletion Criteria
III. Deletion Procedures
IV. Basis for Site Deletion
V. Deletion Action
I. Introduction
The EPA Region 6 office is publishing
this direct final notice of deletion of the
Bailey Waste Disposal Superfund Site
from the NPL.
The EPA identifies sites that appear to
present a significant risk to public
health or the environment and
maintains the NPL as the list of those
sites. As described in 300.425(e)(3) of
the NCP, sites deleted from the NPL
remain eligible for remedial actions if
conditions at a deleted site warrant such
action.
Because EPA considers this action to
be noncontroversial and routine, EPA is
taking it without prior publication of a
notice of intent to delete. This action
will be effective October 15, 2007 unless
EPA receives adverse comments by
September 13, 2007 on this document.
If adverse comments are received within
the 30-day public comment period on
this document, EPA will publish a
timely withdrawal of this direct final
notice of deletion before the effective
date of the deletion, and the deletion
will not take effect. The EPA will, as
appropriate, prepare a response to
comments and continue with the
deletion process on the basis of the
notice of intent to delete and the
comments already received. There will
be no additional opportunity to
comment.
Section II of this document explains
the criteria for deleting sites from the
NPL. Section III discusses procedures
that EPA is using for this action. Section
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R10-OAR-2006-1013; FRL-8447-2]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plan;
Alaska
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this action EPA is approving numerous revisions to the
State of Alaska State Implementation Plan (SIP). The Commissioner of
the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) submitted
two requests to EPA dated May 6, 2005 and June 30, 2006 to revise the
Alaska SIP to include certain sections of ADEC's revised air quality
regulations. The revisions were submitted in accordance with the
requirements of section 110 of the Clean Air Act (hereinafter the Act
or CAA). Although EPA is approving most of the submitted revisions, EPA
is not approving in this rulemaking a number of submitted rule
provisions which are inappropriate for EPA approval.
DATES: This final rule is effective on September 13, 2007.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
R10-OAR-2006-1013. All documents in the docket are listed on
the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some
information may not be publicly available, e.g. confidential business
information 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 through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at EPA
Region 10, Office of Air Waste and Toxics (AWT-107), 1200 Sixth Avenue,
Seattle, WA. EPA requests that if possible you contact the contact
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, to schedule an
appointment. Region 10 official business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Bray, Office of Air, Waste and
Toxics (AWT-107), EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101;
telephone number: (206) 553-4253; fax number: (206) 553-0110; e-mail
address: bray.dave@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we'',
``us'', or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA. Information is organized
as follows:
Table of Contents
I. Background of Submittal
II. Response to Comments
III. Final Action
A. Provisions Approved by EPA and Incorporated by Reference
B. Provisions Approved by EPA into the SIP, But Not Incorporated
by Reference
C. Provisions Not Approved by EPA
D. Provisions Removed from the SIP
IV. Geographic Scope of SIP Approval
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background of Submittal
On Monday February 5, 2007, EPA solicited public comment on a
proposal to approve for inclusion in the Alaska SIP numerous revisions
to the State of Alaska Implementation Plan. EPA also proposed not to
approve into the SIP a number of submitted rule provisions which are
inappropriate for EPA approval. A detailed description of our action
was published in the Federal Register on February 5, 2007. The reader
is referred to the proposed rulemaking (72 FR 5232, February 5, 2007)
for details.
II. Response to Comments
EPA provided a 30-day review and comment period and solicited
comments on our proposal published in the February 5, 2007, Federal
Register. No adverse comments were received on the proposed rulemaking.
EPA did receive one letter during the public comment period from the
Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA). The letter noted that EPA had
proposed not to approve the version of Alaska's excess emission rule,
18 AAC 50.240, as amended by ADEC in 2004. The letter further stated
that AOGA had no comment on EPA's proposal not to approve the 2004
version of 18 AAC 50.240 based on the understanding that EPA's action
did not affect the SIP-approved status of the version of 18 AAC 50.240
adopted by ADEC in 1997 and approved into the SIP by EPA in 1999. EPA
confirms that our decision not to approve the 2004 amendments to 18 AAC
50.240 does not affect the approval status of the 1997 version of that
regulation.
III. Final Action
A. Provisions Approved by EPA and Incorporated by Reference
EPA is taking final action to approve as part of the Alaska SIP the
following new and revised sections of Alaska's regulations submitted
May 6, 2005 and June 30, 2006:
18 AAC 50.080 Ice Fog Standards, State effective January 18, 1997;
18 AAC 50.025 Visibility and Other Special Protection Areas; and 18
AAC 50.070 Marine Vessel Visible Emission Standards, State effective
June 21, 1998;
18 AAC 50.050 Incinerator Emission Standards, State effective May
3, 2002;
18 AAC 50.005 Purpose of Chapter; 18 AAC 50.010 Ambient Air Quality
Standards [except (7) and (8)]; 18 AAC 50.015 Air Quality Designations,
Classifications, and Control Regions; 18 AAC 50.020 Baseline Dates and
Maximum Allowable Increases, 18 AAC 50.045 Prohibitions; 18 AAC 50.055
Industrial Processes and Fuel-Burning Equipment [except (d)(2)(B)]; 18
AAC 50.100 Nonroad Engines; 18 AAC 50.200 Information Requests; 18 AAC
50.201 Ambient Air Quality Investigation; 18 AAC 50.205 Certification;
18 AAC 50.215 Ambient Air Quality Analysis Methods [except (a)(3)]; 18
AAC 50.220 Enforceable Test Methods [except (c)(2)]; 18 AAC 50.245 Air
Episodes and Advisories; 18 AAC 50.250 Procedures and Criteria for
Revising Air Quality Classifications; 18 AAC 50.301 Permit Continuity;
18 AAC 50.302 Construction Permits; 18 AAC 50.306 Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permits [except (b)(2) and (b)(3)]; 18
AAC 50.311 Nonattainment Area Major Stationary Source Permits; 18 AAC
50.345 Construction and Operating Permits: Standard Permit Conditions
[except (b), (c)(3), and (l)]; 18 AAC 50.508 Minor Permits Requested by
the Owner or Operator [except (1) and (2)]; 18 AAC 50.546 Minor
Permits: Revisions [except (b)]; 18 AAC 50.560 General Minor Permits;
and 18 AAC 50.900 Small Business, State effective October 1, 2004;
18 AAC 50.542 Minor Permit: Review and Issuance [except (b)(2),
(f)(4), (f)(5), and (g)(1) but only with respect to clean units and
pollution control projects], State effective December 1, 2004;
18 AAC 50.225 Owner-Requested Limits; 18 AAC 50.230 Preapproved
Emission Limits [except (d)]; and 18 AAC 50.544 Minor Permits: Content
[except (e)], State effective January 29, 2005;
18 AAC 50.035 Documents, Procedures, and Methods Adopted By
Reference [except (b)(4)]; 18 AAC 50.040 Federal Standards Adopted by
Reference [except (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h)(17), (h)(18),
(h)(19), (i)(7), (i)(8), (i)(9), and (j)]; 18 AAC 50.502 Minor Permits
for Air Quality Protection [except (g)(1) and (g)(2)]; 18 AAC 50.540
Minor Permit: Application [except (f)
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and (g)]; and 18 AAC 50.990 Definitions [except (21), and (77)], State
effective December 3, 2005.
B. Provisions Approved by EPA Into the SIP, But Not Incorporated by
Reference
EPA is also approving the following new and revised section as part
of the SIP, but is not incorporating it by reference into Federal law
because it does not regulate air emissions, but rather, describes
general authorities such as procedural and enforcement authorities: 18
AAC 50.030 State Air Quality Control Plan, State effective October 1,
2004.
C. Provisions Not Approved by EPA
EPA is not approving in this rulemaking the following sections of
Alaska's regulations submitted May 6, 2005 and June 30, 2006 which are
inappropriate for EPA approval:
18 AAC 50.010(7) and (8); 18 AAC 50.055(d)(2)(B); 18 AAC
50.215(a)(3); 18 AAC 50.220(c)(2); 18 AAC 50.240; 18 AAC 50.306(b)(2)
and (b)(3); 18 AAC 50.345(b), (c)(3) and (l); 18 AAC 50.346(a); 18 AAC
50.508(1) and (2); 18 AAC 50.509; and 18 AAC 50.546(b), State effective
October 1, 2004;
18 AAC 50.316; and 18 AAC 50.542(b)(2), (f)(4), (f)(5), and, with
respect to the reference to clean units and pollution control projects
only, (g)(1), State effective December 1, 2004;
18 AAC 50.544(e), State effective January 29, 2005;
18 AAC 50.035(b)(4); 18 AAC 50.040(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g),
(h)(17), (h)(18), (h)(19), (i)(7), (i)(8), (i)(9) and (j); 18 AAC
50.502(g)(1) and (g)(2); 18 AAC 50.540(f) and (g); and 18 AAC
50.990(21) and (77), State effective December 3, 2005.
D. Provisions Removed From the SIP
EPA is approving removal of the following provisions from the
Alaska SIP because they have been previously repealed by ADEC, have
been replaced by more recent versions of the ADEC's regulations, or
because they are not required elements of a SIP under title I of the
CAA: 18 AAC 50.030 State Air Quality Control Plan, State effective
September 21, 2001; 18 AAC 50.035(b)(4) Documents, Procedures and
Methods Adopted by Reference, State Effective January 18, 1997; 18 AAC
50.090 Ice Fog Limitations, State effective May 26, 1972; 18 AAC
50.220(c)(2) Enforceable Test Methods, State effective January 18,
1997; 18 AAC 50.300 Permit to Operate and 18 AAC 50.400 Application
Review & Issuance of Permit to Operate, State effective July 21, 1991
and April 23, 1994; 18 AAC 50.520 Emissions and Ambient Monitoring,
State effective July 21, 1991; 18 AAC 50.530 Circumvention, State
effective June 7, 1987; 18 AAC 50.310 Revocation or Suspension of
Permit, State effective May 4, 1980; 18 AAC 50.400 Permit
Administration Fees, 18 AAC 50.420 Billing Procedures, and 18 AAC
50.430 Appeal Procedures, State effective January 18, 1997; 18 AAC
50.600 Reclassification Procedures & Criteria, State effective November
1, 1982; 18 AAC 50.620 State Air Quality Control Plan, State effective
January 4, 1995; and 18 AAC 50.900 Definitions, State effective July
21, 1991 and January 4, 1995.
IV. Geographic Scope of SIP Approval
The SIP approval does not extend to sources or activities located
in Indian Country, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151. EPA will continue to
implement the CAA in Indian Country in Alaska because ADEC has not
adequately demonstrate authority over sources and activities located
within the exterior boundaries of the Annette Island Reserve and other
areas of Indian Country in Alaska.
V. 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 Clean
Air Act. This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 A,
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 Clean Air Act. In
this context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the
State to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a SIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP
submission, to use VCS in place of a SIP submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the Clean Air Act. Thus, the requirements
of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. 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
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appropriate circuit by October 15, 2007. 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 t be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its
requirements. (See CAA 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: July 19, 2007.
Elin D. Miller,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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Part 52, 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 C--Alaska
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2. Section 52.70 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(36) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.70 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(36) On May 6, 2005 and June 30, 2006, the Alaska Department of
Environmental Conservation (ADEC) submitted amendments to ADEC's air
quality regulations, as revision to the State of Alaska Implementation
Plan.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) The following new and revised sections of ADEC's air quality
regulations:
(1) 18 AAC 50.080 Ice Fog Standards; State effective January 18,
1997.
(2) 18 AAC 50.025 Visibility and Other Special Protection Areas; 18
AAC 50.070 Marine Vessel Visible Emission Standards. All provisions in
this paragraph are State effective June 21, 1998.
(3) 18 AAC 50.050 Incinerator Emission Standards; State effective
May 3, 2002.
(4) 18 AAC 50.005 Purpose of Chapter; 18 AAC 50.010 Ambient Air
Quality Standards [except (7) and (8)]; 18 AAC 50.015 Air Quality
Designations, Classifications, and Control Regions; 18 AAC 50.020
Baseline Dates and Maximum Allowable Increases, 18 AAC 50.045
Prohibitions; 18 AAC 50.055 Industrial Processes and Fuel-Burning
Equipment [except (d)(2)(B)]; 18 AAC 50.100 Nonroad Engines; 18 AAC
50.200 Information Requests; 18 AAC 50.201 Ambient Air Quality
Investigation; 18 AAC 50.205 Certification; 18 AAC 50.215 Ambient Air
Quality Analysis Methods [except (a)(3)]; 18 AAC 50.220 Enforceable
Test Methods [except (c)(2)]; 18 AAC 50.245 Air Episodes and
Advisories; 18 AAC 50.250 Procedures and Criteria for Revising Air
Quality Classifications; 18 AAC 50.301 Permit Continuity; 18 AAC 50.302
Construction Permits; 18 AAC 50.306 Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) Permits [except (b)(2) and (b)(3)]; 18 AAC 50.311
Nonattainment Area Major Stationary Source Permits; 18 AAC 50.345
Construction and Operating Permits: Standard Permit Conditions [except
(b), (c)(3), and (l)]; 18 AAC 50.508 Minor Permits Requested by the
Owner or Operator [except (1) and (2)]; 18 AAC 50.546 Minor Permits:
Revisions [except (b)]; 18 AAC 50.560 General Minor Permits; 18 AAC
50.900 Small Business. All provisions in this paragraph are State
effective October 1, 2004.
(5) 18 AAC 50.542 Minor Permit: Review and Issuance [except (b)(2),
(f)(4), (f)(5), and (g)(1) but only with respect to clean units and
pollution control projects]; State effective December 1, 2004.
(6) 18 AAC 50.225 Owner-Requested Limits; 18 AAC 50.230 Preapproved
Emission Limits [except (d)]; 18 AAC 50.544 Minor Permits: Content
[except (e)]. All provisions in this paragraph are State effective
January 29, 2005.
(7) 18 AAC 50.035 Documents, Procedures, and Methods Adopted By
Reference [except (b)(4)]; 18 AAC 50.040 Federal Standards Adopted by
Reference [except (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h)(17), (h)(18),
(h)(19), (i)(7), (i)(8), (i)(9), and (j)]; 18 AAC 50.502 Minor Permits
for Air Quality Protection [except (g)(1) and (g)(2)]; 18 AAC 50.540
Minor Permit: Application [except (f) and (g)];18 AAC 50.990
Definitions [except (21), and (77)]. All provisions in this paragraph
are State effective December 3, 2005.
(B) Remove the following provisions from the current incorporation
by reference:
(1) 18 AAC 50.030 State Air Quality Control Plan; State effective
September 21, 2001.
(2) 18 AAC 50.035 (b)(4) Documents, Procedures and Methods Adopted
by Reference; State Effective January 18, 1997.
(3) 18 AAC 50.090 Ice Fog Limitations; State effective May 26,
1972.
(4) 18 AAC 50.220(c)(2) Enforceable Test Methods; State effective
January 18, 1997.
(5) 18 AAC 50.300 Permit to Operate and 18 AAC 50.400 Application
Review & Issuance of Permit to Operate. The provisions in this
paragraph were State effective July 21, 1991 and April 23, 1994.
(6) 18 AAC 50.520 Emissions and Ambient Monitoring; State effective
July 21, 1991.
(7) 18 AAC 50.530 Circumvention; State effective June 7, 1987.
(8) 18 AAC 50.310 Revocation or Suspension of Permit; State
effective May 4, 1980.
(9) 18 AAC 50.400 Permit Administration Fees; 18 AAC 50.420 Billing
Procedures; and 18 AAC 50.430 Appeal Procedures. The provisions of this
paragraph were State effective January 18, 1997.
(10) 18 AAC 50.600 Reclassification Procedures & Criteria; State
effective November 1, 1982.
(11) 18 AAC 50.620 State Air Quality Control Plan; State effective
January 4, 1995.
(12) 18 AAC 50.900 Definitions; State effective July 21, 1991 and
January 4, 1995.
(ii) Additional Material.
(A) The following section of ADEC's air quality regulations: 18 AAC
50.030 State Air Quality Control Plan, State effective October 1, 2004.
Sec. 52.75 [Reserved]
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3. Section 52.75 is removed and reserved.
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4. Section 52.96 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 52.96 Significant deterioration of air quality.
(a) The State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Air Quality Control Regulations as in effect on December 3, 2005
(specifically 18 AAC 50.010 except (7) and (8); 50.015; 50.020;
50.030(6) and (7); 50.035(a)(4) and (5); 50.040(h) except (17), (18),
and (19); 50.215 except (a)(3); 50.250; 50.306 except (b)(2) and
(b)(3); 50.345 except (b), (c)(3) and (l); and 50.990 except (21) and
(77)) are approved as meeting the requirements of part C for preventing
significant deterioration of air quality.
(b) The requirements of sections 160 through 165 of the Clean Air
Act are not met for Indian reservations since the plan does not include
approvable provisions for preventing the significant deterioration of
air quality on Indian reservations and, therefore, the
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provisions of Sec. 52.21 except paragraph (a)(1) are hereby
incorporated and made part of the applicable plan for Indian
reservations in the State of Alaska.
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