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notice of proposed rulemaking is not
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Secretary of Veterans Affairs hereby
certifies that this final rule will not have
a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities as
they are defined in the Regulatory
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Therefore, this final rule is also exempt
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b) from the
regulatory flexibility analysis
requirements of sections 603 and 604.
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Executive Order 12866
Approved: November 14, 2007.
Gordon H. Mansfield,
Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Executive Order 12866 directs
agencies to assess all costs and benefits
of available regulatory alternatives and,
when regulation is necessary, to select
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38 CFR Part 1
Administrative practice and
procedure, Government employees.
38 CFR Part 2
Authority delegations (Government
agencies).
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the Department of Veterans
Affairs amends 38 CFR parts 1 and 2 as
follows:
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PART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. The authority citation for part 1
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), and as noted
in specific sections.
§ 1.552
PART 2—DELEGATIONS OF
AUTHORITY
6. The authority citation for part 2
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 302, 552(a); 38 U.S.C.
501, 512, 515, 1729, 1729A, 5711; 44 U.S.C.
3702, and as noted in specific sections.
§ 2.4
[Amended]
7. Amend § 2.4 by removing ‘‘the
Chairman, Board of Contract Appeals;’’.
I 8. Amend § 2.5 by:
I a. Removing paragraph (b).
I b. Redesignating paragraph (c) as new
paragraph (b).
I c. Revising the authority citation.
The revision reads as follows:
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2. Amend § 1.552 by:
a. In paragraph (a), removing ‘‘All
final orders in such actions as
entertained by the Contract Appeals
Board, those’’ and adding, in its place,
‘‘Those’’.
I b. Removing paragraph (b).
I c. Redesignating paragraphs (c) and
(d) as new paragraphs (b) and (c),
respectively.
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Secretary. The hearing official for the
hearing requested by a VA employee
must be either a VA administrative law
judge or a hearing official from an
agency other than VA. Any VA hearing
official may conduct an oral or paper
hearing at the request of a non-VA
employee on the determination by an
appropriately designated official of the
employing agency of the existence or
amount of the debt, or the percentage of
disposable pay to be deducted each pay
period, so long as a hearing request is
filed by the non-VA employee as
prescribed by the employing agency.
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§ 2.5 Delegation of authority to certify
copies of documents, records, or papers in
Department of Veterans Affairs files.
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(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 302, 501, 512).
3. Remove the undesignated center
heading immediately preceding § 1.780
and remove and reserve §§ 1.780
through 1.783.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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4. In § 1.923, amend the introductory
text of paragraph (c) by removing ‘‘VA
Board of Contract Appeals
Administrative Judge or Hearing
Examiner, or any other’’.
I 5. Revise § 1.983(b)(8) to read as
follows:
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§ 1.983 Notice requirements before salary
offset of debts not involving benefits under
the laws administered by VA.
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(8) The VA employee’s right to
request an oral or paper hearing on the
Secretary or appropriate designee’s
determination of the existence or
amount of the debt, or the percentage of
disposable pay to be deducted each pay
period, so long as a request is filed by
the employee as prescribed by the
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40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R01–OAR–2006–0704; A–1–FRL–
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Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; Maine;
Emission Statements Reporting and
Definitions
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is approving State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions
submitted by the State of Maine. These
revisions update Maine’s criteria
pollutant emissions reporting program
and list of terms and associated
definitions used in Maine’s air pollution
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control regulations. The intended effect
of this action is to approve these
revisions into the Maine SIP. This
action is being taken under the Clean
Air Act.
DATES: This direct final rule will be
effective January 22, 2008, unless EPA
receives adverse comments by
December 21, 2007. If adverse
comments are received, EPA will
publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register
informing the public that the rule will
not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
R01–OAR–2006–0704 by one of the
following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. E-mail: arnold.anne@epa.gov; Fax:
(617) 918–0047; Mail: ‘‘Docket
Identification Number EPA–R01–OAR–
2006–0704’’, Anne Arnold, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, One
Congress Street, Suite 1100 (mail code
CAQ), Boston, MA 02114–2023.
3. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver
your comments to: Anne Arnold,
Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit,
Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, One
Congress Street, 11th floor, (CAQ),
Boston, MA 02114–2023. 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 to 4:30, excluding legal
holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R01–OAR–2006–
0704. 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
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and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the
electronic docket are listed in the
https://www.regulations.gov index.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
i.e., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, One
Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston,
MA. EPA requests that if at all possible,
you contact the contact 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 to 4:30,
excluding legal holidays.
In addition, copies of the state
submittal and EPA’s technical support
document are also available for public
inspection during normal business
hours, by appointment at the State Air
Agency, the Bureau of Air Quality
Control, Department of Environmental
Protection, First Floor of the Tyson
Building, Augusta Mental Health
Institute Complex, Augusta, ME 04333–
0017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob
McConnell, Air Quality Planning Unit,
EPA New England Regional Office, One
Congress Street, Suite 1100–CAQ,
Boston, MA 02114–2023, telephone
number 617–918–1046, fax number
617–918–0046, e-mail
mcconnell.robert@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Organization of this document. The
following outline is provided to aid in
locating information in this preamble.
I. Background and Purpose
II. Chapter 137, Emission Statements
A. Background and Purpose
B. Evaluation of Maine’s Submittal
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1. 40 CFR 51.15(a); Pollutants
2. 40 CFR 51.20(b); Emission Thresholds
3. 40 CFR 51.25; Geographic Coverage
4. 40 CFR 51.30(a); Reporting Due Date
5. Appendix A to Subpart A of 40 CFR Part
51; Table 2a
C. Results of EPA’s Analysis of State’s
Submittal
III. Chapter 100, Definitions
IV. Summary of SIP Revisions
V. Final Action
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background and Purpose
On July 14, 2004, and February 8,
2006, the State of Maine submitted
formal revisions to its State
Implementation Plan (SIP). These SIP
submittals consist of revisions to
Maine’s Chapter 137 Emission
Statements rule, and Chapter 100 list of
definitions for terms used in Maine’s air
pollution control regulations. EPA
approved previous versions of each of
these rules, and is approving the revised
rules in today’s action.
II. Chapter 137, Emission Statements
A. Background. Sections 182(a)(3)(B)
and 184(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (the
Act) requires that states develop and
submit, as SIP revisions, rules which
establish annual reporting requirements
for precursors of ozone from stationary
sources. To meet this requirement, on
January 3, 1994, Maine submitted its
Chapter 137 Emission Statements rule to
EPA and requested EPA incorporate the
rule into the state’s SIP. EPA did so by
publishing, on January 10, 1995, a final
rule approving Maine’s Chapter 137
emission statements reporting rule into
the state’s SIP (see 60 FR 2524).
Subsequently, on June 10, 2002, EPA
published the Consolidated Emissions
Reporting Rule (CERR) as a final rule in
the Federal Register (67 FR 39602). This
rule requires additional reporting
obligations for states, chief among them
a requirement that states collect air
emissions data from stationary point
sources for emissions of fine particulate
matter (particulate matter with a
diameter less than or equal to 2.5
micrometers, sometimes noted as PM2.5)
and ammonia (NH3), which is a
precursor to PM2.5 formation, and report
this information to EPA. On July 14,
2004, Maine submitted a revised version
of its Chapter 137 Emission Statements
rule to EPA. Maine had revised the rule
in accordance with the provisions of
EPA’s CERR, and requested that EPA
incorporate the revised rule into the
state’s SIP.
B. Evaluation of Maine’s Submittal.
The CERR requires that states collect a
variety of information pertaining to air
emissions from industrial sources in the
state, and report this information to
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EPA. The discussion below describes
how Maine’s modified Chapter 137
Emission Statements rule conforms with
the requirements of EPA’s CERR stated
in 40 CFR Part 51.
1. 40 CFR 51.15(a); Pollutants. 40 CFR
51.15(a)(1) requires that states report
emissions of sulfur oxides, volatile
organic compounds (VOC), nitrogen
oxides, carbon monoxide, lead and lead
compounds, primary PM2.5, primary
PM10, and ammonia. Maine’s revised
Chapter 137 emission statements
regulation requires collection of
emissions data for all of these pollutants
from industrial sources in the state.
2. 40 CFR 51.20(b); Emission
thresholds. 40 CFR 51.20(b) requires
that states collect emissions data from
all stationary sources that emit at levels
above those shown in Table 1 of
Appendix A to subpart 51. Maine’s
revised Chapter 137 rule contains
emission reporting thresholds that are
more stringent than required by Table 1
of Appendix A, and as such the rule
complies with EPA’s 40 CFR 51.20(b)
reporting requirement.
3. 40 CFR 51.25; Geographic coverage.
40 CFR 51.25 requires collection of
point source data from all sources in the
state that emit pollutants above the level
specified in 40 CFR 51.20(b). Maine’s
revised Chapter 137 rule requires
statewide reporting, and as such
complies with this requirement.
4. 40 CFR 51.30(a); Reporting due
date. 40 CFR 51.30(a) requires that states
report their point source data to EPA no
later than 17 months after the end of the
calendar year in which the emissions
occurred. Maine’s revised Chapter 137
rule requires that sources report their
emissions to the state within 6 months
of the end of the year in which the
emissions occurred, so the state will
have sufficient time to collect, review,
and quality assure the data prior to
submitting it to EPA.
5. Appendix A to Subpart A of 40 CFR
Part 51; Table 2a. Table 2a lists the data
elements that states must report to EPA.
The provisions of Maine’s revised
Chapter 137 Emission Statements rule
will enable the state to submit all of the
required point source data elements
listed in Table 2a of Appendix A.
C. Results of EPA’s analysis of
Maine’s submittal. EPA’s review has
found that Maine’s revised Chapter 137
Emission Statements rule meets all of
the requirements of EPA’s CERR, and
therefore EPA is approving the revised
rule into the state’s SIP.
EPA takes approval action on SIP
revisions based on the authority of
section 110(a) of the Act. Pursuant to
section 110 (a)(1) of the Act, states are
required to revise their SIP when EPA
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promulgates or revises a national
ambient air quality standard (NAAQS).
Maine’s Chapter 137 Emission
Statements regulation contains, in
addition to criteria pollutant reporting
provisions, requirements that will
enable the state to collect data on
certain hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
and greenhouse gas emissions. The HAP
and greenhouse gas requirements are
needed for Maine to implement
programs at the state level, but are not
required for federal reporting purposes
under the CERR. Therefore, Maine did
not include the Chapter 137 HAP and
greenhouse gas requirements in its SIP
revision request to EPA and these
provisions are not being approved into
the state’s SIP.
The specific requirements of Maine’s
Chapter 137 regulation and EPA’s
evaluation of these requirements are
detailed in a memorandum dated
August 7, 2006, entitled ‘‘Technical
Support Document (TSD) for revisions
to the Maine SIP of Chapter 100,
Definitions Regulation, and Chapter
137, Emission Statements.’’ The TSD
and Maine’s Chapter 137 Emission
Statements rule are available in the
docket supporting this action.
III. Chapter 100, Definitions
Maine’s Chapter 100 definitions
regulation provides definitions for the
terms used in the state’s air pollution
control regulations and emission
standards. EPA previously approved
Maine’s Chapter 100 definitions in a
final rule published in the Federal
Register on October 15, 1996 (61 FR
53639). Since that time, Maine has
amended its Chapter 100 list of
definitions on numerous occasions in
conjunction with SIP submittals it has
made over time for various programs
such as the Title V permitting, best
available control technology, and
prevention of significant deterioration
programs. EPA has reviewed the list of
terms and found them to conform to the
applicable EPA guidance, and so we are
approving Maine’s revised Chapter 100
list of definitions into the state’s SIP.
The specific requirements of Maine’s
Chapter 100 Definitions regulation and
EPA’s evaluation of these requirements
are detailed in the TSD which is
available in the docket supporting this
action.
IV. Summary of SIP Revisions
For the reasons outlined above, EPA
is approving Maine’s revised Chapter
100 Definitions, and revised Chapter
137 Emission Statements regulations
and incorporating these regulations into
the state’s SIP. Maine’s Chapter 100
definitions regulation provides
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definitions for the terms used in the
state’s air pollution control regulations,
many of which are federally
enforceable. The state’s Chapter 137
Emission Statements regulation has
been amended to conform with the
EPA’s Consolidated Emission
Statements Rule.
V. Final Action
EPA is approving Maine’s revised
Chapter 100 list of definitions and
revised Chapter 137 Emission
Statements rule into the state’s SIP.
The EPA is publishing this action
without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial
amendment and anticipates no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed
rules section of this Federal Register
publication, EPA is publishing a
separate document that will serve as the
proposal to approve the SIP revision
should relevant adverse comments be
filed. This rule will be effective January
22, 2008 without further notice unless
the Agency receives relevant adverse
comments by December 21, 2007.
If the EPA receives such comments,
then EPA will publish a notice
withdrawing the final rule and
informing the public that the rule will
not take effect. All public comments
received will then be addressed in a
subsequent final rule based on the
proposed rule. The EPA will not
institute a second comment period on
the proposed rule. All parties interested
in commenting on the proposed rule
should do so at this time. If no such
comments are received, the public is
advised that this rule will be effective
on January 22, 2008 and no further
action will be taken on the proposed
rule. Please note that if EPA receives
adverse comment on an amendment,
paragraph, or section of this rule and if
that provision may be severed from the
remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
as final those provisions of the rule that
are not the subject of an adverse
comment.
VI. 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
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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), because it 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
‘‘Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997),
because it approves a state rule
implementing a Federal standard.
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
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Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.
272 note) do not apply. This rule does
not impose an information collection
burden under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
report containing this rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in
the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by January 22, 2008.
Interested parties should comment in
response to the proposed rule rather
than petition for judicial review, unless
the objection arises after the comment
period allowed for in the proposal.
Filing a petition for reconsideration by
the Administrator of this final rule does
not affect the finality of this rule for the
purposes of judicial review nor does it
extend the time within which a petition
for judicial review may be filed, and
shall not postpone the effectiveness of
such rule or action. This action may not
be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements (see section
307(b)(2)).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Lead,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
Dated: October 25, 2007.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
Part 52 of 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 U—Maine
2. Section 52.1020 is amended by
removing paragraph (c)(34)(i)(C) and by
adding paragraph (c)(62) as follows:
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§ 52.1020
Identification of plan.
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(62) Revisions to the State
Implementation Plan submitted by the
Maine Department of Environmental
Protection on July 14, 2004, and
February 8, 2006.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) Chapter 100 of the Maine
Department of Environmental Protection
Regulations, ‘‘Definitions,’’ effective in
the State of Maine December 24, 2005.
(B) Chapter 137 of the Maine
Department of Environmental Protection
Regulations, ‘‘Emission Statements,’’
effective in the State of Maine on July
6, 2004, with the exception of the
following sections which the state did
not include in its SIP revision request:
section 137.1.C; section 137.1.E; section
137.1.F; section 137.2.A through F;
section 137.2.H; section 137.3.B; section
137.3.C; section 137.4.D(4), from the
sentence beginning with ‘‘Greenhouse
gases’’ to the end of this section; the
note within section 137.D(5); section
137(E), and; Appendix A.
(ii) Additional materials.
(A) Nonregulatory portions of these
submittals.
(B) Correspondence from David W.
Wright of the Maine DEP dated June 6,
2006, indicating which portions of
Chapter 137 should not be incorporated
into the State’s SIP.
3. In § 52.1031, Table 52.1031 is
amended by adding a new entry to the
existing state citation for Chapter 100,
and by revising the entry for Chapter
137 to read as follows:
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§ 52.1031 EPA-approved Maine
regulations.
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TABLE 52.1031.—EPA-APPROVED RULES AND REGULATIONS
State
citation
Title/subject
*
100 .......
Definitions
*
137 .......
Emission
Statements.
*
Date
adopted by
State
Date approved by
EPA
Federal Register
citation
52.1020
*
12/1/2005
*
11/21/07
*
[Insert Federal Register
page number where
the document begins].
*
(c)(62) ......
*
*
Revised to add definitions associated with SIP
submittals made between 7/19/95 and 12/1/
05.
*
12/17/04
*
11/21/07
*
[Insert Federal Register
page number where
the document begins].
*
(c)(62) ......
*
*
Revised to incorporate changes required by
EPA’s consolidated emissions reporting rule.
The entire rule is approved with the exception
of HAP and greenhouse gas reporting requirements which were not included in the state’s
SIP revision request.
*
*
*
*
*
*
Note 1. The regulations are effective statewide unless stated otherwise in comments or title section.
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Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 070827484–7581–02]
RIN 0648–AV99
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael P. Ruccio, Fishery Policy
Analyst, (978) 281–9104.
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Recreational Management
Measures for the Summer Flounder
Fishery; Fishing Year 2008
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Through this final rule, NMFS
is implementing coastwide summer
flounder recreational management
measures to complete the rulemaking
process initiated in March 2007. This
action is necessary to implement
appropriate coastwide management
measures to be in place on January 1,
2008, following the expiration of the
current state-by-state conservation
equivalency management measures on
December 31, 2007. The intent of these
measures is to prevent overfishing of the
summer flounder resource during the
interim between the aforementioned
expiration of the 2007 recreational
measures and the implementation of
measures for 2008.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours, Eastern
Standard Time (EST), January 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Supplemental
Environmental Assessment, as well as
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The
summer flounder recreational fishery is
managed cooperatively under the
provisions of the Summer Flounder,
Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) by the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
(Council) and the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission (Commission), in
consultation with the New England and
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Councils. The Council prepared the
FMP under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevenson Act), 16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq. Regulations implementing
the FMP appear at 50 CFR part 648,
with subparts A (general provisions)
and G (summer flounder) pertaining to
the summer flounder fishery. General
regulations governing U.S. fisheries also
appear at 50 CFR part 600. States
manage summer flounder within 3
nautical miles of their coasts, under the
Commission’s plan for summer
flounder, scup, and black sea bass. The
Federal regulations govern vessels
fishing in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ), as well as vessels possessing a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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the original Environmental Assessment,
Regulatory Impact Review, and Initial
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (EA/
RIR/IRFA) completed for the 2007
recreational management measures are
available from Patricia A. Kurkul,
Regional Administrator, NMFS
Northeast Region, 1 Blackburn Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930–2298. The
Supplemental Environmental
Assessment is also accessible via the
Internet at https://www.nero.noaa.gov.
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Federal fisheries permit, regardless of
where they fish.
Under the FMP and regulations, the
Council may recommend and NMFS
may approve one of two approaches for
managing the summer flounder
recreational fishery: Conservation
equivalency (either state-by-state or
regional) with a precautionary default
backstop approved by NMFS; or
coastwide management measures. The
FMP requires that the Council review
updated assessment and fishery
information on an annual basis and
recommend to NMFS both a Total
Allowable Landings (TAL) and
recreational management measures.
For the 2007 recreational fishery, the
Council recommended and NMFS
approved state-by-state conservation
equivalency. When the conservation
equivalency measures expire at the end
of a fishing year, coastwide measures
found at §§ 648.103(a) and 648.105(a)
become effective. Typically, the
coastwide measures are adjusted during
the annual rulemaking process that
establishes recreational management
measures to ensure that the coastwide
measures are sufficient to constrain
recreational landings to the established
harvest limit. This is done even if
conservation equivalency is
implemented, as was done for 2007,
because the coastwide measures serve as
the interim measures in place in the
following year (i.e., 2008) until new
measures are put in place. This is
typically completed by late spring or
early summer. However, because of
timing issues that arose from the
reauthorization of the MagnusonStevens Act that granted authority to
extend the summer flounder rebuilding
period, and a subsequent increase to the
2007 TAL, NMFS did not implement
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R01-OAR-2006-0704; A-1-FRL-8492-1]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Maine; Emission Statements Reporting and Definitions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is approving State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions
submitted by the State of Maine. These revisions update Maine's
criteria pollutant emissions reporting program and list of terms and
associated definitions used in Maine's air pollution
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control regulations. The intended effect of this action is to approve
these revisions into the Maine SIP. This action is being taken under
the Clean Air Act.
DATES: This direct final rule will be effective January 22, 2008,
unless EPA receives adverse comments by December 21, 2007. If adverse
comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the
rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R01-OAR-2006-0704 by one of the following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: arnold.anne@epa.gov; Fax: (617) 918-0047; Mail: ``Docket
Identification Number EPA-R01-OAR-2006-0704'', Anne Arnold, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, One
Congress Street, Suite 1100 (mail code CAQ), Boston, MA 02114-2023.
3. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to: Anne Arnold,
Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office,
One Congress Street, 11th floor, (CAQ), Boston, MA 02114-2023. 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 to 4:30, excluding legal holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R01-OAR-
2006-0704. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit through https://
www.regulations.gov, or e-mail, information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Office of Ecosystem
Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England
Regional Office, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact 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 to 4:30, excluding legal holidays.
In addition, copies of the state submittal and EPA's technical
support document are also available for public inspection during normal
business hours, by appointment at the State Air Agency, the Bureau of
Air Quality Control, Department of Environmental Protection, First
Floor of the Tyson Building, Augusta Mental Health Institute Complex,
Augusta, ME 04333-0017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob McConnell, Air Quality Planning
Unit, EPA New England Regional Office, One Congress Street, Suite 1100-
CAQ, Boston, MA 02114-2023, telephone number 617-918-1046, fax number
617-918-0046, e-mail mcconnell.robert@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Organization of this document. The following
outline is provided to aid in locating information in this preamble.
I. Background and Purpose
II. Chapter 137, Emission Statements
A. Background and Purpose
B. Evaluation of Maine's Submittal
1. 40 CFR 51.15(a); Pollutants
2. 40 CFR 51.20(b); Emission Thresholds
3. 40 CFR 51.25; Geographic Coverage
4. 40 CFR 51.30(a); Reporting Due Date
5. Appendix A to Subpart A of 40 CFR Part 51; Table 2a
C. Results of EPA's Analysis of State's Submittal
III. Chapter 100, Definitions
IV. Summary of SIP Revisions
V. Final Action
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background and Purpose
On July 14, 2004, and February 8, 2006, the State of Maine
submitted formal revisions to its State Implementation Plan (SIP).
These SIP submittals consist of revisions to Maine's Chapter 137
Emission Statements rule, and Chapter 100 list of definitions for terms
used in Maine's air pollution control regulations. EPA approved
previous versions of each of these rules, and is approving the revised
rules in today's action.
II. Chapter 137, Emission Statements
A. Background. Sections 182(a)(3)(B) and 184(b)(2) of the Clean Air
Act (the Act) requires that states develop and submit, as SIP
revisions, rules which establish annual reporting requirements for
precursors of ozone from stationary sources. To meet this requirement,
on January 3, 1994, Maine submitted its Chapter 137 Emission Statements
rule to EPA and requested EPA incorporate the rule into the state's
SIP. EPA did so by publishing, on January 10, 1995, a final rule
approving Maine's Chapter 137 emission statements reporting rule into
the state's SIP (see 60 FR 2524). Subsequently, on June 10, 2002, EPA
published the Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule (CERR) as a final
rule in the Federal Register (67 FR 39602). This rule requires
additional reporting obligations for states, chief among them a
requirement that states collect air emissions data from stationary
point sources for emissions of fine particulate matter (particulate
matter with a diameter less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers, sometimes
noted as PM2.5) and ammonia (NH3), which is a precursor to
PM2.5 formation, and report this information to EPA. On July
14, 2004, Maine submitted a revised version of its Chapter 137 Emission
Statements rule to EPA. Maine had revised the rule in accordance with
the provisions of EPA's CERR, and requested that EPA incorporate the
revised rule into the state's SIP.
B. Evaluation of Maine's Submittal. The CERR requires that states
collect a variety of information pertaining to air emissions from
industrial sources in the state, and report this information to
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EPA. The discussion below describes how Maine's modified Chapter 137
Emission Statements rule conforms with the requirements of EPA's CERR
stated in 40 CFR Part 51.
1. 40 CFR 51.15(a); Pollutants. 40 CFR 51.15(a)(1) requires that
states report emissions of sulfur oxides, volatile organic compounds
(VOC), nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, lead and lead compounds,
primary PM2.5, primary PM10, and ammonia. Maine's
revised Chapter 137 emission statements regulation requires collection
of emissions data for all of these pollutants from industrial sources
in the state.
2. 40 CFR 51.20(b); Emission thresholds. 40 CFR 51.20(b) requires
that states collect emissions data from all stationary sources that
emit at levels above those shown in Table 1 of Appendix A to subpart
51. Maine's revised Chapter 137 rule contains emission reporting
thresholds that are more stringent than required by Table 1 of Appendix
A, and as such the rule complies with EPA's 40 CFR 51.20(b) reporting
requirement.
3. 40 CFR 51.25; Geographic coverage. 40 CFR 51.25 requires
collection of point source data from all sources in the state that emit
pollutants above the level specified in 40 CFR 51.20(b). Maine's
revised Chapter 137 rule requires statewide reporting, and as such
complies with this requirement.
4. 40 CFR 51.30(a); Reporting due date. 40 CFR 51.30(a) requires
that states report their point source data to EPA no later than 17
months after the end of the calendar year in which the emissions
occurred. Maine's revised Chapter 137 rule requires that sources report
their emissions to the state within 6 months of the end of the year in
which the emissions occurred, so the state will have sufficient time to
collect, review, and quality assure the data prior to submitting it to
EPA.
5. Appendix A to Subpart A of 40 CFR Part 51; Table 2a. Table 2a
lists the data elements that states must report to EPA. The provisions
of Maine's revised Chapter 137 Emission Statements rule will enable the
state to submit all of the required point source data elements listed
in Table 2a of Appendix A.
C. Results of EPA's analysis of Maine's submittal. EPA's review has
found that Maine's revised Chapter 137 Emission Statements rule meets
all of the requirements of EPA's CERR, and therefore EPA is approving
the revised rule into the state's SIP.
EPA takes approval action on SIP revisions based on the authority
of section 110(a) of the Act. Pursuant to section 110 (a)(1) of the
Act, states are required to revise their SIP when EPA promulgates or
revises a national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). Maine's
Chapter 137 Emission Statements regulation contains, in addition to
criteria pollutant reporting provisions, requirements that will enable
the state to collect data on certain hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
and greenhouse gas emissions. The HAP and greenhouse gas requirements
are needed for Maine to implement programs at the state level, but are
not required for federal reporting purposes under the CERR. Therefore,
Maine did not include the Chapter 137 HAP and greenhouse gas
requirements in its SIP revision request to EPA and these provisions
are not being approved into the state's SIP.
The specific requirements of Maine's Chapter 137 regulation and
EPA's evaluation of these requirements are detailed in a memorandum
dated August 7, 2006, entitled ``Technical Support Document (TSD) for
revisions to the Maine SIP of Chapter 100, Definitions Regulation, and
Chapter 137, Emission Statements.'' The TSD and Maine's Chapter 137
Emission Statements rule are available in the docket supporting this
action.
III. Chapter 100, Definitions
Maine's Chapter 100 definitions regulation provides definitions for
the terms used in the state's air pollution control regulations and
emission standards. EPA previously approved Maine's Chapter 100
definitions in a final rule published in the Federal Register on
October 15, 1996 (61 FR 53639). Since that time, Maine has amended its
Chapter 100 list of definitions on numerous occasions in conjunction
with SIP submittals it has made over time for various programs such as
the Title V permitting, best available control technology, and
prevention of significant deterioration programs. EPA has reviewed the
list of terms and found them to conform to the applicable EPA guidance,
and so we are approving Maine's revised Chapter 100 list of definitions
into the state's SIP. The specific requirements of Maine's Chapter 100
Definitions regulation and EPA's evaluation of these requirements are
detailed in the TSD which is available in the docket supporting this
action.
IV. Summary of SIP Revisions
For the reasons outlined above, EPA is approving Maine's revised
Chapter 100 Definitions, and revised Chapter 137 Emission Statements
regulations and incorporating these regulations into the state's SIP.
Maine's Chapter 100 definitions regulation provides definitions for the
terms used in the state's air pollution control regulations, many of
which are federally enforceable. The state's Chapter 137 Emission
Statements regulation has been amended to conform with the EPA's
Consolidated Emission Statements Rule.
V. Final Action
EPA is approving Maine's revised Chapter 100 list of definitions
and revised Chapter 137 Emission Statements rule into the state's SIP.
The EPA is publishing this action without prior proposal because
the Agency views this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipates
no adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this
Federal Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document
that will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision should
relevant adverse comments be filed. This rule will be effective January
22, 2008 without further notice unless the Agency receives relevant
adverse comments by December 21, 2007.
If the EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a notice
withdrawing the final rule and informing the public that the rule will
not take effect. All public comments received will then be addressed in
a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. The EPA will not
institute a second comment period on the proposed rule. All parties
interested in commenting on the proposed rule should do so at this
time. If no such comments are received, the public is advised that this
rule will be effective on January 22, 2008 and no further action will
be taken on the proposed rule. Please note that if EPA receives adverse
comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that
provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an
adverse comment.
VI. 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
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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), because it 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
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it approves a state rule
implementing a Federal standard.
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 appropriate circuit by January 22, 2008. Interested
parties should comment in response to the proposed rule rather than
petition for judicial review, unless the objection arises after the
comment period allowed for in the proposal. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial review nor does
it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may be
filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action.
This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its
requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides,
Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: October 25, 2007.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
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Part 52 of 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 U--Maine
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2. Section 52.1020 is amended by removing paragraph (c)(34)(i)(C) and
by adding paragraph (c)(62) as follows:
Sec. 52.1020 Identification of plan.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(62) Revisions to the State Implementation Plan submitted by the
Maine Department of Environmental Protection on July 14, 2004, and
February 8, 2006.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) Chapter 100 of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Regulations, ``Definitions,'' effective in the State of Maine December
24, 2005.
(B) Chapter 137 of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Regulations, ``Emission Statements,'' effective in the State of Maine
on July 6, 2004, with the exception of the following sections which the
state did not include in its SIP revision request: section 137.1.C;
section 137.1.E; section 137.1.F; section 137.2.A through F; section
137.2.H; section 137.3.B; section 137.3.C; section 137.4.D(4), from the
sentence beginning with ``Greenhouse gases'' to the end of this
section; the note within section 137.D(5); section 137(E), and;
Appendix A.
(ii) Additional materials.
(A) Nonregulatory portions of these submittals.
(B) Correspondence from David W. Wright of the Maine DEP dated June
6, 2006, indicating which portions of Chapter 137 should not be
incorporated into the State's SIP.
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3. In Sec. 52.1031, Table 52.1031 is amended by adding a new entry to
the existing state citation for Chapter 100, and by revising the entry
for Chapter 137 to read as follows:
Sec. 52.1031 EPA-approved Maine regulations.
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Table 52.1031.--EPA-Approved Rules and Regulations
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Date Date
State Title/subject adopted by approved by Federal Register 52.1020
citation State EPA citation
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100........ Definitions..... 12/1/2005 11/21/07 [Insert Federal (c)(62)....... Revised to add
Register page definitions
number where associated with SIP
the document submittals made
begins]. between 7/19/95 and
12/1/05.
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137........ Emission 12/17/04 11/21/07 [Insert Federal (c)(62)....... Revised to
Statements. Register page incorporate changes
number where required by EPA's
the document consolidated
begins]. emissions reporting
rule. The entire
rule is approved
with the exception
of HAP and
greenhouse gas
reporting
requirements which
were not included in
the state's SIP
revision request.
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