Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revisions to the Nevada State Implementation Plan; Updated Statutory and Regulatory Provisions; Rescissions, 15219-15221 [E9-7428]
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SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth
Coast Guard District, has issued a
temporary deviation from the regulation
governing the operation of the SR 661
Swing Bridge across the Houma
Navigation Canal, mile 36.0, in Houma,
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. The
deviation is necessary to replace the
wedge assemblies on the bridge. This
deviation allows the bridge to remain
closed during daytime hours with three
approved openings and remain in the
open-to-navigation position at night for
the passage of vessels.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
6 a.m. on April 20, 2009 through 8 p.m.
on April 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this
preamble as being available in the
docket are part of docket USCG–2009–
0162 and are available online at
https://www.regulations.gov. They are
also available for inspection or copying
at two locations: The Docket
Management Facility (M–30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays, and the Eighth
Coast Guard District, Bridge
Administration Branch, Hale Boggs
Federal Building, Room 1313, 500
Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
70130–3310 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Frank, Bridge Administration
Branch, telephone (504) 671–2128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Louisiana
Department of Transportation and
Development has requested a temporary
deviation from the operating schedule of
the State Route 661 Swing Bridge across
the Houma Navigation Canal, mile 36.0,
in Houma, Terrebonne Parish,
Louisiana. The closure is necessary to
allow for repairs to the bridge. From
Monday, April 20, 2009, until Thursday,
April 30, 2009, the contractor plans to
work from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. daily with
three scheduled openings for the
passage of vessels. From 8 p.m. until 6
a.m. daily, the bridge will remain in the
open to navigation position for the
passage of vessels.
The vertical clearance of the swing
bridge in the closed-to-navigation
position is 1.0 feet and unlimited in the
open-to-navigation position. If for any
reason, the contractor is not working
during this period, the bridge will be
returned to normal operation and must
open on signal. If the maintenance work
is completed prior to April 30, 2009, the
bridge will be returned to normal
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operation. The bridge owner will keep
the Coast Guard informed as to any
change in the schedule so that proper
notices to mariners may be issued
informing the public of changes to the
operation of the bridge.
Presently, the bridge operates in
accordance with 33 CFR 117.455 which
requires the draw of the bridge across
the Houma Navigation Canal at S661,
mile 36.0 at Houma, to open on signal,
except that the draw need not be opened
for the passage of vessels Monday
through Friday except holidays from 7
a.m. to 8:30 a.m., from 11:45 a.m. to
12:15 p.m., from 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.,
and 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. This deviation
will allow the bridge to remain in the
closed-to-navigation position from 6
a.m. until 8 p.m. daily; except that, the
draw will open on signal for the passage
of vessels at 8 a.m., noon, and 4 p.m.
From 8 p.m. until 6 a.m., the bridge will
remain in the open-to-navigation
position for the passage of vessel. The
temporary deviation will begin on
Monday, April 20, 2009 and continue
through 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 30,
2009. Navigation on the waterway
consists of tugs with tows, fishing
vessels and recreational craft. Due to
prior experience and coordination with
waterway users it has been determined
that this closure will not have a
significant effect on these vessels.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the drawbridge must return to its regular
operating schedule immediately at the
end of the designated time period. This
deviation from the operating regulations
is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: March 16, 2009.
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R09–OAR–2007–1155; FRL–8767–5]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; Revisions to the
Nevada State Implementation Plan;
Updated Statutory and Regulatory
Provisions; Rescissions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act, EPA
is approving a revision to the Nevada
state implementation plan involving
legal authority. This revision was one of
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the provisions that were the subject of
a proposed rule published in the
Federal Register on December 14, 2007.
EPA is taking this action under the
Clean Air Act obligation to take action
on submittals of revisions to state
implementation plans. The effect of this
action is to update the Nevada state
implementation plan.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is
effective on May 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established docket
number EPA–R09–OAR–2007–1155 for
this action. The index to the docket is
available electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, California. While all
documents in the docket are listed in
the index, some information may be
publicly available only at the hard copy
location (e.g., copyrighted material), and
some may not be publicly available in
either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the
hard copy materials, please schedule an
appointment during normal business
hours with the contact listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Steckel, EPA Region IX, (415)
947–4115, steckel.andrew@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments, Previous Related Final
Rule, and State Submittal of Public
Process Documentation
III. EPA Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Proposed Action
On December 14, 2007 (72 FR 71095),
under the Clean Air Act (CAA or ‘‘Act’’),
EPA proposed approval of certain
revisions, and disapproval of certain
other revisions, to the Nevada State
Implementation Plan (SIP) that had been
submitted by the Nevada Division of
Environmental Protection (NDEP) on
January 12, 2006 and June 26, 2007. The
provisions that were proposed for
approval on December 14, 2007
included certain definitions; prohibitory
rules; provisions related to legal
authority and enforcement; rules
establishing opacity, sulfur and volatile
organic compound limits; and rescission
of abbreviations. The proposed
disapprovals related to rescission of a
certain definition and rescission of a
rule related to emission discharge
information. In our proposed rule, we
indicated that that the approval of a
certain statutory provision related to
legal authority (i.e., [Nevada Revised
Statutes (NRS) section 445B.310
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(‘‘Limitations on enforcement of Federal
and State regulations concerning
indirect sources’’)], which had been
included in NDEP’s June 26, 2007 SIP
revision submittal, would be contingent
upon the receipt of necessary evidence
of public process supporting the State
adoption of NRS section 445B.310 as a
revision to the Nevada SIP. Contingent,
as noted, upon receipt of the public
process documentation, we proposed
approval of NRS section 445B.310 in
our December 14, 2007 action because
we found that it strengthens the SIP and
provides the necessary legal authority to
implement indirect source programs,
where necessary to meet the national
ambient air quality standards.
Our December 14, 2007 proposed rule
and related technical support document
(TSD) provide additional background
information and a more detailed
rationale for our proposed approval of
NRS section 445B.310.
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II. Public Comments, Previous Related
Final Rule, and State Submittal of
Public Process Documentation
EPA’s December 14, 2007 proposed
rule provided a 30-day public comment
period, and no comments were
submitted. On April 9, 2008 (73 FR
19144), we took final action on all of the
provisions that were the subject of our
December 14, 2007 proposed rule except
for NRS section 445B.310. As to NRS
section 445B.310, we had not yet
received the necessary public process
documentation and indicated that we
were deferring final action to a separate
document. See 73 FR 19144, at 19145
(April 9, 2008).
By letter dated November 25, 2008,
NDEP submitted materials documenting
public notice and the opportunity for
public hearing on NRS section 445B.310
as a revision to the Nevada SIP. We have
reviewed these materials and find that
they satisfy the public process
requirements for SIP revisions under
CAA section 110(l). Therefore, we take
final action today to approve NRS
445B.310, as submitted by NDEP on
June 26, 2007, as a revision to the
Nevada SIP.
III. EPA Action
As authorized under section 110(k) of
the Act, and for the reasons described
above and in our proposed rule, EPA is
approving NRS section 445B.310
(‘‘Limitations on enforcement of federal
and state regulations concerning
indirect sources’’), as submitted by
NDEP on June 26, 2007, as a revision to
the Nevada SIP.1
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the effective date of today’s final rule, the
following provision will be superseded in the
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IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the
Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the
provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);
40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
submissions, EPA’s role is to approve
state choices, provided that they meet
the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely
approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose
additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason,
this action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993);
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• 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);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
and
• Does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this rule does not have
tribal implications as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is
not approved to apply in Indian country
located in the state, and EPA notes that
it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law.
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. section 804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by June 2, 2009.
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).)
applicable SIP (superseding provision shown in
parentheses): NRS 445.493 (NRS 445B.310).
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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: March 12, 2009.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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 DD—Nevada
2. Section 52.1470 is amended by
adding paragraph (c)(66)(i)(A)(4) to read
as follows:
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§ 52.1470
Identification of plan.
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(4) Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS)
(2003), chapter 445B, section 445B.310
(‘‘Limitations on enforcement of federal
and state regulations concerning
indirect sources’’).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Services
42 CFR Part 440
[CMS–2232–F2]
RIN 0938–AP72
Medicaid Program; State Flexibility for
Medicaid Benefit Packages
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AGENCY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective
date and reopening of comment period.
SUMMARY: This action temporarily
delays the effective date of the
December 3, 2008 final rule entitled,
‘‘Medicaid Program: State Flexibility for
Medicaid Benefit Packages’’ (73 FR
73694) until December 31, 2009. In
addition, this action reopens the
comment period on the policies set out
in the December 3, 2008 final rule, and
specifically solicits comments on the
effect of certain provisions of the
Children’s Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act of 2009.
DATES: Effective Date: This action is
effective April 2, 2009. The effective
date of the rule amending 42 CFR part
440 published in the December 3, 2008,
Federal Register (73 FR 73694), delayed
February 2, 2009 (74 FR 5808), is further
delayed until December 31, 2009.
Comment Period: To be assured
consideration, comments must be
received at one of the addresses
provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on
May 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: In commenting, please refer
to file code CMS–2232–F2. Because of
staff and resource limitations, we cannot
accept comments by facsimile (FAX)
transmission.
You may submit comments in one of
four ways (please choose only one of the
ways listed):
1. Electronically. You may submit
electronic comments on this regulation
to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
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the instructions for ‘‘Comment or
Submission’’ and enter the file code to
find the document accepting comments.
2. By regular mail. You may mail
written comments (one original and two
copies) to the following address ONLY:
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and
Human Services, Attention: CMS–2232–
F2, P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD
21244–8016.
Please allow sufficient time for mailed
comments to be received before the
close of the comment period.
3. By express or overnight mail. You
may send written comments (one
original and two copies) to the following
address ONLY: Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Department of
Health and Human Services, Attention:
CMS–2232–F2, Mail Stop C4–26–05,
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
21244–8010.
4. By hand or courier. If you prefer,
you may deliver (by hand or courier)
your written comments (one original
and two copies) before the close of the
comment period to either of the
following addresses: a. Room 445–G,
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20201.
(Because access to the interior of the
HHH Building is not readily available to
persons without Federal Government
identification, commenters are
encouraged to leave their comments in
the CMS drop slots located in the main
lobby of the building. A stamp-in clock
is available for persons wishing to retain
a proof of filing by stamping in and
retaining an extra copy of the comments
being filed.) b. 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
If you intend to deliver your
comments to the Baltimore address,
please call telephone number (410) 786–
7195 in advance to schedule your
arrival with one of our staff members.
Comments mailed to the addresses
indicated as appropriate for hand or
courier delivery may be delayed and
received after the comment period.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Gerhardt, (410) 786–0693.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. Regulatory History
On December 3, 2008, we published
a final rule in the Federal Register
entitled ‘‘Medicaid Program; State
Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit’’ (73 FR
73694). The December 2008 final rule
implements provisions of section 6044
of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of
2005, (Pub. L. 109–171), enacted on
February 8, 2006, which amends the
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Social Security Act by adding a new
section 1937 related to the coverage of
medical assistance under approved
State plans. The final rule also provides
States increased flexibility under an
approved State plan to define the scope
of covered medical assistance by
offering coverage of benchmark or
benchmark-equivalent benefit packages
to certain Medicaid recipients. In
addition, the final rule responds to
public comments on the February 22,
2008, proposed rule that pertain to the
State Medicaid benefit package
provisions.
Subsequent to the publication of the
December 3, 2008 final rule, in
accordance with the memorandum of
January 20, 2009 from the Assistant to
the President and the Chief of Staff,
entitled ‘‘Regulatory Review,’’ we
published an interim final rule with
comment period in the Federal Register
to temporarily delay for 60 days the
effective date of the December 3, 2008
final rule entitled, ‘‘Medicaid Program;
State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit
Packages’’ (February 2, 2009, 74 FR
5808). The interim final rule also
reopened the comment period on the
policies set out in the December 3, 2008
final rule. We received nine public
comments in response to the February 2,
2009 interim final rule.
B. New Legislation
On February 4, 2009, the Children’s
Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009
(Pub. L. 111–3) was enacted. Certain
provisions of the CHIPRA affect current
regulations regarding State Flexibility
for Medicaid Benefit Packages,
including the December 3, 2008 final
rule. Specifically, section 611(a)(1)(C)
and section 611(a)(3) of CHIPRA
amends section 1937 of the Act, to
require States to assure that children
under the age of 21, rather than those
under 19 as specified in the DRA of
2005, who are included in benchmark or
benchmark-equivalent plans, have
access to the Early Periodic Screening,
Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT)
services. EPSDT services may be
provided through a benchmark or
benchmark-equivalent plan or as a
wrap-around benefit to those plans.
Section 611(a)(1)(A)(i) of CHIPRA
amends section 1937 of the Act by
changing the language
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision
of this title * * *’’ to read
‘‘Notwithstanding section 1902(a)(1)
(relating to statewideness), section
1902(a)(10)(B) (relating to
comparability), and any other provision
of this title which would be directly
contrary to the authority * * *’’
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2007-1155; FRL-8767-5]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Revisions to
the Nevada State Implementation Plan; Updated Statutory and Regulatory
Provisions; Rescissions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: Under the Clean Air Act, EPA is approving a revision to the
Nevada state implementation plan involving legal authority. This
revision was one of the provisions that were the subject of a proposed
rule published in the Federal Register on December 14, 2007. EPA is
taking this action under the Clean Air Act obligation to take action on
submittals of revisions to state implementation plans. The effect of
this action is to update the Nevada state implementation plan.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective on May 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established docket number EPA-R09-OAR-2007-1155 for
this action. The index to the docket is available electronically at
https://www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all documents in the
docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly
available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material),
and some may not be publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI).
To inspect the hard copy materials, please schedule an appointment
during normal business hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Steckel, EPA Region IX, (415)
947-4115, steckel.andrew@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments, Previous Related Final Rule, and State
Submittal of Public Process Documentation
III. EPA Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Proposed Action
On December 14, 2007 (72 FR 71095), under the Clean Air Act (CAA or
``Act''), EPA proposed approval of certain revisions, and disapproval
of certain other revisions, to the Nevada State Implementation Plan
(SIP) that had been submitted by the Nevada Division of Environmental
Protection (NDEP) on January 12, 2006 and June 26, 2007. The provisions
that were proposed for approval on December 14, 2007 included certain
definitions; prohibitory rules; provisions related to legal authority
and enforcement; rules establishing opacity, sulfur and volatile
organic compound limits; and rescission of abbreviations. The proposed
disapprovals related to rescission of a certain definition and
rescission of a rule related to emission discharge information. In our
proposed rule, we indicated that that the approval of a certain
statutory provision related to legal authority (i.e., [Nevada Revised
Statutes (NRS) section 445B.310
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(``Limitations on enforcement of Federal and State regulations
concerning indirect sources'')], which had been included in NDEP's June
26, 2007 SIP revision submittal, would be contingent upon the receipt
of necessary evidence of public process supporting the State adoption
of NRS section 445B.310 as a revision to the Nevada SIP. Contingent, as
noted, upon receipt of the public process documentation, we proposed
approval of NRS section 445B.310 in our December 14, 2007 action
because we found that it strengthens the SIP and provides the necessary
legal authority to implement indirect source programs, where necessary
to meet the national ambient air quality standards.
Our December 14, 2007 proposed rule and related technical support
document (TSD) provide additional background information and a more
detailed rationale for our proposed approval of NRS section 445B.310.
II. Public Comments, Previous Related Final Rule, and State Submittal
of Public Process Documentation
EPA's December 14, 2007 proposed rule provided a 30-day public
comment period, and no comments were submitted. On April 9, 2008 (73 FR
19144), we took final action on all of the provisions that were the
subject of our December 14, 2007 proposed rule except for NRS section
445B.310. As to NRS section 445B.310, we had not yet received the
necessary public process documentation and indicated that we were
deferring final action to a separate document. See 73 FR 19144, at
19145 (April 9, 2008).
By letter dated November 25, 2008, NDEP submitted materials
documenting public notice and the opportunity for public hearing on NRS
section 445B.310 as a revision to the Nevada SIP. We have reviewed
these materials and find that they satisfy the public process
requirements for SIP revisions under CAA section 110(l). Therefore, we
take final action today to approve NRS 445B.310, as submitted by NDEP
on June 26, 2007, as a revision to the Nevada SIP.
III. EPA Action
As authorized under section 110(k) of the Act, and for the reasons
described above and in our proposed rule, EPA is approving NRS section
445B.310 (``Limitations on enforcement of federal and state regulations
concerning indirect sources''), as submitted by NDEP on June 26, 2007,
as a revision to the Nevada SIP.\1\
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provision will be superseded in the applicable SIP (superseding
provision shown in parentheses): NRS 445.493 (NRS 445B.310).
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IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
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);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
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.
section 804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by June 2, 2009. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial
review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial
review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such
rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings
to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: March 12, 2009.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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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 DD--Nevada
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2. Section 52.1470 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(66)(i)(A)(4) to
read as follows:
Sec. 52.1470 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
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(66) * * *
(i) * * *
(A) * * *
(4) Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) (2003), chapter 445B, section
445B.310 (``Limitations on enforcement of federal and state regulations
concerning indirect sources'').
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