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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 55
[OAR–2004–0091; FRL–8789–4]
Outer Continental Shelf Air
Regulations Consistency Update for
California
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (‘‘EPA’’)
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to update a
portion of the Outer Continental Shelf
(‘‘OCS’’) Air Regulations. Requirements
applying to OCS sources located within
25 miles of States’ seaward boundaries
must be updated periodically to remain
consistent with the requirements of the
corresponding onshore area (‘‘COA’’), as
mandated by section 328(a)(1) of the
Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (‘‘the
Act’’). The portion of the OCS air
regulations that is being updated pertain
to the requirements for OCS sources by
the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution
Control District (Santa Barbara County
APCD). The intended effect of
approving the OCS requirements for the
Santa Barbara County APCD is to
regulate emissions from OCS sources in
accordance with the requirements
onshore. The change to the existing
requirements discussed below is
proposed to be incorporated by
reference into the Code of Federal
Regulations and is listed in the
appendix to the OCS air regulations.
DATES: Any comments must arrive by
May 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments,
identified by docket number OAR–
2004–0091, by one of the following
methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions.
2. E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov.
3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel
(Air-4), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.
Instructions: All comments 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
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Information that
you consider CBI or otherwise protected
should be clearly identified as such and
should not be submitted through
https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail.
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‘‘anonymous access’’ system, and EPA
will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the public
comment. 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: The index to the docket for
this action 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:
Cynthia G. Allen, Air Division (Air-4),
U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415)
947–4120, allen.cynthia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background Information
A. Why is EPA taking this action?
II. EPA’s Evaluation
A. What criteria were used to evaluate
rules submitted to update 40 CFR part
55?
B. What requirements were submitted to
update 40 CFR part 55?
III. Administrative Requirements
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination
With Indian Tribal Government
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
I. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions
To Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
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I. Background Information
A. Why is EPA taking this action?
On September 4, 1992, EPA
promulgated 40 CFR part 55,1 which
established requirements to control air
pollution from OCS sources in order to
attain and maintain federal and state
ambient air quality standards and to
comply with the provisions of part C of
title I of the Act. Part 55 applies to all
OCS sources offshore of the States
except those located in the Gulf of
Mexico west of 87.5 degrees longitude.
Section 328 of the Act requires that for
such sources located within 25 miles of
a State’s seaward boundary, the
requirements shall be the same as would
be applicable if the sources were located
in the COA. Because the OCS
requirements are based on onshore
requirements, and onshore requirements
may change, section 328(a)(1) requires
that EPA update the OCS requirements
as necessary to maintain consistency
with onshore requirements.
Pursuant to § 55.12 of the OCS rule,
consistency reviews will occur (1) at
least annually; (2) upon receipt of a
Notice of Intent under § 55.4; or (3)
when a state or local agency submits a
rule to EPA to be considered for
incorporation by reference in part 55.
This proposed action is being taken in
response to the submittal of
requirements submitted by the Santa
Barbara County APCD. Public comments
received in writing within 30 days of
publication of this document will be
considered by EPA before publishing a
final rule. Section 328(a) of the Act
requires that EPA establish
requirements to control air pollution
from OCS sources located within 25
miles of States’ seaward boundaries that
are the same as onshore requirements.
To comply with this statutory mandate,
EPA must incorporate applicable
onshore rules into part 55 as they exist
onshore. This limits EPA’s flexibility in
deciding which requirements will be
incorporated into part 55 and prevents
EPA from making substantive changes
to the requirements it incorporates. As
a result, EPA may be incorporating rules
into part 55 that do not conform to all
of EPA’s state implementation plan
(SIP) guidance or certain requirements
of the Act. Consistency updates may
result in the inclusion of state or local
rules or regulations into part 55, even
though the same rules may ultimately be
disapproved for inclusion as part of the
1 The reader may refer to the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, December 5, 1991 (56 FR 63774), and
the preamble to the final rule promulgated
September 4, 1992 (57 FR 40792) for further
background and information on the OCS
regulations.
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SIP. Inclusion in the OCS rule does not
imply that a rule meets the requirements
of the Act for SIP approval, nor does it
imply that the rule will be approved by
EPA for inclusion in the SIP.
II. EPA’s Evaluation
A. What criteria were used to evaluate
rules submitted to update 40 CFR part
55?
In updating 40 CFR part 55, EPA
reviewed the rules submitted for
inclusion in part 55 to ensure that they
are rationally related to the attainment
or maintenance of federal or state
ambient air quality standards or part C
of title I of the Act, that they are not
designed expressly to prevent
exploration and development of the
OCS and that they are applicable to OCS
sources. 40 CFR 55.1. EPA has also
evaluated the rules to ensure they are
not arbitrary or capricious. 40 CFR
55.12(e). In addition, EPA has excluded
administrative or procedural rules,2 and
requirements that regulate toxics which
are not related to the attainment and
maintenance of federal and state
ambient air quality standards.
B. What requirements were submitted to
update 40 CFR part 55?
1. After review of the requirements
submitted by the Santa Barbara County
APCD against the criteria set forth above
and in 40 CFR part 55, EPA is proposing
to make the following District
requirements applicable to OCS sources:
Rule No.
Name
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Storage and
Transfer of
Gasoline.
Adoption or
amended
date
01/15/09
01/15/09
III. Administrative Requirements
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A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
51735 (October 4, 1993)), the Agency
must determine whether the regulatory
action is ‘‘significant’’ and therefore
subject to Office of Management and
Budget (‘‘OMB’’) review and the
requirements of the Executive Order.
The Order defines ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ as one that is likely
to result in a rule that may:
2 Each COA which has been delegated the
authority to implement and enforce part 55, will
use its administrative and procedural rules as
onshore. However, in those instances where EPA
has not delegated authority to implement and
enforce part 55, EPA will use its own administrative
and procedural requirements to implement the
substantive requirements. 40 CFR 55.14 (c)(4).
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(1) Have an annual effect on the
economy of $100 million or more or
adversely affect in a material way the
economy, a sector of the economy,
productivity, competition, jobs, the
environment, public health or safety, or
State, local, or tribal governments or
communities;
(2) Create a serious inconsistency or
otherwise interfere with an action taken
or planned by another agency;
(3) Materially alter the budgetary
impact of entitlements, grants, user fees,
or loan programs or the rights and
obligations of recipients thereof; or
(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues
arising out of legal mandates, the
President’s priorities, or the principles
set forth in the Executive Order.
This action is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under the terms of
Executive Order 12866 and is therefore
not subject to OMB Review. These rules
implement requirements specifically
and explicitly set forth by the Congress
in section 328 of the Clean Air Act,
without the exercise of any policy
discretion by EPA. These OCS rules
already apply in the COA, and EPA has
no evidence to suggest that these OCS
rules have created an adverse material
effect. As required by section 328 of the
Clean Air Act, this action simply
updates the existing OCS requirements
to make them consistent with rules in
the COA.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
The OMB has approved the
information collection requirements
contained in 40 CFR part 55, and by
extension this update to the rules, under
the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
and has assigned OMB control number
2060–0249. Notice of OMB’s approval of
EPA Information Collection Request
(‘‘ICR’’) No. 1601.06 was published in
the Federal Register on March 1, 2006
(71 FR 10499–10500). The approval
expires January 31, 2009. As EPA
previously indicated (70 FR 65897–
65898 (November 1, 2005)), the annual
public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for collection of information
under 40 CFR part 55 is estimated to
average 549 hours per response. Burden
means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting,
validating, and verifying information,
processing and maintaining
information, and disclosing and
providing information; adjust the
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existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements; train personnel to be able
to respond to a collection of
information; search data sources;
complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for EPA’s regulations in 40
CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are
identified on the form and/or
instrument, if applicable. In addition,
EPA is amending the table in 40 CFR
part 9 of currently approved OMB
control numbers for various regulations
to list the regulatory citations for the
information requirements contained in
this final rule.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
generally requires an agency to conduct
a regulatory flexibility analysis of any
rule subject to notice and comment
rulemaking requirements unless the
agency certifies that the rule will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
Small entities include small businesses,
small not-for-profit enterprises, and
small governmental jurisdictions.
These rules will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. These rules
implement requirements specifically
and explicitly set forth by the Congress
in section 328 of the Clean Air Act,
without the exercise of any policy
discretion by EPA. These OCS rules
already apply in the COA, and EPA has
no evidence to suggest that these OCS
rules have had a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. As required by section 328 of
the Clean Air Act, this action simply
updates the existing OCS requirements
to make them consistent with rules in
the COA. Therefore, I certify that this
action will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (‘‘UMRA’’), Public
Law 104–4, establishes requirements for
Federal agencies to assess the effects of
their regulatory actions on State, local,
and tribal governments and the private
sector. Under section 202 of the UMRA,
EPA generally must prepare a written
statement, including a cost-benefit
analysis, for proposed and final rules
with ‘‘Federal mandates’’ that may
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result in expenditures to State, local,
and tribal governments, in the aggregate,
or to the private sector, of $100 million
of more in any one year. Before
promulgating an EPA rule for which a
written statement is needed, section 205
of the UMRA generally requires EPA to
identify and consider a reasonable
number of regulatory alternatives and
adopt the least costly, most costeffective or least burdensome alternative
that achieves the objectives of the rule.
The provisions of section 205 do not
apply when they are inconsistent with
applicable law. Moreover, section 205
allows EPA to adopt an alternative other
than the least costly, most cost-effective
or least burdensome alternative if the
Administrator publishes with the final
rule an explanation why that alternative
was not adopted.
Before EPA establishes any regulatory
requirements that may significantly or
uniquely affect small governments,
including tribal governments, it must
have developed under section 203 of the
UMRA a small government agency plan.
The plan must provide for notifying
potentially affected small governments,
enabling officials of affected small
governments to have meaningful and
timely input in the development of EPA
regulatory proposals with significant
Federal intergovernmental mandates,
and informing, educating, and advising
small governments on compliance with
the regulatory requirements.
Today’s proposed rules contain no
Federal mandates (under the regulatory
provisions of Title II of the UMRA) for
State, local, or tribal governments or the
private sector that may result in
expenditures of $100 million or more
for State, local, or tribal governments, in
the aggregate, or to the private sector in
any one year. These rules implement
requirements specifically and explicitly
set forth by the Congress in section 328
of the Clean Air Act without the
exercise of any policy discretion by
EPA. These OCS rules already apply in
the COA, and EPA has no evidence to
suggest that these OCS rules have
created an adverse material effect. As
required by section 328 of the Clean Air
Act, this action simply updates the
existing OCS requirements to make
them consistent with rules in the COA.
E. Executive Order 13132, Federalism
Executive Order 13132, entitled
‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255 (August 10,
1999)), requires EPA to develop an
accountable process to ensure
‘‘meaningful and timely input by State
and local officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have federalism
implications.’’ ‘‘Policies that have
federalism implications’’ is defined in
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the Executive Order to include
regulations that 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.’’
This proposed rule does not have
federalism implications. It will 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. These rules
implement requirements specifically
and explicitly set forth by the Congress
in section 328 of the Clean Air Act,
without the exercise of any policy
discretion by EPA. As required by
section 328 of the Clean Air Act, this
rule simply updates the existing OCS
rules to make them consistent with
current COA requirements. These rules
do not amend the existing provisions
within 40 CFR part 55 enabling
delegation of OCS regulations to a COA,
and this rule does not require the COA
to implement the OCS rules. Thus,
Executive Order 13132 does not apply
to this rule.
In the spirit of Executive Order 13132,
and consistent with EPA policy to
promote communications between EPA
and state and local governments, EPA
specifically solicits comments on this
proposed rule from State and local
officials.
F. Executive Order 13175, Coordination
With Indian Tribal Governments
Executive Order 13175, entitled
‘‘Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribal Governments’’ (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000), requires EPA
to develop an accountable process to
ensure ‘‘meaningful and timely input by
tribal officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have tribal
implications.’’ This rule does 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
and thus does not have ‘‘tribal
implications,’’ within the meaning of
Executive Order 13175. This rule
implements requirements specifically
and explicitly set forth by the Congress
in section 328 of the Clean Air Act,
without the exercise of any policy
discretion by EPA. As required by
section 328 of the Clean Air Act, this
rule simply updates the existing OCS
rules to make them consistent with
current COA requirements. In addition,
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this rule does not impose substantial
direct compliance costs on tribal
governments, nor preempt tribal law.
Consultation with Indian tribes is
therefore not required under Executive
Order 13175. Nonetheless, in the spirit
of Executive Order 13175 and consistent
with EPA policy to promote
communications between EPA and
tribes, EPA specifically solicits
comments on this proposed rule from
tribal officials.
G. Executive Order 13045, Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
Executive Order 13045: ‘‘Protection of
Children from Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885
(April 23, 1997)), applies to any rule
that: (1) Is determined to be
‘‘economically significant’’ as defined
under Executive Order 12866, and (2)
concerns an environmental health or
safety risk that EPA has reason to
believe may have a disproportionate
effect on children. If the regulatory
action meets both criteria, the Agency
must evaluate the environmental health
or safety effects of the planned rule on
children, and explain why the planned
regulation is preferable to other
potentially effective and reasonably
feasible alternatives considered by the
Agency.
This proposed rule is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 because it is not
economically significant as defined in
Executive Order 12866. In addition, the
Agency does not have reason to believe
the environmental health or safety risks
addressed by this action present a
disproportional risk to children.
H. Executive Order 13211, Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
This proposed rule is not subject to
Executive Order 13211, ‘‘Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001) because it is not a significant
regulatory action under Executive Order
12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (‘‘NTTAA’’), Public Law No.
104–113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
directs EPA to use voluntary consensus
standards in its regulatory activities
unless to do so would be inconsistent
with applicable laws or otherwise
impractical. Voluntary consensus
standards are technical standards (e.g.,
materials specifications, test methods,
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sampling procedures, and business
practices) that are developed or adopted
by voluntary consensus standards
bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA to
provide Congress, through OMB,
explanations when the Agency decided
not to use available and applicable
voluntary consensus standards.
As discussed above, these rules
implement requirements specifically
and explicitly set forth by the Congress
in section 328 of the Clean Air Act,
without the exercise of any policy
discretion by EPA. As required by
section 328 of the Clean Air Act, this
rule simply updates the existing OCS
rules to make them consistent with
current COA requirements. In the
absence of a prior existing requirement
for the state to use voluntary consensus
standards and in light of the fact that
EPA is required to make the OCS rules
consistent with current COA
requirements, it would be inconsistent
with applicable law for EPA to use
voluntary consensus standards in this
action. Therefore, EPA is not
considering the use of any voluntary
consensus standards. EPA welcomes
comments on this aspect of the
proposed rulemaking and, specifically,
invites the public to identify
potentially-applicable voluntary
consensus standards and to explain why
such standards should be used in this
regulation.
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal
Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629
(Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes federal
executive policy on environmental
justice. Its main provision directs
federal agencies, to the greatest extent
practicable and permitted by law, to
make environmental justice part of their
mission by identifying and addressing,
as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or
environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority
populations and low-income
populations in the United States. EPA
lacks the discretionary authority to
address environmental justice in this
proposed action. This rule implements
requirements specifically and explicitly
set forth by the Congress in section 328
of the Clean Air Act, without the
exercise of any policy discretion by
EPA. As required by section 328 of the
Clean Air Act, this rule simply updates
the existing OCS rules to make them
consistent with current COA
requirements.
Although EPA lacks authority to
modify today’s regulatory decision on
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the basis of environmental justice
considerations, EPA nevertheless
explored this issue and found the
following. This action, namely,
updating the OCS rules to make them
consistent with current COA
requirements, will not have
disproportionately high and adverse
human health or environmental effects
on minority or low-income populations
because it increases the level of
environmental protection for all affected
populations without having any
disproportionately high and adverse
human health or environmental effects
on any population, including any
minority or low-income population.
Environmental justice considerations
may be appropriate to consider in the
context of a specific OCS permit
application.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 55
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen
dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Outer
Continental Shelf, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Permits, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
oxides.
Dated: March 10, 2009.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
Title 40, chapter I of the Code of
Federal Regulations, is proposed to be
amended as follows:
PART 55—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 55
continues to read as follows:
Authority: Section 328 of the Clean Air Act
(42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) as amended by Public
Law 101–549.
2. Section 55.14 is amended by
revising paragraph (e)(3)(ii)(F) to read as
follows:
§ 55.14 Requirements that apply to OCS
sources located within 25 miles of states
seaward boundaries, by state.
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(F) Santa Barbara County Air
Pollution Control District Requirements
Applicable to OCS Sources.
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3. Appendix A to CFR part 55 is
amended by revising paragraph (b)(6)
under the heading ‘‘California’’ to read
as follows:
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Appendix A to Part 55—Listing of State
and Local Requirements Incorporated
by Reference Into Part 55, by State
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(6) The following requirements are
contained in Santa Barbara County Air
Pollution Control District Requirements
Applicable to OCS Sources:
Rule 102 Definitions (Adopted 01/15/09)
Rule 103 Severability (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 106 Notice to Comply for Minor
Violations (Repealed 01/01/2001)
Rule 107 Emergencies (Adopted 04/19/01)
Rule 201 Permits Required (Adopted 06/19/
08)
Rule 202 Exemptions to Rule 201 (Adopted
06/19/08)
Rule 203 Transfer (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 204 Applications (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 205 Standards for Granting Permits
(Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 206 Conditional Approval of
Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate
(Adopted 10/15/91)
Rule 207 Denial of Application (Adopted
10/23/78)
Rule 210 Fees (Adopted 03/17/05)
Rule 212 Emission Statements (Adopted 10/
20/92)
Rule 301 Circumvention (Adopted 10/23/
78)
Rule 302 Visible Emissions (Adopted 10/
23/78)
Rule 304 Particulate Matter—Northern
Zone (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 305 Particulate Matter
Concentration—Southern Zone (Adopted
10/23/78)
Rule 306 Dust and Fumes—Northern Zone
(Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 307 Particulate Matter Emission
Weight Rate—Southern Zone (Adopted 10/
23/78)
Rule 308 Incinerator Burning (Adopted 10/
23/78)
Rule 309 Specific Contaminants (Adopted
10/23/78)
Rule 310 Odorous Organic Sulfides
(Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 311 Sulfur Content of Fuels (Adopted
10/23/78)
Rule 312 Open Fires (Adopted 10/02/90)
Rule 316 Storage and Transfer of Gasoline
(Adopted 01/15/09)
Rule 317 Organic Solvents (Adopted 10/23/
78)
Rule 318 Vacuum Producing Devices or
Systems—Southern Zone (Adopted 10/23/
78)
Rule 321 Solvent Cleaning Operations
(Adopted 09/18/97)
Rule 322 Metal Surface Coating Thinner
and Reducer (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 323 Architectural Coatings (Adopted
11/15/01)
Rule 324 Disposal and Evaporation of
Solvents (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 325 Crude Oil Production and
Separation (Adopted 07/19/01)
Rule 326 Storage of Reactive Organic
Compound Liquids (Adopted 01/18/01)
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Rule 327 Organic Liquid Cargo Tank Vessel
Loading (Adopted 12/16/85)
Rule 328 Continuous Emission Monitoring
(Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 330 Surface Coating of Metal Parts and
Products (Adopted 01/20/00)
Rule 331 Fugitive Emissions Inspection and
Maintenance (Adopted 12/10/91)
Rule 332 Petroleum Refinery Vacuum
Producing Systems, Wastewater Separators
and Process Turnarounds (Adopted 06/11/
79)
Rule 333 Control of Emissions from
Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines
(Adopted 06/19/08)
Rule 342 Control of Oxides of Nitrogen
(NOX) from Boilers, Steam Generators and
Process Heaters) (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 343 Petroleum Storage Tank Degassing
(Adopted 12/14/93)
Rule 344 Petroleum Sumps, Pits, and Well
Cellars (Adopted 11/10/94)
Rule 346 Loading of Organic Liquid Cargo
Vessels (Adopted 01/18/01)
Rule 352 Natural Gas-Fired Fan-Type
Central Furnaces and Residential Water
Heaters (Adopted 09/16/99)
Rule 353 Adhesives and Sealants (Adopted
08/19/99)
Rule 359 Flares and Thermal Oxidizers
(Adopted 06/28/94)
Rule 360 Emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen
from Large Water Heaters and Small
Boilers (Adopted 10/17/02)
Rule 361 Small Boilers, Steam Generators,
and Process Heaters (Adopted 01/17/08)
Rule 370 Potential to Emit—Limitations for
Part 70 Sources (Adopted 06/15/95)
Rule 505 Breakdown Conditions Sections
A., B.1, and D. only (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 603 Emergency Episode Plans
(Adopted 06/15/81)
Rule 702 General Conformity (Adopted 10/
20/94)
Rule 801 New Source Review (Adopted 04/
17/97)
Rule 802 Nonattainment Review (Adopted
04/17/97)
Rule 803 Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 804 Emission Offsets (Adopted 04/17/
97)
Rule 805 Air Quality Impact Analysis and
Modeling (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 808 New Source Review for Major
Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants
(Adopted 05/20/99)
Rule 1301 Part 70 Operating Permits—
General Information (Adopted 06/19/03)
Rule 1302 Part 70 Operating Permits—
Permit Application (Adopted 11/09/93)
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Permits (Adopted 11/09/93)
Rule 1304 Part 70 Operating Permits—
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Reopening (Adopted 11/09/93)
Rule 1305 Part 70 Operating Permits—
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
47 CFR Chapter III
Docket Number: 0810021312-9654-02
RIN 0660-AA18
Low-Power Television and Translator
Upgrade Program
AGENCY: National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed
rulemaking; withdrawal.
SUMMARY: The National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) is withdrawing
the Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking soliciting comments on the
implementation of the Low-Power
Television and Translator Upgrade
Program (Upgrade Program). After
reviewing and considering the
comments received following two
public meetings, the agency has decided
not to proceed with regulations to
implement the Upgrade Program. NTIA
will establish and implement the
Upgrade Program through a Notice of
Availability of Funds (NOFA) to be
published shortly.
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 20, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Cooperman, Upgrade Program,
Director Broadcasting Division,
telephone: (202) 482–5802; fax: (202)
482–2156. Information about the
Upgrade Program also can be obtained
PO 00000
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electronically via the Internet at https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/lptv.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction
Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109–171, 120
Stat. 4, 21 (2006), required the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) to implement
and administer the Low-Power
Television and Translator Upgrade
Program (Upgrade Program). The
Upgrade Program is intended to provide
reimbursement to eligible low-power
television broadcast stations, Class A
television stations, television translator
stations, or television booster stations
for equipment to upgrade from analog to
digital in eligible rural communities. On
October 9, 2008, NTIA published an
Advanced Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking and Notice of Public
Meetings, 73 Fed. Reg. 59,586 (2008), to
announce two public meetings (October
24 and October 28, 2008) about the
Upgrade Program and to provide an
opportunity for public comment on the
issues to be discussed at these public
meetings.
NTIA received 24 public comments
on the Upgrade Program through mid–
November 2008. Information provided
at the October 24, 2008, public meeting
and the comments received are available
on NTIA’s Web site at https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/lptv/upgrade.html.
After reviewing and considering the
comments received, NTIA has decided
not to proceed with regulations to
implement the program. NTIA will issue
a NOFA that provides detailed
information concerning the
implementation of the program in the
Federal Register. The comments
received will be fully discussed in the
NOFA.
Dated: April 14, 2009.
Anna M. Gomez,
Acting Assistant Secretary for
Communications and Information.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 55
[OAR-2004-0091; FRL-8789-4]
Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Consistency Update for
California
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'')
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to update a portion of the Outer Continental
Shelf (``OCS'') Air Regulations. Requirements applying to OCS sources
located within 25 miles of States' seaward boundaries must be updated
periodically to remain consistent with the requirements of the
corresponding onshore area (``COA''), as mandated by section 328(a)(1)
of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (``the Act''). The portion of
the OCS air regulations that is being updated pertain to the
requirements for OCS sources by the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution
Control District (Santa Barbara County APCD). The intended effect of
approving the OCS requirements for the Santa Barbara County APCD is to
regulate emissions from OCS sources in accordance with the requirements
onshore. The change to the existing requirements discussed below is
proposed to be incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal
Regulations and is listed in the appendix to the OCS air regulations.
DATES: Any comments must arrive by May 20, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number OAR-2004-0091,
by one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions.
2. E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov.
3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
Instructions: All comments 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 Confidential Business Information (CBI) or
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Information that you consider CBI or otherwise protected should be
clearly identified as such and should not be submitted through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. https://www.regulations.gov is an
``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not know your identity or
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send e-mail directly to EPA, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the public comment. 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: The index to the docket for this action 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: Cynthia G. Allen, Air Division (Air-
4), U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105,
(415) 947-4120, allen.cynthia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background Information
A. Why is EPA taking this action?
II. EPA's Evaluation
A. What criteria were used to evaluate rules submitted to update
40 CFR part 55?
B. What requirements were submitted to update 40 CFR part 55?
III. Administrative Requirements
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination With Indian Tribal
Government
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
I. Background Information
A. Why is EPA taking this action?
On September 4, 1992, EPA promulgated 40 CFR part 55,\1\ which
established requirements to control air pollution from OCS sources in
order to attain and maintain federal and state ambient air quality
standards and to comply with the provisions of part C of title I of the
Act. Part 55 applies to all OCS sources offshore of the States except
those located in the Gulf of Mexico west of 87.5 degrees longitude.
Section 328 of the Act requires that for such sources located within 25
miles of a State's seaward boundary, the requirements shall be the same
as would be applicable if the sources were located in the COA. Because
the OCS requirements are based on onshore requirements, and onshore
requirements may change, section 328(a)(1) requires that EPA update the
OCS requirements as necessary to maintain consistency with onshore
requirements.
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\1\ The reader may refer to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
December 5, 1991 (56 FR 63774), and the preamble to the final rule
promulgated September 4, 1992 (57 FR 40792) for further background
and information on the OCS regulations.
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Pursuant to Sec. 55.12 of the OCS rule, consistency reviews will
occur (1) at least annually; (2) upon receipt of a Notice of Intent
under Sec. 55.4; or (3) when a state or local agency submits a rule to
EPA to be considered for incorporation by reference in part 55. This
proposed action is being taken in response to the submittal of
requirements submitted by the Santa Barbara County APCD. Public
comments received in writing within 30 days of publication of this
document will be considered by EPA before publishing a final rule.
Section 328(a) of the Act requires that EPA establish requirements to
control air pollution from OCS sources located within 25 miles of
States' seaward boundaries that are the same as onshore requirements.
To comply with this statutory mandate, EPA must incorporate applicable
onshore rules into part 55 as they exist onshore. This limits EPA's
flexibility in deciding which requirements will be incorporated into
part 55 and prevents EPA from making substantive changes to the
requirements it incorporates. As a result, EPA may be incorporating
rules into part 55 that do not conform to all of EPA's state
implementation plan (SIP) guidance or certain requirements of the Act.
Consistency updates may result in the inclusion of state or local rules
or regulations into part 55, even though the same rules may ultimately
be disapproved for inclusion as part of the
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SIP. Inclusion in the OCS rule does not imply that a rule meets the
requirements of the Act for SIP approval, nor does it imply that the
rule will be approved by EPA for inclusion in the SIP.
II. EPA's Evaluation
A. What criteria were used to evaluate rules submitted to update 40 CFR
part 55?
In updating 40 CFR part 55, EPA reviewed the rules submitted for
inclusion in part 55 to ensure that they are rationally related to the
attainment or maintenance of federal or state ambient air quality
standards or part C of title I of the Act, that they are not designed
expressly to prevent exploration and development of the OCS and that
they are applicable to OCS sources. 40 CFR 55.1. EPA has also evaluated
the rules to ensure they are not arbitrary or capricious. 40 CFR
55.12(e). In addition, EPA has excluded administrative or procedural
rules,\2\ and requirements that regulate toxics which are not related
to the attainment and maintenance of federal and state ambient air
quality standards.
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\2\ Each COA which has been delegated the authority to implement
and enforce part 55, will use its administrative and procedural
rules as onshore. However, in those instances where EPA has not
delegated authority to implement and enforce part 55, EPA will use
its own administrative and procedural requirements to implement the
substantive requirements. 40 CFR 55.14 (c)(4).
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B. What requirements were submitted to update 40 CFR part 55?
1. After review of the requirements submitted by the Santa Barbara
County APCD against the criteria set forth above and in 40 CFR part 55,
EPA is proposing to make the following District requirements applicable
to OCS sources:
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Adoption or
Rule No. Name amended date
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102......................... Definitions................. 01/15/09
316......................... Storage and Transfer of 01/15/09
Gasoline.
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III. Administrative Requirements
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735 (October 4, 1993)), the
Agency must determine whether the regulatory action is ``significant''
and therefore subject to Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'')
review and the requirements of the Executive Order. The Order defines
``significant regulatory action'' as one that is likely to result in a
rule that may:
(1) Have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or
adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the
economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public
health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or
communities;
(2) Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an
action taken or planned by another agency;
(3) Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants,
user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients
thereof; or
(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal
mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in
the Executive Order.
This action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the
terms of Executive Order 12866 and is therefore not subject to OMB
Review. These rules implement requirements specifically and explicitly
set forth by the Congress in section 328 of the Clean Air Act, without
the exercise of any policy discretion by EPA. These OCS rules already
apply in the COA, and EPA has no evidence to suggest that these OCS
rules have created an adverse material effect. As required by section
328 of the Clean Air Act, this action simply updates the existing OCS
requirements to make them consistent with rules in the COA.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
The OMB has approved the information collection requirements
contained in 40 CFR part 55, and by extension this update to the rules,
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq. and has assigned OMB control number 2060-0249. Notice of OMB's
approval of EPA Information Collection Request (``ICR'') No. 1601.06
was published in the Federal Register on March 1, 2006 (71 FR 10499-
10500). The approval expires January 31, 2009. As EPA previously
indicated (70 FR 65897-65898 (November 1, 2005)), the annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for collection of information under
40 CFR part 55 is estimated to average 549 hours per response. Burden
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are identified on
the form and/or instrument, if applicable. In addition, EPA is amending
the table in 40 CFR part 9 of currently approved OMB control numbers
for various regulations to list the regulatory citations for the
information requirements contained in this final rule.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency
to conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to
notice and comment rulemaking requirements unless the agency certifies
that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small
businesses, small not-for-profit enterprises, and small governmental
jurisdictions.
These rules will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. These rules implement
requirements specifically and explicitly set forth by the Congress in
section 328 of the Clean Air Act, without the exercise of any policy
discretion by EPA. These OCS rules already apply in the COA, and EPA
has no evidence to suggest that these OCS rules have had a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. As required
by section 328 of the Clean Air Act, this action simply updates the
existing OCS requirements to make them consistent with rules in the
COA. Therefore, I certify that this action will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (``UMRA''),
Public Law 104-4, establishes requirements for Federal agencies to
assess the effects of their regulatory actions on State, local, and
tribal governments and the private sector. Under section 202 of the
UMRA, EPA generally must prepare a written statement, including a cost-
benefit analysis, for proposed and final rules with ``Federal
mandates'' that may
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result in expenditures to State, local, and tribal governments, in the
aggregate, or to the private sector, of $100 million of more in any one
year. Before promulgating an EPA rule for which a written statement is
needed, section 205 of the UMRA generally requires EPA to identify and
consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and adopt the
least costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative that
achieves the objectives of the rule. The provisions of section 205 do
not apply when they are inconsistent with applicable law. Moreover,
section 205 allows EPA to adopt an alternative other than the least
costly, most cost-effective or least burdensome alternative if the
Administrator publishes with the final rule an explanation why that
alternative was not adopted.
Before EPA establishes any regulatory requirements that may
significantly or uniquely affect small governments, including tribal
governments, it must have developed under section 203 of the UMRA a
small government agency plan. The plan must provide for notifying
potentially affected small governments, enabling officials of affected
small governments to have meaningful and timely input in the
development of EPA regulatory proposals with significant Federal
intergovernmental mandates, and informing, educating, and advising
small governments on compliance with the regulatory requirements.
Today's proposed rules contain no Federal mandates (under the
regulatory provisions of Title II of the UMRA) for State, local, or
tribal governments or the private sector that may result in
expenditures of $100 million or more for State, local, or tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or to the private sector in any one
year. These rules implement requirements specifically and explicitly
set forth by the Congress in section 328 of the Clean Air Act without
the exercise of any policy discretion by EPA. These OCS rules already
apply in the COA, and EPA has no evidence to suggest that these OCS
rules have created an adverse material effect. As required by section
328 of the Clean Air Act, this action simply updates the existing OCS
requirements to make them consistent with rules in the COA.
E. Executive Order 13132, Federalism
Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255 (August
10, 1999)), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure
``meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in the
development of regulatory policies that have federalism implications.''
``Policies that have federalism implications'' is defined in the
Executive Order to include regulations that 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.''
This proposed rule does not have federalism implications. It will
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. These rules implement
requirements specifically and explicitly set forth by the Congress in
section 328 of the Clean Air Act, without the exercise of any policy
discretion by EPA. As required by section 328 of the Clean Air Act,
this rule simply updates the existing OCS rules to make them consistent
with current COA requirements. These rules do not amend the existing
provisions within 40 CFR part 55 enabling delegation of OCS regulations
to a COA, and this rule does not require the COA to implement the OCS
rules. Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not apply to this rule.
In the spirit of Executive Order 13132, and consistent with EPA
policy to promote communications between EPA and state and local
governments, EPA specifically solicits comments on this proposed rule
from State and local officials.
F. Executive Order 13175, Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful
and timely input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory
policies that have tribal implications.'' This rule does 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 and thus does not have ``tribal
implications,'' within the meaning of Executive Order 13175. This rule
implements requirements specifically and explicitly set forth by the
Congress in section 328 of the Clean Air Act, without the exercise of
any policy discretion by EPA. As required by section 328 of the Clean
Air Act, this rule simply updates the existing OCS rules to make them
consistent with current COA requirements. In addition, this rule does
not impose substantial direct compliance costs on tribal governments,
nor preempt tribal law. Consultation with Indian tribes is therefore
not required under Executive Order 13175. Nonetheless, in the spirit of
Executive Order 13175 and consistent with EPA policy to promote
communications between EPA and tribes, EPA specifically solicits
comments on this proposed rule from tribal officials.
G. Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
Executive Order 13045: ``Protection of Children from Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 19885 (April 23, 1997)), applies
to any rule that: (1) Is determined to be ``economically significant''
as defined under Executive Order 12866, and (2) concerns an
environmental health or safety risk that EPA has reason to believe may
have a disproportionate effect on children. If the regulatory action
meets both criteria, the Agency must evaluate the environmental health
or safety effects of the planned rule on children, and explain why the
planned regulation is preferable to other potentially effective and
reasonably feasible alternatives considered by the Agency.
This proposed rule is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because
it is not economically significant as defined in Executive Order 12866.
In addition, the Agency does not have reason to believe the
environmental health or safety risks addressed by this action present a
disproportional risk to children.
H. Executive Order 13211, Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use
This proposed rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) because it
is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (``NTTAA''), Public Law No. 104-113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272
note) directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its
regulatory activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with
applicable laws or otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards
are technical standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods,
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sampling procedures, and business practices) that are developed or
adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies. The NTTAA directs EPA
to provide Congress, through OMB, explanations when the Agency decided
not to use available and applicable voluntary consensus standards.
As discussed above, these rules implement requirements specifically
and explicitly set forth by the Congress in section 328 of the Clean
Air Act, without the exercise of any policy discretion by EPA. As
required by section 328 of the Clean Air Act, this rule simply updates
the existing OCS rules to make them consistent with current COA
requirements. In the absence of a prior existing requirement for the
state to use voluntary consensus standards and in light of the fact
that EPA is required to make the OCS rules consistent with current COA
requirements, it would be inconsistent with applicable law for EPA to
use voluntary consensus standards in this action. Therefore, EPA is not
considering the use of any voluntary consensus standards. EPA welcomes
comments on this aspect of the proposed rulemaking and, specifically,
invites the public to identify potentially-applicable voluntary
consensus standards and to explain why such standards should be used in
this regulation.
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629 (Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes
federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision
directs federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income
populations in the United States. EPA lacks the discretionary authority
to address environmental justice in this proposed action. This rule
implements requirements specifically and explicitly set forth by the
Congress in section 328 of the Clean Air Act, without the exercise of
any policy discretion by EPA. As required by section 328 of the Clean
Air Act, this rule simply updates the existing OCS rules to make them
consistent with current COA requirements.
Although EPA lacks authority to modify today's regulatory decision
on the basis of environmental justice considerations, EPA nevertheless
explored this issue and found the following. This action, namely,
updating the OCS rules to make them consistent with current COA
requirements, will not have disproportionately high and adverse human
health or environmental effects on minority or low-income populations
because it increases the level of environmental protection for all
affected populations without having any disproportionately high and
adverse human health or environmental effects on any population,
including any minority or low-income population. Environmental justice
considerations may be appropriate to consider in the context of a
specific OCS permit application.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 55
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons, Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, Outer
Continental Shelf, Ozone, Particulate matter, Permits, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.
Dated: March 10, 2009.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
Title 40, chapter I of the Code of Federal Regulations, is proposed
to be amended as follows:
PART 55--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 55 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Section 328 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.) as amended by Public Law 101-549.
2. Section 55.14 is amended by revising paragraph (e)(3)(ii)(F) to
read as follows:
Sec. 55.14 Requirements that apply to OCS sources located within 25
miles of states seaward boundaries, by state.
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(e) * * *
(3) * * *
(ii) * * *
(F) Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
Requirements Applicable to OCS Sources.
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3. Appendix A to CFR part 55 is amended by revising paragraph
(b)(6) under the heading ``California'' to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 55--Listing of State and Local Requirements
Incorporated by Reference Into Part 55, by State
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California
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(b) * * *
(6) The following requirements are contained in Santa Barbara
County Air Pollution Control District Requirements Applicable to OCS
Sources:
Rule 102 Definitions (Adopted 01/15/09)
Rule 103 Severability (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 106 Notice to Comply for Minor Violations (Repealed 01/01/2001)
Rule 107 Emergencies (Adopted 04/19/01)
Rule 201 Permits Required (Adopted 06/19/08)
Rule 202 Exemptions to Rule 201 (Adopted 06/19/08)
Rule 203 Transfer (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 204 Applications (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 205 Standards for Granting Permits (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 206 Conditional Approval of Authority to Construct or Permit to
Operate (Adopted 10/15/91)
Rule 207 Denial of Application (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 210 Fees (Adopted 03/17/05)
Rule 212 Emission Statements (Adopted 10/20/92)
Rule 301 Circumvention (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 302 Visible Emissions (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 304 Particulate Matter--Northern Zone (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 305 Particulate Matter Concentration--Southern Zone (Adopted
10/23/78)
Rule 306 Dust and Fumes--Northern Zone (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 307 Particulate Matter Emission Weight Rate--Southern Zone
(Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 308 Incinerator Burning (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 309 Specific Contaminants (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 310 Odorous Organic Sulfides (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 311 Sulfur Content of Fuels (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 312 Open Fires (Adopted 10/02/90)
Rule 316 Storage and Transfer of Gasoline (Adopted 01/15/09)
Rule 317 Organic Solvents (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 318 Vacuum Producing Devices or Systems--Southern Zone (Adopted
10/23/78)
Rule 321 Solvent Cleaning Operations (Adopted 09/18/97)
Rule 322 Metal Surface Coating Thinner and Reducer (Adopted 10/23/
78)
Rule 323 Architectural Coatings (Adopted 11/15/01)
Rule 324 Disposal and Evaporation of Solvents (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 325 Crude Oil Production and Separation (Adopted 07/19/01)
Rule 326 Storage of Reactive Organic Compound Liquids (Adopted 01/
18/01)
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Rule 327 Organic Liquid Cargo Tank Vessel Loading (Adopted 12/16/85)
Rule 328 Continuous Emission Monitoring (Adopted 10/23/78)
Rule 330 Surface Coating of Metal Parts and Products (Adopted 01/20/
00)
Rule 331 Fugitive Emissions Inspection and Maintenance (Adopted 12/
10/91)
Rule 332 Petroleum Refinery Vacuum Producing Systems, Wastewater
Separators and Process Turnarounds (Adopted 06/11/79)
Rule 333 Control of Emissions from Reciprocating Internal Combustion
Engines (Adopted 06/19/08)
Rule 342 Control of Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) from
Boilers, Steam Generators and Process Heaters) (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 343 Petroleum Storage Tank Degassing (Adopted 12/14/93)
Rule 344 Petroleum Sumps, Pits, and Well Cellars (Adopted 11/10/94)
Rule 346 Loading of Organic Liquid Cargo Vessels (Adopted 01/18/01)
Rule 352 Natural Gas-Fired Fan-Type Central Furnaces and Residential
Water Heaters (Adopted 09/16/99)
Rule 353 Adhesives and Sealants (Adopted 08/19/99)
Rule 359 Flares and Thermal Oxidizers (Adopted 06/28/94)
Rule 360 Emissions of Oxides of Nitrogen from Large Water Heaters
and Small Boilers (Adopted 10/17/02)
Rule 361 Small Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters
(Adopted 01/17/08)
Rule 370 Potential to Emit--Limitations for Part 70 Sources (Adopted
06/15/95)
Rule 505 Breakdown Conditions Sections A., B.1, and D. only (Adopted
10/23/78)
Rule 603 Emergency Episode Plans (Adopted 06/15/81)
Rule 702 General Conformity (Adopted 10/20/94)
Rule 801 New Source Review (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 802 Nonattainment Review (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 803 Prevention of Significant Deterioration (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 804 Emission Offsets (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 805 Air Quality Impact Analysis and Modeling (Adopted 04/17/97)
Rule 808 New Source Review for Major Sources of Hazardous Air
Pollutants (Adopted 05/20/99)
Rule 1301 Part 70 Operating Permits--General Information (Adopted
06/19/03)
Rule 1302 Part 70 Operating Permits--Permit Application (Adopted 11/
09/93)
Rule 1303 Part 70 Operating Permits--Permits (Adopted 11/09/93)
Rule 1304 Part 70 Operating Permits--Issuance, Renewal, Modification
and Reopening (Adopted 11/09/93)
Rule 1305 Part 70 Operating Permits--Enforcement (Adopted 11/09/93)
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[FR Doc. E9-9014 Filed 4-17-09; 8:45 am]
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