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40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R05–OAR–2009–0294; FRL–8944–7]
Approval of Implementation Plans of
Michigan: Clean Air Interstate Rule
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to
the Michigan State Implementation Plan
(SIP) submitted on July 16, 2007, and on
June 10, 2009. Together, the revisions
address the requirements for an
abbreviated Clean Air Interstate Rule
(CAIR) SIP. EPA is also providing notice
that the December 20, 2007, conditional
approval of the July 16, 2007, submittal
automatically converted to a
disapproval.
DATES: This direct final rule will be
effective October 19, 2009, unless EPA
receives adverse comments by
September 17, 2009. If adverse
comments are received, EPA will
publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register
informing the public that the rule will
not take effect.
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identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–
OAR–2009–0294, by one of the
following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the online instructions for submitting
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3. Fax: (312) 692–2551.
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Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
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I. What Action Is EPA Taking?
II. What Is the Regulatory History of CAIR
and the CAIR Federal Implementation
Plans (FIPs)?
III. What Are the General Requirements of
CAIR and the CAIR FIPs?
IV. What Are the Types of CAIR SIP
Submittals?
V. Analysis of Michigan’s CAIR SIP
Submittal
VI. Disapproval Notice and Approval Action
VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What Action Is EPA Taking?
EPA is approving two revisions to
Michigan’s abbreviated CAIR SIP and at
the same time is providing notice that
one of those revisions, which EPA had
conditionally approved, converted to a
disapproval on December 20, 2008. The
revision that was automatically
disapproved does not fulfill the CAIR
requirements on its own but does when
considered in conjunction with the
second revision.
On July 16, 2007, Michigan submitted
a SIP revision to address the CAIR
requirements. EPA conditionally
approved the SIP submittal because the
majority of Michigan’s SIP submittal
was approvable but there were several
minor deficiencies that needed to be
corrected. After the Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality
(MDEQ) failed to address all the issues
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in EPA’s December 20, 2007,
conditional approval of the submittal,
the conditional approval lapsed to
disapproval on December 20, 2008.
Today’s action provides notice of the
disapproval. On April 13, 2009, MDEQ
submitted a proposed SIP revision to
address the deficiencies in the July 16,
2007, submittal. MDEQ requested that
EPA process the April 13, 2009,
submittal while the State completed the
State rule adoption process.
Additionally, in a letter dated May 7,
2009, MDEQ requested that ‘‘EPA
reconsider the conditional approval
given to the original SIP submitted in
July 2007.’’ MDEQ completed the State
adoption process for the rules submitted
to EPA on April 13, 2009, and submitted
the adopted rules as a complete SIP
revision on June 10, 2009, in place of
the April 13, 2009, submittal. Since the
conditional approval automatically
converted to a disapproval on December
20, 2008, EPA cannot ‘‘reconsider the
conditional approval’’ as requested by
MDEQ. However, it is clear from the
aforementioned correspondence with
the State, as well as correspondence
accompanying the June 10, 2009,
submittal, that the State intends that
EPA should act on the July 16, 2007,
submittal in conjunction with the June
10, 2009, SIP revision request.
The combination of these two
submittals fulfills the CAIR
requirements for abbreviated SIPs. The
July 16, 2007, submittal generally meets
the CAIR requirements, and the June 10,
2009, submittal corrects certain
deficiencies EPA found with the July 16,
2007, submittal. The automatic
disapproval of the July 16, 2007,
submittal is inconsequential because, as
explained above, we are approving both
the July 16, 2007, and June 10, 2009,
submittals.
II. What Is the Regulatory History of
CAIR and the CAIR Federal
Implementation Plans (FIPs)?
EPA published CAIR on May 12, 2005
(70 FR 25162). In this rule, EPA
determined that 28 States and the
District of Columbia contribute
significantly to nonattainment and
interfere with maintenance of the
national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS) for fine particles (PM2.5) and/
or 8-hour ozone in downwind States in
the eastern part of the country. As a
result, EPA required those upwind
States to revise their SIPs to include
control measures that reduce emissions
of sulfur dioxide (SO2), which is a
precursor to PM2.5 formation, and/or
nitrogen oxides (NOX), which is a
precursor to both ozone and PM2.5
formation. For jurisdictions that
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contribute significantly to downwind
PM2.5 nonattainment, CAIR sets annual
State-wide emission reduction
requirements (i.e., budgets) for SO2 and
NOX. Similarly, for jurisdictions that
contribute significantly to 8-hour ozone
nonattainment, CAIR sets State-wide
emission budgets for NOX for the ozone
season (May 1st to September 30th).
Under CAIR, States may implement
these reduction requirements by
participating in the EPA-administered
cap-and-trade programs or by adopting
any other control measures.
The CAIR establishes requirements
that must be included in SIPs to address
the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)
of the Clean Air Act (CAA) with regard
to interstate transport for ozone and
PM2.5. On May 25, 2005, EPA made
national findings that the States had
failed to submit SIPs meeting the
requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D).
The SIPs were due in July 2000, three
years after the promulgation of the 8hour ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS. These
findings started a two-year clock for
EPA to promulgate a FIP to address the
requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D).
Under CAA section 110(c)(1), EPA may
issue a FIP anytime after such findings
are made, and must do so within two
years unless EPA has approved a SIP
revision correcting the deficiency before
the FIP is promulgated.
On April 28, 2006, EPA promulgated
FIPs for all States covered by CAIR to
ensure that the emissions reductions
required by CAIR are achieved on
schedule. The CAIR FIPs require electric
generating units (EGUs) to participate in
the EPA-administered CAIR SO2, NOX
annual, and NOX ozone season trading
programs, as appropriate. The CAIR FIP
trading programs impose essentially the
same requirements as, and are
integrated with, the respective CAIR SIP
trading programs. The integration of the
FIP and SIP trading programs means
that these trading programs will work
together to create a single trading
program for each regulated pollutant
(SO2, NOX annual, and NOX ozone
season) in all States covered by CAIR
FIP or SIP trading programs for that
pollutant. Further, as provided in a rule
published by EPA on November 2, 2007
(72 FR 62338), a State’s CAIR FIP is
automatically withdrawn when EPA
approves a SIP revision as fully meeting
the requirements of CAIR. Where only
portions of the SIP revision are
approved, the corresponding portions of
the FIPs are automatically withdrawn
and the remaining portions of the FIP
stay in place. Finally, the CAIR FIPs
also allow States to submit abbreviated
SIP revisions that, if approved by EPA,
automatically replace or supplement
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certain CAIR FIP provisions (e.g., the
methodology for allocating NOX
allowances to sources in the State),
while the CAIR FIP remains in place for
all other provisions.
On October 19, 2007, EPA amended
CAIR and the CAIR FIPs to clarify the
definition of ‘‘cogeneration unit’’ and,
thus, the applicability of the CAIR
trading program to cogeneration units.
EPA was sued by a number of parties
on various aspects of CAIR, and on July
11, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit issued
its decision to vacate and remand both
CAIR and the associated CAIR FIPs in
their entirety. North Carolina v. EPA,
531 F.3d 836 (DC Cir. Jul. 11, 2008).
However, in response to EPA’s petition
for rehearing, the Court issued an order
remanding CAIR to EPA without
vacating either CAIR or the CAIR FIPs.
North Carolina v. EPA, 550 F.3d 1176
(DC Cir. Dec. 23, 2008). The Court
thereby left CAIR in place in order to
‘‘temporarily preserve the
environmental values covered by CAIR’’
until EPA replaces it with a rule
consistent with the Court’s opinion. Id.
at 1178. The Court directed EPA to
‘‘remedy CAIR’s flaws’’ consistent with
its July 11, 2008, opinion, but declined
to impose a schedule on EPA for
completing that action. Id. Therefore,
because EPA has not fully approved any
CAIR SIP for Michigan, CAIR and the
CAIR FIP are currently in effect in
Michigan.
III. What Are the General Requirements
of CAIR and the CAIR FIPs?
CAIR, which establishes State-wide
emission budgets for SO2 and NOX, is to
be implemented in two phases. The first
phase of NOX reductions starts in 2009
and continues through 2014, while the
first phase of SO2 reductions starts in
2010 and continues through 2014. The
second phase of reductions for both
NOX and SO2 starts in 2015 and
continues thereafter. CAIR requires
States to implement the budgets by
either: (1) Requiring EGUs to participate
in the EPA-administered cap-and-trade
programs; or (2) adopting other control
measures of the State’s choosing and
demonstrating that such control
measures will result in compliance with
the applicable State SO2 and NOX
budgets.
The May 12, 2005, and April 28, 2006,
CAIR rules provide model rules that
States must adopt (with certain limited
changes, if desired) if they want to
participate in the EPA-administered
trading programs.
With two exceptions, only States that
choose to meet the requirements of
CAIR through methods that exclusively
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regulate EGUs are allowed to participate
in the EPA-administered trading
programs. One exception is for States
that adopt the opt-in provisions of the
model rules to allow non-EGUs
individually to opt into the EPAadministered trading programs. The
other exception is for States that include
all non-EGUs from their NOX SIP Call
trading programs into their CAIR NOX
ozone season trading programs.
IV. What Are the Types of CAIR SIP
Submittals?
States have the flexibility to choose
the type of control measures they will
use to meet the requirements of CAIR.
EPA anticipates that most States will
choose to meet the CAIR requirements
by selecting an option that requires
EGUs to participate in the EPAadministered CAIR cap-and-trade
programs. For such States, EPA has
provided two approaches for submitting
and obtaining approval for CAIR SIP
revisions. States may submit full SIP
revisions that adopt the model CAIR
cap-and-trade rules. If approved, these
SIP revisions will fully replace the CAIR
FIPs. Alternatively, States may submit
abbreviated SIP revisions. These SIP
revisions will not replace the CAIR FIPs;
however, the CAIR FIPs provide that,
when approved, the provisions in these
abbreviated SIP revisions will be used
instead of, or, if appropriate, in
conjunction with the corresponding
provisions of the CAIR FIPs (e.g., the
NOX allowance allocation
methodology).
Michigan has submitted its CAIR SIP
submittals as an abbreviated CAIR SIP.
V. Analysis of Michigan’s CAIR SIP
Submittals
A. History of the July 16, 2007,
Submittal
EPA conditionally approved
Michigan’s July 16, 2007, submittal on
December 20, 2007 (72 FR 72256). Due
to the uncertainty created by the Court’s
decisions to vacate and then remand
CAIR, Michigan was unable to complete
the rulemaking process and address the
requirements of EPA’s conditional
approval by the December 20, 2008,
deadline, and the conditional approval
automatically converted to a
disapproval on that date. Therefore, we
are providing the required notice that
the July 16, 2007, submittal
automatically converted to a
disapproval without further action by
EPA because the December 20, 2008,
deadline passed. As provided in the
conditional approval, we are publishing
a notice informing the public of the
disapproval. On April 13, 2009, MDEQ
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submitted a SIP revision addressing the
issues from the December 20, 2007,
conditional approval. However, because
of the disapproval of the July 16, 2007,
submittal, in a letter dated May 7, 2009,
Michigan requested that EPA consider
the July 16, 2007, submittal and the
April 13, 2009, submittal together as
fully meeting the CAIR requirements. At
the time Michigan submitted the April
13, 2009 SIP revision request, the rule
revisions were not completely adopted
by the State; therefore, MDEQ requested
that EPA parallel process the submittal.
On June 10, 2009, MDEQ submitted
fully adopted rules for approval.
B. Analysis of the July 16, 2007, and
June 10, 2009, Submittals
The rationale for now approving
Michigan’s July 16, 2007, submittal is
the same as when we originally
conditionally approved it. (Please see
the original proposal and final notices
for the analysis of that submittal, 72 FR
52038 and 72 FR 72256, respectively.)
EPA identified several minor
deficiencies in Michigan’s July 16, 2007,
rules. In the June 10, 2009, submittal,
MDEQ corrects the deficiencies
identified by EPA, corrects other
typographical errors, and clarifies
portions of the rule. These minor
deficiencies and the manner in which
MDEQ corrected each deficiency are as
follows:
1. In the December 20, 2007,
conditional approval, EPA stated ‘‘in
rule 803(3), Michigan needs to add a
definition for ‘commence operation.’
This definition, and the revised
definition of ‘commence commercial
operation,’ are necessary to take account
of NOX SIP Call units brought into the
CAIR NOX ozone season trading
program that do not generate electricity
for sale and to ensure that they have
appropriate deadlines for certification of
monitoring systems under 40 CFR Part
97.’’
Correction: MDEQ has added the
definition of ‘‘commence operation’’
and has also revised the definition of
‘‘commence commercial operation.’’
Both definitions now adopt by reference
the definitions found in 40 CFR 97.102
and 40 CFR 97.302. Adopting these
definitions ensures consistency with
EPA definitions and addresses the
deficiency.
2. In the December 20, 2007,
conditional approval, EPA stated ‘‘in
rule 803(3)(c), Michigan needs to revise
the definition for ‘commence
commercial operation,’ as described in
Condition 1, above.’’
Correction: Corrected as described
above for deficiency 1.
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3. In the December 20, 2007,
conditional approval, EPA stated ‘‘in
rule 803(3)(d)(ii), Michigan needs to
revise the definition of ‘electric
generating unit’ or ‘EGU.’ EPA interprets
Michigan’s current rule 803 as properly
including in the CAIR NOx ozone
season trading program all EGUs in
Michigan that were subject to the NOx
SIP Call trading program. Michigan
must revise the rule to clarify that all
EGUs in Michigan that were subject to
the NOx SIP Call trading program are
included in the CAIR NOx ozone season
trading program.’’
Correction: MDEQ has added
language to clarify that all EGUs in
Michigan that were subject to the NOx
SIP Call trading program are included in
the CAIR NOx ozone season trading
program.
4. In the December 20, 2007,
conditional approval, EPA stated, ‘‘in
rule 823(5)(c), Michigan needs to
reference ‘subrule (1)(a), (b), (c), and (d)’
of the rule. While EPA interprets
Michigan’s current rule as limiting the
new unit set-aside allocations to the
amount of allowances in the set-aside,
Michigan must revise this provision to
clarify the mechanism for implementing
this limitation on such allocations.’’
Correction: MDEQ has changed this
provision to correctly reference subrule
(1)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the rule.
MDEQ has made other changes that
correct terminology and typographical
errors. MDEQ has also clarified language
in parts of the rule and in the submittal
letter. These changes are in addition to
the changes required by EPA for
approval but they do not significantly
alter the rule and are, therefore, also
being approved.
VI. Disapproval Notice and Approval
Action
EPA is providing notice that
Michigan’s July 16, 2007, abbreviated
CAIR SIP submittal was automatically
disapproved because MDEQ did not
meet the December 20, 2008, deadline to
correct certain deficiencies. This
disapproval is inconsequential because
EPA is approving both the July 16, 2007
and the June 10, 2009, submittals, in
combination, as meeting the CAIR
requirements. The June 10, 2009,
submittal makes the required changes to
Michigan’s CAIR SIP and also makes
additional minor changes to Michigan’s
CAIR rule that correct typographical
errors and that clarify Michigan’s CAIR
rule.
We are publishing this action without
prior proposal because we view this as
a noncontroversial amendment and
anticipate no adverse comments.
However, in the proposed rules section
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of this Federal Register publication, we
are publishing a separate document that
will serve as the proposal to approve the
State plan if relevant adverse written
comments are filed. This rule will be
effective October 19, 2009 without
further notice unless we receive relevant
adverse written comments by September
17, 2009. If we receive such comments,
we will withdraw this action before the
effective date by publishing a
subsequent document that will
withdraw the final action. All public
comments received will then be
addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on the proposed action. The EPA
will not institute a second comment
period. Any parties interested in
commenting on this action should do so
at this time. If we do not receive any
comments, this action will be effective
October 19, 2009.
VII. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
51735, October 4, 1993), this action is
not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’
and, therefore, is not subject to review
by the Office of Management and
Budget. For this reason, this action is
also not subject to Executive Order
13211, ‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations
That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001). This action merely approves
State law as meeting Federal
requirements and would impose no
additional requirements beyond those
imposed by State law. Accordingly, the
Administrator certifies that this rule
would not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.). Because this
action approves pre-existing
requirements under State law and
would not impose any additional
enforceable duty beyond that required
by State law, it does not contain any
unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as
described in the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4).
This rule also does not have Tribal
implications because it would not have
a substantial direct effect on one or
more Indian Tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian Tribes,
as specified by Executive Order 13175
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This
action also does not have Federalism
implications because it would not have
substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
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distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999). This action merely
approves a State rule implementing a
Federal standard and to amend the
appropriate appendices in the CAIR FIP
trading rules to note that approval. It
does not alter the relationship or the
distribution of power and
responsibilities established in the Clean
Air Act. This rule also is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 ‘‘Protection of
Children from Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997), because it would
approve a State rule implementing a
Federal standard.
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s
role is to approve State choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the
absence of a prior existing requirement
for the State to use voluntary consensus
standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a SIP submission for
failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for
EPA, when it reviews a SIP submission,
to use VCS in place of a SIP submission
that otherwise satisfies the provisions of
the Clean Air Act. Thus, the
requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.
272, note) do not apply. This rule would
not impose an information collection
burden under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Electric utilities,
Incorporated by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen
oxides, Ozone, Particulate matter,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur dioxide.
Dated: August 4, 2009.
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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PART 52—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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(c) entitled ‘‘EPA—Approved Michigan
Regulations’’ is amended by revising
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Part 8. Emission Limitations and Prohibitions—Oxides of Nitrogen
R 336.1801 ....................
Emission of oxides of nitrogen from non-sip call
stationary sources.
5/28/09
R 336.1802a ..................
Adoption by reference ........................................
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Definitions ...........................................................
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CAIR NOX ozone and annual trading programs;
applicability determinations.
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CAIR NOX ozone season trading program; allowance allocations.
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EGUs under CAIR NOX ozone season trading program; allowance allocations.
CAIR NOX ozone season trading program;
hardship set-aside.
5/28/09
R 336.1825 ....................
CAIR NOX ozone season trading program; renewable set-aside.
6/25/07
R 336.1826 ....................
CAIR NOX ozone season trading program; optin provisions.
6/25/07
R 336.1830 ....................
CAIR NOX annual trading program; allowance
allocations.
5/28/09
R 336.1831 ....................
New EGUs under CAIR NOX annual trading
program; allowance allocations.
5/28/09
R 336.1832 ....................
CAIR NOX annual trading program; hardship
set-aside.
5/28/09
R 336.1833 ....................
CAIR NOX annual trading program; compliance
supplement pool.
5/28/09
R 336.1834 ....................
Opt-in provisions under the CAIR NOX annual
trading program.
6/25/07
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 18, 2009)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R05-OAR-2009-0294; FRL-8944-7]
Approval of Implementation Plans of Michigan: Clean Air
Interstate Rule
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is approving revisions to the Michigan State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on July 16, 2007, and on June 10,
2009. Together, the revisions address the requirements for an
abbreviated Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) SIP. EPA is also providing
notice that the December 20, 2007, conditional approval of the July 16,
2007, submittal automatically converted to a disapproval.
DATES: This direct final rule will be effective October 19, 2009,
unless EPA receives adverse comments by September 17, 2009. If adverse
comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the
rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2009-0294, by one of the following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: mooney.john@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (312) 692-2551.
4. Mail: John M. Mooney, Chief, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
5. Hand Delivery: John M. Mooney, Chief, Criteria Pollutant
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Deliveries
are only accepted during the regional office normal hours of operation,
and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The regional office official hours of business are Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R05-OAR-
2009-0294. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail, information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters and any form of encryption and should be
free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's
public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
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information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. We recommend that you telephone Douglas Aburano,
Environmental Engineer, at (312) 353-6960, before visiting the Region 5
office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Aburano, Environmental
Engineer, Criteria Pollutant Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-6960,
aburano.douglas@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This supplementary information
section is arranged as follows:
Table of Contents
I. What Action Is EPA Taking?
II. What Is the Regulatory History of CAIR and the CAIR Federal
Implementation Plans (FIPs)?
III. What Are the General Requirements of CAIR and the CAIR FIPs?
IV. What Are the Types of CAIR SIP Submittals?
V. Analysis of Michigan's CAIR SIP Submittal
VI. Disapproval Notice and Approval Action
VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What Action Is EPA Taking?
EPA is approving two revisions to Michigan's abbreviated CAIR SIP
and at the same time is providing notice that one of those revisions,
which EPA had conditionally approved, converted to a disapproval on
December 20, 2008. The revision that was automatically disapproved does
not fulfill the CAIR requirements on its own but does when considered
in conjunction with the second revision.
On July 16, 2007, Michigan submitted a SIP revision to address the
CAIR requirements. EPA conditionally approved the SIP submittal because
the majority of Michigan's SIP submittal was approvable but there were
several minor deficiencies that needed to be corrected. After the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) failed to address
all the issues in EPA's December 20, 2007, conditional approval of the
submittal, the conditional approval lapsed to disapproval on December
20, 2008. Today's action provides notice of the disapproval. On April
13, 2009, MDEQ submitted a proposed SIP revision to address the
deficiencies in the July 16, 2007, submittal. MDEQ requested that EPA
process the April 13, 2009, submittal while the State completed the
State rule adoption process. Additionally, in a letter dated May 7,
2009, MDEQ requested that ``EPA reconsider the conditional approval
given to the original SIP submitted in July 2007.'' MDEQ completed the
State adoption process for the rules submitted to EPA on April 13,
2009, and submitted the adopted rules as a complete SIP revision on
June 10, 2009, in place of the April 13, 2009, submittal. Since the
conditional approval automatically converted to a disapproval on
December 20, 2008, EPA cannot ``reconsider the conditional approval''
as requested by MDEQ. However, it is clear from the aforementioned
correspondence with the State, as well as correspondence accompanying
the June 10, 2009, submittal, that the State intends that EPA should
act on the July 16, 2007, submittal in conjunction with the June 10,
2009, SIP revision request.
The combination of these two submittals fulfills the CAIR
requirements for abbreviated SIPs. The July 16, 2007, submittal
generally meets the CAIR requirements, and the June 10, 2009, submittal
corrects certain deficiencies EPA found with the July 16, 2007,
submittal. The automatic disapproval of the July 16, 2007, submittal is
inconsequential because, as explained above, we are approving both the
July 16, 2007, and June 10, 2009, submittals.
II. What Is the Regulatory History of CAIR and the CAIR Federal
Implementation Plans (FIPs)?
EPA published CAIR on May 12, 2005 (70 FR 25162). In this rule, EPA
determined that 28 States and the District of Columbia contribute
significantly to nonattainment and interfere with maintenance of the
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for fine particles
(PM2.5) and/or 8-hour ozone in downwind States in the
eastern part of the country. As a result, EPA required those upwind
States to revise their SIPs to include control measures that reduce
emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2), which is a precursor to
PM2.5 formation, and/or nitrogen oxides (NOX),
which is a precursor to both ozone and PM2.5 formation. For
jurisdictions that contribute significantly to downwind
PM2.5 nonattainment, CAIR sets annual State-wide emission
reduction requirements (i.e., budgets) for SO2 and
NOX. Similarly, for jurisdictions that contribute
significantly to 8-hour ozone nonattainment, CAIR sets State-wide
emission budgets for NOX for the ozone season (May 1st to
September 30th). Under CAIR, States may implement these reduction
requirements by participating in the EPA-administered cap-and-trade
programs or by adopting any other control measures.
The CAIR establishes requirements that must be included in SIPs to
address the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA) with regard to interstate transport for ozone and
PM2.5. On May 25, 2005, EPA made national findings that the
States had failed to submit SIPs meeting the requirements of section
110(a)(2)(D). The SIPs were due in July 2000, three years after the
promulgation of the 8-hour ozone and PM2.5 NAAQS. These
findings started a two-year clock for EPA to promulgate a FIP to
address the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D). Under CAA section
110(c)(1), EPA may issue a FIP anytime after such findings are made,
and must do so within two years unless EPA has approved a SIP revision
correcting the deficiency before the FIP is promulgated.
On April 28, 2006, EPA promulgated FIPs for all States covered by
CAIR to ensure that the emissions reductions required by CAIR are
achieved on schedule. The CAIR FIPs require electric generating units
(EGUs) to participate in the EPA-administered CAIR SO2,
NOX annual, and NOX ozone season trading
programs, as appropriate. The CAIR FIP trading programs impose
essentially the same requirements as, and are integrated with, the
respective CAIR SIP trading programs. The integration of the FIP and
SIP trading programs means that these trading programs will work
together to create a single trading program for each regulated
pollutant (SO2, NOX annual, and NOX
ozone season) in all States covered by CAIR FIP or SIP trading programs
for that pollutant. Further, as provided in a rule published by EPA on
November 2, 2007 (72 FR 62338), a State's CAIR FIP is automatically
withdrawn when EPA approves a SIP revision as fully meeting the
requirements of CAIR. Where only portions of the SIP revision are
approved, the corresponding portions of the FIPs are automatically
withdrawn and the remaining portions of the FIP stay in place. Finally,
the CAIR FIPs also allow States to submit abbreviated SIP revisions
that, if approved by EPA, automatically replace or supplement
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certain CAIR FIP provisions (e.g., the methodology for allocating
NOX allowances to sources in the State), while the CAIR FIP
remains in place for all other provisions.
On October 19, 2007, EPA amended CAIR and the CAIR FIPs to clarify
the definition of ``cogeneration unit'' and, thus, the applicability of
the CAIR trading program to cogeneration units.
EPA was sued by a number of parties on various aspects of CAIR, and
on July 11, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit issued its decision to vacate and remand both CAIR and
the associated CAIR FIPs in their entirety. North Carolina v. EPA, 531
F.3d 836 (DC Cir. Jul. 11, 2008). However, in response to EPA's
petition for rehearing, the Court issued an order remanding CAIR to EPA
without vacating either CAIR or the CAIR FIPs. North Carolina v. EPA,
550 F.3d 1176 (DC Cir. Dec. 23, 2008). The Court thereby left CAIR in
place in order to ``temporarily preserve the environmental values
covered by CAIR'' until EPA replaces it with a rule consistent with the
Court's opinion. Id. at 1178. The Court directed EPA to ``remedy CAIR's
flaws'' consistent with its July 11, 2008, opinion, but declined to
impose a schedule on EPA for completing that action. Id. Therefore,
because EPA has not fully approved any CAIR SIP for Michigan, CAIR and
the CAIR FIP are currently in effect in Michigan.
III. What Are the General Requirements of CAIR and the CAIR FIPs?
CAIR, which establishes State-wide emission budgets for
SO2 and NOX, is to be implemented in two phases.
The first phase of NOX reductions starts in 2009 and
continues through 2014, while the first phase of SO2
reductions starts in 2010 and continues through 2014. The second phase
of reductions for both NOX and SO2 starts in 2015
and continues thereafter. CAIR requires States to implement the budgets
by either: (1) Requiring EGUs to participate in the EPA-administered
cap-and-trade programs; or (2) adopting other control measures of the
State's choosing and demonstrating that such control measures will
result in compliance with the applicable State SO2 and
NOX budgets.
The May 12, 2005, and April 28, 2006, CAIR rules provide model
rules that States must adopt (with certain limited changes, if desired)
if they want to participate in the EPA-administered trading programs.
With two exceptions, only States that choose to meet the
requirements of CAIR through methods that exclusively regulate EGUs are
allowed to participate in the EPA-administered trading programs. One
exception is for States that adopt the opt-in provisions of the model
rules to allow non-EGUs individually to opt into the EPA-administered
trading programs. The other exception is for States that include all
non-EGUs from their NOX SIP Call trading programs into their
CAIR NOX ozone season trading programs.
IV. What Are the Types of CAIR SIP Submittals?
States have the flexibility to choose the type of control measures
they will use to meet the requirements of CAIR. EPA anticipates that
most States will choose to meet the CAIR requirements by selecting an
option that requires EGUs to participate in the EPA-administered CAIR
cap-and-trade programs. For such States, EPA has provided two
approaches for submitting and obtaining approval for CAIR SIP
revisions. States may submit full SIP revisions that adopt the model
CAIR cap-and-trade rules. If approved, these SIP revisions will fully
replace the CAIR FIPs. Alternatively, States may submit abbreviated SIP
revisions. These SIP revisions will not replace the CAIR FIPs; however,
the CAIR FIPs provide that, when approved, the provisions in these
abbreviated SIP revisions will be used instead of, or, if appropriate,
in conjunction with the corresponding provisions of the CAIR FIPs
(e.g., the NOX allowance allocation methodology).
Michigan has submitted its CAIR SIP submittals as an abbreviated
CAIR SIP.
V. Analysis of Michigan's CAIR SIP Submittals
A. History of the July 16, 2007, Submittal
EPA conditionally approved Michigan's July 16, 2007, submittal on
December 20, 2007 (72 FR 72256). Due to the uncertainty created by the
Court's decisions to vacate and then remand CAIR, Michigan was unable
to complete the rulemaking process and address the requirements of
EPA's conditional approval by the December 20, 2008, deadline, and the
conditional approval automatically converted to a disapproval on that
date. Therefore, we are providing the required notice that the July 16,
2007, submittal automatically converted to a disapproval without
further action by EPA because the December 20, 2008, deadline passed.
As provided in the conditional approval, we are publishing a notice
informing the public of the disapproval. On April 13, 2009, MDEQ
submitted a SIP revision addressing the issues from the December 20,
2007, conditional approval. However, because of the disapproval of the
July 16, 2007, submittal, in a letter dated May 7, 2009, Michigan
requested that EPA consider the July 16, 2007, submittal and the April
13, 2009, submittal together as fully meeting the CAIR requirements. At
the time Michigan submitted the April 13, 2009 SIP revision request,
the rule revisions were not completely adopted by the State; therefore,
MDEQ requested that EPA parallel process the submittal. On June 10,
2009, MDEQ submitted fully adopted rules for approval.
B. Analysis of the July 16, 2007, and June 10, 2009, Submittals
The rationale for now approving Michigan's July 16, 2007, submittal
is the same as when we originally conditionally approved it. (Please
see the original proposal and final notices for the analysis of that
submittal, 72 FR 52038 and 72 FR 72256, respectively.)
EPA identified several minor deficiencies in Michigan's July 16,
2007, rules. In the June 10, 2009, submittal, MDEQ corrects the
deficiencies identified by EPA, corrects other typographical errors,
and clarifies portions of the rule. These minor deficiencies and the
manner in which MDEQ corrected each deficiency are as follows:
1. In the December 20, 2007, conditional approval, EPA stated ``in
rule 803(3), Michigan needs to add a definition for `commence
operation.' This definition, and the revised definition of `commence
commercial operation,' are necessary to take account of NOX
SIP Call units brought into the CAIR NOX ozone season
trading program that do not generate electricity for sale and to ensure
that they have appropriate deadlines for certification of monitoring
systems under 40 CFR Part 97.''
Correction: MDEQ has added the definition of ``commence operation''
and has also revised the definition of ``commence commercial
operation.'' Both definitions now adopt by reference the definitions
found in 40 CFR 97.102 and 40 CFR 97.302. Adopting these definitions
ensures consistency with EPA definitions and addresses the deficiency.
2. In the December 20, 2007, conditional approval, EPA stated ``in
rule 803(3)(c), Michigan needs to revise the definition for `commence
commercial operation,' as described in Condition 1, above.''
Correction: Corrected as described above for deficiency 1.
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3. In the December 20, 2007, conditional approval, EPA stated ``in
rule 803(3)(d)(ii), Michigan needs to revise the definition of
`electric generating unit' or `EGU.' EPA interprets Michigan's current
rule 803 as properly including in the CAIR NOx ozone season trading
program all EGUs in Michigan that were subject to the NOx SIP Call
trading program. Michigan must revise the rule to clarify that all EGUs
in Michigan that were subject to the NOx SIP Call trading program are
included in the CAIR NOx ozone season trading program.''
Correction: MDEQ has added language to clarify that all EGUs in
Michigan that were subject to the NOx SIP Call trading program are
included in the CAIR NOx ozone season trading program.
4. In the December 20, 2007, conditional approval, EPA stated, ``in
rule 823(5)(c), Michigan needs to reference `subrule (1)(a), (b), (c),
and (d)' of the rule. While EPA interprets Michigan's current rule as
limiting the new unit set-aside allocations to the amount of allowances
in the set-aside, Michigan must revise this provision to clarify the
mechanism for implementing this limitation on such allocations.''
Correction: MDEQ has changed this provision to correctly reference
subrule (1)(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the rule.
MDEQ has made other changes that correct terminology and
typographical errors. MDEQ has also clarified language in parts of the
rule and in the submittal letter. These changes are in addition to the
changes required by EPA for approval but they do not significantly
alter the rule and are, therefore, also being approved.
VI. Disapproval Notice and Approval Action
EPA is providing notice that Michigan's July 16, 2007, abbreviated
CAIR SIP submittal was automatically disapproved because MDEQ did not
meet the December 20, 2008, deadline to correct certain deficiencies.
This disapproval is inconsequential because EPA is approving both the
July 16, 2007 and the June 10, 2009, submittals, in combination, as
meeting the CAIR requirements. The June 10, 2009, submittal makes the
required changes to Michigan's CAIR SIP and also makes additional minor
changes to Michigan's CAIR rule that correct typographical errors and
that clarify Michigan's CAIR rule.
We are publishing this action without prior proposal because we
view this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipate no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal
Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will
serve as the proposal to approve the State plan if relevant adverse
written comments are filed. This rule will be effective October 19,
2009 without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse written
comments by September 17, 2009. If we receive such comments, we will
withdraw this action before the effective date by publishing a
subsequent document that will withdraw the final action. All public
comments received will then be addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on the proposed action. The EPA will not institute a second
comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action
should do so at this time. If we do not receive any comments, this
action will be effective October 19, 2009.
VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and, therefore, is
not subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action
merely approves State law as meeting Federal requirements and would
impose no additional requirements beyond those imposed by State law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule would not have
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.). Because
this action approves pre-existing requirements under State law and
would not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required
by State law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly
or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4).
This rule also does not have Tribal implications because it would
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian Tribes, on
the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian Tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action also does not have Federalism
implications because it would not have substantial direct effects on
the States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64
FR 43255, August 10, 1999). This action merely approves a State rule
implementing a Federal standard and to amend the appropriate appendices
in the CAIR FIP trading rules to note that approval. It does not alter
the relationship or the distribution of power and responsibilities
established in the Clean Air Act. This rule also is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 ``Protection of Children from Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because
it would approve a State rule implementing a Federal standard.
In reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve State
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act. In
this context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the
State to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a SIP submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a SIP
submission, to use VCS in place of a SIP submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the Clean Air Act. Thus, the requirements
of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272, note) do not apply. This rule would not
impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Electric
utilities, Incorporated by reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Nitrogen oxides, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur dioxide.
Dated: August 4, 2009.
Bharat Mathur,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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40 CFR part 52 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 X--Michigan
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2. In Sec. 52.1170, the table in paragraph (c) entitled ``EPA--
Approved Michigan Regulations'' is amended by revising entries in Part
8 ``R 336.1802a'', ``R 336.1803'', ``R 336.1821 through R
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336.1826'', and ``R 336.1830 through 336.1834'' and adding entry ``R
336.1801'' in Part 8 to read as follows:
Sec. 52.1170 Identification of plan.
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State
Michigan citation Title effective date EPA approval date Comments
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R 336.1801..................... Emission of oxides of 5/28/09 8/18/09, [Insert
nitrogen from non-sip page number where
call stationary the document
sources. begins].
R 336.1802a.................... Adoption by reference.. 5/28/09 8/18/09, [Insert
page number where
the document
begins].
R 336.1803..................... Definitions............ 5/28/09 8/18/09, [Insert
page number where
the document
begins].
R 336.1821..................... CAIR NOX ozone and 5/28/09 8/18/09, [Insert
annual trading page number where
programs; the document
applicability begins].
determinations.
R 336.1822..................... CAIR NOX ozone season 5/28/09 8/18/09, [Insert
trading program; page number where
allowance allocations. the document
begins].
R 336.1823..................... New EGUs, new non-EGUs, 5/28/09 8/18/09, [Insert
and newly affected page number where
EGUs under CAIR NOX the document
ozone season trading begins].
program; allowance
allocations.
R 336.1824..................... CAIR NOX ozone season 6/25/07 8/18/09, [Insert
trading program; page number where
hardship set-aside. the document
begins].
R 336.1825..................... CAIR NOX ozone season 6/25/07 8/18/09, [Insert
trading program; page number where
renewable set-aside. the document
begins].
R 336.1826..................... CAIR NOX ozone season 6/25/07 8/18/09, [Insert
trading program; opt- page number where
in provisions. the document
begins].
R 336.1830..................... CAIR NOX annual trading 5/28/09 8/18/09, [Insert
program; allowance page number where
allocations. the document
begins].
R 336.1831..................... New EGUs under CAIR NOX 5/28/09 8/18/09, [Insert
annual trading page number where
program; allowance the document
allocations. begins].
R 336.1832..................... CAIR NOX annual trading 5/28/09 8/18/09, [Insert
program; hardship set- page number where
aside. the document
begins].
R 336.1833..................... CAIR NOX annual trading 5/28/09 8/18/09, [Insert
program; compliance page number where
supplement pool. the document
begins].
R 336.1834..................... Opt-in provisions under 6/25/07 8/18/09, [Insert
the CAIR NOX annual page number where
trading program. the document
begins].
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[FR Doc. E9-19805 Filed 8-17-09; 8:45 am]
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