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[EPA–R02–OAR–2009–0638; FRL–9088–8]
Determinations of Attainment of the
One-Hour and Eight-Hour Ozone
Standards for Various Ozone
Nonattainment Areas in New Jersey
and Upstate New York
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The EPA is determining that
various ozone nonattainment areas in
New York and New Jersey have attained
the one-hour and eight-hour National
Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for ozone. For the one-hour
standard, the areas are the Atlantic City
and Warren County areas in New Jersey
and the Albany-Schenectady-Troy,
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Essex County,
Jefferson County, and Poughkeepsie
areas in New York. For the 1997 eighthour standard, the areas are BuffaloNiagara Falls, Jamestown, Poughkeepsie
and Essex County in New York. These
determinations are based upon certified
ambient air monitoring data that show
each area has monitored attainment of
ozone NAAQS based on complete,
quality-assured ambient air monitoring
data for the three-year period ending in
2008. These data demonstrate that the
one-hour and eight-hour ozone
standards have been attained in these
areas. These areas that have attained the
one-hour standard have completed their
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progress toward achieving the one-hour
health standard. For the areas that have
attained the eight-hour standard, the
requirements for the State to submit
certain reasonable further progress
plans, attainment demonstrations,
contingency measures and any other
planning requirements of the Clean Air
Act related to attainment of the ozone
standards are suspended for as long as
the areas continue to attain the eighthour ozone standard. These
determinations of attainment are not
redesignations of these areas to
attainment. Redesignations must meet
additional requirements, including an
approved plan to maintain compliance
with the air quality standard for ten
years after redesignation. In addition,
preliminary data for 2009 show that
these areas continue to attain the
standard.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is
effective on January 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA–R02–OAR–
2008–0638. All documents in the docket
are listed on the https://
www.regulations.gov Web site. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically through https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air Programs Branch, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 2, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor,
New York, New York 10007–1866. To
make your visit as productive as
possible, contact the person listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section to schedule your inspection. The
Regional Office’s official hours of
business are Monday through Friday,
8:30 to 4:30, excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert F. Kelly, Air Programs Branch,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 2, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor,
New York, New York 10007–1866,
telephone number (212) 637–4249, fax
number (212) 637–3901, e-mail
kelly.bob@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. EPA’s Action
II. The Effect of EPA’s Action
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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I. EPA’s Action
EPA is determining that the Atlantic
City area and Warren County in New
Jersey and the Albany-SchenectadyTroy, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Essex
County, Jefferson County, and
Poughkeepsie areas in New York are
certified as attaining the one-hour ozone
national ambient air quality standard
(NAAQS). The Buffalo-Niagara Falls,
Jamestown, Poughkeepsie and Essex
County eight-hour ozone nonattainment
areas in New York have attained the
1997 eight-hour NAAQS for ozone.
These determinations are based upon
certified ambient air monitoring data
that show the areas have monitored
attainment of the ozone NAAQS for the
three year period from 2006 to 2008. All
these data are available in the EPA Air
Quality System (AQS) database.
The rationale for EPA’s determination
is explained in the Proposed
Rulemaking published on September 23,
2009 (74 FR 48498) and will not be
restated here. No public comments were
received on the proposal.
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II. The Effect of EPA’s Action
The following areas subject to the
one-hour standard have completed their
progress toward achieving the one-hour
health standard: the Atlantic City area
and Warren County in New Jersey, and
the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, BuffaloNiagara Falls, Essex County, Jefferson
County, and Poughkeepsie areas in New
York.
For the areas that attained the eighthour standard, that is, the BuffaloNiagara Falls, Jamestown, Poughkeepsie
and Essex County ozone nonattainment
areas this determination suspends the
requirements for various State
Implementation Plan (SIP) items,
including, where applicable, the
requirement to submit an attainment
demonstration, a reasonable further
progress plan, and section 172(c)(9)
contingency measures for the eight-hour
ozone NAAQS for so long as these areas
continue to attain the ozone NAAQS.
EPA makes this determination under the
provisions of EPA’s ozone
implementation rule (see 40 CFR
51.918).
This action does not constitute a
redesignation to attainment under Clean
Air Act (CAA) section 107(d)(3),
because these areas do not have
approved maintenance plans as required
under section 175A of the CAA, nor are
there determinations that the areas have
met the other requirements for
redesignation. The classification and
designation status of these areas will not
change from nonattainment for the
eight-hour ozone NAAQS until such
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time as EPA determines that they meet
the CAA requirements for redesignation
to attainment.
If EPA subsequently determines that
any of these areas has violated the
current eight hour ozone standard, after
notice-and-comment rulemaking in the
Federal Register, the basis for the
suspension of these requirements would
no longer exist for that area, and the
area that violated the eight hour
standard would have to address the
pertinent requirements.
III. Final Action
EPA is determining the following
areas have attained the 1-hour standard:
the Atlantic City and Warren County
areas in New Jersey and the AlbanySchenectady-Troy, Buffalo-Niagara
Falls, Essex County, Jefferson County,
and Poughkeepsie areas in New York.
EPA is also determining that the
following areas in New York have
attained the eight hour standard:
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Jamestown,
Poughkeepsie and Essex County
(Whiteface Mountain). For the eight
hour ozone nonattainment areas, as
provided in 40 CFR 51.918, this
determination suspends the
requirements for New York to submit
attainment demonstrations, reasonable
further progress plans, and contingency
measures under section 172(c)(9), and
any other planning SIP related to
attainment of the eight hour ozone
NAAQS for these areas, where
applicable. If an area no longer attains
the standard, that area must submit the
required SIP planning elements required
by the CAA.
IV. 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 makes a
determination based on air quality data,
and results in the suspension of certain
Federal requirements. Accordingly, the
Administrator certifies that this rule
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this
rule makes a determination based on air
quality data, and results in the
suspension of certain Federal
requirements, it does not contain any
unfunded mandate or significantly or
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uniquely affect small governments, as
described in the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4).
This rule also does not have Tribal
implications because it will not have a
substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian Tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian Tribes,
as specified by Executive Order 13175
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This
action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not have
substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255,
August 10, 1999), because it merely
makes a determination based on air
quality data and results in the
suspension of certain Federal
requirements, and does not alter the
relationship or the distribution of power
and responsibilities established in the
Clean Air Act. This rule also is not
subject to Executive Order 13045
‘‘Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997),
because it determines that air quality in
the affected area is meeting Federal
standards.
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 because it would
be inconsistent with applicable law for
EPA, when determining the attainment
status of an area, to use voluntary
consensus standards in place of
promulgated air quality standards and
monitoring procedures that otherwise
satisfy the provisions of the Clean Air
Act.
This rule does not impose an
information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Under Executive Order 12898, EPA
finds that this rule involves a
determination of attainment based on
air quality data and will not have
disproportionately high and adverse
human health or environmental effects
on any communities in the area,
including minority and low-income
communities.
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
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copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
report containing this rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in
the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by February 5, 2010.
Filing a petition for reconsideration by
the Administrator of this final rule does
not affect the finality of this rule for the
purposes of judicial review nor does it
extend the time within which a petition
for judicial review may be filed, and
shall not postpone the effectiveness of
such rule or action. This action may not
be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section
307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Volatile organic
compounds.
Dated: November 24, 2009.
George Pavlou,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.
Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:
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PART 52—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart FF—New Jersey
2. Section 52.1582 is amended by
revising paragraph (l) to read as follows:
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§ 52.1582 Control strategy and
regulations: Ozone.
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(l) Attainment Determination. EPA is
determining that the 1-hour ozone
nonattainment areas in New Jersey
listed below have attained the 1-hour
ozone standard on the date listed and
that the reasonable further progress and
attainment demonstration requirements
of section 182(b)(1) and related
requirements of section 172(c)(9)
(contingency measures) of the Clean Air
Act do not apply to these areas.
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(1) Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton
(consisting of Burlington, Camden,
Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, and
Salem Counties) as of November 15,
2005. EPA also has determined, as of
November 15, 2005, the PhiladelphiaWilmington-Trenton severe 1-hour
ozone nonattainment area is not subject
to the imposition of the section 185
penalty fees.
(2) Atlantic City (consisting of
Atlantic and Cape May Counties) as of
January 6, 2010.
(3) Warren County as of January 6,
2010.
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Subpart HH—New York
2. Section 52.1683 is amended as
follows:
■ a. By revising paragraph (f)(1).
■ b. In paragraph (f)(2)(i) by removing
the comma at the end of the paragraph
and adding a period in its place.
■ c. In paragraph (f)(2)(ii) by removing
‘‘, and’’ at the end of the paragraph and
adding in its place a period.
■ d. By adding paragraphs (f)(2)(iv),
(f)(2)(v), (f)(2)(vi), and (f)(2)(vii).
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§ 52.1683
Control strategy: Ozone.
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(1) EPA is determining that the 1-hour
ozone nonattainment areas in New York
listed below have attained the 1-hour
ozone standard on the date listed and
that the reasonable further progress and
attainment demonstration requirements
of section 182(b)(1) and related
requirements of section 172(c)(9)
(contingency measures) of the Clean Air
Act do not apply to these areas.
(i) Albany-Schenectady-Troy
(consisting of Albany, Greene,
Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and
Schenectady Counties) as of January 6,
2010.
(ii) Buffalo-Niagara Falls (consisting
of Erie and Niagara Counties) as of
January 6, 2010.
(iii) Essex County as of January 6,
2010.
(iv) Jefferson County, as of January 6,
2010.
(v) Poughkeepsie (consisting of
Dutchess, and Putnam Counties and
northern Orange County) as of January
6, 2010.
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(iv) Buffalo-Niagara Falls (consisting
of Erie and Niagara Counties) as of
January 6, 2010.
(v) Jamestown (consisting of
Chautauqua County) as of January 6,
2010.
(vi) Poughkeepsie (consisting of
Dutchess, Orange and Putnam Counties)
as of January 6, 2010.
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(vii) Essex County (consisting of
Whiteface Mountain) as of January 6,
2010.
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Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans and
Designations of Areas for Air Quality
Planning Purposes; North Carolina:
Redesignation of Great Smoky
Mountains National Park 1997 8-Hour
Ozone Nonattainment Area to
Attainment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: EPA is taking final action to
approve a request submitted on July 24,
2009, from the State of North Carolina,
through the North Carolina Department
of Environment and Natural Resources
(NCDENR), Division of Air Quality
(DAQ), to redesignate the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park (GSMNP) 1997
8-hour ozone nonattainment area
(herein referred to as the ‘‘GSMNP
Area’’) to attainment for the 1997 8-hour
ozone national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS). The GSMNP Area
for the 1997 8-hour ozone standard is
comprised of portions of Haywood and
Swain Counties in North Carolina.
EPA’s approval of the redesignation
request is based on the determination
that the GSMNP Area has met the
criteria for redesignation to attainment
set forth in the Clean Air Act (CAA),
including the determination that the
GSMNP Area has attained the 8-hour
ozone standard. Additionally, EPA is
approving a revision to the North
Carolina State Implementation Plan
(SIP) including the 8-hour ozone
maintenance plan for the GSMNP Area
that contains the new 2011 and 2020
motor vehicle emission budgets
(MVEBs) for nitrogen oxides (NOX) and
an insignificance finding for volatile
organic compounds (VOC) contribution
from motor vehicles to the 8-hour ozone
pollution in the GSMNP Area. Through
this action, EPA is also finding the NOX
MVEBs and the VOC insignificance
finding adequate for the purposes of
transportation conformity. This action
also approves the emissions inventory
submitted with the maintenance plan
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R02-OAR-2009-0638; FRL-9088-8]
Determinations of Attainment of the One-Hour and Eight-Hour Ozone
Standards for Various Ozone Nonattainment Areas in New Jersey and
Upstate New York
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is determining that various ozone nonattainment areas
in New York and New Jersey have attained the one-hour and eight-hour
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. For the one-
hour standard, the areas are the Atlantic City and Warren County areas
in New Jersey and the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, Buffalo-Niagara Falls,
Essex County, Jefferson County, and Poughkeepsie areas in New York. For
the 1997 eight-hour standard, the areas are Buffalo-Niagara Falls,
Jamestown, Poughkeepsie and Essex County in New York. These
determinations are based upon certified ambient air monitoring data
that show each area has monitored attainment of ozone NAAQS based on
complete, quality-assured ambient air monitoring data for the three-
year period ending in 2008. These data demonstrate that the one-hour
and eight-hour ozone standards have been attained in these areas. These
areas that have attained the one-hour standard have completed their
progress toward achieving the one-hour health standard. For the areas
that have attained the eight-hour standard, the requirements for the
State to submit certain reasonable further progress plans, attainment
demonstrations, contingency measures and any other planning
requirements of the Clean Air Act related to attainment of the ozone
standards are suspended for as long as the areas continue to attain the
eight-hour ozone standard. These determinations of attainment are not
redesignations of these areas to attainment. Redesignations must meet
additional requirements, including an approved plan to maintain
compliance with the air quality standard for ten years after
redesignation. In addition, preliminary data for 2009 show that these
areas continue to attain the standard.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective on January 6, 2010.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R02-OAR-2008-0638. All documents in the docket
are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
through https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Programs
Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, 290 Broadway,
25th Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866. To make your visit as
productive as possible, contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional
Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to
4:30, excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert F. Kelly, Air Programs Branch,
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor,
New York, New York 10007-1866, telephone number (212) 637-4249, fax
number (212) 637-3901, e-mail kelly.bob@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. EPA's Action
II. The Effect of EPA's Action
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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I. EPA's Action
EPA is determining that the Atlantic City area and Warren County in
New Jersey and the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, Buffalo-Niagara Falls,
Essex County, Jefferson County, and Poughkeepsie areas in New York are
certified as attaining the one-hour ozone national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS). The Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Jamestown, Poughkeepsie
and Essex County eight-hour ozone nonattainment areas in New York have
attained the 1997 eight-hour NAAQS for ozone. These determinations are
based upon certified ambient air monitoring data that show the areas
have monitored attainment of the ozone NAAQS for the three year period
from 2006 to 2008. All these data are available in the EPA Air Quality
System (AQS) database.
The rationale for EPA's determination is explained in the Proposed
Rulemaking published on September 23, 2009 (74 FR 48498) and will not
be restated here. No public comments were received on the proposal.
II. The Effect of EPA's Action
The following areas subject to the one-hour standard have completed
their progress toward achieving the one-hour health standard: the
Atlantic City area and Warren County in New Jersey, and the Albany-
Schenectady-Troy, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Essex County, Jefferson
County, and Poughkeepsie areas in New York.
For the areas that attained the eight-hour standard, that is, the
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Jamestown, Poughkeepsie and Essex County ozone
nonattainment areas this determination suspends the requirements for
various State Implementation Plan (SIP) items, including, where
applicable, the requirement to submit an attainment demonstration, a
reasonable further progress plan, and section 172(c)(9) contingency
measures for the eight-hour ozone NAAQS for so long as these areas
continue to attain the ozone NAAQS. EPA makes this determination under
the provisions of EPA's ozone implementation rule (see 40 CFR 51.918).
This action does not constitute a redesignation to attainment under
Clean Air Act (CAA) section 107(d)(3), because these areas do not have
approved maintenance plans as required under section 175A of the CAA,
nor are there determinations that the areas have met the other
requirements for redesignation. The classification and designation
status of these areas will not change from nonattainment for the eight-
hour ozone NAAQS until such time as EPA determines that they meet the
CAA requirements for redesignation to attainment.
If EPA subsequently determines that any of these areas has violated
the current eight hour ozone standard, after notice-and-comment
rulemaking in the Federal Register, the basis for the suspension of
these requirements would no longer exist for that area, and the area
that violated the eight hour standard would have to address the
pertinent requirements.
III. Final Action
EPA is determining the following areas have attained the 1-hour
standard: the Atlantic City and Warren County areas in New Jersey and
the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Essex County,
Jefferson County, and Poughkeepsie areas in New York. EPA is also
determining that the following areas in New York have attained the
eight hour standard: Buffalo-Niagara Falls, Jamestown, Poughkeepsie and
Essex County (Whiteface Mountain). For the eight hour ozone
nonattainment areas, as provided in 40 CFR 51.918, this determination
suspends the requirements for New York to submit attainment
demonstrations, reasonable further progress plans, and contingency
measures under section 172(c)(9), and any other planning SIP related to
attainment of the eight hour ozone NAAQS for these areas, where
applicable. If an area no longer attains the standard, that area must
submit the required SIP planning elements required by the CAA.
IV. 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
makes a determination based on air quality data, and results in the
suspension of certain Federal requirements. Accordingly, the
Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this rule
makes a determination based on air quality data, and results in the
suspension of certain Federal requirements, it does not contain any
unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments,
as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-
4).
This rule also does not have Tribal implications because it will
not have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian Tribes, on
the relationship between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian Tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action also does not have Federalism
implications because it does not have substantial direct effects on the
States, on the relationship between the national government and the
States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64
FR 43255, August 10, 1999), because it merely makes a determination
based on air quality data and results in the suspension of certain
Federal requirements, and does not alter the relationship or the
distribution of power and responsibilities established in the Clean Air
Act. This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it determines that air
quality in the affected area is meeting Federal standards.
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
because it would be inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when
determining the attainment status of an area, to use voluntary
consensus standards in place of promulgated air quality standards and
monitoring procedures that otherwise satisfy the provisions of the
Clean Air Act.
This rule does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.).
Under Executive Order 12898, EPA finds that this rule involves a
determination of attainment based on air quality data and will not have
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects on any communities in the area, including minority and low-
income communities.
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a
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copy of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller
General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this
rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House
of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States
prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by February 5, 2010. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial
review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial
review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such
rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings
to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: November 24, 2009.
George Pavlou,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.
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Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:
PART 52--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart FF--New Jersey
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2. Section 52.1582 is amended by revising paragraph (l) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.1582 Control strategy and regulations: Ozone.
* * * * *
(l) Attainment Determination. EPA is determining that the 1-hour
ozone nonattainment areas in New Jersey listed below have attained the
1-hour ozone standard on the date listed and that the reasonable
further progress and attainment demonstration requirements of section
182(b)(1) and related requirements of section 172(c)(9) (contingency
measures) of the Clean Air Act do not apply to these areas.
(1) Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton (consisting of Burlington,
Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, and Salem Counties) as of
November 15, 2005. EPA also has determined, as of November 15, 2005,
the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Trenton severe 1-hour ozone nonattainment
area is not subject to the imposition of the section 185 penalty fees.
(2) Atlantic City (consisting of Atlantic and Cape May Counties) as
of January 6, 2010.
(3) Warren County as of January 6, 2010.
* * * * *
Subpart HH--New York
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2. Section 52.1683 is amended as follows:
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a. By revising paragraph (f)(1).
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b. In paragraph (f)(2)(i) by removing the comma at the end of the
paragraph and adding a period in its place.
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c. In paragraph (f)(2)(ii) by removing ``, and'' at the end of the
paragraph and adding in its place a period.
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d. By adding paragraphs (f)(2)(iv), (f)(2)(v), (f)(2)(vi), and
(f)(2)(vii).
Sec. 52.1683 Control strategy: Ozone.
* * * * *
(f) * * *
(1) EPA is determining that the 1-hour ozone nonattainment areas in
New York listed below have attained the 1-hour ozone standard on the
date listed and that the reasonable further progress and attainment
demonstration requirements of section 182(b)(1) and related
requirements of section 172(c)(9) (contingency measures) of the Clean
Air Act do not apply to these areas.
(i) Albany-Schenectady-Troy (consisting of Albany, Greene,
Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties) as of
January 6, 2010.
(ii) Buffalo-Niagara Falls (consisting of Erie and Niagara
Counties) as of January 6, 2010.
(iii) Essex County as of January 6, 2010.
(iv) Jefferson County, as of January 6, 2010.
(v) Poughkeepsie (consisting of Dutchess, and Putnam Counties and
northern Orange County) as of January 6, 2010.
(2) * * *
(iv) Buffalo-Niagara Falls (consisting of Erie and Niagara
Counties) as of January 6, 2010.
(v) Jamestown (consisting of Chautauqua County) as of January 6,
2010.
(vi) Poughkeepsie (consisting of Dutchess, Orange and Putnam
Counties) as of January 6, 2010.
(vii) Essex County (consisting of Whiteface Mountain) as of January
6, 2010.
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