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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 89 / Monday, May 9, 2011 / Proposed Rules in Executive Order 12866. Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not required. It also has been determined that section 553(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 5) does not apply to this regulation, and because the regulation does not impose a collection of information on small entities, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6) does not apply. Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, this regulation has been submitted to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for comment on its impact on small business. Comments and Requests for Public Hearing Before these proposed regulations are adopted as final regulations, consideration will be given to any written (a signed original and eight (8) copies) or electronic comments that are timely submitted to the IRS. All comments will be available at https:// www.regulations.gov or for public inspection and copying upon request. A public hearing will be scheduled if requested in writing by any person that timely submits written or electronic comments. If a public hearing is scheduled, notice of the date, time, and place for the hearing will be published in the Federal Register. Drafting Information The principal author of these proposed regulations is A.G. Kelley, Office of the Division Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities). However, other personnel from the IRS and the Treasury Department participated in their development. List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 31 Employment taxes, Fishing vessels, Gambling, Income taxes, Penalties, Pensions, Railroad retirement, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Social Security, Unemployment compensation. WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with PROPOSALS Proposed Amendments to the Regulations Accordingly, 26 CFR part 31 is proposed to be amended as follows: Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 31 continues to read in part as follows: Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * * Par. 2. Section 31.3402(t)–1 is amended by revising paragraph (d)(2) to read as follows: 15:09 May 06, 2011 Jkt 223001 * * * * * (d) * * * (2) Payments made under a written binding contract that was in effect on December 31, 2012, are not subject to the withholding requirements of this section for payments made prior to January 1, 2014. The preceding sentence does not apply to payments made under any contract that is materially modified after December 31, 2012. For this purpose, a material modification includes only a modification that materially affects the property or services to be provided under the contract, the terms of payment for the property or services under the contract, or the amount payable for the property or services under the contract. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a material modification does not include a mere renewal of a contract. A material modification also does not include a modification to the contract required by applicable Federal, State or local law. The amendment to § 31.3402(t)–1(d)(2) applies with respect to payments made after December 31, 2012. Steven T. Miller, Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement. [FR Doc. 2011–10758 Filed 5–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R03–OAR–2010–0770; FRL–9303–1] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Requirements for Preconstruction Review, Prevention of Significant Deterioration Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control on April 1, 2010. This revision will establish nitrogen oxides (NOX) as a precursor to ozone within the Delaware SIP. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA). DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 8, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA– SUMMARY: PART 31—EMPLOYMENT TAXES AND COLLECTION OF INCOME TAX AT SOURCE VerDate Mar<15>2010 § 31.3402(t)–1 Withholding requirement on certain payments made by government entities. PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 26679 R03–OAR–2010–0770 by one of the following methods: A. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. B. E-mail: cox.kathleen@epa.gov. C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2010–0770, Kathleen Cox, Associate Director, Office of Permits and Air Toxics, Mailcode 3AP10, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2010– 0770. 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 information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https:// www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through https:// www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly E:\FR\FM\09MYP1.SGM 09MYP1 26680 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 89 / Monday, May 9, 2011 / Proposed Rules available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal are available at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 89 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 1401, Dover, Delaware 19903. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon McCauley, (215) 814–3376, or by e-mail at mccauley.sharon@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean EPA. On April 1, 2010, Delaware submitted a revision to its SIP for changes noted in Regulation 1125, Requirements for Preconstruction Review, Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) found in section 3.0 of Regulation 1125 (Regulation 1125, section 3.0). WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with PROPOSALS I. Background This SIP revision governs the permits for constructing and significantly modifying major stationary sources of air pollutants in PSD areas located in Delaware. This regulatory revision was made effective as a legislative rule in Delaware on April 11, 2010. This regulatory revision became effective as a legislative rule in the State on April 11, 2010 and can be found in Regulation 1125, section 3.0. This SIP revision, as proposed, will only replace the current regulations found in Regulation 1125, section 3.0 which establish NOX as a precursor to ozone, but will keep intact the formally approved Delaware SIP increments for NOX found in the Federal Register action for Delaware dated July 27, 1993 (58 FR 40065). Delaware’s proposed SIP submission addresses changes needed in the part C PSD permit program. This SIP submission also corrects deficiencies identified by EPA in the March 27, 2008 Federal Register action entitled, ‘‘Completeness Findings for Section 110(a) State Implementation Plans for the 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (1997 Ozone NAAQS)’’ (73 FR 16205). EPA’s proposed approval of this SIP submission addresses Delaware’s compliance with the portion of CAA Section 110(a)(2)(C) & (J) relating to the CAA’s part C permit program for the 1997 Ozone NAAQS, because this proposed approval would approve regulating NOX as a precursor to ozone in Delaware’s SIP in accordance with VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:09 May 06, 2011 Jkt 223001 the Federal Register action dated November 29, 2005 (70 FR 71612) that finalized NOX as a precursor for ozone regulations set forth at 40 CFR 51.166 and in 40 CFR 52.21. We have determined that the current amendments to Delaware’s PSD permit program at Regulation 1125, section 3.0, as submitted on April 1, 2010, meet the minimum requirements of 40 CFR 51.166 and the CAA. This SIP proposal is being proposed as a full approvable revision to the Delaware SIP. No other changes to the currently approved SIP are being proposed for approval at this time. II. Summary of SIP Revision This rule establishes a state construction permit program consistent with the federal CAA’s Title I program and implementing regulations at 40 CFR 51.166, ‘‘Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality.’’ Regulation 1125, section 3.0 is part of the SIP and sets forth the criteria and procedures for major stationary sources to obtain a permit to construct, operate and/or modify a major stationary source. As required by 40 CFR Part 51, Subpart I—‘‘Review of New Sources and Modifications,’’ this rule adopts criteria and procedures for the prevention of significant deterioration of air quality that are consistent with the governing federal regulation at 40 CFR 51.166. Promulgation of this rule by the Legislature was necessary for Delaware to fulfill its responsibilities under 40 CFR Part 51 and the CAA, as amended. Revisions to the Delaware rule simply added new references to include NOX as a precursor to ozone to comport with federal counterpart language. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has now submitted a final rule Regulation 1125, section 3.0 as a proposed revision to the SIP. We are now proposing to approve NOX as a precursor to ozone in the Delaware SIP. III. Proposed Action Delaware’s proposed SIP submission addresses changes needed to be equivalent to the CAA’s part C PSD permit program. This SIP submission also corrects deficiencies identified by EPA in the March 27, 2008 Federal Register action entitled, ‘‘Completeness Findings for Section 110(a) State Implementation Plans for the 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (1997 Ozone NAAQS)’’ (73 FR 16205). EPA’s proposed approval of this SIP submission addresses Delaware’s compliance with the portion of CAA Section 110(a)(2)(C) & (J) relating to the CAA’s part C permit program for the PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 1997 Ozone NAAQS, because this proposal would approve regulating NOX as a precursor to ozone in Delaware’s SIP in accordance with the Federal Register action dated November 29, 2005 (70 FR 71612) that finalized NOX as a precursor for ozone regulations set forth at 40 CFR 51.166 and in 40 CFR 52.21. EPA is proposing to approve this Delaware SIP revision for the changes made to Regulation 1125, section 3.0, as was submitted on April 1, 2010. EPA is soliciting public comments on the issues discussed in this document. These comments will be considered before taking final action. IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this action merely proposes to approve state law as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action: • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993); • Does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); • Is certified as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); • Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); • Does not have Federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999); • Is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); • Is not a significant regulatory action subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); • Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because E:\FR\FM\09MYP1.SGM 09MYP1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 89 / Monday, May 9, 2011 / Proposed Rules Wisconsin: Incorporation by Reference of Approved State Hazardous Waste Management Program through hand delivery/courier; please follow the detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the immediate final rule which is located in the Rules section of this Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean Gromnicki, U.S. EPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Mail Code LR–8J, Chicago, Illinois 60604, gromnicki.jean@epa.gov, (312) 886– 6162. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this Federal Register, EPA is codifying and incorporating by reference the State’s hazardous waste program as an immediate final rule. EPA did not make a proposal prior to the immediate final rule because we believe these actions are not controversial and do not expect comments that oppose them. We have explained the reasons for this codification and incorporation by reference in the preamble to the immediate final rule. If we do not get written comments which oppose this incorporation by reference during the comment period, the immediate final rule will become effective on the date it establishes, and we will not take further action on this proposal. If we get comments that oppose these actions, we will withdraw the immediate final rule and it will not take effect. We will then respond to public comments in a later final rule based on this proposal. You may not have another opportunity for comment. If you want to comment on this action, you must do so at this time. For additional information, please see the immediate final rule published in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this Federal Register. AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. Authority: This action is issued under the authority of sections 2002(a), 3006 and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste and Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, 6974(b). EPA proposes to codify in the regulations entitled ‘‘Approved State Hazardous Waste Management Programs,’’ Wisconsin’s authorized hazardous waste program. EPA will incorporate by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) those provisions of the State regulations that are authorized and that the EPA will enforce under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, commonly referred to as the Resource Conversation and Recovery Act (RCRA). DATES: Send written comments by June 8, 2011. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Jean Gromnicki, U.S. EPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Mail Code LR– 8J, Chicago, Illinois 60604. You may also submit comments electronically or Dated: March 24, 2011. Susan Hedman, Regional Administrator, Region 5. application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the CAA; and • Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). This proposed rule, for the inclusion of NOX as a precursor to ozone in Delaware for the PSD program, does not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the state, and will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Dated: April 20, 2011. W.C. Early, Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2011)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0770; FRL-9303-1]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Delaware; Requirements for Preconstruction Review, Prevention of 
Significant Deterioration

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
revision submitted by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and 
Environmental Control on April 1, 2010. This revision will establish 
nitrogen oxides (NOX) as a precursor to ozone within the 
Delaware SIP. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 8, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2010-0770 by one of the following methods:
    A. https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    B. E-mail: cox.kathleen@epa.gov.
    C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0770, Kathleen Cox, Associate Director, 
Office of Permits and Air Toxics, Mailcode 3AP10, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19103.
    D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR-
2010-0770. 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 information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an 
``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without 
going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you 
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name 
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any 
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to 
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA 
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid 
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of 
any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the 
https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be 
publicly

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available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials 
are available either electronically in https://www.regulations.gov or in 
hard copy during normal business hours at the Air Protection Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal are 
available at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and 
Environmental Control, 89 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 1401, Dover, Delaware 
19903.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon McCauley, (215) 814-3376, or by 
e-mail at mccauley.sharon@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. On April 1, 2010, Delaware 
submitted a revision to its SIP for changes noted in Regulation 1125, 
Requirements for Preconstruction Review, Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration (PSD) found in section 3.0 of Regulation 1125 (Regulation 
1125, section 3.0).

I. Background

    This SIP revision governs the permits for constructing and 
significantly modifying major stationary sources of air pollutants in 
PSD areas located in Delaware. This regulatory revision was made 
effective as a legislative rule in Delaware on April 11, 2010. This 
regulatory revision became effective as a legislative rule in the State 
on April 11, 2010 and can be found in Regulation 1125, section 3.0. 
This SIP revision, as proposed, will only replace the current 
regulations found in Regulation 1125, section 3.0 which establish 
NOX as a precursor to ozone, but will keep intact the 
formally approved Delaware SIP increments for NOX found in 
the Federal Register action for Delaware dated July 27, 1993 (58 FR 
40065).
    Delaware's proposed SIP submission addresses changes needed in the 
part C PSD permit program. This SIP submission also corrects 
deficiencies identified by EPA in the March 27, 2008 Federal Register 
action entitled, ``Completeness Findings for Section 110(a) State 
Implementation Plans for the 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (1997 Ozone NAAQS)'' (73 FR 16205). EPA's proposed approval 
of this SIP submission addresses Delaware's compliance with the portion 
of CAA Section 110(a)(2)(C) & (J) relating to the CAA's part C permit 
program for the 1997 Ozone NAAQS, because this proposed approval would 
approve regulating NOX as a precursor to ozone in Delaware's 
SIP in accordance with the Federal Register action dated November 29, 
2005 (70 FR 71612) that finalized NOX as a precursor for 
ozone regulations set forth at 40 CFR 51.166 and in 40 CFR 52.21.
    We have determined that the current amendments to Delaware's PSD 
permit program at Regulation 1125, section 3.0, as submitted on April 
1, 2010, meet the minimum requirements of 40 CFR 51.166 and the CAA. 
This SIP proposal is being proposed as a full approvable revision to 
the Delaware SIP. No other changes to the currently approved SIP are 
being proposed for approval at this time.

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    This rule establishes a state construction permit program 
consistent with the federal CAA's Title I program and implementing 
regulations at 40 CFR 51.166, ``Prevention of Significant Deterioration 
of Air Quality.'' Regulation 1125, section 3.0 is part of the SIP and 
sets forth the criteria and procedures for major stationary sources to 
obtain a permit to construct, operate and/or modify a major stationary 
source.
    As required by 40 CFR Part 51, Subpart I--``Review of New Sources 
and Modifications,'' this rule adopts criteria and procedures for the 
prevention of significant deterioration of air quality that are 
consistent with the governing federal regulation at 40 CFR 51.166. 
Promulgation of this rule by the Legislature was necessary for Delaware 
to fulfill its responsibilities under 40 CFR Part 51 and the CAA, as 
amended. Revisions to the Delaware rule simply added new references to 
include NOX as a precursor to ozone to comport with federal 
counterpart language. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and 
Environmental Control has now submitted a final rule Regulation 1125, 
section 3.0 as a proposed revision to the SIP. We are now proposing to 
approve NOX as a precursor to ozone in the Delaware SIP.

III. Proposed Action

    Delaware's proposed SIP submission addresses changes needed to be 
equivalent to the CAA's part C PSD permit program. This SIP submission 
also corrects deficiencies identified by EPA in the March 27, 2008 
Federal Register action entitled, ``Completeness Findings for Section 
110(a) State Implementation Plans for the 8-hour Ozone National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards (1997 Ozone NAAQS)'' (73 FR 16205). EPA's 
proposed approval of this SIP submission addresses Delaware's 
compliance with the portion of CAA Section 110(a)(2)(C) & (J) relating 
to the CAA's part C permit program for the 1997 Ozone NAAQS, because 
this proposal would approve regulating NOX as a precursor to 
ozone in Delaware's SIP in accordance with the Federal Register action 
dated November 29, 2005 (70 FR 71612) that finalized NOX as 
a precursor for ozone regulations set forth at 40 CFR 51.166 and in 40 
CFR 52.21.
    EPA is proposing to approve this Delaware SIP revision for the 
changes made to Regulation 1125, section 3.0, as was submitted on April 
1, 2010. EPA is soliciting public comments on the issues discussed in 
this document. These comments will be considered before taking final 
action.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable 
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in 
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices, 
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this 
action merely proposes to approve state law as meeting Federal 
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those 
imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because

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application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the CAA; 
and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    This proposed rule, for the inclusion of NOX as a 
precursor to ozone in Delaware for the PSD program, does not have 
tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian 
country located in the state, and will not impose substantial direct 
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Intergovernmental 
relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: April 20, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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