Approval of the Clean Air Act, Section 112(l), Authority for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning Facilities: State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection, 30545-30550 [2011-13003]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA–R01–OAR–2010–1080; A–1–FRL–
9285–8]
Approval of the Clean Air Act, Section
112(l), Authority for Hazardous Air
Pollutants: Perchloroethylene Air
Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning
Facilities: State of Maine Department
of Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Agency (‘‘EPA’’).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to section 112(l) of
the Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’) and Federal
regulations promulgated thereunder, the
Maine Department of Environmental
Protection (‘‘ME DEP’’) submitted a
request for approval to implement and
enforce the amended ‘‘Chapter 125:
Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaner
Regulation’’ (Maine Dry Cleaner Rule) as
a partial substitution for the amended
National Emissions Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning
Facilities (‘‘Dry Cleaning NESHAP’’), as
it applies to area sources. EPA has
reviewed this request and has
determined that the amended Maine Dry
Cleaner Rule satisfies the requirements
necessary for partial substitution
approval. Thus, EPA is hereby granting
ME DEP the authority to implement and
enforce its amended Maine Dry Cleaner
Rule in place of the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP for area sources, but EPA is
retaining its authority with respect to
major source dry cleaners and dry
cleaners installed in a residence
between July 13, 2006, and June 24,
2009. This approval makes the amended
Maine Dry Cleaner Rule Federally
enforceable.
SUMMARY:
This direct final rule will be
effective July 25, 2011, unless EPA
receives adverse comments by June 27,
2011. 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. The
incorporation by reference of certain
publications listed in the rule is
approved by the Director of the Federal
Register as of July 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
R01–OAR–2010–1080 by one of the
following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
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2. E-mail: mcdonnell.ida@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (617) 918–0653.
4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R01–OAR–2010–1080’’,
Ida E. McDonnell, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA New England
Regional Office, Five Post Office Square,
Suite 100 (OEP05–2), Boston, MA
02109–3912.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver
your comments to: Ida E. McDonnell,
Manager, Air Permits, Toxics and
Indoor Programs Unit, Office of
Ecosystem Protection, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, Five Post
Office Square, 5th floor, (OEP5–02),
Boston, MA 02109–3912. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Regional Office’s normal hours of
operation. The Regional Office’s official
hours of business are Monday through
Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding legal
holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R01–OAR–2010–
1080. 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, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. EPA will forward copies of all
submitted comments to the Maine
Department of Environmental
Protection.
Docket: All documents in the
electronic docket are listed in the https://
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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 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 Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, Five Post
Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA.
EPA requests that if at all possible, you
contact the contact 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.
In addition, copies of the State
submittal are also available for public
inspection during normal business
hours, by appointment at the Maine
Department of Environmental
Protection, State House Station 17,
Augusta, Maine, 04333–0017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Lancey, Air Permits, Toxics and
Indoor Programs Unit, Office of
Ecosystem Protection, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, Five Post
Office Square, Suite 100 (OEP05–2),
Boston, MA 02109–3912, telephone
number (617) 918–1656, fax number
(617) 918–0656, e-mail
lancey.susan@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA.
Organization of this document. The
following outline is provided to aid in
locating information in this preamble.
I. Background and Purpose
II. What requirements must a state rule meet
to substitute for a section 112 rule?
III. How will EPA determine equivalency for
state alternative NESHAP requirements?
IV. What significant changes did EPA make
to the Dry Cleaning NESHAP and how
did ME DEP address those changes?
A. What definitions were added to the Dry
Cleaning NESHAP and the Amended
Maine Dry Cleaner Rule?
B. What control requirements were added
for new dry cleaners installed after
December 21, 2005?
C. What requirements were added for dry
cleaners installed in a building with a
residence after December 21, 2005?
D. What requirements were added for
transfer machines?
E. What monitoring requirements were
added?
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F. How did the reporting requirements
change?
V. What is epa’s action regarding Maine’s
amended Dry Cleaner Rule?
VI. Final Action
VII. Judicial Review
VIII. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
I. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions
To Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
K. Congressional Review Act
I. Background and Purpose
Under CAA section 112(l), EPA may
approve state or local rules or programs
to be implemented and enforced in
place of certain otherwise applicable
Federal rules, emissions standards, or
requirements. The Federal regulations
governing EPA’s approval of state and
local rules or programs under section
112(l) are located at 40 CFR part 63,
subpart E. See 58 FR 62262 (November
26, 1993), as amended by 65 FR 55810
(September 14, 2000). Under these
regulations, a state air pollution control
agency has the option to request EPA’s
approval to substitute a state rule for the
applicable Federal rule (e.g., the
National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants). Upon
approval by EPA, the state agency is
authorized to implement and enforce its
rule in place of the Federal rule.
EPA promulgated the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP on September 22, 1993. See 58
FR 49354 (codified at 40 CFR part 63,
subpart M, ‘‘National Perchloroethylene
Air Emission Standards for Dry
Cleaning Facilities’’). On August 12,
2003, EPA received ME DEP’s request to
implement and enforce ‘‘Chapter 125:
Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaner
Regulation’’ in lieu of the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP as applied to area sources. On
April 24, 2006, EPA approved the Maine
Dry Cleaner Rule in place of the Dry
Cleaning NESHAP for area sources
pursuant to the provisions of 40 CFR
part 63, subpart E. See 71 FR 20895.
Under 40 CFR 63.91(e)(3), if EPA
amends or otherwise revises a
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promulgated CAA section 112 rule or
requirement in a way that increases its
stringency, EPA will notify any state
with a delegated alternative of the need
to revise its equivalency demonstration.
EPA will consult with the state to set a
time frame for the state to submit a
revised equivalency demonstration. EPA
will then review and approve the
revised equivalency demonstration
according to the procedures in 40 CFR
part 63, subpart E. More stringent
NESHAP amendments to a delegated
alternative apply to all sources until
EPA determines that the approved or
revised alternative requirements are
equivalent to the more stringent
amendments.
On July 27, 2006, September 21, 2006
and July 11, 2008, EPA promulgated
amendments to the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP. See 71 FR 42724, 71 FR 55280
and 73 FR 39871. In a letter dated
October 25, 2006, EPA notified ME DEP
that EPA had published more stringent
amendments to the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP and of the need for ME DEP to
revise its equivalency demonstration.
Accordingly, ME DEP revised the Maine
Dry Cleaner Rule with an effective date
of June 24, 2009. On December 11, 2009,
ME DEP submitted a request for
approval to implement and enforce the
amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule in
place of the amended Dry Cleaning
NESHAP. On March 4, 2010, EPA
determined that Maine’s submittal was
complete. As explained below, EPA has
reviewed the State’s submission and
determined that the amended Maine Dry
Cleaner Rule is no less stringent than
the amended Dry Cleaning NESHAP, as
applied to area sources.
In addition, in the Federal Register on
May 13, 2009, EPA corrected a
sequential numbering error in 40 CFR
63.99. See 74 FR 22437. In this
rulemaking, paragraph (a)(19) of section
63.99, the subparagraph for the state of
Maine, was redesignated as paragraph
(a)(20). However, the reference to
paragraph (a)(19)(iii) in the
incorporation by reference section
63.14(d)(6) was not corrected to refer to
paragraph (a)(20)(iii) at that time.
Therefore, today’s notice also corrects
the reference in 40 CFR 63.14(d)(6) to
appropriately refer to paragraph
(a)(20)(iii).
Please note that if EPA receives
adverse comment on an amendment,
paragraph, or section of this rule and if
that provision may be severed from the
remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
as final those provisions of the rule that
are not the subject of an adverse
comment.
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II. What requirements must a State rule
meet to substitute for a section 112
rule?
A state must demonstrate that it has
satisfied the general delegation/approval
criteria contained in 40 CFR 63.91(d).
The process of providing ‘‘up-front
approval’’ assures that a state has met
the delegation criteria in Section
112(l)(5) of the CAA (as codified in 40
CFR 63.91(d)), that is, that the state has
demonstrated that its NESHAP program
contains adequate authorities to assure
compliance with each applicable
Federal requirement, adequate resources
for implementation, and an expeditious
compliance schedule. Under 40 CFR
63.91(d)(3), interim or final Title V
program approval satisfies the criteria
set forth in 40 CFR 63.91(d) for ‘‘up-front
approval.’’ On October 18, 2001, EPA
promulgated full approval of ME DEP’s
operating permits program with an
effective date of December 17, 2001. See
66 FR 52874. Accordingly, ME DEP has
satisfied the up-front approval criteria of
40 CFR 63.91(d).
Additionally, the ‘‘rule substitution’’
option requires EPA to make a detailed
and thorough evaluation of the state’s
submittal to ensure that it meets the
stringency and other requirements of 40
CFR 63.93. A rule will be approved if
the state or local government
demonstrates: (1) the state and local
rules contain applicability criteria that
are no less stringent than the
corresponding Federal rule; (2) the state
and local rule requires levels of control
and compliance and enforcement
measures that would achieve emission
reductions from each affected source
that are no less stringent than would
result from the otherwise applicable
Federal standard; (3) the schedule for
implementation and compliance is
consistent with the deadlines
established in the otherwise applicable
Federal rule; and (4) the state
requirements include additional
compliance and enforcement measures
as specified in 40 CFR 63.93(b)(4). See
40 CFR 63.93(b). After reviewing ME
DEP’s amended partial rule substitution
request and equivalency demonstration
for the Dry Cleaning NESHAP as it
applies to area sources, EPA has
determined this request meets all the
requirements necessary for approval
under CAA section 112(l) and 40 CFR
63.91 and 63.93.
III. How will EPA determine
equivalency for state alternative
NESHAP requirements?
Before we can approve alternative
requirements in place of a part 63
emissions standard, the state must
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submit to us detailed information that
demonstrates how the alternative
requirements compare with the
otherwise applicable Federal standard.
Under 40 CFR part 63 subpart E, the
level of control in the state rule must be
at least as stringent as the level of
control in the Federal rule. In addition,
in order for equivalency to be granted,
the level of control and compliance and
enforcement measures (‘‘MRR’’) of the
state rule, taken together as a whole,
must be equivalent to the level of
control and MRR of the Federal rule,
taken together as a whole. A detailed
discussion of how EPA will determine
equivalency for state alternative
NESHAP requirements is provided in
the preamble to EPA’s proposed Subpart
E amendments on January 12, 1999. See
64 FR 1908.
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IV. What significant changes did EPA
make to the Dry Cleaning NESHAP and
how did ME DEP address those
changes?
The following discussion explains the
changes that EPA made to the Dry
Cleaning NESHAP and how ME DEP
addressed these changes in the amended
Maine Dry Cleaner Rule. The April 24,
2006 Federal Register Notice initially
approving the Maine Dry Cleaner Rule
as a substitute for the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP contains a more detailed
discussion of the differences between
the Dry Cleaning NESHAP and the
Maine Dry Cleaner Rule. See 71 FR
20895.
A. What definitions were added to the
Dry Cleaning NESHAP and the
amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule?
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP added
definitions for halogenated hydrocarbon
detector, perchloroethylene gas
analyzer, residence, vapor leak, and
vapor barrier. The amended Maine Dry
Cleaner Rule adopted the same
definitions, with the exception of vapor
barrier and residence. Residence is
defined in the Dry Cleaner NESHAP as
any dwelling or housing in which
people reside, excluding short-term
housing that is occupied by the same
person for a period of less than 180 days
(such as a hotel room). Maine’s
amended Dry Cleaner Rule defines
residence as ‘‘any dwelling or housing in
which people reside,’’ without exclusion
for short-term housing. Maine’s
definition is more stringent. ME DEP
did not adopt the definition of vapor
barrier into its amended Maine Dry
Cleaner Rule because the requirement is
no longer necessary. Specifically, the
amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule
specifies that dry cleaning machines
installed in a building with a residence
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after December 21, 2005 must comply
with the NESHAP provisions under
Section 63.320(b)(2)(ii). See Chapter 125
Section 3.A.(2). Section 63.320(b)(2)(ii)
of the Dry Cleaner NESHAP requires
any facility installed in a building with
a residence between December 21, 2005
and July 13, 2006 (i.e., those facilities
which were required to utilize a vapor
barrier under the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP) to eliminate perc emissions
by July 27, 2009. Therefore, any facility
which was required to install a vapor
barrier is effectively prohibited from
operating under the Dry Cleaner
NESHAP and the amended Maine Dry
Cleaner Rule as of July 27, 2009. The
amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule is
equivalent to the Dry Cleaner NESHAP.
B. What control requirements were
added for new dry cleaners installed
after December 21, 2005?
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP requires
new area source dry cleaners which
commence construction after December
21, 2005, to be equipped with a
refrigerated condenser and a non-vented
carbon adsorber. The carbon adsorber
must be desorbed in accordance with
the manufacturer’s instruction. See 40
CFR 63.322(o)(2). The amended Maine
Dry Cleaner Rule required these control
requirements for new dry cleaners
installed after February 12, 1997 and
added clarifying language for these
controls on new dry cleaners installed
after December 21, 2005. See Chapter
125 Section 3.B(2) and Section 3.(C)(3).
The Maine Dry Cleaner Rule added the
requirement for the carbon adsorber to
be desorbed in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions. See
Chapter 125 Section 3.C(1)(a). The
amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule is
accordingly no less stringent than the
corresponding Federal rule.
C. What requirements were added for
dry cleaners installed in a building with
a residence after December 21, 2005?
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP requires a
vapor barrier and other control
requirements for dry cleaners installed
in a building with a residence between
December 21, 2005 and July 13, 2006.
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP requires that
such dry cleaners eliminate perc
emissions by July 27, 2009. See 40 CFR
63.322(o)(5)(i)–(ii) and 63.320(b)(2)(ii).
The Maine Dry Cleaner Rule specifies
that such dry cleaners must comply
with the Dry Cleaner NESHAP Section
63.320(b)(2)(ii). See Chapter 125 Section
3.A(2). Under both the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP and the amended Maine Dry
Cleaner Rule, such sources are
effectively prohibited from operating as
of July 27, 2009. The Maine Dry Cleaner
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rule is equivalent to the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP.
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP does not
allow any dry cleaning systems to be
installed in a building with a residence
as of July 13, 2006. See 40 CFR
63.322(o)(4) and 63.320(b)(3). The
amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule
prohibits the installation of a dry
cleaner co-located with a residence as of
June 24, 2009, and requires all new or
relocated dry cleaning machines located
in a building with a residence which
commenced construction on or after
December 21, 2005 to comply with 40
CFR Part 63.320(b)(2)(ii). See Chapter
125 Section 3.A(1) and (2). The
amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule does
not prohibit dry cleaning machines from
being installed in a building with a
residence between July 13, 2006 and
June 24, 2009, the effective date of the
amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule.
Therefore, EPA is retaining its authority
with respect to dry cleaners installed in
a residence between July 13, 2006 and
June 24, 2009, the effective date of the
amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule. In
addition, the amended Maine Dry
Cleaner rule prohibits the installation of
a co-located dry cleaner as of June 24,
2009. See Chapter 125 Section 3.(A)(1).
A co-located dry cleaner includes dry
cleaning facilities located in a building
with a residence, or with a day care
center, a health care facility, a prison, an
elementary school, a middle or high
school or a pre-school, a senior center
or a youth center, or other facility
inhabited by children or the elderly.
Therefore, this provision of the
amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule is
more stringent than the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP because it prohibits all colocated dry cleaners as of June 24, 2009,
in addition to prohibiting co-located dry
cleaners in a building with a residence
as of June 24, 2009.
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP requires
all dry cleaners located in a building
with a residence to eliminate perc
emissions by December 21, 2020. See 40
CFR 63.322(o)(5)(ii). The amended
Maine Dry Cleaner rule requires all colocated dry cleaners to cease operation
on or before December 21, 2020. See
Chapter 125 Section 3.A(3). The
amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule is
more stringent than the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP because this provision applies
to all co-located facilities in addition to
dry cleaners installed in a building with
a residence.
D. What requirements were added for
transfer machines?
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP effectively
prohibits all transfer machines as of July
28, 2008, by requiring the owner or
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report, except for a statement of
compliance. Given that the NESHAP
report date has passed, all dry cleaners
in Maine were required to send in the
report with a statement of compliance
under the NESHAP requirements, and
that Maine requires an annual report not
required by the NESHAP, EPA has
determined that reporting requirements
of the amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule
are equivalent to the requirements of the
Dry Cleaning NESHAP.
E. What monitoring requirements were
added?
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP added a
requirement for area source dry cleaners
to conduct leak checks monthly using a
halogenated hydrocarbon detector or a
PCE gas analyzer that is operated
according to the manufacturer’s
recommendation. See 40 CFR
63.322(o)(1). The amended Maine Dry
Cleaner rule requires vapor leak checks
weekly with a halogenated hydrocarbon
detector or a PCE gas analyzer. See
Chapter 125 Section 4.(C)(2). The
amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule is
more stringent than the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP because it requires leak checks
with a detector or analyzer to be
conducted weekly.
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP added a
requirement that allows facilities using
a refrigerated condenser to monitor the
refrigeration system high pressure and
low pressure as an alternative to
monitoring for the temperature of the
perc vapor gas vapor-stream. See 40 CFR
63.323(a)(1). Maine added this
requirement and is therefore equivalent
to the Dry Cleaning NESHAP. See
Chapter 125 Section 4.(B).
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operator to eliminate emissions of perc
during the transfer of articles between
the washer and the dryer(s) or
reclaimer(s). See 40 CFR 63.320(b)(1))
and 63.322(o)(4). The amended Maine
Dry Cleaner rule prohibited the
installation and use of transfer machines
as of January 4, 2003. See Chapter 125
Section 3.(D). The amended Maine Dry
Cleaner rule is more stringent because it
prohibited transfer machines earlier
than the Dry Cleaning NESHAP.
V. What is EPA’s action regarding
Maine’s amended Dry Cleaner Rule?
F. How did the reporting requirements
change?
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP added a
requirement for facilities to submit a
notification of compliance status by July
28, 2008. See 40 CFR 63.324(f). The
amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule did
not add this requirement but all affected
sources were required under the
NESHAP to submit this report and the
date for submitting the report was prior
to the effective date of the Maine Dry
Cleaner rule amendments. ME DEP did
develop a sample form for the July 28,
2008, NESHAP report and sent a direct
mailing to every dry cleaner in the state
with the form, notifying sources to
submit the report to both EPA and ME
DEP. In addition, the amended Maine
Dry Cleaner rule requires facilities to
register annually with the state. The Dry
Cleaning NESHAP does not require an
annual report. The annual report was
revised to include all of the information
required in the July 28, 2008, NESHAP
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After reviewing ME DEP’s request for
approval of the amended Maine Dry
Cleaner Rule, EPA has determined that
Maine’s regulation meets all of the
requirements necessary for partial rule
substitution under section 112(l) of the
CAA and 40 CFR 63.91 and 63.93. The
amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule, taken
as a whole, is no less stringent than the
Dry Cleaning NESHAP, as applied to
area sources. Therefore, EPA hereby
approves ME DEP’s request to
implement and enforce Chapter 125, as
amended on June 24, 2009, in place of
the Dry Cleaning NESHAP for area
sources in Maine. EPA retains the
requirements for major source dry
cleaners and dry cleaners installed in a
residence between July 13, 2006 and
June 24, 2009. As of the effective date
of this action, the amended Maine Dry
Cleaner Rule is enforceable by EPA and
by citizens under the CAA. Although
ME DEP has primary responsibility to
implement and enforce the amended
Maine Dry Cleaner rule, EPA retains the
authority to enforce any requirement of
the rule upon its approval under CAA
112. See CAA section 112(l)(7).
VI. Final Action
EPA is approving the Maine
Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaner
Regulation, Chapter 125, as amended on
June 24, 2009, as a partial rule
substitution for the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP for area sources in Maine. EPA
retains the requirements for major
source dry cleaners and dry cleaners
installed in a residence between July 13,
2006 and June 24, 2009.
EPA is publishing this action without
prior proposal because the Agency
views this as a noncontroversial
amendment and anticipates no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed
rules section of this Federal Register
publication, EPA is publishing a
separate document that will serve as the
proposal to approve the rule revision
should relevant adverse comments be
filed. This rule will be effective July 25,
2011 without further notice unless the
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Agency receives relevant adverse
comments by June 27, 2011.
If EPA receives such comments, then
EPA will publish a notice withdrawing
the direct final rule and informing the
public that the direct final rule will not
take effect. All public comments
received will then be addressed in a
subsequent final rule based on the
proposed rule. EPA will not institute a
second comment period on the
proposed rule. All parties interested in
commenting on the proposed rule
should do so at this time. If no such
comments are received, the public is
advised that this rule will be effective
on July 25, 2011 and no further action
will be taken on the proposed rule.
Please note that if EPA receives adverse
comment on an amendment, paragraph,
or section of this rule, and if that
provision may be severed from the
remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
as final those provisions of the rule that
are not the subject of an adverse
comment.
VII. Judicial Review
Under CAA section 307(b)(1), judicial
review of this final rule is available only
by filing a petition for review in the
United States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by July 25, 2011.
Under CAA section 307(b)(2), the
requirements established by this final
rule may not be challenged separately in
any civil or criminal proceedings
brought by EPA to enforce these
requirements.
Section 307(d)(7)(B) of the CAA
further provides that ‘‘[o]nly an
objection to a rule or procedure which
was raised with reasonable specificity
during the period for public comment
(including any public hearing) may be
raised during judicial review.’’ This
section also provides a mechanism for
us to convene a proceeding for
reconsideration, ‘‘[i]f the person raising
an objection can demonstrate to the EPA
that it was impracticable to raise such
objection within [the period for public
comment] or if the grounds for such
objection arose after the period for
public comment (but within the time
specified for judicial review) and if such
objection is of central relevance to the
outcome of the rule.’’ Any person
seeking to make such a demonstration to
us should submit a Petition for
Reconsideration to the Regional
Administrator, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA New England
Regional Office, Five Post Office Square,
Suite 100 (ORA01–4), Boston, MA
02109–3912, with a copy to the
person(s) listed in the preceding FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section,
and the Regional Counsel, U.S.
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New England Regional Office, Five Post
Office Square, Suite 100 (ORA01–4),
Boston, MA 02109–3912. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the
Administrator of this final rule under
CAA section 307(d)(7)(B) does not affect
the finality of this rule for the purposes
of judicial review, does not extend the
time within which a petition for judicial
review may be filed, and does not
postpone the effectiveness of the rule.
VIII. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review
This action approves equivalent state
requirements in place of Federal
requirements under CAA section 112(l).
This type of action is exempt from
review under EO 12866.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
This action does not impose an
information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). This action
allows the State of Maine to implement
equivalent state requirements in lieu of
pre-existing Federal requirements as
applied only to area source dry cleaners.
Thus, this action does not require any
person to submit information.
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C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
generally requires an agency to prepare
a regulatory flexibility analysis of any
rule subject to notice and comment
rulemaking requirements under the
Administrative Procedure Act or any
other statute unless the agency certifies
that the rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Small entities
include small businesses, small
organizations, and small governmental
jurisdictions. For purposes of assessing
the impacts of today’s rule on small
entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A
small business that meets the Small
Business Administration size standards
found at 13 CFR 121.201 (coin operated
laundries and drycleaners as defined by
NAICS code 812310 with annual
receipts of less than $7.0 million or
drycleaning and laundry services
(except coin operated) as defined by
NAICS code 812320 with annual
receipts of less than $4.5 million); (2) a
small governmental jurisdiction that is a
government of a city, county, town,
school district or special district with a
population of less than 50,000; and (3)
a small organization that is any not-forprofit enterprise which is independently
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owned and operated and is not
dominant in its field. After considering
the economic impacts of today’s final
rule on small entities, I certify that this
action will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This final rule
will not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities
because approvals under CAA section
112(l) and 40 CFR 63.93 do not create
any new requirements. Such approvals
simply allow a state to implement and
enforce equivalent requirements in
place of the Federal requirements that
EPA is already imposing.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This action contains no Federal
mandates under the provisions of Title
II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C. 1531–
1538 for State, local, or Tribal
governments or the private sector. The
action imposes no enforceable duty on
any State, local or Tribal governments or
the private sector. Therefore, this action
is not subject to the requirements of
sections 202 or 205 of the UMRA. This
action is also not subject to the
requirements of section 203 of UMRA
because it contains no regulatory
requirements that might significantly or
uniquely affect small governments. This
action allows the State of Maine to
implement equivalent state
requirements in lieu of pre-existing
Federal requirements as applied only to
area source dry cleaners. Thus, this
action does not significantly or uniquely
affect small governments.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism
implications. It will not have substantial
direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132. This action
simply allows Maine to implement
equivalent alternative requirements to
replace a Federal rule, and does not
alter the relationship or the distribution
of power and responsibilities
established in the Clean Air Act. Thus,
Executive Order 13132 does not apply
to this action.
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
and Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
This action does not have Tribal
implications, as specified in Executive
Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000). This action allows the State of
Maine to implement equivalent state
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requirements in lieu of pre-existing
Federal requirements as applied only to
area source dry cleaners. This action
will not have substantial direct effects
on Tribal governments, 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 in Executive Order 13175.
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
apply to this action.
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
EPA interprets Executive Order 13045
(62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) as
applying only to those regulatory
actions that concern health or safety
risks, such that the analysis required
under section 5–501 of the Executive
Order has the potential to influence the
regulation. This action is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 because it
approves a state program such that it
allows the State of Maine to implement
equivalent state requirements in lieu of
pre-existing Federal requirements as
applied only to area source dry cleaners.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive
Order 13211 (66 FR 28355 (May 22,
2001)), because it is not a significant
regulatory action under Executive Order
12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (‘‘NTTAA’’), Public Law
104–113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272
note) directs EPA to use voluntary
consensus standards in its regulatory
activities unless to do so would be
inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary
consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., materials specifications,
test methods, sampling procedures, and
business practices) that are developed or
adopted by voluntary consensus
standards bodies. NTTAA directs EPA
to provide Congress, through OMB,
explanations when the Agency decides
not to use available and applicable
voluntary consensus standards.
This action does not involve technical
standards. Therefore, EPA did not
consider the use of any voluntary
consensus standards.
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Authority: This action is issued under the
authority of section 112 of the Clean Air Act,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7412.
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal
Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629
(Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes Federal
executive policy on environmental
justice. Its main provision directs
Federal agencies, to the greatest extent
practicable and permitted by law, to
make environmental justice part of their
mission by identifying and addressing,
as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or
environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority
populations and low-income
populations in the United States.
EPA has determined that this final
rule will not have disproportionately
high and adverse human health or
environmental effects on minority or
low-income populations because it does
not affect the level of protection
provided to human health or the
environment. This action allows the
State of Maine to implement equivalent
state requirements in lieu of pre-existing
Federal requirements as applied only to
area source dry cleaners. As explained
above, the state requirements contain
standards that are at least equivalent to
the Federal standards; thus, we
anticipate only a positive impact from
this action.
K. Congressional Review Act
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The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
report containing this rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in
the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). This rule
will be effective July 25, 2011.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Hazardous
substances, Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
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Dated: May 13, 2011.
Ira W. Leighton,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New
England.
40 CFR part 63 is amended as follows:
PART 63—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 63
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
of subpart M of this part which apply to
major sources, as defined in § 63.320(g).
(ii) Maine is not delegated the
Administrator’s authority to implement
and enforce Maine regulations at
Chapter 125, in lieu of those provisions
of subpart M of this part which apply to
dry cleaning systems installed in a
building with a residence between July
13, 2006 and June 24, 2009, as defined
in § 63.320(b)(2)(i) and § 63.322(o)(4).
(2) [Reserved]
(B) [Reserved]
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Subpart A—[Amended]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
2. Section 63.14 is amended by
revising paragraph (d)(6) to read as
follows:
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
§ 63.14
41 CFR Part 102–42
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Incorporation by reference.
(d) * * *
(6) Maine Department of
Environmental Protection regulations at
Chapter 125, Perchloroethylene Dry
Cleaner Regulation, effective as of June
2, 1991, last amended on June 24, 2009.
Incorporation By Reference approved
for § 63.99(a)(20)(iii) of subpart E of this
part.
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Subpart E—[Amended]
3. Section 63.99 is amended by
revising paragraph (a)(20)(iii) to read as
follows:
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§ 63.99
Delegated Federal authorities.
(a) * * *
(20) * * *
(iii) Affected area sources within
Maine must comply with the Maine
Regulations Applicable to Hazardous
Air Pollutants (incorporated by
reference as specified in § 63.14) as
described in paragraph (a)(20)(iii)(A) of
this section:
(A) The material incorporated into the
Maine Department of Environmental
Protection regulations at Chapter 125,
Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaner
Regulation, effective as of June 2, 1991,
last amended on June 24, 2009,
pertaining to dry cleaning facilities in
the State of Maine jurisdiction, and
approved under the procedures in
§ 63.93 to be implemented and enforced
in place of the Federal NESHAP for
Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning
Facilities (subpart M of this part),
effective as of July 11, 2008, for area
sources only, as defined in § 63.320(h).
(1) Authorities not delegated.
(i) Maine is not delegated the
Administrator’s authority to implement
and enforce Maine regulations at
Chapter 125, in lieu of those provisions
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Federal Management Regulation;
Change in Consumer Price Index
Minimal Value
Office of Governmentwide
Policy, GSA.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7342, at
three-year intervals following January 1,
1981, the minimal value for foreign gifts
must be redefined by the Administrator
of General Services, after consultation
with the Secretary of State, to reflect
changes in the Consumer Price Index for
the immediately preceding 3-year
period. The required consultation has
been completed and the minimal value
has been increased to $350 or less as of
January 1, 2011.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is
effective May 26, 2011.
Applicability Date: This final rule
applies to all foreign gifts received on or
after January 1, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Holcombe, Director, Asset
Management Policy Division (202–501–
3828).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
A. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
direct agencies to assess all costs and
benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). Executive Order 13563
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 63
[EPA-R01-OAR-2010-1080; A-1-FRL-9285-8]
Approval of the Clean Air Act, Section 112(l), Authority for
Hazardous Air Pollutants: Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for
Dry Cleaning Facilities: State of Maine Department of Environmental
Protection
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'').
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 112(l) of the Clean Air Act (``CAA'') and
Federal regulations promulgated thereunder, the Maine Department of
Environmental Protection (``ME DEP'') submitted a request for approval
to implement and enforce the amended ``Chapter 125: Perchloroethylene
Dry Cleaner Regulation'' (Maine Dry Cleaner Rule) as a partial
substitution for the amended National Emissions Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants for Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities (``Dry
Cleaning NESHAP''), as it applies to area sources. EPA has reviewed
this request and has determined that the amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule
satisfies the requirements necessary for partial substitution approval.
Thus, EPA is hereby granting ME DEP the authority to implement and
enforce its amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule in place of the Dry Cleaning
NESHAP for area sources, but EPA is retaining its authority with
respect to major source dry cleaners and dry cleaners installed in a
residence between July 13, 2006, and June 24, 2009. This approval makes
the amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule Federally enforceable.
DATES: This direct final rule will be effective July 25, 2011, unless
EPA receives adverse comments by June 27, 2011. 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. The incorporation by reference of certain publications
listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register
as of July 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R01-OAR-2010-1080 by one of the following methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-mail: mcdonnell.ida@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (617) 918-0653.
4. Mail: ``EPA-R01-OAR-2010-1080'', Ida E. McDonnell, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, Five
Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: Ida E.
McDonnell, Manager, Air Permits, Toxics and Indoor Programs Unit,
Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA New England Regional Office, Five Post Office Square, 5th floor,
(OEP5-02), Boston, MA 02109-3912. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation. The Regional
Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to
4:30, excluding legal holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R01-OAR-
2010-1080. 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, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. EPA will forward copies of all submitted
comments to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
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 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 Office of Ecosystem
Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England
Regional Office, Five Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact 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.
In addition, copies of the State submittal are also available for
public inspection during normal business hours, by appointment at the
Maine Department of Environmental Protection, State House Station 17,
Augusta, Maine, 04333-0017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Lancey, Air Permits, Toxics and
Indoor Programs Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, Five
Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912,
telephone number (617) 918-1656, fax number (617) 918-0656, e-mail
lancey.susan@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
Organization of this document. The following outline is provided to
aid in locating information in this preamble.
I. Background and Purpose
II. What requirements must a state rule meet to substitute for a
section 112 rule?
III. How will EPA determine equivalency for state alternative NESHAP
requirements?
IV. What significant changes did EPA make to the Dry Cleaning NESHAP
and how did ME DEP address those changes?
A. What definitions were added to the Dry Cleaning NESHAP and
the Amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule?
B. What control requirements were added for new dry cleaners
installed after December 21, 2005?
C. What requirements were added for dry cleaners installed in a
building with a residence after December 21, 2005?
D. What requirements were added for transfer machines?
E. What monitoring requirements were added?
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F. How did the reporting requirements change?
V. What is epa's action regarding Maine's amended Dry Cleaner Rule?
VI. Final Action
VII. Judicial Review
VIII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
K. Congressional Review Act
I. Background and Purpose
Under CAA section 112(l), EPA may approve state or local rules or
programs to be implemented and enforced in place of certain otherwise
applicable Federal rules, emissions standards, or requirements. The
Federal regulations governing EPA's approval of state and local rules
or programs under section 112(l) are located at 40 CFR part 63, subpart
E. See 58 FR 62262 (November 26, 1993), as amended by 65 FR 55810
(September 14, 2000). Under these regulations, a state air pollution
control agency has the option to request EPA's approval to substitute a
state rule for the applicable Federal rule (e.g., the National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants). Upon approval by EPA, the
state agency is authorized to implement and enforce its rule in place
of the Federal rule.
EPA promulgated the Dry Cleaning NESHAP on September 22, 1993. See
58 FR 49354 (codified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart M, ``National
Perchloroethylene Air Emission Standards for Dry Cleaning
Facilities''). On August 12, 2003, EPA received ME DEP's request to
implement and enforce ``Chapter 125: Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaner
Regulation'' in lieu of the Dry Cleaning NESHAP as applied to area
sources. On April 24, 2006, EPA approved the Maine Dry Cleaner Rule in
place of the Dry Cleaning NESHAP for area sources pursuant to the
provisions of 40 CFR part 63, subpart E. See 71 FR 20895.
Under 40 CFR 63.91(e)(3), if EPA amends or otherwise revises a
promulgated CAA section 112 rule or requirement in a way that increases
its stringency, EPA will notify any state with a delegated alternative
of the need to revise its equivalency demonstration. EPA will consult
with the state to set a time frame for the state to submit a revised
equivalency demonstration. EPA will then review and approve the revised
equivalency demonstration according to the procedures in 40 CFR part
63, subpart E. More stringent NESHAP amendments to a delegated
alternative apply to all sources until EPA determines that the approved
or revised alternative requirements are equivalent to the more
stringent amendments.
On July 27, 2006, September 21, 2006 and July 11, 2008, EPA
promulgated amendments to the Dry Cleaning NESHAP. See 71 FR 42724, 71
FR 55280 and 73 FR 39871. In a letter dated October 25, 2006, EPA
notified ME DEP that EPA had published more stringent amendments to the
Dry Cleaning NESHAP and of the need for ME DEP to revise its
equivalency demonstration. Accordingly, ME DEP revised the Maine Dry
Cleaner Rule with an effective date of June 24, 2009. On December 11,
2009, ME DEP submitted a request for approval to implement and enforce
the amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule in place of the amended Dry Cleaning
NESHAP. On March 4, 2010, EPA determined that Maine's submittal was
complete. As explained below, EPA has reviewed the State's submission
and determined that the amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule is no less
stringent than the amended Dry Cleaning NESHAP, as applied to area
sources.
In addition, in the Federal Register on May 13, 2009, EPA corrected
a sequential numbering error in 40 CFR 63.99. See 74 FR 22437. In this
rulemaking, paragraph (a)(19) of section 63.99, the subparagraph for
the state of Maine, was redesignated as paragraph (a)(20). However, the
reference to paragraph (a)(19)(iii) in the incorporation by reference
section 63.14(d)(6) was not corrected to refer to paragraph
(a)(20)(iii) at that time. Therefore, today's notice also corrects the
reference in 40 CFR 63.14(d)(6) to appropriately refer to paragraph
(a)(20)(iii).
Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment,
paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed
from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions
of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
II. What requirements must a State rule meet to substitute for a
section 112 rule?
A state must demonstrate that it has satisfied the general
delegation/approval criteria contained in 40 CFR 63.91(d). The process
of providing ``up-front approval'' assures that a state has met the
delegation criteria in Section 112(l)(5) of the CAA (as codified in 40
CFR 63.91(d)), that is, that the state has demonstrated that its NESHAP
program contains adequate authorities to assure compliance with each
applicable Federal requirement, adequate resources for implementation,
and an expeditious compliance schedule. Under 40 CFR 63.91(d)(3),
interim or final Title V program approval satisfies the criteria set
forth in 40 CFR 63.91(d) for ``up-front approval.'' On October 18,
2001, EPA promulgated full approval of ME DEP's operating permits
program with an effective date of December 17, 2001. See 66 FR 52874.
Accordingly, ME DEP has satisfied the up-front approval criteria of 40
CFR 63.91(d).
Additionally, the ``rule substitution'' option requires EPA to make
a detailed and thorough evaluation of the state's submittal to ensure
that it meets the stringency and other requirements of 40 CFR 63.93. A
rule will be approved if the state or local government demonstrates:
(1) the state and local rules contain applicability criteria that are
no less stringent than the corresponding Federal rule; (2) the state
and local rule requires levels of control and compliance and
enforcement measures that would achieve emission reductions from each
affected source that are no less stringent than would result from the
otherwise applicable Federal standard; (3) the schedule for
implementation and compliance is consistent with the deadlines
established in the otherwise applicable Federal rule; and (4) the state
requirements include additional compliance and enforcement measures as
specified in 40 CFR 63.93(b)(4). See 40 CFR 63.93(b). After reviewing
ME DEP's amended partial rule substitution request and equivalency
demonstration for the Dry Cleaning NESHAP as it applies to area
sources, EPA has determined this request meets all the requirements
necessary for approval under CAA section 112(l) and 40 CFR 63.91 and
63.93.
III. How will EPA determine equivalency for state alternative NESHAP
requirements?
Before we can approve alternative requirements in place of a part
63 emissions standard, the state must
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submit to us detailed information that demonstrates how the alternative
requirements compare with the otherwise applicable Federal standard.
Under 40 CFR part 63 subpart E, the level of control in the state rule
must be at least as stringent as the level of control in the Federal
rule. In addition, in order for equivalency to be granted, the level of
control and compliance and enforcement measures (``MRR'') of the state
rule, taken together as a whole, must be equivalent to the level of
control and MRR of the Federal rule, taken together as a whole. A
detailed discussion of how EPA will determine equivalency for state
alternative NESHAP requirements is provided in the preamble to EPA's
proposed Subpart E amendments on January 12, 1999. See 64 FR 1908.
IV. What significant changes did EPA make to the Dry Cleaning NESHAP
and how did ME DEP address those changes?
The following discussion explains the changes that EPA made to the
Dry Cleaning NESHAP and how ME DEP addressed these changes in the
amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule. The April 24, 2006 Federal Register
Notice initially approving the Maine Dry Cleaner Rule as a substitute
for the Dry Cleaning NESHAP contains a more detailed discussion of the
differences between the Dry Cleaning NESHAP and the Maine Dry Cleaner
Rule. See 71 FR 20895.
A. What definitions were added to the Dry Cleaning NESHAP and the
amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule?
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP added definitions for halogenated
hydrocarbon detector, perchloroethylene gas analyzer, residence, vapor
leak, and vapor barrier. The amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule adopted the
same definitions, with the exception of vapor barrier and residence.
Residence is defined in the Dry Cleaner NESHAP as any dwelling or
housing in which people reside, excluding short-term housing that is
occupied by the same person for a period of less than 180 days (such as
a hotel room). Maine's amended Dry Cleaner Rule defines residence as
``any dwelling or housing in which people reside,'' without exclusion
for short-term housing. Maine's definition is more stringent. ME DEP
did not adopt the definition of vapor barrier into its amended Maine
Dry Cleaner Rule because the requirement is no longer necessary.
Specifically, the amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule specifies that dry
cleaning machines installed in a building with a residence after
December 21, 2005 must comply with the NESHAP provisions under Section
63.320(b)(2)(ii). See Chapter 125 Section 3.A.(2). Section
63.320(b)(2)(ii) of the Dry Cleaner NESHAP requires any facility
installed in a building with a residence between December 21, 2005 and
July 13, 2006 (i.e., those facilities which were required to utilize a
vapor barrier under the Dry Cleaning NESHAP) to eliminate perc
emissions by July 27, 2009. Therefore, any facility which was required
to install a vapor barrier is effectively prohibited from operating
under the Dry Cleaner NESHAP and the amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule as
of July 27, 2009. The amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule is equivalent to
the Dry Cleaner NESHAP.
B. What control requirements were added for new dry cleaners installed
after December 21, 2005?
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP requires new area source dry cleaners which
commence construction after December 21, 2005, to be equipped with a
refrigerated condenser and a non-vented carbon adsorber. The carbon
adsorber must be desorbed in accordance with the manufacturer's
instruction. See 40 CFR 63.322(o)(2). The amended Maine Dry Cleaner
Rule required these control requirements for new dry cleaners installed
after February 12, 1997 and added clarifying language for these
controls on new dry cleaners installed after December 21, 2005. See
Chapter 125 Section 3.B(2) and Section 3.(C)(3). The Maine Dry Cleaner
Rule added the requirement for the carbon adsorber to be desorbed in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. See Chapter 125
Section 3.C(1)(a). The amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule is accordingly no
less stringent than the corresponding Federal rule.
C. What requirements were added for dry cleaners installed in a
building with a residence after December 21, 2005?
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP requires a vapor barrier and other control
requirements for dry cleaners installed in a building with a residence
between December 21, 2005 and July 13, 2006. The Dry Cleaning NESHAP
requires that such dry cleaners eliminate perc emissions by July 27,
2009. See 40 CFR 63.322(o)(5)(i)-(ii) and 63.320(b)(2)(ii). The Maine
Dry Cleaner Rule specifies that such dry cleaners must comply with the
Dry Cleaner NESHAP Section 63.320(b)(2)(ii). See Chapter 125 Section
3.A(2). Under both the Dry Cleaning NESHAP and the amended Maine Dry
Cleaner Rule, such sources are effectively prohibited from operating as
of July 27, 2009. The Maine Dry Cleaner rule is equivalent to the Dry
Cleaning NESHAP.
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP does not allow any dry cleaning systems to
be installed in a building with a residence as of July 13, 2006. See 40
CFR 63.322(o)(4) and 63.320(b)(3). The amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule
prohibits the installation of a dry cleaner co-located with a residence
as of June 24, 2009, and requires all new or relocated dry cleaning
machines located in a building with a residence which commenced
construction on or after December 21, 2005 to comply with 40 CFR Part
63.320(b)(2)(ii). See Chapter 125 Section 3.A(1) and (2). The amended
Maine Dry Cleaner rule does not prohibit dry cleaning machines from
being installed in a building with a residence between July 13, 2006
and June 24, 2009, the effective date of the amended Maine Dry Cleaner
rule. Therefore, EPA is retaining its authority with respect to dry
cleaners installed in a residence between July 13, 2006 and June 24,
2009, the effective date of the amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule. In
addition, the amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule prohibits the installation
of a co-located dry cleaner as of June 24, 2009. See Chapter 125
Section 3.(A)(1). A co-located dry cleaner includes dry cleaning
facilities located in a building with a residence, or with a day care
center, a health care facility, a prison, an elementary school, a
middle or high school or a pre-school, a senior center or a youth
center, or other facility inhabited by children or the elderly.
Therefore, this provision of the amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule is more
stringent than the Dry Cleaning NESHAP because it prohibits all co-
located dry cleaners as of June 24, 2009, in addition to prohibiting
co-located dry cleaners in a building with a residence as of June 24,
2009.
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP requires all dry cleaners located in a
building with a residence to eliminate perc emissions by December 21,
2020. See 40 CFR 63.322(o)(5)(ii). The amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule
requires all co-located dry cleaners to cease operation on or before
December 21, 2020. See Chapter 125 Section 3.A(3). The amended Maine
Dry Cleaner rule is more stringent than the Dry Cleaning NESHAP because
this provision applies to all co-located facilities in addition to dry
cleaners installed in a building with a residence.
D. What requirements were added for transfer machines?
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP effectively prohibits all transfer machines
as of July 28, 2008, by requiring the owner or
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operator to eliminate emissions of perc during the transfer of articles
between the washer and the dryer(s) or reclaimer(s). See 40 CFR
63.320(b)(1)) and 63.322(o)(4). The amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule
prohibited the installation and use of transfer machines as of January
4, 2003. See Chapter 125 Section 3.(D). The amended Maine Dry Cleaner
rule is more stringent because it prohibited transfer machines earlier
than the Dry Cleaning NESHAP.
E. What monitoring requirements were added?
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP added a requirement for area source dry
cleaners to conduct leak checks monthly using a halogenated hydrocarbon
detector or a PCE gas analyzer that is operated according to the
manufacturer's recommendation. See 40 CFR 63.322(o)(1). The amended
Maine Dry Cleaner rule requires vapor leak checks weekly with a
halogenated hydrocarbon detector or a PCE gas analyzer. See Chapter 125
Section 4.(C)(2). The amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule is more stringent
than the Dry Cleaning NESHAP because it requires leak checks with a
detector or analyzer to be conducted weekly.
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP added a requirement that allows facilities
using a refrigerated condenser to monitor the refrigeration system high
pressure and low pressure as an alternative to monitoring for the
temperature of the perc vapor gas vapor-stream. See 40 CFR
63.323(a)(1). Maine added this requirement and is therefore equivalent
to the Dry Cleaning NESHAP. See Chapter 125 Section 4.(B).
F. How did the reporting requirements change?
The Dry Cleaning NESHAP added a requirement for facilities to
submit a notification of compliance status by July 28, 2008. See 40 CFR
63.324(f). The amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule did not add this
requirement but all affected sources were required under the NESHAP to
submit this report and the date for submitting the report was prior to
the effective date of the Maine Dry Cleaner rule amendments. ME DEP did
develop a sample form for the July 28, 2008, NESHAP report and sent a
direct mailing to every dry cleaner in the state with the form,
notifying sources to submit the report to both EPA and ME DEP. In
addition, the amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule requires facilities to
register annually with the state. The Dry Cleaning NESHAP does not
require an annual report. The annual report was revised to include all
of the information required in the July 28, 2008, NESHAP report, except
for a statement of compliance. Given that the NESHAP report date has
passed, all dry cleaners in Maine were required to send in the report
with a statement of compliance under the NESHAP requirements, and that
Maine requires an annual report not required by the NESHAP, EPA has
determined that reporting requirements of the amended Maine Dry Cleaner
rule are equivalent to the requirements of the Dry Cleaning NESHAP.
V. What is EPA's action regarding Maine's amended Dry Cleaner Rule?
After reviewing ME DEP's request for approval of the amended Maine
Dry Cleaner Rule, EPA has determined that Maine's regulation meets all
of the requirements necessary for partial rule substitution under
section 112(l) of the CAA and 40 CFR 63.91 and 63.93. The amended Maine
Dry Cleaner rule, taken as a whole, is no less stringent than the Dry
Cleaning NESHAP, as applied to area sources. Therefore, EPA hereby
approves ME DEP's request to implement and enforce Chapter 125, as
amended on June 24, 2009, in place of the Dry Cleaning NESHAP for area
sources in Maine. EPA retains the requirements for major source dry
cleaners and dry cleaners installed in a residence between July 13,
2006 and June 24, 2009. As of the effective date of this action, the
amended Maine Dry Cleaner Rule is enforceable by EPA and by citizens
under the CAA. Although ME DEP has primary responsibility to implement
and enforce the amended Maine Dry Cleaner rule, EPA retains the
authority to enforce any requirement of the rule upon its approval
under CAA 112. See CAA section 112(l)(7).
VI. Final Action
EPA is approving the Maine Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaner
Regulation, Chapter 125, as amended on June 24, 2009, as a partial rule
substitution for the Dry Cleaning NESHAP for area sources in Maine. EPA
retains the requirements for major source dry cleaners and dry cleaners
installed in a residence between July 13, 2006 and June 24, 2009.
EPA is publishing this action without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipates no
adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this
Federal Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document
that will serve as the proposal to approve the rule revision should
relevant adverse comments be filed. This rule will be effective July
25, 2011 without further notice unless the Agency receives relevant
adverse comments by June 27, 2011.
If EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a notice
withdrawing the direct final rule and informing the public that the
direct final rule will not take effect. All public comments received
will then be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed
rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period on the proposed
rule. All parties interested in commenting on the proposed rule should
do so at this time. If no such comments are received, the public is
advised that this rule will be effective on July 25, 2011 and no
further action will be taken on the proposed rule. Please note that if
EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of
this rule, and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of
the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are
not the subject of an adverse comment.
VII. Judicial Review
Under CAA section 307(b)(1), judicial review of this final rule is
available only by filing a petition for review in the United States
Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by July 25, 2011. Under
CAA section 307(b)(2), the requirements established by this final rule
may not be challenged separately in any civil or criminal proceedings
brought by EPA to enforce these requirements.
Section 307(d)(7)(B) of the CAA further provides that ``[o]nly an
objection to a rule or procedure which was raised with reasonable
specificity during the period for public comment (including any public
hearing) may be raised during judicial review.'' This section also
provides a mechanism for us to convene a proceeding for
reconsideration, ``[i]f the person raising an objection can demonstrate
to the EPA that it was impracticable to raise such objection within
[the period for public comment] or if the grounds for such objection
arose after the period for public comment (but within the time
specified for judicial review) and if such objection is of central
relevance to the outcome of the rule.'' Any person seeking to make such
a demonstration to us should submit a Petition for Reconsideration to
the Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, Five Post Office Square, Suite 100 (ORA01-
4), Boston, MA 02109-3912, with a copy to the person(s) listed in the
preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, and the Regional
Counsel, U.S.
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Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, Five
Post Office Square, Suite 100 (ORA01-4), Boston, MA 02109-3912. Filing
a petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
under CAA section 307(d)(7)(B) does not affect the finality of this
rule for the purposes of judicial review, does not extend the time
within which a petition for judicial review may be filed, and does not
postpone the effectiveness of the rule.
VIII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review
This action approves equivalent state requirements in place of
Federal requirements under CAA section 112(l). This type of action is
exempt from review under EO 12866.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). This action allows the State of
Maine to implement equivalent state requirements in lieu of pre-
existing Federal requirements as applied only to area source dry
cleaners. Thus, this action does not require any person to submit
information.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency
to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to
notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative
Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses,
small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions. For purposes
of assessing the impacts of today's rule on small entities, small
entity is defined as: (1) A small business that meets the Small
Business Administration size standards found at 13 CFR 121.201 (coin
operated laundries and drycleaners as defined by NAICS code 812310 with
annual receipts of less than $7.0 million or drycleaning and laundry
services (except coin operated) as defined by NAICS code 812320 with
annual receipts of less than $4.5 million); (2) a small governmental
jurisdiction that is a government of a city, county, town, school
district or special district with a population of less than 50,000; and
(3) a small organization that is any not-for-profit enterprise which is
independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field.
After considering the economic impacts of today's final rule on small
entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This final
rule will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of
small entities because approvals under CAA section 112(l) and 40 CFR
63.93 do not create any new requirements. Such approvals simply allow a
state to implement and enforce equivalent requirements in place of the
Federal requirements that EPA is already imposing.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This action contains no Federal mandates under the provisions of
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C.
1531-1538 for State, local, or Tribal governments or the private
sector. The action imposes no enforceable duty on any State, local or
Tribal governments or the private sector. Therefore, this action is not
subject to the requirements of sections 202 or 205 of the UMRA. This
action is also not subject to the requirements of section 203 of UMRA
because it contains no regulatory requirements that might significantly
or uniquely affect small governments. This action allows the State of
Maine to implement equivalent state requirements in lieu of pre-
existing Federal requirements as applied only to area source dry
cleaners. Thus, this action does not significantly or uniquely affect
small governments.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as
specified in Executive Order 13132. This action simply allows Maine to
implement equivalent alternative requirements to replace a Federal
rule, and does not alter the relationship or the distribution of power
and responsibilities established in the Clean Air Act. Thus, Executive
Order 13132 does not apply to this action.
F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian
Tribal Governments
This action does not have Tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action
allows the State of Maine to implement equivalent state requirements in
lieu of pre-existing Federal requirements as applied only to area
source dry cleaners. This action will not have substantial direct
effects on Tribal governments, 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 in Executive Order 13175. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does
not apply to this action.
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997)
as applying only to those regulatory actions that concern health or
safety risks, such that the analysis required under section 5-501 of
the Executive Order has the potential to influence the regulation. This
action is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it approves a
state program such that it allows the State of Maine to implement
equivalent state requirements in lieu of pre-existing Federal
requirements as applied only to area source dry cleaners.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355
(May 22, 2001)), because it is not a significant regulatory action
under Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (``NTTAA''), Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C.
272 note) directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its
regulatory activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with
applicable law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards
are technical standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods,
sampling procedures, and business practices) that are developed or
adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to
provide Congress, through OMB, explanations when the Agency decides not
to use available and applicable voluntary consensus standards.
This action does not involve technical standards. Therefore, EPA
did not consider the use of any voluntary consensus standards.
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J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629 (Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes
Federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision
directs Federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income
populations in the United States.
EPA has determined that this final rule will not have
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects on minority or low-income populations because it does not
affect the level of protection provided to human health or the
environment. This action allows the State of Maine to implement
equivalent state requirements in lieu of pre-existing Federal
requirements as applied only to area source dry cleaners. As explained
above, the state requirements contain standards that are at least
equivalent to the Federal standards; thus, we anticipate only a
positive impact from this action.
K. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2). This rule will be effective July 25, 2011.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: This action is issued under the authority of section
112 of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7412.
Dated: May 13, 2011.
Ira W. Leighton,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
40 CFR part 63 is amended as follows:
PART 63--[AMENDED]
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1. The authority citation for part 63 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart A--[Amended]
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2. Section 63.14 is amended by revising paragraph (d)(6) to read as
follows:
Sec. 63.14 Incorporation by reference.
(d) * * *
(6) Maine Department of Environmental Protection regulations at
Chapter 125, Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaner Regulation, effective as of
June 2, 1991, last amended on June 24, 2009. Incorporation By Reference
approved for Sec. 63.99(a)(20)(iii) of subpart E of this part.
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Subpart E--[Amended]
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3. Section 63.99 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(20)(iii) to read
as follows:
Sec. 63.99 Delegated Federal authorities.
(a) * * *
(20) * * *
(iii) Affected area sources within Maine must comply with the Maine
Regulations Applicable to Hazardous Air Pollutants (incorporated by
reference as specified in Sec. 63.14) as described in paragraph
(a)(20)(iii)(A) of this section:
(A) The material incorporated into the Maine Department of
Environmental Protection regulations at Chapter 125, Perchloroethylene
Dry Cleaner Regulation, effective as of June 2, 1991, last amended on
June 24, 2009, pertaining to dry cleaning facilities in the State of
Maine jurisdiction, and approved under the procedures in Sec. 63.93 to
be implemented and enforced in place of the Federal NESHAP for
Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning Facilities (subpart M of this part),
effective as of July 11, 2008, for area sources only, as defined in
Sec. 63.320(h).
(1) Authorities not delegated.
(i) Maine is not delegated the Administrator's authority to
implement and enforce Maine regulations at Chapter 125, in lieu of
those provisions of subpart M of this part which apply to major
sources, as defined in Sec. 63.320(g).
(ii) Maine is not delegated the Administrator's authority to
implement and enforce Maine regulations at Chapter 125, in lieu of
those provisions of subpart M of this part which apply to dry cleaning
systems installed in a building with a residence between July 13, 2006
and June 24, 2009, as defined in Sec. 63.320(b)(2)(i) and Sec.
63.322(o)(4).
(2) [Reserved]
(B) [Reserved]
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