Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of California; Interstate Transport of Pollution; Significant Contribution to Nonattainment and Interference With Maintenance Requirements, 43175 [C1-2011-14480]
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PART 52—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart II—North Carolina
2. Section 52.1781 is amended by
adding paragraph (g), to read as follows:
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§ 52.1781 Control strategy: Sulfur oxides
and particulate matter.
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(g) Disapproval. EPA is disapproving
portions of North Carolina’s
Infrastructure SIP for the 2006 24-hour
PM2.5 NAAQS addressing interstate
transport, specifically with respect to
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I).
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Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; State of
California; Interstate Transport of
Pollution; Significant Contribution to
Nonattainment and Interference With
Maintenance Requirements
Correction
In rule document 2011–14480
appearing on pages 34872–34876, in the
issue of Wednesday, June 15, 2011,
make the following correction:
On page number 34872, in the second
column, in the Environmental
Protection Agency document, the
subject is corrected to appear as above.
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Approval of Air Quality Implementation
Plans; Indiana and Ohio; Disapproval
of Interstate Transport State
Implementation Plan Revision for the
2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to its authority
under the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA is
taking final action to disapprove the
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portions of submittals by the Indiana
Department of Environmental
Management (IDEM) and the Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio
EPA) that pertain to requirements in the
CAA to address interstate transport for
the 2006 24-hour fine particle (PM2.5)
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS). EPA is not, however,
currently taking action on the remainder
of the State Implementation Plan (SIP)
submittals from IDEM and Ohio EPA
concerning other basic or
‘‘Infrastructure’’ elements required
under the CAA. The proposed rule
associated with this final action was
published on February 4, 2011. The
effect of this action will be an obligation
for EPA to promulgate a Federal
Implementation Plan (FIP) for Indiana
and Ohio no later than two years from
the date of disapproval. The Transport
Rule, when final, is the FIP that EPA
intends to implement for Indiana and
Ohio.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
August 19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R05–OAR–2009–0805. All
documents in the docket are listed in
the https://www.regulations.gov index.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., Confidential Business Information
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
will be publicly-available only in hard
copy. Publicly-available docket
materials are available either
electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation
Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal holidays. We recommend that
you telephone Andy Chang at (312)
886–0258 before visiting the Region 5
office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andy Chang, Environmental Engineer,
Attainment Planning and Maintenance
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–0258,
chang.andy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA. This supplementary information
section is arranged as follows:
I. What is the background for this action?
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II. What is our response to comments
received on the notice of proposed
rulemaking?
III. What action is EPA taking?
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What is the background for this
action?
Section 110(a)(1) of the CAA requires
states to submit basic or ‘‘Infrastructure’’
SIPs to address a new or revised
NAAQS within three years after
promulgation of such standards, or
within such shorter period as EPA may
prescribe. As provided by section
110(k)(2) of the CAA, within twelve
months of a determination that a
submitted SIP is complete under
110(k)(1) of the CAA, the Administrator
shall act on the plan. As authorized in
section 110(k)(3) of the CAA, where
portions of the state submittals are
severable, within that twelve-month
period EPA may approve the portions of
the submittals that meet the
requirements of the CAA, take no action
on certain portions of the submittals,
and disapprove the portions of the
submittals that do not meet the
requirements of the CAA. When the
deficient provisions are not severable
from all of the submitted provisions,
EPA must propose disapproval of the
submittals, consistent with section
110(k)(3) of the CAA.
Section 110(a)(2) of the CAA lists the
elements that such new Infrastructure
SIPs must address, as applicable,
including section 110(a)(2)(D)(i), which
pertains to interstate transport of certain
emissions, also known as the CAA
‘‘good neighbor’’ provisions.
On December 18, 2006, EPA revised
the 24-hour average PM2.5 primary and
secondary NAAQS from 65 micrograms
per cubic meter (μg/m3) to 35 μg/m3
(see, 71 FR 61144).1 On September 25,
2009, EPA issued its ‘‘Guidance on SIP
Elements Required Under Sections
110(a)(1) and (2) for the 2006 24-Hour
Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)’’ (2009
Guidance). EPA developed the 2009
Guidance for States making submissions
to meet the requirements of section 110,
including 110(a)(2)(D)(i) for the revised
2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS.
As identified in the 2009 Guidance,
the ‘‘good neighbor’’ provisions in
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) require each state
to submit a SIP that prohibits emissions
that adversely affect another state in the
1 The rule for the revised PM
2.5 NAAQS was
signed by the Administrator and publically
disseminated on September 21, 2006. Because EPA
did not prescribe a shorter period for 110(a) SIP
submittals, these submittals for the 2006 24-hour
PM2.5 NAAQS were due on September 21, 2009,
three years from the September 21, 2006 signature
date.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0046; FRL-9318-1]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of
California; Interstate Transport of Pollution; Significant Contribution
to Nonattainment and Interference With Maintenance Requirements
Correction
In rule document 2011-14480 appearing on pages 34872-34876, in the
issue of Wednesday, June 15, 2011, make the following correction:
On page number 34872, in the second column, in the Environmental
Protection Agency document, the subject is corrected to appear as
above.
[FR Doc. C1-2011-14480 Filed 7-19-11; 8:45 am]
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