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EPA APPROVED GEORGIA REGULATIONS—Continued
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With the exceptions set forth in this
subpart, the Administrator approves
Georgia’s plans for the attainment and
maintenance of the national standards
under section 110 of the Clean Air Act.
Furthermore, the Administrator finds
the plans satisfy all requirements of Part
D, Title I, of the Clean Air Act as
amended in 1977.
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Findings of Failure To Submit a
Complete State Implementation Plan
for Section 110(a) Pertaining to the
2006 Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
NAAQS
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The EPA is making a finding
that certain states, the District of
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico have not submitted a
complete State Implementation Plan
(SIP) that addresses basic program
elements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or
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SUMMARY:
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Georgia’s PSD Rule 391–3–1–.02(7) incorporates by reference the
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changes. This EPA action is approving the incorporation by reference with the exception of the following provisions: (1) the provisions amended in the Ethanol Rule (72 FR 24060) which exclude
facilities that produce ethanol through a natural fermentation process from the definition of ‘‘chemical process plants’’ in the major
NSR source permitting program found at 40 CFR 52.21(b)(1)(i)(a)
and (b)(1(iii)(t); and 2) the administrative regulations amended in
the Fugitive Emissions Rule (73 FR 77882). Additionally, this EPA
action is not approving the ‘‘automatic rescission clause’’ provision
at 391–3–1–.02(7)(a)2.(iv).
This rule contains NOX as a precursor to ozone for PSD and NSR.
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Act) necessary to implement, maintain,
and enforce the 2006 24-hour Fine
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National
Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS). The EPA refers to these SIP
submissions as ‘‘infrastructure’’ SIPs,
because they address basic structural
requirements specified in section
110(a)(1) and (2) that states must
establish that they meet following the
promulgation of a new or revised
NAAQS. Specifically, the EPA is
evaluating whether these states, the
District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico made
complete infrastructure SIP submissions
to address the applicable requirements
of section 110(a)(2)(A) through (M)
necessary to implement the 2006 PM2.5
NAAQS, with the exception of section
110(a)(2)(I), portions of section
110(a)(2)(C) pertaining to nonattainment
area requirements and section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I). By this action, the EPA
is identifying those states, the District of
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico that have failed to make a
complete submission for some or all of
these specific requirements. The finding
of failure to submit for some or all of
these specific elements establishes a 24month deadline for the EPA to
promulgate a Federal Implementation
Plan (FIP) to address each state’s
outstanding infrastructure SIP elements
unless, prior to that time, the state
submits, and the EPA approves, a
submission that meets the required
elements, or unless the state is already
subject to an existing FIP that addresses
the SIP deficiency.
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The effective date of this rule is
October 11, 2011.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Sanders, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Air Quality
Policy Division, Mail Code C539–01,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709;
telephone (919) 541–3356; fax number
(919) 541–0824; email address:
sanders.dave@epa.gov.
Section
553 of the Administrative Procedures
Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), provides that,
when an agency for good cause finds
that notice and public procedure are
impracticable, unnecessary or contrary
to the public interest, the agency may
issue a rule without providing notice
and an opportunity for public comment.
The EPA has determined that there is
good cause for making this rule final
without prior proposal and opportunity
for comment because no significant EPA
judgment is involved in making a
finding of failure to submit SIPs, or
elements of SIPs, required by the CAA,
where states have made no submissions,
or incomplete submissions, to meet the
requirement by the statutory date. Thus,
notice and public procedure are
unnecessary. The EPA finds that this
constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B).
For questions related to a specific
state, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, please
contact the appropriate regional office
below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regional offices
States
Region II—Raymond Werner, Chief, Air Programs Branch, EPA Region II, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York,
NY 10007–1866.
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Regional offices
States
Region III—Cristina Fernandez, Branch Chief, Air Quality Planning Branch, EPA Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103–2187.
Region VII—Joshua A. Tapp, Chief, Air Programs Branch, EPA Region VII, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, KS
66101–2907.
Region VIII—Monica Morales, Air Quality Planning Unit Manager, EPA Region VIII Air Program, 1595 Wynkoop St.
(8P–AR), Denver, CO 80202–1129.
Region IX—Lisa Hanf, Air Planning Office, EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 ...........
Region X—Robert Elleman, Manager, State and Tribal Air Programs, EPA Region X, Office of Air, Waste, and
Toxics, Mail Code OAQ–107, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.
Table of Contents
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I. Background
II. This Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
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
and Safety Risks
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
I. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions
To Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
J. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act
K. Congressional Review Act
L. Judicial Review
I. Background
On September 21, 2006, the EPA
promulgated a final rule revising the
existing 1997 24-hour NAAQS for PM2.5
from 65 micrograms per cubic meter
(μg/m3) to 35 μg/m3. In that action, the
EPA set the revised 2006 24-hour PM2.5
primary standard at 35 μg/m3.
CAA section 110(a) requires states to
submit SIPs that provide for the
implementation, maintenance, and
enforcement of a new or revised
NAAQS within 3 years following the
promulgation of such NAAQS, or within
such shorter period as the EPA may
prescribe. These SIPs were due on
September 21, 2009. The EPA refers to
these specific submissions as
‘‘infrastructure’’ SIPs because they are
intended to address basic structural
requirements for SIPs for a new or
revised NAAQS. Section 110(a) imposes
the obligation upon states to make a SIP
submission to the EPA for a new or
revised NAAQS, but the contents of that
submission may vary depending upon
the facts and circumstances. In
particular, the data and analytical tools
available at the time the state develops
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and submits the SIP for a new or revised
NAAQS necessarily affects the content
of the submission. The contents of such
SIP submissions may also vary
depending upon what provisions the
state’s existing SIP already contains.
Section 110(a)(2) lists specific
elements that states must meet, as
applicable, in the general infrastructure
SIP submissions. The requirements
include basic SIP infrastructure
elements such as SIP provisions to
provide for monitoring, enforcement,
and general legal authority, which are
designed to assure attainment and
maintenance of the NAAQS. In the case
of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i), the provisions
are intended to assure that the SIP of the
state in question contains provisions
necessary to prevent certain prohibited
impacts on air quality in other states. In
a September 25, 2009, memorandum
titled ‘‘Guidance on SIP Elements
Required Under Section 110(a)(1) and
(2) for the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle
(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS),’’ the EPA
identified the requirements that are the
subject of this action, as applicable, and
provided additional recommendations
concerning the requirements. Most
states submitted SIPs addressing section
110(a)(2). For various reasons, some of
the submissions did not address all
infrastructure SIP elements.
Two elements identified in section
110(a)(2) are not governed by the 3-year
submission deadline of section 110(a)(1)
because SIPs incorporating necessary
local nonattainment area controls are
not due within 3 years after
promulgation of a new or revised
NAAQS, but rather are due at the time
the nonattainment area plan
requirements are due pursuant to
section 172. These requirements are:
(1) submissions required by section
110(a)(2)(C) to the extent that subsection
refers to a permit program as required in
part D Title I of the CAA; and (2)
submissions required by section
110(a)(2)(I) which pertain to the
nonattainment planning requirements of
part D, Title I of the CAA. Therefore,
this action does not cover these specific
section 110(a)(2) elements. However,
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District of Columbia.
Iowa.
Montana.
Arizona and Hawaii.
Alaska and Washington.
this action does pertain to the
requirements in section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) for prevention of
significant deterioration (PSD). On June
9, 2010, in a separate final rulemaking
(75 FR 32763), the EPA found that 29
states and territories had not made a SIP
submittal that addressed the section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) requirements related to
interstate transport.1
On January 12, 2011, WildEarth
Guardians and Sierra Club filed a
complaint against the EPA alleging that
the agency had failed to take final action
on infrastructure SIPs submitted by
some states for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS
and that the agency had failed to make
findings of failure to submit for other
states that had failed to make such
infrastructure SIP submissions.
II. This Action
This action reflects the EPA’s
determinations with respect to the
section 110(a)(2) requirements for the
2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS only. These
are based upon the failure of states to
submit infrastructure SIPs to address the
requisite requirements, or failure to
certify that they have already met the
requisite requirements, or both. For
those states that have not yet made a
submittal and for those states that made
a submittal that was not complete with
respect to each element of section
110(a)(2), as applicable, the EPA is
making a finding of failure to submit a
complete SIP.
For those states that did not make any
submittal, except as noted above with
respect to the June 9, 2010, finding, the
EPA is making a finding of failure to
submit a complete SIP with respect to
all of the section 110(a)(2) SIP elements.
In the same manner, for those states that
did not make a submittal that addressed
all of the section 110(a)(2) elements, as
applicable, the EPA is making a finding
of failure to submit only with respect to
those specific elements for which the
1 That notice included, among others, the states
of Alaska, Iowa, Montana, and the District of
Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
some of which are also subject of this action. We
are not superseding or otherwise affecting that
limited finding with respect to those states which
the finding remains in effect.
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state did not make a complete
submission. These findings establish a
24-month deadline for the promulgation
by the EPA of a FIP, in accordance with
section 110(c)(1), unless prior to that
time the state submits, and EPA
approves, a submission from the state to
address the elements for which the
finding of failure to submit applies.
These findings of failure to submit do
not impose sanctions, and do not set
deadlines for imposing sanctions as
described in section 179, because these
findings do not pertain to the elements
of a Title I part D plan for
nonattainment areas as required under
section 110(a)(2)(I), and because this
action is not a SIP call pursuant to
section 110(k)(5). The EPA will work
with these states and provide assistance
as necessary to help them develop
approvable submittals in a timely
manner.
This action will be effective on
October 11, 2011.
Findings of Failure To Submit for States
That Failed To Make an Infrastructure
SIP Submittal in Whole or in Part for the
2006 24 Hour PM2.5 NAAQS
Region II
Puerto Rico failed to submit a SIP to
satisfy the requirements of section
110(a)(2)(A)–(C), (D)(i)(II) (PSD prong
only), (E)–(H) and (J)–(M).
Region III
District of Columbia failed to submit
a SIP to satisfy the requirements of
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (PSD prong
only). Regarding this finding, section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (PSD prong only) is
already addressed for the District of
Columbia through an existing FIP that
remains in place. Therefore, this action
will not trigger any additional FIP
obligation with respect to these
requirements.
Region VII
Iowa failed to submit a SIP to satisfy
the requirements of section
110(a)(2)(A)–(C), (D)(i)(II) (PSD prong
only), (E)–(H) and (J)–(M).
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Region VIII
Montana failed to submit for section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (PSD prong only).
Region IX
Arizona failed to submit for section
110(a)(2)(G).
Hawaii failed to submit for section
110(a)(2)(A)–(C), (D)(i)(II) (PSD prong
only), (E)–(H) and (J)–(M).
Region X
Alaska failed to submit for section
110(a)(2)(A)–(C), (E)–(H) and (J)–(M).
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Washington failed to submit for
section 110(a)(2)(A)–(C), (D)(i)(II) (PSD
prong only), (E)–(H) and (J)–(M).
III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review
This action is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under the terms of
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and is therefore not
subject to review under Executive
Orders 12866 and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011).
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
This action does not impose an
information collection burden. This rule
relates to the requirement in the CAA
for states to submit SIPs under section
110(a) to satisfy certain infrastructure
and general authority-related elements
required under section 110(a)(2) of the
CAA for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS.
Section 110(a)(1) of the CAA requires
that states submit SIPs that implement,
maintain, and enforce a new or revised
NAAQS which satisfies the
requirements of section 110(a)(2) within
3 years of promulgation of such
standard, or shorter period as the EPA
may provide. The final rule does not
establish any new information
collection requirement apart from that
already required by law. The OMB
control numbers for the EPA’s
regulations in the CFR are listed in 40
CFR Part 9.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
generally requires an agency to prepare
a regulatory flexibility analysis of any
action subject to notice and comment
rulemaking requirements under the
Administrative Procedures Act or any
other statute unless the agency certifies
that the action 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 the purpose of assessing the
impacts of this final action on small
entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A
small business that is a small industry
entity as defined in the U.S. Small
Business Administration size standards
(See 13 CFR 121); (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-
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profit enterprise which independently
owned and operated is not dominate in
its field.
After considering the economic
impacts of this final action on small
entities, I certify that this action will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
This action relates to the requirement in
the CAA for states to submit SIPs under
section 110(a) to satisfy certain
infrastructure and general authorityrelated elements required under section
110(a)(2) of the CAA for the 2006 PM2.5
NAAQS. Section 110(a)(1) of the CAA
requires that states submit SIPs that
implement, maintain, and enforce a new
or revised NAAQS which satisfies the
requirements of section 110(a)(2) within
3 years of promulgation of such
standard, or shorter period as the EPA
may provide.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995 (UMRA)
This action contains no federal
mandate under the provisions of Title II
of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538 for state,
local, and tribal governments and the
private sector. The action does not
impose any new enforceable duty on
any state, local or private sector.
Therefore, this action is not subject to
the requirements of section 202 and 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 relates to the requirement in the
CAA for states to submit SIPs under
section 110(a) to satisfy certain
infrastructure and general authorityrelated elements required under section
110(a)(2) of the CAA for the 2006 PM2.5
NAAQS. Section 110(a)(1) of the CAA
requires that states submit SIPs that
implement, maintain, and enforce a new
or revised NAAQS which satisfies the
requirements of section 110(a)(2) within
3 years of promulgation of such
standard, or shorter period as the EPA
may provide.
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. The CAA
establishes the scheme whereby states
take the lead in developing plans to
meet the NAAQS. This action will not
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modify the relationship of the states and
the EPA for purposes of developing
programs to implement the NAAQS.
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). It does not
have a substantial direct effect on one or
more Indian Tribes, because no Tribe
has implemented an air quality
management program related to the
2006 PM2.5 NAAQS. Furthermore, this
action does not affect the relationship or
distribution of power and
responsibilities between the federal
government and Indian Tribes. The
CAA and the Tribal Air Rule establish
the relationship of the federal
government and Tribes in developing
plans to attain the NAAQS, and this rule
does nothing to modify that
relationship. Thus, Executive Order
13175 does not apply to this action.
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G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
and Safety Risks
The 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 is
making findings concerning whether or
not each state has submitted a complete
SIP that provides the basic program
elements specified in CAA section
110(a)(2) necessary to implement the
2006 PM2.5 NAAQS. The findings of
failure to submit for all or a portion of
states’ SIP establish a 24-month
deadline for the EPA to promulgate FIPs
to address the outstanding SIP elements
unless, prior to that time, the affected
states submit, and the EPA approves,
the required SIPs.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
This action is not a ‘‘significant
energy action’’ as defined in Executive
Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22,
2001), because it is not likely to have a
significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy. At the
time of proposal of the implementation
rule for the 1997 PM2.5 standard,
information on the methodology and
data regarding the assessment of
potential energy impacts regarding
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implementation of the 2006 PM2.5
standard was not addressed because the
PM2.5 NAAQS is not a significant energy
action. This is based on the fact that no
impacts are specifically ascribed to the
standard only. Potential energy impacts
are ascribed during the implementation
phase by the states. An energy impact
analysis, as part of a regulatory impact
analysis or other assessment for the
PM2.5 NAAQS rule, was prepared by the
Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, Research Triangle Park, NC,
April 24, 2003. [October 17, 2006 (71 FR
60853)]
I. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer Advancement Act
of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104–113,
section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
directs the EPA to use voluntary
consensus standards (VCS) in its
regulatory activities unless to do so
would be inconsistent with applicable
law or otherwise impracticable. VCS are
technical standards (e.g., materials
specifications, test methods, sampling
procedures, and business practices) that
are developed or adopted by VCS
bodies. The NTTAA directs the EPA to
provide Congress, through OMB,
explanations when the agency decides
not to use available and applicable VCS.
This action does not involve technical
standards. Therefore, the EPA did not
consider the use of any VCS.
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.
The EPA has determined that this
final action will not have
disproportionately high and adverse
human health or environmental effects
on minority or low-income populations
because it does not directly affect the
level of protection provided to human
health or the environment. This notice
is making a finding concerning whether
each state has submitted or failed to
submit a complete SIP that provides the
basic program elements of section
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110(a)(2) necessary to implement the
2006 PM2.5 NAAQS.
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. The EPA will
submit a report containing this action
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 action 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 action will be effective
October 11, 2011.
L. Judicial Review
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,
petitions for judicial review of this
action must be filed in the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit Court within 60 days
from the date the final action is
published in the Federal Register.
Filing a petition for review by the
Administrator of this final action does
not affect the finality of this action for
the purposes of judicial review nor does
it extend the time within which a
petition for judicial review must be
final, and shall not postpone the
effectiveness of such action.
Thus, any petitions for review of this
action related to findings of failure to
submit related to the requirements of
section 110(a) to satisfy certain elements
required under section 110(a)(2) of the
CAA for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS must be
filed in the Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit within 60
days from the date final action is
published in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Approval and promulgation of
implementation plans, Environmental
protection, Administrative practice and
procedures, Air pollution control,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, and
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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Dated: August 31, 2011.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and
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Revision to the California State
Implementation Plan; Yolo-Solano Air
Quality Management District
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is taking direct final
action to approve a revision to the YoloSolano Air Quality Management District
portion of the California State
Implementation Plan (SIP). This
revision concerns volatile organic
compound (VOC) emissions from
expandable polystyrene product
manufacturing operations. We are
approving a local rule that regulates
these emission sources under the Clean
Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA).
DATES: This rule is effective on
November 7, 2011 without further
notice, unless EPA receives adverse
comments by October 11, 2011. If we
receive such comments, we will publish
a timely withdrawal in the Federal
Register to notify the public that this
direct final rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments,
identified by docket number EPA–R09–
OAR–2011–0594, by one of the
following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions.
2. E-mail: steckel.andrew@epa.gov.
3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel
(Air-4), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.
Instructions: All comments 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
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Information that
you consider CBI or otherwise protected
should be clearly identified as such and
should not be submitted through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. https://
www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous
access’’ system, and EPA will not know
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your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send e-mail
directly to EPA, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the public comment.
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: Generally, documents in the
docket for this action are available
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, California. While all
documents in the docket are listed at
https://www.regulations.gov, some
information may be publicly available
only at the hard copy location (e.g.,
copyrighted material, large maps), and
some may not be publicly available in
either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the
hard copy materials, please schedule an
appointment during normal business
hours with the contact listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Mae
Wang, EPA Region IX, (415) 947–4124,
wang.mae@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. The State’s Submittal
A. What rule did the State submit?
B. Are there other versions of this rule?
C. What is the purpose of the submitted
rule?
II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action
A. How is EPA evaluating the rule?
B. Does the rule meet the evaluation
criteria?
C. EPA Recommendations to Further
Improve the Rule
D. Public Comment and Final Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. The State’s Submittal
A. What rule did the State submit?
We are approving Yolo-Solano Air
Quality Management District
(YSAQMD) Rule 2.41, adopted on
September 10, 2008, and submitted by
the California Air Resources Board
(CARB) on December 23, 2008. On April
20, 2009, EPA determined that the
submittal for Rule 2.41 met the
completeness criteria in 40 CFR Part 51
Appendix V, which must be met before
formal EPA review.
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B. Are there other versions of this rule?
There is no previous version of this
rule in the SIP, and no previous
versions have been submitted.
C. What is the purpose of the submitted
rule?
VOCs help produce ground-level
ozone and smog, which harm human
health and the environment. Section
110(a) of the CAA requires States to
submit regulations that control VOC
emissions. Rule 2.41 was designed to
control VOC emissions from the
manufacturing of expandable
polystyrene products. The rule requires
all products to be manufactured with
either low-pentane or mid-pentane
beads. Manufacturing emissions must be
controlled by an emissions control
system with a capture efficiency of at
least 90% and a destruction efficiency
of at least 95%. EPA’s technical support
document (TSD) has more information
about this rule.
II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action
A. How is EPA evaluating the rule?
Generally, SIP rules must be
enforceable (see section 110(a) of the
CAA), must require Reasonably
Available Control Technology (RACT)
for each category of sources covered by
a Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG)
document as well as each major source
in nonattainment areas (see sections
182(a)(2) and (b)(2)), must not interfere
with any applicable requirement
concerning attainment and reasonable
further progress or any other applicable
requirement of the CAA (see section
110(l) of the CAA), and must not
modify, in a nonattainment area, any
SIP-approved control requirement in
effect before November 15, 1990 (see
section 193 of the CAA). The YSAQMD
regulates an ozone nonattainment area
(see 40 CFR part 81), so Rule 2.41 must
fulfill RACT as well as CAA section
110(l) requirements.
Guidance and policy documents that
we use to evaluate enforceability and
RACT requirements consistently
include the following:
1. ‘‘Issues Relating to VOC Regulation
Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and
Deviations,’’ EPA, May 25, 1988 (the
Bluebook).
2. ‘‘Guidance Document for Correcting
Common VOC & Other Rule
Deficiencies,’’ EPA Region 9, August 21,
2001 (the Little Bluebook).
3. ‘‘Control of VOC Emissions from
Polystyrene Foam Manufacturing’’
(EPA–450/3–90–020, September 1990).
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55577-55581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22838]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0747; FRL-9460-4]
Findings of Failure To Submit a Complete State Implementation
Plan for Section 110(a) Pertaining to the 2006 Fine Particulate Matter
(PM2.5) NAAQS
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is making a finding that certain states, the District
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have not submitted a
complete State Implementation Plan (SIP) that addresses basic program
elements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) necessary to implement,
maintain, and enforce the 2006 24-hour Fine Particulate Matter
(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The
EPA refers to these SIP submissions as ``infrastructure'' SIPs, because
they address basic structural requirements specified in section
110(a)(1) and (2) that states must establish that they meet following
the promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS. Specifically, the EPA is
evaluating whether these states, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico made complete infrastructure SIP
submissions to address the applicable requirements of section
110(a)(2)(A) through (M) necessary to implement the 2006
PM2.5 NAAQS, with the exception of section 110(a)(2)(I),
portions of section 110(a)(2)(C) pertaining to nonattainment area
requirements and section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I). By this action, the EPA is
identifying those states, the District of Columbia, and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico that have failed to make a complete
submission for some or all of these specific requirements. The finding
of failure to submit for some or all of these specific elements
establishes a 24-month deadline for the EPA to promulgate a Federal
Implementation Plan (FIP) to address each state's outstanding
infrastructure SIP elements unless, prior to that time, the state
submits, and the EPA approves, a submission that meets the required
elements, or unless the state is already subject to an existing FIP
that addresses the SIP deficiency.
DATES: The effective date of this rule is October 11, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Sanders, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, Air Quality Policy Division, Mail Code C539-01,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone (919) 541-3356; fax number
(919) 541-0824; email address: sanders.dave@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 553 of the Administrative Procedures
Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), provides that, when an agency for good cause
finds that notice and public procedure are impracticable, unnecessary
or contrary to the public interest, the agency may issue a rule without
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. The EPA has
determined that there is good cause for making this rule final without
prior proposal and opportunity for comment because no significant EPA
judgment is involved in making a finding of failure to submit SIPs, or
elements of SIPs, required by the CAA, where states have made no
submissions, or incomplete submissions, to meet the requirement by the
statutory date. Thus, notice and public procedure are unnecessary. The
EPA finds that this constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
For questions related to a specific state, the District of
Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, please contact the
appropriate regional office below.
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Regional offices States
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Region II--Raymond Werner, Chief, Puerto Rico.
Air Programs Branch, EPA Region
II, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New
York, NY 10007-1866.
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Region III--Cristina Fernandez, District of Columbia.
Branch Chief, Air Quality
Planning Branch, EPA Region III,
1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
PA 19103-2187.
Region VII--Joshua A. Tapp, Chief, Iowa.
Air Programs Branch, EPA Region
VII, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas
City, KS 66101-2907.
Region VIII--Monica Morales, Air Montana.
Quality Planning Unit Manager,
EPA Region VIII Air Program, 1595
Wynkoop St. (8P-AR), Denver, CO
80202-1129.
Region IX--Lisa Hanf, Air Planning Arizona and Hawaii.
Office, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
CA 94105.
Region X--Robert Elleman, Manager, Alaska and Washington.
State and Tribal Air Programs,
EPA Region X, Office of Air,
Waste, and Toxics, Mail Code OAQ-
107, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle,
WA 98101.
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Table of Contents
I. Background
II. This Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and
Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
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 and Safety Risks
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
I. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
J. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
K. Congressional Review Act
L. Judicial Review
I. Background
On September 21, 2006, the EPA promulgated a final rule revising
the existing 1997 24-hour NAAQS for PM2.5 from 65 micrograms
per cubic meter ([mu]g/m\3\) to 35 [mu]g/m\3\. In that action, the EPA
set the revised 2006 24-hour PM2.5 primary standard at 35
[mu]g/m\3\.
CAA section 110(a) requires states to submit SIPs that provide for
the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of a new or revised
NAAQS within 3 years following the promulgation of such NAAQS, or
within such shorter period as the EPA may prescribe. These SIPs were
due on September 21, 2009. The EPA refers to these specific submissions
as ``infrastructure'' SIPs because they are intended to address basic
structural requirements for SIPs for a new or revised NAAQS. Section
110(a) imposes the obligation upon states to make a SIP submission to
the EPA for a new or revised NAAQS, but the contents of that submission
may vary depending upon the facts and circumstances. In particular, the
data and analytical tools available at the time the state develops and
submits the SIP for a new or revised NAAQS necessarily affects the
content of the submission. The contents of such SIP submissions may
also vary depending upon what provisions the state's existing SIP
already contains.
Section 110(a)(2) lists specific elements that states must meet, as
applicable, in the general infrastructure SIP submissions. The
requirements include basic SIP infrastructure elements such as SIP
provisions to provide for monitoring, enforcement, and general legal
authority, which are designed to assure attainment and maintenance of
the NAAQS. In the case of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i), the provisions are
intended to assure that the SIP of the state in question contains
provisions necessary to prevent certain prohibited impacts on air
quality in other states. In a September 25, 2009, memorandum titled
``Guidance on SIP Elements Required Under Section 110(a)(1) and (2) for
the 2006 24-Hour Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS),'' the EPA identified the requirements that
are the subject of this action, as applicable, and provided additional
recommendations concerning the requirements. Most states submitted SIPs
addressing section 110(a)(2). For various reasons, some of the
submissions did not address all infrastructure SIP elements.
Two elements identified in section 110(a)(2) are not governed by
the 3-year submission deadline of section 110(a)(1) because SIPs
incorporating necessary local nonattainment area controls are not due
within 3 years after promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS, but rather
are due at the time the nonattainment area plan requirements are due
pursuant to section 172. These requirements are: (1) submissions
required by section 110(a)(2)(C) to the extent that subsection refers
to a permit program as required in part D Title I of the CAA; and (2)
submissions required by section 110(a)(2)(I) which pertain to the
nonattainment planning requirements of part D, Title I of the CAA.
Therefore, this action does not cover these specific section 110(a)(2)
elements. However, this action does pertain to the requirements in
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) for prevention of significant deterioration
(PSD). On June 9, 2010, in a separate final rulemaking (75 FR 32763),
the EPA found that 29 states and territories had not made a SIP
submittal that addressed the section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) requirements
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\1\ That notice included, among others, the states of Alaska,
Iowa, Montana, and the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, some of which are also subject of this action. We are
not superseding or otherwise affecting that limited finding with
respect to those states which the finding remains in effect.
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On January 12, 2011, WildEarth Guardians and Sierra Club filed a
complaint against the EPA alleging that the agency had failed to take
final action on infrastructure SIPs submitted by some states for the
2006 PM2.5 NAAQS and that the agency had failed to make
findings of failure to submit for other states that had failed to make
such infrastructure SIP submissions.
II. This Action
This action reflects the EPA's determinations with respect to the
section 110(a)(2) requirements for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5
NAAQS only. These are based upon the failure of states to submit
infrastructure SIPs to address the requisite requirements, or failure
to certify that they have already met the requisite requirements, or
both. For those states that have not yet made a submittal and for those
states that made a submittal that was not complete with respect to each
element of section 110(a)(2), as applicable, the EPA is making a
finding of failure to submit a complete SIP.
For those states that did not make any submittal, except as noted
above with respect to the June 9, 2010, finding, the EPA is making a
finding of failure to submit a complete SIP with respect to all of the
section 110(a)(2) SIP elements. In the same manner, for those states
that did not make a submittal that addressed all of the section
110(a)(2) elements, as applicable, the EPA is making a finding of
failure to submit only with respect to those specific elements for
which the
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state did not make a complete submission. These findings establish a
24-month deadline for the promulgation by the EPA of a FIP, in
accordance with section 110(c)(1), unless prior to that time the state
submits, and EPA approves, a submission from the state to address the
elements for which the finding of failure to submit applies. These
findings of failure to submit do not impose sanctions, and do not set
deadlines for imposing sanctions as described in section 179, because
these findings do not pertain to the elements of a Title I part D plan
for nonattainment areas as required under section 110(a)(2)(I), and
because this action is not a SIP call pursuant to section 110(k)(5).
The EPA will work with these states and provide assistance as necessary
to help them develop approvable submittals in a timely manner.
This action will be effective on October 11, 2011.
Findings of Failure To Submit for States That Failed To Make an
Infrastructure SIP Submittal in Whole or in Part for the 2006 24 Hour
PM2.5 NAAQS
Region II
Puerto Rico failed to submit a SIP to satisfy the requirements of
section 110(a)(2)(A)-(C), (D)(i)(II) (PSD prong only), (E)-(H) and (J)-
(M).
Region III
District of Columbia failed to submit a SIP to satisfy the
requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (PSD prong only). Regarding
this finding, section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (PSD prong only) is already
addressed for the District of Columbia through an existing FIP that
remains in place. Therefore, this action will not trigger any
additional FIP obligation with respect to these requirements.
Region VII
Iowa failed to submit a SIP to satisfy the requirements of section
110(a)(2)(A)-(C), (D)(i)(II) (PSD prong only), (E)-(H) and (J)-(M).
Region VIII
Montana failed to submit for section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (PSD prong
only).
Region IX
Arizona failed to submit for section 110(a)(2)(G).
Hawaii failed to submit for section 110(a)(2)(A)-(C), (D)(i)(II)
(PSD prong only), (E)-(H) and (J)-(M).
Region X
Alaska failed to submit for section 110(a)(2)(A)-(C), (E)-(H) and
(J)-(M).
Washington failed to submit for section 110(a)(2)(A)-(C),
(D)(i)(II) (PSD prong only), (E)-(H) and (J)-(M).
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
This action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the
terms of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and is
therefore not subject to review under Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
(76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011).
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
This action does not impose an information collection burden. This
rule relates to the requirement in the CAA for states to submit SIPs
under section 110(a) to satisfy certain infrastructure and general
authority-related elements required under section 110(a)(2) of the CAA
for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS. Section 110(a)(1) of the CAA
requires that states submit SIPs that implement, maintain, and enforce
a new or revised NAAQS which satisfies the requirements of section
110(a)(2) within 3 years of promulgation of such standard, or shorter
period as the EPA may provide. The final rule does not establish any
new information collection requirement apart from that already required
by law. The OMB control numbers for the EPA's regulations in the CFR
are listed in 40 CFR Part 9.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency
to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any action subject to
notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative
Procedures Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that
the action 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 the purpose of assessing the impacts of this final action on
small entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A small business that
is a small industry entity as defined in the U.S. Small Business
Administration size standards (See 13 CFR 121); (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 independently owned and operated is not dominate in
its field.
After considering the economic impacts of this final action on
small entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This action
relates to the requirement in the CAA for states to submit SIPs under
section 110(a) to satisfy certain infrastructure and general authority-
related elements required under section 110(a)(2) of the CAA for the
2006 PM2.5 NAAQS. Section 110(a)(1) of the CAA requires that
states submit SIPs that implement, maintain, and enforce a new or
revised NAAQS which satisfies the requirements of section 110(a)(2)
within 3 years of promulgation of such standard, or shorter period as
the EPA may provide.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA)
This action contains no federal mandate under the provisions of
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-
1538 for state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector.
The action does not impose any new enforceable duty on any state, local
or private sector. Therefore, this action is not subject to the
requirements of section 202 and 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 relates
to the requirement in the CAA for states to submit SIPs under section
110(a) to satisfy certain infrastructure and general authority-related
elements required under section 110(a)(2) of the CAA for the 2006
PM2.5 NAAQS. Section 110(a)(1) of the CAA requires that
states submit SIPs that implement, maintain, and enforce a new or
revised NAAQS which satisfies the requirements of section 110(a)(2)
within 3 years of promulgation of such standard, or shorter period as
the EPA may provide.
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. The CAA establishes the scheme
whereby states take the lead in developing plans to meet the NAAQS.
This action will not
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modify the relationship of the states and the EPA for purposes of
developing programs to implement the NAAQS. 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). It does not have a substantial
direct effect on one or more Indian Tribes, because no Tribe has
implemented an air quality management program related to the 2006
PM2.5 NAAQS. Furthermore, this action does not affect the
relationship or distribution of power and responsibilities between the
federal government and Indian Tribes. The CAA and the Tribal Air Rule
establish the relationship of the federal government and Tribes in
developing plans to attain the NAAQS, and this rule does nothing to
modify that relationship. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to
this action.
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental
Health and Safety Risks
The 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 is making
findings concerning whether or not each state has submitted a complete
SIP that provides the basic program elements specified in CAA section
110(a)(2) necessary to implement the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS. The
findings of failure to submit for all or a portion of states' SIP
establish a 24-month deadline for the EPA to promulgate FIPs to address
the outstanding SIP elements unless, prior to that time, the affected
states submit, and the EPA approves, the required SIPs.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use
This action is not a ``significant energy action'' as defined in
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001), because it is not
likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy. At the time of proposal of the
implementation rule for the 1997 PM2.5 standard, information
on the methodology and data regarding the assessment of potential
energy impacts regarding implementation of the 2006 PM2.5
standard was not addressed because the PM2.5 NAAQS is not a
significant energy action. This is based on the fact that no impacts
are specifically ascribed to the standard only. Potential energy
impacts are ascribed during the implementation phase by the states. An
energy impact analysis, as part of a regulatory impact analysis or
other assessment for the PM2.5 NAAQS rule, was prepared by
the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Research Triangle
Park, NC, April 24, 2003. [October 17, 2006 (71 FR 60853)]
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer Advancement Act
of 1995 (NTTAA), Public Law 104-113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
directs the EPA to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS) in its
regulatory activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with
applicable law or otherwise impracticable. VCS are technical standards
(e.g., materials specifications, test methods, sampling procedures, and
business practices) that are developed or adopted by VCS bodies. The
NTTAA directs the EPA to provide Congress, through OMB, explanations
when the agency decides not to use available and applicable VCS.
This action does not involve technical standards. Therefore, the
EPA did not consider the use of any VCS.
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.
The EPA has determined that this final action will not have
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects on minority or low-income populations because it does not
directly affect the level of protection provided to human health or the
environment. This notice is making a finding concerning whether each
state has submitted or failed to submit a complete SIP that provides
the basic program elements of section 110(a)(2) necessary to implement
the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS.
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. The EPA will submit a report containing this action 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 action 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 action will be effective October 11, 2011.
L. Judicial Review
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit Court within 60 days from the date the
final action is published in the Federal Register. Filing a petition
for review by the Administrator of this final action does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review
must be final, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such action.
Thus, any petitions for review of this action related to findings
of failure to submit related to the requirements of section 110(a) to
satisfy certain elements required under section 110(a)(2) of the CAA
for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS must be filed in the Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit within 60 days from the
date final action is published in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Approval and promulgation of implementation plans, Environmental
protection, Administrative practice and procedures, Air pollution
control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, and
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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Dated: August 31, 2011.
Gina McCarthy,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
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