Revision to the California State Implementation Plan; Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, 55581-55583 [2011-22975]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 174 / Thursday, September 8, 2011 / Rules and Regulations Dated: August 31, 2011. Gina McCarthy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2011–22838 Filed 9–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R09–OAR–2011–0594; FRL–9456–6] 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 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:47 Sep 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 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. PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 55581 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). E:\FR\FM\08SER1.SGM 08SER1 55582 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 174 / Thursday, September 8, 2011 / Rules and Regulations B. Does the rule meet the evaluation criteria? We believe this rule is consistent with the relevant policy and guidance regarding enforceability, RACT, and CAA section 110(l). The SIP revision would not interfere with the on-going process for ensuring that requirements for reasonable further progress and attainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards are met. The TSD has more information on our evaluation. C. EPA Recommendations To Further Improve the Rule The TSD describes additional rule revisions that do not affect EPA’s current action but are recommended for the next time the local agency modifies the rule. D. Public Comment and Final Action As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the CAA, EPA is fully approving the submitted rule because we believe it fulfills all relevant requirements. We do not think anyone will object to this approval, so we are finalizing it without proposing it in advance. However, in the Proposed Rules section of this Federal Register, we are simultaneously proposing approval of the same submitted rule. If we receive adverse comments by October 11, 2011, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register to notify the public that the direct final approval will not take effect and we will address the comments in a subsequent final action based on the proposal. If we do not receive timely adverse comments, the direct final approval will be effective without further notice on November 7, 2011. This will incorporate the rule into the federally enforceable SIP. 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. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s role is to approve State choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this action merely approves State law as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:47 Sep 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 those imposed by State law. For that reason, this action: • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993); • Does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); • Is certified as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); • Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); • Does not have Federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999); • Is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); • Is not a significant regulatory action subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); • Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the CAA; and • Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to address disproportionate human health or environmental effects with practical, appropriate, and legally permissible methods under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the State, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law. 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 action and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by November 7, 2011. Filing a petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule 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 may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action. Parties with objections to this direct final rule are encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel notice of proposed rulemaking for this action published in the Proposed Rules section of today’s Federal Register, rather than file an immediate petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so that EPA can withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in the proposed rulemaking. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)). List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds. Dated: August 8, 2011. Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, Region IX. Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: PART 52—[AMENDED] 1. The authority citation for Part 52 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Subpart F—California 2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(364)(i)(C) to read as follows: ■ § 52.220 Identification of plan. * * * * * (c) * * * (364) * * * (i) * * * (C) Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District. E:\FR\FM\08SER1.SGM 08SER1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 174 / Thursday, September 8, 2011 / Rules and Regulations (1) Rule 2.41, ‘‘Expandable Polystyrene Manufacturing Operations,’’ adopted on September 10, 2008. * * * * * [FR Doc. 2011–22975 Filed 9–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 116 and 302 [EPA–HQ–SFUND–2011–0565; FRL–9460–9] Designation of Hazardous Substances; Designation, Reportable Quantities, and Notification Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment. AGENCY: EPA is issuing a technical amendment to correct, by removal of SUMMARY: three Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers that were erroneously included in the list of hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. DATES: This final rule is effective on September 8, 2011. ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–SFUND–2011–0565. All documents in the docket are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through https://www.regulations.gov or in hard 55583 copy at the Superfund Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the Superfund Docket is (202) 566–0276. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Beasley, Regulation and Policy Development Division, Office of Emergency Management (5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–1965; fax number: (202) 564–2625; e-mail address: beasley.lynn@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? Type of entity Examples of affected entities Federal Agencies ........................ National Response Center and any Federal agency that may release or respond to releases of hazardous substances. State Emergency Response Commissions, and Local Emergency Planning Committees. Those entities responsible for the release of a hazardous substance from a vessel or facility. Those entities with an interest in the substances incorrectly identified by their Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number(s) as a hazardous substance. State and Local Governments .... Responsible Parties .................... and Reportable Quantities; and Appendix A to section 302.4— Sequential CAS Registry Number List of CERCLA Hazardous Substances. The three correct Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Numbers remain on these tables. On March 13, 1978, EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register that designated hazardous substances under the authority of section 311(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (aka, Clean Water Act or CWA). On B. How can I get copies of this document April 4, 1985, EPA issued a final rule in and other related information? the Federal Register that designated The current information is as follows: hazardous substances and adjusted the • Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–SFUND– reportable quantities under the 2011–0565. authority of section 102(a) of the • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// Comprehensive Environmental www.regulations.gov. Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). In both of these rules, II. What does this correction do? Sodium Phosphate, tribasic was This technical amendment is a designated as a hazardous substance. correction to remove three Chemical For the convenience of the user, Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry hazardous substances are presented in Numbers that were erroneously Tables and an Appendix that include identified with Sodium Phosphate, the CAS Registry Number for each tribasic, from the following Title 40 of hazardous substance. In some cases, a the Code of Federal Regulations: Table 116.4 A—List of Hazardous Substances; chemical name may have more than one CAS Registry Number associated with it Table 116.4 B—List of Hazardous due to the chemical’s various forms; Substances by CAS Number; Table however, CAS Registry Numbers are 302.4—List of Hazardous Substances erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with RULES This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be regulated by this action. This table lists the types of entities that EPA is now aware could potentially be regulated by this action. Other types of entities not listed in the table could also be regulated. If you have questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:47 Sep 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 unique to a chemical or substance.1 That is, two substances or forms of a substance do not have the same CAS Registry Number. Sodium Phosphate, tribasic has three CAS Registry Numbers associated with its chemical name. Those CAS Registry Numbers are 7601– 54–9, 10101–89–0, and 13061–89–4. The first, 7601–54–9 is associated with the sodium salt of Sodium Phosphate, tribasic. The second, 10101–89–0 is associated with the dodecahydrate (i.e., 12 H2O) form of Sodium Phosphate, tribasic. And the third, 10361–89–4 is associated with the decahydrate (i.e., 10 H2O) form of Sodium Phosphate, tribasic. Those CAS Registry Numbers will continue to appear on the above cited tables and lists in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. A petition from the International Food Additives Counsel,2 dated March 14, 1 Each CAS Registry Number (often referred to as a CAS Number): Is a unique numeric identifier, designates only one substance, and has no chemical significance. From the CAS Web site: https://www. cas.org/expertise/cascontent/registry/regsys.html. 2 Petition for Rulemaking Correction, CAS Numbers in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 302.4, Table 302.4—List of Hazardous Substances and Reportable Quantities, Appendix A to Section 302.4—Sequential CAS Registry Number List of CERCLA Hazardous Substances, and Section 116.4 Designation of Hazardous Substances. E:\FR\FM\08SER1.SGM 08SER1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
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[FR Doc No: 2011-22975]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0594; FRL-9456-6]


Revision to the California State Implementation Plan; Yolo-Solano 
Air Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the 
Yolo-Solano 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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mae Wang, EPA Region IX, (415) 947-
4124, wang.mae@epa.gov.

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.

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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B. Does the rule meet the evaluation criteria?

    We believe this rule is consistent with the relevant policy and 
guidance regarding enforceability, RACT, and CAA section 110(l). The 
SIP revision would not interfere with the on-going process for ensuring 
that requirements for reasonable further progress and attainment of the 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards are met. The TSD has more 
information on our evaluation.

C. EPA Recommendations To Further Improve the Rule

    The TSD describes additional rule revisions that do not affect 
EPA's current action but are recommended for the next time the local 
agency modifies the rule.

D. Public Comment and Final Action

    As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the CAA, EPA is fully 
approving the submitted rule because we believe it fulfills all 
relevant requirements. We do not think anyone will object to this 
approval, so we are finalizing it without proposing it in advance. 
However, in the Proposed Rules section of this Federal Register, we are 
simultaneously proposing approval of the same submitted rule. If we 
receive adverse comments by October 11, 2011, we will publish a timely 
withdrawal in the Federal Register to notify the public that the direct 
final approval will not take effect and we will address the comments in 
a subsequent final action based on the proposal. If we do not receive 
timely adverse comments, the direct final approval will be effective 
without further notice on November 7, 2011. This will incorporate the 
rule into the federally enforceable SIP.
    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.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable 
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in 
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve State choices, 
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this 
action merely approves State law as meeting Federal requirements and 
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by State 
law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address disproportionate human health or environmental effects with 
practical, appropriate, and legally permissible methods under Executive 
Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).

In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as specified 
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the 
SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the State, 
and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on 
tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

    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 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 rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by November 7, 2011. Filing a petition for 
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule 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 may 
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or 
action. Parties with objections to this direct final rule are 
encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel notice of 
proposed rulemaking for this action published in the Proposed Rules 
section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an immediate 
petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so that EPA can 
withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in the proposed 
rulemaking. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to 
enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: August 8, 2011.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
    Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is 
amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for Part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart F--California

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2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(364)(i)(C) to read 
as follows:


Sec.  52.220   Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (364) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (C) Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District.

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    (1) Rule 2.41, ``Expandable Polystyrene Manufacturing Operations,'' 
adopted on September 10, 2008.
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[FR Doc. 2011-22975 Filed 9-7-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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