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employees, and the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration’s rule at
49 CFR 382.305(l), which regulates
commercial truck drivers. The following
questions are related to immediate
reporting.
(1) What is the average or usual
amount of time between when
crewmembers are informed of their
selection for random testing and their
reporting for testing at the collection
site?
(2) What is your company or C/TPA’s
policy or practice, if any, regarding how
much time may elapse after the
crewmember is notified of the selection
before your company or C/TPA
considers the delay to be a refusal to
submit to testing?
(3) As a marine employer, would a
requirement to report immediately for
testing impact your business operations?
If so, how and by how much?
(4) Do you conduct on-site collection
of specimens?
(5) How would immediate reporting
for testing improve the reliability and
effectiveness of your drug-testing
programs?
(6) Do marine employees appear for
random drug tests required by Coast
Guard regulations during work hours or
on their own time?
(7) How effective do you believe a
‘‘report immediately’’ requirement
would be in detecting drug use (i.e., by
what percent do you estimate nonnegative test results would increase if
there was a ‘‘report immediately’’
requirement for the industry)?
(8) Do you think a ‘‘report
immediately’’ requirement would result
in a more effective random drug testing
program?
(9) The current requirement is that
crewmembers randomly selected for
testing must report, but how soon they
must report is not specified. Since
industry is currently incurring the costs
of testing, the Coast Guard does not
believe immediate reporting for testing
poses significant additional costs. What
costs, above and beyond current
compliance costs, would be incurred for
immediate reporting after notification
compared to reporting within 24 hours,
or even a few days?
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E. Marine Employer Reporting of Failed
Chemical Tests
Under 46 CFR 16.201(c), marine
employers who must have a random
drug testing program are only required
to report failed drug test results for
credentialed mariners, not for noncredentialed mariners.
(1) What would be the cost if marine
employers were also required to report
failed drug tests for non-credentialed
mariners?
(2) How many failed drug tests of noncredentialed mariners have you received
during the last 5 years? Out of how
many tests?
(3) How many failed drug tests of noncredentialed mariners would you expect
to see, if marine employers were
required to report those test results to
the Coast Guard.
(4) What benefit, if any, do you see in
requiring all failed drug tests
(credentialed and non-credentialed
mariners) to be reported to the Coast
Guard?
F. Medical Review Officers (MROs)
Reporting Non-Negative Test Results
Directly to the Coast Guard
A non-negative specimen is a urine
specimen that is adulterated,
substituted, positive (for drug(s) or drug
metabolite(s)), and/or invalid.
(1) For MROs, how would a
requirement to report all non-negative
test results to the Coast Guard (in
addition to the marine employer) impact
your business?
(2) For MROs, what would be your
preferred method to report non-negative
drug test results to the Coast Guard?
G. Electronic Reporting of Management
Information System (MIS) Data
Eighty percent of annual Management
Information System reports are
submitted through the internet.
(1) If you do not submit your annual
MIS data through the internet, what
would the cost or savings be if you did?
(2) Would you request an exemption
from electronic reporting if one was
available?
impact be to you if you no longer could
take advantage of this exemption?
(2) What sources of data or
information exist on the number of
employers that are exempt from
mandatory reporting and the cost
impacts of requiring reporting by all
entities?
I. Minimum Drug-Testing Rate
Current regulations require that
employers who must have a random
drug testing program test their
crewmembers at a rate equal to 50
percent of their covered crewmembers
annually. The Coast Guard is
considering allowing individual
companies to use a lower testing rate
(25 percent) if they can demonstrate a
positive test results rate of 1 percent or
less for 2 consecutive years.
(1) As an employer, based on past
performance, do you believe that you
could qualify for the lower testing rate?
If so, what would be the cost savings
associated with the lower testing rate?
(2) To C/TPAs, how would managing
clients, some of whom have a lower
testing threshold (25 percent) and others
at the standard testing threshold
(50 percent), impact your business
operations?
J. Impacts on Small Entities
Would the measures discussed in this
notice have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities? What sources of data or
information exist detailing the economic
impact on small entities, which may
result if the measures discussed above
were implemented?
Any information provided in response
to this request for comments is
appreciated and will be considered by
the Coast Guard. This notice is issued
under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and
33 CFR 1.05–1.
Dated: January 13, 2012.
Paul F. Thomas,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Director
of Prevention Policy.
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H. Exemption From Reporting
(1) If you are an independent owner/
operator, do you use a Consortium or
Third Party Administrator (C/TPA) to
manage the random testing portion of
your chemical testing program? If not,
how would it impact your business
operations, including costs and burden,
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(2) What are the benefits of using a C/
TPA to manage the random testing
portion of your chemical testing
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40 CFR Part 52
Under 46 CFR 16.500(c), employers
who must have a random drug testing
program but who have 10 or fewer
employees are exempt from mandatory
MIS reporting after their third year of
reporting.
(1) Are you taking advantage of this
exemption? If so, what would the
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Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Pennsylvania; Nonattainment New
Source Review Rules
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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ACTION:
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Proposed rule.
EPA is proposing to approve
a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on
August 9, 2007. This revision pertains to
the preconstruction permitting
requirements of Pennsylvania’s
nonattainment New Source Review
(NSR) program. The revision is intended
to update Pennsylvania’s nonattainment
NSR regulations to meet EPA’s 2002
NSR Reform regulations (NSR Reform),
and to satisfy the requirements related
to antibacksliding. Additionally, the
proposed revision makes clarifying
changes to regulations that are not
related to NSR Reform. This action is
being taken under the Clean Air Act
(CAA).
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
received on or before February 21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
R03–OAR–2011–0925 by one of the
following methods
A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
B. Email: cox.kathleen@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0925,
Kathleen Cox, Associate Director, Office
of Permits and Air Toxics], Mailcode
3AP10, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. Such
deliveries are only accepted during
normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2011–
0925. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change, and may be
made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your
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comment that is placed in the public
docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the
electronic docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy during normal business
hours at the Air Protection Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
Copies of the State submittal are
available at the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental
Protection, Bureau of Air Quality
Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market
Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerallyn Duke, (215) 814–2084, or by
email at Duke.Gerallyn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA. On August 9, 2007, the
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (PA DEP)
submitted a proposed SIP revision
pertaining to preconstruction permitting
requirements under Pennsylvania’s
nonattainment NSR program.
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Summary of SIP Revision
III. Proposed Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
EPA last took action on the
nonattainment NSR provisions of the
Pennsylvania SIP on December 9, 1997.
At that time EPA approved a wholesale
revision of Pennsylvania’s
preconstruction permitting program for
minor and major sources and included
new and revised subchapters A, B, C,
and E under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127.
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Pennsylvania had adopted the new rules
in response to the 1990 Clean Air Act
Amendments (CAAA) requirement to
submit new NSR programs addressing
§ 182 of the CAA. The only subchapter
that was not revised was subchapter D—
the state’s Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) program.
Pennsylvania adopted an automatic
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the
federal PSD regulations of 40 CFR 52.21.
This automatic IBR was approved into
Pennsylvania’s SIP on June 18, 1983 (49
FR 33127). The currently proposed
revision has no impact on
Pennsylvania’s PSD program.
On December 31, 2002 (67 FR 80186),
EPA published final rule changes to 40
CFR parts 51 and 52, regarding the
CAA’s PSD and nonattainment NSR
programs. On November 7, 2003 (68 FR
63021), EPA published a notice of final
action on the reconsideration of the
December 31, 2002, final rule changes.
The December 31, 2002, and the
November 7, 2003, final actions are
collectively referred to as ‘‘NSR
Reform.’’ The purpose of this SIP
revision is to incorporate changes to
Pennsylvania’s nonattainment NSR
rules made as a result of EPA’s 2002
NSR Reform, and to address the
antibacksliding provisions of the United
States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia (D.C. Circuit Court)
decision in South Coast Air Quality
Management District v. EPA 1 (South
Coast).
The 2002 NSR Reform Rules are part
of EPA’s implementation of parts C and
D of title I of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7470–
7515. Part C of title I of the CAA,
42 U.S.C. 7470–7492, is the PSD
program, which applies in areas that
meet the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) (‘‘attainment’’
areas), as well as in areas for which
there is insufficient information to
determine whether the area meets the
NAAQS (‘‘unclassifiable’’ areas). Part D
of title I of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7501–
7515, is the nonattainment NSR
program, which applies in areas that are
not in attainment of the NAAQS
(‘‘nonattainment’’ areas). Collectively,
the PSD and nonattainment NSR
programs are referred to as the ‘‘New
Source Review’’ or NSR programs. EPA
regulations implementing these
programs are contained in 40 CFR
51.165, 51.166, 52.21, 52.24, and part
51, appendix S.
1 In 2006, the United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit found in et al., 472
F.3d 882 (D.C. Cir 2006) that NSR is a control
measure and to weaken its requirements under the
SIP would constitute impermissible backsliding
under the CAA.
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The CAA’s NSR programs are
preconstruction review and permitting
programs applicable to new and
modified stationary sources of air
pollutants regulated under the CAA.
The NSR programs of the CAA include
a combination of air quality planning
and air pollution control technology
program requirements. Briefly, section
109 of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7409, requires
EPA to promulgate primary NAAQS to
protect public health and secondary
NAAQS to protect public welfare. Once
EPA sets those standards, states must
develop, adopt, and submit to EPA for
approval a SIP that contains emissions
limitations and other control measures
to attain and maintain the NAAQS. Each
SIP is required to contain a
preconstruction review program for the
construction and modification of any
stationary source of air pollution to
assure that the NAAQS are achieved
and maintained; to protect areas of clean
air; to protect air quality related values
(such as visibility) in national parks and
other areas; to assure that appropriate
emissions controls are applied; to
maximize opportunities for economic
development consistent with the
preservation of clean air resources; and
to ensure that any decision to increase
air pollution is made only after full
public consideration of the
consequences of the decision.
The 2002 NSR Reform Rules made
changes to five areas of the NSR
programs. In summary, the 2002 Rules:
(1) Provide a new method for
determining baseline actual emissions;
(2) adopt an actual-to-projected actual
methodology for determining whether a
major modification has occurred; (3)
allow major stationary sources to
comply with Plantwide applicability
limits (PALs) to avoid having a
significant emissions increase that
triggers the requirements of the major
NSR program; (4) provided a new
applicability provision for emissions
units that are designated clean units
(Clean Unit test); and (5) excluded
pollution control projects (PCPs) from
the definition of ‘‘physical change or
change in the method of operation.’’ On
November 7, 2003 (68 FR 63021), EPA
published a notice of final action on its
reconsideration of the 2002 NSR Reform
Rules, which added a definition for
‘‘replacement unit’’ and clarified an
issue regarding PALs.
After the 2002 NSR Reform Rules
were finalized and effective (March 3,
2003), industry, state, and
environmental petitioners challenged
numerous aspects of the 2002 NSR
Reform Rules, along with portions of
EPA’s 1980 NSR Rules (45 FR 52676,
August 7, 1980). On June 24, 2005, the
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D.C. Circuit Court issued a decision on
the challenges to the 2002 NSR Reform
Rules. New York v. United States, 413
F.3d 3 (D.C. Cir. 2005) (New York I). In
summary, the D.C. Circuit Court vacated
portions of the rules pertaining to clean
units and PCPs, remanded a portion of
the rules regarding recordkeeping and
the term ‘‘reasonable possibility’’ found
in 40 CFR 52.21(r)(6) and 40 CFR
51.166(r)(6), and either upheld or did
not comment on the other provisions
included as part of the 2002 NSR reform
Rules. On June 13, 2007 (72 FR 32526),
EPA took final action to revise the 2002
NSR Reform Rules to remove from
federal law all provisions pertaining to
clean units and the PCP exemption that
were vacated by the D.C. Circuit Court.
With regard to the remanded portions
of the 2002 NSR Reform Rules related to
recordkeeping, on December 21, 2007,
EPA took final action to establish the
‘‘reasonable possibility’’ provision
which identifies the circumstances
under which a major stationary source
undergoing a modification that does not
trigger major NSR must keep records
(72 FR 72607). The 2002 NSR Reform
Rules require that state agencies adopt
and submit revisions to their SIP
permitting programs implementing the
minimum program elements of the 2002
NSR Reform Rules no later than January
2, 2006. State agencies may meet the
requirements of the 2002 NSR Reform
Rules with different but equivalent
regulations.
On April 30, 2004 EPA published the
Phase 1 Rule to Implement the EightHour Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standard, (69 FR 23951) which,
among other things, allowed areas that
had a higher nonattainment
classification under the one-hour ozone
standard to impose the NSR
requirements of the new, less stringent
eight-hour classification. In
Pennsylvania, for instance, the
classification for the Philadelphia ozone
nonattainment area changed from
serious under the one-hour standard to
moderate under the eight-hour standard.
The Phase I rule was subsequently
challenged on a number of points,
including the NSR provisions; the D.C.
Circuit Court determined, in South
Coast, that all one-hour ozone NAAQS
major NSR requirements must remain in
place.
II. Summary of SIP Revision
The SIP submittal consists of changes
to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 121, General
Provisions, and 25 Pa. Code Chapter
127, Construction, Modification,
Reactivation, and Operation of Sources.
This action, when approved, will
update Pennsylvania’s nonattainment
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NSR regulations as previously approved
on December 9, 1997 (62 FR 64722). It
will incorporate for the first time the
2002 ‘‘NSR Reform’’ provisions into
Pennsylvania’s nonattainment NSR
program, and will satisfy the
requirements of the D.C. Circuit Court
decision in South Coast regarding
antibacksliding. The proposed
regulations were adopted by
Pennsylvania and became effective on
May 19, 2007. A detailed analysis of the
regulations as well as EPA’s rationale
for approving them can be found in the
technical support document (TSD) in
the docket for this proposed action.
A. NSR Reform Elements
Prior to NSR Reform, emission
increases associated with a physical
change or change in the method of
operation at an existing major source
were calculated by comparing past
actual emissions with the facility’s
potential to emit after the change,
commonly referred to as the actual-topotential test. In general, NSR Reform
allows owners and operators of all major
sources to choose between the
traditional test and a new test that
would compare past actual emissions to
a projection of future actual emissions,
so long as those projections are based on
realistic and reliable information. The
latter is commonly referred to as an
actual-to-actual test. In addition, the
facility would not be required to
establish the projected emissions as an
enforceable emissions limit.
As noted above, NSR Reform was
challenged on all fronts, including the
applicability provisions related to the
actual-to-actual test and, of particular
importance to the Pennsylvania SIP, the
Clean Unit test. The Clean Unit test
would have allowed facilities that had
installed state of the art pollution
controls within the past 10 years to
avoid triggering NSR even when it
would be clear that actual emissions
would increase. The D.C. Circuit
rejected the Clean Unit test on the
grounds that ‘‘the CAA unambiguously
defines ‘increases’ in terms of actual
emissions.’’ In its concluding paragraph
on the matter, the Court opined that
‘‘because the plain language of the CAA
indicates that Congress intended to
apply NSR to changes that increase
actual emission instead of potential or
allowable emissions, we hold that EPA
lacks the authority to promulgate the
Clean Unit provision, and we vacate
that portion of the 2002 rule, 67 FR
80279–83 (codified at 40 CFR § 52.21(x))
as contrary to the statute under Chevron
Step 1.’’
Pennsylvania’s current SIP rules,
approved on December 9, 1997, allow
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sources to determine nonattainment
NSR applicability based on a
comparison of past ‘‘maximum
allowable emissions’’ to future
‘‘maximum allowable emissions,’’ i.e., a
potential-to-potential test to determine
NSR applicability. By any measure,
these rules did not conform to the preReform actual-to-potential test or to the
mandate of the D.C. Circuit Court in
New York I that applicability must be
based on increases in actual emissions.
The 1997 SIP could allow facilities to
make substantial increases in actual
emissions without undergoing review
and without applying offsets or
complying with Lowest Achievable
Emission Rate (LAER) requirements,
particularly in nonattainment areas that
already have poor air quality. By
incorporating NSR Reform elements,
adoption of the proposed 2007 SIP
revision is a significant strengthening of
the SIP and will bring Pennsylvania’s
program in line with the requirements
of the CAA.
Pennsylvania has adopted all of the
NSR Reform measures with some
modifications: The look-back period for
determining baseline actual emissions
(BAE) is five years for all facilities.
However, facilities that are not Electric
Generating Units (EGUs) may request up
to ten years upon a demonstration that
a different period is more representative
of normal source operation. Also, BAE
do not include emissions associated
with malfunctions. Finally, the same
24-month period is to be used for all
pollutants when multiple units are
affected by a project unless a facility can
demonstrate that another 24-month
period would be more representative.
Another difference is that Pennsylvania
rules require projected actual emissions
to be incorporated into the required
plan approval as an emissions limit.
Finally, differences in establishing BAE
related to the look-back period and
inclusion of emissions from
malfunctions, noted above, also apply to
PALs in Pennsylvania.
It wasn’t necessary for Pennsylvania
to make any changes related to the
remanded portions of the 2002 NSR
Reform Rules related to clarification of
the term ‘‘reasonable possibility’’ (72 FR
72607). This is because Pennsylvania
facilities that use projected actual
emissions with the result that major
NSR is not triggered must still obtain a
permit. These permits require all
facilities to maintain and report their
post-change emissions.
B. Antibacksliding
On April 30, 2004, EPA designated
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery
and Philadelphia Counties in
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Pennsylvania as moderate
nonattainment under the eight-hour
ozone NAAQS and revoked the onehour ozone NAAQS. Under the onehour ozone standard, Bucks, Chester,
Delaware, Montgomery and
Philadelphia Counties had been
designated as severe nonattainment. As
a result of South Coast, all one-hour
ozone NAAQS major NSR requirements
in Pennsylvania and in the five-county
Philadelphia area must remain in place.
Under this SIP revision, facilities in
these counties which emit or have the
potential to emit at least 25 tons per
year (tpy) of NOX or VOCs will be
considered major facilities and be
subject to the requirements applicable to
major facilities located in a severe
nonattainment area of ozone.
C. Miscellaneous Changes
In addition to the changes outlined
above, the proposed revisions include
miscellaneous changes that were
intended to provide additional clarity in
Pennsylvania’s regulations. These
changes include the addition of
definitions (unrelated to NSR reform) to
conform to the federal nonattainment
regulations in 40 CFR 51.165,
clarification of provisions related to
emission reduction credits, the recodification of certain sections, and
some additional clarifying rule changes.
The TSD contains more detail on all of
the proposed changes, and can be found
in the docket for this action.
III. Proposed Action
EPA’s review of this material
indicates that the 2007 SIP revision,
amending Pennsylvania’s NSR
construction, modification, reactivation
and operation permit programs at 25 Pa.
Code Section 121.1 and 25 Pa. Code
Chapter 127, significantly strengthens
the existing SIP and is consistent with
the federal program requirements for
nonattainment NSR set forth at 40 CFR
51.165. EPA is proposing to approve the
August 9, 2007 Pennsylvania SIP
revision. EPA is soliciting public
comments on the issues discussed in
this document. These comments will be
considered before taking final action.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
that complies with the provisions of the
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 proposes to approve state law as
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meeting Federal requirements and does
not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law. For
that reason, this proposed action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993);
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• Does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the CAA; and
• Does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this proposed rule
pertaining to Pennsylvania’
nonattainment NSR program does not
have tribal implications as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is
not approved to apply in Indian country
located in the state, and EPA notes that
it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Administrative practice and
procedure, Air pollution control, Carbon
monoxide, Intergovernmental relations,
Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
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Dated: January 3, 2012.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2012–1116 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0818; FRL–9619–7]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Pennsylvania; Determinations of Clean
Data for the 2006 24-Hour Fine
Particulate Standard for the
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle-York,
Allentown, Johnstown, and Lancaster
Nonattainment Areas
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is proposing to
determine that the Harrisburg-LebanonCarlisle-York, Allentown, Johnstown,
and Lancaster nonattainment areas
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘Areas’’) for the
2006 24-hour fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality
Standard (NAAQS) have clean data for
the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. These
proposed determinations are based
upon quality-assured, qualitycontrolled, and certified ambient air
monitoring data showing that these
areas have monitored attainment of the
2006 PM2.5 NAAQS based on the 2008–
2010 data available in EPA’s Air Quality
System (AQS) database. If these
proposed determinations are made final,
the requirements for these Areas to
submit an attainment demonstration,
associated reasonably available control
measures (RACM), a reasonable further
progress plan (RFP), contingency
measures, and other planning State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) related to
attainment of the standard shall be
suspended for so long as these Areas
continue to meet the 2006 24-hour PM2.5
NAAQS. This action is being taken
under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before February 21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
regarding the two-state HarrisburgLebanon-Carlisle-York, Allentown,
Johnstown, and Lancaster area,
identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
R03–OAR–2011–0818 by one of the
following methods:
A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
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B. Email: fernandez.cristina@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2011–0818,
Cristina Fernandez, Associate Director,
Office of Air Program Planning,
Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previouslylisted EPA Region III address. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2011–
0818. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change, and may be
made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your
comment. If you send an email
comment directly to EPA without going
through www.regulations.gov, your
email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public
docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the
electronic docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy during normal business
hours at the Air Protection Division,
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Irene Shandruk, (215) 814–2166, or by
email at shandruk.irene@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA.
The following outline is provided to
aid in locating information in this
preamble.
I. What action is EPA taking?
II. What is the effect of this action?
III. What is the background for this action?
IV. What is EPA’s analysis of the relevant air
quality data?
V. What is EPA’s proposed action?
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is proposing to determine that
these Areas have clean data for the 2006
24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. These
determinations are based upon qualityassured, quality-controlled, and
certified ambient air monitoring data
showing that these Areas have
monitored attainment of the 2006 PM2.5
NAAQS based on 2008–2010
monitoring data.
II. What is the effect of this action?
If these determinations are made final,
under the provisions of EPA’s PM2.5
implementation rule (40 CFR
51.1004(c)), the requirements for these
Areas to submit an attainment
demonstration, associated RACM, RFP
plan, contingency measures, and any
other planning SIP requirements related
to attainment of the 2006 24-hour PM2.5
NAAQS would be suspended for so long
as these Areas continue to meet this
NAAQS. Furthermore, as described
below, a final clean data determination
would not be equivalent to a
redesignation of any of these Areas to
attainment for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5
NAAQS.
If EPA subsequently determines that
these Areas are in violation of the 2006
24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, the basis for the
suspension of the specific requirements,
set forth at 40 CFR 51.1004(c), would no
longer exist and these Areas would
thereafter have to address the pertinent
requirements.
These proposed clean data
determinations that the air quality data
shows attainment of the 2006 24-hour
PM2.5 NAAQS is not equivalent to the
redesignation of these Areas to
attainment. This proposed action, if
finalized, will not constitute a
redesignation to attainment under
section 107(d)(3) of the CAA because we
would not yet have an approved
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0925; FRL- 9619-6]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Pennsylvania; Nonattainment New Source Review Rules
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on August 9,
2007. This revision pertains to the preconstruction permitting
requirements of Pennsylvania's nonattainment New Source Review (NSR)
program. The revision is intended to update Pennsylvania's
nonattainment NSR regulations to meet EPA's 2002 NSR Reform regulations
(NSR Reform), and to satisfy the requirements related to
antibacksliding. Additionally, the proposed revision makes clarifying
changes to regulations that are not related to NSR Reform. This action
is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before February 21,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2011-0925 by one of the following methods
A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
B. Email: cox.kathleen@epa.gov.
C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2011-0925, Kathleen Cox, Associate Director,
Office of Permits and Air Toxics], Mailcode 3AP10, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address.
Such deliveries are only accepted during normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR-
2011-0925. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change, and may be made available online
at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The
www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment
directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy during normal business hours at the Air Protection
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal
are available at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market
Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerallyn Duke, (215) 814-2084, or by
email at Duke.Gerallyn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. On August 9, 2007, the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) submitted
a proposed SIP revision pertaining to preconstruction permitting
requirements under Pennsylvania's nonattainment NSR program.
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Summary of SIP Revision
III. Proposed Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
EPA last took action on the nonattainment NSR provisions of the
Pennsylvania SIP on December 9, 1997. At that time EPA approved a
wholesale revision of Pennsylvania's preconstruction permitting program
for minor and major sources and included new and revised subchapters A,
B, C, and E under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127. Pennsylvania had adopted the
new rules in response to the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA)
requirement to submit new NSR programs addressing Sec. 182 of the CAA.
The only subchapter that was not revised was subchapter D--the state's
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) program. Pennsylvania
adopted an automatic incorporation by reference (IBR) of the federal
PSD regulations of 40 CFR 52.21. This automatic IBR was approved into
Pennsylvania's SIP on June 18, 1983 (49 FR 33127). The currently
proposed revision has no impact on Pennsylvania's PSD program.
On December 31, 2002 (67 FR 80186), EPA published final rule
changes to 40 CFR parts 51 and 52, regarding the CAA's PSD and
nonattainment NSR programs. On November 7, 2003 (68 FR 63021), EPA
published a notice of final action on the reconsideration of the
December 31, 2002, final rule changes. The December 31, 2002, and the
November 7, 2003, final actions are collectively referred to as ``NSR
Reform.'' The purpose of this SIP revision is to incorporate changes to
Pennsylvania's nonattainment NSR rules made as a result of EPA's 2002
NSR Reform, and to address the antibacksliding provisions of the United
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Circuit
Court) decision in South Coast Air Quality Management District v. EPA
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\1\ In 2006, the United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit found in et al., 472 F.3d 882 (D.C. Cir 2006)
that NSR is a control measure and to weaken its requirements under
the SIP would constitute impermissible backsliding under the CAA.
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The 2002 NSR Reform Rules are part of EPA's implementation of parts
C and D of title I of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7470-7515. Part C of title I
of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7470-7492, is the PSD program, which applies in
areas that meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
(``attainment'' areas), as well as in areas for which there is
insufficient information to determine whether the area meets the NAAQS
(``unclassifiable'' areas). Part D of title I of the CAA, 42 U.S.C.
7501-7515, is the nonattainment NSR program, which applies in areas
that are not in attainment of the NAAQS (``nonattainment'' areas).
Collectively, the PSD and nonattainment NSR programs are referred to as
the ``New Source Review'' or NSR programs. EPA regulations implementing
these programs are contained in 40 CFR 51.165, 51.166, 52.21, 52.24,
and part 51, appendix S.
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The CAA's NSR programs are preconstruction review and permitting
programs applicable to new and modified stationary sources of air
pollutants regulated under the CAA. The NSR programs of the CAA include
a combination of air quality planning and air pollution control
technology program requirements. Briefly, section 109 of the CAA, 42
U.S.C. 7409, requires EPA to promulgate primary NAAQS to protect public
health and secondary NAAQS to protect public welfare. Once EPA sets
those standards, states must develop, adopt, and submit to EPA for
approval a SIP that contains emissions limitations and other control
measures to attain and maintain the NAAQS. Each SIP is required to
contain a preconstruction review program for the construction and
modification of any stationary source of air pollution to assure that
the NAAQS are achieved and maintained; to protect areas of clean air;
to protect air quality related values (such as visibility) in national
parks and other areas; to assure that appropriate emissions controls
are applied; to maximize opportunities for economic development
consistent with the preservation of clean air resources; and to ensure
that any decision to increase air pollution is made only after full
public consideration of the consequences of the decision.
The 2002 NSR Reform Rules made changes to five areas of the NSR
programs. In summary, the 2002 Rules: (1) Provide a new method for
determining baseline actual emissions; (2) adopt an actual-to-projected
actual methodology for determining whether a major modification has
occurred; (3) allow major stationary sources to comply with Plantwide
applicability limits (PALs) to avoid having a significant emissions
increase that triggers the requirements of the major NSR program; (4)
provided a new applicability provision for emissions units that are
designated clean units (Clean Unit test); and (5) excluded pollution
control projects (PCPs) from the definition of ``physical change or
change in the method of operation.'' On November 7, 2003 (68 FR 63021),
EPA published a notice of final action on its reconsideration of the
2002 NSR Reform Rules, which added a definition for ``replacement
unit'' and clarified an issue regarding PALs.
After the 2002 NSR Reform Rules were finalized and effective (March
3, 2003), industry, state, and environmental petitioners challenged
numerous aspects of the 2002 NSR Reform Rules, along with portions of
EPA's 1980 NSR Rules (45 FR 52676, August 7, 1980). On June 24, 2005,
the D.C. Circuit Court issued a decision on the challenges to the 2002
NSR Reform Rules. New York v. United States, 413 F.3d 3 (D.C. Cir.
2005) (New York I). In summary, the D.C. Circuit Court vacated portions
of the rules pertaining to clean units and PCPs, remanded a portion of
the rules regarding recordkeeping and the term ``reasonable
possibility'' found in 40 CFR 52.21(r)(6) and 40 CFR 51.166(r)(6), and
either upheld or did not comment on the other provisions included as
part of the 2002 NSR reform Rules. On June 13, 2007 (72 FR 32526), EPA
took final action to revise the 2002 NSR Reform Rules to remove from
federal law all provisions pertaining to clean units and the PCP
exemption that were vacated by the D.C. Circuit Court.
With regard to the remanded portions of the 2002 NSR Reform Rules
related to recordkeeping, on December 21, 2007, EPA took final action
to establish the ``reasonable possibility'' provision which identifies
the circumstances under which a major stationary source undergoing a
modification that does not trigger major NSR must keep records (72 FR
72607). The 2002 NSR Reform Rules require that state agencies adopt and
submit revisions to their SIP permitting programs implementing the
minimum program elements of the 2002 NSR Reform Rules no later than
January 2, 2006. State agencies may meet the requirements of the 2002
NSR Reform Rules with different but equivalent regulations.
On April 30, 2004 EPA published the Phase 1 Rule to Implement the
Eight-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard, (69 FR 23951)
which, among other things, allowed areas that had a higher
nonattainment classification under the one-hour ozone standard to
impose the NSR requirements of the new, less stringent eight-hour
classification. In Pennsylvania, for instance, the classification for
the Philadelphia ozone nonattainment area changed from serious under
the one-hour standard to moderate under the eight-hour standard. The
Phase I rule was subsequently challenged on a number of points,
including the NSR provisions; the D.C. Circuit Court determined, in
South Coast, that all one-hour ozone NAAQS major NSR requirements must
remain in place.
II. Summary of SIP Revision
The SIP submittal consists of changes to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 121,
General Provisions, and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Construction,
Modification, Reactivation, and Operation of Sources. This action, when
approved, will update Pennsylvania's nonattainment NSR regulations as
previously approved on December 9, 1997 (62 FR 64722). It will
incorporate for the first time the 2002 ``NSR Reform'' provisions into
Pennsylvania's nonattainment NSR program, and will satisfy the
requirements of the D.C. Circuit Court decision in South Coast
regarding antibacksliding. The proposed regulations were adopted by
Pennsylvania and became effective on May 19, 2007. A detailed analysis
of the regulations as well as EPA's rationale for approving them can be
found in the technical support document (TSD) in the docket for this
proposed action.
A. NSR Reform Elements
Prior to NSR Reform, emission increases associated with a physical
change or change in the method of operation at an existing major source
were calculated by comparing past actual emissions with the facility's
potential to emit after the change, commonly referred to as the actual-
to-potential test. In general, NSR Reform allows owners and operators
of all major sources to choose between the traditional test and a new
test that would compare past actual emissions to a projection of future
actual emissions, so long as those projections are based on realistic
and reliable information. The latter is commonly referred to as an
actual-to-actual test. In addition, the facility would not be required
to establish the projected emissions as an enforceable emissions limit.
As noted above, NSR Reform was challenged on all fronts, including
the applicability provisions related to the actual-to-actual test and,
of particular importance to the Pennsylvania SIP, the Clean Unit test.
The Clean Unit test would have allowed facilities that had installed
state of the art pollution controls within the past 10 years to avoid
triggering NSR even when it would be clear that actual emissions would
increase. The D.C. Circuit rejected the Clean Unit test on the grounds
that ``the CAA unambiguously defines `increases' in terms of actual
emissions.'' In its concluding paragraph on the matter, the Court
opined that ``because the plain language of the CAA indicates that
Congress intended to apply NSR to changes that increase actual emission
instead of potential or allowable emissions, we hold that EPA lacks the
authority to promulgate the Clean Unit provision, and we vacate that
portion of the 2002 rule, 67 FR 80279-83 (codified at 40 CFR Sec.
52.21(x)) as contrary to the statute under Chevron Step 1.''
Pennsylvania's current SIP rules, approved on December 9, 1997,
allow
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sources to determine nonattainment NSR applicability based on a
comparison of past ``maximum allowable emissions'' to future ``maximum
allowable emissions,'' i.e., a potential-to-potential test to determine
NSR applicability. By any measure, these rules did not conform to the
pre-Reform actual-to-potential test or to the mandate of the D.C.
Circuit Court in New York I that applicability must be based on
increases in actual emissions. The 1997 SIP could allow facilities to
make substantial increases in actual emissions without undergoing
review and without applying offsets or complying with Lowest Achievable
Emission Rate (LAER) requirements, particularly in nonattainment areas
that already have poor air quality. By incorporating NSR Reform
elements, adoption of the proposed 2007 SIP revision is a significant
strengthening of the SIP and will bring Pennsylvania's program in line
with the requirements of the CAA.
Pennsylvania has adopted all of the NSR Reform measures with some
modifications: The look-back period for determining baseline actual
emissions (BAE) is five years for all facilities. However, facilities
that are not Electric Generating Units (EGUs) may request up to ten
years upon a demonstration that a different period is more
representative of normal source operation. Also, BAE do not include
emissions associated with malfunctions. Finally, the same 24-month
period is to be used for all pollutants when multiple units are
affected by a project unless a facility can demonstrate that another
24-month period would be more representative. Another difference is
that Pennsylvania rules require projected actual emissions to be
incorporated into the required plan approval as an emissions limit.
Finally, differences in establishing BAE related to the look-back
period and inclusion of emissions from malfunctions, noted above, also
apply to PALs in Pennsylvania.
It wasn't necessary for Pennsylvania to make any changes related to
the remanded portions of the 2002 NSR Reform Rules related to
clarification of the term ``reasonable possibility'' (72 FR 72607).
This is because Pennsylvania facilities that use projected actual
emissions with the result that major NSR is not triggered must still
obtain a permit. These permits require all facilities to maintain and
report their post-change emissions.
B. Antibacksliding
On April 30, 2004, EPA designated Bucks, Chester, Delaware,
Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania as moderate
nonattainment under the eight-hour ozone NAAQS and revoked the one-hour
ozone NAAQS. Under the one-hour ozone standard, Bucks, Chester,
Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties had been designated as
severe nonattainment. As a result of South Coast, all one-hour ozone
NAAQS major NSR requirements in Pennsylvania and in the five-county
Philadelphia area must remain in place. Under this SIP revision,
facilities in these counties which emit or have the potential to emit
at least 25 tons per year (tpy) of NOX or VOCs will be
considered major facilities and be subject to the requirements
applicable to major facilities located in a severe nonattainment area
of ozone.
C. Miscellaneous Changes
In addition to the changes outlined above, the proposed revisions
include miscellaneous changes that were intended to provide additional
clarity in Pennsylvania's regulations. These changes include the
addition of definitions (unrelated to NSR reform) to conform to the
federal nonattainment regulations in 40 CFR 51.165, clarification of
provisions related to emission reduction credits, the re-codification
of certain sections, and some additional clarifying rule changes. The
TSD contains more detail on all of the proposed changes, and can be
found in the docket for this action.
III. Proposed Action
EPA's review of this material indicates that the 2007 SIP revision,
amending Pennsylvania's NSR construction, modification, reactivation
and operation permit programs at 25 Pa. Code Section 121.1 and 25 Pa.
Code Chapter 127, significantly strengthens the existing SIP and is
consistent with the federal program requirements for nonattainment NSR
set forth at 40 CFR 51.165. EPA is proposing to approve the August 9,
2007 Pennsylvania SIP revision. EPA is soliciting public comments on
the issues discussed in this document. These comments will be
considered before taking final action.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the 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 proposes to approve state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action:
Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this proposed rule pertaining to Pennsylvania'
nonattainment NSR program does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control,
Carbon monoxide, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide,
Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
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Dated: January 3, 2012.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
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