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Revisions to the California State
Implementation Plan, San Joaquin
Valley Unified Air Pollution Control
District (SJVUAPCD)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is finalizing approval of
revisions to the SJVUAPCD portion of
the California State Implementation
Plan (SIP). This rule was proposed in
SUMMARY:
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the Federal Register on April 30, 2012
and concerns volatile organic
compound (VOC) emissions from wine
storage tanks. We are approving a local
rule that regulates these emission
sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA
or the Act).
DATES: This rule is effective on
December 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established docket
number EPA–R09–OAR–2012–0267 for
this action. Generally, documents in the
docket for this action are available
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov or 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, multivolume reports), and some may not be
available in either location (e.g.,
confidential business information
(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: Lily
Wong, EPA Region IX, (415) 947–4114,
wong.lily@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Proposed Action
On April 30, 2012 (77 FR 25384), EPA
proposed to approve the following rule
into the California SIP.
Local agency
Rule No.
Rule title
Adopted
Submitted
SJVUAPCD .....................................
4694
Wine Fermentation and Storage
Tanks.
12/15/05
11/18/11 (amended submittal as
adopted 08/18/11).
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We proposed to approve this rule
because we determined that it complied
with the relevant CAA requirements.
Our proposed action contains more
information on the rule and our
evaluation.
II. Public Comments and EPA
Responses
EPA’s proposed action provided a 30day public comment period. We
received comments from the following
parties.
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1. Dan Belliveau, NohBell
Corporation; letter dated and received
May 30, 2012.
2. Steven Colome, EcoPAS; email
dated and received May 31, 2012. While
these comments were received after the
public comment period, EPA elected to
add these comments to the docket and
respond to the issues raised.
The comments and our responses are
summarized below.
a. Comment: The commenters
generally described their respective
technologies and results to date to
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capture and control VOC emissions
from the wine fermentation process.
Both commenters stated that they
believe their technologies represent
reasonably available control technology
(RACT) and believed this information
should be considered in EPA’s
determination on RACT.
Response: EPA defines RACT as the
‘‘lowest emissions limitation that a
particular source is capable of meeting
by the application of control technology
that is reasonably available considering
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technological and economic feasibility.’’
44 FR 53761 (September 17, 1979). EPA
generally considers controls that are
commonly used by a significant number
of sources to be reasonably available
and technologically and economically
feasible. RACT differs from
requirements for the more stringent
lowest achievable emission rate (LAER)
controls required for new and modified
major sources in nonattainment areas.
LAER is defined in CAA Section 171(3)
and 40 CFR 51.165(a)(1)(xiii) as ‘‘the
most stringent emissions limitation
which is contained in the
implementation plan of any State for
such class or category of source, unless
the owner or operator of the proposed
source demonstrate that such
limitations are not achievable; or * * *
the most stringent emissions limit
which is achieved in practice by such
class or category of stationary sources.’’
Information provided by the
commenters would help demonstrate
that these two new and emerging
technologies are technically feasible on
wine tanks of a certain size. However,
in order to meet EPA’s criteria for
RACT, the use of these technologies
must be demonstrated in practice by a
larger number of sources and at a
broader range of tank capacities. In
addition, we note that the commenters’
current 1 cost effectiveness estimates are
higher than what is generally accepted
for VOC RACT level controls. Therefore,
while these new and emerging
technologies have not been
demonstrated to represent RACT at this
time, they should be considered for
sources where LAER is required by new
source review regulations.
In addition, what constitutes RACT
can change over time as technologies
once considered beyond RACT become
more economically feasible and
demonstrated in practice more widely.
As a result, SJVUAPCD should
reevaluate these technologies when
subsequent RACT demonstrations are
required, such as in 2014, when
SJVUAPCD may need to submit a RACT
SIP analysis for the 2008 8-hour ozone
standard.
We also note that new and modified
major sources in SJVUAPCD must
demonstrate LAER in the permitting
context, which California calls best
available control technology (BACT).
The initial steps in a BACT analysis are
1 While the commenters also believe that their
cost effectiveness estimates would be significantly
lowered (e.g., if the control system was scaled up
and optimized, or if the potential commercial value
of the captured ethanol was realized), we did not
take these estimates into account at this time
because these scenarios have not yet been
demonstrated.
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to identify all available technologies and
eliminate those that are not technically
feasible. Therefore, SJVUAPCD must
consider these new technologies in all
future required California BACT
determinations for permitting wine
fermentation tanks. EPA forwarded
these comment letters to SJVUAPCD for
consideration in their future BACT
analyses.
b. Comment: EcoPAS stated that
EPA’s final approval of this version of
Rule 4694 would remove the
fermentation emission provisions of
Rule 4694 from the SIP.
Response: Currently, there is no
version of Rule 4694 approved in the
SIP. Therefore, EPA approval of the
amended submittal of Rule 4694 would
not remove any provisions from the SIP.
We believe the commenter is
specifically concerned with
SJVUAPCD’s deletion of the
fermentation provisions (e.g., sections
5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 7.0, and other
supporting sections) in its amended
submittal of Rule 4694. In EPA’s
Technical Support Document (TSD)
which accompanied our proposed
approval of Rule 4694, we described our
concerns with the alternative
compliance provisions, which only
affected the fermentation provisions.
Because of EPA’s concerns, the District
elected to withdraw from consideration
for SIP approval the wine fermentation
provisions, although the fermentation
provisions remain in effect at the local
level. The appropriate forum to raise the
commenter’s concerns would have been
the District’s process for amending the
submittal of Rule 4694. EPA is only
acting on SJVUAPCD’s current SIP
submittal. As discussed in our TSD,
EPA’s approval of Rule 4694 without
the fermentation provisions does not
relax any SIP requirements or
commitments.
III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted that
change our assessment of the rule as
described in our proposed action.
Therefore, as authorized in section
110(k)(3) of the Act, EPA is fully
approving this rule into the California
SIP.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the
Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the
provisions of the Act 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 Clean Air Act.
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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 Clean Air Act;
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
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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 Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by January 28, 2013.
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. 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 30, 2012.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
(i) Section 1.0 (Purpose), except for
the words ‘‘fermentation and’’ and ‘‘or
achieve equivalent reductions from
alternative emission sources’’;
(ii) Section 2.0 (Applicability), except
for the words ‘‘fermenting wine and/or’’;
(iii) Section 3.0 (Definitions),
paragraphs 3.1—Air Pollution Control
Officer (APCO), 3.2—Air Resources
Board (ARB or CARB), 3.18—Gas Leak,
3.19—Gas-Tight, 3.21—Must, 3.22—
Operator, 3.27—Storage Tank, 3.29—
Tank, 3.33—Volatile Organic
Compound (VOC), 3.35—Wine, and
3.36—Winery;
(iv) Section 4.0 (Exemptions),
paragraph 4.2;
(v) Section 5.0 (Requirements),
paragraph 5.2—Storage Tanks; and
(vi) Section 6.0 (Administrative
Requirements), paragraph 6.4—
Monitoring and Recordkeeping,
introductory text and paragraph 6.4.2.
(ii) Additional materials.
(A) California Air Resources Board
(CARB)
(1) CARB Executive Order S–11–024,
November 18, 2011, adopting specified
portions of SJVUAPCD Rule 4694 as a
revision to the SIP.
(B) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD)
(1) SJVUAPCD Resolution No. 11–08–
20, August 18, 2011, adopting specified
portions of SJVUAPCD Rule 4694 as a
revision to the SIP.
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Part 52, Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code
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follows:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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PART 52—[AMENDED]
40 CFR Part 52
1. The authority citation for Part 52
continues to read as follows:
[EPA–R04–OAR–2010–0935, FRL–9755–8]
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Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; State of
Florida; Regional Haze State
Implementation Plan
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart F—California
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
2. Section 52.220 is amended by
adding paragraph (c)(416) to read as
follows:
AGENCY:
§ 52.220
SUMMARY:
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Identification of plan.
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(416) Specified portions of the
following rule were submitted on
November 18, 2011 by the Governor’s
designee.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD).
(1) The following specified portions of
SJVUAPCD Rule 4694, Wine
Fermentation and Storage Tanks,
adopted December 15, 2005:
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The EPA is finalizing a full
approval of the Best Available Retrofit
Technology (BART) determinations
addressed in the Agency’s May 25,
2012, proposed rulemaking action on a
regional haze state implementation plan
(SIP) submitted by the State of Florida,
through the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP). These
BART determinations were submitted to
the EPA in a draft regional haze SIP on
April 13, 2012, for parallel processing,
and re-submitted in final form on
September 17, 2012. Specifically, the
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portion of Florida’s September 17, 2012,
regional haze SIP that is being acted
upon in this final action addresses some
of the requirements of the Clean Air Act
(CAA or Act) and the EPA’s rules that
require states to prevent any future and
remedy any existing anthropogenic
impairment of visibility in mandatory
Class I areas (national parks and
wilderness areas) caused by emissions
of air pollutants from numerous sources
located over a wide geographic area
(also referred to as the ‘‘regional haze
program’’). States are required to assure
reasonable progress toward the national
goal of achieving natural visibility
conditions in Class I areas. The EPA
will take separate action at a later date
to address the remainder of Florida’s
September 17, 2012, regional haze SIP.
DATES: Effective Date: This rule will be
effective December 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR–
2010–0935. All documents in the docket
are listed on the www.regulations.gov
Web site. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly
available, i.e., Confidential Business
Information 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
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Regulatory Development Section,
Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and
Toxics Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. The EPA
requests that if at all possible, you
contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
for further information. The Regional
Office’s official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30,
excluding federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Notarianni, Regulatory
Development Section, Air Planning
Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Ms.
Notarianni may be reached by phone at
(404) 562–9031, or via electronic mail at
notarianni.michele@epa.gov.
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Table of Contents
I. What is the background for this final
action?
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0267; FRL-9730-3]
Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, San
Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing approval of revisions to the SJVUAPCD
portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This rule
was proposed in the Federal Register on April 30, 2012 and concerns
volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from wine storage tanks. We
are approving a local rule that regulates these emission sources under
the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).
DATES: This rule is effective on December 31, 2012.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established docket number EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0267 for
this action. Generally, documents in the docket for this action are
available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov or 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, multi-volume
reports), and some may not be available in either location (e.g.,
confidential business information (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: Lily Wong, EPA Region IX, (415) 947-
4114, wong.lily@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Proposed Action
On April 30, 2012 (77 FR 25384), EPA proposed to approve the
following rule into the California SIP.
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Local agency Rule No. Rule title Adopted Submitted
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SJVUAPCD.......................... 4694 Wine Fermentation 12/15/05 11/18/11 (amended
and Storage Tanks. submittal as
adopted 08/18/11).
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We proposed to approve this rule because we determined that it
complied with the relevant CAA requirements. Our proposed action
contains more information on the rule and our evaluation.
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period. We
received comments from the following parties.
1. Dan Belliveau, NohBell Corporation; letter dated and received
May 30, 2012.
2. Steven Colome, EcoPAS; email dated and received May 31, 2012.
While these comments were received after the public comment period, EPA
elected to add these comments to the docket and respond to the issues
raised.
The comments and our responses are summarized below.
a. Comment: The commenters generally described their respective
technologies and results to date to capture and control VOC emissions
from the wine fermentation process. Both commenters stated that they
believe their technologies represent reasonably available control
technology (RACT) and believed this information should be considered in
EPA's determination on RACT.
Response: EPA defines RACT as the ``lowest emissions limitation
that a particular source is capable of meeting by the application of
control technology that is reasonably available considering
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technological and economic feasibility.'' 44 FR 53761 (September 17,
1979). EPA generally considers controls that are commonly used by a
significant number of sources to be reasonably available and
technologically and economically feasible. RACT differs from
requirements for the more stringent lowest achievable emission rate
(LAER) controls required for new and modified major sources in
nonattainment areas. LAER is defined in CAA Section 171(3) and 40 CFR
51.165(a)(1)(xiii) as ``the most stringent emissions limitation which
is contained in the implementation plan of any State for such class or
category of source, unless the owner or operator of the proposed source
demonstrate that such limitations are not achievable; or * * * the most
stringent emissions limit which is achieved in practice by such class
or category of stationary sources.''
Information provided by the commenters would help demonstrate that
these two new and emerging technologies are technically feasible on
wine tanks of a certain size. However, in order to meet EPA's criteria
for RACT, the use of these technologies must be demonstrated in
practice by a larger number of sources and at a broader range of tank
capacities. In addition, we note that the commenters' current \1\ cost
effectiveness estimates are higher than what is generally accepted for
VOC RACT level controls. Therefore, while these new and emerging
technologies have not been demonstrated to represent RACT at this time,
they should be considered for sources where LAER is required by new
source review regulations.
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\1\ While the commenters also believe that their cost
effectiveness estimates would be significantly lowered (e.g., if the
control system was scaled up and optimized, or if the potential
commercial value of the captured ethanol was realized), we did not
take these estimates into account at this time because these
scenarios have not yet been demonstrated.
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In addition, what constitutes RACT can change over time as
technologies once considered beyond RACT become more economically
feasible and demonstrated in practice more widely. As a result,
SJVUAPCD should reevaluate these technologies when subsequent RACT
demonstrations are required, such as in 2014, when SJVUAPCD may need to
submit a RACT SIP analysis for the 2008 8-hour ozone standard.
We also note that new and modified major sources in SJVUAPCD must
demonstrate LAER in the permitting context, which California calls best
available control technology (BACT). The initial steps in a BACT
analysis are to identify all available technologies and eliminate those
that are not technically feasible. Therefore, SJVUAPCD must consider
these new technologies in all future required California BACT
determinations for permitting wine fermentation tanks. EPA forwarded
these comment letters to SJVUAPCD for consideration in their future
BACT analyses.
b. Comment: EcoPAS stated that EPA's final approval of this version
of Rule 4694 would remove the fermentation emission provisions of Rule
4694 from the SIP.
Response: Currently, there is no version of Rule 4694 approved in
the SIP. Therefore, EPA approval of the amended submittal of Rule 4694
would not remove any provisions from the SIP.
We believe the commenter is specifically concerned with SJVUAPCD's
deletion of the fermentation provisions (e.g., sections 5.1, 6.1, 6.2,
6.3, 6.5, 6.6, 7.0, and other supporting sections) in its amended
submittal of Rule 4694. In EPA's Technical Support Document (TSD) which
accompanied our proposed approval of Rule 4694, we described our
concerns with the alternative compliance provisions, which only
affected the fermentation provisions. Because of EPA's concerns, the
District elected to withdraw from consideration for SIP approval the
wine fermentation provisions, although the fermentation provisions
remain in effect at the local level. The appropriate forum to raise the
commenter's concerns would have been the District's process for
amending the submittal of Rule 4694. EPA is only acting on SJVUAPCD's
current SIP submittal. As discussed in our TSD, EPA's approval of Rule
4694 without the fermentation provisions does not relax any SIP
requirements or commitments.
III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted that change our assessment of the rule
as described in our proposed action. Therefore, as authorized in
section 110(k)(3) of the Act, EPA is fully approving this rule into the
California SIP.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act 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 Clean Air Act.
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 Clean Air Act; 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
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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 Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by January 28, 2013. 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. 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 30, 2012.
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)(416) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.220 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(416) Specified portions of the following rule were submitted on
November 18, 2011 by the Governor's designee.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
(SJVUAPCD).
(1) The following specified portions of SJVUAPCD Rule 4694, Wine
Fermentation and Storage Tanks, adopted December 15, 2005:
(i) Section 1.0 (Purpose), except for the words ``fermentation
and'' and ``or achieve equivalent reductions from alternative emission
sources'';
(ii) Section 2.0 (Applicability), except for the words ``fermenting
wine and/or'';
(iii) Section 3.0 (Definitions), paragraphs 3.1--Air Pollution
Control Officer (APCO), 3.2--Air Resources Board (ARB or CARB), 3.18--
Gas Leak, 3.19--Gas-Tight, 3.21--Must, 3.22--Operator, 3.27--Storage
Tank, 3.29--Tank, 3.33--Volatile Organic Compound (VOC), 3.35--Wine,
and 3.36--Winery;
(iv) Section 4.0 (Exemptions), paragraph 4.2;
(v) Section 5.0 (Requirements), paragraph 5.2--Storage Tanks; and
(vi) Section 6.0 (Administrative Requirements), paragraph 6.4--
Monitoring and Recordkeeping, introductory text and paragraph 6.4.2.
(ii) Additional materials.
(A) California Air Resources Board (CARB)
(1) CARB Executive Order S-11-024, November 18, 2011, adopting
specified portions of SJVUAPCD Rule 4694 as a revision to the SIP.
(B) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
(SJVUAPCD)
(1) SJVUAPCD Resolution No. 11-08-20, August 18, 2011, adopting
specified portions of SJVUAPCD Rule 4694 as a revision to the SIP.
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