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Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; Tennessee;
Interstate Transport Infrastructure
Requirements (Prevention of
Significant Deterioration) for the 2008
8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Supplemental proposed rule.
AGENCY:
EPA is proposing to
conditionally approve the State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submission,
submitted by the State of Tennessee
through the Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation (TDEC).
This proposal pertains to the Clean Air
Act (CAA) requirements pertaining to
prevention of significant deterioration
(PSD) (concerning the PM2.5 increments)
for the for the 2008 8-hour ozone
national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS) infrastructure SIPs. The CAA
requires that each state adopt and
submit a SIP for the implementation,
maintenance, and enforcement of each
NAAQS promulgated by EPA, which is
commonly referred to as an
‘‘infrastructure’’ SIP. TDEC certified that
the Tennessee SIP contains provisions
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that ensure the 2008 8-hour ozone
NAAQS are implemented, enforced, and
maintained in Tennessee (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘infrastructure
submission’’). EPA is proposing to
supplement the earlier proposed
approval related to sections related to
prevention of significant deterioration
(PSD) (concerning the PM2.5 increments)
by proposing conditional approval of
the State’s infrastructure submission
based upon a October 4, 2012,
commitment by the State to submit a
SIP revision to address current
deficiencies in these sections. EPA is
proposing to conditionally approve
these sections related to PSD because
the current Tennessee SIP does not
include provisions to fully comply with
the requirements of these sections. All
of the other required infrastructure
elements for the 2008 8-hour ozone
NAAQS are being addressed in a
separate rulemaking.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before December 24,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04–
OAR–2012–0237, by one of the
following methods:
1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the
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2. Email: R4–RDS@epa.gov.
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4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R04–OAR–2012–
0237,’’ 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.
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Table of Contents
I. Background
II. What elements are required under sections
110(a)(1) and (2)?
III. Scope of Infrastructure SIPs
IV. What is EPA’s analysis of how tennessee
addressed sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3
of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and 110(a)(2)(J)
‘‘infrastructure’’ provisions?
V. Proposed Action
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
On March 27, 2008, EPA promulgated
a new NAAQS for ozone based on 8hour average concentrations. EPA
revised the level of the 8-hour standard
to 0.075 parts per million (ppm). See 77
FR 16436. Pursuant to section 110(a)(1)
of the CAA, states are required to submit
SIPs meeting the requirements of
section 110(a)(2) within three years after
promulgation of a new or revised
NAAQS. Section 110(a)(2) requires
states to address basic SIP requirements,
including emissions inventories,
monitoring, and modeling to assure
attainment and maintenance of the
NAAQS. States were required to submit
such SIPs for the 2008 8-hour ozone
NAAQS to EPA no later than March
2011.
Midwest Environmental Defense and
Sierra Club submitted a complaint on
November 20, 2011, related to EPA’s
failure to issue findings of failure to
submit related to the infrastructure
requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone
NAAQS. On December 13, 2011, and
March 6, 2012, Midwest Environmental
Defense and Sierra Club submitted
amended complaints for failure to
promulgate prevention of significant
deterioration (PSD) regulations within
two years and failure to approve or
disapprove SIP submittals, and to
remove claims regarding states that have
submitted SIPs for the 2008 8-hour
ozone NAAQS, respectively. Tennessee
was among the states named in the
November 2011 complaint, and the
December 2011 and March 2012
amended complaints. Specifically, the
plaintiffs claim that EPA has failed to
perform its mandatory duty by not
approving in full, disapproving in full,
or approving in part and disapproving
in part Tennessee’s 2008 ozone
infrastructure SIP addressing sections
110(a)(2)(A)–(H) and (J)–(M) by no later
than April 19, 2011.
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Tennessee’s infrastructure submission
was received by EPA on October 19,
2009, for the 2008 8-hour ozone
NAAQS. The submission was
determined to be complete on April 19,
2010. On July 3, 2012, Tennessee
submitted a letter to EPA withdrawing
the portion of its October 19, 2009, SIP
submission that purported to address
the requirements related to section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) interstate transport. On
August 22, 2012, EPA proposed
approval of Tennessee’s 2008 8-hour
ozone infrastructure SIP, with the
exception of section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I).1 See 77 FR 50651. The
proposed approval included sections
110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), and
110(a)(2)(J); however, it was
subsequently found that Tennessee’s
SIP did not contain all of the requisite
provisions in its SIP necessary to fully
approve these elements. The deficient
portion of Tennessee’s SIP pertains to
PM2.5 PSD increments.
On October 4, 2012, Tennessee
submitted a request for conditional
approval of sections 110(a)(2)(C),
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) with respect to the
PSD requirements (hereafter referred to
as prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i)),2 and
110(a)(2)(J) to address the SIP
deficiencies concerning PM2.5 PSD
increments for these elements. Today’s
action proposes conditional approval for
these sections based upon a
commitment by Tennessee to submit the
necessary SIP revisions to address PM2.5
PSD increments for the 2008 8-hour
ozone NAAQS.
II. What elements are required under
sections 110(a)(1) and (2)?
Section 110(a) of the CAA requires
states to submit SIPs to provide for the
implementation, maintenance, and
enforcement of a new or revised
NAAQS within three years following
the promulgation of such NAAQS, or
within such shorter period as EPA may
prescribe. Section 110(a) imposes the
obligation upon states to make a SIP
submission to EPA for a new or revised
NAAQS, but the contents of that
submission may vary depending upon
the facts and circumstances. In
particular, the data and analytical tools
available at the time the state develops
and submits the SIP for a new or revised
NAAQS affects the content of the
submission. The contents of such SIP
1 Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) for the 2008 8-hour
ozone NAAQS will be addressed through a separate
rulemaking.
2 Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) includes four
requirements referred to as prongs 1 through 4.
Prongs 1 and 2 are provided at section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I); prongs 3 and 4 are provided at
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II).
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submissions may also vary depending
upon what provisions the state’s
existing SIP already contains. In the
case of the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS,
states typically have met the basic
program elements required in section
110(a)(2) through earlier SIP
submissions in connection with the
1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
More specifically, section 110(a)(1)
provides the procedural and timing
requirements for SIPs. Section 110(a)(2)
lists specific elements that states must
meet for ‘‘infrastructure’’ SIP
requirements related to a newly
established or revised NAAQS. As
mentioned above, these requirements
include SIP infrastructure elements
such as modeling, monitoring, and
emissions inventories that are designed
to assure attainment and maintenance of
the NAAQS. The requirements that are
the subject of this proposed rulemaking
are listed below.3
• 110(a)(2)(A): Emission limits and
other control measures.
• 110(a)(2)(B): Ambient air quality
monitoring/data system.
• 110(a)(2)(C): Program for
enforcement of control measures.4
• 110(a)(2)(D): Interstate transport.5
3 Two elements identified in section 110(a)(2) are
not governed by the three year submission deadline
of section 110(a)(1) because SIPs incorporating
necessary local nonattainment area controls are not
due within three years after promulgation of a new
or revised NAAQS, but rather due at the time the
nonattainment area plan requirements are due
pursuant to section 172. These requirements are: (1)
Submissions required by section 110(a)(2)(C) to the
extent that subsection refers to a permit program as
required in part D Title I of the CAA; and (2)
submissions required by section 110(a)(2)(I) which
pertain to the nonattainment planning requirements
of part D, Title I of the CAA. Today’s proposed
rulemaking does not address infrastructure
elements related to section 110(a)(2)(I) or the
nonattainment planning requirements of
110(a)(2)(C).
4 This rulemaking only addresses requirements
for this element as they relate to attainment areas.
5 Today’s proposed rulemaking does not address
element 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (Interstate Transport) for
the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Interstate transport
requirements were formerly addressed by
Tennessee consistent with the Clean Air Interstate
Rule (CAIR) for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. On
December 23, 2008, CAIR was remanded by the D.C.
Circuit Court of Appeals, without vacatur, back to
EPA. See North Carolina v. EPA, 531 F.3d 896 (D.C.
Cir. 2008). Prior to this remand, EPA took final
action to approve Tennessee’s SIP revision, which
was submitted to comply with CAIR. See 72 FR
46388 (August 20, 2007). In so doing, Tennessee’s
CAIR SIP revision addressed the interstate transport
provisions in section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) for the 1997
8-hour ozone NAAQS. In response to the remand
of CAIR, EPA has promulgated a new rule to
address interstate transport. See 76 FR 48208
(August 8, 2011) (the Transport Rule). That rule was
recently vacated by the D.C. Circuit Court of
Appeals. As a result of both the remand of CAIR
and vacatur of the Transport Rule, Tennessee has
not yet made a submission to address interstate
transport. EPA’s action on element 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I)
for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS will be
addressed in a separate action.
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• 110(a)(2)(E): Adequate resources.
• 110(a)(2)(F): Stationary source
monitoring system.
• 110(a)(2)(G): Emergency power.
• 110(a)(2)(H): Future SIP revisions.
• 110(a)(2)(I): Areas designated
nonattainment and meet the applicable
requirements of part D.6
• 110(a)(2)(J): Consultation with
government officials; public
notification; and PSD and visibility
protection.
• 110(a)(2)(K): Air quality modeling/
data.
• 110(a)(2)(L): Permitting fees.
• 110(a)(2)(M): Consultation/
participation by affected local entities.
III. Scope of Infrastructure SIPs
EPA notes that this rulemaking does
not address four substantive issues that
are not integral to the state’s
infrastructure SIP submission. These
four issues are: (i) Existing provisions
related to excess emissions during
periods of start-up, shutdown, or
malfunction at sources (SSM), that may
be contrary to the CAA and EPA’s
policies addressing such excess
emissions; (ii) existing provisions
related to ‘‘director’s variance’’ or
‘‘director’s discretion’’ that purport to
permit revisions to SIP approved
emissions limits with limited public
process or without requiring further
approval by EPA, that may be contrary
to the CAA (director’s discretion); (iii)
existing provisions for minor source
new source review (NSR) programs that
may be inconsistent with the
requirements of the CAA and EPA’s
regulations that pertain to such
programs (minor source NSR); and, (iv)
existing provisions for PSD programs
that may be inconsistent with current
requirements of EPA’s ‘‘Final NSR
Improvement Rule,’’ 67 FR 80186
(December 31, 2002), as amended by 72
FR 32526 (June 13, 2007) (NSR Reform).
Instead, EPA has indicated that it has
other authority to address any such
existing SIP defects in other
rulemakings, as appropriate. A detailed
rationale for why these four substantive
issues are not part of the scope of
infrastructure SIP rulemakings can be
found in EPA’s June 11, 2012, proposed
rule entitled, ‘‘Approval and
Promulgation of Implementation Plans;
Tennessee 110(a)(1) and (2)
Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997
and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter
6 This requirement was inadvertently omitted
from EPA’s October 2, 2007, memorandum entitled
‘‘Guidance on SIP Elements Required Under
Section 110(a)(1) and (2) for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone
and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality
Standards,’’ but as mentioned above is not relevant
to today’s proposed rulemaking.
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National Ambient Air Quality
Standards’’ in the section entitled,
‘‘Scope of Infrastructure SIPs’’ (See 77
FR 34306). It can also be found in EPA’s
August 22, 2012, proposed rule entitled,
‘‘Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; Tennessee
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure
Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour
Ozone Matter National Ambient Air
Quality Standards’’ in the section
entitled, ‘‘Scope of Infrastructure SIPs.’’
See 77 FR 50651.
IV. What is EPA’s analysis of how
Tennessee addressed sections
110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i),
and 110(a)(2)(J) ‘‘infrastructure’’
provisions?
In this action, EPA is proposing to
conditionally approve Tennessee’s
infrastructure SIP for the following
infrastructure sections for the 2008 8hour ozone NAAQS: (1) Section
110(a)(2)(C) to include a program in the
SIP that regulates the modification and
construction of any stationary source as
necessary to assure that the NAAQS are
achieved, (2) prong 3 of section
110(a)(2)(D)(i) to include adequate
provisions prohibiting any source or
other type of emissions activity within
the State from emitting any air pollutant
in amount which will interfere with
measure required to be include in the
applicable SIP for any State necessary to
prevent significant deterioration, and (3)
section 110(a)(2)(J) to include a program
in the SIP that regulates the
modification and construction of any
stationary source as necessary to assure
that the NAAQS are achieved.
There are four revisions to the
Tennessee SIP that are necessary to
meet the requirements of infrastructure
requirements of sections 110(a)(2)(C),
prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and
110(a)(2)(J). These four revisions are
related to (1) the Ozone Implementation
NSR Update (November 29, 2005, 70 FR
71612), (2) the ‘‘Prevention of
Significant Deterioration and Title V
Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule’’ (June 3,
2010, 75 FR 31514), (3) the NSR PM2.5
Rule (May 16, 2008, 73 FR 28321), and
(4) the portion of the final rulemaking
entitled ‘‘Final Rule Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) for
Particulate Matter Less Than 2.5
Micrometers (PM2.5)—Increments,
Significant Impact Levels (SILs) and
Significant Monitoring Concentration
(SMC): Final Rule’’ that relates to the
PM2.5 PSD increments requirements
(hereafter referred to as the PM2.5 PSD
Increment-SILs-SMC Rule (only as it
relates to PM2.5 PSD Increments) (75 FR
64864).
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Tennessee’s Ozone Implementation
NSR Update revision was submitted by
TDEC on May 28, 2009, and approved
by EPA on February 7, 2012. See 77 FR
6016. Tennessee submitted its
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Tailoring Rule,
to EPA on January 11, 2012, and EPA
approved it on February 28, 2012. See
77 FR 11744. Tennessee submitted its
NNSR requirements related to the
implementation of the NSR PM2.5 Rule
on July 29, 2011, and EPA approved this
revision on July 30, 2012. See 77 FR
44481. On October 4, 2012, Tennessee
submitted a letter to EPA requesting
conditional approval of specific
enforceable measures related to
110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i),
and 110(a)(2)(J) concerning the October
20, 2010, PSD PM2.5 Increments, SILs
and SMC Rule because Tennessee’s SIP
does not currently contain provisions to
address requirements associated with
PM2.5 increments. Tennessee’s October
4, 2012, letter to EPA contained a
schedule and commitment to provide
the necessary SIP revision to address its
SIP deficiencies related to the PM2.5
increments. Today’s conditional
approval applies only to the PM2.5
increments portion of the PM2.5
Increments, SILs and SMC Rule. The
PM2.5 Increments, SILs and SMC Rule
provided additional regulatory
requirements under the PSD program
regarding the implementation of the
PM2.5 NAAQS for NSR by specifically
establishing PM2.5 increments pursuant
to section 166(a) of the CAA to prevent
significant deterioration of air quality in
areas meeting the NAAQS. The letter
can be accessed at www.regulations.gov
using Docket ID No. EPA–R04–OAR–
2012–0237. The four SIP revisions
outlined above 7 address the requisite
requirements of sections 110(a)(2)(C),
prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and
110(a)(2)(J) and are necessary for
approval of these infrastructure
requirements.
In accordance with section 110(k)(4)
of the CAA, EPA is proposing to
7 (1) EPA’s approval of Tennessee’s PSD/NSR
regulations which address the Ozone
Implementation NSR Update requirements, (2)
EPA’s approval of Tennessee’s PSD GHG Tailoring
Rule revisions which addresses the thresholds for
GHG permitting applicability in Tennessee, (3)
EPA’s approval of Tennessee’s NSR PM2.5 Rule,
which adopts required federal PSD and NNSR
permitting provisions governing the
implementation of the NSR program for PM2.5 as
promulgated in the NSR PM2.5 Rule, and (4) EPA’s
proposed conditional approval of Tennessee’s PSD
PM2.5 Increments, SILs, and SMC rulemaking to the
extent it addresses the PM2.5 Increments portion of
the PM2.5 PSD Increment-SILs-SMC Rule..
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conditionally approve these sections
based upon a commitment from
Tennessee that the State will submit a
SIP revision addressing the increments
associated with the PM2.5 PSD
Increment-SILs-SMC Rule (only as it
relates to PM2.5 Increments) to EPA for
approval within one year from EPA’s
final conditional approval action. In its
October 4, 2012, letter, TDEC committed
to adopt the above-specified provisions
and submit them to EPA for
incorporation into the SIP by no later
than one year from the publication date
of EPA’s final conditional approval
action for that requirement. Failure by
the State to adopt these provisions and
submit them to EPA for incorporation
into the SIP within one year from the
effective date of EPA’s final conditional
approval action would result in this
proposed conditional approval being
treated as a disapproval. Should that
occur, EPA would provide the public
with notice of such a disapproval in the
Federal Register.8
As a result of Tennessee’s formal
commitment to correct the deficiency
contained in the Tennessee SIP
pertaining to PM2.5 PSD increments,
EPA is proposing to conditionally
approve sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of
110(a)(2)(D)(i), and 110(a)(2)(J)
requirements consistent with section
110(k)(4) of the Act.
V. Proposed Action
As described above, EPA is proposing
to conditionally approve Tennessee’s
infrastructure submissions pertaining to
sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of
110(a)(2)(D)(i), 110(a)(2)(J) related to
PSD, provided to EPA on October 4,
2012, as addressing the infrastructure
requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone
NAAQS. Specifically, this conditional
approval is based upon Tennessee’s
commitment that TDEC will provide the
necessary SIP revision to address its SIP
deficiencies related to the October 20,
2010, final rulemaking related to PSD
PM2.5 Increments. EPA is proposing to
conditionally approve Tennessee’s SIP
submission consistent with section
110(k)(4) of the CAA.
VI. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
8 EPA notes that pursuant to section 110(k)(4), a
conditional approval is treated as a disapproval in
the event that a State fails to comply with its
commitment. Notification of this disapproval action
in the Federal Register is not subject to public
notice and comment.
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that complies with the provisions of the
Act and applicable federal regulations.
See 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 proposed
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 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 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 232 (Monday, December 3, 2012)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0237; FRL-9757-2]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Tennessee;
Interstate Transport Infrastructure Requirements (Prevention of
Significant Deterioration) for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient
Air Quality Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Supplemental proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to conditionally approve the State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submission, submitted by the State of
Tennessee through the Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation (TDEC). This proposal pertains to the Clean Air Act (CAA)
requirements pertaining to prevention of significant deterioration
(PSD) (concerning the PM2.5 increments) for the for the 2008
8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)
infrastructure SIPs. The CAA requires that each state adopt and submit
a SIP for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of each
NAAQS promulgated by EPA, which is commonly referred to as an
``infrastructure'' SIP. TDEC certified that the Tennessee SIP contains
provisions that ensure the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS are implemented,
enforced, and maintained in Tennessee (hereafter referred to as
``infrastructure submission''). EPA is proposing to supplement the
earlier proposed approval related to sections related to prevention of
significant deterioration (PSD) (concerning the PM2.5
increments) by proposing conditional approval of the State's
infrastructure submission based upon a October 4, 2012, commitment by
the State to submit a SIP revision to address current deficiencies in
these sections. EPA is proposing to conditionally approve these
sections related to PSD because the current Tennessee SIP does not
include provisions to fully comply with the requirements of these
sections. All of the other required infrastructure elements for the
2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS are being addressed in a separate rulemaking.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 24,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2012-0237, by one of the following methods:
1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. Email: R4-RDS@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (404) 562-9019.
4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0237,'' 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.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Lynorae Benjamin, 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. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation.
The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through
Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding federal holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R04-OAR-
2012-0237. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
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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 through www.regulations.gov or
email, information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected.
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. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
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 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. EPA requests that if at all possible, you
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official
hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding
federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nacosta C. Ward, 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 telephone number
is (404) 562-9140. Ms. Ward can be reached via electronic mail at
ward.nacosta@epa.gov.
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. What elements are required under sections 110(a)(1) and (2)?
III. Scope of Infrastructure SIPs
IV. What is EPA's analysis of how tennessee addressed sections
110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and 110(a)(2)(J)
``infrastructure'' provisions?
V. Proposed Action
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
On March 27, 2008, EPA promulgated a new NAAQS for ozone based on
8-hour average concentrations. EPA revised the level of the 8-hour
standard to 0.075 parts per million (ppm). See 77 FR 16436. Pursuant to
section 110(a)(1) of the CAA, states are required to submit SIPs
meeting the requirements of section 110(a)(2) within three years after
promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS. Section 110(a)(2) requires
states to address basic SIP requirements, including emissions
inventories, monitoring, and modeling to assure attainment and
maintenance of the NAAQS. States were required to submit such SIPs for
the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS to EPA no later than March 2011.
Midwest Environmental Defense and Sierra Club submitted a complaint
on November 20, 2011, related to EPA's failure to issue findings of
failure to submit related to the infrastructure requirements for the
2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. On December 13, 2011, and March 6, 2012,
Midwest Environmental Defense and Sierra Club submitted amended
complaints for failure to promulgate prevention of significant
deterioration (PSD) regulations within two years and failure to approve
or disapprove SIP submittals, and to remove claims regarding states
that have submitted SIPs for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS, respectively.
Tennessee was among the states named in the November 2011 complaint,
and the December 2011 and March 2012 amended complaints. Specifically,
the plaintiffs claim that EPA has failed to perform its mandatory duty
by not approving in full, disapproving in full, or approving in part
and disapproving in part Tennessee's 2008 ozone infrastructure SIP
addressing sections 110(a)(2)(A)-(H) and (J)-(M) by no later than April
19, 2011.
Tennessee's infrastructure submission was received by EPA on
October 19, 2009, for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. The submission was
determined to be complete on April 19, 2010. On July 3, 2012, Tennessee
submitted a letter to EPA withdrawing the portion of its October 19,
2009, SIP submission that purported to address the requirements related
to section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) interstate transport. On August 22, 2012,
EPA proposed approval of Tennessee's 2008 8-hour ozone infrastructure
SIP, with the exception of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I).\1\ See 77 FR
50651. The proposed approval included sections 110(a)(2)(C),
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), and 110(a)(2)(J); however, it was subsequently
found that Tennessee's SIP did not contain all of the requisite
provisions in its SIP necessary to fully approve these elements. The
deficient portion of Tennessee's SIP pertains to PM2.5 PSD
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On October 4, 2012, Tennessee submitted a request for conditional
approval of sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) with respect to
the PSD requirements (hereafter referred to as prong 3 of
110(a)(2)(D)(i)),\2\ and 110(a)(2)(J) to address the SIP deficiencies
concerning PM2.5 PSD increments for these elements. Today's
action proposes conditional approval for these sections based upon a
commitment by Tennessee to submit the necessary SIP revisions to
address PM2.5 PSD increments for the 2008 8-hour ozone
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\2\ Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) includes four requirements referred
to as prongs 1 through 4. Prongs 1 and 2 are provided at section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I); prongs 3 and 4 are provided at section
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II. What elements are required under sections 110(a)(1) and (2)?
Section 110(a) of the CAA requires states to submit SIPs to provide
for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of a new or
revised NAAQS within three years following the promulgation of such
NAAQS, or within such shorter period as EPA may prescribe. Section
110(a) imposes the obligation upon states to make a SIP submission to
EPA for a new or revised NAAQS, but the contents of that submission may
vary depending upon the facts and circumstances. In particular, the
data and analytical tools available at the time the state develops and
submits the SIP for a new or revised NAAQS affects the content of the
submission. The contents of such SIP
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submissions may also vary depending upon what provisions the state's
existing SIP already contains. In the case of the 2008 8-hour ozone
NAAQS, states typically have met the basic program elements required in
section 110(a)(2) through earlier SIP submissions in connection with
the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
More specifically, section 110(a)(1) provides the procedural and
timing requirements for SIPs. Section 110(a)(2) lists specific elements
that states must meet for ``infrastructure'' SIP requirements related
to a newly established or revised NAAQS. As mentioned above, these
requirements include SIP infrastructure elements such as modeling,
monitoring, and emissions inventories that are designed to assure
attainment and maintenance of the NAAQS. The requirements that are the
subject of this proposed rulemaking are listed below.\3\
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\3\ Two elements identified in section 110(a)(2) are not
governed by the three year submission deadline of section 110(a)(1)
because SIPs incorporating necessary local nonattainment area
controls are not due within three years after promulgation of a new
or revised NAAQS, but rather due at the time the nonattainment area
plan requirements are due pursuant to section 172. These
requirements are: (1) Submissions required by section 110(a)(2)(C)
to the extent that subsection refers to a permit program as required
in part D Title I of the CAA; and (2) submissions required by
section 110(a)(2)(I) which pertain to the nonattainment planning
requirements of part D, Title I of the CAA. Today's proposed
rulemaking does not address infrastructure elements related to
section 110(a)(2)(I) or the nonattainment planning requirements of
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110(a)(2)(A): Emission limits and other control measures.
110(a)(2)(B): Ambient air quality monitoring/data system.
110(a)(2)(C): Program for enforcement of control
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\5\ Today's proposed rulemaking does not address element
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (Interstate Transport) for the 2008 8-hour ozone
NAAQS. Interstate transport requirements were formerly addressed by
Tennessee consistent with the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) for
the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. On December 23, 2008, CAIR was remanded
by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, without vacatur, back to EPA.
See North Carolina v. EPA, 531 F.3d 896 (D.C. Cir. 2008). Prior to
this remand, EPA took final action to approve Tennessee's SIP
revision, which was submitted to comply with CAIR. See 72 FR 46388
(August 20, 2007). In so doing, Tennessee's CAIR SIP revision
addressed the interstate transport provisions in section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS. In response to
the remand of CAIR, EPA has promulgated a new rule to address
interstate transport. See 76 FR 48208 (August 8, 2011) (the
Transport Rule). That rule was recently vacated by the D.C. Circuit
Court of Appeals. As a result of both the remand of CAIR and vacatur
of the Transport Rule, Tennessee has not yet made a submission to
address interstate transport. EPA's action on element
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS will be addressed
in a separate action.
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110(a)(2)(E): Adequate resources.
110(a)(2)(F): Stationary source monitoring system.
110(a)(2)(G): Emergency power.
110(a)(2)(H): Future SIP revisions.
110(a)(2)(I): Areas designated nonattainment and meet the
applicable requirements of part D.\6\
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October 2, 2007, memorandum entitled ``Guidance on SIP Elements
Required Under Section 110(a)(1) and (2) for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone
and PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards,'' but
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110(a)(2)(J): Consultation with government officials;
public notification; and PSD and visibility protection.
110(a)(2)(K): Air quality modeling/data.
110(a)(2)(L): Permitting fees.
110(a)(2)(M): Consultation/participation by affected local
entities.
III. Scope of Infrastructure SIPs
EPA notes that this rulemaking does not address four substantive
issues that are not integral to the state's infrastructure SIP
submission. These four issues are: (i) Existing provisions related to
excess emissions during periods of start-up, shutdown, or malfunction
at sources (SSM), that may be contrary to the CAA and EPA's policies
addressing such excess emissions; (ii) existing provisions related to
``director's variance'' or ``director's discretion'' that purport to
permit revisions to SIP approved emissions limits with limited public
process or without requiring further approval by EPA, that may be
contrary to the CAA (director's discretion); (iii) existing provisions
for minor source new source review (NSR) programs that may be
inconsistent with the requirements of the CAA and EPA's regulations
that pertain to such programs (minor source NSR); and, (iv) existing
provisions for PSD programs that may be inconsistent with current
requirements of EPA's ``Final NSR Improvement Rule,'' 67 FR 80186
(December 31, 2002), as amended by 72 FR 32526 (June 13, 2007) (NSR
Reform).
Instead, EPA has indicated that it has other authority to address
any such existing SIP defects in other rulemakings, as appropriate. A
detailed rationale for why these four substantive issues are not part
of the scope of infrastructure SIP rulemakings can be found in EPA's
June 11, 2012, proposed rule entitled, ``Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; Tennessee 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure
Requirements for the 1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National
Ambient Air Quality Standards'' in the section entitled, ``Scope of
Infrastructure SIPs'' (See 77 FR 34306). It can also be found in EPA's
August 22, 2012, proposed rule entitled, ``Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; Tennessee 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure
Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Matter National Ambient Air
Quality Standards'' in the section entitled, ``Scope of Infrastructure
SIPs.'' See 77 FR 50651.
IV. What is EPA's analysis of how Tennessee addressed sections
110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and 110(a)(2)(J)
``infrastructure'' provisions?
In this action, EPA is proposing to conditionally approve
Tennessee's infrastructure SIP for the following infrastructure
sections for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS: (1) Section 110(a)(2)(C) to
include a program in the SIP that regulates the modification and
construction of any stationary source as necessary to assure that the
NAAQS are achieved, (2) prong 3 of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) to include
adequate provisions prohibiting any source or other type of emissions
activity within the State from emitting any air pollutant in amount
which will interfere with measure required to be include in the
applicable SIP for any State necessary to prevent significant
deterioration, and (3) section 110(a)(2)(J) to include a program in the
SIP that regulates the modification and construction of any stationary
source as necessary to assure that the NAAQS are achieved.
There are four revisions to the Tennessee SIP that are necessary to
meet the requirements of infrastructure requirements of sections
110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and 110(a)(2)(J). These four
revisions are related to (1) the Ozone Implementation NSR Update
(November 29, 2005, 70 FR 71612), (2) the ``Prevention of Significant
Deterioration and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule'' (June 3,
2010, 75 FR 31514), (3) the NSR PM2.5 Rule (May 16, 2008, 73
FR 28321), and (4) the portion of the final rulemaking entitled ``Final
Rule Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) for Particulate
Matter Less Than 2.5 Micrometers (PM2.5)--Increments,
Significant Impact Levels (SILs) and Significant Monitoring
Concentration (SMC): Final Rule'' that relates to the PM2.5
PSD increments requirements (hereafter referred to as the
PM2.5 PSD Increment-SILs-SMC Rule (only as it relates to
PM2.5 PSD Increments) (75 FR 64864).
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Tennessee's Ozone Implementation NSR Update revision was submitted
by TDEC on May 28, 2009, and approved by EPA on February 7, 2012. See
77 FR 6016. Tennessee submitted its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Tailoring
Rule, to EPA on January 11, 2012, and EPA approved it on February 28,
2012. See 77 FR 11744. Tennessee submitted its NNSR requirements
related to the implementation of the NSR PM2.5 Rule on July
29, 2011, and EPA approved this revision on July 30, 2012. See 77 FR
44481. On October 4, 2012, Tennessee submitted a letter to EPA
requesting conditional approval of specific enforceable measures
related to 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and 110(a)(2)(J)
concerning the October 20, 2010, PSD PM2.5 Increments, SILs
and SMC Rule because Tennessee's SIP does not currently contain
provisions to address requirements associated with PM2.5
increments. Tennessee's October 4, 2012, letter to EPA contained a
schedule and commitment to provide the necessary SIP revision to
address its SIP deficiencies related to the PM2.5
increments. Today's conditional approval applies only to the
PM2.5 increments portion of the PM2.5 Increments,
SILs and SMC Rule. The PM2.5 Increments, SILs and SMC Rule
provided additional regulatory requirements under the PSD program
regarding the implementation of the PM2.5 NAAQS for NSR by
specifically establishing PM2.5 increments pursuant to
section 166(a) of the CAA to prevent significant deterioration of air
quality in areas meeting the NAAQS. The letter can be accessed at
www.regulations.gov using Docket ID No. EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0237. The four
SIP revisions outlined above \7\ address the requisite requirements of
sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and 110(a)(2)(J) and
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\7\ (1) EPA's approval of Tennessee's PSD/NSR regulations which
address the Ozone Implementation NSR Update requirements, (2) EPA's
approval of Tennessee's PSD GHG Tailoring Rule revisions which
addresses the thresholds for GHG permitting applicability in
Tennessee, (3) EPA's approval of Tennessee's NSR PM2.5
Rule, which adopts required federal PSD and NNSR permitting
provisions governing the implementation of the NSR program for
PM2.5 as promulgated in the NSR PM2.5 Rule,
and (4) EPA's proposed conditional approval of Tennessee's PSD
PM2.5 Increments, SILs, and SMC rulemaking to the extent
it addresses the PM2.5 Increments portion of the
PM2.5 PSD Increment-SILs-SMC Rule..
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In accordance with section 110(k)(4) of the CAA, EPA is proposing
to conditionally approve these sections based upon a commitment from
Tennessee that the State will submit a SIP revision addressing the
increments associated with the PM2.5 PSD Increment-SILs-SMC
Rule (only as it relates to PM2.5 Increments) to EPA for
approval within one year from EPA's final conditional approval action.
In its October 4, 2012, letter, TDEC committed to adopt the above-
specified provisions and submit them to EPA for incorporation into the
SIP by no later than one year from the publication date of EPA's final
conditional approval action for that requirement. Failure by the State
to adopt these provisions and submit them to EPA for incorporation into
the SIP within one year from the effective date of EPA's final
conditional approval action would result in this proposed conditional
approval being treated as a disapproval. Should that occur, EPA would
provide the public with notice of such a disapproval in the Federal
Register.\8\
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\8\ EPA notes that pursuant to section 110(k)(4), a conditional
approval is treated as a disapproval in the event that a State fails
to comply with its commitment. Notification of this disapproval
action in the Federal Register is not subject to public notice and
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As a result of Tennessee's formal commitment to correct the
deficiency contained in the Tennessee SIP pertaining to
PM2.5 PSD increments, EPA is proposing to conditionally
approve sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), and
110(a)(2)(J) requirements consistent with section 110(k)(4) of the Act.
V. Proposed Action
As described above, EPA is proposing to conditionally approve
Tennessee's infrastructure submissions pertaining to sections
110(a)(2)(C), prong 3 of 110(a)(2)(D)(i), 110(a)(2)(J) related to PSD,
provided to EPA on October 4, 2012, as addressing the infrastructure
requirements for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Specifically, this
conditional approval is based upon Tennessee's commitment that TDEC
will provide the necessary SIP revision to address its SIP deficiencies
related to the October 20, 2010, final rulemaking related to PSD
PM2.5 Increments. EPA is proposing to conditionally approve
Tennessee's SIP submission consistent with section 110(k)(4) of the
CAA.
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
federal regulations. See 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
proposed 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 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 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.
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Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: November 21, 2012.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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