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Partial Approval and Partial
Disapproval of Air Quality State
Implementation Plans; Nevada;
Infrastructure Requirements for Lead
(Pb)
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The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving in part and
disapproving in part State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions
submitted by the State of Nevada
pursuant to the requirements of the
Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 2008 lead
(Pb) national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS). The CAA requires
that each state adopt and submit a SIP
for the implementation, maintenance,
and enforcement of each NAAQS
promulgated by the EPA, and that EPA
act on such SIPs. Nevada has met most
of the applicable requirements. Where
EPA is disapproving, in part, Nevada’s
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SIP revisions, most of the deficiencies
have already been addressed by a
federal implementation plan (FIP). For
one remaining deficiency, this final rule
sets a two-year deadline for EPA to
promulgate a FIP, unless EPA approves
an adequate SIP revision prior to that
time. EPA remains committed to
working with Nevada’s environmental
agencies to develop such a SIP revision.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
April 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action, identified by
Docket ID Number EPA–R09–OAR–
2013–0663. The index to the docket for
this action is available electronically at
https://www.regulations.gov and in hard
copy at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco, California. While
all documents in the docket are listed in
the index, some information may be
publicly available only at the hard copy
location (e.g., copyrighted material), and
some may not be publicly 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 directly
below.
Rory
Mays, Air Planning Office (AIR–2), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region IX, (415) 972–3227, mays.rory@
epa.gov.
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Table of Contents
I. Background
II. EPA’s Response to Comments
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
Section 110(a)(1) of the CAA requires
each state to submit to EPA, within
three years (or such shorter period as
the Administrator may prescribe) after
the promulgation of a primary or
secondary NAAQS or any revision
thereof, a SIP that provides for the
‘‘implementation, maintenance, and
enforcement’’ of such NAAQS. EPA
refers to these specific submissions as
‘‘infrastructure’’ SIPs because they are
intended to address basic structural SIP
requirements for new or revised
NAAQS.
On October 15, 2008, EPA issued a
revised NAAQS for Pb.1 This NAAQS
1 73 FR 66964. The final rule was signed on
October 15, 2008 and published in the Federal
Register on November 12, 2008. The 1978 Pb
standard (1.5 mg/m3 as a quarterly average) was
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revision triggered a requirement for
states to submit an infrastructure SIP to
address the applicable requirements of
section 110(a)(2) within three years. The
Nevada Division of Environmental
Protection (NDEP) submitted
infrastructure SIP revisions for Pb to
EPA on October 12, 2011, for the NDEP
and Washoe County portions of the SIP;
July 23, 2012, for the Clark County
portion of the SIP; and August 30, 2012,
which amended several of the state’s
infrastructure SIP submittals, including
the October 12, 2011 submittal for the
2008 Pb NAAQS. We refer to them
collectively herein as ‘‘Nevada’s Pb
Infrastructure Submittal.’’
On October 29, 2013 (78 FR 64430),
EPA proposed to approve in part, and
disapprove in part, these SIP revisions
addressing the infrastructure
requirements of CAA section 110(a)(1)
and (2) for the 2008 Pb NAAQS. We are
taking final action on all three
submittals since they collectively
address the applicable infrastructure SIP
requirements for the 2008 Pb NAAQS.
The rationale supporting EPA’s action
is explained in our October 29, 2013
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(proposed rule) 2 and the two associated
technical support documents (TSDs) 3
and will not be restated here. The
proposed rule and TSDs are available
online at https://www.regulations.gov,
Docket ID number EPA–R09–OAR–
2013–0663.
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II. EPA’s Response to Comments
The public comment period on EPA’s
proposed rule opened on October 29,
2013, the date of its publication in the
Federal Register, and closed on
November 29, 2013. During this period,
EPA received one comment letter from
NDEP on November 27, 2013 (herein
‘‘NDEP’s comment letter’’). This letter is
available in the docket to today’s final
rule.4
Comment:
NDEP notes that EPA proposed to
disapprove the portion of Nevada’s Pb
modified to a rolling 3-month average not to exceed
0.15 mg/m3. EPA also revised the secondary
NAAQS to 0.15 mg/m3 and made it identical to the
revised primary standard.
2 78 FR 64430, October 29, 2013.
3 The two TSDs are as follows: (1) ‘‘Pb
Infrastructure SIP Technical Support Document:
EPA Evaluation of Nevada Infrastructure SIP for
2008 Pb NAAQS,’’ September 2013 (‘‘Pb TSD’’); and
(2) ‘‘Technical Support Document: EPA Evaluation
of Nevada Provisions for Section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii)/
Section 128 Conflict of Interest Requirements,’’ July
2012 (‘‘Section 128 TSD’’), which was prepared for
our 2012 rulemaking on Nevada’s infrastructure
SIPs for the 1997 ozone, 1997 fine particulate
matter (PM2.5), and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS (77 FR
64737, October 23, 2012).
4 See document number EPA–R09–OAR–2013–
0663–0010 at https://www.regulations.gov under
docket ID number EPA–R09–OAR–2013–0663.
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Infrastructure Submittal related to
prevention of significant deterioration
(PSD) permit programs for NDEP and
Washoe County because the programs
do not completely satisfy the statutory
and regulatory requirements for PSD
permit programs. NDEP also notes,
however, that EPA recognizes that the
deficiencies related to the PSD programs
are adequately addressed by the existing
federal implementation plan (FIP), for
which EPA has delegated enforcement
authority to NDEP and Washoe County
District Health Department (WCDHD).
Moreover, NDEP argues that ‘‘its PSD
program is ultimately SIP-based’’ 5 and
refers to page 4 of its October 12, 2011
submittal wherein NDEP states that it
has full delegation of the federal PSD
program at 40 CFR 52.21, including
provisions that tailored the PSD
permitting thresholds for greenhouse
gases. NDEP’s comment letter then
asserts that the portion of Nevada’s SIP
found at 40 CFR 52.1485(b), which
incorporates EPA’s PSD FIP provisions
in the Nevada SIP, make EPA’s PSD FIP
a part of the SIP, with the exception of
the portion applicable to Clark County.
As such, NDEP believes that the
elements of Nevada’s Pb Infrastructure
Submittal related to PSD programs
under the jurisdiction of NDEP and
WCDHD should be approved.
Response:
We disagree with NDEP’s argument
that Nevada’s Pb Infrastructure
Submittal should be approved for PSDrelated infrastructure SIP requirements
for the NDEP and WCDHD jurisdictions.
We note that NDEP and WCDHD
submitted similar comments in 2012
with respect to EPA’s proposed
rulemaking on infrastructure SIPs for
the 1997 ozone, 1997 fine particulate
matter (PM2.5), and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS.
Our response to NDEP’s comment
largely reiterates our response to NDEP
and WCDHD’s comments on delegated
PSD FIP programs during our 2012
rulemaking on Nevada’s infrastructure
SIPs.6
The CAA requires each state to adopt
and submit a plan which provides for
implementation, maintenance, and
enforcement of the NAAQS. See CAA
section 110(a)(1). Section 110(a)(2) sets
forth the content requirements for such
plans, including the requirement for a
permit program as required in part C
(‘‘Prevention of Significant Deterioration
of Air Quality,’’ or ‘‘PSD’’) of title I of
the CAA. Such plans are referred to as
state implementation plans or SIPs.
EPA’s authority to promulgate a FIP
derives from EPA’s determination that a
5 NDEP’s
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state has failed to submit a complete,
required SIP submission or from EPA’s
disapproval of a state submission of a
SIP or SIP revision. See CAA section
110(c)(1). The SIP, viewed broadly, thus
includes both portions of the plan
submitted by the state and approved by
EPA as well as any FIP promulgated by
EPA to substitute for a state plan
disapproved by EPA or not submitted by
a state.7
In 1974, EPA disapproved each state’s
SIP with respect to PSD and
promulgated a FIP as a substitute for the
SIP deficiency (‘‘PSD FIP’’).8 In 1975,
EPA codified the PSD FIP in each state’s
subpart in 40 CFR part 52.9 In 1978 and
1980, EPA amended the PSD regulations
following the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1977 and related court
decisions and amended the codification
of the PSD FIP in each state’s subpart,
including 40 CFR 52.1485,
accordingly.10
Since then, EPA has approved the
PSD SIP for the sources and geographic
area that lie within the jurisdiction of
Clark County Department of Air Quality
(DAQ), and has delegated responsibility
for conducting PSD review, as per the
PSD FIP, to NDEP and WCDHD.
Notwithstanding the delegation,
however, the Nevada SIP remains
deficient with respect to PSD for the
geographic areas and stationary sources
that lie within NDEP and WCDHD’s
jurisdictions. As such, EPA’s
disapproval of the infrastructure SIP
submittals for those elements that
require states to have a SIP that includes
a PSD permit program, including CAA
sections 110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), (D)(ii),
and (J), is appropriate because EPA
disapproved the state’s submitted plan
as not adequately addressing PSD
program requirements. To conclude
otherwise would be inconsistent with
the long-standing and current
disapproval of the SIP for PSD for the
applicable areas, with the statutory
foundation upon which the PSD FIP is
authorized, and with the obligation
under section 110(a) for each state to
adopt and submit a plan for
implementation, maintenance, and
enforcement of the NAAQS that
includes a PSD program. EPA’s
delegation of the PSD FIP is not the
same as state adoption and submittal of
state or district rules meeting PSD
requirements and EPA’s approval
thereof.
7 40
CFR 52.02(b).
FR 42510, December 5, 1974.
9 40 FR 25004, June 12, 1975, adding 40 CFR
52.1485 to Subpart DD—Nevada.
10 43 FR 26380, June 19, 1978 and 45 FR 52676,
August 7, 1980.
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III. Final Action
Under CAA section 110(k)(3), and
based on the evaluation and rationale
presented in the proposed rule, the
related TSDs, and this final rule, EPA is
approving in part and disapproving in
part Nevada’s Pb Infrastructure
Submittal for the 2008 Pb NAAQS. In
the following subsections, we list the
elements for which we are finalizing
approval or disapproval and provide a
summary of the basis for those elements
that are partially disapproved. We also
describe the consequences of our
disapprovals.
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A. Summary of Approvals
EPA is approving Nevada’s Pb
Infrastructure Submittal with respect to
the following requirements:
• Section 110(a)(2)(A): Emission
limits and other control measures.
• Section 110(a)(2)(B): Ambient air
quality monitoring/data system.
• Section 110(a)(2)(C) (in part):
Program for enforcement of control
measures and regulation of new and
modified stationary sources.
• Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) (in part):
Interstate pollution transport.
• Section 110(a)(2)(D)(ii) (in part):
Interstate pollution abatement and
international air pollution.
• Section 110(a)(2)(E): Adequate
resources and authority, conflict of
interest, and oversight of local and
regional government agencies.
• Section 110(a)(2)(F) (in part):
Stationary source monitoring and
reporting.
• Section 110(a)(2)(G): Emergency
episodes.
• Section 110(a)(2)(H): SIP revisions.
• Section 110(a)(2)(J) (in part):
Consultation with government officials,
public notification, and prevention of
significant deterioration (PSD) and
visibility protection.
• Section 110(a)(2)(K): Air quality
modeling and submission of modeling
data.
• Section 110(a)(2)(L): Permitting
fees.
• Section 110(a)(2)(M): Consultation/
participation by affected local entities.
B. Summary of Disapprovals
EPA is disapproving Nevada’s Pb
Infrastructure Submittal with respect to
the following infrastructure SIP
requirements:
• Section 110(a)(2)(C) (in part):
Program for enforcement of control
measures and regulation of new and
modified stationary sources.
• Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) (in part):
Interstate pollution transport.
• Section 110(a)(2)(D)(ii) (in part):
Interstate pollution abatement and
international air pollution.
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• Section 110(a)(2)(F) (in part):
Stationary source monitoring and
reporting.
• Section 110(a)(2)(J) (in part):
Consultation with government officials,
public notification, and prevention of
significant deterioration (PSD) and
visibility protection.
As explained in our proposed rule, Pb
TSD, and section II of this final rule, we
are disapproving Nevada’s Pb
Infrastructure Submittal for the NDEP
and Washoe County portions of the SIP
with respect to the PSD-related
requirements of CAA sections
110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II),
110(a)(2)(D)(ii), and 110(a)(2)(J) because
the Nevada SIP does not fully satisfy the
statutory and regulatory requirements
for PSD permit programs under part C,
title I of the Act. Both NDEP and
WCDHD implement the Federal PSD
program in 40 CFR 52.21 for all
regulated new source review (NSR)
pollutants, pursuant to delegation
agreements with EPA.11 Accordingly,
although the Nevada SIP remains
deficient with respect to PSD
requirements in both the NDEP and
Washoe County portions of the SIP,
these deficiencies are adequately
addressed in both areas by the federal
PSD program.
We are disapproving the Clark County
portion of Nevada’s Pb Infrastructure
Submittal with respect to the PSDrelated requirements of CAA sections
110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), and
110(a)(2)(J) because Clark County’s SIPapproved PSD permit program does not
contain provisions that satisfy the
statutory and regulatory requirements
concerning condensable PM and PM2.5
increments under part C, title I of the
Act and in 40 CFR 51.166.12 As
discussed in our proposed rule, we
address these PSD requirements for
PM2.5 as part of this final rule on
Nevada’s Pb Infrastructure Submittal for
the 2008 Pb NAAQS because section
110(a)(2) of the Act requires that each
SIP contain a comprehensive PSD
permitting program that addresses all
regulated NSR pollutants, including
greenhouse gases (GHGs).
We are also disapproving the NDEP
and Clark County portions of Nevada’s
Pb Infrastructure Submittal with respect
to section 110(a)(2)(C) because of unique
11 40
CFR 52.1485.
for condensable PM were
promulgated in EPA’s NSR/PSD implementation
rule for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. See 73 FR 28321,
May 16, 2008; codified at 40 CFR 51.166(b)(49).
Requirements for PSD increments for PM2.5 were
promulgated in EPA’s PSD implementation rule for
the 1997 PM2.5 and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS. See 75 FR
64864, October 20, 2010; codified at 40 CFR
51.166(c).
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circumstances regarding NDEP and
Clark County’s minor NSR permit
programs. Specifically, the NDEP and
Clark County minor NSR programs, as
approved into the Nevada SIP, lack
provisions to address the 2008 Pb
NAAQS, and thus we cannot rely on
these programs to ensure that new and
modified sources regulated under minor
NSR do not interfere with attainment
and maintenance of the 2008 Pb
NAAQS.13 Note, however, that within
this final rule, we are not approving or
disapproving any existing or new minor
NSR regulation.14
We are disapproving the Clark County
portion of the SIP for section
110(a)(2)(F)(iii) because Clark County
has repealed its regulation, Section 24,
that formerly addressed the correlation
requirement of this subsection, without
submitting a SIP revision to replace it.
C. Consequences of Disapprovals
EPA takes very seriously a
disapproval of a state plan, as we
believe that it is preferable, and
preferred in the provisions of the Clean
Air Act, that these requirements be
implemented through state plans. A
state plan need not contain exactly the
same provisions that EPA might require,
but EPA must be able to find that the
state plan is consistent with the
requirements of the Act in accordance
with its obligations under section
110(k). Further, EPA’s oversight role
requires that it assure consistent
implementation of Clean Air Act
requirements by states across the
country, even while acknowledging that
individual decisions from source to
source or state to state may not have
identical outcomes. EPA believes these
13 Regarding NDEP’s minor NSR permit program,
see our proposal (77 FR 38557 at 38564, June 28,
2012) and final rule (77 FR 59321 at 59325–59326,
September 27, 2012). Regarding Clark County’s NSR
permit programs, see our proposal (77 FR 43206,
July 24, 2012) and final rule (77 FR 64309, October
18, 2012). These final rules and their context
specific to the 2008 Pb NAAQS are discussed
further in our Pb TSD.
14 The Nevada State Environmental Commission
revised Nevada Administrative Code 445B.22097
(‘‘Standards of quality for ambient air’’), effective
December 23, 2013, such that the state ambient air
quality standards for Pb and ozone would reflect
the 2008 Pb and 2008 ozone NAAQS. NDEP
submitted the revised rule to EPA as a revision to
the Nevada SIP on January 3, 2014. It was
submitted, in part, to address the minor NSR
requirement of CAA section 110(a)(2)(C) for the
2008 Pb NAAQS for the NDEP portion of the
Nevada SIP. While EPA may determine this SIP
revision to be adequate for purposes of minor NSR
for the 2008 Pb NAAQS for the NDEP portion of the
SIP, EPA is still required to partially disapprove
Nevada’s Pb Infrastructure Submittal for section
110(a)(2)(C) due to other permit program
deficiencies discussed in this section (section III.B)
of this final rule for each of the three jurisdictions
in Nevada.
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disapprovals are the only path that is
consistent with the Act at this time.
Under section 179(a) of the CAA, final
disapproval of a submittal that
addresses a requirement of part D of title
I of the CAA (CAA sections 171–193) or
is required in response to a finding of
substantial inadequacy as described in
CAA section 110(k)(5) (SIP Call) starts a
sanctions clock. Nevada’s Pb
Infrastructure Submittal was not
submitted to meet either of these
requirements. Therefore, our partial
disapproval of Nevada’s Pb
Infrastructure Submittal does not trigger
mandatory sanctions under CAA section
179.
In addition, CAA section 110(c)(1)
provides that EPA must promulgate a
FIP within two years after finding that
a state has failed to make a required
submission or disapproving a SIP
submission in whole or in part, unless
EPA approves a SIP revision correcting
the deficiencies within that two-year
period. As discussed in section III.B of
this final rule and in our Pb TSD, we are
finalizing several partial disapprovals.
With one exception, however, these
disapprovals do not result in new FIP
obligations, either because EPA has
already promulgated a FIP to address
the identified deficiency or because a
FIP clock has been triggered by EPA’s
disapproval of a prior SIP submission
based on the same identified deficiency.
The provisions for which our final
partial disapproval do not result in a
new FIP obligation include:
• PSD-related requirements in
sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II),
110(a)(2)(D)(ii), and 110(a)(2)(J): For
NDEP and Washoe County, EPA has
already promulgated the federal PSD
program (see 40 CFR 52.1485);
• PSD-related requirements in
sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II),
and 110(a)(2)(J): For Clark County,
EPA’s October 18, 2012 final action on
Clark County’s PSD regulations
triggered a November 19, 2014 deadline
for EPA to promulgate a FIP addressing
this requirement (77 FR 64039);
• Minor NSR requirement in section
110(a)(2)(C): EPA’s September 27, 2012
final action on NDEP’s minor NSR
regulations (77 FR 59321) and October
18, 2012 final action on Clark County’s
minor NSR regulations (77 FR 64039)
triggered deadlines of October 29, 2014
and November 19, 2014, respectively,
for EPA to promulgate FIPs addressing
the identified deficiencies;
• Section 110(a)(2)(F)(iii): For Clark
County, EPA’s October 23, 2012 final
action on Nevada’s Infrastructure SIP
submittals for the 1997 ozone, 1997
PM2.5, and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS (77 FR
64737) triggered a November 23, 2014
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deadline for EPA to promulgate a FIP
addressing the requirement for
correlation of stationary source
emissions with emission limits.
The one disapproval that triggers a
new FIP clock concerns the requirement
under sections 110(a)(2)(C),
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) and 110(a)(2)(J)
regarding PSD increments for PM2.5 in
Clark County. EPA has not previously
promulgated a FIP or triggered a FIP
clock through disapproval of a prior SIP
submission based on this deficiency.
Thus, under CAA section 110(c)(1), our
partial disapproval of the Clark County
portion of Nevada’s Pb Infrastructure
Submittal based on this deficiency
requires EPA to promulgate a FIP
establishing PM2.5 increments for Clark
County within two years after the
effective date of this final rule, unless
the state submits and EPA approves a
SIP revision that corrects this deficiency
prior to the expiration of this two-year
period.
We anticipate that NDEP will submit
SIP revisions to address the deficiencies
identified in EPA’s 2012 actions on
NDEP’s minor NSR program,15 Clark
County’s NSR permit programs (i.e.,
both PSD and minor NSR),16 Nevada’s
infrastructure SIPs for the 1997 ozone,
1997 PM2.5, and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS,
and today’s final action on Nevada’s Pb
Infrastructure Submittal prior to
expiration of the two-year FIP deadline
triggered by each of these actions. EPA
approval of such revisions would serve
to address the partial disapprovals of
the Nevada Pb Infrastructure Submittal
where no FIP is currently in place (i.e.,
the disapprovals finalized herein,
except for those tied to the federal PSD
programs for sources under NDEP and
WCDHD’s jurisdiction).
15 NDEP submitted a SIP revision on January 3,
2014 to address some of the deficiencies identified
in EPA’s 2012 action on NDEP’s minor NSR
program, as noted in section III.B of this final rule.
If EPA determines that this SIP revision is adequate
for purposes of minor NSR for the 2008 Pb NAAQS,
EPA approval would remove the obligation for EPA
to promulgate a FIP by October 29, 2014 for minor
NSR for the 2008 Pb NAAQS for the NDEP portion
of the Nevada SIP only.
16 On February 2, 2014, Clark County DAQ issued
a 30-day public notice of proposed amendments to
air quality regulations related primarily to
permitting of new stationary sources. These
proposed rule amendments are intended to address
the deficiencies identified in EPA’s 2012
rulemaking on Nevada’s permit program and
infrastructure SIP submittals for Clark County and
other new source review requirements that have
come due since those rulemakings.
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IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review
This action is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under the terms of
Executive Order (EO) 12866 (58 FR
51735, October 4, 1993) and is therefore
not subject to review under the EO.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
This action does not impose an
information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., because this
partial approval and partial disapproval
of SIP revisions under CAA section 110
will not in-and-of itself create any new
information collection burdens but
simply approves certain State
requirements, and disapproves certain
other State requirements, for inclusion
into the SIP. Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
generally requires an agency to conduct
a regulatory flexibility analysis of any
rule subject to notice and comment
rulemaking requirements unless the
agency certifies that the rule will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
Small entities include small businesses,
small not-for-profit enterprises, and
small governmental jurisdictions. For
purposes of assessing the impacts of
today’s rule on small entities, small
entity is defined as: (1) A small business
as defined by the Small Business
Administration’s (SBA) regulations at 13
CFR 121.201; (2) a small governmental
jurisdiction that is a government of a
city, county, town, school district or
special district with a population of less
than 50,000; and (3) a small
organization that is any not-for-profit
enterprise which is independently
owned and operated and is not
dominant in its field.
After considering the economic
impacts of today’s rule on small entities,
I certify that this action will not have a
significant impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This rule does
not impose any requirements or create
impacts on small entities. This partial
SIP approval and partial SIP
disapproval under CAA section 110 will
not in-and-of itself create any new
requirements but simply approves
certain State requirements, and
disapproves certain other State
requirements, for inclusion into the SIP.
Accordingly, it affords no opportunity
for EPA to fashion for small entities less
burdensome compliance or reporting
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exemptions from all or part of the rule.
Therefore, this action will not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
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D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This action contains no Federal
mandates under the provisions of Title
II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C. 1531–
1538 for State, local, or tribal
governments or the private sector. EPA
has determined that the partial approval
and partial disapproval action does not
include a Federal mandate that may
result in estimated costs of $100 million
or more to either State, local, or tribal
governments in the aggregate, or to the
private sector. This action approves
certain pre-existing requirements, and
disapproves certain other pre-existing
requirements, under State or local law,
and imposes no new requirements.
Accordingly, no additional costs to
State, local, or tribal governments, or to
the private sector, result from this
action.
E. Executive Order 13132, Federalism
Executive Order 13132, entitled
‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999), requires EPA to develop an
accountable process to ensure
‘‘meaningful and timely input by State
and local officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have federalism
implications.’’ ‘‘Policies that have
federalism implications’’ is defined in
the Executive Order to include
regulations that have ‘‘substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship
between the national government and
the States, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government.’’
This action does not have federalism
implications. It will not have substantial
direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132, because it
merely approves certain State
requirements, and disapproves certain
other State requirements, for inclusion
into the SIP and does not alter the
relationship or the distribution of power
and responsibilities established in the
Clean Air Act. Thus, Executive Order
13132 does not apply to this action.
F. Executive Order 13175, Coordination
With Indian Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal
implications, as specified in Executive
Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
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proposing action would not 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.
Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
apply to this action.
G. Executive Order 13045, Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
EPA interprets EO 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997) as applying only
to those regulatory actions that concern
health or safety risks, such that the
analysis required under section 5–501 of
the EO has the potential to influence the
regulation. This action is not subject to
EO 13045 because it is not an
economically significant regulatory
action based on health or safety risks
subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997). This partial
approval and partial disapproval under
CAA section 110 will not in-and-of itself
create any new regulations but simply
approves certain State requirements,
and disapproves certain other State
requirements, for inclusion into the SIP.
H. Executive Order 13211, Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
This rule is not subject to Executive
Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22,
2001) because it is not a significant
regulatory action under Executive Order
12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (‘‘NTTAA’’), Public Law
104–113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
directs EPA to use voluntary consensus
standards in its regulatory activities
unless to do so would be inconsistent
with applicable law or otherwise
impractical. Voluntary consensus
standards are technical standards (e.g.,
materials specifications, test methods,
sampling procedures, and business
practices) that are developed or adopted
by voluntary consensus standards
bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to provide
Congress, through OMB, explanations
when the Agency decides not to use
available and applicable voluntary
consensus standards.
EPA believes that this action is not
subject to requirements of Section 12(d)
of NTTAA because application of those
requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act.
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J. Executive Order 12898: Federal
Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Population
Executive Order (EO) 12898 (59 FR
7629, Feb. 16, 1994) establishes federal
executive policy on environmental
justice. Its main provision directs
federal agencies, to the greatest extent
practicable and permitted by law, to
make environmental justice part of their
mission by identifying and addressing,
as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or
environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority
populations and low-income
populations in the United States.
EPA lacks the discretionary authority
to address environmental justice in this
rulemaking.
K. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. section 801 et seq., as added by
the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996,
generally provides that before a rule
may take effect, the agency
promulgating the rule must submit a
rule report, which includes a copy of
the rule, to each House of the Congress
and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report
containing this rule 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. section 804(2). This
rule will be effective on April 21, 2014.
L. Petitions for Judicial Review
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 May 20, 2014.
Filing a petition for reconsideration by
the Administrator of this final rule does
not affect the finality of this rule 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,
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and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: February 28, 2014.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region 9.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart DD—Nevada
2. In § 52.1470, in paragraph (e), the
table is amended by adding entries for:
■ a. ‘‘Nevada’s Clean Air Act § 110(a)(1)
and (2) State Implementation Plan for
the 2008 Lead NAAQS, excluding
appendices A–G for NDEP; and
excluding the Washoe County District
Board of Health Agenda, Minutes,
Certificate of Adoption, Cover Letter to
NDEP, and Proof of Publication’’; and
■
Therefore, 40 CFR Chapter I is
amended as follows:
PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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b. ‘‘Clark County Portion of Nevada’s
Clean Air Act § 110(a)(1) and (2) State
Implementation Plan for the 2008 Lead
NAAQS, excluding Cover Letter to
NDEP and Clark County Air Quality
Regulations’’ after the entry for ‘‘Section
12—Resources’’.
The additions as follows:
■
§ 52.1470
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Identification of plan.
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(e) * * *
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*
EPA-APPROVED NEVADA NONREGULATORY PROVISIONS AND QUASI-REGULATORY MEASURES
Applicable geographic or nonattainment area
Name of SIP provision
State submittal
date
EPA approval date
Explanation
Air Quality Implementation Plan for the State of Nevada
*
*
*
Nevada’s Clean Air Act
State-wide, within NDEP juris§ 110(a)(1) and (2) State
diction and Washoe County.
Implementation Plan for the
2008 Lead NAAQS, excluding appendices A–G for
NDEP; and excluding the
Washoe County District
Board of Health Agenda,
Minutes, Certificate of Adoption, Cover Letter to NDEP,
and Proof of Publication.
Clark County Portion of NeClark County ..........................
vada’s Clean Air Act
§ 110(a)(1) and (2) State
Implementation Plan for the
2008 Lead NAAQS, excluding Cover Letter to NDEP
and Clark County Air Quality Regulations.
*
*
*
10/12/2011
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page number where the
document begins] 03/21/
2014.
7/23/2012
[Insert Federal Register
page number where the
document begins] 03/21/
2014.
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3. Section 52.1472 is amended by
adding paragraph (g) to read as follows:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
§ 52.1472
40 CFR Part 180
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(g) 2008 Pb NAAQS: The SIPs
submitted on October 12, 2011, July 23,
2012, and August 30, 2012 are partially
disapproved for Clean Air Act (CAA)
elements 110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), and (J)
for the Nevada Division of
Environmental Quality (NDEP), Clark
County, and Washoe County portions of
the Nevada SIP; for CAA element (D)(ii)
for the NDEP and Washoe County
portions of the Nevada SIP; and for CAA
element 110(a)(2)(F)(iii) for the Clark
County portion of the Nevada SIP.
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Heat-killed Burkholderia spp. Strain
A396 Cells and Spent Fermentation
Media; Exemption From the
Requirement of a Tolerance
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This regulation establishes an
exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of heat-killed
Burkholderia spp. strain A396 cells and
spent fermentation media in or on all
food commodities when applied as a
biological insecticide to agricultural
crops and used in accordance with label
directions and good agricultural
SUMMARY:
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‘‘Infrastructure’’ SIP for NDEP
and Washoe County for the
2008 Pb standard.
‘‘Infrastructure’’ SIP for Clark
County for the 2008 Pb
standard.
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practices. Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.,
submitted a petition to the EPA under
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (FFDCA) requesting an exemption
from the requirement of a tolerance.
This regulation eliminates the need to
establish a maximum permissible level
for residues of heat-killed Burkholderia
spp. strain A396 cells and spent
fermentation media under FFDCA.
This regulation is effective
March 21, 2014. Objections and requests
for hearings must be received on or
before May 20, 2014, and must be filed
in accordance with the instructions
provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also
Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION).
DATES:
The docket for this action,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0012, is
available at https://www.regulations.gov
or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
ADDRESSES:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2013-0663; FRL-9908-09-Region9]
Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Air Quality State
Implementation Plans; Nevada; Infrastructure Requirements for Lead (Pb)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving in part
and disapproving in part State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions
submitted by the State of Nevada pursuant to the requirements of the
Clean Air Act (CAA) for the 2008 lead (Pb) national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS). The CAA requires that each state adopt and submit a
SIP for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of each NAAQS
promulgated by the EPA, and that EPA act on such SIPs. Nevada has met
most of the applicable requirements. Where EPA is disapproving, in
part, Nevada's SIP revisions, most of the deficiencies have already
been addressed by a federal implementation plan (FIP). For one
remaining deficiency, this final rule sets a two-year deadline for EPA
to promulgate a FIP, unless EPA approves an adequate SIP revision prior
to that time. EPA remains committed to working with Nevada's
environmental agencies to develop such a SIP revision.
DATES: This final rule is effective on April 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action, identified by
Docket ID Number EPA-R09-OAR-2013-0663. The index to the docket for
this action is available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov
and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
California. While all documents in the docket are listed in the index,
some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy
location (e.g., copyrighted material), and some may not be publicly
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
directly below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rory Mays, Air Planning Office (AIR-
2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, (415) 972-3227,
mays.rory@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, the terms ``we,''
``us,'' and ``our'' refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. EPA's Response to Comments
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
Section 110(a)(1) of the CAA requires each state to submit to EPA,
within three years (or such shorter period as the Administrator may
prescribe) after the promulgation of a primary or secondary NAAQS or
any revision thereof, a SIP that provides for the ``implementation,
maintenance, and enforcement'' of such NAAQS. EPA refers to these
specific submissions as ``infrastructure'' SIPs because they are
intended to address basic structural SIP requirements for new or
revised NAAQS.
On October 15, 2008, EPA issued a revised NAAQS for Pb.\1\ This
NAAQS
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revision triggered a requirement for states to submit an infrastructure
SIP to address the applicable requirements of section 110(a)(2) within
three years. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP)
submitted infrastructure SIP revisions for Pb to EPA on October 12,
2011, for the NDEP and Washoe County portions of the SIP; July 23,
2012, for the Clark County portion of the SIP; and August 30, 2012,
which amended several of the state's infrastructure SIP submittals,
including the October 12, 2011 submittal for the 2008 Pb NAAQS. We
refer to them collectively herein as ``Nevada's Pb Infrastructure
Submittal.''
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\1\ 73 FR 66964. The final rule was signed on October 15, 2008
and published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2008. The 1978
Pb standard (1.5 [mu]g/m3 as a quarterly average) was modified to a
rolling 3-month average not to exceed 0.15 [mu]g/m3. EPA also
revised the secondary NAAQS to 0.15 [mu]g/m3 and made it identical
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On October 29, 2013 (78 FR 64430), EPA proposed to approve in part,
and disapprove in part, these SIP revisions addressing the
infrastructure requirements of CAA section 110(a)(1) and (2) for the
2008 Pb NAAQS. We are taking final action on all three submittals since
they collectively address the applicable infrastructure SIP
requirements for the 2008 Pb NAAQS.
The rationale supporting EPA's action is explained in our October
29, 2013 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (proposed rule) \2\ and the two
associated technical support documents (TSDs) \3\ and will not be
restated here. The proposed rule and TSDs are available online at
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\2\ 78 FR 64430, October 29, 2013.
\3\ The two TSDs are as follows: (1) ``Pb Infrastructure SIP
Technical Support Document: EPA Evaluation of Nevada Infrastructure
SIP for 2008 Pb NAAQS,'' September 2013 (``Pb TSD''); and (2)
``Technical Support Document: EPA Evaluation of Nevada Provisions
for Section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii)/Section 128 Conflict of Interest
Requirements,'' July 2012 (``Section 128 TSD''), which was prepared
for our 2012 rulemaking on Nevada's infrastructure SIPs for the 1997
ozone, 1997 fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and 2006
PM2.5 NAAQS (77 FR 64737, October 23, 2012).
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II. EPA's Response to Comments
The public comment period on EPA's proposed rule opened on October
29, 2013, the date of its publication in the Federal Register, and
closed on November 29, 2013. During this period, EPA received one
comment letter from NDEP on November 27, 2013 (herein ``NDEP's comment
letter''). This letter is available in the docket to today's final
rule.\4\
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Comment:
NDEP notes that EPA proposed to disapprove the portion of Nevada's
Pb Infrastructure Submittal related to prevention of significant
deterioration (PSD) permit programs for NDEP and Washoe County because
the programs do not completely satisfy the statutory and regulatory
requirements for PSD permit programs. NDEP also notes, however, that
EPA recognizes that the deficiencies related to the PSD programs are
adequately addressed by the existing federal implementation plan (FIP),
for which EPA has delegated enforcement authority to NDEP and Washoe
County District Health Department (WCDHD). Moreover, NDEP argues that
``its PSD program is ultimately SIP-based'' \5\ and refers to page 4 of
its October 12, 2011 submittal wherein NDEP states that it has full
delegation of the federal PSD program at 40 CFR 52.21, including
provisions that tailored the PSD permitting thresholds for greenhouse
gases. NDEP's comment letter then asserts that the portion of Nevada's
SIP found at 40 CFR 52.1485(b), which incorporates EPA's PSD FIP
provisions in the Nevada SIP, make EPA's PSD FIP a part of the SIP,
with the exception of the portion applicable to Clark County. As such,
NDEP believes that the elements of Nevada's Pb Infrastructure Submittal
related to PSD programs under the jurisdiction of NDEP and WCDHD should
be approved.
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Response:
We disagree with NDEP's argument that Nevada's Pb Infrastructure
Submittal should be approved for PSD-related infrastructure SIP
requirements for the NDEP and WCDHD jurisdictions. We note that NDEP
and WCDHD submitted similar comments in 2012 with respect to EPA's
proposed rulemaking on infrastructure SIPs for the 1997 ozone, 1997
fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and 2006 PM2.5
NAAQS. Our response to NDEP's comment largely reiterates our response
to NDEP and WCDHD's comments on delegated PSD FIP programs during our
2012 rulemaking on Nevada's infrastructure SIPs.\6\
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The CAA requires each state to adopt and submit a plan which
provides for implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the NAAQS.
See CAA section 110(a)(1). Section 110(a)(2) sets forth the content
requirements for such plans, including the requirement for a permit
program as required in part C (``Prevention of Significant
Deterioration of Air Quality,'' or ``PSD'') of title I of the CAA. Such
plans are referred to as state implementation plans or SIPs.
EPA's authority to promulgate a FIP derives from EPA's
determination that a state has failed to submit a complete, required
SIP submission or from EPA's disapproval of a state submission of a SIP
or SIP revision. See CAA section 110(c)(1). The SIP, viewed broadly,
thus includes both portions of the plan submitted by the state and
approved by EPA as well as any FIP promulgated by EPA to substitute for
a state plan disapproved by EPA or not submitted by a state.\7\
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In 1974, EPA disapproved each state's SIP with respect to PSD and
promulgated a FIP as a substitute for the SIP deficiency (``PSD
FIP'').\8\ In 1975, EPA codified the PSD FIP in each state's subpart in
40 CFR part 52.\9\ In 1978 and 1980, EPA amended the PSD regulations
following the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 and related court
decisions and amended the codification of the PSD FIP in each state's
subpart, including 40 CFR 52.1485, accordingly.\10\
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\9\ 40 FR 25004, June 12, 1975, adding 40 CFR 52.1485 to Subpart
DD--Nevada.
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Since then, EPA has approved the PSD SIP for the sources and
geographic area that lie within the jurisdiction of Clark County
Department of Air Quality (DAQ), and has delegated responsibility for
conducting PSD review, as per the PSD FIP, to NDEP and WCDHD.
Notwithstanding the delegation, however, the Nevada SIP remains
deficient with respect to PSD for the geographic areas and stationary
sources that lie within NDEP and WCDHD's jurisdictions. As such, EPA's
disapproval of the infrastructure SIP submittals for those elements
that require states to have a SIP that includes a PSD permit program,
including CAA sections 110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), (D)(ii), and (J), is
appropriate because EPA disapproved the state's submitted plan as not
adequately addressing PSD program requirements. To conclude otherwise
would be inconsistent with the long-standing and current disapproval of
the SIP for PSD for the applicable areas, with the statutory foundation
upon which the PSD FIP is authorized, and with the obligation under
section 110(a) for each state to adopt and submit a plan for
implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the NAAQS that includes
a PSD program. EPA's delegation of the PSD FIP is not the same as state
adoption and submittal of state or district rules meeting PSD
requirements and EPA's approval thereof.
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III. Final Action
Under CAA section 110(k)(3), and based on the evaluation and
rationale presented in the proposed rule, the related TSDs, and this
final rule, EPA is approving in part and disapproving in part Nevada's
Pb Infrastructure Submittal for the 2008 Pb NAAQS. In the following
subsections, we list the elements for which we are finalizing approval
or disapproval and provide a summary of the basis for those elements
that are partially disapproved. We also describe the consequences of
our disapprovals.
A. Summary of Approvals
EPA is approving Nevada's Pb Infrastructure Submittal with respect
to the following requirements:
Section 110(a)(2)(A): Emission limits and other control
measures.
Section 110(a)(2)(B): Ambient air quality monitoring/data
system.
Section 110(a)(2)(C) (in part): Program for enforcement of
control measures and regulation of new and modified stationary sources.
Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) (in part): Interstate pollution
transport.
Section 110(a)(2)(D)(ii) (in part): Interstate pollution
abatement and international air pollution.
Section 110(a)(2)(E): Adequate resources and authority,
conflict of interest, and oversight of local and regional government
agencies.
Section 110(a)(2)(F) (in part): Stationary source
monitoring and reporting.
Section 110(a)(2)(G): Emergency episodes.
Section 110(a)(2)(H): SIP revisions.
Section 110(a)(2)(J) (in part): Consultation with
government officials, public notification, and prevention of
significant deterioration (PSD) and visibility protection.
Section 110(a)(2)(K): Air quality modeling and submission
of modeling data.
Section 110(a)(2)(L): Permitting fees.
Section 110(a)(2)(M): Consultation/participation by
affected local entities.
B. Summary of Disapprovals
EPA is disapproving Nevada's Pb Infrastructure Submittal with
respect to the following infrastructure SIP requirements:
Section 110(a)(2)(C) (in part): Program for enforcement of
control measures and regulation of new and modified stationary sources.
Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i) (in part): Interstate pollution
transport.
Section 110(a)(2)(D)(ii) (in part): Interstate pollution
abatement and international air pollution.
Section 110(a)(2)(F) (in part): Stationary source
monitoring and reporting.
Section 110(a)(2)(J) (in part): Consultation with
government officials, public notification, and prevention of
significant deterioration (PSD) and visibility protection.
As explained in our proposed rule, Pb TSD, and section II of this
final rule, we are disapproving Nevada's Pb Infrastructure Submittal
for the NDEP and Washoe County portions of the SIP with respect to the
PSD-related requirements of CAA sections 110(a)(2)(C),
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), 110(a)(2)(D)(ii), and 110(a)(2)(J) because the
Nevada SIP does not fully satisfy the statutory and regulatory
requirements for PSD permit programs under part C, title I of the Act.
Both NDEP and WCDHD implement the Federal PSD program in 40 CFR 52.21
for all regulated new source review (NSR) pollutants, pursuant to
delegation agreements with EPA.\11\ Accordingly, although the Nevada
SIP remains deficient with respect to PSD requirements in both the NDEP
and Washoe County portions of the SIP, these deficiencies are
adequately addressed in both areas by the federal PSD program.
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We are disapproving the Clark County portion of Nevada's Pb
Infrastructure Submittal with respect to the PSD-related requirements
of CAA sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), and 110(a)(2)(J)
because Clark County's SIP-approved PSD permit program does not contain
provisions that satisfy the statutory and regulatory requirements
concerning condensable PM and PM2.5 increments under part C,
title I of the Act and in 40 CFR 51.166.\12\ As discussed in our
proposed rule, we address these PSD requirements for PM2.5
as part of this final rule on Nevada's Pb Infrastructure Submittal for
the 2008 Pb NAAQS because section 110(a)(2) of the Act requires that
each SIP contain a comprehensive PSD permitting program that addresses
all regulated NSR pollutants, including greenhouse gases (GHGs).
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\12\ Requirements for condensable PM were promulgated in EPA's
NSR/PSD implementation rule for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS. See
73 FR 28321, May 16, 2008; codified at 40 CFR 51.166(b)(49).
Requirements for PSD increments for PM2.5 were
promulgated in EPA's PSD implementation rule for the 1997
PM2.5 and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS. See 75 FR 64864,
October 20, 2010; codified at 40 CFR 51.166(c).
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We are also disapproving the NDEP and Clark County portions of
Nevada's Pb Infrastructure Submittal with respect to section
110(a)(2)(C) because of unique circumstances regarding NDEP and Clark
County's minor NSR permit programs. Specifically, the NDEP and Clark
County minor NSR programs, as approved into the Nevada SIP, lack
provisions to address the 2008 Pb NAAQS, and thus we cannot rely on
these programs to ensure that new and modified sources regulated under
minor NSR do not interfere with attainment and maintenance of the 2008
Pb NAAQS.\13\ Note, however, that within this final rule, we are not
approving or disapproving any existing or new minor NSR regulation.\14\
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\13\ Regarding NDEP's minor NSR permit program, see our proposal
(77 FR 38557 at 38564, June 28, 2012) and final rule (77 FR 59321 at
59325-59326, September 27, 2012). Regarding Clark County's NSR
permit programs, see our proposal (77 FR 43206, July 24, 2012) and
final rule (77 FR 64309, October 18, 2012). These final rules and
their context specific to the 2008 Pb NAAQS are discussed further in
our Pb TSD.
\14\ The Nevada State Environmental Commission revised Nevada
Administrative Code 445B.22097 (``Standards of quality for ambient
air''), effective December 23, 2013, such that the state ambient air
quality standards for Pb and ozone would reflect the 2008 Pb and
2008 ozone NAAQS. NDEP submitted the revised rule to EPA as a
revision to the Nevada SIP on January 3, 2014. It was submitted, in
part, to address the minor NSR requirement of CAA section
110(a)(2)(C) for the 2008 Pb NAAQS for the NDEP portion of the
Nevada SIP. While EPA may determine this SIP revision to be adequate
for purposes of minor NSR for the 2008 Pb NAAQS for the NDEP portion
of the SIP, EPA is still required to partially disapprove Nevada's
Pb Infrastructure Submittal for section 110(a)(2)(C) due to other
permit program deficiencies discussed in this section (section
III.B) of this final rule for each of the three jurisdictions in
Nevada.
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We are disapproving the Clark County portion of the SIP for section
110(a)(2)(F)(iii) because Clark County has repealed its regulation,
Section 24, that formerly addressed the correlation requirement of this
subsection, without submitting a SIP revision to replace it.
C. Consequences of Disapprovals
EPA takes very seriously a disapproval of a state plan, as we
believe that it is preferable, and preferred in the provisions of the
Clean Air Act, that these requirements be implemented through state
plans. A state plan need not contain exactly the same provisions that
EPA might require, but EPA must be able to find that the state plan is
consistent with the requirements of the Act in accordance with its
obligations under section 110(k). Further, EPA's oversight role
requires that it assure consistent implementation of Clean Air Act
requirements by states across the country, even while acknowledging
that individual decisions from source to source or state to state may
not have identical outcomes. EPA believes these
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disapprovals are the only path that is consistent with the Act at this
time.
Under section 179(a) of the CAA, final disapproval of a submittal
that addresses a requirement of part D of title I of the CAA (CAA
sections 171-193) or is required in response to a finding of
substantial inadequacy as described in CAA section 110(k)(5) (SIP Call)
starts a sanctions clock. Nevada's Pb Infrastructure Submittal was not
submitted to meet either of these requirements. Therefore, our partial
disapproval of Nevada's Pb Infrastructure Submittal does not trigger
mandatory sanctions under CAA section 179.
In addition, CAA section 110(c)(1) provides that EPA must
promulgate a FIP within two years after finding that a state has failed
to make a required submission or disapproving a SIP submission in whole
or in part, unless EPA approves a SIP revision correcting the
deficiencies within that two-year period. As discussed in section III.B
of this final rule and in our Pb TSD, we are finalizing several partial
disapprovals. With one exception, however, these disapprovals do not
result in new FIP obligations, either because EPA has already
promulgated a FIP to address the identified deficiency or because a FIP
clock has been triggered by EPA's disapproval of a prior SIP submission
based on the same identified deficiency. The provisions for which our
final partial disapproval do not result in a new FIP obligation
include:
PSD-related requirements in sections 110(a)(2)(C),
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), 110(a)(2)(D)(ii), and 110(a)(2)(J): For NDEP and
Washoe County, EPA has already promulgated the federal PSD program (see
40 CFR 52.1485);
PSD-related requirements in sections 110(a)(2)(C),
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II), and 110(a)(2)(J): For Clark County, EPA's October
18, 2012 final action on Clark County's PSD regulations triggered a
November 19, 2014 deadline for EPA to promulgate a FIP addressing this
requirement (77 FR 64039);
Minor NSR requirement in section 110(a)(2)(C): EPA's
September 27, 2012 final action on NDEP's minor NSR regulations (77 FR
59321) and October 18, 2012 final action on Clark County's minor NSR
regulations (77 FR 64039) triggered deadlines of October 29, 2014 and
November 19, 2014, respectively, for EPA to promulgate FIPs addressing
the identified deficiencies;
Section 110(a)(2)(F)(iii): For Clark County, EPA's October
23, 2012 final action on Nevada's Infrastructure SIP submittals for the
1997 ozone, 1997 PM2.5, and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS (77
FR 64737) triggered a November 23, 2014 deadline for EPA to promulgate
a FIP addressing the requirement for correlation of stationary source
emissions with emission limits.
The one disapproval that triggers a new FIP clock concerns the
requirement under sections 110(a)(2)(C), 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) and
110(a)(2)(J) regarding PSD increments for PM2.5 in Clark
County. EPA has not previously promulgated a FIP or triggered a FIP
clock through disapproval of a prior SIP submission based on this
deficiency. Thus, under CAA section 110(c)(1), our partial disapproval
of the Clark County portion of Nevada's Pb Infrastructure Submittal
based on this deficiency requires EPA to promulgate a FIP establishing
PM2.5 increments for Clark County within two years after the
effective date of this final rule, unless the state submits and EPA
approves a SIP revision that corrects this deficiency prior to the
expiration of this two-year period.
We anticipate that NDEP will submit SIP revisions to address the
deficiencies identified in EPA's 2012 actions on NDEP's minor NSR
program,\15\ Clark County's NSR permit programs (i.e., both PSD and
minor NSR),\16\ Nevada's infrastructure SIPs for the 1997 ozone, 1997
PM2.5, and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS, and today's final
action on Nevada's Pb Infrastructure Submittal prior to expiration of
the two-year FIP deadline triggered by each of these actions. EPA
approval of such revisions would serve to address the partial
disapprovals of the Nevada Pb Infrastructure Submittal where no FIP is
currently in place (i.e., the disapprovals finalized herein, except for
those tied to the federal PSD programs for sources under NDEP and
WCDHD's jurisdiction).
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\15\ NDEP submitted a SIP revision on January 3, 2014 to address
some of the deficiencies identified in EPA's 2012 action on NDEP's
minor NSR program, as noted in section III.B of this final rule. If
EPA determines that this SIP revision is adequate for purposes of
minor NSR for the 2008 Pb NAAQS, EPA approval would remove the
obligation for EPA to promulgate a FIP by October 29, 2014 for minor
NSR for the 2008 Pb NAAQS for the NDEP portion of the Nevada SIP
only.
\16\ On February 2, 2014, Clark County DAQ issued a 30-day
public notice of proposed amendments to air quality regulations
related primarily to permitting of new stationary sources. These
proposed rule amendments are intended to address the deficiencies
identified in EPA's 2012 rulemaking on Nevada's permit program and
infrastructure SIP submittals for Clark County and other new source
review requirements that have come due since those rulemakings.
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IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review
This action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the
terms of Executive Order (EO) 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and
is therefore not subject to review under the EO.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,
because this partial approval and partial disapproval of SIP revisions
under CAA section 110 will not in-and-of itself create any new
information collection burdens but simply approves certain State
requirements, and disapproves certain other State requirements, for
inclusion into the SIP. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency
to conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to
notice and comment rulemaking requirements unless the agency certifies
that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small
businesses, small not-for-profit enterprises, and small governmental
jurisdictions. For purposes of assessing the impacts of today's rule on
small entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A small business as
defined by the Small Business Administration's (SBA) regulations at 13
CFR 121.201; (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government
of a city, county, town, school district or special district with a
population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is
any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated
and is not dominant in its field.
After considering the economic impacts of today's rule on small
entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant impact
on a substantial number of small entities. This rule does not impose
any requirements or create impacts on small entities. This partial SIP
approval and partial SIP disapproval under CAA section 110 will not in-
and-of itself create any new requirements but simply approves certain
State requirements, and disapproves certain other State requirements,
for inclusion into the SIP. Accordingly, it affords no opportunity for
EPA to fashion for small entities less burdensome compliance or
reporting
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requirements or timetables or exemptions from all or part of the rule.
Therefore, this action will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This action contains no Federal mandates under the provisions of
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C.
1531-1538 for State, local, or tribal governments or the private
sector. EPA has determined that the partial approval and partial
disapproval action does not include a Federal mandate that may result
in estimated costs of $100 million or more to either State, local, or
tribal governments in the aggregate, or to the private sector. This
action approves certain pre-existing requirements, and disapproves
certain other pre-existing requirements, under State or local law, and
imposes no new requirements. Accordingly, no additional costs to State,
local, or tribal governments, or to the private sector, result from
this action.
E. Executive Order 13132, Federalism
Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, August
10, 1999), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure
``meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in the
development of regulatory policies that have federalism implications.''
``Policies that have federalism implications'' is defined in the
Executive Order to include regulations that have ``substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government.''
This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as
specified in Executive Order 13132, because it merely approves certain
State requirements, and disapproves certain other State requirements,
for inclusion into the SIP and does not alter the relationship or the
distribution of power and responsibilities established in the Clean Air
Act. Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not apply to this action.
F. Executive Order 13175, Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the SIP
on which EPA is proposing action would not 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. Thus,
Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.
G. Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
EPA interprets EO 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) as applying
only to those regulatory actions that concern health or safety risks,
such that the analysis required under section 5-501 of the EO has the
potential to influence the regulation. This action is not subject to EO
13045 because it is not an economically significant regulatory action
based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997). This partial approval and partial disapproval
under CAA section 110 will not in-and-of itself create any new
regulations but simply approves certain State requirements, and
disapproves certain other State requirements, for inclusion into the
SIP.
H. Executive Order 13211, Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use
This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May
22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (``NTTAA''), Public Law 104-113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its regulatory
activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods, sampling
procedures, and business practices) that are developed or adopted by
voluntary consensus standards bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to provide
Congress, through OMB, explanations when the Agency decides not to use
available and applicable voluntary consensus standards.
EPA believes that this action is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of NTTAA because application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act.
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Population
Executive Order (EO) 12898 (59 FR 7629, Feb. 16, 1994) establishes
federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision
directs federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income
populations in the United States.
EPA lacks the discretionary authority to address environmental
justice in this rulemaking.
K. Congressional Review Act
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. section 801 et seq., as
added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency
promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy
of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller
General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this
rule 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.
section 804(2). This rule will be effective on April 21, 2014.
L. Petitions for Judicial Review
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 May 20, 2014. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule 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,
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Lead, Pb, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: February 28, 2014.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region 9.
Therefore, 40 CFR Chapter I is amended as follows:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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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 DD--Nevada
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2. In Sec. 52.1470, in paragraph (e), the table is amended by adding
entries for:
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a. ``Nevada's Clean Air Act Sec. 110(a)(1) and (2) State
Implementation Plan for the 2008 Lead NAAQS, excluding appendices A-G
for NDEP; and excluding the Washoe County District Board of Health
Agenda, Minutes, Certificate of Adoption, Cover Letter to NDEP, and
Proof of Publication''; and
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b. ``Clark County Portion of Nevada's Clean Air Act Sec. 110(a)(1) and
(2) State Implementation Plan for the 2008 Lead NAAQS, excluding Cover
Letter to NDEP and Clark County Air Quality Regulations'' after the
entry for ``Section 12--Resources''.
The additions as follows:
Sec. 52.1470 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved Nevada Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures
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Applicable
Name of SIP provision geographic or State EPA approval date Explanation
nonattainment area submittal date
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Air Quality Implementation Plan for the State of Nevada
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Nevada's Clean Air Act Sec. State-wide, within 10/12/2011 [Insert Federal ``Infrastructure''
110(a)(1) and (2) State NDEP jurisdiction Register page SIP for NDEP and
Implementation Plan for the 2008 and Washoe County. number where the Washoe County for
Lead NAAQS, excluding appendices document begins] the 2008 Pb
A-G for NDEP; and excluding the 03/21/2014. standard.
Washoe County District Board of
Health Agenda, Minutes,
Certificate of Adoption, Cover
Letter to NDEP, and Proof of
Publication.
Clark County Portion of Nevada's Clark County....... 7/23/2012 [Insert Federal ``Infrastructure''
Clean Air Act Sec. 110(a)(1) Register page SIP for Clark
and (2) State Implementation number where the County for the
Plan for the 2008 Lead NAAQS, document begins] 2008 Pb standard.
excluding Cover Letter to NDEP 03/21/2014.
and Clark County Air Quality
Regulations.
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3. Section 52.1472 is amended by adding paragraph (g) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.1472 Approval status.
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(g) 2008 Pb NAAQS: The SIPs submitted on October 12, 2011, July 23,
2012, and August 30, 2012 are partially disapproved for Clean Air Act
(CAA) elements 110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), and (J) for the Nevada
Division of Environmental Quality (NDEP), Clark County, and Washoe
County portions of the Nevada SIP; for CAA element (D)(ii) for the NDEP
and Washoe County portions of the Nevada SIP; and for CAA element
110(a)(2)(F)(iii) for the Clark County portion of the Nevada SIP.
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