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demonstration by Alcoa that such
alternative provides results equivalent
to that of the reference method.
(h) Recordkeeping. Except as
provided in paragraph (h)(6) of this
section, starting November 10, 2014,
Alcoa must keep the following records:
(1) Alcoa must retain a copy of all
calendar month Potline 5 SO2 emissions
calculations.
(2) Alcoa must maintain records of the
baked anode consumption and
aluminum production data used to
develop the carbon ratio.
(3) Alcoa must retain a copy of all
calendar month carbon ratio and potline
SO2 emission calculations.
(4) Alcoa must record the calendar
day and calendar month production of
aluminum.
(5) Alcoa must record the calendar
month average sulfur content of the
baked anodes.
(6) Starting January 7, 2015, Alcoa
must retain a copy of all calendar month
potline NOX emission calculations.
(7) Alcoa must record the sulfur
content of each shipment of coke and
the quantity of each shipment of coke.
(8) Alcoa must keep fuel purchase
records showing the type(s) of fuel
combusted in the anode bake furnaces.
(9) Alcoa must keep fuel purchase
records showing the type(s) of fuel
combusted in the ingot furnaces.
(10) Records must be retained at the
facility for at least five years and be
made available to the EPA Region 10
upon request.
(i) Reporting. (1) Alcoa must report
SO2 emissions by calendar month to the
EPA Region 10 on an annual basis at the
same time as the annual compliance
certification required by the Part 70
operating permit for the Wenatchee
Works is submitted to the Title V
permitting authority.
(2) Alcoa must report NOX emissions
by calendar month to the EPA Region 10
on an annual basis at the same time as
the annual compliance certification
required by the Part 70 operating permit
for the Wenatchee Works is submitted to
the Title V permitting authority.
(3) Alcoa must report the monthly
weighted average sulfur content of coke
received at the facility for each calendar
month during the compliance period to
the EPA Region 10 at the same time as
the annual compliance certification
required by the Part 70 operating permit
for the Wenatchee Works is submitted to
the Title V permitting authority.
(4) Alcoa must report the fuel
purchase records for the anode bake
furnaces and the ingot furnaces during
the compliance period to the EPA
Region 10 at the same time as the
annual compliance certification
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required by the Part 70 operating permit
for the Wenatchee Works is submitted to
the Title V permitting authority.
(5) All documents and reports must be
sent to the EPA Region 10
electronically, in a format approved by
the EPA Region 10, to the following
email address: R10-AirPermitReports@
epa.gov.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 62
[EPA–R02–OAR–2014–0127; FRL–9912–05–
Region 2]
Approval and Promulgation of State
Plans for Designated Facilities; New
York; Control of Emissions From
Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration
Units
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving the section
111(d)/129 plan submitted by New York
State for the purpose of implementing
and enforcing the emission guidelines
for existing sewage sludge incineration
(SSI) units. The intended effect of this
action is to approve a plan required by
the Clean Air Act (CAA) which
establishes emission limits and other
requirements for existing sewage sludge
incineration units and provides for the
implementation and enforcement of
those limits and other requirements.
New York submitted its plan to fulfill
the requirements of sections 111 and
129 of the CAA.
DATES: This rule is effective on July 11,
2014.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R02–OAR–2014–0127. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the www.regulations.gov Web site.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Environmental Protection Agency,
Region II Office, Air Programs Branch,
290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York,
New York 10007–1866. This Docket
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Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The Docket telephone
number is 212–637–4249.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony (Ted) Gardella
(Gardella.Anthony@EPA.Gov), Air
Programs Branch, Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 2, 290
Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New
York 10007–1866, (212) 637–3892.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What action is EPA taking today?
EPA is approving New York’s plan,
and the elements therein, as submitted
on July 1, 2013, for the control of air
emissions from existing sewage sludge
incineration (SSI) units throughout the
State, except for any existing SSI units
located in Indian Nation Land.1 When
EPA developed the New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) (subpart
LLLL) for SSI units on March 21, 2011,
it concurrently promulgated Emission
Guidelines (subpart MMMM) to control
air emissions from existing SSI units.
The New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
developed a plan, as required by
sections 111(d) and 129 of the Clean Air
Act (CAA), to adopt the Emission
Guidelines (EG) into its body of
regulations, and EPA is acting today to
approve New York’s plan.
II. What are the details of EPA’s action?
On March 21, 2011, in accordance
with sections 111(d) and 129 of the
CAA, EPA promulgated the SSI EG and
compliance times for the control of
emissions from existing SSI units. See
76 FR 15371. EPA codified these
guidelines at 40 CFR part 60, subpart
MMMM. They include a model rule at
40 CFR 60.5085 through 62.5250 that
States may use to develop their own
plans. Under that rule, EPA has defined
an ‘‘SSI unit,’’ in part, as any device that
combusts sewage sludge for the purpose
of reducing the volume of the sewage
sludge by removing combustible matter.
40 CFR 60.5250.
On July 1, 2013,2 New York submitted
a plan for implementing and enforcing
EPA’s EG for existing SSI units. Section
60.5015 of the EG describes all of the
required elements that must be included
in a state’s plan for existing SSI units.
New York’s State plan includes all of
the required elements described in
section 60.5015 of the EG. For further
1 If there are any existing SSI units located in
Indian Nation Land these existing SSI units will be
subject to the Federal plan.
2 On February 28, 2014, New York provided
clarifying information concerning its State plan. To
view this information see EPA’s electronic docket
at www.regulations.gov.
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details, the reader is referred to EPA’s
proposal located in EPA’s electronic
docket at www.regulations.gov.
III. What comments were received on
the proposed approval and how has
EPA responded to them?
There were no comments received on
EPA’s proposed rulemaking (79 FR
16271, March 25, 2014) regarding New
York’s State plan for existing SSI units.
The 30-day public comment period on
EPA’s proposed approval ended on
April 24, 2014.
IV. What is EPA’s conclusion?
For the reasons described in this
rulemaking and in EPA’s proposal, EPA
is approving New York’s sections 111(d)
and 129 plan for existing SSI units.
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
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A. General Requirements
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
51735, October 4, 1993), this action is
not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and
therefore is not subject to review by the
Office of Management and Budget. For
this reason, this action is also not
subject to Executive Order 13211,
‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355 (May
22, 2001)). This action merely approves
state law as meeting Federal
requirements and imposes no additional
requirements beyond those imposed by
state law. Accordingly, the
Administrator certifies that this rule
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this
rule approves pre-existing requirements
under state law and does not impose
any additional enforceable duty beyond
that required by state law, it 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). This rule also does not
have a substantial direct effect on one or
more Indian tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian tribes,
as specified by Executive Order 13175
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor
will it 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 (64 FR 43255,
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August 10, 1999), because it merely
approves a state rule implementing a
Federal requirement, and does not alter
the relationship or the distribution of
power and responsibilities established
in the CAA. This rule also is not subject
to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885,
April 23, 1997), because it approves a
state rule implementing a Federal
standard.
In reviewing New York’s submissions,
EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the CAA. In this context, in the absence
of a prior existing requirement for the
State to use voluntary consensus
standards (VCS), EPA has no authority
to disapprove a New York submission
for failure to use VCS. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for
EPA, when it reviews a New York
submission, to use VCS in place of a
New York submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the CAA.
Thus, the requirements of section 12(d)
of the National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.
272 note) do not apply. As required by
section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (61
FR 4729, February 7, 1996), in issuing
this rule, EPA has taken the necessary
steps to eliminate drafting errors and
ambiguity, minimize potential litigation,
and provide a clear legal standard for
affected conduct. EPA has complied
with Executive Order 12630 (53 FR
8859, March 15, 1988) by examining the
takings implications of the rule in
accordance with the Attorney General’s
‘‘Supplemental Guidelines for the
Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of
Unanticipated Takings’’ issued under
the executive order.
This rule for the approval of New
York’s section 111(d)/129 plan for SSI
units does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
B. Submission to Congress and the
Comptroller General
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
report containing this action and other
required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in
the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
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is published in the Federal Register.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
C. Petitions for Judicial Review
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,
petitions for judicial review of this
action must be filed in the United States
Court of Appeals for the appropriate
circuit by August 11, 2014. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the
Administrator of this final rule does not
affect the finality of this action for the
purposes of judicial review nor does it
extend the time within which a petition
for judicial review may be filed, and
shall not postpone the effectiveness of
such rule or action. This action
approving New York’s Section 111(d)/
129 plan for existing sewage sludge
incineration units may not be
challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section
307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Administrative practice and
procedure, Aluminum, Fertilizers,
Fluoride, Intergovernmental relations,
Paper and paper products industry,
Phosphate, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Sulfuric
acid plants, Waste treatment and
disposal.
Dated: May 30, 2014.
Judith A. Enck,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.
40 CFR part 62 is amended as follows:
PART 62—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF STATE PLANS
FOR DESIGNATED FACILITIES AND
POLLUTANTS
1. The authority citation for part 62
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart HH—New York
2. Part 62 is amended by adding
§ 62.8108 and an undesignated heading
to subpart HH to read as follows:
■
Air Emissions From Existing Sewage
Sludge Incineration Units
§ 62.8108
Identification of plan.
(a) On July 1, 2013, the New York
State Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYSDEC) submitted to
the Environmental Protection Agency a
section 111(d)/129 plan for
implementation and enforcement of 40
CFR part 60, subpart MMMM, Emission
Guidelines and Compliance Times for
Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration
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Units. On February 28, 2014, the
NYSDEC submitted clarifying
information concerning the State’s plan.
(b) Identification of sources. The plan
applies to existing sewage sludge
incineration (SSI) units that:
(1) Commenced construction on or
before October 14, 2010, or
(2) Commenced a modification on or
before September 21, 2011 primarily to
comply with New York’s plan, and
(3) Meets the definition of a SSI unit
defined in New York’s plan.
(c) The effective date of the plan for
existing sewage sludge incineration
units is July 11, 2014.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0411; FRL–9910–52]
Spirodiclofen; Pesticide Tolerances
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This regulation amends a
tolerance for residues of spirodiclofen in
or on citrus, oil. Bayer CropScience
requested this tolerance amendment
under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
DATES: This regulation is effective June
11, 2014. Objections and requests for
hearings must be received on or before
August 11, 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).
The docket for this action,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0411, is
available at https://www.regulations.gov
or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket)
in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
the visitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois
Rossi, Registration Division (7505P),
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I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. The following
list of North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
provides a guide to help readers
determine whether this document
applies to them. Potentially affected
entities may include:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
B. How can I get electronic access to
other related information?
SUMMARY:
ADDRESSES:
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; main telephone
number: (703) 305–7090; email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
You may access a frequently updated
electronic version of EPA’s tolerance
regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through
the Government Printing Office’s e-CFR
site at https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/
40tab_02.tpl.
C. How can I file an objection or hearing
request?
Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21
U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation
and may also request a hearing on those
objections. You must file your objection
or request a hearing on this regulation
in accordance with the instructions
provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, you must
identify docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2013–0411 in the subject line on
the first page of your submission. All
objections and requests for a hearing
must be in writing, and must be
received by the Hearing Clerk on or
before August 11, 2014. Addresses for
mail and hand delivery of objections
and hearing requests are provided in 40
CFR 178.25(b).
In addition to filing an objection or
hearing request with the Hearing Clerk
as described in 40 CFR part 178, please
submit a copy of the filing (excluding
any Confidential Business Information
(CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket.
Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be
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disclosed publicly by EPA without prior
notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your
objection or hearing request, identified
by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2013–0411, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be CBI or
other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on commenting
or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is
available at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. Summary of Petitioned-For
Tolerance
In the Federal Register of February 4,
2010 (75 FR 5790) (FRL–8807–5), EPA
issued a notice pursuant to section
408(d)(3) of FFDCA, 21 U.S.C.
346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a
pesticide petition (PP 9E7632) by IR–4,
500 College Road East, Suite 201 W.,
Princeton, NJ 08540. The petition
requested that 40 CFR 180.608 be
amended by establishing tolerances for
residues of the insecticide spirodiclofen,
(3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-oxo-1oxaspiro[4,5]dec-3-en-4-yl 2,2dimethylbutanoate), in or on bushberry
subgroup 13–07B at 4.0 parts per
million (ppm). The petition additionally
requested to revise the tolerance
expression under paragraphs (a)(1) and
(a)(2) to read as follows: ‘‘(a)(1).
Tolerances are established for residues
of the insecticide spirodiclofen,
including its metabolites and
degradates. Compliance with the
tolerance levels specified is to be
determined by measuring only
spirodiclofen (3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2oxo-1-oxaspiro[4,5]dec-3-en-4-yl 2,2dimethylbutanoate)’’; and ‘‘(a)(2).
Tolerances are established for residues
of the insecticide spirodiclofen,
including its metabolites and
degradates. Compliance with the
tolerance levels specified is to be
determined by measuring only the sum
of spirodiclofen (3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)2-oxo-1-oxaspiro[4,5]dec-3-en-4-yl 2,2dimethylbutanoate) and its metabolite,
3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-hydroxy-1oxaspiro[4,5]dec-3-en-2-one, calculated
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 62
[EPA-R02-OAR-2014-0127; FRL-9912-05-Region 2]
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated
Facilities; New York; Control of Emissions From Existing Sewage Sludge
Incineration Units
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the
section 111(d)/129 plan submitted by New York State for the purpose of
implementing and enforcing the emission guidelines for existing sewage
sludge incineration (SSI) units. The intended effect of this action is
to approve a plan required by the Clean Air Act (CAA) which establishes
emission limits and other requirements for existing sewage sludge
incineration units and provides for the implementation and enforcement
of those limits and other requirements. New York submitted its plan to
fulfill the requirements of sections 111 and 129 of the CAA.
DATES: This rule is effective on July 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R02-OAR-2014-0127. All documents in the docket are listed on
the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Environmental Protection
Agency, Region II Office, Air Programs Branch, 290 Broadway, 25th
Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866. This Docket Facility is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket telephone number is 212-637-4249.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony (Ted) Gardella
(Gardella.Anthony@EPA.Gov), Air Programs Branch, Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 2, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New
York 10007-1866, (212) 637-3892.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What action is EPA taking today?
EPA is approving New York's plan, and the elements therein, as
submitted on July 1, 2013, for the control of air emissions from
existing sewage sludge incineration (SSI) units throughout the State,
except for any existing SSI units located in Indian Nation Land.\1\
When EPA developed the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) (subpart
LLLL) for SSI units on March 21, 2011, it concurrently promulgated
Emission Guidelines (subpart MMMM) to control air emissions from
existing SSI units.
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\1\ If there are any existing SSI units located in Indian Nation
Land these existing SSI units will be subject to the Federal plan.
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
(NYSDEC) developed a plan, as required by sections 111(d) and 129 of
the Clean Air Act (CAA), to adopt the Emission Guidelines (EG) into its
body of regulations, and EPA is acting today to approve New York's
plan.
II. What are the details of EPA's action?
On March 21, 2011, in accordance with sections 111(d) and 129 of
the CAA, EPA promulgated the SSI EG and compliance times for the
control of emissions from existing SSI units. See 76 FR 15371. EPA
codified these guidelines at 40 CFR part 60, subpart MMMM. They include
a model rule at 40 CFR 60.5085 through 62.5250 that States may use to
develop their own plans. Under that rule, EPA has defined an ``SSI
unit,'' in part, as any device that combusts sewage sludge for the
purpose of reducing the volume of the sewage sludge by removing
combustible matter. 40 CFR 60.5250.
On July 1, 2013,\2\ New York submitted a plan for implementing and
enforcing EPA's EG for existing SSI units. Section 60.5015 of the EG
describes all of the required elements that must be included in a
state's plan for existing SSI units. New York's State plan includes all
of the required elements described in section 60.5015 of the EG. For
further
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details, the reader is referred to EPA's proposal located in EPA's
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\2\ On February 28, 2014, New York provided clarifying
information concerning its State plan. To view this information see
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III. What comments were received on the proposed approval and how has
EPA responded to them?
There were no comments received on EPA's proposed rulemaking (79 FR
16271, March 25, 2014) regarding New York's State plan for existing SSI
units. The 30-day public comment period on EPA's proposed approval
ended on April 24, 2014.
IV. What is EPA's conclusion?
For the reasons described in this rulemaking and in EPA's proposal,
EPA is approving New York's sections 111(d) and 129 plan for existing
SSI units.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. General Requirements
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355 (May 22, 2001)). This
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
imposes no additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law.
Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that this rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because
this rule approves pre-existing requirements under state law and does
not impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by
state law, it 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). This rule also does not
have a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on the
relationship between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it 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 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999), because it
merely approves a state rule implementing a Federal requirement, and
does not alter the relationship or the distribution of power and
responsibilities established in the CAA. This rule also is not subject
to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it
approves a state rule implementing a Federal standard.
In reviewing New York's submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. In this
context, in the absence of a prior existing requirement for the State
to use voluntary consensus standards (VCS), EPA has no authority to
disapprove a New York submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus
be inconsistent with applicable law for EPA, when it reviews a New York
submission, to use VCS in place of a New York submission that otherwise
satisfies the provisions of the CAA. Thus, the requirements of section
12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995
(15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. As required by section 3 of
Executive Order 12988 (61 FR 4729, February 7, 1996), in issuing this
rule, EPA has taken the necessary steps to eliminate drafting errors
and ambiguity, minimize potential litigation, and provide a clear legal
standard for affected conduct. EPA has complied with Executive Order
12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1988) by examining the takings
implications of the rule in accordance with the Attorney General's
``Supplemental Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of
Unanticipated Takings'' issued under the executive order.
This rule for the approval of New York's section 111(d)/129 plan
for SSI units does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.).
B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
C. Petitions for Judicial Review
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by August 11, 2014. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. This action approving New York's Section 111(d)/129 plan for
existing sewage sludge incineration units may not be challenged later
in proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Administrative practice and procedure, Aluminum,
Fertilizers, Fluoride, Intergovernmental relations, Paper and paper
products industry, Phosphate, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Sulfur oxides, Sulfuric acid plants, Waste treatment and disposal.
Dated: May 30, 2014.
Judith A. Enck,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.
40 CFR part 62 is amended as follows:
PART 62--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF STATE PLANS FOR DESIGNATED
FACILITIES AND POLLUTANTS
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1. The authority citation for part 62 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart HH--New York
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2. Part 62 is amended by adding Sec. 62.8108 and an undesignated
heading to subpart HH to read as follows:
Air Emissions From Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
Sec. 62.8108 Identification of plan.
(a) On July 1, 2013, the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYSDEC) submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency
a section 111(d)/129 plan for implementation and enforcement of 40 CFR
part 60, subpart MMMM, Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for
Existing Sewage Sludge Incineration
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Units. On February 28, 2014, the NYSDEC submitted clarifying
information concerning the State's plan.
(b) Identification of sources. The plan applies to existing sewage
sludge incineration (SSI) units that:
(1) Commenced construction on or before October 14, 2010, or
(2) Commenced a modification on or before September 21, 2011
primarily to comply with New York's plan, and
(3) Meets the definition of a SSI unit defined in New York's plan.
(c) The effective date of the plan for existing sewage sludge
incineration units is July 11, 2014.
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