Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Maine and New Hampshire; Ambient Air Quality Standards, 35695-35699 [2014-14531]
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TABLE 2—EPA APPROVED OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (OAR)—Continued
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Ambient Air Quality Standard for
Lead.
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3. Section 52.1991 is amended by
adding paragraph (c) to read as follows:
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(c) On December 27, 2013, the Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality
submitted a SIP revision to address the
requirements of CAA sections 110(a)(1)
and (2) for the 2008 lead NAAQS. The
EPA approves the submittal as meeting
the following CAA section 110(a)(2)
infrastructure elements for the 2008 lead
NAAQS: (A), (B), (C), (D)(i)(II), (D)(ii),
(E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M).
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0733, EPA–R01–
OAR–2012–0935; A–1–FRL–9911–51–
Region–1]
Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; Maine
and New Hampshire; Ambient Air
Quality Standards
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions
submitted by the States of Maine and
New Hampshire. The revisions
primarily update state regulations
containing ambient air quality standards
(AAQS) consistent with EPA national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).
The intended effect of this action is to
approve these requirements into the
Maine and New Hampshire SIPs. This
action is being taken in accordance with
the Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: This direct final rule will be
effective August 25, 2014, unless EPA
receives adverse comments by July 24,
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2014. If adverse comments are received,
EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of
the direct final rule in the Federal
Register informing the public that the
rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
identified by Docket ID Number EPA–
R01–OAR–2012–0733 for comments
pertaining to our action for Maine, or
EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0935 for
comments pertaining to our action for
New Hampshire, by one of the following
methods:
1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. E-Mail: arnold.anne@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (617) 918–0047.
4. Mail: ‘‘Docket Identification
Number EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0733 or
EPA–R01–OAR–2012–0935,’’ Anne
Arnold, Manager, Air Quality Planning
Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA New England Regional Office, 5
Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail
Code OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–
3912.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver
your comments to: Anne Arnold,
Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit,
Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, 5 Post
Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail Code
OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912.
Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Regional Office’s normal
hours of operation. The Regional
Office’s official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID Number EPA–R01–OAR–
2012–0733 for comments pertaining to
our action for Maine, or EPA–R01–
OAR–2012–0935 for comments
pertaining to our action for New
Hampshire. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and
may be made available online at
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personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit through
www.regulations.gov, or email,
information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected. The
www.regulations.gov Web site is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an email comment directly
to EPA without going through
www.regulations.gov your email address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made
available on the Internet. If you submit
an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the
electronic docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at Office of Ecosystem
Protection, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA New England
Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square—
Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests
that if at all possible, you contact the
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contact listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. The Regional
Office’s official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.
In addition, copies of each state’s
submittal are available for public
inspection during normal business
hours, by appointment at the
corresponding state environmental
agency: Bureau of Air Quality Control,
Department of Environmental
Protection, First Floor of the Tyson
Building, Augusta Mental Health
Institute Complex, Augusta, ME 04333–
0017; and Air Resources Division,
Department of Environmental Services,
P.O. Box 95, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord,
NH 03302–0095.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Mackintosh, Air Quality Planning
Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, New England Regional Office, 5
Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail
Code OEP05–02), Boston, MA 02109–
3912, telephone 617–918–1584,
facsimile 617–918–0584, email
mackintosh.david@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA.
The following outline is provided to
aid in locating information in this
preamble.
I. What action is EPA taking?
II. What is the background for this action?
III. What is included in the submittals?
A. Maine
B. New Hampshire
IV. EPA’s Evaluation of the Submittals
A. Maine
B. New Hampshire
V. Final Action
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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I. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is approving two SIP revisions
submitted by the State of Maine, which
include Maine’s revised Chapter 110,
‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards,’’
submitted to EPA on August 21, 2012,
and Maine’s revised Chapter 114,
‘‘Classification of Air Quality Control
Regions,’’ submitted to EPA on August
31, 2012. EPA is also approving a SIP
revision submitted by the State of New
Hampshire on November 8, 2012, which
includes New Hampshire’s revised EnvA 300, ‘‘Ambient Air Quality
Standards.’’ These state regulations
were revised to reflect updates to the
federal NAAQS and to clarify the
boundary description for an existing air
quality control region in the State of
Maine.
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II. What is the background for this
action?
Section 109 of the CAA directs EPA
to establish NAAQS requisite to protect
public health with an adequate margin
of safety (primary standard) and for the
protection of public welfare (secondary
standard). Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA
requires EPA to complete a thorough
review of the NAAQS at 5-year intervals
and promulgate new standards when
appropriate. Additionally, Section 107
of the CAA requires the establishment of
air quality control regions for the
purpose of implementing the NAAQS.
On October 17, 2006 (71 FR 61144),
EPA revised the primary and secondary
24-hour NAAQS for fine particulate
matter (PM2.5) to 35 micrograms per
cubic meter. This final rule became
effective on December 18, 2006.
On March 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436),
EPA revised the NAAQS for ozone,
setting the level of the primary and
secondary 8-hour standard to 0.075
parts per million. This final ozone
standard rule became effective on May
27, 2008.
On November 12, 2008 (73 FR 66964),
EPA revised the NAAQS for lead,
setting the level of the primary and
secondary standard to 0.15 micrograms
per cubic meter and revised the
averaging time to a rolling 3-month
period with a maximum (not-to-beexceeded) form, evaluated over a 3-year
period. The final lead standard rule
became effective on January 12, 2009.
On February 9, 2010 (75 FR 6474),
EPA revised the NAAQS for oxides of
nitrogen as measured by nitrogen
dioxide (NO2). EPA established a 1-hour
primary standard for NO2 at a level of
100 parts per billion, based on the 3year average of the 98th percentile of the
yearly distribution of 1-hour daily
maximum concentrations, to
supplement the existing primary and
secondary annual standard of 53 parts
per billion (61 FR 52852, Oct 8, 1996).
The final NO2 rule became effective on
April 12, 2010.
On June 22, 2010 (75 FR 35520), EPA
revised the NAAQS for oxides of sulfur
as measured by sulfur dioxide (SO2).
EPA established a new 1-hour SO2
primary standard at a level of 75 parts
per billion, based on the 3-year average
of the annual 99th percentile of 1-hour
daily maximum concentrations. EPA
also revoked both the previous 24-hour
and annual primary SO2 standards. This
final rule became effective on August
23, 2010.
On August 21, 2012, Maine submitted
a SIP revision to update its Chapter 110,
‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards.’’ Then
on August 31, 2012, Maine submitted a
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SIP revision to update its Chapter 114,
‘‘Classification of Air Quality Control
Regions.’’ On November 8, 2012, New
Hampshire submitted a SIP revision to
update its Env-A 300, ‘‘Ambient Air
Quality Standards.’’
On January 15, 2013 (78 FR 3086),
EPA revised the primary PM2.5 annual
NAAQS, lowering the standard to 12.0
micrograms per cubic meter. The final
rule became effective on March 18,
2013.
III. What is included in the submittals?
A. Maine
Maine’s August 21, 2012, SIP
submittal includes revised Chapter 110,
‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards.’’ This
regulation has been revised to explicitly
incorporate the new NAAQS, discussed
above, with the exception of the latest
revision to the PM2.5 primary standard.
Maine’s SIP revision was submitted on
August 21, 2012, prior EPA’s adoption
of the 12.0 microgram per cubic meter
PM2.5 primary annual standard.
Specifically, Maine adopted the
following substantive changes:
1. The lead primary and secondary
rolling 3-month average standards of
0.15 micrograms per cubic meter;
2. The nitrogen dioxide primary 1hour standard of 100 parts per billion;
3. The ozone primary and secondary
8-hour standards of 0.075 parts per
million;
4. The PM2.5 primary and secondary
annual standard of 15.0 micrograms per
cubic meter;
5. The PM2.5 primary and secondary
24-hour standards of 35.0 micrograms
per cubic meter;
6. The sulfur dioxide primary 1-hour
standard of 75 parts per billion; and
7. Ambient air increments for PM2.5
under the Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) permit program.
Maine’s August 31, 2012 SIP revision
includes Maine’s revised Chapter 114,
‘‘Classification of Air Quality Control
Regions,’’ which was revised to clarify
that the Moosehorn Wilderness Area
located in Moosehorn National Wildlife
Refuge is a Class I area. Maine also
deleted the rule’s prior reference to
ozone nonattainment areas.
B. New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s SIP submittal
contains revised Env-A 300, ‘‘Ambient
Air Quality Standards.’’ This regulation
has been revised to explicitly
incorporate the revised NAAQS,
discussed above, with the exception of
the latest revision to the PM2.5 primary
standard. New Hampshire’s SIP revision
was submitted on November 8, 2012,
prior EPA‘s adoption of the 12.0
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microgram per cubic meter PM2.5
primary annual standard. Specifically,
New Hampshire adopted the following
substantive changes:
1. The lead primary and secondary
rolling 3-month-average standards of
0.15 micrograms per cubic meter;
2. The nitrogen dioxide primary 1hour standard of 100 parts per billion;
3. The ozone primary and secondary
8-hour standards of 0.075 parts per
million;
4. The PM2.5 primary and secondary
annual standards of 15 micrograms per
cubic meter;
5. The PM2.5 primary and secondary
24-hour standards of 35 micrograms per
cubic meter;
6. The PM10 primary and secondary
24-hour standards of 150 micrograms
per cubic meter; and
7. The sulfur dioxide primary 1-hour
standard of 75 parts per billion.
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IV. EPA’s Evaluation of the Submittals
A. Maine
Maine’s Chapter 110 was originally
approved into the Maine SIP on January
30, 1980 (45 FR 6784). Several updates
to the rule were also approved into the
Maine SIP, the most recent of which
occurred on March 22, 2004 (69 FR
13227). EPA has reviewed Maine’s
revised Chapter 110 and has determined
that it is consistent with the NAAQS in
40 CFR Part 50, with the exception of
EPA’s latest revision to the PM2.5
standard which occurred subsequent to
Maine’s adoption of the Chapter 110
revised rule.
In addition, Section 8 of Maine’s
Chapter 110, ‘‘Establishment of Ambient
Increments,’’ was revised to include
ambient air increments for PM2.5, as
required under the Clean Air Act’s
Prevention of Significant Deterioration
permit program. (The previously SIPapproved version of the rule included
increments for PM10, sulfur dioxide, and
nitrogen dioxide which are also in the
revised rule.) EPA has reviewed the
maximum allowable increases Maine
has established for PM2.5 and
determined that they are consistent with
40 CFR 51.166(c). Therefore, we are
approving those PM2.5 maximum
allowable increases into Maine’s SIP. In
approving those maximum allowable
increases, EPA is not taking action on,
or making any determinations about, the
way in which these maximum allowable
increases relate to existing SIP
provisions or recently amended
provisions of Maine’s Chapters 100 and
115 pertaining to the way in which
‘‘increment’’ is calculated or used in the
PSD permit program.
In summary, Maine’s revised Chapter
110 includes additional and more
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stringent air quality standards than the
previous SIP-approved version of the
rule. The revised rule also includes
ambient air increments for PM2.5 that
were not included in the previous SIPapproved version of the rule. Thus, the
revised Chapter 110 satisfies the antiback sliding requirements in Section
110(l) of the CAA and we are approving
Maine’s revised rule into the Maine SIP.
Maine’s Chapter 114 was originally
approved into the Maine SIP on January
30, 1980 (45 FR 6874). Updates to the
rule were also approved into the Maine
SIP, the most recent of which occurred
on August 30, 1995 (60 FR 45056). In
the current SIP revision, Chapter 114
was revised to clarify that the
Moosehorn Wilderness Area located in
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is
a Class I area and the rule’s prior
reference to ozone nonattainment areas
was deleted.
Maine’s updates to Chapter 114 are
appropriate. All of Maine was
designated as unclassifiable/attainment
for the 2008 ozone standard on May 21,
2012 (77 FR 30088). In addition,
Maine’s nonattainment areas for the
1997 ozone standard were redesignated
to attainment on December 11, 2006 (71
FR 71489). See also 40 CFR 81.320.
Furthermore, Maine’s clarification that
Moosehorn Wilderness Area located in
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is
a Class I area is consistent with 40 CFR
Part 81, Subpart D.
In summary, Maine’s Chapter 114
revised rule includes updates that are
consistent with the applicable sections
of the Code of Federal Regulations and
is no less stringent than the previous
SIP-approved version of the rule.
Therefore, Maine’s revised Chapter 114
satisfies the anti-back sliding
requirements in Section 110(l) of the
CAA and we are approving Maine’s
revised rule into the Maine SIP.
B. New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s Env-A 300,
‘‘Ambient Air Quality Standards,’’ was
originally approved into the New
Hampshire SIP on March 15, 1983 (48
FR 10830). Updates to the rule were also
approved into the New Hampshire SIP,
the most recent of which occurred on
August 19, 1994 (59 FR 42766). EPA has
reviewed New Hampshire’s revised EnvA 300 and has determined that it is
consistent with the NAAQS in 40 CFR
Part 50, with the exception of EPA’s
latest revision to the PM2.5 standard
which occurred subsequent to New
Hampshire’s adoption of the Env-A 300
revised rule.
New Hampshire’s revised Env-A 300
includes additional and more stringent
air quality standards than the previous
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SIP-approved version of the rule. Thus,
the revised Chapter 110 satisfies the
anti-back sliding requirements in
Section 110(l) of the CAA and we are
approving Maine’s revised rule into the
Maine SIP.
V. Final Action
EPA is approving, and incorporating
into the Maine SIP, Maine’s revised
Chapter 110, ‘‘Ambient Air Quality
Standards,’’ submitted to EPA on
August 21, 2012, and Maine’s revised
Chapter 114, ‘‘Classification of Air
Quality Control Regions,’’ submitted to
EPA on August 31, 2012. EPA is also
approving, and incorporating into the
New Hampshire SIP, New Hampshire’s
revised Env-A 300, ‘‘Ambient Air
Quality Standards,’’ submitted to EPA
on November 8, 2012.
The EPA is publishing this action
without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial
amendment and anticipates no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed
rules section of this Federal Register
publication, EPA is publishing a
separate document that will serve as the
proposal to approve these SIP revisions
should relevant adverse comments be
filed. This rule will be effective August
25, 2014 without further notice unless
the Agency receives relevant adverse
comments by July 24, 2014.
If the EPA receives such comments,
then EPA will publish a notice
withdrawing the final rule and
informing the public that the rule will
not take effect. All public comments
received will then be addressed in a
subsequent final rule based on the
proposed rule. The EPA will not
institute a second comment period on
the proposed rule. All parties interested
in commenting on the proposed rule
should do so at this time. If no such
comments are received, the public is
advised that this rule will be effective
on August 25, 2014 and no further
action will be taken on the proposed
rule. Please note that if EPA receives
adverse comment on an amendment,
paragraph, or section of this rule and if
that provision may be severed from the
remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
as final those provisions of the rule that
are not the subject of an adverse
comment.
VI. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the
Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the
provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);
40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
submissions, EPA’s role is to approve
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state choices, provided that they meet
the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely
approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose
additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason,
this action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993);
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• Does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
and
• Does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this rule does not have
tribal implications as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is
not approved to apply in Indian country
located in the state, and EPA notes that
it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law.
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
report containing this action and other
required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in
the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by August 25, 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. Parties with
objections to this direct final rule are
encouraged to file a comment in
response to the parallel notice of
proposed rulemaking for this action
published in the proposed rules section
of today’s Federal Register, rather than
file an immediate petition for judicial
review of this direct final rule, so that
EPA can withdraw this direct final rule
and address the comment in the
proposed rulemaking. 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, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Lead,
NAAQS, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
oxides.
Dated: June 16, 2014.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the
Code of Federal Regulations 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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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart U—Maine
2. In § 52.1020, Table (c) ‘‘EPAAPPROVED MAINE REGULATIONS’’ is
amended by revising existing entries for
Chapter 110 and Chapter 114 to read as
follows:
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Regulation Supplement: Definition of
‘‘Congressional Defense Committees’’
(DFARS Case 2013–D027)
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
DoD is issuing a final rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(DFARS) to clarify the meaning of the
phrase ‘‘congressional defense
committees.’’
SUMMARY:
9/1/2012
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202.101, a new paragraph has been
added, indicating that the definition for
‘‘congressional defense committees’’ is
in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(16),
or as otherwise specified by statute for
particular applications. The definition
at 202.101 will no longer include the
Subcommittees on Defense of the
Committees on Appropriation, in
keeping with the definition at 10 U.S.C.
101(a)(16).
There are instances, however, when
this definition may be modified to
reflect the unique requirements of a
specific law. Such is the case at DFARS
217.103. At DFARS subpart 217.1,
which pertains to multiyear contracting,
the definition for ‘‘congressional
defense committees’’ is derived from
DoD annual appropriations acts. As
such, a new definition has been added,
which also encompasses the
Subcommittees on Defense of the
Committees on Appropriations for the
Senate and House.
DoD is amending the DFARS to clarify
the meaning of the phrase
‘‘congressional defense committees.’’
Generally, when this phrase appears in
the DFARS, it has the same meaning as
set forth in 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(16), i.e., the
Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Appropriations, of the
Senate and of the House. In DFARS
1 In order to determing the EPA effective date for
a specific provision listed in this table, consult the
Federal Register notice cited in this column for the
particular provision.
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Ms.
Lee Renna, telephone 571–372–6095.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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issuing the policy, regulation, procedure
or form, or has a significant cost or
administrative impact on contractors or
offerors. This final rule is not required
to be published for public comment
because it will not have a significant
cost or administrative impact. These
requirements affect only the internal
operating procedures of the
Government.
III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and
13563 direct agencies to assess all costs
and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the
importance of quantifying both costs
and benefits, of reducing costs, of
harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This is not a significant
regulatory action and, therefore, was not
subject to review under section 6(b) of
E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and
Review, dated September 30, 1993. This
rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C.
804.
1 In order to determine the EPA effective date for
a specific provision listed in this table, consult the
Federal Register notice cited in this column for the
particular provision.
Effective June 24, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Explanations
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[Insert Federal Register
page number where the
document begins].
II. Publication of This Final Rule for
Public Comment Is Not Required by
Statute
‘‘Publication of proposed
regulations,’’ 41 U.S.C. 1707, is the
statute which applies to the publication
of the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement. Paragraph (a)(1)
of the statute requires that a
procurement policy, regulation,
procedure, or form (including an
amendment or modification thereof)
must be published for public comment
if it relates to the expenditure of
appropriated funds, and has either a
significant effect beyond the internal
operating procedures of the agency
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IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act does
not apply to this rule because this final
rule does not constitute a significant
DFARS revision within the meaning of
FAR 1.501–1, and 41 U.S.C. 1707 does
not require publication for public
comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35695-35699]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0733, EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0935; A-1-FRL-9911-51-Region-
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Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Maine and New Hampshire; Ambient Air Quality Standards
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the States of Maine
and New Hampshire. The revisions primarily update state regulations
containing ambient air quality standards (AAQS) consistent with EPA
national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). The intended effect of
this action is to approve these requirements into the Maine and New
Hampshire SIPs. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean
Air Act (CAA).
DATES: This direct final rule will be effective August 25, 2014, unless
EPA receives adverse comments by July 24, 2014. If adverse comments are
received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule
in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not
take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments identified by Docket ID Number EPA-R01-
OAR-2012-0733 for comments pertaining to our action for Maine, or EPA-
R01-OAR-2012-0935 for comments pertaining to our action for New
Hampshire, by one of the following methods:
1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. E-Mail: arnold.anne@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (617) 918-0047.
4. Mail: ``Docket Identification Number EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0733 or
EPA-R01-OAR-2012-0935,'' Anne Arnold, Manager, Air Quality Planning
Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square--Suite
100, (Mail Code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: Anne Arnold,
Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office,
5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail Code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-
3912. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's
normal hours of operation. The Regional Office's official hours of
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding
legal holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID Number EPA-R01-OAR-
2012-0733 for comments pertaining to our action for Maine, or EPA-R01-
OAR-2012-0935 for comments pertaining to our action for New Hampshire.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit through www.regulations.gov, or
email, information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected.
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email
comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your
email address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, 5 Post Office
Square--Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible,
you contact the
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contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding
legal holidays.
In addition, copies of each state's submittal are available for
public inspection during normal business hours, by appointment at the
corresponding state environmental agency: Bureau of Air Quality
Control, Department of Environmental Protection, First Floor of the
Tyson Building, Augusta Mental Health Institute Complex, Augusta, ME
04333-0017; and Air Resources Division, Department of Environmental
Services, P.O. Box 95, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03302-0095.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Mackintosh, Air Quality Planning
Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New England Regional
Office, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, (Mail Code OEP05-02), Boston,
MA 02109-3912, telephone 617-918-1584, facsimile 617-918-0584, email
mackintosh.david@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' is
used, we mean EPA.
The following outline is provided to aid in locating information in
this preamble.
I. What action is EPA taking?
II. What is the background for this action?
III. What is included in the submittals?
A. Maine
B. New Hampshire
IV. EPA's Evaluation of the Submittals
A. Maine
B. New Hampshire
V. Final Action
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is approving two SIP revisions submitted by the State of Maine,
which include Maine's revised Chapter 110, ``Ambient Air Quality
Standards,'' submitted to EPA on August 21, 2012, and Maine's revised
Chapter 114, ``Classification of Air Quality Control Regions,''
submitted to EPA on August 31, 2012. EPA is also approving a SIP
revision submitted by the State of New Hampshire on November 8, 2012,
which includes New Hampshire's revised Env-A 300, ``Ambient Air Quality
Standards.'' These state regulations were revised to reflect updates to
the federal NAAQS and to clarify the boundary description for an
existing air quality control region in the State of Maine.
II. What is the background for this action?
Section 109 of the CAA directs EPA to establish NAAQS requisite to
protect public health with an adequate margin of safety (primary
standard) and for the protection of public welfare (secondary
standard). Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA requires EPA to complete a
thorough review of the NAAQS at 5-year intervals and promulgate new
standards when appropriate. Additionally, Section 107 of the CAA
requires the establishment of air quality control regions for the
purpose of implementing the NAAQS.
On October 17, 2006 (71 FR 61144), EPA revised the primary and
secondary 24-hour NAAQS for fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
to 35 micrograms per cubic meter. This final rule became effective on
December 18, 2006.
On March 27, 2008 (73 FR 16436), EPA revised the NAAQS for ozone,
setting the level of the primary and secondary 8-hour standard to 0.075
parts per million. This final ozone standard rule became effective on
May 27, 2008.
On November 12, 2008 (73 FR 66964), EPA revised the NAAQS for lead,
setting the level of the primary and secondary standard to 0.15
micrograms per cubic meter and revised the averaging time to a rolling
3-month period with a maximum (not-to-be-exceeded) form, evaluated over
a 3-year period. The final lead standard rule became effective on
January 12, 2009.
On February 9, 2010 (75 FR 6474), EPA revised the NAAQS for oxides
of nitrogen as measured by nitrogen dioxide (NO2). EPA
established a 1-hour primary standard for NO2 at a level of
100 parts per billion, based on the 3-year average of the 98th
percentile of the yearly distribution of 1-hour daily maximum
concentrations, to supplement the existing primary and secondary annual
standard of 53 parts per billion (61 FR 52852, Oct 8, 1996). The final
NO2 rule became effective on April 12, 2010.
On June 22, 2010 (75 FR 35520), EPA revised the NAAQS for oxides of
sulfur as measured by sulfur dioxide (SO2). EPA established
a new 1-hour SO2 primary standard at a level of 75 parts per
billion, based on the 3-year average of the annual 99th percentile of
1-hour daily maximum concentrations. EPA also revoked both the previous
24-hour and annual primary SO2 standards. This final rule
became effective on August 23, 2010.
On August 21, 2012, Maine submitted a SIP revision to update its
Chapter 110, ``Ambient Air Quality Standards.'' Then on August 31,
2012, Maine submitted a SIP revision to update its Chapter 114,
``Classification of Air Quality Control Regions.'' On November 8, 2012,
New Hampshire submitted a SIP revision to update its Env-A 300,
``Ambient Air Quality Standards.''
On January 15, 2013 (78 FR 3086), EPA revised the primary
PM2.5 annual NAAQS, lowering the standard to 12.0 micrograms
per cubic meter. The final rule became effective on March 18, 2013.
III. What is included in the submittals?
A. Maine
Maine's August 21, 2012, SIP submittal includes revised Chapter
110, ``Ambient Air Quality Standards.'' This regulation has been
revised to explicitly incorporate the new NAAQS, discussed above, with
the exception of the latest revision to the PM2.5 primary
standard. Maine's SIP revision was submitted on August 21, 2012, prior
EPA's adoption of the 12.0 microgram per cubic meter PM2.5
primary annual standard. Specifically, Maine adopted the following
substantive changes:
1. The lead primary and secondary rolling 3-month average standards
of 0.15 micrograms per cubic meter;
2. The nitrogen dioxide primary 1-hour standard of 100 parts per
billion;
3. The ozone primary and secondary 8-hour standards of 0.075 parts
per million;
4. The PM2.5 primary and secondary annual standard of
15.0 micrograms per cubic meter;
5. The PM2.5 primary and secondary 24-hour standards of
35.0 micrograms per cubic meter;
6. The sulfur dioxide primary 1-hour standard of 75 parts per
billion; and
7. Ambient air increments for PM2.5 under the Prevention
of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit program.
Maine's August 31, 2012 SIP revision includes Maine's revised Chapter
114, ``Classification of Air Quality Control Regions,'' which was
revised to clarify that the Moosehorn Wilderness Area located in
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is a Class I area. Maine also
deleted the rule's prior reference to ozone nonattainment areas.
B. New Hampshire
New Hampshire's SIP submittal contains revised Env-A 300, ``Ambient
Air Quality Standards.'' This regulation has been revised to explicitly
incorporate the revised NAAQS, discussed above, with the exception of
the latest revision to the PM2.5 primary standard. New
Hampshire's SIP revision was submitted on November 8, 2012, prior EPA`s
adoption of the 12.0
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microgram per cubic meter PM2.5 primary annual standard.
Specifically, New Hampshire adopted the following substantive changes:
1. The lead primary and secondary rolling 3-month-average standards
of 0.15 micrograms per cubic meter;
2. The nitrogen dioxide primary 1-hour standard of 100 parts per
billion;
3. The ozone primary and secondary 8-hour standards of 0.075 parts
per million;
4. The PM2.5 primary and secondary annual standards of
15 micrograms per cubic meter;
5. The PM2.5 primary and secondary 24-hour standards of
35 micrograms per cubic meter;
6. The PM10 primary and secondary 24-hour standards of
150 micrograms per cubic meter; and
7. The sulfur dioxide primary 1-hour standard of 75 parts per
billion.
IV. EPA's Evaluation of the Submittals
A. Maine
Maine's Chapter 110 was originally approved into the Maine SIP on
January 30, 1980 (45 FR 6784). Several updates to the rule were also
approved into the Maine SIP, the most recent of which occurred on March
22, 2004 (69 FR 13227). EPA has reviewed Maine's revised Chapter 110
and has determined that it is consistent with the NAAQS in 40 CFR Part
50, with the exception of EPA's latest revision to the PM2.5
standard which occurred subsequent to Maine's adoption of the Chapter
110 revised rule.
In addition, Section 8 of Maine's Chapter 110, ``Establishment of
Ambient Increments,'' was revised to include ambient air increments for
PM2.5, as required under the Clean Air Act's Prevention of
Significant Deterioration permit program. (The previously SIP-approved
version of the rule included increments for PM10, sulfur
dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide which are also in the revised rule.) EPA
has reviewed the maximum allowable increases Maine has established for
PM2.5 and determined that they are consistent with 40 CFR
51.166(c). Therefore, we are approving those PM2.5 maximum
allowable increases into Maine's SIP. In approving those maximum
allowable increases, EPA is not taking action on, or making any
determinations about, the way in which these maximum allowable
increases relate to existing SIP provisions or recently amended
provisions of Maine's Chapters 100 and 115 pertaining to the way in
which ``increment'' is calculated or used in the PSD permit program.
In summary, Maine's revised Chapter 110 includes additional and
more stringent air quality standards than the previous SIP-approved
version of the rule. The revised rule also includes ambient air
increments for PM2.5 that were not included in the previous
SIP-approved version of the rule. Thus, the revised Chapter 110
satisfies the anti-back sliding requirements in Section 110(l) of the
CAA and we are approving Maine's revised rule into the Maine SIP.
Maine's Chapter 114 was originally approved into the Maine SIP on
January 30, 1980 (45 FR 6874). Updates to the rule were also approved
into the Maine SIP, the most recent of which occurred on August 30,
1995 (60 FR 45056). In the current SIP revision, Chapter 114 was
revised to clarify that the Moosehorn Wilderness Area located in
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is a Class I area and the rule's
prior reference to ozone nonattainment areas was deleted.
Maine's updates to Chapter 114 are appropriate. All of Maine was
designated as unclassifiable/attainment for the 2008 ozone standard on
May 21, 2012 (77 FR 30088). In addition, Maine's nonattainment areas
for the 1997 ozone standard were redesignated to attainment on December
11, 2006 (71 FR 71489). See also 40 CFR 81.320. Furthermore, Maine's
clarification that Moosehorn Wilderness Area located in Moosehorn
National Wildlife Refuge is a Class I area is consistent with 40 CFR
Part 81, Subpart D.
In summary, Maine's Chapter 114 revised rule includes updates that
are consistent with the applicable sections of the Code of Federal
Regulations and is no less stringent than the previous SIP-approved
version of the rule. Therefore, Maine's revised Chapter 114 satisfies
the anti-back sliding requirements in Section 110(l) of the CAA and we
are approving Maine's revised rule into the Maine SIP.
B. New Hampshire
New Hampshire's Env-A 300, ``Ambient Air Quality Standards,'' was
originally approved into the New Hampshire SIP on March 15, 1983 (48 FR
10830). Updates to the rule were also approved into the New Hampshire
SIP, the most recent of which occurred on August 19, 1994 (59 FR
42766). EPA has reviewed New Hampshire's revised Env-A 300 and has
determined that it is consistent with the NAAQS in 40 CFR Part 50, with
the exception of EPA's latest revision to the PM2.5 standard
which occurred subsequent to New Hampshire's adoption of the Env-A 300
revised rule.
New Hampshire's revised Env-A 300 includes additional and more
stringent air quality standards than the previous SIP-approved version
of the rule. Thus, the revised Chapter 110 satisfies the anti-back
sliding requirements in Section 110(l) of the CAA and we are approving
Maine's revised rule into the Maine SIP.
V. Final Action
EPA is approving, and incorporating into the Maine SIP, Maine's
revised Chapter 110, ``Ambient Air Quality Standards,'' submitted to
EPA on August 21, 2012, and Maine's revised Chapter 114,
``Classification of Air Quality Control Regions,'' submitted to EPA on
August 31, 2012. EPA is also approving, and incorporating into the New
Hampshire SIP, New Hampshire's revised Env-A 300, ``Ambient Air Quality
Standards,'' submitted to EPA on November 8, 2012.
The EPA is publishing this action without prior proposal because
the Agency views this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipates
no adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this
Federal Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document
that will serve as the proposal to approve these SIP revisions should
relevant adverse comments be filed. This rule will be effective August
25, 2014 without further notice unless the Agency receives relevant
adverse comments by July 24, 2014.
If the EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a notice
withdrawing the final rule and informing the public that the rule will
not take effect. All public comments received will then be addressed in
a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. The EPA will not
institute a second comment period on the proposed rule. All parties
interested in commenting on the proposed rule should do so at this
time. If no such comments are received, the public is advised that this
rule will be effective on August 25, 2014 and no further action will be
taken on the proposed rule. Please note that if EPA receives adverse
comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that
provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an
adverse comment.
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve
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state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air
Act. Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting
Federal requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as specified
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the
SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the state,
and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on
tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by August 25, 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. Parties with objections to this direct final
rule are encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel
notice of proposed rulemaking for this action published in the proposed
rules section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an
immediate petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so
that EPA can withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in
the proposed rulemaking. 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, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Lead, NAAQS, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
oxides.
Dated: June 16, 2014.
H. Curtis Spalding,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
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 U--Maine
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2. In Sec. 52.1020, Table (c) ``EPA-APPROVED MAINE REGULATIONS'' is
amended by revising existing entries for Chapter 110 and Chapter 114 to
read as follows:
Sec. 52.1020 Identification of plan.
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Standards. citation].
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Chapter 114....................... Classification of Air 8/29/2012 6/24/14 [Insert Federal Register .....................................
Quality Control citation].
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3. In Sec. 52.1520, Table (c) ``EPA-APPROVED NEW HAMPSHIRE
REGULATIONS'' is amended by revising the existing entry for Env-A 300
to read as follows:
Sec. 52.1520 Identification of plan.
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Standards.. [Insert Federal Register page number
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