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Dated: July 25, 2014.
Janet J. Coleman,
Chief, Regulations Development, Tracking,
and Control, Office of the General Counsel,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
§ 9.20
[Amended]
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1965–1980A,
unless otherwise noted.
5. Amend § 9.20 by:
a. In paragraph (b)(1) introductory
text, removing ‘‘occurring—’’, and
adding in its place ‘‘occurring on or
after October 7, 2001.’’.
■ b. Removing paragraphs (b)(1)(i),
(b)(1)(ii), (b)(2)(i), and (b)(2)(ii).
■ c. Redesignating paragraph (b)(3) as
paragraph (b)(2).
■ d. In paragraph (d)(1), removing
‘‘December 1, 2005, and your scheduled
loss was a direct result of injuries
incurred in Operation Enduring
Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.’’
and adding in its place ‘‘November 30,
2005.’’.
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For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the Department of Veterans
Affairs amends 38 CFR part 9 as follows:
PART 9—SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP
LIFE INSURANCE AND VETERANS’
GROUP LIFE INSURANCE
1. The authority citation for part 9
continues to read as follows:
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■ a. Removing ‘‘1-year period’’ and
adding in its place ‘‘2-year period’’;
■ b. In the last sentence removing
‘‘initial premium’’ and adding in its
place ‘‘initial Veterans’ Group Life
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■ c. In the last sentence removing
‘‘termination of duty.’’ and adding in its
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year’’ and adding in its place ‘‘2 years’’.
■ 4. Amend § 9.14 by revising
paragraphs (e) and (f) to read as follows:
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Outline
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R06–OAR–2013–0400; FRL–9914–44–
Region 6]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; Texas; Control
of Air Pollution From Nitrogen
Compounds
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is finalizing its proposal
to approve revisions to the Texas State
Implementation Plan (SIP) for the
control of Air Pollution from Nitrogen
Compounds. Specifically, we are
approving three separate revisions that
were submitted to EPA with letters
dated April 13, 2012, May 8, 2013, and
May 14, 2013, respectively. We are
approving these three submittals in
accordance with the federal Clean Air
Act (the Act, CAA).
DATES: This rule will be effective on
September 2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R06–OAR–2013–0400. 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., Confidential Business Information
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically through
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I. Background
II. Public Comments
III. Submittals
A. The April 6, 2012 Submittal
B. The May 8, 2013 Submittal
C. The May 14, 2013 Submittal
IV. Final Actions
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
On May 23, 2014 (79 FR 29726) we
proposed to approve revisions to the
Texas SIP that the TCEQ submitted to
EPA with three separate letters dated
April 6, 2012, May 8, 2013, and May 14,
2013. Details of these three submittals
were explained in our proposal, and its
corresponding Technical Support
Document. A summary of each
submittal is described in section III.
II. Public Comments
The public comment period for the
May 23, 2013 (79 FR 29726) proposal
expired on June 23, 2014, and we did
not receive any comments on the
proposed action during this period.
Therefore, we are approving the May 23,
2013 (79 FR 29726) proposal without
changes into the Texas SIP.
III. Submittals
A. The April 6, 2012 Submittal
The April 6, 2012 submittal concerns
revisions to 30 TAC, Chapter 117
Control of Air Pollution from Nitrogen
Compounds. The revisions to 30 TAC
Chapter 117 remove references to the
term ‘‘system cap trading’’ for utility
electric generation sources operating in
major ozone nonattainment areas and
the East and Central Texas Counties.
The revisions concern sections
117.1020, 117.1120, 117.1220, 117.3020,
and 117.9800. The intended effect of
this removal is that the April 13, 2012,
revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 117 and
their corresponding provisions of 30
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TAC Chapter 101 will become
consistent. The revision is
administrative in nature. Therefore, we
are approving the April 6, 2012
revisions to 30 TAC, Chapter 117 into
the Texas SIP.
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B. The May 8, 2013 Submittal
The TCEQ submitted revisions to the
30 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapter D,
Division 2, Dallas Fort Worth (DFW)
Eight-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area,
Minor Sources. The submittal will
exempt stationary diesel engines
(drawworks engine) that are used
exclusively for product testing and
personnel training, operate less than
1,000 hours per year on a rolling 12month basis, and meet applicable EPA’s
emission standards for non-road engines
listed in 40 CFR 89.112(a), Table 1
(October 23, 1998) in effect at the time
of installation, modification,
reconstruction, or relocation. The
drawworks engine is used for lifting and
lowering casing into the test well at this
plant. The test well is not associated
with the actual oil or gas production
operations. The revisions specifically
concern sections 117.2103, 117.2130,
117.2135, and 117.2145. The TCEQ
submitted an 110(l) analysis with its
submittal showing why expansion of
this partial exemption, in itself, does not
adversely impact the status of Texas’
progress towards attainment of the 1997
eight-hour ozone standard, will not
interfere with control measures, and
will not prevent reasonable further
progress toward attainment of the ozone
standard. We found their 110(l) analysis
adequate. Therefore, we are approving
the May 8, 2013 revisions to 30 TAC,
Chapter 117 into the Texas SIP.
C. The May 14, 2013 Submittal
The May 14, 2013, revisions to the 30
TAC Chapter 117 update references to
Electric Reliability Council of Texas,
Incorporated (ERCOT) definition of
‘‘emergency situation’’ and its new
Emergency Response Services program.
The revision to the definition of
‘‘emergency situation’’ in section
117.10(15) will make the 30 TAC
Chapter 117 definitions of ‘‘emergency
situation’’ consistent with the ERCOT’s
Nodal Protocols Section 2 (Definitions
and Acronyms) of June 1, 2012. The
changes made by ERCOT are intended
to promote electric power reliability
during energy emergencies by allowing
operation of generators for the purpose
of selling power to the electric grid
under limited circumstances.
The adopted amendment does not
increase the number of sources that
could qualify for exemption under the
Chapter 117 rules, or increase the
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frequency or duration of the operation
during an emergency situation as
compared to the approved SIP.
Therefore, the revision is consistent
with section 110(l) of the Act, and we
are approving the May 14, 2013
revisions to 30 TAC, Chapter 117 into
the Texas SIP.
IV. Final Actions
Today, we are approving revisions to
30 TAC, Chapter 117 sections 117.1020,
117.1120, 117.1220, 117.3020, and
117.9800. We are approving revisions to
30 TAC, Chapter 117 sections 117.2103,
117.2130, 117.2135, and 117.2145. We
are also approving revisions to 30 TAC,
Chapter 117 section 117.10(15). The
EPA is approving these revisions in
accordance with sections 110 and 172(c)
of the federal CAA and as being
consistent with the EPA’s guidance.
V. 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. If a portion of the
plan revision meets all the applicable
requirements of this chapter and Federal
regulations, the Administrator may
approve the plan revision in part. 42
U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus,
in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s
role is to approve state choices that meet
the criteria of the Act, and to disapprove
state choices that do not meet the
criteria of the Act. Accordingly, this
action 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);
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• 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;
• 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); and
• 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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Hydrocarbons,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: July 18, 2014.
Samuel Coleman,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
Part 52, 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 SS—Texas
2. In § 52.2270, in paragraph (c), the
table titled ‘‘EPA Approved Regulations
in the Texas SIP’’ is amended by
revising the entries for sections 117.10
under ‘‘Subchapter A’’; 117.1020 under
‘‘Subchapter C, Division 1’’; 117.1120
under ‘‘Subchapter C, Division 2’’;
117.1220 under ‘‘Subchapter C, Division
3’’; 117.2103, 117.2130, 117.2135, and
117.2145 under ‘‘Subchapter D, Division
2’’; 117.3020 under ‘‘Subchapter E,
Division 1’’; and, 117.9800 under
‘‘Subchapter H, Division 2’’ to read as
follows:
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Chapter 117—Control of Air Pollution From Nitrogen Compounds
Subchapter A—Definitions
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Division 1—Beaumont-Port Arthur Ozone Nonattainment Area Utility Electric Generation Sources
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EPA APPROVED REGULATIONS IN THE TEXAS SIP—Continued
State citation
State approval/
submittal date
Title/subject
Section 117.2145 ...................
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements.
5/8/2013
EPA approval date
Explanation
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Subchapter E—Multi-Region Combustion Control
Division 1—Utility Electric Generation in East and Central Texas
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ADDRESSES:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 82
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0065; FRL–9911–99–
OAR]
RIN 2060–AR80
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: The
2014 and 2015 Critical Use Exemption
from the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is authorizing uses that
qualify for the critical use exemption
and the amount of methyl bromide that
may be produced or imported for those
uses for both the 2014 and 2015 control
periods. EPA is taking this action under
the authority of the Clean Air Act to
reflect consensus decisions of the
Parties to the Montreal Protocol on
Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Layer at the Twenty-Fourth and
Twenty-Fifth Meetings of the Parties.
EPA is also amending the regulatory
framework to remove provisions related
to sale of pre-phaseout inventory for
critical uses.
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EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0065. 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., confidential business information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and is 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 Air and Radiation Docket, EPA/DC,
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. 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 Air
and Radiation Docket is (202) 566–1742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information about this rule,
contact Jeremy Arling by telephone at
(202) 343–9055, or by email at
arling.jeremy@epa.gov or by mail at U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Stratospheric Protection Division,
Stratospheric Program Implementation
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Branch (6205J), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
You may also visit the methyl bromide
section of the Ozone Depletion Web site
of EPA’s Stratospheric Protection
Division at www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr for
further information about the methyl
bromide critical use exemption, other
Stratospheric Ozone Protection
regulations, the science of ozone layer
depletion, and related topics.
This rule
concerns Clean Air Act (CAA)
restrictions on the consumption,
production, and use of methyl bromide
(a Class I, Group VI controlled
substance) for critical uses during
calendar years 2014 and 2015. Under
the Clean Air Act, methyl bromide
consumption (consumption is defined
under section 601 of the CAA as
production plus imports minus exports)
and production were phased out on
January 1, 2005, apart from allowable
exemptions, such as the critical use and
the quarantine and preshipment (QPS)
exemptions. With this action, EPA is
authorizing uses that qualify for the
critical use exemption as well as
specific amounts of methyl bromide that
may be produced and imported for
those uses for the 2014 and 2015 control
periods.
Section 553(d) of the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. Chapter
5, generally provides that rules may not
take effect earlier than 30 days after they
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R06-OAR-2013-0400; FRL-9914-44-Region 6]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Texas; Control
of Air Pollution From Nitrogen Compounds
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing its
proposal to approve revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan
(SIP) for the control of Air Pollution from Nitrogen Compounds.
Specifically, we are approving three separate revisions that were
submitted to EPA with letters dated April 13, 2012, May 8, 2013, and
May 14, 2013, respectively. We are approving these three submittals in
accordance with the federal Clean Air Act (the Act, CAA).
DATES: This rule will be effective on September 2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R06-OAR-2013-0400. 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., Confidential
Business Information or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard
copy at the Air Planning Section (6PD-L), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. The file
will be made available by appointment for public inspection in the
Region 6 FOIA Review Room between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
weekdays except for legal holidays. Contact the person listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT paragraph below to make an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Alan Shar (6PD-L), telephone (214)
665-2164, email shar.alan@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and
``our'' refer to EPA.
Outline
I. Background
II. Public Comments
III. Submittals
A. The April 6, 2012 Submittal
B. The May 8, 2013 Submittal
C. The May 14, 2013 Submittal
IV. Final Actions
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
On May 23, 2014 (79 FR 29726) we proposed to approve revisions to
the Texas SIP that the TCEQ submitted to EPA with three separate
letters dated April 6, 2012, May 8, 2013, and May 14, 2013. Details of
these three submittals were explained in our proposal, and its
corresponding Technical Support Document. A summary of each submittal
is described in section III.
II. Public Comments
The public comment period for the May 23, 2013 (79 FR 29726)
proposal expired on June 23, 2014, and we did not receive any comments
on the proposed action during this period. Therefore, we are approving
the May 23, 2013 (79 FR 29726) proposal without changes into the Texas
SIP.
III. Submittals
A. The April 6, 2012 Submittal
The April 6, 2012 submittal concerns revisions to 30 TAC, Chapter
117 Control of Air Pollution from Nitrogen Compounds. The revisions to
30 TAC Chapter 117 remove references to the term ``system cap trading''
for utility electric generation sources operating in major ozone
nonattainment areas and the East and Central Texas Counties. The
revisions concern sections 117.1020, 117.1120, 117.1220, 117.3020, and
117.9800. The intended effect of this removal is that the April 13,
2012, revisions to 30 TAC Chapter 117 and their corresponding
provisions of 30
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TAC Chapter 101 will become consistent. The revision is administrative
in nature. Therefore, we are approving the April 6, 2012 revisions to
30 TAC, Chapter 117 into the Texas SIP.
B. The May 8, 2013 Submittal
The TCEQ submitted revisions to the 30 TAC Chapter 117, Subchapter
D, Division 2, Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Eight-Hour Ozone Nonattainment
Area, Minor Sources. The submittal will exempt stationary diesel
engines (drawworks engine) that are used exclusively for product
testing and personnel training, operate less than 1,000 hours per year
on a rolling 12-month basis, and meet applicable EPA's emission
standards for non-road engines listed in 40 CFR 89.112(a), Table 1
(October 23, 1998) in effect at the time of installation, modification,
reconstruction, or relocation. The drawworks engine is used for lifting
and lowering casing into the test well at this plant. The test well is
not associated with the actual oil or gas production operations. The
revisions specifically concern sections 117.2103, 117.2130, 117.2135,
and 117.2145. The TCEQ submitted an 110(l) analysis with its submittal
showing why expansion of this partial exemption, in itself, does not
adversely impact the status of Texas' progress towards attainment of
the 1997 eight-hour ozone standard, will not interfere with control
measures, and will not prevent reasonable further progress toward
attainment of the ozone standard. We found their 110(l) analysis
adequate. Therefore, we are approving the May 8, 2013 revisions to 30
TAC, Chapter 117 into the Texas SIP.
C. The May 14, 2013 Submittal
The May 14, 2013, revisions to the 30 TAC Chapter 117 update
references to Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Incorporated
(ERCOT) definition of ``emergency situation'' and its new Emergency
Response Services program. The revision to the definition of
``emergency situation'' in section 117.10(15) will make the 30 TAC
Chapter 117 definitions of ``emergency situation'' consistent with the
ERCOT's Nodal Protocols Section 2 (Definitions and Acronyms) of June 1,
2012. The changes made by ERCOT are intended to promote electric power
reliability during energy emergencies by allowing operation of
generators for the purpose of selling power to the electric grid under
limited circumstances.
The adopted amendment does not increase the number of sources that
could qualify for exemption under the Chapter 117 rules, or increase
the frequency or duration of the operation during an emergency
situation as compared to the approved SIP. Therefore, the revision is
consistent with section 110(l) of the Act, and we are approving the May
14, 2013 revisions to 30 TAC, Chapter 117 into the Texas SIP.
IV. Final Actions
Today, we are approving revisions to 30 TAC, Chapter 117 sections
117.1020, 117.1120, 117.1220, 117.3020, and 117.9800. We are approving
revisions to 30 TAC, Chapter 117 sections 117.2103, 117.2130, 117.2135,
and 117.2145. We are also approving revisions to 30 TAC, Chapter 117
section 117.10(15). The EPA is approving these revisions in accordance
with sections 110 and 172(c) of the federal CAA and as being consistent
with the EPA's guidance.
V. 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. If a portion of the plan revision meets
all the applicable requirements of this chapter and Federal
regulations, the Administrator may approve the plan revision in part.
42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,
EPA's role is to approve state choices that meet the criteria of the
Act, and to disapprove state choices that do not meet the criteria of
the Act. Accordingly, this action 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;
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); and
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.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hydrocarbons,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: July 18, 2014.
Samuel Coleman,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
Part 52, 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 SS--Texas
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2. In Sec. 52.2270, in paragraph (c), the table titled ``EPA Approved
Regulations in the Texas SIP'' is amended by revising the entries for
sections 117.10 under ``Subchapter A''; 117.1020 under ``Subchapter C,
Division 1''; 117.1120 under ``Subchapter C, Division 2''; 117.1220
under ``Subchapter C, Division 3''; 117.2103, 117.2130, 117.2135, and
117.2145 under ``Subchapter D, Division 2''; 117.3020 under
``Subchapter E, Division 1''; and, 117.9800 under ``Subchapter H,
Division 2'' to read as follows:
[[Page 44301]]
Sec. 52.2270 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
Epa Approved Regulations In The Texas Sip
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State approval/
State citation Title/subject submittal date EPA approval date Explanation
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Chapter 117--Control of Air Pollution From Nitrogen Compounds
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Subchapter A--Definitions
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Section 117.10....................... Definitions............. 5/14/2013 7/31/2014 [Insert ``Emergency situation''.
Federal Register
citation].
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Subchapter C--Combustion Control at Major Utility Electric Generation Sources in Ozone Nonattainment Areas
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Division 1--Beaumont-Port Arthur Ozone Nonattainment Area Utility Electric Generation Sources
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* * * * * * *
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Section 117.1020..................... System Cap.............. 4/6/2012 7/31/2014 [Insert ..........................................
Federal Register
citation].
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Division 2--Dallas-Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area Utility Electric Generation Sources
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* * * * * * *
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Section117. 1120..................... System Cap.............. 4/6/2012 7/31/2014 [Insert ..........................................
Federal Register
citation].
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Division 3--Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Ozone Nonattainment Area Utility Electric Generation Sources
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* * * * * * *
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Section 117.1220..................... System Cap.............. 4/6/2012 7/31/2014 [Insert ..........................................
Federal Register
citation].
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Subchapter D--Combustion Control at Minor Sources in Ozone Nonattainment Areas
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Division 2--Dallas-Fort Worth Eight-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Minor Sources
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Section 117.2103..................... Exemptions.............. 5/8/2013 7/31/2014 [Insert ..........................................
Federal Register
citation].
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Section 117.2130..................... Operating Requirements.. 5/8/2013 7/31/2014 [Insert ..........................................
Federal Register
citation].
Section 117.2135..................... Monitoring, 5/8/2013 7/31/2014 [Insert ..........................................
Notification, and Federal Register
Testing Requirements. citation].
[[Page 44302]]
Section 117.2145..................... Recordkeeping and 5/8/2013 7/31/2014 [Insert ..........................................
Reporting Requirements. Federal Register
citation].
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Subchapter E--Multi-Region Combustion Control
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Division 1--Utility Electric Generation in East and Central Texas
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* * * * * * *
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Section 117.3020..................... System Cap.............. 4/6/2012 7/31/2014 [Insert ..........................................
Federal Register
citation].
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Subchapter H--Administrative Provisions
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Division 2--Compliance Flexibility
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Section 117.9800..................... Use of Emission Credits 4/6/2012 7/31/2014 [Insert ..........................................
for Compliance. Federal Register
citation].
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