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Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Montana; Revisions to Administrative
Rules of Montana—Prevention of
Significant Deterioration
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is taking final action to
approve State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revisions submitted by the State of
Montana on June 4, 2013. This
submission revises the Administrative
Rules of Montana that pertain to the
issuance of Montana air quality permits.
The June 4, 2013 revisions contain
amended and renumbered rules that,
among other things, address the proper
treatment of air pollutants under the
State’s prevention of significant
deterioration (PSD) program. In this
rulemaking, we are taking final action
on all of the June 4, 2013 submittal,
with the exception of one small portion.
This action is being taken under section
110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: This final rule is effective March
2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R08–OAR–2014–0713. All
documents in the docket are listed in
the www.regulations.gov index.
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, will be publicly
available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available
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www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air Program, Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8,
1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado
80202–1129. EPA requests you contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to view
the hard copy of the docket. You may
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8P–AR, Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202–1129,
(303) 312–6227, or leone.kevin@epa.gov.
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I. Background
II. What are the changes that EPA is taking
final action to approve?
III. Response to Comments
IV. What action is EPA taking today?
V. Statutory and Executive Orders Review
Definitions
For the purpose of this document, we
are giving meaning to certain words or
initials as follows:
(i) The words or initials Act or CAA
mean or refer to the Clean Air Act,
unless the context indicates otherwise.
(ii) The initials ARM mean or refer to
the Administrative Rules of Montana.
(iii) The words EPA, we, us or our
mean or refer to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
(iv) The initials FIP mean or refer to
Federal Implementation Plan.
(v) The initials MDEQ mean or refer
to the Montana Department of
Environmental Quality.
(vi) The initials NOX mean or refer to
nitrogen oxides.
(vii) The initials NSR mean or refer to
New Source Review.
(viii) The initials PM2.5 mean or refer
to particulate matter equal to or less
than 2.5 microns in diameter.
(ix) The initials PSD mean or refer to
Prevention of Significant Deterioration.
(x) The initials SIP mean or refer to
State Implementation Plan.
(xi) The words State or Montana
mean the State of Montana, unless the
context indicates otherwise.
I. Background
EPA is taking final action to approve
(with one exception) the revisions to
Title 17, Chapter 8, subchapter 8 of the
Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM)
submitted by the State on June 4, 2013,
that relate to the State’s PSD program.
The revisions to the State PSD SIP were
adopted by the Montana Department of
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Environmental Quality (MDEQ) on
September 27, 2012, and became
effective October 12, 2012.
Montana’s revisions addressed certain
requirements in EPA’s November 29,
2005 ‘‘Final Rule to Implement the 8Hour Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards—Phase 2,’’ 70 FR
71612 (‘‘Phase 2 Ozone Implementation
Rule’’). EPA’s November 29, 2005 rule
required states to revise their programs
for major source permitting to address
ozone formation by properly regulating
precursor pollutants. ‘‘Precursor
pollutants’’ are pollutants that combine
to form another pollutant; in particular,
nitrogen oxides (NOX) react with
volatile organic compounds to form
ozone. In the Phase 2 Ozone
Implementation Rule, EPA identified
NOX as an ozone precursor pollutant in
attainment and unclassifiable areas.
Accordingly, the Phase 2 Ozone
Implementation Rule amended the
definitions in 40 CFR 51.166 of ‘‘major
stationary source,’’ ‘‘major
modification,’’ ‘‘significant,’’ and
‘‘regulated NSR pollutant’’ to include
NOX as an ozone precursor; the rule also
amended certain requirements regarding
monitoring of ozone to reflect the
identification of NOX as an ozone
precursor.
However, prior to Montana’s June 4,
2013 submittal, the State had not
amended its PSD rules accordingly. As
a result, in a July 22, 2011 final rule
(Approval and Disapproval and
Promulgation of State Implementation
Plan Revisions; Infrastructure
Requirements for the 1997 8-Hour
Ozone National Ambient Air Quality
Standards; Montana), EPA partially
disapproved a Montana SIP submission
that (among other things) addressed PSD
requirements pursuant to CAA section
110(a)(2)(C), because Montana’s PSD
rules did not properly address NOX as
an ozone precursor pollutant as required
by the Phase 2 Ozone Implementation
Rule. 76 FR 43918; see also 76 FR 28934
(proposal). Under CAA section
110(c)(1)(B), this disapproval started a
two-year Federal Implementation Plan
(FIP) clock as to this deficiency, which
required EPA to promulgate a FIP
within two years of the disapproval
unless the State submitted and we
approved a plan revision correcting the
deficiency. As we are now taking final
action to approve Montana’s June 4,
2013, submittal, which addresses the
requirements of the Phase 2 Ozone
Implementation Rule, this action fixes
the deficiency identified in our prior
disapproval and removes our FIP
obligations.
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II. What are the changes that EPA is
taking final action to approve?
With respect to Montana’s June 4,
2013 submittal, EPA is taking final
action to approve revisions to the
Montana SIP that bring the State PSD
program into conformance with the
requirements of the Phase 2 Ozone
Implementation Rule.
In our September 29, 2014 proposed
action (79 FR 58311), we proposed to
approve the following revisions to the
Administrative Rules of Montana
(ARM): 17.8.801(20)(a) (major
modification); 17.8.801(22)(b) (major
stationary source); 17.8.801(25)
(nitrogen oxides or NOX);
17.8.801(27)(a) (significant); and
17.8.818(7)(a)(6) (Review of Major
Source and Major Modifications—
Source Applicability and Exemptions).
The submittal also corrected a small
error in an August 15, 2012 Montana
submittal regarding the treatment of fine
particulate matter (PM2.5). We have not
acted on the remaining portions of the
August 15, 2012 submittal; EPA will act
on the correction in the June 4, 2013
submittal in tandem with our future
action on the rest of the August 15, 2012
submittal.
We provided a detailed explanation of
the basis of approval in our proposed
rulemaking (see 79 FR 58311). We
invited comment on all aspects of our
proposal and provided a 30-day
comment period. The comment period
ended on October 29, 2014.
III. Response to Comments
We received one comment during the
public comment period. This one
comment was in support of our
proposed rule, and we acknowledge
receipt of that comment.
IV. What action is EPA taking today?
As discussed in our proposed
rulemaking, the requirements included
in Montana’s PSD program, as specified
in ARM 17.8.801 and ARM 17.8.818, are
substantially the same as the federal
provisions for PSD as set forth at 40 CFR
51.166. Thus, for the reasons discussed
in our proposal notice and summarized
above, EPA is taking final action to
approve the revisions to the ARM
17.8.801 and 17.8.818 as outlined in
Section II of this rulemaking (with the
small exception noted there) and as
submitted to EPA by the State of
Montana on June 4, 2013.
V. Statutory and Executive Orders
Review
Under the Clean Air Act, the
Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the
provisions of the Act and applicable
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federal regulations 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40
CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
submissions, EPA’s role is to approve
state choices, provided that they meet
the criteria of the 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 in 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
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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 March 30, 2015.
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 may
not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See CAA
section 307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Lead,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart BB—Montana
2. Section 52.1370 is amended by
adding paragraph (c)(74) to read as
follows:
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U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is taking final action to
approve state implementation plan (SIP)
revisions submitted by the State of
California that provide for attainment of
the 1997 8-hour ozone national ambient
air quality standard (‘‘standard’’ or
NAAQS) in the Sacramento Metro
nonattainment area. The EPA is
approving the emissions inventories, air
quality modeling, reasonably available
control measures, provisions for
transportation control strategies and
measures, rate of progress and
reasonable further progress (RFP)
demonstrations, attainment
demonstration, transportation
conformity motor vehicle emissions
budgets, and contingency measures for
failure to make RFP or attain. The EPA
is also approving commitments for
measures by the Sacramento Metro
nonattainment area air districts.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
March 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action: Docket ID No.
SUMMARY:
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the Environmental Protection
Agency amends 40 CFR part 52 as
follows:
1. The authority citation for Part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; State of
California; Sacramento Metro Area;
Attainment Plan for 1997 8-Hour Ozone
Standard
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
Administrative Rules of Montana
(ARM), Air Quality, Subchapter 8,
Prevention of Significant Deterioration
of Air Quality, 17.8.801, Definitions, and
17.8.818, Review of Major Stationary
Sources and Major Modifications—
Source Applicability and Exemptions.
(i) Incorporation by reference
(A) Administrative Rules of Montana,
Air Quality, Subchapter 8, Prevention of
Significant Deterioration of Air Quality,
17.8.801, Definitions, (20) introductory
text, (20)(a); (22) introductory text,
(22)(b); (25); (28) introductory text,
(28)(a), except for the phrase ‘‘nitrogen
oxides (NOx)’’; and, 17.8.818, Review of
Major Stationary Sources and Major
Modifications—Source Applicability
and Exemptions, (7) introductory text,
(7)(a) introductory text, (7)(a)(vi),
effective 10/12/2012.
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EPA–R09–OAR–2014–0178. Generally,
documents in the docket for this action
are available electronically at
www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, California. While all
documents in the docket are listed at
www.regulations.gov, some information
may be publicly available only at the
hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted
material, large maps), and some may not
be publicly available in either location
(e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy
materials, please schedule an
appointment during normal business
hours with the contact listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Ungvarsky, Air Planning Office (AIR–2),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region IX, (415) 972–3963,
ungvarsky.john@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Summary of Proposed Action
A. Regulatory Background
B. CARB’s Submittals
C. The EPA’s Proposed Approval
II. What comments did the EPA receive on
the proposed rule?
III. What action is the EPA taking?
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Summary of Proposed Action
On October 15, 2014 (79 FR 61799),
under section 110(k) of the Clean Air
Act (Act or CAA), the EPA proposed
approval of a series of submittals from
the California Air Resources Board
(CARB) as revisions to the California
state implementation plan (SIP) for the
Sacramento Metro ozone nonattainment
area (SMA).1 The principal submittals
are:
D Sacramento Regional
Nonattainment Area 8-Hour Ozone
Reasonable Further Progress Plan 2002–
2008 (‘‘2002–2008 RFP Plan’’), February
2006;
D Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone
Attainment Plan and Reasonable
Further Progress Plan, March 26, 2009
1 The SMA consists of Sacramento and Yolo
counties and portions of El Dorado, Placer, Solano
and Sutter counties. For a precise description of the
geographic boundaries of the SMA, see 40 CFR
81.305. Sacramento County is under the jurisdiction
of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality
Management District (SMAQMD). Yolo County and
the eastern portion of Solano County comprise the
Yolo-Solano AQMD (YSAQMD). The southern
portion of Sutter County is part of the Feather River
AQMD (FRAQMD). The western portion of Placer
County is part of the Placer County Air Pollution
Control District (PCAPCD). Lastly, the western
portion of El Dorado County is part of the El Dorado
County AQMD (EDCAQMD). Collectively, we refer
to these five districts as the ‘‘Districts.’’
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Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Montana; Revisions to Administrative Rules of Montana--Prevention of
Significant Deterioration
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted
by the State of Montana on June 4, 2013. This submission revises the
Administrative Rules of Montana that pertain to the issuance of Montana
air quality permits. The June 4, 2013 revisions contain amended and
renumbered rules that, among other things, address the proper treatment
of air pollutants under the State's prevention of significant
deterioration (PSD) program. In this rulemaking, we are taking final
action on all of the June 4, 2013 submittal, with the exception of one
small portion. This action is being taken under section 110 of the
Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: This final rule is effective March 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R08-OAR-2014-0713. All documents in the docket are listed in
the www.regulations.gov index. 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, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Program,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street,
Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. EPA requests you contact the individual
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the hard
copy of the docket. You may view the hard copy of the docket Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Leone, Air Program, Mailcode 8P-
AR, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street,
Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6227, or leone.kevin@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. What are the changes that EPA is taking final action to approve?
III. Response to Comments
IV. What action is EPA taking today?
V. Statutory and Executive Orders Review
Definitions
For the purpose of this document, we are giving meaning to certain
words or initials as follows:
(i) The words or initials Act or CAA mean or refer to the Clean Air
Act, unless the context indicates otherwise.
(ii) The initials ARM mean or refer to the Administrative Rules of
Montana.
(iii) The words EPA, we, us or our mean or refer to the United
States Environmental Protection Agency.
(iv) The initials FIP mean or refer to Federal Implementation Plan.
(v) The initials MDEQ mean or refer to the Montana Department of
Environmental Quality.
(vi) The initials NOX mean or refer to nitrogen oxides.
(vii) The initials NSR mean or refer to New Source Review.
(viii) The initials PM2.5 mean or refer to particulate matter equal
to or less than 2.5 microns in diameter.
(ix) The initials PSD mean or refer to Prevention of Significant
Deterioration.
(x) The initials SIP mean or refer to State Implementation Plan.
(xi) The words State or Montana mean the State of Montana, unless
the context indicates otherwise.
I. Background
EPA is taking final action to approve (with one exception) the
revisions to Title 17, Chapter 8, subchapter 8 of the Administrative
Rules of Montana (ARM) submitted by the State on June 4, 2013, that
relate to the State's PSD program. The revisions to the State PSD SIP
were adopted by the Montana Department of
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Environmental Quality (MDEQ) on September 27, 2012, and became
effective October 12, 2012.
Montana's revisions addressed certain requirements in EPA's
November 29, 2005 ``Final Rule to Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards--Phase 2,'' 70 FR 71612 (``Phase 2 Ozone
Implementation Rule''). EPA's November 29, 2005 rule required states to
revise their programs for major source permitting to address ozone
formation by properly regulating precursor pollutants. ``Precursor
pollutants'' are pollutants that combine to form another pollutant; in
particular, nitrogen oxides (NOX) react with volatile
organic compounds to form ozone. In the Phase 2 Ozone Implementation
Rule, EPA identified NOX as an ozone precursor pollutant in
attainment and unclassifiable areas. Accordingly, the Phase 2 Ozone
Implementation Rule amended the definitions in 40 CFR 51.166 of ``major
stationary source,'' ``major modification,'' ``significant,'' and
``regulated NSR pollutant'' to include NOX as an ozone
precursor; the rule also amended certain requirements regarding
monitoring of ozone to reflect the identification of NOX as
an ozone precursor.
However, prior to Montana's June 4, 2013 submittal, the State had
not amended its PSD rules accordingly. As a result, in a July 22, 2011
final rule (Approval and Disapproval and Promulgation of State
Implementation Plan Revisions; Infrastructure Requirements for the 1997
8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Montana), EPA
partially disapproved a Montana SIP submission that (among other
things) addressed PSD requirements pursuant to CAA section
110(a)(2)(C), because Montana's PSD rules did not properly address
NOX as an ozone precursor pollutant as required by the Phase
2 Ozone Implementation Rule. 76 FR 43918; see also 76 FR 28934
(proposal). Under CAA section 110(c)(1)(B), this disapproval started a
two-year Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) clock as to this deficiency,
which required EPA to promulgate a FIP within two years of the
disapproval unless the State submitted and we approved a plan revision
correcting the deficiency. As we are now taking final action to approve
Montana's June 4, 2013, submittal, which addresses the requirements of
the Phase 2 Ozone Implementation Rule, this action fixes the deficiency
identified in our prior disapproval and removes our FIP obligations.
II. What are the changes that EPA is taking final action to approve?
With respect to Montana's June 4, 2013 submittal, EPA is taking
final action to approve revisions to the Montana SIP that bring the
State PSD program into conformance with the requirements of the Phase 2
Ozone Implementation Rule.
In our September 29, 2014 proposed action (79 FR 58311), we
proposed to approve the following revisions to the Administrative Rules
of Montana (ARM): 17.8.801(20)(a) (major modification); 17.8.801(22)(b)
(major stationary source); 17.8.801(25) (nitrogen oxides or NOX);
17.8.801(27)(a) (significant); and 17.8.818(7)(a)(6) (Review of Major
Source and Major Modifications--Source Applicability and Exemptions).
The submittal also corrected a small error in an August 15, 2012
Montana submittal regarding the treatment of fine particulate matter
(PM2.5). We have not acted on the remaining portions of the
August 15, 2012 submittal; EPA will act on the correction in the June
4, 2013 submittal in tandem with our future action on the rest of the
August 15, 2012 submittal.
We provided a detailed explanation of the basis of approval in our
proposed rulemaking (see 79 FR 58311). We invited comment on all
aspects of our proposal and provided a 30-day comment period. The
comment period ended on October 29, 2014.
III. Response to Comments
We received one comment during the public comment period. This one
comment was in support of our proposed rule, and we acknowledge receipt
of that comment.
IV. What action is EPA taking today?
As discussed in our proposed rulemaking, the requirements included
in Montana's PSD program, as specified in ARM 17.8.801 and ARM
17.8.818, are substantially the same as the federal provisions for PSD
as set forth at 40 CFR 51.166. Thus, for the reasons discussed in our
proposal notice and summarized above, EPA is taking final action to
approve the revisions to the ARM 17.8.801 and 17.8.818 as outlined in
Section II of this rulemaking (with the small exception noted there)
and as submitted to EPA by the State of Montana on June 4, 2013.
V. Statutory and Executive Orders Review
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 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
in 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
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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 March 30, 2015. 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 may not be challenged later in
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See CAA section 307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: November 3, 2014.
Shaun L. McGrath,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Environmental
Protection Agency amends 40 CFR part 52 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 BB--Montana
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2. Section 52.1370 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(74) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.1370 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(74) On June 4, 2013 the State of Montana submitted revisions to
the Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM), Air Quality, Subchapter 8,
Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality, 17.8.801,
Definitions, and 17.8.818, Review of Major Stationary Sources and Major
Modifications--Source Applicability and Exemptions.
(i) Incorporation by reference
(A) Administrative Rules of Montana, Air Quality, Subchapter 8,
Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality, 17.8.801,
Definitions, (20) introductory text, (20)(a); (22) introductory text,
(22)(b); (25); (28) introductory text, (28)(a), except for the phrase
``nitrogen oxides (NOx)''; and, 17.8.818, Review of Major Stationary
Sources and Major Modifications--Source Applicability and Exemptions,
(7) introductory text, (7)(a) introductory text, (7)(a)(vi), effective
10/12/2012.
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