Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Redesignation Request and Associated Maintenance Plan for the Pennsylvania Portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual and 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Standard, 22112-22115 [2015-09005]

Download as PDF 22112 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 76 / Tuesday, April 21, 2015 / Rules and Regulations ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 52 and 81 [EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0868; FRL–9926–43– Region 3] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Redesignation Request and Associated Maintenance Plan for the Pennsylvania Portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual and 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Standard Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s request to redesignate to attainment the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE Nonattainment Area (Philadelphia Area or Area) for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS or standard). EPA has determined that the Philadelphia Area attained both the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. In addition, EPA is approving as a revision to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP) the associated maintenance plan to show maintenance of the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS through 2025 for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area. The maintenance plan includes the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides (NOX) mobile vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, which EPA is approving for transportation conformity purposes. Furthermore, EPA is approving the 2007 base year emissions inventory included in the maintenance plan for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. These actions are being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA). DATES: This final rule is effective on April 21, 2015. ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID Number EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0868. All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the electronic docket, some information is not publicly available, i.e., confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:29 Apr 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 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 for public inspection during normal business hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal are available at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose Quinto at (215) 814–2182, or by email at quinto.rose@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background On September 5, 2014, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), formally submitted a request to redesignate the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area from nonattainment to attainment for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. Concurrently, PADEP submitted a maintenance plan for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area as a SIP revision to ensure continued attainment throughout the Pennsylvania portion of the Area over the next 10 years. The maintenance plan includes the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, which EPA is approving for transportation conformity purposes. PADEP also submitted a 2007 comprehensive emissions inventory that was included in the maintenance plan for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS for NOX, sulfur dioxide (SO2), volatile organic compounds (VOC), and ammonia (NH3). On February 17, 2015 (80 FR 8254), EPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for Pennsylvania. In the NPR, EPA proposed approval of Pennsylvania’s September 5, 2014 request to redesignate the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area to attainment for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA also proposed approval of the associated maintenance plan as a revision to the Pennsylvania SIP for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, which includes the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs for both NAAQS, which EPA proposed to approve for purposes of transportation conformity. In PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 addition, EPA proposed approval of the 2007 emissions inventory included in the maintenance plan for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS to meet the emissions inventory requirement of section 172(c)(3) of the CAA. The details of Pennsylvania’s submittal and the rationale for EPA’s proposed actions are explained in the NPR and will not be restated here. No adverse public comments were received on the NPR. II. Final Actions EPA is taking final actions on the redesignation request and SIP revisions submitted on September 5, 2014 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area for the1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. First, EPA finds that the monitoring data demonstrates that the Area has attained the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, and continues to attain both NAAQS. Second, EPA is approving Pennsylvania’s redesignation request for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, because EPA has determined that the request meets the redesignation criteria set forth in section 107(d)(3)(E) of the CAA for both NAAQS. Approval of this redesignation request will change the official designation of the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area from nonattainment to attainment for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. Third, EPA is approving the associated maintenance plan for the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area as a revision to the Pennsylvania SIP for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS because it meets the requirements of section 175A of the CAA. The maintenance plan includes the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs submitted by Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area for transportation conformity purposes. In addition, EPA is approving the 2007 emissions inventory for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area as meeting the requirement of section 172(c)(3) of the CAA for the 2006 24hour PM2.5 NAAQS. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d), EPA finds there is good cause for this rulemaking action to become effective immediately upon publication. A delayed effective date is unnecessary due to the nature of a redesignation to attainment, which eliminates CAA obligations that would otherwise apply. The immediate effective date for this rulemaking action is authorized under both 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1), which provides that rulemaking actions may become E:\FR\FM\21APR1.SGM 21APR1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 76 / Tuesday, April 21, 2015 / Rules and Regulations effective less than 30 days after publication if the rule ‘‘grants or recognizes an exemption or relieves a restriction,’’ and section 553(d)(3), which allows an effective date less than 30 days after publication ‘‘as otherwise provided by the agency for good cause found and published with the rule.’’ The purpose of the 30-day waiting period prescribed in section 553(d) is to give affected parties a reasonable time to adjust their behavior and prepare before the final rule takes effect. Today’s rulemaking action, however, does not create any new regulatory requirements such that affected parties would need time to prepare before the rule takes effect. Rather, today’s rulemaking action relieves the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of the obligation to comply with nonattainment-related planning requirements for the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area pursuant to part D of the CAA and approves certain emissions inventories and MVEBs for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area. For these reasons, EPA finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) for this rulemaking action to become effective on the date of publication. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews A. General Requirements Under the CAA, redesignation of an area to attainment and the accompanying approval of the maintenance plan under CAA section 107(d)(3)(E) are actions that affect the status of a geographical area and do not impose any additional regulatory requirements on sources beyond those required by state law. A redesignation to attainment does not in and of itself impose any new requirements, but rather results in the application of requirements contained in the CAA for areas that have been redesignated to attainment. Moreover, 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 CAA. 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); VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:29 Apr 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 • 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 CAA; 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. B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 22113 This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). C. Petitions for Judicial Review Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by June 22, 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, approving the redesignation request and maintenance plan for the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS and the comprehensive emissions inventory for the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. See section 307(b)(2). List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Nitrogen oxides, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur dioxide, Volatile organic compounds. 40 CFR Part 81 Air pollution control, National parks, Wilderness areas. Dated: April 7, 2015. William C. Early, Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 40 CFR parts 52 and 81 are amended as follows: PART 52—APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Subpart—NN Pennsylvania 2. In § 52.2020, the table in paragraph (e)(1) is amended by adding an entry for 1997 Annual and 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 Maintenance Plan and 2007 Base Year Emissions Inventory at the end of the table to read as follows: ■ § 52.2020 * Identification of plan. * * (e) * * * (1) * * * E:\FR\FM\21APR1.SGM 21APR1 * * 22114 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 76 / Tuesday, April 21, 2015 / Rules and Regulations Name of non-regulatory SIP revision * * EPA approval date * * 1997 Annual and 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 Maintenance Plan and 2007 Base Year Emissions Inventory. * Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJDE. * * * * * 3. Section 52.2036 is amended by adding paragraph (u) to read as follows: ■ § 52.2036 State submittal date Applicable geographic area Base year emissions inventory. * * * * * (u) EPA approves as revisions to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan the 2007 base year emissions inventory for the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area for the 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) nonattainment area submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on September 5, 2014. The emissions inventory 9/5/14 * * 4/21/15 [Insert Federal Register citation]. includes emissions estimates that cover the general source categories of point, area, nonroad, and onroad sources. The pollutants that comprise the inventory are PM2.5, nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ammonia (NH3), and sulfur dioxide (SO2). ■ 4. Section 52.2059 is amended by adding paragraph (p) to read as follows: § 52.2059 matter. Additional explanation Control strategy: Particular * * * * * (p) EPA approves the maintenance plan for the Pennsylvania portion of the See § 52.2036(u) and § 52.2059(p) Philadelphia nonattainment area for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on September 5, 2014. The maintenance plan includes the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and NOX mobile vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) to be applied to all future transportation conformity determinations and analyses for the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia nonattainment area for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. PENNSYLVANIA PORTION OF THE PHILADELPHIA AREA’S MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION BUDGETS FOR THE 1997 ANNUAL AND 2006 24-HOUR PM2.5 NAAQS IN TONS PER YEAR Type of control strategy SIP Year Maintenance Plan ..................................................... PM2.5 2017 2025 NOX 1,679 1,316 37,922 25,361 Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. PART 81—DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES 6. Section 81.339 is amended by revising the entry for ‘‘PhiladelphiaWilmington, PA-NJ-DE’’ where it occurs in the tables entitled ‘‘Pennsylvania— ■ 5. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows: ■ Effective date of SIP approval April 21, 2015. April 21, 2015. 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS’’ and ‘‘2006 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS’’ to read as follows: § 81.339 * * Pennsylvania. * * * PENNSYLVANIA—1997 ANNUAL PM2.5 NAAQS [Primary and secondary] Designation a Classification Designated area Date 1 * * tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES * * April April April April April * 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 * * * * 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, Type * * Type * Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE: Bucks County .......................................... Chester County ....................................... Delaware County .................................... Montgomery County ............................... Philadelphia County ................................ Date 2 ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... * Attainment. Attainment. Attainment. Attainment. Attainment. * a Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified. 1 This date is 90 days after January 5, 2005, unless otherwise noted. 2 This date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted. * * * VerDate Sep<11>2014 * * 17:46 Apr 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\21APR1.SGM 21APR1 22115 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 76 / Tuesday, April 21, 2015 / Rules and Regulations PENNSYLVANIA—2006 24-HOUR PM2.5 NAAQS [Primary and secondary] Designation a Classification Designated area Date 1 * * * Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE: Bucks County .......................................... Chester County ....................................... Delaware County .................................... Montgomery County ............................... Philadelphia County ................................ * * April April April April April 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 Type * * * * * 21, 21, 21, 21, 21, Date 2 * * Type ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... * Attainment. Attainment. Attainment. Attainment. Attainment. * a Includes 1 This 2 This Indian County located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified. date is 30 days after November 13, 2009, unless otherwise noted. date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted. Mr. Rick Barrett (6PD–R), Air Permits Section, telephone (214) 665–7227, fax (214) 665–6762, email: barrett.richard@ epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2015–09005 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R06–OAR–2008–0063; FRL–9926–50– Region 6] National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Delegation of Authority to Oklahoma Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule. AGENCY: On February 24, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a direct final rule approving the updated delegation of EPA authority for implementation and enforcement of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) for all sources (both part 70 and nonpart 70 sources) to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ). The direct final rule was published without prior proposal because EPA anticipated no adverse comments. EPA stated in the direct final rule that if EPA received relevant, adverse comments by March 26, 2015, EPA would publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register. EPA received a relevant, adverse comment on March 25, 2015, and accordingly is withdrawing the direct final rule, and in a separate subsequent final rulemaking will address the comment received. DATES: Effective April 21, 2015, the direct final rule published at 80 FR 9622 on February 24, 2015, is withdrawn. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:46 Apr 20, 2015 Jkt 235001 On February 24, 2015, EPA published a direct final rule approving the updated delegation of EPA authority for implementation and enforcement of NESHAPs for all sources (both part 70 and non-part 70 sources) to the ODEQ. The direct final rule was published without prior proposal because EPA anticipated no adverse comments. EPA stated in the direct final rule that if relevant, adverse comments were received by March 26, 2015, EPA would publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register. EPA received a comment on March 25, 2015, from the ODEQ stating in relevant part, that EPA reconsider the limitation on ODEQ’s authority over NESHAPs and remove the language in the final rule requiring ODEQ to make a demonstration of jurisdiction over non-reservation Indian country. ODEQ cited various wording from two court cases where both generally stated that a state has regulatory jurisdiction under the CAA over all the land within its territory and outside the boundaries of an Indian reservation, and that regulatory jurisdiction under the CAA must lie initially with either a tribe or a state. EPA considers this a relevant, adverse comment and accordingly is withdrawing the direct final rule. In a separate subsequent final rulemaking EPA will address the comment received. The withdrawal is being taken pursuant to section 112 of the CAA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 40 CFR Parts 61 and 63 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 61 Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, Arsenic, Benzene, Beryllium, Hazardous substances, Mercury, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Vinyl chloride. 40 CFR Part 63 Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: April 9, 2015. Wren Stenger, Director, Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, Region 6. PART 61—NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS PART 63—NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES Accordingly, the amendments to 40 CFR 61.04 and 40 CFR 63.99 published in the Federal Register on February 24, 2015 (80 FR 9622) on pages 9625 and 9626 are withdrawn effective April 21, 2015. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 52 and 81

[EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0868; FRL-9926-43-Region 3]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Pennsylvania; Redesignation Request and Associated Maintenance Plan for
the Pennsylvania Portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
Nonattainment Area for the 1997 Annual and 2006 24-Hour Fine
Particulate Matter Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's request to redesignate to attainment the
Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
Nonattainment Area (Philadelphia Area or Area) for the 1997 annual and
2006 24-hour fine particulate matter (PM2.5) national
ambient air quality standard (NAAQS or standard). EPA has determined
that the Philadelphia Area attained both the 1997 annual and 2006 24-
hour PM2.5 NAAQS. In addition, EPA is approving as a
revision to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP) the
associated maintenance plan to show maintenance of the 1997 annual and
2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS through 2025 for the Pennsylvania
portion of the Area. The maintenance plan includes the 2017 and 2025
PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides (NOX) mobile vehicle
emissions budgets (MVEBs) for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area for
the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, which EPA is
approving for transportation conformity purposes. Furthermore, EPA is
approving the 2007 base year emissions inventory included in the
maintenance plan for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area for the 2006
24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. These actions are being taken under the
Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This final rule is effective on April 21, 2015.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0868. All documents in the docket are listed in
the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the electronic
docket, some information is not publicly available, i.e., 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 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 for public inspection during normal business hours at the Air
Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III,
1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State
submittal are available at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market
Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose Quinto at (215) 814-2182, or by
email at quinto.rose@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

On September 5, 2014, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), formally
submitted a request to redesignate the Pennsylvania portion of the
Philadelphia Area from nonattainment to attainment for the 1997 annual
and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. Concurrently, PADEP submitted
a maintenance plan for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area as a SIP
revision to ensure continued attainment throughout the Pennsylvania
portion of the Area over the next 10 years. The maintenance plan
includes the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs
for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area for the 1997 annual and 2006
24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, which EPA is approving for
transportation conformity purposes. PADEP also submitted a 2007
comprehensive emissions inventory that was included in the maintenance
plan for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS for NOX,
sulfur dioxide (SO2), volatile organic compounds (VOC), and
ammonia (NH3).
On February 17, 2015 (80 FR 8254), EPA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPR) for Pennsylvania. In the NPR, EPA proposed
approval of Pennsylvania's September 5, 2014 request to redesignate the
Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area to attainment for the
1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA also proposed
approval of the associated maintenance plan as a revision to the
Pennsylvania SIP for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5
NAAQS, which includes the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and
NOX MVEBs for both NAAQS, which EPA proposed to approve for
purposes of transportation conformity. In addition, EPA proposed
approval of the 2007 emissions inventory included in the maintenance
plan for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area for the 2006 24-hour
PM2.5 NAAQS to meet the emissions inventory requirement of
section 172(c)(3) of the CAA.
The details of Pennsylvania's submittal and the rationale for EPA's
proposed actions are explained in the NPR and will not be restated
here. No adverse public comments were received on the NPR.

II. Final Actions

EPA is taking final actions on the redesignation request and SIP
revisions submitted on September 5, 2014 by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area for
the1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. First, EPA
finds that the monitoring data demonstrates that the Area has attained
the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, and continues
to attain both NAAQS. Second, EPA is approving Pennsylvania's
redesignation request for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour
PM2.5 NAAQS, because EPA has determined that the request
meets the redesignation criteria set forth in section 107(d)(3)(E) of
the CAA for both NAAQS. Approval of this redesignation request will
change the official designation of the Pennsylvania portion of the
Philadelphia Area from nonattainment to attainment for the 1997 annual
and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. Third, EPA is approving the
associated maintenance plan for the Pennsylvania portion of the
Philadelphia Area as a revision to the Pennsylvania SIP for the 1997
annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS because it meets the
requirements of section 175A of the CAA. The maintenance plan includes
the 2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and NOX MVEBs submitted
by Pennsylvania for the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area
for transportation conformity purposes. In addition, EPA is approving
the 2007 emissions inventory for the Pennsylvania portion of the Area
as meeting the requirement of section 172(c)(3) of the CAA for the 2006
24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS.
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d), EPA finds there is good cause
for this rulemaking action to become effective immediately upon
publication. A delayed effective date is unnecessary due to the nature
of a redesignation to attainment, which eliminates CAA obligations that
would otherwise apply. The immediate effective date for this rulemaking
action is authorized under both 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1), which provides that
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effective less than 30 days after publication if the rule ``grants or
recognizes an exemption or relieves a restriction,'' and section
553(d)(3), which allows an effective date less than 30 days after
publication ``as otherwise provided by the agency for good cause found
and published with the rule.'' The purpose of the 30-day waiting period
prescribed in section 553(d) is to give affected parties a reasonable
time to adjust their behavior and prepare before the final rule takes
effect. Today's rulemaking action, however, does not create any new
regulatory requirements such that affected parties would need time to
prepare before the rule takes effect. Rather, today's rulemaking action
relieves the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of the obligation to comply
with nonattainment-related planning requirements for the Pennsylvania
portion of the Philadelphia Area pursuant to part D of the CAA and
approves certain emissions inventories and MVEBs for the Pennsylvania
portion of the Area. For these reasons, EPA finds good cause under 5
U.S.C. 553(d) for this rulemaking action to become effective on the
date of publication.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

Under the CAA, redesignation of an area to attainment and the
accompanying approval of the maintenance plan under CAA section
107(d)(3)(E) are actions that affect the status of a geographical area
and do not impose any additional regulatory requirements on sources
beyond those required by state law. A redesignation to attainment does
not in and of itself impose any new requirements, but rather results in
the application of requirements contained in the CAA for areas that
have been redesignated to attainment. Moreover, 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 CAA.
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 CAA; 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.

B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by June 22, 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, approving the redesignation request and
maintenance plan for the Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area
for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS and the
comprehensive emissions inventory for the Pennsylvania portion of the
Philadelphia Area for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, may not
be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its requirements. See
section 307(b)(2).

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 52

Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Nitrogen oxides, Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur dioxide, Volatile organic compounds.

40 CFR Part 81

Air pollution control, National parks, Wilderness areas.

Dated: April 7, 2015.
William C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
40 CFR parts 52 and 81 are amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart--NN Pennsylvania

0
2. In Sec. 52.2020, the table in paragraph (e)(1) is amended by adding
an entry for 1997 Annual and 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 Maintenance
Plan and 2007 Base Year Emissions Inventory at the end of the table to
read as follows:

Sec. 52.2020 Identification of plan.

* * * * *
(e) * * *
(1) * * *

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Name of non-regulatory SIP Applicable geographic State
revision area submittal date EPA approval date Additional explanation
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1997 Annual and 2006 24-Hour PM2.5 Philadelphia- 9/5/14 4/21/15 [Insert Federal Register See Sec. 52.2036(u) and Sec.
Maintenance Plan and 2007 Base Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE. citation]. 52.2059(p)
Year Emissions Inventory.
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* * * * *

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3. Section 52.2036 is amended by adding paragraph (u) to read as
follows:

Sec. 52.2036 Base year emissions inventory.

* * * * *
(u) EPA approves as revisions to the Pennsylvania State
Implementation Plan the 2007 base year emissions inventory for the
Pennsylvania portion of the Philadelphia Area for the 2006 24-hour fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) nonattainment area submitted by
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on September 5,
2014. The emissions inventory includes emissions estimates that cover
the general source categories of point, area, nonroad, and onroad
sources. The pollutants that comprise the inventory are
PM2.5, nitrogen oxides (NOX), volatile organic
compounds (VOCs), ammonia (NH3), and sulfur dioxide
(SO2).

0
4. Section 52.2059 is amended by adding paragraph (p) to read as
follows:

Sec. 52.2059 Control strategy: Particular matter.

* * * * *
(p) EPA approves the maintenance plan for the Pennsylvania portion
of the Philadelphia nonattainment area for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-
hour PM2.5 NAAQS submitted by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania on September 5, 2014. The maintenance plan includes the
2017 and 2025 PM2.5 and NOX mobile vehicle
emissions budgets (MVEBs) to be applied to all future transportation
conformity determinations and analyses for the Pennsylvania portion of
the Philadelphia nonattainment area for the 1997 annual and 2006 24-
hour PM2.5 NAAQS.

Pennsylvania Portion of the Philadelphia Area's Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for the 1997 Annual and 2006 24-
hour PM2.5 NAAQS in tons per year
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Effective date of SIP
Type of control strategy SIP Year PM2.5 NOX approval
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Maintenance Plan...................... 2017 1,679 37,922 April 21, 2015.
2025 1,316 25,361 April 21, 2015.
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PART 81--DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES

0
5. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

0
6. Section 81.339 is amended by revising the entry for ``Philadelphia-
Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE'' where it occurs in the tables entitled
``Pennsylvania--1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS'' and ``2006 24-Hour
PM2.5 NAAQS'' to read as follows:

Sec. 81.339 Pennsylvania.

* * * * *

Pennsylvania--1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS
[Primary and secondary]
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Designation \a\ Classification
Designated area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \2\ Type
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* * * * * * *
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Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-
DE:
Bucks County................ April 21, 2015..... Attainment.........
Chester County.............. April 21, 2015..... Attainment.........
Delaware County............. April 21, 2015..... Attainment.........
Montgomery County........... April 21, 2015..... Attainment.........
Philadelphia County......... April 21, 2015..... Attainment.........
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\a\ Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
\1\ This date is 90 days after January 5, 2005, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ This date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

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Pennsylvania--2006 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS
[Primary and secondary]
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Designation \a\ Classification
Designated area -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \1\ Type Date \2\ Type
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* * * * * * *
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\a\ Includes Indian County located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
\1\ This date is 30 days after November 13, 2009, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ This date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

[FR Doc. 2015-09005 Filed 4-20-15; 8:45 am]
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