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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R07–OAR–2015–0512; FRL–9932–81–
Region 7]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; State of
Kansas; Infrastructure SIP
Requirements for the 2008 Ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standard
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is taking direct final
action to approve an element of a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submission
from the State of Kansas addressing the
applicable requirements of Clean Air
Act (CAA) section 110 for the 2008
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for Ozone (O3), which
requires that each state adopt and
submit a SIP to support implementation,
maintenance, and enforcement of each
new or revised NAAQS promulgated by
EPA. These SIPs are commonly referred
to as ‘‘infrastructure’’ SIPs. The
infrastructure requirements are designed
to ensure that the structural components
of each state’s air quality management
program are adequate to meet the state’s
responsibilities under the CAA.
DATES: This direct final rule will be
effective October 26, 2015, without
further notice, unless EPA receives
adverse comment by September 28,
2015. If EPA receives adverse comment,
we will publish a timely withdrawal of
the direct final rule in the Federal
Register informing the public that the
rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–
OAR–2015–0512, by one of the
following methods:
1. www.regulations.gov. Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. Email: kemp.lachala@epa.gov.
3. Mail or Hand Delivery: Lachala
Kemp, Environmental Protection
Agency, Air Planning and Development
Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2015–
0512. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
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Do not submit through
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information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected. The
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‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
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provide it in the body of your comment.
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to EPA without going through
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and included as part of the comment
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recommends that you include your
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cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the www.regulations.gov
index. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly
available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically in
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Environmental Protection Agency,
Air Planning and Development Branch,
11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa,
Kansas 66219. The Regional Office’s
official hours of business are Monday
through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
excluding legal holidays. The interested
persons wanting to examine these
documents should make an
appointment with the office at least 24
hours in advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lachala Kemp, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Planning and
Development Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at
(913) 551–7214 or by email at
kemp.lachala@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’, or ‘‘our’’ is used, we refer
to EPA. This section provides additional
information by addressing the following
questions:
I. Background
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II. Summary of SIP Revision
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Review
I. Background
On July 16, 2014, (79 FR 41486), EPA
published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPR) for the State of
Kansas. The NPR proposed approval of
Kansas’ submission that provides the
basic elements specified in section
110(a)(2) of the CAA, or portions
thereof, necessary to implement,
maintain, and enforce the 2008 O3
NAAQS. EPA subsequently published
the final rulemaking on October 21,
2014, (79 FR 62861). EPA did not act on
the visibility protection portion of
section 110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA at that
time.
II. Summary of SIP Revision
On March 19, 2013, and May 9, 2013,
EPA received SIP submissions from the
state of Kansas that address the
infrastructure elements specified in
section 110(a)(2) of the CAA for the
2008 O3 NAAQS. The submissions
addressed the following infrastructure
elements of section 110(a)(2): (A), (B),
(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and
(M). Specific requirements of section
110(a)(2) of the CAA and the rationale
for EPA’s proposed action to approve
the SIP submission are explained in the
NPR and will not be restated here.
Under section 110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA,
states are required to submit SIPs that
meet, among other provisions, part C of
the CAA, relating to prevention of
significant deterioration of air quality
and visibility protection. With respect to
the visibility component of section
110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA, Kansas stated in
its 2008 O3 NAAQS infrastructure SIP
submissions that EPA had finalized
approval of the Kansas Regional Haze
SIP on December 27, 2011 (76 FR
80754). In that rulemaking, EPA
determined that Kansas’ Regional Haze
Plan met the CAA requirements for
preventing future and remedying
existing impairment of visibility caused
by air pollutants. However, EPA did not
act on the visibility protection portion
of section 110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA in its
final rule that approved portions of
Kansas’ 2008 O3 NAAQS infrastructure
SIP submissions.
EPA recognizes that states are subject
to visibility and regional haze program
requirements under part C of the CAA.
However, when EPA establishes or
revises a NAAQS, these visibility and
regional haze requirements under part C
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do not change. EPA believes that there
are no new visibility protection
requirements under part C as a result of
a revised NAAQS. Therefore, there are
no newly applicable visibility
protection obligations pursuant to
element J after the promulgation of a
new or revised NAAQS. EPA is
therefore approving Kansas’ SIP as it
satisfies the applicable visibility
requirements of Element J with respect
to the 2008 O3 NAAQS as there are no
new applicable visibility requirements
triggered by the 2008 O3 NAAQS.
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III. Final Action
EPA is taking direct final action to
approve the visibility protection portion
of section 110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA with
regard to the March 19, 2013, and May
9, 2013, infrastructure SIP submissions
from the state of Kansas.
Based upon review of the state’s
infrastructure SIP submissions and
relevant statutory and regulatory
authorities and provisions referenced in
the submission or referenced in Kansas’
SIP, EPA is approving Kansas’ SIP
submittals as they satisfy the applicable
visibility requirements of section
110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA with respect to
the 2008 O3 NAAQS as there are no new
applicable visibility requirements
triggered by the 2008 O3 NAAQS.
We are publishing this direct final
rule without a prior proposed rule
because we view this as a
noncontroversial action and anticipate
no adverse comment. However, in the
‘‘Proposed Rules’’ section of this
Federal Register, we are publishing a
separate document that will serve as the
proposed rule to approve the SIP
revision if adverse comments are
received on this direct final rule. We
will not institute a second comment
period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so at
this time. For further information about
commenting on this rule, see the
ADDRESSES section of this document. If
EPA receives adverse comment, we will
publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register informing the public
that this direct final rule will not take
effect. We will address all public
comments in any subsequent final rule
based on the proposed rule.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Review
Under the CAA, 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,
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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 Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• Does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
and
• Does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
The SIP is not approved to apply on
any Indian reservation land or in any
other area where EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has
jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal
implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
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
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that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
report containing this action and other
required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in
the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,
petitions for judicial review of this
action must be filed in the United States
Court of Appeals for the appropriate
circuit by October 26, 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 section
307(b)(2)).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: August 12, 2015.
Mark Hague,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, EPA amends 40 CFR part 52
as set forth below:
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 R—Kansas
2. In § 52.870, the table in paragraph
(e) is amended by adding the entry ‘‘(41)
Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure
Requirements for the 2008 O3 NAAQS’’
in numerical order at the end of the
table to read as follows:
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§ 52.870
*
Identification of plan.
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(e) * * *
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EPA-APPROVED KANSAS NONREGULATORY PROVISIONS
Name of nonregulatory
SIP provision
*
Applicable geographic
area or nonattainment
area
*
(41) Section 110(a)(2)
Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 O3
NAAQS.
*
Statewide .....................
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SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 1845 and 1852
RIN 2700–AE23
NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement: NASA Capitalization
Threshold (NFS Case 2015–N004)
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Interim rule.
AGENCY:
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) is issuing
an interim rule amending the NASA
FAR Supplement to increase the NASA
capitalization threshold from $100,000
to $500,000.
DATES: Effective August 27, 2015.
Comment Date: Comments on this
interim rule should be submitted in
writing to the address shown below on
or before October 26, 2015 to be
considered in the formation of the final
rule.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit comments identified by NFS
Case 2015–N004, using any of the
following methods:
Æ Regulations.gov: https://
www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
entering ‘‘NFS Case 2015–N004’’ under
the heading ‘‘Enter keyword or ID’’ and
selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the link
‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds
with ‘‘NFS Case 2015–N004.’’ Follow
the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit
a Comment’’ screen. Please include your
name, company name (if any), and
‘‘NFS Case 2015–N004’’ on your
attached document.
Æ Email: Andrew.ORourke@
NASA.gov. Include NFS Case 2015–
N004 in the subject line of the message.
Æ Fax: (202) 358–3082.
Æ Mail: National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, Headquarters,
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EPA approval date
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3/19/2013
Explanation
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8/27/2015 [Insert Federal Register citation].
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This action addresses the visibility protection
portion of section 110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA.
Office of Procurement, Contract and
Grant Policy Division, Attn: Andrew
O’Rourke, Room 5L32, 300 E. Street
SW., Washington, DC 20546–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew O’Rourke, NASA Office of
Procurement, Contract and Grant Policy
Division, 202–358–4560, email:
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threshold from $100,000 to $500,000.
Specifically, the proposed changes are
as follows:
• Added a new paragraph (b) to
section 1845.301–71.
• Changed capitalization threshold
amount from $100,000 to $500,000 in
sections 1845.7101–1, 1845.7101–2,
1845.7101–3, 1852.245–70, and
1852.245–78.
I. Background
In accordance with the Statement of
Federal Financial Accounting Standard
(SFFAS) No. 6, Accounting for Property,
Plant, and Equipment, federal agencies
are to record as property and equipment
all items that meet certain
characteristics, such as a useful life of
2 years or more, and are permitted to
establish individual capitalization
thresholds and useful life policies due
to their diverse size and uses of
property, plant & equipment. SFFAS
No. 6 was issued in November 1995 and
was effective for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1997. The current
NASA capitalization threshold of
$100,000, was established when SFFAS
6 was initially implemented and is in
the NFS.
The Government Accountability
Office (GAO) recommends that
capitalization thresholds should be
periodically reevaluated to help ensure
their continuing relevance and are tied
to materiality as well, in that they
generally are established at a level that
would not omit a significant amount of
assets from the balance sheet, which
could materially misstate the financial
statements of an entity or its
components.
Recently, the NASA Office of the
Chief Financial Officer conducted a
review of the current NASA
capitalization threshold of $100,000 and
based on this review it was determined
to increase the capitalization threshold
from $100,000 to $500,000.
III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and
13563 direct agencies to assess all costs
and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the
importance of quantifying both costs
and benefits, of reducing costs, of
harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This rule is not a significant
regulatory action under section 3(f) of
Executive Order 12866. This rule is not
a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804.
II. Discussion
This interim rule revises NFS parts
1845 and 1852 by increasing an already
established NASA capitalization
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IV. Regulatory Flexibility Act
NASA does not expect this interim
rule to have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities within the meaning of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601,
et seq., because the objective of this
interim rule is to increase the already
established NASA capitalization
threshold from $100,000 to $500,000.
However, an initial regulatory flexibility
analysis has been performed and is
summarized as follows:
The increase in the NASA
capitalization threshold is expected to
benefit NASA contractors by reducing
the administrative burden associated
with financial reporting of NASA
property in the custody of contractors.
The legal basis for this rule is 51 U.S.C.
20113(a).
The requirements under this rule will
apply to any contract award (including
contracts for supplies, services,
construction, and major systems) that
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R07-OAR-2015-0512; FRL-9932-81-Region 7]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of
Kansas; Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2008 Ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standard
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct
final action to approve an element of a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
submission from the State of Kansas addressing the applicable
requirements of Clean Air Act (CAA) section 110 for the 2008 National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone (O3), which
requires that each state adopt and submit a SIP to support
implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of each new or revised
NAAQS promulgated by EPA. These SIPs are commonly referred to as
``infrastructure'' SIPs. The infrastructure requirements are designed
to ensure that the structural components of each state's air quality
management program are adequate to meet the state's responsibilities
under the CAA.
DATES: This direct final rule will be effective October 26, 2015,
without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by
September 28, 2015. If EPA receives adverse comment, we will publish a
timely withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register
informing the public that the rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
OAR-2015-0512, by one of the following methods:
1. www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. Email: kemp.lachala@epa.gov.
3. Mail or Hand Delivery: Lachala Kemp, Environmental Protection
Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R07-OAR-
2015-0512. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit through www.regulations.gov or
email information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected.
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email
comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your
email address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the
Environmental Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch,
11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219. The Regional Office's
official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., excluding legal holidays. The interested persons wanting to
examine these documents should make an appointment with the office at
least 24 hours in advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lachala Kemp, Environmental Protection
Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at (913) 551-7214 or by email at
kemp.lachala@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we'',
``us'', or ``our'' is used, we refer to EPA. This section provides
additional information by addressing the following questions:
I. Background
II. Summary of SIP Revision
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Review
I. Background
On July 16, 2014, (79 FR 41486), EPA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPR) for the State of Kansas. The NPR proposed approval of
Kansas' submission that provides the basic elements specified in
section 110(a)(2) of the CAA, or portions thereof, necessary to
implement, maintain, and enforce the 2008 O3 NAAQS. EPA
subsequently published the final rulemaking on October 21, 2014, (79 FR
62861). EPA did not act on the visibility protection portion of section
110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA at that time.
II. Summary of SIP Revision
On March 19, 2013, and May 9, 2013, EPA received SIP submissions
from the state of Kansas that address the infrastructure elements
specified in section 110(a)(2) of the CAA for the 2008 O3
NAAQS. The submissions addressed the following infrastructure elements
of section 110(a)(2): (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K),
(L), and (M). Specific requirements of section 110(a)(2) of the CAA and
the rationale for EPA's proposed action to approve the SIP submission
are explained in the NPR and will not be restated here.
Under section 110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA, states are required to
submit SIPs that meet, among other provisions, part C of the CAA,
relating to prevention of significant deterioration of air quality and
visibility protection. With respect to the visibility component of
section 110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA, Kansas stated in its 2008
O3 NAAQS infrastructure SIP submissions that EPA had
finalized approval of the Kansas Regional Haze SIP on December 27, 2011
(76 FR 80754). In that rulemaking, EPA determined that Kansas' Regional
Haze Plan met the CAA requirements for preventing future and remedying
existing impairment of visibility caused by air pollutants. However,
EPA did not act on the visibility protection portion of section
110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA in its final rule that approved portions of
Kansas' 2008 O3 NAAQS infrastructure SIP submissions.
EPA recognizes that states are subject to visibility and regional
haze program requirements under part C of the CAA. However, when EPA
establishes or revises a NAAQS, these visibility and regional haze
requirements under part C
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do not change. EPA believes that there are no new visibility protection
requirements under part C as a result of a revised NAAQS. Therefore,
there are no newly applicable visibility protection obligations
pursuant to element J after the promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS.
EPA is therefore approving Kansas' SIP as it satisfies the applicable
visibility requirements of Element J with respect to the 2008
O3 NAAQS as there are no new applicable visibility
requirements triggered by the 2008 O3 NAAQS.
III. Final Action
EPA is taking direct final action to approve the visibility
protection portion of section 110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA with regard to
the March 19, 2013, and May 9, 2013, infrastructure SIP submissions
from the state of Kansas.
Based upon review of the state's infrastructure SIP submissions and
relevant statutory and regulatory authorities and provisions referenced
in the submission or referenced in Kansas' SIP, EPA is approving
Kansas' SIP submittals as they satisfy the applicable visibility
requirements of section 110(a)(2)(J) of the CAA with respect to the
2008 O3 NAAQS as there are no new applicable visibility
requirements triggered by the 2008 O3 NAAQS.
We are publishing this direct final rule without a prior proposed
rule because we view this as a noncontroversial action and anticipate
no adverse comment. However, in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of this
Federal Register, we are publishing a separate document that will serve
as the proposed rule to approve the SIP revision if adverse comments
are received on this direct final rule. We will not institute a second
comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting
must do so at this time. For further information about commenting on
this rule, see the ADDRESSES section of this document. If EPA receives
adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal
Register informing the public that this direct final rule will not take
effect. We will address all public comments in any subsequent final
rule based on the proposed rule.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Review
Under the CAA, 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 Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
The SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or
in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule does
not have tribal implications and will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by October 26, 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 section 307(b)(2)).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: August 12, 2015.
Mark Hague,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, EPA amends 40 CFR part 52
as set forth below:
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 R--Kansas
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2. In Sec. 52.870, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding the
entry ``(41) Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008
O3 NAAQS'' in numerical order at the end of the table to
read as follows:
Sec. 52.870 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved Kansas Nonregulatory Provisions
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Applicable
Name of nonregulatory SIP geographic area or State EPA approval date Explanation
provision nonattainment area submittal date
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(41) Section 110(a)(2) Statewide......... 3/19/2013 8/27/2015 [Insert This action addresses
Infrastructure Requirements Federal Register the visibility
for the 2008 O3 NAAQS. citation]. protection portion of
section 110(a)(2)(J)
of the CAA.
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