Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Mexico; Revisions to the New Source Review (NSR) State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Albuquerque-Bernalillo County; Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Permitting, 52401-52403 [2015-21015]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R06–OAR–2013–0616; FRL–9931–35–
Region–6]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; New Mexico;
Revisions to the New Source Review
(NSR) State Implementation Plan (SIP)
for Albuquerque-Bernalillo County;
Prevention of Significant Deterioration
(PSD) Permitting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving two
revisions to the New Mexico State
Implementation Plan (SIP) to update the
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County
Prevention of Significant Deterioration
(PSD) SIP permitting program consistent
with federal requirements. New Mexico
submitted the Albuquerque-Bernalillo
County PSD SIP permitting revisions on
July 26, 2013, and June 11, 2015, which
includes a request for parallel
processing of the submitted 2015
revisions. These submittals contain
revisions to address the requirements of
the EPA’s May 2008, July 2010, and
October 2012 PM2.5 PSD
Implementation Rules and to
incorporate revisions consistent with
the EPA’s March 2011 Fugitives Interim
Rule, July 2011 Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Biomass Deferral Rule, and July 2012
GHG Tailoring Rule Step 3 and GHG
PALs Rule. The EPA finds that these
revisions to the New Mexico SIP meet
the Federal Clean Air Act (the Act or
CAA) and EPA regulations, and are
consistent with EPA policies. We are
taking this action under section 110 and
part C of title I of the Act. The EPA is
not approving these rules within the
exterior boundaries of a reservation or
other areas within any Tribal Nation’s
jurisdiction.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
September 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R06–OAR–2013–0616. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov Web
site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., Confidential Business Information
or other information whose disclosure is
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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 https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Suite 700, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ashley Mohr, 214–665–7289,
mohr.ashley@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document wherever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
the EPA.
I. Background
The background for today’s action is
discussed in detail in our May 20, 2015
proposal (80 FR 28901). In that notice,
we proposed to approve portions of SIP
submittals for the State of New Mexico
submitted on July 26, 2013, and March
4, 2015, that contained revisions to the
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County PSD
program. The March 4, 2015 submittal
included a request for parallel
processing of the submitted 2015
revisions, meaning that the EPA
proposed approval of a rule that was not
yet finalized at the local level. Our May
20, 2015 proposed approval and
accompanying Technical Support
Document (TSD) provided the EPA’s
evaluation of the March 4, 2015
revisions to the New Mexico SIP. We
preliminarily determined that the
revisions were consistent with the CAA
and the EPA’s regulations and guidance.
As such, we proposed approval of the
SIP revisions contained in the March 4,
2015 submittal.
Under the EPA’s ‘‘parallel processing’’
procedure, the EPA proposes a
rulemaking action on proposed SIP
revisions concurrently with the State or
Local Agency’s public review process. If
the proposed SIP revision is not
significantly or substantively changed,
the EPA will finalize the rulemaking on
the SIP revision as proposed after
responding to any submitted comments.
Final rulemaking action by the EPA will
occur only after the final SIP revision
has been fully adopted by the State or
Local Agency and submitted formally to
the EPA for approval as a SIP revision.
See 40 CFR part 51, Appendix V.
The City of Albuquerque-Bernalillo
County completed their rulemaking
process, and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo
County Air Quality Control Board
adopted revisions to the PSD program
on April 30, 2015. These adopted
changes were submitted as a revision to
the New Mexico SIP on June 11, 2015.
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The EPA has evaluated the final SIP
revision submittal for any changes made
from the time of proposal. See
‘‘Addendum to the TSD’’ for EPA–R06–
OAR–2013–0616, available in the
rulemaking docket. Our evaluation
indicates that adopted changes to the
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County PSD
program are the same as the revisions
that we proposed to approve; and
therefore, do not alter our rationale
presented in the May 20, 2015 proposed
approval. As such, the EPA is
proceeding with our final approval of
the revisions to the New Mexico SIP,
consistent with the parallel processing
provisions in 40 CFR part 51, Appendix
V.
This action to approve the
aforementioned revisions to the New
Mexico SIP is being taken under section
110 of the Act. We did not receive any
comments regarding our proposal.
II. Final Action
The EPA is approving revisions to the
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County PSD
program that were submitted by New
Mexico as a SIP revision on July 26,
2013, and June 11, 2015. We are
approving the portions of the July 26,
2013, and June 11, 2015 submittals that
revised the following sections under
20.11.61:
• 20.11.61.2 NMAC—Scope,
• 20.11.61.5 NMAC—Effective Date,
• 20.11.61.6 NMAC—Objective,
• 20.11.61.7 NMAC—Definitions,
• 20.11.61.10 NMAC—Documents,
• 20.11.61.11 NMAC—Applicability,
• 20.11.61.12 NMAC—Obligations of
Owners or Operators of Sources,
• 20.11.61.14 NMAC—Control
Technology Review and Innovative
Control Technology,
• 20.11.61.15 NMAC—Ambient
Impact Requirements,
• 20.11.61.18 NMAC—Air Quality
Analysis and Monitoring Requirements,
• 20.11.61.20 NMAC—Actuals
Plantwide Applicability Limits (PALs),
• 20.11.61.23 NMAC—Exclusions
from Increment Consumption,
• 20.11.61.24 NMAC—Sources
Impacting Federal Class I Areas—
Additional Requirements,
• 20.11.61.27 NMAC—Table 2—
Significant Emission Rates,
• 20.11.61.29 NMAC—Table 4—
Allowable PSD Increments, and
• 20.11.61.30 NMAC—Table 5—
Maximum Allowable Increases for Class
I Variances.
The EPA has determined that these
revisions to the New Mexico SIP’s
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County PSD
program are approvable because the
submitted rules are adopted and
submitted in accordance with the CAA
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and are consistent with the EPA
regulations regarding PSD permitting.
The EPA is taking this action under
section 110 and part C of the Act.
The EPA is severing from our final
approval action the revisions to 20.11.60
NMAC submitted on July 26, 2013,
which are revisions to the AlbuquerqueBernalillo County NNSR Program and
will be addressed in a separate action.
III. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, we are finalizing
regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In
accordance with the requirements of 1
CFR 51.5, we are finalizing the
incorporation by reference of the
revisions to the New Mexico regulations
as described in the Final Action section
above. We have made, and will continue
to make, these documents generally
available electronically through
www.regulations.gov and/or in hard
copy at the EPA Region 6 office.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the
Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the
provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);
40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
submissions, the 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).
In addition, 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 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 October 30, 2015.
Filing a petition for reconsideration by
the Administrator of this final rule does
not affect the finality of this action for
the purposed 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, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Lead,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
Dated: August 17, 2015.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart GG—New Mexico
2. In § 52.1620(c) the second table
titled ‘‘EPA Approved Albuquerque/
Bernalillo County, NM Regulations’’ is
amended by revising the entry for ‘‘Part
61 (20.11.61)’’ to read as follows:
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40 CFR Part 180
C. How can I file an objection or hearing
request?
Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21
U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation
and may also request a hearing on those
objections. You must file your objection
or request a hearing on this regulation
in accordance with the instructions
provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, you must
identify docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OPP–2014–0531 in the subject line on
the first page of your submission. All
objections and requests for a hearing
II. Summary of Petitioned-for Tolerance
In the Federal Register of December
17, 2014 (79 FR 75107) (FRL–9918–90),
EPA issued a document pursuant to
FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21 U.S.C.
346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a
pesticide petition (PP 4F8281) by BASF
Corporation, P.O. Box 13528, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709.
The petition requested that 40 CFR
180.493 be amended by establishing
tolerances for residues of the fungicide,
dimethomorph in or on strawberry at
1.0 parts per million (ppm) and
removing the established tolerances for
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0531; FRL–9932–26]
I. General Information
Dimethomorph; Pesticide Tolerances
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. The following
list of North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
provides a guide to help readers
determine whether this document
applies to them. Potentially affected
entities may include:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This regulation establishes,
and removes tolerances for residues of
dimethomorph in or on multiple
commodities which are identified and
discussed later in this document. BASF
Corporation requested these tolerances
under the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). EPA is
correcting the CAS name of
dimethomorph in 40 CFR 180.493(a), 40
CFR 180.493(c), and 40 CFR 180.493(d).
DATES: This regulation is effective
August 31, 2015. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received
on or before October 30, 2015, and must
be filed in accordance with the
instructions provided in 40 CFR part
178 (see also Unit I.C. of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
ADDRESSES: The docket for this action,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0531, is
available at https://www.regulations.gov
or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket)
in the Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
the visitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
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other related information?
You may access a frequently updated
electronic version of EPA’s tolerance
regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through
the Government Printing Office’s e-CFR
site at https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/textidx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/
40tab_02.tpl.
Susan Lewis, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; main telephone
number: (703) 305–7090; email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
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received by the Hearing Clerk on or
before October 30, 2015. Addresses for
mail and hand delivery of objections
and hearing requests are provided in 40
CFR 178.25(b).
In addition to filing an objection or
hearing request with the Hearing Clerk
as described in 40 CFR part 178, please
submit a copy of the filing (excluding
any Confidential Business Information
(CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket.
Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be
disclosed publicly by EPA without prior
notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your
objection or hearing request, identified
by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2014–0531, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be CBI or
other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on commenting
or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is
available at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R06-OAR-2013-0616; FRL-9931-35-Region-6]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; New Mexico;
Revisions to the New Source Review (NSR) State Implementation Plan
(SIP) for Albuquerque-Bernalillo County; Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) Permitting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving two
revisions to the New Mexico State Implementation Plan (SIP) to update
the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) SIP permitting program consistent with federal
requirements. New Mexico submitted the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County
PSD SIP permitting revisions on July 26, 2013, and June 11, 2015, which
includes a request for parallel processing of the submitted 2015
revisions. These submittals contain revisions to address the
requirements of the EPA's May 2008, July 2010, and October 2012
PM2.5 PSD Implementation Rules and to incorporate revisions
consistent with the EPA's March 2011 Fugitives Interim Rule, July 2011
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Biomass Deferral Rule, and July 2012 GHG Tailoring
Rule Step 3 and GHG PALs Rule. The EPA finds that these revisions to
the New Mexico SIP meet the Federal Clean Air Act (the Act or CAA) and
EPA regulations, and are consistent with EPA policies. We are taking
this action under section 110 and part C of title I of the Act. The EPA
is not approving these rules within the exterior boundaries of a
reservation or other areas within any Tribal Nation's jurisdiction.
DATES: This final rule is effective on September 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R06-OAR-2013-0616. All documents in the docket are
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through https://www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas,
Texas 75202-2733.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Mohr, 214-665-7289,
mohr.ashley@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean the EPA.
I. Background
The background for today's action is discussed in detail in our May
20, 2015 proposal (80 FR 28901). In that notice, we proposed to approve
portions of SIP submittals for the State of New Mexico submitted on
July 26, 2013, and March 4, 2015, that contained revisions to the
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County PSD program. The March 4, 2015 submittal
included a request for parallel processing of the submitted 2015
revisions, meaning that the EPA proposed approval of a rule that was
not yet finalized at the local level. Our May 20, 2015 proposed
approval and accompanying Technical Support Document (TSD) provided the
EPA's evaluation of the March 4, 2015 revisions to the New Mexico SIP.
We preliminarily determined that the revisions were consistent with the
CAA and the EPA's regulations and guidance. As such, we proposed
approval of the SIP revisions contained in the March 4, 2015 submittal.
Under the EPA's ``parallel processing'' procedure, the EPA proposes
a rulemaking action on proposed SIP revisions concurrently with the
State or Local Agency's public review process. If the proposed SIP
revision is not significantly or substantively changed, the EPA will
finalize the rulemaking on the SIP revision as proposed after
responding to any submitted comments. Final rulemaking action by the
EPA will occur only after the final SIP revision has been fully adopted
by the State or Local Agency and submitted formally to the EPA for
approval as a SIP revision. See 40 CFR part 51, Appendix V.
The City of Albuquerque-Bernalillo County completed their
rulemaking process, and the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality
Control Board adopted revisions to the PSD program on April 30, 2015.
These adopted changes were submitted as a revision to the New Mexico
SIP on June 11, 2015. The EPA has evaluated the final SIP revision
submittal for any changes made from the time of proposal. See
``Addendum to the TSD'' for EPA-R06-OAR-2013-0616, available in the
rulemaking docket. Our evaluation indicates that adopted changes to the
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County PSD program are the same as the revisions
that we proposed to approve; and therefore, do not alter our rationale
presented in the May 20, 2015 proposed approval. As such, the EPA is
proceeding with our final approval of the revisions to the New Mexico
SIP, consistent with the parallel processing provisions in 40 CFR part
51, Appendix V.
This action to approve the aforementioned revisions to the New
Mexico SIP is being taken under section 110 of the Act. We did not
receive any comments regarding our proposal.
II. Final Action
The EPA is approving revisions to the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County
PSD program that were submitted by New Mexico as a SIP revision on July
26, 2013, and June 11, 2015. We are approving the portions of the July
26, 2013, and June 11, 2015 submittals that revised the following
sections under 20.11.61:
20.11.61.2 NMAC--Scope,
20.11.61.5 NMAC--Effective Date,
20.11.61.6 NMAC--Objective,
20.11.61.7 NMAC--Definitions,
20.11.61.10 NMAC--Documents,
20.11.61.11 NMAC--Applicability,
20.11.61.12 NMAC--Obligations of Owners or Operators of
Sources,
20.11.61.14 NMAC--Control Technology Review and Innovative
Control Technology,
20.11.61.15 NMAC--Ambient Impact Requirements,
20.11.61.18 NMAC--Air Quality Analysis and Monitoring
Requirements,
20.11.61.20 NMAC--Actuals Plantwide Applicability Limits
(PALs),
20.11.61.23 NMAC--Exclusions from Increment Consumption,
20.11.61.24 NMAC--Sources Impacting Federal Class I
Areas--Additional Requirements,
20.11.61.27 NMAC--Table 2--Significant Emission Rates,
20.11.61.29 NMAC--Table 4--Allowable PSD Increments, and
20.11.61.30 NMAC--Table 5--Maximum Allowable Increases for
Class I Variances.
The EPA has determined that these revisions to the New Mexico SIP's
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County PSD program are approvable because the
submitted rules are adopted and submitted in accordance with the CAA
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and are consistent with the EPA regulations regarding PSD permitting.
The EPA is taking this action under section 110 and part C of the Act.
The EPA is severing from our final approval action the revisions to
20.11.60 NMAC submitted on July 26, 2013, which are revisions to the
Albuquerque-Bernalillo County NNSR Program and will be addressed in a
separate action.
III. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, we are finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with the requirements of 1
CFR 51.5, we are finalizing the incorporation by reference of the
revisions to the New Mexico regulations as described in the Final
Action section above. We have made, and will continue to make, these
documents generally available electronically through
www.regulations.gov and/or in hard copy at the EPA Region 6 office.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the 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).
In addition, 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 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 October 30, 2015. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposed 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, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: August 17, 2015.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart GG--New Mexico
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2. In Sec. 52.1620(c) the second table titled ``EPA Approved
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County, NM Regulations'' is amended by revising
the entry for ``Part 61 (20.11.61)'' to read as follows:
Sec. 52.1620 Identification of plan.
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State
approval/
State citation Title/subject effective EPA approval date Explanation
date
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New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) Title 20--Environment Protection, Chapter 11--Albuquerque/Bernalillo
County Air Quality Control Board
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Part 61 (20.11.61 NMAC)........ Prevention of 5/29/2015 8/31/2015 [Insert ............................
Significant Federal Register
Deterioration. citation].
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