Approval of Implementation Plans; Arizona, Phoenix-Mesa; 2008 Ozone Standard Requirements, 62457-62462 [2015-26023]
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The James River is used by a variety of
vessels including deep draft ocean-going
vessels, U. S. government vessels, small
commercial fishing vessels, recreational
vessels and tug and barge traffic. The
Coast Guard has carefully coordinated
the restrictions with U. S. government
and commercial waterway users.
Vessels able to pass through the
bridge in the closed position may do so
at anytime. The bridge will not be able
to open for emergencies and there is no
alternate route for vessels unable to pass
through the bridge in the closed
position. The Coast Guard will also
inform the users of the waterways
through our Local and Broadcast Notice
to Mariners of the change in operating
schedule for the bridge so that vessels
can arrange their transits to minimize
any impacts caused by this temporary
deviation.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the drawbridge must return to its regular
operating schedule immediately at the
end of the effective period of this
temporary deviation. This deviation
from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: October 13,2015.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard
District.
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Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, South
Branch of the Elizabeth River,
Portsmouth and Chesapeake, VA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of deviation from
drawbridge regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard has issued a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule that governs the Belt Line
Railroad Bridge across the South Branch
of the Elizabeth River, mile 2.6, between
Portsmouth and Chesapeake, VA. This
deviation allows the bridge to remain in
the closed-to-navigation position to
facilitate a tie replacement project.
DATES: This deviation is effective
without actual notice from October 16,
2015 until 6 p.m. on October 23, 2015.
For the purposes of enforcement, actual
notice will be used from 7 a.m. on
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October 16, 2015, until October 16,
2015.
The docket for this
deviation, [USCG–2015–0944], is
available at https://www.regulations.gov.
Type the docket number in the
‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH’’.
Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation.
ADDRESSES:
If
you have questions on this temporary
deviation, call or email Mr. Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Administration Branch Fifth
District, Coast Guard; telephone (757)
398–6222, email Hal.R.Pitts@uscg.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line
Railroad Company, who owns and
operates the Belt Line Railroad Bridge,
has requested a temporary deviation
from the current operating regulations to
facilitate a tie replacement project on
the bridge. The bridge is a vertical lift
draw bridge and has a vertical clearance
in the closed position of 6 feet above
mean high water.
The current operating schedule is set
out in 33 CFR 117.997(a). Under this
temporary deviation, the bridge will
remain in the closed-to-navigation
position from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., except
for scheduled daily openings at 9 a.m.,
12 noon, and 3 p.m., from October 16,
2015 through October 23, 2015. During
this temporary deviation, the bridge will
operate per 33 CFR 117.997(a) from 6
p.m. to 7 a.m. The South Branch of the
Elizabeth River is used by a variety of
vessels including deep draft ocean-going
vessels, U.S. government vessels, small
commercial vessels, recreational vessels
and tug and barge traffic. The Coast
Guard has carefully coordinated the
restrictions with commercial and
recreational waterway users.
Vessels able to pass through the
bridge in the closed position may do so
at any time. The bridge will be able to
open for emergencies and there is no
alternate route for vessels unable to pass
through the bridge in the closed
position. The Coast Guard will also
inform the users of the waterways
through our Local and Broadcast Notice
to Mariners of the change in operating
schedule for the bridge so that vessels
can arrange their transits to minimize
any impacts caused by this temporary
deviation.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the drawbridge must return to its regular
operating schedule immediately at the
end of the effective period of this
temporary deviation. This deviation
from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
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Dated: October 13, 2015.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard
District.
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[EPA–R09–OAR–2015–0240; FRL–9935–56–
Region 9]
Approval of Implementation Plans;
Arizona, Phoenix-Mesa; 2008 Ozone
Standard Requirements
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is taking direct final
action to approve revisions to the
Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP)
concerning the emission inventory,
emission statements, reasonably
available control technology corrections
and the vehicle inspection and
maintenance requirements for the
Phoenix-Mesa 2008 eight-Hour Ozone
National Ambient Air Quality Standard
(NAAQS) Marginal nonattainment area.
We are approving these revisions under
the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).
DATES: This rule is effective on
December 15, 2015 without further
notice, unless the EPA receives adverse
comments by November 16, 2015. If we
receive such comments, we will publish
a timely withdrawal in the Federal
Register to notify the public that this
direct final rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments,
identified by docket number [EPA–R09–
OAR–2015–0240 by one of the following
methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions.
2. Email: levin.nancy@epa.gov.
3. Mail or deliver: Nancy Levin (Air–
4), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.
Instructions: Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or
withdrawn. The EPA may publish any
comment received to its public docket.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. If you need to
include CBI as part of your comment,
please visit https://www.epa.gov/
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Table of Contents
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I. Background
II. Procedural Requirements for Adoption
and Submittal of SIP Revisions
III. Analysis of the State’s Submittal
A. Base Year Emissions Inventory
B. Emission Statements
C. Reasonably Available Control
Technology Corrections
D. Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance
Programs
E. Permit Programs: Nonattainment Area
Preconstruction, New Source Review
F. Offset Requirements
G. Transportation Conformity
IV. Final Action
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
On March 12, 2008, the EPA
strengthened the primary and secondary
eight-hour ozone NAAQS to 0.075 ppm
(annual fourth-highest daily maximum
eight-hour concentration, averaged over
three years) (73 FR 16436).1 In
accordance with section 107(d) of the
CAA, the EPA must designate an area
‘‘nonattainment’’ if it is violating the
NAAQS or if it is contributing to a
violation of the NAAQS in a nearby
area. The EPA designated the Phoenix1 Since the 2008 primary and secondary NAAQS
for ozone are identical, for convenience, we refer to
both as ‘‘the 2008 ozone NAAQS’’ or ‘‘the 2008
ozone standards.’’
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Mesa (hereinafter referred to as
‘‘Maricopa’’) area as nonattainment for
the 2008 ozone NAAQS on May 21,
2012, effective July 20, 2012 (77 FR
30088). The Maricopa nonattainment
area (NAA), which includes a portion of
Maricopa County and a portion of Pinal
County, was classified by operation of
law as a Marginal nonattainment area
(40 CFR 81.303). The Arizona
Department of Environmental Quality
(ADEQ) submitted the ‘‘Maricopa
Association of Governments 2014 EightHour Ozone Plan—Submittal of
Marginal Area requirements for the
Maricopa Nonattainment Area (June
2014)’’ (‘‘MAG 2014 Eight-Hour Ozone
Plan’’ or ‘‘Submittal’’) on July 2, 2014.
The EPA proposed the 2008 ozone
NAAQS SIP Requirements Rule (SRR)
on June 6, 2013 (78 FR 34178) and
finalized the SRR on March 6, 2015 (80
FR 12264, codified at 40 CFR part 51,
subpart AA), effective April 6, 2015.
The SRR both promulgated
implementation requirements for the
2008 ozone NAAQS and revoked the
1997 ozone NAAQS.2
On August 27, 2015, the EPA
proposed to reclassify the Maricopa
NAA as Moderate for the 2008 ozone
NAAQs because the Maricopa NAA
failed to attain the 2008 ozone NAAQS
by the Marginal area attainment
deadline of July 20, 2015 (80 FR 51992).
Should this action be finalized, the
Maricopa NAA would be subject to
additional requirements, including (1)
an attainment demonstration; (2)
provisions for reasonably available
control technology (RACT) and
reasonably available control measures
(RACM); (3) reasonable further progress
(RFP) reductions in volatile organic
compounds (VOC) and/or nitrogen
oxide (NOX) emissions; (4) contingency
measures; (5) a vehicle inspection and
maintenance program; and (6) NOX and
VOC emission offsets at a ratio of 1.15
to 1 for major source permits (see 40
CFR part 51, subpart AA and CAA
sections 182(b) and 172(c)). A SIP
revision addressing all of these
requirements would be due to the EPA
by January 1, 2017.3
II. Procedural Requirements for
Adoption and Submittal of SIP
Revisions
CAA section 110(a)(1) and 110(l)
require states to provide reasonable
notice and public hearing prior to
adoption of SIP revisions. Section
110(k)(1)(B) requires the EPA to
2 The SRR revokes the 1997 NAAQS, but not all
of the requirements for implementing the 1997
NAAQS.
3 80 FR 51992, 51999.
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determine whether a SIP submittal is
complete within 60 days of receipt. Any
plan that we have not affirmatively
determined to be complete or
incomplete will become complete six
months after the day of submittal by
operation of law. A finding of
completeness does not approve the
submittal as part of the SIP nor does it
indicate that the submittal is
approvable. It does start a 12-month
clock for the EPA to act on the SIP
submittal (see CAA section 110(k)(2)).
ADEQ’s Submittal documents the
public review process followed by MAG
and ADEQ in adopting the ‘‘MAG 2014
Eight-Hour Ozone Plan—Submittal of
Marginal Area Requirements for the
Maricopa Nonattainment Area’’ prior to
submittal to the EPA as a revision to the
SIP (See Appendix B.1). In addition,
ADEQ’s Submittal documents the
adoption of the MAG 2014 Eight-Hour
Ozone Plan by the MAG Regional
Council and includes a letter dated June
27, 2014 from MAG to ADEQ,
requesting that ADEQ submit the MAG
2014 Eight-Hour Ozone Plan to the EPA
for approval.
Based on the documentation included
in ADEQ’s Submittal, we find that the
submittal of the MAG 2014 Eight-Hour
Ozone Plan, as a SIP revision, satisfies
the procedural requirements of sections
110(a)(1) and 110(l) of the Act requiring
states to provide reasonable notice and
public hearing prior to adoption of SIP
revisions. The MAG 2014 Eight-Hour
Ozone Plan became complete by
operation of law on January 2, 2015
pursuant to section 110(k)(1)(B). The
technical support document (TSD) for
our action has more information on our
evaluation.
III. Analysis of the State’s Submittal
For Marginal nonattainment areas,
states are required to comply with
sections 172(c) and 182(a) of the Act.
Marginal areas have up to three years
from the effective date of designation to
attain the NAAQS (40 CFR 51.1103(a)).
Unlike areas classified as Moderate and
above, Marginal areas are not required
to submit an attainment demonstration
or RFP provisions (see CAA section
182(a) and 80 FR 12268). Below we
summarize the CAA and SRR
requirements, how they are addressed in
the Submittal, and our recommended
action. Please refer to the TSD in the
docket for this action for additional
information.
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A. Base Year Emissions Inventory
1. Statutory and Regulatory
Requirements
CAA section 182(a)(1) and 40 CFR
51.1115(a) require states to submit a
‘‘base year inventory’’ for each 2008
ozone nonattainment area within two
years of the effective date of
designation. This inventory must be ‘‘a
comprehensive, accurate, current
inventory of actual emissions from
sources of VOC and NOX emitted within
the boundaries of the nonattainment
area as required by CAA section
182(a)(1)’’ (40 CFR 51.1100(bb), see also
CAA section 172(c)(3)). The inventory
year must be selected consistent with
the baseline year for the RFP plan,
which is typically the most recent
calendar year for which a complete
triennial inventory is required to be
submitted to the EPA under the Air
Emissions Reporting Requirements
(AERR) (40 CFR part 51, subpart A) (see
40 CFR 51.1115(a), 51.1110(b)). The
emission values in the base year must be
‘‘actual ozone season day emissions,’’
i.e. ‘‘an average day’s emissions for a
typical ozone season work weekday.’’
(40 CFR 51.1115(c), 51.1100(cc)).
2. Summary of the State’s Submittal
The Maricopa County Air Quality
Department (MCAQD) prepared a base
year emissions inventory, with the
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assistance of MAG, and MAG submitted
the base year inventory as part of the
MAG 2014 Eight-hour Ozone Plan.4
MCAQD selected 2011 as the base year.
The base year inventory includes ozone
season-day emissions from point
sources, area sources, nonroad mobile
sources, and on-road mobile sources.
Appendix A, Exhibit 1 of the MAG 2014
Eight-Hour Ozone Plan includes a
description of the methods used to
estimate emissions for each category (or
subcategory).
The following is a summary of the
2011 Maricopa NAA Emissions
Inventory.5
MARICOPA NAA 2011 BASE YEAR EIGHT-HOUR OZONE SEASON DAY EMISSION INVENTORY
[July–September]
Category
VOC lbs/day
NOX lbs/day
% of Total
% of Total
Point sources ...........................................................................................
Area sources:
Fuel combustion ...............................................................................
Industrial processes ..........................................................................
Solvent use .......................................................................................
Storage/transport ..............................................................................
Waste treatment/disposal .................................................................
Miscellaneous area sources .............................................................
Mobile—Non road sources ......................................................................
Mobile—On road sources ........................................................................
4,908
1
15,407
3.1
593
17,452
166,557
28,766
838
13,650
111,798
148,186
0.1
4
34
6
0
3
23
30
23,484
1,490
0
0
316
6,532
141,444
301,824
4.8
0.3
0
0
0.1
1.3
28.8
61.5
Total (excluding biogenic) * ..............................................................
492,748
100
490,495
100.0
* Differences due to rounding.
The EPA has reviewed the 2011 ozone
season day base year inventory
including emission estimates for point
source, area source, nonroad and onroad
sources. We find that MCAQD’s
selection of 2011 as the base year is
appropriate because 2011 was the most
recent calendar year for which a
complete triennial inventory was
required to be submitted to the EPA
under the AERR (see 40 CFR 51.30(b)).
We also find that the data elements in
the base year inventory are ‘‘consistent
with the detail’’ required by the AERR.
Generally, MCAQD used published
emission factors from EPA’s National
Emissions Inventory,6 made
assumptions consistent with the EPA’s
Emission Inventory Improvement
Program Guidance,7 and used the most
recent EPA models available at the time
of inventory preparation. In addition,
the Submittal provides sufficient
documentation and explanation to allow
the EPA to make a determination on the
acceptability of the base year inventory.
However, we believe that MCAQD’s
initial selection of July–September as
the basis for calculating the ‘‘ozone
season day emissions’’ was not
appropriate because it was based on
1981–1991 exceedance data for a
previous ozone NAAQS.8 Accordingly,
we requested that MCAQD review more
recent ozone monitoring data. Upon
review of these data, MCAQD
determined that the appropriate months
to use to calculate ozone season day
emissions are June–August.9 Therefore,
MCAQD provided a ‘‘recast’’ ozone
season day EI for June–August.10 The
MCAQD’s ‘‘recast’’ analysis shows that,
compared with the July–September EI,
the June–August EI showed a small net
increase in season day emissions for
anthropogenic sources: VOC increased
0.41 and NOX increased 2.15. MCAQD
4 MAG 2014 Eight-hour Ozone Plan, Table 1—
Summary Table of Nonattainment Area Emissions
from the Maricopa County Air Quality Department
2011 Periodic Emissions Inventory for Ozone
Precursors, February 2014, page 5. See also
Appendix A, Exhibit 1.
5 MAG 2014 Eight-Hour Ozone Plan, Table 1, pp.
5–6.
6 The National Emissions Inventory (NEI) is a
comprehensive and detailed estimate of air
emissions of air pollutants from all air emissions
sources. The NEI is prepared every three years by
the EPA based primarily upon emission estimates
and emission model inputs provided by State, Local
and Tribal air agencies for sources in their
jurisdictions, and supplemented by data developed
by the EPA. See https://www3.epa.gov/ttn/chief/
eiinformation.html.
7 See, e.g., EPA, Emissions Inventory
Improvement Program (EIIP), Volume III, Chapter 1.
Introduction to Area Source Emission Inventory
Development (Revised Final January 2001), Chapter
11. Gasoline Marketing (Stage I and Stage II)
(Revised Final January 2001); Chapter 18. Structure
Fires (Revised Final January 2001), and Area Source
Category Method Abstract—Leaking Underground
Storage Tanks, May 2001.
8 See Appendix A, Exhibit 1: 2011 Periodic
Emissions Inventory for Ozone Precursors for the
Maricopa County, Arizona, Eight-Hour Ozone
Nonattainment Area. Maricopa County Air Quality
Department. February 2014. An ‘‘exceedance’’ is an
ambient concentration that exceeds the relevant
NAAQS.
9 Maricopa County Air Quality Department, 2011
Periodic Emissions Inventory for Ozone Precursors
for the Maricopa County, Arizona, Eight-Hour
Ozone Nonattainment Area, Addendum, August
2015, section 3.1.
10 Ibid. section 3.2.
The TSD for this action contains more
information about how MCAQD
developed the emission inventory (EI)
data for each category of sources.
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also added emission reduction credits
(ERCs) to the June–August EI for point
sources. Total VOC ERCs were adjusted
from 114.7 to 213.03 tons/year (1,167
lbs/season day) and total NOX ERCs
were adjusted from 9.8 to 14.14 tons/
year (77.5 lbs/season day) to account for
additional VOC and NOX ERCs.11
We agree with MCAQD that using
June–August to calculate ozone season
day emissions for the base year
inventory is appropriate for the
Maricopa NAA, given that it was the
three-month period with the highest
average Air Quality Index value and the
greatest number of exceedances of the
2008 ozone standard in the NAA in
2011. However, in light of the relatively
small differences in total anthropogenic
emissions between the June–August
2011 and July–September 2011 periods,
we do not believe it is necessary for
MCAQD, MAG and ADEQ to submit a
formal SIP revision reflecting the June–
August period at this time. Accordingly,
we find that the base year emission
estimates approaches and
methodologies are acceptable and that
the state has met the requirements of the
Act and the SRR with respect to base
year inventories. We recommend that a
revised 2011 season-day EI based on
June–August data be included as part of
a subsequent SIP revision to meet the
CAA’s Moderate ozone nonattainment
area requirements, as described above.
B. Emission Statements
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1. Statutory and Regulatory
Requirements
Section 182(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Act
requires States to submit a SIP revision
requiring owners or operators of
stationary sources of VOC or NOX to
provide the State with statements of
actual emissions from such sources.
Statements must be submitted at least
every year and must contain a
certification that the information
contained in the statement is accurate to
the best knowledge of the individual
certifying the statement. Section
182(a)(3)(B)(ii) allows States to waive
the emission statement requirement for
any class or category of stationary
sources that emit less than 25 tons per
year of VOCs or NOX, if the state
provides an inventory of emissions from
such class or category of sources as part
of the baseline or periodic inventory.
This inventory must be based on the use
of the emission factors established by
the EPA or other methods acceptable to
the EPA.
11 ERCs from Penn Racquet Sports Inc. (March 6,
2009). See Addendum, Table A.1.
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2. Summary of the State’s Submittal
ADEQ references three SIP-approved
rules as meeting the requirements of
CAA section 182(a)(3)(B): Maricopa
County Rule 100, Section 500—
Monitoring and Records, ADEQ Rule
18–2–327—Annual Emissions Inventory
Questionnaire and Pinal County rule
PG3–1–103—Annual EI questionnaire.
3. EPA Evaluation of the State’s
Submittal
Maricopa County Rule 100 (Section
500, Subsection 503) (approved into the
Arizona SIP on November 5, 2012 (77
FR 66405)) requires owners/operators of
sources that emit NOX or VOC to
submit, upon request of the Control
Officer, emission statements showing
actual or estimated actual emissions of
NOX and VOC, containing (at a
minimum) all information required by
Consolidated Emissions Reporting
Rule,12 40 CFR subpart A, appendix A,
table 2a.13 Section 503 also requires that
Emissions Statements be submitted
annually. The Control Officer may
waive this requirement for the owner/
operator of any source that emits less
than 25 tons per year of NOX or VOC
with an approved emission inventory
for sources based on AP–42 or other
methodologies approved by the EPA.
ADEQ Rule 18–2–327, Annual
Emissions Inventory Questionnaire
(approved into the Arizona SIP on
November 5, 2012 (77 FR 66405)),
requires every source subject to air
permit requirements to complete and
submit an annual emissions inventory
questionnaire including facility contact
information, process and control device
descriptions, and a quantification of
actual emissions of regulated air
pollutants 14 using the appropriate
quantification method as described in
the rule.
Pinal County Rule PG3–1–103
(approved into the Arizona SIP on
December 20, 2000 (65 FR 79742))
requires every source that is subject to
a permit or obtains an authorization to
operate, to complete and submit to the
Control Officer an annual emissions
inventory questionnaire. The
questionnaire must include the source’s
name, address, contact information,
12 The Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule is
now part of the AERR (see 73 FR 76539).
13 Appendix G of the Maricopa County Air
Pollution Control Rules, section 4, specifies that 40
CFR, Subpart A, Appendix A, Table 2a is
incorporated by reference as of July 1, 2014. Table
2a was revised on February 19, 2015 (80 FR 8787,
8790).
14 Regulated air pollutant is defined by SIPapproved ADEQ rule R18–2–101, section 120 to
include NOX and VOC. (See 40 CFR
52.120(c)(162)(i)(A)(2),
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address, and process information (e.g.,
including design capacity, operations
schedule, emission control devices).15
Based on the contents of these rules,
we find that Arizona has met the
requirements of CAA section
182(a)(3)(B) for emission statements.
C. Reasonably Available Control
Technology Corrections
1. Statutory and Regulatory
Requirements
Section 182(a)(2)(A) of the CAA
requires the State to submit, within six
months of classification under section
181(a), all rules and corrections to
existing RACT rules that were required
under section 172(b) of the old (pre1990 Amendments) CAA. Newly
designated nonattainment areas are not
subject to the RACT ‘‘fix-ups’’ required
by section 182(a)(2)(A) because they
were not subject to section 172(b) of the
old law (see 57 FR 13498, 13503).
2. Summary of the State’s Submittal
The Submittal lists the SIP-approved
Rules that apply to source categories
subject to CAA section 182(a)(2)(A) and
notes that the EPA approved Arizona’s
RACT demonstration for the Maricopa
County 1-hour Serious Area Ozone NAA
on June 14, 2005 (70 FR 34362).
3. EPA Evaluation of the State’s
Submittal
As noted in the Submittal, the EPA
previously determined that Arizona had
met the VOC RACT requirements under
section 182(a)(2)(A) for the Maricopa
one-hour ozone NAA (see 70 FR 13435
and 70 FR 34363). Although the NAA
for the 2008 eight-hour ozone standard
is larger than that the one-hour NAA,
only the original one-hour area is
subject to the RACT correction
requirement of 182(a)(2)(A). Therefore,
we find that Arizona has met the
requirements of CAA section
182(a)(2)(A) with respect to the
Maricopa 2008 eight-hour ozone NAA.
D. Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance
Programs
1. Statutory and Regulatory
Requirements
Section 182(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Act
requires the State to submit a revision,
immediately after November 15, 1990,
to correct any pre-1990 schedules for
vehicle emission control inspection and
15 On September 27, 2006 ADEQ submitted an
amendment to PG Rule 3–1–103, however, the
change does not substantively change the rule.
Rather it reflected ADEQ’s reclassification of Class
A and Class B permits to Class I, Class II, and Class
III. Under this amendment, the term ‘‘Class B
permits’’ is replaced by ‘‘Class II or Class II
permits.’’
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maintenance programs, immediately
after November 15, 1990. In addition,
section 182(a)(2)(B)(ii) requires that the
State shall review, revise, update, and
republish in the Federal Register the
guidance for the States for motor vehicle
inspection and maintenance (I/M)
programs within 1 year of November 15,
1990. The EPA’s I/M regulations are
codified at 40 CFR part 51, subpart S
(‘‘Inspection/Maintenance Program
Requirements’’), sections 51.350
through 51.373. As explained in the
preambles to proposed and final SRR,
no new vehicle I/M programs are
currently required for purposes of the
2008 ozone NAAQS (78 FR 34194–
34196, 80 FR 12283).
2. Summary of the State’s Submittal
The Submittal notes that the EPA
approved ADEQ’s Basic and Enhanced
Vehicle Emissions Inspection and
Maintenance Programs on January 22,
2003, and approved a statutory
provision extending the State’s vehicle
emissions inspection program on
December 21, 2009 (74 FR 67819).
3. EPA Evaluation of the State’s
Submittal
As noted in the Submittal, the EPA
previously approved an ‘‘enhanced’’ I/M
program that exceeds the requirements
of section 182(a)(2)(B) for the PhoenixMesa nonattainment area (69 FR 2912
(January 22, 2003)). Therefore, we find
that Arizona has met the requirements
of CAA section 182(a)(2)(B) with respect
to the Maricopa 2008 eight-hour ozone
NAA.
E. Permit Programs: Nonattainment
Area Preconstruction, New Source
Review
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1. Statutory and Regulatory
Requirements
Section 182(a)(2)(C) of the Act,
requires states to submit a SIP revision
within two years after November 15,
1990 to require pre-construction permits
for new or modified major stationary
sources in the NAA, and to correct
requirements regarding pre-1990 permit
programs. However, as explained in the
preambles to the EPA’s final Phase 2
implementation rule for the 1997 eighthour standard and the final SRR, the
EPA considers the submission of new
source review (NSR) SIPs due on
November 15, 1992 to have fulfilled this
CAA requirement (See 75 FR 71683, n.
110, and 80 FR 12267). Therefore, the
EPA has concluded that the two-year
deadline contained in CAA section
182(a)(2)(C)(i) does not apply to
subsequent NSR SIPs for revised ozone
standards, including the nonattainment
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NSR SIPs for implementing the eighthour ozone NAAQS. (Id.) Accordingly,
the SRR at 40 CFR 51.1114 sets a
deadline of three years from the date of
designation for states to submit their
nonattainment NSR program SIPs for
the 2008 ozone NAAQS.
2. Summary of the State’s Submittal
The Submittal describes the roles of
ADEQ, MCAQD and PCAQCD in
implementing the preconstruction
permit program in the Maricopa NAA.
In particular, the Submittal explains
that ADEQ has permitting jurisdiction
for the following stationary source
categories: smelting of metal ores, coalfired electric generating stations,
petroleum refineries, Portland cement
plants, and portable sources. ADEQ also
has permitting jurisdiction over other
major sources in Pinal County, but has
delegated implementation of the major
source program to PCAQCD, which
implements ADEQ’s major NSR rules.
MCAQD has jurisdiction over other
sources in Maricopa County. The
Submittal also described various SIP
revisions submitted by ADEQ to meet
nonattainment NSR requirements.
3. EPA Evaluation of the State’s
Submittal
The EPA recently finalized a limited
approval and limited disapproval of
various rules that comprise ADEQ’s
NSR program.16 We expect that ADEQ
will revise these rules in the near future.
With regard to MCAQD’s rules, we note
that ADEQ had submitted MCAQD Rule
240—Permits for New Major Sources
and Major Modifications to Existing
Major Sources to the EPA on August 31,
1995, but withdrew it on April 25, 2014
in order to revise and resubmit it to the
EPA for SIP approval. ADEQ published
a proposed notice of rulemaking for
amendments to Rule 240 and other
related rules on August 31, 2015.17
Given the expected submittal of revised
ADEQ and MCAQD NSR rules in the
near future, we are deferring action on
this element of the MAG 2014 EightHour Ozone Plan at this time.
F. Offset Requirements
CAA Section 173 requires new and
modified major sources in
16 Final rule, Revisions to Air Plan; Arizona;
Stationary Sources; New Source Review (prepublication version, signed June 29, 2015).
17 On July 31, 2015 the Arizona Secretary of State
published a notice of proposed rulemaking to
amend MCAQD’s rules relating to NSR, including
Rule 240. See Arizona Administrative Register
(AAR) Vol. 21, Issue 31, page 1302 (July 31, 2015),
available at: https://apps.azsos.gov/public_services/
register/2015/31/28_county_notices.pdf. It also
announced a 30-day comment period that ended
August 31, 2015.
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nonattainment areas to secure emissions
reductions (i.e., ‘‘offsets’’) to
compensate for a proposed emissions
increase. For Marginal areas, section
182(a)(4) of the Act sets a general offset
ratio of 1.1 to 1 for total VOC and NOX
emission reductions as compared to
VOC and NOX emission increases. The
Submittal references ADEQ Rule R18–
2–404(J) and Maricopa County Air
Pollution Control Regulations, Rule 240,
Section 306.3 as fulfilling the
requirements of CAA section 182(a)(4).
Given the expected submittal of revised
ADEQ and MCAQD NSR rules in the
near future, we are deferring action on
this element of the MAG 2014 EightHour Ozone Plan at this time.
G. Transportation Conformity
The Submittal lists ‘‘Meet
Transportation Conformity
Requirements—CAA Section 176(c)’’ as
a marginal area requirement. We note
that motor vehicle emission budgets,
used in transportation conformity
determinations, are not required for
marginal areas because such areas are
not required to submit a ‘‘control
strategy implementation plan
revision.’’ 18 However, as noted above,
the EPA has proposed to reclassify the
Maricopa NAA to Moderate
nonattainment. If the reclassification is
finalized, MAG would be required to
develop motor vehicle emission budgets
as part of a Moderate area attainment
demonstration. In the meantime, MAG
may continue to rely on its emission
budgets for the 1997 ozone NAAQS,19
which the EPA approved on September
17, 2014 (79 FR 55645). Accordingly, we
are not taking further action on these
budgets at this time.
IV. Final Action
The EPA is taking direct final action
to approve the MAG 2014 Eight-Hour
Ozone Plan with respect to the
requirements of CAA section 182(a)(1),
(2)(A) and (B), and (3)(B) and is
deferring action with respect to the
requirements of CAA sections 176(c)
and 182(a)(2)(C) and (4). We do not
think anyone will object to this
approval, so we are finalizing it without
proposing it in advance. However, in
the Proposed Rules section of this
Federal Register, we are simultaneously
proposing approval of the same
submitted rule(s). If we receive adverse
comments by November 16, 2015, we
will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register to notify the public
that the direct final approval will not
take effect and we will address the
18 See
19 See
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comments in a subsequent final action
based on the proposal. If we do not
receive timely adverse comments, the
direct final approval will be effective
without further notice on December 15,
2015.
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V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
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, 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 the 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).
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In addition, the SIP is not approved
to apply on any Indian reservation land
or in any other area where the 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. The 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 December 15,
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. Parties with objections to this
direct final rule are encouraged to file a
comment in response to the parallel
notice of proposed rulemaking for this
action published in the Proposed Rules
section of today’s Federal Register,
rather than file an immediate petition
for judicial review of this direct final
rule, so that the EPA can withdraw this
direct final rule and address the
comment in the proposed rulemaking.
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, Volatile organic
compounds.
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Dated: September 25, 2015.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
Part 52, Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
1. The authority citation for Part 52
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart D—Arizona
2. Section 52.120 is amended by
adding paragraph (c)(172) to read as
follows:
■
§ 52.120
Identification of plan.
*
*
*
*
*
(c) * * *
(172) The following plan was
submitted July 2, 2014, by the
Governor’s designee.
(i) [Reserved]
(ii) Additional materials.
(A) Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality (ADEQ).
(1) MAG 2014 Eight-Hour Ozone
Plan—Submittal of Marginal Area
Requirements for the Maricopa
Nonattainment Area (June 2014),
excluding:
(i) Sections titled ‘‘A Nonattainment
Area Preconstruction Permit Program—
CAA section 182(a)(2)(C),’’ ‘‘New Source
Review—CAA, Title I, Part D,’’ and
‘‘Offset Requirements: 1:1 to 1 (Ratio of
Total Emission Reductions of Volatile
Organic Compounds to Total Increased
Emissions)—CAA Section 182(a)(4)’’ on
pages 8 and 9 and section titled ‘‘Meet
Transportation Conformity
Requirements—CAA Section 176(c)’’ on
pages 10 and 11.
(ii) Appendices A and B.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0240; FRL-9935-56-Region 9]
Approval of Implementation Plans; Arizona, Phoenix-Mesa; 2008
Ozone Standard Requirements
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct
final action to approve revisions to the Arizona State Implementation
Plan (SIP) concerning the emission inventory, emission statements,
reasonably available control technology corrections and the vehicle
inspection and maintenance requirements for the Phoenix-Mesa 2008
eight-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) Marginal
nonattainment area. We are approving these revisions under the Clean
Air Act (CAA or the Act).
DATES: This rule is effective on December 15, 2015 without further
notice, unless the EPA receives adverse comments by November 16, 2015.
If we receive such comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register to notify the public that this direct final rule will
not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number [EPA-R09-OAR-
2015-0240 by one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions.
2. Email: levin.nancy@epa.gov.
3. Mail or deliver: Nancy Levin (Air-4), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
Instructions: Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or
withdrawn. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. If you need to include CBI as part
of your comment, please visit https://www.epa.gov/
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dockets/comments.html for further instructions. Multimedia submissions
(audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The
written comment is considered the official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to make. For the full EPA public
comment policy and general guidance on making effective comments,
please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
Docket: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are
available electronically at www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at EPA
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105-3901.
While all documents in the docket are listed at www.regulations.gov,
some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy
location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and some may not be
publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard
copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business
hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Levin, EPA Region IX, (415) 972-
3848, Levin.nancy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Procedural Requirements for Adoption and Submittal of SIP
Revisions
III. Analysis of the State's Submittal
A. Base Year Emissions Inventory
B. Emission Statements
C. Reasonably Available Control Technology Corrections
D. Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Programs
E. Permit Programs: Nonattainment Area Preconstruction, New
Source Review
F. Offset Requirements
G. Transportation Conformity
IV. Final Action
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
On March 12, 2008, the EPA strengthened the primary and secondary
eight-hour ozone NAAQS to 0.075 ppm (annual fourth-highest daily
maximum eight-hour concentration, averaged over three years) (73 FR
16436).\1\ In accordance with section 107(d) of the CAA, the EPA must
designate an area ``nonattainment'' if it is violating the NAAQS or if
it is contributing to a violation of the NAAQS in a nearby area. The
EPA designated the Phoenix-Mesa (hereinafter referred to as
``Maricopa'') area as nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS on May 21,
2012, effective July 20, 2012 (77 FR 30088). The Maricopa nonattainment
area (NAA), which includes a portion of Maricopa County and a portion
of Pinal County, was classified by operation of law as a Marginal
nonattainment area (40 CFR 81.303). The Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality (ADEQ) submitted the ``Maricopa Association of
Governments 2014 Eight-Hour Ozone Plan--Submittal of Marginal Area
requirements for the Maricopa Nonattainment Area (June 2014)'' (``MAG
2014 Eight-Hour Ozone Plan'' or ``Submittal'') on July 2, 2014.
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identical, for convenience, we refer to both as ``the 2008 ozone
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The EPA proposed the 2008 ozone NAAQS SIP Requirements Rule (SRR)
on June 6, 2013 (78 FR 34178) and finalized the SRR on March 6, 2015
(80 FR 12264, codified at 40 CFR part 51, subpart AA), effective April
6, 2015. The SRR both promulgated implementation requirements for the
2008 ozone NAAQS and revoked the 1997 ozone NAAQS.\2\
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On August 27, 2015, the EPA proposed to reclassify the Maricopa NAA
as Moderate for the 2008 ozone NAAQs because the Maricopa NAA failed to
attain the 2008 ozone NAAQS by the Marginal area attainment deadline of
July 20, 2015 (80 FR 51992). Should this action be finalized, the
Maricopa NAA would be subject to additional requirements, including (1)
an attainment demonstration; (2) provisions for reasonably available
control technology (RACT) and reasonably available control measures
(RACM); (3) reasonable further progress (RFP) reductions in volatile
organic compounds (VOC) and/or nitrogen oxide (NOX)
emissions; (4) contingency measures; (5) a vehicle inspection and
maintenance program; and (6) NOX and VOC emission offsets at
a ratio of 1.15 to 1 for major source permits (see 40 CFR part 51,
subpart AA and CAA sections 182(b) and 172(c)). A SIP revision
addressing all of these requirements would be due to the EPA by January
1, 2017.\3\
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II. Procedural Requirements for Adoption and Submittal of SIP Revisions
CAA section 110(a)(1) and 110(l) require states to provide
reasonable notice and public hearing prior to adoption of SIP
revisions. Section 110(k)(1)(B) requires the EPA to determine whether a
SIP submittal is complete within 60 days of receipt. Any plan that we
have not affirmatively determined to be complete or incomplete will
become complete six months after the day of submittal by operation of
law. A finding of completeness does not approve the submittal as part
of the SIP nor does it indicate that the submittal is approvable. It
does start a 12-month clock for the EPA to act on the SIP submittal
(see CAA section 110(k)(2)).
ADEQ's Submittal documents the public review process followed by
MAG and ADEQ in adopting the ``MAG 2014 Eight-Hour Ozone Plan--
Submittal of Marginal Area Requirements for the Maricopa Nonattainment
Area'' prior to submittal to the EPA as a revision to the SIP (See
Appendix B.1). In addition, ADEQ's Submittal documents the adoption of
the MAG 2014 Eight-Hour Ozone Plan by the MAG Regional Council and
includes a letter dated June 27, 2014 from MAG to ADEQ, requesting that
ADEQ submit the MAG 2014 Eight-Hour Ozone Plan to the EPA for approval.
Based on the documentation included in ADEQ's Submittal, we find
that the submittal of the MAG 2014 Eight-Hour Ozone Plan, as a SIP
revision, satisfies the procedural requirements of sections 110(a)(1)
and 110(l) of the Act requiring states to provide reasonable notice and
public hearing prior to adoption of SIP revisions. The MAG 2014 Eight-
Hour Ozone Plan became complete by operation of law on January 2, 2015
pursuant to section 110(k)(1)(B). The technical support document (TSD)
for our action has more information on our evaluation.
III. Analysis of the State's Submittal
For Marginal nonattainment areas, states are required to comply
with sections 172(c) and 182(a) of the Act. Marginal areas have up to
three years from the effective date of designation to attain the NAAQS
(40 CFR 51.1103(a)). Unlike areas classified as Moderate and above,
Marginal areas are not required to submit an attainment demonstration
or RFP provisions (see CAA section 182(a) and 80 FR 12268). Below we
summarize the CAA and SRR requirements, how they are addressed in the
Submittal, and our recommended action. Please refer to the TSD in the
docket for this action for additional information.
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A. Base Year Emissions Inventory
1. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
CAA section 182(a)(1) and 40 CFR 51.1115(a) require states to
submit a ``base year inventory'' for each 2008 ozone nonattainment area
within two years of the effective date of designation. This inventory
must be ``a comprehensive, accurate, current inventory of actual
emissions from sources of VOC and NOX emitted within the
boundaries of the nonattainment area as required by CAA section
182(a)(1)'' (40 CFR 51.1100(bb), see also CAA section 172(c)(3)). The
inventory year must be selected consistent with the baseline year for
the RFP plan, which is typically the most recent calendar year for
which a complete triennial inventory is required to be submitted to the
EPA under the Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR) (40 CFR part
51, subpart A) (see 40 CFR 51.1115(a), 51.1110(b)). The emission values
in the base year must be ``actual ozone season day emissions,'' i.e.
``an average day's emissions for a typical ozone season work weekday.''
(40 CFR 51.1115(c), 51.1100(cc)).
2. Summary of the State's Submittal
The Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) prepared a base
year emissions inventory, with the assistance of MAG, and MAG submitted
the base year inventory as part of the MAG 2014 Eight-hour Ozone
Plan.\4\ MCAQD selected 2011 as the base year. The base year inventory
includes ozone season-day emissions from point sources, area sources,
nonroad mobile sources, and on-road mobile sources. Appendix A, Exhibit
1 of the MAG 2014 Eight-Hour Ozone Plan includes a description of the
methods used to estimate emissions for each category (or subcategory).
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\4\ MAG 2014 Eight-hour Ozone Plan, Table 1--Summary Table of
Nonattainment Area Emissions from the Maricopa County Air Quality
Department 2011 Periodic Emissions Inventory for Ozone Precursors,
February 2014, page 5. See also Appendix A, Exhibit 1.
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The following is a summary of the 2011 Maricopa NAA Emissions
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Maricopa NAA 2011 Base Year Eight-Hour Ozone Season Day Emission Inventory
[July-September]
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Category VOC lbs/day % of Total NOX lbs/day % of Total
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Point sources............................... 4,908 1 15,407 3.1
Area sources:
Fuel combustion......................... 593 0.1 23,484 4.8
Industrial processes.................... 17,452 4 1,490 0.3
Solvent use............................. 166,557 34 0 0
Storage/transport....................... 28,766 6 0 0
Waste treatment/disposal................ 838 0 316 0.1
Miscellaneous area sources.............. 13,650 3 6,532 1.3
Mobile--Non road sources.................... 111,798 23 141,444 28.8
Mobile--On road sources..................... 148,186 30 301,824 61.5
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Total (excluding biogenic) *............ 492,748 100 490,495 100.0
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* Differences due to rounding.
The TSD for this action contains more information about how MCAQD
developed the emission inventory (EI) data for each category of
sources.
3. EPA Evaluation of the State's Submittal
The EPA has reviewed the 2011 ozone season day base year inventory
including emission estimates for point source, area source, nonroad and
onroad sources. We find that MCAQD's selection of 2011 as the base year
is appropriate because 2011 was the most recent calendar year for which
a complete triennial inventory was required to be submitted to the EPA
under the AERR (see 40 CFR 51.30(b)). We also find that the data
elements in the base year inventory are ``consistent with the detail''
required by the AERR. Generally, MCAQD used published emission factors
from EPA's National Emissions Inventory,\6\ made assumptions consistent
with the EPA's Emission Inventory Improvement Program Guidance,\7\ and
used the most recent EPA models available at the time of inventory
preparation. In addition, the Submittal provides sufficient
documentation and explanation to allow the EPA to make a determination
on the acceptability of the base year inventory.
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\6\ The National Emissions Inventory (NEI) is a comprehensive
and detailed estimate of air emissions of air pollutants from all
air emissions sources. The NEI is prepared every three years by the
EPA based primarily upon emission estimates and emission model
inputs provided by State, Local and Tribal air agencies for sources
in their jurisdictions, and supplemented by data developed by the
EPA. See https://www3.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiinformation.html.
\7\ See, e.g., EPA, Emissions Inventory Improvement Program
(EIIP), Volume III, Chapter 1. Introduction to Area Source Emission
Inventory Development (Revised Final January 2001), Chapter 11.
Gasoline Marketing (Stage I and Stage II) (Revised Final January
2001); Chapter 18. Structure Fires (Revised Final January 2001), and
Area Source Category Method Abstract--Leaking Underground Storage
Tanks, May 2001.
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However, we believe that MCAQD's initial selection of July-
September as the basis for calculating the ``ozone season day
emissions'' was not appropriate because it was based on 1981-1991
exceedance data for a previous ozone NAAQS.\8\ Accordingly, we
requested that MCAQD review more recent ozone monitoring data. Upon
review of these data, MCAQD determined that the appropriate months to
use to calculate ozone season day emissions are June-August.\9\
Therefore, MCAQD provided a ``recast'' ozone season day EI for June-
August.\10\ The MCAQD's ``recast'' analysis shows that, compared with
the July-September EI, the June-August EI showed a small net increase
in season day emissions for anthropogenic sources: VOC increased 0.41
and NOX increased 2.15. MCAQD
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also added emission reduction credits (ERCs) to the June-August EI for
point sources. Total VOC ERCs were adjusted from 114.7 to 213.03 tons/
year (1,167 lbs/season day) and total NOX ERCs were adjusted
from 9.8 to 14.14 tons/year (77.5 lbs/season day) to account for
additional VOC and NOX ERCs.\11\
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\8\ See Appendix A, Exhibit 1: 2011 Periodic Emissions Inventory
for Ozone Precursors for the Maricopa County, Arizona, Eight-Hour
Ozone Nonattainment Area. Maricopa County Air Quality Department.
February 2014. An ``exceedance'' is an ambient concentration that
exceeds the relevant NAAQS.
\9\ Maricopa County Air Quality Department, 2011 Periodic
Emissions Inventory for Ozone Precursors for the Maricopa County,
Arizona, Eight-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area, Addendum, August 2015,
section 3.1.
\10\ Ibid. section 3.2.
\11\ ERCs from Penn Racquet Sports Inc. (March 6, 2009). See
Addendum, Table A.1.
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We agree with MCAQD that using June-August to calculate ozone
season day emissions for the base year inventory is appropriate for the
Maricopa NAA, given that it was the three-month period with the highest
average Air Quality Index value and the greatest number of exceedances
of the 2008 ozone standard in the NAA in 2011. However, in light of the
relatively small differences in total anthropogenic emissions between
the June-August 2011 and July-September 2011 periods, we do not believe
it is necessary for MCAQD, MAG and ADEQ to submit a formal SIP revision
reflecting the June-August period at this time. Accordingly, we find
that the base year emission estimates approaches and methodologies are
acceptable and that the state has met the requirements of the Act and
the SRR with respect to base year inventories. We recommend that a
revised 2011 season-day EI based on June-August data be included as
part of a subsequent SIP revision to meet the CAA's Moderate ozone
nonattainment area requirements, as described above.
B. Emission Statements
1. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
Section 182(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Act requires States to submit a SIP
revision requiring owners or operators of stationary sources of VOC or
NOX to provide the State with statements of actual emissions
from such sources. Statements must be submitted at least every year and
must contain a certification that the information contained in the
statement is accurate to the best knowledge of the individual
certifying the statement. Section 182(a)(3)(B)(ii) allows States to
waive the emission statement requirement for any class or category of
stationary sources that emit less than 25 tons per year of VOCs or
NOX, if the state provides an inventory of emissions from
such class or category of sources as part of the baseline or periodic
inventory. This inventory must be based on the use of the emission
factors established by the EPA or other methods acceptable to the EPA.
2. Summary of the State's Submittal
ADEQ references three SIP-approved rules as meeting the
requirements of CAA section 182(a)(3)(B): Maricopa County Rule 100,
Section 500--Monitoring and Records, ADEQ Rule 18-2-327--Annual
Emissions Inventory Questionnaire and Pinal County rule PG3-1-103--
Annual EI questionnaire.
3. EPA Evaluation of the State's Submittal
Maricopa County Rule 100 (Section 500, Subsection 503) (approved
into the Arizona SIP on November 5, 2012 (77 FR 66405)) requires
owners/operators of sources that emit NOX or VOC to submit,
upon request of the Control Officer, emission statements showing actual
or estimated actual emissions of NOX and VOC, containing (at
a minimum) all information required by Consolidated Emissions Reporting
Rule,\12\ 40 CFR subpart A, appendix A, table 2a.\13\ Section 503 also
requires that Emissions Statements be submitted annually. The Control
Officer may waive this requirement for the owner/operator of any source
that emits less than 25 tons per year of NOX or VOC with an
approved emission inventory for sources based on AP-42 or other
methodologies approved by the EPA.
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\12\ The Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule is now part of
the AERR (see 73 FR 76539).
\13\ Appendix G of the Maricopa County Air Pollution Control
Rules, section 4, specifies that 40 CFR, Subpart A, Appendix A,
Table 2a is incorporated by reference as of July 1, 2014. Table 2a
was revised on February 19, 2015 (80 FR 8787, 8790).
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ADEQ Rule 18-2-327, Annual Emissions Inventory Questionnaire
(approved into the Arizona SIP on November 5, 2012 (77 FR 66405)),
requires every source subject to air permit requirements to complete
and submit an annual emissions inventory questionnaire including
facility contact information, process and control device descriptions,
and a quantification of actual emissions of regulated air pollutants
\14\ using the appropriate quantification method as described in the
rule.
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\14\ Regulated air pollutant is defined by SIP-approved ADEQ
rule R18-2-101, section 120 to include NOX and VOC. (See
40 CFR 52.120(c)(162)(i)(A)(2),
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Pinal County Rule PG3-1-103 (approved into the Arizona SIP on
December 20, 2000 (65 FR 79742)) requires every source that is subject
to a permit or obtains an authorization to operate, to complete and
submit to the Control Officer an annual emissions inventory
questionnaire. The questionnaire must include the source's name,
address, contact information, address, and process information (e.g.,
including design capacity, operations schedule, emission control
devices).\15\
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\15\ On September 27, 2006 ADEQ submitted an amendment to PG
Rule 3-1-103, however, the change does not substantively change the
rule. Rather it reflected ADEQ's reclassification of Class A and
Class B permits to Class I, Class II, and Class III. Under this
amendment, the term ``Class B permits'' is replaced by ``Class II or
Class II permits.''
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Based on the contents of these rules, we find that Arizona has met
the requirements of CAA section 182(a)(3)(B) for emission statements.
C. Reasonably Available Control Technology Corrections
1. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
Section 182(a)(2)(A) of the CAA requires the State to submit,
within six months of classification under section 181(a), all rules and
corrections to existing RACT rules that were required under section
172(b) of the old (pre-1990 Amendments) CAA. Newly designated
nonattainment areas are not subject to the RACT ``fix-ups'' required by
section 182(a)(2)(A) because they were not subject to section 172(b) of
the old law (see 57 FR 13498, 13503).
2. Summary of the State's Submittal
The Submittal lists the SIP-approved Rules that apply to source
categories subject to CAA section 182(a)(2)(A) and notes that the EPA
approved Arizona's RACT demonstration for the Maricopa County 1-hour
Serious Area Ozone NAA on June 14, 2005 (70 FR 34362).
3. EPA Evaluation of the State's Submittal
As noted in the Submittal, the EPA previously determined that
Arizona had met the VOC RACT requirements under section 182(a)(2)(A)
for the Maricopa one-hour ozone NAA (see 70 FR 13435 and 70 FR 34363).
Although the NAA for the 2008 eight-hour ozone standard is larger than
that the one-hour NAA, only the original one-hour area is subject to
the RACT correction requirement of 182(a)(2)(A). Therefore, we find
that Arizona has met the requirements of CAA section 182(a)(2)(A) with
respect to the Maricopa 2008 eight-hour ozone NAA.
D. Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Programs
1. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
Section 182(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Act requires the State to submit a
revision, immediately after November 15, 1990, to correct any pre-1990
schedules for vehicle emission control inspection and
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maintenance programs, immediately after November 15, 1990. In addition,
section 182(a)(2)(B)(ii) requires that the State shall review, revise,
update, and republish in the Federal Register the guidance for the
States for motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs
within 1 year of November 15, 1990. The EPA's I/M regulations are
codified at 40 CFR part 51, subpart S (``Inspection/Maintenance Program
Requirements''), sections 51.350 through 51.373. As explained in the
preambles to proposed and final SRR, no new vehicle I/M programs are
currently required for purposes of the 2008 ozone NAAQS (78 FR 34194-
34196, 80 FR 12283).
2. Summary of the State's Submittal
The Submittal notes that the EPA approved ADEQ's Basic and Enhanced
Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs on January 22,
2003, and approved a statutory provision extending the State's vehicle
emissions inspection program on December 21, 2009 (74 FR 67819).
3. EPA Evaluation of the State's Submittal
As noted in the Submittal, the EPA previously approved an
``enhanced'' I/M program that exceeds the requirements of section
182(a)(2)(B) for the Phoenix-Mesa nonattainment area (69 FR 2912
(January 22, 2003)). Therefore, we find that Arizona has met the
requirements of CAA section 182(a)(2)(B) with respect to the Maricopa
2008 eight-hour ozone NAA.
E. Permit Programs: Nonattainment Area Preconstruction, New Source
Review
1. Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
Section 182(a)(2)(C) of the Act, requires states to submit a SIP
revision within two years after November 15, 1990 to require pre-
construction permits for new or modified major stationary sources in
the NAA, and to correct requirements regarding pre-1990 permit
programs. However, as explained in the preambles to the EPA's final
Phase 2 implementation rule for the 1997 eight-hour standard and the
final SRR, the EPA considers the submission of new source review (NSR)
SIPs due on November 15, 1992 to have fulfilled this CAA requirement
(See 75 FR 71683, n. 110, and 80 FR 12267). Therefore, the EPA has
concluded that the two-year deadline contained in CAA section
182(a)(2)(C)(i) does not apply to subsequent NSR SIPs for revised ozone
standards, including the nonattainment NSR SIPs for implementing the
eight-hour ozone NAAQS. (Id.) Accordingly, the SRR at 40 CFR 51.1114
sets a deadline of three years from the date of designation for states
to submit their nonattainment NSR program SIPs for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS.
2. Summary of the State's Submittal
The Submittal describes the roles of ADEQ, MCAQD and PCAQCD in
implementing the preconstruction permit program in the Maricopa NAA. In
particular, the Submittal explains that ADEQ has permitting
jurisdiction for the following stationary source categories: smelting
of metal ores, coal-fired electric generating stations, petroleum
refineries, Portland cement plants, and portable sources. ADEQ also has
permitting jurisdiction over other major sources in Pinal County, but
has delegated implementation of the major source program to PCAQCD,
which implements ADEQ's major NSR rules. MCAQD has jurisdiction over
other sources in Maricopa County. The Submittal also described various
SIP revisions submitted by ADEQ to meet nonattainment NSR requirements.
3. EPA Evaluation of the State's Submittal
The EPA recently finalized a limited approval and limited
disapproval of various rules that comprise ADEQ's NSR program.\16\ We
expect that ADEQ will revise these rules in the near future. With
regard to MCAQD's rules, we note that ADEQ had submitted MCAQD Rule
240--Permits for New Major Sources and Major Modifications to Existing
Major Sources to the EPA on August 31, 1995, but withdrew it on April
25, 2014 in order to revise and resubmit it to the EPA for SIP
approval. ADEQ published a proposed notice of rulemaking for amendments
to Rule 240 and other related rules on August 31, 2015.\17\ Given the
expected submittal of revised ADEQ and MCAQD NSR rules in the near
future, we are deferring action on this element of the MAG 2014 Eight-
Hour Ozone Plan at this time.
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\16\ Final rule, Revisions to Air Plan; Arizona; Stationary
Sources; New Source Review (pre-publication version, signed June 29,
2015).
\17\ On July 31, 2015 the Arizona Secretary of State published a
notice of proposed rulemaking to amend MCAQD's rules relating to
NSR, including Rule 240. See Arizona Administrative Register (AAR)
Vol. 21, Issue 31, page 1302 (July 31, 2015), available at: https://apps.azsos.gov/public_services/register/2015/31/28_county_notices.pdf. It also announced a 30-day comment period
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F. Offset Requirements
CAA Section 173 requires new and modified major sources in
nonattainment areas to secure emissions reductions (i.e., ``offsets'')
to compensate for a proposed emissions increase. For Marginal areas,
section 182(a)(4) of the Act sets a general offset ratio of 1.1 to 1
for total VOC and NOX emission reductions as compared to VOC
and NOX emission increases. The Submittal references ADEQ
Rule R18-2-404(J) and Maricopa County Air Pollution Control
Regulations, Rule 240, Section 306.3 as fulfilling the requirements of
CAA section 182(a)(4). Given the expected submittal of revised ADEQ and
MCAQD NSR rules in the near future, we are deferring action on this
element of the MAG 2014 Eight-Hour Ozone Plan at this time.
G. Transportation Conformity
The Submittal lists ``Meet Transportation Conformity Requirements--
CAA Section 176(c)'' as a marginal area requirement. We note that motor
vehicle emission budgets, used in transportation conformity
determinations, are not required for marginal areas because such areas
are not required to submit a ``control strategy implementation plan
revision.'' \18\ However, as noted above, the EPA has proposed to
reclassify the Maricopa NAA to Moderate nonattainment. If the
reclassification is finalized, MAG would be required to develop motor
vehicle emission budgets as part of a Moderate area attainment
demonstration. In the meantime, MAG may continue to rely on its
emission budgets for the 1997 ozone NAAQS,\19\ which the EPA approved
on September 17, 2014 (79 FR 55645). Accordingly, we are not taking
further action on these budgets at this time.
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\19\ See 40 CFR 93.109(c)(2).
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IV. Final Action
The EPA is taking direct final action to approve the MAG 2014
Eight-Hour Ozone Plan with respect to the requirements of CAA section
182(a)(1), (2)(A) and (B), and (3)(B) and is deferring action with
respect to the requirements of CAA sections 176(c) and 182(a)(2)(C) and
(4). We do not think anyone will object to this approval, so we are
finalizing it without proposing it in advance. However, in the Proposed
Rules section of this Federal Register, we are simultaneously proposing
approval of the same submitted rule(s). If we receive adverse comments
by November 16, 2015, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register to notify the public that the direct final approval
will not take effect and we will address the
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comments in a subsequent final action based on the proposal. If we do
not receive timely adverse comments, the direct final approval will be
effective without further notice on December 15, 2015.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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, 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 the 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 the 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. The 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 December 15, 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. Parties with objections to this direct final
rule are encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel
notice of proposed rulemaking for this action published in the Proposed
Rules section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an
immediate petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so
that the EPA can withdraw this direct final rule and address the
comment in the proposed rulemaking. 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, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: September 25, 2015.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
Part 52, Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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1. The authority citation for Part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart D--Arizona
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2. Section 52.120 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(172) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.120 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(172) The following plan was submitted July 2, 2014, by the
Governor's designee.
(i) [Reserved]
(ii) Additional materials.
(A) Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).
(1) MAG 2014 Eight-Hour Ozone Plan--Submittal of Marginal Area
Requirements for the Maricopa Nonattainment Area (June 2014),
excluding:
(i) Sections titled ``A Nonattainment Area Preconstruction Permit
Program--CAA section 182(a)(2)(C),'' ``New Source Review--CAA, Title I,
Part D,'' and ``Offset Requirements: 1:1 to 1 (Ratio of Total Emission
Reductions of Volatile Organic Compounds to Total Increased
Emissions)--CAA Section 182(a)(4)'' on pages 8 and 9 and section titled
``Meet Transportation Conformity Requirements--CAA Section 176(c)'' on
pages 10 and 11.
(ii) Appendices A and B.
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