Disapproval of California Air Plan Revisions, South Coast Air Quality Management District, 73156-73160 [2015-29802]
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2. Amend § 549.12 by revising
paragraphs (a) and (b)(4) to read as
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§ 549.12
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and Automatic Identification System.
This rule contains an exemption, at 33
CFR 160.204(a)(3), for any vessel
required to report its movements, its
cargo, or the cargo in barges it is towing
under 33 CFR 165.830 after December
31, 2015.
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Testing.
(a) Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV)—(1) Testing. All inmates who
have sentences of six months or more
will be informed upon admission either
orally or in writing that HIV testing will
be performed unless they refuse testing.
If the inmate refuses testing and the
inmate has risk factors for HIV infection
as defined by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, staff will
provide pre-test counseling, and if the
inmate continues to refuse testing, staff
may initiate an incident report for
refusing to obey an order. Any inmate
may request HIV testing during the prerelease process.
(2) Exposure incidents. The Bureau
tests an inmate, regardless of the length
of sentence or pretrial status, when
there is a well-founded reason to believe
that the inmate has been the source of
a percutaneous or mucous membrane
blood exposure, via an altercation or
accident or other means to Bureau
employees, other non-inmates who are
lawfully present in a Bureau institution,
or other inmates, regardless of whether
the exposure was intentional or
unintentional. Exposure incident testing
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(3) Surveillance testing. The Bureau
conducts HIV testing for surveillance
purposes as needed. If the inmate
refuses testing, staff will offer pre-test
counseling, and if the inmate continues
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incident report for refusing to obey an
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(4) Inmate request. An inmate may
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such testing to no more than one per 12month period unless the Bureau
determines that additional testing is
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(5) Counseling. Inmates testing
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(4) An inmate who refuses TB
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report for refusing to obey an order. If
an inmate refuses testing for TB
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contraindication to testing, then,
institution medical staff will test the
inmate involuntarily.
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33 CFR Part 165
Regulated Navigation Area; Reporting
Requirements for Barges Loaded With
Certain Dangerous Cargoes, Inland
Rivers, Eighth Coast Guard District;
Stay (Suspension) Expiring
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The stay of reporting
requirements under the Regulated
Navigation Area (RNA) applicable to
barges loaded with certain dangerous
cargoes on the inland rivers in the
Eighth District area of responsibility
(AOR) is scheduled to expire on
December 31, 2015. The Coast Guard
intends to allow the stay to expire in
part. Once the stay partially expires,
RNA reporting requirements in a limited
form will resume under the existing
regulation. The Coast Guard is
developing an amendment to the
existing regulation.
DATES: November 24, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about this document call or
email Shelley Miller, Coast Guard;
telephone 504–671–2330, email
Shelley.R.Miller@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background and Regulatory History
The reporting requirements under 33
CFR 165.830, ‘‘Regulated Navigation
Area; Reporting Requirements for Barges
Loaded with Certain Dangerous Cargoes,
Inland Rivers, Eighth Coast Guard
District,’’ were initially suspended in
January 2011 due to the expiration of
the contract for the reporting system at
the Inland River Vessel Movement
Center (IRVMC). This suspension was
published in the Federal Register on
January 10, 2011 and was due to expire
on January 15, 2013 (76 FR 1360). On
January 2, 2013, the Coast Guard
extended this suspension through
September 30, 2013 (78 FR 25) and on
October 1, 2013, the Coast Guard
extended the suspension again through
December 31, 2015 (78 FR 60216). The
suspension of reporting requirements is
scheduled to expire on December 31,
2015.
Additionally, the Coast Guard
published a final rule in January 2015
(80 FR 5282), titled Vessel Requirements
for Notices of Arrival and Departure,
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The Coast Guard intends to allow the
suspension of certain reporting
requirements under 33 CFR 165.830 to
expire as scheduled. The Coast Guard
does not intend to reinstate reporting,
24 hours per day, 365 days per year, at
90 plus reporting points under the RNA
as currently published. Rather, we
anticipate reporting will be required in
response to specific concerns, under a
limited form of the RNA currently in the
CFR.
Specifically, the Coast Guard is
considering whether existing
§ 165.830(d)(1)(ix), (d)(2)(iv), (f)(9),
(g)(4), and (h) of the existing RNA may
take effect on January 1, 2016, with
revisions to the references to IRVMC.
Although we have not yet developed
revisions to the existing regulation, we
are publishing this document to inform
members of the public who are aware of,
and may have questions about, the
upcoming expiration of the suspension.
This document is issued under
authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
Dated: November 9, 2015.
D.R. Callahan,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Eighth Coast Guard District.
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Disapproval of California Air Plan
Revisions, South Coast Air Quality
Management District
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to
disapprove revisions to the South Coast
Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD) portion of the California
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
concerning Vehicle Scrapping,
Employee Trip Reduction, and
procedures for the hearing board
concerning variances and subpoenas.
SUMMARY:
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We are proposing action on local rules
that regulate these activities under the
Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). We are
taking comments on this proposal and
plan to follow with a final action.
DATES: Any comments must arrive by
December 24, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments,
identified by docket number EPA–R09–
OAR–2015–0545, by one of the
following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions.
2. Email: steckel.andrew@epa.gov.
3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel
(Air–4), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.
Instructions: All comments will be
included in the public docket without
change and may be made available
online at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Information that
you consider CBI or otherwise protected
should be clearly identified as such and
should not be submitted through
www.regulations.gov or email.
www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous
access’’ system, and EPA will not know
your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send email
directly to EPA, your email address will
be automatically captured and included
as part of the public comment. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: Generally, documents in the
docket for this action are available
electronically at www.regulations.gov
and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
California. While all documents in the
docket are listed at
www.regulations.gov, some information
may be publicly available only at the
hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted
material, large maps), and some may not
be publicly available in either location
(e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy
materials, please schedule an
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appointment during normal business
hours with the contact listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Idalia Perez, EPA Region IX, (415) 972–
3248, perez.idalia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. The State’s Submittal
A. What rules did the State submit?
B. Are there other versions of these rules?
C. What is the purpose of the submitted
rules?
II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action
A. How is the EPA evaluating these rules?
B. Do the rules meet the evaluation
criteria?
C. What are the identified rule
deficiencies?
D. Proposed Action and Public Comment
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. The State’s Submittal
A. What rules did the State submit?
Table 1 lists the rules proposed for
disapproval with the date that they were
adopted or amended and submitted by
the California Air Resources Board
(CARB).
TABLE 1—SUBMITTED RULES
Local agency
SCAQMD
SCAQMD
SCAQMD
SCAQMD
SCAQMD
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Rule No.
1610
2202
503.1
504
511.1
Old-Vehicle Scrapping ...................................................................
On-Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation Options ...................................
Ex Parte Petitions for Variances ...................................................
Rules from which Variances Are Not Allowed ..............................
Subpoenas .....................................................................................
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On December 3, 1997, the submittal
for SCAQMD Rule 1610 was deemed by
operation of law to meet the
completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51,
appendix V, which must be met before
formal EPA review. On December 3,
1999, the submittal for SCAQMD Rule
2202 was deemed by operation of law to
meet the completeness criteria. On May
5, 1989, the EPA determined that the
submittal for SCAQMD Rules 503.1 and
511.1 met the completeness criteria. On
July 10, 1991, the EPA determined that
the submittal for SCAQMD Rule 504
met the completeness.
B. Are there other versions of these
rules?
There are no previous versions of
Rule 1610 in the SIP, although the
SCAQMD adopted earlier versions of
this rule on 02/11/94, 10/13/95, 02/08/
96 and 04/11/97, and CARB submitted
them to us on 07/13/94, 10/18/96, 10/
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Adopted or
amended
Rule title
18/96 and 06/03/97 respectively. There
are no previous versions of Rule 2202 in
the SIP, although the SCAQMD adopted
earlier versions of this rule on 12/08/95,
03/08/96 and 11/08/96, and CARB
submitted them to us on 11/26/96, 11/
26/96 and 12/19/97 respectively. There
are no previous versions of Rules 503.1
and 511.1. There are no previous
versions of Rule 504 in the SIP,
although the SCAQMD adopted an
earlier version of this rule on 02/05/88.
While we can only act on the most
recently submitted version, we have
reviewed materials provided with
previous submittals.
C. What is the purpose of the submitted
rules?
Nitrogen oxides (NOX) and volatile
organic compounds (VOCs) help
produce ground-level ozone, smog and
particulate matter (PM), which harm
human health and the environment.
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05/09/97
10/09/98
02/05/88
01/05/90
02/05/88
Submitted
06/03/97
06/03/99
02/07/89
05/13/91
02/07/89
Section 110(a) of the CAA requires
States to submit regulations that control
VOC and NOX emissions. Rule 1610 is
a voluntary rule with the goal of
reducing motor vehicle exhaust
emissions of VOC, NOX, carbon
monoxide (CO), and PM by issuing
mobile source emission reduction
credits (MSERCs) in exchange for the
scrapping of old, high emitting vehicles.
Rule 2202 requires employers with 250
or more full or part-time employees at
a worksite to reduce mobile source
emissions of VOC, NOX and CO
generated from employee commutes.
The EPA’s technical support documents
(TSDs) have more information about
rules 1610 and 2202.
Rules 503.1 describes procedures for
how sources can apply for ex parte
variances. Rule 504 specifies rules for
which the SCAQMD hearing board will
not grant variances. Rule 511.1
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describes procedures for the hearing
board regarding subpoenas.
II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action
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A. How is the EPA evaluating these
rules?
SIP rules must be enforceable (see
CAA section 110(a)(2)), must not
interfere with applicable requirements
concerning attainment and reasonable
further progress or other CAA
requirements (see CAA section 110(l)),
and must not modify certain SIP control
requirements in nonattainment areas
without ensuring equivalent or greater
emissions reductions (see CAA section
193). In addition, pursuant to CAA
section 110(i), neither EPA nor a state
may revise a SIP by issuing an ‘‘order,
suspension, plan revision, or other
action modifying any requirement of an
applicable implementation plan’’
without a plan promulgation or
revision.
Generally, SIP rules must require
Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT) for each category of
sources covered by a Control
Techniques Guidelines (CTG) document
as well as each major source of VOCs
and NOX in ozone nonattainment areas
classified as moderate or above (see
CAA section 182(b)(2) and 182(f)). The
SCAQMD regulates an ozone
nonattainment area classified as extreme
for the 1997 and 2008 8-hour ozone
standards (40 CFR 51.305). In addition,
SIP rules must implement Reasonably
Available Control Measures (RACM) in
moderate PM2.5 nonattainment areas
(see CAA sections 172(c)(1) and
189(a)(1)(C)). The SCAQMD regulates a
PM2.5 nonattainment area classified as
moderate for the annual and 24-hour
standards (40 CFR 51.312). A RACM
evaluation is generally performed in
context of a broader plan.
Guidance and policy documents that
we use to evaluate enforceability,
revision/relaxation and rule stringency
requirements for the applicable criteria
pollutants include the following:
1. ‘‘State Implementation Plans; General
Preamble for the Implementation of Title I of
the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,’’ 57
FR 13498 (April 16, 1992); 57 FR 18070
(April 28, 1992).
2. ‘‘Issues Relating to VOC Regulation
Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and Deviations,’’
EPA, May 25, 1988 (the Bluebook, revised
January 11, 1990).
3. ‘‘Guidance Document for Correcting
Common VOC & Other Rule Deficiencies,’’
EPA Region 9, August 21, 2001 (the Little
Bluebook).
4. ‘‘Review of State Implementation Plans
and Revisions for Enforceability and Legal
Sufficiency,’’ EPA from J. Craig Potter,
Thomas L. Adams Jr., Francis S. Blake,
September 23, 1987.
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5. ‘‘Guidance an Enforceability
Requirements for Limiting Potential to Emit
through SIP and § 112 Rules and General
Permits’’ EPA from Kathie A. Stein, January
25, 1995.
B. Do the rules meet the evaluation
criteria?
EPA supports SCAQMD efforts to
implement nontraditional and
innovative strategies for reducing air
pollutant emissions, including
commuter programs to reduce the
frequency that employees drive alone to
work, and programs to incentivize early
adoption and turnover to cleaner, lesspolluting mobile sources.1 Nonetheless,
we have identified several provisions in
these rules that do not meet the
evaluation criteria. These deficiencies
are summarized below and discussed
further in the TSDs. Because these
deficiencies are significant enough to
prevent our approval of these rules, we
have not attempted to identify all other
potential approvability issues, and are
not providing a detailed analysis of all
the evaluation criteria listed above.
While we cannot propose to approve
SCAQMD Rules 1610 and 2202 at this
time, we commend SCAQMD’s
leadership in developing and
implementing creative programs like
these for many years and we commit to
continued collaboration to address
SCAQMD’s air quality challenges.
EPA and California have long
recognized that a state-issued variance,
though binding as a matter of state law,
does not prevent EPA from enforcing
the underlying SIP provisions unless
and until EPA approves that variance as
a SIP revision. The variance provisions
in Rules 503.1 and 504 are deficient for
various reasons, including their failure
to address the fact that a state- or
district-issued variance has no effect on
enforcing the underlying federal
requirement unless the variance is
submitted to and approved by EPA as a
SIP revision. Therefore, the inclusion of
these rules in the SIP is inconsistent
with the Act and may be confusing to
regulated industry and the general
public.
States and Districts can adopt various
provisions describing local agency
investigative or enforcement authority,
including the authority to issue
subpoenas such as in Rule 511.1, to
1 See, e.g., U.S. EPA, Transportation and Climate
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality,
‘‘Commuter Programs: Quantifying and Using Their
Emission Benefits in SIPs and Conformity’’
(February 2014) and Memorandum from Richard D.
Wilson, Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and
Radiation, to EPA Regional Administrators, re:
‘‘Guidance on Incorporating Voluntary Mobile
Source Emission Reduction Programs in State
Implementation Plans (SIPs)’’ (October 1997).
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demonstrate adequate enforcement
authority under section 110(a)(2) of the
Act. These rules should not be approved
into the applicable SIP, however, to
avoid potential conflict with EPA’s
independent authorities provided in
CAA section 113, section 114 and
elsewhere.
C. What are the identified rule
deficiencies?
The deficiencies listed below are
some of the provisions that of the
submitted rules that do not satisfy the
requirements of section 110 and part D
of Title I of the Act and prevent full
approval of the SIP submittals.
We propose to disapprove the SIP
revision for Rule 1610 based at least in
part on the following deficiencies:
1. The Section (e)(2) requirement that
engines of scrapped vehicles be
destroyed is insufficiently federally
enforceable for various reasons.
2. The Section (f)(2)(A) requirement
that the vehicle be registered for two
years within SCAQMD is not fully
enforceable by allowing the Executive
Officer to approve different
documentation.
3. The Section (g) requirement of a
visual and functional inspection of the
vehicle has no recordkeeping
requirements.
4. There is no recordkeeping
requirement to demonstrate compliance
with the Section (g)(1) requirement that
vehicles be driven under their own
power to the scrapping site.
5. There is no requirement to
maintain records for the life of the
MSERCs.
We propose to disapprove the SIP
revision for Rule 2202 based at least in
part on the following deficiencies:
1. Per Section (f)(1), the rule relies on
Regulation XVI, which is not currently
in the SIP.
2. Per Section (f)(3), the rule relies on
AQIP (Rule 2501), which is not
currently in the SIP.
3. Per Section (f)(4), the rule relies on
emission reduction strategies approved
on a case-by-case basis by the Executive
Officer.
4. Per Section (g)(4), the rule relies on
vehicle miles travelled reduction
programs approved on a case-by-case
basis by the Executive Officer.
We propose to disapprove the SIP
revision for Rules 503.1 and 504
because they conflict with CAA sections
110(a) and (i) and fail to address that a
state- or district-issued variance has no
effect on enforcing the underlying
federal requirement unless the variance
is submitted to and approved by EPA as
a SIP revision.
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We will accept comments from the
public on the proposed disapproval for
the next 30 days.
We propose to disapprove the SIP
revision for Rule 511.1 to avoid
potential conflict with EPA’s
independent authorities provided in
CAA section 113, section 114 and
elsewhere.
III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review
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D. Proposed Action and Public
Comment
As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of
the Act, we are proposing full
disapproval of the submitted SCAQMD
Rules 1610, 2202, 503.1, 504, and 511.1.
There are no sanctions or Federal
Implementation Plan (FIP) implications
should EPA finalize this disapproval.
Sanctions would not be imposed under
CAA section 179(b) because the
submittal of Rules 1610 and 2202 is
discretionary (i.e., not required to be
included in the SIP). A FIP would not
be imposed under CAA section 110(c)(1)
because the disapproval does not reveal
a deficiency in the SIP that such a FIP
must correct. Specifically: (1) Rule 1610
is voluntary and only serves to provide
for an alternative method of compliance
for stationary and other emission
sources subject to other District
regulations that allow the use of credits
as a compliance option; and (2) Rule
2202 is not a required CAA submittal
because the CAA gives state and local
agencies discretion, but does not
require, employers ‘‘to implement
programs to reduce work-related vehicle
trips and miles travelled by employees’’
(see CAA section 182(d)(1)(B)).
Additionally, at this time, we have not
credited emission reductions from Rules
1610 or 2202 in an approved SIP and we
are not aware of a SCAQMD plan
submitted to EPA that relies on
emission reductions from these rules to
fulfill a CAA requirement. Accordingly,
the failure of the SCAQMD to adopt
revisions to Rules 1610 and 2202 would
not adversely affect the SIP’s
compliance with the CAA’s
requirements, such as the requirements
for section 182 ozone RACT, reasonable
further progress, and attainment
demonstrations. Rules 503.1, 504 and
511.1 regulate hearing board procedures
and do not control emission sources or
otherwise generate emission reductions
nor are they required elements of the
SIP. Thus, EPA does not need to impose
sanctions or promulgate a FIP upon
their disapproval. Note that the
submitted rules have been adopted by
the SCAQMD, and a final disapproval
by the EPA would not prevent the local
agency from enforcing them or the
revised versions of these rules
subsequently adopted by SCAQMD as a
matter of State law.
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This action is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under the terms of
Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 (58 FR
51735, October 4, 1993) and is therefore
not subject to review under the E.O.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
This action does not impose an
information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., because this
proposed SIP disapproval under section
110 and subchapter I, part D of the
Clean Air Act will not in-and-of itself
create any new information collection
burdens but simply disapproves certain
State requirements for inclusion into the
SIP. Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
generally requires an agency to conduct
a regulatory flexibility analysis of any
rule subject to notice and comment
rulemaking requirements unless the
agency certifies that the rule will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
Small entities include small businesses,
small not-for-profit enterprises, and
small governmental jurisdictions. For
purposes of assessing the impacts of this
rule on small entities, small entity is
defined as: (1) A small business as
defined by the Small Business
Administration’s (SBA) regulations at 13
CFR 121.201; (2) a small governmental
jurisdiction that is a government of a
city, county, town, school district or
special district with a population of less
than 50,000; and (3) a small
organization that is any not-for-profit
enterprise which is independently
owned and operated and is not
dominant in its field.
After considering the economic
impacts of this proposed rule on small
entities, I certify that this action will not
have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
This proposed rule does not impose any
requirements or create impacts on small
entities. This proposed SIP disapproval
under section 110 and subchapter I, part
D of the Clean Air Act will not in-andof itself create any new requirements
but simply disapproves certain State
requirements for inclusion into the SIP.
Accordingly, it affords no opportunity
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for EPA to fashion for small entities less
burdensome compliance or reporting
requirements or timetables or
exemptions from all or part of the rule.
Therefore, this action will not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
We continue to be interested in the
potential impacts of this proposed rule
on small entities and welcome
comments on issues related to such
impacts.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This action contains no federal
mandates under the provisions of Title
II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C. 1531–
1538, for State, local, or tribal
governments or the private sector. EPA
has determined that the proposed
disapproval action does not include a
federal mandate that may result in
estimated costs of $100 million or more
to either State, local, or tribal
governments in the aggregate, or to the
private sector. This action proposes to
disapprove pre-existing requirements
under State or local law, and imposes
no new requirements. Accordingly, no
additional costs to State, local, or tribal
governments, or to the private sector,
result from this action.
E. Executive Order 13132, Federalism
Executive Order 13132, entitled
‘‘Federalism’’ (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999), requires EPA to develop an
accountable process to ensure
‘‘meaningful and timely input by State
and local officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have federalism
implications.’’ ‘‘Policies that have
federalism implications’’ is defined in
the Executive Order to include
regulations that have ‘‘substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship
between the national government and
the States, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government.’’
This action does not have federalism
implications. It will not have substantial
direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in
Executive Order 13132, because it
merely disapproves certain State
requirements for inclusion into the SIP
and does not alter the relationship or
the distribution of power and
responsibilities established in the Clean
Air Act. Thus, Executive Order 13132
does not apply to this action.
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F. Executive Order 13175, Coordination
With Indian Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal
implications, as specified in Executive
Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000), because the SIP rules EPA is
proposing to disapprove would not
apply on any Indian reservation land or
in any other area where EPA or an
Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction, and EPA notes
that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law. Thus, Executive Order 13175
does not apply to this action.
G. Executive Order 13045, Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
EPA interprets E.O. 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997) as applying only
to those regulatory actions that concern
health or safety risks, such that the
analysis required under section 5–501 of
the E.O. has the potential to influence
the regulation. This action is not subject
to E.O. 13045 because it is not an
economically significant regulatory
action based on health or safety risks
subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997). This proposed
SIP disapproval under section 110 and
subchapter I, part D of the Clean Air Act
will not in-and-of itself create any new
regulations but simply disapproves
certain State requirements for inclusion
into the SIP.
H. Executive Order 13211, Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Volatile organic
compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: October 30, 2015.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (‘‘NTTAA’’), Public Law
104–113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
directs EPA to use voluntary consensus
standards in its regulatory activities
unless to do so would be inconsistent
with applicable law or otherwise
impractical. Voluntary consensus
standards are technical standards (e.g.,
materials specifications, test methods,
sampling procedures, and business
practices) that are developed or adopted
by voluntary consensus standards
bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to provide
Congress, through OMB, explanations
when the Agency decides not to use
available and applicable voluntary
consensus standards.
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Executive Order (E.O.) 12898 (59 FR
7629 (Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes federal
executive policy on environmental
justice. Its main provision directs
federal agencies, to the greatest extent
practicable and permitted by law, to
make environmental justice part of their
mission by identifying and addressing,
as appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or
environmental effects of their programs,
policies, and activities on minority
populations and low-income
populations in the United States.
EPA lacks the discretionary authority
to address environmental justice in this
rulemaking.
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Actions To Address Environmental
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Low-Income Population
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This proposed rule is not subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355,
May 22, 2001) because it is not a
significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.
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The EPA believes that this action is
not subject to requirements of Section
12(d) of NTTAA because application of
those requirements would be
inconsistent with the Clean Air Act.
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Air Plan Approval; ME; Repeal of the
Maine’s General Conformity Provision
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
State Implementation Plan (SIP)
revision submitted by the State of
Maine. This revision removes State
Regulation Chapter 141 Conformity of
General Federal Actions from the SIP.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before December 24,
2015.
SUMMARY:
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Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01–
OAR–2015–0593 by one of the following
methods:
1. https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
2. Email: arnold.anne@epa.gov.
3. Fax: (617) 918–0047
4. Mail: ‘‘EPA–R01–OAR–2015–
0593’’, Anne Arnold, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, 5 Post
Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code
OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver
your comments to: Anne Arnold,
Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit,
Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, 5 Post
Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code
OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912.
Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Regional Office’s normal
hours of operation. The Regional
Office’s official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.
Please see the direct final rule which
is located in the Rules Section of this
Federal Register for detailed
instructions on how to submit
comments.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ariel Garcia, Air Quality Unit, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
New England Regional Office, 5 Post
Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code
OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912,
telephone number (617) 918–1660, fax
number (617) 918–0660, email
garcia.ariel@epa.gov .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
Final Rules Section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the State’s
SIP submittal as a direct final rule
without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial
submittal and anticipates no adverse
comments. A detailed rationale for the
approval is set forth in the direct final
rule. If no adverse comments are
received in response to this action rule,
no further activity is contemplated. If
EPA receives adverse comments, the
direct final rule will be withdrawn and
all public comments received will be
addressed in a subsequent final rule
based on this proposed rule. EPA will
not institute a second comment period.
Any parties interested in commenting
on this action should do so at this time.
Please note that if EPA receives adverse
comment on an amendment, paragraph,
or section of this rule and if that
provision may be severed from the
remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2015-0545; FRL-9937-27-Region 9]
Disapproval of California Air Plan Revisions, South Coast Air
Quality Management District
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
disapprove revisions to the South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP)
concerning Vehicle Scrapping, Employee Trip Reduction, and procedures
for the hearing board concerning variances and subpoenas.
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We are proposing action on local rules that regulate these activities
under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). We are taking comments on
this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.
DATES: Any comments must arrive by December 24, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2015-0545, by one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions.
2. Email: steckel.andrew@epa.gov.
3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105-3901.
Instructions: All comments will be included in the public docket
without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you
consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as
such and should not be submitted through www.regulations.gov or email.
www.regulations.gov is an ``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
public comment. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are
available electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. While all
documents in the docket are listed at www.regulations.gov, some
information may be publicly available only at the hard copy location
(e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and some may not be publicly
available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy
materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business hours
with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Idalia P[eacute]rez, EPA Region IX,
(415) 972-3248, perez.idalia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. The State's Submittal
A. What rules did the State submit?
B. Are there other versions of these rules?
C. What is the purpose of the submitted rules?
II. EPA's Evaluation and Action
A. How is the EPA evaluating these rules?
B. Do the rules meet the evaluation criteria?
C. What are the identified rule deficiencies?
D. Proposed Action and Public Comment
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. The State's Submittal
A. What rules did the State submit?
Table 1 lists the rules proposed for disapproval with the date that
they were adopted or amended and submitted by the California Air
Resources Board (CARB).
Table 1--Submitted Rules
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Adopted or
Local agency Rule No. Rule title amended Submitted
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SCAQMD............................. 1610 Old-Vehicle Scrapping...... 05/09/97 06/03/97
SCAQMD............................. 2202 On-Road Motor Vehicle 10/09/98 06/03/99
Mitigation Options.
SCAQMD............................. 503.1 Ex Parte Petitions for 02/05/88 02/07/89
Variances.
SCAQMD............................. 504 Rules from which Variances 01/05/90 05/13/91
Are Not Allowed.
SCAQMD............................. 511.1 Subpoenas.................. 02/05/88 02/07/89
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On December 3, 1997, the submittal for SCAQMD Rule 1610 was deemed
by operation of law to meet the completeness criteria in 40 CFR part
51, appendix V, which must be met before formal EPA review. On December
3, 1999, the submittal for SCAQMD Rule 2202 was deemed by operation of
law to meet the completeness criteria. On May 5, 1989, the EPA
determined that the submittal for SCAQMD Rules 503.1 and 511.1 met the
completeness criteria. On July 10, 1991, the EPA determined that the
submittal for SCAQMD Rule 504 met the completeness.
B. Are there other versions of these rules?
There are no previous versions of Rule 1610 in the SIP, although
the SCAQMD adopted earlier versions of this rule on 02/11/94, 10/13/95,
02/08/96 and 04/11/97, and CARB submitted them to us on 07/13/94, 10/
18/96, 10/18/96 and 06/03/97 respectively. There are no previous
versions of Rule 2202 in the SIP, although the SCAQMD adopted earlier
versions of this rule on 12/08/95, 03/08/96 and 11/08/96, and CARB
submitted them to us on 11/26/96, 11/26/96 and 12/19/97 respectively.
There are no previous versions of Rules 503.1 and 511.1. There are no
previous versions of Rule 504 in the SIP, although the SCAQMD adopted
an earlier version of this rule on 02/05/88. While we can only act on
the most recently submitted version, we have reviewed materials
provided with previous submittals.
C. What is the purpose of the submitted rules?
Nitrogen oxides (NOX) and volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) help produce ground-level ozone, smog and particulate matter
(PM), which harm human health and the environment. Section 110(a) of
the CAA requires States to submit regulations that control VOC and
NOX emissions. Rule 1610 is a voluntary rule with the goal
of reducing motor vehicle exhaust emissions of VOC, NOX,
carbon monoxide (CO), and PM by issuing mobile source emission
reduction credits (MSERCs) in exchange for the scrapping of old, high
emitting vehicles. Rule 2202 requires employers with 250 or more full
or part-time employees at a worksite to reduce mobile source emissions
of VOC, NOX and CO generated from employee commutes. The
EPA's technical support documents (TSDs) have more information about
rules 1610 and 2202.
Rules 503.1 describes procedures for how sources can apply for ex
parte variances. Rule 504 specifies rules for which the SCAQMD hearing
board will not grant variances. Rule 511.1
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describes procedures for the hearing board regarding subpoenas.
II. EPA's Evaluation and Action
A. How is the EPA evaluating these rules?
SIP rules must be enforceable (see CAA section 110(a)(2)), must not
interfere with applicable requirements concerning attainment and
reasonable further progress or other CAA requirements (see CAA section
110(l)), and must not modify certain SIP control requirements in
nonattainment areas without ensuring equivalent or greater emissions
reductions (see CAA section 193). In addition, pursuant to CAA section
110(i), neither EPA nor a state may revise a SIP by issuing an ``order,
suspension, plan revision, or other action modifying any requirement of
an applicable implementation plan'' without a plan promulgation or
revision.
Generally, SIP rules must require Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT) for each category of sources covered by a Control
Techniques Guidelines (CTG) document as well as each major source of
VOCs and NOX in ozone nonattainment areas classified as
moderate or above (see CAA section 182(b)(2) and 182(f)). The SCAQMD
regulates an ozone nonattainment area classified as extreme for the
1997 and 2008 8-hour ozone standards (40 CFR 51.305). In addition, SIP
rules must implement Reasonably Available Control Measures (RACM) in
moderate PM2.5 nonattainment areas (see CAA sections
172(c)(1) and 189(a)(1)(C)). The SCAQMD regulates a PM2.5
nonattainment area classified as moderate for the annual and 24-hour
standards (40 CFR 51.312). A RACM evaluation is generally performed in
context of a broader plan.
Guidance and policy documents that we use to evaluate
enforceability, revision/relaxation and rule stringency requirements
for the applicable criteria pollutants include the following:
1. ``State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for the
Implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,''
57 FR 13498 (April 16, 1992); 57 FR 18070 (April 28, 1992).
2. ``Issues Relating to VOC Regulation Cutpoints, Deficiencies,
and Deviations,'' EPA, May 25, 1988 (the Bluebook, revised January
11, 1990).
3. ``Guidance Document for Correcting Common VOC & Other Rule
Deficiencies,'' EPA Region 9, August 21, 2001 (the Little Bluebook).
4. ``Review of State Implementation Plans and Revisions for
Enforceability and Legal Sufficiency,'' EPA from J. Craig Potter,
Thomas L. Adams Jr., Francis S. Blake, September 23, 1987.
5. ``Guidance an Enforceability Requirements for Limiting
Potential to Emit through SIP and Sec. 112 Rules and General
Permits'' EPA from Kathie A. Stein, January 25, 1995.
B. Do the rules meet the evaluation criteria?
EPA supports SCAQMD efforts to implement nontraditional and
innovative strategies for reducing air pollutant emissions, including
commuter programs to reduce the frequency that employees drive alone to
work, and programs to incentivize early adoption and turnover to
cleaner, less-polluting mobile sources.\1\ Nonetheless, we have
identified several provisions in these rules that do not meet the
evaluation criteria. These deficiencies are summarized below and
discussed further in the TSDs. Because these deficiencies are
significant enough to prevent our approval of these rules, we have not
attempted to identify all other potential approvability issues, and are
not providing a detailed analysis of all the evaluation criteria listed
above. While we cannot propose to approve SCAQMD Rules 1610 and 2202 at
this time, we commend SCAQMD's leadership in developing and
implementing creative programs like these for many years and we commit
to continued collaboration to address SCAQMD's air quality challenges.
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\1\ See, e.g., U.S. EPA, Transportation and Climate Division,
Office of Transportation and Air Quality, ``Commuter Programs:
Quantifying and Using Their Emission Benefits in SIPs and
Conformity'' (February 2014) and Memorandum from Richard D. Wilson,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, to EPA
Regional Administrators, re: ``Guidance on Incorporating Voluntary
Mobile Source Emission Reduction Programs in State Implementation
Plans (SIPs)'' (October 1997).
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EPA and California have long recognized that a state-issued
variance, though binding as a matter of state law, does not prevent EPA
from enforcing the underlying SIP provisions unless and until EPA
approves that variance as a SIP revision. The variance provisions in
Rules 503.1 and 504 are deficient for various reasons, including their
failure to address the fact that a state- or district-issued variance
has no effect on enforcing the underlying federal requirement unless
the variance is submitted to and approved by EPA as a SIP revision.
Therefore, the inclusion of these rules in the SIP is inconsistent with
the Act and may be confusing to regulated industry and the general
public.
States and Districts can adopt various provisions describing local
agency investigative or enforcement authority, including the authority
to issue subpoenas such as in Rule 511.1, to demonstrate adequate
enforcement authority under section 110(a)(2) of the Act. These rules
should not be approved into the applicable SIP, however, to avoid
potential conflict with EPA's independent authorities provided in CAA
section 113, section 114 and elsewhere.
C. What are the identified rule deficiencies?
The deficiencies listed below are some of the provisions that of
the submitted rules that do not satisfy the requirements of section 110
and part D of Title I of the Act and prevent full approval of the SIP
submittals.
We propose to disapprove the SIP revision for Rule 1610 based at
least in part on the following deficiencies:
1. The Section (e)(2) requirement that engines of scrapped vehicles
be destroyed is insufficiently federally enforceable for various
reasons.
2. The Section (f)(2)(A) requirement that the vehicle be registered
for two years within SCAQMD is not fully enforceable by allowing the
Executive Officer to approve different documentation.
3. The Section (g) requirement of a visual and functional
inspection of the vehicle has no recordkeeping requirements.
4. There is no recordkeeping requirement to demonstrate compliance
with the Section (g)(1) requirement that vehicles be driven under their
own power to the scrapping site.
5. There is no requirement to maintain records for the life of the
MSERCs.
We propose to disapprove the SIP revision for Rule 2202 based at
least in part on the following deficiencies:
1. Per Section (f)(1), the rule relies on Regulation XVI, which is
not currently in the SIP.
2. Per Section (f)(3), the rule relies on AQIP (Rule 2501), which
is not currently in the SIP.
3. Per Section (f)(4), the rule relies on emission reduction
strategies approved on a case-by-case basis by the Executive Officer.
4. Per Section (g)(4), the rule relies on vehicle miles travelled
reduction programs approved on a case-by-case basis by the Executive
Officer.
We propose to disapprove the SIP revision for Rules 503.1 and 504
because they conflict with CAA sections 110(a) and (i) and fail to
address that a state- or district-issued variance has no effect on
enforcing the underlying federal requirement unless the variance is
submitted to and approved by EPA as a SIP revision.
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We propose to disapprove the SIP revision for Rule 511.1 to avoid
potential conflict with EPA's independent authorities provided in CAA
section 113, section 114 and elsewhere.
D. Proposed Action and Public Comment
As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, we are proposing
full disapproval of the submitted SCAQMD Rules 1610, 2202, 503.1, 504,
and 511.1. There are no sanctions or Federal Implementation Plan (FIP)
implications should EPA finalize this disapproval. Sanctions would not
be imposed under CAA section 179(b) because the submittal of Rules 1610
and 2202 is discretionary (i.e., not required to be included in the
SIP). A FIP would not be imposed under CAA section 110(c)(1) because
the disapproval does not reveal a deficiency in the SIP that such a FIP
must correct. Specifically: (1) Rule 1610 is voluntary and only serves
to provide for an alternative method of compliance for stationary and
other emission sources subject to other District regulations that allow
the use of credits as a compliance option; and (2) Rule 2202 is not a
required CAA submittal because the CAA gives state and local agencies
discretion, but does not require, employers ``to implement programs to
reduce work-related vehicle trips and miles travelled by employees''
(see CAA section 182(d)(1)(B)). Additionally, at this time, we have not
credited emission reductions from Rules 1610 or 2202 in an approved SIP
and we are not aware of a SCAQMD plan submitted to EPA that relies on
emission reductions from these rules to fulfill a CAA requirement.
Accordingly, the failure of the SCAQMD to adopt revisions to Rules 1610
and 2202 would not adversely affect the SIP's compliance with the CAA's
requirements, such as the requirements for section 182 ozone RACT,
reasonable further progress, and attainment demonstrations. Rules
503.1, 504 and 511.1 regulate hearing board procedures and do not
control emission sources or otherwise generate emission reductions nor
are they required elements of the SIP. Thus, EPA does not need to
impose sanctions or promulgate a FIP upon their disapproval. Note that
the submitted rules have been adopted by the SCAQMD, and a final
disapproval by the EPA would not prevent the local agency from
enforcing them or the revised versions of these rules subsequently
adopted by SCAQMD as a matter of State law.
We will accept comments from the public on the proposed disapproval
for the next 30 days.
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review
This action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under the
terms of Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993)
and is therefore not subject to review under the E.O.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,
because this proposed SIP disapproval under section 110 and subchapter
I, part D of the Clean Air Act will not in-and-of itself create any new
information collection burdens but simply disapproves certain State
requirements for inclusion into the SIP. Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency
to conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to
notice and comment rulemaking requirements unless the agency certifies
that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small
businesses, small not-for-profit enterprises, and small governmental
jurisdictions. For purposes of assessing the impacts of this rule on
small entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A small business as
defined by the Small Business Administration's (SBA) regulations at 13
CFR 121.201; (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government
of a city, county, town, school district or special district with a
population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is
any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated
and is not dominant in its field.
After considering the economic impacts of this proposed rule on
small entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant
impact on a substantial number of small entities. This proposed rule
does not impose any requirements or create impacts on small entities.
This proposed SIP disapproval under section 110 and subchapter I, part
D of the Clean Air Act will not in-and-of itself create any new
requirements but simply disapproves certain State requirements for
inclusion into the SIP. Accordingly, it affords no opportunity for EPA
to fashion for small entities less burdensome compliance or reporting
requirements or timetables or exemptions from all or part of the rule.
Therefore, this action will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
We continue to be interested in the potential impacts of this
proposed rule on small entities and welcome comments on issues related
to such impacts.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
This action contains no federal mandates under the provisions of
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C.
1531-1538, for State, local, or tribal governments or the private
sector. EPA has determined that the proposed disapproval action does
not include a federal mandate that may result in estimated costs of
$100 million or more to either State, local, or tribal governments in
the aggregate, or to the private sector. This action proposes to
disapprove pre-existing requirements under State or local law, and
imposes no new requirements. Accordingly, no additional costs to State,
local, or tribal governments, or to the private sector, result from
this action.
E. Executive Order 13132, Federalism
Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR 43255, August
10, 1999), requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure
``meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in the
development of regulatory policies that have federalism implications.''
``Policies that have federalism implications'' is defined in the
Executive Order to include regulations that have ``substantial direct
effects on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government.''
This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have
substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between
the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as
specified in Executive Order 13132, because it merely disapproves
certain State requirements for inclusion into the SIP and does not
alter the relationship or the distribution of power and
responsibilities established in the Clean Air Act. Thus, Executive
Order 13132 does not apply to this action.
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F. Executive Order 13175, Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the SIP
rules EPA is proposing to disapprove would not apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction, and EPA notes that it will
not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this action.
G. Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
EPA interprets E.O. 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) as applying
only to those regulatory actions that concern health or safety risks,
such that the analysis required under section 5-501 of the E.O. has the
potential to influence the regulation. This action is not subject to
E.O. 13045 because it is not an economically significant regulatory
action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045
(62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). This proposed SIP disapproval under
section 110 and subchapter I, part D of the Clean Air Act will not in-
and-of itself create any new regulations but simply disapproves certain
State requirements for inclusion into the SIP.
H. Executive Order 13211, Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use
This proposed rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory action
under Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (``NTTAA''), Public Law 104-113, 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
directs EPA to use voluntary consensus standards in its regulatory
activities unless to do so would be inconsistent with applicable law or
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical
standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods, sampling
procedures, and business practices) that are developed or adopted by
voluntary consensus standards bodies. NTTAA directs EPA to provide
Congress, through OMB, explanations when the Agency decides not to use
available and applicable voluntary consensus standards.
The EPA believes that this action is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of NTTAA because application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act.
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Population
Executive Order (E.O.) 12898 (59 FR 7629 (Feb. 16, 1994))
establishes federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main
provision directs federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable
and permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their
mission by identifying and addressing, as appropriate,
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects of their programs, policies, and activities on minority
populations and low-income populations in the United States.
EPA lacks the discretionary authority to address environmental
justice in this rulemaking.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: October 30, 2015.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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