Limited Approval, Limited Disapproval of California Air Plan Revisions, Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District, 48346-48348 [2016-17192]
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Sue Swenson,
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40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0105; FRL–9947–69–
Region 9]
Limited Approval, Limited Disapproval
of California Air Plan Revisions,
Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control
District
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is finalizing a limited
approval and limited disapproval of
revisions to the Eastern Kern Air
SUMMARY:
Pollution Control District (EKAPCD)
portion of the California State
Implementation Plan (SIP). These
revisions concern volatile organic
compounds (VOC) emitted from motor
vehicle and mobile equipment
refinishing operations. Under the
authority of the Clean Air Act (CAA or
the Act), this action simultaneously
approves a local rule that regulates these
emission sources and directs California
to correct rule deficiencies.
DATES: This rule will be effective on
August 24, 2016.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established docket
number EPA–R09–OAR–2016–0105 for
this action. Generally, documents in the
docket for this action are available
electronically at https://
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 https://www.regulations.gov,
some information may be publicly
available only at the hard copy location
(e.g., copyrighted material, large maps,
multi-volume reports), and some may
not be available in either location (e.g.,
confidential business information
(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:
Arnold Lazarus, EPA Region IX, (415)
972–3024, lazarus.arnold@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA)
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination
With Indian Tribal Governments
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
Children From Environmental Health
Risks and Safety Risks
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
I. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act (NTTAA)
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions
To Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-Income
Population
I. Proposed Action
On April 15, 2016 (81 FR 22204), the
EPA proposed a limited approval and
limited disapproval of the following
rule that was submitted for
incorporation into the California SIP.
TABLE 1—SUBMITTED RULE
Rule No.
Rule title
Amended
Submitted
EKAPCD .................................
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Local agency
410.4A
Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Refinishing Operations
03/13/14
07/25/14
We proposed a limited approval
because we determined that this rule
improves the SIP and is largely
consistent with the relevant CAA
requirements. We simultaneously
proposed a limited disapproval because
some rule provisions conflict with
section 110 and part D of the Act. These
provisions include the following:
• Paragraph VI(A), ‘‘VOC Content
Limits,’’ provides VOC limits for cavity
wax, deadener, gasket/gasket sealing
material, lubricating wax/compounds
and trunk interior coatings. However, in
conflict with long-standing guidance on
enforceability such as discussed in the
Bluebook, these terms are not defined in
the rule.1
1 See ‘‘Issues Relating to VOC Regulation
Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and Deviations,’’ (a.k.a.,
Bluebook) EPA OAQPS, May 25, 1988. P2–7.
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Our proposed action contains more
information on the basis for this
rulemaking and on our evaluation of the
submittal.
II. Public Comments and EPA
Responses
The EPA’s proposed action provided
a 30-day public comment period. During
this period we received no comments.
III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted that
change our assessment of the rule as
described in our proposed action.
Therefore, as authorized in sections
110(k)(3) and 301(a) of the Act, the EPA
is finalizing a limited approval of the
submitted rule. This action incorporates
the submitted rule into the California
SIP, including those provisions
identified as deficient. As authorized
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under section 110(k)(3) and 301(a), the
EPA is simultaneously finalizing a
limited disapproval of the rule.
This final limited disapproval does
not trigger sanctions or a federal
implementation plan (FIP) clock.
Sanctions will not be imposed under
CAA 179(b) because the submittal of
Rule 410.4A is discretionary (i.e., not
required to be included in the SIP), and
EPA will not promulgate a FIP in this
instance under CAA 110(c)(1) because
the disapproval does not reveal a
deficiency in the SIP for the area that
such a FIP must correct. Specifically,
there is no EPA control techniques
guidelines (CTG) for Motor Vehicle and
Mobile Equipment Refinishing
Operations and, according to CARB’s
Facility Search Engine, there are no
facilities that emit VOC in the EKAPCD
for this category for the most recent
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database year of 2013. Accordingly, the
failure of the EKAPCD to adopt
revisions to Rule 410.4A would not
adversely affect the SIP’s compliance
with the CAA’s requirements, such as
the requirements for section 182 ozone
reasonably available control technology
(RACT), reasonable further progress,
and attainment demonstrations. Note
that the submitted rule has been
adopted by the EKAPCD and the EPA’s
final limited disapproval does not
prevent the local agency from enforcing
it. The limited disapproval also does not
prevent any portion of the rule from
being incorporated by reference into the
federally enforceable SIP as discussed in
a July 9, 1992 EPA memo found at:
https://www.epa.gov/nsr/ttnnsr01/gen/
pdf/memo-s.pdf.
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, the EPA is finalizing
regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the
incorporation by reference of the
EKAPCD rule described in the
amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth
below. The EPA has made, and will
continue to make, these documents
available electronically through
www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
at the appropriate EPA office (see the
ADDRESSES section of this preamble for
more information).
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Additional information about these
statutes and Executive Orders can be
found at https://www2.epa.gov/lawsregulations/laws-and-executive-orders.
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant
regulatory action and was therefore not
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review.
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B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose an
information collection burden under the
PRA because this action does not
impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by state law.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
I certify that this action will not have
a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the RFA. This action will not
impose any requirements on small
entities beyond those imposed by state
law.
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D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA)
This action does not contain any
unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does
not significantly or uniquely affect small
governments. This action does not
impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by state law.
Accordingly, no additional costs to
State, local, or tribal governments, or to
the private sector, will result from this
action.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
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.
F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination
With Indian Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal
implications, as specified in Executive
Order 13175, because 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, and 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
The EPA interprets Executive Order
13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern
environmental health or safety risks that
the EPA has reason to believe may
disproportionately affect children, per
the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory
action’’ in section 2–202 of the
Executive Order. This action is not
subject to Executive Order 13045
because it does not impose additional
requirements beyond those imposed by
state law.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive
Order 13211, because it is not a
significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act (NTTAA)
Section 12(d) of the NTTAA directs
the EPA to use voluntary consensus
standards in its regulatory activities
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unless to do so would be inconsistent
with applicable law or otherwise
impractical. The EPA believes that this
action is not subject to the requirements
of section 12(d) of the NTTAA because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the CAA.
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal
Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Population
The EPA lacks the discretionary
authority to address environmental
justice in this rulemaking.
K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
This action is subject to the CRA, and
the EPA will submit a rule report to
each House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United
States. This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
L. Petitions for Judicial Review
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 September 23,
2016. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of
this final rule does not affect the finality
of this rule for the purposes of judicial
review nor does it extend the time
within which a petition for judicial
review may be filed, and shall not
postpone the effectiveness of such rule
or action. This action may not be
challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements (see section
307(b)(2)).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: June 3, 2016.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting 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:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
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2. Section 52.220 is amended by
adding paragraphs (c)(231)(i)(B) (9) and
(c)(447)(i)(D)(5) to read as follows:
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§ 52.220
Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(231) * * *
(i) * * *
(B) * * *
(9) Previously approved on November
13, 1998 in paragraph (c)(231)(i)(B)(4)
and now deleted with replacement in
(c)(447)(i)(D)(5) Rule 410.4A amended
on March 7, 1996.
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(i) * * *
(D) * * *
(5) Rule 410.4A, ‘‘Motor Vehicle and
Mobile Equipment Refinishing
Operations,’’ amended on March 13,
2014.
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out the purposes of the section 307(d)’s
notice-and-comment rulemaking
requirements. By this action, the EPA is
making that determination. The EPA is
therefore extending the deadline for
acting on the petition to no later than
January 25, 2017.
DATES: This final rule is effective on July
25, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0347. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov Web
site. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., Confidential Business Information
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available electronically
through https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Gobeail McKinley, Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (C504–04), U.S.
EPA, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina 27709, telephone number (919)
541–5246, email:
mckinley.gobeail@epa.gov.
40 CFR Part 52
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0347; FRL–9949–42–
OAR]
I. Background and Legal Requirements
for Interstate Air Pollution
Extension of Deadline for Action on
the Section 126 Petition From
Connecticut
This is a procedural action to extend
the deadline for the EPA to respond to
a petition from the state of Connecticut
filed pursuant to CAA section 126(b).
The EPA received the petition on June
1, 2016. The petition requests that the
EPA make a finding under section
126(b) of the CAA that the Brunner
Island Steam Electric Station located in
York County, Pennsylvania is operating
in a manner that emits air pollutants in
violation of the provisions of section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the CAA with
respect to the 2008 ozone NAAQS.
Section 126(b) of the CAA authorizes
states to petition the EPA to find that a
major source or group of stationary
sources in upwind states emits or would
emit any air pollutant in violation of the
prohibition of CAA section
110(a)(2)(D)(i) 1 by contributing
significantly to nonattainment or
maintenance problems in downwind
states. Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this action, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
is determining that 60 days is
insufficient time to complete the
technical and other analyses and public
notice-and-comment process required
for our review of a petition submitted by
the state of Connecticut pursuant to
section 126 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
The petition requests that the EPA make
a finding that the Brunner Island Steam
Electric Station located in York County,
Pennsylvania, emits air pollution that
significantly contributes to
nonattainment and interferes with
maintenance of the 2008 ozone national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)
in Connecticut. Under section
307(d)(10) of CAA, the EPA is
authorized to grant a time extension for
responding to the petition if the EPA
determines that the extension is
necessary to afford the public, and the
agency, adequate opportunity to carry
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1 The text of CAA section 126 codified in the
United States Code cross references CAA section
110(a)(2)(D)(ii) instead of CAA section
110(a)(2)(D)(i). The courts have confirmed that this
is a scrivener’s error and the correct cross reference
is to CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i). See Appalachian
Power Co. v. EPA, 249 F.3d 1032, 1040–44 (D.C. Cir.
2001).
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CAA prohibits emissions of any air
pollutant in amounts which will
contribute significantly to
nonattainment in, or interfere with
maintenance by, any other state with
respect to any NAAQS. The petition
asserts that emissions from Brunner
Island’s three major boiler units are
linked to downwind nonattainment and
maintenance ozone receptor sites in
Connecticut for the 2008 ozone NAAQS
and that this impact would be mitigated
by regulation of nitrogen oxide
emissions at the plant or shutting down
the plant.
Pursuant to CAA section 126(b), the
EPA must make the finding requested in
the petition, or must deny the petition,
within 60 days of its receipt. Under
CAA section 126(c), any existing
sources for which the EPA makes the
requested finding must cease operations
within 3 months of the finding, except
that the source may continue to operate
if it complies with emission limitations
and compliance schedules (containing
increments of progress) that the EPA
may provide to bring about compliance
with the applicable requirements as
expeditiously as practical but no later
than 3 years from the date of the
finding.
CAA section 126(b) further provides
that the EPA must hold a public hearing
on the petition. The EPA’s action under
section 126 is also subject to the
procedural requirements of CAA section
307(d). See CAA section 307(d)(1)(N).
One of these requirements is notice-andcomment rulemaking, under section
307(d)(3)–(6).
In addition, CAA section 307(d)(10)
provides for a time extension, under
certain circumstances, for a rulemaking
subject to CAA section 307(d).
Specifically, CAA section 307(d)(10)
provides:
Each statutory deadline for promulgation
of rules to which this subsection applies
which requires promulgation less than six
months after date of proposal may be
extended to not more than six months after
date of proposal by the Administrator upon
a determination that such extension is
necessary to afford the public, and the
agency, adequate opportunity to carry out the
purposes of the subsection.
CAA section 307(d)(10) may be
applied to section 126 rulemakings
because the 60-day time limit under
CAA section 126(b) necessarily limits
the period for promulgation of a final
rule after proposal to less than 6
months.
II. Final Rule
A. Rule
In accordance with CAA section
307(d)(10), the EPA is determining that
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2016-0105; FRL-9947-69-Region 9]
Limited Approval, Limited Disapproval of California Air Plan
Revisions, Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a
limited approval and limited disapproval of revisions to the Eastern
Kern Air Pollution Control District (EKAPCD) portion of the California
State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern volatile
organic compounds (VOC) emitted from motor vehicle and mobile equipment
refinishing operations. Under the authority of the Clean Air Act (CAA
or the Act), this action simultaneously approves a local rule that
regulates these emission sources and directs California to correct rule
deficiencies.
DATES: This rule will be effective on August 24, 2016.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established docket number EPA-R09-OAR-2016-0105 for
this action. Generally, documents in the docket for this action are
available electronically at https://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 https://www.regulations.gov, some information may be publicly available only at
the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps, multi-
volume reports), and some may not be available in either location
(e.g., confidential business information (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: Arnold Lazarus, EPA Region IX, (415)
972-3024, lazarus.arnold@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and
Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination With Indian Tribal
Governments
G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Population
I. Proposed Action
On April 15, 2016 (81 FR 22204), the EPA proposed a limited
approval and limited disapproval of the following rule that was
submitted for incorporation into the California SIP.
Table 1--Submitted Rule
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Local agency Rule No. Rule title Amended Submitted
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EKAPCD............................ 410.4A Motor Vehicle and Mobile 03/13/14 07/25/14
Equipment Refinishing
Operations.
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We proposed a limited approval because we determined that this rule
improves the SIP and is largely consistent with the relevant CAA
requirements. We simultaneously proposed a limited disapproval because
some rule provisions conflict with section 110 and part D of the Act.
These provisions include the following:
Paragraph VI(A), ``VOC Content Limits,'' provides VOC
limits for cavity wax, deadener, gasket/gasket sealing material,
lubricating wax/compounds and trunk interior coatings. However, in
conflict with long-standing guidance on enforceability such as
discussed in the Bluebook, these terms are not defined in the rule.\1\
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\1\ See ``Issues Relating to VOC Regulation Cutpoints,
Deficiencies, and Deviations,'' (a.k.a., Bluebook) EPA OAQPS, May
25, 1988. P2-7.
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Our proposed action contains more information on the basis for this
rulemaking and on our evaluation of the submittal.
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
The EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period.
During this period we received no comments.
III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted that change our assessment of the rule
as described in our proposed action. Therefore, as authorized in
sections 110(k)(3) and 301(a) of the Act, the EPA is finalizing a
limited approval of the submitted rule. This action incorporates the
submitted rule into the California SIP, including those provisions
identified as deficient. As authorized under section 110(k)(3) and
301(a), the EPA is simultaneously finalizing a limited disapproval of
the rule.
This final limited disapproval does not trigger sanctions or a
federal implementation plan (FIP) clock. Sanctions will not be imposed
under CAA 179(b) because the submittal of Rule 410.4A is discretionary
(i.e., not required to be included in the SIP), and EPA will not
promulgate a FIP in this instance under CAA 110(c)(1) because the
disapproval does not reveal a deficiency in the SIP for the area that
such a FIP must correct. Specifically, there is no EPA control
techniques guidelines (CTG) for Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment
Refinishing Operations and, according to CARB's Facility Search Engine,
there are no facilities that emit VOC in the EKAPCD for this category
for the most recent
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database year of 2013. Accordingly, the failure of the EKAPCD to adopt
revisions to Rule 410.4A would not adversely affect the SIP's
compliance with the CAA's requirements, such as the requirements for
section 182 ozone reasonably available control technology (RACT),
reasonable further progress, and attainment demonstrations. Note that
the submitted rule has been adopted by the EKAPCD and the EPA's final
limited disapproval does not prevent the local agency from enforcing
it. The limited disapproval also does not prevent any portion of the
rule from being incorporated by reference into the federally
enforceable SIP as discussed in a July 9, 1992 EPA memo found at:
https://www.epa.gov/nsr/ttnnsr01/gen/pdf/memo-s.pdf.
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the
EKAPCD rule described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth
below. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents
available electronically through www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
at the appropriate EPA office (see the ADDRESSES section of this
preamble for more information).
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Additional information about these statutes and Executive Orders
can be found at https://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders.
A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
This action is not a significant regulatory action and was
therefore not submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
This action does not impose an information collection burden under
the PRA because this action does not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
I certify that this action will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities under the RFA. This
action will not impose any requirements on small entities beyond those
imposed by state law.
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
This action does not contain any unfunded mandate as described in
UMRA, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538, and does not significantly or uniquely affect
small governments. This action does not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law. Accordingly, no additional costs to
State, local, or tribal governments, or to the private sector, will
result from this action.
E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
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.
F. Executive Order 13175: Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
This action does not have tribal implications, as specified in
Executive Order 13175, because 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, and 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
The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 as applying only to those
regulatory actions that concern environmental health or safety risks
that the EPA has reason to believe may disproportionately affect
children, per the definition of ``covered regulatory action'' in
section 2-202 of the Executive Order. This action is not subject to
Executive Order 13045 because it does not impose additional
requirements beyond those imposed by state law.
H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use
This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, because it is
not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)
Section 12(d) of the NTTAA directs the EPA to use voluntary
consensus standards in its regulatory activities unless to do so would
be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. The EPA
believes that this action is not subject to the requirements of section
12(d) of the NTTAA because application of those requirements would be
inconsistent with the CAA.
J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Population
The EPA lacks the discretionary authority to address environmental
justice in this rulemaking.
K. Congressional Review Act (CRA)
This action is subject to the CRA, and the EPA will submit a rule
report to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of
the United States. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2).
L. Petitions for Judicial Review
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 September 23, 2016. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial
review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial
review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such
rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings
to enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, Particulate matter,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: June 3, 2016.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting 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.
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Subpart F--California
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2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraphs (c)(231)(i)(B) (9)
and (c)(447)(i)(D)(5) to read as follows:
Sec. 52.220 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(231) * * *
(i) * * *
(B) * * *
(9) Previously approved on November 13, 1998 in paragraph
(c)(231)(i)(B)(4) and now deleted with replacement in (c)(447)(i)(D)(5)
Rule 410.4A amended on March 7, 1996.
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(447) * * *
(i) * * *
(D) * * *
(5) Rule 410.4A, ``Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Refinishing
Operations,'' amended on March 13, 2014.
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