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Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island;
Reasonably Available Control
Technology for US Watercraft, LLC
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
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or his on-scene representative to obtain
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permission to enter or operate in the
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directions given to them by the Captain
of the Port Buffalo, or his on-scene
representative.
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
submitted by the State of Rhode Island.
The revision consists of a reasonably
available control technology (RACT)
approval for a volatile organic
compound (VOC) emission source in
Rhode Island, specifically, US
Watercraft, LLC. This action is being
taken in accordance with the Clean Air
Act.
DATES: This direct final rule will be
effective September 1, 2017, unless EPA
receives adverse comments by August 2,
2017. If adverse comments are received,
EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of
the direct final rule in the Federal
Register informing the public that the
rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R01–
OAR–2017–0025 at https://
www.regulations.gov, or via email to
Mackintosh.David@epa.gov. For
comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed
from Regulations.gov. For either manner
of submission, the EPA may publish any
comment received to its public docket.
SUMMARY:
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Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. 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. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment
contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, please
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FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
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submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
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commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David L. Mackintosh, Air Quality
Planning 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, tel. 617–918–1584,
email Mackintosh.David@epa.gov.
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Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background and Purpose
II. Description and Evaluation of the State’s
Submittal
III. Final Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background and Purpose
Section 184(b) of the CAA requires
Rhode Island to implement RACT for all
major sources of VOCs and all sources
covered by a Control Techniques
Guideline (CTG). The Rhode Island
Department of Environmental
Management (RI DEM) submitted RACT
Approval File No. 01–05–AP as a SIP
revision for incorporation into the
Rhode Island SIP. RACT Approval File
No. 01–05–AP was originally issued to
TPI Composites Incorporated (currently
owned and operated by US Watercraft,
LLC) in Warren, Rhode Island. The
RACT Approval was received by EPA
on August 8, 2003, and amended shortly
thereafter. The amendment was received
by EPA on February 20, 2004.
II. Description and Evaluation of the
State’s Submittal
US Watercraft, LLC is located at 373
Market Street, Warren, Rhode Island,
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and operates two fiberglass process
areas that emit VOCs: Fiberglass
production; and Research and
Development (R&D). The RI DEM RACT
Approval replaced the requirements in
the original 1990 RACT Consent
Agreement, File No. 90–1–AP, which
EPA approved on August 31, 1990 (55
FR 35623). RI DEM issued the updated
RACT Approval for this facility to
reflect technological advances in the
fiberglass manufacturing industry as
well as to correct and clarify
requirements contained in the consent
agreement. The RACT Approval control
strategy was revised to include the
Seemann Composite Resin Infusion
Molding Process (SCRIMP), a closed
molding process, and VOC limitations
on gel coats and resins used to limit
VOC emissions from the operations
performed at the facility. In addition,
the updated Approval provides for
enhanced recordkeeping to track VOC
emissions from the facility. Specifically,
the submitted amendment to the RACT
Approval restricts US Watercraft when
applying vinyl ester resin to using the
closed molding process or using a roller,
except that US Watercraft may apply
vinyl ester resin by spray layup for
corrosion proof laminate, as is the case
with the consent agreement currently in
the SIP. Additionally, the updated
RACT Approval prohibits the use of
VOC solvents for cleanup, whereas the
consent agreement currently in Rhode
Island’s SIP allows solvents containing
VOCs to be used on a limited basis for
cleaning activities. Since the RACT
Approval and its amendment are no less
stringent than the previously-approved
consent agreement, and in some
instances are more stringent, the antiback sliding requirements of section
110(l) of the CAA are met. Therefore,
EPA is approving the new RACT
Approval and amendment for US
Watercraft, LLC.
It should be noted that subsequent to
RI DEM’s submittal of its SIP revision
and amendment for US Watercraft in
2003 and 2004, respectively, EPA later
issued a Control Techniques Guidelines
(CTG) for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing
Materials on October 7, 2008 (73 FR
58481). RI DEM has not yet addressed
this CTG. On February 3, 2017 (82 FR
9158), EPA issued a Findings of Failure
to Submit State Implementation Plan
Submittals for the 2008 Ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Rhode Island’s failure to submit a SIP
revision to satisfy the 2008 CTG for
Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing
Materials.
At this time, EPA is taking no action
with regard to Rhode Island’s obligation
to address the 2008 CTG for Fiberglass
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Boat Manufacturing Materials since
Rhode Island has not yet taken formal
action to address this CTG. In this
action, we are approving the revised
RACT Approval for US Watercraft as
meeting the section 110(l) anti-back
sliding requirement of the CAA and
incorporating it into the SIP as SIPstrengthening. Rhode Island is still
obligated to submit a formal SIP
revision to EPA detailing how the state
is addressing the Fiberglass Boat
Manufacturing Materials CTG for any
and all sources in the state covered by
that CTG.
III. Final Action
EPA is approving, and incorporating
into the Rhode Island SIP, a RACT
Approval effective July 16, 2003, and a
RACT Approval amendment effective
February 11, 2004, for US Watercraft,
LLC (formerly known as TPI Composites
or Tillotson-Pearson). EPA is also
removing the previously approved
consent agreement for this facility from
the Rhode Island SIP.
The EPA is publishing this action
without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a noncontroversial
amendment and anticipates no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed
rules section of this Federal Register
publication, EPA is publishing a
separate document that will serve as the
proposal to approve the SIP revision
should relevant adverse comments be
filed. This rule will be effective
September 1, 2017 without further
notice unless the Agency receives
relevant adverse comments by August 2,
2017.
If the EPA receives such comments,
then EPA will publish a notice
withdrawing the final rule and
informing the public that the rule will
not take effect. All public comments
received will then be addressed in a
subsequent final rule based on the
proposed rule. The EPA will not
institute a second comment period on
the proposed rule. All parties interested
in commenting on the proposed rule
should do so at this time. If no such
comments are received, the public is
advised that this rule will be effective
on September 1, 2017 and no further
action will be taken on the proposed
rule. 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
as final those provisions of the rule that
are not the subject of an adverse
comment.
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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 RACT
Approval for US Watercraft, LLC
described in the amendments to 40 CFR
part 52 set forth below. The EPA has
made, and will continue to make, these
materials generally available through
https://www.regulations.gov, and/or at
the EPA Region 1 Office (please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
preamble for more information).
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the
Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the
provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);
40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
submissions, 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
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Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
and
• Does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, the SIP is not approved
to apply on any Indian reservation land
or in any other area where EPA or an
Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have
tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. Section 804,
however, exempts from section 801 the
following types of rules: Rules of
particular applicability; rules relating to
agency management or personnel; and
rules of agency organization, procedure,
or practice that do not substantially
affect the rights or obligations of nonagency parties. 5 U.S.C. 804(3). Because
this is a rule of particular applicability,
EPA is not required to submit a rule
report regarding this action under
section 801.
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 1,
2017. 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 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
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Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Volatile organic
compounds.
Dated: June 7, 2017.
Deborah A. Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New
England.
Part 52 of 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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Subpart OO—Rhode Island
2. In § 52.2070 in the table in
paragraph (d), remove the entry
‘‘Tillotson-Pearson in Warren, Rhode
Island’’; and add the entry for ‘‘US
Watercraft, LLC in Warren, Rhode
Island’’ to the end of the table to read
as follows:
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Identification of plan.
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(d) EPA-approved State Source
specific requirements.
EPA-APPROVED RHODE ISLAND SOURCE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Name of source
Permit No.
State effective date
EPA approval date
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US Watercraft, LLC in Warren, Rhode Island.
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File No. 01–05–AP ...........
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7/16/2003 and 2/11/2004 ..
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7/3/2017, [Insert Federal
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Air Plan Approval; FL: Hillsborough
and Nassau Areas; SO2 Attainment
Demonstration
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving two State
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Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions,
submitted by the State of Florida,
through the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FL DEP), to
EPA on April 3, 2015, for the purpose
of providing for attainment of the 2010
primary Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) National
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)
in the Hillsborough County and Nassau
County SO2 nonattainment areas
(hereafter referred to as the
‘‘Hillsborough Area,’’ ‘‘Nassau Area,’’ or
‘‘Areas’’). The Hillsborough Area is
comprised of the portion of
Hillsborough County in Florida
surrounding the Mosaic Fertilizer
facility (hereafter referred to as
‘‘Mosaic’’). The Nassau Area comprises
the portion of Nassau County in Florida
surrounding the Rayonier Performance
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Amendment.
Fibers, LLC sulfite pulp mill (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘Rayonier’’). EPA
concludes that Florida has appropriately
demonstrated that attainment with the
2010 1-hour primary SO2 NAAQS will
occur in the Nassau and Hillsborough
Areas by the applicable attainment
dates, and that the plans meet the other
applicable requirements under the
Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). As a part
of approving the attainment
demonstrations, EPA is taking final
action to approve into the Florida SIP
the SO2 emissions limits and associated
compliance parameters for both Areas.
DATES: This rule will be effective August
2, 2017.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
Identification Nos. EPA–R04–OAR–
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R01-OAR-2017-0025; FRL-9964-26-Region 1]
Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Reasonably Available Control
Technology for US Watercraft, LLC
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Rhode
Island. The revision consists of a reasonably available control
technology (RACT) approval for a volatile organic compound (VOC)
emission source in Rhode Island, specifically, US Watercraft, LLC. This
action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.
DATES: This direct final rule will be effective September 1, 2017,
unless EPA receives adverse comments by August 2, 2017. If adverse
comments are received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the
rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OAR-2017-0025 at https://www.regulations.gov, or via email to
Mackintosh.David@epa.gov. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either
manner of submission, 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. 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. The EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, please contact the person
identified in the For Further Information Contact section. For the full
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please
visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Mackintosh, Air Quality
Planning 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, tel. 617-918-1584, email
Mackintosh.David@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background and Purpose
II. Description and Evaluation of the State's Submittal
III. Final Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background and Purpose
Section 184(b) of the CAA requires Rhode Island to implement RACT
for all major sources of VOCs and all sources covered by a Control
Techniques Guideline (CTG). The Rhode Island Department of
Environmental Management (RI DEM) submitted RACT Approval File No. 01-
05-AP as a SIP revision for incorporation into the Rhode Island SIP.
RACT Approval File No. 01-05-AP was originally issued to TPI Composites
Incorporated (currently owned and operated by US Watercraft, LLC) in
Warren, Rhode Island. The RACT Approval was received by EPA on August
8, 2003, and amended shortly thereafter. The amendment was received by
EPA on February 20, 2004.
II. Description and Evaluation of the State's Submittal
US Watercraft, LLC is located at 373 Market Street, Warren, Rhode
Island,
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and operates two fiberglass process areas that emit VOCs: Fiberglass
production; and Research and Development (R&D). The RI DEM RACT
Approval replaced the requirements in the original 1990 RACT Consent
Agreement, File No. 90-1-AP, which EPA approved on August 31, 1990 (55
FR 35623). RI DEM issued the updated RACT Approval for this facility to
reflect technological advances in the fiberglass manufacturing industry
as well as to correct and clarify requirements contained in the consent
agreement. The RACT Approval control strategy was revised to include
the Seemann Composite Resin Infusion Molding Process (SCRIMP), a closed
molding process, and VOC limitations on gel coats and resins used to
limit VOC emissions from the operations performed at the facility. In
addition, the updated Approval provides for enhanced recordkeeping to
track VOC emissions from the facility. Specifically, the submitted
amendment to the RACT Approval restricts US Watercraft when applying
vinyl ester resin to using the closed molding process or using a
roller, except that US Watercraft may apply vinyl ester resin by spray
layup for corrosion proof laminate, as is the case with the consent
agreement currently in the SIP. Additionally, the updated RACT Approval
prohibits the use of VOC solvents for cleanup, whereas the consent
agreement currently in Rhode Island's SIP allows solvents containing
VOCs to be used on a limited basis for cleaning activities. Since the
RACT Approval and its amendment are no less stringent than the
previously-approved consent agreement, and in some instances are more
stringent, the anti-back sliding requirements of section 110(l) of the
CAA are met. Therefore, EPA is approving the new RACT Approval and
amendment for US Watercraft, LLC.
It should be noted that subsequent to RI DEM's submittal of its SIP
revision and amendment for US Watercraft in 2003 and 2004,
respectively, EPA later issued a Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG)
for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials on October 7, 2008 (73 FR
58481). RI DEM has not yet addressed this CTG. On February 3, 2017 (82
FR 9158), EPA issued a Findings of Failure to Submit State
Implementation Plan Submittals for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Rhode Island's failure to submit a SIP revision
to satisfy the 2008 CTG for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing Materials.
At this time, EPA is taking no action with regard to Rhode Island's
obligation to address the 2008 CTG for Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing
Materials since Rhode Island has not yet taken formal action to address
this CTG. In this action, we are approving the revised RACT Approval
for US Watercraft as meeting the section 110(l) anti-back sliding
requirement of the CAA and incorporating it into the SIP as SIP-
strengthening. Rhode Island is still obligated to submit a formal SIP
revision to EPA detailing how the state is addressing the Fiberglass
Boat Manufacturing Materials CTG for any and all sources in the state
covered by that CTG.
III. Final Action
EPA is approving, and incorporating into the Rhode Island SIP, a
RACT Approval effective July 16, 2003, and a RACT Approval amendment
effective February 11, 2004, for US Watercraft, LLC (formerly known as
TPI Composites or Tillotson-Pearson). EPA is also removing the
previously approved consent agreement for this facility from the Rhode
Island SIP.
The EPA is publishing this action without prior proposal because
the Agency views this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipates
no adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this
Federal Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document
that will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision should
relevant adverse comments be filed. This rule will be effective
September 1, 2017 without further notice unless the Agency receives
relevant adverse comments by August 2, 2017.
If the EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a notice
withdrawing the final rule and informing the public that the rule will
not take effect. All public comments received will then be addressed in
a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. The EPA will not
institute a second comment period on the proposed rule. All parties
interested in commenting on the proposed rule should do so at this
time. If no such comments are received, the public is advised that this
rule will be effective on September 1, 2017 and no further action will
be taken on the proposed rule. 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
as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an
adverse comment.
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 RACT
Approval for US Watercraft, LLC described in the amendments to 40 CFR
part 52 set forth below. The EPA has made, and will continue to make,
these materials generally available through https://www.regulations.gov, and/or at the EPA Region 1 Office (please contact
the person identified in the For Further Information Contact section of
this preamble for more information).
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, 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
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Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note)
because application of those requirements would be inconsistent with
the Clean Air Act; and
Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. Section 804, however, exempts from section 801 the
following types of rules: Rules of particular applicability; rules
relating to agency management or personnel; and rules of agency
organization, procedure, or practice that do not substantially affect
the rights or obligations of non-agency parties. 5 U.S.C. 804(3).
Because this is a rule of particular applicability, EPA is not required
to submit a rule report regarding this action under section 801.
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 1, 2017. 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 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: June 7, 2017.
Deborah A. Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
Part 52 of 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 OO--Rhode Island
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2. In Sec. 52.2070 in the table in paragraph (d), remove the entry
``Tillotson-Pearson in Warren, Rhode Island''; and add the entry for
``US Watercraft, LLC in Warren, Rhode Island'' to the end of the table
to read as follows:
Sec. 52.2070 Identification of plan.
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(d) EPA-approved State Source specific requirements.
EPA-Approved Rhode Island Source Specific Requirements
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State effective
Name of source Permit No. date EPA approval date Explanations
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US Watercraft, LLC in Warren, File No. 01-05-AP. 7/16/2003 and 2/11/ 7/3/2017, [Insert VOC RACT Approval
Rhode Island. 2004. Federal Register and Amendment.
citation].
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