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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R09–OAR–2017–0154; FRL–9972–82–
Region 9]
Approval of Nevada Air Plan
Revisions, Washoe Oxygenated Fuels
Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is taking final action to
approve a revision to the Nevada State
Implementation Plan (SIP). This
revision concerns emissions of carbon
monoxide (CO) from passenger vehicles.
We are approving the suspension of a
local rule that regulated these emission
sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA
or the Act).
DATES: This rule will be effective on
February 8, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R09–OAR–2017–0154. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov
website. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly
available, e.g., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) 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 through https://
www.regulations.gov, or please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section for
additional availability information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Buss, EPA Region IX, (415) 947–
4152, buss.jeffrey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
SUMMARY:
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
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IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Proposed Action
On August 31, 2017, the EPA
proposed to approve an amendment to
Washoe County District Board of Health
(WCDBOH) Regulations Governing Air
Quality Management Section 040.095,
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‘‘Oxygen Content of Motor Vehicle
Fuel.’’ This amendment suspends all
requirements of Section 040.095, which
implements Washoe County’s
oxygenated fuel program.1 The
WCDBOH amended Section 040.095 on
October 24, 2013, and submitted the
amendment to the EPA on March 28,
2014.2
We proposed to approve these
provisions because we determined that
they comply with relevant CAA
requirements. Our proposed action
contains more information on the rule
and our evaluation.
II. Public Comments and EPA
Responses
The EPA’s proposed action provided
a 30-day public comment period. During
this period, we received two comments,
which were not specific to this action
and thus are not addressed here.
III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted that
change our assessment of the rule as
described in our proposed action.
Therefore, as authorized in section
110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA is taking
final action to approve the suspension
of Section 040.095 as a revision to the
Washoe County portion of the Nevada
SIP.
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 Section
040.095 described in the amendments to
40 CFR part 52 set forth below.
Therefore, these materials have been
approved by the EPA for inclusion in
the SIP, have been incorporated by
reference by the EPA into that plan, are
fully federally enforceable under
sections 110 and 113 of the CAA as of
the effective date of the final rulemaking
of the EPA’s approval, and will be
incorporated by reference by the
Director of the Federal Register in the
next update to the SIP compilation.3
The EPA has made, and will continue
to make, these documents available
through www.regulations.gov and at the
1 Under the Second 10-Year Maintenance Plan for
the Truckee Meadows 8-Hour Carbon Monoxide
Attainment Area, approved by the EPA August 30,
2016 (81 FR 59490), the WCDBOH may reinstate
Section 040.095’s oxygenated fuel program as a Tier
2 contingency measure in the event of a second,
non-overlapping exceedance of the 8-hour CO
standard within Washoe County.
2 82 FR 41386. The August 31, 2017 proposal
misstated the date that the WCDBOH amended
Section 040.095 as December 24, 2013.
3 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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EPA Region IX 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, the EPA’s role is to
approve state choices, provided they
meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely
proposes to approve 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);
• Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82
FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory
action because SIP approvals are
exempted under Executive Order 12866;
• 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 (Public Law 104–4);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
Section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
and
• Does not provide the EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
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methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, the SIP is not approved
to apply on any Indian reservation land
or in any other area where the EPA or
an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have
tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. The EPA will
submit a report containing this action
and other required information to the
U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to
publication of the rule in the Federal
Register. A major rule cannot take effect
until 60 days after it is published in the
Federal Register. This action is not a
‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by March 12, 2018.
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. 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
Intergovernmental relations, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: December 21, 2017.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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.
Subpart DD—Nevada
2. Section 52.1470 in paragraph (c),
Table 7, is amended by revising the
entry for ‘‘040.095.’’to read as follows:
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§ 52.1470
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference,
*
Identification of plan.
*
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(c) * * *
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TABLE 7—EPA-APPROVED WASHOE COUNTY REGULATIONS
District citation
Title/subject
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040.095 ......................
*
Oxygen Content of
Motor Fuel.
*
*
*
District effective date
*
*
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40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R01–OAR–2009–0436; A–1–FRL–
9972–87–Region 1]
Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island;
Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection
and Maintenance Program; Withdrawal
of Direct Final Rule
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.
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AGENCY:
Due to the receipt of an
adverse comment, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing
the November 14, 2017 direct final rule
approving a State Implementation Plan
(SIP) revision submitted by the State of
Rhode Island. Rhode Island’s SIP
SUMMARY:
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EPA approval date
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Additional explanation
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Previously approved at 73 FR 38124
(7/3/08). Submitted on 3/28/14. Suspends
local motor fuel oxygenate requirement.
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revision updates the enhanced motor
vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/
M) program in Rhode Island. This action
is being taken in accordance with the
Clean Air Act.
DATES: The direct final rule was
published on November 14, 2017 (82 FR
52655), and is withdrawn effective
January 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ariel Garcia, Air Quality Planning Unit,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
New England Regional Office, 5 Post
Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code
OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912,
telephone (617) 918–1660, facsimile
(617) 918–0660, email garcia.ariel@
epa.gov.
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rule. EPA also published a proposed
rule on November 14, 2017 (82 FR
52682), stating that written comments
must be received on or before December
14, 2017. However, EPA will institute
an extended comment period for this
action by publishing a notice of data
availability.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Lead,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Regional haze, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
In the
direct final rule, EPA stated that if
adverse comments were submitted by
December 14, 2017, the rule would be
withdrawn and not take effect. EPA
received an adverse comment prior to
the close of the comment period and,
therefore, is withdrawing the direct final
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 983-984]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-00027]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0154; FRL-9972-82-Region 9]
Approval of Nevada Air Plan Revisions, Washoe Oxygenated Fuels
Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action to approve a revision to the Nevada State Implementation Plan
(SIP). This revision concerns emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) from
passenger vehicles. We are approving the suspension of a local rule
that regulated these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or
the Act).
DATES: This rule will be effective on February 8, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0154. All documents in the docket are
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) 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 through https://www.regulations.gov, or please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for additional availability information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Buss, EPA Region IX, (415)
947-4152, [email protected].
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
I. Proposed Action
On August 31, 2017, the EPA proposed to approve an amendment to
Washoe County District Board of Health (WCDBOH) Regulations Governing
Air Quality Management Section 040.095, ``Oxygen Content of Motor
Vehicle Fuel.'' This amendment suspends all requirements of Section
040.095, which implements Washoe County's oxygenated fuel program.\1\
The WCDBOH amended Section 040.095 on October 24, 2013, and submitted
the amendment to the EPA on March 28, 2014.\2\
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\1\ Under the Second 10-Year Maintenance Plan for the Truckee
Meadows 8-Hour Carbon Monoxide Attainment Area, approved by the EPA
August 30, 2016 (81 FR 59490), the WCDBOH may reinstate Section
040.095's oxygenated fuel program as a Tier 2 contingency measure in
the event of a second, non-overlapping exceedance of the 8-hour CO
standard within Washoe County.
\2\ 82 FR 41386. The August 31, 2017 proposal misstated the date
that the WCDBOH amended Section 040.095 as December 24, 2013.
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We proposed to approve these provisions because we determined that
they comply with relevant CAA requirements. Our proposed action
contains more information on the rule and our evaluation.
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
The EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period.
During this period, we received two comments, which were not specific
to this action and thus are not addressed here.
III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted that change our assessment of the rule
as described in our proposed action. Therefore, as authorized in
section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA is taking final action to approve
the suspension of Section 040.095 as a revision to the Washoe County
portion of the Nevada SIP.
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 Section
040.095 described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below.
Therefore, these materials have been approved by the EPA for inclusion
in the SIP, have been incorporated by reference by the EPA into that
plan, are fully federally enforceable under sections 110 and 113 of the
CAA as of the effective date of the final rulemaking of the EPA's
approval, and will be incorporated by reference by the Director of the
Federal Register in the next update to the SIP compilation.\3\ The EPA
has made, and will continue to make, these documents available through
www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region IX Office (please contact the
person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this preamble for more information).
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\3\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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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, the EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely proposes to approve 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);
Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2,
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under
Executive Order 12866;
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 (Public Law 104-4);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible
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methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not
impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal
law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000).
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by March 12, 2018. 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. This action may not be challenged later in
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2)).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: December 21, 2017.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
Chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart DD--Nevada
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2. Section 52.1470 in paragraph (c), Table 7, is amended by revising
the entry for ``040.095.''to read as follows:
Sec. 52.1470 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
Table 7--EPA-Approved Washoe County Regulations
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District
District citation Title/subject effective date EPA approval date Additional explanation
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040.095........................ Oxygen Content of 10/24/13 [Insert Federal Previously approved at
Motor Fuel. (amended). Register 73 FR 38124
citation],. (7/3/08). Submitted on
1/9/18........... 3/28/14. Suspends
local motor fuel
oxygenate
requirement.
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