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entries ‘Infrastructure Requirements—
2012 PM2.5 NAAQS’ and ‘Infrastructure
Requirements—1997, 2006, and 2012
PM2.5 NAAQS’ after entry ‘Infrastructure
Requirements—2010 SO2 NAAQS’ ’’.
In FR Doc. 2018–25681, published
November 27, 2018 (83 FR 60769), make
the following correction:
§ 52.70
[Corrected]
1. On page 60773, in the right column,
in the amendatory instruction for
§ 52.70, amendatory instruction 2.b. is
corrected to read ‘‘Adding entries
‘‘Infrastructure Requirements—2012
PM2.5 NAAQS’’ and ‘‘Infrastructure
Requirements—1997, 2006, and 2012
PM2.5 NAAQS’’ after entry
‘‘Infrastructure Requirements—2010
SO2 NAAQS’’ ’’.
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Dated: December 13, 2018.
Chris Hladick,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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40 CFR Part 81
[EPA–R05–OAR–2018–0368; EPA–R05–
OAR–2018–0556; FRL–9988–38–Region 5]
Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Indiana;
Revised Designation of Illinois and
Indiana 2012 PM2.5 Unclassifiable
Areas
I. Background
II. What action is EPA taking?
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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I. Background
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving Illinois’ May
8, 2018 request to revise the designation
for the entire State of Illinois from
unclassifiable to unclassifiable/
attainment and Indiana’s July 3, 2018
request to revise the designation for the
Indiana portions of the Chicago IL–IN
and Louisville KY–IN areas from
unclassifiable to unclassifiable/
attainment for the 2012 primary and
secondary annual fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS). EPA is approving
these requests because valid, qualityassured, and certified ambient air
monitoring data show that the PM2.5
monitors in the areas are meeting the
2012 primary and secondary annual
PM2.5 NAAQS.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
January 28, 2019.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R05–OAR–2018–0368
SUMMARY:
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(Illinois) or EPA–R05–OAR–2018–0556
(Indiana). All documents in the docket
are listed on the www.regulations.gov
website. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly
available, i.e., 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 either through
www.regulations.gov or at the
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604. This facility is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We
recommend that you telephone Michelle
Becker, Life Scientist, at (312) 886–3901
before visiting the Region 5 office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Becker, Life Scientist, at (312)
886–3901, Attainment Planning and
Maintenance Section, Air Programs
Branch (AR–18J), Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois
60604, (312) 886–3901,
becker.michelle@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA. This supplementary information
section is arranged as follows:
On December 14, 2012, EPA revised
the primary annual NAAQS for PM2.5 to
a level of 12 micrograms per cubic meter
(mg/m3), based on a 3-year average of
annual mean PM2.5 concentrations. See
78 FR 3085 (January 15, 2013). EPA
established the standard based on
significant evidence and numerous
health studies demonstrating that
serious health effects are associated
with exposures to particulate matter.
The process for designating areas
following promulgation of a new or
revised NAAQS is contained in section
107(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
On January 15, 2015 (80 FR 2206) and
April 7, 2015 (80 FR 18535), EPA
designated areas across the country as
nonattainment, unclassifiable, or
unclassifiable/attainment for the PM2.5
NAAQS based upon air quality
monitoring data from monitors for
calendar years 2011–2013 or 2012–2014.
In the first action, EPA designated the
entire State of Illinois, including the
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multi-State areas of Chicago, IL–IN and
St. Louis, MO–IL as unclassifiable
because the ambient air quality
monitoring sites lacked complete data
for the relevant periods, which were
from 2011–2013. Therefore, EPA could
not determine, based on available
information, whether those areas were
meeting the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA
also designated the Louisville, KY–IN
area as nonattainment, based on
monitoring data for Indiana counties
Clark and Floyd for 2011–2013 showing
that a monitor in Clark County had a
design value above the standard.
However, in the April 7, 2015 (80 FR
18535) action, EPA changed the
designation for Louisville, KY–IN area
from nonattainment to unclassifiable
due to invalid monitoring data for
Jefferson County, Kentucky.
On May 8, 2018, Illinois submitted a
request to revise the designation for the
entire State of Illinois from
unclassifiable to unclassifiable/
attainment and on July 3, 2018 Indiana
submitted a request to revise the
designation for the Indiana portions of
the Chicago IL–IN and Louisville KY–IN
areas from unclassifiable to
unclassifiable/attainment for the 2012
annual PM2.5 NAAQS.
In a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) published on October 9, 2018
(83 FR 50556), EPA proposed to approve
Illinois’ request to revise the entire State
of Illinois from unclassifiable to
unclassifiable/attainment, and Indiana’s
request to similarly revise the
designation for the Indiana portions of
the Chicago IL–IN and Louisville KY–
IN, for the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS.
The details of Illinois’ and Indiana’s
submittals and the rationale for EPA’s
actions are further explained in the
NPRM. EPA did not receive any adverse
comments on the proposed action.
II. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is approving Illinois’ May 8,
2018 request to revise the designation of
the entire State from unclassifiable to
unclassifiable/attainment as well as
Indiana’s July 3, 2018 request to
similarly revise the designation of the
Indiana portions of the Louisville and
Chicago areas for the 2012 annual PM2.5
NAAQS. The revised designations
change the legal designation, found at
40 CFR part 81, for the Illinois and
Indiana counties of Lake, Porter, Clark,
and Floyd from unclassifiable to
unclassifiable/attainment for the 2012
annual PM2.5 NAAQS.
III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
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that complies with the provisions of the
CAA 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 CAA. 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);
• 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 (Pub. L. 104–4);
• Does not have Federalism
implications as specified in Executive
Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999);
• Is not an economically significant
regulatory action based on health or
safety risks subject to Executive Order
13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001);
• Is not subject to requirements of
section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
application of those requirements would
be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;
and
• Does not provide 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. 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 CAA,
petitions for judicial review of this
action must be filed in the United States
Court of Appeals for the appropriate
circuit by February 25, 2019. 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 81
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Particulate matter.
Dated: December 12, 2018.
Cathy Stepp,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
40 CFR part 81 is amended as follows:
PART 81—DESIGNATION OF AREAS
FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING
PURPOSES
1. The authority citation for part 81
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
2. Section 81.314 is amended by
removing the table entitled ‘‘Illinois—
2012 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS’’ and
adding the table entitled ‘‘Illinois—2012
Annual PM2.5 NAAQS’’ in its place to
read as follows:
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§ 81.314
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ILLINOIS—2012 ANNUAL PM2.5 NAAQS
[Primary]
Designation
Classification
Designated area 1
Date 2
Date 2
Type
Type
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Chicago, IL–IN:
Cook County .........................................................
DuPage County ....................................................
Grundy County (part) ............................................
Goose Lake and Aux Sable Townships ...............
Kane County .........................................................
Kendall County (part) ...........................................
Oswego Township ................................................
Lake County .........................................................
McHenry County ...................................................
Will County ...........................................................
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IL:
Rock Island County ..............................................
Henry County ........................................................
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Designation
Classification
Designated area 1
Date 2
Mercer County ......................................................
Date 2
Type
Type
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
St. Louis, MO–IL:
Madison County ....................................................
Monroe County .....................................................
Randolph County (part) ........................................
Baldwin Village .....................................................
St. Clair County ....................................................
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
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Rest of State:
Adams County ......................................................
Alexander County .................................................
Bond County .........................................................
Boone County .......................................................
Brown County .......................................................
Bureau County ......................................................
Calhoun County ....................................................
Carroll County .......................................................
Cass County .........................................................
Champaign County ...............................................
Christian County ...................................................
Clark County .........................................................
Clay County ..........................................................
Clinton County ......................................................
Coles County ........................................................
Crawford County ...................................................
Cumberland County ..............................................
DeKalb County .....................................................
De Witt County .....................................................
Douglas County ....................................................
Edgar County ........................................................
Edwards County ...................................................
Effingham County .................................................
Fayette County .....................................................
Ford County ..........................................................
Franklin County ....................................................
Fulton County .......................................................
Gallatin County .....................................................
Greene County .....................................................
Grundy County (remainder) ..................................
Hamilton County ...................................................
Hancock County ...................................................
Hardin County .......................................................
Henderson County ................................................
Iroquois County ....................................................
Jackson County ....................................................
Jasper County ......................................................
Jefferson County ..................................................
Jersey County .......................................................
Jo Daviess County ...............................................
Johnson County ....................................................
Kankakee County .................................................
Kendall County (remainder) .................................
Knox County .........................................................
La Salle County ....................................................
Lawrence County ..................................................
Lee County ...........................................................
Livingston County .................................................
Logan County .......................................................
McDonough County ..............................................
McLean County ....................................................
Macon County ......................................................
Macoupin County ..................................................
Marion County ......................................................
Marshall County ....................................................
Mason County ......................................................
Massac County .....................................................
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[Primary]
Designation
Classification
Designated area 1
Date 2
Menard County .....................................................
Montgomery County .............................................
Morgan County .....................................................
Moultrie County ....................................................
Ogle County ..........................................................
Peoria County .......................................................
Perry County .........................................................
Piatt County ..........................................................
Pike County ..........................................................
Pope County .........................................................
Pulaski County ......................................................
Putnam County .....................................................
Randolph County (remainder) ..............................
Richland County ...................................................
Saline County .......................................................
Sangamon County ................................................
Schuyler County ...................................................
Scott County .........................................................
Shelby County ......................................................
Stark County .........................................................
Stephenson County ..............................................
Tazewell County ...................................................
Union County ........................................................
Vermilion County ..................................................
Wabash County ....................................................
Warren County .....................................................
Washington County ..............................................
Wayne County ......................................................
White County ........................................................
Whiteside County .................................................
Williamson County ................................................
Winnebago County ...............................................
Woodford County ..................................................
Date 2
Type
Type
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Unclassifiable/Attainment.
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1 Includes
2 This
Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
date is January 28, 2019, unless otherwise noted.
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3. Section 81.315 is amended by
revising the entries ‘‘Louisville, KY–
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IN:’’ and ‘‘Chicago Area, IL–IN:’’ in the
table entitled ‘‘Indiana—2012 Annual
PM2.5 NAAQS’’ to read as follows:
§ 81.315
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[Primary]
Designation
Classification
Designated area 1
Date 2
Date 2
Type
Type
Louisville, KY–IN:
Clark County ...........................................
Floyd County ...........................................
1/28/2018
1/28/2018
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Unclassifiable/Attainment..
Chicago Area, IL–IN:
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Lake County ............................................
Porter County ..........................................
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date is April 15, 2015, unless otherwise noted.
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List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 18–320; RM–11817; DA 18–
1242]
Digital Television Broadcast Stations
(Morehead and Richmond, Kentucky)
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
At the request of ION Media
Lexington License, Inc. (ION), licensee
of television station WUPX–TV, channel
21, Morehead, Kentucky (WUPX), the
Commission amends the DTV Table of
Allotments to reallot channel 21 from
Morehead, Kentucky, to Richmond,
Kentucky.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective December 27, 2018.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Darren Fernandez, Media Bureau, at
Darren.Fernandez@fcc.gov; or Joyce
Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Report and Order in MB
Docket No. 18–320; RM–11817; DA
18–1242, adopted December 11, 2018,
and released December 11, 2018. The
full text of this document is available for
public inspection and copying during
normal business hours in the FCC’s
Reference Information Center at Portals
II, CY–A257, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554, or online at
https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. To request
materials in accessible formats (braille,
large print, computer diskettes, or audio
recordings), please send an email to
FCC504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer &
Government Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (VOICE), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
This document does not contain
information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Public Law 104–13. In addition,
therefore, it does not contain any
proposed information collection burden
‘‘for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–
612, do not apply to this proceeding.
The Commission will send a copy of
this Report and Order in a report to be
sent to Congress and the Government
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Final Rule
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as
follows:
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303,
307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339.
§ 73.622
[Amended]
2. Amend § 73.622(i), the PostTransition Table of DTV Allotments
under Kentucky, by removing
Morehead, channel 21, and adding, in
alphabetical order, Richmond, channel
21.
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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 140819687–5583–02]
RIN 0648–XG697
2018–2019 Commercial Trip Limit
Reduction for Spanish Mackerel in the
Atlantic Southern Zone
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; trip limit
reduction.
AGENCY:
NMFS reduces the
commercial trip limit of Atlantic
migratory group Spanish mackerel in or
from the exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
in the Atlantic southern zone to 1,500
lb (680 kg), in round or gutted weight,
per day. This commercial trip limit
reduction is necessary to maximize the
socioeconomic benefits of the fishery.
DATES: This temporary rule is effective
from 6 a.m., local time, on December 26,
2018, until 12:01 a.m., local time, on
March 1, 2019.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Vara, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, or
email: mary.vara@noaa.gov.
The
fishery for coastal migratory pelagic fish
includes king mackerel, Spanish
mackerel, and cobia, and is managed
under the Fishery Management Plan for
the Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources
of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
Region (FMP). The FMP was prepared
by the Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic Fishery Management Councils
and is implemented by NMFS under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by
regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All
weights for the Atlantic migratory group
of Spanish mackerel (Atlantic Spanish
mackerel) described apply as either
round or gutted weight, and the fishing
year is March through the end of
February.
Framework Amendment 1 to the FMP
(79 FR 69058, November 20, 2014)
implemented a commercial annual
catch limit (equal to the commercial
quota) of 3.33 million lb (1.51 million
kg) for Atlantic Spanish mackerel.
Atlantic Spanish mackerel are divided
into a northern and southern zone for
management purposes. The southern
zone consists of Federal waters off
South Carolina, Georgia, and the east
coast of Florida. The southern zone
boundaries for Atlantic Spanish
mackerel extend from the border of
North Carolina and South Carolina
(which is a line extending southeast in
a direction of 135°34′55″ from true north
beginning at 33°51′07.9″ N lat. and
78°32′32.6″ W long. to the intersection
point with the outward boundary of the
EEZ) to the border of Miami-Dade and
Monroe Counties, Florida (at 25°20′24″
N lat.). Framework Amendment 2 to the
FMP (80 FR 40936, July 14, 2015)
revised the commercial trip limits for
Atlantic Spanish mackerel in the
southern zone to streamline the
commercial trip limit system and
increase the social and economic
benefits of the fishery.
The southern zone commercial quota
for Atlantic Spanish mackerel is
2,667,330 lb (1,209,881 kg). Seasonally
variable trip limits are based on an
adjusted commercial quota of 2,417,330
lb (1,096,482 kg). The adjusted
commercial quota is calculated to allow
continued harvest in the southern zone
at a set rate for the remainder of the
current fishing year, through February
28, 2019, in accordance with 50 CFR
622.385(b)(2).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 247 (Thursday, December 27, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66631-66635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27903]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 81
[EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0368; EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0556; FRL-9988-38-Region 5]
Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Indiana; Revised Designation of
Illinois and Indiana 2012 PM2.5 Unclassifiable Areas
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving
Illinois' May 8, 2018 request to revise the designation for the entire
State of Illinois from unclassifiable to unclassifiable/attainment and
Indiana's July 3, 2018 request to revise the designation for the
Indiana portions of the Chicago IL-IN and Louisville KY-IN areas from
unclassifiable to unclassifiable/attainment for the 2012 primary and
secondary annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) National
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). EPA is approving these requests
because valid, quality-assured, and certified ambient air monitoring
data show that the PM2.5 monitors in the areas are meeting
the 2012 primary and secondary annual PM2.5 NAAQS.
DATES: This final rule is effective on January 28, 2019.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0368 (Illinois) or EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0556
(Indiana). All documents in the docket are listed on the
www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., 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 either
through www.regulations.gov or at the Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We recommend
that you telephone Michelle Becker, Life Scientist, at (312) 886-3901
before visiting the Region 5 office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Becker, Life Scientist, at
(312) 886-3901, Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-3901,
becker.michelle@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This supplementary information
section is arranged as follows:
I. Background
II. What action is EPA taking?
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background
On December 14, 2012, EPA revised the primary annual NAAQS for
PM2.5 to a level of 12 micrograms per cubic meter ([micro]g/
m\3\), based on a 3-year average of annual mean PM2.5
concentrations. See 78 FR 3085 (January 15, 2013). EPA established the
standard based on significant evidence and numerous health studies
demonstrating that serious health effects are associated with exposures
to particulate matter.
The process for designating areas following promulgation of a new
or revised NAAQS is contained in section 107(d)(1) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA). On January 15, 2015 (80 FR 2206) and April 7, 2015 (80 FR
18535), EPA designated areas across the country as nonattainment,
unclassifiable, or unclassifiable/attainment for the PM2.5
NAAQS based upon air quality monitoring data from monitors for calendar
years 2011-2013 or 2012-2014.
In the first action, EPA designated the entire State of Illinois,
including the multi-State areas of Chicago, IL-IN and St. Louis, MO-IL
as unclassifiable because the ambient air quality monitoring sites
lacked complete data for the relevant periods, which were from 2011-
2013. Therefore, EPA could not determine, based on available
information, whether those areas were meeting the 2012 PM2.5
NAAQS. EPA also designated the Louisville, KY-IN area as nonattainment,
based on monitoring data for Indiana counties Clark and Floyd for 2011-
2013 showing that a monitor in Clark County had a design value above
the standard.
However, in the April 7, 2015 (80 FR 18535) action, EPA changed the
designation for Louisville, KY-IN area from nonattainment to
unclassifiable due to invalid monitoring data for Jefferson County,
Kentucky.
On May 8, 2018, Illinois submitted a request to revise the
designation for the entire State of Illinois from unclassifiable to
unclassifiable/attainment and on July 3, 2018 Indiana submitted a
request to revise the designation for the Indiana portions of the
Chicago IL-IN and Louisville KY-IN areas from unclassifiable to
unclassifiable/attainment for the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS.
In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published on October 9,
2018 (83 FR 50556), EPA proposed to approve Illinois' request to revise
the entire State of Illinois from unclassifiable to unclassifiable/
attainment, and Indiana's request to similarly revise the designation
for the Indiana portions of the Chicago IL-IN and Louisville KY-IN, for
the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. The details of Illinois' and
Indiana's submittals and the rationale for EPA's actions are further
explained in the NPRM. EPA did not receive any adverse comments on the
proposed action.
II. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is approving Illinois' May 8, 2018 request to revise the
designation of the entire State from unclassifiable to unclassifiable/
attainment as well as Indiana's July 3, 2018 request to similarly
revise the designation of the Indiana portions of the Louisville and
Chicago areas for the 2012 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. The revised
designations change the legal designation, found at 40 CFR part 81, for
the Illinois and Indiana counties of Lake, Porter, Clark, and Floyd
from unclassifiable to unclassifiable/attainment for the 2012 annual
PM2.5 NAAQS.
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission
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that complies with the provisions of the CAA 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 CAA. 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);
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 (Pub. L. 104-4);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
Does not provide 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. 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 CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by February 25, 2019. 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 81
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Particulate
matter.
Dated: December 12, 2018.
Cathy Stepp,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
40 CFR part 81 is amended as follows:
PART 81--DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES
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1. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
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2. Section 81.314 is amended by removing the table entitled
``Illinois--2012 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS'' and adding the table
entitled ``Illinois--2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS'' in its place
to read as follows:
Sec. 81.314 Illinois.
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Illinois--2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS
[Primary]
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Designation Classification
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Designated area \1\ Date
\2\ Type Date \2\ Type
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Chicago, IL-IN:
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Cook County..................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
DuPage County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Grundy County (part)............ ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Goose Lake and Aux Sable ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Townships.
Kane County..................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Kendall County (part)........... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Oswego Township................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Lake County..................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
McHenry County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Will County..................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
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Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IL:
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Rock Island County.............. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Henry County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
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Mercer County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
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St. Louis, MO-IL:
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Madison County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Monroe County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Randolph County (part).......... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Baldwin Village................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
St. Clair County................ ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
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Rest of State:
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Adams County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Alexander County................ ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Bond County..................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Boone County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Brown County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Bureau County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Calhoun County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Carroll County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Cass County..................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Champaign County................ ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Christian County................ ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Clark County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Clay County..................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Clinton County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Coles County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Crawford County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Cumberland County............... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
DeKalb County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
De Witt County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Douglas County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Edgar County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Edwards County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Effingham County................ ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Fayette County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Ford County..................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Franklin County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Fulton County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Gallatin County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Greene County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Grundy County (remainder)....... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Hamilton County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Hancock County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Hardin County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Henderson County................ ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Iroquois County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Jackson County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Jasper County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Jefferson County................ ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Jersey County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Jo Daviess County............... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Johnson County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Kankakee County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Kendall County (remainder)...... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Knox County..................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
La Salle County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Lawrence County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Lee County...................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Livingston County............... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Logan County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
McDonough County................ ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
McLean County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Macon County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Macoupin County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Marion County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Marshall County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Mason County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Massac County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
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Menard County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Montgomery County............... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Morgan County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Moultrie County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Ogle County..................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Peoria County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Perry County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Piatt County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Pike County..................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Pope County..................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Pulaski County.................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Putnam County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Randolph County (remainder)..... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Richland County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Saline County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Sangamon County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Schuyler County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Scott County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Shelby County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Stark County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Stephenson County............... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Tazewell County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Union County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Vermilion County................ ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Wabash County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Warren County................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Washington County............... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Wayne County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
White County.................... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Whiteside County................ ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Williamson County............... ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Winnebago County................ ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
Woodford County................. ....... Unclassifiable/Attainment.
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\1\ Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
\2\ This date is January 28, 2019, unless otherwise noted.
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3. Section 81.315 is amended by revising the entries ``Louisville, KY-
IN:'' and ``Chicago Area, IL-IN:'' in the table entitled ``Indiana--
2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS'' to read as follows:
Sec. 81.315 Indiana.
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Indiana--2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS
[Primary]
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Designation Classification
Designated area \1\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date \2\ Type Date \2\ Type
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Louisville, KY-IN:
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Clark County.................. 1/28/2018 Unclassifiable/Attainment.........
Floyd County.................. 1/28/2018 Unclassifiable/Attainment.........
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Chicago Area, IL-IN:
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Lake County................... 1/28/2018 Unclassifiable/Attainment.........
Porter County................. 1/28/2018 Unclassifiable/Attainment.........
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\1\ Includes areas of Indian country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
\2\ This date is April 15, 2015, unless otherwise noted.
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