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BILLING CODE 4810–25–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R06–OAR–2015–0850; FRL–9989–09–
Region 6]
Air Plan Approval; New Mexico;
Approval of Revised Statutes; Error
Correction
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal Clean
Air Act (CAA or the Act), the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
is approving revisions to New Mexico’s
State Implementation Plan (SIP) that
incorporate updates to the New Mexico
statutes. EPA is also correcting its
previous approval of some statute
provisions as approval of these
provisions into the SIP was in error.
DATES: This rule is effective on May 28,
2019 without further notice, unless the
EPA receives relevant adverse comment
by March 29, 2019. If the EPA receives
such comment, the EPA will publish a
timely withdrawal in the Federal
Register informing the public that this
rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket No. EPA–R06–
OAR–2015–0850, at https://
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www.regulations.gov or via email to
Riley.Jeffrey@epa.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
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 Jeff Riley, (214) 665–8542,
Riley.Jeffrey@epa.gov. 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-epadockets.
Docket: The index to the docket for
this action is available electronically at
www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
at EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all
documents in the docket are listed in
the index, some information may be
publicly available only at the hard copy
location (e.g., copyrighted material), and
some may not be publicly available at
either location (e.g., CBI).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Riley, (214) 665–8542, Riley.Jeffrey@
epa.gov. To inspect the hard copy
materials, please schedule an
appointment with Jeff Riley or Mr. Bill
Deese at (214) 665–7253.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ means the EPA.
I. Background
A. CAA and SIPs
Section 110 of the CAA requires states
to develop and submit to the EPA a SIP
to ensure that state air quality meets
National Ambient Air Quality
Standards. These ambient standards
currently address six criteria pollutants:
carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide,
ozone, lead, particulate matter, and
sulfur dioxide. Each federally-approved
SIP protects air quality primarily by
addressing air pollution at its point of
origin through air pollution regulations
and control strategies. The EPA
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approved SIP regulations and control
strategies are federally enforceable.
B. New Mexico’s Submittals
On August 6, 2015, the New Mexico
Environment Department (NMED)
provided a demonstration of how the
existing New Mexico SIP met the
applicable section 110(a)(2)
requirements for the revised primary
annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
National Ambient Air Quality Standard
(NAAQS) promulgated on December 14,
2012 (78 FR 3085, January 15,2013).
Additionally, NMED provided updates
to statutes originally approved into the
SIP on November 2, 1984 (49 FR 44099).
Sections 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) and 128 of the
CAA require SIPs to contain statutory or
regulatory provisions that: (1) Any
board or body which approves permits
or enforcement orders under the CAA
have at least a majority of its members
represent the public interest and not
derive any significant portion of their
income from persons subject to permits
or enforcement orders under the CAA;
and (2) any potential conflict of interest
by members of such board or body or
the head of an executive agency with
similar powers be adequately disclosed.
EPA approved updates to statutes under
New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978
(NMSA) Chapter 10, Article 16 and
NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Articles 1 & 2
to satisfy the CAA sections
110(a)(2)(E)(ii) and 128 requirements.
However, the August 6, 2015 State
submittal included other updated
statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 9,
Article 7A and NMSA 1978 Chapter 74,
Articles 1 & 2 that EPA did not act
upon. See EPA’s proposal (82 FR 60933,
December 26, 2017) and final approval
(83 FR 12493, March 22, 2018) for
further detail.
C. Error Corrections Under CAA Section
110(k)(6)
Section 110(k)(6) of the CAA provides
EPA with the authority to make
corrections to prior SIP actions that are
subsequently found to be in error in the
same manner as the prior action, and to
do so without requiring any further
submission from the State. On March 6,
2013, the Eleventh Circuit Court of
Appeals issued a 2–1 decision relevant
to EPA authority under Section
110(k)(6). See Alabama Environmental
Council v. EPA, 711 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir.
2013). The majority opinion found that
CAA section 110(k)(6) permits EPA to
revise a SIP provision approved ‘‘in
error’’ without any further submission
from the State, so long as EPA provides
the State and the public with its error
determination and the basis thereof.
This affirms EPA’s authority to use
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section 110(k)(6) to revise a prior action
related to a state’s implementation plan.
See 711 F3d at 1287.
While CAA section 110(k)(6) provides
EPA with the authority to correct its
own ‘‘error,’’ nowhere does this
provision or any other provision in the
CAA define what qualifies as ‘‘error.’’
Thus, EPA believes that the term should
be given its plain language, everyday
meaning, which includes all
unintentional, incorrect or wrong
actions or mistakes.
D. What criteria must be met for the
EPA to approve this SIP revision?
Under section 110(a)(2) of the CAA,
states are required to develop and
maintain an air quality management
program that meets various basic
structural requirements, including, but
not limited to: enforceable emission
limitations; an ambient monitoring
program; an enforcement program; air
quality modeling capabilities; and
adequate personnel, resources, and legal
authority as per 40 CFR 51.230. This
‘‘infrastructure SIP’’ requirement is met
through state submittal of SIPs that
implement, maintain, and enforce a new
or revised NAAQS within 3 years of
EPA issuing the standard. An air agency
may cite existing EPA-approved
provisions and/or adopt new or revised
statutory authorities and regulations, as
necessary, in order to address each
element of the infrastructure SIP.1 In
accordance with 40 CFR 51.231, the
infrastructure SIP submission should
identify the provisions of law or
regulations that the air agency
determines provide the necessary
authority, and the air agency should
submit copies of those laws or
regulations with the infrastructure SIP
submission.
II. The EPA’s Evaluation
As noted above, EPA’s March 22,
2018 final action approved updates to
statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 10,
Article 16 and NMSA 1978 Chapter 74,
Articles 1 & 2 to satisfy the CAA
sections 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) and 128
requirements. However, the August 6,
2015 State submittal also included
updated statutes under NMSA 1978
Chapter 9, Article 7A and NMSA 1978
Chapter 74, Articles 1 & 2 that EPA did
not act upon. EPA has evaluated these
remaining updated statues against the
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criteria established by section 110(a)(2)
of the CAA to determine if these
provisions are integral to meeting the
basic structural requirements of an air
quality management program. Similarly,
EPA has evaluated the SIP-approved
statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 74,
Articles 1 and 2 to determine if
elements of our November 2, 1984 final
approval were in error and should
therefore be removed from the New
Mexico SIP. Below is a summary of
EPA’s evaluation; see our Technical
Support Document (TSD) prepared in
conjunction with this SIP revision for
more information concerning our
evaluation.
EPA has determined that the State’s
updates to the NMSA 1978 sections
represented in Table 1 grant the
Environmental Improvement Board
(EIB) and/or NMED with authority for
SIP development, enforcement,
inspections, construction and operating
permits, air monitoring, development of
air quality studies and modeling,
reporting, consultation, assurance of
adequate implementation, and
addressing of environmental
emergencies.
TABLE 1—AUGUST 6, 2015 UPDATES TO NMSA 1978 CHAPTER 74, ARTICLE 2 SECTIONS FOR APPROVAL TO NEW
MEXICO SIP
NMSA 1978 section
Title
Content
74–2–1 ............................................
Short Title ......................................
74–2–2 ............................................
74–2–3 ............................................
74–2–5 ............................................
Definitions ......................................
Environmental improvement board
Duties and powers; environmental
improvement board; local board.
Permits ...........................................
Emergency powers of the secretary and the director.
Limitations on regulations ..............
Continuing effect of existing laws,
rules and regulations.
Identifies NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Article 2 as Air Quality Control Act
(AQCA).
Definitions used in AQCA.
Establishes jurisdiction of EIB.
Grants EIB authority for SIP development, enforcement, air monitoring, reporting, assurance of adequate implementation.
Provides EIB with authority for construction and operating permits.
Provides NMED with authority to address environmental emergencies.
Specifies limitations to EIB and local board authorities, jurisdictions.
Establishes precedence of AQCA over any conflicting legislation.
74–2–7 ............................................
74–2–10 ..........................................
74–2–11.1 .......................................
74–2–17 ..........................................
These sections establish an air quality
management program for New Mexico
that meets the various basic structural
requirements of CAA section 110(a)(2),
and therefore their inclusion into the
SIP is warranted and appropriate. We
find the State’s submitted revisions to
these sections to be non-substantive and
consistent with the CAA. EPA is
approving these revisions into the New
Mexico SIP.
EPA has determined that our
November 2, 1984 final approval of the
NMSA 1978 sections represented in
Table 2 was done in error, and these
sections should therefore be removed
from the New Mexico SIP.
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TABLE 2—NMSA 1978 CHAPTER 74, ARTICLE 2 SECTIONS FOR REMOVAL FROM NEW MEXICO SIP
NMSA 1978 section
Title
74–2–6 ............................................
Adoption of Regulations; Notice
and Hearings.
Variances .......................................
Variances—Judicial Review ..........
Confidential Information .................
74–2–8 ............................................
74–2–9 ............................................
74–2–11 ..........................................
1 ‘‘Guidance on Infrastructure State
Implementation Plan (SIP) Elements under Clean
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Reason for removal
Administrative requirements, hearing board procedures.
Inconsistent with federally-enforceable requirements.
Inconsistent with federally-enforceable requirements.
Duplicative of SIP-approved regulation (20.2.1.115 NMAC).
Memorandum from Stephen D. Page, September 13,
2013, https://www3.epa.gov/airquality/urbanair/
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TABLE 2—NMSA 1978 CHAPTER 74, ARTICLE 2 SECTIONS FOR REMOVAL FROM NEW MEXICO SIP—Continued
NMSA 1978 section
Title
Reason for removal
74–2–12 ..........................................
Enforcement ..................................
74–2–13 ..........................................
Inspection ......................................
74–2–14 ..........................................
74–2–15 ..........................................
74–2–16 ..........................................
Penalties ........................................
Additional Means of Enforcement.
Declaratory Judgement on Regulations.
SIP-approved 74–2–4.D provides EIB & secretary with enforcement
authority.
SIP-approved 74–2–5.1A provides department/local agency inspection authority.
Inconsistent with federally-enforceable requirements.
Inconsistent with federally-enforceable requirements.
Inconsistent with federally-enforceable requirements.
These elements are appropriate for
state and local agencies to adopt and
implement, but it is not necessary or
appropriate to make them federally
enforceable by incorporating them into
the applicable SIP. Moreover, inclusion
of sections 74–2–8, 74–2–9, 74–2–14,
74–2–15, and 74–2–16 into the SIP
present inconsistencies with the Act,
and Federal requirements. EPA is
removing these sections from the New
Mexico SIP, and will not act upon
updates to these sections contained in
the State’s August 6, 2015 submittal.
Further, the State’s submittal
identified NMSA 1978, section 74–2–
15.1 (Primary Nonferrous Smelter
Orders) as having been repealed by the
State in 1992. EPA will act accordingly
to remove this section from the SIP.
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III. Final Action
We are approving revisions to the
New Mexico SIP that pertain to updated
statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 74,
Article 2 contained in the State’s August
6, 2015 submittal. We are also making
an error correction to remove from the
New Mexico SIP certain statutes under
NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Article 2
originally approved in our November 2,
1984 rulemaking.
The EPA is publishing this rule
without prior proposal because we view
this as a non-controversial amendment
and anticipate no adverse comments.
However, in the proposed rules section
of this Federal Register publication, we
are publishing a separate document that
will serve as the proposal to approve the
SIP revision if relevant adverse
comments are received. This rule will
be effective on May 28, 2019 without
further notice unless we receive relevant
adverse comment by March 29, 2019. If
we receive relevant adverse comments,
we will publish a timely withdrawal in
the Federal Register informing the
public that the rule will not take effect.
We will address all public comments in
a subsequent final rule based on the
proposed rule. We will not institute a
second comment period on this action.
Any parties interested in commenting
must do so now. Please note that if we
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receive relevant adverse comment on an
amendment, paragraph, or section of
this rule and if that provision may be
severed from the remainder of the rule,
we 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
revisions to the New Mexico statutes as
described in the Final Action section
above. The EPA has made, and will
continue to make, these materials
generally available through
www.regulations.gov and at the EPA
Region 6 Office (please contact Jeff
Riley, (214) 665–8542, Riley.Jeffrey@
epa.gov for more information).
Therefore, these materials have been
approved by EPA for inclusion in the
SIP, have been incorporated by
reference by 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 EPA’s approval, and will be
incorporated by reference in the next
update to the SIP compilation (62 FR
27968, May 22, 1997).
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the CAA, 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 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
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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 CAA; 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).
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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 rule 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 April 29, 2019. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the
Administrator of this final rule does not
affect the finality of this rule for the
purposes of judicial review nor does it
extend the time within which a petition
for judicial review may be filed, and
shall not postpone the effectiveness of
such rule or action. This action may not
be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. (See section
307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: February 14, 2019.
Anne Idsal,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
40 CFR part 52 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 GG—New Mexico
2. In § 52.1620(e), the table titled
‘‘EPA-Approved New Mexico Statutes’’
is amended under ‘‘Chapter 74—
Environmental Improvement’’ by:
■ a. Revising the entries for Sections 74–
2–1, 74–2–2, 74–2–3, and 74–2–5;
■ b. Removing the entry for Section 74–
2–6;
■ c. Revising the entry for Section 74–
2–7;
■ d. Removing the entries for Sections
74–2–8 and 74–2–9;
■ e. Revising the entry for 74–2–10;
■ f. Removing the entry for Section 74–
2–11;
■ g. Revising the entry for Section 74–
2–11.1;
■ h. Removing the entries for Sections
74–2–12, 74–2–13, 74–2–14, 74–2–15,
74–2–15.1, and 74–2–16; and
■ i. Revising the entry for Section 74–2–
17.
The revisions read as follows:
■
§ 52.1620
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74–2–2 ..............................
Definitions .................................................
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Environmental improvement board ...........
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Duties and powers; environmental improvement board; local board.
Permits; permit appeals to the environmental improvement board or the local
board; permit fees.
Emergency powers of the secretary and
the director.
Limitations on regulations .........................
74–2–7 ..............................
74–2–10 ............................
74–2–11.1 .........................
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II. Have the requirements for approval of a
part 70 revision been met?
III. What action is EPA taking?
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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I. Background
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 70
[EPA–R07–OAR–2018–0828; FRL 9989–43–
Region 7]
Approval of Operating Permits
Program; Kansas; Reporting Emission
Data, Emission Fees and Process
Information
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is taking final action to
approve revisions to the Operating
Permits Program (OPP) for the State of
Kansas. This final action will amend the
Kansas rules to reorganize, clarify, and
update the Class I emission fee,
application fee, and emissions inventory
regulations and ensure that Kansas’s
OPP is adequately funded. Approval of
these revisions ensures consistency
between the State and federallyapproved rules and does not impact air
quality.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
March 29, 2019.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R07–OAR–2018–0828. 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, i.e., 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 information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Bredehoft, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Planning and
Development Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 at
(913) 551–7164, or by email at
Bredehoft.Deborah@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.
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II. Have the requirements for approval
of a part 70 revision been met?
The state provided a public comment
period for this OPP revision from
September 7, 2017, to November 15,
2017, and received comments. In
response to the comments, Kansas
revised the rule prior to submitting to
the EPA. The revisions are consistent
with applicable EPA requirements in
title V of the CAA and 40 CFR part 70.
III. What action is EPA taking?
The EPA is taking final action to
approve revisions to the Kansas OPP by
approving the State’s request to revoke
K.A.R. 28–19–202, Annual emissions
fees; and to amend K.A.R. 28–19–516,
Class I operating permits, application
fees; and K.A.R. 28–19–517, Class I
operating permits, annual emissions
inventory and fees. Approval of these
revisions will ensure consistency
between the state and federallyapproved rules. EPA has determined
that these changes will not adversely
impact air emissions.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
This final action merely approves
state law as meeting Federal
I. Background
VerDate Sep<11>2014
On December 19, 2018 (83 FR 65115),
EPA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPR) for the State of
Kansas. In the NPR, EPA proposed
approval of revisions to the Kansas OPP.
The revisions were submitted by the
State of Kansas on January 22, 2018.
Revisions to the program include
revoking Kansas Administrative
Regulation (K.A.R.) 28–19–202; adding
new language to K.A.R. 28–19–517
which parallels language in the revoked
K.A.R. 28–19–202; increasing the
annual emission fee from $37 dollars
per ton to $53 dollars per ton; increasing
all application fees in K.A.R. 28–19–
516; establishing a baseline emission
fee; and adding additional clarifications
to the Program to address fees, refunds,
electronic submittal, and who is
required to submit an annual emissions
inventory. A detailed discussion of
Kansas’s OPP submission and EPA’s
rationale for approving the OPP
submission were provided in the NPR
and the associated Technical Support
Document in the docket for this
rulemaking and will not be restated
here. No comments were received
regarding the NPR.
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requirements and does not impose
additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason,
this final 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 Title V 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 the
National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act (NTTA) because this
rulemaking does not involve technical
standards; 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, this approval of the
revision to Kansas’s Title V Operating
Permit Program 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
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R06-OAR-2015-0850; FRL-9989-09-Region 6]
Air Plan Approval; New Mexico; Approval of Revised Statutes;
Error Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act), the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to New
Mexico's State Implementation Plan (SIP) that incorporate updates to
the New Mexico statutes. EPA is also correcting its previous approval
of some statute provisions as approval of these provisions into the SIP
was in error.
DATES: This rule is effective on May 28, 2019 without further notice,
unless the EPA receives relevant adverse comment by March 29, 2019. If
the EPA receives such comment, the EPA will publish a timely withdrawal
in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule will not
take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. EPA-R06-OAR-
2015-0850, at https://www.regulations.gov or via email to
Riley.Jeffrey@epa.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
Regulations.gov. 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 Jeff Riley, (214) 665-
8542, Riley.Jeffrey@epa.gov. 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.
Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available
electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA Region 6,
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all documents in the
docket are listed in the index, some information may be publicly
available only at the hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted material),
and some may not be publicly available at either location (e.g., CBI).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Riley, (214) 665-8542,
Riley.Jeffrey@epa.gov. To inspect the hard copy materials, please
schedule an appointment with Jeff Riley or Mr. Bill Deese at (214) 665-
7253.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and
``our'' means the EPA.
I. Background
A. CAA and SIPs
Section 110 of the CAA requires states to develop and submit to the
EPA a SIP to ensure that state air quality meets National Ambient Air
Quality Standards. These ambient standards currently address six
criteria pollutants: carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, lead,
particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide. Each federally-approved SIP
protects air quality primarily by addressing air pollution at its point
of origin through air pollution regulations and control strategies. The
EPA approved SIP regulations and control strategies are federally
enforceable.
B. New Mexico's Submittals
On August 6, 2015, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)
provided a demonstration of how the existing New Mexico SIP met the
applicable section 110(a)(2) requirements for the revised primary
annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air
Quality Standard (NAAQS) promulgated on December 14, 2012 (78 FR 3085,
January 15,2013). Additionally, NMED provided updates to statutes
originally approved into the SIP on November 2, 1984 (49 FR 44099).
Sections 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) and 128 of the CAA require SIPs to contain
statutory or regulatory provisions that: (1) Any board or body which
approves permits or enforcement orders under the CAA have at least a
majority of its members represent the public interest and not derive
any significant portion of their income from persons subject to permits
or enforcement orders under the CAA; and (2) any potential conflict of
interest by members of such board or body or the head of an executive
agency with similar powers be adequately disclosed. EPA approved
updates to statutes under New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978 (NMSA)
Chapter 10, Article 16 and NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Articles 1 & 2 to
satisfy the CAA sections 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) and 128 requirements.
However, the August 6, 2015 State submittal included other updated
statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 9, Article 7A and NMSA 1978 Chapter
74, Articles 1 & 2 that EPA did not act upon. See EPA's proposal (82 FR
60933, December 26, 2017) and final approval (83 FR 12493, March 22,
2018) for further detail.
C. Error Corrections Under CAA Section 110(k)(6)
Section 110(k)(6) of the CAA provides EPA with the authority to
make corrections to prior SIP actions that are subsequently found to be
in error in the same manner as the prior action, and to do so without
requiring any further submission from the State. On March 6, 2013, the
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 decision relevant to EPA
authority under Section 110(k)(6). See Alabama Environmental Council v.
EPA, 711 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir. 2013). The majority opinion found that
CAA section 110(k)(6) permits EPA to revise a SIP provision approved
``in error'' without any further submission from the State, so long as
EPA provides the State and the public with its error determination and
the basis thereof. This affirms EPA's authority to use
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section 110(k)(6) to revise a prior action related to a state's
implementation plan. See 711 F3d at 1287.
While CAA section 110(k)(6) provides EPA with the authority to
correct its own ``error,'' nowhere does this provision or any other
provision in the CAA define what qualifies as ``error.'' Thus, EPA
believes that the term should be given its plain language, everyday
meaning, which includes all unintentional, incorrect or wrong actions
or mistakes.
D. What criteria must be met for the EPA to approve this SIP revision?
Under section 110(a)(2) of the CAA, states are required to develop
and maintain an air quality management program that meets various basic
structural requirements, including, but not limited to: enforceable
emission limitations; an ambient monitoring program; an enforcement
program; air quality modeling capabilities; and adequate personnel,
resources, and legal authority as per 40 CFR 51.230. This
``infrastructure SIP'' requirement is met through state submittal of
SIPs that implement, maintain, and enforce a new or revised NAAQS
within 3 years of EPA issuing the standard. An air agency may cite
existing EPA-approved provisions and/or adopt new or revised statutory
authorities and regulations, as necessary, in order to address each
element of the infrastructure SIP.\1\ In accordance with 40 CFR 51.231,
the infrastructure SIP submission should identify the provisions of law
or regulations that the air agency determines provide the necessary
authority, and the air agency should submit copies of those laws or
regulations with the infrastructure SIP submission.
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\1\ ``Guidance on Infrastructure State Implementation Plan (SIP)
Elements under Clean Air Act sections 110(a)(1) and 110(a)(2),''
Memorandum from Stephen D. Page, September 13, 2013, https://www3.epa.gov/airquality/urbanair/sipstatus/docs/Guidance_on_Infrastructure_SIP_Elements_Multipollutant_FINAL_Sept_2013.pdf.
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II. The EPA's Evaluation
As noted above, EPA's March 22, 2018 final action approved updates
to statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 10, Article 16 and NMSA 1978
Chapter 74, Articles 1 & 2 to satisfy the CAA sections 110(a)(2)(E)(ii)
and 128 requirements. However, the August 6, 2015 State submittal also
included updated statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 9, Article 7A and
NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Articles 1 & 2 that EPA did not act upon. EPA has
evaluated these remaining updated statues against the criteria
established by section 110(a)(2) of the CAA to determine if these
provisions are integral to meeting the basic structural requirements of
an air quality management program. Similarly, EPA has evaluated the
SIP-approved statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Articles 1 and 2 to
determine if elements of our November 2, 1984 final approval were in
error and should therefore be removed from the New Mexico SIP. Below is
a summary of EPA's evaluation; see our Technical Support Document (TSD)
prepared in conjunction with this SIP revision for more information
concerning our evaluation.
EPA has determined that the State's updates to the NMSA 1978
sections represented in Table 1 grant the Environmental Improvement
Board (EIB) and/or NMED with authority for SIP development,
enforcement, inspections, construction and operating permits, air
monitoring, development of air quality studies and modeling, reporting,
consultation, assurance of adequate implementation, and addressing of
environmental emergencies.
Table 1--August 6, 2015 Updates to NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Article 2
Sections for Approval to New Mexico SIP
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NMSA 1978 section Title Content
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74-2-1........................ Short Title...... Identifies NMSA 1978
Chapter 74, Article
2 as Air Quality
Control Act (AQCA).
74-2-2........................ Definitions...... Definitions used in
AQCA.
74-2-3........................ Environmental Establishes
improvement jurisdiction of EIB.
board.
74-2-5........................ Duties and Grants EIB authority
powers; for SIP development,
environmental enforcement, air
improvement monitoring,
board; local reporting, assurance
board. of adequate
implementation.
74-2-7........................ Permits.......... Provides EIB with
authority for
construction and
operating permits.
74-2-10....................... Emergency powers Provides NMED with
of the secretary authority to address
and the director. environmental
emergencies.
74-2-11.1..................... Limitations on Specifies limitations
regulations. to EIB and local
board authorities,
jurisdictions.
74-2-17....................... Continuing effect Establishes
of existing precedence of AQCA
laws, rules and over any conflicting
regulations. legislation.
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These sections establish an air quality management program for New
Mexico that meets the various basic structural requirements of CAA
section 110(a)(2), and therefore their inclusion into the SIP is
warranted and appropriate. We find the State's submitted revisions to
these sections to be non-substantive and consistent with the CAA. EPA
is approving these revisions into the New Mexico SIP.
EPA has determined that our November 2, 1984 final approval of the
NMSA 1978 sections represented in Table 2 was done in error, and these
sections should therefore be removed from the New Mexico SIP.
Table 2--NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Article 2 Sections for Removal From New
Mexico SIP
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NMSA 1978 section Title Reason for removal
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74-2-6........................ Adoption of Administrative
Regulations; requirements,
Notice and hearing board
Hearings. procedures.
74-2-8........................ Variances........ Inconsistent with
federally-
enforceable
requirements.
74-2-9........................ Variances--Judici Inconsistent with
al Review. federally-
enforceable
requirements.
74-2-11....................... Confidential Duplicative of SIP-
Information. approved regulation
(20.2.1.115 NMAC).
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74-2-12....................... Enforcement...... SIP-approved 74-2-4.D
provides EIB &
secretary with
enforcement
authority.
74-2-13....................... Inspection....... SIP-approved 74-2-
5.1A provides
department/local
agency inspection
authority.
74-2-14....................... Penalties........ Inconsistent with
federally-
enforceable
requirements.
74-2-15....................... Additional Means Inconsistent with
of Enforcement.. federally-
enforceable
requirements.
74-2-16....................... Declaratory Inconsistent with
Judgement on federally-
Regulations. enforceable
requirements.
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These elements are appropriate for state and local agencies to
adopt and implement, but it is not necessary or appropriate to make
them federally enforceable by incorporating them into the applicable
SIP. Moreover, inclusion of sections 74-2-8, 74-2-9, 74-2-14, 74-2-15,
and 74-2-16 into the SIP present inconsistencies with the Act, and
Federal requirements. EPA is removing these sections from the New
Mexico SIP, and will not act upon updates to these sections contained
in the State's August 6, 2015 submittal.
Further, the State's submittal identified NMSA 1978, section 74-2-
15.1 (Primary Nonferrous Smelter Orders) as having been repealed by the
State in 1992. EPA will act accordingly to remove this section from the
SIP.
III. Final Action
We are approving revisions to the New Mexico SIP that pertain to
updated statutes under NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Article 2 contained in the
State's August 6, 2015 submittal. We are also making an error
correction to remove from the New Mexico SIP certain statutes under
NMSA 1978 Chapter 74, Article 2 originally approved in our November 2,
1984 rulemaking.
The EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because we
view this as a non-controversial amendment and anticipate no adverse
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal
Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will
serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision if relevant adverse
comments are received. This rule will be effective on May 28, 2019
without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse comment by
March 29, 2019. If we receive relevant adverse comments, we will
publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the
public that the rule will not take effect. We will address all public
comments in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. We will
not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so now. Please note that if we receive
relevant adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this
rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the
rule, we 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
revisions to the New Mexico statutes as described in the Final Action
section above. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these
materials generally available through www.regulations.gov and at the
EPA Region 6 Office (please contact Jeff Riley, (214) 665-8542,
Riley.Jeffrey@epa.gov for more information). Therefore, these materials
have been approved by EPA for inclusion in the SIP, have been
incorporated by reference by 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 EPA's approval, and will be
incorporated by reference in the next update to the SIP compilation (62
FR 27968, May 22, 1997).
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, 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 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 (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 CAA; 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).
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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 rule 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 April 29, 2019. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial review nor does
it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may be
filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or action.
This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its
requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: February 14, 2019.
Anne Idsal,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
40 CFR part 52 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 GG--New Mexico
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2. In Sec. 52.1620(e), the table titled ``EPA-Approved New Mexico
Statutes'' is amended under ``Chapter 74--Environmental Improvement''
by:
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a. Revising the entries for Sections 74-2-1, 74-2-2, 74-2-3, and 74-2-
5;
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b. Removing the entry for Section 74-2-6;
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c. Revising the entry for Section 74-2-7;
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d. Removing the entries for Sections 74-2-8 and 74-2-9;
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e. Revising the entry for 74-2-10;
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f. Removing the entry for Section 74-2-11;
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g. Revising the entry for Section 74-2-11.1;
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h. Removing the entries for Sections 74-2-12, 74-2-13, 74-2-14, 74-2-
15, 74-2-15.1, and 74-2-16; and
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i. Revising the entry for Section 74-2-17.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 52.1620 Identification of plan.
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74-2-1....................... Short Title...... 8/6/2015 2/27/2019, ..........................
[Insert
Federal
Register
citation].
74-2-2....................... Definitions...... 8/6/2015 2/27/2019, ..........................
[Insert
Federal
Register
citation].
74-2-3....................... Environmental 8/6/2015 2/27/2019, ..........................
improvement [Insert
board. Federal
Register
citation].
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74-2-5....................... Duties and 8/6/2015 2/27/2019, ..........................
powers; [Insert
environmental Federal
improvement Register
board; local citation].
board.
74-2-7....................... Permits; permit 8/6/2015 2/27/2019, ..........................
appeals to the [Insert
environmental Federal
improvement Register
board or the citation].
local board;
permit fees.
74-2-10...................... Emergency powers 8/6/2015 2/27/2019, ..........................
of the secretary [Insert
and the director. Federal
Register
citation].
74-2-11.1.................... Limitations on 8/6/2015 2/27/2019, ..........................
regulations. [Insert
Federal
Register
citation].
74-2-17...................... Continuing effect 8/6/2015 2/27/2019, ..........................
of existing [Insert
laws, rules and Federal
regulations. Register
citation].
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