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October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• This action is not an Executive
Order 13771 regulatory action because
this action is not significant 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
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the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in
the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by May 28, 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 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Lead,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
Dated: March 25, 2019.
Deborah Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region
1.
Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:
PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart H—Connecticut
2. Section 52.377 is amended by
revising paragraph (t) to read as follows:
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§ 52.377
Control strategy: Ozone.
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(t) Approval. Revisions to the State
Implementation Plan submitted by the
Connecticut Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection on January
17, 2017, September 5, 2017, and
August 8, 2017, to meet, in part,
requirements of the 2008 ozone
NAAQS. These revisions satisfy the rate
of progress requirement of section
182(b) through 2017, the motor vehicle
inspection and maintenance
requirements of section 182(b), the
contingency measure requirements of
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section 182(c)(9), the emission
statement requirements of section
182(a)(3)(B), and the reasonably
available control measure requirement
of section 172(c)(1) for the Connecticut
portion of the New York–Northern New
Jersey–Long Island, NY–NJ–CT area,
and the Greater Connecticut moderate
ozone nonattainment areas. The January
17, 2017 revision establishes motor
vehicle emissions budgets for 2017 of
15.9 tons per day of VOC and 22.2 tons
per day of NOX to be used in
transportation conformity in the Greater
Connecticut moderate ozone
nonattainment area. The August 8, 2017
revision establishes motor vehicle
emissions budgets for 2017 of 17.6 tons
per day of VOC and 24.6 tons per day
of NOX to be used in transportation
conformity in the Connecticut portion of
the New York–Northern New Jersey–
Long Island, NY–NJ–CT moderate ozone
nonattainment area.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R01–OAR–2018–0791; FRL–9991–35–
Region 1]
Air Plan Approval; Massachusetts;
Regional Haze Five-Year Progress
Report State Implementation Plan
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving
Massachusetts’ Regional Haze Five-Year
Progress Report, submitted on February
9, 2018 as a revision to its State
Implementation Plan (SIP). This SIP
revision addresses requirements of the
Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA’s rules
that require states to submit periodic
reports describing the progress toward
reasonable progress goals (RPGs)
established for regional haze and a
determination of adequacy of the State’s
existing regional haze SIP. EPA is
approving Massachusetts’ February 9,
2018 SIP submittal on the basis that it
addresses the progress report and
adequacy determination requirements
for the first implementation period for
regional haze.
DATES: This rule is effective on April 29,
2019.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR–
2018–0791. All documents in the docket
SUMMARY:
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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 at https://
www.regulations.gov or at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
Region 1 Regional Office, Office of
Ecosystem Protection, Air Quality
Planning Unit, 5 Post Office Square—
Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests
that if at all possible, you contact the
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. The Regional
Office’s official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne K. McWilliams, Air Quality Unit,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square—
Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05–2), Boston,
MA 02109–3912, tel. (617) 918–1697,
email mcwilliams.anne@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background and Purpose
II. Public Comment
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background and Purpose
On February 1, 2019 (84 FR 1021),
EPA published a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to
approve Massachusetts’ Regional Haze
Five-Year Progress Report, submitted by
the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection (MassDEP) on
February 9, 2018. A detailed discussion
of Massachusetts’ regional haze progress
report and EPA’s rationale for approving
the SIP revision were provided in the
NPRM and will not be restated here.
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II. Public Comment
EPA received one comment in
response to the NPRM. The comment
discussed subjects outside the scope of
a regional haze SIP action, does not
explain (or provide a legal basis for)
how the proposed action should differ
in any way, and makes no specific
mention of the proposed action; it is not
germane.
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III. Final Action
EPA is approving Massachusetts’
Regional Haze Five-Year Progress
Report, submitted by MassDEP on
February 9, 2018, as a revision to the
Massachusetts SIP.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the
Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the
provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);
40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
submissions, EPA’s role is to approve
state choices, provided that they meet
the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely
approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose
additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason,
this action:
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget under
Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• This action is not an Executive
Order 13771 regulatory action because
this action is not significant 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
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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 Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by May 28, 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 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Lead,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Regional haze, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur
oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
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Dated: March 25, 2019.
Deborah Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region
1.
Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as follows:
PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
Subpart W—Massachusetts
2. In § 52.1120 (e), amend the table by
adding an entry entitled ‘‘Massachusetts
Regional Haze Five-Year Progress
Report’’ at the end of the table to read
as follows:
■
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
§ 52.1120
*
Identification of plan.
*
*
(e) * * *
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*
MASSACHUSETTS NON-REGULATORY
Name of non-regulatory SIP
provision
Applicable geographic
or nonattainment area
*
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Massachusetts Regional Haze Statewide ...................
Five-Year Progress Report.
State submittal date/
effective date
EPA approved date 3
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Submitted 2/9/2018 ...
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3/29/19, [Insert Federal Register citation].
Explanations
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*
3 To determine the EPA effective date for a specific provision listed in this table, consult the FEDERAL REGISTER notice cited in this column for
the particular provision.
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Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 180831813–9170–02]
RIN 0648–XG894
Fisheries of the Economic Exclusive
Zone Off Alaska; Deep-Water Species
Fishery by Vessels Using Trawl Gear in
the Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for species that comprise the
deep-water species fishery by vessels
using trawl gear in the Gulf of Alaska
(GOA). This action is necessary because
the first seasonal apportionment of the
Pacific halibut bycatch allowance
specified for the deep-water species
fishery in the GOA will be reached.
DATES: Effective 1200 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), March 26, 2019,
through 1200 hours, A.l.t., April 1,
2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
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GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
The first seasonal apportionment of
the Pacific halibut bycatch allowance
specified for the trawl deep-water
species fishery in the GOA is 135 metric
tons as established by the final 2019 and
2020 harvest specifications for
groundfish of the GOA (84 FR 9416,
March 14, 2019), for the period 1200
hours, A.l.t., January 20, 2019, through
1200 hours, A.l.t., April 1, 2019.
In accordance with § 679.21(d)(6)(i),
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS, has determined that the first
seasonal apportionment of the Pacific
halibut bycatch allowance specified for
the trawl deep-water species fishery in
the GOA will be reached. Consequently,
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for
the deep-water species fishery by
vessels using trawl gear in the GOA. The
species and species groups that
comprise the deep-water species fishery
include sablefish, rockfish, deep-water
flatfish, rex sole, and arrowtooth
flounder.
While this closure is effective the
maximum retainable amounts at
§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
during a trip.
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Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. This requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
delay the closure of the deep-water
species fishery by vessels using trawl
gear in the GOA. NMFS was unable to
publish a notice providing time for
public comment because the most
recent, relevant data only became
available as of March 25, 2019.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3). This finding is based upon
the reasons provided above for waiver of
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.
This action is required by § 679.21
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 26, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R01-OAR-2018-0791; FRL-9991-35-Region 1]
Air Plan Approval; Massachusetts; Regional Haze Five-Year
Progress Report State Implementation Plan
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving
Massachusetts' Regional Haze Five-Year Progress Report, submitted on
February 9, 2018 as a revision to its State Implementation Plan (SIP).
This SIP revision addresses requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and
EPA's rules that require states to submit periodic reports describing
the progress toward reasonable progress goals (RPGs) established for
regional haze and a determination of adequacy of the State's existing
regional haze SIP. EPA is approving Massachusetts' February 9, 2018 SIP
submittal on the basis that it addresses the progress report and
adequacy determination requirements for the first implementation period
for regional haze.
DATES: This rule is effective on April 29, 2019.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R01-OAR-2018-0791. All documents in the docket
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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 at https://www.regulations.gov or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
Region 1 Regional Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Air Quality
Planning Unit, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection.
The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne K. McWilliams, Air Quality Unit,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office
Square--Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, tel.
(617) 918-1697, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' ``us,'' or ``our'' is
used, we mean EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background and Purpose
II. Public Comment
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background and Purpose
On February 1, 2019 (84 FR 1021), EPA published a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to approve Massachusetts' Regional
Haze Five-Year Progress Report, submitted by the Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) on February 9, 2018. A
detailed discussion of Massachusetts' regional haze progress report and
EPA's rationale for approving the SIP revision were provided in the
NPRM and will not be restated here.
II. Public Comment
EPA received one comment in response to the NPRM. The comment
discussed subjects outside the scope of a regional haze SIP action,
does not explain (or provide a legal basis for) how the proposed action
should differ in any way, and makes no specific mention of the proposed
action; it is not germane.
III. Final Action
EPA is approving Massachusetts' Regional Haze Five-Year Progress
Report, submitted by MassDEP on February 9, 2018, as a revision to the
Massachusetts SIP.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
This action is not an Executive Order 13771 regulatory
action because this action is not significant 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 Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by May 28, 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 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Regional haze, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
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Dated: March 25, 2019.
Deborah Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
Part 52 of chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
is amended as follows:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart W--Massachusetts
0
2. In Sec. 52.1120 (e), amend the table by adding an entry entitled
``Massachusetts Regional Haze Five-Year Progress Report'' at the end of
the table to read as follows:
Sec. 52.1120 Identification of plan.
* * * * *
(e) * * *
Massachusetts Non-Regulatory
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Name of non-regulatory SIP Applicable geographic or State submittal date/effective
provision nonattainment area date EPA approved date \3\ Explanations
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Massachusetts Regional Haze Five- Statewide........................ Submitted 2/9/2018............... 3/29/19, [Insert
Year Progress Report. Federal Register
citation].
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\3\ To determine the EPA effective date for a specific provision listed in this table, consult the Federal Register notice cited in this column for the
particular provision.
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BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
