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hour. The revised rule adds a
requirement that Cokenergy install,
operate, and maintain a permanent SO2
flow rate monitor to continuously
measure the flow rate in the heat
recovery coke carbonization waste gas
stack.
The revised proposed rule 326 IAC 7–
4.1–8 continues to require that IHCC
comply with the following
requirements: The coke ovens must
recycle the gases emitted during the
coking process in such a way that the
recycled gases must be the only fuel
source used for the ovens during normal
operations, the gases must not be routed
directly to the atmosphere unless they
first pass through the common tunnel
afterburner, and a maximum of 19% of
the coke oven waste gases leaving the
common tunnel may be vented to the
atmosphere on a 24-hour basis. The
sulfur dioxide limits on IHCC’s coke
oven battery operations in 326 IAC 7–
4.1–8(a) are unchanged. 326 IAC 7–4.1–
8 includes the same new limitations on
bypass vent stack usage as in 326 IAC
7–4.1–7, as discussed above. The
rulemaking also includes technical
corrections and clarifications that do not
have a substantive effect of the
application of the rules.
III. Compliance With the Clean Air Act
(CAA)
CAA section 110(l) states that SIP
revisions cannot be approved if they
interfere with applicable requirements
concerning attainment and reasonable
further progress. EPA proposes to find
that this proposed action is consistent
with CAA section 110(l) because the
proposed changes retain and/or tighten
the existing SO2 limits. EPA is therefore
proposing to approve Indiana’s revised
rules 326 IAC 7–4.1–7 and 326 IAC 7–
4.1–8.
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IV. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is proposing to approve Indiana’s
July 10, 2020 request to revise 326 IAC
7–4.1–7 and 326 IAC 7–4.1–8. The
proposed SO2 SIP revisions are expected
to strengthen the SIP and will also fulfill
the requirements of the Federal consent
decree with Cokenergy LLC and IHCC.
V. Incorporation by Reference
In this proposed rule, EPA is
proposing to include in a final EPA rule
regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, EPA is proposing to incorporate by
reference Indiana rules 326 IAC 7–4.1–
7 ‘‘Cokenergy LLC sulfur dioxide
emission limitations’’ and 326 IAC 7–
4.1–8 ‘‘Indiana Harbor Coke Company
sulfur dioxide emission limitations’’,
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effective on April 24, 2020. EPA has
made, and will continue to make, these
documents generally available through
www.regulations.gov and at the EPA
Region 5 Office (please contact the
person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
preamble for more information).
VI. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
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 it is not a significant
regulatory action 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 CAA; 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).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides.
Dated: February 3, 2021.
Cheryl Newton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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84–Region 5]
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Ohio NSR
Permit Timing
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
revised paragraph of the Ohio Revised
Code (ORC) into Ohio’s state
implementation plan (SIP) under the
Clean Air Act (CAA). This revision will
allow for the extension of an installation
permit which is the subject of an appeal
by a party other than the owner or
operator of the air contaminant source.
The extension will allow the date of
termination of the permit to be no later
than eighteen months after the effective
date of the permit plus the number of
days between the date in which the
permit was appealed and the date the
appeal was resolved.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–
OAR–2020–0559 at https://
www.regulations.gov, or via email to
damico.genevieve@epa.gov. For
SUMMARY:
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comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed
from Regulations.gov. For either manner
of submission, 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. EPA will generally not consider
comments or comment contents located
outside of the primary submission (i.e.,
on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission
methods, please contact the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the
full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charmagne Ackerman, Environmental
Engineer, Air Permits Section, Air
Programs Branch (AR–18J),
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–0448,
ackerman.charmagne@epa.gov. The
EPA Region 5 office is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal holidays and
facility closures due to COVID–19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA.
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I. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is proposing to approve
paragraph (F)(2)(b)(iv) of ORC 3740.03
into the Ohio SIP. On October 27, 2020,
EPA received a submittal from the Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency
(OEPA) requesting the approval of the
ORC Permit Expiration Provision at
ORC 3740.03 (F)(2)(b)(iv) into Ohio’s
SIP. In 2009, the Ohio General
Assembly modified portions of ORC
3704.03 to update the requirements for
the expiration of air pollution
installation permits. Specifically, the
modification included paragraph
(F)(2)(b), which prescribes that
installation permits are initially
effective for 18 months, but the 18month time period can be modified for
cause as described in the law. This
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portion of the ORC became effective
October 16, 2009.
The majority of the provisions in ORC
3704.03 paragraph (F)(2)(b) are
contained in Ohio Administrative Code
(OAC) rule 3745–31–07, which was
most recently approved into the SIP on
August 24, 2015 (80 FR 36477).
However, paragraph (F)(2)(b)(iv) is not
part of OAC 3745–31–07, and OEPA has
requested that the paragraph be
approved into the SIP.
On January 12, 2021, OEPA submitted
a letter to further clarify several
implementation aspects of the
submittal, as discussed below.
Paragraph (F)(2)(b)(iv) allows for an
installation permit to be extended
beyond 18 months if the installation
permit is subject to appeal by a party
other than the owner or operator of the
air contaminant source that is subject of
the installation permit. In the case as
described, the termination date of the
installation permit will not be later than
18 months after the effective date of the
permit plus the number of days between
the date in which the permit was
appealed and the date on which all
appeals concerning the permit have
been resolved. The Federal Prevention
of Significant Deterioration (PSD) rules
at 40 CFR 52.21(r)(2) describes the
timing that the owner/operator must
begin construction of a PSD source
including the requirement that the
construction must start within 18
months after receipt of approval.
Subparagraph (r)(2) also stated that the
EPA Administrator may extend the 18month time period upon a satisfactory
showing that an extension is justified.
EPA finds that the language in
paragraph (F)(2)(b)(iv) is consistent with
the Federal PSD regulations.
The January 12, 2021, letter from
OEPA provided assurance that in the
instance of a lengthy appeal process,
OEPA fully maintains its discretion to
re-assess the permit to ensure that it is
consistent with Federal regulations and
guidance. Additionally, OEPA is able to
utilize existing mechanisms on its
website to notify the public of the
extended permit. These clarifications
ensure that the provisions are consistent
with Federal regulations, and thus,
approvable. Since it only affects the
timing associated with an affected
installation permit’s termination date,
the requested SIP revision does not
impact the amount of emissions
associated with any law, rule, or permit.
Thus, the revision does not interfere
with any applicable requirement
concerning attainment and reasonable
further progress (as defined in CAA
Section 171), or any other applicable
requirements of the CAA. Therefore, a
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detailed CAA Section 110(l) analysis is
not necessary.
II. Incorporation by Reference
In this action, EPA is proposing to
include in a final EPA rule regulatory
text that includes incorporation by
reference. In accordance with
requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is
proposing to incorporate by reference
Ohio Revised Code section
3704.03(F)(2)(b)(iv), effective October
16, 2009, discussed in Section I of this
action. EPA has made, and will
continue to make, these documents
generally available through
www.regulations.gov and at the EPA
Region 5 Office (please contact the
person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
preamble for more information).
III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
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 it is not a significant
regulatory action 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
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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).
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: February 4, 2021.
Cheryl Newton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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AGENCY
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[EPA–R06–OAR–2020–0166; FRL–10017–
19–Region 6]
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Air Plan Approval; Texas; Clean Air
Act Requirements for Nonattainment
New Source Review and Emission
Statements for the 2015 Ozone
National Ambient Air Quality
Standards
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal Clean
Air Act (CAA or the Act), the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
is proposing to approve the portions of
a State Implementation Plan (SIP)
SUMMARY:
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revision submitted by the State of Texas
that describes how CAA requirements
for Nonattainment New Source Review
(NNSR) and emission statements are
met in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW),
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria (HGB), and
Bexar County ozone nonattainment
areas for the 2015 ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS).
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before March 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket No. EPA–R06–
OAR–2020–0166, at https://
www.regulations.gov or via email to
young.carl@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 Carl Young, 214–665–6645,
young.carl@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. While all
documents in the docket are listed in
the index, some information may not be
publicly available due to docket file size
restrictions or content (e.g., CBI).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl
Young, EPA Region 6 Office,
Infrastructure and Ozone Section, 214–
665–6645, young.carl@epa.gov. Out of
an abundance of caution for members of
the public and our staff, the EPA Region
6 office will be closed to the public to
reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–
19. We encourage the public to submit
comments via https://
www.regulations.gov, as there will be a
delay in processing mail and no courier
or hand deliveries will be accepted.
Please call or email the contact listed
above if you need alternative access to
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material indexed but not provided in
the docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document wherever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
the EPA.
I. Background
Ground-level ozone is a gas that is
formed by the reaction of Volatile
Organic Compounds (VOC) and Oxides
of Nitrogen (NOX) in the atmosphere in
the presence of sunlight. These
precursors (VOC and NOX) are emitted
by many types of pollution sources,
including point sources such as power
plants and industrial emissions sources;
on-road and off-road mobile sources
(motor vehicles and engines); and
smaller residential and commercial
sources, such as dry cleaners, auto body
shops, and household paints,
collectively referred to as area sources.
Ozone is predominately a summertime
air pollutant (83 FR 25777, June 4,
2018).
On October 1, 2015, we revised the
ozone NAAQS to a level of 0.070 parts
per million (ppm) (annual fourthhighest daily maximum 8-hour average
concentration, averaged over 3 years).
See 80 FR 65296, October 26, 2015; and
40 CFR 50, appendix U for more
information on the revised 2015 ozone
NAAQS, including a detailed
explanation of the calculation of the 3year 8-hour average. The revised 2015
ozone NAAQS provide greater
protection of public health and the
environment than the previous ozone
NAAQS of 0.075 ppm, set in 2008.
Although the 2015 ozone NAAQS retain
the same general form and averaging
time as the NAAQS set in 2008, the
lower level is more protective.
The DFW and HGB areas were
classified as Marginal ozone
nonattainment areas for the 2015 ozone
NAAQS with an attainment deadline of
August 3, 2021 (83 FR 25776, June 4,
2018). Bexar County (which includes
the City of San Antonio) was also
classified as a Marginal ozone
nonattainment area with an attainment
deadline of September 24, 2021 (83 FR
35136, July 25, 2018). The DFW area
consists of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis,
Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Tarrant, and
Wise Counties. The HGB area consists of
Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend,
Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery
Counties.
On June 24, 2020, Texas submitted a
SIP revision for the DFW, HGB and
Bexar County areas. The SIP revision
included a description of how
provisions previously approved by EPA
meet the 2015 ozone NAAQS Marginal
area CAA requirements for (1) NNSR
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R05-OAR-2020-0559; FRL-10019-84-Region 5]
Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Ohio NSR Permit Timing
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a revised paragraph of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) into Ohio's
state implementation plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This
revision will allow for the extension of an installation permit which
is the subject of an appeal by a party other than the owner or operator
of the air contaminant source. The extension will allow the date of
termination of the permit to be no later than eighteen months after the
effective date of the permit plus the number of days between the date
in which the permit was appealed and the date the appeal was resolved.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2020-0559 at https://www.regulations.gov, or via email to
[email protected]. For
[[Page 9040]]
comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions
for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or
removed from Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, 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. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents
located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section. For the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI
or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charmagne Ackerman, Environmental
Engineer, Air Permits Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J),
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-0448, [email protected].
The EPA Region 5 office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding Federal holidays and facility closures due to
COVID-19.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
I. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is proposing to approve paragraph (F)(2)(b)(iv) of ORC 3740.03
into the Ohio SIP. On October 27, 2020, EPA received a submittal from
the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) requesting the approval
of the ORC Permit Expiration Provision at ORC 3740.03 (F)(2)(b)(iv)
into Ohio's SIP. In 2009, the Ohio General Assembly modified portions
of ORC 3704.03 to update the requirements for the expiration of air
pollution installation permits. Specifically, the modification included
paragraph (F)(2)(b), which prescribes that installation permits are
initially effective for 18 months, but the 18-month time period can be
modified for cause as described in the law. This portion of the ORC
became effective October 16, 2009.
The majority of the provisions in ORC 3704.03 paragraph (F)(2)(b)
are contained in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) rule 3745-31-07, which
was most recently approved into the SIP on August 24, 2015 (80 FR
36477). However, paragraph (F)(2)(b)(iv) is not part of OAC 3745-31-07,
and OEPA has requested that the paragraph be approved into the SIP.
On January 12, 2021, OEPA submitted a letter to further clarify
several implementation aspects of the submittal, as discussed below.
Paragraph (F)(2)(b)(iv) allows for an installation permit to be
extended beyond 18 months if the installation permit is subject to
appeal by a party other than the owner or operator of the air
contaminant source that is subject of the installation permit. In the
case as described, the termination date of the installation permit will
not be later than 18 months after the effective date of the permit plus
the number of days between the date in which the permit was appealed
and the date on which all appeals concerning the permit have been
resolved. The Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
rules at 40 CFR 52.21(r)(2) describes the timing that the owner/
operator must begin construction of a PSD source including the
requirement that the construction must start within 18 months after
receipt of approval. Subparagraph (r)(2) also stated that the EPA
Administrator may extend the 18-month time period upon a satisfactory
showing that an extension is justified. EPA finds that the language in
paragraph (F)(2)(b)(iv) is consistent with the Federal PSD regulations.
The January 12, 2021, letter from OEPA provided assurance that in
the instance of a lengthy appeal process, OEPA fully maintains its
discretion to re-assess the permit to ensure that it is consistent with
Federal regulations and guidance. Additionally, OEPA is able to utilize
existing mechanisms on its website to notify the public of the extended
permit. These clarifications ensure that the provisions are consistent
with Federal regulations, and thus, approvable. Since it only affects
the timing associated with an affected installation permit's
termination date, the requested SIP revision does not impact the amount
of emissions associated with any law, rule, or permit. Thus, the
revision does not interfere with any applicable requirement concerning
attainment and reasonable further progress (as defined in CAA Section
171), or any other applicable requirements of the CAA. Therefore, a
detailed CAA Section 110(l) analysis is not necessary.
II. Incorporation by Reference
In this action, EPA is proposing to include in a final EPA rule
regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance
with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is proposing to incorporate by
reference Ohio Revised Code section 3704.03(F)(2)(b)(iv), effective
October 16, 2009, discussed in Section I of this action. EPA has made,
and will continue to make, these documents generally available through
www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region 5 Office (please contact the
person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this preamble for more information).
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission 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 it is not a significant regulatory
action 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
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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).
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: February 4, 2021.
Cheryl Newton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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