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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);
• 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, the SIP is not approved
to apply on any Indian reservation land
or in any other area where the EPA or
an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have
tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. 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 CAA,
petitions for judicial review of this
action must be filed in the United States
Court of Appeals for the appropriate
circuit by August 24, 2021. 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, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Particulate matter.
Dated: June 14, 2021.
Edward H. Chu,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part
52 as set forth below:
PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart CC—Nebraska
§ 52.1420
[Amended]
2. In § 52.1420, the table in paragraph
(c) is amended by removing the entry
‘‘129–39’’ under ‘‘Title 129-Nebraska
Air Quality Regulations’’.
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40 CFR Part 52
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Air Plan Approval; California; San
Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution
Control District
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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ACTION:
Final rule.
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is taking final action to
approve a revision to the San Joaquin
Valley Unified Air Pollution Control
District (SJVUAPCD or ‘‘the District’’)
portion of the California State
Implementation Plan (SIP). This
revision concerns emissions of oxides of
nitrogen (NOX) and particulate matter
(PM) from indirect sources associated
with new development projects as well
as NOX and PM emissions from certain
transportation and transit development
projects. We are approving a local rule
that regulates these emission sources
under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the
Act).
SUMMARY:
This rule will be effective on July
26, 2021.
DATES:
The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R09–OAR–2021–0014. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov
website. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly
available, e.g., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available through https://
www.regulations.gov, or please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section for
additional availability information. If
you need assistance in a language other
than English or if you are a person with
disabilities who needs a reasonable
accommodation at no cost to you, please
contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
ADDRESSES:
La
Kenya Evans, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA
94105. By phone: (415) 972–3245 or by
email at evans.lakenya@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Proposed Action
On February 25, 2021 (86 FR 11482),
the EPA proposed to approve the
following rule into the California SIP.
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Local Agency
Rule No.
SJVUAPCD .......
9510
Rule title
Amended
Indirect Source Review (ISR) .......................
12/21/17 (effective March 21, 2018) ............
We proposed to approve this
amended rule based on our finding that
it is consistent with the relevant
requirements, policy, and guidance
regarding SIP relaxations because the
rule revisions only clarify and extend
the applicability of the rule to certain
additional development projects. This
revision strengthens the current SIPapproved rule. Once approved into the
SIP, Rule 9510 will become federally
enforceable under the CAA by its terms
only for certain development projects
within the geographic jurisdiction
covered by the SJVUAPCD. However, as
explained in our February 25, 2021
proposed rule, we continue to conclude
that the rule is not fully consistent with
the relevant requirements, policy, and
guidance on enforceability such that the
State may rely on the rule for specific
emissions credit in an attainment plan.
While Rule 9510 does not meet all the
evaluation criteria for full enforceability
such that emissions credit can be taken,
we proposed to fully approve the
submitted rule because it would
strengthen the SIP compared to the
current SIP-approved rule. Our
proposed action contains more
information on the rule and our
evaluation.
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II. Public Comments and EPA
Responses
III. EPA Action
The EPA’s proposed action provided
a 30-day public comment period. During
this period, we received four comments
on the proposal. One comment
expresses general support for the
proposed action. The three other
comments are essentially the same
comment, with minor variations in
wording, for which we provide a
summary and response below.
Comment: Three comments stated
that the rules ‘‘should be strengthened
to a tolerable criteria for further
enforceability’’ before being approved.
Response: As this version of Rule
9510 would be enforceable on its terms
once approved into the SIP, we are
assuming that the comments are
referring to amended Rule 9510 being
‘‘fully enforceable,’’ such that the State
may rely on it for emissions credit.
Regarding whether amended Rule 9510
is ‘‘fully enforceable,’’ we disagree that
the State needs to resolve enforceability
issues identified in our proposal before
we can approve it into the SIP. As
described in our proposal, we
previously approved an earlier version
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of this rule on May 9, 2011 (76 FR
26609) where ‘‘we identified a number
of concerns about the enforceability of
the rule’s provisions, e.g., provisions
that allow project developers to pay a
fee instead of implementing on-site
pollution mitigation plans, and noted
that the State would need to resolve
these enforceability issues before relying
on this rule for credit in an attainment
plan.’’ 1 We noted that ‘‘[t]he District has
not addressed these concerns in the
submitted rule, and we therefore
continue to conclude that the rule does
not qualify for emission reduction credit
for the purpose of any attainment or
progress demonstration in any area.’’ 2
In the amended version of Rule 9510
that we are approving herein, ‘‘the
District revised the rule applicability to
include large development projects that
are not currently subject to the rule and
made editorial and clarifying changes.
The revisions are generally clear and
strengthen the rule.’’ 3 While this
revision of Rule 9510 would continue to
not meet all the evaluation criteria for
full enforceability such that the rule
would qualify for emission reduction
credit, it would strengthen the SIP
compared to the current SIP-approved
rule and therefore warrants approval
into the SIP.
No comments were submitted that
change our assessment of the rule as
described in our proposed action.
Therefore, as authorized in section
110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA is fully
approving this rule into the California
SIP. The December 21, 2017 version of
Rule 9510 will replace the previouslyapproved version of this rule in the SIP.
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, the EPA is finalizing
regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the
incorporation by reference of the
SJVUAPCD rule described in the
amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth
below. The EPA has made, and will
continue to make, these documents
available through www.regulations.gov
and at the EPA Region IX Office (please
contact the person identified in the FOR
1 86
FR 11482, 11484 (February 25, 2021).
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3 Id.
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Submitted
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section of
this preamble for more information).
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
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);
• 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 the 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).
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In addition, the SIP is not approved
to apply on any Indian reservation land
or in any other area where the EPA or
an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, this rule does not have
tribal implications and will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. The EPA will
submit a report containing this action
and other required information to the
U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to
publication of the rule in the Federal
Register. A major rule cannot take effect
until 60 days after it is published in the
Federal Register. This action is not a
‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,
petitions for judicial review of this
action must be filed in the United States
Court of Appeals for the appropriate
circuit by August 24, 2021. 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
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Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: June 10, 2021.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the EPA amends part 52,
chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations as follows:
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PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart F—California
2. Section 52.220 is amended by
adding paragraphs (c)(348)(i)(A)(4) and
(c)(518)(i)(E) to read as follows:
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§ 52.220
Identification of plan-in part.
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(c) * * *
(348) * * *
(i) * * *
(A) * * *
(4) Previously approved on May 9,
2011 in paragraph (c)(348)(i)(A)(3) of
this section and now deleted with
replacement in (c)(518)(i)(E)(1), Rule
9510, ‘‘Indirect Source Review (ISR),’’
adopted on December 15, 2005.
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(518) * * *
(i) * * *
(E) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District.
(1) Rule 9510, ‘‘Indirect Source
Review (ISR),’’ amended on December
21, 2017, but not in effect until March
21, 2018.
(2) [Reserved]
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40 CFR Parts 52 and 70
[EPA–R07–OAR–2021–0266; FRL–10024–
99–Region 7]
Air Plan Approval; Iowa; State
Implementation Plan and State Plans
for Designated Facilities and
Pollutants
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is taking final action to
approve revisions to the Iowa State
Implementation Plan (SIP) and is also
approving revisions to the Iowa
Operating Permit Program. The
revisions include updating definitions,
regulatory references, requiring facilities
to submit electronic emissions
inventory information under the state’s
Title V permitting program, and
updating references for the most recent
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federally approved minimum
specifications and quality assurance
procedures for performance evaluations
of continuous monitoring systems. EPA
is also approving previous revisions to
the Operating Permit Program that allow
for electronic document submission that
meet EPA’s requirements. These
revisions will not impact air quality and
will ensure consistency between the
state and Federally approved rules.
DATES: This final rule is effective on July
26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R07–OAR–2021–0266. 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:
Stephen Krabbe, Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7 Office, Air
Quality and Planning Branch, 11201
Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas
66219; telephone number: (913) 551–
7991 or by email at krabbe.stephen@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. What is being addressed in this document?
II. Have the requirements for approval of a
SIP revision been met?
III. What action is the EPA taking?
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What is being addressed in this
document?
EPA is approving a submission from
the State of Iowa to revise its SIP and
the Operating Permits Program. On
August 12, 2020, the Iowa Department
of Natural Resources (IDNR) submitted
a request to revise the SIP to incorporate
recent changes to Iowa Administrative
Code, including provisions relating to
electronic submittal of information to
IDNR that were revised in previous state
rulemakings. The following chapters are
impacted:
• Chapter 20, ‘‘Scope of Title—
Definitions;’’
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR--2021-0014; FRL-10024-56-Region 9]
Air Plan Approval; California; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action to approve a revision to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD or ``the District'') portion of
the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns
emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and particulate matter
(PM) from indirect sources associated with new development projects as
well as NOX and PM emissions from certain transportation and
transit development projects. We are approving a local rule that
regulates these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the
Act).
DATES: This rule will be effective on July 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2021-0014. All documents in the docket are
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available through https://www.regulations.gov, or please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section for additional availability information. If you need assistance
in a language other than English or if you are a person with
disabilities who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you,
please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: La Kenya Evans, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105. By phone: (415) 972-3245 or by
email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
III. EPA Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Proposed Action
On February 25, 2021 (86 FR 11482), the EPA proposed to approve the
following rule into the California SIP.
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Local Agency Rule No. Rule title Amended Submitted
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SJVUAPCD..................... 9510 Indirect Source Review 12/21/17 (effective 05/23/18
(ISR). March 21, 2018).
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We proposed to approve this amended rule based on our finding that
it is consistent with the relevant requirements, policy, and guidance
regarding SIP relaxations because the rule revisions only clarify and
extend the applicability of the rule to certain additional development
projects. This revision strengthens the current SIP-approved rule. Once
approved into the SIP, Rule 9510 will become federally enforceable
under the CAA by its terms only for certain development projects within
the geographic jurisdiction covered by the SJVUAPCD. However, as
explained in our February 25, 2021 proposed rule, we continue to
conclude that the rule is not fully consistent with the relevant
requirements, policy, and guidance on enforceability such that the
State may rely on the rule for specific emissions credit in an
attainment plan. While Rule 9510 does not meet all the evaluation
criteria for full enforceability such that emissions credit can be
taken, we proposed to fully approve the submitted rule because it would
strengthen the SIP compared to the current SIP-approved rule. Our
proposed action contains more information on the rule and our
evaluation.
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
The EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period.
During this period, we received four comments on the proposal. One
comment expresses general support for the proposed action. The three
other comments are essentially the same comment, with minor variations
in wording, for which we provide a summary and response below.
Comment: Three comments stated that the rules ``should be
strengthened to a tolerable criteria for further enforceability''
before being approved.
Response: As this version of Rule 9510 would be enforceable on its
terms once approved into the SIP, we are assuming that the comments are
referring to amended Rule 9510 being ``fully enforceable,'' such that
the State may rely on it for emissions credit. Regarding whether
amended Rule 9510 is ``fully enforceable,'' we disagree that the State
needs to resolve enforceability issues identified in our proposal
before we can approve it into the SIP. As described in our proposal, we
previously approved an earlier version of this rule on May 9, 2011 (76
FR 26609) where ``we identified a number of concerns about the
enforceability of the rule's provisions, e.g., provisions that allow
project developers to pay a fee instead of implementing on-site
pollution mitigation plans, and noted that the State would need to
resolve these enforceability issues before relying on this rule for
credit in an attainment plan.'' \1\ We noted that ``[t]he District has
not addressed these concerns in the submitted rule, and we therefore
continue to conclude that the rule does not qualify for emission
reduction credit for the purpose of any attainment or progress
demonstration in any area.'' \2\ In the amended version of Rule 9510
that we are approving herein, ``the District revised the rule
applicability to include large development projects that are not
currently subject to the rule and made editorial and clarifying
changes. The revisions are generally clear and strengthen the rule.''
\3\ While this revision of Rule 9510 would continue to not meet all the
evaluation criteria for full enforceability such that the rule would
qualify for emission reduction credit, it would strengthen the SIP
compared to the current SIP-approved rule and therefore warrants
approval into the SIP.
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\1\ 86 FR 11482, 11484 (February 25, 2021).
\2\ Id.
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III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted that change our assessment of the rule
as described in our proposed action. Therefore, as authorized in
section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA is fully approving this rule into
the California SIP. The December 21, 2017 version of Rule 9510 will
replace the previously-approved version of this rule in the SIP.
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the
SJVUAPCD rule described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth
below. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents
available through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region IX Office
(please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this preamble for more information).
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);
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 the 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).
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In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, this rule does not have tribal implications and will
not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November
9, 2000).
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by August 24, 2021. 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, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 10, 2021.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA amends part 52,
chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations 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 F--California
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2. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraphs (c)(348)(i)(A)(4) and
(c)(518)(i)(E) to read as follows:
Sec. 52.220 Identification of plan-in part.
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(c) * * *
(348) * * *
(i) * * *
(A) * * *
(4) Previously approved on May 9, 2011 in paragraph
(c)(348)(i)(A)(3) of this section and now deleted with replacement in
(c)(518)(i)(E)(1), Rule 9510, ``Indirect Source Review (ISR),'' adopted
on December 15, 2005.
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(518) * * *
(i) * * *
(E) San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District.
(1) Rule 9510, ``Indirect Source Review (ISR),'' amended on
December 21, 2017, but not in effect until March 21, 2018.
(2) [Reserved]
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