Air Plan Approval; New Jersey; NOX SIP Call and Removal of CAIR, 71185-71188 [2024-19699]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 3, 2024 / Rules and Regulations SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean EPA. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section is arranged as follows: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA–R02–OAR–2024–0110, FRL–12093– 02–R2] I. Background II. What comments were received in responses to the EPA’s proposed action? III. What action is the EPA taking? IV. Incorporation by Reference V. Environmental Justice Considerations VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews Air Plan Approval; New Jersey; NOX SIP Call and Removal of CAIR Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the removal of the New Jersey Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) nitrogen oxides (NOX) Trading Program regulations from the New Jersey State Implementation Plan (SIP) and is conditionally approving the removal of the New Jersey NOX Budget Program regulations from the New Jersey SIP. On August 23, 2018, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) submitted a SIP revision requesting the removal of the State’s CAIR NOX Trading Program and NOX Budget Program regulations from the New Jersey SIP. NJDEP submitted a supplement to the revision on May 31, 2024, that commits NJDEP to develop a Memorandum of Agreement with the EPA that indicates how the State of New Jersey will maintain compliance with the State’s NOX SIP Call obligations for the types of large non-electricity generating units (non-EGUs) that were previously regulated under the New Jersey NOX Budget Program. DATES: This rule is effective on October 3, 2024. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID Number EPA–R02–OAR–2024–0110, at https://www.regulations.gov. 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., Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) (formally referred to as 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 electronically through https:// www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fausto Taveras, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, Air Programs Branch, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866, at (212) 637–3378, or by email at Taveras.Fausto@epa.gov. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:49 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 I. Background On July 18, 2024, the EPA proposed to approve the removal of the New Jersey Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) nitrogen oxides (NOX) Trading Program regulations from the New Jersey State Implementation Plan (SIP) and proposed to conditionally approve the removal of the New Jersey NOX Budget Program regulations from the New Jersey SIP. See 89 FR 58306. In that proposed action, the EPA proposed approval of the removal of the New Jersey CAIR NOX Trading Program (N.J.A.C. 7:27—Subchapter 30) from the New Jersey SIP. The State rule established allowance allocations for use under the Federal CAIR trading programs. Since the EPA no longer administers the Federal CAIR trading programs, the removal of Subchapter 30 from the SIP will have no consequences for any sources’ operations or emissions or for the attainment or maintenance of the NAAQS in any area, now or in the future. In the July 2024 proposed rulemaking, the EPA also proposed to conditionally approve the removal of the New Jersey NOX Budget Program (N.J.A.C. 7:27— Subchapter 31) from the New Jersey SIP. Although EPA no longer administers the NOX Budget Trading Program and approved the sunset provision of the New Jersey NOX Budget program in a previous action (see 72 FR 55672), New Jersey has outstanding obligations under the NOX SIP Call.1 Accordingly, on March 7, 2024, and May 31, 2024, NJDEP submitted letters committing the State to submit an Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that will outline how NJDEP will comply with the NOX SIP Call for the types of non-EGUs previously regulated by the New Jersey NOX Budget Program by March 7, 2025. In the State’s March 7, 2024, commitment letter, New Jersey 1 New Jersey’s large non-EGUs no longer participate in a NOX Ozone season trading program, the NOX SIP Call regulations at 40 CFR 51.121(r)(2) as well as anti-backsliding provisions at 40 CFR 51.905(f) and 40 CFR 51.1105(e) require the State to meet its ongoing obligations under the NOX SIP call with respect of these types of non-EGUs in an alternative manner. PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 71185 committed to develop a MOA between the EPA and NJDEP that outlines how NJDEP will comply with the NOX SIP Call, specifically for the types of nonEGUs that were previously regulated by the New Jersey NOX Budget Program (N.J.A.C. 7:27—Subchapter 31) and were not included in the subsequent CAIR FIP trading program. Subsequently, on May 31, 2024, New Jersey submitted an updated commitment letter to revise and replace the previous March 7, 2024, letter. This revision occurred due to NJDEP conducting further analysis to determine what units would have been classified as a non-EGU under the applicability criteria of the New Jersey NOX Budget Program (N.J.A.C. 7:21— Subchapter 31), as in effect as of September 30, 2008. As a result of this analysis, the value of the non-EGU budget was adjusted.2 The revised letter adjusted the non-EGU budgets for the affected units’ aggregated emissions during the ozone season and revised the date by which the State will submit the MOA to the EPA. In New Jersey’s May 31, 2024, letter, the State commits to submitting the MOA to the EPA by no later than March 7, 2025. New Jersey provided a date certain for purposes of CAA 110(k)(4), which authorizes the EPA to conditionally approval a plan revision based on a commitment by the State to adopt specific enforceable measures by a date certain, but no later than one year after the date of the plan approval. As indicated in New Jersey’s commitment letter, the EPA would take action to incorporate by reference the finalized MOA as an enforceable SIP revision by no later than one year from the date the EPA conditionally approves the New Jersey SIP revision—Removal of CAIR and NOX Budget Programs, which was submitted on August 23, 2018. The specific details of New Jersey’s SIP Submittals, subsequent commitment letter which outlines the content of the forthcoming MOA, and the rationale for the EPA’s final action are explained in the EPA’s proposed rulemaking and are not restated in this final action. For this detailed information, the reader is referred to the EPA’s July 18, 2024, proposed rulemaking (89 FR 58306). II. What comments were received in response to the EPA’s proposed action? In response to EPA’s July 10, 2024, proposed rulemaking on New Jersey’s 2 NJDEP analysis determined that the natural gas turbine unit located at cogeneration facility, EF Kenilworth, was subject to the NOX Budget Program as a small EGU (i.e., an EGU serving an electricity generator with nameplate capacity of at least 15 MW but not greater than 25 MW). E:\FR\FM\03SER1.SGM 03SER1 71186 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 3, 2024 / Rules and Regulations SIP revisions, the EPA received one supportive comment during the 30-day public comment period. The specific comment may be viewed under Docket ID number EPA–R02–OAR–2024–0110 on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Comment: A private citizen commenter supports the EPA’s proposed rule to approve the removal of New Jersey’s CAIR program, as well as the conditional approval of the removal of the NOX Budget Program since, ‘‘. . . the proposed rule aligns itself with the Clean Air Act and acts in accordance with the spirit of progress. The removal of these programs will not adversely affect air quality or compliance.’’ Response: The EPA acknowledges the commenter’s support of the EPA’s proposed rule. This concludes our response to the comments received. No changes have been made to the final rule. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 III. What action is the EPA taking? On August 23, 2018, NJDEP submitted a SIP revision requesting that the EPA update the New Jersey SIP to reflect the removal of New Jersey’s CAIR NOX Trading Program establishing the State’s allowance allocations under the Federal CAIR trading programs (Subchapter 30) and New Jersey’s NOX Budget Program (Subchapter 31) from the SIP. The State rule provision sunsetting the State’s NOX Budget Program was already approved into the SIP by EPA in 2007, and the State’s CAIR allowance allocation rules have had no effect since EPA discontinued administration of the Federal CAIR trading programs after 2014. NJDEP repealed Subchapter 30 and Subchapter 31 on December 14, 2017. As discussed previously in Section I, NJDEP provided commitment letters to the EPA on March 7, 2024 and May 31, 2024, committing to develop a MOA between the EPA and the NJDEP that outlines how NJDEP will comply with the State’s obligations under the NOX SIP Call for the types of non-EGUs that were previously regulated by the New Jersey NOX Budget Program and that were not included in the subsequent CAIR FIP trading program. Once approved into the New Jersey SIP, the MOA will ensure compliance with the New Jersey non-EGU budget per 40 CFR 51.121(r). Specifically, the MOA will serve as the enforceable mechanism for ensuring the New Jersey SIP contains enforceable limits and monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to ensure the affected New Jersey non-EGU units’ aggregated emissions will not exceed a budget of VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:49 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 745 tons per ozone season on an annual basis for existing and new units. In this final rule, the EPA approves the removal of the New Jersey CAIR NOX Trading Program (Subchapter 30) from the New Jersey SIP. The State rule established allowance allocations for use under the Federal CAIR trading programs. Because the EPA no longer administers the Federal CAIR trading programs, the removal of Subchapter 30 from the SIP will have no consequences for any sources’ operations or emissions or for the attainment or maintenance of the NAAQS in any area, now or in the future. In this final rule, the EPA is also conditionally approving the removal of the New Jersey NOX Budget Program (Subchapter 31) from the New Jersey SIP. Although the EPA no longer administers the NOX Budget Trading Program and approved the sunset provision of the New Jersey NOX Budget program in a previous action (see 72 FR 55672), New Jersey has outstanding obligations under the NOX SIP Call. Accordingly, on May 31, 2024, NJDEP submitted a letter committing NJDEP to submit an MOA that will outline how NJDEP will comply with the NOX SIP Call for the types of non-EGUs previously regulated by the New Jersey NOX Budget Program by March 7, 2025. Under CAA section 110(k)(4), conditional approval is an option for EPA SIP approvals based on a commitment to adopt specific enforceable measures by a date certain, but no later than one year from the date of approval. If the state fails to meet its commitment within the specified date, this approval is treated as a disapproval. Since the MOA between NJDEP and the EPA will be enforceable only when approved by the EPA and codified through incorporating by reference in the EPA-approved statutes and regulations in the New Jersey SIP at 40 CFR 52.1570, it will be necessary for the EPA to take this action no later than one year from the date of this conditional approval. Based on the State’s May 31, 2024, commitment to submit a SIP revision by March 7, 2025, addressing the identified deficiency and the EPA taking action to approve the MOA as an enforceable SIP revision no later than one year from the date the EPA finalizes this conditional approval, the EPA is conditionally approving the portion of the August 23, 2018, SIP revision requesting the removal of the New Jersey NOX Budget Program (Subchapter 31) from the New Jersey SIP. EPA will take action to approve or disapprove the MOA into the New Jersey SIP when it is submitted to the EPA as a SIP revision. PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 However, if the State fails to submit this revision, or if EPA does not approve the MOA as an enforceable SIP revision on or before 12 months from the date of final approval of this action, this conditional approval will become a disapproval and the EPA will issue a notice to that effect. If the conditional approval becomes a disapproval, the disapproval triggers the requirement for EPA to issue a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) under CAA section 110(c) to correct the deficiency. Section 110(l) Demonstration As stated in New Jersey’s May 2024 commitment letter, the State commits to enter a Memorandum of Agreement between the USEPA and the NJDEP that outlines how NJDEP will comply with the NOX SIP Call, specifically for the types of non-electric generating units (non-EGUs) that were previously regulated by the New Jersey NOX Budget Program (N.J.A.C. 7:27—Subchapter 31) and that were not included in the subsequent CAIR FIP trading program. On June 19, 2007, New Jersey adopted rules establishing allowance allocations for the State’s EGUs participating in the ozone season NOX trading program established under the CAIR FIP but excluded non-EGU industrial units from its rulemaking. Under both the NOX Budget Program and CAIR, the affected units were required to monitor pursuant to 40 CFR part 75. The EGUs that remained in the CAIR trading program continued to comply with the monitoring requirements. However, because the EPA approved the sunset of the State’s NOX Budget Program requirements in the SIP and the nonEGUs were not brought into the CAIR FIP trading program, the non-EGUs did not retain those monitoring requirements. Instead, applicable nonEGUs relied on monitoring requirements under New Jersey’s emission statement program (N.J.A.C. 7:27–21), the State’s various NOX RACT regulations (N.J.A.C. 7:27–19), and associated air permits to continue to demonstrate compliance with the 745 tons per ozone season budget set under the NOX Budget Program. The MOA will serve to memorialize an aggregate state-wide budget and monitoring and reporting requirements for the affected non-EGU units as well as official annual ozone season NOX reporting by the State to the EPA. Specifically, the MOA will specify that the non-EGU budget for the affected units’ aggregated emission will not exceed 745 tons per ozone season (May 1–September 30 of each year). To ensure that non-EGUs satisfy the requirements under the NOX SIP Call, the MOA will E:\FR\FM\03SER1.SGM 03SER1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 3, 2024 / Rules and Regulations lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 specify how the emission limits and monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements contained in New Jersey’s SIP address the requirements under 40 CFR 51.121(r)(2). Specifically, the MOA will include a demonstration that the total permitted NOX emission limits for existing applicable New Jersey non-EGUs does not exceed 745 tons per ozone season (May 1–September 30 of each year). The MOA will also include demonstrations that outline actual NOX emissions from recent ozone seasons (tons/year) and calendar years (tons/year) that were gathered from the State’s Emission Statement Program. Also, the MOA will outline New Jersey’s SIP-approved regulations and associated permit requirements for non-EGU facilities regarding continuous emission monitoring and source emission testing. These demonstrations will be incorporated within the MOA, and the MOA also provides for New Jersey to continue to provide similar reports on ozone season emissions to EPA for each ozone season in perpetuity and to take corrective measures should permitted emissions limits be exceeded. Taken as a whole, EPA believes that in concept, the MOA as described (and if signed and made effective) will address New Jersey’s outstanding obligations under the NOX SIP Call and demonstrates that the removal of New Jersey’s NOX Budget Program (7:27–31) from the SIP will have no consequences for any sources’ operations or emissions or for the attainment or maintenance of the NAAQS in any area, now or in the future. Furthermore, on October 1, 2007, the EPA had approved a sunset provision of New Jersey NOX Budget Program. See 72 FR 55666. This federally-approved sunset provision ended New Jersey’s NOX Budget Program for all sources that were previously covered sources, beginning in 2009. The EPA will take final action to incorporate by reference New Jersey’s MOA in a future rulemaking action. IV. Incorporation by Reference In this document, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. The EPA is finalizing the removal of Title 7, Chapter 27, Subchapter 30, Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) NOX Trading Program; Title 7, Chapter 27, Subchapter 31, NOX Budget Program, from the New Jersey SIP, which is incorporated by reference in accordance with the requirements of 1 CFR part 51, and as discussed in Section I of this preamble. EPA has made and will continue to make the State Implementation Plan generally available VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:49 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 at the EPA Region 2 Office (please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this preamble for more information). V. Environmental Justice Considerations New Jersey provided a supplement to the SIP submission being finalized for approval with this rulemaking on May 16, 2023. The supplemental submission briefed the EPA on Environmental Justice (EJ) considerations within New Jersey by detailing the State’s programs and initiatives addressing the needs of communities with EJ concerns that have been ongoing since 1998. Although New Jersey included environmental justice considerations as part of its SIP submittal, the CAA and applicable implementing regulations neither prohibit nor require such an evaluation. In its supplement, New Jersey discussed how the State has been addressing the needs of communities with EJ concerns since 1998, including assisting in the creation of the Environmental Equity Task Force, which later evolved into the Environmental Justice Advisory Council (EJAC). EJAC and its predecessor have held regular meetings that include EJ advocates and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to discuss and address issues of concern. New Jersey has also noted that the State has implemented numerous initiatives, collaborations, Administrative Orders and Executive Orders to address the needs and concerns of overburdened communities. New Jersey provided a timeline of the EJ actions implemented by the State, both prior to the SIP submittal on August 23, 2018, and subsequent to it, to note its continued attention to environmental justice in the State. New Jersey’s Administrative Orders (AO) and Executive Orders (E.O.) include the State’s first EJ E.O. issued by Governor James E. McGreevey in 2004 (E.O. No. 96), an EJ E.O. issued by Governor Jon Corzine in 2009 (E.O. No. 131), an EJ AO issued by NJDEP Commissioner Bob Martin in 2016 (AO 2016–08) and an EJ E.O. issued by Governor Phil Murphy in 2018 (E.O. No. 23). Notably, U.S. Senator for New Jersey, Cory Booker, introduced the first Federal EJ bill in 2017 (S. 1996— Environmental Justice Act of 2017). Additionally, New Jersey also created the ‘‘What’s In My Community?’’ 3 tool, 3 Access the mapping application for locating facilities with an air permit registered with NJDEP’s Division of Air Quality from their website at https:// njdep.maps.arcgis.com/app4s/webappviewer/index. html?id=76194937cbbe46b1ab9a9ec37c7d709b. PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 71187 a GIS-mapping web application that allows a user to see the air permits issued in their community. The tool also identifies overburdened communities, schools, hospitals, and emergency services. The public users can also see measurements from air monitors and generate a report when using the tool. The EPA has reviewed this material but has determined that conducting a comprehensive EJ analysis is not necessary in the context of this SIP submission for the removal from the SIP of New Jersey’s CAIR NOX Trading Program and the State’s NOX Budget Program, as the CAA and its applicable implementing regulations neither prohibit nor require such an evaluation of EJ in relation to the relevant requirements. Additionally, there is no evidence suggesting that this action contradicts the goals of E.O. 12898 or that it will disproportionately harm any specific group or have severe health or environmental impacts. However, the EPA expects that this action, which assesses whether New Jersey’s SIP adequately addresses requirements under the NOX SIP Call for affected non-EGUs, will generally have a neutral impact on all populations, including communities of color and low-income groups. At the very least, it will not worsen existing air quality. In summary, the EPA concludes, for informational purposes only, that this final rule will not disproportionately harm communities with environmental justice concerns. New Jersey did evaluate EJ considerations voluntarily in its SIP submission, but the EPA’s assessment of these considerations is provided for context, not as the basis for the action. The EPA is taking action under the CAA independently of the State’s EJ assessment. 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 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 14094 (88 FR 21879, April 11, 2023); E:\FR\FM\03SER1.SGM 03SER1 71188 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 3, 2024 / Rules and Regulations lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 • 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 subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) because it approves a State program; • Is not a significant regulatory action subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); and • 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. In addition, this final rulemaking action pertaining to New Jersey’s SIP revision, 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). Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, Feb. 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies to identify and address ‘‘disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects’’ VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:49 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 of their actions on communities with environmental justice (EJ) concerns to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law. EPA defines EJ as ‘‘the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.’’ EPA further defines the term fair treatment to mean that ‘‘no group of people should bear a disproportionate burden of environmental harms and risks, including those resulting from the negative environmental consequences of industrial, governmental, and commercial operations or programs and policies.’’ The NJDEP evaluated environmental justice as part of its SIP submittal even though the CAA and applicable implementing regulations neither prohibit nor require an evaluation. The EPA’s evaluation of the NJDEP’s environmental justice considerations is described above in the section titled, ‘‘Environmental Justice Considerations.’’ The analysis was done for the purpose of providing additional context and information about this rulemaking to the public, not as a basis of the action. The EPA is taking action under the CAA on bases independent of New Jersey’s evaluation of environmental justice. In addition, there is no information in the record upon which this decision is based that is inconsistent with the stated goal of E.O. 12898 of achieving environmental justice for communities with EJ concerns. This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act, and the EPA will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and the Comptroller General of the United States. This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 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 November 4, 2024. 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, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Lisa Garcia, Regional Administrator, Region 2. For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 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: ■ Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Subpart FF—New Jersey § 52.1570 [Amended] 2. In § 52.1570, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by removing the entries ‘‘Title 7, Chapter 27, Subchapter 30’’ and ‘‘Title 7, Chapter 27, Subchapter 31.’’ ■ [FR Doc. 2024–19699 Filed 8–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\03SER1.SGM 03SER1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R02-OAR-2024-0110, FRL-12093-02-R2]


Air Plan Approval; New Jersey; NOX SIP Call and Removal of CAIR

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the 
removal of the New Jersey Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) nitrogen 
oxides (NOX) Trading Program regulations from the New Jersey 
State Implementation Plan (SIP) and is conditionally approving the 
removal of the New Jersey NOX Budget Program regulations 
from the New Jersey SIP. On August 23, 2018, the New Jersey Department 
of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) submitted a SIP revision requesting 
the removal of the State's CAIR NOX Trading Program and 
NOX Budget Program regulations from the New Jersey SIP. 
NJDEP submitted a supplement to the revision on May 31, 2024, that 
commits NJDEP to develop a Memorandum of Agreement with the EPA that 
indicates how the State of New Jersey will maintain compliance with the 
State's NOX SIP Call obligations for the types of large non-
electricity generating units (non-EGUs) that were previously regulated 
under the New Jersey NOX Budget Program.

DATES: This rule is effective on October 3, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID Number EPA-R02-OAR-2024-0110, at https://www.regulations.gov. 
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., Controlled Unclassified 
Information (CUI) (formally referred to as 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 
electronically through https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fausto Taveras, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 2, Air Programs Branch, 290 Broadway, New 
York, New York 10007-1866, at (212) 637-3378, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
    The Supplementary Information section is arranged as follows:

I. Background
II. What comments were received in responses to the EPA's proposed 
action?
III. What action is the EPA taking?
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Environmental Justice Considerations
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

    On July 18, 2024, the EPA proposed to approve the removal of the 
New Jersey Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) nitrogen oxides 
(NOX) Trading Program regulations from the New Jersey State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) and proposed to conditionally approve the 
removal of the New Jersey NOX Budget Program regulations 
from the New Jersey SIP. See 89 FR 58306.
    In that proposed action, the EPA proposed approval of the removal 
of the New Jersey CAIR NOX Trading Program (N.J.A.C. 7:27--
Subchapter 30) from the New Jersey SIP. The State rule established 
allowance allocations for use under the Federal CAIR trading programs. 
Since the EPA no longer administers the Federal CAIR trading programs, 
the removal of Subchapter 30 from the SIP will have no consequences for 
any sources' operations or emissions or for the attainment or 
maintenance of the NAAQS in any area, now or in the future.
    In the July 2024 proposed rulemaking, the EPA also proposed to 
conditionally approve the removal of the New Jersey NOX 
Budget Program (N.J.A.C. 7:27--Subchapter 31) from the New Jersey SIP. 
Although EPA no longer administers the NOX Budget Trading 
Program and approved the sunset provision of the New Jersey 
NOX Budget program in a previous action (see 72 FR 55672), 
New Jersey has outstanding obligations under the NOX SIP 
Call.\1\ Accordingly, on March 7, 2024, and May 31, 2024, NJDEP 
submitted letters committing the State to submit an Memorandum of 
Agreement (MOA) that will outline how NJDEP will comply with the 
NOX SIP Call for the types of non-EGUs previously regulated 
by the New Jersey NOX Budget Program by March 7, 2025.
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NOX Ozone season trading program, the NOX SIP 
Call regulations at 40 CFR 51.121(r)(2) as well as anti-backsliding 
provisions at 40 CFR 51.905(f) and 40 CFR 51.1105(e) require the 
State to meet its ongoing obligations under the NOX SIP 
call with respect of these types of non-EGUs in an alternative 
manner.
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    In the State's March 7, 2024, commitment letter, New Jersey 
committed to develop a MOA between the EPA and NJDEP that outlines how 
NJDEP will comply with the NOX SIP Call, specifically for 
the types of non-EGUs that were previously regulated by the New Jersey 
NOX Budget Program (N.J.A.C. 7:27--Subchapter 31) and were 
not included in the subsequent CAIR FIP trading program.
    Subsequently, on May 31, 2024, New Jersey submitted an updated 
commitment letter to revise and replace the previous March 7, 2024, 
letter. This revision occurred due to NJDEP conducting further analysis 
to determine what units would have been classified as a non-EGU under 
the applicability criteria of the New Jersey NOX Budget 
Program (N.J.A.C. 7:21--Subchapter 31), as in effect as of September 
30, 2008. As a result of this analysis, the value of the non-EGU budget 
was adjusted.\2\ The revised letter adjusted the non-EGU budgets for 
the affected units' aggregated emissions during the ozone season and 
revised the date by which the State will submit the MOA to the EPA. In 
New Jersey's May 31, 2024, letter, the State commits to submitting the 
MOA to the EPA by no later than March 7, 2025. New Jersey provided a 
date certain for purposes of CAA 110(k)(4), which authorizes the EPA to 
conditionally approval a plan revision based on a commitment by the 
State to adopt specific enforceable measures by a date certain, but no 
later than one year after the date of the plan approval. As indicated 
in New Jersey's commitment letter, the EPA would take action to 
incorporate by reference the finalized MOA as an enforceable SIP 
revision by no later than one year from the date the EPA conditionally 
approves the New Jersey SIP revision--Removal of CAIR and 
NOX Budget Programs, which was submitted on August 23, 2018.
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    \2\ NJDEP analysis determined that the natural gas turbine unit 
located at cogeneration facility, EF Kenilworth, was subject to the 
NOX Budget Program as a small EGU (i.e., an EGU serving 
an electricity generator with nameplate capacity of at least 15 MW 
but not greater than 25 MW).
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    The specific details of New Jersey's SIP Submittals, subsequent 
commitment letter which outlines the content of the forthcoming MOA, 
and the rationale for the EPA's final action are explained in the EPA's 
proposed rulemaking and are not restated in this final action. For this 
detailed information, the reader is referred to the EPA's July 18, 
2024, proposed rulemaking (89 FR 58306).

II. What comments were received in response to the EPA's proposed 
action?

    In response to EPA's July 10, 2024, proposed rulemaking on New 
Jersey's

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SIP revisions, the EPA received one supportive comment during the 30-
day public comment period. The specific comment may be viewed under 
Docket ID number EPA-R02-OAR-2024-0110 on the https://www.regulations.gov website.
    Comment: A private citizen commenter supports the EPA's proposed 
rule to approve the removal of New Jersey's CAIR program, as well as 
the conditional approval of the removal of the NOX Budget 
Program since, ``. . . the proposed rule aligns itself with the Clean 
Air Act and acts in accordance with the spirit of progress. The removal 
of these programs will not adversely affect air quality or 
compliance.''
    Response: The EPA acknowledges the commenter's support of the EPA's 
proposed rule.
    This concludes our response to the comments received. No changes 
have been made to the final rule.

III. What action is the EPA taking?

    On August 23, 2018, NJDEP submitted a SIP revision requesting that 
the EPA update the New Jersey SIP to reflect the removal of New 
Jersey's CAIR NOX Trading Program establishing the State's 
allowance allocations under the Federal CAIR trading programs 
(Subchapter 30) and New Jersey's NOX Budget Program 
(Subchapter 31) from the SIP. The State rule provision sunsetting the 
State's NOX Budget Program was already approved into the SIP 
by EPA in 2007, and the State's CAIR allowance allocation rules have 
had no effect since EPA discontinued administration of the Federal CAIR 
trading programs after 2014. NJDEP repealed Subchapter 30 and 
Subchapter 31 on December 14, 2017.
    As discussed previously in Section I, NJDEP provided commitment 
letters to the EPA on March 7, 2024 and May 31, 2024, committing to 
develop a MOA between the EPA and the NJDEP that outlines how NJDEP 
will comply with the State's obligations under the NOX SIP 
Call for the types of non-EGUs that were previously regulated by the 
New Jersey NOX Budget Program and that were not included in 
the subsequent CAIR FIP trading program. Once approved into the New 
Jersey SIP, the MOA will ensure compliance with the New Jersey non-EGU 
budget per 40 CFR 51.121(r). Specifically, the MOA will serve as the 
enforceable mechanism for ensuring the New Jersey SIP contains 
enforceable limits and monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting 
requirements to ensure the affected New Jersey non-EGU units' 
aggregated emissions will not exceed a budget of 745 tons per ozone 
season on an annual basis for existing and new units.
    In this final rule, the EPA approves the removal of the New Jersey 
CAIR NOX Trading Program (Subchapter 30) from the New Jersey 
SIP. The State rule established allowance allocations for use under the 
Federal CAIR trading programs. Because the EPA no longer administers 
the Federal CAIR trading programs, the removal of Subchapter 30 from 
the SIP will have no consequences for any sources' operations or 
emissions or for the attainment or maintenance of the NAAQS in any 
area, now or in the future.
    In this final rule, the EPA is also conditionally approving the 
removal of the New Jersey NOX Budget Program (Subchapter 31) 
from the New Jersey SIP. Although the EPA no longer administers the 
NOX Budget Trading Program and approved the sunset provision 
of the New Jersey NOX Budget program in a previous action 
(see 72 FR 55672), New Jersey has outstanding obligations under the 
NOX SIP Call. Accordingly, on May 31, 2024, NJDEP submitted 
a letter committing NJDEP to submit an MOA that will outline how NJDEP 
will comply with the NOX SIP Call for the types of non-EGUs 
previously regulated by the New Jersey NOX Budget Program by 
March 7, 2025.
    Under CAA section 110(k)(4), conditional approval is an option for 
EPA SIP approvals based on a commitment to adopt specific enforceable 
measures by a date certain, but no later than one year from the date of 
approval. If the state fails to meet its commitment within the 
specified date, this approval is treated as a disapproval.
    Since the MOA between NJDEP and the EPA will be enforceable only 
when approved by the EPA and codified through incorporating by 
reference in the EPA-approved statutes and regulations in the New 
Jersey SIP at 40 CFR 52.1570, it will be necessary for the EPA to take 
this action no later than one year from the date of this conditional 
approval.
    Based on the State's May 31, 2024, commitment to submit a SIP 
revision by March 7, 2025, addressing the identified deficiency and the 
EPA taking action to approve the MOA as an enforceable SIP revision no 
later than one year from the date the EPA finalizes this conditional 
approval, the EPA is conditionally approving the portion of the August 
23, 2018, SIP revision requesting the removal of the New Jersey 
NOX Budget Program (Subchapter 31) from the New Jersey SIP. 
EPA will take action to approve or disapprove the MOA into the New 
Jersey SIP when it is submitted to the EPA as a SIP revision.
    However, if the State fails to submit this revision, or if EPA does 
not approve the MOA as an enforceable SIP revision on or before 12 
months from the date of final approval of this action, this conditional 
approval will become a disapproval and the EPA will issue a notice to 
that effect. If the conditional approval becomes a disapproval, the 
disapproval triggers the requirement for EPA to issue a Federal 
Implementation Plan (FIP) under CAA section 110(c) to correct the 
deficiency.

Section 110(l) Demonstration

    As stated in New Jersey's May 2024 commitment letter, the State 
commits to enter a Memorandum of Agreement between the USEPA and the 
NJDEP that outlines how NJDEP will comply with the NOX SIP 
Call, specifically for the types of non-electric generating units (non-
EGUs) that were previously regulated by the New Jersey NOX 
Budget Program (N.J.A.C. 7:27--Subchapter 31) and that were not 
included in the subsequent CAIR FIP trading program. On June 19, 2007, 
New Jersey adopted rules establishing allowance allocations for the 
State's EGUs participating in the ozone season NOX trading 
program established under the CAIR FIP but excluded non-EGU industrial 
units from its rulemaking. Under both the NOX Budget Program 
and CAIR, the affected units were required to monitor pursuant to 40 
CFR part 75. The EGUs that remained in the CAIR trading program 
continued to comply with the monitoring requirements. However, because 
the EPA approved the sunset of the State's NOX Budget 
Program requirements in the SIP and the non-EGUs were not brought into 
the CAIR FIP trading program, the non-EGUs did not retain those 
monitoring requirements. Instead, applicable non-EGUs relied on 
monitoring requirements under New Jersey's emission statement program 
(N.J.A.C. 7:27-21), the State's various NOX RACT regulations 
(N.J.A.C. 7:27-19), and associated air permits to continue to 
demonstrate compliance with the 745 tons per ozone season budget set 
under the NOX Budget Program.
    The MOA will serve to memorialize an aggregate state-wide budget 
and monitoring and reporting requirements for the affected non-EGU 
units as well as official annual ozone season NOX reporting 
by the State to the EPA. Specifically, the MOA will specify that the 
non-EGU budget for the affected units' aggregated emission will not 
exceed 745 tons per ozone season (May 1-September 30 of each year). To 
ensure that non-EGUs satisfy the requirements under the NOX 
SIP Call, the MOA will

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specify how the emission limits and monitoring, recordkeeping, and 
reporting requirements contained in New Jersey's SIP address the 
requirements under 40 CFR 51.121(r)(2). Specifically, the MOA will 
include a demonstration that the total permitted NOX 
emission limits for existing applicable New Jersey non-EGUs does not 
exceed 745 tons per ozone season (May 1-September 30 of each year). The 
MOA will also include demonstrations that outline actual NOX 
emissions from recent ozone seasons (tons/year) and calendar years 
(tons/year) that were gathered from the State's Emission Statement 
Program. Also, the MOA will outline New Jersey's SIP-approved 
regulations and associated permit requirements for non-EGU facilities 
regarding continuous emission monitoring and source emission testing. 
These demonstrations will be incorporated within the MOA, and the MOA 
also provides for New Jersey to continue to provide similar reports on 
ozone season emissions to EPA for each ozone season in perpetuity and 
to take corrective measures should permitted emissions limits be 
exceeded. Taken as a whole, EPA believes that in concept, the MOA as 
described (and if signed and made effective) will address New Jersey's 
outstanding obligations under the NOX SIP Call and 
demonstrates that the removal of New Jersey's NOX Budget 
Program (7:27-31) from the SIP will have no consequences for any 
sources' operations or emissions or for the attainment or maintenance 
of the NAAQS in any area, now or in the future. Furthermore, on October 
1, 2007, the EPA had approved a sunset provision of New Jersey 
NOX Budget Program. See 72 FR 55666. This federally-approved 
sunset provision ended New Jersey's NOX Budget Program for 
all sources that were previously covered sources, beginning in 2009. 
The EPA will take final action to incorporate by reference New Jersey's 
MOA in a future rulemaking action.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this document, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that 
includes incorporation by reference. The EPA is finalizing the removal 
of Title 7, Chapter 27, Subchapter 30, Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) 
NOX Trading Program; Title 7, Chapter 27, Subchapter 31, NOX Budget 
Program, from the New Jersey SIP, which is incorporated by reference in 
accordance with the requirements of 1 CFR part 51, and as discussed in 
Section I of this preamble. EPA has made and will continue to make the 
State Implementation Plan generally available at the EPA Region 2 
Office (please contact the person identified in the For Further 
Information Contact section of this preamble for more information).

V. Environmental Justice Considerations

    New Jersey provided a supplement to the SIP submission being 
finalized for approval with this rulemaking on May 16, 2023. The 
supplemental submission briefed the EPA on Environmental Justice (EJ) 
considerations within New Jersey by detailing the State's programs and 
initiatives addressing the needs of communities with EJ concerns that 
have been ongoing since 1998. Although New Jersey included 
environmental justice considerations as part of its SIP submittal, the 
CAA and applicable implementing regulations neither prohibit nor 
require such an evaluation.
    In its supplement, New Jersey discussed how the State has been 
addressing the needs of communities with EJ concerns since 1998, 
including assisting in the creation of the Environmental Equity Task 
Force, which later evolved into the Environmental Justice Advisory 
Council (EJAC). EJAC and its predecessor have held regular meetings 
that include EJ advocates and the New Jersey Department of 
Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to discuss and address issues of 
concern.
    New Jersey has also noted that the State has implemented numerous 
initiatives, collaborations, Administrative Orders and Executive Orders 
to address the needs and concerns of overburdened communities. New 
Jersey provided a timeline of the EJ actions implemented by the State, 
both prior to the SIP submittal on August 23, 2018, and subsequent to 
it, to note its continued attention to environmental justice in the 
State.
    New Jersey's Administrative Orders (AO) and Executive Orders (E.O.) 
include the State's first EJ E.O. issued by Governor James E. McGreevey 
in 2004 (E.O. No. 96), an EJ E.O. issued by Governor Jon Corzine in 
2009 (E.O. No. 131), an EJ AO issued by NJDEP Commissioner Bob Martin 
in 2016 (AO 2016-08) and an EJ E.O. issued by Governor Phil Murphy in 
2018 (E.O. No. 23). Notably, U.S. Senator for New Jersey, Cory Booker, 
introduced the first Federal EJ bill in 2017 (S. 1996--Environmental 
Justice Act of 2017).
    Additionally, New Jersey also created the ``What's In My 
Community?'' \3\ tool, a GIS-mapping web application that allows a user 
to see the air permits issued in their community. The tool also 
identifies overburdened communities, schools, hospitals, and emergency 
services. The public users can also see measurements from air monitors 
and generate a report when using the tool.
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    \3\ Access the mapping application for locating facilities with 
an air permit registered with NJDEP's Division of Air Quality from 
their website at https://njdep.maps.arcgis.com/app4s/webappviewer/?id=76194937cbbe46b1ab9a9ec37c7d709b.
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    The EPA has reviewed this material but has determined that 
conducting a comprehensive EJ analysis is not necessary in the context 
of this SIP submission for the removal from the SIP of New Jersey's 
CAIR NOX Trading Program and the State's NOX 
Budget Program, as the CAA and its applicable implementing regulations 
neither prohibit nor require such an evaluation of EJ in relation to 
the relevant requirements. Additionally, there is no evidence 
suggesting that this action contradicts the goals of E.O. 12898 or that 
it will disproportionately harm any specific group or have severe 
health or environmental impacts.
    However, the EPA expects that this action, which assesses whether 
New Jersey's SIP adequately addresses requirements under the 
NOX SIP Call for affected non-EGUs, will generally have a 
neutral impact on all populations, including communities of color and 
low-income groups. At the very least, it will not worsen existing air 
quality.
    In summary, the EPA concludes, for informational purposes only, 
that this final rule will not disproportionately harm communities with 
environmental justice concerns. New Jersey did evaluate EJ 
considerations voluntarily in its SIP submission, but the EPA's 
assessment of these considerations is provided for context, not as the 
basis for the action. The EPA is taking action under the CAA 
independently of the State's EJ assessment.

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 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 14094 (88 FR 21879, April 11, 
2023);

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     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 subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, 
April 23, 1997) because it approves a State program;
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); and
     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.
    In addition, this final rulemaking action pertaining to New 
Jersey's SIP revision, 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).
    Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, 
Feb. 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies to identify and address 
``disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental 
effects'' of their actions on communities with environmental justice 
(EJ) concerns to the greatest extent practicable and permitted by law. 
EPA defines EJ as ``the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of 
all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with 
respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of 
environmental laws, regulations, and policies.'' EPA further defines 
the term fair treatment to mean that ``no group of people should bear a 
disproportionate burden of environmental harms and risks, including 
those resulting from the negative environmental consequences of 
industrial, governmental, and commercial operations or programs and 
policies.''
    The NJDEP evaluated environmental justice as part of its SIP 
submittal even though the CAA and applicable implementing regulations 
neither prohibit nor require an evaluation. The EPA's evaluation of the 
NJDEP's environmental justice considerations is described above in the 
section titled, ``Environmental Justice Considerations.'' The analysis 
was done for the purpose of providing additional context and 
information about this rulemaking to the public, not as a basis of the 
action. The EPA is taking action under the CAA on bases independent of 
New Jersey's evaluation of environmental justice. In addition, there is 
no information in the record upon which this decision is based that is 
inconsistent with the stated goal of E.O. 12898 of achieving 
environmental justice for communities with EJ concerns.
    This action is subject to the Congressional Review Act, and the EPA 
will submit a rule report to each House of the Congress and the 
Comptroller General of the United States. 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 November 4, 2024. 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, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile 
organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Lisa Garcia,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 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 FF--New Jersey


Sec.  52.1570  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  52.1570, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by removing 
the entries ``Title 7, Chapter 27, Subchapter 30'' and ``Title 7, 
Chapter 27, Subchapter 31.''

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