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Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans;
Connecticut; Regional Haze State
Implementation Plan for the Second
Implementation Period
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving the regional
haze State implementation plan (SIP)
revision submitted by Connecticut on
January 5, 2022, as satisfying applicable
requirements under the Clean Air Act
(CAA) and EPA’s Regional Haze Rule for
the program’s second implementation
period. Connecticut’s SIP submission
addresses the requirement that States
must periodically revise their long-term
strategies for making reasonable
progress towards the national goal of
preventing any future, and remedying
any existing, anthropogenic impairment
of visibility, including regional haze, in
mandatory Class I Federal areas. The
SIP submission also addresses other
applicable requirements for the second
implementation period of the regional
haze program. The EPA is taking this
action pursuant to sections 110 and
169A of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: This rule is effective on October
17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA–R01–OAR–
2023–0186. 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 at https://
www.regulations.gov or at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
Region 1 Regional Office, Air and
Radiation Division, 5 Post Office
Square—Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you
contact the contact listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. The Regional
Office’s official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays and
facility closures due to COVID–19.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
Rackauskas, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 1, Air
Quality Branch, 5 Post Office Square—
Suite 100, (Mail code 5–MI), Boston,
MA 02109–3912, at 617–918–1628, or
by email at rackauskas.eric@epa.gov.
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SUMMARY:
Table of Contents
I. Background and Purpose
II. Response to Comments
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III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background and Purpose
On January 5, 2022, the Connecticut
Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection (CT DEEP)
submitted a revision to its SIP to
address regional haze for the second
implementation period. CT DEEP made
this SIP submission to satisfy the
requirements of the CAA’s regional haze
program pursuant to CAA sections 169A
and 169B and 40 CFR 51.308. On July
19, 2024, EPA published a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in which
EPA proposed to approve Connecticut’s
January 5, 2022, SIP submission as
satisfying the regional haze
requirements for the second
implementation period contained in the
CAA and 40 CFR 51.308 (89 FR 58663).
EPA is now finalizing its proposed
determination that the Connecticut
regional haze SIP submission for the
second implementation period meets
the applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements and is thus approving
New Hampshire’s submission into its
SIP.
Other specific requirements of the
Connecticut submittal and the rationale
for EPA’s proposed action are explained
in the NPRM and will not be restated
here.
II. Response to Comments
EPA received five comments during
the comment period. Four supported the
EPA’s proposed action. The fifth
comment discusses subjects outside the
scope of this SIP action and fails to
assert (and explain how) EPA approval
of Connecticut’s Regional Haze SIP
submission is erroneous or otherwise
inconsistent with the CAA, applicable
regulations, or other authorities. As
such, the comment does not require
further response to finalize the action as
proposed.
III. Final Action
EPA is approving Connecticut’s
January 5, 2022, SIP submission as
satisfying the regional haze
requirements for the second
implementation period contained in 40
CFR 51.308(f), (g), and (i), and
incorporating the submission into the
State’s SIP.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the
Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the
provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);
40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
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submissions, EPA’s role is to approve
State choices, provided that they meet
the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely
approves State law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose
additional requirements beyond those
imposed by State law. For that reason,
this action:
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget under
Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• 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); 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, 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).
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
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‘‘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 Connecticut Department of
Energy and Environmental Protection
did not evaluate environmental justice
considerations as part of its SIP
submittal; the CAA and applicable
implementing regulations neither
prohibit nor require such an evaluation.
EPA did not perform an EJ analysis and
did not consider EJ in this action. Due
to the nature of the action being taken
here, this action is expected to have a
neutral to positive impact on the air
quality of the affected area.
Consideration of EJ is not required as
part of this action, and there is no
information in the record inconsistent
with the stated goal of E.O. 12898 of
achieving environmental justice for
communities with EJ concerns.
The Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must
submit a rule report, which includes a
copy of the rule, to each House of the
Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. EPA will submit a
report containing this action and other
required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United
States prior to publication of the rule in
the Federal Register. A major rule
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean
Air Act, petitions for judicial review of
this action must be filed in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit by November 18,
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
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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, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic
compounds.
Dated: September 11, 2024.
David Cash,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, EPA amends part 52 of
chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations as follows:
PART 52—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart H—Connecticut
2. Section 52.370 is amended by
adding paragraph (c)(133) to read as
follows:
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§ 52.370
Identification of plan.
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(133) Revisions to the State
Implementation Plan submitted by the
Connecticut Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection on January 5,
2022.
(i) [Reserved]
(ii) Additional materials. (A) The
Connecticut Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection document
‘‘Connecticut Regional Haze State
Implementation Plan Revision—Second
Implementation Period (2018–2028)’’.
(B) [Reserved]
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Federal Communications
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ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Video Division, Media
Bureau (Bureau), has before it a Notice
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of Proposed Rulemaking issued in
response to a Petition for Rulemaking
filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC
(Gray), the licensee of KFVS–TV
(Station or KFVS–TV), Cape Girardeau,
Missouri (Cape Girardeau). Gray
requests amendment of the Table of TV
Allotments to substitute channel 11 for
channel 32. Gray filed comments in
support of the Petition, as required by
the Commission’s rules (rules),
reaffirming its interest in the proposed
channel substitution and that it will
promptly file an application seeking
authorization on channel 11.
DATES: Effective October 17, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed rule was published at 89 FR
56250 on July 9, 2024. Gray filed
comments in support of the petition
reaffirming its commitment to apply for
channel 11. No other comments were
received.
The Bureau believes the public
interest would be served by substituting
channel 11 for channel 32 at Cape
Girardeau. On May 17, 2021, the Bureau
granted a petition for rulemaking
submitted by Gray to substitute channel
32 for channel 11 at Cape Girardeau for
KFVS–TV. Gray was also granted a
construction permit to construct a
facility on channel 32 at Cape
Girardeau, but was unable to complete
construction of the channel facility by
the expiration date—June 23, 2024.
Thus, Gray requests amendment of the
Table of TV Allotments to allow it to
continue to operate pursuant to the
parameters of its current license on
channel 11. The substitution of channel
11 for channel 32 in the TV Table of
Allotments will allow the Station to
remain on the air and continue to
provide service to viewers within its
service area. Gray proposes to utilize its
currently licensed parameters, and as
such we find that channel 11 can be
substituted for channel 32 at Cape
Girardeau as proposed, in compliance
with the principal community coverage
requirements of § 73.618(a) of the rules,
at coordinates 37–25′–44.7″ N and 089–
30′–14.2″ W. In addition, we find that
this channel substitution meets the
technical requirements set forth in
§ 73.622(a) of the rules.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 24–176; RM–11984; DA 24–
891, adopted September 5, 2024, and
released September 5, 2024. The full
text of this document is available for
download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R01-OAR-2023-0186; FRL-12105-02-R1]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Connecticut; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second
Implementation Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the
regional haze State implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by
Connecticut on January 5, 2022, as satisfying applicable requirements
under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA's Regional Haze Rule for the
program's second implementation period. Connecticut's SIP submission
addresses the requirement that States must periodically revise their
long-term strategies for making reasonable progress towards the
national goal of preventing any future, and remedying any existing,
anthropogenic impairment of visibility, including regional haze, in
mandatory Class I Federal areas. The SIP submission also addresses
other applicable requirements for the second implementation period of
the regional haze program. The EPA is taking this action pursuant to
sections 110 and 169A of the Clean Air Act.
DATES: This rule is effective on October 17, 2024.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R01-OAR-2023-0186. 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 at https://www.regulations.gov or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
Region 1 Regional Office, Air and Radiation Division, 5 Post Office
Square--Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible,
you contact the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official
hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
excluding legal holidays and facility closures due to COVID-19.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Rackauskas, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 1, Air Quality Branch, 5 Post Office Square--
Suite 100, (Mail code 5-MI), Boston, MA 02109-3912, at 617-918-1628, or
by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background and Purpose
II. Response to Comments
III. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Background and Purpose
On January 5, 2022, the Connecticut Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection (CT DEEP) submitted a revision to its SIP to
address regional haze for the second implementation period. CT DEEP
made this SIP submission to satisfy the requirements of the CAA's
regional haze program pursuant to CAA sections 169A and 169B and 40 CFR
51.308. On July 19, 2024, EPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) in which EPA proposed to approve Connecticut's January 5, 2022,
SIP submission as satisfying the regional haze requirements for the
second implementation period contained in the CAA and 40 CFR 51.308 (89
FR 58663). EPA is now finalizing its proposed determination that the
Connecticut regional haze SIP submission for the second implementation
period meets the applicable statutory and regulatory requirements and
is thus approving New Hampshire's submission into its SIP.
Other specific requirements of the Connecticut submittal and the
rationale for EPA's proposed action are explained in the NPRM and will
not be restated here.
II. Response to Comments
EPA received five comments during the comment period. Four
supported the EPA's proposed action. The fifth comment discusses
subjects outside the scope of this SIP action and fails to assert (and
explain how) EPA approval of Connecticut's Regional Haze SIP submission
is erroneous or otherwise inconsistent with the CAA, applicable
regulations, or other authorities. As such, the comment does not
require further response to finalize the action as proposed.
III. Final Action
EPA is approving Connecticut's January 5, 2022, SIP submission as
satisfying the regional haze requirements for the second implementation
period contained in 40 CFR 51.308(f), (g), and (i), and incorporating
the submission into the State's SIP.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve State
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves State law as meeting Federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by State law. For that reason, this action:
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
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); 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, 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).
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
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``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 Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
did not evaluate environmental justice considerations as part of its
SIP submittal; the CAA and applicable implementing regulations neither
prohibit nor require such an evaluation. EPA did not perform an EJ
analysis and did not consider EJ in this action. Due to the nature of
the action being taken here, this action is expected to have a neutral
to positive impact on the air quality of the affected area.
Consideration of EJ is not required as part of this action, and there
is no information in the record inconsistent with the stated goal of
E.O. 12898 of achieving environmental justice for communities with EJ
concerns.
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by November 18, 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, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: September 11, 2024.
David Cash,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, EPA amends part 52 of
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 H--Connecticut
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2. Section 52.370 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(133) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.370 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(133) Revisions to the State Implementation Plan submitted by the
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on
January 5, 2022.
(i) [Reserved]
(ii) Additional materials. (A) The Connecticut Department of Energy
and Environmental Protection document ``Connecticut Regional Haze State
Implementation Plan Revision--Second Implementation Period (2018-
2028)''.
(B) [Reserved]
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