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nonattainment area in Freestone and
Anderson Counties and the sulfur
dioxide nonattainment area in Titus
County have each attained the 2010 1hour primary sulfur dioxide National
Ambient Air Quality Standard by the
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
Table of Contents
[EPA–R09–OAR–2024–0199; FRL–12188–
02–R9]
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments
III. EPA Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Air Quality Plans; Arizona; Maricopa
County Air Quality Department;
Source-Specific SIP Revision
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is taking final action on
a source-specific revision to the
Maricopa County Air Quality
Department’s (MCAQD or
‘‘Department’’) portion of the Arizona
State Implementation Plan (SIP). This
revision consists of certain permit
conditions related to emissions offsets
generated from the replacement of
existing diesel-fueled solid waste
collection trucks promulgated by the
MCAQD and submitted by the State of
Arizona for inclusion in the Maricopa
County portion of the Arizona SIP under
the Clean Air Act (CAA or ‘‘Act’’). The
permit conditions were submitted for
SIP approval to ensure that they are
federally enforceable, which is the basis
for qualifying certain emissions
reductions as creditable offsets under
the CAA.
DATES: This rule is effective on January
15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket No.
EPA–R09–OAR–2024–0199. 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.
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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. 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:
Christa Leska, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA
94105; by phone: (415) 972–3930; or by
email to leska.christa@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.
I. Proposed Action
On August 19, 2024, the EPA
proposed approval of the source-specific
SIP revision to the Arizona SIP.1 The
SIP revision consists of adding portions
of the following three operating permits:
P0011602, P0011603, P0011601. The
submitted permit conditions ensure that
emission reduction credits granted to
Waste Management for replacing
existing diesel-fired solid waste
collection trucks with compressed
natural gas (CNG)-fired solid waste
collection trucks meet the offset
integrity criteria contained in 40 CFR
part 51.165(a)(3)(ii)(C)(1)(i), which
requires such emission reductions to be
surplus, permanent, quantifiable, and
federally enforceable. Although the
permit conditions are federally
enforceable pursuant to 40 CFR 52.23,
approving these permit conditions into
the SIP ensures their permanence and
preserves their federal enforceability.
II. Public Comments
The EPA’s proposed action provided
a 30-day public comment period. During
this period, no comments were
submitted on our proposal.
III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted on our
proposal. Therefore, as authorized in
sections 110(k)(3) and 301(a) of the Act,
the EPA is finalizing approval of this
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revision to the Arizona SIP. This action
incorporates the submitted permit
conditions into the Maricopa County
portion of the Arizona SIP, which
provides the necessary federal
enforceability for these permit
conditions.
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 three
source-specific SIP revisions identified
by permit numbers P0011601, P0011602
and P0011603 issued to Waste
Management, submitted on April 3,
2024. These source-specific SIP
revisions incorporate specific provisions
from permits issued by the MCAQD to
ensure certain emission reductions are
surplus, permanent, quantifiable, and
federally enforceable. The EPA has
made, and will continue to make, these
materials available through https://
www.regulations.gov and in hard copy
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 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, the 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 14094 (88 FR
21879, April 11, 2023);
• 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
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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, 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).
Executive Order 12898 (Federal
Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629,
February 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. Executive Order
14096 (Revitalizing Our Nation’s
Commitment to Environmental Justice
for All, 88 FR 25251, April 26, 2023)
builds on and supplements E.O. 12898
and defines EJ as, among other things,
‘‘the just treatment and meaningful
involvement of all people, regardless of
income, race, color, national origin,
Tribal affiliation, or disability, in agency
decision-making and other Federal
activities that affect human health and
the environment.’’
The State did not evaluate EJ
considerations as part of its SIP
submittal; the CAA and applicable
implementing regulations neither
prohibit nor require such an evaluation.
The EPA did not perform an EJ analysis
and did not consider EJ in this action.
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 Executive Orders
12898 and 14096 of achieving EJ 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. Section 804,
however, exempts from section 801 the
following types of rules: rules of
particular applicability; rules relating to
agency management or personnel; and
rules of agency organization, procedure,
or practice that do not substantially
affect the rights or obligations of nonagency parties. 5 U.S.C. 804(3). Because
this is a rule of particular applicability,
the EPA is not required to submit a rule
report regarding this action under
section 801.
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 February 14,
2025. 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, Nitrogen oxides, Ozone,
Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.
Dated: December 4, 2024.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the Environmental Protection
Agency amends part 52, 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 D—Arizona
2. Amend § 52.120, paragraph (d), in
the table titled, ‘‘EPA-Approved SourceSpecific Requirements,’’ under the
heading ‘‘Maricopa County Air Quality
Department,’’ after the entry for ‘‘W.R.
Meadows of Arizona, Inc., Goodyear,
Arizona,’’ by adding three entries to
read as follows:
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§ 52.120
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Identification of plan.
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EPA-APPROVED SOURCE-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
Name of source
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Effective
date
Order/permit No.
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EPA approval date
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Explanation
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Maricopa County Air Quality Department
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Permit issued by the Maricopa County
Air Quality Department. Submitted on
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Revised copy submitted on April 3,
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EPA-APPROVED SOURCE-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS—Continued
Name of source
EPA approval date
Explanation
San Tan Transfer Station,
Facility ID F001645.
P0011602, conditions 37–
46.
3/06/2024
12/16/2024, [INSERT
FIRST PAGE OF FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION].
White Tanks Transfer Station, Facility ID F001646.
P0011603, conditions 33–
42.
3/06/2024
12/16/2024, [INSERT
FIRST PAGE OF FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION].
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 62
[EPA–R07–OAR–2023–0199; FRL–10830.1–
01–R7]
Approval of State Plans for Designated
Facilities and Pollutants; MO; Approval
and Promulgation of Implementation
Plans; Control of Emissions From
Existing Municipal Solid Waste
Landfills
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is approving a Clean Air
Act (CAA) plan and two state rules
submitted by the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources (MoDNR) on July
25, 2022. This plan was submitted to
fulfill the state’s obligations under the
CAA to implement and enforce the
requirements of the Emissions
Guidelines and Compliance Times for
municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills.
This plan includes an inventory of
affected sources and explains how the
state rules fulfill the regulatory
requirements needed for EPA to approve
the plan.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
January 15, 2025. The incorporation by
reference of the publication listed in
this rule is approved by the Director of
the Federal Register as of January 15,
2025.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R07–OAR–2023–0199. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov
website. Although listed in the index,
SUMMARY:
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some information is not publicly
available, i.e., 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 information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allyson Prue, Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 7 Office, Air Permitting
and Planning Branch, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219;
telephone number: (913) 551–7277;
email address: prue.allyson@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. What is being addressed in this document?
III. The EPA’s Response to Comments
IV. What action is the EPA taking?
V. Incorporation by Reference
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Review
I. Background
On August 21, 2023, the EPA
proposed to approve Missouri’s
submitted section 111(d) State Plan with
two accompanying state rule revisions
and a SIP revision in the Federal
Register (88 FR 56787). The EPA
proposed to approve both the section
111(d) State Plan with two
accompanying state rule revisions and
SIP revision together. On February 16,
2024, the EPA finalized approval of the
SIP revision to 10 CSR 10–5.490
‘‘Municipal Solid Waste Landfills’’
(which covers the St. Louis area) into
Missouri’s SIP (89 FR 12244). In this
action, the EPA is finalizing approval of
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August 3, 2022.
Revised copy submitted on April 3,
2024, as an attachment to a letter
dated March 29, 2024.
Permit issued by the Maricopa County
Air Quality Department. Submitted on
August 3, 2022.
Revised copy submitted on April 3,
2024, as an attachment to a letter
dated March 29, 2024.
the section 111(d) State Plan and two
accompanying state rule revisions.
The proposed rule included
additional background information on
Missouri’s Municipal Solid Waste
Landfill Rule for the St. Louis Ozone
Nonattainment Area. The Technical
Support Document (TSD), located in the
docket for this rulemaking, includes the
summary and analysis of Missouri’s SIP
Revision. The EPA solicited comments
on the proposed approval of the
submission and received one comment.
II. What is being addressed in this
document?
EPA is approving Missouri’s section
111(d) State Plan for Existing MSW
Landfills (Missouri’s section 111(d)
State Plan) and two state rules
accompanying the plan pursuant to 40
CFR part 60, subparts B and Cf.
Missouri state rule 10 Code of State
Regulations (CSR) 10–6.310 ‘‘Restriction
of Emissions from Municipal Solid
Waste Landfills’’ (which covers all areas
of Missouri except St. Louis) and 10
CSR 10–5.490 ‘‘Municipal Solid Waste
Landfills’’ (which covers the St. Louis
area) provide the enforceable portion of
Missouri’s section 111(d) State Plan.
The state rules incorporate by reference
the federal plan located at 40 CFR part
62, subpart OOO as the underlying rule
which implements and enforces the
applicable provisions under the 2016
MSW landfill Emissions Guidelines at
40 CFR part 60, subpart Cf.
EPA’s detailed rationale and
discussion concerning Missouri’s
section 111(d) State Plan, including the
revisions to 10 CSR 10–6.310 and 10
CSR 10–5.490 can be found in the EPA
TSD, located in the docket for this
rulemaking.
III. The EPA’s Response to Comments
The public comment period on the
EPA’s proposed rule opened August 21,
2023 the date of its publication in the
Federal Register and closed on
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R09-OAR-2024-0199; FRL-12188-02-R9]
Air Quality Plans; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality
Department; Source-Specific SIP Revision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action on a source-specific revision to the Maricopa County Air Quality
Department's (MCAQD or ``Department'') portion of the Arizona State
Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision consists of certain permit
conditions related to emissions offsets generated from the replacement
of existing diesel-fueled solid waste collection trucks promulgated by
the MCAQD and submitted by the State of Arizona for inclusion in the
Maricopa County portion of the Arizona SIP under the Clean Air Act (CAA
or ``Act''). The permit conditions were submitted for SIP approval to
ensure that they are federally enforceable, which is the basis for
qualifying certain emissions reductions as creditable offsets under the
CAA.
DATES: This rule is effective on January 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2024-0199. 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. 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: Christa Leska, EPA Region IX, 75
Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105; by phone: (415) 972-3930; or by
email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,''
and ``our'' refer to the EPA.
Table of Contents
I. Proposed Action
II. Public Comments
III. EPA Action
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. Proposed Action
On August 19, 2024, the EPA proposed approval of the source-
specific SIP revision to the Arizona SIP.\1\ The SIP revision consists
of adding portions of the following three operating permits: P0011602,
P0011603, P0011601. The submitted permit conditions ensure that
emission reduction credits granted to Waste Management for replacing
existing diesel-fired solid waste collection trucks with compressed
natural gas (CNG)-fired solid waste collection trucks meet the offset
integrity criteria contained in 40 CFR part 51.165(a)(3)(ii)(C)(1)(i),
which requires such emission reductions to be surplus, permanent,
quantifiable, and federally enforceable. Although the permit conditions
are federally enforceable pursuant to 40 CFR 52.23, approving these
permit conditions into the SIP ensures their permanence and preserves
their federal enforceability.
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II. Public Comments
The EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period.
During this period, no comments were submitted on our proposal.
III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted on our proposal. Therefore, as
authorized in sections 110(k)(3) and 301(a) of the Act, the EPA is
finalizing approval of this revision to the Arizona SIP. This action
incorporates the submitted permit conditions into the Maricopa County
portion of the Arizona SIP, which provides the necessary federal
enforceability for these permit conditions.
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 three
source-specific SIP revisions identified by permit numbers P0011601,
P0011602 and P0011603 issued to Waste Management, submitted on April 3,
2024. These source-specific SIP revisions incorporate specific
provisions from permits issued by the MCAQD to ensure certain emission
reductions are surplus, permanent, quantifiable, and federally
enforceable. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these
materials available through https://www.regulations.gov and in hard
copy 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 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, the 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 14094 (88 FR 21879, April 11, 2023);
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
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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, 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).
Executive Order 12898 (Federal Actions To Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629,
February 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.
Executive Order 14096 (Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to
Environmental Justice for All, 88 FR 25251, April 26, 2023) builds on
and supplements E.O. 12898 and defines EJ as, among other things, ``the
just treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of
income, race, color, national origin, Tribal affiliation, or
disability, in agency decision-making and other Federal activities that
affect human health and the environment.''
The State did not evaluate EJ considerations as part of its SIP
submittal; the CAA and applicable implementing regulations neither
prohibit nor require such an evaluation. The EPA did not perform an EJ
analysis and did not consider EJ in this action. 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 Executive Orders 12898 and
14096 of achieving EJ 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. Section 804, however, exempts from section 801 the
following types of rules: rules of particular applicability; rules
relating to agency management or personnel; and rules of agency
organization, procedure, or practice that do not substantially affect
the rights or obligations of non-agency parties. 5 U.S.C. 804(3).
Because this is a rule of particular applicability, the EPA is not
required to submit a rule report regarding this action under section
801.
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 February 14, 2025. 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, Nitrogen oxides, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: December 4, 2024.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Environmental
Protection Agency 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 D--Arizona
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2. Amend Sec. 52.120, paragraph (d), in the table titled, ``EPA-
Approved Source-Specific Requirements,'' under the heading ``Maricopa
County Air Quality Department,'' after the entry for ``W.R. Meadows of
Arizona, Inc., Goodyear, Arizona,'' by adding three entries to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.120 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved Source-Specific Requirements
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Effective
Name of source Order/permit No. date EPA approval date Explanation
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Maricopa County Air Quality Department
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Deer Valley Transfer Station, P0011601, conditions 3/06/2024 12/16/2024, [INSERT Permit issued by the
Facility ID F000443. 37-46. FIRST PAGE OF Maricopa County Air
FEDERAL REGISTER Quality Department.
CITATION]. Submitted on August
3, 2022.
Revised copy
submitted on April
3, 2024, as an
attachment to a
letter dated March
29, 2024.
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San Tan Transfer Station, P0011602, conditions 3/06/2024 12/16/2024, [INSERT Permit issued by the
Facility ID F001645. 37-46. FIRST PAGE OF Maricopa County Air
FEDERAL REGISTER Quality Department.
CITATION]. Submitted on August
3, 2022.
Revised copy
submitted on April
3, 2024, as an
attachment to a
letter dated March
29, 2024.
White Tanks Transfer Station, P0011603, conditions 3/06/2024 12/16/2024, [INSERT Permit issued by the
Facility ID F001646. 33-42. FIRST PAGE OF Maricopa County Air
FEDERAL REGISTER Quality Department.
CITATION]. Submitted on August
3, 2022.
Revised copy
submitted on April
3, 2024, as an
attachment to a
letter dated March
29, 2024.
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