[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 226 (Monday, November 24, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69763-69767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27634]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 49
[EPA-R10-OAR-2012-0557: FRL-9917-07-Region 10]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Swinomish
Indian Tribal Community; Tribal Implementation Plan
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a
Tribal implementation plan (TIP) submitted by the Swinomish Indian
Tribal Community (SITC or the Tribe). The SITC TIP regulates open
burning practices and establishes a Tribal regulatory program
applicable to all persons within the exterior boundaries of the
Swinomish Reservation (Reservation). The SITC TIP was submitted to the
EPA on June 28, 2012, and supplementary submittals were received on
September 24, 2013, November 18, 2013, and January 28, 2014. This
action makes the approved portions of the SITC TIP federally
enforceable under the Clean Air Act (CAA). Upon the effective date of
this action, the SITC TIP will replace the Federal Implementation Plan
(FIP) provisions that regulate open burning within the exterior
boundaries of the Reservation.
DATES: This final rule is effective on December 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket Identification No. EPA-R10-OAR-2012-0557. All documents in the
docket are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although
listed in the index, some information may not be publicly available,
i.e., Confidential Business Information or other information the
disclosure of which 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 either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at EPA Region 10, Office of Air,
Waste, and Toxics, AWT-150, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington
98101. The EPA requests that you contact the person 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 Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claudia Vergnani Vaupel at (206) 553-
6121, [email protected], or the above EPA, Region 10 address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, wherever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, it is intended to refer to the EPA.
I. Summary of the Proposed Action
On May 2, 2014 (79 FR 25049), the EPA proposed to approve a TIP
submitted by the SITC on June 28, 2012, and supplementary submittals
received on September 24, 2013, November 18, 2013, and January 28,
2014. The SITC TIP regulates open burning and establishes a Tribal
regulatory program to maintain or improve ambient air quality related
to open burning. The SITC TIP applies to all persons within the
exterior boundaries of the Swinomish Reservation and includes
regulations governing prohibited materials, burn bans, open burning
permit requirements and fees, and provisions related to enforcement of
the TIP. For a more detailed description of our evaluation of the SITC
TIP and our rationale for the proposed action, please see the May 2,
2014, proposed rule which can be found in the docket for today's
action. No public comments were received on the proposed rule.
II. Final Action
Under CAA sections 110(o), 110(k)(3) and 301(d), the EPA is taking
final action to approve the TIP submission as discussed in our May 2,
2014 proposal. Upon the effective date of this action, the SITC TIP for
open burning will apply to all persons within the exterior boundaries
of the Reservation and will replace the existing open burning
provisions in the FIP for the Swinomish Reservation (40 CFR 49.10956(g)
and 49.10960(g)). As discussed in the proposed rule, the EPA is
approving, but not incorporating by reference into the CFR, the
enforcement-related authorities in the SITC TIP.
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and therefore is not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). This action
merely approves laws of an eligible Indian Tribe as meeting Federal
requirements and imposes no additional requirements beyond those
imposed by Tribal law. Accordingly, the Administrator certifies that
this rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
601, et seq.). Because this rule approves pre-existing requirements
under Tribal law and does not impose any additional enforceable duty
beyond that required by Tribal law, it 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).
Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
requires the EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure
``meaningful and timely input by tribal officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have tribal implications.'' The EPA has
concluded that this rule will have Tribal implications in that it will
have substantial direct effects on the SITC. However, it will neither
impose substantial direct compliance costs on Tribal governments, nor
preempt Tribal law. The EPA is approving the SITC's TIP at the request
of the Tribe. Tribal law will not be preempted as the SITC has already
incorporated the TIP into Tribal Law on March 9, 2012. The Tribe has
applied for, and fully supports, the approval of the TIP. This approval
makes the TIP federally enforceable.
The EPA worked with Tribal air program staff early in the process
of developing the TIP to allow for meaningful and timely input into its
development. To administer an approved TIP, Indian Tribes must be
determined eligible (40 CFR part 49) for TAS for the purpose of
administering a TIP. During the TAS eligibility process, the Tribe and
the EPA worked together to ensure that the appropriate information was
submitted to the EPA. The SITC and the EPA also worked together
throughout the process of development and Tribal adoption of the TIP.
This action also does not have Federalism implications because it
does not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August
10, 1999). This action merely approves a TIP covering areas within the
exterior boundaries of the Swinomish Reservation, and does not alter
the relationship or the distribution of power and responsibilities
between States and the Federal government established in the Clean Air
Act. This action does not provide the EPA with the discretionary
authority to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898, ``Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16,
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1994). This action also is not subject to Executive Order 13045
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically
significant.
In reviewing TIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve an
eligible Indian Tribe's submission, provided that it meets the criteria
of the Clean Air Act. In this context, in the absence of a prior
existing requirement for the Indian Tribe to use voluntary consensus
standards (VCS), the EPA has no authority to disapprove a TIP
submission for failure to use VCS. It would thus be inconsistent with
applicable law for the EPA, when it reviews a TIP submission, to use
VCS in place of a TIP submission that otherwise satisfies the
provisions of the Clean Air Act. Thus, the requirements of section
12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)
of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply to this action.
This rule does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.).
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the 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 January 23, 2015. Only an
objection to this final action that was raised with reasonable
specificity during the public comment period can be raised during
judicial review. Upon request, adequately supported, the Administrator
may convene a proceeding for reconsideration of this final action.
Filing a petition requesting that the Administrator reconsider 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. (See CAA section 307(b)(1).) This
action may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce its
requirements. (See CAA section 307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 49
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Indians,
Intergovernmental relations, Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: September 8, 2014.
Dennis J. Mclerran,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Environmental
Protection Agency amends 40 CFR part 49 as follows:
PART 49--INDIAN COUNTRY: AIR QUALITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
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1. The authority citation for Part 49 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
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2. Section 49.10952 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 49.10952 Approval status.
The implementation plan for the Swinomish Reservation includes the
EPA-approved Tribal rules and measures identified in Sec. 49.10957.
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3. Section 49.10956 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph (g)
and by adding new paragraph (l) to read as follows:
Sec. 49.10956 Contents of implementation plan.
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(g) [Reserved]
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(l) The EPA-approved Tribal open burning rules and measures
approved in Sec. 49.10957.
(1) Title, authority, jurisdiction, definitions.
(2) Open burning.
(3) Public involvement.
(4) Appeals.
(5) Repealer, severability and effective date.
(6) Enforcement.
(7) Hearings, appeals, computation of time and law applicable.
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4. Section 49.10957 is added to read as follows:
Sec. 49.10957 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans.
(a) Purpose and scope. This section contains the EPA-approved
Tribal rules and measures in the open burning tribal implementation
plan (TIP) for the Swinomish Indians. The open burning TIP consists of
a program, procedures, and regulations that cover prohibited materials,
burn bans, open burning permit requirements and fees, and enforcement.
(b) Incorporation by reference. (1) Material listed in paragraph
(c) of this section was approved for incorporation by reference by the
Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and
1 CFR part 51. The material is incorporated as it exists on the date of
the approval and notice of any change in the material will be published
in the Federal Register.
(2) The EPA Region 10 certifies that the rules/regulations provided
by the EPA in the Tribal implementation plan (TIP) compilation at the
addresses in paragraph (b)(3) of this section are an exact duplicate of
the officially promulgated Tribal rules/regulations which have been
approved as part of the TIP as of August 4, 2014.
(3) Copies of the materials incorporated by reference may be
inspected at the EPA Region 10 Office at 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle WA,
98101; the EPA, Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA
Headquarters Library, Infoterra Room (Room Number 3334), EPA West
Building, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC; or the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the
availability of this material at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
(c) EPA-approved regulations.
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EPA-Approved Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation Washington Regulations
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Tribal
Tribal citation Title/subject effective EPA approval date Explanations
date
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Swinomish Tribal Code Title 19 Environmental Protection, Chapter 2--Clean Air Act (Swinomish TIP for Open
Burning Part II)
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19-02.020...................... Title Authority.. 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
19-02.030...................... Jurisdiction..... 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
19-02.040...................... Definitions...... 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
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Subchapter II--Open Burning
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19-02.080...................... Applicability of 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Subchapter. Federal Register
citation].
19-02.090...................... General Rules for 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert Except D
Open Burning. Federal Register
citation].
19-02.100...................... Burn Bans........ 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
19-02.110...................... Open Burn Permits 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
19-02.120...................... Special Use 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Permits. Federal Register
citation].
19-02.130...................... Open Burn and 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert Except B.
Special Use Federal Register
Permit Fees. citation].
19-02.140...................... Standard Permit 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Conditions. Federal Register
citation].
19-02.150...................... Additional Permit 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Conditions. Federal Register
citation].
19-02.160...................... Burn Notification 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
and Inspection. Federal Register
citation].
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Subchapter III--Public Involvement
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19-02.170...................... Public 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Information. Federal Register
citation].
19-02.180...................... Public Hearings.. 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
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Subchapter V--Appeals
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19-02.240...................... Sovereign 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Immunity. Federal Register
citation].
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Subchapter VI--Repealer, Severability and Effective Date
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19-02.250...................... Repealer......... 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
19-02.260...................... Severability..... 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
19-02.270...................... Effective Date... 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
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(d) [Reserved]
(e) EPA-approved nonregulatory provisions and quasi-regulatory
measures.
EPA-Approved Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation Washington
Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures
Table 1--Air Quality Plans
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Tribal
Name of plan submittal EPA approval date Explanations
date
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Swinomish Tribal Implementation Plan for 11/18/13 11/24/14, [Insert Federal Except the section on
Open Burning (Swinomish TIP, Part I). Register citation]. ``Adoption Process and
Procedure''.
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Table 2--Swinomish Tribal Code Approved but Not Incorporated by Reference
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Tribal
Tribal citation Title/subject effective EPA approval date Explanations
date
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Swinomish Tribal Code Title 19 Environmental Protection, Chapter 2--Clean Air Act (Swinomish TIP for Open
Burning Part II)
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Subchapter IV--Enforcement
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19-02.190...................... Enforcement...... 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
19-02.200...................... Penalties........ 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
19-02.210...................... Damages.......... 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
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Subchapter V--Appeals
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19-02.220...................... Appeals of 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Department Federal Register
Decisions. citation].
19-02.230...................... Tribal 3/9/12 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Administrative Federal Register
Remedies and citation].
Tribal Court.
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Title 19--Environmental Protection, Chapter 4--Shorelines and Sensitive Areas Act
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Subchapter IX--Hearings, Appeals, Computation of Time and Law Applicable
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19-04.560...................... Request for 8/18/05 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Hearing Before Federal Register
the Planning citation].
Commission.
19-04.570...................... Hearings by the 8/18/05 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Planning Federal Register
Commission. citation].
19-04.580...................... Appeals of 8/18/05 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Planning Federal Register
Commission citation].
Decisions.
19-04.590...................... Appeals of Senate 8/18/05 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Decisions. Federal Register
citation].
19-04.600...................... Time and Finality 8/18/05 11/24/14, [Insert ............................
Federal Register
citation].
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5. Section 49.10960 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph (g)
to read as follows:
Sec. 49.10960 Federally-promulgated regulations and Federal
implementation plans.
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(g) [Reserved]
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