[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 9, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 72979-72981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28798]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R05-OAR-2011-0968; FRL-9920-15-Region 5]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Indiana; Open Burning Rule
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a
November 14, 2011, request by Indiana to revise the state
implementation plan (SIP) to update the open burning provisions in
Title 326 of the Indiana Administrative Code (IAC), Article 4, Rule 1
(326 IAC 4-1), Open Burning Rule. This action applies statewide, with
the exception of Clark, Floyd, Lake and Porter counties. EPA is
approving this rule for attainment counties and is taking no action on
the rule for Clark, Floyd, Lake and Porter counties which are
nonattainment or maintenance areas for ozone (O3) or
particulate matter (PM).
DATES: This final rule is effective on January 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-R05-OAR-2011-0968. All documents in the docket are listed on
the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, 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 either
electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division,
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal holidays. We recommend that you telephone Charles Hatten,
Environmental Engineer, at (312) 886-6031 before visiting the Region 5
office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Hatten, Environmental
Engineer, Control Strategies Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J),
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6031, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This supplementary information
section is arranged as follows:
I. What is EPA addressing in this document?
II. Public Comments Received and EPA's Response
III. What action is EPA taking?
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
I. What is EPA addressing in this document?
On September 17, 2014 (79 FR 55641, 79 FR 55712), EPA published a
direct final approval of revisions to 326 IAC 4-1, Indiana's open
burning rule. The revisions improve and expand the applicability of
open burning and its impact on air quality statewide.
On November 5, 2014, EPA withdrew the direct final approval because
of an adverse comment (79 FR 65589). In this document EPA is responding
to the comment and taking final action to approve Indiana's SIP
revision request.
II. Public Comment Received and EPA's Response
EPA received one adverse comment on the September 17, 2014,
proposed approval of this Indiana rule.
Comment: Commenter disagrees with approval of Indiana's open
burning rule. Commenter says the wind in Indiana moves in an easterly
direction and that fine PM emissions from Indiana contributes to the
cause of serious health effects (lung cancer, heart attacks, strokes,
asthma, pneumonia, and allergies) for all people breathing the polluted
air from Indiana. The commenter also said that the allowance of open
burning hurts the nation and raises the concern of huge health costs
for people breathing dirty air from Indiana.
EPA Response: EPA agrees that exposure to fine PM may be linked to
a number of health related problems. The revision to rule 326 IAC 4-1
strengthens Indiana's existing open burning rule by reducing the amount
of open burning allowed to take place in Indiana, thereby reducing the
exposure of the general population to PM emissions and minimizing
health care costs.
III. What action is EPA taking?
EPA is approving the November 14, 2011, request by IDEM to revise
Indiana's SIP to update 326 IAC 4-1, Indiana's Open Burning Rule,
because reducing open burning will reduce PM, volatile organic
compounds, and other pollutants. EPA's action applies statewide, with
the exception of Clark, Floyd, Lake and Porter counties. EPA is taking
no action in Clark, Floyd, Lake, and Porter counties which are
nonattainment or maintenance areas for O3 or PM.
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 Clean Air 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 Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
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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 (Public Law 104-4);
Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
This rule 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 as specified by Executive Order 13175
(65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
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 February 9, 2015. 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, Emission
reporting, Incorporation by reference, Ozone, Volatile organic
compounds.
Dated: November 24, 2014.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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.
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2. In Sec. 52.770, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by revising
the entries under the subheading entitled ``Article 4. Burning
Regulations'' and by adding footnote 1 to the end of the table to read
as follows:
Sec. 52.770 Identification of plan.
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EPA-Approved Indiana Regulations
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Indiana
Indiana citation Subject effective date EPA Approval date Notes
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Article 4. Burning Regulations
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Rule 1. Open Burning \1\
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4-1-0.5...................... Definitions.......... 02/10/2001 12/9/2014, [insert Federal
Register citation].
4-1-1........................ Scope................ 02/10/2001 12/9/2014, [insert Federal
Register citation].
4-1-2........................ Prohibition against 02/10/2001 12/9/2014, [insert Federal
open burning. Register citation].
4-1-3........................ Exemptions........... 10/28/2011 12/9/2014, [insert Federal
Register citation].
4-1-4........................ Emergency burning.... 10/28/2011 12/9/2014, [insert Federal
Register citation].
4-1-4.1...................... Open burning 12/15/2002 12/9/2014, [insert Federal
approval; criteria Register citation].
and conditions.
4-1-4.2...................... Open burning; 02/10/2001 12/9/2014, [insert Federal
approval revocation. Register citation].
4-1-4.3...................... Open burning 02/10/2001 12/9/2014, [insert Federal
approval; delegation Register citation].
of authority.
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Rule 2. Incinerators
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4-2-1........................ Applicability........ 12/15/2002 11/30/2004, 69 FR 69531........
4-2-2........................ Incinerators......... 12/15/2002 11/30/2004, 69 FR 69531........
4-2-3........................ Portable incinerators 12/15/2002 11/30/2004, 69 FR 69531........
(Repealed).
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\1\ EPA is approving this rule for the counties of Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Benton, Blackford, Boone, Brown,
Carroll, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, De Kalb, Delaware, Dubois, Elkhart,
Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, Fulton, Gibson, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry,
Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jasper, Jay, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, La Porte, Lagrange,
Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Newton, Noble, Ohio, Orange,
Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, St. Joseph, Scott, Shelby, Spencer,
Starke, Steuben, Sullivan, Switzerland, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Union, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash,
Warren, Warrick, Washington, Wayne, Wells, White, and Whitley.
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