[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33413-33418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14338]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R04-OAR-2014-0915; FRL-9928-88-Region 4]
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; South
Carolina; Charlotte-Rock Hill; Base Year Emissions Inventory and
Emissions Statements Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct
final action to approve the portions of the state implementation plan
(SIP) revisions submitted by the State of South Carolina, through South
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) on
August 8, 2014, and August 22, 2014, that address the base year
emissions inventory and emissions statements requirements for the
State's portion of the bi-state Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill North
Carolina-South Carolina 2008 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) nonattainment area (hereinafter referred to as the
``bi-state Charlotte Area'' or ``Area''). Annual emissions reporting
(i.e., emissions statements) and a base year emissions inventory are
required for all ozone nonattainment areas. The Area is comprised of
the entire county of Mecklenburg and portions of Cabarrus, Gaston,
Lincoln, Rowan, and Union Counties in North Carolina and a portion of
York County in South Carolina. EPA has published proposed and direct
final actions on the emissions inventory and emissions statements
requirements for the North Carolina portion of the bi-state Charlotte
Area in separate rulemaking documents.
DATES: This direct final rule is effective August 11, 2015 without
further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by July 13, 2015.
If EPA receives such comments, it will publish a timely withdrawal of
the direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform the public
that the rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2014-0915, by one of the following methods:
1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
2. Email: [email protected].
3. Fax: (404) 562-9019.
4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2014-0915,'' Air Regulatory Management
Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and
Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Lynorae Benjamin, Chief, Air
Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch,
Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional
Office's normal hours of
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operation. The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R04-OAR-
2014-0915. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit through www.regulations.gov or
email, information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected.
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email
comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your
email address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. 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 either electronically in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and
Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. EPA requests that if at all possible, 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: Tiereny Bell, Air Regulatory
Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air,
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960. Ms. Bell can be reached at (404) 562-9088 and via
electronic mail at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On March 12, 2008, EPA promulgated a revised 8-hour ozone NAAQS of
0.075 parts per million (ppm). See 73 FR 16436 (March 27, 2008). Under
EPA's regulations at 40 CFR part 50, the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS is
attained when the 3-year average of the annual fourth-highest daily
maximum 8-hour average ambient air quality ozone concentrations is less
than or equal to 0.075 ppm. 40 CFR 50.15. Ambient air quality
monitoring data for the 3-year period must meet a data completeness
requirement. The ambient air quality monitoring data completeness
requirement is met when the average percent of days with valid ambient
monitoring data is greater than 90 percent, and no single year has less
than 75 percent data completeness as determined in Appendix I of part
50.
Upon promulgation of a new or revised NAAQS, the Clean Air Act (CAA
or Act) requires EPA to designate as nonattainment any area that is
violating the NAAQS based on the three most recent years of ambient air
quality data at the conclusion of the designation process. The bi-state
Charlotte Area was designated nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone
NAAQS on April 30, 2012 (effective July 20, 2012) using 2009-2011
ambient air quality data. See 77 FR 30088 (May 21, 2012). At the time
of designation, the bi-state Charlotte Area was classified as a
marginal nonattainment area for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. On March
6, 2015, EPA finalized a rule entitled ``Implementation of the 2008
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation
Plan Requirements'' (SIP Requirements Rule) that establishes the
requirements that state, tribal, and local air quality management
agencies must meet as they develop implementation plans for areas where
air quality exceeds the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS.\1\ See 80 FR 12264.
This rule establishes nonattainment area attainment dates based on
Table 1 of section 181(a) of the CAA, including an attainment date
three years after the July 20, 2012, effective date, for areas
classified as marginal for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. Therefore, the
attainment date for the bi-state Charlotte Area is July 20, 2015.
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\1\ The SIP Requirements Rule addresses a range of nonattainment
area SIP requirements for the 2008 ozone NAAQS, including
requirements pertaining to attainment demonstrations, reasonable
further progress (RFP), reasonably available control technology,
reasonably available control measures, major new source review,
emission inventories, and the timing of SIP submissions and of
compliance with emission control measures in the SIP. The rule also
revokes the 1997 ozone NAAQS and establishes anti-backsliding
requirements.
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Based on the nonattainment designation, South Carolina was required
to develop a SIP revision addressing certain CAA requirements for the
Area. Specifically, pursuant to CAA section 182(a)(3)(B) and section
182(a)(1), South Carolina was required to submit a SIP revision
addressing the emissions statements and emissions inventory
requirements, respectively.
Ground level ozone is not emitted directly into the air, but is
created by chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen
(NOX) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) in the presence
of sunlight. Emissions from industrial facilities and electric
utilities, motor vehicle exhaust, gasoline vapors, and chemical
solvents are some of the major sources of NOX and VOC.
Section 182(a)(3)(B) of the CAA requires each state with ozone
nonattainment areas to submit a SIP revision requiring annual emissions
statements to be submitted to the state by the owner or operator of
each NOX or VOC stationary source \2\ located within a
nonattainment area showing the actual emissions of NOX and
VOC from that source. The first statement is due three years from the
area's nonattainment designation, and subsequent statements are due at
least annually thereafter. Section 182(a)(1) of the CAA requires states
with areas designated nonattainment for the ozone NAAQS to submit a SIP
revision providing a comprehensive, accurate, and current inventory of
actual emissions from all sources of the relevant pollutant or
pollutants in such area. NOX and VOCs are the relevant
pollutants because they are the precursors of ozone.
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\2\ A state may waive the emission statement requirement for any
class or category of stationary sources which emit less than 25 tons
per year of VOCs or NOX if the state meets the
requirements of section 182(a)(3)(B)(ii).
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On August 8, 2014, South Carolina submitted a SIP revision that,
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other things, addressed emissions statements requirements related to
the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS for its portion of the bi-state Charlotte
Area. Additionally, on August 22, 2014, South Carolina submitted a SIP
revision that included a base year emissions inventory for the Area.
EPA is now taking action to approve the portion of the August 8, 2014
SIP revision related to emissions statements as meeting the
requirements of sections 110 and 182(a)(3)(B) of the CAA and to approve
the portion of the August 22, 2014 SIP revision related to the base
year inventory as meeting the requirements of sections 110 and
182(a)(1) of the CAA.\3\ More information on EPA's analysis of South
Carolina's SIP revisions provided below.
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\3\ Regarding the emissions statements requirements, today's
direct final rulemaking is only approving certain revisions to
Section III, Emissions Inventory and Emission Statements, of state
Regulation No. 61-62.1 into the SIP. See sections II.b. and III,
below, for further detail. EPA will act on the remaining portions of
South Carolina's August 8, 2014, SIP revision in a separate action.
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II. Analysis of State's Submittal
a. Base Year Emission Inventory
As discussed above, section 182(a)(1) of the CAA requires states to
submit a comprehensive, accurate, and current inventory of actual
emissions from all sources of the relevant pollutant or pollutants in
each ozone non-attainment area. The section 182(a)(1) base year
inventory is defined in the SIP Requirements Rule as ``a comprehensive,
accurate, current inventory of actual emissions from sources of VOC and
NOX emitted within the boundaries of the nonattainment area
as required by CAA section 182(a)(1).'' See 40 CFR 51.1100(bb). The
inventory year must be selected consistent with the baseline year for
the RFP plan as required by 40 CFR 51.1110(b),\4\ and the inventory
must include actual ozone season day emissions as defined in 40 CFR
51.1100(cc) \5\ and contain data elements consistent with the detail
required by 40 CFR part 51, subpart A. See 40 CFR 51.1115(a), (c), (e).
In addition, the point source emissions included in the inventory must
be reported according to the point source emissions thresholds of the
Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR) in 40 CFR part 51, subpart
A. 40 CFR 51.1115(d).
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\4\ 40 CFR 51.1110(b) states that ``at the time of designation
for the 2008 ozone NAAQS the baseline emissions inventory shall be
the emissions inventory for the most recent calendar year for which
a complete triennial inventory is required to be submitted to EPA
under the provisions of subpart A of this part. States may use an
alternative baseline emissions inventory provided the state
demonstrates why it is appropriate to use the alternative baseline
year, and provided that the year selected is between the years 2008
to 2012.''
\5\ ``Ozone season day emissions'' is defined as ``an average
day's emissions for a typical ozone season work weekday. The state
shall select, subject to EPA approval, the particular month(s) in
the ozone season and the day(s) in the work week to be represented,
considering the conditions assumed in the development of RFP plans
and/or emissions budgets for transportation conformity.'' 40 CFR
51.1100(cc).
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South Carolina selected 2011 as the base year for the emissions
inventory which is the year corresponding with the first triennial
inventory under 40 CFR part 51, subpart A. This base year is one of the
three years of ambient data used to designate the Area as a
nonattainment area and therefore represents emissions associated with
nonattainment conditions. The emissions inventory is based on data
developed and submitted by SC DHEC to EPA's 2011 National Emissions
Inventory (NEI), and it contains data elements consistent with the
detail required by 40 CFR part 51, subpart A.\6\
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\6\ Data downloaded from the EPA EIS from the 2011 NEI was
subjected to quality assurance procedures described under quality
assurance details under 2011 NEI Version 1 Documentation located at
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/net/2011inventory.html#inventorydoc.
The quality assurance and quality control procedures and measures
associated with this data are outlined in the State's EPA-approved
Emission Inventory Quality Assurance Project Plan.
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South Carolina's emissions inventory for its portion of the Area
provides 2011 typical average summer day emissions data for
NOX and VOCs for the following general source categories:
stationary point, area, non-road mobile, on-road mobile, and events.\7\
A detailed discussion of the inventory development is located in
Appendix A of the South Carolina submittal which is provided in the
docket for this action. The table below provides a summary of the
emissions inventory.
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\7\ South Carolina included events (i.e. wildfires and
prescribed fires) to account for actual event source emissions.
Table 1--2011 Emissions for the South Carolina, York County Portion of the bi-state Charlotte Area
[Tons per summer day]
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Point Area Non-road mobile On-road mobile Events
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NOX VOC NOX VOC NOX VOC NOX VOC NOX VOC
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York County *................................................. 4.71 4.02 0.93 6.93 2.63 1.78 11.43 5.30 0.04 0.42
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* Only a portion of York County is located in the nonattainment area.
The emissions reported for York County reflect the emissions for
only the nonattainment portion of the county. The inventory contains
point source emissions data for facilities located within the South
Carolina portion of the Area based on Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) mapping. For the remaining emissions categories, emissions from
the South Carolina portion of the bi-state Charlotte Area were
determined based on the population of the portion of York County that
is included in the Area. More detail on the emissions inventory for
individual sources categories is provided below and in Appendix A of
the State's August 22, 2014 submittal.
Point sources are large, stationary, identifiable sources of
emissions that release pollutants into the atmosphere. The point source
emissions inventory for South Carolina's portion of the bi-state
Charlotte Area was developed from facility-specific emissions data. A
detailed account of the point sources can be found in Appendix A of the
August 22, 2014, submittal, which is located in the docket for today's
action. The point source emissions data meets the point source
emissions thresholds of 40 CFR part 51, subpart A.
Area sources are small emission stationary sources which, due to
their large number, collectively have significant emissions (e.g., dry
cleaners, service stations). Emissions for these sources were estimated
by multiplying an emission factor by such indicators of collective
emissions activity as production, number of employees, or population.
These emissions were estimated at the county level. South Carolina
developed its inventory according to the current EPA emissions
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inventory guidance for area sources.\8\ A detailed account of the area
sources can be found in Appendix A of the August 22, 2014, submittal.
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\8\ This guidance includes: Procedures for the Preparation of
Emission Inventories of Carbon Monoxide and Precursors of Ozone,
Vol. 1, EPA-450/4-91-016 (May 1991) and Emissions Inventory
Improvement Program (EIIP) Technical Report, Vol. 3, Area Sources
(Revised January 2001, updated April 2001).
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On-road mobile sources include vehicles used on roads for
transportation of passengers or freight. South Carolina developed its
on-road emissions inventory using EPA's Motor Vehicle Emissions
Simulator (MOVES) model for each ozone nonattainment county.\9\ County
level on-road modeling was conducted using county-specific vehicle
population and other local data. South Carolina developed its inventory
according to the current EPA emissions inventory guidance for on-road
mobile sources.\10\ A detailed account of the on-road sources can be
found in Appendix A of the August 22, 2014, submittal.
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\9\ South Carolina used MOVES version 2010b because this was the
latest version available at the time that the State submitted its
SIP revision.
\10\ This guidance includes: Emissions Inventory Guidance for
Implementation of Ozone and Particulate Matter National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) and Regional Haze Regulations, EPA-454/R-
05-001 (August 2005, updated November 2005); Policy Guidance on the
Use of MOVES2010 for State Implementation Plan Development,
Transportation Conformity, and Other Purposes, EPA-420-B-09-046
(December 2009); and Technical Guidance on the Use of MOVES2010 for
Emission Inventory Preparation in State Implementation Plans and
Transportation Conformity, EPA-420-B-10-023 (April 2010).
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Non-road mobile sources include vehicles, engines, and equipment
used for construction, agriculture, recreation, and other purposes that
do not use roadways (e.g., lawn mowers, construction equipment,
railroad locomotives, and aircraft). South Carolina calculated
emissions for most of the non-road mobile sources using EPA's
NONROAD2008a model \11\ and developed its non-road mobile source
inventory according to the current EPA emissions inventory guidance for
non-road mobile sources.\12\ The railroad locomotive emissions are
calculated with fuel use data, track miles and emission factors. A
detailed account of the non-road mobile sources can be found in
Appendix A of the August 22, 2014, submittal.
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\11\ For consistency with the NEI, South Carolina included
emissions data aircraft (where they are reported to occur at the
locations of the airports where they are generated) with the point
source data in the base year inventory. See Appendix A and Appendix
A of the State's SIP revision for a detailed discussion of the
methodology used to calculate aircraft and locomotive emissions. No
rail yards are located in York County, South Carolina.
\12\ This guidance includes: Procedures for Emission Inventory
Preparation, Volume IV: Mobile Sources, EPA-450/4-81-026d (July
1991).
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SC DEHC included 2011 actual emissions from event sources in its
emissions inventory. Events sources in 2011 included wildfires and
prescribed fires. Wildfires are unplanned, unwanted wild land fires
including unauthorized human-caused fires, escaped prescribed fire
projects, or other inadvertent fire situations where the objective is
to put the fire out. Prescribed fires are any fires ignited by
management actions to meet specific objectives related to the reduction
of the biomass potentially available for wildfires. South Carolina
calculated actual event source emissions using the 2011 NEI version 1
dataset developed by EPA. A detailed account of the event sources can
be found in Appendix A of the August 22, 2014 submittal.
For the reasons discussed above, EPA has determined that South
Carolina's emissions inventory meets the requirements under CAA section
182(a)(1) and the SIP Requirements Rule for the 2008 8-hour ozone
NAAQS.
b. Emissions Statements
Pursuant to section 182(a)(3)(B), states with ozone nonattainment
areas must require annual emissions statements from NOX and
VOC stationary sources within those nonattainment areas. This
requirement applies to all ozone nonattainment areas regardless of
classification (e.g., Marginal, Moderate).
On August 8, 2014, South Carolina submitted a SIP revision to amend
portions of Regulation No. 61-62.1, Definitions and General
Requirements, as currently incorporated into the SIP, to reflect recent
changes to the rule.\13\ The changes to Regulation No. 61-62.1 that
address emission statement requirements are the revision to the Section
III title,\14\ the addition of a second paragraph to Section
III.A.,\15\ and the addition of Section III.C.\16\ EPA has determined
that these three specific changes to Section III of Regulation No. 61-
62.1, identified in the August 8, 2014 SIP submission, meet the
requirements of section 182(a)(3)(B) for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS
and is approving those changes into the SIP.
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\13\ EPA initially approved this state regulation into South
Carolina's SIP in 2006. See 71 FR 70880 (December 7, 2006).
\14\ The revised title of Section III is ``Emissions Inventory
and Emissions Statements.''
\15\ Paragraph two reads: ``An emissions statement is a less
detailed statement which focuses on emissions estimates for
pollutants associated with a nonattainment designation.''
\16\ Section III.C. of the revised regulation states: ``1.
Sources in areas designated nonattainment for an ozone National
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) must submit to the Department
by March 31 for the previous calendar year an emissions statement
which includes emissions estimates for both VOCs and nitrogen oxides
(NOX) beginning with the effective date of this
regulation. 2. The statement must contain a certification that the
information contained in the statement is accurate to the best
knowledge of the individual certifying the statement. 3. All
applicable information must be recorded in the current format for
reporting emissions data provided by the Department. 4. Copies of
all records and reports relating to emissions statements as required
in this section must be retained by the owner or operator at the
source for a minimum of five (5) years.'' On May 18, 2015, South
Carolina submitted an email to EPA clarifying that the State used
the term ``estimate'' in Section III.C.1 to ``make a distinction
between a more detailed emissions inventory, which is also required,
and the more general emission statement document'' and clarifying
that the emission statement is a ``certified document submitted to
the State, by the owner or operator of each stationary source in a
nonattainment area, that reports actual prior year VOC and
NOX emissions from the respective nonattainment area
stationary sources.'' This email is available in the docket for
today's action. SC DHEC's Web site contains additional information
regarding the State's emissions statements requirements. See http://www.scdhec.gov/Environment/AirQuality/ComplianceandReporting/EmissionsInventory/OzoneNonattainmentAreaReportingRequirements/.
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III. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with the requirements of 1
CFR 51.5, EPA is incorporating the following changes to Regulation No.
61-62.1, titled ``Definitions and General Requirements'': modification
of the title of Section III, addition of a second paragraph to Section
III.A defining an ``emissions statement,'' and addition of Section
III.C titled ``Emissions Statement Requirements'' which were state
effective on June 27, 2014. EPA has made, and will continue to make,
documents generally available electronically through
www.regulations.gov and/or in hard copy at the appropriate EPA office
(see the ADDRESSES section of this preamble for more information).
IV. Final Action
EPA is approving the portions of the SIP revisions submitted by
South Carolina on August 22, 2014 and August 8, 2014, that relate to
the base year emissions inventory and emissions statement
requirements,\17\ respectively, for the State's portion of the bi-state
Charlotte Area. EPA has concluded that the portions of the State's
submissions that EPA is approving meet the relevant requirements of
sections 110 and 182 of the CAA. EPA is publishing this rule without
prior proposal because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial
submittal and anticipates no adverse
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comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal
Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document that will
serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision should adverse
comments be filed. This rule will be effective August 11, 2015 without
further notice unless the Agency receives adverse comments by July 13,
2015.
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\17\ EPA is only incorporating the changes to Regulation No. 61-
62.1 identified in sections II.b and III, above, into the SIP.
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If EPA receives such comments, then EPA will publish a document
withdrawing the final rule and informing the public that the rule will
not take effect. All adverse comments received will then be addressed
in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. EPA will not
institute a second comment period. Parties interested in commenting
should do so at this time. If no such comments are received, the public
is advised that this rule will be effective on August 11, 2015 and no
further action will be taken on the proposed rule. Please note that if
EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of
this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of
the rule, the Agency may adopt as final those provisions of the rule
that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the CAA, 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 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 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);
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 CAA; 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).
In addition, this direct final rule for the South Carolina portion
of the bi-state Charlotte area does not have Tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because it does not have substantial direct effects on an Indian Tribe.
The Catawba Indian Nation Reservation is located within the South
Carolina portion of the bi-state Charlotte Area. Pursuant to the
Catawba Indian Claims Settlement Act, S.C. Code Ann. 27-16-120, ``all
state and local environmental laws and regulations apply to the
[Catawba Indian Nation] and Reservation and are fully enforceable by
all relevant state and local agencies and authorities.'' EPA notes that
today's action will not 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 CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by August 11, 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. Parties with objections to this direct final rule are
encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel notice of
proposed rulemaking for this action published in the proposed rules
section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an immediate
petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so that EPA can
withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in the proposed
rulemaking. 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,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: May 28, 2015.
Heather McTeer Toney,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
Therefore, 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 PP--South Carolina
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2. In Sec. 52.2120:
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a. Paragraph (c) is amended by revising the entry for ``Section III''
under ``Regulation No. 62.1''; and
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b. Paragraph (e) is amended by adding an entry for ``2011 Base Year
Emissions Inventory for the South Carolina portion of the bi-state
Charlotte 2008 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area'' at the end of the
table.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 52.2120 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
[[Page 33418]]
Air Pollution Control Regulations for South Carolina
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State EPA Approval
State citation Title/Subject effective date date Federal Register notice
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Section III.................. Emission 6/27/2014 6/12/2015 [Insert Federal Register
Inventory and citation]
Emissions
Statement.
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(e) * * *
EPA-Approved South Carolina Non-Regulatory Provisions
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State
Provision effective date EPA Approval date Explanation
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2011 Base Year Emissions 8/22/2014 6/12/2015
Inventory for the South , [Insert Federal Register
Carolina portion of the bi- citation]
state Charlotte 2008 8-Hour
Ozone Nonattainment Area.
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