[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 215 (Friday, November 6, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68768-68772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27902]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R08-OAR-2015-0428; FRL-9932-61-Region 8]
Air Plan Approval; WY; Update to Materials Incorporated by
Reference
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; administrative change.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the
materials that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Wyoming
State Implementation Plan (SIP). The Regulations affected by this
update have been previously submitted by the Wyoming Department of
Environmental Quality and approved by the EPA. In this action, the EPA
is also notifying the public of corrections to typographical errors and
minor formatting changes to the IBR tables. This update affects the SIP
materials that are available for public inspection at the EPA Regional
Office.
DATES: This action is effective November 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket Identification Number EPA-R08-OAR-2015-0428. 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 the hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically through
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at EPA Region 8, Office of
Partnership and Regulatory Assistance, Air Program, 1595 Wynkoop
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. The EPA requests that you contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
view the hard copy of the docket. An electronic copy of the State's SIP
compilation is also available at http://www.epa.gov/region8/air/sip.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ayala, Air Program, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mailcode 8P-AR, 1595
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6142,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The SIP is a living document which a state revises as necessary to
address its unique air pollution problems. Therefore, the EPA, from
time to time, must take action on SIP revisions containing new and/or
revised regulations as being part of the SIP. On May 22, 1997 (62 FR
27968), the EPA revised the procedures for incorporating by reference
Federally-approved SIPs, as a result of consultation between the EPA
and the Office of the Federal Register (OFR). The description of the
revised SIP document, IBR procedures and ``Identification of Plan''
format are discussed in further detail in the May 22, 1997, Federal
Register document. On November 2, 2006 (71 FR 64460) the EPA published
the revised format of the IBR material for Wyoming as of August 31,
2006. Today's action is an update to the November 2, 2006 document.
II. EPA Action
In this action, the EPA is announcing the update to the IBR
material as of September 1, 2015. The EPA is also correcting
typographical errors, including omission and other minor errors in
subsection 52.2620, paragraphs (c), (d), and (e).
III. Good Cause Exemption
EPA has determined that today's action falls under the ``good
cause'' exemption in section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) which, upon a finding of ``good cause'' authorizes
agencies to dispense with public participation, and section 553(d)(3),
which allows an agency to make a rule effective immediately (thereby
avoiding the 30-day delayed effective date otherwise provided for in
the APA). Today's action simply updates the codification of provisions
which are already in effect as a matter of law.
Under section 553 of the APA, an agency may find good cause where
procedures are ``impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Public comment is ``unnecessary'' and ``contrary to the
public interest'' since the codification only reflects existing law.
Likewise, there is no purpose served by delaying the effective date of
this action.
In this rule, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the Wyoming
regulations described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth
below. EPA has made, and will continue to make, these
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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. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. General Requirements
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and is therefore not
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. This rule is
not subject to Executive Order 13211, ``Actions Concerning Regulations
That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR
28355, May 22, 2001) because it is not a significant regulatory action
under Executive Order 12866. Because the agency has made a ``good
cause'' finding that this action is not subject to notice-and-comment
requirements under the Administrative Procedure Act or any other
statute as indicated in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, it is
not subject to the regulatory flexibility provisions of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or to sections 202 and 205 of
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4). In
addition, this action does not significantly or uniquely affect small
governments or impose a significant intergovernmental mandate, as
described in sections 203 and 204 of UMRA. This rule also does not have
a substantial direct effect on one or more Indian tribes, on the
relationship between the federal government and Indian tribes, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities between the federal
government and Indian tribes, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it 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 rule also
is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997),
because it is not economically significant. This rule does not involve
technical standards; thus the requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) do not apply. The rule also does not involve special
consideration of environmental justice related issues as required by
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). This rule does
not impose an information collection burden under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). EPA's compliance with
these statutes and Executive Orders for the underlying rules are
discussed in previous actions taken on the state's rules.
B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General
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 808 allows the issuing agency to
make a rule effective sooner than otherwise provided by the CRA if the
agency makes a good cause finding that notice and public procedure is
impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest. This
action simply codifies provisions which are already in effect as a
matter of law in federal and approved state programs. 5 U.S.C. 808(2).
As stated previously, EPA has made such a good cause finding and
established an effective date of November 6, 2015. EPA will submit a
report containing this rule 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. This change to the identification of plan for Wyoming is not
a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
C. Petitions for Judicial Review
EPA has also determined that the provisions of section 307(b)(1) of
the Clean Air Act pertaining to petitions for judicial review are not
applicable to this action. Prior EPA rulemaking actions for each
individual component of the Wyoming SIP compilation had previously
afforded interested parties the opportunity to file a petition for
judicial review in the United States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit within 60 days of such rulemaking action. Thus, EPA
sees no need in this action to reopen the 60-day period for filing such
petitions for judicial review for this ``Identification of plan''
update action for Wyoming.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: September 21, 2015.
Shaun L. McGrath,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.
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 ZZ--Wyoming
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2. In Sec. 52.2620 paragraphs (b), (c), (d) and (e) are revised to
read as follows:
Sec. 52.2620 Identification of plan.
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(b) Incorporation by reference. (1) Material listed in paragraphs
(c) and (d) of this section with an EPA approval date prior to
September 1, 2015, 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. 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. Entries in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section
with EPA approval dates after September 1, 2015, will be incorporated
by reference in the next update to the SIP compilation.
(2) EPA Region 8 certifies that the rules/regulations provided by
EPA in the SIP compilation at the addresses in paragraph (b)(3) of this
section are an exact duplicate of the officially promulgated state
rules/regulations which have been approved as part of the SIP as of
September 1, 2015.
(3) Copies of the materials incorporated by reference may be
inspected at the EPA Region 8 Office, Office of Partnerships and
Regulatory Assistance (OPRA), Air Program, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver,
Colorado 80202-1129 and at the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this
material at NARA, call (202) 741-6030, or go to: www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.
(c) EPA-approved regulations.
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State EPA Effective
Rule No. Rule title effective date date Final rule citation/date Comments
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Chapter 01. Common Provisions.
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Section 02............. Authority............. 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
Section 03............. Definitions........... 2/14/2013 12/23/2013 78 FR 69998, 11/22/13..........................
Section 04............. Diluting and 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
concealing emissions.
Section 05............. Unavoidable equipment 1/30/2006 6/15/2010 75 FR 19886, 4/16/10...........................
malfunction.
Section 06............. Credible Evidence..... 12/8/2000 6/15/2010 75 FR 19886, 4/16/10...........................
Section 07............. Greenhouse gasses..... 2/14/2013 12/23/2013 78 FR 69998, 11/22/13..........................
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Chapter 02. Ambient Standards.
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Section 02............. Ambient standards for 9/7/2010 10/27/2014 79 FR 50840, 8/26/14...........................
particulate matter.
Section 03............. Ambient standards for 12/19/2012 11/14/2014 79 FR 54910, 9/15/14...........................
nitrogen oxides.
Section 04............. Ambient standards for 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
sulfur oxides.
Section 05............. Ambient standards for 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
carbon monoxide.
Section 06............. Ambient standards for 12/19/2012 11/14/2014 79 FR 54910, 9/15/14...........................
ozone.
Section 08............. Ambient standards for 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
suspended sulfates.
Section 10............. Ambient standards for 9/7/2010 10/27/2014 79 FR 50840, 8/26/14...........................
lead.
Section 12............. Incorporation by 12/19/2012 11/14/2014 79 FR 54910, 9/15/14...........................
reference.
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Chapter 03. General Emission Standards.
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Section 02............. Emission standards for 11/22/2013 11/20/2014 79 FR 62859, 10/21/14..........................
particulate matter.
Section 03............. Emission standards for 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
nitrogen oxides.
Section 04............. Emission standards for 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
sulfur oxides.
Section 05............. Emission standards for 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
carbon monoxide.
Section 06............. Emission standards for 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
volatile organic
compounds.
Section 09............. Incorporation by 11/22/2013 3/23/2015 80 FR 9194, 2/20/15............................
reference.
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Chapter 04. State Performance Standards for Specific Existing Sources.
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Section 02............. Existing sulfuric acid 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
production units.
Section 03............. Existing nitric acid 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
manufacturing plants.
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Chapter 06. Permitting Requirements.
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Section 02............. Permit requirements 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
for construction,
modification, and
operation.
Section 04............. Prevention of 3/28/2012 1/6/2014 78 FR 73445, 12/06/13..........................
significant
deterioration.
Section 14............. Incorporation by 3/28/2012 1/6/2014 78 FR 73445, 12/06/13..........................
reference.
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Chapter 07. Monitoring Regulations.
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Section 02............. Continuous monitoring 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
requirements for
existing sources.
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Chapter 08. Non-attainment Area Regulations.
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Section 02............. Sweetwater County 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
particulate matter
regulations.
Section 03............. Conformity of general 12/19/2012 9/16/2013 78 FR 49685, 8/15/13...........................
federal actions to
state implementation
plans.
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Section 05............. Incorporation by 12/19/2012 9/16/2013 78 FR 49685, 8/15/13...........................
reference.
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Chapter 09. Visibility Impairment/PM Fine Control.
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Section 02............. Visibility............ 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
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Chapter 10. Smoke Management.
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Section 02............. Open burning 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
restrictions.
Section 03............. Wood waste burners.... 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
Section 04............. Smoke management 4/5/2005 1/11/2013 77 FR 73926, 12/12/12..........................
requirements.
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Chapter 12. Emergency Controls.
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Section 02............. Air pollution 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
emergency episodes.
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Chapter 13. Mobile Sources.
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Section 02............. Motor vehicle 10/29/1999 8/27/2004 69 FR 44965, 7/28/04...........................
pollution control.
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Chapter 14. Emission Trading Program Regulations.
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Section 2.............. Western backstop 5/7/2008 1/11/2013 77 FR 73926, 12/12/12..........................
sulfur dioxide
trading program.
Section 3.............. Sulfur dioxide 5/7/2008 1/11/2013 77 FR 73926, 12/12/12..........................
milestone inventory.
App A.................. Web Chapter 14, 5/7/2008 1/11/2013 77 FR 73926, 12/12/12..........................
Section 2 Monitoring
Protocols.
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(d) EPA-approved source specific requirements.
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State EPA Effective
Regulation Rule title effective date date Final rule citation/date Comments
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Black Hills Power and Order containing 4/25/1979 8/1/1979 44 FR 38473, 7/2/79............................
Light. schedule for
compliance, interim
requirements, and
monitoring and
reporting
requirements.
FMC Corporation........ Order containing 4/25/1979 8/1/1979 44 FR 38473, 7/2/79............................
schedule for
compliance, interim
requirements, and
monitoring and
reporting
requirements.
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(e) EPA-approved nonregulatory provisions.
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State EPA Effective
Rule No. Rule title effective date date Final rule citation/date Comments
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(01) I................. Introduction.......... 1/22/1972 6/30/1972 37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
(02) II................ Legal Authority....... 2/19/1976 9/30/1976 41 FR 36652, 8/31/76...........................
(03) III............... Control Strategy...... 8/30/1984 11/11/1984 49 FR 39843, 10/11/84..........................
(04) IV................ Compliance Schedule... 5/29/1973 8/2/1973 39 FR 24504, 7/03/73...........................
(05) V................. Emergency Episode Plan 8/26/1981 4/12/1981 47 FR 5892, 2/09/81............................
(06) VI................ Air Quality 12/13/1988 9/9/1988 55 FR 28197, 7/10/88...........................
Surveillance.
(07) VII............... Review of New Sources 1/22/1972 6/30/1972 37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
and Modifications.
(08) VIII.............. Source Surveillance... 1/22/1972 6/30/1972 37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
(09) IX................ Resources............. 1/22/1972 6/30/1972 37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
(10) X................. Intergovernmental 1/22/1972 6/30/1972 37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
Cooperation.
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(11) XI................ Reports and Revisions. 1/22/1972 6/30/1972 37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
(12) XII............... Visibility Protection 9/6/1988 3/17/1989 54 FR 6912, 2/15/89............................
Class I.
(13) XIII.............. Sweetwater PM10 1/25/1979 8/1/1979 44 FR 38473, 7/02/79...........................
Attainment Plan.
(14) XIV............... Stack Height Good 12/9/1988 4/16/1989 54 FR 11186, 3/17/89...........................
Engineering Practice.
(15) XV................ Small Business 11/30/1993 8/19/1994 59 FR 31548, 6/20/94...........................
Assistance Program.
(16) XVI............... City of Sheridan--PM10 10/30/1990 7/25/1994 59 FR 32360, 6/23/94...........................
Air Quality Control
and Maintenance Plan.
(17) XVII.............. PSD Implementation for 11/20/1990 6/23/1991 56 FR 23811, 5/24/91...........................
NOx.
(18) XVIII............. Interstate Transport, 4/15/2008 7/7/2008 73 FR 26019, 5/08/08...........................
Wyoming Interstate
Transport SIP
satisfying the
requirement of
Section
110(a)(2)(D)(i) of
the CAA for the 1997
8-hour ozone and
PM2.5 standards.
(19) XIX............... Powder River Basin 12/22/1993 10/11/1995 60 FR 47290, 9/12/95...........................
PM10 Memorandum of
Agreement.
(20) XX................ Addressing Regional 1/7/2011 1/11/2013 77 FR 73926, 12/12/12..........................
Haze Visibility
Protection For The
Mandatory Federal
Class I Areas
Required Under 40 CFR
51.309.
(21) XXI............... Infrastructure SIP for 3/26/2008 12/6/2013 78 FR 73445, 12/06/13..........................
Section 110(a)(2)--
1997 PM2.5 NAAQS.
(22) XXII.............. Infrastructure SIP for 8/19/2011 9/9/2015 80 FR 47857, 8/10/2015.........................
Section 110(a)(2)--
2006 PM2.5 NAAQS.
(23) XXIII............. Infrastructure SIP for 12/10/2009 8/24/2011 76 FR 44265, 7/25/11...........................
Section 110(a)(2)--
1997 Ozone NAAQ.
(24) XXIV.............. Air Quality Control 1/22/1972 6/30/1972 37 FR 10842, 5/31/72...........................
Regions and Emissions
Inventory.
(25) XXV............... Wyoming State 1/12/2011 3/3/2014 79 FR 5032, 1/30/14............................ Excluding portions of
Implementation Plan the following:
for Regional Haze for Chapters 6.4, 6.5.7,
309(g). 6.5.8, and 7.5. EPA
disapproved (1) the
NOX BART
determinations for
(a) Laramie River
Units 1-3, (b) Dave
Johnston Unit 3, and
(c) Wyodak Unit 1;
(2) the State's
monitoring,
recordkeeping, and
reporting
requirements for BART
units; and (3) the
State's reasonable
progress goals.
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