[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70626-70631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24648]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA-R08-OAR-2016-0424; FRL-9953-92-Region 8]
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
South Dakota; Revisions to the Permitting Rules
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final
action to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted
by the State of South Dakota on October 23, 2015 and July 29, 2013
related to South Dakota's Air Pollution Control Program. The October
23, 2015 submittal revises certain definitions and dates of
incorporation by reference and contains new, amended and renumbered
rules. In this rulemaking, we are taking final action on all portions
of the October 23, 2015 submittal, except for those portions of the
submittal which do not belong in the SIP. This action is being taken
under section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
DATES: This final rule is effective on November 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R08-OAR-2016-0424. All documents in the docket are
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., 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 electronically
through http://www.regulations.gov, or please contact the person
identified in the ``For Further Information Contact'' section for
additional availability information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Leone, Air Program, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mailcode 8P-AR, 1595 Wynkoop
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6227,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What is the EPA approving?
The EPA is approving all revisions as submitted by the State of
South Dakota on October 23, 2015, with the exception of the revisions
that we are not acting on, as outlined in section III of our proposed
rulemaking published on August 8, 2016 (81 FR 52388). We are taking
final action to approve the following revisions: (1) 74:36:01:01
(Definitions) - 74:36:01:01(8), 74:36:01:01(29), 74:36:01:01(67),
74:36:01:01(73), 74:36:01:05, and 74:36:01:20 ; 74:36:02 (Ambient Air
Quality)--74:36:02:02, 74:36:02:03, 74:36:02:04 and 74:36:02:05;
74:36:03 (Air Quality Episodes)--74:36:03:01 and 74:36:03:02; 74:36:04
(Operating Permits for Minor Sources)--74:36:04:04, 74:36:04:03 and
74:36:04:21.01; 74:36:09 (Prevention of Significant Deterioration)--
74:36:09:02, 74:36:09:03, 74:36:09:02(7), 74:36:09:02(8) and
74:36:09:02(9); 74:36:10 (New Source Review)-- 74:36:10:02,
74:36:10:03.01, 74:36:10:05, 74:36:10:07 and 74:36:10:08; 74:36:11
(Performance Testing)--74:36:11:01; 74:36:12 (Control of Visible
Emissions)--74:36:12:01 and 74:36:12:03; 74:36:18 (Regulations for
State Facilities in the Rapid City Area)--74:36:18:10; 74:36:20
(Construction Permits for New Sources or Modifications)--74:36:20:05;
74:36:01:01(73) (Subject to Regulation); and the deletion of
74:36:04:03.01 (Minor Source Operating Permit Variance).
We provided a detailed explanation of the bases for our proposal.
See 81 FR 52388. We invited comment on all aspects of our proposal and
provided a 30-day comment period. The comment period ended on September
8, 2016.
In this action, we are responding to the comments we received and
taking final rulemaking action on the rules from the State's July 29,
2013 and October 23, 2015, submittals.
II. Brief Discussion of Statutory and Regulatory Requirements
The changes we are taking final action to approve are consistent
with the CAA and EPA regulations. Specifically:
1. CAA section 110(a)(2)(C), requires each state plan to include
``a program to provide for the . . . regulation of the modification and
construction of any stationary source within the areas covered by the
plan as necessary to assure that the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards [NAAQS] are achieved, including a permit program as
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required in parts C and D of this subchapter.''
2. CAA section 165, lays out the requirements for obtaining a
permit that must be included in a state's SIP-approved permit program.
South Dakota's Air Pollution Control Program imposes these requirements
on sources, and the State's proposed plan clearly satisfies the
requirements of these statutory provisions.
3. CAA section 110(a)(2)(A), requires that SIPs contain enforceable
emissions limitations and other control measures. Under section CAA
section 110(a)(2), the enforceability requirement in section
110(a)(2)(A) applies to all plans submitted by a state. Chapter 6,
section 13 creates enforceable obligations for sources by removing
phrases such as ``the plan shall provide'' and ``the plan may
provide.''
4. CAA section 110(i), (with certain limited exceptions) prohibits
states from modifying SIP requirements for stationary sources except
through the SIP revision process. By eliminating unspecified procedures
that were referenced in the May 10, 2011 submittal, the November 6,
2015 submittal addresses this issue.
In addition, the CAA (section 110(a)(2)(C)) and 40 CFR 51.160
require states to have legally enforceable procedures to prevent
construction or modification of a source if it would violate any SIP
control strategies or interfere with attainment or maintenance of the
NAAQS. Such minor New Source Review (NSR) programs are for pollutants
from stationary sources that do not require prevention of significant
deterioration (PSD) or nonattainment NSR permits. States may customize
the requirements of the minor NSR program as long as their program
meets minimum requirements.
Section 110(l) of the CAA states: ``[e]ach revision to an
implementation plan submitted by a State under this Act shall be
adopted by such State after reasonable notice and public hearing. The
Administrator shall not approve a revision to a plan if the revision
would interfere with any applicable requirement concerning attainment
and reasonable further progress (as defined in section 171), or any
other applicable requirement of this chapter.''
The states' obligation to comply with each of the NAAQS is
considered as ``any applicable requirement(s) concerning attainment.''
A demonstration is necessary to show that this SIP revision will not
interfere with attainment or maintenance of the NAAQS, including those
for ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide
(SO2), lead, nitrogen oxides (NOX) or any other
requirement of the Act. South Dakota's demonstration of noninterference
(see docket), provides sufficient basis that new revisions to ARSD
74:36 will not interfere with attainment, reasonable further progress
(RFP), or any other applicable requirement of the CAA. Further details
can be found in our proposed rulemaking.
III. Response to Comments
We received one comment during the public comment period. This
comment was not related to the EPA's proposed rulemaking for South
Dakota's permitting program changes which was published on August 8,
2016. As such, we are not providing a response to this comment.
IV. Final Action
As outlined in our proposed rulemaking, the EPA finds that the
addition of new, revised and removed rules to ARSD 74:36 will not
interfere with attainment or maintenance of any of the NAAQS in the
State of South Dakota and will not interfere with any other applicable
requirement of the Act or the EPA regulations as outlined in section II
of this rulemaking (see proposed rulemaking for detailed rational); and
thus, are approvable under CAA section 110(l). Therefore, we are taking
final action to approve South Dakota's revisions as submitted on
October 23, 2015. We are not taking action on South Dakota's July 29,
2013 submittal because it was superseded.
In our final rule published in the Federal Register on February 16,
2016 (81 FR 7706) we inadvertently used an incorrect approval date in
the updates to the South Dakota regulatory table. The EPA is taking
final action to correct this error with this action. The IBR material
for our February 16, 2016 action is contained within this docket.
V. Incorporation by Reference
In this rule, the EPA is taking final action to include in a final
EPA rule regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is taking final
action to incorporate by reference the Administrative Rules of South
Dakota pertaining to their permitting rules as outlined in section I.
The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents generally
available electronically through http://www.regulations.gov and/or at
the EPA Region 8 Office (please contact the person identified in the
``For Further Information Contact'' section of this preamble for more
information).
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 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 (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 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 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, the SIP 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
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tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule does
not have tribal implications and will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
The Congressional Review Act (CRA), 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 CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by December 12, 2016. 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 CAA 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,
Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
Organic Compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: September 26, 2016.
Richard D. Buhl,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.
40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
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1. The authority for citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart QQ--South Dakota
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2. In Sec. 52.2170, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by revising
entries ``74:36:01:01'', ``74:36:01:05'', ``74:36:01:10'',
``74:36:01:20''; ``74:36:02:02'', ``74:36:02:03'', ``74:36:02:04'',
``74:36:02:05''; ``74:36:03:01'', ``74:36:03:02''; ``74:36:04:03'',
``74:36:04:04'', ``74:36:04:21''; ``74:36:09:02'', ``74:36:09:03'';
``74:36:10:02'', ``74:36:10:03.01'', ``74:36:10:05'' ``74:36:10:06''
``74:36:10:07'' ``74:36:10:08''; ``74:36:11:01''; ``74:36:12:01'',
``74:36:12:03''; ``74:36:13:02'', ``74:36:13:03'', ``74:36:13:04'',
``74:36:13:06'', ``74:36:13:07'', ``74:36:13:08''; ``74:36:18:10'';
``74:36:20:02'', ``74:36:20:05''; ``74:36:21:02'', ``74:36:21:04'',
``74:36:21:05'', and ``74:36:21:09'' to read as follows:
Sec. 52.2170 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
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State EPA effective Final rule
Rule No. Rule title effective date date citation, date Comments
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74:36:01. Definitions
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74:36:01:01................ Definitions..... 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal Except for
Register 74:36:01:01.(7
citation], 10/ 3).
13/2016.
* * * * * * *
74:36:01:05................ Applicable 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
requirements of Register
the Clean Air citation], 10/
Act defined. 13/2016.
* * * * * * *
74:36:01:10................ Modification 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
defined. Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
* * * * * * *
74:36:01:20................ Physical change 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
in or change in Register
the method of citation], 10/
operation 13/2016.
defined.
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74:36:02. Ambient Air Quality
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74:36:02:02................ Ambient air 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
quality Register
standards. citation], 10/
13/2016.
74:36:02:03................ Methods of 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
sampling and Register
analysis. citation], 10/
13/2016.
74:36:02:04................ Ambient air 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
monitoring Register
network. citation], 10/
13/2016.
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74:36:02:05................ Air quality 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
monitoring Register
requirements. citation], 10/
13/2016.
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74:36:03. Air Quality Episodes
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74:36:03:01................ Air pollution .............. 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
emergency Register
episode. citation], 10/
13/2016.
74:36:03:02................ Episode .............. 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
emergency Register
contingency citation], 10/
plan. 13/2016.
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74:36:04. Operating Permits for Minor Sources
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74:36:04:03................ Emission unit 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
exemptions. Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
74:36:04:04................ Standard for 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
issuance of a Register
minor source citation], 10/
operating 13/2016.
permit.
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74:36:04:21................ Permit 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
modifications. Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
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74:36:09. Prevention of Significant Deterioration
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74:36:09:02................ Prevention of .............. 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal Except for
significant Register 74:36:09:02.(1
deterioration. citation], 10/ 0).
13/2016.
74:36:09:03................ Public .............. 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
participation. Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
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74:36:10. New Source Review
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74:36:10:02................ Definitions..... .............. 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
74:36:10:03.01............. New source .............. 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
review Register
preconstruction citation], 10/
permit required. 13/2016.
74:36:10:05................ New source .............. 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
review Register
preconstruction citation], 10/
permit. 13/2016.
74:36:10:06................ Causing or .............. 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
contributing to Register
a violation of citation], 10/
any national 13/2016.
ambient air
quality
standard.
74:36:10:07................ Determining .............. 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
credit for Register
emission citation], 10/
offsets. 13/2016.
74:36:10:08................ Projected actual .............. 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
emissions. Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
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74:36:11. Performance Testing
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74:36:11:01................ Stack 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
performance Register
testing or citation], 10/
other testing 13/2016.
methods.
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74:36:12. Control of Visible Emissions
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74:36:12:01................ Restrictions on 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
visible Register
emissions. citation], 10/
13/2016.
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74:36:12:03................ Exceptions 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
granted to Register
alfalfa citation], 10/
pelletizers or 13/2016.
dehydrators.
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74:36:13. Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems
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74:36:13:02................ Minimum 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
performance Register
specifications citation], 10/
for all 13/2016.
continuous
emission
monitoring
systems.
74:36:13:03................ Reporting 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
requirements. Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
74:36:13:04................ Notice to 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
department of Register
exceedance. citation], 10/
13/2016.
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74:36:13:06................ Compliance 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
certification. Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
74:36:13:07................ Credible 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
evidence. Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
74:36:13:08................ Compliance 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
assurance Register
monitoring. citation], 10/
13/2016.
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74:36:18. Regulations for State Facilities in the Rapid City Area
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74:36:18:10................ Visible emission 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
limit for Register
construction citation], 10/
and continuous 13/2016.
operation
activities.
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74:36:20. Construction Permits for New Sources or Modifications
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74:36:20:02................ Construction 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
permit required. Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
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74:36:20:05................ Standard for 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
issuance of Register
construction citation], 10/
permit. 13/2016.
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74:36:21. Regional Haze Program
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74:36:21:02................ Definitions..... 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
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74:36:21:04................ Visibility 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
impact analysis. Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
74:36:21:05................ BART 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
determination. Register
citation], 10/
13/2016.
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74:36:21:09................ Monitoring, 10/13/2015 11/14/2016 [Insert Federal ...............
recordkeeping, Register
and reporting. citation], 10/
13/2016.
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