[Federal Register: December 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 244)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[AZ 134-082, CA 250-0453, CA 310-0465; FRL-7847-6]
Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan, Maricopa
County Environmental Services Department; Revisions to the California
State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management District;
Disapproval of State Implementation Plan Revisions, Monterey Bay
Unified Air Pollution Control District
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is finalizing approval of revisions to the Maricopa County
Environmental Services Department (MCESD) portion of the Arizona State
Implementation Plan (SIP) and revisions to the South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD) portion of the California SIP. The
revisions for MCESD were proposed in the Federal Register on September
30, 2004, and concern volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from
solvent cleaning. The revisions for SCAQMD were proposed in the Federal
Register on September 14, 2004, and concern oxides of nitrogen
(NOX) and oxides of sulfur (SOX) emissions from
facilities emitting 4 tons or more per year of NOX and/or
SOX under the SCAQMD Regional Clean Air Incentives Market
(RECLAIM). We are approving local rules that regulate these emission
sources under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act).
EPA is also finalizing disapproval of a revision to the Monterey
Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (MBUAPCD) portion of the
California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This
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action was proposed in the Federal Register on June 1, 2004, and
concerns excess emissions during breakdown. There are no sanctions
associated with this disapproval.
DATES: This rule is effective on January 20, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You can inspect copies of the administrative record for this
action at EPA's Region IX office during normal business hours by
appointment. You can inspect copies of the submitted SIP revisions by
appointment at the following locations:
Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Room B-102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., (Mail
Code 6102T), Washington, DC 20460.
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, 1110 W. Washington
Sttreet, Phoenix, AZ 85007.
Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, 1001 N. Central
Avenue, Suite 695, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
A copy of MCESD Rule 331 may also be available via the Internet at
http://www.maricopa.gov/envsvc/AIR/ruledesc.asp Copies of SCAQMD Rule 2015 and MBUAPCD Rule 214 may be available via the Internet at http://www.arb.ca.gov/drdb/drdbltxt.htm.
Please be advised that these are not
EPA websites and may not contain the same versions of the rules that
were submitted to EPA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francisco D[oacute][ntilde]ez, EPA
Region IX, (415) 972-3956, Donez.Francisco@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and
``our'' refer to EPA.
I. Proposed Action
On September 20, 2004 (69 FR 58375), and September 14, 2004 (69 FR
55386), respectively, EPA proposed to approve the following rules into
the Arizona SIP (MCESD 331) and the California SIP (SCAQMD 2015).
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Local agency Rule No. Rule title Adopted Submitted
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MCESD.............................. 331 Solvent Cleaning........... 04/21/04 07/28/04
SCAQMD............................. 2015 Backstop Provisions........ 06/04/04 07/29/04
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We proposed to approve these rules because we determined that they
complied with the relevant CAA requirements. Our proposed action
contains more information on the rules and our evaluation.
On June 1, 2004 (69 FR 30845), EPA proposed to disapprove the
following rule that was submitted for incorporation into the California
SIP.
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Local agency Rule Rule title Adopted Submitted
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MBUAPCD............................ 214 Breakdown Condition........ 03/21/01 10/30/01
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We proposed to disapprove this rule because some rule provisions
conflict with section 110 and part D of the Act. These provisions deal
with district enforcement discretion. EPA considers it unproductive and
potentially confusing to approve an enforcement discretion rule into
the SIP.
Our proposed action contains more information on the basis for this
rulemaking and on our evaluation of the submittal.
II. Public Comments and EPA Responses
EPA's proposed action provided a 30-day public comment period for
each of these actions. We received no comments on any of these actions
during the respective comment periods.
III. EPA Action
No comments were submitted that change our assessment that MCESD
Rule 331 and SCAQMD Rule 2015 comply with the relevant CAA
requirements. Therefore, as authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act,
EPA is fully approving these rules into the Arizona SIP (MCESD Rule
331) and the California SIP (SCAQMD Rule 2015).
No comments were submitted that change our assessment of MBUAPCD
Rule 214 as described in our proposed action. Therefore, as authorized
in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, EPA is finalizing a full disapproval
of the submitted rule. Because this is not a required submittal, there
are no sanctions associated with this disapproval. Note that the
submitted rule has been adopted by the MBUAPCD, and EPA's final
disapproval does not prevent the local agency from enforcing it.
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
A. Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted this
regulatory action from Executive Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory
Planning and Review.''
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not impose an information collection burden under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.)
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency
to conduct a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to
notice and comment rulemaking requirements unless the agency certifies
that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small
businesses, small not-for-profit enterprises, and small governmental
jurisdictions.
This rule will not have a significant impact on a substantial
number of small entities because SIP approvals and disapprovals under
section 110 and subchapter I, part D of the Clean Air Act do not create
any new requirements but simply approve or disapprove requirements that
the States are already imposing. Therefore, because the Federal SIP
action does not create any new requirements, I certify that this action
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
Moreover, due to the nature of the Federal-State relationship under
the Clean Air Act, preparation of flexibility analysis would constitute
Federal inquiry into the economic reasonableness of state action. The
Clean Air Act forbids EPA to base its actions concerning SIPs on such
grounds. Union Electric Co., v. U.S.
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EPA, 427 U.S. 246, 255-66 (1976); 42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2).
D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Under sections 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(``Unfunded Mandates Act''), signed into law on March 22, 1995, EPA
must prepare a budgetary impact statement to accompany any proposed or
final rule that includes a Federal mandate that may result in estimated
costs to State, local, or tribal governments in the aggregate; or to
the private sector, of $100 million or more. Under section 205, EPA
must select the most cost-effective and least burdensome alternative
that achieves the objectives of the rule and is consistent with
statutory requirements. Section 203 requires EPA to establish a plan
for informing and advising any small governments that may be
significantly or uniquely impacted by the rule.
EPA has determined that the approval and disapproval actions
promulgated do not include a Federal mandate that may result in
estimated costs of $100 million or more to either State, local, or
tribal governments in the aggregate, or to the private sector. This
Federal action approves or disapproves pre-existing requirements under
State or local law, and imposes no new requirements. Accordingly, no
additional costs to State, local, or tribal governments, or to the
private sector, result from this action.
E. Executive Order 13132, Federalism
Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999) revokes and replaces
Executive Orders 12612 (Federalism) and 12875 (Enhancing the
Intergovernmental Partnership). Executive Order 13132 requires EPA to
develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful and timely input
by State and local officials in the development of regulatory policies
that have federalism implications.'' ``Policies that have federalism
implications'' is defined in the Executive Order to include regulations
that 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.'' Under Executive Order 13132, EPA may not issue a
regulation that has federalism implications, that imposes substantial
direct compliance costs, and that is not required by statute, unless
the Federal government provides the funds necessary to pay the direct
compliance costs incurred by State and local governments, or EPA
consults with State and local officials early in the process of
developing the proposed regulation. EPA also may not issue a regulation
that has federalism implications and that preempts State law unless the
Agency consults with State and local officials early in the process of
developing the proposed regulation.
This rule will not have substantial direct effects on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132, because it
merely approves or disapproves state rules implementing federal
standards, and does not alter the relationship or the distribution of
power and responsibilities established in the Clean Air Act. Thus, the
requirements of section 6 of the Executive Order do not apply to this
rule.
F. Executive Order 13175, Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments
Executive Order 13175, entitled ``Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
requires EPA to develop an accountable process to ensure ``meaningful
and timely input by tribal officials in the development of regulatory
policies that have tribal implications.'' This final rule does not have
tribal implications, as specified in Executive Order 13175. It will not
have substantial direct effects on tribal governments, 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. Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not
apply to this rule.
G. Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children From Environmental
Health Risks and Safety Risks
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), applies to any rule that: (1) Is
determined to be ``economically significant'' as defined under
Executive Order 12866, and (2) concerns an environmental health or
safety risk that EPA has reason to believe may have a disproportionate
effect on children. If the regulatory action meets both criteria, the
Agency must evaluate the environmental health or safety effects of the
planned rule on children, and explain why the planned regulation is
preferable to other potentially effective and reasonably feasible
alternatives considered by the Agency.
This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because it does
not involve decisions intended to mitigate environmental health or
safety risks.
H. Executive Order 13211, Actions That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use
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.
I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
Section 12 of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
(NTTAA) of 1995 requires Federal agencies to evaluate existing
technical standards when developing a new regulation. To comply with
NTTAA, EPA must consider and use ``voluntary consensus standards''
(VCS) if available and applicable when developing programs and policies
unless doing so would be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise
impractical.
The EPA believes that VCS are inapplicable to this action. Today's
action does not require the public to perform activities conducive to
the use of VCS.
J. Congressional Review Act
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 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. 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). This rule will be effective January 20, 2005.
K. Petitions for Judicial Review
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 22, 2005. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this rule for the purposes of judicial
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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, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic compounds.
Dated: November 18, 2004.
Jane Diamond,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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Part 52, chapter I, title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
amended as follows:
PART 52--[AMENDED]
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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 D--Arizona
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2. Section 52.120 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(117) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.120 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(117) Amended regulation was submitted on July 28, 2004, by the
Governor's designee.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) Maricopa County Environmental Services Department.
(1) Rule 331 adopted on April 21, 2004.
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Subpart F--California
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3. Section 52.220 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(333) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.220 Identification of plan.
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(c) * * *
(333) New and amended regulations for the following AQMD were
submitted on July 29, 2004, by the Governor's designee.
(i) Incorporation by reference.
(A) South Coast Air Quality Management District.
(1) Rule 2015 adopted on October 15, 1993 and amended on June 4,
2004.
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4. Section 52.271 is amended by adding paragraph (b)(7) to read as
follows:
Sec. 52.271 Malfunction, startup, and shutdown regulations.
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(b) * * *
(7) Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District.
(i) Rule 214, Breakdown Condition, submitted on October 30, 2001.
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