80 FR 12345 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; State Boards Requirements; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Ozone, 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide, and 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 45 (March 9, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 12345-12349] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-05222] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0903; FRL-9924-02-Region 3] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; State Boards Requirements; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 Ozone, 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide, and 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Direct final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the West Virginia State Implementation Plan (SIP). The SIP revision addresses the State Boards requirements for all criteria pollutants of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). EPA is also approving a related infrastructure element from the West Virginia February 21, 2012 SIP submittal for the 2008 ozone (O3 ) NAAQS, the December 13, 2012 SIP submittal for the 2010 nitrogen dioxide (NO2 ) NAAQS, and the July 1, 2013 SIP submittal for the 2010 sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) NAAQS. EPA is approving this SIP revision in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA). DATES: This rule is effective on May 8, 2015 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse written comment by April 8, 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 Number EPA- R03-OAR-2014-0903 by one of the following methods: A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. B. Email: [email protected]. C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0903, Marilyn Powers, Acting Associate Director, Office of Air Program Planning, Air Protection Division, Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR- 2014-0903. 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 information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. 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. 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 during normal business hours at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the State submittal are available at the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street SE., Charleston, WV 25304. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Schmitt, (215) 814-5787, or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Section 128 of the CAA requires SIPs to include certain requirements regarding State Boards; section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the CAA also references these requirements. Section 128(a) requires SIPs to contain provisions that: (1) Any board or body which approves permits or enforcement orders under the CAA shall have at least a majority of its members represent the public interest and not derive any significant portion of their income from persons subject to permits or enforcement orders under the CAA; and (2) any potential conflict of interest by members of such board or body or the head of an executive agency with similar powers be adequately disclosed. The requirements of section 128(a)(1) are not applicable to West Virginia because it does not have any board or body which approves air quality permits or enforcement orders. The [[Page 12346]] requirements of section 128(a)(2), however, are applicable because the head of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), or his/her designees, approve permits or enforcement orders within West Virginia. On July 24, 2014, the State of West Virginia, through WVDEP, submitted a SIP revision to address the requirements of section 128 for all criteria pollutants of the NAAQS in relation to State Boards. The SIP revision consists of relevant portions of West Virginia Code 6B of the West Virginia Governmental Ethics Act for inclusion into the West Virginia SIP. In addition, this rulemaking action approves the section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) infrastructure element from the following West Virginia infrastructure SIP submittals for each identified NAAQS: February 21, 2012 for the 2008 O3 NAAQS, December 13, 2012 for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS, and July 1, 2013 for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS (collectively, the Three Submittals). For the Three Submittals, EPA had previously approved those submittals as addressing certain requirements in section 110(a)(2), and specifically stated EPA would take later separate action, for each of the NAAQS addressed, on section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) which requires a state's SIP to meet the requirements of CAA section 128. See 79 FR 3504 (January 22, 2014), 79 FR 19001 (April 7, 2014), and 79 FR 62022 (October 16, 2014). II. Summary of SIP Revision This rulemaking action approves certain statutory provisions for the West Virginia SIP submitted by WVDEP to meet the requirements of section 128 of the CAA. Upon meeting the requirements of section 128, West Virginia will also meet the requirements of section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the CAA for all criteria pollutants of the NAAQS in relation to State Boards. WVDEP submitted these statutory provisions for inclusion in the West Virginia SIP to meet requirements of section 128. These West Virginia statutory provisions are in the West Virginia Governmental Ethics Act set forth in West Virginia Code 6B, specifically in W.V. Code section 6B-1-3 (Definitions), section 6B-2-6 (Financial disclosure statement; filing requirements), and section 6B-2-7 (Financial disclosure statement; contents). In the July 24, 2014 SIP submittal, WVDEP states that any potential conflicts of interest by the head of an executive agency that approves permits or enforcement orders must be disclosed pursuant to the West Virginia Governmental Ethics Act found in W.V. Code sections 6B-1-3, 6B-2-6, and 6B-2-7. In order to meet the requirements of CAA sections 128 and 110(a)(2)(E)(ii), West Virginia is seeking to incorporate into the SIP these relevant provisions of the West Virginia Code. III. The State Boards Requirements and EPA's Analysis of West Virginia's Submittal As previously stated, section 128 of the CAA requires that SIPs include provisions which provide: (1) Any board or body which approves permits or enforcement orders under the CAA have at least a majority of its members represent the public interest and not derive any significant portion of their income from persons subject to permits or enforcement orders under the CAA; and (2) any potential conflict of interest by members of such board or body or the head of an executive agency with similar powers be adequately disclosed. The requirements of section 128(a)(1) are not applicable to West Virginia because it does not have any board or body which approves air quality permits or enforcement orders. To address requirements in section 128(a)(2), West Virginia submitted for incorporation into its SIP the relevant portions of the West Virginia Code 6B, specifically W.V. Code sections 6B-1-3 (Definitions), 6B-2-6 (Financial disclosure statement; filing requirements), and 6B-2-7 (Financial disclosure statement; contents). According to WVDEP, the Secretary of WVDEP, or his/her designees, approve all CAA permits and enforcement orders in West Virginia. West Virginia Code 6B at W.V. Code section 6B-2-6 and section 6B-2-7 require secretaries of departments, commissioners, deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners, directors, deputy directors, assistant directors, department heads, deputy department heads and assistant department heads to disclose annually relevant information including certain direct and indirect financial interests, employment, business interests, income and sources of income, financial liabilities, participation on boards of directors, and gifts. The West Virginia Code at W.V. Code section 6B-1-3 also contains relevant definitions for terms used in W.V. Code sections 6B-2-6 and 6B-2-7. EPA finds these West Virginia statutory provisions provide for adequate disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. This SIP revision will incorporate existing West Virginia law into the SIP and demonstrates that West Virginia complies with the requirements of sections 128 for all NAAQS pollutants through the relevant sections of West Virginia Code 6B. Thus, EPA finds the July 24, 2014 SIP submittal addresses the relevant State Boards requirements in section 128 for West Virginia. IV. Infrastructure Requirements and EPA's Analysis of West Virginia's Submittals Whenever new or revised NAAQS are promulgated, the CAA requires states to submit a plan for the implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of such NAAQS. The plan is required to address basic program elements including, but not limited to, regulatory structure, monitoring, modeling, legal authority, and adequate resources necessary to assure attainment and maintenance of the standards. These elements are referred to as infrastructure requirements. In particular, the infrastructure requirements of section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) require that each state's SIP meet the requirements of section 128. On the following dates, and for the applicable NAAQS, West Virginia submitted infrastructure SIP submittals to meet the requirements of CAA section 110(a)(2): February 21, 2012 for the 2008 O3 NAAQS, December 13, 2012 for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS, and July 1, 2013 for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS. EPA has approved these submittals as meeting certain requirements or elements in section 110(a)(2) for the applicable NAAQS but has stated in each of these approvals that EPA would take later, separate action for requirements in section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii). For a discussion of EPA's approach to reviewing infrastructure SIPs, including our longstanding interpretation of requirements for section 110(a)(1) and (2), our interpretation that the CAA allows states to make multiple SIP submissions separately addressing infrastructure SIP elements in section 110(a)(2) for a specific NAAQS, and our interpretation that EPA has the ability to act on separate elements of 110(a)(2) for a NAAQS in separate rulemaking actions, see our proposed approvals of West Virginia's infrastructure SIPs for the 2008 O3 NAAQS and the 2010 NO2 and SO2 NAAQS. See 78 FR 39650 (July 2, 2013) (2008 O3 NAAQS), 78 FR 65593 (November 1, 2013) (2010 NO2 NAAQS), and 79 FR 27524 (May 14, 2014) (2010 SO2 NAAQS). With the July 24, 2014 SIP submittal from West Virginia, EPA finds that the West Virginia SIP adequately addresses all requirements in CAA section 128 and section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii). Thus, EPA is now approving the section [[Page 12347]] 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) infrastructure element for the Three Submittals for the 2008 O3 , 2010 NO2 , and 2010 SO2 NAAQS. V. Final Action EPA is approving the July 24, 2014 West Virginia SIP revision that addresses the requirements of sections 128 and 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the CAA for all criteria pollutants of the NAAQS. EPA is also specifically approving West Virginia's February 21, 2012 SIP revision for the 2008 O3 NAAQS, the December 13, 2012 SIP revision for the 2010 NO2 NAAQS, and the July 1, 2013 SIP revision for the 2010 SO2 NAAQS as addressing the requirements in section 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the CAA. EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because EPA views this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipates no adverse comment. However, in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of today's Federal Register, EPA is publishing a separate document that will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision if adverse comments are filed. This rule will be effective on May 8, 2015 without further notice unless EPA receives adverse comment by April 8, 2015. If EPA receives adverse comment, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect. EPA will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time. 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, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. VI. Incorporation by Reference In this rule, the EPA is proposing 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 proposing to incorporate by reference the West Virginia Code sections described in the proposed amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these 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). VII. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews A. General Requirements Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA 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 Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993); does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 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 rule does not have tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law. 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. 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). C. Petitions for Judicial Review 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 May 8, 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 action. This action, approving West Virginia submissions meeting section 128 and approving the infrastructure element E(ii) for three NAAQS submittals, 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, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides. Dated: February 12, 2015. William C. Early, Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows: [[Page 12348]] PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 0 1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Subpart XX--West Virginia 0 2. In Sec. 52.2520: 0 a. Paragraph (c) is amended by adding a table entitled ``EPA-Approved Regulations and Statutes'' after the existing table; and 0 b. The table in paragraph (e) is amended by revising the entries for: 0 i. Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS, 0 ii. Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 nitrogen dioxide NAAQS, and Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS. The addition and revisions read as follows: Sec. 52.2520 Identification of plan. * * * * * (c) * * * EPA-Approved Regulations and Statutes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State State citation Title/subject effective EPA approval date Explanation [former date SIP citation] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Virginia Code 6B--Ethics Standards and Financial Disclosure ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6B-1-3.................. Definitions........... 10/1/2014 3/9/2015 [Insert Addresses CAA section Federal Register 128. citation]. 6B-2-6.................. Financial disclosure 10/1/2014 3/9/2015 [Insert Addresses CAA section statement; filing Federal Register 128. requirements. citation]. 6B-2-7.................. Financial disclosure 10/1/2014 3/9/2015 [Insert Addresses CAA section statement; contents. Federal Register 128. citation]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * (e) * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of non-regulatory SIP Applicable EPA approval Additional revision geographic area State submittal date date explanation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * * * * * * * Section 110(a)(2) Statewide........... 8/31/11, 2/17/12.... 10/17/12, 77 FR Approval of the Infrastructure Requirements 63736. following PSD- for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone related elements or NAAQS. portions thereof: 110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), and (J), except taking no action on the definition of ``regulated NSR pollutant'' found at 45CSR14 section 2.66 only as it relates to the requirement to include condensable emissions of particulate matter in that definition. See Sec. 52.2522(i). 2/17/12............. 4/7/2014, 79 FR This action 19001. addresses the following CAA elements, or portions thereof: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M). 7/24/14............. 3/9/15 [Insert Addresses CAA Federal element Register 110(a)(2)(E)(ii). citation]. * * * * * * * Section 110(a)(2) Statewide........... 12/13/12............ 1/22/14, 78 FR This action Infrastructure Requirements 3504. addresses the for the 2010 nitrogen following CAA dioxide NAAQS. elements: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M), or portions thereof. 7/24/14............. 3/9/15 [Insert Addresses CAA Federal element Register 110(a)(2)(E)(ii). citation]. * * * * * * * Section 110(a)(2) Statewide........... 6/25/13............. 10/16/14, 79 FR This action Infrastructure Requirements 62035. addresses the for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur following CAA Dioxide NAAQS. elements: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C) (enforcement and minor new source review), (D)(ii), (E)(i) and (iii), (F), (G), (H), (J) (consultation, public notification, and visibility protection), (K), (L), and (M). 7/24/14............. 3/9/15 [Insert Addresses CAA Federal element Register 110(a)(2)(E)(ii). citation]. * * * * * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 12349]] * * * * * [FR Doc. 2015-05222 Filed 3-6-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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EPA-APPROVED NORTH CAROLINA NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS
State EPA
Provision Federal Register citation Explanation
effective date approval date
* * * * * * *
110(a)(1) and (2) Infra- 6/15/2012 3/9/2015 [Insert Federal Register With the exception of PSD permitting requirements
structure Requirements citation]. for major sources of sections 110(a)(2)(C), prong
for the 2008 Lead Na- 3 of D(i), and (J) and the state board requirements
tional Ambient Air Qual- of 110(E)(ii).
ity Standards.
[FR Doc. 2015–05242 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the the use of special characters, any form
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P on-line instructions for submitting of encryption, and be free of any defects
comments. or viruses.
B. Email: powers.marilyn@epa.gov. Docket: All documents in the
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0903, electronic docket are listed in the
AGENCY Marilyn Powers, Acting Associate www.regulations.gov index. Although
Director, Office of Air Program listed in the index, some information is
40 CFR Part 52 Planning, Air Protection Division, not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
Mailcode 3AP30, U.S. Environmental information whose disclosure is
[EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0903; FRL–9924–02– Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 restricted by statute. Certain other
Region 3] Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania material, such as copyrighted material,
19103. is not placed on the Internet and will be
Approval and Promulgation of Air D. Hand Delivery: At the previously- publicly available only in hard copy
Quality Implementation Plans; West listed EPA Region III address. Such form. Publicly available docket
Virginia; State Boards Requirements; deliveries are only accepted during the materials are available either
Infrastructure Requirements for the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and electronically in www.regulations.gov or
2008 Ozone, 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide, special arrangements should be made in hard copy during normal business
and 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National for deliveries of boxed information. hours at the Air Protection Division,
Ambient Air Quality Standards Instructions: Direct your comments to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2014– Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Agency. 0903. EPA’s policy is that all comments Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
received will be included in the public Copies of the State submittal are
ACTION: Direct final rule. docket without change, and may be available at the West Virginia
made available online at Department of Environmental
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
www.regulations.gov, including any Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601
Agency (EPA) is taking direct final
personal information provided, unless 57th Street SE., Charleston, WV 25304.
action to approve revisions to the West
the comment includes information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Virginia State Implementation Plan
claimed to be Confidential Business Ellen Schmitt, (215) 814–5787, or by
(SIP). The SIP revision addresses the
Information (CBI) or other information email at schmitt.ellen@epa.gov.
State Boards requirements for all criteria
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
pollutants of the National Ambient Air
Do not submit information that you
Quality Standards (NAAQS). EPA is I. Background
consider to be CBI or otherwise
also approving a related infrastructure
protected through www.regulations.gov Section 128 of the CAA requires SIPs
element from the West Virginia
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web to include certain requirements
February 21, 2012 SIP submittal for the
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, regarding State Boards; section
2008 ozone (O3) NAAQS, the December
which means EPA will not know your 110(a)(2)(E)(ii) of the CAA also
13, 2012 SIP submittal for the 2010
identity or contact information unless references these requirements. Section
nitrogen dioxide (NO2) NAAQS, and the
you provide it in the body of your 128(a) requires SIPs to contain
July 1, 2013 SIP submittal for the 2010
comment. If you send an email provisions that: (1) Any board or body
sulfur dioxide (SO2) NAAQS. EPA is
comment directly to EPA without going which approves permits or enforcement
approving this SIP revision in
through www.regulations.gov, your orders under the CAA shall have at least
accordance with the requirements of the
email address will be automatically a majority of its members represent the
Clean Air Act (CAA).
captured and included as part of the public interest and not derive any
DATES: This rule is effective on May 8, comment that is placed in the public significant portion of their income from
2015 without further notice, unless EPA docket and made available on the persons subject to permits or
receives adverse written comment by Internet. If you submit an electronic enforcement orders under the CAA; and
April 8, 2015. If EPA receives such comment, EPA recommends that you (2) any potential conflict of interest by
comments, it will publish a timely include your name and other contact members of such board or body or the
withdrawal of the direct final rule in the information in the body of your head of an executive agency with
rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with RULES
Federal Register and inform the public comment and with any disk or CD–ROM similar powers be adequately disclosed.
that the rule will not take effect. you submit. If EPA cannot read your The requirements of section 128(a)(1)
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, comment due to technical difficulties are not applicable to West Virginia
identified by Docket ID Number EPA– and cannot contact you for clarification, because it does not have any board or
R03–OAR–2014–0903 by one of the EPA may not be able to consider your body which approves air quality permits
following methods: comment. Electronic files should avoid or enforcement orders. The
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PART 52—APPROVAL AND ■ a. Paragraph (c) is amended by adding dioxide NAAQS, and Section 110(a)(2)
PROMULGATION OF a table entitled ‘‘EPA-Approved Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS Regulations and Statutes’’ after the 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS.
existing table; and The addition and revisions read as
■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 ■ b. The table in paragraph (e) is
continues to read as follows: follows:
amended by revising the entries for:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. ■ i. Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure § 52.2520 Identification of plan.
Requirements for the 2008 8-Hour
Ozone NAAQS, * * * * *
Subpart XX—West Virginia
■ ii. Section 110(a)(2) Infrastructure (c) * * *
■ 2. In § 52.2520: Requirements for the 2010 nitrogen
EPA-APPROVED REGULATIONS AND STATUTES
State
State citation Title/subject effective EPA approval date Explanation [former SIP citation]
date
West Virginia Code 6B—Ethics Standards and Financial Disclosure
6B–1–3 ......... Definitions ....................................... 10/1/2014 3/9/2015 [Insert Federal Register Addresses CAA section 128.
citation].
6B–2–6 ......... Financial disclosure statement; fil- 10/1/2014 3/9/2015 [Insert Federal Register Addresses CAA section 128.
ing requirements. citation].
6B–2–7 ......... Financial disclosure statement; 10/1/2014 3/9/2015 [Insert Federal Register Addresses CAA section 128.
contents. citation].
* * * * * (e) * * *
Name of non-regulatory Applicable geo- State submittal EPA approval date Additional explanation
SIP revision graphic area date
* * * * * * *
Section 110(a)(2) Infra- Statewide .......... 8/31/11, 2/17/12 10/17/12, 77 FR 63736 .. Approval of the following PSD-related elements or
structure Requirements portions thereof: 110(a)(2)(C), (D)(i)(II), and (J),
for the 2008 8-Hour except taking no action on the definition of
Ozone NAAQS. ‘‘regulated NSR pollutant’’ found at 45CSR14
section 2.66 only as it relates to the requirement
to include condensable emissions of particulate
matter in that definition. See § 52.2522(i).
2/17/12 ............. 4/7/2014, 79 FR 19001 .. This action addresses the following CAA ele-
ments, or portions thereof: 110(a)(2)(A), (B),
(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M).
7/24/14 ............. 3/9/15 [Insert Federal Addresses CAA element 110(a)(2)(E)(ii).
Register citation].
* * * * * * *
Section 110(a)(2) Infra- Statewide .......... 12/13/12 ........... 1/22/14, 78 FR 3504 ...... This action addresses the following CAA ele-
structure Requirements ments: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G),
for the 2010 nitrogen di- (H), (J), (K), (L), and (M), or portions thereof.
oxide NAAQS.
7/24/14 ............. 3/9/15 [Insert Federal Addresses CAA element 110(a)(2)(E)(ii).
Register citation].
* * * * * * *
Section 110(a)(2) Infra- Statewide .......... 6/25/13 ............. 10/16/14, 79 FR 62035 .. This action addresses the following CAA ele-
structure Requirements ments: 110(a)(2)(A), (B), (C) (enforcement and
for the 2010 1-Hour minor new source review), (D)(ii), (E)(i) and (iii),
Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS. (F), (G), (H), (J) (consultation, public notification,
and visibility protection), (K), (L), and (M).
7/24/14 ............. 3/9/15 [Insert Federal Addresses CAA element 110(a)(2)(E)(ii).
Register citation].
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![Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 45 / Monday, March 9, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 12349
* * * * * cod ACE, including preventing its use We received a total of 24 comments in
[FR Doc. 2015–05222 Filed 3–6–15; 8:45 am] for potential carryover to the next response to our February 23 notice
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P fishing year, if sectors are granted soliciting public comment on the sector
regulatory exemptions from the GOM exemption request: 16 comments in
cod trip limit and GOM BSA restriction. support of the exemption requests; 3
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE As explained in our February 23, partially supporting the requests; 4
2015, notice (80 FR 9438), the sectors opposed to the requests; and 1 comment
National Oceanic and Atmospheric proposed to implement a management that was not applicable to the
Administration measure we did not include in our exemptions. Comments were submitted
November 13, 2014, GOM cod interim by 17 members of the fishing industry,
50 CFR Part 648 rule: A reduction to the ACE available Maine Division of Marine Resources
to those sectors that have opted to fish (ME DMR), Massachusetts Division of
RIN 0648–XD775
under these regulatory exemptions for Marine Fisheries (MA DMF), and four
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; the remainder of the fishing year. environmental non-governmental
General Provisions for Domestic Because the fishing industry will organizations. Most of the commenters
Fisheries; Application for Fishing Year continue to fish through the end of the simply favored or opposed granting the
2014 Sector Exemption fishing year, and will continue to exemption requests and did not
encounter GOM cod, the sector otherwise substantively address the
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries exemptions would establish a firm 30- details of the exemptions. ME DMR
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and mt reduction in the limit on total cod supports the exemptions and the
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), catch that is expected to be greater than additional flexibility they would
Commerce. the mortality reduction that would provide to fishermen, but expressed
ACTION: Final grant of regulatory otherwise be achieved through the some concern about GOM cod catch
exemptions. interim trip-limit measure. In addition reporting. In addition to supporting our
to an actual reduction in the total granting the exemption request, MA
SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator, potential cod catch, these sector DMF submitted lengthy comments,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has exemptions should reduce regulatory including several questions and requests
approved a request for exemptions from discards, reduce management for clarifications, which we respond to
two recently implemented Gulf of uncertainty affiliated with catch and further below.
Maine cod interim management mortality, and improve catch yield, Several commenters opposed
measures. while providing greater operational removing the GOM BSA restriction due
DATES: The effective dates of these flexibility. For these reasons, we have to concern that vessels could misreport
regulatory exemptions are from March determined that these exemptions are GOM cod catch as Georges Bank cod.
4, 2015 through April 30, 2015. The consistent with the goals and objectives While we understand this concern, this
regulatory exemptions were applicable of the interim measures and the fishery is a larger issue that should be
on March 3, 2015. management plan. addressed through a more long-term
Also in our February 23, 2015, notice, solution developed by the New England
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
we proposed a daily catch reporting Fishery Management Council. We
William Whitmore, Fisheries Policy requirement in place of the BSA intend to further consult with the
Analyst, 978–281–9182. exemption. This requirement was Council on this issue.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: intended to address our concerns about Some commenters claimed that the
On March 3, 2015, we granted several the accurate apportionment of catch exemptions provided benefits to larger
groundfish sectors their request for between the BSAs and the incentive to vessels that could fish offshore but did
exemptions from two management misreport catch on unobserved trips to relatively little to help inshore fishing
measures implemented in a temporary avoid potentially constraining catch vessels. Most of the GOM cod stock is
rule intended to enhance protections for limits. We noted these same concerns in located inshore in the western Gulf of
Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod (79 FR 67362; our 2014 interim action for GOM cod. Maine. Therefore, in order to protect the
November 13, 2014). The GOM cod Additionally, this issue was discussed most concentrated stocks of GOM cod,
interim rule implemented several during the development of Framework we need to reduce fishing efforts
management restrictions including: (1) Adjustment 53 to the Northeast inshore. This is why the majority of the
A GOM cod trip limit of 200 lb (90.7 kg) Multispecies Fishery Management Plan, seasonal interim closure areas are
for groundfish sector vessels and; (2) a and is noted in various analyses inshore and the inshore/dayboat fleet is
restriction limiting commercial limited prepared by the Council in support of affected the most by the GOM cod
access groundfish vessels to fishing only Framework 53. We are continuing to seasonal interim closure areas. We
in the GOM broad stock area (BSA) for consider the possibility of additional considered these exemption requests as
the duration of the declared trip. The reporting requirements (e.g., daily they were presented to us. Our analyses
interim rule also established a series of Vessel Monitoring System catch reports) showed a more certain benefit to the
time and area closures to protect GOM for commercial groundfish vessels that fishery overall than the likely potential
cod but we are not relieving or granting could improve attribution of catch and benefit from maintaining trip limits or
any exemptions from those closures. help reduce the incentive to misreport. the single GOM BSA restriction. Based
On February 9, 2015, we received an We are not specifically requiring these on this, we have determined that these
exemption request from several sectors. additional requirements in this action, exemptions fairly and reasonably
These sectors worked together to
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however, to provide time for further promote overall conservation consistent
assemble 30 mt of GOM cod annual deliberation. We intend to further with the goals and objectives of the
catch entitlement (ACE), which was consult with the Council on this issue groundfish fishery management plan.
traded to Northeast Fishery Sector IV, a to explore whether additional reporting The Conservation Law Foundation
lease-only sector with no active fishing requirements implemented through a (CLF) and the Center for Biological
effort. That sector proposed to withhold future rule-making could help address Diversity (CBD) opposed the exemption
and render unusable that 30 mt of GOM the noted concerns. requests because they do not adequately
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Direct final rule. | |
| Dates | This rule is effective on May 8, 2015 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse written comment by April 8, 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. | |
| Contact | Ellen Schmitt, (215) 814-5787, or by email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 12345 | |
| CFR Associated | Environmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Sulfur Oxides |
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