80_FR_13545 80 FR 13495 - Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management District and Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District

80 FR 13495 - Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air Quality Management District and Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 50 (March 16, 2015)

Page Range13495-13497
FR Document2015-05807

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) portions of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern particulate matter (PM) emissions from residential wood burning and particulate matter air pollution control devices. We are approving local rules that regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0851; FRL-9923-07-Region 9]


Revisions to the California State Implementation Plan, South 
Coast Air Quality Management District and Sacramento Metropolitan Air 
Quality Management District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct 
final action to approve revisions to the Sacramento Metropolitan Air 
Quality Management District (SMAQMD) and South Coast Air Quality 
Management District (SCAQMD) portions of the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern particulate matter 
(PM) emissions from residential wood burning and particulate matter air 
pollution control devices. We are approving local rules that regulate 
these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act).

DATES: This rule is effective on May 15, 2015 without further notice, 
unless EPA receives adverse comments by April 15, 2015. If we receive 
such comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal 
Register to notify the public that this direct final rule will not take 
effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by docket number EPA-R09-OAR-
2014-0851, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-
line instructions.
    2. Email: [email protected].
    3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel (Air-4), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 
94105-3901.
    Instructions: All comments 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 Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you 
consider CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as 
such and should not be submitted through www.regulations.gov or email. 
www.regulations.gov is an ``anonymous access'' system, and EPA will not 
know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the 
body of your comment. If you send email directly to EPA, your email 
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the 
public comment. 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: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are 
available electronically at www.regulations.gov and in hard copy at EPA 
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105-3901. 
While all documents in the docket are listed at www.regulations.gov, 
some information may be publicly available only at the hard copy 
location (e.g., copyrighted material, large maps), and some may not be 
publicly available in either location (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard 
copy materials, please schedule an appointment during normal business 
hours with the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Vineyard, EPA Region IX, 
(415) 947-4125, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us,'' 
and ``our'' refer to EPA.

Table of Contents

I. The State's Submittal
    A. What rules did the State submit?
    B. Are there other versions of these rules?
    C. What is the purpose of the submitted rules?
II. EPA's Evaluation and Action
    A. How is EPA evaluating the rules?
    B. Do the rules meet the evaluation criteria?
    C. EPA Recommendations To Further Improve the Rules
    D. Public Comment and Final Action
III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. The State's Submittal

A. What rules did the State submit?

    Table 1 lists the rules we are approving with the dates that they 
were amended by the local air agencies and submitted by the California 
Air Resources Board (CARB).

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                                            Table 1--Submitted Rules
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             Local agency                  Rule No.            Rule title             Amended        Submitted
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SMAQMD................................             421  Mandatory Episodic              09/24/09        09/21/12
                                                         Curtailment of Wood and
                                                         Other Solid Fuel
                                                         Burning (except section
                                                         402).
SCAQMD................................            1155  Particulate Matter (PM)         05/02/14        07/25/14
                                                         Control Devices.
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    On October 11, 2012 and September 11, 2014, EPA determined that the 
submittal for SMAQMD Rule 421 and SCAQMD Rule 1155, respectively, met 
the completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51 Appendix V, which must be 
met before formal EPA review.

B. Are there other versions of these rules?

    There are no previous versions of SMAQMD Rule 421 and SCAQMD 1155 
in the SIP, although the SCAQMD adopted an earlier version of Rule 1155 
on December 4, 2009, and CARB submitted it to us on August 25, 2010. 
While we can act on only the most recently submitted version, we have 
reviewed materials provided with the previous submittal.

C. What is the purpose of the submitted rules?

    PM contributes to effects that are harmful to human health and the 
environment, including premature mortality, aggravation of respiratory 
and cardiovascular disease, decreased lung function, visibility 
impairment, and damage to vegetation and ecosystems. Section 110(a) of 
the CAA requires States to submit regulations that control PM 
emissions. SMAQMD Rule 421 reduces emissions of particulate matter by 
restricting operation of wood burning appliances on days when the 
particulate matter concentration is forecast to exceed ambient air 
quality standards. SCAQMD Rule 1155 establishes minimum performance and 
maintenance requirements for permitted particulate matter (PM) air 
pollution control devices. EPA's technical support documents (TSD) have 
more information about these rules.

II. EPA's Evaluation and Action

A. How is EPA evaluating the rules?

    Generally, SIP rules must be enforceable (see section 110(a) of the 
Act) and must not relax existing requirements (see sections 110(l) and 
193). In addition, SMAQMD and SCAQMD regulate PM2.5 
nonattainment areas (see 40 CFR 81.305), so the Reasonably Available 
Control Measure (RACM) requirement (see CAA section 189(a)(1)) applies 
to these areas.
    Guidance and policy documents that we use to evaluate 
enforceability and RACM requirements consistently include the 
following:
    1. ``Issues Relating to VOC Regulation Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and 
Deviations,'' EPA, May 25, 1988 (revised January 11, 1990) (the 
Bluebook).
    2. ``Guidance Document for Correcting Common VOC & Other Rule 
Deficiencies,'' EPA Region 9, August 21, 2001 (the Little Bluebook).
    3. ``State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for the 
Implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,'' 57 
FR 13498 (April 16, 1992); 57 FR 18070 (April 28, 1992).
    4. ``State Implementation Plans for Serious PM-10 Nonattainment 
Areas, and Attainment Date Waivers for PM-10 Nonattainment Areas 
Generally; Addendum to the General Preamble for the Implementation of 
Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,'' 59 FR 41998 (August 
16, 1994).
    5. ``PM-10 Guideline Document,'' EPA 452/R-93-008, April 1993.

B. Do the rules meet the evaluation criteria?

    We believe SMAQMD Rule 421 (except section 402) and the Financial 
Hardship Exemption Decision Tree outlining the criteria for granting 
waivers submitted as non-regulatory supplemental material, and SCAQMD 
Rule 1155 are consistent with the relevant policy and guidance 
regarding enforceability, RACM, and SIP relaxations. The TSDs have more 
information on our evaluation.

C. Public Comment and Final Action

    As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, EPA is fully 
approving the submitted rules because we believe they fulfill all 
relevant requirements. We do not think anyone will object to this 
approval, so we are finalizing it without proposing it in advance. 
However, in the Proposed Rules section of this Federal Register, we are 
simultaneously proposing approval of the same submitted rules. If we 
receive adverse comments by April 15, 2015, we will publish a timely 
withdrawal in the Federal Register to notify the public that the direct 
final approval will not take effect and we will address the comments in 
a subsequent final action based on the proposal. If we do not receive 
timely adverse comments, the direct final approval will be effective 
without further notice on May 15, 2015. This will incorporate these 
rules into the federally enforceable SIP.
    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.

III. 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, 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 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 (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);

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     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 EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address disproportionate human health or environmental effects with 
practical, appropriate, 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.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and 
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the 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 May 15, 2015. Filing a 
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule 
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of 
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for 
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness 
of such rule or action. Parties with objections to this direct final 
rule are encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel 
notice of proposed rulemaking for this action published in the Proposed 
Rules section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an 
immediate petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so 
that EPA can withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in 
the proposed rulemaking. This action may not be challenged later in 
proceedings to enforce its requirements (see section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Particulate matter, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: January 23, 2015.
Jared Blumenfeld,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.

    Part 52, Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations is 
amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart F--California

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2. Section 52.220, is amended by adding paragraphs (c)(423) (i)(B)(2) 
and (ii) and (c)(447)(i)(C) to read as follows:


Sec.  52.220  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (423) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (B) * * *
    (2) Rule 421, ``Mandatory Episodic Curtailment of Wood and Other 
Solid Fuel Burning (except section 402),'' amended on September 24, 
2009.
    (ii) Additional Material.
    (A) Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District.
    (1) Rule 421, ``Mandatory Episodic Curtailment of Wood and Other 
Solid Fuel Burning,'' Financial Hardship Exemption Decision Tree, dated 
December 12, 2007.
* * * * *
    (447) * * *
    (i) * * *
    (C) South Coast Air Quality Management District.
    (1) Rule 1155, ``Particulate Matter (PM) Control Devices,'' amended 
on May 2, 2014.
* * * * *
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                                             *      *       *       *       *                               that this direct final rule will not take              electronically at www.regulations.gov
                                             [FR Doc. 2015–05838 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am]                    effect.                                                and in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75
                                             BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                         ADDRESSES: Submit comments,                            Hawthorne Street, San Francisco,
                                                                                                            identified by docket number EPA–R09–                   California 94105–3901. While all
                                                                                                            OAR–2014–0851, by one of the                           documents in the docket are listed at
                                             ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                       following methods:                                     www.regulations.gov, some information
                                             AGENCY                                                            1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:                      may be publicly available only at the
                                                                                                            www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line                hard copy location (e.g., copyrighted
                                             40 CFR Part 52                                                 instructions.                                          material, large maps), and some may not
                                                                                                               2. Email: steckel.andrew@epa.gov.                   be publicly available in either location
                                             [EPA–R09–OAR–2014–0851; FRL–9923–07–                              3. Mail or deliver: Andrew Steckel                  (e.g., CBI). To inspect the hard copy
                                             Region 9]                                                      (Air-4), U.S. Environmental Protection                 materials, please schedule an
                                                                                                            Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,                 appointment during normal business
                                             Revisions to the California State                              San Francisco, CA 94105–3901.                          hours with the contact listed in the FOR
                                             Implementation Plan, South Coast Air                              Instructions: All comments will be                  FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
                                             Quality Management District and                                included in the public docket without
                                             Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality                                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                            change and may be made available                       Christine Vineyard, EPA Region IX,
                                             Management District                                            online at www.regulations.gov,                         (415) 947–4125, vineyard.christine@
                                             AGENCY: Environmental Protection                               including any personal information                     epa.gov.
                                             Agency (EPA).                                                  provided, unless the comment includes
                                                                                                            Confidential Business Information (CBI)                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                             ACTION: Direct final rule.                                     or other information whose disclosure is               Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
                                                                                                            restricted by statute. Information that                and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA.
                                             SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection
                                                                                                            you consider CBI or otherwise protected                Table of Contents
                                             Agency (EPA) is taking direct final
                                                                                                            should be clearly identified as such and
                                             action to approve revisions to the                                                                                    I. The State’s Submittal
                                                                                                            should not be submitted through
                                             Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality                                                                                      A. What rules did the State submit?
                                                                                                            www.regulations.gov or email.
                                             Management District (SMAQMD) and                                                                                         B. Are there other versions of these rules?
                                                                                                            www.regulations.gov is an ‘‘anonymous
                                             South Coast Air Quality Management                                                                                       C. What is the purpose of the submitted
                                                                                                            access’’ system, and EPA will not know                       rules?
                                             District (SCAQMD) portions of the
                                                                                                            your identity or contact information                   II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action
                                             California State Implementation Plan
                                                                                                            unless you provide it in the body of                      A. How is EPA evaluating the rules?
                                             (SIP). These revisions concern
                                                                                                            your comment. If you send email                           B. Do the rules meet the evaluation
                                             particulate matter (PM) emissions from
                                                                                                            directly to EPA, your email address will                     criteria?
                                             residential wood burning and                                                                                             C. EPA Recommendations To Further
                                                                                                            be automatically captured and included
                                             particulate matter air pollution control                                                                                    Improve the Rules
                                                                                                            as part of the public comment. If EPA
                                             devices. We are approving local rules                                                                                    D. Public Comment and Final Action
                                                                                                            cannot read your comment due to
                                             that regulate these emission sources                                                                                  III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
                                                                                                            technical difficulties and cannot contact
                                             under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the
                                                                                                            you for clarification, EPA may not be                  I. The State’s Submittal
                                             Act).
                                                                                                            able to consider your comment.
                                             DATES:  This rule is effective on May 15,                                                                             A. What rules did the State submit?
                                                                                                            Electronic files should avoid the use of
                                             2015 without further notice, unless EPA                        special characters, any form of                          Table 1 lists the rules we are
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                                             receives adverse comments by April 15,                         encryption, and be free of any defects or              approving with the dates that they were
                                             2015. If we receive such comments, we                          viruses.                                               amended by the local air agencies and
                                             will publish a timely withdrawal in the                           Docket: Generally, documents in the                 submitted by the California Air
                                             Federal Register to notify the public                          docket for this action are available                   Resources Board (CARB).




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                                                                                                               TABLE 1—SUBMITTED RULES
                                                    Local agency                    Rule No.                                          Rule title                                      Amended      Submitted

                                             SMAQMD .........................               421     Mandatory Episodic Curtailment of Wood and Other Solid Fuel                         09/24/09      09/21/12
                                                                                                      Burning (except section 402).
                                             SCAQMD .........................              1155     Particulate Matter (PM) Control Devices .......................................     05/02/14      07/25/14



                                               On October 11, 2012 and September                        RACM requirements consistently                              receive timely adverse comments, the
                                             11, 2014, EPA determined that the                          include the following:                                      direct final approval will be effective
                                             submittal for SMAQMD Rule 421 and                            1. ‘‘Issues Relating to VOC Regulation                    without further notice on May 15, 2015.
                                             SCAQMD Rule 1155, respectively, met                        Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and                                This will incorporate these rules into
                                             the completeness criteria in 40 CFR part                   Deviations,’’ EPA, May 25, 1988 (revised                    the federally enforceable SIP.
                                             51 Appendix V, which must be met                           January 11, 1990) (the Bluebook).                             Please note that if EPA receives
                                             before formal EPA review.                                    2. ‘‘Guidance Document for Correcting                     adverse comment on an amendment,
                                                                                                        Common VOC & Other Rule                                     paragraph, or section of this rule and if
                                             B. Are there other versions of these
                                                                                                        Deficiencies,’’ EPA Region 9, August 21,                    that provision may be severed from the
                                             rules?
                                                                                                        2001 (the Little Bluebook).                                 remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
                                               There are no previous versions of                          3. ‘‘State Implementation Plans;                          as final those provisions of the rule that
                                             SMAQMD Rule 421 and SCAQMD 1155                            General Preamble for the                                    are not the subject of an adverse
                                             in the SIP, although the SCAQMD                            Implementation of Title I of the Clean                      comment.
                                             adopted an earlier version of Rule 1155                    Air Act Amendments of 1990,’’ 57 FR
                                             on December 4, 2009, and CARB                              13498 (April 16, 1992); 57 FR 18070                         III. Statutory and Executive Order
                                             submitted it to us on August 25, 2010.                     (April 28, 1992).                                           Reviews
                                             While we can act on only the most                            4. ‘‘State Implementation Plans for
                                             recently submitted version, we have                                                                                       Under the Clean Air Act, the
                                                                                                        Serious PM–10 Nonattainment Areas,
                                             reviewed materials provided with the                                                                                   Administrator is required to approve a
                                                                                                        and Attainment Date Waivers for PM–10
                                             previous submittal.                                                                                                    SIP submission that complies with the
                                                                                                        Nonattainment Areas Generally;
                                                                                                                                                                    provisions of the Act and applicable
                                             C. What is the purpose of the submitted                    Addendum to the General Preamble for
                                                                                                                                                                    Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);
                                             rules?                                                     the Implementation of Title I of the
                                                                                                                                                                    40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP
                                                                                                        Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,’’ 59
                                               PM contributes to effects that are                                                                                   submissions, EPA’s role is to approve
                                                                                                        FR 41998 (August 16, 1994).
                                             harmful to human health and the                              5. ‘‘PM–10 Guideline Document,’’                          State choices, provided that they meet
                                             environment, including premature                           EPA 452/R–93–008, April 1993.                               the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
                                             mortality, aggravation of respiratory and                                                                              Accordingly, this action merely
                                             cardiovascular disease, decreased lung                     B. Do the rules meet the evaluation                         approves State law as meeting Federal
                                             function, visibility impairment, and                       criteria?                                                   requirements and does not impose
                                             damage to vegetation and ecosystems.                         We believe SMAQMD Rule 421                                additional requirements beyond those
                                             Section 110(a) of the CAA requires                         (except section 402) and the Financial                      imposed by State law. For that reason,
                                             States to submit regulations that control                  Hardship Exemption Decision Tree                            this action:
                                             PM emissions. SMAQMD Rule 421                              outlining the criteria for granting                            • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
                                             reduces emissions of particulate matter                    waivers submitted as non-regulatory                         action’’ subject to review by the Office
                                             by restricting operation of wood burning                   supplemental material, and SCAQMD                           of Management and Budget under
                                             appliances on days when the particulate                    Rule 1155 are consistent with the                           Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
                                             matter concentration is forecast to                        relevant policy and guidance regarding                      October 4, 1993);
                                             exceed ambient air quality standards.                      enforceability, RACM, and SIP                                  • Does not impose an information
                                             SCAQMD Rule 1155 establishes                               relaxations. The TSDs have more                             collection burden under the provisions
                                             minimum performance and                                    information on our evaluation.                              of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
                                             maintenance requirements for permitted                                                                                 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
                                             particulate matter (PM) air pollution                      C. Public Comment and Final Action
                                             control devices. EPA’s technical support                                                                                  • Is certified as not having a
                                                                                                          As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of
                                             documents (TSD) have more                                                                                              significant economic impact on a
                                                                                                        the Act, EPA is fully approving the
                                             information about these rules.                                                                                         substantial number of small entities
                                                                                                        submitted rules because we believe they
                                                                                                                                                                    under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
                                             II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action                            fulfill all relevant requirements. We do
                                                                                                                                                                    U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
                                                                                                        not think anyone will object to this
                                             A. How is EPA evaluating the rules?                        approval, so we are finalizing it without                      • Does not contain any unfunded
                                                                                                        proposing it in advance. However, in                        mandate or significantly or uniquely
                                               Generally, SIP rules must be
                                                                                                        the Proposed Rules section of this                          affect small governments, as described
                                             enforceable (see section 110(a) of the
                                                                                                        Federal Register, we are simultaneously                     in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
                                             Act) and must not relax existing
                                                                                                        proposing approval of the same                              of 1995 (Public Law 104–4);
                                             requirements (see sections 110(l) and
                                             193). In addition, SMAQMD and                              submitted rules. If we receive adverse                         • Does not have Federalism
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                                             SCAQMD regulate PM2.5 nonattainment                        comments by April 15, 2015, we will                         implications as specified in Executive
                                             areas (see 40 CFR 81.305), so the                          publish a timely withdrawal in the                          Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
                                             Reasonably Available Control Measure                       Federal Register to notify the public                       1999);
                                             (RACM) requirement (see CAA section                        that the direct final approval will not                        • Is not an economically significant
                                             189(a)(1)) applies to these areas.                         take effect and we will address the                         regulatory action based on health or
                                               Guidance and policy documents that                       comments in a subsequent final action                       safety risks subject to Executive Order
                                             we use to evaluate enforceability and                      based on the proposal. If we do not                         13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);


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                                                • Is not a significant regulatory action             and address the comment in the                        DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                             subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR                 proposed rulemaking. This action may
                                             28355, May 22, 2001);                                   not be challenged later in proceedings to             Fish and Wildlife Service
                                                • Is not subject to requirements of                  enforce its requirements (see section
                                             Section 12(d) of the National                           307(b)(2)).                                           50 CFR Part 21
                                             Technology Transfer and Advancement                                                                           [Docket No. FWS–R9–MB–2012–0098;
                                                                                                     List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                             Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because                                                                      FF09M21200–134–FXMB1231099BPP0]
                                             application of those requirements would                   Environmental protection, Air
                                             be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;                                                                       RIN 1018–AZ19
                                                                                                     pollution control, Incorporation by
                                             and                                                     reference, Intergovernmental relations,               Migratory Bird Hunting and Permits;
                                                • Does not provide EPA with the                      Particulate matter, Reporting and                     Regulations for Managing Harvest of
                                             discretionary authority to address                      recordkeeping requirements.                           Light Goose Populations
                                             disproportionate human health or
                                             environmental effects with practical,                     Dated: January 23, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                           AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,
                                             appropriate, and legally permissible                    Jared Blumenfeld,                                     Interior.
                                             methods under Executive Order 12898                     Regional Administrator, Region IX.                    ACTION: Final rule.
                                             (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
                                                                                                       Part 52, Chapter I, Title 40 of the Code            SUMMARY:    We reduce the information
                                             In addition, this rule does not have
                                                                                                     of Federal Regulations is amended as                  collection requirements for participants
                                             tribal implications as specified by
                                                                                                     follows:                                              in the light goose conservation order,
                                             Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
                                             November 9, 2000), because the SIP is                                                                         which authorizes methods of take to
                                                                                                     PART 52—APPROVAL AND                                  increase harvest of certain populations
                                             not approved to apply in Indian country                 PROMULGATION OF
                                             located in the State, and EPA notes that                                                                      of light geese in the Atlantic, Central,
                                                                                                     IMPLEMENTATION PLANS                                  Mississippi, and Pacific Flyways, and to
                                             it will not impose substantial direct
                                             costs on tribal governments or preempt                                                                        reduce the burden on State and tribal
                                                                                                     ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52               wildlife agencies that are required to
                                             tribal law.
                                                                                                     continues to read as follows:                         submit annual light goose harvest
                                                The Congressional Review Act, 5
                                             U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small                   Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.                 reports to us. This action will eliminate
                                             Business Regulatory Enforcement                                                                               reporting requirements that we believe
                                             Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides                Subpart F—California                                  to be unnecessary and will relieve
                                             that before a rule may take effect, the                                                                       requirements on individuals, States, and
                                             agency promulgating the rule must                       ■  2. Section 52.220, is amended by                   tribes.
                                             submit a rule report, which includes a                  adding paragraphs (c)(423) (i)(B)(2) and              DATES: This regulation change will be
                                             copy of the rule, to each House of the                  (ii) and (c)(447)(i)(C) to read as follows:           effective on April 15, 2015.
                                             Congress and to the Comptroller General                                                                       ADDRESSES: Document Availability: You
                                                                                                     § 52.220    Identification of plan.
                                             of the United States. EPA will submit a                                                                       may obtain a copy of the final
                                             report containing this action and other                 *      *    *     *    *                              environmental impact statement (EIS)
                                             required information to the U.S. Senate,                  (c) * * *                                           on this management issue from our Web
                                             the U.S. House of Representatives, and                    (423) * * *                                         site at: http://www.fws.gov/
                                             the Comptroller General of the United                                                                         migratorybirds/currentbirdissues/
                                             States prior to publication of the rule in                (i) * * *                                           management/snowgse/tblcont.html, or
                                             the Federal Register. A major rule                        (B) * * *                                           by requesting one from the Division of
                                             cannot take effect until 60 days after it                 (2) Rule 421, ‘‘Mandatory Episodic                  Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish
                                             is published in the Federal Register.                   Curtailment of Wood and Other Solid                   and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg
                                             This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as                  Fuel Burning (except section 402),’’                  Pike, Mail Stop MB, Falls Church, VA
                                             defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).                             amended on September 24, 2009.                        22041–3830.
                                                Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                             Air Act, petitions for judicial review of                 (ii) Additional Material.
                                                                                                                                                           James Kelley at 612–713–5409.
                                             this action must be filed in the United                   (A) Sacramento Metropolitan Air                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                             States Court of Appeals for the                         Quality Management District.
                                             appropriate circuit by May 15, 2015.                                                                          Background
                                                                                                       (1) Rule 421, ‘‘Mandatory Episodic
                                             Filing a petition for reconsideration by                Curtailment of Wood and Other Solid                      Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
                                             the Administrator of this final rule does               Fuel Burning,’’ Financial Hardship                    (MBTA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
                                             not affect the finality of this action for              Exemption Decision Tree, dated                        Service (Service) has the primary
                                             the purposes of judicial review nor does                December 12, 2007.                                    Federal responsibility for managing
                                             it extend the time within which a                       *      *    *     *    *                              migratory birds. We implement the
                                             petition for judicial review may be filed,                                                                    provisions of the MBTA through
                                             and shall not postpone the effectiveness                  (447) * * *                                         regulations in parts 10, 13, 20, 21, and
                                             of such rule or action. Parties with                      (i) * * *                                           22 of title 50 of the Code of Federal
                                             objections to this direct final rule are                  (C) South Coast Air Quality                         Regulations (CFR).
                                             encouraged to file a comment in                         Management District.                                     In 1999, we established a
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                                             response to the parallel notice of                                                                            conservation order at 50 CFR 21.60 to
                                             proposed rulemaking for this action                       (1) Rule 1155, ‘‘Particulate Matter                 increase harvest of light geese and
                                             published in the Proposed Rules section                 (PM) Control Devices,’’ amended on                    authorize new methods of take (64 FR
                                             of today’s Federal Register, rather than                May 2, 2014.                                          7517, February 16, 1999). We took this
                                             file an immediate petition for judicial                 *      *    *     *    *                              action because several populations of
                                             review of this direct final rule, so that               [FR Doc. 2015–05807 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am]           light geese were exceeding the carrying
                                             EPA can withdraw this direct final rule                 BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                capacity of their breeding or migration


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Document Created: 2018-02-21 09:37:35
Document Modified: 2018-02-21 09:37:35
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionDirect final rule.
DatesThis rule is effective on May 15, 2015 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comments by April 15, 2015. If we receive such comments, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register to notify the public that this direct final rule will not take effect.
ContactChristine Vineyard, EPA Region IX, (415) 947-4125, [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 13495 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Particulate Matter and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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