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80 FR 16284 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania; Plan Approval and Operating Permit Fees

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 59 (March 27, 2015)

Page Range16284-16286
FR Document2015-06968

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP). This proposed revision pertains to minor editorial revisions to Pennsylvania's existing plan approval and operating permit fee rules. This action is being taken under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 59 (Friday, March 27, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 59 (Friday, March 27, 2015)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2014-0634; FRL-9925-17-Region 3]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Pennsylvania; Plan Approval and Operating Permit Fees

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 Pennsylvania State 
Implementation Plan (SIP). This proposed revision pertains to minor 
editorial revisions to Pennsylvania's existing plan approval and 
operating permit fee rules. This action is being taken under the Clean 
Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This rule is effective on May 26, 2015 without further notice, 
unless EPA receives adverse written comment by April 27, 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-2014-0634 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-2014-0634, Dave Campbell, Associate Director, 
Office of Permits and Air Toxics, Mailcode 3AP10, 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-
2014-0634. 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 Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection, Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market 
Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerallyn Duke, (215) 814-2084, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 11, 2014, the Pennsylvania 
Department of Environmental Protection submitted a revision to the 
Pennsylvania SIP for minor clarifying amendments to Pennsylvania's 
existing air permit fee rule.

I. Background

    Section 110(a)(2)(L) of the CAA requires SIPs to include 
requirements that the owner or operator of each major stationary source 
pay to the permitting authority, as a condition of any permit required 
by the CAA, fees sufficient to

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cover reasonable costs of acting on the permit as well as implementing 
and enforcing the terms and conditions of the permit. EPA approved 
Pennsylvania's plan approval and operating permit fee regulation at 25 
PA Code 127.701-127.707 into the Pennsylvania SIP in accordance with 
section 110 of the CAA, on July 30, 1996. 61 FR 39595.

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    The February 11, 2014 revision amends 25 PA Code 127.701 to clarify 
that permit fees paid to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection by owners and operators of certain stationary sources are 
deposited into the Clean Air Fund which was previously established 
under section 9 of the Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act. Minor 
editorial changes to 25 PA Code 127.701 also are included to clarify 
that plan approval and operating permit fees collected to implement 
title V requirements shall be made payable to the ``Pennsylvania Clean 
Air Fund.''

III. Final Action

    EPA is approving the Pennsylvania SIP revision submitted on 
February 11, 2014 pertaining to payment of air permit fees to the 
``Pennsylvania Clean Air Fund'' and requirements to deposit such fees 
in a restricted revenue account within the Clean Air Fund. The February 
11, 2014 SIP revision is in accordance with requirements in section 
110(a)(2)(L) 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 26, 2015 
without further notice unless EPA receives adverse comment by April 27, 
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.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rulemaking action, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text 
that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with 
requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by 
reference of this Pennsylvania SIP revision regarding amendments to 25 
PA Code 127.701, as discussed in section II of this preamble. 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).

V. 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 26, 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 pertaining to minor editorial revisions 
to Pennsylvania's existing title V fee rule may not be challenged later 
in proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: March 10, 2015.
William C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

    Therefore, 40 CFR part 52 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 NN--Pennsylvania

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2. In Sec.  52.2020, the table in paragraph (c)(1) is amended by 
revising the entry ``Section 127.701'' to read as follows:


Sec.  52.2020  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

                                                 (1) EPA-Approved Pennsylvania Regulations and Statutes
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                                                                State                                              Additional explanation/Sec.   52.2063
          State citation                Title/Subject      effective date             EPA Approval date                           citation
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Section 127.701...................  General provisions...        12/14/13  3/27/15 [Insert Federal Register        Paragraphs (b) and (c) revised.
                                                                            citation].
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                                                  16284               Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 59 / Friday, March 27, 2015 / Rules and Regulations

                                                  During the enforcement period no                        ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                              protected, through www.regulations.gov
                                                  person or vessel may enter the safety                   AGENCY                                                or email. The www.regulations.gov Web
                                                  zone without the permission of the                                                                            site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
                                                  Captain of the Port (COTP) Port Arthur                  40 CFR Part 52                                        which means EPA will not know your
                                                  or his designated on-scene Patrol                       [EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0634; FRL–9925–17–                  identity or contact information unless
                                                  Commander.                                              Region 3]                                             you provide it in the body of your
                                                                                                                                                                comment. If you send an email
                                                  DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR
                                                                                                          Approval and Promulgation of Air                      comment directly to EPA without going
                                                  165.801, Table 3, number 1 will be
                                                                                                          Quality Implementation Plans;                         through www.regulations.gov, your
                                                  enforced from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on
                                                                                                          Pennsylvania; Plan Approval and                       email address will be automatically
                                                  May 2, 2015.
                                                                                                          Operating Permit Fees                                 captured and included as part of the
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If                                                                           comment that is placed in the public
                                                  you have questions on this notice of                    AGENCY: Environmental Protection                      docket and made available on the
                                                  enforcement, call or email Mr. Scott                    Agency (EPA).                                         Internet. If you submit an electronic
                                                  Whalen, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety                  ACTION: Direct final rule.                            comment, EPA recommends that you
                                                  Unit Port Arthur, TX; telephone 409–                                                                          include your name and other contact
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection
                                                  719–5086, email scott.k.whalen@                                                                               information in the body of your
                                                                                                          Agency (EPA) is taking direct final
                                                  uscg.mil.                                                                                                     comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
                                                                                                          action to approve revisions to the
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       The Coast              Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan                you submit. If EPA cannot read your
                                                  Guard will enforce a 500-yard safety                    (SIP). This proposed revision pertains to             comment due to technical difficulties
                                                  zone for the RiverFest fireworks display                minor editorial revisions to                          and cannot contact you for clarification,
                                                  in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 3, number 1                    Pennsylvania’s existing plan approval                 EPA may not be able to consider your
                                                  from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on May 2,                   and operating permit fee rules. This                  comment. Electronic files should avoid
                                                  2015. While the location of the display                 action is being taken under the Clean                 the use of special characters, any form
                                                  is in the same general area as currently                Air Act (CAA).                                        of encryption, and be free of any defects
                                                  listed in 33 CFR 165.801, for this year                                                                       or viruses.
                                                                                                          DATES: This rule is effective on May 26,
                                                  only the fireworks display will be set off                                                                       Docket: All documents in the
                                                                                                          2015 without further notice, unless EPA
                                                  from land located along the Neches                                                                            electronic docket are listed in the
                                                                                                          receives adverse written comment by
                                                  River near the approximate position of                                                                        www.regulations.gov index. Although
                                                                                                          April 27, 2015. If EPA receives such
                                                  30°00′05.6″ N 093°57′25.75″ W (NAD                                                                            listed in the index, some information is
                                                                                                          comments, it will publish a timely
                                                  83).                                                                                                          not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
                                                                                                          withdrawal of the direct final rule in the
                                                     Under the provisions of 33 CFR                                                                             information whose disclosure is
                                                                                                          Federal Register and inform the public
                                                  165.801, a vessel may not enter the                                                                           restricted by statute. Certain other
                                                                                                          that the rule will not take effect.
                                                  regulated area, unless it receives                                                                            material, such as copyrighted material,
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                  permission from the Captain of the Port                                                                       is not placed on the Internet and will be
                                                                                                          identified by Docket ID Number EPA–                   publicly available only in hard copy
                                                  or his designated on-scene Patrol                       R03–OAR–2014–0634 by one of the
                                                  Commander. Spectator vessels may                                                                              form. Publicly available docket
                                                                                                          following methods:                                    materials are available either
                                                  safely transit outside the regulated area                  A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                  but may not anchor, block, loiter, or                                                                         electronically in www.regulations.gov or
                                                                                                          on-line instructions for submitting
                                                  impede participants or official patrol                                                                        in hard copy during normal business
                                                                                                          comments.
                                                  vessels. The Coast Guard may be                            B. Email: Campbell.Dave@epa.gov.                   hours at the Air Protection Division,
                                                  assisted by other federal, state or local                  C. Mail: EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0634,                    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
                                                  law enforcement agencies in enforcing                   Dave Campbell, Associate Director,                    Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
                                                  this regulation.                                        Office of Permits and Air Toxics,                     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
                                                                                                          Mailcode 3AP10, U.S. Environmental                    Copies of the State submittal are
                                                     This notice is issued under authority
                                                                                                          Protection Agency, Region III, 1650                   available at the Pennsylvania
                                                  of 33 CFR 165.801 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
                                                                                                          Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania               Department of Environmental
                                                  In addition to this notice in the Federal
                                                                                                          19103.                                                Protection, Bureau of Air Quality
                                                  Register, the Coast Guard will provide
                                                                                                             D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-               Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market
                                                  the maritime community with
                                                                                                          listed EPA Region III address. Such                   Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.
                                                  notification of this enforcement period
                                                  via Local Notice to Mariners, Safety                    deliveries are only accepted during the               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Marine Information Broadcasts, and                      Docket’s normal hours of operation, and               Gerallyn Duke, (215) 814–2084, or by
                                                  Marine Safety Information Bulletins.                    special arrangements should be made                   email at Duke.Gerallyn@epa.gov.
                                                     If the Captain of the Port or his                    for deliveries of boxed information.                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
                                                  designated on-scene Patrol Commander                       Instructions: Direct your comments to              February 11, 2014, the Pennsylvania
                                                  determines that the regulated area need                 Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2014–                       Department of Environmental Protection
                                                  not be enforced for the full duration                   0634. EPA’s policy is that all comments               submitted a revision to the
                                                  stated in this notice, he or she may use                received will be included in the public               Pennsylvania SIP for minor clarifying
                                                  a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant                 docket without change, and may be                     amendments to Pennsylvania’s existing
                                                  general permission to enter the                         made available online at                              air permit fee rule.
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                                                  regulated area.                                         www.regulations.gov, including any
                                                                                                          personal information provided, unless                 I. Background
                                                    Dated: March 12, 2015.                                the comment includes information                        Section 110(a)(2)(L) of the CAA
                                                  R.S. Ogrydziak,                                         claimed to be Confidential Business                   requires SIPs to include requirements
                                                  Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the               Information (CBI) or other information                that the owner or operator of each major
                                                  Port, Port Arthur.                                      whose disclosure is restricted by statute.            stationary source pay to the permitting
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–07140 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am]             Do not submit information that you                    authority, as a condition of any permit
                                                  BILLING CODE 9110–04–P                                  consider to be CBI, or otherwise                      required by the CAA, fees sufficient to


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                                                  cover reasonable costs of acting on the                 51.5, the EPA is finalizing the                       appropriate, disproportionate human
                                                  permit as well as implementing and                      incorporation by reference of this                    health or environmental effects, using
                                                  enforcing the terms and conditions of                   Pennsylvania SIP revision regarding                   practicable and legally permissible
                                                  the permit. EPA approved                                amendments to 25 PA Code 127.701, as                  methods, under Executive Order 12898
                                                  Pennsylvania’s plan approval and                        discussed in section II of this preamble.             (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
                                                  operating permit fee regulation at 25 PA                The EPA has made, and will continue                   In addition, this rule does not have
                                                  Code 127.701–127.707 into the                           to make, these documents generally                    tribal implications as specified by
                                                  Pennsylvania SIP in accordance with                     available electronically through                      Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
                                                  section 110 of the CAA, on July 30,                     www.regulations.gov and/or in hard                    November 9, 2000), because the SIP is
                                                  1996. 61 FR 39595.                                      copy at the appropriate EPA office (see               not approved to apply in Indian country
                                                  II. Summary of SIP Revision                             the ADDRESSES section of this preamble                located in the state, and EPA notes that
                                                                                                          for more information).                                it will not impose substantial direct
                                                     The February 11, 2014 revision                                                                             costs on tribal governments or preempt
                                                  amends 25 PA Code 127.701 to clarify                    V. Statutory and Executive Order
                                                                                                          Reviews                                               tribal law.
                                                  that permit fees paid to the
                                                  Pennsylvania Department of                              A. General Requirements                               B. Submission to Congress and the
                                                  Environmental Protection by owners                                                                            Comptroller General
                                                  and operators of certain stationary                        Under the CAA, the Administrator is
                                                                                                          required to approve a SIP submission                     The Congressional Review Act, 5
                                                  sources are deposited into the Clean Air
                                                                                                          that complies with the provisions of the              U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
                                                  Fund which was previously established
                                                                                                          CAA and applicable Federal regulations.               Business Regulatory Enforcement
                                                  under section 9 of the Pennsylvania Air
                                                                                                          42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).                   Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
                                                  Pollution Control Act. Minor editorial
                                                  changes to 25 PA Code 127.701 also are                  Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,                   that before a rule may take effect, the
                                                  included to clarify that plan approval                  EPA’s role is to approve state choices,               agency promulgating the rule must
                                                  and operating permit fees collected to                  provided that they meet the criteria of               submit a rule report, which includes a
                                                  implement title V requirements shall be                 the CAA. Accordingly, this action                     copy of the rule, to each House of the
                                                  made payable to the ‘‘Pennsylvania                      merely approves state law as meeting                  Congress and to the Comptroller General
                                                  Clean Air Fund.’’                                       Federal requirements and does not                     of the United States. EPA will submit a
                                                                                                          impose additional requirements beyond                 report containing this action and other
                                                  III. Final Action                                       those imposed by state law. For that                  required information to the U.S. Senate,
                                                     EPA is approving the Pennsylvania                    reason, this action:                                  the U.S. House of Representatives, and
                                                  SIP revision submitted on February 11,                     • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory                the Comptroller General of the United
                                                  2014 pertaining to payment of air permit                action’’ subject to review by the Office              States prior to publication of the rule in
                                                  fees to the ‘‘Pennsylvania Clean Air                    of Management and Budget under                        the Federal Register. A major rule
                                                  Fund’’ and requirements to deposit such                 Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,                   cannot take effect until 60 days after it
                                                  fees in a restricted revenue account                    October 4, 1993);                                     is published in the Federal Register.
                                                  within the Clean Air Fund. The                             • Does not impose an information                   This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
                                                  February 11, 2014 SIP revision is in                    collection burden under the provisions                defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
                                                  accordance with requirements in section                 of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                    C. Petitions for Judicial Review
                                                  110(a)(2)(L) of the CAA. EPA is                         U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
                                                  publishing this rule without prior                         • Is certified as not having a                        Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,
                                                  proposal because EPA views this as a                    significant economic impact on a                      petitions for judicial review of this
                                                  noncontroversial amendment and                          substantial number of small entities                  action must be filed in the United States
                                                  anticipates no adverse comment.                         under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5               Court of Appeals for the appropriate
                                                  However, in the ‘‘Proposed Rules’’                      U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                  circuit by May 26, 2015. Filing a
                                                  section of today’s Federal Register, EPA                   • Does not contain any unfunded                    petition for reconsideration by the
                                                  is publishing a separate document that                  mandate or significantly or uniquely                  Administrator of this final rule does not
                                                  will serve as the proposal to approve the               affect small governments, as described                affect the finality of this action for the
                                                  SIP revision if adverse comments are                    in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                   purposes of judicial review nor does it
                                                  filed. This rule will be effective on May               of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                              extend the time within which a petition
                                                  26, 2015 without further notice unless                     • Does not have Federalism                         for judicial review may be filed, and
                                                  EPA receives adverse comment by April                   implications as specified in Executive                shall not postpone the effectiveness of
                                                  27, 2015. If EPA receives adverse                       Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                  such rule or action. Parties with
                                                  comment, EPA will publish a timely                      1999);                                                objections to this direct final rule are
                                                  withdrawal in the Federal Register                         • Is not an economically significant               encouraged to file a comment in
                                                  informing the public that the rule will                 regulatory action based on health or                  response to the parallel notice of
                                                  not take effect. EPA will address all                   safety risks subject to Executive Order               proposed rulemaking for this action
                                                  public comments in a subsequent final                   13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                  published in the proposed rules section
                                                  rule based on the proposed rule. EPA                       • Is not a significant regulatory action           of today’s Federal Register, rather than
                                                  will not institute a second comment                     subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR               file an immediate petition for judicial
                                                  period on this action. Any parties                      28355, May 22, 2001);                                 review of this direct final rule, so that
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                                                  interested in commenting must do so at                     • Is not subject to requirements of                EPA can withdraw this direct final rule
                                                  this time.                                              Section 12(d) of the National                         and address the comment in the
                                                                                                          Technology Transfer and Advancement                   proposed rulemaking action. This action
                                                  IV. Incorporation by Reference                          Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because              pertaining to minor editorial revisions
                                                     In this rulemaking action, the EPA is                application of those requirements would               to Pennsylvania’s existing title V fee
                                                  finalizing regulatory text that includes                be inconsistent with the CAA; and                     rule may not be challenged later in
                                                  incorporation by reference. In                             • Does not provide EPA with the                    proceedings to enforce its requirements.
                                                  accordance with requirements of 1 CFR                   discretionary authority to address, as                (See section 307(b)(2).)


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                                                  List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52                             Dated: March 10, 2015.                                       Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                                                                                William C. Early,
                                                    Environmental protection, Air                               Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.                Subpart NN—Pennsylvania
                                                  pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
                                                  Incorporation by reference,                                     Therefore, 40 CFR part 52 is amended
                                                                                                                as follows:                                               ■  2. In § 52.2020, the table in paragraph
                                                  Intergovernmental relations, Lead,
                                                                                                                                                                          (c)(1) is amended by revising the entry
                                                  Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate                          PART 52—APPROVAL AND                                      ‘‘Section 127.701’’ to read as follows:
                                                  matter, Reporting and recordkeeping                           PROMULGATION OF
                                                  requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile                         IMPLEMENTATION PLANS                                      § 52.2020    Identification of plan.
                                                  organic compounds.                                                                                                      *       *    *        *      *
                                                                                                                ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52
                                                                                                                continues to read as follows:                                 (c) * * *

                                                                                            (1) EPA-APPROVED PENNSYLVANIA REGULATIONS AND STATUTES
                                                                                                                                               State effective                                      Additional explanation/
                                                                 State citation                              Title/Subject                                           EPA Approval date
                                                                                                                                                    date                                              § 52.2063 citation


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                                                                                                         Subchapter I—Plan Approval and Operating Permit Fees

                                                  Section 127.701 ...........................   General provisions .......................           12/14/13    3/27/15 [Insert Federal        Paragraphs (b) and (c) re-
                                                                                                                                                                   Register citation].            vised.


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                                                  *      *         *       *      *                             BART requirements on the basis that the                   Control, P.O. Box 8468, 400 Market
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–06968 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am]                   revision corrects an error in the SIP and                 Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105.
                                                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                                strengthens the Pennsylvania SIP, while
                                                                                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                EPA is also finalizing a limited
                                                                                                                disapproval of this part of the SIP                       Irene Shandruk, (215) 814–2166, or by
                                                                                                                revision because the SIP revision relies                  email at shandruk.irene@epa.gov.
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                  AGENCY                                                        on the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR)                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                and not the Cross-State Air Pollution
                                                  40 CFR Part 52                                                Rule (CSAPR) which has replaced CAIR.                     I. Background
                                                                                                                This final action is in accordance with
                                                  [EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0342; FRL–9925–16–                                                                                       Regional haze is visibility impairment
                                                                                                                the requirements of the Clean Air Act
                                                  Region 3]                                                                                                               that is produced by a multitude of
                                                                                                                (CAA) and EPA’s rules for BART.
                                                                                                                                                                          sources and activities which are located
                                                  Approval and Promulgation of                                  DATES: This final rule is effective on
                                                                                                                                                                          across a broad geographic area and emit
                                                  Implementation Plans; Pennsylvania;                           April 27, 2015.                                           fine particles (e.g., sulfates, nitrates,
                                                  Pennsylvania Regional Haze State                              ADDRESSES: EPA has established a                          organic carbon, elemental carbon, and
                                                  Implementation Plan Revision: Sulfur                          docket for this action under Docket ID                    soil dust) and their precursors (e.g., SO2,
                                                  Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxide Best                               Number EPA–R03–OAR–2014–0342. All                         NOX, and in some cases, ammonia (NH3)
                                                  Available Retrofit Technology Limits                          documents in the docket are listed in                     and volatile organic compounds (VOC)).
                                                  for the Cheswick Power Plant                                  the www.regulations.gov Web site.                         Fine particle precursors react in the
                                                                                                                Although listed in the electronic docket,                 atmosphere to form fine particulate
                                                  AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                             some information is not publicly
                                                                                                                                                                          matter (PM2.5), which impairs visibility
                                                  Agency (EPA).                                                 available, i.e., confidential business
                                                                                                                                                                          by scattering and absorbing light.
                                                  ACTION: Final rule.                                           information (CBI) or other information
                                                                                                                                                                          Visibility impairment reduces the
                                                                                                                whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                                                                                 clarity, color, and visible distance that
                                                                                                                Certain other material, such as
                                                  Agency (EPA) is finalizing a limited                                                                                    one can see. Section 169A of the CAA
                                                                                                                copyrighted material, is not placed on
                                                  approval and limited disapproval of a                         the Internet and will be publicly                         establishes as a national goal the
                                                  revision to the Pennsylvania State                            available only in hard copy form.                         ‘‘prevention of any future, and the
                                                  Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by                        Publicly available docket materials are                   remedying of any existing, impairment
                                                  the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania                              available either electronically through                   of visibility in mandatory class I Federal
                                                  through the Pennsylvania Department of                        www.regulations.gov or in hard copy for                   areas which impairment results from
                                                  Environmental Protection (PADEP).                             public inspection during normal                           manmade air pollution’’ and requires
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                                                  This SIP revision addresses the sulfur                        business hours at the Air Protection                      SIPs for states whose emissions may
                                                  dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOX)                        Division, U.S. Environmental Protection                   reasonably be anticipated to cause or
                                                  Best Available Retrofit Technology                            Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,                     contribute to visibility impairment in
                                                  (BART) requirements for Boiler Number                         Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.                         Class I areas to contain emission limits,
                                                  1 of the Cheswick Generating Station                          Copies of the State submittal are                         compliance schedules and other
                                                  (Cheswick) in Allegheny County. EPA is                        available at the Pennsylvania                             measures as may be necessary to make
                                                  finalizing a limited approval of the SIP                      Department of Environmental                               reasonable progress toward the national
                                                  revision for Cheswick’s SO2 and NOX                           Protection, Bureau of Air Quality                         goal of achieving natural visibility


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Document Created: 2015-12-18 11:36:32
Document Modified: 2015-12-18 11:36:32
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 26, 2015 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse written comment by April 27, 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.
ContactGerallyn Duke, (215) 814-2084, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 16284 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Carbon Monoxide; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Lead; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Particulate Matter; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Sulfur Oxides and Volatile Organic Compounds

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