80_FR_28932 80 FR 28835 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois; NAAQS Update

80 FR 28835 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois; NAAQS Update

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 97 (May 20, 2015)

Page Range28835-28838
FR Document2015-12255

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) on December 2, 2013. The state rule revisions update Illinois' ambient air quality standards for sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>), ozone, nitrogen dioxide (NO<INF>2</INF>), lead, fine particulate matter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>), particulate matter (PM<INF>10</INF>), and carbon monoxide (CO) and bring them up to date (through 2012) with EPA- promulgated National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The SIP revision also adopts EPA-promulgated monitoring methods and test procedures for the revised state air quality standards.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0819; FRL-9927-48-Region 5]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
Illinois; NAAQS Update

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 a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision 
submitted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) on 
December 2, 2013. The state rule revisions update Illinois' ambient air 
quality standards for sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone, nitrogen 
dioxide (NO2), lead, fine particulate matter 
(PM2.5), particulate matter (PM10), and carbon 
monoxide (CO) and bring them up to date (through 2012) with EPA-
promulgated National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The SIP 
revision also adopts EPA-promulgated monitoring methods and test 
procedures for the revised state air quality standards.

DATES: This direct final rule will be effective July 20, 2015, unless 
EPA receives adverse comments by June 19, 2015. If adverse comments are 
received by EPA, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct 
final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule 
will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
OAR-2013-0819, by one of the following methods:
    1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    2. Email: Aburano.Douglas@epa.gov.
    3. Fax: (312) 692-2450.
    4. Mail: Douglas Aburano, Chief, Air Planning and Maintenance 
Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    5. Hand Delivery: Douglas Aburano, Chief, Air Planning and 
Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office normal 
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for 
deliveries of boxed information. The Regional Office official hours of

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business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 
Federal holidays?
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R05-OAR-
2013-0819. 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 docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is open from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. 
We recommend that you telephone Edward Doty, Environmental Scientist, 
at (312) 886-6057 before visiting the Region 5 office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Doty, Attainment Planning and 
Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6057, Doty.Edward@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section is arranged as follows:

I. Background
    A. When and why did the state make this submittal?
    B. Did the state hold public hearings for this submittal?
II. What is EPA's analysis of IEPA's submittal?
III. What action is EPA taking?
IV. Incorporation by Reference
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Background

A. When and why did the state make this submittal?

    Section 109 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the EPA to 
establish national primary (protective of human health) and secondary 
(protective of human welfare) air quality standards. Individually or 
collectively these standards are referred to as NAAQS. Section 
109(d)(1) of the CAA requires EPA to review, and if necessary, based on 
accumulated health or welfare data, to revise each NAAQS every five 
years. States that maintain state air quality standard definitions in 
their state rules and SIPs must periodically revise their rules and 
SIPs to reflect the latest NAAQS.
    On December 2, 2013, IEPA submitted a SIP revision containing rule 
revisions to address the NAAQS for SO2, ozone, 
NO2, lead, PM2.5, PM10, and CO. In 
this submittal, the state requests EPA to approve into the SIP rule 
revisions to establish Illinois air quality standards ``identical-in-
substance'' \1\ to all NAAQS promulgated by EPA for these pollutants 
and published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) through the end 
of 2012. The rule revisions also incorporate by reference all EPA-
promulgated Federal Reference Methods (FRMs) and Federal Equivalent 
Methods (FEMs) for monitoring the subject air pollutants, also 
specified in the CFR through 2012. The rule revisions remove state air 
quality standards no longer supported by current NAAQS. The rule 
revisions remove several existing Illinois rule elements deemed to be 
no longer appropriate for the adopted air quality standards and 
monitoring methods. Finally, the rule revisions add a number of acronym 
and term definitions needed to fully implement the adopted air quality 
standards and monitoring methods.
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    \1\ ``Identical-in-substance'' means that all air quality 
standards adopted by the state and included in the requested SIP 
revision have the same magnitude, averaging time, and form as the 
NAAQS they represent. However, the specific language of the state's 
air quality standard rules may differ from that of EPA's promulgated 
NAAQS.
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    Illinois' rule revisions ensure consistency between the state and 
Federal definitions of the air quality standards and associated 
monitoring methods, and support consistency between the state and the 
EPA in the determination of attainment or nonattainment of the air 
quality standards.
    The state rule revisions were adopted by the Illinois Pollution 
Control Board (IPCB) on July 25, 2013, and became effective on July 29, 
2013.

B. Did the state hold public hearings for this submittal?

    A public hearing on the rule revisions was held on June 26, 2013, 
and the state addressed several comments made during this hearing or 
received through written comments submitted by the public.

II. What is EPA's analysis of IEPA's submittal?

    Illinois' submittal covers revisions to state rules contained in 35 
Illinois Administrative Code (IAC) Part 243 (35 IAC 243). Significant 
additions, modifications, and deletions to Part 243 are discussed and 
evaluated below.
    35 IAC Section 243.101, Definitions, contains term and 
concentration unit definitions critical to the implementation of the 
state's air quality standards. This section has been modified to change 
or add definitions of, terms including, but not limited to, 
``Exceedance of a NAAQS;'' ``Exceptional event;'' ``Federal reference 
method;'' ``Federal equivalent method;'' ``Micrograms per cubic 
meter;'' ``Milligrams per cubic meter;'' ``Parts per million;'' ``Parts 
per billion;'' ``PM10;'' and ``PM2.5.'' 
Definitions for these terms and concentration units were generally 
derived from their definitions and usage in 40 CFR parts 50 and 53. We 
find these definitions to be acceptable and in agreement with 
definitions for these terms and concentration units used by the EPA.
    The heading of 35 IAC Section 243.102, Scope, has been revised from 
``Preamble'' to ``Scope'' to correspond with the Federal regulations. 
The former preamble statement in 35 IAC Section 243.102(a) has been 
replaced with the statement of scope from 40 CFR 50.2. This section 
also adds in parentheses ``primary NAAQS'' after ``National

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primary air quality standards'' and adds in parentheses ``secondary 
NAAQS'' after ``National secondary air quality standards.'' All older 
subsections of this section have been deleted to remove provisions no 
longer needed to implement the state's air quality standards. This 
revised section is acceptable.
    Section 243.103, Applicability, has been revised to improve its 
readability and notes that the adopted air quality standards are 
applicable throughout the entire state of Illinois.
    The IPCB has chosen to repeal Section 243.104 (the Non-degradation 
Rule) from 35 IAC 243 and from the Illinois SIP. The Non-degradation 
Rule predates the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and adoption of 
the state's air quality standard rules. When adopting the air quality 
standard rules, the IPCB chose to adopt the Non-degradation Rule from 
earlier rules of the Air Pollution Control Board (a predecessor of the 
IPCB). This rule section was intended to protect areas in Illinois 
currently attaining the air quality standards. The IPCB chose to remove 
this rule section from 35 IAC 243 because: (1) it might conflict with 
Federal non-degradation rules; (2) it is not necessary in the context 
of the NAAQS; and, (3) it was not possible to correct its flaws in the 
context of the state's air quality standard rules contained in 35 IAC 
243. This rule removal is acceptable.
    Section 243.105, Air Quality Monitoring Data Influenced by 
Exceptional Events, has been added to correspond with 40 CFR 50.14 
(2012). This section provides for a state request to the EPA for a 
determination that certain monitored air quality concentrations that 
are the result of exceptional events may be excluded from the 
consideration of air quality for purposes of determining exceedances of 
the air quality standards. This section describes the nature of the 
state's exceptional event demonstration to the EPA and specifies the 
criteria that the exceptional event demonstration must meet for 
approval by the EPA. Of particular note, this section describes 
exclusion of air quality data resulting from fireworks and prescribed 
fires. Finally, this section describes the schedules and procedures to 
be followed when the state petitions the EPA for a determination of an 
exceptional event. This section was derived from 40 CFR part 50, and is 
acceptable.
    Section 243.106, Monitoring, which described the general approach 
to the monitoring of air quality levels, has been repealed. This 
section provided no specific criteria for the monitoring of air levels, 
and its removal is acceptable.
    Section 243.107, Reference Conditions, has been revised to improve 
its readability and specifies the reference temperature and reference 
air pressure to which monitored air quality concentrations must be 
adjusted to assure acceptable comparability of the monitored air 
quality concentrations. The rule revision is acceptable and reflects 
ambient condition adjustments required by the EPA in 40 CFR part 50.
    Section 243.108, Incorporation by Reference, includes Federal rules 
and documents incorporated by reference into Illinois' air quality 
rules. More specifically, this section includes the required reference 
methods applicable to the monitoring of specific pollutants as 
specified in the appendices to 40 CFR part 50 and documents published 
by the National Exposure Research Laboratory, Human Exposure and 
Atmospheric Sciences Division of EPA. In addition, this section 
incorporates by reference all appendices in 40 CFR part 50 needed to 
interpret the adopted air quality standards or to define the FRMs and 
FEMs for each pollutant. These incorporations by reference are needed 
to implement the state's air quality standards in a manner equivalent 
to the NAAQS.
    The air quality standards themselves are contained in sections 
243.120 through 243.126, with each of these sections being applicable 
to a specific pollutant (each section covers all standards applicable 
to the given pollutant). Illinois has rewritten these sections to 
eliminate ambient air quality standards that have been revoked or 
eliminated by EPA and to add or update standards for each pollutant as 
currently adopted/promulgated by the EPA through 2012. Each section 
also defines the Federal reference and equivalent monitoring methods 
applicable to each pollutant. The state has rewritten the air quality 
standards to be ``identical-in-substance'' with EPA's promulgated 
NAAQS. The state's adopted air quality standards contain the same air 
quality levels, averaging times, and forms as the NAAQS, but have been 
rewritten for consistency in Illinois' rule system. All NAAQS contained 
in 40 CFR part 50 (2012) are reflected by the Illinois air quality 
standards now specified in sections 243.120 through 243.126. EPA has 
compared the adopted air quality standards to the NAAQS specified in 40 
CFR part 50, and has found them to be acceptable.

III. What action is EPA taking?

    EPA is approving the requested SIP revision submission pertaining 
to the amendments to Illinois' ambient air quality standards since 
these revised air quality standards are consistent with the NAAQS 
promulgated by EPA and in existence during 2012. The state will adopt 
new air quality standards as new NAAQS are adopted by EPA and will 
subsequently remove/repeal certain air quality standards as EPA revokes 
the standards as NAAQS. Specifically, we are approving 35 IAC sections 
243.101, 243.102, 243.103, 243.105, 243.107, 243.108, 243.120, 243.122, 
243.123, 243.124, 243.125, 243.126, and 243.TableA, and we are 
incorporating by reference these rules into the Illinois SIP. We are 
also approving the repeal from the SIP of 35 IAC sections 243.104, 
243.106, 243.Appendix A, 243.Appendix B, and 243.Appendix C.
    We are publishing this action without prior proposal because we 
view this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipate no adverse 
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this Federal 
Register publication, we are publishing a separate document that will 
serve as the proposal to approve the state plan if relevant adverse 
written comments are filed. This rule will be effective July 20, 2015 
without further notice unless we receive relevant adverse written 
comments by June 19, 2015. If we receive such comments, we will 
withdraw this action before the effective date by publishing a 
subsequent document that will withdraw the final action. All public 
comments received will then be addressed in a subsequent final rule 
based on the proposed action. EPA will not institute a second comment 
period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do 
so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an 
amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may 
be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those 
provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment. 
If we do not receive any comments, this action will be effective July 
20, 2015.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes 
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 
51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the Illinois 
Regulations described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth 
below. 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

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the ADDRESSES section of this preamble for more information).

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    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 Orders 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 
2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (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, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian 
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has 
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian 
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose 
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as 
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 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 CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by July 20, 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 this 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, Carbon monoxide, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur dioxide.

    Dated: May 4, 2015.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.

    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.


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2. Section 52.720 is amended by adding paragraph (c)(204) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  52.720  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *
    (204) On December 2, 2013, Illinois submitted an amendment to its 
State Implementation Plan at 35 Illinois Administrative Code part 243, 
which updates Illinois air quality standards to reflect National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards for sulfur dioxide, ozone, nitrogen 
dioxide, lead, fine particulate matter, particulate matter, and carbon 
monoxide and incorporates Federal test procedures for these pollutants.
    (i) Incorporation by reference. Illinois Administrative Code Title 
35: Environmental Protection; Subtitle B: Air Pollution; Chapter I: 
Pollution Control Board; Subchapter l: Air Quality Standards And 
Episodes; Part 243: Air Quality Standards; Sections 243.101 
Definitions, 243.102 Scope, 243.103 Applicability, 243.105 Air Quality 
Monitoring Data Influenced by Exceptional Events, 243.107 Reference 
Conditions, 243.108 Incorporations by Reference, 243.120 
PM10 and PM2.5, 243.122 Sulfur Oxides (Sulfur 
Dioxide), 243.123 Carbon Monoxide, 243.124 Nitrogen Oxides (Nitrogen 
Dioxide as Indicator), 243.125 Ozone, 243.126 Lead, and 243.TABLE A 
Schedule of Exceptional Event Flagging and Documentation Submission for 
New or Revised NAAQS, effective July 29, 2013.

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                                                11. Indian Tribal Governments                             Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C.                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                                                                        Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195;          AGENCY
                                                   This rule does not have tribal
                                                                                                        33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
                                                implications under Executive Order
                                                                                                        Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department           40 CFR Part 52
                                                13175, Consultation and Coordination
                                                                                                        of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
                                                with Indian Tribal Governments,                                                                               [EPA–R05–OAR–2013–0819; FRL–9927–48–
                                                because it would not have a substantial                 ■ 2. Add § 165.T14–0304 to read as
                                                                                                                                                              Region 5]
                                                direct effect on one or more Indian
                                                                                                        follows:                                              Approval and Promulgation of Air
                                                tribes, on the relationship between the
                                                Federal Government and Indian tribes,                   § 165. T14–0304 Safety Zones; Apra Outer              Quality Implementation Plans; Illinois;
                                                or on the distribution of power and                     Harbor and adjacent waters, Guam.                     NAAQS Update
                                                responsibilities between the Federal                                                                          AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                Government and Indian tribes.                             (a) Location. The following area,
                                                                                                        within the Guam Captain of the Port                   Agency (EPA).
                                                12. Energy Effects                                      (COTP) Zone (See 33 CFR 3.70–15),                     ACTION: Direct final rule.
                                                  This rule is not a ‘‘significant energy               from the surface of the water to the
                                                                                                                                                              SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection
                                                action’’ under Executive Order 13211,                   ocean floor, is a safety zone: Seven-
                                                                                                                                                              Agency (EPA) is taking direct final
                                                Actions Concerning Regulations That                     hundred-yard-radius zone—All waters
                                                                                                                                                              action to approve a State
                                                Significantly Affect Energy Supply,                     bounded by a circle with a 700-yard                   Implementation Plan (SIP) revision
                                                Distribution, or Use.                                   radius centered at 13°27.700′ N. and                  submitted by the Illinois Environmental
                                                13. Technical Standards                                 144°38.500′ E., (NAD 1983).                           Protection Agency (IEPA) on December
                                                  This rule does not use technical                         (b) Effective period. This section is              2, 2013. The state rule revisions update
                                                standards. Therefore, we did not                        effective from 10 a.m. on May 15, 2015                Illinois’ ambient air quality standards
                                                consider the use of voluntary consensus                 to 4 p.m. on May 21, 2015 (Kilo, Local                for sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone, nitrogen
                                                standards.                                              Time).                                                dioxide (NO2), lead, fine particulate
                                                                                                           (c) Enforcement periods. The safety                matter (PM2.5), particulate matter (PM10),
                                                14. Environment                                                                                               and carbon monoxide (CO) and bring
                                                                                                        zones described in paragraph (a) of this
                                                   We have analyzed this rule under                                                                           them up to date (through 2012) with
                                                                                                        section will be enforced during the U.S.
                                                Department of Homeland Security                                                                               EPA-promulgated National Ambient Air
                                                                                                        Navy underwater detonation operation,
                                                Management Directive 023–01 and                                                                               Quality Standards (NAAQS). The SIP
                                                                                                        from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on May 15,                  revision also adopts EPA-promulgated
                                                Commandant Instruction M16475.lD,
                                                                                                        2015 and May 21, 2015 (Kilo, Local                    monitoring methods and test procedures
                                                which guide the Coast Guard in
                                                                                                        Time).                                                for the revised state air quality
                                                complying with the National
                                                Environmental Policy Act of 1969                           (d) Regulations. The general                       standards.
                                                (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and                      regulations governing safety zones                    DATES:  This direct final rule will be
                                                have made a preliminary determination                   contained in 33 CFR 165.23 apply. No                  effective July 20, 2015, unless EPA
                                                that this action is one of a category of                vessels may enter or transit the safety               receives adverse comments by June 19,
                                                actions that do not individually or                     zone unless authorized by the COTP or                 2015. If adverse comments are received
                                                cumulatively have a significant effect on               a designated representative thereof.                  by EPA, EPA will publish a timely
                                                the human environment. This rule                           (e) Enforcement. Any Coast Guard                   withdrawal of the direct final rule in the
                                                involves a closed area of Apra Outer                    commissioned, warrant, or petty officer,              Federal Register informing the public
                                                Harbor, to vessel traffic, for 6 hours on               and any other COTP representative                     that the rule will not take effect.
                                                both May 15, 2015 and May 21, 2015.
                                                                                                        permitted by law, may enforce these                   ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                This rule is categorically excluded from
                                                                                                        temporary safety zones.                               identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–
                                                further review under paragraph 34(g) of
                                                                                                           (f) Waiver. The COTP may waive any                 OAR–2013–0819, by one of the
                                                Figure 2–1 of the Commandant
                                                                                                        of the requirements of this section for               following methods:
                                                Instruction. A preliminary
                                                                                                                                                                 1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the
                                                environmental analysis checklist                        any person, vessel, or class of vessel
                                                                                                                                                              on-line instructions for submitting
                                                supporting this determination and a                     upon finding that application of the
                                                                                                                                                              comments.
                                                Categorical Exclusion Determination are                 safety zone is unnecessary or
                                                                                                                                                                 2. Email: Aburano.Douglas@epa.gov.
                                                available in the docket where indicated                 impractical for the purpose of maritime                  3. Fax: (312) 692–2450.
                                                under ADDRESSES. This rule is                           security.                                                4. Mail: Douglas Aburano, Chief, Air
                                                categorically excluded, under figure 2–                    (g) Penalties. Vessels or persons                  Planning and Maintenance Section, Air
                                                1, paragraph (34)(g), of the Instruction.               violating this rule are subject to the                Programs Branch (AR–18J), U.S.
                                                List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165                     penalties set forth in 33 U.S.C. 1232 and             Environmental Protection Agency, 77
                                                  Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation                    50 U.S.C. 192.                                        West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
                                                (water), Reporting and record-keeping                     Dated: April 30, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                              Illinois 60604.
                                                requirements, Security measures,                                                                                 5. Hand Delivery: Douglas Aburano,
                                                                                                        James B. Pruett,                                      Chief, Air Planning and Maintenance
                                                Waterways.                                              Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the             Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J),
                                                  For the reasons discussed in the                      Port Guam.                                            U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
                                                preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
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                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2015–12109 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am]           77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
                                                CFR part 165 as follows:
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 9110–04–P                                Illinois 60604. Such deliveries are only
                                                PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION                                                                                 accepted during the Regional Office
                                                AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS                                                                                normal hours of operation, and special
                                                                                                                                                              arrangements should be made for
                                                ■ 1. The authority citation for part 165                                                                      deliveries of boxed information. The
                                                continues to read as follows:                                                                                 Regional Office official hours of


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                                                business are Monday through Friday,                     Branch (AR–18J), Environmental                           Illinois rule elements deemed to be no
                                                8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding                       Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West                     longer appropriate for the adopted air
                                                Federal holidays?                                       Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois                     quality standards and monitoring
                                                   Instructions: Direct your comments to                60604, (312) 886–6057, Doty.Edward@                      methods. Finally, the rule revisions add
                                                Docket ID No. EPA–R05–OAR–2013–                         epa.gov.                                                 a number of acronym and term
                                                0819. EPA’s policy is that all comments                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                 definitions needed to fully implement
                                                received will be included in the public                 Throughout this document whenever                        the adopted air quality standards and
                                                docket without change and may be                        ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean              monitoring methods.
                                                made available online at                                                                                            Illinois’ rule revisions ensure
                                                                                                        EPA. This SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
                                                www.regulations.gov, including any                                                                               consistency between the state and
                                                                                                        section is arranged as follows:
                                                personal information provided, unless                                                                            Federal definitions of the air quality
                                                the comment includes information                        I. Background                                            standards and associated monitoring
                                                claimed to be Confidential Business                        A. When and why did the state make this               methods, and support consistency
                                                                                                             submittal?                                          between the state and the EPA in the
                                                Information (CBI) or other information                     B. Did the state hold public hearings for
                                                whose disclosure is restricted by statute.                   this submittal?
                                                                                                                                                                 determination of attainment or
                                                Do not submit information that you                      II. What is EPA’s analysis of IEPA’s                     nonattainment of the air quality
                                                consider to be CBI or otherwise                              submittal?                                          standards.
                                                protected through www.regulations.gov                   III. What action is EPA taking?                             The state rule revisions were adopted
                                                or email. The www.regulations.gov Web                   IV. Incorporation by Reference                           by the Illinois Pollution Control Board
                                                site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,                 V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews                 (IPCB) on July 25, 2013, and became
                                                which means EPA will not know your                                                                               effective on July 29, 2013.
                                                identity or contact information unless                  I. Background
                                                                                                                                                                 B. Did the state hold public hearings for
                                                you provide it in the body of your                      A. When and why did the state make                       this submittal?
                                                comment. If you send an email                           this submittal?
                                                comment directly to EPA without going                                                                              A public hearing on the rule revisions
                                                through www.regulations.gov your email                     Section 109 of the Clean Air Act                      was held on June 26, 2013, and the state
                                                address will be automatically captured                  (CAA) requires the EPA to establish                      addressed several comments made
                                                and included as part of the comment                     national primary (protective of human                    during this hearing or received through
                                                that is placed in the public docket and                 health) and secondary (protective of                     written comments submitted by the
                                                made available on the Internet. If you                  human welfare) air quality standards.                    public.
                                                submit an electronic comment, EPA                       Individually or collectively these
                                                                                                                                                                 II. What is EPA’s analysis of IEPA’s
                                                recommends that you include your                        standards are referred to as NAAQS.
                                                                                                                                                                 submittal?
                                                name and other contact information in                   Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA requires
                                                                                                        EPA to review, and if necessary, based                      Illinois’ submittal covers revisions to
                                                the body of your comment and with any                                                                            state rules contained in 35 Illinois
                                                disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA                       on accumulated health or welfare data,
                                                                                                        to revise each NAAQS every five years.                   Administrative Code (IAC) Part 243 (35
                                                cannot read your comment due to                                                                                  IAC 243). Significant additions,
                                                technical difficulties and cannot contact               States that maintain state air quality
                                                                                                        standard definitions in their state rules                modifications, and deletions to Part 243
                                                you for clarification, EPA may not be                                                                            are discussed and evaluated below.
                                                able to consider your comment.                          and SIPs must periodically revise their
                                                                                                        rules and SIPs to reflect the latest                        35 IAC Section 243.101, Definitions,
                                                Electronic files should avoid the use of                                                                         contains term and concentration unit
                                                special characters, any form of                         NAAQS.
                                                                                                           On December 2, 2013, IEPA submitted                   definitions critical to the
                                                encryption, and be free of any defects or                                                                        implementation of the state’s air quality
                                                                                                        a SIP revision containing rule revisions
                                                viruses.                                                                                                         standards. This section has been
                                                   Docket: All documents in the docket                  to address the NAAQS for SO2, ozone,
                                                                                                        NO2, lead, PM2.5, PM10, and CO. In this                  modified to change or add definitions
                                                are listed in the www.regulations.gov                                                                            of, terms including, but not limited to,
                                                index. Although listed in the index,                    submittal, the state requests EPA to
                                                                                                        approve into the SIP rule revisions to                   ‘‘Exceedance of a NAAQS;’’
                                                some information is not publicly                                                                                 ‘‘Exceptional event;’’ ‘‘Federal reference
                                                available, e.g., CBI or other information               establish Illinois air quality standards
                                                                                                        ‘‘identical-in-substance’’ 1 to all NAAQS                method;’’ ‘‘Federal equivalent method;’’
                                                whose disclosure is restricted by statute.                                                                       ‘‘Micrograms per cubic meter;’’
                                                Certain other material, such as                         promulgated by EPA for these pollutants
                                                                                                        and published in the Code of Federal                     ‘‘Milligrams per cubic meter;’’ ‘‘Parts
                                                copyrighted material, will be publicly                                                                           per million;’’ ‘‘Parts per billion;’’
                                                available only in hard copy. Publicly                   Regulations (CFR) through the end of
                                                                                                        2012. The rule revisions also                            ‘‘PM10;’’ and ‘‘PM2.5.’’ Definitions for
                                                available docket materials are available                                                                         these terms and concentration units
                                                either electronically in                                incorporate by reference all EPA-
                                                                                                        promulgated Federal Reference Methods                    were generally derived from their
                                                www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at                                                                           definitions and usage in 40 CFR parts 50
                                                the Environmental Protection Agency,                    (FRMs) and Federal Equivalent Methods
                                                                                                        (FEMs) for monitoring the subject air                    and 53. We find these definitions to be
                                                Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77                                                                         acceptable and in agreement with
                                                West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,                        pollutants, also specified in the CFR
                                                                                                        through 2012. The rule revisions remove                  definitions for these terms and
                                                Illinois 60604. This facility is open from                                                                       concentration units used by the EPA.
                                                8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through                  state air quality standards no longer
                                                                                                        supported by current NAAQS. The rule                        The heading of 35 IAC Section
                                                Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We                                                                           243.102, Scope, has been revised from
                                                                                                        revisions remove several existing
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                                                recommend that you telephone Edward                                                                              ‘‘Preamble’’ to ‘‘Scope’’ to correspond
                                                Doty, Environmental Scientist, at (312)                   1 ‘‘Identical-in-substance’’ means that all air        with the Federal regulations. The former
                                                886–6057 before visiting the Region 5                   quality standards adopted by the state and included      preamble statement in 35 IAC Section
                                                office.                                                 in the requested SIP revision have the same              243.102(a) has been replaced with the
                                                                                                        magnitude, averaging time, and form as the NAAQS
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                        they represent. However, the specific language of
                                                                                                                                                                 statement of scope from 40 CFR 50.2.
                                                Edward Doty, Attainment Planning and                    the state’s air quality standard rules may differ from   This section also adds in parentheses
                                                Maintenance Section, Air Programs                       that of EPA’s promulgated NAAQS.                         ‘‘primary NAAQS’’ after ‘‘National


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                                                primary air quality standards’’ and adds                specific criteria for the monitoring of air           amendments to Illinois’ ambient air
                                                in parentheses ‘‘secondary NAAQS’’                      levels, and its removal is acceptable.                quality standards since these revised air
                                                after ‘‘National secondary air quality                     Section 243.107, Reference                         quality standards are consistent with the
                                                standards.’’ All older subsections of this              Conditions, has been revised to improve               NAAQS promulgated by EPA and in
                                                section have been deleted to remove                     its readability and specifies the                     existence during 2012. The state will
                                                provisions no longer needed to                          reference temperature and reference air               adopt new air quality standards as new
                                                implement the state’s air quality                       pressure to which monitored air quality               NAAQS are adopted by EPA and will
                                                standards. This revised section is                      concentrations must be adjusted to                    subsequently remove/repeal certain air
                                                acceptable.                                             assure acceptable comparability of the                quality standards as EPA revokes the
                                                   Section 243.103, Applicability, has                  monitored air quality concentrations.                 standards as NAAQS. Specifically, we
                                                been revised to improve its readability                 The rule revision is acceptable and                   are approving 35 IAC sections 243.101,
                                                and notes that the adopted air quality                  reflects ambient condition adjustments                243.102, 243.103, 243.105, 243.107,
                                                standards are applicable throughout the                 required by the EPA in 40 CFR part 50.                243.108, 243.120, 243.122, 243.123,
                                                entire state of Illinois.                                  Section 243.108, Incorporation by                  243.124, 243.125, 243.126, and
                                                   The IPCB has chosen to repeal Section                Reference, includes Federal rules and                 243.TableA, and we are incorporating
                                                243.104 (the Non-degradation Rule)                      documents incorporated by reference                   by reference these rules into the Illinois
                                                from 35 IAC 243 and from the Illinois                   into Illinois’ air quality rules. More                SIP. We are also approving the repeal
                                                SIP. The Non-degradation Rule predates                  specifically, this section includes the               from the SIP of 35 IAC sections 243.104,
                                                the Illinois Environmental Protection                   required reference methods applicable                 243.106, 243.Appendix A,
                                                Act and adoption of the state’s air                     to the monitoring of specific pollutants              243.Appendix B, and 243.Appendix C.
                                                quality standard rules. When adopting                   as specified in the appendices to 40 CFR                 We are publishing this action without
                                                the air quality standard rules, the IPCB                part 50 and documents published by the                prior proposal because we view this as
                                                chose to adopt the Non-degradation                      National Exposure Research Laboratory,                a noncontroversial amendment and
                                                Rule from earlier rules of the Air                      Human Exposure and Atmospheric                        anticipate no adverse comments.
                                                Pollution Control Board (a predecessor                  Sciences Division of EPA. In addition,                However, in the proposed rules section
                                                of the IPCB). This rule section was                     this section incorporates by reference all            of this Federal Register publication, we
                                                intended to protect areas in Illinois                   appendices in 40 CFR part 50 needed to                are publishing a separate document that
                                                currently attaining the air quality                     interpret the adopted air quality                     will serve as the proposal to approve the
                                                standards. The IPCB chose to remove                     standards or to define the FRMs and                   state plan if relevant adverse written
                                                this rule section from 35 IAC 243                       FEMs for each pollutant. These                        comments are filed. This rule will be
                                                because: (1) it might conflict with                     incorporations by reference are needed                effective July 20, 2015 without further
                                                Federal non-degradation rules; (2) it is                to implement the state’s air quality                  notice unless we receive relevant
                                                not necessary in the context of the                     standards in a manner equivalent to the               adverse written comments by June 19,
                                                NAAQS; and, (3) it was not possible to                  NAAQS.                                                2015. If we receive such comments, we
                                                correct its flaws in the context of the                    The air quality standards themselves               will withdraw this action before the
                                                state’s air quality standard rules                      are contained in sections 243.120                     effective date by publishing a
                                                contained in 35 IAC 243. This rule                      through 243.126, with each of these                   subsequent document that will
                                                removal is acceptable.                                  sections being applicable to a specific               withdraw the final action. All public
                                                   Section 243.105, Air Quality                         pollutant (each section covers all                    comments received will then be
                                                Monitoring Data Influenced by                           standards applicable to the given                     addressed in a subsequent final rule
                                                Exceptional Events, has been added to                   pollutant). Illinois has rewritten these              based on the proposed action. EPA will
                                                correspond with 40 CFR 50.14 (2012).                    sections to eliminate ambient air quality             not institute a second comment period.
                                                This section provides for a state request               standards that have been revoked or                   Any parties interested in commenting
                                                to the EPA for a determination that                     eliminated by EPA and to add or update                on this action should do so at this time.
                                                certain monitored air quality                           standards for each pollutant as currently             Please note that if EPA receives adverse
                                                concentrations that are the result of                   adopted/promulgated by the EPA                        comment on an amendment, paragraph,
                                                exceptional events may be excluded                      through 2012. Each section also defines               or section of this rule and if that
                                                from the consideration of air quality for               the Federal reference and equivalent                  provision may be severed from the
                                                purposes of determining exceedances of                  monitoring methods applicable to each                 remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
                                                the air quality standards. This section                 pollutant. The state has rewritten the air            as final those provisions of the rule that
                                                describes the nature of the state’s                     quality standards to be ‘‘identical-in-               are not the subject of an adverse
                                                exceptional event demonstration to the                  substance’’ with EPA’s promulgated                    comment. If we do not receive any
                                                EPA and specifies the criteria that the                 NAAQS. The state’s adopted air quality                comments, this action will be effective
                                                exceptional event demonstration must                    standards contain the same air quality                July 20, 2015.
                                                meet for approval by the EPA. Of                        levels, averaging times, and forms as the
                                                particular note, this section describes                                                                       IV. Incorporation by Reference
                                                                                                        NAAQS, but have been rewritten for
                                                exclusion of air quality data resulting                 consistency in Illinois’ rule system. All               In this rule, EPA is finalizing
                                                from fireworks and prescribed fires.                    NAAQS contained in 40 CFR part 50                     regulatory text that includes
                                                Finally, this section describes the                     (2012) are reflected by the Illinois air              incorporation by reference. In
                                                schedules and procedures to be                          quality standards now specified in                    accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
                                                followed when the state petitions the                   sections 243.120 through 243.126. EPA                 51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation
                                                EPA for a determination of an                           has compared the adopted air quality                  by reference of the Illinois Regulations
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                                                exceptional event. This section was                     standards to the NAAQS specified in 40                described in the amendments to 40 CFR
                                                derived from 40 CFR part 50, and is                     CFR part 50, and has found them to be                 part 52 set forth below. EPA has made,
                                                acceptable.                                             acceptable.                                           and will continue to make, these
                                                   Section 243.106, Monitoring, which                                                                         documents generally available
                                                described the general approach to the                   III. What action is EPA taking?                       electronically through
                                                monitoring of air quality levels, has                      EPA is approving the requested SIP                 www.regulations.gov and/or in hard
                                                been repealed. This section provided no                 revision submission pertaining to the                 copy at the appropriate EPA office (see


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                                                the ADDRESSES section of this preamble                  tribal implications and will not impose               PART 52—APPROVAL AND
                                                for more information).                                  substantial direct costs on tribal                    PROMULGATION OF
                                                V. Statutory and Executive Order                        governments or preempt tribal law as                  IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
                                                Reviews                                                 specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
                                                                                                        FR 67249, November 9, 2000).                          ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52
                                                   Under the CAA, the Administrator is                                                                        continues to read as follows:
                                                required to approve a SIP submission                       The Congressional Review Act, 5
                                                                                                        U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small                 Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                that complies with the provisions of the
                                                CAA and applicable Federal regulations.                 Business Regulatory Enforcement                       ■ 2. Section 52.720 is amended by
                                                42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).                     Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides              adding paragraph (c)(204) to read as
                                                Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,                     that before a rule may take effect, the               follows:
                                                EPA’s role is to approve state choices,                 agency promulgating the rule must
                                                                                                                                                              § 52.720    Identification of plan.
                                                provided that they meet the criteria of                 submit a rule report, which includes a
                                                the CAA. Accordingly, this action                       copy of the rule, to each House of the                *      *    *    *     *
                                                merely approves state law as meeting                    Congress and to the Comptroller General                 (c) * * *
                                                Federal requirements and does not                       of the United States. EPA will submit a                 (204) On December 2, 2013, Illinois
                                                impose additional requirements beyond                                                                         submitted an amendment to its State
                                                                                                        report containing this action and other
                                                those imposed by state law. For that                                                                          Implementation Plan at 35 Illinois
                                                                                                        required information to the U.S. Senate,
                                                reason, this action:                                                                                          Administrative Code part 243, which
                                                                                                        the U.S. House of Representatives, and
                                                   • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory                                                                        updates Illinois air quality standards to
                                                                                                        the Comptroller General of the United                 reflect National Ambient Air Quality
                                                action’’ subject to review by the Office                States prior to publication of the rule in
                                                of Management and Budget under                                                                                Standards for sulfur dioxide, ozone,
                                                                                                        the Federal Register. A major rule                    nitrogen dioxide, lead, fine particulate
                                                Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,                    cannot take effect until 60 days after it
                                                October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,                                                                       matter, particulate matter, and carbon
                                                                                                        is published in the Federal Register.                 monoxide and incorporates Federal test
                                                January 21, 2011);                                      This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
                                                   • Does not impose an information                                                                           procedures for these pollutants.
                                                                                                        defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).                             (i) Incorporation by reference. Illinois
                                                collection burden under the provisions
                                                of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                         Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,                Administrative Code Title 35:
                                                U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);                                   petitions for judicial review of this                 Environmental Protection; Subtitle B:
                                                   • Is certified as not having a                       action must be filed in the United States             Air Pollution; Chapter I: Pollution
                                                significant economic impact on a                        Court of Appeals for the appropriate                  Control Board; Subchapter l: Air Quality
                                                substantial number of small entities                    circuit by July 20, 2015. Filing a petition           Standards And Episodes; Part 243: Air
                                                under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5                 for reconsideration by the Administrator              Quality Standards; Sections 243.101
                                                U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                    of this final rule does not affect the                Definitions, 243.102 Scope, 243.103
                                                   • Does not contain any unfunded                      finality of this action for the purposes of           Applicability, 243.105 Air Quality
                                                mandate or significantly or uniquely                    judicial review nor does it extend the                Monitoring Data Influenced by
                                                affect small governments, as described                  time within which a petition for judicial             Exceptional Events, 243.107 Reference
                                                in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                     review may be filed, and shall not                    Conditions, 243.108 Incorporations by
                                                of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                                postpone the effectiveness of such rule               Reference, 243.120 PM10 and PM2.5,
                                                   • Does not have Federalism                           or action. Parties with objections to this
                                                                                                                                                              243.122 Sulfur Oxides (Sulfur Dioxide),
                                                implications as specified in Executive                                                                        243.123 Carbon Monoxide, 243.124
                                                                                                        direct final rule are encouraged to file a
                                                Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                                                                          Nitrogen Oxides (Nitrogen Dioxide as
                                                                                                        comment in response to the parallel
                                                1999);                                                                                                        Indicator), 243.125 Ozone, 243.126
                                                                                                        notice of proposed rulemaking for this
                                                   • Is not an economically significant                                                                       Lead, and 243.TABLE A Schedule of
                                                                                                        action published in the proposed rules                Exceptional Event Flagging and
                                                regulatory action based on health or
                                                safety risks subject to Executive Order                 section of this Federal Register, rather              Documentation Submission for New or
                                                13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                    than file an immediate petition for                   Revised NAAQS, effective July 29, 2013.
                                                   • Is not a significant regulatory action             judicial review of this direct final rule,
                                                                                                                                                              [FR Doc. 2015–12255 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am]
                                                subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR                 so that EPA can withdraw this direct
                                                                                                                                                              BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                28355, May 22, 2001);                                   final rule and address the comment in
                                                   • Is not subject to requirements of                  the proposed rulemaking. This action
                                                Section 12(d) of the National                           may not be challenged later in                        ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                Technology Transfer and Advancement                     proceedings to enforce its requirements.              AGENCY
                                                Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because                (See section 307(b)(2).)
                                                application of those requirements would                                                                       40 CFR Part 170
                                                                                                        List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                                be inconsistent with the CAA; and
                                                   • Does not provide EPA with the                        Environmental protection, Air                       [EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0184; FRL–9926–64]
                                                discretionary authority to address, as                  pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
                                                appropriate, disproportionate human                                                                           RIN 2070–AJ22
                                                                                                        Incorporation by reference,
                                                health or environmental effects, using                  Intergovernmental relations, Lead,
                                                practicable and legally permissible                                                                           Notification of Submission to the
                                                                                                        Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate                  Secretary of Agriculture; Pesticides;
                                                methods, under Executive Order 12898                    matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
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                                                (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).                                                                              Agricultural Worker Protection
                                                                                                        requirements, Sulfur dioxide.                         Standard Revisions
                                                   In addition, the SIP is not approved
                                                to apply on any Indian reservation land                   Dated: May 4, 2015.                                 AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                or in any other area where EPA or an                    Susan Hedman,                                         Agency (EPA).
                                                Indian tribe has demonstrated that a                    Regional Administrator, Region 5.                     ACTION: Notification of submission to
                                                tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
                                                                                                                                                              the Secretary of Agriculture.
                                                Indian country, the rule does not have                    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:


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Document Created: 2018-02-21 10:29:36
Document Modified: 2018-02-21 10:29:36
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 direct final rule will be effective July 20, 2015, unless EPA receives adverse comments by June 19, 2015. If adverse comments are received by EPA, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect.
ContactEdward Doty, Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6057, [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 28835 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Carbon Monoxide; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Lead; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Particulate Matter; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Sulfur Dioxide

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