80_FR_45012 80 FR 44868 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North Carolina: Non-Interference Demonstration for Federal Low-Reid Vapor Pressure Requirement for Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties

80 FR 44868 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North Carolina: Non-Interference Demonstration for Federal Low-Reid Vapor Pressure Requirement for Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 144 (July 28, 2015)

Page Range44868-44870
FR Document2015-18343

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the State of North Carolina's April 16, 2015, revision to its State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted through the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Air Quality (DAQ), in support of the State's request that EPA change the Federal Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements for Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties. This RVP-related SIP revision evaluates whether changing the Federal RVP requirements in these counties would interfere with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). North Carolina's April 16, 2015, RVP-related SIP revision also updates the State's maintenance plan and the associated motor vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) related to its redesignation request for the North Carolina portion of the Charlotte-Rock Hill 2008 8-hour ozone nonattainment area (Charlotte Area) to reflect the requested change in the Federal RVP requirements. EPA has determined that North Carolina's April 16, 2015, RVP-related SIP revision is consistent with the applicable provisions of the CAA.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2015-0260; FRL-9931-27-Region 4]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; North 
Carolina: Non-Interference Demonstration for Federal Low-Reid Vapor 
Pressure Requirement for Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the 
State of North Carolina's April 16, 2015, revision to its State 
Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted through the North Carolina 
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Air 
Quality (DAQ), in support of the State's request that EPA change the 
Federal Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements for Gaston and 
Mecklenburg Counties. This RVP-related SIP revision evaluates whether 
changing the Federal RVP requirements in these counties would interfere 
with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). North 
Carolina's April 16, 2015, RVP-related SIP revision also updates the 
State's maintenance plan and the associated motor vehicle emissions 
budgets (MVEBs) related to its redesignation request for the North 
Carolina portion of the Charlotte-Rock Hill 2008 8-hour ozone 
nonattainment area (Charlotte Area) to reflect the requested change in 
the Federal RVP requirements. EPA has determined that North Carolina's 
April 16, 2015, RVP-related SIP revision is consistent with the 
applicable provisions of the CAA.

DATES: This rule is effective July 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
Identification No. EPA-R04-OAR-2015-0260. All documents in the docket 
are listed on the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the 
index, some information may not be publicly available, i.e., 
Confidential Business Information 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 through www.regulations.gov or in hard 
copy at the Air Regulatory Management Section (formerly the Regulatory 
Development Section), Air Planning and Implementation Branch (formerly 
the Air Planning Branch), Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management 
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth 
Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. EPA requests that if at all 
possible, you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's 
official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Wong of the Air Regulatory 
Management Section, in the Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, 
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 
30303-8960. Mr. Wong may be reached by phone at (404) 562-8726 or via 
electronic mail at wong.richard@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What is the background for this final action?

    On May 21, 2012, EPA designated and classified areas for the 2008 
8-hour ozone NAAQS that was promulgated on March 27, 2008, as 
unclassifiable/attainment or nonattainment for the new 8-hour ozone 
NAAQS. See 77 FR 30088. The Charlotte Area was designated as 
nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS with a design value of 
0.079 ppm. On April 16, 2015, DAQ submitted a redesignation request and 
maintenance plan for the North Carolina portion of the Charlotte Area 
for EPA's approval. In that submittal, the State included a maintenance 
demonstration that estimates emissions using a 7.8 psi RVP requirement 
for Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties for the 2008 8-hour ozone 
redesignation request and maintenance plan. EPA proposed action on the 
aforementioned redesignation request and maintenance plan in a Federal 
Register document published on May 21, 2015. See 80 FR 29250. The final 
rule approving the State's redesignation request and maintenance plan 
was signed on July 17, 2015. The State, in conjunction with its request 
to redesignate the North Carolina portion of the Charlotte Area to 
attainment, is also requesting a change of the Federal RVP requirement 
from 7.8 psi to 9.0 psi.
    On April 16, 2015, to support its request for EPA to change the 
Federal RVP requirement for Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties, DAQ 
submitted a SIP revision that contains a noninterference demonstration 
that included modeling assuming 9.0 psi for RVP for Gaston and 
Mecklenburg Counties and that updates the maintenance plan submission 
and associated MVEBs for the North Carolina portion of the Charlotte 
Area. In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) published on May 21, 
2015, EPA proposed to approve the State's noninterference demonstration 
and the updates to its maintenance plan and the associated MVEBs 
related to the State's redesignation request for the North Carolina 
portion of the Charlotte Area, contingent upon EPA approval of North 
Carolina's redesignation request and maintenance plan for the North 
Carolina portion of the Charlotte Area. See 80 FR 29230. The details of 
North Carolina's submittal and the rationale for EPA's actions are 
explained in the NPR. EPA did not receive any comments on the proposed 
action.

II. Final Action

    EPA is taking final action to approve the State of North Carolina's 
noninterference demonstration, submitted on April 16, 2015, in support 
of the State's request that EPA change

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the Federal RVP requirements for Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties from 
7.8 psi to 9.0 psi. Specifically, EPA has determined that the change in 
the RVP requirements for Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties will not 
interfere with attainment or maintenance of any NAAQS or with any other 
applicable requirement of the CAA. North Carolina's April 16, 2015, SIP 
revision also updates its maintenance plan and the associated MVEBs 
related to the State's redesignation request for the North Carolina 
portion of the Charlotte Area to reflect emissions changes for the 
requested change to the Federal RVP requirements. EPA is approving 
those changes to update the maintenance plan and the MVEBs.
    EPA has determined that North Carolina's April 16, 2015, RVP-
related SIP revision is consistent with the applicable provisions of 
the CAA for the reasons provided in the NPR. EPA is not taking action 
today to remove the Federal 7.8 psi RVP requirement for Gaston and 
Mecklenburg Counties. Any such action would occur in a separate and 
subsequent rulemaking.
    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d), EPA finds that there is good 
cause for this action to become effective immediately upon publication. 
This is because a delayed effective date is unnecessary because this 
action approves a noninterference demonstration that will serve as the 
basis of a subsequent action to relieve the Area from certain CAA 
requirements that would otherwise apply to it. The immediate effective 
date for this action is authorized under both 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(1), which 
provides that rulemaking actions may become effective less than 30 days 
after publication if the rule grants or recognizes an exemption or 
relieves a restriction, and section 553(d)(3), which allows an 
effective date less than 30 days after publication as otherwise 
provided by the agency for good cause found and published with the 
rule. The purpose of the 30-day waiting period prescribed in section 
553(d) is to give affected parties a reasonable time to adjust their 
behavior and prepare before the final rule takes effect. This rule, 
however, does not create any new regulatory requirements such that 
affected parties would need time to prepare before the rule takes 
effect. Rather, this rule will serve as a basis for a subsequent action 
to relieve the Area from certain CAA requirements. For these reasons, 
EPA finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) for this action to become 
effective on the date of publication of this action.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submittal that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable 
federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in 
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices, 
provided that they meet the criteria of the 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, October 7, 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 as specified by 
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000) nor will it 
impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal 
law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and 
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by September 28, 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. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to 
enforce its requirements. See section 307(b)(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

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

    Dated: July 17, 2015.
Heather McTeer Toney,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart II--North Carolina

0
2. In Sec.  52.1770, the table in paragraph (e) is amended by adding a 
new entry ``Supplement Maintenance Plan for the Charlotte Area, NC 2008 
8-hour Ozone Maintenance Area and RVP Standard'' at the end of the 
table to read as follows:

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Sec.  52.1770  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *

                              EPA-Approved North Carolina Non-Regulatory Provisions
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                                  State effective    EPA Approval     Federal Register
            Provision                   date             date             citation             Explanation
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Supplement Maintenance Plan for        4/16/2015        7/28/2015   [insert Federal      Provides the non-
 the Charlotte Area, NC 2008 8-                                      Register citation].  interference
 hour Ozone Maintenance Area and                                                          demonstration for
 RVP Standard.                                                                            revising the Federal
                                                                                          Low-Reid Vapor
                                                                                          Pressure requirement
                                                                                          for the Charlotte
                                                                                          Area, NC.
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                                                                                               STATE OF OREGON AIR QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM—Continued
                                                                                                                                                                   State effective
                                                             SIP citation                                         Title/subject                                                         EPA approval date         Explanation
                                                                                                                                                                        date

                                                              *                         *                    *              *                                              *                     *                  *
                                                                                       Grants Pass Second 10-Year Carbon Monoxide Lim-                                  4/16/2015    7/28/2015, [Insert Federal
                                                                                          ited Maintenance Plan.                                                                       Register citation].

                                                              *                            *                           *                          *                        *                     *                  *



                                                  *      *        *       *       *                               Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR–                                maintenance plan for the North Carolina
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–18220 Filed 7–27–15; 8:45 am]                     2015–0260. All documents in the docket                         portion of the Charlotte Area for EPA’s
                                                  BILLING CODE P                                                  are listed on the www.regulations.gov                          approval. In that submittal, the State
                                                                                                                  Web site. Although listed in the index,                        included a maintenance demonstration
                                                                                                                  some information may not be publicly                           that estimates emissions using a 7.8 psi
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                        available, i.e., Confidential Business                         RVP requirement for Gaston and
                                                  AGENCY                                                          Information or other information whose                         Mecklenburg Counties for the 2008 8-
                                                                                                                  disclosure is restricted by statute.                           hour ozone redesignation request and
                                                  40 CFR Part 52                                                  Certain other material, such as                                maintenance plan. EPA proposed action
                                                  [EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0260; FRL–9931–27–                            copyrighted material, is not placed on                         on the aforementioned redesignation
                                                  Region 4]                                                       the Internet and will be publicly                              request and maintenance plan in a
                                                                                                                  available only in hard copy form.                              Federal Register document published
                                                  Approval and Promulgation of                                    Publicly available docket materials are                        on May 21, 2015. See 80 FR 29250. The
                                                  Implementation Plans; North Carolina:                           available either electronically through                        final rule approving the State’s
                                                  Non-Interference Demonstration for                              www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at                         redesignation request and maintenance
                                                  Federal Low-Reid Vapor Pressure                                 the Air Regulatory Management Section                          plan was signed on July 17, 2015. The
                                                  Requirement for Gaston and                                      (formerly the Regulatory Development                           State, in conjunction with its request to
                                                  Mecklenburg Counties                                            Section), Air Planning and                                     redesignate the North Carolina portion
                                                                                                                  Implementation Branch (formerly the                            of the Charlotte Area to attainment, is
                                                  AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                                                                                  Air Planning Branch), Air, Pesticides                          also requesting a change of the Federal
                                                  Agency.
                                                                                                                  and Toxics Management Division, U.S.                           RVP requirement from 7.8 psi to 9.0 psi.
                                                  ACTION: Final rule.                                             Environmental Protection Agency,                                  On April 16, 2015, to support its
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                         Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,                               request for EPA to change the Federal
                                                                                                                  Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. EPA                               RVP requirement for Gaston and
                                                  Agency (EPA) is approving the State of
                                                                                                                  requests that if at all possible, you                          Mecklenburg Counties, DAQ submitted
                                                  North Carolina’s April 16, 2015,
                                                                                                                  contact the person listed in the FOR                           a SIP revision that contains a
                                                  revision to its State Implementation
                                                                                                                  FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to                         noninterference demonstration that
                                                  Plan (SIP), submitted through the North
                                                                                                                  schedule your inspection. The Regional                         included modeling assuming 9.0 psi for
                                                  Carolina Department of Environment
                                                                                                                  Office’s official hours of business are                        RVP for Gaston and Mecklenburg
                                                  and Natural Resources, Division of Air
                                                                                                                  Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to                            Counties and that updates the
                                                  Quality (DAQ), in support of the State’s
                                                                                                                  4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.                         maintenance plan submission and
                                                  request that EPA change the Federal
                                                  Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                               associated MVEBs for the North
                                                  for Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties.                            Richard Wong of the Air Regulatory                             Carolina portion of the Charlotte Area.
                                                  This RVP-related SIP revision evaluates                         Management Section, in the Air                                 In a notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                  whether changing the Federal RVP                                Planning and Implementation Branch,                            (NPR) published on May 21, 2015, EPA
                                                  requirements in these counties would                            Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management                          proposed to approve the State’s
                                                  interfere with the requirements of the                          Division, U.S. Environmental Protection                        noninterference demonstration and the
                                                  Clean Air Act (CAA or Act). North                               Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street                            updates to its maintenance plan and the
                                                  Carolina’s April 16, 2015, RVP-related                          SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr.                          associated MVEBs related to the State’s
                                                  SIP revision also updates the State’s                           Wong may be reached by phone at (404)                          redesignation request for the North
                                                  maintenance plan and the associated                             562–8726 or via electronic mail at                             Carolina portion of the Charlotte Area,
                                                  motor vehicle emissions budgets                                 wong.richard@epa.gov.                                          contingent upon EPA approval of North
                                                  (MVEBs) related to its redesignation                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                     Carolina’s redesignation request and
                                                  request for the North Carolina portion of                                                                                      maintenance plan for the North Carolina
                                                                                                                  I. What is the background for this final
                                                  the Charlotte-Rock Hill 2008 8-hour                                                                                            portion of the Charlotte Area. See 80 FR
                                                                                                                  action?
                                                  ozone nonattainment area (Charlotte                                                                                            29230. The details of North Carolina’s
                                                  Area) to reflect the requested change in                           On May 21, 2012, EPA designated and                         submittal and the rationale for EPA’s
                                                  the Federal RVP requirements. EPA has                           classified areas for the 2008 8-hour                           actions are explained in the NPR. EPA
                                                  determined that North Carolina’s April                          ozone NAAQS that was promulgated on                            did not receive any comments on the
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                                                  16, 2015, RVP-related SIP revision is                           March 27, 2008, as unclassifiable/                             proposed action.
                                                  consistent with the applicable                                  attainment or nonattainment for the new
                                                                                                                  8-hour ozone NAAQS. See 77 FR 30088.                           II. Final Action
                                                  provisions of the CAA.
                                                                                                                  The Charlotte Area was designated as                              EPA is taking final action to approve
                                                  DATES: This rule is effective July 28,
                                                                                                                  nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour                              the State of North Carolina’s
                                                  2015.                                                           ozone NAAQS with a design value of                             noninterference demonstration,
                                                  ADDRESSES:   EPA has established a                              0.079 ppm. On April 16, 2015, DAQ                              submitted on April 16, 2015, in support
                                                  docket for this action under Docket                             submitted a redesignation request and                          of the State’s request that EPA change


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                                                  the Federal RVP requirements for                         III. Statutory and Executive Order                    November 9, 2000) nor will it impose
                                                  Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties from                     Reviews                                               substantial direct costs on tribal
                                                  7.8 psi to 9.0 psi. Specifically, EPA has                   Under the CAA, the Administrator is                governments or preempt tribal law.
                                                  determined that the change in the RVP                                                                             The Congressional Review Act, 5
                                                                                                           required to approve a SIP submittal that
                                                  requirements for Gaston and                                                                                    U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
                                                                                                           complies with the provisions of the Act
                                                  Mecklenburg Counties will not interfere                                                                        Business Regulatory Enforcement
                                                                                                           and applicable federal regulations. 42
                                                  with attainment or maintenance of any                                                                          Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
                                                                                                           U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus,
                                                  NAAQS or with any other applicable                                                                             that before a rule may take effect, the
                                                                                                           in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA’s
                                                  requirement of the CAA. North                                                                                  agency promulgating the rule must
                                                                                                           role is to approve state choices,
                                                  Carolina’s April 16, 2015, SIP revision                                                                        submit a rule report, which includes a
                                                                                                           provided that they meet the criteria of               copy of the rule, to each House of the
                                                  also updates its maintenance plan and                    the CAA. Accordingly, this action
                                                  the associated MVEBs related to the                                                                            Congress and to the Comptroller General
                                                                                                           merely approves state law as meeting                  of the United States. EPA will submit a
                                                  State’s redesignation request for the                    Federal requirements and does not
                                                  North Carolina portion of the Charlotte                                                                        report containing this action and other
                                                                                                           impose additional requirements beyond                 required information to the U.S. Senate,
                                                  Area to reflect emissions changes for the                those imposed by state law. For that
                                                  requested change to the Federal RVP                                                                            the U.S. House of Representatives, and
                                                                                                           reason, this action:                                  the Comptroller General of the United
                                                  requirements. EPA is approving those                        • Is not a significant regulatory action
                                                  changes to update the maintenance plan                                                                         States prior to publication of the rule in
                                                                                                           subject to review by the Office of                    the Federal Register. A major rule
                                                  and the MVEBs.                                           Management and Budget under
                                                     EPA has determined that North                                                                               cannot take effect until 60 days after it
                                                                                                           Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,                  is published in the Federal Register.
                                                  Carolina’s April 16, 2015, RVP-related                   October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
                                                  SIP revision is consistent with the                                                                            This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as
                                                                                                           January 21, 2011);                                    defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
                                                  applicable provisions of the CAA for the                    • Does not impose an information                      Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,
                                                  reasons provided in the NPR. EPA is not                  collection burden under the provisions                petitions for judicial review of this
                                                  taking action today to remove the                        of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                    action must be filed in the United States
                                                  Federal 7.8 psi RVP requirement for                      U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);                                 Court of Appeals for the appropriate
                                                  Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties. Any                        • Is certified as not having a                     circuit by September 28, 2015. Filing a
                                                  such action would occur in a separate                    significant economic impact on a                      petition for reconsideration by the
                                                  and subsequent rulemaking.                               substantial number of small entities                  Administrator of this final rule does not
                                                     In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d),                   under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5               affect the finality of this action for the
                                                  EPA finds that there is good cause for                   U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                  purposes of judicial review nor does it
                                                  this action to become effective                             • Does not contain any unfunded                    extend the time within which a petition
                                                  immediately upon publication. This is                    mandate or significantly or uniquely                  for judicial review may be filed, and
                                                  because a delayed effective date is                      affect small governments, as described                shall not postpone the effectiveness of
                                                  unnecessary because this action                          in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                   such rule or action. This action may not
                                                  approves a noninterference                               of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                              be challenged later in proceedings to
                                                  demonstration that will serve as the                        • Does not have Federalism                         enforce its requirements. See section
                                                  basis of a subsequent action to relieve                  implications as specified in Executive                307(b)(2).
                                                  the Area from certain CAA requirements                   Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, October 7,
                                                  that would otherwise apply to it. The                    1999);                                                List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                                  immediate effective date for this action                    • Is not an economically significant                 Environmental protection, Air
                                                  is authorized under both 5 U.S.C.                        regulatory action based on health or                  pollution control, Incorporation by
                                                  553(d)(1), which provides that                           safety risks subject to Executive Order               reference, Intergovernmental relations,
                                                  rulemaking actions may become                            13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                  Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
                                                  effective less than 30 days after                           • Is not a significant regulatory action           matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
                                                  publication if the rule grants or                        subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR               requirements, Volatile organic
                                                  recognizes an exemption or relieves a                    28355, May 22, 2001);                                 compounds.
                                                  restriction, and section 553(d)(3), which                   • Is not subject to requirements of
                                                                                                                                                                   Dated: July 17, 2015.
                                                  allows an effective date less than 30                    Section 12(d) of the National
                                                  days after publication as otherwise                      Technology Transfer and Advancement                   Heather McTeer Toney,
                                                  provided by the agency for good cause                    Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because              Regional Administrator, Region 4.
                                                  found and published with the rule. The                   application of those requirements would                   40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
                                                  purpose of the 30-day waiting period                     be inconsistent with the CAA; and
                                                                                                                                                                 PART 52—APPROVAL AND
                                                  prescribed in section 553(d) is to give                     • Does not provide EPA with the
                                                                                                                                                                 PROMULGATION OF
                                                  affected parties a reasonable time to                    discretionary authority to address, as
                                                                                                                                                                 IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
                                                  adjust their behavior and prepare before                 appropriate, disproportionate human
                                                  the final rule takes effect. This rule,                  health or environmental effects, using                ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52
                                                  however, does not create any new                         practicable and legally permissible                   continues to read as follows:
                                                  regulatory requirements such that                        methods, under Executive Order 12898
                                                                                                                                                                     Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                  affected parties would need time to                      (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
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                                                  prepare before the rule takes effect.                       In addition, the SIP is not approved               Subpart II—North Carolina
                                                  Rather, this rule will serve as a basis for              to apply on any Indian reservation land
                                                  a subsequent action to relieve the Area                  or in any other area where EPA or an                  ■  2. In § 52.1770, the table in paragraph
                                                  from certain CAA requirements. For                       Indian tribe has demonstrated that a                  (e) is amended by adding a new entry
                                                  these reasons, EPA finds good cause                      tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of             ‘‘Supplement Maintenance Plan for the
                                                  under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) for this action                 Indian country, the rule does not have                Charlotte Area, NC 2008 8-hour Ozone
                                                  to become effective on the date of                       tribal implications as specified by                   Maintenance Area and RVP Standard’’
                                                  publication of this action.                              Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,                   at the end of the table to read as follows:


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                                                  44870               Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 144 / Tuesday, July 28, 2015 / Rules and Regulations

                                                  § 52.1770   Identification of plan.                           (e) * * *
                                                  *      *     *       *       *

                                                                                        EPA-APPROVED NORTH CAROLINA NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS
                                                                                                           State                 EPA             Federal Register
                                                                    Provision                                                                                                            Explanation
                                                                                                       effective date        Approval date           citation


                                                           *                  *                              *                       *                         *                      *                   *
                                                  Supplement Maintenance Plan for the                    4/16/2015            7/28/2015        [insert Federal Reg-        Provides the non-interference demonstra-
                                                    Charlotte Area, NC 2008 8-hour Ozone                                                          ister citation].           tion for revising the Federal Low-Reid
                                                    Maintenance Area and RVP Standard.                                                                                       Vapor Pressure requirement for the
                                                                                                                                                                             Charlotte Area, NC.



                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–18343 Filed 7–27–15; 8:45 am]                 Instructions: Direct your comments to                the Environmental Protection Agency,
                                                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                   Docket ID No. EPA–R07–OAR–2015–                         Air Planning and Development Branch,
                                                                                                           0357. EPA’s policy is that all comments                 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa,
                                                                                                           received will be included in the public                 Kansas 66219. The Regional Office’s
                                                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                 docket without change and may be                        official hours of business are Monday
                                                  AGENCY                                                   made available online at                                through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
                                                                                                           www.regulations.gov, including any                      excluding legal holidays. The interested
                                                  40 CFR Part 52                                           personal information provided, unless                   persons wanting to examine these
                                                  [EPA–R07–OAR–2015–0357; FRL–9931–33-                     the comment includes information                        documents should make an
                                                  Region 7]                                                claimed to be Confidential Business                     appointment with the office at least 24
                                                                                                           Information (CBI) or other information                  hours in advance.
                                                  Approval and Promulgation of Air                         whose disclosure is restricted by statute.              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Quality Implementation Plans; State of                   Do not submit through                                   Heather Hamilton, Environmental
                                                  Iowa; Revisions to Linn County Air                       www.regulations.gov or email                            Protection Agency, Air Planning and
                                                  Quality Ordinance                                        information that you consider to be CBI                 Development Branch, 11201 Renner
                                                  AGENCY: Environmental Protection                         or otherwise protected. The                             Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, at
                                                  Agency (EPA).                                            www.regulations.gov Web site is an                      913–551–7039, or by email at
                                                                                                           ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which                      Hamilton.heather@epa.gov.
                                                  ACTION: Direct final rule.
                                                                                                           means EPA will not know your identity                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection                 or contact information unless you                       Throughout this document ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’
                                                  Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to                   provide it in the body of your comment.                 or ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. This section
                                                  the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for                  If you send an email comment directly                   provides additional information by
                                                  the State of Iowa. The purpose of these                  to EPA without going through                            addressing the following:
                                                  revisions is to update the Linn County                   www.regulations.gov, your email                         I. What is being addressed in this document?
                                                  Air Quality Ordinance, Chapter 10.                       address will be automatically captured                  II. Have the requirements for approval of a
                                                  These revisions reflect updates to the                   and included as part of the comment                          SIP Revision been met?
                                                  Iowa statewide rules previously                          that is placed in the public docket and                 III. What action is EPA taking?
                                                  approved by EPA and will ensure                          made available on the Internet. If you                  IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
                                                  consistency between the applicable                       submit an electronic comment, EPA
                                                  local agency rules and Federally-                        recommends that you include your                        I. What is being addressed in this
                                                  approved rules.                                          name and other contact information in                   document?
                                                  DATES: This direct final rule will be                    the body of your comment and with any                      The State of Iowa has requested EPA
                                                  effective September 28, 2015, without                    disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA                       approval of revisions to the local
                                                  further notice, unless EPA receives                      cannot read your comment due to                         agency’s rules and regulations, Linn
                                                  adverse comment by August 27, 2015. If                   technical difficulties and cannot contact               County Air Quality Ordinance, Chapter
                                                  EPA receives adverse comment, we will                    you for clarification, EPA may not be                   10, as a revision to the SIP. In order for
                                                  publish a timely withdrawal of the                       able to consider your comment.                          the local program’s ‘‘Air Quality
                                                  direct final rule in the Federal Register                Electronic files should avoid the use of                Ordinance’’ to be incorporated into the
                                                  informing the public that the rule will                  special characters, any form of                         Federally-enforceable SIP, on behalf of
                                                  not take effect.                                         encryption, and be free of any defects or               the local agency, the state must submit
                                                  ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                         viruses.                                                the formally adopted regulations and
                                                  identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07–                        Docket: All documents in the docket                  control strategies, which are consistent
                                                  OAR–2015–0357, by one of the                             are listed in the www.regulations.gov                   with the state and Federal requirements,
                                                  following methods:                                       index. Although listed in the index,                    to EPA for inclusion in the SIP. The
                                                     1. www.regulations.gov. Follow the                    some information is not publicly                        regulation adoption process generally
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                                                  on-line instructions for submitting                      available, i.e., CBI or other information               includes public notice, a public
                                                  comments.                                                whose disclosure is restricted by statute.              comment period and a public hearing,
                                                     2. Email: Hamilton.heather@epa.gov.                   Certain other material, such as                         and formal adoption of the rule by the
                                                     3. Mail or Hand Delivery: Heather                     copyrighted material, will be publicly                  state authorized rulemaking body. In
                                                  Hamilton, Environmental Protection                       available only in hard copy form.                       this case, that rulemaking body is the
                                                  Agency, Air Planning and Development                     Publicly available docket materials are                 local agency. After the local agency
                                                  Branch, 11201 Renner Boulevard,                          available either electronically in                      formally adopts the rule, the local
                                                  Lenexa, Kansas 66219.                                    www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at                  agency submits the rulemaking to the


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Document Created: 2018-02-23 09:28:10
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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
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis rule is effective July 28, 2015.
ContactRichard Wong of the Air Regulatory Management Section, in the Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Mr. Wong may be reached by phone at (404) 562-8726 or via electronic mail at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 44868 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Particulate Matter; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Volatile Organic Compounds

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