80_FR_45212 80 FR 45067 - Air Quality Designations for the 2006 24-hour Fine Particle National Ambient Air Quality Standards (2006 24-hour PM2.5

80 FR 45067 - Air Quality Designations for the 2006 24-hour Fine Particle National Ambient Air Quality Standards (2006 24-hour PM2.5

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 145 (July 29, 2015)

Page Range45067-45073
FR Document2015-18532

Pursuant to its authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promulgating this final action to make technical amendments to address several minor, inadvertent and nonsubstantive errors in the regulatory text establishing the air quality designations for the 2006 24-hour fine particle (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), 1997 annual PM<INF>2.5</INF> NAAQS, and 1987 annual coarse particle (PM<INF>10</INF>) NAAQS. Consistent with the EPA's interpretation of the good cause exemption provisions outlined in the Administrative Procedure Act, this action is being taken without notice and comment. The states to which these amendments apply are New York and West Virginia.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 81

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0359; FRL-9929-97-OAR]
RIN 2060-AR95


Air Quality Designations for the 2006 24-hour Fine Particle 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (2006 24-hour PM2.5 
NAAQS), 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS, and 1987 Annual Coarse 
Particle (PM10) NAAQS; Technical Amendments to Inadvertent 
Errors

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to its authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promulgating this final action 
to make technical amendments to address several minor, inadvertent and 
nonsubstantive errors in the regulatory text establishing the air 
quality designations for the 2006 24-hour fine particle 
(PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), 1997 
annual PM2.5 NAAQS, and 1987 annual coarse particle 
(PM10) NAAQS. Consistent with the EPA's interpretation of 
the good cause exemption provisions outlined in the Administrative 
Procedure Act, this action is being taken without notice and comment. 
The states to which these amendments apply are New York and West 
Virginia.

DATES: The effective date of these technical amendments is August 28, 
2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions concerning this 
action, please contact Andy Chang, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards, Air Quality Planning Division, C539-04, 
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-2416, email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

    The following is an outline of the preamble.

I. What is the good cause exemption, and why is the EPA using it?
II. What is the purpose of this action?
III. What are the technical amendments to inadvertent errors in 
prior designations?
    A. Technical Amendments Concerning Designations for the 2006 24-
hour PM2.5 NAAQS
    B. Technical Amendments Concerning Designations for the 1997 
Annual PM2.5 NAAQS
    C. Technical Amendments Concerning Designations for the 1987 
Annual PM10 NAAQS
IV. Environmental Justice Considerations
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
    A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and 
Executive Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
    B. Paperwork Reduction Act
    C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
    D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)
    E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
    F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination with 
Indian Tribal Governments
    G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children from 
Environmental Health and Safety Risks
    H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect 
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
    I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)
    J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income 
Populations
    K. Congressional Review Act
    L. Judicial Review

I. What is the good cause exemption, and why is the EPA using it?

    Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(3)(B), provides that, when an agency for good cause finds that 
public notice and comment procedures are impracticable, unnecessary, or 
contrary to the public interest, the agency may issue a rule without 
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. The EPA has 
determined that there is good cause for making this rule final without 
prior proposal and opportunity for comment because such notice and 
opportunity for comment is unnecessary. In this action, we are amending 
40 CFR part 81, which contains the tables of area designations and 
boundaries for each NAAQS. Notice

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and comment is unnecessary because the corrections made in this 
document were already the subject of prior notice and comment 
rulemakings; this action merely makes corrections to the tables in 
order to correctly align the information in the tables with those prior 
rulemakings.

II. What is the purpose of this action?

    Whenever the EPA establishes a new NAAQS, section 107(d) of the CAA 
requires the EPA to designate all areas of the country as meeting or 
not meeting the new NAAQS, or as unclassifiable where available 
information does not support a determination whether an area is meeting 
the NAAQS. The area designations and boundaries for each NAAQS are set 
forth in tables at 40 CFR part 81.
    This action makes technical amendments to minor, inadvertent and 
nonsubstantive errors in the 40 CFR part 81 regulatory text concerning 
the air quality designations for certain areas in two states for the 
2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS, 1997 annual PM2.5 
NAAQS, and 1987 annual PM10 NAAQS. The states to which these 
technical amendments apply are New York and West Virginia.
    Documents related to the affected designations are available in the 
following dockets: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0562 (2006 24-hour 
PM2.5 NAAQS), Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0061 (1997 
annual PM2.5 NAAQS), and Public Docket No. A-92-22 (1987 
annual PM10 NAAQS). All documents in the dockets except for 
those for related to designations for the 1987 PM10 NAAQS, 
i.e., Public Docket No. A-92-22, are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. All materials for Public Docket No. A-92-22 
are located at the EPA Docket Center. In addition, the EPA has 
established a Web site for these rulemakings at: http://www.epa.gov/pmdesignations/ and http://www.epa.gov/airquality/greenbook/pindex.html. These Web sites include the EPA's final PM2.5 
and PM10 designations, as well as state and tribal initial 
recommendation letters, the EPA's modification letters, technical 
support documents, responses to comments and other related technical 
information.
    A discussion of these inadvertent errors and associated corrections 
follows in the next section. The revisions to the regulatory text, 
specifically as codified in 40 CFR part 81, are provided at the end of 
this preamble.

III. What are the technical amendments to inadvertent errors in prior 
designations?

A. Technical Amendments Concerning Designations for the 2006 24-hour 
PM2.5 NAAQS

    The EPA published its air quality designations for the 2006 24-hour 
PM2.5 NAAQS on November 13, 2009 (74 FR 58688). In that 
action, two areas in West Virginia were designated as nonattainment for 
this NAAQS: Charleston, West Virginia (consisting of Kanawha County and 
Putnam County) and the Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-West Virginia area 
(consisting of Brooke County and Hancock County in West Virginia and 
Jefferson County in Ohio). The EPA finalized approval of West 
Virginia's request to redesignate the Charleston, West Virginia area to 
attainment on March 31, 2014 (79 FR 17884), and finalized approval of 
West Virginia's request to redesignate the state's portion of the 
Steubenville-Weirton area to attainment on March 18, 2014 (79 FR 
15019). Both of these final actions correctly revised West Virginia's 
entries in 40 CFR 81.349 to reflect that the areas are in attainment 
for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. However, a subsequent 
rulemaking finalized in the Federal Register on June 2, 2014, by the 
EPA titled, ``Identification of Nonattainment Classifications and 
Deadlines for Submission of State Implementation Plan (SIP) Provisions 
for the 1997 Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air 
Quality Standard (NAAQS) and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS'' (79 FR 
31566) inadvertently and erroneously recodified the Charleston, West 
Virginia area and the West Virginia portion of the Steubenville-
Weirton, Ohio-West Virginia area as nonattainment for the 2006 24-hour 
PM2.5 NAAQS. In this rulemaking, the EPA is correcting the 
40 CFR 81.349 table for West Virginia with respect to the 2006 24-hour 
PM2.5 NAAQS to reflect that both areas within West Virginia 
have been redesignated to attainment, consistent with our previous 
March 18, 2014, and March 31, 2014, final rulemakings.

B. Technical Amendments Concerning Designations for the 1997 Annual 
PM2.5 NAAQS

    The EPA published its air quality designations for the 1997 annual 
PM2.5 NAAQS on January 5, 2005 (70 FR 944). In this action, 
two areas in West Virginia were designated as nonattainment for this 
NAAQS: Charleston, West Virginia (consisting of Kanawha County and 
Putnam County) and the Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-West Virginia area 
(consisting of Brooke County and Hancock County in West Virginia and 
Jefferson County in Ohio). The EPA finalized approval of West 
Virginia's request to redesignate the Charleston, West Virginia area to 
attainment on March 31, 2014 (79 FR 17884), and finalized approval of 
West Virginia's request to redesignate the state's portion of the 
Steubenville-Weirton area to attainment on March 18, 2014 (79 FR 
15019). Both of these final actions correctly revised West Virginia's 
entries in 40 CFR 81.349 to reflect that the areas are in attainment 
for the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS. However, a subsequent 
rulemaking finalized in the Federal Register on June 2, 2014, by the 
EPA titled, ``Identification of Nonattainment Classifications and 
Deadlines for Submission of State Implementation Plan (SIP) Provisions 
for the 1997 Fine Particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air 
Quality Standard (NAAQS) and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS'' (79 FR 
31566) inadvertently and erroneously recodified the Charleston, West 
Virginia area and the West Virginia portion of the Steubenville-
Weirton, Ohio-West Virginia area as nonattainment for the 1997 annual 
PM2.5 NAAQS. In this rulemaking, the EPA is correcting the 
40 CFR 81.349 table for West Virginia with respect to the 1997 annual 
PM2.5 NAAQS to reflect that both areas within West Virginia 
have been redesignated to attainment consistent with our previous March 
18, 2014, and March 31, 2014, final rulemakings.

C. Technical Amendments Concerning Designations for the 1987 Annual 
PM10 NAAQS

    The EPA redesignated New York County, New York as nonattainment for 
the 1987 annual PM10 NAAQS on January 20, 1994 (58 FR 
67334).\1\ However, the 40 CFR part 81 table for the state is unclear 
as to which 1987 PM10 NAAQS the nonattainment designation 
applies to, specifically because at the time of the January 20, 1994, 
designation, there were two forms of the NAAQS. The 1987 
PM10 NAAQS included an annual standard of 50 micrograms per 
cubic meter (annual arithmetic mean averaged over 3 years) and a 24-
hour standard of 150 micrograms per cubic meter (not to be exceeded 
more than once per year on average over a 3-year period). The 40 CFR 
part 81 table for PM10 does not distinguish between the two 
forms of the NAAQS, and therefore New York

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County is codified as nonattainment for a non-specified, i.e., 
ambiguous form of the standard.
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    \1\ This area was originally designated as unclassifiable for 
the annual PM10 NAAQS by operation of law.
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    The EPA has confirmed that the Madison Avenue monitor in New York 
County (Air Quality Systems (AQS) Site ID 36-061-0077) recorded 
violations of the 1987 annual PM10 NAAQS and was the basis 
for the county's nonattainment designation for this NAAQS. This monitor 
continued to serve as the county's design value monitor until 1998; at 
this time the monitor underwent modifications that made it no longer 
valid for comparison to the NAAQS, i.e., it no longer met the siting 
criteria for a Federal Reference Method (FRM) monitor. As a result, 
decisions regarding PM10 air quality since 1998 have been 
informed by ambient air quality data collected at other FRM monitoring 
sites in New York County, including the Post Office site (AQS ID 36-
061-0062). None of the monitors in New York County have recorded 
violations of the annual PM10 NAAQS since 1998, and no 
violations of the 24-hour PM10 NAAQS have ever been recorded 
in the county. On December 2, 2013, the EPA finalized a clean data 
determination in the Federal Register for New York County (78 FR 
72032), which determined that even though the annual form of the 1987 
PM10 NAAQS had been revoked on October 17, 2006 (71 FR 
61144), ambient air quality data collected in New York County indicated 
that this NAAQS had been attained. To clarify, New York County was 
designated as nonattainment for the 1987 annual PM10 NAAQS 
only; the area received a clean data determination from the EPA for the 
1987 annual PM10 NAAQS; and the Agency has revoked the 1987 
annual PM10 NAAQS. Therefore, the EPA is revising and 
clarifying the table for the PM10 NAAQS for the state to 
reflect the form of the standard, i.e., the annual PM10 
NAAQS, for which New York County was designated as nonattainment, and 
to reflect that that standard has been revoked.

IV. Environmental Justice Considerations

    When the EPA establishes a new NAAQS, section 107(d) of the CAA 
requires the EPA to designate all areas of the country as meeting or 
not meeting the new NAAQS, or as unclassifiable where available 
information does not support a determination whether an area is meeting 
the NAAQS. The area designations and boundaries for each NAAQS are set 
forth in tables at 40 CFR part 81.This action makes technical 
amendments to minor, inadvertent and nonsubstantive errors in the 40 
CFR part 81 regulatory text concerning the air quality designations for 
certain areas in two states for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 
NAAQS, 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS, and 1987 annual 
PM10 NAAQS. The amendments apply to the states of New York 
and West Virginia. This action continues to protect all those residing, 
working, attending school or otherwise present in those areas 
regardless of minority and economic status.

V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive 
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review

    This action makes technical amendments to correct minor, 
inadvertent and nonsubstantive errors in prior area designations. This 
type of action is exempt from review under Executive Orders 12866 (58 
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011).

B. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This action does not impose an information collection burden under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). This action corrects minor, 
inadvertent and nonsubstantive errors in prior area designations and 
does not require any party to perform an information collection.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) generally requires an agency 
to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis of any rule subject to 
notice and comment rulemaking requirements under the Administrative 
Procedure Act or any other statute unless the agency certifies that the 
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses, 
small organizations and small governmental jurisdictions. For purposes 
of assessing the impacts of this rule on small entities, small entity 
is defined as: (1) A small business as defined by the Small Business 
Administration's regulations at 13 CFR 121.201; (2) a small 
governmental jurisdiction that is a government of a city, county, town, 
school district or special district with a population of less than 
50,000; and (3) a small organization that is any not-for-profit 
enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not 
dominant in its field.
    Because the EPA has made a good cause finding that this action is 
not subject to notice and comment requirements under the Administrative 
Procedure Act or any other statute as indicated in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section above, it is not subject to the regulatory 
flexibility provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA)

    This action contains no federal mandate under the provisions of 
Title II of the UMRA of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531-1538 for state, local or 
tribal governments or the private sector. The action does not impose an 
enforceable duty on any state, local or tribal governments or the 
private sector. Therefore, this action is not subject to the 
requirements of sections 202 and 205 of the UMRA.
    This action is also not subject to the requirements of section 203 
of UMRA because it contains no regulatory requirements that might 
significantly or uniquely affect small governments. This action 
corrects minor, inadvertent and nonsubstantive errors in prior area 
designations.

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

    This action does not have federalism implications. It will not have 
substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between 
the national government and the states, or on the distribution of power 
and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as 
specified in Executive Order 13132. This action makes technical 
amendments to correct minor, inadvertent and nonsubstantive errors in 
prior area designations. Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not apply to 
this action.

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and Coordination With Indian 
Tribal Governments

    This action does not have tribal implications, as specified in 
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action only 
makes technical amendments to correct minor, inadvertent and 
nonsubstantive errors in prior area designations or redesignations. 
None of these technical amendments has a substantial direct effect on 
any tribal land; thus, Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this 
action.

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of Children From Environmental 
Health and Safety Risks

    The EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 
1997) as applying only to those regulatory

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actions that concern health or safety risks, such that the analysis 
required under section 5-501 of the Executive Order has the potential 
to influence the regulation. This action is not subject to Executive 
Order 13045 because it does not establish an environmental standard 
intended to mitigate health or safety risks.

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution or Use

    This action is not subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355 
(May 22, 2001)), because it is not a significant regulatory action 
under Executive Order 12866.

I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA)

    Section 12(d) of the NTTAA of 1995, Public Law 104-113, section 
12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272 note) directs the EPA to use voluntary consensus 
standards (VCS) in its regulatory activities unless to do so would be 
inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impracticable. VCS are 
technical standards (e.g., materials specifications, test methods, 
sampling procedures and business practices) that are developed or 
adopted by VCS bodies. The NTTAA directs the EPA to provide Congress, 
through the Office of Management and Budget, explanations when the 
agency decides not to use available and applicable VCS. This action 
does not involve technical standards. Therefore, the EPA did not 
consider the use of any VCS.

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions To Address Environmental 
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations

    Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629 (Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes 
federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision 
directs federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and 
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission 
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high 
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs, 
policies and activities on minority populations and low-income 
populations in the U.S.
    The EPA has determined that this rule will not have 
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental 
effects on minority or low-income populations because it does not 
affect the level of protection provided to human health or the 
environment. This action makes technical amendments to correct minor, 
inadvertent, nonsubstantive errors in the designations for certain 
areas. The results are also contained in section IV titled, 
``Environmental Justice Considerations'' of this preamble.

K. Congressional Review Act

    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. The EPA will submit a report containing this rule 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. However, section 808 allows the issuing agency to make a rule 
effective sooner than otherwise provided by the CRA if the agency makes 
a good cause finding that notice and public procedure is impracticable, 
unnecessary or contrary to the public interest. This determination must 
be supported by a brief statement. 5 U.S.C. 808(2). As stated 
previously, the EPA had made such a good cause finding, including the 
reasons therefore, and established an effective date of August 28, 
2015. These technical amendments to inadvertent errors do not 
constitute a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

L. Judicial Review

    In the final actions designating areas for the PM10 
NAAQS, the EPA determined that the actions were ``nationally 
applicable'' within the meaning of CAA section 307(b)(1). Likewise, the 
EPA also determined that the final action identifying nonattainment 
classifications and deadlines for SIP provisions for the 1997 annual 
PM2.5 NAAQS and 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS was 
nationally applicable. Because this action is making corrections to 
those nationally applicable rules, we are determining that this action 
is also nationally applicable within the meaning of section 307(b)(1). 
Thus, petitions for review of this final action must be filed in the 
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Section 
307(b)(1) requires such petitions to be filed within 60 days from the 
date the final action is published in the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National parks, 
Wilderness areas.

    Dated: July 21, 2015.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 40 CFR part 81 is 
amended as follows:

PART 81--DESIGNATION OF AREAS FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING PURPOSES

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1. The authority citation for part 81 continues to read as follows:

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

Subpart C--Section 107 Attainment Status Designations

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2. Section 81.333 is amended by revising the table titled ``New York--
PM-10'' to read as follows:


Sec.  81.333  New York.

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                                                 New York--PM-10
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                                              Designation                             Classification
        Designated area        ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Date                 Type                Date                 Type
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New York County...............         1/20/94  Nonattainment \1\......         1/20/94  Moderate.
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\1\This designation applied only to the annual form of the PM10 NAAQS. The annual PM10 NAAQS was revoked for all
  areas of the state on October 17, 2006.

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3. Section 81.349 is amended by revising the tables titled ``West 
Virginia--1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS''

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and ``West Virginia--2006 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS'' to read as 
follows:


Sec.  81.349  West Virginia.

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                                                         West Virginia--1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS
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                                                                Designation                                            Classification
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                                           Date \1\                        Type                              Date \2\                     Type
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Charleston, WV:
    Kanawha County....................         3/31/14  Attainment.
    Putnam County.....................         3/31/14  Attainment.
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH:
    Cabell County.....................        12/28/12  Attainment.
    Mason County (part)...............        12/28/12  Attainment.
        Graham Tax District...........
    Wayne County......................        12/28/12  Attainment.
Martinsburg, WV-Hagerstown, MD:
    Berkeley County...................        11/25/14  Attainment.
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH:
    Pleasants County (part)...........         9/12/13  Attainment.
        Tax District of Grant.........
    Wood County.......................         9/12/13  Attainment.
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV:
    Brooke County.....................         3/18/14  Attainment.
    Hancock County....................         3/18/14  Attainment.
Wheeling, WV-OH:
    Marshall County...................         9/30/13  Attainment.
    Ohio County.......................         9/30/13  Attainment.
Rest of State:
    Barbour County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Boone County......................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Braxton County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Calhoun County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Clay County.......................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Doddridge County..................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Fayette County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Gilmer County.....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Grant County......................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Greenbrier County.................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Hampshire County..................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Hardy County......................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Harrison County...................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Jackson County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Jefferson County..................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Lewis County......................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Lincoln County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Logan County......................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    McDowell County...................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Marion County.....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Mason County (remainder)..........  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Mercer County.....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Mineral County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Mingo County......................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Monongalia County.................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Monroe County.....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Morgan County.....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Nicholas County...................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Pendleton County..................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Pleasants County (remainder)......  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Pocahontas County.................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Preston County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Raleigh County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Randolph County...................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Ritchie County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Roane County......................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Summers County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Taylor County.....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Tucker County.....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Tyler County......................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Upshur County.....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Webster County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Wetzel County.....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Wirt County.......................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.

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    Wyoming County....................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
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\a\ Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
\1\ This date is 90 days after January 5, 2005, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ This date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

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                                     West Virginia--2006 24-Hour PM2.5 NAAQS
                                             [Primary and secondary]
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                                                     Designation                            Classification
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      Designated area \a\                                                              Date
                                    Date \1\                     Type                   \2\          Type
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Charleston, WV:
    Kanawha County.............         3/31/14  Attainment.
    Putnam County..............         3/31/14  Attainment.
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV:
    Brooke County..............         3/18/14  Attainment.
    Hancock County.............         3/18/14  Attainment.
Rest of State:
    Barbour County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Berkeley County............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Boone County...............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Braxton County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Cabell County..............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Calhoun County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Clay County................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Doddridge County...........  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Fayette County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Gilmer County..............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Grant County...............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Greenbrier County..........  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Hampshire County...........  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Hardy County...............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Harrison County............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Jackson County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Jefferson County...........  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Lewis County...............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Lincoln County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Logan County...............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    McDowell County............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Marion County..............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Marshall County............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Mason County...............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Mercer County..............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Mineral County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Mingo County...............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Monongalia County..........  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Monroe County..............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Morgan County..............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Nicholas County............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Ohio County................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Pendleton County...........  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Pleasants County...........  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Pocahontas County..........  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Preston County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Raleigh County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Randolph County............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Ritchie County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Roane County...............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Summers County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Taylor County..............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Tucker County..............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Tyler County...............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Upshur County..............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Wayne County...............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.

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    Webster County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Wetzel County..............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Wirt County................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Wood County................  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
    Wyoming County.............  ..............  Unclassifiable/Attainment.
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\a\ Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
\1\ This date is 30 days after November 13, 2009, unless otherwise noted.
\2\ This date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted.

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                                                ■ 11. In § 265.7, revise the section                     be deemed to have been received no                    Standards, Air Quality Planning
                                                heading and paragraphs (a)(1) and (2) to                 later than 10 days after the request is               Division, C539–04, Research Triangle
                                                read as follows:                                         first received by a FOIA RSC. If a                    Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541–
                                                                                                         request seeks records maintained at two               2416, email at chang.andy@epa.gov.
                                                § 265.7 Procedure for submitting a FOIA
                                                                                                         or more facilities, the custodian shall be            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                request.
                                                                                                         deemed to be the next senior common
                                                   (a) Submission of requests—(1) Form                   supervisor of the heads of the facilities,            Table of Contents
                                                and content of request. To permit                        e.g., district manager, area vice
                                                expeditious handling and timely                                                                                  The following is an outline of the
                                                                                                         president. The Records Office is deemed               preamble.
                                                response in accordance with the
                                                                                                         to be the custodian, for purposes of this             I. What is the good cause exemption, and
                                                provisions of this part, a request to
                                                                                                         part, in all instances in which a request                   why is the EPA using it?
                                                inspect or to obtain a copy of an
                                                                                                         is for a listing of postal employees. See             II. What is the purpose of this action?
                                                identifiable Postal Service record must
                                                                                                         paragraph (a)(6) of § 265.6.                          III. What are the technical amendments to
                                                be in writing and bear the caption
                                                                                                         *      *      *     *    *                                  inadvertent errors in prior designations?
                                                ‘‘Freedom of Information Act Request’’                                                                            A. Technical Amendments Concerning
                                                or otherwise be clearly and prominently                  Stanley F. Mires,                                           Designations for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5
                                                identified as a request for records                      Attorney, Federal Compliance.                               NAAQS
                                                pursuant to the Freedom of Information                   [FR Doc. 2015–18557 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am]              B. Technical Amendments Concerning
                                                Act. A request must be clearly and                                                                                   Designations for the 1997 Annual PM2.5
                                                                                                         BILLING CODE 7710–12–P
                                                prominently identified as such on the                                                                                NAAQS
                                                envelope or other cover. Requests for                                                                             C. Technical Amendments Concerning
                                                records, submitted by the public that are                                                                            Designations for the 1987 Annual PM10
                                                not labeled as Freedom of Information                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                    NAAQS
                                                                                                         AGENCY                                                IV. Environmental Justice Considerations
                                                Act requests will be handled as FOIA
                                                                                                                                                               V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
                                                requests when received by the                                                                                     A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
                                                                                                         40 CFR Part 81
                                                appropriate Requester Service Center in                                                                              Planning and Review and Executive
                                                accordance with paragraph (b) of this                    [EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0359; FRL–9929–97–                         Order 13563: Improving Regulation and
                                                section, but they may be delayed in                      OAR]                                                        Regulatory Review
                                                reaching the appropriate Requester                       RIN 2060–AR95                                            B. Paperwork Reduction Act
                                                Service Center. A Freedom of                                                                                      C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                                Information Act request must identify                    Air Quality Designations for the 2006                    D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
                                                the record sought as completely as                       24-hour Fine Particle National Ambient                      (UMRA)
                                                possible, by name, description, or                                                                                E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
                                                                                                         Air Quality Standards (2006 24-hour                      F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
                                                subject matter, and be sufficient to                     PM2.5 NAAQS), 1997 Annual PM2.5                             and Coordination with Indian Tribal
                                                permit the custodian to locate it with a                 NAAQS, and 1987 Annual Coarse                               Governments
                                                reasonable amount of effort. The request                 Particle (PM10) NAAQS; Technical                         G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
                                                may state the maximum amount of fees                     Amendments to Inadvertent Errors                            Children from Environmental Health and
                                                for which the requester is willing to                                                                                Safety Risks
                                                accept liability without prior notice. See               AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                        H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That
                                                paragraph (f)(2) of § 265.8. If no amount                Agency.                                                     Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
                                                is stated, the requester will be deemed                  ACTION: Final rule.                                         Distribution, or Use
                                                willing to accept liability for fees not to                                                                       I. National Technology Transfer and
                                                                                                         SUMMARY:   Pursuant to its authority                        Advancement Act (NTTAA)
                                                exceed $25.
                                                   (2) To whom submitted. A request                      under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the                       J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions
                                                must be submitted to the appropriate                     Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)                       to Address Environmental Justice in
                                                                                                         is promulgating this final action to make                   Minority Populations and Low-Income
                                                Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)                                                                                    Populations
                                                Requester Service Center (RSC). If the                   technical amendments to address
                                                                                                         several minor, inadvertent and                           K. Congressional Review Act
                                                FOIA RSC is not known, an inquiry                                                                                 L. Judicial Review
                                                should be directed to the FOIA                           nonsubstantive errors in the regulatory
                                                Requester Service Center, Privacy and                    text establishing the air quality                     I. What is the good cause exemption,
                                                Records Office, U.S. Postal Service, 475                 designations for the 2006 24-hour fine                and why is the EPA using it?
                                                L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC                       particle (PM2.5) National Ambient Air                    Section 553(b)(3)(B) of the
                                                20260, telephone (202) 268–2608. The                     Quality Standards (NAAQS), 1997                       Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.
                                                FOIA RSC will either process the                         annual PM2.5 NAAQS, and 1987 annual                   553(b)(3)(B), provides that, when an
                                                request or refer the request to the                      coarse particle (PM10) NAAQS.                         agency for good cause finds that public
                                                appropriate component or records                         Consistent with the EPA’s interpretation              notice and comment procedures are
                                                custodians. The FOIA RSC will advise                     of the good cause exemption provisions                impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
                                                the requester of any such referral. A                    outlined in the Administrative                        to the public interest, the agency may
                                                request that is not initially submitted to               Procedure Act, this action is being taken             issue a rule without providing notice
                                                the appropriate FOIA RSC will be                         without notice and comment. The states                and an opportunity for public comment.
                                                deemed to have been received by the                      to which these amendments apply are                   The EPA has determined that there is
                                                Postal Service for purposes of                           New York and West Virginia.                           good cause for making this rule final
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                                                computing the time for response in                       DATES: The effective date of these                    without prior proposal and opportunity
                                                accordance with paragraph (b) of this                    technical amendments is August 28,                    for comment because such notice and
                                                section at the time that it is actually                  2015.                                                 opportunity for comment is
                                                received by the appropriate FOIA RSC                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  unnecessary. In this action, we are
                                                or at the time the request is referred to                general questions concerning this                     amending 40 CFR part 81, which
                                                the appropriate records custodians by a                  action, please contact Andy Chang, U.S.               contains the tables of area designations
                                                FOIA RSC, but in any case a request will                 EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and               and boundaries for each NAAQS. Notice


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                                                and comment is unnecessary because                       III. What are the technical amendments                West Virginia area (consisting of Brooke
                                                the corrections made in this document                    to inadvertent errors in prior                        County and Hancock County in West
                                                were already the subject of prior notice                 designations?                                         Virginia and Jefferson County in Ohio).
                                                and comment rulemakings; this action                                                                           The EPA finalized approval of West
                                                                                                         A. Technical Amendments Concerning
                                                merely makes corrections to the tables                                                                         Virginia’s request to redesignate the
                                                                                                         Designations for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5
                                                in order to correctly align the                                                                                Charleston, West Virginia area to
                                                                                                         NAAQS
                                                information in the tables with those                                                                           attainment on March 31, 2014 (79 FR
                                                prior rulemakings.                                          The EPA published its air quality                  17884), and finalized approval of West
                                                                                                         designations for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5               Virginia’s request to redesignate the
                                                II. What is the purpose of this action?                  NAAQS on November 13, 2009 (74 FR                     state’s portion of the Steubenville-
                                                                                                         58688). In that action, two areas in West             Weirton area to attainment on March 18,
                                                   Whenever the EPA establishes a new                    Virginia were designated as                           2014 (79 FR 15019). Both of these final
                                                NAAQS, section 107(d) of the CAA                         nonattainment for this NAAQS:                         actions correctly revised West Virginia’s
                                                requires the EPA to designate all areas                  Charleston, West Virginia (consisting of              entries in 40 CFR 81.349 to reflect that
                                                of the country as meeting or not meeting                 Kanawha County and Putnam County)                     the areas are in attainment for the 1997
                                                the new NAAQS, or as unclassifiable                      and the Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-                   annual PM2.5 NAAQS. However, a
                                                where available information does not                     West Virginia area (consisting of Brooke              subsequent rulemaking finalized in the
                                                support a determination whether an                       County and Hancock County in West                     Federal Register on June 2, 2014, by the
                                                area is meeting the NAAQS. The area                      Virginia and Jefferson County in Ohio).               EPA titled, ‘‘Identification of
                                                designations and boundaries for each                     The EPA finalized approval of West                    Nonattainment Classifications and
                                                NAAQS are set forth in tables at 40 CFR                  Virginia’s request to redesignate the                 Deadlines for Submission of State
                                                part 81.                                                 Charleston, West Virginia area to                     Implementation Plan (SIP) Provisions
                                                   This action makes technical                           attainment on March 31, 2014 (79 FR                   for the 1997 Fine Particle (PM2.5)
                                                amendments to minor, inadvertent and                     17884), and finalized approval of West                National Ambient Air Quality Standard
                                                nonsubstantive errors in the 40 CFR part                 Virginia’s request to redesignate the                 (NAAQS) and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS’’ (79
                                                81 regulatory text concerning the air                    state’s portion of the Steubenville-                  FR 31566) inadvertently and
                                                                                                         Weirton area to attainment on March 18,               erroneously recodified the Charleston,
                                                quality designations for certain areas in
                                                                                                         2014 (79 FR 15019). Both of these final               West Virginia area and the West
                                                two states for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5
                                                                                                         actions correctly revised West Virginia’s             Virginia portion of the Steubenville-
                                                NAAQS, 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS,
                                                                                                         entries in 40 CFR 81.349 to reflect that              Weirton, Ohio-West Virginia area as
                                                and 1987 annual PM10 NAAQS. The                          the areas are in attainment for the 2006
                                                states to which these technical                                                                                nonattainment for the 1997 annual
                                                                                                         24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. However, a                       PM2.5 NAAQS. In this rulemaking, the
                                                amendments apply are New York and                        subsequent rulemaking finalized in the
                                                West Virginia.                                                                                                 EPA is correcting the 40 CFR 81.349
                                                                                                         Federal Register on June 2, 2014, by the              table for West Virginia with respect to
                                                   Documents related to the affected                     EPA titled, ‘‘Identification of                       the 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS to reflect
                                                designations are available in the                        Nonattainment Classifications and                     that both areas within West Virginia
                                                following dockets: Docket ID No. EPA–                    Deadlines for Submission of State                     have been redesignated to attainment
                                                HQ–OAR–2007–0562 (2006 24-hour                           Implementation Plan (SIP) Provisions                  consistent with our previous March 18,
                                                PM2.5 NAAQS), Docket ID No. EPA–                         for the 1997 Fine Particle (PM2.5)                    2014, and March 31, 2014, final
                                                HQ–OAR–2003–0061 (1997 annual                            National Ambient Air Quality Standard                 rulemakings.
                                                PM2.5 NAAQS), and Public Docket No.                      (NAAQS) and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS’’ (79
                                                A–92–22 (1987 annual PM10 NAAQS).                        FR 31566) inadvertently and                           C. Technical Amendments Concerning
                                                All documents in the dockets except for                  erroneously recodified the Charleston,                Designations for the 1987 Annual PM10
                                                those for related to designations for the                West Virginia area and the West                       NAAQS
                                                1987 PM10 NAAQS, i.e., Public Docket                     Virginia portion of the Steubenville-                   The EPA redesignated New York
                                                No. A–92–22, are listed in the http://                   Weirton, Ohio-West Virginia area as                   County, New York as nonattainment for
                                                www.regulations.gov index. All                           nonattainment for the 2006 24-hour                    the 1987 annual PM10 NAAQS on
                                                materials for Public Docket No. A–92–                    PM2.5 NAAQS. In this rulemaking, the                  January 20, 1994 (58 FR 67334).1
                                                22 are located at the EPA Docket Center.                 EPA is correcting the 40 CFR 81.349                   However, the 40 CFR part 81 table for
                                                In addition, the EPA has established a                   table for West Virginia with respect to               the state is unclear as to which 1987
                                                Web site for these rulemakings at:                       the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS to                       PM10 NAAQS the nonattainment
                                                http://www.epa.gov/pmdesignations/                       reflect that both areas within West                   designation applies to, specifically
                                                and http://www.epa.gov/airquality/                       Virginia have been redesignated to                    because at the time of the January 20,
                                                greenbook/pindex.html. These Web                         attainment, consistent with our previous              1994, designation, there were two forms
                                                sites include the EPA’s final PM2.5 and                  March 18, 2014, and March 31, 2014,                   of the NAAQS. The 1987 PM10 NAAQS
                                                PM10 designations, as well as state and                  final rulemakings.                                    included an annual standard of 50
                                                tribal initial recommendation letters, the               B. Technical Amendments Concerning                    micrograms per cubic meter (annual
                                                EPA’s modification letters, technical                    Designations for the 1997 Annual PM2.5                arithmetic mean averaged over 3 years)
                                                support documents, responses to                          NAAQS                                                 and a 24-hour standard of 150
                                                comments and other related technical                                                                           micrograms per cubic meter (not to be
                                                                                                           The EPA published its air quality                   exceeded more than once per year on
                                                information.                                             designations for the 1997 annual PM2.5                average over a 3-year period). The 40
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                                                   A discussion of these inadvertent                     NAAQS on January 5, 2005 (70 FR 944).                 CFR part 81 table for PM10 does not
                                                errors and associated corrections                        In this action, two areas in West
                                                                                                                                                               distinguish between the two forms of
                                                follows in the next section. The                         Virginia were designated as
                                                                                                                                                               the NAAQS, and therefore New York
                                                revisions to the regulatory text,                        nonattainment for this NAAQS:
                                                specifically as codified in 40 CFR part                  Charleston, West Virginia (consisting of                1 This area was originally designated as
                                                81, are provided at the end of this                      Kanawha County and Putnam County)                     unclassifiable for the annual PM10 NAAQS by
                                                preamble.                                                and the Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-                   operation of law.



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                                                County is codified as nonattainment for                  81 regulatory text concerning the air                 subject to notice and comment
                                                a non-specified, i.e., ambiguous form of                 quality designations for certain areas in             requirements under the Administrative
                                                the standard.                                            two states for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5                 Procedure Act or any other statute as
                                                   The EPA has confirmed that the                        NAAQS, 1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS,                       indicated in the SUPPLEMENTARY
                                                Madison Avenue monitor in New York                       and 1987 annual PM10 NAAQS. The                       INFORMATION section above, it is not
                                                County (Air Quality Systems (AQS) Site                   amendments apply to the states of New                 subject to the regulatory flexibility
                                                ID 36–061–0077) recorded violations of                   York and West Virginia. This action                   provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility
                                                the 1987 annual PM10 NAAQS and was                       continues to protect all those residing,              Act.
                                                the basis for the county’s nonattainment                 working, attending school or otherwise
                                                designation for this NAAQS. This                                                                               D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
                                                                                                         present in those areas regardless of
                                                monitor continued to serve as the                                                                              (UMRA)
                                                                                                         minority and economic status.
                                                county’s design value monitor until                                                                              This action contains no federal
                                                1998; at this time the monitor                           V. Statutory and Executive Order                      mandate under the provisions of Title II
                                                underwent modifications that made it                     Reviews                                               of the UMRA of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531–
                                                no longer valid for comparison to the                    A. Executive Order 12866: Regulatory                  1538 for state, local or tribal
                                                NAAQS, i.e., it no longer met the siting                 Planning and Review and Executive                     governments or the private sector. The
                                                criteria for a Federal Reference Method                  Order 13563: Improving Regulation and                 action does not impose an enforceable
                                                (FRM) monitor. As a result, decisions                    Regulatory Review                                     duty on any state, local or tribal
                                                regarding PM10 air quality since 1998                                                                          governments or the private sector.
                                                have been informed by ambient air                          This action makes technical                         Therefore, this action is not subject to
                                                quality data collected at other FRM                      amendments to correct minor,                          the requirements of sections 202 and
                                                monitoring sites in New York County,                     inadvertent and nonsubstantive errors                 205 of the UMRA.
                                                including the Post Office site (AQS ID                   in prior area designations. This type of                This action is also not subject to the
                                                36–061–0062). None of the monitors in                    action is exempt from review under                    requirements of section 203 of UMRA
                                                New York County have recorded                            Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,                  because it contains no regulatory
                                                violations of the annual PM10 NAAQS                      October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,               requirements that might significantly or
                                                since 1998, and no violations of the 24-                 January 21, 2011).                                    uniquely affect small governments. This
                                                hour PM10 NAAQS have ever been                           B. Paperwork Reduction Act                            action corrects minor, inadvertent and
                                                recorded in the county. On December 2,                                                                         nonsubstantive errors in prior area
                                                2013, the EPA finalized a clean data                       This action does not impose an                      designations.
                                                determination in the Federal Register                    information collection burden under the
                                                for New York County (78 FR 72032),                       provisions of the Paperwork Reduction                 E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
                                                which determined that even though the                    Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Burden is                   This action does not have federalism
                                                annual form of the 1987 PM10 NAAQS                       defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). This action               implications. It will not have substantial
                                                had been revoked on October 17, 2006                     corrects minor, inadvertent and                       direct effects on the states, on the
                                                (71 FR 61144), ambient air quality data                  nonsubstantive errors in prior area                   relationship between the national
                                                collected in New York County indicated                   designations and does not require any                 government and the states, or on the
                                                that this NAAQS had been attained. To                    party to perform an information                       distribution of power and
                                                clarify, New York County was                             collection.                                           responsibilities among the various
                                                designated as nonattainment for the                      C. Regulatory Flexibility Act                         levels of government, as specified in
                                                1987 annual PM10 NAAQS only; the                                                                               Executive Order 13132. This action
                                                area received a clean data determination                    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)               makes technical amendments to correct
                                                from the EPA for the 1987 annual PM10                    generally requires an agency to prepare               minor, inadvertent and nonsubstantive
                                                NAAQS; and the Agency has revoked                        a regulatory flexibility analysis of any              errors in prior area designations. Thus,
                                                the 1987 annual PM10 NAAQS.                              rule subject to notice and comment                    Executive Order 13132 does not apply
                                                Therefore, the EPA is revising and                       rulemaking requirements under the                     to this action.
                                                clarifying the table for the PM10 NAAQS                  Administrative Procedure Act or any
                                                for the state to reflect the form of the                 other statute unless the agency certifies             F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation
                                                standard, i.e., the annual PM10 NAAQS,                   that the rule will not have a significant             and Coordination With Indian Tribal
                                                for which New York County was                            economic impact on a substantial                      Governments
                                                designated as nonattainment, and to                      number of small entities. Small entities                 This action does not have tribal
                                                reflect that that standard has been                      include small businesses, small                       implications, as specified in Executive
                                                revoked.                                                 organizations and small governmental                  Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
                                                                                                         jurisdictions. For purposes of assessing              2000). This action only makes technical
                                                IV. Environmental Justice                                the impacts of this rule on small                     amendments to correct minor,
                                                Considerations                                           entities, small entity is defined as: (1) A           inadvertent and nonsubstantive errors
                                                  When the EPA establishes a new                         small business as defined by the Small                in prior area designations or
                                                NAAQS, section 107(d) of the CAA                         Business Administration’s regulations at              redesignations. None of these technical
                                                requires the EPA to designate all areas                  13 CFR 121.201; (2) a small                           amendments has a substantial direct
                                                of the country as meeting or not meeting                 governmental jurisdiction that is a                   effect on any tribal land; thus, Executive
                                                the new NAAQS, or as unclassifiable                      government of a city, county, town,                   Order 13175 does not apply to this
                                                where available information does not                     school district or special district with a            action.
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                                                support a determination whether an                       population of less than 50,000; and (3)
                                                area is meeting the NAAQS. The area                      a small organization that is any not-for-             G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of
                                                designations and boundaries for each                     profit enterprise which is independently              Children From Environmental Health
                                                NAAQS are set forth in tables at 40 CFR                  owned and operated and is not                         and Safety Risks
                                                part 81.This action makes technical                      dominant in its field.                                  The EPA interprets Executive Order
                                                amendments to minor, inadvertent and                        Because the EPA has made a good                    13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) as
                                                nonsubstantive errors in the 40 CFR part                 cause finding that this action is not                 applying only to those regulatory


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                                                actions that concern health or safety                                environmental effects of their programs,                    L. Judicial Review
                                                risks, such that the analysis required                               policies and activities on minority
                                                                                                                                                                                    In the final actions designating areas
                                                under section 5–501 of the Executive                                 populations and low-income
                                                                                                                                                                                 for the PM10 NAAQS, the EPA
                                                Order has the potential to influence the                             populations in the U.S.
                                                                                                                        The EPA has determined that this rule                    determined that the actions were
                                                regulation. This action is not subject to
                                                                                                                     will not have disproportionately high                       ‘‘nationally applicable’’ within the
                                                Executive Order 13045 because it does
                                                                                                                     and adverse human health or                                 meaning of CAA section 307(b)(1).
                                                not establish an environmental standard
                                                                                                                     environmental effects on minority or                        Likewise, the EPA also determined that
                                                intended to mitigate health or safety
                                                                                                                     low-income populations because it does                      the final action identifying
                                                risks.
                                                                                                                     not affect the level of protection                          nonattainment classifications and
                                                H. Executive Order 13211: Actions That                               provided to human health or the                             deadlines for SIP provisions for the
                                                Significantly Affect Energy Supply,                                  environment. This action makes                              1997 annual PM2.5 NAAQS and 2006 24-
                                                Distribution or Use                                                  technical amendments to correct minor,                      hour PM2.5 NAAQS was nationally
                                                  This action is not subject to Executive                            inadvertent, nonsubstantive errors in                       applicable. Because this action is
                                                Order 13211 (66 FR 28355 (May 22,                                    the designations for certain areas. The                     making corrections to those nationally
                                                2001)), because it is not a significant                              results are also contained in section IV                    applicable rules, we are determining
                                                regulatory action under Executive Order                              titled, ‘‘Environmental Justice                             that this action is also nationally
                                                12866.                                                               Considerations’’ of this preamble.                          applicable within the meaning of
                                                                                                                                                                                 section 307(b)(1). Thus, petitions for
                                                I. National Technology Transfer and                                  K. Congressional Review Act                                 review of this final action must be filed
                                                Advancement Act (NTTAA)                                                 The Congressional Review Act, 5                          in the Court of Appeals for the District
                                                   Section 12(d) of the NTTAA of 1995,                               U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small                   of Columbia Circuit. Section 307(b)(1)
                                                Public Law 104–113, section 12(d) (15                                Business Regulatory Enforcement                             requires such petitions to be filed
                                                U.S.C. 272 note) directs the EPA to use                              Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides                    within 60 days from the date the final
                                                voluntary consensus standards (VCS) in                               that before a rule may take effect, the                     action is published in the Federal
                                                its regulatory activities unless to do so                            agency promulgating the rule must                           Register.
                                                would be inconsistent with applicable                                submit a rule report, which includes a
                                                                                                                                                                                 List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81
                                                law or otherwise impracticable. VCS are                              copy of the rule, to each House of the
                                                technical standards (e.g., materials                                 Congress and to the Comptroller General                       Environmental protection, Air
                                                specifications, test methods, sampling                               of the United States. The EPA will                          pollution control, National parks,
                                                procedures and business practices) that                              submit a report containing this rule and                    Wilderness areas.
                                                are developed or adopted by VCS                                      other required information to the U.S.                        Dated: July 21, 2015.
                                                bodies. The NTTAA directs the EPA to                                 Senate, the U.S. House of                                   Gina McCarthy,
                                                provide Congress, through the Office of                              Representatives and the Comptroller
                                                                                                                                                                                 Administrator.
                                                Management and Budget, explanations                                  General of the United States prior to
                                                when the agency decides not to use                                   publication of the rule in the Federal                        For the reasons set forth in the
                                                available and applicable VCS. This                                   Register. A major rule cannot take effect                   preamble, 40 CFR part 81 is amended as
                                                action does not involve technical                                    until 60 days after it is published in the                  follows:
                                                standards. Therefore, the EPA did not                                Federal Register. However, section 808
                                                                                                                                                                                 PART 81—DESIGNATION OF AREAS
                                                consider the use of any VCS.                                         allows the issuing agency to make a rule
                                                                                                                                                                                 FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING
                                                                                                                     effective sooner than otherwise
                                                J. Executive Order 12898: Federal                                                                                                PURPOSES
                                                                                                                     provided by the CRA if the agency
                                                Actions To Address Environmental                                     makes a good cause finding that notice
                                                Justice in Minority Populations and                                                                                              ■ 1. The authority citation for part 81
                                                                                                                     and public procedure is impracticable,                      continues to read as follows:
                                                Low-Income Populations                                               unnecessary or contrary to the public
                                                   Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629                                 interest. This determination must be                            Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.
                                                (Feb. 16, 1994)) establishes federal                                 supported by a brief statement. 5 U.S.C.
                                                                                                                                                                                 Subpart C—Section 107 Attainment
                                                executive policy on environmental                                    808(2). As stated previously, the EPA
                                                                                                                                                                                 Status Designations
                                                justice. Its main provision directs                                  had made such a good cause finding,
                                                federal agencies, to the greatest extent                             including the reasons therefore, and                        ■ 2. Section 81.333 is amended by
                                                practicable and permitted by law, to                                 established an effective date of August                     revising the table titled ‘‘New York—
                                                make environmental justice part of their                             28, 2015. These technical amendments                        PM–10’’ to read as follows:
                                                mission by identifying and addressing,                               to inadvertent errors do not constitute a
                                                as appropriate, disproportionately high                              ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C.                       § 81.333    New York.
                                                and adverse human health or                                          804(2).                                                     *       *     *     *       *

                                                                                                                                    NEW YORK—PM–10
                                                                                                                                                                  Designation                             Classification
                                                                                       Designated area
                                                                                                                                                          Date                  Type               Date                    Type

                                                New York County ...................................................................................          1/20/94    Nonattainment 1 ..           1/20/94     Moderate.
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                                                    1This
                                                        designation applied only to the annual form of the PM10 NAAQS. The annual PM10 NAAQS was revoked for all areas of the state on Oc-
                                                tober 17, 2006.


                                                *       *        *        *        *                                 ■ 3. Section 81.349 is amended by                           Virginia—1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS’’
                                                                                                                     revising the tables titled ‘‘West



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                                                and ‘‘West Virginia—2006 24-Hour                                      § 81.349       West Virginia.
                                                PM2.5 NAAQS’’ to read as follows:                                     *        *        *        *         *

                                                                                                                WEST VIRGINIA—1997 ANNUAL PM2.5 NAAQS
                                                                                                                                      [Primary and secondary]

                                                                                                                                                                           Designation                        Classification
                                                                                 Designated area a
                                                                                                                                                       Date 1                            Type             Date 2           Type

                                                Charleston, WV:
                                                    Kanawha County ....................................................................                    3/31/14         Attainment.
                                                    Putnam County .......................................................................                  3/31/14         Attainment.
                                                Huntington-Ashland, WV–KY–OH:
                                                    Cabell County .........................................................................              12/28/12          Attainment.
                                                    Mason County (part) ...............................................................                  12/28/12          Attainment.
                                                         Graham Tax District.
                                                    Wayne County ........................................................................                12/28/12          Attainment.
                                                Martinsburg, WV-Hagerstown, MD:
                                                    Berkeley County .....................................................................                11/25/14          Attainment.
                                                Parkersburg-Marietta, WV–OH:
                                                    Pleasants County (part) ..........................................................                     9/12/13         Attainment.
                                                         Tax District of Grant.
                                                    Wood County ..........................................................................                 9/12/13         Attainment.
                                                Steubenville-Weirton, OH–WV:
                                                    Brooke County ........................................................................                 3/18/14         Attainment.
                                                    Hancock County .....................................................................                   3/18/14         Attainment.
                                                Wheeling, WV–OH:
                                                    Marshall County ......................................................................                 9/30/13         Attainment.
                                                    Ohio County ............................................................................               9/30/13         Attainment.
                                                Rest of State:
                                                    Barbour County .......................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Boone County .........................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Braxton County .......................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Calhoun County ......................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Clay County ............................................................................    ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Doddridge County ...................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Fayette County .......................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Gilmer County .........................................................................     ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Grant County ..........................................................................     ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Greenbrier County ..................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Hampshire County ..................................................................         ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Hardy County ..........................................................................     ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Harrison County ......................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Jackson County ......................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Jefferson County .....................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Lewis County ..........................................................................     ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Lincoln County ........................................................................     ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Logan County .........................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    McDowell County ....................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Marion County ........................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Mason County (remainder) .....................................................              ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Mercer County ........................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Mineral County ........................................................................     ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Mingo County ..........................................................................     ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Monongalia County .................................................................         ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Monroe County .......................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Morgan County .......................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Nicholas County ......................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Pendleton County ...................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Pleasants County (remainder) ................................................               ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Pocahontas County ................................................................          ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Preston County .......................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Raleigh County .......................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Randolph County ....................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Ritchie County ........................................................................     ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Roane County .........................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
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                                                    Summers County ....................................................................         ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Taylor County .........................................................................     ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Tucker County ........................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Tyler County ...........................................................................    ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Upshur County ........................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Webster County ......................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Wetzel County ........................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Wirt County .............................................................................   ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.



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                                                                                                     WEST VIRGINIA—1997 ANNUAL PM2.5 NAAQS—Continued
                                                                                                                                       [Primary and secondary]

                                                                                                                                                                             Designation                                  Classification
                                                                                 Designated area a
                                                                                                                                                        Date 1                              Type                      Date 2            Type

                                                      Wyoming County ....................................................................        ........................    Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    a Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
                                                    1 This date is 90 days after January 5, 2005, unless otherwise noted.
                                                    2 This date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted.




                                                *        *        *        *        *

                                                                                                               WEST VIRGINIA—2006 24-HOUR PM2.5 NAAQS
                                                                                                                                       [Primary and secondary]

                                                                                                                                                                                         Designation                           Classification
                                                                                        Designated area a
                                                                                                                                                                     Date 1                            Type              Date 2         Type

                                                Charleston, WV:
                                                    Kanawha County .................................................................................                        3/31/14      Attainment.
                                                    Putnam County ....................................................................................                      3/31/14      Attainment.
                                                Steubenville-Weirton, OH–WV:
                                                    Brooke County .....................................................................................                     3/18/14      Attainment.
                                                    Hancock County ..................................................................................                       3/18/14      Attainment.
                                                Rest of State:
                                                    Barbour County ...................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Berkeley County ..................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Boone County ......................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Braxton County ....................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Cabell County ......................................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Calhoun County ...................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Clay County .........................................................................................     ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Doddridge County ...............................................................................          ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Fayette County ....................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Gilmer County .....................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Grant County .......................................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Greenbrier County ...............................................................................         ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Hampshire County ...............................................................................          ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Hardy County ......................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Harrison County ..................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Jackson County ...................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Jefferson County .................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Lewis County .......................................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Lincoln County .....................................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Logan County ......................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    McDowell County ................................................................................          ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Marion County .....................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Marshall County ..................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Mason County .....................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Mercer County .....................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Mineral County ....................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Mingo County ......................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Monongalia County .............................................................................           ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Monroe County ....................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Morgan County ....................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Nicholas County ..................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Ohio County ........................................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Pendleton County ................................................................................         ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Pleasants County ................................................................................         ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Pocahontas County .............................................................................           ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Preston County ....................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Raleigh County ....................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Randolph County .................................................................................         ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
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                                                    Ritchie County .....................................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Roane County .....................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Summers County .................................................................................          ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Taylor County ......................................................................................      ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Tucker County .....................................................................................       ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Tyler County ........................................................................................     ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Upshur County ....................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    Wayne County .....................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.



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                                                                                                     WEST VIRGINIA—2006 24-HOUR PM2.5 NAAQS—Continued
                                                                                                                                         [Primary and secondary]

                                                                                                                                                                                            Designation                      Classification
                                                                                         Designated area a
                                                                                                                                                                        Date 1                            Type           Date 2       Type

                                                      Webster County ...................................................................................         ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                      Wetzel County .....................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                      Wirt County ..........................................................................................     ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                      Wood County .......................................................................................        ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                      Wyoming County .................................................................................           ........................   Unclassifiable/Attainment.
                                                    a Includes Indian Country located in each county or area, except as otherwise specified.
                                                    1 This date is 30 days after November 13, 2009, unless otherwise noted.
                                                    2 This date is July 2, 2014, unless otherwise noted.




                                                *       *         *        *         *                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                          or request a hearing on this regulation
                                                [FR Doc. 2015–18532 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am]                             Susan Lewis, Registration Division                                        in accordance with the instructions
                                                BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                                  (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,                                    provided in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure
                                                                                                                        Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                                     proper receipt by EPA, you must
                                                                                                                        Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                                        identify docket ID number EPA–HQ–
                                                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                                DC 20460–0001; main telephone                                             OPP–2012–0638 in the subject line on
                                                AGENCY                                                                  number: (703) 305–7090; email address:                                    the first page of your submission. All
                                                                                                                        RDFRNotices@epa.gov.                                                      objections and requests for a hearing
                                                40 CFR Part 180                                                                                                                                   must be in writing, and must be
                                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                [EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0638; FRL–9930–73]
                                                                                                                                                                                                  received by the Hearing Clerk on or
                                                                                                                        I. General Information                                                    before September 28, 2015. Addresses
                                                Fluxapyroxad; Pesticide Tolerances                                      A. Does this action apply to me?                                          for mail and hand delivery of objections
                                                                                                                                                                                                  and hearing requests are provided in 40
                                                AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                                          You may be potentially affected by                                     CFR 178.25(b).
                                                Agency (EPA).                                                           this action if you are an agricultural                                      In addition to filing an objection or
                                                ACTION: Final rule.                                                     producer, food manufacturer, or                                           hearing request with the Hearing Clerk
                                                                                                                        pesticide manufacturer. The following                                     as described in 40 CFR part 178, please
                                                SUMMARY:   This regulation establishes                                  list of North American Industrial                                         submit a copy of the filing (excluding
                                                tolerances for residues of fluxapyroxad                                 Classification System (NAICS) codes is                                    any Confidential Business Information
                                                in or on cotton, gin byproducts and                                     not intended to be exhaustive, but rather                                 (CBI)) for inclusion in the public docket.
                                                cotton, undelinted seed. BASF                                           provides a guide to help readers                                          Information not marked confidential
                                                Corporation requested these tolerances                                  determine whether this document                                           pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be
                                                under the Federal Food, Drug, and                                       applies to them. Potentially affected                                     disclosed publicly by EPA without prior
                                                Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).                                                   entities may include:                                                     notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your
                                                DATES: This regulation is effective July                                   • Crop production (NAICS code 111).                                    objection or hearing request, identified
                                                29, 2015. Objections and requests for                                      • Animal production (NAICS code                                        by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–
                                                hearings must be received on or before                                  112).                                                                     2012–0638, by one of the following
                                                September 28, 2015, and must be filed                                      • Food manufacturing (NAICS code                                       methods:
                                                in accordance with the instructions                                     311).                                                                       • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also                                      • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS                                       www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                                                Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY                                          code 32532).                                                              instructions for submitting comments.
                                                INFORMATION).                                                           B. How can I get electronic access to                                     Do not submit electronically any
                                                                                                                        other related information?                                                information you consider to be CBI or
                                                ADDRESSES:    The docket for this action,                                                                                                         other information whose disclosure is
                                                identified by docket identification (ID)                                   You may access a frequently updated                                    restricted by statute.
                                                number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0638, is                                         electronic version of EPA’s tolerance                                       • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
                                                available at http://www.regulations.gov                                 regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through                                    Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
                                                or at the Office of Pesticide Programs                                  the Government Printing Office’s e-CFR                                    DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
                                                Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket)                                   site at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-                                 NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
                                                in the Environmental Protection Agency                                  idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/                                        • Hand Delivery: To make special
                                                Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William                                    40tab_02.tpl. To access the OCSPP test                                    arrangements for hand delivery or
                                                Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301                                 guidelines referenced in this document                                    delivery of boxed information, please
                                                Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC                                   electronically, please go to http://                                      follow the instructions at http://
                                                20460–0001. The Public Reading Room                                     www.epa.gov/ocspp and select ‘‘Test                                       www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
                                                is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,                                    Methods and Guidelines.’’                                                   Additional instructions on
                                                Monday through Friday, excluding legal                                                                                                            commenting or visiting the docket,
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                                                holidays. The telephone number for the                                  C. How can I file an objection or hearing
                                                                                                                        request?                                                                  along with more information about
                                                Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,                                                                                                            dockets generally, is available at
                                                and the telephone number for the OPP                                      Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21                                          http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
                                                Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review                                 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
                                                the visitor instructions and additional                                 objection to any aspect of this regulation                                II. Summary of Petitioned-for Tolerance
                                                information about the docket available                                  and may also request a hearing on those                                      In the Federal Register of December
                                                at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.                                          objections. You must file your objection                                  17, 2014 (79 FR 75107) (FRL–9918–90),


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Document Created: 2015-12-15 13:05:29
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 13:05:29
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.
DatesThe effective date of these technical amendments is August 28, 2015.
ContactFor general questions concerning this action, please contact Andy Chang, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Planning Division, C539-04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, telephone (919) 541-2416, email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 45067 
RIN Number2060-AR95
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; National Parks and Wilderness Areas

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