81 FR 10559 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Wyoming; Revisions to Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations; Chapter 6, Permitting Requirements, Section 13, Nonattainment New Source Review Permit Requirements, and Section 14, Incorporation by Reference
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 10559-10562] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04403] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-R08-OAR-2016-0014; FRL-9943-01-Region 8] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Wyoming; Revisions to Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations; Chapter 6, Permitting Requirements, Section 13, Nonattainment New Source Review Permit Requirements, and Section 14, Incorporation by Reference AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Wyoming on November 6, 2015. This submittal revises the Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations (WAQSR) that pertain to the issuance of Wyoming air quality permits for major sources in nonattainment areas. This action is being taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA). DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 31, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R08- OAR-2016-0014 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the Web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Leone, Air Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [[Page 10560]] (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8P-AR, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6227, [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA? 1. Submitting Confidential Business Information (CBI). Do not submit CBI to EPA through http://www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information on a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, remember to:Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register volume, date, and page number); Follow directions and organize your comments; Explain why you agree or disagree; Suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes; Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/or data that you used; If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced; Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and suggest alternatives; Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats; and, Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. II. Background In this proposed rulemaking, we are proposing to take action to approve the addition of Chapter 6, Section 13, Nonattainment permit requirements, and updated Section 14, Incorporation by reference, WAQSR to the Wyoming SIP. These provisions were submitted by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) on November 6, 2015, to address certain CAA requirements related to ozone nonattainment areas. On March 27, 2008, EPA promulgated a revised National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone with an 8-hour concentration limit of 0.075 parts per million (``8-Hour Ozone NAAQS''). Effective July 20, 2012, EPA designated the Upper Green River Basin (UGRB) area of Wyoming as ``nonattainment'' for the 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS. For nonattainment areas, states are required to submit SIP revisions, including a nonattainment NSR permitting program for the construction and operation of new or modified major stationary sources located in the nonattainment area. On May 10, 2011, before the formal designation of the UGRB area as nonattainment for the 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS, the WDEQ submitted a nonattainment new source review (NSR) permitting program SIP revision to EPA. This new section incorporated by reference 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) section 51.165 in its entirety, with the exception of paragraphs (a) and (a)(1), into Wyoming's Chapter 6 Permitting Requirements. On February 20, 2015 (80 FR 9194), EPA took final action to disapprove the portion of Wyoming's May 10, 2011 submittal that added this new section to the permitting requirements in WAQSR Chapter 6. As explained in 80 FR 9194, the method Wyoming used to create a nonattainment NSR program was not consistent with the CAA and EPA regulations. Our final disapproval started a two-year clock under CAA section 110(c)(1) for our obligation to promulgate a federal implementation plan (FIP) to correct the deficiency and the 18-month clock for sanctions, as required by CAA section 179(a)(2). These deadlines will be removed when we approve a SIP revision addressing the deficiency in Wyoming's nonattainment NSR permitting requirements. The SIP revisions submitted by the WDEQ on November 6, 2015, involve Chapter 6, Permitting Requirements, Section 13, Nonattainment new source review permit requirements, and Section 14, Incorporation by reference. Chapter 6, Section 13, Nonattainment new source review permit requirements, establishes specific nonattainment new source review permitting requirements. In this revision, the WDEQ has incorporated federal regulatory language--establishing permitting requirements for new and modified major stationary sources in a nonattainment area--from 40 CFR 51.165 and reformatted it into state- specific language that effectively imposes requirements on sources in Wyoming. Additionally, the WDEQ has revised language within the rule to maintain consistency with the State's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) regulations (WAQSR Chapter 6, Section 4). In addition to the revisions to Chapter 6, Section 13, the November 6, 2015, submittal also updates Chapter 6, Section 14, Incorporation by reference, to adopt by reference from the July 1, 2014, CFR. The State previously submitted SIP revisions for Chapter 6, Section 14 on May 28, 2015 that requested adoption by reference of the CFR that came after July 1, 2013. This action requests an update to those revisions. III. What is the State process to submit these materials to EPA? Section 110(k) of the CAA addresses EPA's actions on submissions of revisions to the SIP. The CAA requires states to observe certain procedural requirements in developing SIP revisions for submittal to EPA. Sections 110(a)(2) and 110(l) of the CAA requires that each SIP revision be adopted after reasonable notice and public hearing. This must occur prior to the revision being submitted by the state to EPA. For the November 6, 2015, submittal, the Wyoming Environmental Quality Council (WEQC) conducted a public hearing on September 9, 2015 to hear proposed revisions to the WAQSR from the WDEQ, including the addition of Chapter 6, Section 13, Nonattainment new source review permitting requirements, and Section 14, Incorporation by reference. A notice for submitting written comments on the WDEQ proposed revisions was published on July 14, 2015 and the public comment period ended on August 31, 2015. After reviewing comments received, the WEQC approved the proposed revisions on September 9, 2015. The State has met the procedural requirements for submittal of this SIP revision. IV. What are the changes that EPA is proposing to approve? EPA is proposing to approve the portion of Wyoming's November 6, 2015 submittal that adds a new section to the permitting requirements in WAQSR Chapter 6. As mentioned in Section I of this rulemaking, Wyoming's new Chapter 6, Section 13, incorporated federal regulatory language--establishing permitting requirements for new and modified major stationary sources in a nonattainment area--from [[Page 10561]] 40 CFR 51.165 and reformatted it into state-specific language that effectively imposes requirements on sources in Wyoming. The submittal also updated Chapter 6, Section 14, Incorporation by reference. Section 51.165 in title 40 of the CFR (Permit Requirements) sets out the minimum plan requirements states are to use in developing nonattainment NSR permitting programs. Generally, 40 CFR 51.165 consists of a set of definitions for use in state programs, minimum plan requirements for procedures for determining applicability of nonattainment new source review and for the use of offsets, and minimum plan requirements regarding other source obligations, such as recordkeeping. Specifically, subparagraphs 51.165(a)(1)(i) through (xlvi) enumerate a set of definitions which states must either use or replace with definitions that a state demonstrates are more stringent or at least as stringent in all respects. Subparagraph 51.165(a)(2) sets minimum plan requirements for procedures to determine the applicability of the nonattainment new source review program to new and modified sources. Subparagraph 51.165(a)(3), (a)(9) and (a)(11) set minimum plan requirements for the use of offsets by sources subject to nonattainment new source review requirements. Subparagraphs (a)(8) and (a)(10) regard precursors, and subparagraphs (a)(6) and (a)(7) regard recordkeeping obligations. Subparagraph 51.165(a)(4) allows nonattainment new source review programs to treat fugitive emissions in certain ways. Subparagraph 51.165(b) sets minimum plan requirements for new major stationary sources and major modifications in attainment and unclassifiable areas that would cause or contribute to violations of the NAAQS. Finally, subparagraph 51.165(f) sets minimum plan requirements for the use of plant-wide applicability limitations. Please refer to the docket to view a cross-walk table which outlines how Wyoming's Chapter 6, Section 13 rules correlate with the requirements of 40 CFR 51.165. As explained in detail in our prior disapproval, the May 10, 2011 submittal, by directly incorporating by reference in its entirety 40 CFR 51.165, incorporated language such as ``the plan shall provide'' and ``the plan may provide.'' As a result, the May 10, 2011 submittal did not clearly and unambiguously create obligations for the sources that should be subject to nonattainment NSR requirements. In addition, the May 10, 2011 submittal incorporated language from 40 CFR 51.165 such as ``the plan shall include enforceable procedures''; incorporating this language left the procedures unspecified. Finally, the May 10, 2011 submittal created some inconsistencies with Wyoming's existing approved minor NSR and PSD programs. First, some exemptions for specific source categories that have been approved for the minor NSR program became applicable to nonattainment NSR, which is not allowed. Second, the requirement for best available control technology (BACT) in the minor NSR program became applicable to the nonattainment NSR program instead of the appropriate requirement for lowest achievable emission rate (LAER). Third, the submittal did not clearly specify whether the existing construction ban in the Sheridan course particulate matter (PM 10 ) nonattainment area, adopted by Wyoming to meet nonattainment NSR requirements for that area, continued to apply. Instead of incorporating 40 CFR 51.165 by reference, the November 6, 2015 submittal adapts the language in 40 CFR 51.165 to remove phrases such as ``the plan shall provide'' and ``the plan may provide,'' and specifies the procedures to be used. In addition, the submittal revises language in 40 CFR 51.165 to specify that the WDEQ is the reviewing authority. In one place, the submittal modifies the term ``building, structure, facility, or installation'' to ``structure, building, facility, equipment, installation, or operation,'' without modifying the substance of the definition of the term, which is permissible. These changes are consistent with the CAA and EPA regulations. Specifically: 1. CAA section 110(a)(2)(C), requires each state plan to include ``a program to provide for . . . the regulation of the modification and construction of any stationary source within the areas covered by the plan as necessary to assure that the [NAAQS] are achieved, including a permit program as required in parts C and D of this subchapter.'' 2. CAA section 172(c)(5), provides that the plan ``shall require permits for the construction and operation of new or modified major stationary sources anywhere in the nonattainment area, in accordance with section [173].'' By removing language such as ``the plan shall provide,'' the submittal avoids any ambiguity as to whether permits are required. 3. CAA section 173, lays out the requirements for obtaining a permit that must be included in a state's SIP-approved permit program. Wyoming's Chapter 6, Section 13 rules impose these requirements on sources, and the State's proposed plan clearly satisfies the requirements of these statutory provisions. 4. CAA section 110(a)(2)(A), requires that SIPs contain enforceable emissions limitations and other control measures. Under section CAA section 110(a)(2), the enforceability requirement in section 110(a)(2)(A) applies to all plans submitted by a state. Chapter 6, Section 13 creates enforceable obligations for sources by removing phrases such as ``the plan shall provide'' and ``the plan may provide.'' 5. CAA section 110(i), (with certain limited exceptions) prohibits states from modifying SIP requirements for stationary sources except through the SIP revision process. By eliminating unspecified procedures that were referenced in the May 10, 2011 submittal, the November 6, 2015 submittal addresses this issue. 6. CAA section 172(c)(7), requires that nonattainment plans, including nonattainment NSR programs required by section 172(c)(5), meet the applicable provisions of section 110(a)(2), including the requirement in section 110(a)(2)(A) for enforceable emission limitations and other control measures. 7. CAA section 110(l), provides that EPA cannot approve a SIP revision that interferes with any applicable requirement of the Act. As described above, the addition of Chapter 6, Section 13 to the Wyoming SIP would not interfere with sections 110(a)(2) and 110(i) of the Act. 8. Wyoming's SIP revision complies with the requirements of 40 CFR 51.165 as the plan imposes the regulatory requirements on individual sources, as required by the regulatory provisions. The crosswalk table in the docket details how the submittal addresses specific requirements in 40 CFR 51.165. Wyoming's submittal also addresses the potential conflicts with the State's approved minor NSR and PSD programs that existed in the May 5, 2011 submittal. First, Section 13(c)(i) provides that the exemptions in the minor NSR program (Section 2(k)) shall not apply with regards to applicability of the nonattainment NSR program. Second, Section 13(d)(iv) states that LAER, not BACT, applies to sources subject to nonattainment NSR. Finally, Section 13(f)(iii) clarifies that Section 13 does not apply in the Sheridan PM10 nonattainment area; instead the construction ban in Section 2(c)(ii)(B) continues to apply. We note that the submittal contains provisions relevant to nonattainment NSR programs for PM2.5 nonattainment areas. Specifically, in the definition of [[Page 10562]] ``regulated NSR pollutant,'' the submittal provides that sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) is a PM2.5 precursor, nitrogen oxide (NOX ) is presumed to be a PM2.5 precursor, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ammonia are presumed to not be PM2.5 precursors. This provision is consistent with the nonattainment NSR regulations promulgated in EPA's May 16, 2008 PM2.5 NSR Implementation Rule (73 FR 28321). However, on January 4, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA, 706 F.3d 428 (D.C. Cir. 2013), issued a decision that remanded the EPA's 2008 PM2.5 NSR Implementation Rule. The court found that EPA erred in implementing the PM2.5 NAAQS in these rules solely pursuant to the general implementation provisions of subpart 1 of part D of title I of the CAA, rather than pursuant to the additional implementation provisions specific to particulate matter nonattainment areas in subpart 4. In particular, subpart 4 includes section 189(e) of the CAA, which requires the control of major stationary sources of PM10 precursors (and hence under the court decision, PM2.5 precursors) ``except where the Administrator determines that such sources do not contribute significantly to PM10 levels which exceed the standard in the area.'' Accordingly, nonattainment NSR programs that are submitted for PM2.5 nonattainment areas must regulate all PM2.5 precursors, i.e., SO2 , NOX , VOC, and ammonia, unless the Administrator determines that such sources of a particular precursor do not contribute significantly to nonattainment in the nonattainment area. Although the State's submittal only requires regulation of SO2 and NOX as PM2.5 precursors, the State of Wyoming has no nonattainment areas for the PM2.5 standards. Accordingly, the EPA finds it reasonable to conclude that major sources of VOCs and ammonia do not contribute significantly to PM2.5 nonattainment within the State. Thus, there is no need at this time for the State to regulate VOCs or ammonia as PM2.5 precursors in its nonattainment NSR permitting program,\1\ and so we are proposing to approve the submittal's PM2.5 precursor provisions. Should EPA in the future designate an area in Wyoming as nonattainment for PM2.5 , the State would have the obligation to ensure that the nonattainment NSR program met all applicable requirements for PM2.5 , including appropriate control of precursors. See CAA sections 172(c)(5) and 189(a)(1)(A). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The submittal does properly regulate VOCs as an ozone precursor, as intended by the State to address nonattainment NSR requirements for the UGRB ozone nonattainment area. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- V. What action is EPA proposing today? For the reasons described in section IV, the EPA is proposing to approve Wyoming's November 6, 2015 submittal which adds Chapter 6, Section 13 and updates Chapter 6, Section 14. Our action is based on an evaluation of Wyoming's rules against the requirements of CAA sections 110(a)(2)(A), 110(a)(2)(C), 110(l) 172(c)(5), 173, 110(i), 172(c)(7), regulations at 40 CFR 51.165, and other requirements. VI. Incorporation by Reference In this rule, the EPA is proposing to include in a final EPA rule regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is proposing to incorporate by reference the WAQSR that pertain to the issuance of Wyoming air quality permits for major sources in nonattainment areas as described in section IV of this preamble. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents generally available electronically through www.regulations.gov and/or in hard copy at the appropriate EPA office (see the ADDRESSES section of this rule's preamble for more information). VII. Statutory and Executive Orders Review Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable federal regulations (42 U.S.C. 7410(k), 40 CFR 52.02(a)). Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this proposed action merely approves some state law as meeting federal requirements and disapproves other state law because it does not meet federal requirements; this proposed action does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this proposed action:Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, Oct. 4, 1993); Does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); Is certified as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4); Does not have federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, Aug. 10, 1999); Is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); Is not a significant regulatory action subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the CAA; and, Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, Feb. 16, 1994). The SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. 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40 CFR 51.165 and reformatted it into 51.165 such as ‘‘the plan shall include proposed plan clearly satisfies the
state-specific language that effectively enforceable procedures’’; incorporating requirements of these statutory
imposes requirements on sources in this language left the procedures provisions.
Wyoming. The submittal also updated unspecified. Finally, the May 10, 2011 4. CAA section 110(a)(2)(A), requires
Chapter 6, Section 14, Incorporation by submittal created some inconsistencies that SIPs contain enforceable emissions
reference. with Wyoming’s existing approved limitations and other control measures.
Section 51.165 in title 40 of the CFR minor NSR and PSD programs. First, Under section CAA section 110(a)(2),
(Permit Requirements) sets out the some exemptions for specific source the enforceability requirement in
minimum plan requirements states are categories that have been approved for section 110(a)(2)(A) applies to all plans
to use in developing nonattainment NSR the minor NSR program became submitted by a state. Chapter 6, Section
permitting programs. Generally, 40 CFR applicable to nonattainment NSR, 13 creates enforceable obligations for
51.165 consists of a set of definitions for which is not allowed. Second, the sources by removing phrases such as
use in state programs, minimum plan requirement for best available control ‘‘the plan shall provide’’ and ‘‘the plan
requirements for procedures for technology (BACT) in the minor NSR may provide.’’
determining applicability of program became applicable to the 5. CAA section 110(i), (with certain
nonattainment new source review and nonattainment NSR program instead of limited exceptions) prohibits states from
for the use of offsets, and minimum plan the appropriate requirement for lowest modifying SIP requirements for
requirements regarding other source achievable emission rate (LAER). Third, stationary sources except through the
obligations, such as recordkeeping. the submittal did not clearly specify SIP revision process. By eliminating
Specifically, subparagraphs whether the existing construction ban in unspecified procedures that were
51.165(a)(1)(i) through (xlvi) enumerate the Sheridan course particulate matter referenced in the May 10, 2011
a set of definitions which states must (PM10) nonattainment area, adopted by submittal, the November 6, 2015
either use or replace with definitions Wyoming to meet nonattainment NSR submittal addresses this issue.
that a state demonstrates are more requirements for that area, continued to 6. CAA section 172(c)(7), requires that
stringent or at least as stringent in all apply. nonattainment plans, including
respects. Subparagraph 51.165(a)(2) sets Instead of incorporating 40 CFR nonattainment NSR programs required
minimum plan requirements for 51.165 by reference, the November 6, by section 172(c)(5), meet the applicable
procedures to determine the 2015 submittal adapts the language in provisions of section 110(a)(2),
applicability of the nonattainment new 40 CFR 51.165 to remove phrases such including the requirement in section
source review program to new and as ‘‘the plan shall provide’’ and ‘‘the 110(a)(2)(A) for enforceable emission
modified sources. Subparagraph plan may provide,’’ and specifies the limitations and other control measures.
51.165(a)(3), (a)(9) and (a)(11) set procedures to be used. In addition, the 7. CAA section 110(l), provides that
minimum plan requirements for the use submittal revises language in 40 CFR EPA cannot approve a SIP revision that
of offsets by sources subject to 51.165 to specify that the WDEQ is the interferes with any applicable
nonattainment new source review reviewing authority. In one place, the requirement of the Act. As described
requirements. Subparagraphs (a)(8) and submittal modifies the term ‘‘building, above, the addition of Chapter 6,
(a)(10) regard precursors, and structure, facility, or installation’’ to Section 13 to the Wyoming SIP would
subparagraphs (a)(6) and (a)(7) regard ‘‘structure, building, facility, equipment, not interfere with sections 110(a)(2) and
recordkeeping obligations. installation, or operation,’’ without 110(i) of the Act.
Subparagraph 51.165(a)(4) allows modifying the substance of the
8. Wyoming’s SIP revision complies
nonattainment new source review definition of the term, which is
with the requirements of 40 CFR 51.165
programs to treat fugitive emissions in permissible. These changes are
certain ways. Subparagraph 51.165(b) as the plan imposes the regulatory
consistent with the CAA and EPA
sets minimum plan requirements for requirements on individual sources, as
regulations. Specifically:
new major stationary sources and major 1. CAA section 110(a)(2)(C), requires required by the regulatory provisions.
modifications in attainment and each state plan to include ‘‘a program to The crosswalk table in the docket
unclassifiable areas that would cause or provide for . . . the regulation of the details how the submittal addresses
contribute to violations of the NAAQS. modification and construction of any specific requirements in 40 CFR 51.165.
Finally, subparagraph 51.165(f) sets stationary source within the areas Wyoming’s submittal also addresses
minimum plan requirements for the use covered by the plan as necessary to the potential conflicts with the State’s
of plant-wide applicability limitations. assure that the [NAAQS] are achieved, approved minor NSR and PSD programs
Please refer to the docket to view a including a permit program as required that existed in the May 5, 2011
cross-walk table which outlines how in parts C and D of this subchapter.’’ submittal. First, Section 13(c)(i)
Wyoming’s Chapter 6, Section 13 rules 2. CAA section 172(c)(5), provides provides that the exemptions in the
correlate with the requirements of 40 that the plan ‘‘shall require permits for minor NSR program (Section 2(k)) shall
CFR 51.165. the construction and operation of new not apply with regards to applicability
As explained in detail in our prior or modified major stationary sources of the nonattainment NSR program.
disapproval, the May 10, 2011 anywhere in the nonattainment area, in Second, Section 13(d)(iv) states that
submittal, by directly incorporating by accordance with section [173].’’ By LAER, not BACT, applies to sources
reference in its entirety 40 CFR 51.165, removing language such as ‘‘the plan subject to nonattainment NSR. Finally,
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incorporated language such as ‘‘the plan shall provide,’’ the submittal avoids any Section 13(f)(iii) clarifies that Section 13
shall provide’’ and ‘‘the plan may ambiguity as to whether permits are does not apply in the Sheridan PM10
provide.’’ As a result, the May 10, 2011 required. nonattainment area; instead the
submittal did not clearly and 3. CAA section 173, lays out the construction ban in Section 2(c)(ii)(B)
unambiguously create obligations for requirements for obtaining a permit that continues to apply.
the sources that should be subject to must be included in a state’s SIP- We note that the submittal contains
nonattainment NSR requirements. In approved permit program. Wyoming’s provisions relevant to nonattainment
addition, the May 10, 2011 submittal Chapter 6, Section 13 rules impose these NSR programs for PM2.5 nonattainment
incorporated language from 40 CFR requirements on sources, and the State’s areas. Specifically, in the definition of
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‘‘regulated NSR pollutant,’’ the program met all applicable requirements under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
submittal provides that sulfur dioxide for PM2.5, including appropriate control U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
(SO2) is a PM2.5 precursor, nitrogen of precursors. See CAA sections • Does not contain any unfunded
oxide (NOX) is presumed to be a PM2.5 172(c)(5) and 189(a)(1)(A). mandate or significantly or uniquely
precursor, and volatile organic
V. What action is EPA proposing today? affect small governments, as described
compounds (VOCs) and ammonia are
For the reasons described in section in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
presumed to not be PM2.5 precursors.
This provision is consistent with the IV, the EPA is proposing to approve of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
nonattainment NSR regulations Wyoming’s November 6, 2015 submittal • Does not have federalism
promulgated in EPA’s May 16, 2008 which adds Chapter 6, Section 13 and implications as specified in Executive
PM2.5 NSR Implementation Rule (73 FR updates Chapter 6, Section 14. Our Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, Aug. 10,
28321). However, on January 4, 2013, action is based on an evaluation of 1999);
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District Wyoming’s rules against the
• Is not an economically significant
of Columbia Circuit, in Natural requirements of CAA sections
regulatory action based on health or
Resources Defense Council v. EPA, 706 110(a)(2)(A), 110(a)(2)(C), 110(l)
safety risks subject to Executive Order
F.3d 428 (D.C. Cir. 2013), issued a 172(c)(5), 173, 110(i), 172(c)(7),
regulations at 40 CFR 51.165, and other 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
decision that remanded the EPA’s 2008
PM2.5 NSR Implementation Rule. The requirements. • Is not a significant regulatory action
court found that EPA erred in subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
VI. Incorporation by Reference
implementing the PM2.5 NAAQS in 28355, May 22, 2001);
In this rule, the EPA is proposing to
these rules solely pursuant to the • Is not subject to requirements of
general implementation provisions of include in a final EPA rule regulatory
Section 12(d) of the National
subpart 1 of part D of title I of the CAA, text that includes incorporation by
reference. In accordance with Technology Transfer and Advancement
rather than pursuant to the additional Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
implementation provisions specific to requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is
proposing to incorporate by reference application of those requirements would
particulate matter nonattainment areas be inconsistent with the CAA; and,
in subpart 4. In particular, subpart 4 the WAQSR that pertain to the issuance
includes section 189(e) of the CAA, of Wyoming air quality permits for • Does not provide EPA with the
which requires the control of major major sources in nonattainment areas as discretionary authority to address, as
stationary sources of PM10 precursors described in section IV of this preamble. appropriate, disproportionate human
(and hence under the court decision, The EPA has made, and will continue health or environmental effects, using
PM2.5 precursors) ‘‘except where the to make, these documents generally practicable and legally permissible
Administrator determines that such available electronically through methods, under Executive Order 12898
sources do not contribute significantly www.regulations.gov and/or in hard (59 FR 7629, Feb. 16, 1994).
to PM10 levels which exceed the copy at the appropriate EPA office (see
the ADDRESSES section of this rule’s The SIP is not approved to apply on
standard in the area.’’ Accordingly, any Indian reservation land or in any
nonattainment NSR programs that are preamble for more information).
other area where EPA or an Indian tribe
submitted for PM2.5 nonattainment areas VII. Statutory and Executive Orders has demonstrated that a tribe has
must regulate all PM2.5 precursors, i.e., Review jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian
SO2, NOX, VOC, and ammonia, unless
Under the CAA, the Administrator is country, the rule does not have tribal
the Administrator determines that such
required to approve a SIP submission implications and will not impose
sources of a particular precursor do not
that complies with the provisions of the substantial direct costs on tribal
contribute significantly to
Act and applicable federal regulations governments or preempt tribal law as
nonattainment in the nonattainment
(42 U.S.C. 7410(k), 40 CFR 52.02(a)). specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
area.
Although the State’s submittal only Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
requires regulation of SO2 and NOX as EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
PM2.5 precursors, the State of Wyoming
has no nonattainment areas for the PM2.5 the CAA. Accordingly, this proposed
Environmental protection, Air
standards. Accordingly, the EPA finds it action merely approves some state law
pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
reasonable to conclude that major as meeting federal requirements and
disapproves other state law because it Intergovernmental relations, Lead,
sources of VOCs and ammonia do not Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate
contribute significantly to PM2.5 does not meet federal requirements; this
proposed action does not impose matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
nonattainment within the State. Thus, requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
there is no need at this time for the State additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, organic compounds, Incorporation by
to regulate VOCs or ammonia as PM2.5 reference.
precursors in its nonattainment NSR this proposed action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
permitting program,1 and so we are
action’’ subject to review by the Office
proposing to approve the submittal’s Dated: February 11, 2016.
of Management and Budget under
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PM2.5 precursor provisions. Should EPA Shaun L. McGrath,
Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,
in the future designate an area in
Oct. 4, 1993); Regional Administrator, Region 8.
Wyoming as nonattainment for PM2.5, • Does not impose an information [FR Doc. 2016–04403 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am]
the State would have the obligation to collection burden under the provisions
ensure that the nonattainment NSR BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
1 The submittal does properly regulate VOCs as
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
an ozone precursor, as intended by the State to
• Is certified as not having a
address nonattainment NSR requirements for the significant economic impact on a
UGRB ozone nonattainment area. substantial number of small entities
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Proposed rule. | |
| Dates | Written comments must be received on or before March 31, 2016. | |
| Contact | Kevin Leone, Air Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8P-AR, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6227, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 10559 | |
| CFR Associated | Environmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Carbon Monoxide; Intergovernmental Relations; Lead; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Particulate Matter; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Sulfur Oxides; Volatile Organic Compounds and Incorporation by Reference |
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