81_FR_27418 81 FR 27330 - Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Commissioner's Orders for A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek

81 FR 27330 - Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Commissioner's Orders for A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 88 (May 6, 2016)

Page Range27330-27332
FR Document2016-10579

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing approval of revisions to the Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to EPA in parallel process form on January 27, 2016, and February 5, 2016, and final form on March 21, 2016, and March 31, 2016. The submittals consist of orders issued by the Commissioner of IDEM that require more stringent sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) emissions limits than those currently contained in the SIP for Vectren's A.B. Brown Generating Station (A.B. Brown) and Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation's Clifty Creek Generating Station (Clifty Creek). EPA proposed approval of these revisions to the Indiana SIP on February 25, 2016 and received no adverse comments. EPA's approval of these revisions makes the Commissioner's orders' SO<INF>2</INF> emissions limits and applicable reporting, recordkeeping, and compliance demonstration requirements federally enforceable.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R05-OAR-2016-0075; EPA-R05-OAR-2016-0090; FRL-9946-08-Region 5]


Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Commissioner's Orders for A.B. Brown 
and Clifty Creek

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing 
approval of revisions to the Indiana State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
submitted by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) 
to EPA in parallel process form on January 27, 2016, and February 5, 
2016, and final form on March 21, 2016, and March 31, 2016. The 
submittals consist of orders issued by the Commissioner of IDEM that 
require more stringent sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions limits 
than those currently contained in the SIP for Vectren's A.B. Brown 
Generating Station (A.B. Brown) and Indiana-Kentucky Electric 
Corporation's Clifty Creek Generating Station (Clifty Creek). EPA 
proposed approval of these revisions to the Indiana SIP on February 25, 
2016 and received no adverse comments. EPA's approval of these 
revisions makes the Commissioner's orders' SO2 emissions 
limits and applicable reporting, recordkeeping, and compliance 
demonstration requirements federally enforceable.

DATES: This final rule is effective on June 6, 2016.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
No. EPA-R05-OAR-2016-0075 and EPA-R05-OAR-2016-0090. All documents in 
the docket are listed on the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although 
listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as 
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be 
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either through www.regulations.gov or at the 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. This facility is 
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
Federal holidays. We recommend that you telephone Jenny Liljegren, 
Physical Scientist, at (312) 886-6832 before visiting the Region 5 
office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenny Liljegren, Physical Scientist, 
Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-
18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6832, 
[email protected].

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

I. Why did IDEM issue these commissioner's orders?
II. What are the SO2 limits in these Commissioner's 
orders?
III. By what criterion is EPA reviewing this SIP revision?
IV. What action is EPA taking?
V. Incorporation by Reference
VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. Why did IDEM issue these Commissioner's orders?

    IDEM submitted parallel process revision requests to its SIP on 
January 27, 2016, and February 5, 2016, for A.B. Brown and Clifty 
Creek, respectively, and final revision requests on March 21, 2016, and 
March 31, 2016, for Clifty Creek and A.B. Brown, respectively. The 
submittals consist of orders issued by IDEM's Commissioner that 
establish more stringent SO2 emissions limits than those 
currently contained in the SIP for A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek. The 
orders also contain applicable reporting, recordkeeping, and compliance 
demonstration requirements. Each order contains a requirement to 
determine compliance by the use of a continuous emissions monitoring 
system (CEMS), to maintain records adequate to document compliance with 
the SO2 emissions limits, to submit to IDEM quarterly 
reports, and to apply to incorporate these order requirements, 
including the emissions limits, reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, and methods to determine compliance into each facility's 
Part 70 operating permit, respectively. IDEM established these 
SO2 emissions limits to enable the areas near A.B. Brown and 
Clifty Creek to qualify in the future for being designated 
``attainment'' of the 2010 primary SO2 National Ambient Air 
Quality Standard (NAAQS). Under a Federal consent decree,\1\ EPA is 
required to designate, under the 2010 SO2 NAAQS, certain 
areas in the United States including the areas near A.B. Brown and 
Clifty Creek by July 2, 2016. The history of the 2010 SO2 
NAAQS and the consent decree is explained in detail in the February 25, 
2016 proposed rule (81 FR 9395).
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    \1\ Sierra Club v. McCarthy, No. 3-13-cv-3953 (N.D.Cal. March 2, 
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    The purpose of this rulemaking is to take action on IDEM's request 
to approve these Commissioner's orders into the Indiana SIP and thereby 
make them federally enforceable. It is not, however, to take action on 
whether the SO2 emissions limits in these Commissioner's 
orders are adequate for EPA to designate attainment of the 2010 
SO2 NAAQS for the areas near A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek. 
EPA intends to designate the areas near the sources that meet the 
criteria for the first phase of the consent decree designations, 
including the areas near A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek, under a separate 
future rulemaking, which was the subject of an EPA proposal on March 1, 
2016, ``EPA Responses to Certain State Designation Recommendations for 
the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard: Notice 
of Availability and Public Comment Period'' (81 FR 10563).
    Indiana requested that EPA ``parallel process'' these SIP revisions 
to expedite action on the Commissioner's orders. Under this procedure, 
the state submitted copies of the draft revision requests to EPA on 
January 27, 2016, and February 5, 2016, for A.B. Brown and Clifty 
Creek, respectively, before completing its public comment process. EPA 
published a proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register (81 FR 9395) 
and solicited public comment in approximately the same timeframe during 
which the state solicited public comment. Indiana received and 
responded to comments received during its public process. EPA received 
two comments. One comment supported the proposed Clifty Creek emissions 
limit. A second comment, associated with the A.B. Brown order, was not 
germane to our current action.
    Indiana submitted its final SIP revision requests to EPA on March 
21, 2016, and March 31, 2016, for Clifty Creek and A.B. Brown, 
respectively. There were no changes to the original Commissioner's 
Orders (2016-01 and 2016-02). As a result, EPA is proceeding with this 
final rulemaking.

II. What are the SO2 limits in these Commissioner's orders?

    For A.B. Brown, Indiana issued Commissioner's Order 2016-01 on 
January 11, 2016, with a compliance date of April 19, 2016. This order 
established two new limits for A.B. Brown: One limit for Unit 1 when 
running alone and one limit for Units 1

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and 2 when running simultaneously. The emissions limits are 0.855 lbs 
of SO2 per MMBTU for coal-fired boiler Unit 1 operating 
alone and 0.426 lbs of SO2 per MMBTU for Units 1 and 2 
operating simultaneously. These limits supplement a limit contained in 
a February 22, 1979, Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) 
permit of 0.69 pounds per MMBTU for coal-fired boiler Unit 2.
    For Clifty Creek, Indiana issued Commissioner's Order 2016-02 on 
February 1, 2016, with a compliance date of April 19, 2016. This order 
established a combined emission limit for the six coal-fired boilers 
(Units No. 1 through No. 6) located at Clifty Creek of 2,624.5 lbs of 
SO2 per hour as a 720 operating hour rolling average when 
any of Units No.1 through No. 6, or any combination thereof, is 
operating.

III. By what criterion is EPA reviewing this SIP revision?

    EPA is evaluating these revisions on the basis of whether they 
strengthen Indiana's SIP. Prior to Commissioner's Order 2016-01, A.B. 
Brown had an SO2 emissions limit in its operating permit of 
6.0 lbs SO2 per MMBTU for coal-fired boiler Unit 1. Prior to 
Commissioner's Order 2016-02 Clifty Creek had an SO2 
emissions limit in its operating permit for Units 1 through 6 not to 
exceed 7.52 lbs of SO2 per MMBTU on a thirty (30) day 
rolling weighted average. The new SO2 emissions limits 
established by IDEM in Commissioner's Order 2016-01 and Commissioner's 
Order 2016-02 for A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek, respectively, are 
substantially more stringent than the previous limits and will 
therefore strengthen Indiana's SIP.
    The adequacy of these limits for providing for attainment of the 
2010 primary SO2 NAAQS is not a prerequisite for approval of 
these limits. Nevertheless, the purpose of these limits is to provide 
for attainment, and the adequacy of these limits for this purpose is 
addressed in a separate rulemaking (81 FR 10563). On February 16, 2016, 
EPA wrote a letter to Indiana stating that we intended to designate the 
areas near A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek as nonattainment in the absence 
of federally enforceable limits. The letter also stated that if the 
limits in the Commissioner's orders (2016-01 and 2016-02) were made 
federally enforceable, EPA anticipated that we would designate suitable 
portions of Posey county and Jefferson county as attainment/
unclassifiable. EPA solicited public comments on this proposal (81 FR 
10563), and EPA intends to make final the designation determinations 
for the areas of the country addressed by these responses, including 
the areas near A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek, no later than July 2, 2016. 
EPA received adverse comments pertaining, among other things, to the 
portion of this rulemaking that indicated that the A.B. Brown and 
Clifty Creek proposed limits, if made federally enforceable, would 
suffice to justify an attainment/unclassifiable designation. EPA is 
currently reviewing these and other comments received regarding that 
proposal.

IV. What action is EPA taking?

    EPA is finalizing approval of Commissioner's Order 2016-01 and 
Commissioner's Order 2016-02 into the Indiana SIP. EPA confirms that 
the SO2 emissions limits in these orders for A.B. Brown 
(Commissioner's Order 2016-01) and Clifty Creek (Commissioner's Order 
2016-02) are more stringent than the current SIP SO2 
emissions limits for these sources. By approving these Commissioner's 
orders into the Indiana SIP, these SO2 emissions limits and 
applicable reporting, recordkeeping, and compliance demonstration 
requirements contained in the orders become federally enforceable and 
strengthen the Indiana SIP.

V. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes 
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 
51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the Indiana 
Administrative Code described in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set 
forth below. EPA has made, and will continue to make, these documents 
generally available electronically through www.regulations.gov and/or 
in hard copy at the appropriate EPA office (see the ADDRESSES section 
of this preamble for more information).

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 
and applicable Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state 
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, 
this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements 
and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by 
state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to review 
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58 
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based 
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to 
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the 
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent 
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to 
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental 
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian 
reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has 
demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian 
country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose 
substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as 
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and 
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it

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is published in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major 
rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by July 5, 2016. Filing a petition for 
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect 
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor 
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may 
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or 
action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to 
enforce its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by 
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: April 27, 2016.
Robert A. Kaplan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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


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2. In Sec.  52.770 the table in paragraph (d) is amended by adding new 
entries for ``A.B. Brown Generating Station'' and ``Clifty Creek 
Generating Station'', to read as follows:


Sec.  52.770  Identification of plan.

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    (d) * * *

                                 EPA-Approved Indiana Source-Specific Provisions
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            CO date                   Title         SIP rule     EPA approval              Explanation
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1/11/2016.....................  A.B. Brown              N.A.  5/6/16, [insert    Limitation intended to support
                                 Generating                    Federal Register   attainment designation.
                                 Station.                      citation].
2/1/2016......................  Clifty Creek            N.A.  5/6/16, [insert    Limitation intended to support
                                 Generating                    Federal Register   attainment designation.
                                 Station.                      citation].
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                                           ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                Liljegren, Physical Scientist, at (312)               States including the areas near A.B.
                                           AGENCY                                                  886–6832 before visiting the Region 5                 Brown and Clifty Creek by July 2, 2016.
                                                                                                   office.                                               The history of the 2010 SO2 NAAQS
                                           40 CFR Part 52                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      and the consent decree is explained in
                                           [EPA–R05–OAR–2016–0075; EPA–R05–                        Jenny Liljegren, Physical Scientist,                  detail in the February 25, 2016 proposed
                                           OAR–2016–0090; FRL–9946–08–Region 5]                    Attainment Planning and Maintenance                   rule (81 FR 9395).
                                                                                                   Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J),                   The purpose of this rulemaking is to
                                           Air Plan Approval; Indiana;                             Environmental Protection Agency,                      take action on IDEM’s request to
                                           Commissioner’s Orders for A.B. Brown                    Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,                  approve these Commissioner’s orders
                                           and Clifty Creek                                        Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6832,              into the Indiana SIP and thereby make
                                                                                                   Liljegren.Jennifer@epa.gov.                           them federally enforceable. It is not,
                                           AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                                                                             however, to take action on whether the
                                           Agency (EPA).                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                         SO2 emissions limits in these
                                           ACTION: Final rule.                                     Throughout this document whenever
                                                                                                                                                         Commissioner’s orders are adequate for
                                                                                                   ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
                                           SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection                                                                      EPA to designate attainment of the 2010
                                                                                                   EPA. This supplementary information
                                           Agency (EPA) is finalizing approval of                                                                        SO2 NAAQS for the areas near A.B.
                                                                                                   section is arranged as follows:                       Brown and Clifty Creek. EPA intends to
                                           revisions to the Indiana State                          I. Why did IDEM issue these commissioner’s
                                           Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by                                                                        designate the areas near the sources that
                                                                                                         orders?                                         meet the criteria for the first phase of
                                           the Indiana Department of                               II. What are the SO2 limits in these
                                           Environmental Management (IDEM) to                                                                            the consent decree designations,
                                                                                                         Commissioner’s orders?
                                           EPA in parallel process form on January                 III. By what criterion is EPA reviewing this
                                                                                                                                                         including the areas near A.B. Brown and
                                           27, 2016, and February 5, 2016, and                           SIP revision?                                   Clifty Creek, under a separate future
                                           final form on March 21, 2016, and                       IV. What action is EPA taking?                        rulemaking, which was the subject of an
                                           March 31, 2016. The submittals consist                  V. Incorporation by Reference                         EPA proposal on March 1, 2016, ‘‘EPA
                                           of orders issued by the Commissioner of
                                                                                                   VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews             Responses to Certain State Designation
                                           IDEM that require more stringent sulfur                                                                       Recommendations for the 2010 Sulfur
                                                                                                   I. Why did IDEM issue these
                                           dioxide (SO2) emissions limits than                                                                           Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality
                                                                                                   Commissioner’s orders?
                                           those currently contained in the SIP for                                                                      Standard: Notice of Availability and
                                                                                                      IDEM submitted parallel process                    Public Comment Period’’ (81 FR 10563).
                                           Vectren’s A.B. Brown Generating                         revision requests to its SIP on January                  Indiana requested that EPA ‘‘parallel
                                           Station (A.B. Brown) and Indiana-                       27, 2016, and February 5, 2016, for A.B.              process’’ these SIP revisions to expedite
                                           Kentucky Electric Corporation’s Clifty                  Brown and Clifty Creek, respectively,                 action on the Commissioner’s orders.
                                           Creek Generating Station (Clifty Creek).                and final revision requests on March 21,              Under this procedure, the state
                                           EPA proposed approval of these                          2016, and March 31, 2016, for Clifty                  submitted copies of the draft revision
                                           revisions to the Indiana SIP on February                Creek and A.B. Brown, respectively. The               requests to EPA on January 27, 2016,
                                           25, 2016 and received no adverse                        submittals consist of orders issued by                and February 5, 2016, for A.B. Brown
                                           comments. EPA’s approval of these                       IDEM’s Commissioner that establish                    and Clifty Creek, respectively, before
                                           revisions makes the Commissioner’s
                                                                                                   more stringent SO2 emissions limits                   completing its public comment process.
                                           orders’ SO2 emissions limits and
                                                                                                   than those currently contained in the                 EPA published a proposed rulemaking
                                           applicable reporting, recordkeeping, and
                                                                                                   SIP for A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek.                  in the Federal Register (81 FR 9395) and
                                           compliance demonstration requirements
                                                                                                   The orders also contain applicable                    solicited public comment in
                                           federally enforceable.
                                                                                                   reporting, recordkeeping, and                         approximately the same timeframe
                                           DATES: This final rule is effective on                  compliance demonstration                              during which the state solicited public
                                           June 6, 2016.                                           requirements. Each order contains a                   comment. Indiana received and
                                           ADDRESSES: EPA has established a                        requirement to determine compliance                   responded to comments received during
                                           docket for this action under Docket ID                  by the use of a continuous emissions                  its public process. EPA received two
                                           No. EPA–R05–OAR–2016–0075 and                           monitoring system (CEMS), to maintain                 comments. One comment supported the
                                           EPA–R05–OAR–2016–0090. All                              records adequate to document                          proposed Clifty Creek emissions limit. A
                                           documents in the docket are listed on                   compliance with the SO2 emissions                     second comment, associated with the
                                           the www.regulations.gov Web site.                       limits, to submit to IDEM quarterly                   A.B. Brown order, was not germane to
                                           Although listed in the index, some                      reports, and to apply to incorporate                  our current action.
                                           information is not publicly available,                  these order requirements, including the                  Indiana submitted its final SIP
                                           i.e., Confidential Business Information                 emissions limits, reporting and                       revision requests to EPA on March 21,
                                           (CBI) or other information whose                        recordkeeping requirements, and                       2016, and March 31, 2016, for Clifty
                                           disclosure is restricted by statute.                    methods to determine compliance into                  Creek and A.B. Brown, respectively.
                                           Certain other material, such as                         each facility’s Part 70 operating permit,             There were no changes to the original
                                           copyrighted material, is not placed on                  respectively. IDEM established these                  Commissioner’s Orders (2016–01 and
                                           the Internet and will be publicly                       SO2 emissions limits to enable the areas              2016–02). As a result, EPA is proceeding
                                           available only in hard copy form.                       near A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek to                   with this final rulemaking.
                                           Publicly available docket materials are                 qualify in the future for being
                                           available either through                                                                                      II. What are the SO2 limits in these
                                                                                                   designated ‘‘attainment’’ of the 2010                 Commissioner’s orders?
                                           www.regulations.gov or at the                           primary SO2 National Ambient Air
                                           Environmental Protection Agency,                        Quality Standard (NAAQS). Under a                        For A.B. Brown, Indiana issued
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                                           Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77                Federal consent decree,1 EPA is                       Commissioner’s Order 2016–01 on
                                           West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,                        required to designate, under the 2010                 January 11, 2016, with a compliance
                                           Illinois 60604. This facility is open from              SO2 NAAQS, certain areas in the United                date of April 19, 2016. This order
                                           8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through                                                                        established two new limits for A.B.
                                           Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We                    1 Sierra Club v. McCarthy, No. 3–13–cv–3953         Brown: One limit for Unit 1 when
                                           recommend that you telephone Jenny                      (N.D.Cal. March 2, 2015).                             running alone and one limit for Units 1


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                                           and 2 when running simultaneously.                      these responses, including the areas                  Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
                                           The emissions limits are 0.855 lbs of                   near A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek, no                  October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
                                           SO2 per MMBTU for coal-fired boiler                     later than July 2, 2016. EPA received                 January 21, 2011);
                                           Unit 1 operating alone and 0.426 lbs of                 adverse comments pertaining, among                       • Does not impose an information
                                           SO2 per MMBTU for Units 1 and 2                         other things, to the portion of this                  collection burden under the provisions
                                           operating simultaneously. These limits                  rulemaking that indicated that the A.B.               of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
                                           supplement a limit contained in a                       Brown and Clifty Creek proposed limits,               U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
                                           February 22, 1979, Prevention of                        if made federally enforceable, would                     • Is certified as not having a
                                           Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit                  suffice to justify an attainment/                     significant economic impact on a
                                           of 0.69 pounds per MMBTU for coal-                      unclassifiable designation. EPA is                    substantial number of small entities
                                           fired boiler Unit 2.                                    currently reviewing these and other                   under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
                                              For Clifty Creek, Indiana issued                     comments received regarding that                      U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
                                           Commissioner’s Order 2016–02 on                         proposal.                                                • Does not contain any unfunded
                                           February 1, 2016, with a compliance                                                                           mandate or significantly or uniquely
                                           date of April 19, 2016. This order                      IV. What action is EPA taking?                        affect small governments, as described
                                           established a combined emission limit                     EPA is finalizing approval of                       in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
                                           for the six coal-fired boilers (Units No.               Commissioner’s Order 2016–01 and                      of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);
                                           1 through No. 6) located at Clifty Creek                Commissioner’s Order 2016–02 into the                    • Does not have Federalism
                                           of 2,624.5 lbs of SO2 per hour as a 720                 Indiana SIP. EPA confirms that the SO2                implications as specified in Executive
                                           operating hour rolling average when any                 emissions limits in these orders for A.B.             Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,
                                           of Units No.1 through No. 6, or any                     Brown (Commissioner’s Order 2016–01)                  1999);
                                           combination thereof, is operating.                      and Clifty Creek (Commissioner’s Order                   • Is not an economically significant
                                                                                                   2016–02) are more stringent than the                  regulatory action based on health or
                                           III. By what criterion is EPA reviewing                                                                       safety risks subject to Executive Order
                                                                                                   current SIP SO2 emissions limits for
                                           this SIP revision?                                                                                            13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);
                                                                                                   these sources. By approving these
                                              EPA is evaluating these revisions on                 Commissioner’s orders into the Indiana                   • Is not a significant regulatory action
                                           the basis of whether they strengthen                    SIP, these SO2 emissions limits and                   subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR
                                           Indiana’s SIP. Prior to Commissioner’s                  applicable reporting, recordkeeping, and              28355, May 22, 2001);
                                           Order 2016–01, A.B. Brown had an SO2                    compliance demonstration requirements                    • Is not subject to requirements of
                                           emissions limit in its operating permit                 contained in the orders become                        Section 12(d) of the National
                                           of 6.0 lbs SO2 per MMBTU for coal-fired                 federally enforceable and strengthen the              Technology Transfer and Advancement
                                           boiler Unit 1. Prior to Commissioner’s                  Indiana SIP.                                          Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because
                                           Order 2016–02 Clifty Creek had an SO2                                                                         application of those requirements would
                                           emissions limit in its operating permit                 V. Incorporation by Reference                         be inconsistent with the CAA; and
                                           for Units 1 through 6 not to exceed 7.52                  In this rule, EPA is finalizing                        • Does not provide EPA with the
                                           lbs of SO2 per MMBTU on a thirty (30)                   regulatory text that includes                         discretionary authority to address, as
                                           day rolling weighted average. The new                   incorporation by reference. In                        appropriate, disproportionate human
                                           SO2 emissions limits established by                     accordance with requirements of 1 CFR                 health or environmental effects, using
                                           IDEM in Commissioner’s Order 2016–01                    51.5, EPA is finalizing the incorporation             practicable and legally permissible
                                           and Commissioner’s Order 2016–02 for                    by reference of the Indiana                           methods, under Executive Order 12898
                                           A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek,                            Administrative Code described in the                  (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
                                           respectively, are substantially more                    amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth                   In addition, the SIP is not approved
                                           stringent than the previous limits and                  below. EPA has made, and will continue                to apply on any Indian reservation land
                                           will therefore strengthen Indiana’s SIP.                to make, these documents generally                    or in any other area where EPA or an
                                              The adequacy of these limits for                     available electronically through                      Indian tribe has demonstrated that a
                                           providing for attainment of the 2010                    www.regulations.gov and/or in hard                    tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
                                           primary SO2 NAAQS is not a                              copy at the appropriate EPA office (see               Indian country, the rule does not have
                                           prerequisite for approval of these limits.              the ADDRESSES section of this preamble                tribal implications and will not impose
                                           Nevertheless, the purpose of these limits               for more information).                                substantial direct costs on tribal
                                           is to provide for attainment, and the                                                                         governments or preempt tribal law as
                                           adequacy of these limits for this purpose               VI. Statutory and Executive Order                     specified by Executive Order 13175 (65
                                           is addressed in a separate rulemaking                   Reviews                                               FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
                                           (81 FR 10563). On February 16, 2016,                      Under the CAA, the Administrator is                    The Congressional Review Act, 5
                                           EPA wrote a letter to Indiana stating that              required to approve a SIP submission                  U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
                                           we intended to designate the areas near                 that complies with the provisions of the              Business Regulatory Enforcement
                                           A.B. Brown and Clifty Creek as                          Clean Air Act (CAA) and applicable                    Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides
                                           nonattainment in the absence of                         Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);               that before a rule may take effect, the
                                           federally enforceable limits. The letter                40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP               agency promulgating the rule must
                                           also stated that if the limits in the                   submissions, EPA’s role is to approve                 submit a rule report, which includes a
                                           Commissioner’s orders (2016–01 and                      state choices, provided that they meet                copy of the rule, to each House of the
                                           2016–02) were made federally                            the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly,                 Congress and to the Comptroller General
                                           enforceable, EPA anticipated that we                    this action merely approves state law as              of the United States. EPA will submit a
                                           would designate suitable portions of                    meeting Federal requirements and does                 report containing this action and other
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                                           Posey county and Jefferson county as                    not impose additional requirements                    required information to the U.S. Senate,
                                           attainment/unclassifiable. EPA solicited                beyond those imposed by state law. For                the U.S. House of Representatives, and
                                           public comments on this proposal (81                    that reason, this action:                             the Comptroller General of the United
                                           FR 10563), and EPA intends to make                        • Is not a significant regulatory action            States prior to publication of the rule in
                                           final the designation determinations for                subject to review by the Office of                    the Federal Register. A major rule
                                           the areas of the country addressed by                   Management and Budget under                           cannot take effect until 60 days after it


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                                           27332                        Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 88 / Friday, May 6, 2016 / Rules and Regulations

                                           is published in the Federal Register.                      challenged later in proceedings to                     PART 52—APPROVAL AND
                                           This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as                     enforce its requirements. (See section                 PROMULGATION OF
                                           defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).                                307(b)(2).)                                            IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
                                              Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,                     List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                           petitions for judicial review of this                                                                             ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52
                                                                                                                                                             continues to read as follows:
                                           action must be filed in the United States                    Environmental protection, Air
                                           Court of Appeals for the appropriate                       pollution control, Incorporation by                        Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                           circuit by July 5, 2016. Filing a petition                 reference, Intergovernmental relations,                ■ 2. In § 52.770 the table in paragraph
                                           for reconsideration by the Administrator                   Reporting and recordkeeping                            (d) is amended by adding new entries
                                           of this final rule does not affect the                     requirements, Sulfur oxides.                           for ‘‘A.B. Brown Generating Station’’
                                           finality of this action for the purposes of                                                                       and ‘‘Clifty Creek Generating Station’’,
                                                                                                        Dated: April 27, 2016.
                                           judicial review nor does it extend the                                                                            to read as follows:
                                           time within which a petition for judicial                  Robert A. Kaplan,
                                           review may be filed, and shall not                         Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.               § 52.770    Identification of plan.
                                           postpone the effectiveness of such rule                                                                           *       *    *        *    *
                                           or action. This action may not be                            40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:                    (d) * * *

                                                                                          EPA-APPROVED INDIANA SOURCE-SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
                                                  CO date                       Title            SIP rule                EPA approval                                     Explanation


                                                       *                        *                       *                       *                       *                      *                     *

                                           1/11/2016 ...............     A.B. Brown Gener-            N.A.     5/6/16, [insert Federal Reg-       Limitation intended to support attainment designation.
                                                                           ating Station.                        ister citation].
                                           2/1/2016 .................    Clifty Creek Gen-            N.A.     5/6/16, [insert Federal Reg-       Limitation intended to support attainment designation.
                                                                           erating Station.                      ister citation].



                                           *       *       *       *       *                          DATES:  This regulation is effective May               I. General Information
                                           [FR Doc. 2016–10579 Filed 5–5–16; 8:45 am]                 6, 2016. Objections and requests for
                                                                                                                                                             A. Does this action apply to me?
                                           BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                     hearings must be received on or before
                                                                                                      July 5, 2016, and must be filed in                        You may be potentially affected by
                                                                                                      accordance with the instructions                       this action if you are an agricultural
                                           ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                   provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also                  producer, food manufacturer, or
                                           AGENCY                                                     Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY                         pesticide manufacturer. The following
                                                                                                      INFORMATION).                                          list of North American Industrial
                                           40 CFR Part 180                                                                                                   Classification System (NAICS) codes is
                                                                                                      ADDRESSES:    The docket for this action,              not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
                                           [EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0591; FRL–9945–28]                        identified by docket identification (ID)               provides a guide to help readers
                                                                                                      number EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0591, is                        determine whether this document
                                           Methoxyfenozide; Pesticide Tolerances                      available at http://www.regulations.gov                applies to them. Potentially affected
                                           for Emergency Exemptions                                   or at the Office of Pesticide Programs                 entities may include:
                                                                                                      Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket)                     • Crop production (NAICS code 111).
                                           AGENCY: Environmental Protection                           in the Environmental Protection Agency                    • Animal production (NAICS code
                                           Agency (EPA).                                              Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William                   112).
                                           ACTION:     Final rule.                                    Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301                   • Food manufacturing (NAICS code
                                                                                                      Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC                  311).
                                           SUMMARY:    This regulation establishes                    20460–0001. The Public Reading Room                       • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
                                           time-limited tolerances for residues of                    is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,                   code 32532).
                                           methoxyfenozide in or on rice, grain                       Monday through Friday, excluding legal
                                           and rice, bran resulting from use of                       holidays. The telephone number for the                 B. How can I get electronic access to
                                           methoxyfenozide in accordance with                         Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,                 other related information?
                                           the terms of an emergency exemption                        and the telephone number for the OPP                     You may access a frequently updated
                                           issued under section 18 of the Federal                     Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review                electronic version of 40 CFR part 180
                                           Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide                    the visitor instructions and additional                through the Government Printing
                                           Act (FIFRA). This action is in response                    information about the docket available                 Office’s e-CFR site at http://
                                           to the California Department of                            at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.                         www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-
                                           Pesticide Regulation’s issuance of a                                                                              idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/
                                                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                           crisis emergency exemption under                                                                                  40tab_02.tpl.
                                                                                                      Susan Lewis, Registration Division
                                           FIFRA section 18 authorizing use of the
                                                                                                      (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,                 C. How can I file an objection or hearing
                                           pesticide on rice, bran and rice, grain.
                                                                                                      Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
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                                           This time-limited tolerance regulation                                                                            request?
                                                                                                      Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
                                           establishes a maximum permissible                                                                                   Under section 408(g) of the Federal
                                                                                                      DC 20460–0001; main telephone
                                           level for residues of methoxyfenozide in                                                                          Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
                                                                                                      number: (703) 305–7090; email address:
                                           or on these commodities. These time-                                                                              21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
                                                                                                      RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
                                           limited tolerances expire on December                                                                             objection to any aspect of this regulation
                                           31, 2019.                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             and may also request a hearing on those


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Document Created: 2016-05-06 00:29:43
Document Modified: 2016-05-06 00:29:43
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis final rule is effective on June 6, 2016.
ContactJenny Liljegren, Physical Scientist, Attainment Planning and Maintenance Section, Air Programs Branch (AR- 18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6832, [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 27330 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and Sulfur Oxides

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