81_FR_32751 81 FR 32651 - Air Quality Plan Approval; South Carolina; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard

81 FR 32651 - Air Quality Plan Approval; South Carolina; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standard

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 100 (May 24, 2016)

Page Range32651-32652
FR Document2016-12112

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action to approve the portions of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission, submitted by the State of South Carolina, through the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC), on May 8, 2014, for inclusion into the South Carolina SIP. This final action pertains to the infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 2010 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The CAA requires that each state adopt and submit a SIP for the implementation, maintenance and enforcement of each NAAQS promulgated by EPA, which is commonly referred to as an ``infrastructure SIP submission.'' SC DHEC certified that the South Carolina SIP contains provisions that ensure the 2010 1- hour SO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS is implemented, enforced, and maintained in South Carolina. EPA has determined that portions of South Carolina's infrastructure SIP submission, provided to EPA on May 8, 2014, satisfy certain required infrastructure elements for the 2010 1-hour SO<INF>2</INF> NAAQS.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2015-0151; FRL-9946-82-Region 4]


Air Quality Plan Approval; South Carolina; Infrastructure 
Requirements for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality 
Standard

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final 
action to approve the portions of the State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
submission, submitted by the State of South Carolina, through the South 
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC), on 
May 8, 2014, for inclusion into the South Carolina SIP. This final 
action pertains to the infrastructure requirements of the Clean Air Act 
(CAA or Act) for the 2010 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) 
national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The CAA requires that 
each state adopt and submit a SIP for the implementation, maintenance 
and enforcement of each NAAQS promulgated by EPA, which is commonly 
referred to as an ``infrastructure SIP submission.'' SC DHEC certified 
that the South Carolina SIP contains provisions that ensure the 2010 1-
hour SO2 NAAQS is implemented, enforced, and maintained in 
South Carolina. EPA has determined that portions of South Carolina's 
infrastructure SIP submission, provided to EPA on May 8, 2014, satisfy 
certain required infrastructure elements for the 2010 1-hour 
SO2 NAAQS.

DATES: This rule will be effective June 23, 2016.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
Identification No. EPA-R04-OAR-2015-0151. 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 or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard 
copy at the Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and 
Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. EPA requests that if at all possible, you 
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official 
hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Notarianni, Air Regulatory 
Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, 
Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 
30303-8960. Ms. Notarianni can be reached via electronic mail at 
[email protected] or via telephone at (404) 562-9031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Overview

    On June 22, 2010 (75 FR 35520), EPA revised the primary 
SO2 NAAQS to an hourly standard of 75 parts per billion 
(ppb) based on a 3-year average of the annual 99th percentile of 1-hour 
daily maximum concentrations. Pursuant to section 110(a)(1) of the CAA, 
states are required to submit SIPs meeting the applicable requirements 
of section 110(a)(2) within three years after promulgation of a new or 
revised NAAQS or within such shorter period as EPA may prescribe. 
Section 110(a)(2) requires states to address basic SIP elements such as 
requirements for monitoring, basic program requirements and legal 
authority that are designed to assure attainment and maintenance of the 
NAAQS. States were required to submit such SIPs for the 2010 1-hour 
SO2 NAAQS to EPA no later than June 2, 2013.\1\
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    \1\ Today, EPA is providing clarification for an inadvertent 
typographical error that was included in the March 7, 2016, proposed 
rulemaking, for this final action. In the March 7, 2016, proposed 
rulemaking it was stated that the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS 
infrastructure SIPs were due no later than June 22, 2013. The 2010 
1-hour SO2 NAAQS infrastructure SIPs were actually due to 
EPA from states no later than June 2, 2013.
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    In a proposed rulemaking published on March 7, 2016 (81 FR 11717), 
EPA proposed to approve portions of South Carolina's 2010 1-hour 
SO2 NAAQS infrastructure SIP submission submitted on May 8, 
2014. The details of South Carolina's submission and the rationale for 
EPA's actions are explained in the proposed rulemaking. Comments on the 
proposed rulemaking were due on or before April 6, 2016. EPA received 
no adverse comments on the proposed action.

II. Final Action

    With the exception of interstate transport provisions pertaining to 
the contribution to nonattainment or interference with maintenance in 
other states and visibility protection requirements of section 
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2, and 4), EPA is taking final 
action to approve South Carolina 's infrastructure submission submitted 
on May 8, 2014, for the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS. EPA is taking 
final action to approve South Carolina's infrastructure SIP submission 
for the 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS because the submission is 
consistent with section 110 of the CAA.

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable 
federal regulations. See 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

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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, this action for the state of South Carolina does not 
have Tribal implications as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 
67249, November 9, 2000). The Catawba Indian Nation Reservation is 
located within the State of South Carolina. Pursuant to the Catawba 
Indian Claims Settlement Act, South Carolina statute 27-16-120, ``all 
state and local environmental laws and regulations apply to the 
[Catawba Indian Nation] and Reservation and are fully enforceable by 
all relevant state and local agencies and authorities.'' However, EPA 
has determined that this rule does not have substantial direct effects 
on an Indian Tribe because this action is not approving any specific 
rule, but rather approving that South Carolina's already approved SIP 
meets certain CAA requirements. EPA notes this action will not impose 
substantial direct costs on Tribal governments or preempt Tribal law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and 
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review 
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit by July 25, 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, Sulfur dioxide.

    Dated: May 12, 2016.
Heather McTeer Toney,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.

    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.

Subpart PP--South Carolina

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2. Section 52.2120(e), is amended by adding a new entry ``110(a)(1) and 
(2) Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 1-hour SO2 
NAAQS'' at the end of the table to read as follows:


Sec.  52.2120  Identification of plan.

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    (e) * * *

                              EPA-Approved South Carolina Non-Regulatory Provisions
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                                        State effective
               Provision                      date           EPA approval date              Explanation
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                                                  * * * * * * *
110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure              5/8/2014   5/24/2016 [Insert         With the exception of
 Requirements for the 2010 1-hour SO2                     Federal Register          interstate transport
 NAAQS.                                                   citation].                requirements of section
                                                                                    110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II)
                                                                                    (prongs 1, 2, and 4).
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                                                § 20.1405   Rule 1405. Disposition.                     Web site. Although listed in the index,                 In a proposed rulemaking published
                                                *     *     *    *    *                                 some information is not publicly                      on March 7, 2016 (81 FR 11717), EPA
                                                  (c) * * *                                             available, i.e., Confidential Business                proposed to approve portions of South
                                                  (2) Submission of requests. Requests                  Information or other information whose                Carolina’s 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS
                                                for such a hearing shall be submitted to                disclosure is restricted by statute.                  infrastructure SIP submission submitted
                                                the following address: Director, Office of              Certain other material, such as                       on May 8, 2014. The details of South
                                                Management, Planning and Analysis                       copyrighted material, is not placed on                Carolina’s submission and the rationale
                                                (014), Board of Veterans’ Appeals, P.O.                 the Internet and will be publicly                     for EPA’s actions are explained in the
                                                Box 27063, Washington, DC 20038.                        available only in hard copy form.                     proposed rulemaking. Comments on the
                                                *     *     *    *    *                                 Publicly available docket materials are               proposed rulemaking were due on or
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–12111 Filed 5–23–16; 8:45 am]             available either electronically through               before April 6, 2016. EPA received no
                                                BILLING CODE 8320–01–P                                  www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at                adverse comments on the proposed
                                                                                                        the Air Regulatory Management Section,                action.
                                                                                                        Air Planning and Implementation
                                                                                                                                                              II. Final Action
                                                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
                                                                                                        Management Division, U.S.                                With the exception of interstate
                                                AGENCY
                                                                                                        Environmental Protection Agency,                      transport provisions pertaining to the
                                                40 CFR Part 52                                          Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,                      contribution to nonattainment or
                                                                                                        Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. EPA                      interference with maintenance in other
                                                [EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0151; FRL–9946–82–                    requests that if at all possible, you                 states and visibility protection
                                                Region 4]                                                                                                     requirements of section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I)
                                                                                                        contact the person listed in the FOR
                                                Air Quality Plan Approval; South                        FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to                and (II) (prongs 1, 2, and 4), EPA is
                                                Carolina; Infrastructure Requirements                   schedule your inspection. The Regional                taking final action to approve South
                                                for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National                    Office’s official hours of business are               Carolina ’s infrastructure submission
                                                Ambient Air Quality Standard                            Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to                   submitted on May 8, 2014, for the 2010
                                                                                                        4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.                1-hour SO2 NAAQS. EPA is taking final
                                                AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      action to approve South Carolina’s
                                                Agency (EPA).                                           Michele Notarianni, Air Regulatory                    infrastructure SIP submission for the
                                                ACTION: Final rule.                                     Management Section, Air Planning and                  2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS because the
                                                                                                        Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides                submission is consistent with section
                                                SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                 and Toxics Management Division, U.S.                  110 of the CAA.
                                                Agency (EPA) is taking final action to                  Environmental Protection Agency,
                                                approve the portions of the State                                                                             III. Statutory and Executive Order
                                                                                                        Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,                      Reviews
                                                Implementation Plan (SIP) submission,                   Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Ms.
                                                submitted by the State of South                                                                                 Under the CAA, the Administrator is
                                                                                                        Notarianni can be reached via electronic
                                                Carolina, through the South Carolina                                                                          required to approve a SIP submission
                                                                                                        mail at notarianni.michele@epa.gov or
                                                Department of Health and                                                                                      that complies with the provisions of the
                                                                                                        via telephone at (404) 562–9031.
                                                Environmental Control (SC DHEC), on                                                                           Act and applicable federal regulations.
                                                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            See 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
                                                May 8, 2014, for inclusion into the
                                                South Carolina SIP. This final action                   I. Background and Overview                            Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,
                                                pertains to the infrastructure                                                                                EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
                                                                                                           On June 22, 2010 (75 FR 35520), EPA                provided that they meet the criteria of
                                                requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA
                                                                                                        revised the primary SO2 NAAQS to an                   the CAA. Accordingly, this action
                                                or Act) for the 2010 1-hour sulfur
                                                                                                        hourly standard of 75 parts per billion               merely approves state law as meeting
                                                dioxide (SO2) national ambient air
                                                                                                        (ppb) based on a 3-year average of the                federal requirements and does not
                                                quality standard (NAAQS). The CAA
                                                                                                        annual 99th percentile of 1-hour daily                impose additional requirements beyond
                                                requires that each state adopt and
                                                                                                        maximum concentrations. Pursuant to                   those imposed by state law. For that
                                                submit a SIP for the implementation,
                                                                                                        section 110(a)(1) of the CAA, states are              reason, this action:
                                                maintenance and enforcement of each
                                                                                                        required to submit SIPs meeting the                     • Is not a significant regulatory action
                                                NAAQS promulgated by EPA, which is
                                                                                                        applicable requirements of section                    subject to review by the Office of
                                                commonly referred to as an
                                                                                                        110(a)(2) within three years after                    Management and Budget under
                                                ‘‘infrastructure SIP submission.’’ SC
                                                                                                        promulgation of a new or revised                      Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
                                                DHEC certified that the South Carolina
                                                                                                        NAAQS or within such shorter period                   October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
                                                SIP contains provisions that ensure the
                                                                                                        as EPA may prescribe. Section 110(a)(2)               January 21, 2011);
                                                2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS is
                                                                                                        requires states to address basic SIP                    • does not impose an information
                                                implemented, enforced, and maintained
                                                                                                        elements such as requirements for                     collection burden under the provisions
                                                in South Carolina. EPA has determined
                                                                                                        monitoring, basic program requirements                of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
                                                that portions of South Carolina’s
                                                                                                        and legal authority that are designed to              U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
                                                infrastructure SIP submission, provided
                                                                                                        assure attainment and maintenance of                    • is certified as not having a
                                                to EPA on May 8, 2014, satisfy certain
                                                                                                        the NAAQS. States were required to                    significant economic impact on a
                                                required infrastructure elements for the
                                                                                                        submit such SIPs for the 2010 1-hour                  substantial number of small entities
                                                2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS.
                                                                                                        SO2 NAAQS to EPA no later than June                   under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
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                                                DATES: This rule will be effective June                 2, 2013.1
                                                23, 2016.                                                                                                     U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
                                                                                                                                                                • does not contain any unfunded
                                                ADDRESSES: EPA has established a                           1 Today, EPA is providing clarification for an

                                                                                                        inadvertent typographical error that was included     mandate or significantly or uniquely
                                                docket for this action under Docket
                                                                                                        in the March 7, 2016, proposed rulemaking, for this
                                                Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR–                         final action. In the March 7, 2016, proposed          June 22, 2013. The 2010 1-hour SO2 NAAQS
                                                2015–0151. All documents in the docket                  rulemaking it was stated that the 2010 1-hour SO2     infrastructure SIPs were actually due to EPA from
                                                are listed on the www.regulations.gov                   NAAQS infrastructure SIPs were due no later than      states no later than June 2, 2013.



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                                                affect small governments, as described                      enforceable by all relevant state and                     finality of this action for the purposes of
                                                in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                         local agencies and authorities.’’                         judicial review nor does it extend the
                                                of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                                    However, EPA has determined that this                     time within which a petition for judicial
                                                   • does not have Federalism                               rule does not have substantial direct                     review may be filed, and shall not
                                                implications as specified in Executive                      effects on an Indian Tribe because this                   postpone the effectiveness of such rule
                                                Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                        action is not approving any specific                      or action. This action may not be
                                                1999);                                                      rule, but rather approving that South                     challenged later in proceedings to
                                                   • is not an economically significant                     Carolina’s already approved SIP meets                     enforce its requirements. See section
                                                regulatory action based on health or                        certain CAA requirements. EPA notes                       307(b)(2).
                                                safety risks subject to Executive Order                     this action will not impose substantial
                                                                                                                                                                      List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52
                                                13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                        direct costs on Tribal governments or
                                                   • is not a significant regulatory action                 preempt Tribal law.                                         Environmental protection, Air
                                                subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR                        The Congressional Review Act, 5                        pollution control, Incorporation by
                                                28355, May 22, 2001);                                       U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small                 reference, Intergovernmental relations,
                                                   • is not subject to requirements of                      Business Regulatory Enforcement                           Sulfur dioxide.
                                                Section 12(d) of the National                               Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides                    Dated: May 12, 2016.
                                                Technology Transfer and Advancement                         that before a rule may take effect, the                   Heather McTeer Toney,
                                                Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because                    agency promulgating the rule must                         Regional Administrator, Region 4.
                                                application of those requirements would                     submit a rule report, which includes a
                                                be inconsistent with the CAA; and                           copy of the rule, to each House of the                        40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:
                                                   • does not provide EPA with the                          Congress and to the Comptroller General
                                                                                                            of the United States. EPA will submit a                   PART 52—APPROVAL AND
                                                discretionary authority to address, as
                                                                                                            report containing this action and other                   PROMULGATION OF
                                                appropriate, disproportionate human
                                                                                                            required information to the U.S. Senate,                  IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
                                                health or environmental effects, using
                                                practicable and legally permissible                         the U.S. House of Representatives, and                    ■ 1. The authority citation for part 52
                                                methods, under Executive Order 12898                        the Comptroller General of the United                     continues to read as follows:
                                                (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).                            States prior to publication of the rule in
                                                   In addition, this action for the state of                the Federal Register. A major rule                            Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                South Carolina does not have Tribal                         cannot take effect until 60 days after it
                                                                                                                                                                      Subpart PP—South Carolina
                                                implications as specified by Executive                      is published in the Federal Register.
                                                Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,                       This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as                    ■ 2. Section 52.2120(e), is amended by
                                                2000). The Catawba Indian Nation                            defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).                               adding a new entry ‘‘110(a)(1) and (2)
                                                Reservation is located within the State                        Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,                    Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010
                                                of South Carolina. Pursuant to the                          petitions for judicial review of this                     1-hour SO2 NAAQS’’ at the end of the
                                                Catawba Indian Claims Settlement Act,                       action must be filed in the United States                 table to read as follows:
                                                South Carolina statute 27–16–120, ‘‘all                     Court of Appeals for the appropriate
                                                state and local environmental laws and                      circuit by July 25, 2016. Filing a petition               § 52.2120       Identification of plan.
                                                regulations apply to the [Catawba Indian                    for reconsideration by the Administrator                  *       *    *         *     *
                                                Nation] and Reservation and are fully                       of this final rule does not affect the                        (e) * * *

                                                                                      EPA-APPROVED SOUTH CAROLINA NON-REGULATORY PROVISIONS
                                                                                       State effective
                                                           Provision                                                 EPA approval date                                               Explanation
                                                                                            date


                                                 *                     *                           *                          *                          *                     *                       *

                                                110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure             5/8/2014         5/24/2016 [Insert Federal                  With the exception of interstate transport requirements of
                                                  Requirements for the 2010                                     Register citation].                       section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2, and 4).
                                                  1-hour SO2 NAAQS.



                                                [FR Doc. 2016–12112 Filed 5–23–16; 8:45 am]                 ACTION:   Final rule.                                     Interstate Rule (CAIR). EPA is also
                                                BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                                                                                finalizing its determination that final
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection                  approval of this SIP revision corrects the
                                                                                                            Agency (EPA) is finalizing approval of                    deficiencies that led to EPA’s limited
                                                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                    a revision to North Carolina’s regional                   disapproval of the State’s regional haze
                                                AGENCY                                                      haze State Implementation Plan (SIP),                     SIP on June 7, 2012, and is converting
                                                                                                            submitted by the North Carolina                           EPA’s June 27, 2012, limited approval to
                                                40 CFR Part 52                                              Department of Environmental Quality                       a full approval. This submittal addresses
                                                                                                            (formerly known as the North Carolina                     the requirements of the Clean Air Act
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                                                [EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0518; FRL–9946–76–                        Department of Environment and Natural                     (CAA or Act) and EPA’s rules that
                                                Region 4]                                                   Resources (NC DENR)) on October 31,                       require states to prevent any future, and
                                                Air Plan Approval; North Carolina;                          2014, that relies on an alternative to                    remedy any existing, manmade
                                                Regional Haze                                               Best Available Retrofit Technology                        impairment of visibility in mandatory
                                                                                                            (BART) to satisfy BART requirements                       Class I areas caused by emissions of air
                                                AGENCY: Environmental Protection                            for electric generating units (EGUs)                      pollutants from numerous sources
                                                Agency (EPA).                                               formerly subject to the Clean Air                         located over a wide geographic area


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Document Created: 2016-05-24 05:21:10
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesThis rule will be effective June 23, 2016.
ContactMichele Notarianni, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Ms. Notarianni can be reached via electronic mail at [email protected] or via telephone at (404) 562-9031.
FR Citation81 FR 32651 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations and Sulfur Dioxide

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