81 FR 53290 - Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Idaho: Stationary Source Permitting Revisions

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 156 (August 12, 2016)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving, and incorporating by reference, revisions to the Idaho State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on May 21, 2015. In the submission, Idaho revised stationary source permitting rules, including the addition of facility-wide emission limits and nonmetallic mineral processing plant regulations. Idaho also added an alternative method for stationary sources to comply with sulfur content of fuels limits, and updated provisions to account for changes to federal air quality regulations. The EPA is approving the submitted revisions, with the exception of certain provisions that are inappropriate for SIP approval.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R10-OAR-2015-0397; FRL-9950-58-Region 10]


Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Idaho: 
Stationary Source Permitting Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving, and 
incorporating by reference, revisions to

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the Idaho State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted on May 21, 2015. In 
the submission, Idaho revised stationary source permitting rules, 
including the addition of facility-wide emission limits and nonmetallic 
mineral processing plant regulations. Idaho also added an alternative 
method for stationary sources to comply with sulfur content of fuels 
limits, and updated provisions to account for changes to federal air 
quality regulations. The EPA is approving the submitted revisions, with 
the exception of certain provisions that are inappropriate for SIP 
approval.

DATES: This final rule is effective September 12, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-R10-OAR-2015-0397. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in 
the index, some information may not be publicly available, i.e., 
Confidential Business Information or other information the disclosure 
of which is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as 
copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and is publicly 
available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials 
are available at http://www.regulations.gov or at EPA Region 10, Office 
of Air and Waste, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101. The EPA 
requests that 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 to 
4:30, excluding federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Hall, Air Planning Unit, 
Office of Air and Waste (AWT-150), Environmental Protection Agency--
Region 10, 1200 Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101; telephone number: (206) 
553-6357; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, it is intended to refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. Background
II. Final Action
III. Incorporation by Reference
IV. Statutory and Executive Orders Review

I. Background

    On May 21, 2015, Idaho submitted revisions to the Idaho State 
Implementation Plan. On June 19, 2016, the EPA proposed to approve the 
submitted revisions, with the exception of certain provisions that are 
inappropriate for SIP approval (81 FR 37170). Please see our proposed 
rulemaking for further explanation and the basis for our finding. The 
public comment period for this proposal ended on July 11, 2016. We 
received no comments on the proposal.

II. Final Action

    The EPA is approving, and incorporating by reference, the following 
revisions to the Idaho SIP submitted on May 21, 2015:
     IDAPA 58.01.01.006 General Definitions, except .49, .50, 
.51, .66, .67, .68.b, .116 (renumbered from .114), and .118 (renumbered 
from .116) (State effective 4/11/2014);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.011 Definitions for the Purposes of 
Sections 790 through 799 (State effective 3/15/2002);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.107 Incorporations by Reference, except 
.03.f through .n, and with respect to .a, the incorporation by 
reference of 40 CFR 51.165 (State effective 4/11/2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.157 Test Methods and Procedures (State 
effective 4/11/2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.175 Procedures and Requirements for Permits 
Establishing a Facility Emissions Cap (State effective 4/11/2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.176 Facility Emissions Cap, except for 
provisions relating to hazardous air pollutants (State effective 4/11/
2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.177 Application Procedures (State effective 
4/11/2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.178 Standard Contents of Permits 
Establishing a Facility Emissions Cap (State effective 4/11/2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.179 Procedures for Issuing Permits 
Establishing a Facility Emissions Cap (State effective 4/11/2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.180 Revisions to Permits Establishing a 
Facility Emissions Cap (State effective 4/11/2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.181 Notice and Record-Keeping of Estimates 
of Ambient Concentrations (State effective 4/11/2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.201 Permit to Construct Required (State 
effective 4/11/2006);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.202 Application Procedures (State effective 
4/11/2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.401 Tier II Operating Permit, except .01.a 
and .04, (State effective 4/11/2006);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.579 Baselines for Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration (State effective 4/11/2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.725 Rules for Sulfur Content of Fuels 
(State effective 4/11/2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.790 Rules for the Control of Nonmetallic 
Mineral Processing Plants (State effective 3/15/2002);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.791 General Control Requirements, (State 
effective 3/15/2002);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.793 Emissions Standards for Nonmetallic 
Mineral Processing Plants not Subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOO (State 
effective 3/15/2002);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.794 Permit Requirements, except .04 (State 
effective 4/11/2015);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.795 Permit by Rule Requirements (State 
effective 3/15/2002);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.796 Applicability (State effective 3/15/
2002);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.797 Registration for Permit by Rule (State 
effective 3/15/2002);
     IDAPA 58.01.01.798 Electrical Generators (State effective 
3/15/2002); and
     IDAPA 58.01.01.799 Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plan 
Fugitive Dust Best Management Practice (State effective 3/15/2002).

III. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes 
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference as described 
in the amendments to 40 CFR part 52 set forth below. These materials 
have been approved by the EPA for inclusion in the State Implementation 
Plan, have been incorporated by reference by the EPA into that plan, 
are fully federally-enforceable under sections 110 and 113 of the CAA 
as of the effective date of the final rulemaking of the EPA's approval, 
and will be incorporated by reference by the Director of the Federal 
Register in the next update to the SIP compilation.\1\ The EPA has 
made, and will continue to make, these materials generally available 
through http://www.regulations.gov and/or at the EPA Region 10 Office 
(please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this preamble).
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    \1\ 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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IV. Statutory and Executive Orders Review

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable 
federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in 
reviewing SIP submissions, the

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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 this action does not involve technical standards; and
     does not provide the 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 the EPA or an Indian Tribe 
has demonstrated that a Tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of 
Indian country, the rule does not have Tribal implications as specified 
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this 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 October 11, 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, Particulate matter, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.

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

    Dated: July 25, 2016.
Dennis J. McLerran,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 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 N--Idaho

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2. In Sec.  52.670, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by:
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a. Revising entries 006, 107, 157, 201, 202, 401, 579, and 725.
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b. Adding entries 011, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 790, 791, 
793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, and 799 in numerical order.
    The revisions and additions read as follows:


Sec.  52.670  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

                                   EPA-Approved Idaho Regulations and Statutes
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                                           State  effective
State  citation      Title/subject               date              EPA approval  date           Explanations
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      Idaho Administrative Procedures Act (IDAPA) 58.01.01--Rules for the Control of Air Pollution in Idaho
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006............  General Definitions..  4/11/2015, 4/4/2013,   8/12/2016, [Insert Federal  Except Section
                                         3/30/2007, 4/11/       Register citation].         006.49, 006.50,
                                         2006, 7/1/2002, 4/5/                               006.51, 006.66,
                                         2000, 3/20/1997, 5/1/                              006.67, 006.68.b,
                                         1994.                                              006.116, and
                                                                                            006.118.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
011............  Definitions for the    3/15/2002............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Purposes of Sections                          Register citation].
                  790 through 799.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
107............  Incorporation by       4/11/2015, 3/20/2014,  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal  Except Section
                  Reference.             3/30/2007, 7/1/1997,   Register citation].         107.03.f through
                                         5/1/1994.                                          107.03.p.

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                                                  * * * * * * *
157............  Test Methods and       4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Procedures.                                   Register citation].
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
175............  Procedures and         4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Requirements for                              Register citation].
                  Permits Establishing
                  a Facility Emissions
                  Cap.
176............  Facility Emissions     4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal  Except for provisions
                  Cap.                                          Register citation].         relating to
                                                                                            hazardous air
                                                                                            pollutants.
177............  Application            4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Procedures.                                   Register citation].
178............  Standard Contents of   4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Permits Establishing                          Register citation].
                  a Facility Emissions
                  Cap.
179............  Procedures for         4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Issuing Permits                               Register citation].
                  Establishing a
                  Facility Emissions
                  Cap.
180............  Revisions to Permits   4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Establishing a                                Register citation].
                  Facility Emissions
                  Cap.
181............  Notice and Record-     4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Keeping of Estimates                          Register citation].
                  of Ambient
                  Concentrations.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
201............  Permit to Construct    4/11/2006............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Required.                                     Register citation].
202............  Application            4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Procedures.                                   Register citation].
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
401............  Tier II Operating      4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal  Except Section
                  Permit.                                       Register citation].         401.01.a and 401.04.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
579............  Baselines for          4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Prevention of                                 Register citation].
                  Significant
                  Deterioration.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
725............  Rules for Sulfur       4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Content of Fuels.                             Register citation].
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
790............  Rules for the Control  3/15/2002............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  of Nonmetallic                                Register citation].
                  Mineral Processing
                  Plants.
791............  General Control        3/15/2002............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Requirements.                                 Register citation].
793............  Emissions Standards    3/15/2002............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  for Nonmetallic                               Register citation].
                  Mineral Processing
                  Plants not Subject
                  to 40 CFR 60,
                  Subpart OOO.
794............  Permit Requirements..  4/11/2015............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal  Except Section
                                                                Register citation].         794.04.
795............  Permit by Rule         3/15/2002............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Requirements.                                 Register citation].

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796............  Applicability........  3/15/2002............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                                                                Register citation].
797............  Registration for       3/15/2002............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Permit by Rule.                               Register citation].
798............  Electrical Generators  3/15/2002............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                                                                Register citation].
799............  Nonmetallic Mineral    3/15/2002............  8/12/2016, [Insert Federal
                  Processing Plan                               Register citation].
                  Fugitive Dust Best
                  Management Practice.
 
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3. Section 52.683 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  52.683  Significant deterioration of air quality.

    (a) The State of Idaho Rules for Control of Air Pollution in Idaho, 
specifically, IDAPA 58.01.01.005 through 007 (definitions), IDAPA 
58.01.01.107.03.a, .b, .c (incorporations by reference), IDAPA 
58.01.01.200 through 222 (permit to construct rules); IDAPA 
58.01.01.510 through 516 (stack height rules); and IDAPA 58.01.01.575 
through 581 (standards, increments and area designations) (except IDAPA 
58.01.01.577), are approved as meeting the requirements of title I, 
part C, subpart 1 of the Clean Air Act for preventing significant 
deterioration of air quality.
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