81 FR 58438 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; North Dakota; Revisions to Air Pollution Control Rules

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 165 (August 25, 2016)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing approval of State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of North Dakota on January 28, 2013 and April 22, 2014. The revisions are to Article 33-15 ``Air Pollution Control'' rules of the North Dakota Administrative Code. The revisions include amendments to update the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) rules and the definition of ``volatile organic compounds''; to add particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM<INF>2.5</INF>) methods of measurement; to modify the PM<INF>2.5</INF> state ambient air quality standard, permissible open burning rule, and permit fee processes; and, to remove permitting fees for sources that operate an air monitoring site. The revisions also make clarifying changes. This action is being taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 165 (Thursday, August 25, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R08-OAR-2013-0145; FRL-9951-30-Region 8]


Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; 
North Dakota; Revisions to Air Pollution Control Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing 
approval of State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the 
State of North Dakota on January 28, 2013 and April 22, 2014. The 
revisions are to Article 33-15 ``Air Pollution Control'' rules of the 
North Dakota Administrative Code. The revisions include amendments to 
update the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) rules and the 
definition of ``volatile organic compounds''; to add particulate matter 
less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) methods of 
measurement; to modify the PM2.5 state ambient air quality 
standard, permissible open burning rule, and permit fee processes; and, 
to remove permitting fees for sources that operate an air monitoring 
site. The revisions also make clarifying changes. This action is being 
taken under section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before September 26, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R08-
OAR-2013-0145 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any 
comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.,) must be accompanied by a 
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment 
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA 
will generally not consider comments or comment contents located 
outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other 
file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA 
public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, 
and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air Program, 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 
Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. The EPA requests that if at all possible, 
you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to view the hard copy of the docket. You may view the 
hard copy of the docket Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
excluding federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaslyn Dobrahner, Air Program, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8P-AR, 1595 
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-6252, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting Confidential Business Information (CBI). Do not 
submit CBI to the EPA through http://www.regulations.gov or email. 
Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be 
CBI. For CBI information on a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to the EPA, 
mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify 
electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that 
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment 
that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that 
does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for 
inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be 
disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 
2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
     Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other 
identifying

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information (subject heading, Federal Register, date, and page number);
     Follow directions and organize your comments;
     Explain why you agree or disagree;
     Suggest alternatives and substitute language for your 
requested changes;
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical 
information and/or data that you used;
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how 
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced;
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggest alternatives;
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the 
use of profanity or personal threats; and
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

II. Background

    A. On January 28, 2013, the State of North Dakota submitted a SIP 
revision containing amendments to Article 33-15 Air Pollution Control 
rules. The amendments: Update the PSD rules; add PM2.5 
methods of measurement; revise permit fee processing; remove permitting 
fees for sources that operate an air monitoring site; and make 
clarifying changes. The North Dakota State Health Council adopted the 
amendments on August 14, 2012 (effective January 1, 2013).
    B. On April 22, 2014, the State of North Dakota submitted a SIP 
revision containing amendments to Article 33-15 Air Pollution Control 
rules. The amendments: Update the PSD rules and the definition of 
``volatile organic compounds''; revise the PM2.5 state 
ambient air quality standard and permissible open burning rule; and 
clarify excess emissions reporting requirements. The North Dakota State 
Health Council adopted the amendments on February 11, 2014 (effective 
April 1, 2014).

III. The EPA's Review of the State of North Dakota's January 28, 2013 
and April 22, 2014 Submittals

    We evaluated North Dakota's January 28, 2013 and April 22, 2014 
submittals regarding revisions to the State's Air Pollution Control 
rules. We propose to approve some of the revisions and not act on other 
revisions.

A. January 28, 2013 SIP Submittal

    The State's January 28, 2013 SIP submittal includes the following 
types of amendments to the State's air quality rules: Revisions to 
update State-specific additions to the incorporation by reference of 
the PSD rules; revisions to add PM2.5 methods of 
measurement; revisions to remove permitting fees for sources that 
operate an air monitoring site; and a revision to streamline the 
administrative fee process. The revisions also make clarifying changes.
    The January 2013 submittal adds a sentence to 33-15-01-13.3, 
``[t]he provisions of this subsection do not apply to sources that are 
subject to monitoring requirements in chapter 33-15-21,'' to clarify 
that the alternative monitoring requirements in this rule do not apply 
to sources that are required to comply with the acid rain rules and 
exempts sources subject to acid rain requirements in chapter 33-15-21, 
Acid Rain Program, from the continuous emission monitoring system 
(CEMS) failures requirements found in 33-15-01-13.3 of the General 
Provisions chapter. Instead, 33-15-21-09.1 requires that CEMS 
monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements found in 40 CFR 
part 75 and its appendices apply to sources subject to acid rain 
requirements. This revision is for clarification purposes, and we 
propose to approve it. Likewise, we propose to approve the State's 
revisions to 33-15-05-04.3 that indicate PM2.5 measurements 
must be made in accordance with 40 CFR 51, Appendix M, Recommended Test 
Methods for State Implementation Plans and clarifies the definition of 
PM10 determinations under the same method.
    The State revised section 33-15-14-02.13.c(4) by deleting ``or are 
subject to a standard under chapter 33-15-22,'' to clarify that sources 
subject to the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 
(40 CFR part 63) in chapter 33-15-22, Emissions Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants for Source Categories, do not need a permit to construct 
if they meet the exemption requirements found in 33-15-14-02.13. The 
State requested this revision to clarify that sources at minor 
facilities do not require a permit. Since the North Dakota SIP already 
exempts engine sources whose emissions are below certain thresholds 
(see 33-15-14-02.13(c)(1), (2), (3)) and also requires major hazardous 
air pollutant sources subject to maximum achievable control technology 
(MACT) to obtain a permit (see 33-15-22), we agree that this revision 
is for clarification purposes and propose to approve it.
    The State makes a number of revisions in their January 28, 2013 
submittal to their PSD rules found in chapter 33-15-15; some of the 
revisions we approved in prior actions, while other revisions were 
superseded by subsequent SIP submittals. First, the State updates the 
incorporation by reference date in 33-15-15-01.2 for 40 CFR 52.21, 
paragraphs (a)(2) through (e), (h) through (r), (v), (w), (aa) and (bb) 
to as they exist on January 1, 2012. We acted on the approval of 
incorporating 40 CFR 52.21(b)(14)(i) through (iii); (b)(15)(i) and 
(ii); and paragraph (c) pertaining to major and minor source baseline 
dates and ambient air increments in our July 30, 2013 final rule (78 FR 
45866) approving the State's demonstration that the North Dakota SIP 
meets the infrastructure requirements of the CAA for the National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) promulgated for PM2.5 
on July 18, 1997 and on October 17, 2006. In doing so, paragraphs 
(b)(14)(i) through (iii); (b)(15)(i) and (ii); and paragraph (c) were 
added to 40 CFR 52.1829 as paragraphs (c) and (d). We are proposing to 
not act on incorporating the remainder of 40 CFR 52.21 as they exist on 
January 1, 2012, because this revision is superseded by the revision in 
the State's April 22, 2014 submittal to incorporate the same portions 
of 40 CFR 52.21 as they existed on July 1, 2013.
    There are additional revisions in the State's January 28, 2013 PSD 
rules in 33-15-15-01.2. that we propose to approve. First, the State 
relocates 40 CFR 52.21(b)(50)(i)(c) and (b)(50)(i)(d) to correct 
numerical order. Second, the State revises 40 CFR 52.21(d) consistent 
with the federal rule at the same citation by changing ``[n]o 
concentration of a contaminant shall exceed the ambient air quality 
standards in chapter 33-15-02 for these areas subject to regulation 
under this article and the national ambient air quality standards in 
all other areas of the United States'' to ``[n]o concentration of a 
contaminant shall exceed: (1) The concentration permitted under the 
national primary and secondary ambient air quality standards. (2) The 
concentration permitted by the ambient air quality standards in chapter 
33-15-02.'' Third, the State revises 40 CFR 52.21(k)(1) consistent with 
the federal regulations at 40 CFR 52.21(k)(1)(i) by changing ``[a]ny 
ambient air quality standard in chapter 33-15-02 for those areas 
subject to regulation under this article and the national ambient air 
quality standards in all other areas of the United States; or'' to 
``[a]ny national ambient air quality standard or any standard in 
chapter 33-15-02.'' The State recognizes their current regulations 
inadvertently do not include (i) after 40 CFR 52.21(k)(1) and will 
revise the language to read 40 CFR 52.21(k)(1)(i) in

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a future submittal.\1\ Fourth, the State also revised 40 CFR 
52.21(v)(2)(iv)(a) consistent with the federal rule at the same 
citation by adding ``national ambient air quality standard or any'' and 
deleting ``regulation under this article and the national ambient air 
quality standards in all other areas of the United States.'' We propose 
to approve all of these changes.
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    We also propose to approve in the January 28, 2013 submittal 
revisions to chapter 33-15-23, Fees, allowing billing statements to be 
sent to applicants before final determinations have been made (33-15-
23-02.2.c) and removing the permit fee for sources that operate an air 
monitoring site (33-15-23-03.1). CAA section 110(a)(2)(E) requires that 
a state implementation plan provide assurances that the state will 
have, among other items, adequate funding to carry out the 
implementation plan. Sending billing statements earlier than currently 
required under the SIP impacts the timing of when the fees are billed 
and collected. Therefore, it is appropriate to propose to approve 
because the change impacts the timing. The deletion of the criteria 
that describe this category is approvable because under 33-15-23-03.2 
North Dakota will continue to charge fees to sources based on actual 
costs incurred by the State for the following: (1) Observation of 
source or performance specification testing; and (2) audits of source 
operated ambient air monitoring networks.
    In this submittal, the State also made clarifying revisions to 
three other SIP provisions. First, the State modified the abbreviation 
of PM10 (33-15-01-05) by adding the phrase ``less than or 
equal'' and deleting the less than or equal to symbol. Second, the 
State moved and modified language related to agricultural practices and 
fugitive emissions from chapter 33-15-17 Restriction of Fugitive 
Emission to chapter 33-15-03 Restriction of Emissions of Visible Air 
Contaminants (the State deleted from 33-15-17-02.6 ``[a]gricultural 
activities related to the normal operations of a farm shall be exempt 
from the requirements of this section. However, agricultural practices 
such as tilling of land, application of fertilizers, and the harvesting 
of crops shall be managed in such a manner as to minimize dust from 
becoming airborne,'' and then added the following sentence to 33-15-03-
04.5 ``[h]owever, agricultural practices such as tilling of land, 
application of fertilizers, harvesting of crops, and other activities 
shall be managed in such a manner as to minimize dust from becoming 
airborne''). In doing this the State modified the existing SIP by 
removing the exemption and requirement related to agricultural 
activities and fugitive dust under chapter 33-15-17, Restriction of 
Fugitive Emissions, and adding the same requirement related to 
agricultural activities and fugitive dust to chapter 33-15-03, 
Restriction of Emission of Visible Air Contaminants. We view these 
changes as non-substantive, SIP-strengthening, and clarifying because 
it removes an exemption and moves a requirement to a related area in 
the SIP. Third, the State inserted a reference to the exceptions found 
in 33-15-03-04 to the restrictions on the emission of visible air 
contaminants in chapter 33-15-03 Restriction of Emissions of Visible 
Air Contaminants into 33-15-17-02.4, which has the effect of referring 
the reader to exceptions already located within another chapter of the 
State's rules, which we characterize as a clarifying revision. We 
propose to approve all of these as clarifying, SIP-strengthening, and 
non-substantive revisions.
    Finally, we are not acting on the revision to 33-15-01-04 as this 
revision to the incorporation by reference date is superseded by a 
revision in the April 2014 submittal. We are also not acting on 
revisions to 33-15-03-04.4 and 33-15-05-01.2a(1) to remove improper 
exemptions from emissions limitations as we acted on these previously 
(79 FR 63045). We will act on revisions to 33-15-14-02.1, 33-15-14-
02.5.a and 33-15-15-01-.2 in a future rulemaking and thus are not 
acting on these revisions at this time.

B. April 22, 2014 SIP Submittal

    The State's April 22, 2014 SIP submittal includes the following 
types of amendments to the State's air quality rules: Revisions to 
update the dates of incorporation by reference of the (1) PSD rules, 
and (2) the definition of ``volatile organic compounds''; revisions to 
lower the PM2.5 State ambient air quality standard; 
revisions to clarify the permissible open burning rule; a revision that 
clarifies that the required excess emissions reporting requirements are 
for sources that operate continuous emission monitors; and a revision 
that removes a category of fees.
    The CAA requires the regulation of volatile organic compounds 
(VOCs) for various purposes. For example, tropospheric ozone, commonly 
known as smog, is formed when VOC and nitrogen oxides (NOX) 
react in the atmosphere in the presence of sunlight. Thus, because of 
the harmful health effects of ozone, the EPA and state governments 
limit the amount of VOC--organic compounds of carbon--that can be 
released into the atmosphere. Section 302(s) of the CAA specifies that 
the EPA has the authority to define the meaning of ``VOC,'' and hence 
what compounds shall be treated as VOC for regulatory purposes. The EPA 
defines VOCs at 40 CFR 51.100(s) and VOC exclusions, determined to have 
negligible photochemical reactivity, at 51.100(s)(1). In its January 
2013 submittal, the State updates 33-15-01-04, Definitions, to include 
the incorporation by reference of 40 CFR 51.100(s) as it exists on 
January 1, 2012. Subsequently, in its April 2014 submittal, the State 
updates 33-15-01-04, Definitions, again to include the incorporation by 
reference of 40 CFR 51.100(s) as it exists on July 1, 2013. The April 
2014 submittal supersedes the January 2013 submittal, thus we are 
proposing to approve the April 2014 revision because it incorporates by 
reference the EPA's rule provisions.
    The CAA also requires the EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (40 CFR part 50) for pollutants considered harmful to public 
health and the environment and identifies two types of national ambient 
air quality standards: Primary standards provide public health 
protection, including protecting the health of ``sensitive'' 
populations such as asthmatics, children, and the elderly; and 
Secondary standards provide public welfare protection, including 
protection against decreased visibility and damage to animals, crops, 
vegetation, and buildings. In 2012 (78 FR 3086), the EPA revised the 
primary (health-based) annual PM2.5 standard by lowering the 
level from 15 micrograms per cubic meter ([mu]g/m\3\) to 12.0 [mu]g/
m\3\ so as to provide increased protection against health effects 
associated with long- and short-term exposures (including premature 
mortality, increased hospital admissions and emergency department 
visits, and development of chronic respiratory disease). Accordingly, 
the State's April 2014 submittal revises the PM2.5 primary 
standard in Table 1. Ambient Air Quality Standards of chapter 33-15-02 
from 15.0 [mu]g/m\3\ to match the federal standard of 12.0 [mu]g/m\3\. 
We propose to approve this revision because it is consistent with the 
federal standard.
    In addition, we propose to approve revisions in the April 2014 
submittal that revise 33-15-04-02.2.a to require that any type of 
permissible burning listed in 33-15-04-02.1 will not create ``air 
pollution'' as defined by the State in 33-15-04 (33-15-04-02.2.a); and 
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delete the existing SIP requirement in 33-15-04-02.2.a (73 FR 30308), 
that prohibited permissible burning listed in 33-15-04-02.1 from 
creating a public nuisance (``No public nuisance is or will be 
created''). We propose to approve these revisions because they 
strengthen the SIP by prohibiting open burning that creates air 
pollution where ``one or more air contaminants in such quantities and 
duration as is or may be injurious to human health, welfare, or 
property or animal or plant life, or which unreasonably interferes with 
the enjoyment of life or property.''
    We also propose to approve the clarification to the applicability 
of excess emissions reporting and recordkeeping requirements for 
continuous emission monitoring requirements (33-15-06-05.1). We propose 
to approve this revision because it clarifies the existing SIP 
provision (58 FR 54041) and explains that the emission monitoring 
requirements referenced in 33-15-06-05.1 are those performed for 
continuous emission monitoring (adding the phrase ``in accordance with 
section 33-15-06-04'').
    In the April 2014 submittal, the State also revised the 
incorporation by reference date of 40 CFR 52.21 into the state 
regulations to July 1, 2013 (33-15-15-01.2). As previously discussed in 
III.A., we approved the incorporation of 40 CFR 52.21(b)(14)(i) through 
(iii); (b)(15)(i) and (ii); and paragraph (c) pertaining to major and 
minor source baseline dates and ambient air increments in our July 30, 
2013 final rule (78 FR 45866) by adding paragraphs (c) and (d) to 40 
CFR 52.1829. We propose to approve the State's revision of the 
incorporation by reference date to July 1, 2013 because it references 
our regulations, and in doing so, propose to delete paragraphs (c) and 
(d) in 40 CFR 52.1829 as they would no longer be needed and would be 
duplicative if retained. The State also added the reference to 
``title'' before the federal regulation citation in this section (first 
paragraph), and as this is for clarification purposes, we propose to 
approve this addition.
    We are proposing to approve the State's deletion of the criteria 
for the ``Monitor'' category (33-15-23-03.01) from the SIP. These 
criteria explain the ``Monitor'' fee is a charge that applies to minor 
sources that is ``in addition to the annual fee for any source 
operating a continuous emission monitor system (CEMS) or an ambient 
monitoring site.'' The State's January 2013 SIP submittal indicates 
that this fee is no longer being charged.\2\ Thus, removal of the 
``Monitor'' category corresponds to the State's revision in their 
January 2013 submittal (removing the annual fee for minor sources that 
operate an emission monitor or ambient air quality monitoring site), 
which we propose to approve in section III.A.
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    Finally, we are not acting on the State's revision to 33-15-03-05 
and will instead take action on this revision in a future rulemaking.

IV. What action is the EPA taking?

    For the reasons expressed in III.A. and III.B., the EPA is 
proposing to approve the following revisions, shown in Table 1, to the 
State's Air Pollution Control rules. We are also proposing to not act 
on several other revisions, shown in Table 2, for the reasons discussed 
in III.A. and III.B. and summarized below.

  Table 1--List of North Dakota Revisions That the EPA Is Proposing To
                                 Approve
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   Revised sections in January 28, 2013 and April 22, 2014 submissions
                          proposed for approval
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January 28, 2013 submittal: 33-15-01-05; 33-15-01-13.3; 33-15-03-04.5;
 33-15-05-04.3; 33-15-14-02.13.c(4); 33-15-15-01.2 [dagger]; 33-15-17-
 02.4; 33-15-17-02.6; 33-15-23-02.2.c; 33-15-23-03.1.
April 22, 2014 submittal: 33-15-01-04; 33-15-02, Table 1.; 33-15-04-
 02.2.a; 33-15-06-05.1; 33-15-15-01.2; 33-15-23-03.
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[dagger] Except for the incorporation by reference date in the first
  paragraph and the revision associated with 40 CFR 52.21(l)(1).


             Table 2--List of North Dakota Revisions That the EPA Is Proposing To Take No Action On
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                                                                   Revision                       Revision will
                                                                superseded by    Revision acted   be acted on in
                       Revised section                          April 22, 2014    on in 79 FR        a future
                                                                  submittal          63045          submittal
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                     Revised Sections in January 28, 2013 Submission Proposed for No Action
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33-15-01-04..................................................               x
33-15-03-04.4................................................                                x
33-15-05-01.2a(1)............................................                                x
33-15-14-02.1................................................                                                 x
33-15-14-02.5.a..............................................                                                 x
33-15-15-01.2 [Dagger].......................................               x
33-15-15-01.2 Sec.  .........................................                                                 x
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                       Revised Section in April 22, 2014 Submission Proposed for No Action
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33-15-03-05..................................................                                                 x
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[Dagger] Only the revision to the incorporation by reference date in the first paragraph.
Sec.   Only the revision associated with 40 CFR 52.21(l)(1).

V. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is proposing to include in a final EPA rule 
regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance 
with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is proposing to incorporate by 
reference North Dakota Administrative Code as described in section IV. 
of this preamble. The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these 
materials generally available through www.regulations.gov and/or at the 
EPA Region 8 Office (please contact the

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person identified in the ``For Further Information Contact'' section of 
this preamble for more information).

VI. Statutory and Executive Orders Review

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP 
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable 
federal regulations (42 U.S.C. 7410(k), 40 CFR 52.02(a)). Thus, in 
reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state choices, 
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this 
proposed action merely approves some state law as meeting federal 
requirements; this proposed action does not impose additional 
requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this 
proposed action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to 
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact 
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or 
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in 
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, 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 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).
    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 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).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Greenhouse 
gases, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

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

    Dated: August 11, 2016.
Debra H. Thomas,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.
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