82_FR_14549 82 FR 14496 - Approval of California Air Plan Revisions, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District

82 FR 14496 - Approval of California Air Plan Revisions, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 53 (March 21, 2017)

Page Range14496-14498
FR Document2017-05056

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NO<INF>X</INF>) and particulate matter (PM) from boilers, steam generators, and process heaters. We are proposing to approve revisions to a local rule to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0034; FRL-9958-93-Region 9]


Approval of California Air Plan Revisions, San Joaquin Valley 
Unified Air Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve a revision to the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution 
Control District (SJVUAPCD) portion of the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of oxides 
of nitrogen (NOX) and particulate matter (PM) from boilers, 
steam generators, and process heaters. We are proposing to approve 
revisions to a local rule to regulate these emission sources under the 
Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). We are taking comments on this proposal 
and plan to follow with a final action.

DATES: Any comments must arrive by April 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
OAR-2017-0034 at http://www.regulations.gov, or via email to Andrew 
Steckel, Rulemaking Office Chief at [email protected]. For 
comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be removed or 
edited from Regulations.gov. For either manner of submission, 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

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additional submission methods, please contact the person identified in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the full EPA public 
comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and 
general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Law, EPA Region IX, (415) 947 
4126, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ``we,'' ``us'' and 
``our'' refer to the EPA.

Table of Contents

I. The State's Submittal
    A. What rule did the State submit?
    B. Are there other versions of this rule?
    C. What is the purpose of the submitted rule revision?
II. The EPA's Evaluation and Action
    A. How is the EPA evaluating the rule?
    B. Does the rule meet the evaluation criteria?
    C. EPA recommendations to further improve the rule
    D. Public comment and proposed action
III. Incorporation by reference
IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

I. The State's Submittal

A. What rule did the State submit?

    Table 1 lists the rule addressed by this proposal with the dates 
that it was adopted by the local air agency and submitted by the 
California Air Resources Board (CARB).

                                             Table 1--Submitted Rule
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          Local agency             Rule number              Rule title                Amended        Submitted
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SJVUAPCD.......................            4307  Boilers, Steam Generators, and         04/21/16        08/22/16
                                                  Process Heaters- 2.0 MMBtu/hr
                                                  to 5.0 MMBtu/hr.
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    On September 27, 2016, the EPA determined that the submittal for 
SJVUAPCD Rule 4307 met the completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51 
Appendix V, which must be met before formal EPA review.

B. Are there other versions of this rule?

    We approved an earlier version of Rule 4307 into the SIP on 
February 12, 2015 (80 FR 7803). The SJVUAPCD adopted revisions to the 
SIP-approved version on April 21, 2016 and CARB submitted them to us on 
August 22, 2016.

C. What is the purpose of the submitted rule revision?

    NOX helps produce ground-level ozone, smog and PM, which 
harm human health and the environment. PM, including PM equal to or 
less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) and PM equal to or 
less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10), contributes to 
effects that are harmful to human health and the environment, including 
premature mortality, aggravation of respiratory and cardiovascular 
disease, decreased lung function, visibility impairment, and damage to 
vegetation and ecosystems. Section 110(a) of the CAA requires states to 
submit regulations that control NOX and PM emissions. Rule 
4307 contains emission limitations for NOX and PM. It has 
been revised to require tree nut pasteurizers to be fired using Public 
Utility Commission quality natural gas or Liquefied Petroleum Gas 
(LPG). The EPA's technical support document (TSD) has more information 
about this rule.

II. The EPA's Evaluation and Action

A. How is the EPA evaluating the rule?

    SIP rules must be enforceable (see CAA section 110(a)(2)), must not 
interfere with applicable requirements concerning attainment and 
reasonable further progress or other CAA requirements (see CAA section 
110(l)), and must not modify certain SIP control requirements in 
nonattainment areas without ensuring equivalent or greater emissions 
reductions (see CAA section 193).
    Generally, SIP rules must require Reasonably Available Control 
Technology (RACT) for each major source of NOX in ozone 
nonattainment areas classified as moderate or above (see CAA sections 
182(b)(2) and 182(f)). The SJVUAPCD regulates an ozone nonattainment 
area classified as extreme nonattainment for the 8-hour 1997 and 2008 
ozone standards (40 CFR 81.305). Therefore, this rule must implement 
RACT. Additionally, SIP rules must implement Best Available Control 
Measures (BACM), including Best Available Control Technology (BACT), in 
serious PM2.5 nonattainment areas (see CAA section 
189(b)(1)(B)). The SJVUAPCD regulates a PM2.5 nonattainment 
area classified as serious nonattainment for the 24-hour 
PM2.5 standard (40 CFR 81.305). A BACM and BACT evaluation 
is generally performed in the context of a broader plan.
    Guidance and policy documents that we use to evaluate 
enforceability, revision/relaxation and rule stringency requirements 
for the applicable criteria pollutants include the following:

    1. ``State Implementation Plans; General Preamble for the 
Implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,'' 
57 FR 13498 (April 16, 1992); 57 FR 18070 (April 28, 1992).
    2. ``Issues Relating to VOC Regulation Cutpoints, Deficiencies, 
and Deviations,'' EPA, May 25, 1988 (the Bluebook, revised January 
11, 1990).
    3. ``Guidance Document for Correcting Common VOC & Other Rule 
Deficiencies,'' EPA Region 9, August 21, 2001 (the Little Bluebook).
    4. ``State Implementation Plans; Nitrogen Oxides Supplement to 
the General Preamble; Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 
Implementation of Title I; Proposed Rule,'' (the NOX 
Supplement), 57 FR 55620, November 25, 1992.
    5. ``Alternative Control Techniques Document- NOX 
Emissions from Industrial/Commercial/Institutional (ICI) Boilers'' 
(EPA-453/R-94-022-1994/03, March 1994).
    6. ``Determination of Reasonably Available Control Technology 
and Best Available Retrofit Control Technology for Industrial, 
Institutional, and Commercial Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process 
Heaters,'' (CARB, July 18, 1991).

B. Does the rule meet the evaluation criteria?

    We believe this rule is consistent with CAA requirements and 
relevant guidance regarding enforceability, RACT, and SIP revisions. 
The rule is expanding the exemption for tree-nut pasteurizers to 
include those fueled on LPG. However, the increased emissions from 
these sources will be negligible. The TSD has more information on our 
evaluation.

C. EPA Recommendations to Further Improve the Rule

    The TSD describes additional rule revisions that we recommend for 
the next time the local agency modifies the rule.

D. Public Comment and Proposed Action

    As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of the Act, the EPA proposes to 
fully approve the submitted rule because we

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believe it fulfills all relevant requirements. We will accept comments 
from the public on this proposal until April 20, 2017. If we take final 
action to approve the submitted rule, our final action will incorporate 
this rule into the federally enforceable SIP.

III. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is proposing to include in a final EPA rule 
regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference. In accordance 
with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is proposing to incorporate by 
reference the SJVUAPCD rule described in Table 1 of this preamble. The 
EPA has made, and will continue to make, these materials available 
through www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region IX Office (please 
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this preamble for more information).

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the Clean Air Act, 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 Clean Air Act. 
Accordingly, this proposed action merely proposes to approve state law 
as meeting federal requirements and 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 Clean Air Act; and
     does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority 
to address disproportionate human health or environmental effects with 
practical, appropriate, 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 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, Nitrogen 
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

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

    Dated: January 13, 2017.
Alexis Strauss,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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                                                    docket at http://www.regulations.gov                    MD. All coordinates reference Datum                     Dated: March 15, 2017.
                                                    and can be viewed by following that                     NAD 1983.                                             Lonnie P. Harrison, Jr.,
                                                    Web site’s instructions. Additionally, if                  (c) Special local regulations. (1) The             Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
                                                    you go to the online docket and sign up                 Coast Guard Patrol Commander may                      Port Maryland-National Capital Region.
                                                    for email alerts, you will be notified                  forbid and control the movement of all                [FR Doc. 2017–05544 Filed 3–20–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    when comments are posted or a final                     vessels and persons, including event                  BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
                                                    rule is published.                                      participants, in the regulated area.
                                                    List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100                     When hailed or signaled by an official
                                                                                                            patrol, a vessel or person in the                     ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                      Marine safety, Navigation (water),                    regulated area shall immediately                      AGENCY
                                                    Reporting and recordkeeping
                                                                                                            comply with the directions given.
                                                    requirements, Waterways.                                                                                      40 CFR Part 52
                                                                                                            Failure to do so may result in expulsion
                                                      For the reasons discussed in the                      from the area, citation for failure to                [EPA–R09–OAR–2017–0034; FRL–9958–93–
                                                    preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to                   comply, or both. The Coast Guard Patrol               Region 9]
                                                    amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows:                       Commander may terminate the event, or
                                                                                                            the operation of any support vessel                   Approval of California Air Plan
                                                    PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON                                                                                    Revisions, San Joaquin Valley Unified
                                                                                                            participating in the event, at any time it
                                                    NAVIGABLE WATERS                                                                                              Air Pollution Control District
                                                                                                            is deemed necessary for the protection
                                                    ■ 1. The authority citation for part 100                of life or property.                                  AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                    continues to read as follows:                              (2) Except for participants and vessels            Agency (EPA).
                                                        Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233.                          already at berth, all persons and vessels             ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                                                                            within the regulated area at the time it
                                                    ■ 2. Add § 100.35–T05–0168 to read as                   is implemented shall depart the                       SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection
                                                    follows:                                                regulated area.                                       Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
                                                    § 100.501–T05–0168 Special Local                           (3) Persons and vessels desiring to                revision to the San Joaquin Valley
                                                    Regulation; Corsica River, Queen Anne’s                 transit, moor, or anchor within the                   Unified Air Pollution Control District
                                                    County, MD.                                             regulated area must obtain authorization              (SJVUAPCD) portion of the California
                                                      (a) Definitions. (1) Captain of the Port              from Captain of the Port Maryland-                    State Implementation Plan (SIP). This
                                                    Maryland-National Capital Region                        National Capital Region or Coast Guard                revision concerns emissions of oxides of
                                                    means the Commander, U.S. Coast                         Patrol Commander. Prior to the                        nitrogen (NOX) and particulate matter
                                                    Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital                  enforcement period, vessel operators                  (PM) from boilers, steam generators, and
                                                    Region or any Coast Guard                               may request permission to transit, moor,              process heaters. We are proposing to
                                                    commissioned, warrant or petty officer                  or anchor within the regulated area from              approve revisions to a local rule to
                                                    who has been authorized by the Captain                  Captain of the Port Maryland-National                 regulate these emission sources under
                                                    of the Port to act on his behalf.                       Capital Region at telephone number                    the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). We
                                                      (2) Coast Guard Patrol Commander                      410–576–2693 or on Marine Band                        are taking comments on this proposal
                                                    means a commissioned, warrant, or                       Radio, VHF–FM channel 16 (156.8                       and plan to follow with a final action.
                                                    petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard                   MHz). During the enforcement period,                  DATES: Any comments must arrive by
                                                    who has been designated by the                          persons or vessel operators may request               April 20, 2017.
                                                    Commander, Coast Guard Sector                           permission to transit, moor, or anchor                ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                    Maryland-National Capital Region.                       within the regulated area from the Coast              identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09–
                                                      (3) Official Patrol means any vessel                  Guard Patrol Commander on Marine                      OAR–2017–0034 at http://
                                                    assigned or approved by Commander,                      Band Radio, VHF–FM channel 16 (156.8                  www.regulations.gov, or via email to
                                                    Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National                    MHz).                                                 Andrew Steckel, Rulemaking Office
                                                    Capital Region with a commissioned,                        (4) The Coast Guard may be assisted                Chief at Steckel.Andrew@epa.gov. For
                                                    warrant, or petty officer on board and                  with marine event patrol and                          comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
                                                    displaying a Coast Guard ensign.                        enforcement of the regulated area by                  follow the online instructions for
                                                      (4) Participant means all persons and                 other Federal, State, and local agencies.             submitting comments. Once submitted,
                                                    vessels participating in The Gunston                    The Coast Guard Patrol Commander and                  comments cannot be removed or edited
                                                    Invitational event under the auspices of                official patrol vessels enforcing this                from Regulations.gov. For either manner
                                                    the Marine Event Permit issued to the                   regulated area can be contacted on                    of submission, the EPA may publish any
                                                    event sponsor and approved by                           marine band radio VHF–FM channel 16                   comment received to its public docket.
                                                    Commander, Coast Guard Sector                           (156.8 MHz) and channel 22A (157.1                    Do not submit electronically any
                                                    Maryland-National Capital Region.                       MHz).                                                 information you consider to be
                                                       (b) Regulated area. The following                                                                          Confidential Business Information (CBI)
                                                    location is a regulated area: All                          (5) The Coast Guard will publish a                 or other information whose disclosure is
                                                    navigable waters of the Corsica River,                  notice in the Fifth Coast Guard District              restricted by statute. Multimedia
                                                    from shoreline to shoreline, within an                  Local Notice to Mariners and issue a                  submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
                                                    area bounded on the east by a line                      marine information broadcast on VHF–                  accompanied by a written comment.
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                                                    drawn from latitude 39°04′32″ N.,                       FM marine band radio announcing                       The written comment is considered the
                                                    longitude 076°05′20″ W., thence south                   specific event date and times.                        official comment and should include
                                                    to latitude 39°04′07″ N., longitude                        (d) Enforcement period. This section               discussion of all points you wish to
                                                    076°05′20″ W., and bounded on the west                  will be enforced from 7:30 a.m. until                 make. The EPA will generally not
                                                    by a line drawn from latitude 39°04′59″                 2:30 p.m. on April 22, 2017, and if                   consider comments or comment
                                                    N., longitude 076°06′30″ W., thence                     necessary, due to inclement weather,                  contents located outside of the primary
                                                    south to latitude 39°04′44″ N., longitude               from 7:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. on April               submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
                                                    076°06′30″ W., located near Centreville,                23, 2017.                                             other file sharing system). For


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                                                    additional submission methods, please                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               C. EPA recommendations to further
                                                    contact the person identified in the FOR                Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’                    improve the rule
                                                    FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.                    and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA.                            D. Public comment and proposed action
                                                                                                                                                                  III. Incorporation by reference
                                                    For the full EPA public comment policy,                 Table of Contents                                     IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
                                                    information about CBI or multimedia
                                                    submissions, and general guidance on                    I. The State’s Submittal                              I. The State’s Submittal
                                                    making effective comments, please visit                    A. What rule did the State submit?
                                                                                                               B. Are there other versions of this rule?          A. What rule did the State submit?
                                                    http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/                               C. What is the purpose of the submitted
                                                    commenting-epa-dockets.                                      rule revision?
                                                                                                                                                                    Table 1 lists the rule addressed by this
                                                                                                            II. The EPA’s Evaluation and Action                   proposal with the dates that it was
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              adopted by the local air agency and
                                                                                                               A. How is the EPA evaluating the rule?
                                                    Nicole Law, EPA Region IX, (415) 947                       B. Does the rule meet the evaluation               submitted by the California Air
                                                    4126, Law.Nicole@epa.gov.                                    criteria?                                        Resources Board (CARB).

                                                                                                                    TABLE 1—SUBMITTED RULE
                                                      Local agency         Rule number                                             Rule title                                       Amended        Submitted

                                                    SJVUAPCD .......                 4307     Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters- 2.0 MMBtu/hr to 5.0                     04/21/16         08/22/16
                                                                                                MMBtu/hr.



                                                      On September 27, 2016, the EPA                        II. The EPA’s Evaluation and Action                      2. ‘‘Issues Relating to VOC Regulation
                                                    determined that the submittal for                                                                             Cutpoints, Deficiencies, and Deviations,’’
                                                                                                            A. How is the EPA evaluating the rule?                EPA, May 25, 1988 (the Bluebook, revised
                                                    SJVUAPCD Rule 4307 met the
                                                                                                              SIP rules must be enforceable (see                  January 11, 1990).
                                                    completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51                                                                          3. ‘‘Guidance Document for Correcting
                                                    Appendix V, which must be met before                    CAA section 110(a)(2)), must not                      Common VOC & Other Rule Deficiencies,’’
                                                    formal EPA review.                                      interfere with applicable requirements                EPA Region 9, August 21, 2001 (the Little
                                                                                                            concerning attainment and reasonable                  Bluebook).
                                                    B. Are there other versions of this rule?               further progress or other CAA                            4. ‘‘State Implementation Plans; Nitrogen
                                                                                                            requirements (see CAA section 110(l)),                Oxides Supplement to the General Preamble;
                                                      We approved an earlier version of                     and must not modify certain SIP control               Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
                                                    Rule 4307 into the SIP on February 12,                  requirements in nonattainment areas                   Implementation of Title I; Proposed Rule,’’
                                                    2015 (80 FR 7803). The SJVUAPCD                         without ensuring equivalent or greater                (the NOX Supplement), 57 FR 55620,
                                                    adopted revisions to the SIP-approved                                                                         November 25, 1992.
                                                                                                            emissions reductions (see CAA section                    5. ‘‘Alternative Control Techniques
                                                    version on April 21, 2016 and CARB                      193).                                                 Document- NOX Emissions from Industrial/
                                                    submitted them to us on August 22,                        Generally, SIP rules must require                   Commercial/Institutional (ICI) Boilers’’
                                                    2016.                                                   Reasonably Available Control                          (EPA–453/R–94–022–1994/03, March 1994).
                                                                                                            Technology (RACT) for each major                         6. ‘‘Determination of Reasonably Available
                                                    C. What is the purpose of the submitted                                                                       Control Technology and Best Available
                                                                                                            source of NOX in ozone nonattainment
                                                    rule revision?                                          areas classified as moderate or above                 Retrofit Control Technology for Industrial,
                                                                                                                                                                  Institutional, and Commercial Boilers, Steam
                                                       NOX helps produce ground-level                       (see CAA sections 182(b)(2) and 182(f)).
                                                                                                                                                                  Generators, and Process Heaters,’’ (CARB,
                                                    ozone, smog and PM, which harm                          The SJVUAPCD regulates an ozone                       July 18, 1991).
                                                    human health and the environment. PM,                   nonattainment area classified as extreme
                                                                                                            nonattainment for the 8-hour 1997 and                 B. Does the rule meet the evaluation
                                                    including PM equal to or less than 2.5                                                                        criteria?
                                                    microns in diameter (PM2.5) and PM                      2008 ozone standards (40 CFR 81.305).
                                                                                                            Therefore, this rule must implement                      We believe this rule is consistent with
                                                    equal to or less than 10 microns in
                                                                                                            RACT. Additionally, SIP rules must                    CAA requirements and relevant
                                                    diameter (PM10), contributes to effects
                                                                                                            implement Best Available Control                      guidance regarding enforceability,
                                                    that are harmful to human health and                    Measures (BACM), including Best                       RACT, and SIP revisions. The rule is
                                                    the environment, including premature                    Available Control Technology (BACT),                  expanding the exemption for tree-nut
                                                    mortality, aggravation of respiratory and               in serious PM2.5 nonattainment areas                  pasteurizers to include those fueled on
                                                    cardiovascular disease, decreased lung                  (see CAA section 189(b)(1)(B)). The                   LPG. However, the increased emissions
                                                    function, visibility impairment, and                    SJVUAPCD regulates a PM2.5                            from these sources will be negligible.
                                                    damage to vegetation and ecosystems.                    nonattainment area classified as serious              The TSD has more information on our
                                                    Section 110(a) of the CAA requires                      nonattainment for the 24-hour PM2.5                   evaluation.
                                                    states to submit regulations that control               standard (40 CFR 81.305). A BACM and
                                                    NOX and PM emissions. Rule 4307                                                                               C. EPA Recommendations to Further
                                                                                                            BACT evaluation is generally performed
                                                    contains emission limitations for NOX                                                                         Improve the Rule
                                                                                                            in the context of a broader plan.
                                                    and PM. It has been revised to require                    Guidance and policy documents that                    The TSD describes additional rule
                                                                                                                                                                  revisions that we recommend for the
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                                                    tree nut pasteurizers to be fired using                 we use to evaluate enforceability,
                                                    Public Utility Commission quality                       revision/relaxation and rule stringency               next time the local agency modifies the
                                                    natural gas or Liquefied Petroleum Gas                  requirements for the applicable criteria              rule.
                                                    (LPG). The EPA’s technical support                      pollutants include the following:                     D. Public Comment and Proposed
                                                    document (TSD) has more information                       1. ‘‘State Implementation Plans; General            Action
                                                    about this rule.                                        Preamble for the Implementation of Title I of
                                                                                                            the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990,’’ 57              As authorized in section 110(k)(3) of
                                                                                                            FR 13498 (April 16, 1992); 57 FR 18070                the Act, the EPA proposes to fully
                                                                                                            (April 28, 1992).                                     approve the submitted rule because we


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                                                    believe it fulfills all relevant                           • is not a significant regulatory action           and new and in-use off-road vehicles
                                                    requirements. We will accept comments                   subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR               and engines. The EPA is proposing to
                                                    from the public on this proposal until                  28355, May 22, 2001);                                 approve these regulations because the
                                                    April 20, 2017. If we take final action to                 • is not subject to requirements of                regulations meet the applicable
                                                    approve the submitted rule, our final                   Section 12(d) of the National                         requirements of the Clean Air Act.
                                                    action will incorporate this rule into the              Technology Transfer and Advancement                   Approval of the regulations as part of
                                                    federally enforceable SIP.                              Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because              the California SIP would make them
                                                                                                            application of those requirements would               federally enforceable.
                                                    III. Incorporation by Reference
                                                                                                            be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;               DATES: Any comments on this proposal
                                                       In this rule, the EPA is proposing to                and                                                   must arrive by April 20, 2017.
                                                    include in a final EPA rule regulatory                     • does not provide the EPA with the                ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                    text that includes incorporation by                     discretionary authority to address                    identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09–
                                                    reference. In accordance with                           disproportionate human health or                      OAR–2017–0043 at http://
                                                    requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is                  environmental effects with practical,                 www.regulations.gov, or via email to
                                                    proposing to incorporate by reference                   appropriate, and legally permissible                  John Ungvarsky, Planning Office at
                                                    the SJVUAPCD rule described in Table                    methods under Executive Order 12898                   Ungvarsky.john@epa.gov. For comments
                                                    1 of this preamble. The EPA has made,                   (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).                      submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the
                                                    and will continue to make, these                        In addition, the SIP is not approved to               online instructions for submitting
                                                    materials available through                             apply on any Indian reservation land or               comments. Once submitted, comments
                                                    www.regulations.gov and at the EPA                      in any other area where the EPA or an                 cannot be removed or edited from
                                                    Region IX Office (please contact the                    Indian tribe has demonstrated that a                  Regulations.gov. For either manner of
                                                    person identified in the FOR FURTHER                    tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of             submission, the EPA may publish any
                                                    INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                     Indian country, the rule does not have                comment received to its public docket.
                                                    preamble for more information).                         tribal implications and will not impose               Do not submit electronically any
                                                    IV. Statutory and Executive Order                       substantial direct costs on tribal                    information you consider to be
                                                    Reviews                                                 governments or preempt tribal law as                  Confidential Business Information (CBI)
                                                                                                            specified by Executive Order 13175 (65                or other information whose disclosure is
                                                       Under the Clean Air Act, the                                                                               restricted by statute. Multimedia
                                                                                                            FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
                                                    Administrator is required to approve a                                                                        submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
                                                    SIP submission that complies with the                   List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52                    accompanied by a written comment.
                                                    provisions of the Act and applicable                      Environmental protection, Air                       The written comment is considered the
                                                    federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k);                 pollution control, Carbon monoxide,                   official comment and should include
                                                    40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in reviewing SIP                 Incorporation by reference,                           discussion of all points you wish to
                                                    submissions, the EPA’s role is to                       Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen                 make. The EPA will generally not
                                                    approve state choices, provided that                    dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter,                   consider comments or comment
                                                    they meet the criteria of the Clean Air                 Reporting and recordkeeping                           contents located outside of the primary
                                                    Act. Accordingly, this proposed action                  requirements.                                         submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or
                                                    merely proposes to approve state law as                                                                       other file sharing system). For
                                                    meeting federal requirements and does                     Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
                                                                                                                                                                  additional submission methods, please
                                                    not impose additional requirements                        Dated: January 13, 2017.                            contact the person identified in the FOR
                                                    beyond those imposed by state law. For                  Alexis Strauss,                                       FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
                                                    that reason, this proposed action:                      Regional Administrator, Region IX.                    For the full EPA public comment policy,
                                                       • Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory                  [FR Doc. 2017–05056 Filed 3–20–17; 8:45 am]           information about CBI or multimedia
                                                    action’’ subject to review by the Office                BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                submissions, and general guidance on
                                                    of Management and Budget under                                                                                making effective comments, please visit
                                                    Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735,                                                                           http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
                                                    October 4, 1993);                                       ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                              commenting-epa-dockets.
                                                       • does not impose an information                     AGENCY                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
                                                    collection burden under the provisions
                                                    of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44                                                                            Ungvarsky, EPA Region IX, (415) 972–
                                                                                                            40 CFR Part 52
                                                    U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);                                                                                         3963, Ungvarsky.john@epa.gov.
                                                       • is certified as not having a                       [EPA–R09–OAR–2017–0043; FRL–9958–99–                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            Region 9]                                             Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’
                                                    significant economic impact on a
                                                    substantial number of small entities                                                                          and ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. This
                                                                                                            Approval and Promulgation of                          proposal addresses California Air
                                                    under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5                 Implementation Plans; California;
                                                    U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                                                                          Resources Board regulations
                                                                                                            California Mobile Source Regulations
                                                       • does not contain any unfunded                                                                            establishing standards and other
                                                    mandate or significantly or uniquely                    AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                     requirements relating to the control of
                                                    affect small governments, as described                  Agency (EPA).                                         emissions from new on-road and new
                                                    in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                     ACTION: Proposed rule.                                and in-use off-road vehicles and
                                                    of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                                                                                      engines. In the Rules and Regulations
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                                                       • does not have Federalism                           SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection               section of this Federal Register, we are
                                                    implications as specified in Executive                  Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a                approving these regulations in a direct
                                                    Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                    revision to the California State                      final action without prior proposal
                                                    1999);                                                  Implementation Plan (SIP) consisting of               because we believe this SIP revision is
                                                       • is not an economically significant                 California Air Resources Board                        not controversial. If we receive adverse
                                                    regulatory action based on health or                    regulations establishing standards and                comments, however, we will publish a
                                                    safety risks subject to Executive Order                 other requirements relating to the                    timely withdrawal of the direct final
                                                    13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                    control of emissions from new on-road                 rule and address the comments in


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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
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule.
DatesAny comments must arrive by April 20, 2017.
ContactNicole Law, EPA Region IX, (415) 947 4126, [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 14496 
CFR AssociatedEnvironmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Carbon Monoxide; Incorporation by Reference; Intergovernmental Relations; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Particulate Matter and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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